The booming era begins with the director of the Propaganda Department!

Chapter 358: Secret Room!!
A guest came to the house and saved his daughter, who was a child of an old friend.

However, her own home did not even have any decent pastries or snacks, which made Long Danv feel very embarrassed and felt that she had treated the guests poorly.

But Zhang Shenfei didn't care at all. He peeled a peanut and put it into his mouth, chewing it: "Hey, this is sandy peanuts, it tastes really good."

Long Danniu smiled. "As long as it tastes good, it's fine. There's about half a catty left in the kitchen. If you like it, you can take the rest away when you leave."

"Well, how can that be possible? I'm an adult and I don't need to worry about food. I'll leave the food for the axe and the chisel." Zhang Shenfei said after swallowing the peanuts in his mouth.

Axe and Chisel are twin sons born to Zhuzi by his wife. They are not very old, just over one year old. One is active and the other is quiet, which is very interesting.

After the two sides chatted about family matters for a while, Zhang Shenfei turned the topic to Li Dabing.

Sijiu City is not big, but Li Ji's oil cakes are quite famous.

Upon hearing this, Wang Mantang followed up by saying that the fried cakes from Li Dabing's family were indeed delicious. Every time they went to work in Dongcheng District, they would buy the fried cakes from his family and eat them with sesame seed cakes.

"It's a pity that we are not allowed to sell fried dough sticks and fried cakes now. We need tickets to buy sesame cakes too. We can't just eat them casually." Wang Mantang said, shaking his head.

"I heard from Uncle Dabing that he and my aunt knew each other when they were children." Zhang Shenfei had no intention of sighing with Wang Mantang and continued to lead the topic in the direction he wanted.

"With whom? Do you know me? Why can't I remember?" A trace of confusion flashed in Long Danv's eyes.

"Uncle Dabing said that a few years ago when he went to deliver oil cakes to a big house in Luoquaner Hutong, you followed your father to dig a pond for people.

He said that he gave you half a pancake and you two played together. He also said that the pond that family expanded and repaired was much deeper than that of other people's ponds. Seeing that she couldn't remember, Zhang Shenfei gave her another hint.

Only then did Long Danv suddenly realize what was going on, and she kept shouting that this was the case.

"At that time, I just wanted to tell everyone everything. After eating a piece of his pancake, I told him about our silver shell.

Later, I found out that Li Dabing was a chatterbox, and he even went out to brag, saying that Yin Ke said that his family made money from selling oil cakes, and it was a way to save money..." When Long Da Niu said this, there was some dissatisfaction in her tone.

After all, their family is the authentic Silver Shell family. Li Dabing is so arrogant, but he has never even seen what a Silver Shell looks like.

Zhang Shenfei was not interested in whether it was a silver shell or not, and that was not what he came here for today.

Seeing that Long Da Nv didn't want to talk about the pond, he pretended to be curious and said, "Aunt, I heard Uncle Da Bing say that the pond at the old eunuch Li's house is six or seven meters deep. Is that true? I have never seen such a deep pond since I was a child.

There are many rich and powerful people in our city, and many of them dig ponds at home to show off their taste. It’s just this deep, I always feel that it’s a bit unreasonable…”

Zhuzi at the side also said: "Generally, a pond of two or three meters is enough. If it is dug that deep, it can be used as a well directly in a place with shallow groundwater level."

He was not lying. The water level in Sijiu City was deep, so we had to dig deep wells.

But in some places in their hometown in Shandong, the water level is shallow, so the wells are only dug six or seven meters deep.

"You don't know this." Long Da Niu looked as if she had seen through everything. "How can rich people be the same as ordinary people? At that time, that courtyard belonged to old eunuch Li. He came from the palace, so naturally he had high requirements.

When digging a well, you not only have to dig deep, but also do various treatments... anyway, do it in any way that is meticulous.

So, my dad and the others even had a guess about that pond."

"What guess?" Several people immediately became interested.

Zhang Shenfei even exclaimed in his heart that they were finally getting to the point.

Long Da Nv was very proud. Although it was a new era now, she was always proud when she talked about Longji’s glorious past.

After keeping everyone in suspense for a long time, he told Zhang Shenfei and the others that his father was the head of Longji and led all kinds of craftsmen to dig the pond. The construction period was particularly long at that time, but fortunately the old eunuch Li paid them very generous wages.

"Then one night I couldn't sleep, and I heard my dad telling my mom that the reason why the old eunuch Li's pond was so deep was because it was double-layered...

At that time, there was a rumor circulating inside Longji that Old Lady Li wanted to bury all the treasures stolen from the palace in it."

Buried treasure???
The pupils of everyone present immediately shrank, and the urban legend of the old city came to their minds.

That’s right, although the fact that old eunuch Li hid treasures in Xiangguo Temple was not widely circulated, it was definitely not a secret.

at this time,

Connecting Luoquan Hutong with the treasure, several people couldn't help but make bold guesses.

Zhang Shenfei and the others even had a picture of the secret room at the bottom of the pond in their minds...

"Could it be that the treasure of old eunuch Li is hidden under the pond?" Wang Mantang murmured to himself.

But if my father-in-law knew about this, why didn't he tell me? ? And why didn't he go treasure hunting? ?
Although when the pond was built, the power of the old eunuch Li was at its peak.

But later, when various generals came to Beijing, the old guy with only money in his hands, who was a big tree attracting wind but had no military power, was like a drowned dog. Anyone could kick him and anyone could scrape a layer of skin off him.

"Why didn't you look for it?" Long Da Nv sneered, "Do you really think our father is a fool? Let me tell you, wasn't that yard abandoned for a while? Our father brought his most intimate and trusted old man in, ready to make a big profit!!

As a result, they went down to the pond together to investigate twice, but in the end they found that there was nothing in it.

That pond is not double-layered at all, it was originally that deep. As for why it was made so deep? No one knows!!! Maybe they had too much money to burn. "

After saying that, he glanced at the peanuts left by Zhang Shenfei on the plate, swallowed his saliva, but didn't have the courage to take one to eat.

Everyone was immediately disappointed.

Long Danniu's father, Long Laosan, worked in construction all his life and was a well-known construction company in Beijing.

His eyes are like a ruler. If he says the depth of the pond has not changed, then it must not have changed.

Wang Zhuzi was a little bit unwilling to give up: "Maybe they made a layer in the pond and grandpa didn't find it."

"With so many paintings, calligraphy, jades and jewels brought back from the palace, if they were to be made into a laminated layer, how thick would it have to be? At least it should not be more than half a meter on each side. How could your grandfather not notice this?" Long Da Nv retorted.

Although this eldest son was born to Wang Mantang's country wife, he always treated her as his own son, and the two got along like real mother and son.

After listening to this, Wang Zhuzi thought about it and agreed.

Even a man who has just worked in the construction industry for ten years can tell whether a wall has a layer or not. How could my grandfather, who has been working in the civil engineering industry for his whole life, be fooled? ? ?

Wang Mantang glanced at his disappointed son and said, "Do your job well and stop daydreaming about pie in the sky. Your top priority is to work hard in the ancient building team and lead Longji to glory."

Although Longji has now been incorporated into the ancient building team, Wang Mantang believes that as long as those old guys and masters are still there, the golden signboard of Longji will still be there.

Zhuier, who was standing by, curled his lips when he heard this: "What Longji? Wasn't he incorporated long ago? He is a member of the state now."

"Girl, what do you know? Finish the third year of junior high school seriously, and I will find a way to arrange you into the ancient building team." Wang Mantang looked at her and suddenly brought up the topic after dinner today.

The two sides had a quarrel over this topic, and then Zhuier rushed out of the door in anger and ran away on his bicycle.

"I said I don't want to join the ancient building team. I want to go to high school and take the college entrance examination!!!" Zhuier screamed in a shrill voice.

When Dafei was admitted to university, his parents were still telling him at home how great he was, how he was able to study in an ivory tower, and how he was a rare talent among men, and that he would definitely go further in the future.

Why is it that now that she is going to college, it becomes unacceptable? ? ?

Long Danu made a sullen face: "What kind of university are you going to? Why are you going to university as a girl??? How old are you?"

Although Longji had been glorious in the past and she had lived a life of luxury as a child, she was still a conservative woman at heart.

This can be seen from the fact that after Wang Mantang's original wife Maizi came to Sijiucheng from Shandong, she was able to quickly change her identity and put herself in the position of a concubine.

Although she and Maizi had a fight every three days and a big fight every five days, she did not really kick the other person out of the house.

Even though the house the family lives in now is the property of their Longji, Wang Mantang is strictly speaking a son-in-law.

Marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog. This is the idea engraved in this woman's bones.

If a person is traditional, he will not only be traditional in one aspect.

In Long Danniu's opinion, it is completely sufficient for Zhuier, a girl, to graduate from junior high school, and she shouldn't expect more.

In this respect, she differs from Wang Mantang who wants Zhuier to join the ancient building team. In her opinion, the most important thing for a girl is to get married, and work is secondary.

As for ideals? ? Can they be eaten? If you go to a grain store to talk about your ideals, will they give you cornmeal for free? ? ?
Thinking of this, she looked at her daughter with deep emotion: "Mom knows that there are many girls studying in college now, but what kind of families do they come from? They are basically children of high-ranking officials!!!
Think about it, you are already fifteen years old this year. When you graduate from college, you will be twenty-two years old. By then you will be an old maid. Who will marry you? ? ? ?

If you delay your lifelong event for the sake of going to school, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

"Summer insects cannot talk about ice!!! You don't understand anything, I won't talk to you!" Zhuier wiped her tears in anger and looked at Zhang Shenfei aggrievedly.

I had promised Zhuier that I would help her convince her parents.

Zhang Shenfei watched the mother and daughter quarreling, sighed, and handed Wang Mantang a Daqianmen cigarette.

"Uncle, what do you think about Zhuier taking the high school entrance exam and applying to an architecture university in the future?"

Knowing that Wang Mantang was a fanatic and a genius in the construction industry, Zhang Shenfei specifically emphasized that Zhuier should apply to an architecture university.

He also thought that Wang Mantang objected because he didn't know what type of university Zhuier wanted to apply to.

If I knew, I would definitely agree with it.

Wang Mantang took the cigarette, took out a match from his pocket and lit it, puffed out two streams of smoke from his nose, and said in a muffled voice: "What do I think? I think this girl is just daydreaming."

This is different from what I thought!!! Zhang Shenfei raised his eyebrows curiously: "Uncle Wang, what do you mean?"

Wang Mantang glanced at him, then at Zhuier, and snorted coldly, saying with a hint of disdain: "The construction industry is based on boyhood skills. Ask these masters of Longji now, which one of them didn't start working in this industry when they were fourteen or fifteen years old?

Take myself for example, when I was in Shandong, I followed the master to learn the skills of tile, wood, tying, stone, clay, paint, color painting, paste, etc.

This industry relies on practice, a lot of operations, and day-to-day hard work to improve your skills.

Among all the great civil engineering masters throughout history, such as Lu Ban, Guo Anxing, Yuwen Kai, and Li Chun, which one did not come from practice?
Every day in the university classroom, looking at the knowledge in the books.

Listening to the lectures given by teachers who don’t know where they came from, without ever touching a brick or a tile, you can learn the craft of construction? ? ? Grandma!!!”

He knew that his second daughter had been interested in the construction industry since she was young and had a high talent for this industry. As the head of an architectural family, he was also pleased.

But precisely because of this,

He couldn't bear to see his daughter go astray and waste her best years in school.

Zhuier was stunned by his words: "Dad, what are you talking about? How can the knowledge learned in school be useless?
Look at those architects abroad, which one of them didn’t go to university and then surpass their teachers!”

"I only know that Master Lu Ban never went to college!!!" Wang Mantang snorted coldly and took a puff of cigarette viciously, "Anyway, you should go home immediately after graduation! If you dare to take the high school entrance exam, I will break your legs!!!"

"You are unreasonable!!!" Zhuier stomped her feet, wiped her tears and rushed out.

"Zhui'er!" Long Danniu was afraid that she would run out again in the middle of the night, so she gave Wang Mantang a reproachful look.

"Mom, I'll go check it out, don't worry." Zhuzi's wife was a smart person and immediately chased after him.

As soon as the two of them left, only Zhang Shenfei, Zhuzi, Wang Mantang and Long Danniu were left in the room.

Zhang, Shenfei and the other two were all smokers. They smoked one cigarette after another and soon the room was filled with smoke. If a non-smoker came in, he would be choked to death.

Wang Mantang threw another cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it with his foot, and looked at Zhang Shenfei: "Why don't you persuade me???"

"Why should I advise you?" Zhang Shenfei glanced at him sideways, as if to say, I don't know what you are talking about.

"You kid... stop playing dumb. I'm afraid you did more than just send Zhuier back tonight? Did you also promise her that you would help convince me to let her go to college?" Wang Mantang said as he lit another cigarette.

Zhang Shenfei smiled: "I told you, you will listen??? You will let my sister Zhuier pass the high school entrance exam and go to college?"

Wang Mantang also laughed: "If you don't tell me, how do you know if I will listen? You have to try everything!!!"

PS: I went for a routine swim today, but I thought there were too many people in the shallow water area, so I went to the deep water area.

I almost drowned. This book almost got abandoned, and my son almost lost his mother. Woohoo…

(End of this chapter)