Happy Life in Siheyuan

Chapter 269
more than an hour later
Dong Haisheng took a sip of the shochu with a satisfied face, then let out a mouthful of alcohol, and said with emotion: "Brother Xu, let me tell you, with your cooking skills, if you can open a restaurant, then the business will definitely be very good."

"Then it must be able to open!"

Xu Lingjun frowned, and laughed.

"Hey, yes."

Dong Haisheng smiled embarrassedly and said.

"Brother Xu, are you really not going to the horse race tomorrow?"

Meng Dazhuang took a few sips of sauerkraut and fish soup with a satisfied face, then wiped his mouth and asked.

"What? You want to borrow my big green horse?"

Xu Lingjun smiled slightly and asked back.

"Well, I'm worried that I'll embarrass our team!"

Meng Dazhuang said with some embarrassment.

"Okay, now that we have eaten, I'll take you to see your horses."

Xu Lingjun frowned and said with a smile.

After speaking, he got up and opened the door and went out.

Dong Haisheng and the three of them looked at each other and hurriedly got up to follow.

Although they knew that Xu Lingjun had the ability to train horses, it was only a week, so they didn't have much hope for it.

Not long after, they followed Xu Lingjun to the stables. Looking at the horse that seemed to have not changed, they couldn't help looking at Xu Lingjun with some doubts.

"Why are you looking at me? You will know if you ride on it and try it yourself."

Xu Lingjun said a little angrily.

Dong Haisheng raised his eyebrows when he heard this, and hurried forward to get on his horse.

Then, followed him with a soft drink: "Drive!"

The horse rushed out from where it was in an instant, and rushed into the night in a blink of an eye.

"what!"

Dong Haisheng exclaimed, and hurriedly tightened the reins and clamped his legs tightly, for fear that he would be thrown off.

After a while, he gradually got used to the horse's speed, and he was suddenly pleasantly surprised.

Seeing the performance of Dong Haisheng's horse, Meng Dazhuang and Shi Dongwei stared at him suddenly, and then ran to their own horses impatiently, and got on the horse directly.

Soon, they were riding separately into the night.

Among them, Shi Dongwei just felt that the horse's speed had increased a lot, while Meng Dazhuang immediately felt that the horse had become much stronger.

In the past, although the horse under him could carry him and run around, it always gave him a feeling of reluctance.

But now, he found that the horse had a sense of ease.

Then, as he continued to accelerate the horse, he finally experienced what it means to be fast and fast.

After a while, all three of them came back on horseback, their faces full of uncontrollable excitement.

"Brother Xu, you are really great. Let me see who else can outrun my horse."

"I declare now that the No.1 horse race tomorrow belongs to me."

"Brother Xu, how did you do it?"

"Yes! This is too amazing!"

"If I hadn't recognized this horse as mine, I would almost have thought that Brother Xu had changed a horse for me."

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Xu Lingjun watched them talking non-stop around him, waved his hands hastily and said, "Okay, okay, don't worry about how I did it, go back and take a good rest now, and you can win if you have enough energy." Contest."

"Also, don't tell others that I helped train your horses. Don't forget that I still have a hat on my head. I don't want to cause any trouble."

"Don't worry! Brother Xu, we definitely won't tell the outside world."

"Okay, Brother Xu, let's go first."

"Brother Xu, goodbye."

Soon, Dong Haisheng and the three of them led their horses back to their homes with excitement on their faces, and Xu Lingjun also returned to his own home, and closed the door with Li Xiuzhi to live in the two-person world.

If it weren't for Dong Haisheng and the others taking good care of him all the time, he wouldn't have spent so many happy coins to help them train their horses this time.

Before he took off the hat on his head, he didn't intend to make any publicity outside, but only wanted to manage his basic business in the village.

In the evening of the next day, Dong Haisheng and the others came to Xu Lingjun's house again. As soon as they entered the door, they put the enamel tea cups in their hands on the table.

"Brother Xu, it's a pity that you didn't attend today, the scene was really lively!"

"Hey, Brother Xu, this time we showed our faces in front of the whole ranch."

"Haha, when I think of Zhao Mazi's wide-eyed look, I can't help but want to laugh. I feel so damn comfortable today!"

"Isn't this the prize you won?"

Xu Lingjun glanced at the enamel teacup on the table and asked in surprise.

"That's right! This is what we got for the top three. You see, there are also quotations from the old man here."

Dong Haisheng nodded, pointed to the writing on the enamel teacup and said.

"Um~"

Xu Lingjun was taken aback for a moment, then thought of the particularity of this era, and immediately understood.

The most important thing in this era is spiritual things, and enamel teacups are generally used by leaders, which is also a kind of honor and recognition.

"Come on, let's eat and chat!"

Li Xiuzhi brought out the freshly steamed steamed buns and stewed chicken with stewed mushrooms from the kitchen, and greeted them with a smile.

"Hey, thank you sister-in-law."

"Sister-in-law, then I will not be polite!"

"Yes, yes, let's chat while eating."

When Dong Haisheng and the others saw the food, their eyes lit up, and they unceremoniously reached out and grabbed a white steamed bun and ate it.

Xu Lingjun gave them a disgusted look, then got up, went to the cabinet, took out a bottle of wine, and poured them each a glass.

"Come on, this glass of wine is a celebration for you to win the horse race."

"Haha, thank you Brother Xu."

"Brother Xu, I offer you a toast."

"Come on, do it!"

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Not long after, Dong Haisheng and the others got up and left after eating and drinking. Before leaving, they quietly put some food coupons and money on the table.

Xu Lingjun smiled slightly and asked Li Xiuzhi to collect the food coupons and money.

Ever since his culinary skills conquered all the people in the seventh team, people would come over from time to time for a meal. After eating, some of them would send something over the next day, and some would just leave some The money and tickets seemed to mean treating him like a restaurant.

At first, Li Xiuzhi was a little embarrassed and wanted to send back both the money and the ticket.

Later, she saw that all the people who came to eat were like this, so she didn't say anything more, she couldn't spend money every day to entertain others!
In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.

During this period of time, Xu Lingjun either went to herd horses every day, cooked at home, made furniture, took care of Li Xiuzhi, and went to the county town to help herdsmen purchase materials.

Subconsciously, except for the members of the seventh team, the members of the other teams have also gotten used to occasionally coming to Xu Lingjun's house for dinner, and Xu Lingjun even booked all the red and white banquets in the village.

His home seems to have become a guest house in Fuchang Village.

In addition, the furniture he made was also welcomed by the herdsmen. Basically, every household came to him to make furniture more or less.

Whether it is eating or making furniture, the herdsmen will give some things or money tickets as hard work.

From these two aspects, he can earn tens of dollars more every month, and he can also use this reason to buy some supplies from the system store, making life at home a lot easier.

On this day, Xu Lingjun had just returned from driving a carriage from the county seat, and found Li Xiuzhi was clearing the snow in the yard, so he jumped out of the carriage and ran over.

"Oh, didn't I tell you to rest at home with peace of mind! Why are you still working outside?"

"Hmph, I'm alone at home, and I'm so bored to death."

Li Xiuzhi pursed her lips and said angrily.

"Then you can write, draw, and listen to the radio if you're bored!"

Xu Lingjun frowned and said helplessly.

As Li Xiuzhi's belly became more and more bulging, his heart slowly lifted.

You must know that in the age when technology was so advanced in his previous life, giving birth to a child was a very risky thing, so he didn't want any accidents.

In order to relieve Li Xiuzhi's boredom, he also specially bought a radio from the system store so that Li Xiuzhi could listen to the radio.

"Oh, I think you are just being too careful. I don't know how my own body is! Besides, I asked Mrs. Niu and the others, and they said that you have to use a lot of energy when giving birth. You told me to The sky is resting, what should I do if I can't exert my strength?"

Li Xiuzhi said with some displeasure.

"Forehead"

Xu Lingjun was slightly taken aback, but was suddenly stopped by this question.

Oh yes!

He seems to remember reading some news in his previous life, saying that pregnant women should maintain some exercise before giving birth, which will help give birth.

Thinking of this, he pondered for a while, nodded and said: "Okay! But you must not do any heavy work, and you must be careful not to bump into it."

"Know it!"

Li Xiuzhi rolled her eyes and agreed tenderly.

As for my husband, everything is good, but sometimes he is too nervous, and he is not like other men in the village at all.

However, this feeling of being cared about is really good!
She hated it on her lips, but she was still very happy in her heart.

"Come on, let me help you."

Xu Lingjun looked at Li Xiuzhi shoveling the snow, frowning slightly, and stepped forward to help with some uneasiness.

"Okay, then you can shovel the snow, and I'll feed the chickens and rabbits."

Li Xiuzhi pursed her lips and smiled, handed the shovel in her hand to Xu Lingjun, then walked towards the chicken coop and rabbit nest in front of the yard with a big belly.

After more than half a year of breeding, the earliest batch of pheasants have been domesticated into domestic chickens, and those rabbits have also been raised to become fat and fat, and they will become their family's dinner from time to time.

Moreover, driven by their family, every household in the village has raised pheasants and hares. If the people above come down to check, the herdsmen will say that they were caught on the mountain.

Because hunting in pastoral areas is an unspoken rule, no one is holding on to it.

What's more, no one would offend a whole village for no reason.

All of this was within Xu Lingjun's expectations.

As the old saying goes, the law does not blame the public.

As long as it is a collective behavior, it is the collective interest.

There is not much conflict between this and the current environment.

According to the development of this situation, when the reform and opening up, Nafuchang Village can completely transform itself into a professional household raising hares and pheasants, thus embarking on the road to prosperity.

While shoveling snow, Xu Lingjun kept an eye on Li Xiuzhi's condition.

Calculating the time, Li Xiuzhi has been pregnant for nine months, and the due date is just around the corner, so he can't help being nervous.

Not long after, he cleared all the snow in the yard, and then moved all the supplies and materials on the carriage into the house, and the herdsmen would come to collect them later.

Li Xiuzhi finished feeding the pheasants and rabbits, stood in front of the rabbit's nest and thought for a while, then turned her head and shouted: "Let's cook rabbits tonight!"

"Okay!"

Xu Lingjun nodded in agreement without any hesitation, then walked into the rabbit nest, and grabbed the two fattest rabbits in it with quick eyes and hands.

The rabbits kicked their legs in confusion. They didn't expect that they had just had a full meal one second before, and they would become someone else's meal the next second.

Soon, under Xu Lingjun's crisp and neat technique, the rabbit was cleaned up and put into a basin to marinate.

Then, he started to process other ingredients, paired them with rabbits, made four dishes and one soup, and made enough for twenty people.

In the evening, the herdsmen came to pick up the materials they entrusted Xu Lingjun to purchase. Some of them left after receiving it, while others sat down and waited for Xu Lingjun to prepare the food.

Because the space at home is really limited, and Xu Lingjun doesn't want to cook too many meals at a time, so when there are more and more people chasing meals, he proposes to cook only two tables of meals for each meal.

Those who want to eat need to tell one day in advance, and each person can eat at most once a week.

This is a good thing for both him and the herdsmen.

After all, his place is not a real restaurant, and if the rules are set, it won't hurt each other's friendship.

In the evening, after having a lively meal, he and Li Xiuzhi started their daily study sessions.

After more than half a year of study, Li Xiuzhi's culture has reached the level of junior high school, and even under his suggestion, she started to learn painting.

Li Xiuzhi thought it was fun, but his real purpose was prenatal education.

However, it was not easy to explain to Li Xiuzhi.

"How about it?"

After Li Xiuzhi finished the last stroke, she turned her head and asked expectantly.

"Well, not bad, very nice."

Xu Lingjun glanced at the big-tailed rabbit on the paper, and praised it sincerely.

He didn't expect Li Xiuzhi to be quite talented in comics. At the beginning, he just made some suggestions, saying that the drawings could be exaggerated. As a result, Li Xiuzhi really drew some exaggerated patterns.

Like big headed horse, big tailed rabbit, bearded rooster and so on.

These paintings were all bound by him one by one, maybe when they get old, they can become family heirlooms.

As the night deepened, they also went to bed early to lie down and rest.

The firewood in the kang burns slowly, keeping the room warm.

"Ah! It hurts!"

Suddenly, Li Xiuzhi frowned suddenly and woke up from her sleep.

"what happened?"

When Xu Lingjun heard the voice, he opened his eyes instantly and asked with concern.

"my tummy hurts!"

Li Xiuzhi stretched out her hands to cover her stomach, and said in a trembling voice.

"It's okay, don't worry, I'll take you to the hospital right away."

Xu Lingjun's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly spoke in relief.

After finishing speaking, he quickly got out of bed and put on his clothes, then wrapped Li Xiuzhi in a rabbit fur mattress, picked Li Xiuzhi up by the waist, quickly opened the door and walked out.

Soon, he took the carriage and drove Li Xiuzhi towards the county seat.

(End of this chapter)