Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Wow!"

"Liu Guozheng, is this where you usually live?"

All this seemed incredible to Lou Xiao'e. In her imagination, caves were usually cold, damp, and dark places. Who knew that after entering, it was completely different from what she had imagined.

The temperature here is just right, making people feel very comfortable.

The lighting is good, but if there is any shortcoming it is probably that there is not much furniture.

Lou Xiao'e asked, "Is this the cave dwelling described in the book?"

"A cave dwelling is a cave or earthen house dug out of a mountain cliff for living. It is warm in winter and cool in summer. However, in extremely cold winters, a pit will be dug inside the cave dwelling."

"This is not a dirt mountain. The difficulty of excavating it is much greater than that of a dirt mountain."

Liu Guozheng knew a little about cave dwellings, which were the ancient living form of the residents on the Loess Plateau in the northern part of the Xia Kingdom. In the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia region of the Xia Kingdom, the loess layer there was very thick, and the residents there took advantage of the existing geographical conditions to dig caves to live in, and over time formed a unique living environment and habits.

Of course, there are also cave dwellings in some suitable places in Henan Province.

"You are so awesome."

Lou Xiao'e looked at him with admiration.

"Will there be snakes, rats, or bugs in here? This is in the mountains."

Having said this, Lou Xiao'e leaned towards Liu Guozheng.

"Not to mention that it is winter now, most snakes are hibernating. Even in summer there won't be any flies or mosquitoes that are common in summer."

Liu Guozheng was very satisfied with this. With the tree in front of the cave, he didn't need to worry about mosquitoes, snakes, rats and the like. Even frogs only stayed on the east side of the fish pond.

"really?"

“Then I’ll live here too.”

As soon as she finished speaking, as if realizing something was wrong, Lou Xiao'e's pretty face turned red and she lowered her head, not daring to look at Liu Guozheng.

"This is easy. You can do it anytime you want."

Just when I was thinking about how to keep Lou Xiao'e, the opportunity came.

"Ah."

Lou Xiao'e nodded shyly and said softly, "Let's go look for other places now."

"Walk."

Holding hands, they walked out of the cave side by side.

There is a swimming pool, a basketball court, a fish pond, then there is where the children live, the classrooms, and finally the cafeteria.

When I arrived at the cafeteria, I saw that several people were already drinking.

Master Yuan accompanied Old Song and Lou Zhenhua. The three of them were of similar age and could talk to each other. Li Dabao and the third brother were nowhere to be found.

"Old Lou, look."

Old Song had sharp eyes and saw the two people holding hands at first sight.

When Lou Zhenhua saw it, he felt a little sad. The silly goose he had raised had finally reached the day to fly.

Lou Zhenhua was satisfied with Liu Guozheng, although this was the first time they met and they hadn't had a good chat yet, but he got a general idea of ​​him from Old Song and Master Yuan. He said that Liu Guozheng was a very good young man with abilities. He was able to build such a village from nothing and took in so many children, so he must be a good person.

The most important thing is that their background is good. Although they are not workers, no worker's life can compare to that here.

If Xiao'e married here, she would never have to worry about food and drink, and the food would not be bad either.

Look at the braised beef on the table. You can eat as much as you want. It’s been almost two months since you last enjoyed meat so much, right?

(Although Lou Zhenhua is not short of money, he doesn't dare to indulge in lavish activities often, especially purchasing large quantities of meat on the black market. It's okay once or twice, but if he does it for too long, he will be targeted by someone with ulterior motives.)

This is the good son-in-law I have been looking for!

Next, I will find an opportunity to have a good talk with Liu Guozheng.

Maybe I could move here and not have to worry all day.

It’s just that my own properties and collections are not easy to move, so I need to think about this in the long run.

Thinking of this, Lou Zhenhua relaxed a lot, and the decadent aura on his body also dissipated.

Qi sounds mysterious and intangible, but in fact it can be manifested in people. The reason why Lou Zhenhua looks older than his actual age is mainly because he is worried. In the old society, he was given the title of Lou Bancheng and people often came to his door to beg for money. Now he has finally made it to the new society and has become a capitalist. For the sake of his future, he donated a lot of industries, especially the Lou’s Steel Rolling Mill, which is no different from giving it away directly. He only retained some shares for himself.

So many industries have been donated, do you think Lou Bancheng really cares about these shares? It was not because he had no choice. In the end, other capitalists had a lot of opinions about him. Many people thought that Lou Bancheng betrayed them. If Lou Bancheng had not taken the lead, they might have been able to have a good talk and strive for more benefits. That was the wealth they had worked hard for several lifetimes, but in the end they only got a few shares.

Lou Zhenhua had a lot of grievances and could only suppress them in his heart. Whose wealth is not accumulated over several lifetimes? Who is really willing to donate it?

Just donate it, but they will not be recognized by the new society afterwards. From time to time there will be radical elements reporting on them, threatening them at home, etc., making the family live in fear.

He also thought about leaving here, but it was just a thought. He couldn't make up his mind because it was hard to leave his hometown.

This is why the family on TV was forced to leave in an embarrassing manner.

After arriving at Hope New Village today, these worries have basically disappeared, and I feel really relaxed psychologically.

"Brother Lou, what are you doing?"

As a friend, Lao Song naturally understood Lou Zhenhua's situation. It was a pity that he had no ability and could not help before. It seemed that he really did the right thing this time.

"Hahaha."

Lou Zhenhua laughed happily.

"Thank you, old friend. Thank you so much!"

"Here, let me toast you."

With all his anxiety and worries gone, Lou Zhenhua is now full of energy.

"Dad, Uncle Song."

Seeing the looks in their eyes, Lou Xiao'e understood everything. Her face turned red and she quickly let go of her hand.

"Hahaha."

Laugh out loud and everyone is happy.

"Huh, you guys are still laughing..."

It would have been fine if Lou Xiao'e didn't say anything, but she laughed even harder after she spoke.

In this case, Lou Xiao'e also let go, laugh if you want, see how long you can laugh. She sat down with Liu Guozheng directly and tasted the braised beef by the way. Hmm, it tasted very good.

"Master Yuan, thank you for your hard work tonight."

Liu Guozheng said as he sat next to him.

"Haha, Guozheng, don't worry, just hold it!"

Master Yuan naturally would not refuse. He had been thinking of finding someone to introduce a girl to Liu Guozheng. Now that it was possible, he was happy to see it happen.

It's good to have a partner and get married. That way you can settle down and you don't have to worry about Liu Guozheng wanting to go out and explore the world one day.

"Uncle Lou, Uncle Song, we won't leave tonight. Let's have a good drink in the evening."

Liu Guozheng said seriously.

"Hey, brother, I'm not used to you calling me Uncle Song. Let's talk about our own affairs."

Hearing Liu Guozheng calling "Uncle Song", Old Song was slightly stunned. He looked at Lou Xiao'e beside him and seemed to understand.

"No."

"Liu Guozheng, did you hear that?"

Lou Xiao'e stared at Liu Guozheng "fiercely", wanting to see what he would say.

"Uncle Song, I was ignorant before."

Forget it, whether it’s Lao Song or Brother Song, it’s just a name.

"Hahaha."

"Guozheng, this won't do. We are just getting started. What are we going to do after we get married?"

Looking at the expressions of Lou Xiao'e and the other person, Old Song teased.

"Well, let's talk about what happens after we get married."

Liu Guozheng touched his nose embarrassedly, thinking that there was something wrong with his condition and he was heading towards becoming a wife-slave.

"Guozheng, I agree to your relationship with Xiao'e."

"Xiao'e has been spoiled by me and has a bad temper. I hope you will be more tolerant of her in the future."

The atmosphere was right and Lou Zhenhua, taking advantage of the alcohol, simply expressed his opinion directly. Seeing Xiao'e's expression, he knew that he would not be able to refuse.

"Uncle Lou, don't worry, I will make Xiao'e happy."

This was a man's oath, and then Liu Guozheng formally served a glass of wine to Lou Zhenhua (as a toast).

"Good, good, good."

This glass of wine is a pleasant drink.

"Congratulations, congratulations, Lao Lou, I can finally drink your wedding wine."

Lou Zhenhua agreed, Lou Xiaoe was satisfied, and Old Song thought to himself: I have done a good job as a matchmaker. As for the matchmaker's gift, I don't want anything else, but this wine tastes good, so I must have a jar of it.

"You guys sit down first, I'll go prepare the ingredients."

Looking at the time, it was almost time, so Master Yuan decided to prepare the village’s dinner first, and then make some stir-fried dishes for Liu Guozheng and the others.