Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 146 Set things right
Fan Jinyou was "scolded" by Zhao Yali and Kong Yuqin in the tavern in front, saying that the tavern was like this and if they couldn't pay them wages at the end of the month, they would go to the boss.

Fan Jin had no choice but to bite the bullet and come to Xu Huizhen. Unexpectedly, he heard that Xu Huizhen wanted to return to her parents' home.

If Xu Huizhen wanted to leave, he would not even want to be a neighborhood committee cadre, so he blurted out: "I don't agree."

He Yumei handed a cup of tea to Xu Deyong. Seeing this scene, he lowered his head and hurriedly returned to the tavern.

Xu Huizhen raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "Director Fan, you are too lenient. Do I need your permission when I return to my parents' home?"

Fan Jinyou came in quickly and said: "Manager Huizhen, I didn't mean that, I meant... the tavern can't live without you, you can't leave at this time...!"

Xu Huizhen raised her hand and said, "Don't come over here. Just stand there and say it. Strange men are not welcome in my courtyard."

Fan Jinyou: "..."

He glanced at Xu Deyong who was sitting there carefree, twitched the corner of his mouth, stopped and said, "Okay, I'll just stand here and say, um..."

This guy hemmed and hawed for a while without saying anything. He glanced at Xu Deyong, who was sitting aside and enjoying his free time blowing tea leaves. He still couldn't pull himself down.

Xu Huizhen waited for a while, but when he saw that he still didn't speak, she said calmly: "If you have something to say, say it, if you have something to say, let it go, and if you have nothing to do, go out."

Fan Jin gritted his teeth, swallowed and lowered his head and said: "Um...I won't beat around the bush with you. As you can see, if the tavern continues like this, not only your dividends, but also the wages of the employees will not be paid. I want... I want to ask you how to run this, how can you make the tavern profitable?"

Xu Huizhen couldn't help but mocked: "You want to listen to me now?"

Fan Jinyou blinked and nodded: "I want to hear it. After all, you are the expert and I am the layman when it comes to business."

Xu Huizhen smiled lightly and said, "You're not telling the truth. You just want to get involved in the management of the tavern so that you can keep your status as a cadre!"

Fan Jinyou saw that the last bit of his foundation had been shaken out, so he bowed and said, "Okay, I'll just say thank you."

Xu Huizhen nodded slightly and said to Xu Deyong: "Deyong, help me look at it for a while. I'll have a meeting in front and we'll talk when we come back."

Xu Deyong raised his lips slightly and said, "Sure, go ahead and leave this to me."

Xu Huizhen is still soft-hearted, and the main tavern also has her efforts.

Xu Huizhen looked at him and said in a softer tone: "Have you had lunch? If not, there are still steamed buns in the pot. You can eat it yourself."

Xu Deyong nodded, and then she turned and walked outside.

Fan Jinyou glanced at Xu Deyong, followed him with a frown, and whispered after leaving the courtyard: "Huizhen, let Xu Deyong..."

Xu Huizhen interrupted him and said calmly: "Please call my name Xu Huizhen or Manager Xu."

Fan Jinyou: "..."

He still asked Xu Huizhen, so he could only nod his head and said: "Okay, Manager Xu, this Xu Deyong is just a gangster who hangs out on the street. I also heard that he was a "lost bangzi" who was not doing his job properly. You can keep him at home. Are you relieved to look after the child?"

Xu Huizhen frowned slightly, and then said calmly: "You don't need to worry about it anymore."

Fan Jin said with a sincere look: "I just want to remind you, don't be deceived by people's appearances. You know people but don't know their hearts."

Xu Huizhen said: "You are exactly the same as you are on the outside!"

Fan Jinyou: "..."

The two came to the tavern. In front of the four tavern employees, Fan Jinyou admitted his mistakes in work during this period and asked Xu Huizhen to express his opinions.

Xu Huizhen stood on the counter and said condescendingly: "Everyone understood what Director Fan said. Although it was Zhu Bajie and his second aunt who said it, he was full of either food or chicken, but at least he admitted his mistake."

"However, before I express my opinion, I would like to ask whether what I say counts!"

Fan Jinyou raised his eyelids and took a look. Everyone was speechless for a moment.

Seeing that Xu Huizhen was a little impatient, he quickly said: "Forget it...forget it, as long as it is beneficial to the people..."

Xu Huizhen narrowed her almond-shaped eyes and interrupted him: "Don't talk about that piece of soup. It doesn't count!"

Fan Jinyou's face muscles twitched and he said: "Forget it, forget it!"

Xu Huizhen said calmly: "Forget it, let me tell you, Master Ma, I heard that you bought two jars of wine from somewhere else?"

Ma Liansheng smiled quickly and said: "Yes, it's right there. I asked my nephew to come in. Don't worry, he will cook the pot in a serious manner!"

Xu Huizhen walked over and drank some, tasted it, spit it out and said, "Master Ma, Director Fan, you are both drinkers, try it yourself."

As soon as Fan Jin tasted it, he pretended to be angry and said: "This wine is mixed with water, you are so stupid!"

Ma Liansheng looked helpless and hesitated to speak. It was obviously you who let me in through other channels, and now you are blaming him.

Xu Huizhen watched his performance with cold eyes and said calmly: "Master Ma, if your nephew mixed this water, it means your family is not honest. If the manufacturer mixed it, it means the manufacturer is trying to trick people. You should return the wine, otherwise, it will be a public scandal." It’s not a matter of whether you can work here...!"

"No, no, no," Ma Liansheng said quickly, "I'll retreat. I'll retreat later."

Fan Jinyou stepped on the donkey and said, "Asshole, how could you do such a thing...!"

Xu Huizhen interrupted him angrily and said: "If you want to scold me, wait until I finish speaking. From now on, Xu Deyong will still be allowed to enter from Niulan Mountain for this wine. You don't have any objections."

"No objection." Fan Jinyou said immediately.

Xu Huizhen added: "I heard that even the small businesses in the streets will need to be jointly owned by the public and the private sector. The trolleys and platoon trucks on the street will also need a trolley. Our tavern needs a trolley to carry wine and goods. Wait a moment I'll ask Xu Deyong, if he has no objection, Director Fan, please apply to the street to let Xu Deyong's car be hung under our tavern, so that it can be convenient for use."

Fan Jin was a little unhappy when he heard it, but when he saw Xu Huizhen staring at him, he could only say with a frown: "I know."

After that, Xu Huizhen acted vigorously and demanded that the door next to it be sealed, and the operation of the tavern returned to its previous state.

Taverns are different from restaurants. Taverns are a place for people from all walks of life to come and have fun. As long as they have a few cents in their pockets, anyone who can afford to buy a few peanuts here is the man. Moreover, Fan Jinyou will have to pay for his drinks in the future.

Fan Jinyou could only nod in a teachable manner.

Accountant Zhao Yali asked: "What should we do over there?"

Xu Huizhen said confidently: "We will set up a canteen over there to make cheap and affordable meals. Fried pancakes, fried cakes, sugar-fired pancakes, steamed buns with rice rolls, and your vegetable dumplings, made by Master Ma, will be affordable to all the people around. Our public-private partnership must look like a public-private partnership." , Director Fan, do you think so?"

Fan Jinyou continued to pull his head and nodded.

Xu Huizhen said: "Since you nodded, I will take everyone to work at four o'clock tomorrow morning."

Fan Jinyou was dumbfounded and said, "Ah, four o'clock!"

Xu Huizhen shook her head slightly and said disdainfully: "Fan Jinyou, what you just said is considered fart? Don't forget, who are you helping? There is no better feeling than losing your status as a cadre...!"

Fan Jin had a hot face and said quickly: "Yes, yes, four o'clock, four o'clock, you continue to talk."

Xu Huizhen smiled and continued: "The focus of the canteen is in the morning and noon. If anyone wants the stir-fry, we will stir-fry it, and if no one wants it, we will bring it. We mainly provide affordable pickles, dried radish, stinky tofu and other things; the focus of the tavern is in the evening. Everyone They are on duty in turns. Although the tavern is small, the pilot represents the public and the government, so it must be done with sincerity."

"it is good!"

He Yumei and others applauded, and they were all impressed by Xu Huizhen's words.

Fan Jin had no expression on his face and could only clap along.

...After the meeting, Xu Huizhen returned to the back yard and saw Xu Deyong playing with Xiao Li'er, making the little guy giggle.

When Xu Deyong saw her coming back, he smiled and said, "It seems that things have been brought back to order this time!"

Xu Huizhen walked over with a smile and said, "That's pretty much it. Fan Jinyou is a stick in management."

Xu Deyong said: "If you ask me, you shouldn't help him. People's desires will not be satisfied. Believe it or not, it won't take long. This guy thinks he has learned your business methods and will fall into his old ways."

Xu Huizhen smiled lightly and said, "It's okay. His relationship has been transferred to the neighborhood committee. He won't be able to survive in this tavern. If he shows up in his old ways, I will go back to my parents' house and ignore him."

Xu Deyong said: "Then you won't be back for a few days?"

"Hey." Xu Huizhen sighed softly and said, "I won't go back now. Let's wait until the tavern gets back on track in a few days."

"Sure." Xu Deyong nodded, placed Xiao Li'er on the small wooden bed and said, "I'll leave first if it's okay."

Xiao Li'er hasn't had enough fun yet, and she's still a little unhappy when she stretches out her little hand.

"Wait a minute, I have something to discuss with you." Xu Huizhen said what she had said before about hanging his cart under the tavern.

Xu Deyong raised his eyebrows and said, "Is this possible?"

Xu Huizhen said: "Those units also have their own cars. The tavern is a pilot project of public-private partnership, so it shouldn't be a big problem."

Xu Deyong didn't have any objections to the three-wheeled carts being jointly merged into the "Crane Co., Ltd." in the future. It was also more work and more gain. As for the guarantee of harvest due to drought and flood, we had to wait until the Great Leap Forward in [-]...

But Xu Huizhen provided him with a better option. In the future, he would hang the brand of the tavern, and he would not be afraid of being regarded as a "black car" when he went out after the joint venture. As for completing the tavern work first, that would be no problem.

In fact, after the public-private partnership, there are still many illegal cars, some hiding from the police during the day, and most of them are active at night...

Xu Deyong nodded and said: "If it works, I have no objection, then I will go back."

"Hey, have you eaten the food in the kitchen?" Xu Huizhen said with her mouth slightly open.

"Eat." Xu Deyong looked at her and chuckled.

"Then... why don't you help me tidy up the flower pond and prune the branches and branches." Xu Huizhen's eyes flickered slightly and she looked at him without avoiding it.

This matter is dispensable, and he is already quietly testing Xu Deyong's intention!
Xu Deyong looked at her, then at the flower pond, grinned, and said only one word: "Okay."

One word expresses everything, and there is a tacit understanding between them!

Xu Huizhen's cheeks turned slightly red, her almond-shaped eyes lowered and she said, "I'm going to breastfeed Li'er. The tools are in the utility room over there. You can take care of them."

After saying that, he bent down and picked up Li'er, his heartbeat quickened a little, and he hurried into the house.

Xu Deyong smiled. There was no oath of love, only the moistening of time flowing silently.

Hey, my 20-year-old daughter-in-law is so nice.

He rolled up his sleeves and looked at several flower ponds in the courtyard. The pomegranate trees, jujube trees and crabapples planted in them were simply surrounded by blue bricks, which were neither strong nor beautiful.

There is a wooden frame on one side, with stone tables and benches underneath. The grapevines have sprouted. In summer, when the grapevines cover the wooden frame, you can enjoy the shade below.

The entire large courtyard is paved with green bricks, and there are seven or eight rooms on the south and west sides.

What kind of bicycle is this?
Work.

Xu Deyong first removed the green bricks, used a hoe to loosen the soil and leveled it, removed some excess soil, poured water and mud on it, and then rearranged the green bricks to form a hollow pattern...

Xu Huizhen came out after feeding her milk. Seeing that Xu Deyong directly pushed it to reconstruction, she opened her mouth in surprise and said: "Actually...it doesn't have to be so troublesome."

Xu Deyong raised his head and smiled, and said with a pun: "How can you find it troublesome to live your life?"

Xu Huizhen pursed her lips, but the smile overflowed from her eyes.

Xu Deyong made a new flower pond and left.

You can't finish the work at once, otherwise what will you do next...

……

The same clouds are faint and the moon is dim.

Xu Deyong returned to his house in the courtyard and found Qin Huairu chatting with his grandma Xu Nanshi with her little stick.

He couldn't help but narrowed his eyes and said, "Sister-in-law Qin is here."

When Xiaobanggan saw him coming back, he immediately said loudly: "Uncle Deyong."

"Deyong is back." Qin Huairu stood up and smiled and said, "Mother Nan, I'll go back first."

Xu Nanshi said politely: "What's the hurry? Why don't we stay home and have something to eat together."

"No need, we've already prepared it at home." Qin Huairu said with a smile, then pulled the reluctant little stick and left.

"Then go slowly, Xiaoyong and I will discuss it and give you an answer." Xu Nan said and sent Qin Huairu out.

After closing the door, Xu Deyong couldn't help but said: "Grandma, what do you want to discuss with me?"

Xu Nan said: "Didn't Qin Huairu go back to her parents' house? She said that she found the best girl in the village. Except for her bad points, she was no worse than her in other aspects. She just had more brothers and the bride price her parents asked for was a bit high. ….”

"How much?" Xu Deyong raised his eyebrows.

Xu Nanshi blinked and said: "If you have '36 legs' at home, add 200 yuan."

Xu Deyong shook his head: "They are selling girls, grandma, we still don't care about this kind of family, we will definitely not be satisfied in the future."

Xu Nanshi hesitated and said, "Why don't we talk about it in person? If it's really good, we can get it together with just 200 yuan."

"Don't look at it." Xu Deyong rolled his eyes and said tentatively: "To find someone like this, I might as well find a divorced daughter-in-law with good conditions in the city."

Xu Nanshi thought Xu Deyong was joking and said angrily: "That's nonsense. How can a young man like you get a divorce?"

Xu Deyong said with a playful smile: "What are you afraid of getting divorced? I'm a nice, pretty, young and rich person. Don't mind me not having a formal job, otherwise no girl in the city would follow me!"

Xu Nanshi rolled her eyes and said: "No, besides, there is no divorced daughter-in-law with such good conditions as you said, so don't think about it. Since you don't want to see this, I will go back to Qin Huairu tomorrow, and we will Look, I don’t believe that my grandson is so good and can’t find a wife.”

"Hehe." Xu Deyong smiled and hugged Xu Nanshi's shoulders and said, "Grandma, I really want to find that, you can't object."

Xu Nanshi said casually: "Okay, okay, I don't object. Don't delay my cooking..."

"Oh, that's right!" Xu Nanshi said with renewed energy: "Tomorrow there will be several trucks of saplings coming to the streets. The great leader has put forward the call to "green the motherland." When saplings plant trees, they must answer the call and participate in voluntary labor..."

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