Siheyuan: Xu Damao corrects his evil ways

Chapter 78 78. How can the father-son relationship come about if the son doesn’t cheat on me?
  There isn't much else in Forty-Nine City these days, but it's definitely full of passion.

A job like Xu Damao's job as a projectionist is not only about showing movies, but also about explaining the development of the storyline in the blank spaces of the movie.

Xu Damao also has an important task, which is to tell the masses about recent current events.

The most important thing is to tell the results of our construction.

For this year's screening, there is really a lot to talk about.

If nothing else, the top ten buildings in Sijiu City are enough for Xu Damao to brag to everyone for a long time.

Sometimes it’s old movies that everyone has seen.

Except for a group of children still gathered in front of the movie screen, the adults all sat around Xu Damao and listened to him talk about how majestic the Sijiucheng Railway Station was.

There are also words written by the old man on the monument for the heroes.

Some villagers even imagined that whoever sacrificed their lives in the commune would definitely hear the words of the elderly.

Usually at times like this, Xu Damao would smile and say nothing.

Then wait for the villagers to finish talking before talking about anything else.

These days, although everyone is hungry, they are still so excited when they hear these things.

The original Xu Damao would definitely not have said this. It would be great to hook up with a few young widows while everyone is watching a movie.

But ever since Xu Damao made progress, Comrade Xu Damao has paid special attention to this aspect.

There is less rhetoric and more publicity in this area.

Of course, Xu Damao must be selective in what he said, mainly focusing on the elderly.

Others, either Xu Damao didn't want to say, or Xu Damao didn't dare to say.

This way, it will definitely be welcomed by everyone. They are all people who work in the fields year after year. There are not many people who have been to Sijiu City, let alone those who go to those buildings specifically to take a look.

Xu Damao specially made several newspaper clippings for this purpose. For pictures and text, the effect is different.

For a time, letters of praise flew to the steel rolling mill like snowflakes.

In fact, at the beginning, Xu Damao did these things just to avoid a few young widows.

While showing the movie, Xu Damao encountered many little widows who came up to say hello.

Xu Damao didn't know whether these people were known to him or whether he had slept with them.

The key is that I don’t even know the name.

If you're a little more reserved, just say a few cryptic words to Xu Damao. If Xu Damao doesn't talk to you, forget it.

I was afraid of meeting someone with a hot personality, so I made an appointment with Xu Damao directly to get benefits.

Xu Damao didn't know whether these people were real or fake.

If you meet someone playing fairy dance, there will be no place to cry.

More importantly, Xu Damao didn't know what benefits he had promised them.

If his words were wrong, the woman would think that he would refuse to admit his fault and send a letter directly to the steel rolling mill.

How unjust should Xu Damao be?

Xu Damao didn't dare to provoke him, so he could only brag randomly and keep people around him.

But these days, when you brag, you have to check whether there are any flaws in your words. Talking about these constructions and achievements is something that everyone likes to hear and attracts people.

Of course, the more important thing is not to make mistakes.

In this way, the women who came up to test him were sent away because they were afraid of the crowd.

For those who were really in trouble, Xu Damao helped whenever he could. It's only a matter of a few dollars, so he's willing to help, just to wipe his ass.

If you really want to ask Xu Damao if he wants a job or a lot of money, Xu Damao will not pay attention.

Think about it, the original person would not have made such a stupid request.

Wipe the butt that needs to be wiped, and when we meet again, we will be just friends.

Xu Damao felt that he was at a huge loss. He spent dozens of dollars to wipe the original person's butt. The key was not knowing whether the original person had slept with him or not. What kind of business was he doing because of this?
  Fortunately, Xiao'e was there when he returned home and Huani was there when he went to the countryside, which made up for Xu Damao's injured soul.

Time passes in such busyness. Living life doesn’t mean eating three meals a day, it’s as easy as saying it.

How did three meals a day come about? For example, after the military parade, winter storage began in Forty-Nine City, and there was shaking of briquettes.

These two are must-haves for the people of Sijiucheng to spend the winter.

This year's winter storage is definitely not that easy. According to Lao Xu, the supply of Chinese cabbage, potatoes and green onions is not even half of previous years.

However, this is not something Xu Damao should worry about. In addition to taking out his own ration. Naturally, I can count on me and my father-in-law for the rest.

We can't let him and Lou Xiao'e spend the winter just eating pickles, right?

Fortunately, Lao Xu is a capable person. It is not enough for Xu Damao to beg Lou Bancheng for such a trivial matter. There was nothing else to say, just one sentence, ~"I'm going to run out of food at home, come here and get it."

Originally, Lao Xu wanted to call a three-wheeler to deliver a car to Xu Damao, but Xu Damao stopped him. As for the bunch of people in the courtyard, he would bring them here the day before, and someone would come to his door that night to let him eat them.

Or just go to the cellar or something and get it yourself. If something weighs dozens or hundreds of kilograms, if one or two are missing, no one will notice.

Yes, like Xu's father, he has his own separate small cellar.

As for the courtyard house, the backyard cellar is shared by everyone.

This cellar is not something you can just dig. Especially here in Sijiucheng, there are many places with sandy soil layers below the ground that are not suitable for digging cellars and are prone to landslides. That's not a cellar, that's a pit.

Therefore, in the entire courtyard, only the backyard has a cellar. Everyone’s winter storage is piled in piles there. Generally speaking, no one does such sneaky things.

But that's when everyone is pretty much the same. If at this time, the neighbors in the courtyard each have a few dozen pounds, and Xu Damao has one or two hundred pounds, there will always be someone who is mentally unbalanced or something.

In order to avoid nonsense in the future, it is the best decision not to be special now.

Naturally, Father Xu would do the other picklings for him.

Xu Damao stood at the entrance of the cellar. Inside the cellar, Xu's father, who was picking up food, was so angry that he wanted to kick his head off. He pointed at Xu Damao and scolded him.

The meaning behind the words is that everyone honors their parents. As a result, when it comes to his end, Xu Damao and others have to prepare this and that, and they have to marinate it for him.

Seeing Comrade Xu getting angrier as he talked, Comrade Xu Damao felt more guilty as he listened. So the guilty Xu Damao shouted into the room, "Xiao'e, Xiao'e, come here and learn how to pickle pickles with dad."

Lou Xiao'e, who was learning how to cook from her mother-in-law, ran out cutely. His big eyes flickered at Xu's father.

Comrade Xu, who was suffering from internal injuries, paused for a while and then said: "Forget it, you two can't eat much. If you want to eat, just ask Damao to come and get a few."

Comrade Lou Xiao'e was quite self-aware about this, and when she heard that she didn't need to learn from it, she immediately laughed. He said sweetly: "Dad, we know."

Turned around and entered the house again.

When Lao Xu saw his daughter-in-law leaving, he pointed his trembling fingers at Xu Damao and wanted to scold her.

Xu Damao turned his head and pretended to shout again.

Lao Xu quickly waved his hand.

Seeing that Lao Xu was resigned, Xu Damao also consciously stepped forward and offered a cigarette, held it in Lao Xu's mouth, and lit it for Lao Xu.

Lao Xu looked at the cigarette case in Xu Damao's hand, and his face turned dark again. Damn it, the big front door, he probably took it from home again.

(End of this chapter)