Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 447 Preparing to Return to the City
Not long after, Luo Huijuan, Xu Yuping and others had just finished their meal and were busy packing up to go back.

After Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan personally affirmed their contributions, Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others also eliminated their fatigue of many days and exuded a new hope and energy.

If they didn't have the children with them and it would have been difficult to go back to Jinshan Fort, they would probably have wanted to follow Luo Huijuan back.

In addition, at the dinner table, Luo Huijuan also brought Xu Yuping and others to get to know Liang Xianglian and Erniu well.

Although they were not very familiar with each other, there was already much less restraint in their conversation.

Especially when Luo Huijuan took the initiative to promise Erniu that she would take her to the city if she had the chance in the future, Erniu was so moved that she kept calling her "Sister Juan" in a very affectionate manner.

By the time Luo Huijuan and the others had packed up their things and got on the sled with the children in their arms, Erniu's eyes were red, just like a child.

In fact, she is now the youngest among so many sisters, only a few years older than Zhu Caixia.

This also made Zhu Caixia, who came along along, feel a little uneasy.

In her opinion, since Li Guoqiang could accept Erniu, he should be able to accept her as well.

Moreover, with Liang Xianglian and Erniu included, there are so many sisters in the family that she can’t count them with both hands. If she doesn’t hurry up, she will really have no place to work in the future.

However, although she thought so, she did not dare to reveal her thoughts in front of Luo Huijuan.

She just silently pondered in her heart and prepared silently.
At this time, Li Guoqiang certainly didn't know what the little girl was thinking. He saw that Luo Huijuan and others were already seated, and he didn't exchange pleasantries with Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others. He directly waved the whip and drove the sika deer out of the courtyard.

Not long after, their figures disappeared in the vast expanse of white, and Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others turned around and went back into the house to look after the children.

Only Liang Xianglian, Erniu and Sanwazi stood at the gate of the courtyard for a long time without moving.

Among them, Liang Xianglian was lamenting that after Li Guoqiang and Luo Huijuan left, she didn't know when she would see Luo Huijuan, the eldest lady, again.

Erniu was looking forward to meeting Luo Huijuan and wondering when she could really bring her to the city.

As for Sanwazi, his mind was all on Xu Dani.

Although he and Xu Dani had some minor conflicts when they first met, and they didn't play together for a very long time, but you have to know that Xu Dani was the first friend of the same age he had met since he was a child!
Therefore, how could he bear to let Xu Dani go like this?
If he didn't know his identity and it was not easy for him to go to Jinshan Fort with them, he would probably want to hug Li Guoqiang's thighs and cry.

It's a good thing that he didn't do that. Otherwise, let alone whether Li Guoqiang would agree to take him back, at least his impression score would have dropped a lot.

As it was getting late, Li Guoqiang deliberately chose a more convenient mountain road when returning, and always used his small space to keep an eye on the situation of Luo Huijuan and others to ensure that nothing went wrong.

They rushed all the way like this, and by around four o'clock in the afternoon, they successfully returned to the back mountain of Jinshan Fort.

Afterwards, they did not go home directly, but went to the First Bee Farm first, took a short rest, and checked the hibernation status of the bees.

According to the habits of bees and the local climate, it is estimated that in about a month, when the snow in the mountains begins to melt, the bees will wake up from hibernation one after another.

By then, Li Guoqiang will also lead the villagers of Jinshanbao into a new round of beekeeping work.

However, before that, he had to bring Luo Huijuan, Shang Xiuzhen and others, as well as their children, back to the old city, and also arrange the children's names and various food and drink supplies, to prevent the children and their mothers from malnutrition when he was not around.

There just happens to be an ice cellar in Xiangmi Zhai, so there’s no need to worry about things going bad.

In addition, he also had to deal with the relationship with concubines such as Wu Cai'e, Qin Huairu, and Qin Jingru, and ask them to help raise the child.

Otherwise, Yao Meilan alone might not be able to take care of so many children.

Not to mention, in a while, the wives of Xu Yuchang, Sun Jinda and Ma Hongjun will all give birth, and by then there will be even more children to take care of.

Among them, daily eating and drinking are not a big deal, but what I fear most is catching a cold, having a fever, or getting sick.

Therefore, if there is no special situation, Li Guoqiang will not stay in Jinshan Castle for too long. At least he will have to wait until the children grow up a little before he can have more freedom.

This is also one of the main reasons why he worries whenever he sees his children.

Soon, they returned to their home from the apiary, and explained to others that they had gone to the apiary to check for changes in the environment.

This also successfully aroused a lot of praise among the villagers of Jinshanbao.

Even after Xu Yuliang learned about this, he specially ran over to ask if there was anything unusual to show the team's concern.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Guoqiang also told Xu Yuliang that he would soon be taking Luo Huijuan and the child back to Sijiucheng, and asked Xu Yuliang to help issue relevant certificates.

When Xu Yuliang heard this, he nodded and agreed without any hesitation.

Although he had many complaints against Li Guoqiang, he would not easily break up with Li Guoqiang until he was sure that he could control the affairs of the apiary.

This is also the main reason why Li Guoqiang never took Xu Yuliang's little emotions to heart from beginning to end.

He knew that as long as the villagers of Jinshanbao needed him to provide a safety net, they would have to keep him there.

If there was someone who was blind and wanted to pick a fight with him, he wouldn't need to do anything because the villagers who were worried about their own interests being damaged would eat that person alive first.

In this way, he quickly got various certificates issued by the brigade and the commune from Xu Yuliang, and then went to the county town to buy a train ticket back.

Among them, the train tickets for Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others were bought by him using the certificate he had issued previously and changing the time.

Anyway, the people at the train station would not go to Jinshanbao to verify such a small matter, and Xu Yuchang and others who were far away in Sijiu City would not know that Shang Xiuzhen and others returned at this time.

In this way, there will naturally be no problem.

After getting the train tickets, Li Guoqiang stayed in the village for another two days, and carefully explained to the workers at the apiary the matters concerning the bees’ hibernation and the sanitation management of the apiary, to prevent any problems from arising if he failed to return in time.

In addition, after learning that Li Guoqiang was preparing to return to Sijiu City, Xu Guangfu took the time to rush back and discussed with Li Guoqiang the promotion of contracted bee breeding in the entire county, and also produced a list of intended candidates.

Most of the people on this list were those who stayed when the county was planning to set up a county-run apiary. Only a small number of them heard that the villagers of Jinshanbao had made a fortune from the apiary and found Xu Guangfu to ask to join.

Li Guoqiang didn't care much about this, but just said lightly that he would need to inspect the other party's ecological environment one by one when the time comes.

Moreover, in order to avoid people taking it lightly, he also proposed that the brigade that wanted to contract beekeeping needed to exchange food for beehives and send people to Jinshanbao for further study. After discussing some related matters, Xu Guangfu asked Xu Yuying and her children again, and then hurried back to the county to inform the brigade and villagers who wanted to contract beekeeping to prepare.

In this way, after the spring, when Li Guoqiang has prepared the beehives, he can set up the stall as soon as possible and let the county leaders see the results as soon as possible.

As long as it can be proved that this development model is effective and feasible, then all we have to do next is follow the steps and most of the villagers in each production brigade will gradually become wealthy.

This will make the name of Chang County famous throughout the country.

By then, not to mention the county leaders, even Xu Guangfu, a veteran cadre who had already been promoted out of turn, might be able to move up a few more levels!
On this day, Li Guoqiang was about to visit Xu Guangshou's home when he saw Xu Guangshou coming to the door carrying some bacon and mountain products, and he told him his purpose as soon as he entered the house.

"Qiangzi, you are going back to the city tomorrow! Your mistress insisted that I ask you to bring something to Changzi and his wife."

"fine!"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he heard this, and then he quickly waved his hands and said, "Anyway, there aren't that many things, and I'm quite strong, so I'm not afraid of not being able to carry them.

Besides, Master's wife also cares about Brother Changzi and her daughter-in-law!"

"That!"

When Xu Guangshou heard what Li Guoqiang said, he felt relieved, nodded and said, "Then I'll trouble you with this matter."

Originally, he thought that Li Guoqiang would not only have to bring luggage but also three children when he returned to the city this time, so he was embarrassed to ask Li Guoqiang to help bring things to Xu Yuchang.

However, he couldn't stand his wife nagging him all the time, so he had no choice but to come and take a look with the mentality of giving it a try.

Now that Li Guoqiang said there was no problem, there was no need for him to worry about it anymore. He just put the things down and wanted to go back home to share the good news with his wife.

"Hey!"

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly spoke up to persuade him to stay, "Master, please don't leave yet. Take this jar of wine back with you!"

As he said this, he placed a ten-jin jar of aged wine in Xu Guangshou's arms.

"to make!"

When Xu Guangshou saw it, he immediately burst into laughter and said, "Then I won't be polite to you."

If it was something else, he might have refused, but he really had no resistance to the aged wine that Li Guoqiang took out.

At most, he could control himself and not ask Li Guoqiang for it.

"Why are you being so polite?"

Li Guoqiang was delighted when he saw this, and then he said with a laugh: "You are my master, and it is my duty as your apprentice to respect you.

After a while, when you and my mistress go to Sijiu City, I will take you around and let you have fun for a few days."

"That's daring!"

When Xu Guangshou heard Li Guoqiang say this, he couldn't help but feel happier for a moment, and his mouth was almost grinning to his ears.

The most correct thing he did in his life was to accept Li Guoqiang as his apprentice.

Otherwise, how could he have the blessing to drink such mellow aged wine and live such a fulfilling life!
In other words, his daughter is already married, otherwise he would have to give her to Li Guoqiang.

After all, everyone in the village now knows that the reason why Xu Guangfu was able to develop so well and even become a section-level cadre was because he married his daughter to Li Guoqiang, right?

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a pity in his heart.

"correct!"

Li Guoqiang saw Xu Guangshou's happy face and suddenly thought of something. He hurriedly said, "When you are going to Sijiu City, please tell me in advance. Also, don't carry so much money with you, so as not to be targeted by others."

"I understand this, don't worry!"

When Xu Guangshou heard this, he nodded quickly and agreed.

In fact, he is just old now. If it were when he was young and strong, he would have gone out to help people slaughter pigs in the dark in the middle of the night.

Moreover, the world back then was much more chaotic than it is now.

So, when it comes to experience in the world, he has much more experience than most people in the village.

"Ok!"

Li Guoqiang felt relieved when he saw that Xu Guangshou understood what he meant.

After all, it was he who suggested going into the city, and he didn't want a good thing to turn into a bad thing.

Perhaps he could see if he had time by then. If he did, he could personally accompany Xu Guangshou and others, so that he would feel more at ease.

Just as he was thinking this, Xu Guangshou impatiently walked away with the wine jar. He looked like a mouse that had stolen food, which made people laugh.

Afterwards, he didn't pay any more attention to it and went back into the house to pack up the things Xu Guangshou brought.

In the blink of an eye, it was early morning of the next day.

Li Guoqiang got up before dawn and used teleportation to go to a villa deep in the mountains.

At this time, Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others had already packed their luggage, fed their children and were waiting for him to come.

In addition, Zhao Liming and his wife, who had already returned to the village and lived for a while, also rushed back early.

When Li Guoqiang saw this situation, he couldn't help but feel very satisfied. He left several large bags of daily necessities to Liang Xianglian and Erniu to distribute, and then took Shang Xiuzhen, Pan Qiaoyan and others and left the villa in the mountains.

(End of this chapter)