A trip starting from the courtyard

Early the next morning, Wang Lidong had finished his breakfast and was about to go out. He walked to the chest of drawers, habitually opened the drawer for snacks, and prepared to empty out a candied haws.

I checked the time, it was only [-]:[-].

"Mom, I'm going to work." Wang Lidong was about to go out, but Zhou's mother stopped him and stuffed him with a nylon bag, which contained rain boots and a poncho. "The weather forecast said that there will be thunderstorms today."

"Oh." Wang Lidong took the nylon bag, looked up at the sky outside the house, the sky was clear, but the weather in June can change.

Riding a bike to Zheng Juan's house in Taiping Hutong, Zheng's mother was sweeping the floor in the small courtyard. When she saw Wang Lidong, the benefactor, her old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, "Xiao Zhou, here you come."

"Morning, Auntie."

"Candied haws?"

Wang Lidong parked his bicycle, "As usual, here are 35 candied haws."

"Wait, I'll get it." Zheng's mother leaned the broom against the wall and was about to turn around and enter the house. He called out to her, "Auntie, I want to take the candied haws to the factory. The road is full of dust. Can you wrap it in brown paper?"

Thinking it was a big deal, Zheng's mother readily agreed. Wang Lidong took out a cigarette and lit a cigarette. After two puffs, Zheng's mother came out with a net bag, followed by her son Zheng Guangming.

Zheng Guangming called out, "Brother Zhou."

Wang Lidong reached out and patted the little guy's head.

"Xiao Zhou, order it." Mother Zheng handed over a nylon bag containing candied haws wrapped in kraft paper. Wang Lidong took the candied haws and hung it on the handlebar. He took out ten yuan and gave it to Mother Zheng, "Where is Zheng Juan?"

"Juan'er went to buy popsicles." Zheng's mother took the ten yuan and checked the authenticity, "Come in and sit down, Juan'er should be back soon."

"No need." Wang Lidong took a puff of cigarette and was about to leave when Zheng Juan appeared in his field of vision with a bamboo basket on her back.

Zheng Juan wiped the sweat from her forehead, smiled and reached out to say hello, "Little brother, are you here to buy candied haws?"

"En." Wang Lidong looked at the big bamboo basket behind her, only seeing a torn quilt, "How many popsicles did you approve?"

"200. We can only approve up to 200 a day, and we won't give more."

"200 pieces, can they be sold out in one day? If they are sold out, how much can they earn?"

"One popsicle earns 3%, and if you sell them all, you can earn 6 cents a day. If there is bad weather, there will be some left over."

"Wait, I'll put the popsicles at home first." Zheng Juan entered the house with a bamboo basket on her back, and appeared in front of him after a few breaths, holding a popsicle in her hand, "Please."

"Then I won't be polite," Wang Lidong took a bite of the popsicle, reached out and took out two candied haws from his net pocket, and handed them to Zheng Juan, "I invite you and Guangming."

Zheng Juan was stunned for half a second, took the candied haws generously, said "thank you", and then stuffed the two candied haws into her younger brother's hand, "Guangming, thank you Brother Zhou."

Guangming smiled brightly, "Thank you Brother Zhou."

"You're welcome." Wang Lidong took a bite of the popsicle, "Even if it's sold out every day, the popsicle can only earn six yuan a month. Candied haws are too expensive. If you can't sell a few sticks a day, don't you want to find other ways to make money?"

"We will also pick up some odd jobs from the street, such as pasting paper boxes, stringing candied haws, etc."

"In such a hot day, have you ever thought of selling herbal tea? The cost is low, the sales volume is large, and if the business is good, you can earn several dollars a day."

Zheng Juan looked at Wang Lidong. Tea is a luxury item. It costs several yuan a catty. It is made into herbal tea. It is cheap and loses money. If it is expensive, no one drinks it. "You need tea tickets to buy tea. Our family can't get this at all."

Wang Lidong took a bite of the popsicle and clicked, "Who said you need to use tea leaves for herbal tea?"

Zheng Juan looked puzzled, "Then what kind of bubbles should I use?"

Use your bubble!
Wang Lidong almost blurted out, "Have you ever drunk barley tea?"

Barley tea?
Zheng Juan shook her head.

"Stir fry the barley and it will be barley tea."

"tasty?"

"It's definitely not as good as tea, but it's much better than boiled water." Wang Lidong checked the time, it was still early, "Do you have barley at home, unhulled?"

"No, husked rice doesn't work??"

"What do you say?"

Zheng Juan thought for a while and told him to come over after get off work. She would prepare unhusked barley. Wang Lidong touched Zheng Guangming's head, "Okay, see you tonight."

I rushed to the unit and was almost late.

The workshop director had already started his daily speech. Wang Lidong walked up to Fu Lili and stood still. The little woman whispered, "Why is it so late today?"

"I met an acquaintance and chatted for a while."

There was a general meeting at the top, and a small meeting with the employees below. The workshop director was in high spirits for half an hour before announcing that everyone was in their positions with satisfaction.

Everyone dispersed immediately.

When Wang Lidong came to the rest room, Fu Lili's daughter Xu Dudu saw him and immediately came to him with the rabbit in her arms, "Good morning, big brother."

Wang Lidong took out two big white rabbits from his pocket, "What do you call me?"

The little girl immediately changed her words and said sweetly, "Hello, Uncle Zhou."

Wang Lidong stuffed two big white rabbits into the little guy's hands, and before Little Douding warmed up his hands, the two big white rabbits came into Fu Lili's hands, "Give her candy again, it's not good for children to eat too much."

Wang Lidong laughed, "As long as you brush your teeth before going to bed, you'll be fine."

Fu Lili snorted, seeing her candy-loving daughter looking at her eagerly, her heart softened, and finally returned a big white rabbit to her.

"In the future, don't carry me behind your back, and give tootoo candy to eat!"

"When did I give you doodle candy behind your back?"

"It was just now, if I hadn't discovered it."

The two were chatting and working at the same time. The time passed quickly, and it was lunch time before they knew it.

Fu Lili took her daughter home for dinner, while Wang Lidong and Er Faxiao came to the cafeteria with enamel basins and looked at the vegetable window. Tu Zhiqiang was standing behind window No. 3, swishing a large spoon.

The three of them immediately stood behind the line at window 3. Ever since Tu Zhijiao came to the cafeteria, every time he ordered food for them, it was always a big bowl full.

After queuing for about ten minutes, it was finally Wang Lidong's turn. "Brother Qiangzi, scrambled eggs with green onions, tofu with cabbage, and a catty of white rice."

Tu Zhiqiang took the enamel bowl and chatted with him while he was making vegetables. Wang Lidong knew how to make furniture. He also heard about it last night, "You boy, you can make furniture without saying a word. I even found someone to make a dining table last month. If I knew you could do it, I wouldn't find someone else."

Wang Lidong took out a cigarette and pinned it to Tu Zhiqiang's ear, "I just became a teacher two days ago, and I wouldn't answer it when you asked me to do it."

Tu Zhiqiang filled two bowls and handed them to Wang Lidong, "I have a friend who is getting married next month and is going to beat 36 legs. Can I take this job?"

"I can pick it up," Wang Lidong took the bowl and told Tu Zhiqiang to find him in the back kitchen after the meal was finished.

During the meal, Chaochao and Guoqing asked him whether his master would accept apprentices or not, and they both wanted to learn carpentry. Wang Lidong glanced at them, "I can't decide this matter, I have to ask my master's opinion. But the ugly words come first, and it's basically useless. His old man even confiscated all his relatives."

"Then why did I accept you?"

"I did a great favor to his family, and they accepted me in order to repay the favor."

"What's the big deal?"

"You have so many questions!"

Wang Lidong lowered his head to eat, and scrambled eggs with chopped green onion with his chopsticks. His cooking skills were not top-notch, but the eggs were pure free-range hens, and they tasted old.

Guoqing and Chaochao looked at each other, and said, "Bingkun, just ask us and say something nice for us, maybe your master will agree because of you."

Wang Lidong nodded and said, "That's no problem. I'll go to my master's house this Sunday and ask for you."

The three of them had a good meal, washed the dishes, Wang Lidong greeted the two of them, and went to the back kitchen to find Tu Zhiqiang.

Guoqing and Chaochao found a shady place to squat down, lit an after-dinner cigarette, and Guoqing smoked a couple of puffs, "I don't think there's anything to do with apprenticeship."

"Remove the estimate, it will definitely be useless."

No matter what age, it is not easy to find a good master to learn the craft.You need to be introduced by an acquaintance, and someone must come forward to guarantee it.

Like their optical film, there are many craftsmen, but most of the apprentices are from their own family members, or they are apprentices assigned by the factory.

The two of them are not related to Master Wang Lidong, and their family is not powerful, so why should they accept them?

The two were smoking cigarettes, and after a long time, Guoqing suddenly said, "Bingkun said just now that he has left his teacher, right?"

"Ah."

National Day hesitated for a while, "If his master refuses to accept us, how about we worship Bingkun as our teacher?"

Sun Chanchao opened his mouth wide open, "We ask Bingkun to be our master? You are crazy!"

The two of them are two years older than Zhou Bingkun. If they worship him as their teacher, they will have to call Zhou Bingkun master when they meet in the future. Think about that scene.

"That's what I said, why are you so excited!" Guo Qing took a drag on his cigarette, threw the pg on the ground, got up and left.

Sun Ganchao hurriedly asked, "What are you doing? Are you still angry?"

"I'm going to shit!"

Wang Lidong found the back kitchen, and made an appointment with Tu Zhiqiang to go to his friend's house. Tu Zhi emphasized that within a few months after the back kitchen, he had gained weight several times. Not only did he think to himself, but his small physique
The back kitchen was busy finishing work, so he didn't stay long, and returned to the workshop lounge after saying hello.

Lie down at one point and continue working.

A flash of lightning pierced the sky, and then a rumbling thunder resounded through the sky. The sky, which was originally clear, was covered with dark clouds in a blink of an eye...

Wang Lidong glanced at the dark cloud-covered sky, it rained as soon as it rained, the two quickened their pace, threw the wood on their shoulders to the cutting machine, and trotted back to the rest room.

As soon as the front foot stepped into the door, raindrops the size of soybeans poured down. Wang Lidong lit a cigarette and stood at the door with great interest, watching the lightning and thunder outside.

After catching up with and National Day, they rushed into the lounge. The two guys were only a few steps behind, and they became two drowned rats.

The two wiped off their sweat, Guo Qing took out his pockets, looked at the wet cigarettes in his hands, his heart couldn't help bleeding, the cigarettes he just bought this morning, and he had only smoked 3 cigarettes, he was about to growl and vent his depression.
Suddenly, Fu Lili yelled, "Beep, beep! Where are you?"

At this time, several people found out that Fu Lili's daughter was not in the lounge, and the lounge was only about a dozen square meters. It was clear at a glance. Wang Lidong walked to the door and looked around, but he didn't find the little girl. "Fu Lili, where does Dudu usually like to hang out?"

Fu Lili immediately named several places, home, the sand pile, and the rest room. "By the way, there is also a kindergarten."

"I'm going to the kindergarten, Fu Lili, you go home and have a look, catch up, National Day, you go to Huangshadui to look for someone, if you find someone, bring it to the lounge."

"it is good."

Everyone divided into groups, and Wang Lidong quickly came to the kindergarten on the other side of the factory, and asked the guard that there were no strange children coming to the kindergarten in the afternoon. He went into the kindergarten and searched all three classrooms and all public places, but he did not see Xiaodouding.

This little guy is usually quite obedient, and he doesn't say a word when he goes out to play.

When Wang Lidong walked out of the kindergarten, a large group of workers rushed out of the third workshop and ran northward desperately.
"A child fell into the river."

"Hurry up and save people!"

There is a river in the northernmost part of the factory, named Niujiagou River, which leads directly to the Songhua River. The river is clear and gentle, and it is a good place for fishing and escaping the summer heat.It can't be that coincidental.

Wang Lidong spread his legs, his whole body was like an arrow from the string, and disappeared in the heavy rain a few seconds later.

After a dozen or so breaths, Wang Lidong appeared beside the Niujiagou River. There were already many people standing by the river bank, and the child who fell into the water had been rescued. It was a little boy.

There is nothing serious about people, they just drank a lot of river water.

In the afternoon, a group of children of factory workers went fishing by the river. Unexpectedly, it rained suddenly, and the little boy lost his footing and fell into the river.

After a while, the little boy's parents arrived, and the mother hugged her son and cried loudly. After the father thanked the savior, he raised his hand and gave his son a few big mouthfuls, and then the mother joined the team
Wang Lidong looked at the children on the bank, there was no sign of Xu Dudu, and he walked around the river bank without gaining anything.

When he returned to the rest room, Fa Xiaoguo told him that Xu Dudu had been found. The little guy just went to the toilet, but it rained suddenly and was blocked in the toilet.

After a long time, right at the feet, it was a false alarm.

But people are fine.

Wang Lidong took out a cigarette, scattered it around, lit one, and took two puffs, "Where's the person?"

"Fu Lili took her back to change her clothes, but the little girl fell in the toilet,"

Half an hour later, Fu Lili returned to the lounge alone, bowed to everyone, and thanked everyone for their help.And thank you for not staying on my lips, I went to the canteen again and bought six popsicles and a pack of cigarettes.

Wang Lidong took the peony cigarette from Fu Lili, lit it up and took a sip, the cigarette with filter tip is comfortable to smoke, "Where is Dudu?"

Fu Lili's face darkened, "Sleeping at home."

In Wang Lidong's mind, the image of mixed doubles by the river, Xu Dudu's children, seems to be more or less ominous
Zheng Juan did not go out to sell popsicles with her mother and younger brother today, but went to a village ten kilometers away to buy five catties of barley with shells on.

When I got home, it was already past four in the afternoon.

I didn't eat lunch, and I was so hungry that my chest stuck to my back. I ate three sweet potatoes in a row to fill my stomach.

Looking at a bag of hulled barley on the table, I don't know how the barley tea tastes. If it is not bad, then barley tea can be sold all year round.

Sell ​​herbal tea in summer and prepare hot tea in winter.

Zheng Juan took the small book and did the calculations.

A catty of barley is 0.12 yuan, and a catty of barley tea is estimated to be brewed as tea leaves. A catty can brew 200 bowls, plus five briquettes, 4 cents.

Selling 200 bowls a day, 2 cents a bowl is 4 yuan, and the cost is 0.52 yuan. You can earn 3.48 yuan a day.

For a month, even more than 100 Zheng Juan's breathing was a little short.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk," at this moment there was a knock on the door, "Who?!"

"I, Zhou Bingkun."

"coming."

Zheng Juan put away her notebook, straightened her clothes, opened the door, and smiled sweetly at Wang Lidong outside, "Little brother, here you come."

Wang Lidong nodded, and walked into Zheng Juan's house. It was the first time he entered the house, and he took a look. One room, one big heated kang, only covers an area of ​​about ten square meters.

Things were cluttered, but clean enough.

After the two exchanged a few words, Wang Lidong got straight to the point, "The roasting of barley tea is very simple, that is, the barley is cooked.

Before frying, you need to wash it, I saved this step today, remember to wash it, dry it before frying.”

He grabbed a handful of barley and threw it into the pot, "The heat should not be too high." After stirring for 15 minutes, Wang Lidong poured the barley in the pot into the prepared bowl.

Then I grabbed two small handfuls and brewed two large bowls of barley tea. Zheng Juan immediately picked up the bowl without waiting for it to cool down for a while.
Wang Lidong asked, "How is it?"

Zheng Juan nodded happily, "It tastes better than plain water. I don't know if others like it, but I like it."

"As long as you like it," Wang Lidong stood up, "Let's go."

Zheng Juan put down the bowl, "Let's go so soon, shall we sit down later?"

Wang Lidong waved his hand, "No need, if I go back later, my mother will be in a hurry."

"Oh, I'll see you off."

The two walked out of the room and came to the small courtyard. Zheng Juan suddenly called out to him, "Why are you helping us?"

Wang Lidong turned around and looked at Zheng Juan. She was pretty, but it felt the same as looking at Qiao Chunyan. "Your brother is very similar to the child of a friend of mine."