Traversing the courtyard

Chapter 231 A New Source of Antiques
Yi Weidong and Wei Xiaomin ate a large pot of vegetables stewed with hare and pheasant. Wei Xiaomin also dug out a catty of loose wine from his bag.
The four chatted around the bonfire, and soon talked about Wang Zhiguo who was married.

Wei Xiaomin said: "Wang Zhiguo, that bastard, is probably hugging his daughter-in-law right now! We still have to suffer the cold in this barren mountain."

Xu Jianzhang smiled and said, "How do you think Wang Zhiguo is itching to get married? You should hurry up and find one too!"

"Pull it down, I didn't succeed after several interviews, and I don't know what's going on."

Geng Lecheng smiled and said: "It just means that you are too ugly, no one wants you."

"Get out, don't you have no one to ask for it?"

Xu Jianzhang smoothed things over and said, "Okay, I'll find someone who is similar to me later and agree to it. Don't you agree with each other on blind dates?"

After chatting for a while, Wei Xiaomin said formally: "Okay, after the gossip, Weidong, can you still get bicycles and watches?"

Yi Weidong looked at the eager Xu Jianzhang and Geng Lecheng, thinking that they should be the ones to do this.

Geng Lecheng said: "Weidong, I work at Liulichang. Can you exchange antiques for watches and bicycles? If you don't want antiques, I'll buy them with money. I can't get other supplies."

Liulichang Street is located outside the Heping Gate of the Imperial Capital and is a famous cultural street in the Imperial Capital.

The short street of less than 1000 meters is full of shops selling pens, ink, paper and inkstones. Of course, there are also some merchants selling antique calligraphy and painting. Now they are all public-private joint ventures. Yi Weidong has been there several times.

Being able to work here, Geng Lecheng is much more familiar with antiques than Yi Weidong, a layman. If he can get some antiques from here, it will be more hidden than asking Qin Xiayue and the others to buy them.

Yi Weidong smiled and said: "Everyone is our own, so why not be polite, I want antiques, and I have a way to sell them. I can get as much as you want."

Geng Lecheng said happily: "That's great, I'll leave you an address later, and we'll make an appointment to exchange when the time comes."

"Okay, no problem."

Yi Weidong turned to Wei Xiaomin and said, "Brother Xiaomin, you can use cash in the future, but I will get animals for me in winter."

Previously, Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaomin mainly exchanged animals with animals. It will be the Spring Festival, and the animals have long since disappeared.

In addition, the road is not easy to walk, and the previous exchange has also stopped.

Wei Xiaomin said: "Fortunately, there are many people waiting here. I will make preparations later and find you when the time comes."

Xu Jianzhang's heart moved. He couldn't get supplies before, so he didn't want to engage in this exchange. Now that he can buy with cash, he can do it himself!

Xu Jianzhang said, "Then can I buy it too?"

"Of course, otherwise, you give the money and everything you want to exchange to Brother Lecheng. You are comrades-in-arms. There is no problem meeting each other. Just tell me to trade once."

This is a relatively safe method. Reduce the number of times you meet each other, so as not to be discovered by others. It is better to be careful to be safe.

Geng Lecheng said: "It's true, we will exchange once a month to avoid accidents."

After discussing the exchange, the three of them made an appointment to take turns to watch the night, and Yi Weidong could get a full sleep.

Yi Weidong just slept directly on the withered grass, covered with a military coat. Fortunately, there was a bonfire and there was no shortage of wood. He didn't feel cold at night and slept until dawn.

I had a simple breakfast in the morning, looking at the frozen five wild boars,

Wei Xiaomin said: "How about we go back first, walk for a while and rest, the two ends are on the same sled, and the three of us take turns pulling this one. I don't know what time it will be until Wang Zhiguo's soft-legged shrimp comes over!"

It would be a waste of time to bring the wild boars back when Wang Zhiguo arrived from home. There are already five wild boars, and there is no need to continue hunting. We should pack up and go home early. A big wild boar weighs 150 catties per person. Clean meat.

Yi Weidong was young, and finally pulled the smallest wild boar. The three of them had to take turns pulling the sled. The return journey was much more difficult than when they came here. Duanzi, how can I be afraid of my wife kneeling on the washboard, otherwise I really can't hold on to pulling a [-]-jin wild boar with this simple sled.

Finally, under everyone's expectations, Wang Zhiguo's figure appeared in sight,

Everyone cheered and sat down on the side all of a sudden. This is really not a job for ordinary people. Yi Weidong has space. Before pulling the three rounds, he was just pretending, but now he can't be lazy under his nose.

When Wang Zhiguo came to the front with a smile, he was also surprised by the generosity of the four:

"Have you broken into the wild boar's den? Why are there so many wild boars?"

Wei Xiaomin said with a smile: "Don't talk nonsense, you pull the biggest end, and we will give you the smallest one later."

"How can this be done? You guys were the ones who beat me, so why give me another one? This won't work."

"Coincidentally, we just hit five wild boars, and we decided to share one of them with you."

Wang Zhiguo still wanted to back down, but Wei Xiaomin said, "Hurry up, or you won't be able to go home after dark."

After walking and resting all the way, I finally returned to the mountain village when it was getting dark.

Riding in the dark night, Wang Zhiguo first went back to the yard to push out the tricycle, and transported the wild boar into the yard in two trips.

The four of them washed up first and went into the room to rest. He Xuemei smiled and said, "I didn't know you were coming back today, so I just cooked some meals. Don't be disgusted."

He Xuemei brought a few bowls of bean noodles from the kitchen, a large portion of radish stewed vermicelli with some pork offal, and said: "You guys eat first, there are still not enough noodles in the pot to fill."

A few people quickly expressed their thanks, and at noon they simply baked some steamed buns and ate pickles, and those who didn't come were in a hurry to make a meal, so they could finally have a warm meal.

After dinner, Wang Zhiguo sent his wife to sleep in the courtyard of the old house.

Wei Xiaomin teased, "I'm sorry, Zhiguo, I've delayed your couple's good deeds again today."

Wang Zhiguo blushed: "Get out, dogs can't spit out ivory, aren't you tired?"

Several people washed their feet and lay on the kang. Today they were finally covered with quilts. They chatted and talked about how Geng Lecheng boldly lured wild boars out yesterday, and finally managed to hunt five big wild boars.

Wang Zhiguo said: "I haven't killed so many pigs in the past year, and Le Cheng is the same. Why take such a big risk?"

"I have guys in my hands, what are they afraid of?"

"You, it's just too risky. What if there is something wrong with the gun? These are obsolete second-hand products used by the militia, and they are not good guns we use in the army."

Geng Lecheng yawned and said, "I don't know when the next wild boar hunt will be. If you want to take risks, you won't have a chance. Aren't you sleepy?"

The three of them took turns to watch the night yesterday, and they didn't get much sleep. Yi Weidong didn't get enough sleep either. He got up very early to work, and fell asleep after chatting for a while.

Half asleep and half awake, Yi Weidong seemed to hear someone getting up, but he was so sleepy that he never woke up.

When Yi Weidong woke up, it was already dawn, and he saw that he was the only one on the kang, while Wang Zhiguo was in the room weaving a broom out of sorghum heads.

Yi Weidong said in surprise, "Brother Zhiguo, why are you leaving?"

(End of this chapter)