Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

"who are you?"

The woman felt a little wary of Wang Jianjun's unfamiliar face.

"I'm a purchaser from the city. I came here to ask if you have any extra food to sell."

Wang Jianjun didn't want to meet Xu Damao here, and wanted to leave early, but was afraid of causing misunderstanding, so he simply reported his identity.

The woman was relieved after hearing this. She knew the buyer, and there were buyers from other factories who came to her house before. The one in front of her should be a new one.

"What do you charge for the items you buy here?"

"We mainly buy wheat at 20 cents per pound, and we also buy other grains. The price is based on the supply and marketing cooperative."

When she heard the price, the woman's eyes lit up and she said:

"Then wait a moment. My family just harvested some grain a few days ago. I'll sell some to you."

The woman was somewhat happy. Normally, the supply and marketing cooperative purchased wheat at a price of 1.9 cents per pound, and Wang Jianjun's price was one cent higher, so it was naturally more cost-effective to sell it to him.

Wang Jianjun didn't want to meet Xu Damao, so he just waited outside the yard.

Then I heard the woman's scolding voice coming from the room:

"Look at you. Last night you were bragging about how brave you were in bed, but today you went limp when I asked you to carry a bag of food. You're going to die in a woman's belly sooner or later!"

"I told you I was riding my bike all day yesterday. Otherwise, I couldn't carry two bags of this weight without even getting out of breath."

"Come on, you couldn't even last ten minutes last night. If you really can't do it, I'll go to the village and get you some medicine to try."

"Nonsense! What's wrong with me? I told you I was tired from riding my bike last night. I don't... Wang Jianjun!!! Why are you here!!!"

Well, I happened to meet the person I didn’t want to meet.

Wang Jianjun waved his hand helplessly:

"Xu Damao, you are here too."

Xu Damao felt a little guilty at this moment. He stayed overnight at his mistress's house and was caught by an acquaintance. This was almost like social death.

The village woman felt a little embarrassed when she heard what Xu Damao said. She didn't expect that the other party was actually an acquaintance of Xu Damao.

Xu Damao was thick-skinned enough, and greeted Wang Jianjun with a smile:

"Isn't this Jianjun? Why are you here? By the way, let me introduce you to my cousin Lin Chunhua."

Wang Jianjun rolled his eyes in his heart. Cousin? Do you really think I'm a fool?

However, in the adult world, people see things but do not speak them out, so Wang Jianjun really treated the other person as his cousin.

But Lin Chunhua was still a little embarrassed.

She and Xu Damao have known each other for some time.

Although both of them got what they wanted, they still felt a little embarrassed when they were caught.

"Hey... big brother, please weigh this bag of grain and calculate how much it costs."

Wang Jianjun took the scale and weighed it.

"Thirty-nine and a half kilograms, I'll count it as forty kilograms for you. The total is eight dollars, please confirm it."

Lin Chunhua nodded. She knew exactly how many pounds of grain there were.

"It's up to you."

The deal was done, and Wang Jianjun swiftly counted out eight dollars and handed it over.

The money is exchanged for the goods, and then the food is packed into bags prepared in advance.

"Okay, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first, Damao."

"Brother Jianjun, do you want to have a meal before leaving?"

"No, I still have some purchasing work to do."

Wang Jianjun didn't take his words seriously. He exchanged a few polite words with Xu Damao and left.

After Wang Jianjun left, Lin Chunhua asked with some guilt:

"Da Mao, that person won't tell everyone about our relationship, will he?"

"Not really. He's my neighbor in that courtyard. There's no conflict between us."

After hearing Xu Damao's explanation, Lin Chunhua felt much more at ease.

Xu Damao stroked his mustache and thought for a moment before instructing Lin Chunhua:

"Sister Hua, go to the village these two days and find out what Wang Jianjun has done since he came to the village."

"Why are you asking this? Didn't you say it was okay?"

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and said:

"What do you know? Although he and I have no conflicts now, he is not easy to deal with. Let me first investigate why this guy came to the village. If he and I don't get along one day, I can also be on guard against him."

Although Lin Chunhua felt that Xu Damao was making a big deal out of nothing, she still agreed.

It is said that Xu Damao is a real villain. He always makes assumptions about everyone he looks at with some malice.

Wang Jianjun didn't really take this matter seriously.

After buying some more food in the afternoon, I went to the farmers' houses that I had negotiated with yesterday and bought a pony and a donkey. I put ropes around their heads and tied them to the front of the bicycle and led them around.

After leaving the village, put the horse and donkey into the space.

He did not plan to eat the first batch of donkeys and horses for the time being. In addition to using them to reproduce the tribe, he also wanted to use them as a means of transportation.

In this age when bicycles are rare, donkey carts and horse-drawn carriages are more common on the roads.

Although they are generally used to pull trucks, no one cares if you ride them on horses or donkeys.

Bicycles are currently not available for purchase without a ticket.

Moreover, you need to pedal to ride, which is not only tiring, but also very painful for your butt if the road is uneven.

So Wang Jianjun planned to get a donkey or a horse to ride.

His own space can be used to raise livestock, and he doesn’t need to worry about it.

After returning to the steel rolling mill, Wang Jianjun carried a bucket containing two grass carps weighing more than five kilograms and went to the logistics department to hand in his task.

Grass carp has many bones and a strong fishy smell, and it will not taste good without seasoning.

Wang Jianjun simply took out two and completed the task.

Some vegetables and eggs were also handed in.

The colleagues in the logistics department were also surprised to see the two lively grass carps:

"Grass carp this big is really rare. Those this big in the vegetable market are basically dead. Where did you get this? It's really powerful!"

"It's just luck, I just happened to see someone catching it."

Wang Jianjun made up an excuse.

Originally, these two fish weighed more than four kilograms when they were caught. After being kept in the space for a period of time and having no worries about food and water every day, they have now gained weight to five kilograms.

If there was no seasoning, he would have used it to boil fish.

After being weighed, the two fish were immediately sent to the fish pond in the warehouse for breeding.

Wang Jianjun took a look and found that his two fish were quite eye-catching in the fish pond.

There were not many fish in the fish pond, and most of them were small fish weighing one or two kilograms, all of which were collected by the factory's buyers from near Shichahai and Zuohai Park.

The fishing rod that Yan Bugui used could only catch a fish weighing three kilograms at most. If it was bigger, he would have to use a net.

After receiving the note, Wang Jianjun chatted with his colleagues in logistics for a while and inquired about some information he wanted.

Just at this moment Sha Zhu walked in from outside.

Seeing that Wang Jianjun was also here, Sha Zhu snorted and ignored him.

"Silly Zhu, there will be another reception tonight."

Shazhu usually doesn't go to the logistics warehouse unless he has nothing to do. If he comes, it's only to get food when he's invited.

The ingredients available in the canteen kitchen are just radishes and vegetables, and it is impossible to make any decent dishes.

Sure enough, the next second Sha Zhu took out a note from his pocket and said:

"The factory director is treating us to dinner tonight. This is a note from our canteen director."