Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Hello, comrade. We have met before."

Seeing Liu Guozheng, Yi Xiaobao said cautiously

"Oh, it's you."

Liu Guozheng had a good memory and remembered that this guy was the one who was with Lai San last time. This time, he was followed by a middle-aged man in his forties, who was pulling a cart with some trees on it. The branches had thorns, so they should be prickly ash trees.

The two are 80% similar, they should be father and son.

"woohoo"

In particular, there was a bamboo basket hanging on the handlebars, with two khaki puppies in it, whimpering inside and scratching the inner wall of the basket with their claws.

"Comrade, we have brought over 20 prickly ash trees. See how much meat you can get in exchange."

The middle-aged man was quick-witted.

"This is my father, the captain of the second team of Xiahe Production Team, Yi Pinghe."

Yi Xiaobao raised his head with a proud look on his face.

Liu Guozheng was stunned. You are just a team leader of a production team, you have no official position and you are not a cadre. Why would you show such an arrogant expression?

He nodded slightly, as if they were acquaintances. Liu Guozheng asked, "What do you want to change?"

"pork"

“Pig lungs.”

The two said in unison.

"Xiaobao, listen to Daddy, pig lungs are cheap."

"OK then."

I really didn't expect Yi Xiaobao to agree directly without any hesitation. Yi Pinghe also showed a satisfied expression on his face.

"Twenty prickly ash trees and three pounds of pig lungs."

Liu Guozheng calculated in his mind and decided that this was the price.

"it is good."

Yi Pinghe silently calculated in his mind that the price was very fair and met his expectations. Moreover, the pepper tree was free of charge, so he agreed directly.

"Would you like to exchange these two dogs?"

"Change, one yuan each?"

Yi Pinghe said tentatively.

"Okay, I'll take both. What do you want in exchange?"

Liu Guozheng agreed without thinking. He didn't know the price anyway, so he just thought it was appropriate.

"Do you have any lard?"

When Yi Pinghe heard that Liu Guozheng agreed, his voice trembled, as if he had already got the lard.

"Forget about pig fat. How about cockscomb oil?"

Lamb oil is the purest, so of course you should keep it for your own use. Cockscomb oil, edge oil, and net oil can be sold.

“Yes, yes, yes.”

Yi Pinghe was a little disappointed at first, but when he heard about cockscomb oil, he nodded hurriedly and asked for it three times in a row. It can be seen how tempting oil is to ordinary people.

"You guys unload the things first, I'll go get them."

Out of their sight, Liu Guozheng took out two kilograms of cockscomb oil and returned to the village entrance again.

"Three catties of pig lungs and two catties of chicken comb oil."

"thanks, thanks."

"Also, in addition to the prickly ash trees, I also need bamboos, whether they are moso bamboo or golden bamboo, the price is the same as the prickly ash trees."

Yi Ping and the father and son left excitedly. Bamboo is easier to find than pepper trees. It has no thorns and is relatively easier to dig.

The idea of ​​bamboo was also something Liu Guozheng came up with on a whim.

Sichuan pepper trees are mainly planted on the outskirts of the mountains and on the roadsides at the entrances of villages.

Bamboo is planned to be planted on the hillsides and foothills in the village. It is not only for viewing but also can better prevent soil erosion, especially on the hillsides, where it can block rolling rocks.

He told Zhao Hu to bury the pepper tree in the soil first, and he went back with the two puppies.

From today on, Zhao Hu will guard the village entrance at night, and Zhang Long will guard the intersection leading to the mountains.

"woohoo"

The two puppies in the bamboo basket were still whimpering, probably because they were hungry.

"Xiaolong, look what I brought you?"

Liu Guozheng doesn't know how to raise small animals, nor does he have the patience, and he has never kept one. He just simply thinks that the village needs a few dogs, and they would be good to use as guard dogs in the future.

When the little ones saw the two puppies in the basket, they all gathered around and chattered non-stop.

"Brother Zheng, where did you get it?"

Erlang came over to take a look and asked with the same happiness.

"I used pig lungs."

"Oh."

After saying that, Erlang joined Xiaolong and the others, teasing the puppy non-stop. It seems that Erlang is also a dog lover.

"Brother Zheng, the dog is hungry."

"Yes, the dog is licking my fingers."

"Brother Zheng, what should we do?"

"Brother Zheng..."

Liu Guozheng felt a little regretful, wondering if he should have brought back two puppies that had just been weaned. The noise from the little guys was giving him a headache.

"Erlang, go boil some corn paste. Make sure it's cooked through. Feed it to them when it's cool."

There's no other way. It's too late now. I can only do this.

"Brother Zheng, today I brought back three shovels, a cabbage, and a bundle of vermicelli."

"Okay, Dabao, you've worked hard. Have an extra drink tonight."

Liu Guozheng patted Li Dabao on the shoulder. This kid was good at his work and always gained something every time he went out.

"Guo Zheng, do you need me to cook two more dishes?"

Seeing Liu Guozheng coming over, Nan Yi asked.

"We've been busy all day. Don't bother. This pot of meat is enough for us to eat."

It was a huge pot full of food, and we couldn’t finish it even if we ate as much as we wanted.

Yang Youde and the third brother also moved the finished tables and chairs over.

"Erlang, you go to Xiaolong's table."

Li Dabao pointed to the table where the little ones were sitting and said.

"why?"

Erleng was a little confused.

The third child spoke up: "You...if you don't drink, you should sit at the table with the kids."

"Who said I don't drink? I will definitely drink today, but let me eat some meat first."

When he was asked to sit at the children's table, Erlang was unwilling to do so as he felt a little embarrassed.

"Hahaha"

"Erlang, drink less, you'll get used to it."

"Yes, drink two liang a day, and your alcohol tolerance will increase over time."

“…”

"The meat is coming."

Nan Yi brought the chopped pig head and pig intestines to the table.

I roasted a few peppers over charcoal and crushed them to make a chili dip for those who can eat spicy food. However, after the peppers were roasted over charcoal, they were less spicy, so even those who don't eat peppers can still taste it.

Everyone was not polite and could not stop after taking a bite, especially the pig's trotters, which were stewed to perfection, with a delicious taste, fat but not greasy. When you take a bite, your mouth is full of collagen, making you want to eat one bite after another.

"Come on, come on, let's go."

"let's go."

"Eat, eat."

"..."

I am not used to drinking big gulps of wine, but I like eating big chunks of meat.