I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 394, Conversation with Lou Bancheng (please subscribe)

January [-], [-], is New Year’s Eve.

All parts of the country have entered the moment of celebration. Whether in rural areas or cities, the flavor of the New Year has reached its strongest moment.

The Xu family in Beihe Hutong is also very lively.

A dozen or twenty little kids were chasing each other in the yard, going from outside to inside the house, and they didn't stop all day long.

This year’s New Year’s Eve dinner is more sumptuous and delicious than in previous years.

The main thing is that the food is delicious and delicious.

Because it has been out of service for thousands of years, it is time to burn the big stove.

The profession of chef is divided into large stove, medium stove and small stove. There is no doubt that the big stove is a big pot of rice, and the technical requirements are not high.

But for Xiaozao, the requirements are much higher.

And Xu Qianqian is now the Dazhao, and it doesn't count as a disciple.

But after all, he has a strong background, and his mother-in-law, Tan Fuying, often helps and gives him a small start.

So, even though he only cooks large stoves now, his small stove cooking skills are already very good.

It only takes seven or eight years for others to go from being an apprentice to becoming a master, and they will never be able to do it.

But thousands of years only takes more than four years.

After all, he didn't do the chores such as serving and chopping vegetables for long, so he didn't need to endure these hours.

In addition, Fengzeyuan does not need Xu Qianqian to stay this year, so he can go home and become a chef directly.

With him as the chef, Zhou Hongmei and the others had no choice but to step aside and help out.

The important work in the kitchen is actually not that much.

However, after all, it is a New Year's Eve dinner for a family of 40 to [-] people, and Xu Qianqian's own words alone are definitely not enough.

By this year, the population of Lao Xu’s family has exceeded
The boss's family has five siblings: Xu Xiaoqian, Xu Xiaoman, Xu Xiaoxin, Xu Yuanzhong and Xu Yuancheng, a total of seven people.

The second child's family consists of three brothers and sisters, Xu Weidong, Xu Weibing and Xu Yisu, a total of five people.

Yao Chunxi gave birth to two children in total, Xu Luwan, Xu Boqiu and Xu Yuanjun, a total of three children and a family of five.

Lou Xiao'e gave birth to three children. Xu Xiahao and Xu Pan'er were daughters. The third child was born at the end of December [-]. She was still a daughter and was named Xu Yilian.

When she had her second child, she thought it would be better to have a son for her third child.

But it didn't work out as expected, and I had no choice but to continue regenerating.

Anyway, her family is not afraid of having too many children. Even if she has five or six children, she can still afford them.

What's more, now that Xu Qianqian has graduated, he no longer has to worry about being able to raise children.

She felt guilty towards Xu Qianqian, mainly because Xu Qianqian was so kind to her, but her belly always failed to live up to expectations, and she gave birth to three daughters in a row.

Almost like her sister-in-law Hu Meifeng, she always couldn't give birth to a son.

Many years ago, there were eight people in the family, so the total number of Lao Xu’s family was 33.

Xu Simei's family consists of six people. Jiang Xiuer's four siblings are all here, but her father Jiang Dongyang is not here in Beihe Hutong.

Because Jiang Dongyang also has to accompany his mother to have New Year's Eve dinner together this year.

Who made his mother go too far, causing Xu Simei to never forgive her mother-in-law?

Therefore, there are now a total of 38 people in Beihe Hutong.

There are more than 20 children alone, so it must be very lively.

"It's open!"

At 45:[-] in the afternoon, following Xu Qianqian's shout, Xiaodoubao and the other children all shouted excitedly.

In the yard, there is a strong fragrance everywhere, as well as the smell of firecrackers.

Xu Weidong, a young man, took the incense and started lighting firecrackers.

It is also a family tradition to set off firecrackers before dinner.

If it weren't for the ancestors, they would all be in the south, and they wouldn't be able to be worshiped.

According to southern tradition, on the morning of New Year's Eve and the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, it is necessary to carry sacrifices to worship ancestors.

Now in the capital, everything is kept simple, just light a firecracker and forget it.

This year’s New Year’s Eve reunion dinner required four tables to accommodate everyone.

The living room is not spacious enough, so we had to clear out the warehouse on the left.

Even so, it is quite crowded and narrow.

However, starting next year, we probably won’t be able to have New Year’s Eve dinner like this.

So this year is probably the last year, and we will have to have a reunion dinner like this again in 1980 or later.

However, by that time, the fourth generation of the family will probably have come out, right?
Xu Weidong was born in 1980. By 25, he would have been [-] years old.

At the age of 25, you must get married.

Besides, Xu Xiaoqian was born in 1980, and by 31, she was already [-] years old.

Even if she really goes to live on Hong Kong Island, at the age of 31, it's time to get married and have children.

He obviously cares more about his children than his nieces and nephews.

I used to love Xu Xiaoqian's three little ones very much, but now, my attention is more on Xiaodoubao and their six children.

While eating the New Year's Eve dinner, I sighed for a moment and then immediately devoted myself to enjoying the food.

Happy time always flies by.

The New Year's Eve dinner has passed, and the New Year's Day has come, but it passed quickly.

In the second year of junior high school, the six children were sent to their grandparents' house, and in the third year of junior high school, they were sent directly to the Stone Temple.

This happens almost every year. During the Chinese New Year period, children are sent to the stone temple for a period of time.

Occasionally, they would be sent to the stone temple. Their master and grandfather always looked after their children.

Now, after many years of internship in the hospital, his master doesn't have much to teach him.

Therefore, he sent Xiaodoubao and the other children to his master Zhang Mingde, who was very happy.

Over the past few years, Xiaodou Bao and the others have learned a lot of medicinal and physiological knowledge, as well as some basic medicine.

If they weren't still too young, Zhang Mingde would probably have started teaching acupuncture.

The children were not at home, so for many years he took Qin Huairu around the capital, and had another addiction to the world of two.

It’s true that humans are social animals, and during a time like the Chinese New Year, it’s even more important to get together as a family.

But for many years and Qin Huairu, almost every day is a family reunion.

Instead, there was very little time left for the two of them to spend time together.

Therefore, it took many years to take Qin Huairu around.

There aren't many interesting places in the area around the capital, and you can't go too far. After all, you need a letter of introduction or something.

Fortunately, they went to the wilderness, so there was no trouble.

After returning to the capital, this year has passed.

The children are still in the mountains and I haven't picked them up for many years because Zhang Mingde had said before that he would let them stay for a while.

Anyway, there is no way to expand the stone temple on the top of the mountain, but the breeding farm at the foot of the mountain has re-expanded many houses.

There are quite a few vegetable gardens, raised chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry.

So there is no need to worry about whether the children will be well fed or clothed in the mountains.

In normal times, I have helped out many years ago, chopping firewood and the like.

Among those houses, there were three rooms filled with firewood, enough to keep Xiaodou and her children busy for a long time.

Qin Huairu went to work, as she had for many years.

In the evening of this day, many years ago, after getting off work, he had dinner at home, and then went to Lou's house with his fourth brother and his sister-in-law.

He came here today to persuade Lou Bancheng to leave the capital.

Xiaomei is already ready. In early February, he will personally send her to Hong Kong Island.

During the Spring Festival, I had Lou Xiaoe pass the message for many years, so we had today’s conversation.

After arriving, I looked at the luxurious little villa in front of me for many years without feeling envious at all.

Living in such a luxurious villa at this time is like a big light bulb in the dark, and can be attacked at any time.

Logically speaking, the Beihe Hutong where he lives is actually luxurious enough.

But the decoration in Beihe Hutong is just like that.

Except for the addition of bathrooms and other living facilities, other aspects are lackluster and not much different from nearby neighbors.

The only difference is that for many years, delicious dishes have been served regularly.

However, his family is rich, and there are chefs like him in the family for thousands of years, which is nothing new.

Neighbors may say a few sour words at most, but they will not go to the street office or other places to complain.

After all, the source of many years of salary is very clear and transparent.

What's more, Director Wang of the sub-district office often goes to Duo Nian's house to chat, and Duo Nian himself is the director of the security department, so no one will say anything.On the other hand, Lou Bancheng's family is completely different.

First of all, he is a capitalist himself, and he was an oppressor and exploiter before the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Although after the founding of the People's Republic of China, steel rolling mills and other enterprises soon became public-private joint ventures.

But Lou Bancheng is still rich, and his family is too rich.

Secondly, although Lou Bancheng is low-key, he is very limited.

Who among the neighbors doesn’t know that he is a capitalist?
Unless Lou Bancheng donates all his money, otherwise, he will never be able to get rid of the word capitalist.

Thirdly, the villa is quite large and has its own garden.

Different from the enclosed small world of the courtyard, in the villa, outsiders can see clearly at a glance what beautiful flowers and plants there are in the garden, and can also see some of the scenes in the villa through the windows.

It is for this reason that the Lou family is just a piece of meat in the eyes of many people.

"Fifth, what's the matter?"

Seeing him standing still for many years, Xu Qianqian expressed concern.

Lou Xiao'e also cast a curious look, and the little kid Xu Xiahao also stared with wide eyes.

"It's okay, let's go in."

Shaking his head, he said nothing for many years.

At the entrance of the villa, Lou Bancheng and Tan Fuying have been standing for a while, with a housekeeper and a cooking aunt beside them.

Lou's house is so big, it definitely needs help from someone to take care of it.

It can't be that Lou Bancheng takes care of it himself, right?

"Director Xu, welcome to your presence. It really makes this humble house shine."

Seeing many people coming in, Lou Bancheng was very enthusiastic, but he ignored Xu Xiahao, his granddaughter, and the little guy suddenly became unhappy.

With children present, everyone got along fairly well.

After entering the villa, I looked around calmly for many years, feeling secretly surprised.

What’s special is that all these furniture are imported sofas, costing at least 2000 to [-] yuan.

Sure enough, he is a capitalist, he is really rich!

Even if it is replaced with golden nanmu furniture, it is better than these imported sofas.

Also said 'low-key'! ! !
For many years, I didn’t even know how low-key the Lou family was.

Maybe what they think is low-key is the change from driving a Ferrari with one hand to driving an Audi A4L with both hands. Is it low-key enough?
It's really speechless!
He did not say a word, but continued to chat with Lou Bancheng and his wife.

After a while, Lou Bancheng invited Duan Nian to the study for a secret chat.

In the study room, I had not seen many books for many years, and I became interested for a while.

"Uncle Lou, do you also like to read medical books?"

Looking at the medical books on the bookshelf, I can tell at a glance that some books, although they are well preserved, have obvious signs of being read.

Lou Bancheng immediately laughed and said:
"Yes, I haven't had anything to do these years. I just like to read these books when I have nothing to do."

"Oh, by the way, Xiao Xu works at the General Hospital, right? You can look through it. If there is a book you like, you can take it away later."

Shaking his head for many years, he said:

"Uncle Lou, I can't do anything that violates discipline openly. If there are books I like, I can buy them myself."

Who knows, Lou Bancheng said that many of these books were given by his old friends, and many of them have never been published.

You can’t find it on the market at all!

In addition, some books are out of print. It is estimated that these books in his hands are already unique copies.
Lou Bancheng was a capitalist before the founding of the People's Republic of China. During the Republic of China, he also funded many people.

Moreover, he has close relationships with many famous doctors in the capital.

After all, Lou Bancheng is also a person who is afraid of death.

Therefore, after the liberation of the capital, many doctors died and fled, but he was forced to stay because he could not bear to leave the steel rolling mill and other enterprises.

Despite this, he left behind many medical books.

In the years before and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he did not have time to read these books.

It was only in the past few years that he had to immerse himself in reading books as a hobby to kill time.

After hearing what the other party said, many years ago he immediately said:
"In this case, after I have made the selection, I will ask Uncle Lou to arrange the printing. I will give Uncle Lou the money for the printing."

Lou Bancheng smiled and agreed, planning in his mind that he could just give the book away and forget about the money.

He was prepared to do so, but would not do so for many years.

One code equals another, not to mention he is not short of money, so he can't do this.

After chatting about these small things, I got straight to the point and chatted with the other party about recent events.

Lou Bancheng must have heard of Gao Bukun, Shen Youmin, Luo Xiongcai, Chen Boqi, Yin Zhilan, Lu Wentao and so on.

When mentioning this matter, Lou Bancheng was immediately surprised:
"Strange to say, I also have a few good friends, and they are all planning to leave the capital within the next month or two."

"Xiao Xu, you are the director of the Security Department after all. Have you received any news?"

Shaking his head for many years, he said:

"I haven't received any news, but in a few days, I will send my sister to Hong Kong Island."

"Hong Kong Island?" Lou Bancheng glared, "Didn't you say that Hong Kong Island is in chaos?"

"Chaos is relative"

After a pause, he continued for many years:
"With Uncle Lou's assets and abilities, he went to Hong Kong Island and hired a few bodyguards to protect him. Then he would invest in building a factory. Not to mention making it bigger and stronger, at least he would be able to have enough food and clothing."

After hearing this for many years, Lou Bancheng was immediately moved.

If he could start a new business, the temptation would be huge for him.

Although he is already quite old, he has just turned 60 after all. He is still in good health and can live another 20 years.

With such time, why not bother with it?

Seeing that the other party was a little moved, he continued:
"Uncle Lou should have heard from my fourth sister-in-law that I used to travel a lot on business, and almost every time I went on a business trip, I would pass by Hong Kong Island."

"So, I'm fairly familiar with Hong Kong Island. It's actually not chaotic there, as long as"

Let’s briefly talk about things on Hong Kong Island. At the same time, I have also talked about the entrepreneurship and employment environment there for many years.

To be honest, the current business environment on Hong Kong Island is actually quite difficult.

But that's only relatively speaking. For people like Lou Bancheng, it's a good environment where they can thrive like a fish in water.

Without him!

Today's Hong Kong Island environment, both internally and externally, is not the best business environment.

However, no matter how bad it is, can it still compare with the Republic of China, which was occupied by small days?
Under the background of that era, half of Lou City was able to thrive.

There is no reason why Hong Kong Island, where the environment is relatively secure, cannot be mixed up.

After hearing this for many years, Lou Bancheng became even happier, and he must have made a decision in his heart.

He had thought about traveling from the capital to Hong Kong Island before.

However, he was not familiar with Hong Kong Island and was completely blind.

In addition, we couldn't give up our family fortune such as the steel rolling mill, so we ended up in the current situation.

But now that he has been a rich man for more than ten years, something is wrong with him.

As he grows older, Lou Bancheng also wants to be Cao Cao. He aims to start a business in his middle-aged and older age and has great ambitions!

"Xiao Xu, do you have any channels to arrange for me to go to Hong Kong Island for inspection?"

After hearing this for many years, he shook his head and said:

"Uncle Lou, it's not that I'm not willing to help you, but the current environment doesn't allow it!"

"The most important thing is that my position is not suitable for being in close contact with you!"

Lou Bancheng was startled and said hesitantly: "Then if you come to my place now, aren't you taking a huge risk?"

nonsense!

However, it was not stated clearly for many years.

His identity does not allow him to have close contact with Lou Bancheng, but if they meet once, it will not matter.

Then he changed the topic and said:
"Actually, I also want my fourth brother to go to Hong Kong Island."

Yes, it will only take many years for me to go to Hong Kong Island, and it will take many years for me to feel completely at ease.

Xiaomei was alone there, how could he feel relieved?

Although he would tell Yu Guangyuan and the others to help take care of Xiaomei.

But she also has her own things to do, so she can't keep an eye on Xiaomei every day.

Therefore, if there are many thousands of years there, then everything is easy to explain.

You can also explain why he came to Lou's house tonight.

After all, he had to persuade Lou Xiao'e to follow Xu Qianqian to Hong Kong Island.

(End of this chapter)