Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Hearing Li Huaide's words, Li Bowen stood up and followed him out.

"Director, what's the matter?"

"It's like this. The child of a friend of mine is getting married and needs some ingredients for the banquet. Although we have a lot of things in our factory, they are all public property and cannot be touched casually. Then I thought of you. You have a good relationship with the director of Changling Commune. Think of a way to help get some. Let me thank you on behalf of my friend!" Li Huaide said bluntly.

We are not afraid of you having requirements, we are just afraid that you don’t raise them. Otherwise, how can you make progress?

Li Bowen smiled and said, "Look at what you said, Director. Your business is my business. Please give me a list of what you need, and I will go to the countryside tomorrow."

"Hahaha, Xiao Li, you are a straightforward person. Don't worry, if you succeed, I will never treat you unfairly!" Li Huaide smiled and took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Li Bowen.

Li Bowen opened it and took a look. There were quite a lot of things needed, mainly meat. A pig, two sheep, a chicken and a fish cost at least 30 each. No wonder Li Huaide didn't take them directly from the factory warehouse. If this was done, the workers would definitely be very dissatisfied.

Seeing Li Bowen frowning, Li Huaide asked, "How is it? Is there any difficulty?"

"No problem. I will get it done for you no matter how difficult it is. When will you need it?" Li Bowen said firmly.

"The sooner the better. His family's wedding is on the 20th of this month, so there are only three days left! I'm counting on you!" Li Huaide said, patting Li Bowen on the shoulder.

"Time is a bit tight, and it's hard for me to bring back all these things. Director, can you find me a jeep? I'll have them handle it over there and drive it back directly!"

"You can drive?" Li Huaide looked at Li Bowen in surprise.

"Of course I learned it from the master in our team," Li Bowen replied with a smile.

"That's it. I'll go tell the team and you can just drive one away!"

Li Bowen calculated the time and said, "Okay, then I'll be back the day after tomorrow morning at the latest. I won't delay your business at all!"

Li Bowen was extremely happy now, not only did he have a car to drive, but he also made Li Huaide owe him a favor, so the relationship between the two of them would quickly become closer. With him, he would definitely be able to live a very comfortable life in the next ten years, and no activities would be able to stop him.

After returning to the office, he called Lin Dong and Fox together and told them that he had to go to the countryside to do some work. He asked them to arrange which commune to contact, and after the arrangements were made, they could go directly to the fleet to pick up the car.

Li Huaide found him a military green cloth-top jeep, which looked very old, perhaps more than ten years old. Under the watchful eyes of a group of veterans in the fleet, Li Bowen started the car and drove out of the factory gate.

To be honest, this car is not easy to drive at all. There is not even power steering and you have to turn the steering wheel very hard. This is an empty car. If you load some cargo on it, the steering wheel will be even heavier.

Four wheels are better than three wheels. You don’t have to pedal hard, and you don’t have to worry about the car breaking down along the way. These small cars are usually used by leaders and are very well maintained in the fleet.

Fortunately, the management is not so strict now, otherwise Li Bowen, who does not have a driver's license, would not be allowed to drive the car no matter what. Moreover, those who can own cars now are public institutions, and no one checks.

There are no special driving schools for driving licenses. Instead, each unit has a master who teaches apprentices. If the unit thinks you are qualified, they will handle the application for you. It is extremely simple.

He drove to the textile factory first, asked someone to call Yu Li out, and patted the trunk: "Let's go, I'll take you for a ride!"

"Where did you get this car?" Yu Li asked with curiosity in her eyes.

"Of course it's from the factory. I have to go to the countryside to do some work tomorrow, and I've arranged a car for him!"

This statement caused Yu Li to be dissatisfied: "You just went out for two days, why are you going out again?"

"Hey, I can't help it. My boss has assigned me an urgent job, but I will be back in two or three days!"

"Really? You're the only one doing the work in your unit. Why don't you give me any time to rest?" Yu Li was very unhappy.

Li Bowen certainly knew what Yu Li meant. She was unwilling to leave because she hadn't paid her public grain for several days. But there was nothing he could do. He really didn't want to go out this time. He approached Yu Li and whispered, "We're not leaving now. We're leaving tomorrow. Don't worry, I'll feed you tonight!"

"I hate you so much, is that what I meant? I'm just worried that you're too tired!" Yu Li rolled her eyes at Li Bowen and said coquettishly.

"Oh, it turns out I was wrong. That's great. I can have a good sleep tonight and have some rest. I'm so tired from riding in the car these two days!" Li Bowen teased deliberately.

"How dare you? Who are you trying to take advantage of by taking a rest?" At this time, Yu Li no longer cared about her reservedness.

"Hahaha, okay, go and ask for leave, I'll take you out for a walk!" Li Bowen urged.

Yu Li turned around and ran into the factory. Not long after, she changed her clothes and trotted out of the factory.

"Where do you want to go?" Li Bowen asked after Yida Li got in the car.

"I don't know either. Let's just walk around the city!"

"Okay, let's go wherever you say!" He stepped on the accelerator lightly and the car started slowly.

It doesn't matter where we go, the key is to take the car. Yu Li was full of excitement at this time. She looked around in the car, touching this and that, full of curiosity.

In the end, the two of them didn't go anywhere. They just strolled on the streets of Beijing for an entire afternoon, and only drove back to Nanluoguxiang when it was almost dark.

Until the evening, Yu Li's excitement had not yet passed.

She was happy, but Li Bowen suffered. They tossed and turned until the late night before they both fell into a deep sleep.

Li Bowen didn't wake up until noon the next day.

Looking at the time, it was already past ten in the morning. He hurriedly got dressed and washed up, then said goodbye to the aunt and drove to Changping.

When I got home, we were just in time for lunch.

No one knew that Li Bowen would come back, and the meal was only enough for three people. There was no choice but for Chen Qiao to make two more pancakes for him, and he just ate a few bites to get by with his lunch.

After dinner, Li Bowen went to find his third uncle Li Dahe and asked him to help catch fish and guard the reservoir. 3 or 40 fish were no big deal, but chickens and ducks were not easy to find. Nowadays, people in the village raise chickens to sell eggs, and no one would sell an old hen easily.

At most, the family would keep a rooster to lay eggs, and the rest of the roosters would basically be sold before they grew up.

Li Bowen walked around the village but didn't see anyone willing to sell chickens.

Forget it, if it’s really not available in the village, just let Wu Lei buy it. Anyway, it’s said to have been processed and can’t be told apart.

However, pigs and sheep must be obtained from Changling Commune. This kind of relationship requires long-term interaction. If you don't interact, the relationship will gradually fade.

So, the next day, after getting up, Li Bowen went straight to Changling Commune.

He parked the car in the courtyard of the commune, took out some snacks he had bought from Tianjin, and then knocked on the door of Wang Heyi's office.

"Hahaha, you're here, brother. I was just talking about you coming. Speak of the devil and he will appear!" After seeing Li Bowen, Wang Heyi stood up and greeted him with a smile.