My 1979

Liu Baoyong was eager to leave, and before leaving, he took a careful look at the room. The tables and chairs were either red sandalwood or mahogany, the calligraphy and paintings on the walls were all left by famous artists, and the lids of the tea bowls were made of fine Jun kiln porcelain.

Li He personally sent several people to the door and shook hands one by one to say goodbye.

Regarding going to Czechoslovakia, Li He didn't think much about it for the time being. He was going to go sooner or later anyway, so it wasn't a big deal to borrow a way to go there first. It was all part of the plan. It's just that he was a little surprised that Liu Bao asked these people to go with him, but it was just an accident.

What he was thinking about now was that Old Qin and his son had quietly sold him such a big favor, how should he repay it. If people don't tell him, he can't pretend not to know, let alone knowing now.

Five or six foreigners were taking pictures in the alley with their cameras. There was one who was curious about Li He who was standing at the door and wanted to take pictures as if to reflect the customs. Li He waved to them and said in English, "No taking pictures."

"Do you speak English?" Several foreigners were curious about speaking English. After all, it was still rare to meet people who were fluent in English.

Li He was not in the mood to talk to them. He just followed the tour guide wearing a sun hat and holding a small red flag and said, "Take them away quickly."

The tour guide said unhappily, "Comrade, please pay attention to the rules in foreign affairs. These are foreign guests who are very interested in Hutong culture and came here to experience it."

She is a young girl in her twenties, holding her head high and speaking arrogantly.

"While we're playing, I'm a commoner and you're talking to me about foreign affairs disciplines. Leave quickly or I'll beat them up. Something happened to your foreign guests. It depends on whether you are more responsible or I am." Li He said for a moment. His face turned dark, and now everyone wanted to pinch him, which made him very uncomfortable and unhappy.

These foreigners are not considered foreign guests. They are all poor tourists in their own country, taking advantage of the foreign exchange. When they come to China, they suddenly become rich and powerful.

Foreigners who come to China are generally polarized, or they are people with extremely high status, such as people like Kissinger. Either they are poor people in their own country who have basically no savings. If they go shopping here, they may overdraw their credit cards.

There is very little so-called prosperous middle class.

"Why are you like this?" The tour guide glanced at Xiao Wei, Dakui and others who were clenching their fists and eager to try, and could only swallow their anger.

The foreigners saw the two people chattering for a while and couldn't understand, so they could only follow the tour guide.

After Xiao Wei saw people leaving, he said to Li He, "Brother, I'm annoyed too. There are a lot of people every day, and everything they see is strange. When they see a barber stall, they want to take pictures, and when they see an old man playing chess, they also take pictures, and they look at us strangely." Yeah, they treat us like monkeys in the zoo, no end."

"Help me see if Old Man Qin is at home." Li He wanted to express his gratitude. He went back to the house and carried two bottles of Maotai and two cigarettes. The light ones he carried were still not enough, so he cruelly picked up a purple clay pot on the shelf and wrapped it in newspapers. Either he didn't give it away, or he gave it a big one.

Xiaowei reported that Old Man Qin was at home. Li He locked the door and went to Qin's house personally carrying his things. The Qin family's house is not big, and it is pitiful compared to Li He's family. It has a gate, and once you enter the courtyard, there are two wing rooms and a flower hall behind it. Only old man Qin and his granddaughter Qin Youmi live here. It is indeed Enough to live in.

Old man Qin was teasing the birds in the cage in the yard. He smiled at Li He and said, "Are you willing to give me a gift?"

Li He put the things on the table, moved a chair himself, sat in front of the old man and said, "Your magnetic food jar is no longer good. I will give you one another day."

For those who love birds, bird cages, magnetic food jars, magnetic pools, and even small shovels for removing bird droppings are all very particular. As it happens, he has no shortage of these gadgets.

"Li Laoer, are you feeling free today? You don't come when I invite you to come normally." Qin Youmi appeared from behind Li He, wearing a blue cloth skirt, upright, slim and nifty.

Li He smiled and said, "Since you know I don't come here often, you are reluctant to make me a pot of tea?"

Qin Youmi ignored this, opened the things Li He brought, looked at the purple clay pot again and again, then handed it to Old Man Qin and said, "Master, look, something is wrong with Mr. Li today. "

Old man Qin took the maroon purple clay pot, weighed it first, then played with it in his hand, and said, "Good stuff, good stuff, the pot is delicate and smooth, are you willing to give me such a good Huaying pot?"

"I'm just a tea drinker. If you like it, I can give it to you. It's no big deal."

Old man Qin smiled at Li He and said, "I want this thing, and we will be clear-cut from now on."

"I have to thank you." Li He didn't expect that the old man would say it so straightforwardly, and smiled and said, "If others hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known you had helped me so much."

Old Man Qin said, "Don't talk about it, I still took advantage of it."

He excitedly handed it to Qin Youmi and asked her to make a pot of tea. After the tea was brewed, it was indeed very fragrant.

"nice! You love it."

"You spend so much money every day, which raises the prices in our area. My old man can't even buy a pancake."

"Okay, I'll be more careful from now on." Li He smiled bitterly. Probably all the stall owners in this area are familiar with his temperament. The pancake sellers, tofu sellers, and roast duck sellers all know that he is generous. At the beginning, I gave money, but I didn’t want to wait for the change, so I just took away the three to five cents.

Over time, the stall owners have become accustomed to not giving change. After being spoiled, the prices here are higher than elsewhere.

Li He chatted casually for a few words and left the Qin family.

Qin Youmi chased after him and said, "Li Laoer, you stand."

"Is something wrong?" Li He's attitude was surprisingly good this time. His father helped him, so he naturally had to treat him better.

Qin Youmi said, "Let me ask you something."

"You said, you're welcome."

"Those two Hong Kong people are your friends, right?"

"Are you talking about Yu Dehua and Shen Daoru? You should know Old Man Yu's son."

Qin Youmi smiled and said, "We know each other, but we are still not familiar with each other. Please excuse me. I have a friend who is a TV reporter and wants to interview the two of them, but they don't seem to be very willing. Why don't you help me?"

These two people went in and out of Li He's house every day, and Qin Youmi could see them every now and then, so she thought about asking Li He about this.

Li He thought for a moment and said, "No problem, I'll just say it."

"Can you make the decision for them?" Qin Youmi didn't expect that Li He would be so happy with his promise. According to her understanding of Li He, this man was a rough man and had never been so easy to talk to. In other words, he didn't let her be so easy to talk to. Have fun.

Li He answered simply, "You will always give face to anyone who doesn't want to give it to you. Just ask your journalist friend when you have time. Just let me know."

Qin Youmi blushed with embarrassment and said rarely, "Thank you. I'll call her back now."

She found out when this person was so good at talking, which made her a little uncomfortable.

The public toilets that had been neglected for many years have been cleaned. There is no pungent smell, and there is no unknown liquid on the floor. This is the most comfortable squatting pit for Li He.

Xiao Wei wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to carry out demolition, and said excitedly, "We are demolishing entire areas in the western suburbs. Brother, I know people. We can do the demolition work."

"You can't do it." Li He replied firmly, "Will good things come to you in your turn?"

What he lacks now is connections. The most important thing for a job like demolition is connections, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward.

Xiao Wei shrugged and had no choice but to give up. He knew Li He's temper. If it didn't work, it wouldn't work.