Chapter 236: Combining Chinese and Western Cultures

When Lin Qi said she wanted to deliver the goods to the door, Mr. Yuan expressed his doubts, "Is there anyone else in your family?"

"No, I can do it myself." Lin Qi turned around to find a hemp rope and tied the wine jar with it.

Four hundred kilograms of wine, in total four large wine jars, Lin Qi plans to make two trips.

Mr. Yuan looked at Lin Qi's fair and slender hands. Even her thick cotton jacket could not hide her slender figure. How could such a girl help him bring the wine back?

Lin Qi ignored Mr. Yuan's suspicion and flipped the bottles with her fingers. Soon, all four jars of wine were tied up with hemp ropes.

"Take the two chickens yourselves." Lin Qi took the shoulder pole, picked up the two hundred kilograms of wine without changing her expression, and walked towards the gate at a steady pace.

Mr. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan looked at each other and saw the shock on each other's faces.

They had worked in the countryside for several years. Not to mention that they themselves could not carry things weighing 200 kilograms, in the countryside, there were very few people who could carry 200 kilograms of items at a time, let alone such a delicate girl.

At this time, Mr. and Mrs. Yuan did not know that Lin Qi's actual age was already thirty years old.

Lin Qi put down two jars of wine first, and without stopping for a second, she went to pick up the other two jars.

After she had put all four jars of wine in the living room, Mr. and Mrs. Yuan put the two chickens away.

"Mrs. Xu, would you like tea or water?" asked Mrs. Yuan.

It was the first time that Lin Qi heard someone call her "Mrs. Xu". She felt a little strange about these three words. After hearing Mrs. Yuan call her "Mrs. Xu", she replied, "Boiled water is fine, thank you."

Mrs. Yuan gave birth to five children, and now only one son and one daughter are left. The daughter and son are both in their twenties. Because they will move out the day after tomorrow, the daughter and son are packing up their things. When they heard the noise, they both came out of their rooms. The moment they saw Lin Qi, they were both stunned.

"I know Madam Xu is pretty, but you should at least control your expressions. Your mouths are too wide." Madam Yuan looked at her son and daughter and shook her head lovingly.

Mrs. Yuan's children couldn't help but blush when they heard what their mother said.

Mr. Yuan happened to come out of the room with money. "I just received the money from your wife yesterday. Now you have earned it back. Four thousand and sixty yuan. Count it."

"What I took back was not even a fraction of the original money, and compared to the money, it is most important for Mr. Yuan and Mrs. Yuan to get what they want. I believe that after Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan drink the medicinal wine I brewed, their cold body problems will be cured soon. In fact, in addition to Mrs. Yuan and Miss Yuan, Mr. Yuan and Mr. Yuan can also drink the medicinal wine, which can strengthen their bodies and has many benefits." Lin Qi said calmly. The health of the Yuan family members is not very good, and they should eat and drink more of her things.

Mr. Yuan agreed, "If the effect is good, we should buy another batch of goods from you, Mrs. Xu, before we leave."

"Sure, in addition to wine, I also have jujube honey, preserved fruits, fresh fruits, and rice and flour of good quality that are not available on the market. The Spring Festival is next month, if you want to buy rabbits and ducks, you can also come to me. In addition," Lin Qi lowered her voice, "I have live deer for sale, if you want, you can come and buy them. But the price is expensive, one thousand yuan each."

The deer she had raised for several years was huge, comparable to a cow, and was not expensive to sell for a thousand yuan.

Mr. Yuan's eyes deepened. "Okay, if you need us, we will definitely come to your door."

Lin Qi left the mansion that was under her name, holding the money in one hand and a carrying pole in the other.

"Mom, is she the one who bought our house?" Mrs. Yuan's daughter asked curiously.

Mrs. Yuan nodded. "Yes, it's her and her lover. Your father said that the house is registered in her name alone, which shows that they have a very good relationship."

"Who are these couple and why are they so rich?" The person who asked the question was Mrs. Yuan's son.

Mrs. Yuan shook her head, "I don't know."

"Okay, the house has been sold. We will leave here after the New Year. We won't have any contact with the people here anymore, so there's no need to ask. Let's have a drink. This is the wine your father bought at a high price."

Speaking of wine, Mr. Yuan, Mrs. Yuan, and the daughter of the Yuan family all drank it last night. They were all very impressed by its taste and effect, so the three of them were looking forward to it. However, the son of the Yuan family, who had not tasted it, looked calm and said, "Dad, you spent so much money to buy four cylinders of wine, aren't you losing money?"

Mr. Yuan was too lazy to explain to him, "You will be the first to try it later. I guarantee you will think it is worth the money after you drink it."

In the past, they were a wealthy family with no shortage of money. Not to mention wine that cost fifteen yuan per pound, they had also drunk wine that cost ten or fifty taels of silver per pound.

Others may think that 15 yuan per pound of wine is expensive, but in their eyes, it is nothing more than that. As long as the wine tastes good and really works, they are willing to buy it no matter how expensive it is.

After hearing what his father said, Yuan's son also became interested. As a result, he tried the medicinal wine, fruit wine and liquor one by one. He couldn't control himself and got drunk early in the morning.

In the last month before the New Year, Xu Hexiao mentioned to Zhao Shu his decision to sell his job, which shocked Zhao Shu.

"Sell your job? Why? You have no money left? Here are some of mine, you can use them first." Zhao Shu reached out to take out the money and tickets.

"No need, we still have money." Xu Hexiao hurriedly stopped Zhao Shu's actions.

"Why is that?" With so many people returning to the city now, it's so difficult to find a job. Knowing that he would retire this year, many people came to him and some even offered him a high price of one thousand yuan.

"I will be busy building a house next year and will not have time to go to work," said Xu Hexiao.

Zhao Shu didn't understand. "That's it? I'm going to retire next year, so I can help you supervise the work."

"I will definitely need your help with the house issue when the time comes. But it's not just because of the house. The policies are becoming more and more relaxed, and more and more people will do business in the future. I also plan to do business in the future." Xu Hexiao's eyes were full of yearning.

Zhao Shu was surprised. "But everyone says that doing business is not decent—"

"That's what others think. Qiqi and I don't care." Xu Hexiao looked indifferent. He didn't think doing business was disgraceful. On the contrary, now, he was tired of writing materials all the time.

Zhao Shu was distracted and found that his godson and daughter-in-law had very strong ideas and he couldn't persuade them at all.

Forget it, as long as the couple knows what's going on. If it doesn't work out, they can find a connection and buy a job later. Zhao Shu comforted himself in his heart.

After entering the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Shu accepted 1,000 yuan from his neighbor and "passed" his job to him. Zhao Shu had just retired, and Xu Hexiao also sold his job for 1,000 yuan.

The fact that Xu Hexiao sold his job caused quite a stir in the machinery factory. Everyone speculated whether Xu Hexiao had too many children to feed.

Chu Guoan and Chu Congjun were shocked when they heard the news and went to Lin Qi's house that night.

"We bought a house. When the snow melts next year, I will have to rebuild the house and will not have time to go to work." Xu Hexiao said.

"Just hire someone to repair the house. But now I've lost my job. How are we going to support so many children in the future?" Chu Guoan couldn't understand Xu Hexiao's thoughts.

Xu Hexiao shook his head. "Don't try to persuade us. We have our own plans. And even though I'm not working anymore, my family has wine, ducks, and rabbits to sell, so we won't be without income."

"Speaking of wine, my uncle drank with us last time and has been coming to ask every day since then, asking if you have any more so he can buy ten kilograms of liquor." Chu Guoan said.

"Ten kilograms of liquor cost forty yuan. Why did you buy so much? Are you trying to take care of our business?" Xu Hexiao did not respond.

"It's not my family that wants some, it's my uncles and aunts who want some. You sell this liquor to outsiders for five yuan a pound, but you only sell it to me for four yuan, so I'm taking advantage of you. And my uncles have all said that your liquor is cheaper than Moutai, but it tastes better than Moutai. After drinking it, I feel warm all over and feel very comfortable!" Chu Guoan said what was in his heart. The liquor bought from Xu Hexiao was not only mellow and had an excellent taste, but also made people feel very comfortable after drinking it. Even if they got drunk, they would not feel uncomfortable when they woke up the next day.

Of course, wine is expensive, and most people are reluctant to drink until they are drunk all at once.

"Not only wine, but also two of your rabbits and ducks should be left for us at the end of the year." Chu Congjun said. In the past, they were too embarrassed to ask for food from Xu Hexiao's family, but now that they were selling them, they had money in their pockets, so they naturally gave priority to Xu Hexiao's family.

After all, the things in Xu Hexiao's family are not ordinary.

In the twelfth lunar month, the children have holidays.

The Yuan family also moved out of the house at the end of Fuxing Lane.

After breakfast that day, Lin Qi and her family walked towards the end of the alley.

This house is more complete than the one they live in now. Except for being a little older and dilapidated, there are no major problems with it.

"Dad, are they all taken down?" the children asked.

"Well, they've all been demolished. Although you can live in them, they're not very comfortable, and they're just ordinary buildings with no archaeological value." Even if there were any, it would have nothing to do with him. He would rather build a beautiful and comfortable house.

In the next few days, Xu Hexiao and Lin Qi took their seven children to work dismantling the house every day. Zhao Shu would occasionally come to help, but more often he stayed at home to cook for the family.

During the New Year, Xu Hexiao brought wine and visited many old craftsmen in the city, and even met an architect who had returned from abroad.

"A combination of Chinese and Western styles?" Lin Qi was surprised.

"Yes, there are courtyard houses all around, and we can't make it too alternative. It would be best if we could combine Chinese and Western styles," said Xu Hexiao.

Lin Qi hesitated, "Will it end up being weird?"

Xu Hexiao was stunned for a moment, "That shouldn't be the case, right? I'll see the design first and make sure there are no problems before I start construction."

The designer particularly liked the wine brewed by Qiqi. He used the wine to tame the other party, and he didn't believe that the other party would not use all his skills.