Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

Around four o'clock in the afternoon, those who were out, working, or studying all came back and came to the cafeteria.

When they saw Lou Xiao'e next to Liu Guozheng, they knew that there would soon be a new member in the village.

After introducing herself to everyone, Lou Xiao'e behaved gracefully and quickly became familiar with Li Xiujuan, Wenxiu and the others. She was also very easy-going with the children, which made the children's liking for her grow rapidly.

Seeing that Lou Xiao'e was not stage-frightened, Liu Guozheng went to see the driver off.

Liu Guozheng's attention was all on Lou Xiao'e, so he naturally didn't notice that the driver hadn't gotten out of the car. It wasn't until Lou Zhenhua asked the driver to take a message back that he realized that he had ignored the driver.

Before leaving, he gave Lou's mother a pack of cigarettes (foreign cigarettes bought for free), six pounds of pork belly, and six cans of fruit, which he asked the driver to bring to her.

After seeing the driver off and returning to the cafeteria, Xu Damao also came back.

This guy is sweating profusely in the middle of winter.

When he saw Liu Guozheng, he hurried over to take credit: "Brother Zheng, the film was returned to me. I did a great favor for you."

Ever since hearing the third brother and the others call him Brother Zheng, Xu Damao also started to call him that, without asking about age. In Erlang's words, as long as they could have enough food and meat to eat, they would be willing to call him Dad, not to mention Brother.

After saying that, his eyes started rolling around, and his gaze kept wandering when he looked at people, and his eyes automatically drifted to the group of women.

Liu Guozheng felt angry and amused when watching this.

"Da Mao, do you know what your biggest weakness is?"

Liu Guozheng patted Xu Damao on the shoulder and said.

You have to know that Liu Guozheng's strength is very strong, and Xu Damao was so scared that he grimaced.

"Brother Zheng, you say."

Xu Damao was such a smart man that he immediately realized that the beautiful girl in front of others was not someone he could think about.

"You are smart and not ugly."

As Liu Guozheng spoke, Xu Damao straightened up, straightened his chest, and wiped his side-parted hair with his hand.

“It just looks obscene.”

The first half of the sentence sounded pleasant to the ear, but the second half was completely wrong. Xu Damao almost fell down.

"Brother Zheng, isn't it?"

Xu Damao couldn't believe that Liu Guozheng's evaluation of him was obscene.

Liu Guozheng asked again: "Do you know why?"

"why?"

"Because your eyes always wander when you look at people, as if you are looking at them secretly."

"No way, Brother Zheng, I've been doing this for more than ten years, how come I'm doing it secretly?"

After saying this, Xu Damao's eyes kept turning.

"Look at you, that's what you look like,"

"No, how do we see it then?"

“Look at People Through the Middle of Your Eyes”

"Between the eyes?"

Xu Damao was stunned. Can you see people through the middle of your eyes? So he squinted his eyes and tried to look through the middle of his eyes. He said, "Brother Zheng, can't you see through the middle of your eyes?"

"Da Mao, straighten your back, don't look around, and look directly at the person when you speak."

"Remember, look at people with the center of your eyes, and keep your heart upright. If your heart is upright, evil thoughts will naturally not arise. If evil thoughts do not arise, your spirit will naturally be full, and your whole body will radiate a sunshine-like aura."

Liu Guozheng doesn't dislike Xu Damao as a person. You can see a lot from Xu Damao.

Selfishness, everyone has a selfish side.

To put it bluntly, being sanctimonious means saying one thing and thinking another. This is a basic skill that most people have nowadays. Yes, this word has risen to the level of skill. This is not something that people are born with. Many people have experienced it and have deeply experienced it. It is a skill that is awakened naturally. The difference between people is the issue of proficiency, which can also be called talent.

Jealousy is a hidden skill in everyone, and everyone has been jealous of others to some extent.

These are the shortcomings we all have in reality, and Xu Damao is a microcosm of us normal people.

Of course, Xu Damao also has a positive side. He doesn't take the initiative to cause trouble, doesn't bully honest people, loves his family, longs for love, and wants to have his own children.

"Brother Zheng, I remember what you said. I will think about it carefully."

Xu Damao seemed to understand these words, but at the same time he felt refreshed.

"Just remember it. Think about it more when you have nothing to do."

Liu Guozheng patted Xu Damao's shoulder again, but this time he didn't use much force.

To put it bluntly, as long as Xu Damao can think clearly and open up his horizons, his future achievements will definitely be good, and he will not be as miserable as portrayed on TV.

Today's dinner is a bit early.

Everyone finished eating early and were looking forward to the movie in the evening. This was the last show and they didn’t know when they would see it again.

After the movie, Lou Zhenhua and Lao Song came to Liu Guozheng's place, which was also where they would stay that night. As for Lou Xiao'e, she would stay with Wenxiu at night.

Master Yuan fried a few more side dishes.

Call Xu Damao to liven up the atmosphere, as well as Lao San, Er Leng and Li Dabao. These people will be the main forces of the village in the future, so naturally they have to get to know each other first.

In fact, these are all secondary. To put it bluntly, it’s more fun when there are more people.

We are all family, so there is no need to follow too many rules. Just be happy.

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The next day

After breakfast, Xu Damao packed up the projector and prepared to go back directly. Before leaving, Liu Guozheng really gave Xu Damao a braised pig's head.

But Xu Damao was so excited that he patted his chest as he left and said that he would run more frequently in the future and make at least two or three trips a month.

Don't underestimate these two or three trips. In that era, it was still okay in the outskirts of cities where you could watch a movie once a month, but in remote areas you might not be able to watch a movie even once in half a year.

After seeing Xu Damao off, Liu Guozheng talked with Lou Zhenhua in the house for a long time.

Neither of them talked about anything in detail, but Lou Zhenhua left with a smile on his face, looking radiant.

Naturally, Liu Guozheng would not be stingy with Lao Song, the matchmaker.

I specially got a six-pound carp from the fish pond.

Six pounds of pork belly.

Six jars of rice wine.

After loading everything into the car, he asked Lou Zhenhua to take him back.

As for Lou Xiao'e, of course she stayed.