Siheyuan: Garbage King

In the yard, Qin Jingru and Li Fang, mother and son, chatted for a few words and then went home. After all, they had just finished their errands here, and it would not be good for Qin Jingru, a little girl, to stay too long.

When the girl left, she seemed to have something to say but was hesitant to say.

Li Fang held the bag of grain sent by Qin Jingru and gave his mother a questioning look.

Zhang Yurong sighed: "Everyone's life is hard now. We can't take other people's things for free. You can send 50 cents to his third uncle's house later."

Li Fang nodded. Just now he shook the bag with his hand. There were about five or six kilograms of stick noodles in it.

Qin Jingru's family is just a farmer who eats food from the soil. They save the food bit by bit. They are willing to help them, but they cannot take advantage of others in vain.

When Qin Dashun was alive, although his family was very poor, he never defaulted on debts or took advantage of others.

While talking, Zhang Yurong took out a sheepskin jacket from the house. The jacket was hand-sewn. The style was not very novel, but every stitch and thread was smooth.

Zhang Yurong was holding the coat in her hand, as if she was thinking about people after seeing things.

She made this jacket for her husband Qin Dashun herself, hoping that her husband would be warmer when he was out hunting. She had just made this jacket a few days ago and planned for her husband to wear it during the Chinese New Year, but now...

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Zhang Yurong wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with the back of her hand.

Li Fang looked at his mother's tears with mixed feelings in his heart.

The mother put the sheepskin coat on her son and buttoned it carefully.

Li Fang was only a sixteen-year-old boy, not as broad as an adult like Qin Dashun, so his sheepskin coat was baggy.

"Fangzi, are you warm?" Zhang Yurong asked.

Li Fang looked at his mother's expectant eyes and nodded.

In the past, when his family was poor, only Qin Dashun, the family's labor force, could wear thick clothes. Now that he has put on this sheepskin jacket, he understands what his mother means.

At the door of the house, younger brothers and sisters were huddled together, with several little faces turning red from the cold.

"Mom, I also want to go to the city, and I also want to wear a sheepskin jacket." This was the voice of the second child, Qin Xiaomei.

Zhang Yurong turned her head, pretending to be serious and scolded: "Xiaomei, take your younger brothers and sisters back to bed. Your eldest brother will leave tomorrow. Let's eat steamed buns tonight."

Children are always easily satisfied. In the past few days, the children have been eating stick noodle porridge that is thin but dry. When they heard that they could eat steamed buns, they cheered happily.

Li Fang felt a little sad when he saw this scene. He hoped that his trip to the city could bring some changes to the family.

At least, let these little beans eat meaty rice first.

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Li Fang walked out of his house in the early morning, carrying two steamed buns and a tightly wrapped thing that Zhang Yurong had stuffed into him.

Before leaving, Zhang Yurong warned her son about everything. When Li Fang left, she still had a worried look on her face.

His mother was worried when his son traveled thousands of miles, so Zhang Yurong gave up after sending Li off to the entrance of the village.

"Fangzi, take good care of Jingru." The speaker was Qin Jingru's father Qin Daping, who was Qin Dashun's cousin.

"I know what I will do, Uncle San." Li Fang promised Qin Daping while looking at Qin Jingru who was not leaving behind him.

After coming out of the village, the snow was piled up to their ankles. Li Fang and Qin Jingru stepped on the snow and walked towards the city.

There are no private cars these days, and bicycles are not something rural children like Xiao Xiao can afford. It snowed heavily for three to nine days, and they broke their legs a few days ago while driving the mule cart, so the two of them could only walk on two legs.

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Fortunately, children in rural areas have been running all over the mountains since they were young, and their legs are very strong. Even after walking for twenty miles, neither of them said they were tired.

Qin Jingru's face was still red. This was the first time she was alone with Li Fang, and something called sweetness quietly grew in her heart.

The two walked for a long time without saying a word. On the quiet road, they could only hear their breathing.

"Brother Fangzi, are you going to be a worker when you go to the city this time..." Qin Jingru's voice was very nice, and the girl's voice was soft and waxy.

Li Fang nodded.

The girl lowered her eyes, was silent for a moment, and said, "Then it will be difficult for us to see you again in the future."

At this moment, Qin Jingru was even thinking about whether she could be with Li Fang more often if he didn't have to work as a worker...

When Li Fang heard the girl's words, he turned sideways and looked at Qin Jingru. He paused and said, "Qinjiazhuang is my home, and I will go back often."

When Qin Jingru heard this, a smile appeared on her face. She just wanted to stay with Brother Fangzi for a while longer.

Just for a moment...

It would be better if we could stay together every day.

Thinking of this, Qin Jingru's smile deepened.

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The capital of this era was very different from the capital in Li Fang's memory. There were no high-rise buildings, and people coming and going all wore clothes of the same color.

Single and simple, this was Li Fang's first impression of the capital of this era.

When they arrived, it was already afternoon. Li Fang didn't waste much time. He asked for directions, then separated from Qin Jingru and went to the steel rolling mill alone.

The steel rolling mill is very large, and Li Fang, a new face, was stopped by the guard as soon as he arrived.

"Boy, are you from the countryside?" The guard is a middle-aged man in his forties with bright eyes.

Li Fang smiled, nodded and said, "You can see it all with your sharp eyes."

His tone was very polite. After all, he had just arrived here and was unfamiliar with the place. It would never go wrong to be polite to others.

Nowadays, many workers are recruited from rural areas, so the guard does not discriminate against Li Fang. After all, workers and peasants are all members of the same family, and they are all class brothers.

He patted Li Fang's jacket: "In our Sijiu City, young people your age don't wear this now. But, if you ask me, this style is not as good as my own mother's.

clothes..."

Li Fang looked at the talkative guard with a smile on his face.

It seems that no matter whether it is the 21st century or today, the habit of being talkative among people in the capital has never changed.

However, compared to the alienated society of later generations, he quite liked this era of humaneness.

"What you are saying is that all these good things are not as good as home. In this world, only my mother loves us the most." Li Fang said after hearing this.

The guard was a filial son. After hearing Li Fang's words, he immediately had a good impression of this young man.

The title also changed from little boy to little brother.

"Little brother, are you here to find someone in our factory or..."

"Brother, this is my letter of introduction. I will report to the Human Resources Department."

Li Fang took out the precious letter from his arms and handed it to the guard.

Although the guard was poor-mouthed, he was never careless when it came to business. He read Li Fang's letter of introduction carefully, then folded it gently and handed it back.

He said enthusiastically: "Our rolling mill is too big. I happen to be on shift, so I'll take you there."

Li Fang saw that he also had good intentions, so he nodded and agreed: "Thank you very much. I wonder what your surname is, brother?"

The guard cheered: "You're welcome, we're all comrades, class brothers, and we belong to the same family. My name is Hu Sandou, you can just call me Brother Hu."

While the two were chatting and chatting, they had arrived at the factory's office building.

"Brother Li Fang, I will send you here. You can show the letter of introduction to the clerk inside and they will understand." Hu Sandou instructed.

After Li Fang thanked Hu Sandou, he walked into the office building.

Maybe he was lucky. As soon as he read the letter to the clerk, he saw the clerk stand up and say hello, Director Li.

Li Fang turned around and saw a very shrewd-looking middle-aged man standing behind him.

A man's eyes are full of ambition and scrutiny.

This was Li Fang's first impression of Li Huaide.

"Director Li, I was just about to go find you... I read this young comrade's letter of introduction and was about to check with you," the clerk said.

Li Huaide looked at Li Fang for a few times, took the letter of introduction, looked at Li Fang's name, and seemed to think of something.

Li Fang was also looking at Li Huaide. If he remembered correctly, this deputy director Li was the leader who took Qin Dashun to the Northeast. He was also a ruthless character in the Siheyuan drama.

Li Huaide put down the letter of introduction, nodded to the clerk, gave a few more instructions, and walked out of the office.

When he saw the letter of introduction, he already remembered who the young man in front of him was. However, catching tigers from tigers was his own private matter, and he had opened this business by himself. In order to avoid suspicion, he could not communicate with Li in public places like this.

After all, it is not a glorious thing to use public tools for personal use if others know about it, but it will bring crisis to yourself.

When Li Fang saw that Li Huaide didn't stay long, he started to worry about it. He learned some things from the clerk and then left the steel rolling mill.

As for Li Huaide, when he got home in a car after get off work, he saw a young man standing at the door of his house.

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