Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Everyone went about their own business. Liu Guozheng took out two bags of corn flour and some potatoes and piled them next to the coal stove. He prepared enough for the day so that he wouldn't have to go back and forth.

"Brother Zheng, there are a lot of people!"

Erlang had just finished washing the pots and pans when he saw Wang Fugui leading some people, carrying shovels and pushing a cart.

The momentum is huge, and the feeling is heroic and high-spirited.

"It's good to have more people, it will speed up."

In other words, they were afraid that the brick factory would not be able to supply enough bricks, otherwise they would have hired more people to finish the project earlier and move into the new house earlier.

"Comrade Liu, we are here."

Wang Fugui's face was flushed and he walked with a breeze. He was honored in the village yesterday. The village chief spoke to him politely, and it felt really good.

"Okay, Master Wang, you can take care of the arrangements."

"Also, have you found anyone who can sew?"

There were four women and one girl in the team, and Liu Guozheng was not sure which one it was.

"Boss, this is Li Xiujuan. She is well-known in our village for her needlework skills."

Wang Fugui pointed at Li Xiujuan and said.

"Second stunned."

"Second stunned."

I called twice but there was no response.

When I turned around, I saw that guy was staring at Li Xiujuan with his eyes wide open.

Li Xiujuan is not ugly, especially her big eyes and double eyelids. If she is not too thin, she should have a round face, but it is not visible now. She is not short, about 1.6 meters tall, which is not short for a girl. The clothes she wears are of course the same as most people's, although they are patched up, but they are neat and tidy.

"That bald guy is probably attracted to Juan."

"Well, I didn't expect there would be an unexpected gain."

“Maybe it will become a good story?”

"Sister Hua, you know what, even though that guy is bald, he's not ugly at all."

"Yeah, that's right. It would be nice if we could get married."

"I think it's difficult. No one would agree to Juan's conditions."

"That's impossible to say."

A few old ladies were whispering nearby, their eyes drifting back and forth between Erlang and Li Xiujuan. The more they looked, the more they felt that they were a good match.

"I say, you old ladies, stop talking nonsense."

Wang Fugui hurriedly scolded the four old women, not noticing that Li Xiujuan’s face was blushing and she wanted to bury her head in the ground.

Wow, this is really appealing.

"Second stunned."

Then a snap was heard.

"Brother Zheng, why are you hitting me?"

Erleng finally reacted.

"Take Comrade Li Xiujuan with you to measure the sizes of Dani and Erni, and make two sets of clothes for them first."

Liu Guozheng thought, since you are interesting, let’s get in touch with you more.

"Okay, Brother Zheng."

Erlang was happy, thinking that Brother Zheng really understood me.

"Comrade Li... Li... Li Xiujuan, follow me."

Erlang was stuttering, his face was red, and his hands were shaking. It was obvious that he was too excited.

"Ah."

Li Xiujuan blushed, lowered her head, and followed Erlang.

"Master Wang, what's the situation at Li Xiujuan's home?"

Liu Guozheng was going to help Erlang understand the situation first. If he could fall in love with Erlang, he would be happy to see it happen.

"Alas, this girl has a miserable life. She is at the age to find a husband, but bad luck comes to her door. Both her parents died of illness."

"There are only my grandmother and my younger brother at home. My grandmother is old and her legs and feet are not good. My younger brother is only eight years old and is even more ignorant. Juan has been shouldering the burden of the family since she was fifteen, and it has been four years now."

Wang Fugui sighed and continued, "This girl is hardworking and able to endure hardships. She is good at farm work and works very efficiently. Most young men can't compare to her. She is also good at sewing."

"Isn't this great? Why haven't you found a husband yet?"

According to Wang Fugui, it should be easy for this girl to find a husband, especially in rural areas where people get married early, normally at the age of 19, and the child may be two or three years old.

"Alas, the marriage proposals in the past two years were lined up at the entrance of the village, but Juan girl put forward a condition."

"What conditions?"

"That means you have to bring your grandma and brother with you when you get married. Tell me, who would agree to this condition?"

Liu Guozheng understood. She was not ugly and capable, no wonder she still couldn't find a husband at the age of nineteen.

"understood."

No one would be willing to solve this problem, not to mention in this age when people are hungry and cold, even in the future, no one would be willing to solve this problem.

Marry one and take two with you. It cannot be said that there is none, but it can only be said that there is very little.

As long as Erlang is willing, there will be no problem.

Maybe it is possible, it is just a matter of supporting two more people.

Just consider it as adding population to the village.

A village cannot be filled with only able-bodied laborers, as this may easily arouse unnecessary suspicion.

It just so happened that the village was in need of someone who could do sewing and cooking.

If it is true as Wang Fugui said, Li Xiujuan is really suitable, but it depends on Erlang's thoughts.

"Master Wang, have someone pack out the two chickens and the rabbit. This will be your food for the day."

"And there are potatoes and cornmeal, that should be enough, right?"

Liu Guozheng really didn't want to do it, so he decided to leave it to someone else.

"That's enough. That's absolutely enough. Don't worry, Boss. I'll make arrangements for them later."

After saying that, Wang Fugui called two people, made some arrangements, and started boiling water in preparation for processing the pheasants and rabbits.

Just after I finished explaining, I saw Erlang, his little face flushed, running towards me.

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng."

"What's wrong?"

"Hey, Brother Zheng, you have to help me."

Touching his bald head, Erlang smiled and felt a little embarrassed.

"What? Are you really attracted to her?"

"Ah."

Erleng nodded.

"Can people like you?"

Liu Guozheng asked casually.

"Brother Zheng, I'm not ugly, why does she look down on me? When I came back, she even smiled at me."

"Forehead...."

Liu Guozheng was shocked. He didn't expect Erlang to be so confident. What did his smile mean? Maybe he was just being polite?

"Brother Zheng, do you think this is okay?"

Seeing that Liu Guozheng didn't say anything, Erleng became anxious.

"Erlang, don't be impatient."

"You've only known her for a few minutes, and you're already thinking about marrying her?"

"Try to get in touch with each other in the next few days, especially to understand the situation of each other's families, and then we can talk about it later."

Liu Guozheng suggested seriously.

"Zhong, listen to your brother Zheng."

Erlang thought about it and realized that he was indeed too impatient.

"Young man, behave yourself."

"Erlang, go check on Lao San. Take a break when you need to. Don't keep working. Go practice riding a tricycle."

"By the way, Erlang, the next truck will unload the bricks at the entrance of the village."

After patting Erlang on the shoulder, Liu Guozheng walked away with a shovel and continued to clean up the rubble.