Men and women eating in the courtyard

The architectural plan was finalized with Li Xuewu and Li Xuewu's requirements were recorded.

Master Dou took out his book and started quoting, excluding the wood, bricks and tiles that had been prepared, and including the west courtyard, excluding furniture. The final quote was 942 yuan for materials and 150 yuan for construction costs. They hired 10 people and completed the entire project within 40 days.

This speed is not too slow. After all, it is still winter in this era.

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "Okay, let's build the west courtyard first. I'm not in a hurry. We can start tomorrow?"

Seeing that Li Xuewu was so open-minded and put 500 yuan directly on the table, Master Dou wanted to collect the money.

Li Xuewu held the money first and asked, "In 40 days, I can use that room and the venue and warehouse in the west courtyard, right?"

Master Dou kept nodding his head and said: "No problem, it will definitely work. I will stop other work and do your work first. I will dig the foundation early tomorrow morning."

These are the beautiful words of a craftsman. There is no work in the winter. This is the biggest job he has taken. But the beautiful words must be said to make the employer feel that he has sold a favor to him.

Li Xuewu let go of his hand holding the money and said: "Okay, I have a stove at home, enough firewood pipes, and enough coal pipes. We can provide a meal at noon. We can build a shed to keep the floor warm and dig trenches. Just tell my grandpa, but pay attention to fire prevention."

Master Dou nodded and confirmed: "Okay, then tomorrow I will bring someone to warm the shed and start a fire to warm the floor. Now there is only one layer of frost, so it is easy to deal with."

Li Xuewu sent Master Dou out of the door and went back to the house to change his clothes and get ready for a date.

It's better to strive for happiness by yourself, and lovers should rush to each other to last.

With his own virtue, marrying a princess is not like a consort. Without the temper and forbearance of a consort, he wouldn't be the drunken Guo Nuan.

I washed my face and shaved, put on clean clothes and a military coat of the same style as Dehua, teased the children who were playing with the old lady on the kang, got on my bicycle and rushed to the roast duck restaurant.

It would be great if there was a car at this time, but it was too cold at night.

I rode unsteadily to the door of the roast duck restaurant. I raised my hand and saw that the time was exactly 6:15, neither early nor late.

I deposited the car, received the deposit ticket, ordered a duck when I entered the house, paid the money and went out to wait.

About three to five minutes later, Lin Tingting arrived on her bicycle. She was very happy to see Li Xuewu waiting for her at the door. She parked her car and the two of them entered the house.

At this time, there were many people. The two of them sat down and took a sip of hot water. Lin Tingting ordered two more dishes before starting to chat.

Li Xuewu discovered that Lin Tingting had makeup on her face. It was not clear how or what she used, but her skin felt tenderer than during the day and her lips were red.

It really fits the saying: Men like women’s pretty faces, and women like men’s sweet words.

Therefore, women learned to put on makeup and men learned to lie.

Li Xuewu is lying now, boasting that he is a diligent, studious, positive and good young man. His characteristic is that he popularizes the history of roast duck to Lin Tingting.

Roast duck is a traditional dish that originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties of China. Roast duck is recorded in the "Food Treasures" and was a palace food at that time.

The ingredients are high-quality meat duck, grilled over charcoal fire with fruit wood. The color is ruddy, the meat is fat but not greasy, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

There are two major schools of roast duck in Beijing, and the most famous roast duck restaurant in Beijing is the representative of both schools.

It is known as "the world's delicacy" because of its bright red color, tender meat, mellow taste, fat but not greasy.

In fact, people in the capital have been so particular about eating duck since the Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty whose registered residence was in Nanjing, loved to eat duck, and Zhu Di, the founding ancestor who moved the capital to the capital, also loved it, so they inherited it.

Lin Tingting looked at Li Xuewu who was telling her history endlessly and nodded.

Li Xuewu felt that Lin Tingting was a good match for him, and both of them had formal jobs. They could tidy up the house and get married at the end of the year and live a small life that everyone would envy.

The two of them were chatting and eating duck, looking at the snowy scenery outside. The indoors were warm as spring, the food was delicious, and the beauties in front of them seemed to be in the future. However, the national defense green and cadre uniforms passing by outside the window reminded me Be cautious when chatting with Li Xuewu.

In fact, Lin Tingting seemed a little thin in this era, but from the perspective of Li Xuewu's later generations, she was a proper beauty.

With a face of oval seeds and a height of 1.67 meters, he looks very tall.

Because of my work, I talk very freely. I like it and I believe my family will also like it.

If Lin Tingting can go out to dinner with him, it means that she can try to date.

The two were chatting when they heard a creaking sound at the door and two jeeps stopped.

A group of men and women jumped out of the car, some wearing national defense green, some wearing cadre uniforms, and some wearing military coats. They were noisy and lively, attracting the attention of everyone in the lobby.

Li Xuewu took a ride in a Jeep like this this afternoon. The Gas Jeep supported by Big Brother is not as good-looking as the Willys Jeep.

Li Xuewu and Lin Tingting also stopped talking and laughing and looked at such a group of people.

There was a young man in this group who was ordering food and occupying a seat.

Among this group of people, a female soldier wearing a navy blue double-breasted military coat stood out. She had a good figure, good looks, and good temperament.

Li Xuewu's radar eye scanned for a while and then suddenly froze, staring at a figure.

Lin Tingting saw Li Xuewu's eyes and looked at him with confusion, and asked: "Acquaintance?"

Li Xuewu shook his head and diverted Lin Tingting's attention without leaving any trace.

"Not an acquaintance, have you seen the scar on my face? The twin ponytails over there were sewn up. I took a cotton swab and disinfected it and then sewn it up. I don't know if anesthesia was used or not. My comrade-in-arms told me to give it to me. I fainted twice from the pain.”

Hearing Li Xuewu's joking narration, Lin Tingting was scared and distressed. Although they had only met him twice, Li Xuewu's words and demeanor still made people feel comfortable, and she wanted to try to get along with him.

Although Li Xuewu was a bit ugly, he was tall, had a good job, good conditions, and was good at speaking. Even his biggest shortcomings were left behind for the sake of the country.

Li Xuewu was telling his story about his past. The female soldier over there had already felt his gaze and followed his gaze very sensitively.

Seeing a scarred face, he was slightly startled, and then blinked in relief.

The female soldier said hello to her companions and got up and walked towards this side.

When Li Xuewu saw the female soldier approaching, he stopped talking and looked at her with squinting eyes.

Lin Tingting noticed that Li Xuewu's expression seemed wrong and looked over.

Seeing the military doctor Li Xuewu mentioned just now coming over, Lin Tingting thought to herself: "Isn't that considered acquaintance? Why did you come over on your own initiative?"

The female soldier stopped by Li Xuewu's table and looked at Lin Tingting, then at Li Xuewu, and saw that Li Xuewu had been sitting and looking at her.

"Your partner? Is the rejection this afternoon because of her? She is indeed very beautiful."

Li Xuewu breathed a sigh of relief and said calmly: "It's none of your business. I made it very clear this afternoon."

It turned out that the female soldier who came over was Gu Ning.