The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Xu Qiang grinned.

Li Ming shook his head. He just said it casually. He didn't want others to go to the same place with him.

"Okay, I'll leave first then."

Several people waved at Li Ming.

"See you at the steel mill tomorrow!"

"Slow down on the road!"

When the remaining people saw Li Ming starting on his bike, they also slowly got on their bikes and headed off in different directions.

In less than an hour, Comrade Li Ming arrived at Shibalidian. He looked up at the sky and talked to himself.

"It's faster than last time. Not bad. I just wish I could get a watch someday. Otherwise, it's too much trouble to look at the sun every day to determine the time."

"Hey! Brother Li?"

Li Ming, who had just put a cigarette in his mouth, heard someone calling him. The voice sounded like Li Qiang, the captain of the production team here. He raised his head and took a look from afar. Wow!

"Brother Li!"

Li Qiang was sure after hearing the response, and hurriedly threw the hoe in his hand to the person beside him and ran over.

"Didn't you say you would come next month? Why are you coming again at the end of the month?"

Li Ming was naturally happy to see an acquaintance. He was originally thinking about going inside to look for someone, so he gave Li Qiang a cigarette and then started talking.

"Well, there are fewer and fewer things in the city, and those of us who are responsible for purchasing have been driven out."

Li Qiang took the Daqianmen, lit it for himself, and took a deep breath.

"This smoke is still the strongest!"

"Not to mention your city, even here we have less and less things."

"You don't know, but the only meals we had over the past few days were steamed buns with pickles. Several families were unhappy about this, especially those who had babies recently."

"Come on, I'll take you home and we'll sit down. I just packed some things, haha."

Li Qiang chatted with Li Ming for a few words and then took Li Ming home. Comrade Li Ming's eyes lit up when he heard that there was something. He said, "We are not worried about money, but we are worried about not having anything!"

Although there is everything you need in the space, it is not convenient to take out the items without washing them first. Unless you cook in the space and then take them out to eat, it is also troublesome.

The two of them walked around and finally entered a yard on the far right side of the village.

"Pour two glasses of water, Cuihua!" Li Qiang howled as soon as he entered the yard, then turned around and smiled at Li Ming.

"Brother Li, my family just had a baby not long ago, haha."

Then he took Li Ming and sat down next to a stone table in the yard.

"Brother, I have collected a lot of things here. I'll show them to you later!"

"Okay, Brother Li, as long as you have it, we can buy it!"

Li Qiang's eyes lit up when he heard that. Their family had just given birth to a baby, so it was impossible for them to buy nutritional supplements in the village. And now they were eating very little, so he had long wanted to use the money that Li Ming gave him last time to go to the city to buy some food.

Chapter 33: Harvest from the Countryside

It's even better now, the God of Wealth has given me money again, haha! Thinking of this, Li Qiang couldn't sit still anymore, and rushed into the house to take the water from his wife, "Just sit in the house, don't come out, keep blowing!"

After giving his wife some instructions, he came out again.

"Brother Li Ming, we don't have much tea at home, have a drink of water first."

Li Ming quickly stood up and took it, then sat down again before speaking, "Thank you, Brother Li."

"Well, you're welcome. I just collected some eggs and some bacon. Things haven't been going well these days, so I just got these things."

Li Qiang looked quite sad, but Li Ming didn't mind. A little bit was enough. As for more, he didn't care either. After all, he just needed a process of cleansing himself. He had plenty of food in his space.

"It's okay, it's okay. It's good to have something to eat these days. If it's convenient for you, Big Brother Li, please take it out and let me see it."

Li Qiang felt relieved when he heard that Li Ming did not complain about the small amount of things. After all, purchasing in this day and age is very popular in the village. Although there is not much food in the countryside now, it will not always be like this. It is also important to establish a relationship with a purchasing agent from a large factory.

He quickly got up and went to the west wing of his house to tidy up, then came out carrying a large basket.

"Look, brother. There are five strips of bacon and only 120 eggs."

"But you have to leave two strips of bacon for your brother, and I have to keep half of the egg." Li Qiang said with a silly smile, touching his head.

"After all, your sister-in-law just gave birth to a baby and needs some nourishment."

"No problem, Brother Li, just do as you say."

After some discussion, Li Ming finally paid Li Qiang according to the price of 50 cents per pound of eggs and 80 cents per pound of bacon. After all, there is very little food now, so the price can go up a little. There is a special warehouse in his own breeding space that can be used to store food. The flow of time inside is still. It is no exaggeration to say that the things Li Ming has saved are more than enough for his family to eat and drink for a year or so.

The entrance of Shibalidian Village.

"Brother Li, I'll go back first. I'll come back at the end of next month." Li Ming said goodbye to Li Qiang while pushing the car.

"Okay, brother, be careful on the road and don't break the eggs."

"Don't worry, Brother Li."

By the time Li Ming rode his bike back to the courtyard of the steel rolling mill, it was already afternoon. He had lunch after parking his bike halfway and went into the space with his bike.

Since it was still working time when Li Ming came back, he did not run into the door god Yan Fugui in the front yard. After arriving home, he took out the eggs and bacon, and took two old hens from the space before he was done.

After all, with two old hens at home, there will be a way to eat eggs next year. After everything was packed up, Comrade Li Ming finally settled down. The rest was up to Comrade Lao Li to build a chicken coop, but Comrade Xiao Li said he didn't know how to do it.

After packing his things, Li Ming fell asleep directly on the chair. He didn't wake up until he heard some messy noises in the yard.

As soon as I walked out the door, I saw my mother coming back with my sister.

"Mingzi is back!" The mother was very happy to see her good son return home safely.

"Brother!" His younger sister was even more straightforward. She rushed over and looked into the house.

This made Li Ming's face turn black. "You are not happy to see me back, you want to see if I brought anything back."

Li Ming, with a dark face, pinched Li Rui's ear and pulled her over.

"Hey, no, no, my sister won't ignore her brother."

Li Ming didn't bother with this funny guy. He let the two of them go in first before he lowered the door curtain.

Li Rui and her mother were stunned for a moment when they saw the eggs, bacon and two old hens tied to the legs of the table.

"Hey, Mom, I did get a little bit today. I got 60 eggs and three pieces of bacon, but the biggest gain is these two hens."

Mother Li looked at Li Ming and the more she looked at him, the more she liked her son. He was smart, sensible and handsome. Any mother would wake up laughing in the middle of the night.

"My good son is getting better and better."

"It's much better than your father. He was asked to buy some food and food, but after more than half a month, he couldn't even fill half a rice jar."

It has become a habit for Li's mother to start criticizing her husband after praising her son. She started to pack the eggs and bacon while muttering.

The door curtain was lifted and Mr. Li walked in from outside.

"Wife, why do I hear you nagging me again?" Father Li said with an innocent look on his face.

Mother Li raised her head and took a look. "Look at what your son brought back today. Do you think I'm right?"

Father Li took a look and was surprised. Wow! Eggs, bacon, and an old hen! This was a great harvest for his good son!

"Yes, yes, you are right." Father Li said with a grin.

"Now we can nourish the two children. Eggs are good things, especially the two hens that Mingzi got. Tsk, they will be the treasures of our Li family from now on, haha."

Mother Li looked at Father Li with disdain, "Don't just stand there, go get some bricks from Xiao Ming's new house and finish building the chicken coop before dark today."

Father Li subconsciously raised his leg and walked away, but was stopped by Li Ming.

"Dad, take some more bricks and build it higher." Li Ming said while pointing in the direction of the central courtyard, indicating that there was a thief in the central courtyard.

"Not really? I remember there were no children in our courtyard..."

Before Father Li could finish his words, Mother Li said, "Is the Central Courtyard full of children? Have you forgotten that old sow?"

"Hurry up and listen to your son. Build the chicken coop higher for me."

After being kicked, Father Li finally reacted. He touched his head without getting angry and went out happily to build a chicken coop.

"My son is the one who is reliable!"

"Mom, please praise me instead of my brother. I'm tired of hearing you praise him every day." Li Rui muttered to herself while helping Li's mother clean up the eggs.

Li's mother pretended not to hear anything. Although she thought her daughter was very good, she could not compare to her own son.

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Two days later, Li Ming's house was completely cleaned up. He took a special leave today to clean up his new home in the morning, and then go shopping in the afternoon. After all, he hasn't spent much of the money from selling the pork before.

Chapter 34 House Inspection

"Young master, your two rooms have been completely finished today, please check them out." Master Liu came early in the morning and waited for Li Ming to show up.

Li Ming was not polite. After all, he was paying for the house renovations, so he had to be careful. Although his mother was a clerk in the street office, and Master Liu generally would not offend him, he still wanted to take a look to feel at ease.

Under the guidance of Master Liu, Li Ming took a good look at the room where he would live in the future. During the decoration, Comrade Li Ming made some suggestions, which made the two west wing rooms and the ear room more comfortable for him to live in.

As soon as you enter the door from the corridor, you will see the west main hall. It is not as big as the ear room at the back, but it is also quite good, and is about the same size as the one where the entire Jia family lives.

As you enter the door, you will see a paved wooden floor corridor that leads directly to the rear room. On the left hand side there is a bathroom and a toilet, and there is also a lot of free space, so you can add some furniture later.

On the right side of the door, there is a cooking table, a washbasin and a large iron stove, so that it is warm to cook outside in the winter.

A row of storage cabinets were built directly along the wall on the right. They were originally intended to be shoe cabinets, but later the Li family considered storing food and built a row of storage cabinets directly against the wall. A small bedroom was built next to the ear room on the west side, leaving space for a small living room.

At the end of the corridor, there is a door that Li Ming asked Master Liu to open on the wall. Pushing the door open, there is a rather bright living room. Walking further, there is a partition and another door, which can barely be considered a second bedroom. There is also a small toilet.

At the innermost part is a bright large bedroom. There is a small bathroom and toilet on the south side of the bedroom. The main feature is that there are many toilets, so my mother no longer has to worry about queuing to go to the toilet in the morning!

As for the direction of the sewage, it's a joke. My mother works for the street office. Her main job is to make her own orders and approve them. It's good for you, for me, and for everyone!

"Good, thank you for your hard work, Master Liu!" Comrade Li Ming was very satisfied with his new house. He handed the other half of the money to Master Liu and gave him a pack of cigarettes.

"Hey, thanks, boss!" Master Liu was even happier when he saw that the work was done and he got cigarettes.

"If you have any problems in the future, just come to me anytime. Don't worry about my craftsmanship."

Li Ming and Master Liu chatted happily for a while before sending Master Liu away.

After returning to the yard, Li Ming rolled up his sleeves and started to take care of the moving work. In order to get the right to live in the new house, his sister Li Rui agreed to give Li Ming massages for a month. Then today when Comrade Li Ming moved, Li Rui had to pack up.

For this, his dear sister sold herself for another half a month.

He kept packing until noon, and finally moved all the things in his and his sister Li Rui's room to the new home. His sister Li Rui lived in the second bedroom next to the master bedroom. As for Comrade Li Ming, of course he lived in the master bedroom, after all, it was his own room.

After cooking a quick meal at home to fill his stomach, he rode his bicycle to the trust store to buy furniture. This was what he had discussed with his parents last night. After all, the new house was already ready, so the furniture had to be put on the agenda. Today was just the day off, so everyone was happy.

Tomorrow is a day off, so I'll have a good rest. I want to do personal things during work and during rest time. However, Comrade Li Ming's leave is different from others. He is paid as usual. Section Chief Xu approved Li Ming's outbound purchase, which does not let his colleagues suffer any loss.

"Hey, Mingzi isn't at work!"

Li Ming had just pushed the bike out of the door when he ran into He Yuzhu who had returned.

"Well, I've asked for leave today. Brother Zhuzi, have you asked for leave too?"

He Yuzhu waved his big hand, "Well, why do I need to ask for leave? There is no special cooking in the afternoon, so I have nothing to do. It's just right for me to come back today to catch up on some sleep."

Sour, really sour! It's great to have a skill.

But I seem to be doing well, so it’s okay!

"I'm going to buy some things. Goodbye, Brother Zhuzi!" Li Ming and He Yuzhu had nothing to talk about. They didn't agree on anything. Comrade Li Ming also didn't like chatting with lickspittles, mainly because he was afraid of being infected!

Although He Yuzhu hasn't licked me yet, Jia Dongxu isn't dead yet, so it's better to stay away from him. I've finally lived a new life, and coming to this "Love in the Courtyard" is not to change the plot. As long as you don't provoke me, everything will be fine. If you provoke me, I'll be embarrassed. There's a lot of room in the space, and it's more than enough to choose a place to bury someone.

Comrade Li Ming hummed a little tune and went straight to the trust store. At that time, trust stores in the old city in the 50s were a feature of the time. These stores were mainly distributed in various prosperous commercial areas, such as Xidan, Caishikou, Tianqiao, Xisi, Dongsi, Beixinqiao, Xinjiekou, etc.

Li Ming plans to go to Beixinqiao today, simply because it is close to home.

The operating model of a trust store is mainly to receive items from customers and sell them on their behalf. Customers can send items to a trust store, which will sell them on their behalf. The selling price is determined by negotiation between the two parties, and the store has no right to change it. If the item is sold, the store will charge a certain handling fee; if the item is not sold, the store will return the item to the customer intact without any charge.

According to the different business scopes, the original trust stores can be roughly divided into three categories: one is the purchase and sale of miscellaneous items, ranging from cameras, handicrafts, watches to clothing, leather shoes, hats, clothes, etc.; another is the purchase and sale of furniture, including beds, tables and chairs, boxes, wardrobes, etc.; and there is another category that purchases and sells bicycles, including complete vehicles and bicycle accessories.

Today, he not only plans to buy good furniture, but also plans to buy himself a watch. The main reason is that people coming from the future either check the time by looking at their mobile phones or at watches. It's not easy to get used to looking at the sun every day after coming here!

By next year, there will be a lot of good things on the market. Then I can exchange the grain for two watch tickets. How wonderful!