Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

next day

Hope Village

7 o'clock in the morning

The villagers were eating in the cafeteria when the Lou family driver came to look for them.

"Uncle Chen, why are you here so early? Did something happen at home?"

Seeing the person coming, Lou Xiao'e's face changed and she became a little worried. It was only seven o'clock. It was nearly sixty kilometers from the city to Hope New Village, which meant that Uncle Chen had to rush here from the city at six o'clock.

In the 1950s and 1960s, except for the main urban area and some main arterial roads, other roads were basically dirt roads, especially in the suburbs, which were full of potholes. Cars were not as fast as bicycles, mainly because they could not withstand the bumps.

"Miss, everything is fine at home. The master asked me to come to see my uncle, saying that everything that needs to be packed has been packed. It depends on whether my uncle is ready. If it is ready, we can send someone to transport the things today."

When the driver called her son-in-law, Lou Xiao'e blushed, but at the same time she felt relieved as long as everything was fine at home.

"Uncle Chen, come and have a bowl of mutton soup to drive away the cold."

Liu Guozheng brought a large bowl of mutton soup and some fried steamed bread slices.

"It smells so good. I'm actually a little hungry."

Uncle Chen was not polite either. After all, he was his son-in-law, so there was no need to be polite.

After breakfast, Liu Guozheng brought Uncle Chen to Xishan’s residence, preparing to let him visit the storage room.

On the day after Lou Zhenhua left, Liu Guozheng asked his clone to start the renovation work. A one-bedroom, one-living room apartment of 60 square meters was prepared for Lou Zhenhua and his wife. There was a secret door in the bedroom that connected to the storage room, which was specially used to store antiques, calligraphy and paintings collected by the Lou family, and also to reassure Lou Zhenhua.

"Wow, this area is really large."

Lou Xiaoe exclaimed.

"Uncle Chen, this storage room is 400 square meters, should that be enough?"

Liu Guozheng introduced Uncle Chen.

The storage room was fully equipped with shelves and cabinets. Uncle Chen nodded with satisfaction and said anxiously, "Son-in-law, that's enough. Let's go now and try to finish moving as soon as possible."

I didn't expect that Uncle Chen is such an impatient person.

Two people were specially transferred from the Second World to help Uncle Chen move. At the same time, Uncle Chen was asked to take a message back that unless the large pieces of furniture were extremely valuable, the rest should be dealt with. They were not easy to move, and if we used connections to find a truck, it would make a lot of noise.

After Uncle Chen left, Liu Guozheng specifically asked Lou Xiaoe for information about Uncle Chen.

It turns out that Uncle Chen's name is Chen Huwei, and he is Lou Zhenhua's driver and bodyguard. When he was young, he offended many people relying on his kung fu skills. Later, he was plotted against by his enemies. Fortunately, he met Lou Zhenhua. In order to repay Lou Zhenhua for saving his life, he joined the Lou family. It has been almost twenty years now.

It can be said that Lou Xiao'e grew up under the care of Chen Huwei. Liu Guozheng felt relieved and it was not wrong to call him Uncle Chen. Although he was just a driver and bodyguard, he was still Lou Xiao'e's elder.

"Liu Guozheng, I want to discuss something with you?"

The two walked side by side, and Lou Xiao'e suddenly said.

"what's up?"

“It’s whether I can also teach the children to read.”

"Sure, you've graduated from high school anyway, so being an elementary school teacher is enough for you. This will also reduce the pressure on Wenxiu and Li Xiujuan."

"Really?"

"This can be a fake. It can be considered as giving you something to do so that you won't get bored for a long time."

"Then I'll go now."

After Lou Xiao'e finished speaking, she looked around and saw that there was no one around. She quickly kissed Liu Guozheng on the face and then ran away quickly.

"Haha, this girl is really bold."

Liu Guozheng felt happy as he touched the face that was kissed.

The morning time was spent playing cards.

It was not until noon that Nan Yi came over on a broken bike.

"Haha, Erleng, what do you think? I said Lao Nan would definitely come over today."

Not only Liu Guozheng was happy to see Nan Yi, but Erlang and the others were also happy. Nan Yi's arrival was equivalent to a party, and he would prepare a lot of delicious food every time.

Although Master Yuan’s cooking is not bad, due to his age, he usually makes big stews. After all, this saves time, effort and labor.

Nan Yi was different. When he was young, he would always cook some stir-fried dishes every time he came.

"Erlang, Laosan, go move the rice from the Xishan warehouse to the canteen warehouse. We will steam some rice for dinner today."

In the north, most people eat pasta, such as steamed buns and noodles, for three meals a day. Rice is seldom eaten. One reason is because of habit, and the other is that rice is more expensive.

"Uncle Nan..."

"Uncle Nan..."

If you were to ask who is the most popular person among the children in Hope Village, it would definitely be Nan Yi.

As long as Nan Yi comes, it means they can eat good food. Every time before cooking, he will make some snacks to feed these children, and Nan Yi never gets tired of it.

"Lao Nan, the New Year is almost here, how about we come here to celebrate this year? We can have some fun together?"

"Well, I'm alone anyway."

"Then let's make it a deal."

Nan Yi nodded.

Nan Yi agreed, and Liu Guozheng was very happy. When the New Year comes, the cooking work will be handed over to him, and Master Yuan and Liu Xiaolong will help him. He just needs to wait for the meal.

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after lunch

"Brother Zheng, Brother Zheng, there is a big deal coming."

Liu Guozheng, Nan Yi and others were chatting in the house when Erlang ran over excitedly.

"Erlang, what's the big deal?"

"Brother Zheng, there are a few people coming to the village entrance. They said they came from the city to buy meat."

"Lao Nan, you take a rest first. I'll go out and take a look."

After leaving the house, Liu Guozheng tightened his clothes as it was really cold outside.

Now there are two people on duty at the entrance of the village every day. Today it is Erlang and Laosan's turn to be on duty. There is no heating in the gatehouse, but there is a stove made from a large oil barrel, which can burn coal or wood. As long as the fire keeps burning, the house is no different from one with heating. It is even more popular with Erlang and the others. Anyway, they have nothing to do, so they can roast some sweet potatoes, potatoes and peanuts.

At night, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu replaced them. Robots don't need to sleep, so with them around, basically no one can get into the village.

"Brother Zheng, it's them."

When they arrived at the door, Erlang pointed at Shazhu and the others and said.

Looking at the four people in front of him, Liu Guozheng felt that they looked familiar, as if he had seen them somewhere before. He asked casually, "Where did you come from?"

"Hello, comrade. We are Xu Damao's colleagues. We came from East City. We heard that you can hunt game here, so we want to buy some."

"Yes, yes, yes, we are here to buy meat."

Xu Damao's colleague, Liu Guozheng, suddenly realized. No wonder they looked familiar. It turned out that they were the younger versions of those beasts.

"Xu Damao's colleague? What's your name?"

Looking at that "mature" face, Liu Guozheng guessed that this should be the protagonist of the TV show, the ultimate bootlicker, Sha Zhu.

"Comrade, my name is Shazhu, the chef at the steel mill."

Sure enough, Liu Guozheng guessed correctly.

He is in his twenties but has a face of a forty-year-old, a slightly hunched body, and is wearing a tattered cotton jacket. His face is full of wrinkles when he smiles.

"Hey, this is really strange. There are people with the last name Li and Zhang in this world, but I didn't expect there is also a last name Sha. There aren't many people with the last name you can find."

As for anyone using "Sha" as a surname, Erlang said he had never heard of it.

"Well, this last name is indeed rare."

The third brother next to him agreed with Erlang's words.

"You f*cking can't even talk, your last name is Sha, your whole family has the last name Sha."

As the god of war in the courtyard, who is invincible in the whole courtyard, he would naturally not be indifferent to other people's ridicule, and he immediately retorted.

"Snapped!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Sha Zhu was slapped in the face by the third brother.

This slap not only stunned Sha Zhu, but also stunned the other three people around Sha Zhu. The three guys' faces changed, and they quickly retreated, keeping a distance from Sha Zhu.

"Boy, you're attacking by surprise?"

Sha Zhu was angry. As the god of war in Siheyuan, he was always the one who beat others, but today he was beaten by someone else. It is said that you should not hit people in the face, but he did not expect to meet someone who hit him directly in the face.

The third brother curled his lips and ignored him. How could he beat three people like Shazhu?

"If you have the guts, let's have a one-on-one, head-on battle."

Sha Zhu, who was beaten, was extremely indignant.

"Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, don't, don't cause trouble."

The decent-looking man behind him pulled Shazhu.

"Brother Dongxu, don't worry about it. Just watch how I teach him a lesson."

As he said that, Sha Zhu was about to rush up. Jia Dongxu was shocked and said, "Oh my god, this is not a courtyard house, this is someone else's doorstep."

"Guangtian, Jie Cheng, hurry up and grab Sha Zhu."

The three of them rushed forward and finally managed to hold Sha Zhu back.

Liu Guozheng understood and took a special look at Jia Dongxu. The man who was hanging on the wall at the beginning of the TV series was not tall. It seemed that he inherited the Jia Zhang family name. He should look like his father, Old Jia. He looked neat and tidy. No wonder Qin Huairu liked him.

The taller one at the back, pulling Shazhu with his eyes rolling around, is Yan Jiecheng, the eldest son of the Yan Bugui family. He has learned the family skills very well and can be said to have inherited the true tradition.

The one who is lowering his head is Liu Haizhong’s second son. The boy looks silly, but there is a hint of fear in his eyes. I wonder why?

"Okay, Comrade Shazhu, you said it yourself, don't blame others for misunderstanding. Now I won't ask your names. Take out the letter of introduction and the purchase certificate and let me see it."

As of today, Liu Guozheng already knows six people in the courtyard. It is not easy for him to travel through time, so he just wants to meet them once and has no plans to make close friends with them.