Era: Start as a buyer

Two days later, in the evening, in the courtyard.

"You two bitches, if you don't come to the dinner table where I have a son today, you will die on the belly of this widow."

There were four tables for the evening banquet, two tables in the front and back yards, and all the neighbors were arranged in the backyard. There are almost ten people in the yard, and there is only one representative of each family. There are two of them occasionally, the kind who get married and live with their parents. The parents of this family received a gift, and the son also received a gift.

The gifts are not much, just give them casually. Most of them are 50 cents, and some whose family conditions are really difficult just give 20 cents.

Luo Cheng's colleagues Zhou Lin, Shen Bing, and Liu Yong all took one dollar with them. Section Chief Li, Director Sun and the factory director all gave two yuan. Two yuan is already very good. You must know that a few years ago, when supplies were not so tight, the bride price for marrying a wife in the city was only six or eight yuan.

"Second brother, it's time to serve. Master He in the kitchen said it's almost ready."

"Okay, let's serve the food. Everything that's supposed to come has come."

When he heard that the food was ready, Luo Cheng didn't wait for those two dogs anymore. Damn it, I didn't even come to the banquet when my son was born. Chen Laizi knew that Luo Cheng was hosting the banquet, so he came all the way from town.

Luo Cheng said serving food, and people in the kitchen immediately became busy. A total of four hot dishes were prepared, plus two cold dishes. It's just that the hot dishes are very generous. In addition, Luo Cheng made several jars of loose wine, one jar for each table, and each jar weighed five kilograms.

The four hot dishes are scrambled eggs with chili pepper, which is a good dish to go with rice or wine. Stir-fried pork slices with celery and mushrooms, the meat is considered a tough dish. Hot and sour Chinese cabbage, there must be a vegetable. The last one is the big meatballs, but they are not pure meatballs. It would be okay if one table had a large bowl of pure meatballs. The meatballs are mixed with minced ginger, flour and steamed potatoes. The meat content is less than half, but after the meatballs are fried, they are very fragrant.

Two cold dishes, one is peanuts and the other is cold cucumber. There weren't many peanuts, but there was a big plate of cucumber salad on the table.

The front yard is lively, and the back yard is also lively, but the atmosphere is completely different. People in the front yard eat what they should eat and drink what they should drink. In the backyard, there was a lot of chatter and joy, but the people eating in the backyard basically had a big bowl for each person, and when one dish was served, everyone shared the food almost equally.

There were more than a dozen households, and except for three households where Luo Cheng was not invited, the others who could serve at the table were all family representatives. If everyone is at the table, two more tables won’t be enough. As a representative attending the banquet, it is impossible to patronize yourself. The whole family is also waiting for this meal.

So basically one dish, just one dish. There was only a piece of spicy and sour Chinese cabbage and a cucumber that no one shared, so if they were all eaten, it wouldn't look good. Moreover, every table had a jar of loose wine. There are always one or two dishes left to go with drinks, and even if they are two vegetarian dishes, the ones Luo Cheng gets are made by the master chef in the factory cafeteria.

Even if it's just cabbage and cucumber, Chef He always has ingredients. The cabbage is refreshing, and the sauce for the cold dish and cucumber is also delicious. Of course, Luo Cheng had to get these condiments. It would be useless if others couldn't get them.

It's not that the seasoning is rare, the problem is that these days, you have to save a bottle of soy sauce, and the soy sauce mixed with rice is delicious, so why don't you use it indiscriminately.

In the future, when cucumbers are eaten cold, the remaining sauce will be thrown away. Just like the remaining ingredients of many dishes, Luo Cheng ate them all at first, but now he is luxurious and doesn't even have many discs.

"Wang Li, your family is Yu Qiang. It's not like you have any issues with Luo Cheng. You should be the representative of Luo Cheng when he holds a banquet."

"I don't know. In the past, he would have come back a long time ago. Maybe something in the factory delayed him."

There are really no widows here in the courtyard, so the representatives who eat at the table are basically men. It was very obvious that Wang Li was the only woman sitting at the banquet table in the backyard.

Now that the dishes are served, the meat and vegetables are all divided, even the peanuts are divided. But the wine cannot be divided. This is the rule. You can only drink it on the table. If you can't drink it, the host will take it back when the time comes. And even if the dishes are divided, they can't take them back for the time being. Luo Cheng is hosting a banquet for everyone, so they can't just divide the dishes and take them back as soon as they are served.

So if Wang Li couldn't drink, she would have to sit until the dinner was almost over.

In fact, Wang Li was also surprised that it was impossible for her husband to not come to the dinner just for the sake of shame. Yesterday, her husband also said that he would have a good meal. And as for giving a gift, I just gave 20 cents today. According to her family's conditions, she should give 50 cents.

There is wine and meat here, and there are enough ingredients for all kinds of dishes. Let alone 50 cents for free, this one is worth it.

In fact, in addition to the four tables in the yard, there were also many people dining in the kitchen. Master He and an apprentice helper he brought with him ate in the kitchen. Although Master He also gave a gift, he was actually a guest. But since we are invited to cook, we can entertain them in any way we want.

But although Master He gave him a gift, Luo Cheng gave him a small bag of peanuts and a few eggs in private. The table for entertaining guests is a square table, and the stool for sitting on is a long bench. Some people can sit in the same seat, but people like Director Sun and Changzi, and even Dai Tiande came today. People like them generally live in one direction. However, each person has a seat, and it has been replaced by an ordinary bench, so at least six people can sit at a table.

There wasn't that much room to sit, and there were already a lot of dishes left in the kitchen. So many people actually ate in the kitchen. Luo Cheng's mother and sister, Luo Yan and Hongxiu, and even Zhao Qian also ate in the kitchen.

Chen Leizi was placed at the table next to Luo Cheng's colleague, and he was enjoying his drink. Sissi's father is also sitting at that table. Today they are all a family. Sissi's mother and her two children are also eating in the kitchen. Even the monkey Congcong caught a lot of food today.

Luo Cheng specially called all of Qian Qian's family to come over. Don't just send one representative like the others. They came over in the afternoon and learned that Zhao Qian's baby was actually a twin. They continued the joke from last time. Sissi would marry Luo Cheng's son, and Luo Cheng's daughter would marry Sissi's brother.

The baby has been born for three days, and his skin is not as wrinkled as when he was just born. It is a little bit, but at least it is not ugly. Sissi was very curious about the baby, but her brother just took a look at it and thought it didn't look good. He would rather play with monkeys than the so-called future wife.

Changcheng, a dilapidated wooden house.

"Er Gouzi, we've got it. I'm going in now. You go and call someone."

"Sister Qin, I'd better take off that guy's pants. I'll hide that guy's pants. It will be useless for him to deny it when the time comes."

"Hey, do you want you to take off my sister's clothes?"

"Sister Qin, it's not good for you as a woman to take off a man's clothes."

"Then just take off your pants. Okay, okay, hurry up and do it. This matter will be done and over as soon as possible. But don't forget what you promised to my sister. If something happens, you promise to take care of both of us. child's."

"Don't worry, I will do what I say."

If something goes wrong with this frame-up thing, Qin Ru will definitely insist on it. But I was afraid that things would get out of control and cause a stir, alerting the police. Then they found out that they invited several people to get Yu Qiang drunk. Even if she bites her and is bullied, it may not be effective.

But that is the worst result. Ergouzi will go to the factory to report, and the matter may not be too big.

Er Gouzi entered the room and looked at the empty wine bottles on the floor. Although they were just filled with loose wine, he felt that good wine was wasted. Seeing that Yu Qiang was so drunk that he couldn't move, he took off his shirt and pants, leaving him with a vest on his shirt. As for pants, take them all off.

Finally, Er Gouzi glanced at Yu Qiang's part with contempt, chuckled, and went out. He did not go directly to the textile factory, but went directly back to where Luo Cheng lived.

Ergouzi couldn't write some words, but he copied the address. If he wanted to report it, Ergouzi wouldn't come forward directly. According to Luo Cheng's previous words, just write a letter of report and throw it at the guard of the textile factory. Then it depends on whether the doorman will come out. If he doesn't, he will take the risk of reporting it to his face and then leave.

When Er Gouzi arrived at Luo Cheng's house, the table had all dispersed, but it had just dispersed. Some people left first, and some were still chatting with Luo Cheng.

As soon as Er Gouzi appeared, Luo Cheng noticed it, and it could be seen from his expression that something was wrong. And if I didn’t come in time for tonight’s dinner, it might be because I was delayed by something, rather than because I couldn’t get off my stomach. If that were the case, Luo Cheng would definitely ask his cousin to take good care of him.

"Er Gouzi, eat it."

"Eat a little, things over there are almost done."

"Oh, let's go over there and talk."

Luo Cheng didn't expect that the matter he told him would be completed so soon. It had only been a few days. So I took Ergouzi to a dark corner and asked about the specific situation.

After learning that Yu Qiang had been drunk in a broken house and Qin Ru was also there, he had to report him and catch someone. Luo Cheng also hurried back to his room and wrote a report letter according to the location provided by Ergouzi. This was considered a report letter in return. After finishing writing, Luo Cheng called Chen Leizi again and asked him to accompany him so that if anything happened, we could discuss it.

But when Er Gouzi was about to leave with the report letter, Luo Cheng asked him if he would come to his place tonight. If not, he would go to the kitchen to get some food. Luo Cheng specially left a few for him. Meatballs.

Er Gouzi still planned not to come back at night, so he took some food and set off with Chen Lezi.

Changed, changed. Damn it, he didn't even eat some food on the spot, but found something to wrap up and take away. Without asking, Luo Cheng knew that it must be used to help the widow and her children.

Luo Cheng was curious to see what Widow Qin looked like, and how she could make Er Gouzi miss her so much.

At around eight o'clock in the night, Chen Laizi came back and told Luo Cheng that the matter was settled. At least there is no problem for now, Yu Qiang was taken back by the security guards of their factory. I wasn't even wearing any underpants, so I wouldn't believe it if I said nothing happened to her. And the funny thing is that I found the pants but not the underwear.

This matter needs to be taken back for interrogation first. It is impossible for him to come back tonight. Tomorrow, the factory may send someone to Yu Qiang's house to notify his family or something. But how to deal with it is unknown.

Yu Qiang was very cowardly. He just said that he was drunk and was not sure whether he did anything to Qin Ru or not. You must know that these days, leniency for confessions and strictness for resistance are not just words. If you really do it and refuse to admit it, the consequences will be completely different.

As for Yu Qiang's matters, they are just follow-up issues. Luo Cheng will go to Section Chief Li to help deal with them. What gives Luo Cheng a headache now is that Er Gouzi has to go back to town. He has a wife.

He used to say that he liked his wife to call him cousin at night, but now he likes Widow Qin to call him dead ghost. Because Widow Qin's husband really died, she calls her a dead ghost with her best friend, and she doesn't seem to have any sense of peacekeeping.

The night is getting darker. Luo Cheng and Chen Laizi are in the kitchen tonight. It was not good for Chen Laizi to sleep with him in the living room, mainly because Zhao Qian often had to get up at night to breastfeed. So everyone else was called to sleep in the main room, while Luo Cheng and Chen Lezi slept in the kitchen.

Chen Laizi came here on the afternoon bus during the day, and this was the first time he saw Zhang Hongxiu.

"Luo Cheng, tell me, if you hadn't suddenly taken me to find my wife that day, would I have ended up with Miss Hongxiu?"

"This is a coincidence. I never knew that my wife would suddenly become interested in you finding a partner. But at that time, Hongxiu directly agreed to be your wife in order to survive. No, Lezi, why are you asking this? Don’t be like those who are two-faced and three-hearted.”

"No, it's just that Hongxiu girl is so beautiful, I can't regret it."

"They also called you brother. You can feel sorry for yourself, but don't have any evil intentions."

"How is that possible? My wife is actually quite good and she listens to me in everything."

Luo Cheng smiled inwardly, "If I don't listen to you, who should I listen to? I'm only thirteen years old, how can I have my own opinion?" Luo Chengdu told Chen Leizi that he might not be fully grown yet, so he should do as little as possible about certain things. But when I asked Chen Leizi last time, he said that he couldn't help it after the incident. Doesn't it mean that I still don't take into account people's health.

However, I have met Luo Cheng, the leper's daughter-in-law, and he was the one who arranged it. Yang Ling is actually pretty tall and should be considered well-developed. Otherwise, her father would not have been able to trick Luo Cheng into saying she was sixteen years old. , Luo Cheng believed it.

After talking about women, Luo Cheng and Chen Lezi started talking about the past again. Unexpectedly, in the past two years, everyone got married, especially Luo Cheng, who had a son and a daughter.

Thinking back to when the three of them went hunting together in the mountains, Ergouzi knew how to hold a sack to prepare prey, and he didn't know how to do anything. And Luo Cheng is always thinking about setting traps, and his marksmanship is really poor. As far as Chen Laizi was concerned, Chen Laizi was obviously the shortest at that time, but he was the backbone during hunting and everyone listened to him.

When it comes to fighting, Ergouzi is actually the most ruthless. Unlike in the past, he likes to put people in sacks and engage in sneak attacks. Damn it, he just likes to put people in sacks and beat them. In a head-on fight, after knocking someone down, it's like putting a sack on someone's face. Not just a sneak attack.

Luo Cheng is relatively average in everything, hunting is in the middle, and fighting is also in the middle. But that also has something to do with the fact that he wasn't so strong before. Luo Cheng used to like three-way moves in fights, but now he likes to fight head-on.

And now that Luo Cheng has mixed up, the three of them all center on Luo Cheng. There is no other way, brothers have to live their lives, and it is normal to listen to whoever is stronger.