Men and women eating in the courtyard

When a group of people arrived at the canteen, it was already more than half an hour after the get off work bell rang. At this time, apart from those on night duty in the steel rolling mill, the only people who were still in the steel rolling mill were Sha Zhu and Liu Lan, who were busy working in the canteen.

"Liu Lan, bring up this plate of roe deer meat."

"Hey, here we come."

Liu Lan picked up the roe deer meat on the stove, looked at it, and asked, "Do you know who you invited today?"

Silly Zhu poured cold water into the frying spoon and was about to wash the pot. When Liu Lan asked, he said without raising his head: "You don't know my rules. If you don't listen, don't ask, don't tell, you just know how to prepare food for six people." , I will get off work after cleaning up, so I won’t delay your business.”

Liu Lan knew Sha Zhu's rules, but he was used to laughing and making trouble. However, Sha Zhu still felt a little uncomfortable when he said it, and said angrily: "We all live in the same courtyard, why don't you learn from others?" How about something better?"

Silly Zhu tilted his head and replied: "Who are you learning from? We are from the same courtyard? Who is it?"

Liu Lan also has a carefree personality. She is used to being with Sha Zhu, so she doesn't really care about what Sha Zhu says.

"Li Xuewu from the Security Department"

When Liu Lan said this, Shazhu thought, who else could have dinner with Li Huaide and who was in the same courtyard as him?

"Him? Haha, if I learn from him, I can learn from myself."

Seeing that Si Zhu was still unconvinced, Liu Lan glanced at Xiao Zuer and mocked: "Are you better than others without learning?"

He glared at Silly Zhu and turned around, carrying the dishes to the canteen.

"Hey~ you"

Silly Zhu wanted to say a few words, but when he saw Liu Lan leaving, he suppressed his words. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh out loud. He threw the rag in his hand on the stove, rolled down his sleeves and picked it up. His lunch box went to the back door.

"It's hard to persuade a damned person with good words. Hey, let's go."

The atmosphere in the private room of the small canteen has just started to rise, and Li Xuewu is holding a wine bottle and pouring wine one by one.

"Hey, the aroma of this wine is really strong," Director Zhang of the Logistics Department said as he picked up the wine glass and smelled it.

"Well, really, who brought this? We don't seem to have purchased this kind of bar before?"

Seeing Secretary Yang asking, Li Huaide looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and said, "Li Xuewu brought him here."

"Oh? Section Chief Li didn't forget the leader's wine while he was recuperating in the hospital?" Fatty Wang, the director of the service department, teased Li Xuewu with a smile.

Li Xuewu didn't care about the attitudes of these people. He was the most capable person in the prime minister's heart.

Hehe, when I finish pouring the wine, we'll see you at the wine table later.

"Hey, that's not what I meant. The chef in our canteen, He Yuzhu, works in the same courtyard as me. The day I left, I told him to bring some grain and wine that I brought back from my relatives in the Northeast to the factory."

After pouring wine for several people, he poured 8 points for himself and said: "One portion is for our Director Dong Wenxue and is stored in the warehouse of the canteen for him to invite Director Li to drink. The other portion is for our Deputy Li." The factory director has also stored it in the warehouse of the canteen, ready to treat our Director Dong Literary to a drink."

"Hahahaha, what a bastard Li Xuewu. Are we either taking advantage of Deputy Director Dong or Deputy Director Li?"

When Li Xuewu saw Liu Lan put away the dishes and led the door out, he sat down in his seat and said, "That's what it means anyway. I hope you understand."

Fatty Wang looked at Dong Wenxue with envy and said, "Your brother is still very discerning and can see a thousand-mile horse."

Dong Wenxu smiled and said politely: "It's him who strives for success, and it's also what Deputy Director Li values."

Li Xuewu picked up the wine glass and said: "Hey! What my teacher said is that thousand-mile horses often exist but Bole does not always exist. I am the youngest, so I would like to toast you all Bole first."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass and simmered it in with a "gu dong" sound. This made Director Zhang and Fatty Wang dumbfounded. Why did they do it before they were done?

Li Xuewu has already revealed the bottom of the cup. Good guy, one ounce in one gulp. If you drink like this, you will have to weigh one pound tonight.

"Gudong"

"Gudong"

This first cup was on an empty stomach, so it tasted bold. Li Xuewu drank it, and so did several others.

Li Xuewu picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for several people. While pouring the wine, he said: "This is not the first time I drank with Deputy Director Li and Secretary Yang, but it is the first time I drank with Director Zhang and Director Wang. Follow me It’s my first time as a teacher, but Deputy Director Li and Secretary Yang know me well, so we can definitely drink without hesitation.”

After pouring a circle, he walked over to Fatty Wang and started to play the first circle: "Director Wang, when you meet a close friend, a thousand cups is too little. Thank you for your respect and praise. Today we have established a friendship. We will keep in touch more in the future. I Let me toast you as I learn from you.”

As he spoke, he drank a glass of wine without even blinking while the bottom of the glass was shining.

Fatty Wang was also a cadre in the alcohol test. When he saw Li Xuewu taking the initiative to support him and being so humble and polite, he also had a drink with Li Xuewu.

I almost wanted to drink the first cup, then the second cup, and then the third cup.

A singer in later generations wrote this matter into the lyrics: "Come on, come on, after drinking this cup, there will be a third cup."

Li Xuewu's toasts were all in the same style, and his attitude was neither humble nor arrogant, polite and courteous. It was not at all like the submissive attitude of ordinary department-level cadres when meeting department-level leaders.

The key is to drink well, walk around without swaying, and speak clearly.

On the other hand, Secretary Yang was a little afraid of Li Xuewu, fearing that this boy would have to do a third round after this round.

"Study martial arts. We are all gay today. Sit down, drink slowly, and talk for a while."

General Li Xuewu filled everyone's wine glasses and then sat down.

"Yes, today Xuewu reunited with you and Deputy Director Li at the wine bar. I was extremely happy. I also met the two seniors, Director Zhang and Director Wang. I was overjoyed, so I took the liberty of doing so."

Li Huaide waved his hand and said: "Young people, you just want this energy and this atmosphere. Secretary Yang is afraid that you will be impatient. Take your time and pay respect to Secretary Yang later."

Li Xuewu also smiled and said: "Yes, I promise to complete the task."

"Ha ha ha ha"

Dong Wenxue is relatively restrained at the wine table. He usually doesn't speak and only speaks a few words when asked.

In this way, under the warm atmosphere created by Li Xuewu, everyone began to drink slowly and carefully.

Some people in later generations said: The wine shop is the battlefield, the drinking style is the style, the amount of alcohol is the courage, and the wine bottle is the level.

These words are not all nonsense. Some people cannot tell it at ordinary times, but as long as they are drunk, their emotions and inner feelings will be exposed, and their colleagues and leaders will notice. This is why some interactions will become deeper and deeper. reason.

Sometimes I can't see your character at work, but if I see your character is okay at the wine table, I will feel that you can have a deep friendship with me. Of course, this is not always true.

Several people were constantly testing each other under the influence of alcohol, especially Dong Wenxue, who had just come to the "table", and was the focus of the test. Fortunately, Li Xuewu was there to block and make jokes.

The topic unknowingly turned to Li Xuewu.

"The new director of the guest house today is from the security department?"

Seeing Director Zhang from the Logistics Department asking this direction with a smile, Dong Wexue looked at Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu glanced at Li Huaide.

After Li Huaide and Secretary Yang both looked over, they said, "Isn't that right? Director Xu from the factory office was transferred there. He said that there was some trouble in the guest house and it couldn't be done without a strong director, so he forced me to find someone for him."

Fatty Wang from the service office smiled and asked, "Section Chief Li and Director Xu have a good relationship? I heard they are brothers?"

Li Xuewu sneered and said: "Where did this brother come from? He is almost two rounds older than me. I didn't even bother to kowtow to him in the womb."

"Hahahahaha"

Everyone laughed for a while, and Li Xuewu continued to explain: "It was Director Xu who I met last time when I had dinner with the two leaders. Later, we had several contacts with me through our friendship last time."

At this point, Li Xuewu gestured to Li Huaide and Secretary Yang and said, "The two leaders should still remember this matter."

Li Huaide nodded and said, "That's what happened. I just watched a movie to catch up."

Secretary Yang also nodded to show that he knew.

Li Xuewu slapped his thigh and sighed helplessly: "Everyone knows that I, Li Xuewu, am a warm-hearted and loyal person. Director Xu is blackmailing me. When he was being investigated by the Investigation Department, he said he was my brother. Over there with the Investigation Department I really took care of it.”

"Just like this, I got a taste of the sweetness. Isn't that right? He asked me for someone again. He is higher than me. How could I say no to him? He had to give me a good one, so I transferred the security section chief of our department to him. "

Secretary Yang and Li Huaide looked at each other and smiled, while Director Zhang and Fatty Wang grinned and said words of admiration in conjunction with Li Xuewu's explanation.

Anyway, no one believes what anyone says, but they all have to say some nonsense to agree with the other party.

Unite comrades, the rules of the game.

After chatting for a while, Director Zhang brought the conversation back, looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and said: "I think this guest house is closed. What are you going to do? It's not a problem to keep it closed like this."

Li Xuewu knew what the director meant. He just wanted to take back the guest house, but could someone else take the meat that had entered his mouth? You are beautiful even if I don’t stuff a lot of them into your mouth.

Li Xuewu ignored Director Zhang and said to Li Huaide: "I was just about to report this matter to you. I will briefly report to you when I catch up today."

Of course, Li Huaide didn't mind that he had a lot of control over it. It would be a good thing to have another guest house, but he didn't care who was in charge of it, as long as the meat rotted in his own pot.

"We are all gay here. There is nothing we can't say. Just tell us."

Li Xuewu knew that these people understood the situation here, and they all knew that the guesthouse was under his control, so there was no such thing as arrogance.

"The guest house has been ruined by Huang Ping. Director Xu, who we transferred there, told me that he wanted to renovate it, tidy up the rooms and auxiliary buildings, and improve the service level."

Seeing what Li Xuewu said, the two directors of the Logistics Department and the Service Department frowned a little. Deputy Director Li also had some thoughts, but he didn't say them out.

The two division chiefs frowned because Li Xuewu, the section chief, had a bit of a "loose" control. It was originally a department of the Logistics Department, and it was fine in the hands of the factory. But now Li Xuewu's hands really made them feel uncomfortable. happy.

Li Xuewu did not pause, but continued: "The guest house is the image window of our factory. Receiving family members of factory employees and comrades within the system is crucial to the image construction of our factory."

"The second is service and profit. I won't talk about those things in the past. I will talk about the future. What Director Xu means is that after the business is resumed, our factory's guesthouse will become the standard guesthouse in our system."

The service office is in charge of all service work in the factory, so I am more concerned about Li Xuewu's words.

Director Wang Fatty said with some disdain: "The standards are set very high."

Li Xuewu chuckled and didn't care about Fatty Wang's opinion. He couldn't speak well.

"Two leaders, I understand what Director Xu means. What can be decided is that all internal equipment and facilities will be renovated. The first floor of the auxiliary building will be set up as a space integrating functions such as a small cinema and a multi-functional conference room. The second floor will be refurbished. The upper floor is a small conference room and an open activity room, which can handle various types of receptions.”

"The second thing is that the canteen and the service office have to be reopened. Director Xu came to Haikou with me, saying that he wanted to take the leader's dining table from here."

"Oh? This is no small goal."

Li Huaide and others were very surprised by Li Xuewu's courage. What they are eating now is the small stove made by He Yuzhu. Being able to say this means that the chef of the guest house must be better than He Yuzhu.

Li Xuewu smiled and nodded: "That's what I said too, but Director Xu insisted on it, so I believed it for the time being. As for what he said about cleaning up the Tuanjie Lake in the courtyard of the guest house, and the sports field, and let the leaders He had a place to relax, so I just thought he was bragging."

Li Huaide and Secretary Yang looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes. Secretary Yang coughed and said, "What does Director Xu mean?"

Seeing several other people looking at him, Li Xuewu said nonchalantly: "I don't know why this guy is so crazy. He said he saw the leaders working hard and wanted to build a few high-standard suites on the fourth floor for daily living." Several leaders took a temporary break. For example, they were not allowed to go home after drinking today and stayed upstairs directly."

Li Xuewu looked at Li Huaide's expression and said, "I don't know what this guy is thinking. He actually said that he wanted to build the guest house into a light recuperation service institution, not just for accommodation. Hey, I'll call him whimsical. How much will this cost?”

Secretary Yang looked at Li Huaide, who narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you sure?"

Li Xuewu nodded and said: "This is not difficult, but..."

Li Huaide waved his hand and said, "You are wrong. We don't despise you even when you are young. How can you despise your comrades?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the two people from the Logistics Department and the Service Department and asked: "It has something to do with you two. This matter is our internal matter, so we still need to support it. Can the budgets of your two departments this year be enough?" How much do you take out?”

Director Zhang and Fatty Wang were both a little embarrassed. They looked at Deputy Director Li and then at Li Xuewu. Director Zhang was the first to say: "There are still some."

Fatty Wang also nodded and said: "We can also provide some support in terms of personnel."

Li Huaide narrowed his eyes and said to Li Xuewu: "Tell Director Xu that if you complete this matter years ago, I will be useful."

When Li Xuewu saw what Li Huaide said, he immediately understood what he meant. It was definitely not just for some enjoyment, but he obviously had some thoughts.

"Don't worry, leader. As long as the manpower and material resources are in place, I will personally find the decoration team and check it every day. I guarantee the completion within half a month."

Li Huaide nodded to Li Xuewu and then looked at the two people in the Logistics Department and Service Department.

The two of them were forced to go to Liangshan. They had no choice but to nod and promise not to delay things.

Seeing the two men nodding, Li Xuewu immediately raised his wine glass and saluted them.

Logistics boss Zhang felt that today's drink was too bad. He originally wanted to use Li Huaide's wine table to bully Li Xuewu because of his short position and young age, and wanted to take over the guest house.

It's impossible to imagine, stealing chickens will end up losing a lot of rice, losing the wife and losing soldiers, didn't you get the guest house, and the budget balance saved before the end of the year is gone.

As a hunter who hunts geese all day long, he was blinded by the little sparrow Li Xuewu. Seeing Li Xuewu toasting with a smile, he could only stew it in his stomach.

Since Li Xuewu got an advantage, he had to behave well. He was not afraid when he saw the logistics boss Zhang and Fatty Wang toasting him frequently with resentment. Instead, he went up to them and returned the toast.

I am afraid of this kind of rush when drinking, especially alcohol with emotions, which is particularly easy to get intoxicating.

Li Xuewu drank more than ten drinks, and Lao Zhang and Fatty Wang were already dizzy.

Li Huaide and Secretary Yang didn't dare to shout at Li Xuewu. They knew that this kid could drink. Now that he maintained his identity, he didn't drink as much as the other two people. However, they couldn't help but Li Xuewu kept toasting, and they were a little drunk.

Before he came, Li Xuewu was prepared to put down a few people, otherwise no one would dare to make conditions with him at the wine table. He really regarded himself as a tiger in the security department as a cat in the zoo.

The meal ended with the logistics boss Zhang and Fatty Wang from the service office being carried away by the driver, while Secretary Yang and Li Huaide were taken away by the driver.

Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu were left standing at the entrance of the canteen to see a few people off in the jeep, and then walked aside to chat for a few words.

“What Vice Factory Director Li says should be taken seriously and treated with caution.”

Li Xuewu nodded to express his understanding. Although the teacher drank a lot, his eyes were bright and his speech was clear.

"Furthermore, Director Wang from your street called me in the afternoon and asked him to help the street deal with security issues. I don't know much about the situation, and I didn't agree directly. You can find out more later when you have time."

Seeing that the teacher said he was not in a hurry, Li Xuewu didn't take it seriously. He would know the situation of the public security issues in the street just by asking the old Biaozi and a few others when he went home.

"I will report to you after I understand it clearly"

Dong Wenxue patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder and said: "You have to take care of this matter yourself. Sooner or later you have to take the lead. Get used to business matters early."

Li Xuewu didn't say anything. He helped Dong Wenxue get into the jeep, closed the door and waved to the driver to get in and take Dong Wenxue home.

Dong Wenxue rolled down the car window and said, "Don't forget to come to my house to find me on Sunday night."

Li Xuewu knew that the teacher was talking about going to Gu's house, so he nodded and said: "Don't worry, teacher, I will remember it. Go home and ask your wife to make you a cup of strong tea to relieve your hangover."

Dong Wenxue waved his hand to the driver to drive, and headed towards the gate under the watch of Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu looked back and saw that Liu Lan was still cleaning up the restaurant and did not go back. The relationship between Liu Lan and Deputy Director Li was very complicated and it was not appropriate to be alone in this situation.

I went back to the office and drank a cup of hot tea, sobered up, put on my clothes, buttoned my hat tightly, and then went downstairs with my riding crop.

The big green horse was still tied up next to the guard dormitory. When he saw Li Xuewu coming, the guard on duty ran over and helped Li Xuewu tie the saddle. He supported Li Xuewu when the big green horse sneezed dissatisfied that Li Xuewu was so late. Get on the horse.

The big green horse felt Li Xuewu's weight and started to jog. It wasn't that he didn't want to run faster, or that he was afraid of knocking the bastard off his back. It was just that the road was dark and the big green horse couldn't see the road clearly. , so I can only jog.

This speed was just right for Li Xuewu. Dian Dian'er didn't feel cold at all, but the smell of alcohol was rising in his stomach.

It only took about half an hour for Da Qingma to jog Li Xuewu all the way home.

When he arrived at the door of his house, he saw that the west courtyard was closed, so he got off his horse and led him into the courtyard through the main entrance.

It's already past nine o'clock now, and every household has turned off the lights and gone to bed.

Li Xuewu didn't dare to make a loud noise, but as soon as the big green horse entered the courtyard, the eldest grandma came out with her clothes on.

After raising horses all my life, I never recognize the sound of my own horse.

"Why so late?"

Li Xuewu handed the horse to his eldest grandma, yawned and said, "We had a dinner party and talked about something."

I told my grandma and went back to sleep in my backyard.

A night of silence.

The next day I woke up with a dry and sore throat. The wine didn't hit my head. When I woke up in the morning, my head didn't hurt at all, but my throat hurt.

"Ahem"

Li Xuewu sat up, holding on to the bed, and walked around. There was not a single water glass in the room.

"Damn it, it would be nice to have a bitch at this time."

Mumblingly, I put on my clothes and went to the ground. After packing, I walked to the front yard, ready to find Master Dou.

"Brother Li, morning"

Li Xuewu was frowning and pinching his throat. When he heard someone greeting him, he turned around and looked back.

"Bright day, morning"

Seeing Li Xuewu frowning, Liu Guangtian also felt a little timid. He thought Li Xuewu was angry because of his greeting. Is this leader's temper so weird?

Li Xuewu saw that Liu Guangtian lowered his head and did not dare to look at him, so he knew that the boy had misunderstood, but he did not explain, so he slowed down and waited for him.

“The ashtray in the car was good last time”

Seeing that Li Xuewu took the initiative to reply to his words, Liu Guangtian raised his head and looked at Li Xuewu with some surprise.

"If you have time, help me drive another car directly to the office of Dong Wenxue, deputy director of the Security Department. Just tell me that I asked you to send it."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Liu Guangtian anymore, and walked forward. For a few seconds, Liu Guangtian's excited voice came from behind.

"Hey, I got it, I'll drive as soon as I get to work."

Li Xuewu didn't even look back and just waved his hand.

"It's so special!"

"What the hell are you doing here?"

Liu Guangtian was still looking at Li Xuewu's back with envy, and the voice of his father, the second uncle, came from behind him.

"Why are you hanging out here when you don't have to go to work? If you go late, your points will be deducted. How many times have you deducted points this month?"

When the second uncle saw that his son didn't reply, he lectured impatiently.

Liu Guangtian got the chicken feather as a gift and glanced at his father.

"I just accepted a mission, who dares to deduct my points?"

The second uncle said disdainfully: "What mission did you take? Are you going to drive a missile? Or a tank? You can do what you can."

Liu Guangtian sneered "Haha" and was about to talk about the importance of the task he had just accepted, but instead he got kicked by his father.

"What are you doing!"

"Who the hell are you sneering at?"

Seeing that Liu Guangtian was not convinced, the second uncle knew that he could not catch his son with his own legs and feet, so he went around looking for anything he could get his hands on.

Such as sticks, fire chopsticks, etc.

Liu Guangtian didn't dare to be nagging when he saw that something serious was going wrong. He took two steps back and said, "Just now Section Chief Li said that he wanted me to bring an ashtray to the Security Department Chief."

When the second uncle heard this, he was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "You are not allowed to go, why are you trying to flatter them? What did I tell you last time? Remember to eat and not take anything."

Liu Guangtian was very unconvinced and said: "How can I fawn over, just to fawn over an ashtray in my car? I haven't learned how to give gifts to Yan Jiecheng!"

When Liu Guangtian mentioned this, he felt aggrieved. He was obviously in a more advanced factory than Yan Jiecheng, and he was still an apprentice worker. However, Yan Jiecheng, the third uncle in the front yard, was flattered by Li Xuewu and became a factory worker without giving anything away. driver.

The second uncle glared and cursed: "If you don't imitate the good ones, if you imitate the bad ones, it will be against you." As he spoke, he looked for something to beat his son.

Liu Guangtian was sure that he did not get Li Xuewu's favor because his father had delayed him. He blamed himself for mishearing his father's words and not "helping him in times of need".

Now that I finally have the opportunity, can my progress be delayed by my idiot father?

What's there? Yan Jiecheng carried two bottles of wine and came back with two bottles of wine. He could clearly see that Li Xuewu was a selfless character who was loyal and took care of his neighbors.

Now I and Li Xuewu live across the street from each other. We could take care of them before, so why can't I?

"I can't explain to you, you are waiting for me to become an official and a part-time official," Liu Guangtian said and ran away.

The second uncle gritted his teeth as he watched Liu Guang run away.

"You're still a full-time official. You can't even be Bi Ma Wen."

After muttering, he walked out and glanced at the old ladies who came out to watch the fun.

Why Liu Guangtian is obsessed with "one official and half job" has something to do with the second uncle's heart. According to him, he almost became a cadre back then, but he was delayed because of his high school education.

The second uncle insisted on the idea that being an official is the best, so the eldest son in the family became a clerk and talked about it when he saw Tian'er.

Even if the eldest son Liu Guangqi is not filial and does not come home, he is not willing to say anything good and always thinks about his eldest son.

It is said that the problem is not poverty but inequality. The second uncle's family is not in trouble. His salary is 79, nearly 80 yuan, which can fully support his three sons.

But I just look down on the second and third sons, as if these two sons were brought by the second aunt. How can this bring harmony to the family?

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu would write it down to their eldest brother every time they received unfair treatment or beatings. Now they are even thinking about currying favor with Li Xuewu and finding a part-time official position so that they can go home in a dignified manner.

Li Xuewu, who was being remembered, didn't even enter the back room. He went to the west courtyard first and found Master Dou who was directing the workers to work.

When Master Dou saw his employer looking for him, he came over quickly and said: "Master, today we will start working on the roof of the front house. The warehouses on both sides have been repaired. Don't worry, it will be completed in another week."

Li Xuewu looked at the doorman's room and said, "It's a lie to say you're not in a hurry, but that's not what I'm talking about. Let me ask you, do you have an affiliated company?"

Master Dou was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, it's hanging on the street. In fact, it's the same thing as you."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Can I take on the renovation of water, electricity and decoration inside the building?"

Master Dou was a little stunned by the surprise. He tremblingly took out a cigarette and lit one for Li Xuewu, and then lit one for himself. Then he said, "This is our special skill. You want to reward me." A bite to eat?”

The craftsmen of the older generation were polite when talking to them. This politeness was still there in the 1990s, but it disappeared later.

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "It's not called rice appreciation now, it's called cooperation."

Master Dou smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, cooperation, cooperation."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "There is a big job, the interior decoration of a four-story building, the interior decoration of a two-story auxiliary building, and the design and decoration of a garden. I guess it will be enough for you to work until next year."

Master Dou raised his hands and bowed deeply to the ground, bowed to Li Xuewu and said: "I don't say thank you for your kindness, it will be repaid in the future."

Li Xuewu helped Master Dou up and said: "Listen to what I have to say. You can take your time with the exterior garden design, but the interior decoration and sports venues must be completed within half a month. Please give me a happy message. Son, can you pick it up?"

Master Dou nodded and said: "Your place is about to be finished, and everyone has to be idle. There are not many people like you who start construction in winter. How can there be any work? Recruit a group of people, as long as you pay enough wages, I’ll give you 10 days to complete the project.”

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said: "It's not just such a small job, it's a guest house. I think your skills are pretty good. You can also make the furniture in the guest house. Can you handle this?"

Master Dou nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, I can, I can."

Li Xuewu squinted his eyes and said, "Don't show off and eat it in one go. If you can't do it, you won't be able to vomit it out even if you want to."

Master Dou is still very confident in his own field, and he promised with a straight face: "What I say means one thing, and two things means two, and I will definitely not mix it with water."

After giving Li Xuewu his assurance, he said in a low voice: "You may not know that people with our status do not have formal jobs, but we cannot go down there to farm. We can only work as cats and dogs all day long. Those with skills can stay at home." I’ll catch a lot of those who urinate. Again, if I’m paid enough, I’ll make sure to complete the task on time.”

Li Xuewu knows these people. Even if they are not doing well now, if you look at them thirty or forty years from now, as long as they are alive, they will all be famous, and the gardening units will rush to get them.

"Okay, I'm just waiting for your words. You make arrangements. I'll go back to the house to have a meal, and then take you directly to our factory. You bring the tools. It's best to make a plan today. As long as it's suitable, you can wait to make a fortune. Bar"

Master Dou bowed to Li Xuewu again and said: "I don't want to get rich, I just want to make a living. Thank you for the reward."

Li Xuewu helped Master Dou up again, pointed to the front room of his west courtyard and said: "Speaking of which, we can't delay here."

Master Dou smiled and said: "Just take a look, if you don't work hard, don't even think about the work behind it."

Li Xuewu smiled and said nothing more, turned around and went to the dining room to eat.

Yu Li still cooked today, including cornmeal pancakes, stick porridge, and a pot of fried shredded pork with shredded pickles.

Li Xuewu didn't help Yuli. He washed his hands at the door, filled a bowl of porridge himself, took a pancake and sat down next to Lao Biaozi.

"Biaozi, I want to ask you something."

Lao Biaozi was speechless with half a piece of corn cake in his mouth. He nodded hurriedly to signal Li Xuewu to ask.

Li Xuewu asked while eating: "Do you still have any contact with the people hanging around on our street?"

"belch!"

Lao Biaozi was so frightened by Li Xuewu's words that the corn cake in his mouth choked in his throat. He rolled his eyes at the top, but he still took a sip of porridge before swallowing.

Wen San'er looked at the old Biaozi's ugly appearance and chuckled: "Biaozi can no longer hang out on the street. No one takes him to play anymore. Now they say he is a shabby Biaozi."

Li Xuewu took a sip of stick porridge and said with a smile: "What an unlucky name?"

Lao Biaozi ate the pancake in his mouth and said angrily to Wen San'er: "It's not all your fault. When I see people, they say I'm rich and become a manager, and I have a group of people chasing after me. Seeing me collecting rags will harm me."

Wen San'er curled his lips and said, "I'm helping you, don't fail to recognize the good guys."

Lao Biaozi couldn't stand up to his third uncle, so he had no choice but to ignore it.

"Brother Wu, what do you want to ask?"

Li Xuewu tasted the stir-fried shredded pork with pickled vegetables. Not to mention, it was quite delicious.

"I want to ask you if you know the situation on the streets. Is it chaotic? What are the methods of chaos? What are the forces involved?"

Lao Biaozi was most willing to say this. When Li Xuewu asked about it, he started to tell Li Xuewu about the "heroic deeds" on the street with great joy.

After spitting for a while, he said to Li Xuewu: "Brother Wu, you don't know how chaotic it is. The little bastard from Haizi made a bet with Zhao Laosi. The two of them stood by the wall blindfolded. , stand for an hour to see who has more money in his pocket."

Hearing what Lao Biaozi said was novel, Yu Li was surprised and said: "It's good to stand on the street blindfolded and not lose money. How can you get more money?"

In the past two days, Yu Li had been washing and washing everyone, so she became familiar with it. Old Biaozi lost his reserve when he spoke, but explained to Yu Li with a smile: "Sister-in-law, you don't understand the situation here. We The "Buddhas" on the street, oh, the pickpockets, all point to these "stubborn masters" to take care of them."

Seeing that everyone in the room was listening to his story, Lao Biaozi stopped eating. He put down his chopsticks and gestured and said: "These stubborn masters have little financial resources, but they are also good-looking, so everything is fine." Point to these Buddhas and show filial piety.”

After finishing the background, he continued what he had said before, saying: "These two little bastards have such identities. As soon as they stand at the wall, Buddha will take the initiative to stuff money into their pockets. The two of them are competing to see who has more filial piety."

After hearing this, Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "Has anyone come to our courtyard before?"

The old Biaozi curled his lips and said: "They are just thinking about it, where is this? Do you dare to come to the courtyard of the director's home? Isn't that the old birthday star who eats arsenic and lives to death?"

As he spoke, Lao Biaozi whispered to Li Xuewu: "Brother Wu, you arrested those people in thunderous fury last time and they haven't come back yet. They are all rumored to have you killed. Now these people are not going to us." Come to the alley"

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said, "I didn't kill him."

After hearing this, Old Biaozi paused for a moment, then asked in surprise: "Is it really true?"

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "Whatever is true or false, just make sure you know it in your heart. Don't go out and act recklessly."

Lao Biaozi nodded to show that he understood.

Li Xuewu turned to Wen San'er and said, "Be careful. We cannot collect stolen goods when we recycle waste. Don't be greedy for petty gains. We won't suffer this loss."

Wen San'er nodded and said: "I've already informed you, just be careful."

Knowing that Wen San'er was a cautious person, Li Xuewu was not too worried about anything happening at the recycling bin.

"Okay, I'm full, you guys eat slowly." After hearing the old Biaozi's words, Li Xuewu didn't ask any more questions, put on his clothes and left.

I just walked to the west courtyard and prepared to use Master Dou's car to go to the steel rolling mill. I still didn't get my car back because I rode there yesterday.

As soon as they reached the gate of the west courtyard, they heard Yu Li's voice coming from behind.

"Learn martial arts, that one"

Li Xuewu turned around and looked at Yu Li and asked, "What's wrong with sister-in-law?"

Yu Li said coyly: "Thank you, Xuewu. Last night Jie Cheng came back to get a change of clothes. I told you that you arranged the driver's job."

Li Xuewu said with a smile: "Isn't this what we agreed to do? What? Do you think I don't have the strength?"

Yu Li hurriedly waved her hands and said, "No, no, just thank you. The front desk was scolded by my father-in-law and mother-in-law when I went back in the evening. I didn't expect that when I came back last night, I decided to adjust my work. I was very proud."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said: "Sister-in-law, you work hard here, no one dares to gossip, but I can control other people's mouths, but I can't control the mouths of the third uncle and the third aunt, because they are your father-in-law. mother-in-law"

Yu Li nodded and said: "I know, my parents-in-law are just making random guesses and gossiping. Please bear with me."

Li Xuewu smiled and said: "Okay, sister-in-law, if you're polite, you'll have a long time to come. I have something urgent to do here, so I won't tell you."

Yu Li also knew that Li Xuewu was busy and said, "You should be busy."

Li Xuewu turned around and walked out of the courtyard gate to meet Master Dou who was waiting at the door. Master Dou took him to the steel rolling mill.

On the way, Li Xuewu was still thinking about Yu Li's purpose in saying these words to him. Haha, it's interesting.

After entering the gate of the steel rolling mill, Li Xuewu asked Master Dou to get out of the car, and led Master Dou to the guest house to look at the scene and measure the area.

It happened that Xu Ning was also there, just in time to chat.

Master Dou was still very excited just now, but he calmed down as soon as he entered working mode, holding paper and pen to record data continuously.

"Section Chief Li, Director Xu, I have a general understanding of the situation. According to your requirements, the interior walls will be repainted, the beds, cabinets, and desks will be repainted, the wires will be rechecked and repaired, and the water supply and drainage will be remaintained, right?"

Xu Ning never spoke when Li Xuewu was around, letting Li Xuewu take charge.