Li Zichen was in a good mood and rode his bike with Li Yaozu to the county to visit his comrades. They bought egg cakes, eggs, malted milk and brown sugar.
Zhang Junran hugged Li Zichen excitedly, "Brother Chen, why are you back? Are you hurt?" he asked worriedly.
Li Zichen shook his head and handed him the things. "I'm fine. I have something I want to ask you for help with."
Zhang Junran refused to take the thing, "Brother Chen, if you hadn't saved me, I would never have survived."
Li Zichen patted his shoulder and said, "It's all in the past, take it."
Li Yaozu played with Zhang Junran's two sons. Li Zichen put his things on the table and said, "I'm going to start building a house tomorrow. I heard you were doing this and wanted to get some supplies from you."
Zhang Junran said, "Brother Chen, I'll take care of it for you, no charge."
Li Zichen said seriously, "No, you can give me the lowest price! We still need to build three houses. I will have to trouble you when the time comes."
Zhang Junran knew his leader's personality. "Okay, Brother Chen, what kind of house do you want to build?"
Li Zichen thought for a moment. "Build a blue brick and tile house in the style of a quadrangle courtyard. Build halfway, leaving the left side alone. There's a piece of land currently occupied by someone else, so maybe I can build it next time I come back. There's a large courtyard in the front with a pond in the middle. Just put it a little to the left, and on the right, separate it into a vegetable area. The left wall doesn't need blue bricks and tiles, just use earth. I'll tear it down later. Then, build an archway off to the left, and a stone table and stone chairs in the middle of the backyard. There will be five side rooms on the right, and the main house can be placed in the middle, slightly off to the left. The kitchen will be on the right, and a toilet, bathroom, and master bedroom should also be built on the right. Calculate the price first!"
Zhang Junran was shocked. "Brother Chen, even if we offer the lowest price, it'll still be one thousand!"
Li Zichen said, "Okay! I'll go to the post office first, mail a letter, and then go to the bank to withdraw cash for you."
Zhang Junran waved his hand, "Don't worry, Brother Chen."
Li Zichen looked at him and said, "You have to spend money to buy materials. I can't let you pay for it! Yaozu, you take care of him for me first, I will come to pick him up later." Seeing that the children were having fun, he decided to take him away later.
Li Zichen went to the post office and stood at the door, thinking over and over the envelope in his hand. In the end, he sent it out.
Li Zichen went to the bank and withdrew two thousand yuan.
When passing by the slaughterhouse, I hesitated for a moment. I have to start work tomorrow, so why not go to the mountains to hunt some game tonight? I need to save some money because I have to get married!
Rushing to Zhang Junran's house with bulging pockets, Xu Hu made a fortune from selling goods and proudly took his younger brothers to the black market.
"Brother Chen!" Xu Hu's eyes lit up.
Li Zichen stopped his bike and looked at Xu Hu, "Huzi, why are you here?"
Xu Hu trotted over and whispered in his ear, "I'm in the black market!"
Li Zichen laughed and scolded, "You kid actually ended up in the black market!"
Xu Hu scratched his head. "Brother Chen, do you remember when we were little? I said I wanted to work in the black market! I wanted to make a fortune! Look, I just made a fortune. I don't know where this old lady came from, but she has a strong background and all the goods are good. I want a lot of goods this time. I'm sure I can make a fortune again. If this time is stable, I'll be bolder."
Li Zichen reminded him, "Be careful, don't fall for it!"
Xu Hu nodded and said, "That old lady is even more cautious than me! I haven't even met anyone from her side. We just arranged to meet in a dilapidated temple, where we exchanged money and goods. Don't worry! I'm blessed with a long life!"
Li Zichen nodded, "That's good, you should also be careful."
Xu Hu thought about the next trade tomorrow. "Brother Chen, the next trade is tomorrow. Can you come and help me take a look?"
Li Zichen said, "Okay! What time do you want to trade?"
Xu Hu said, "In the morning! Around nine o'clock!"
Li Zichen nodded, "Okay! I'll come find you then. I have something else to do, so I'll be busy now."
Xu Hu shouted from behind, "I'll treat you to dinner next time!"
Li Zichen waved his hand, rode for more than ten minutes, stopped at the door, and knocked. Zhang Junran came out to greet him, "Brother Chen, so fast!"
Li Zichen followed him into the house and counted out 1,500 yuan to him. "Here you go."
Zhang Junran drew 100 reunion tickets and returned them to Li Zichen. "I just carefully calculated it, it's about 950."
Li Zichen refused to take it. "You take it. If I want to add something else, just take it."
"Li Yaozu! Let's go home!" Li Zichen shouted at Li Yaozu.
Li Yaozu put down his toys and ran over, "Goodbye, Uncle Zhang!"
Zhang Junran looked at the sensible Li Yaozu, then at his own scoundrels. He was furious. "Why don't you two come over and say goodbye! You have no manners at all!"
The two brats then said, "Goodbye, uncle!"
"Uncle, why didn't you buy anything for Sister Su?" Li Yaozu looked at the empty bicycle path.
Li Zichen was puzzled, "Why do you want to buy it?"
Li Yaozu said, "Every time my brother and I pick grass for Sister Su, she always gives us some. She says it's a thank you gift. Why didn't you give Sister Su a thank you gift for borrowing the car?"
Li Zichen felt that what Li Yaozu said made sense, so they went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a pound of White Rabbit milk candy.
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