After breakfast, Xu Jianguo cleaned up the dishes. He knew that the old man had the habit of drinking tea, so he secretly took out two jasmine tea bags from the space, tore open the outer bags, and then used the high-crushing brewing method to make a large pot of tea.
The rich scent of jasmine made the old man sniff. Xu Jianguo poured him a bowl of tea. The old man picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and squinted his eyes comfortably.
"Good tea! Really good tea! Jianguo, where did you get this jasmine tea? It's not cheap!" Mr. Zhang said.
Xu Jianguo smiled and said, "I went to the government office to help the Red Star Machinery Factory. On my way back, I happened to see them collecting tea leaves at the supply and marketing cooperative, so I bought some. I'll bring some back for you when you get back!"
Mr. Zhang nodded and said with a smile, "Okay, I won't be polite with you. This is the only hobby I have in my life."
Xu Jianguo smiled and nodded, without saying anything. Instead, he sank his consciousness into space, then opened the remaining four boxes of jasmine tea on the supermarket shelf, and poured the tea leaves inside onto a piece of white paper, making up less than half a pound. He wrapped the paper and prepared to find an opportunity to give it to Mr. Zhang later.
After thinking about it, he took four boxes of black tea and green tea bags from the shelf, poured them all onto white paper, wrapped them up, and planned to send them to Li Mancang and Li Erniu.
After Xu Jianguo wrapped the tea leaves, his consciousness left the space. After a while, Li Mancang's voice came from outside the yard.
Xu Jianguo pushed open the door and walked out, and saw Li Mancang and Li Erniu standing outside the yard, each carrying a cloth bag. Xu Jianguo hurriedly walked forward and welcomed them in.
"Uncle Mancang, Uncle Erniu, what are you doing?" Xu Jianguo asked.
"Some time ago, the village distributed grain. You were not at home, so I collected it for you. I was too busy last night to take care of it. I rushed to deliver it to you this morning," said Li Mancang.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jianguo quickly took the cloth bags they were carrying and invited the two men into the house. Old Master Zhang also came out at this time. Seeing that the visitors were Li Mancang and Li Erniu, he dragged them into the house without saying a word, saying that there was good tea in the house as they walked.
Xu Jianguo carried the two cloth bags into the main room and put them away. Then he took two large bowls into the room and poured tea for the three of them. Smelling the fragrance of jasmine tea, Mr. Zhang was fine, while Li Mancang and Li Erniu couldn't help swallowing their saliva, picked up the bowl and took a sip, feeling refreshed immediately.
Looking at the satisfied expressions on the three people's faces, Xu Jianguo felt a little uncomfortable. Who would have thought that the cheapest tea bags in later generations could be regarded as high-quality products in this era.
After drinking tea for a while, Li Mancang said, "Jianguo, your family of two received a total of 180 kilograms of grain, 60 kilograms of rice, 120 kilograms of corn, and 37 kilograms of corn in exchange for work points, for a total of 217 kilograms of grain."
"Hehe, that's quite a lot, enough for Funiu and me."
"You're useless! Our good days are yet to come!" Li Erniu said.
Old Master Zhang also sighed, "Yes, this year's weather is much better than previous years, and it will definitely get better and better in the future!"
"By the way, Jianguo, your uncle Erniu and I came here today to discuss something with you." Li Mancang said.
"What's the matter, uncle? Do you need to discuss it with me?" Xu Jianguo asked in confusion.
"Haha, I have to discuss this with you. There's no point asking anyone else!"
"Ah? Tell me, what's the matter?"
"You will be 16 years old after the New Year, and you will be considered an adult. So your aunt, your uncle Erniu and I have discussed it and decided to find you a wife, so I came to ask for your opinion." Li Mancang said with a smile.
Xu Jianguo was originally smiling, but after hearing what Li Mancang said, he stood up in shock and said, "What? Tell me about a wife?"
"Yeah, what's the matter, you're not happy?"
"I..." Xu Jianguo hesitated for a long time and couldn't say anything. He really wanted to tell Li Mancang that he and Wen Sitian had secretly decided to spend their lives together, but when he thought about the fact that people in this era were still very conservative, it would be terrible if he really told them what they thought of Wen Sitian. Just think about a girl being gossiped about every day, and Wen Sitian was so thin-skinned. If she really had something to worry about, he would have no place to cry.
"What do you mean? It's settled. I'll ask your aunt to find a matchmaker. I'll notify you when I get the news!" Li Mancang said.
Xu Jianguo became anxious when he heard this and quickly said, "No, uncle, we can't find a matchmaker!"
"Not looking for a matchmaker? Why?"
"Because... because I have someone I like!"
"Oh, sure, little brat. Come on and tell your uncle whose girl she is. I'll propose to you!" Li Mancang said with a smile.
"Uncle, she is not from our village. We just got together and there is no rush to get married. I will bring her back for you to meet when I have the chance, okay?" Xu Jianguo said.
"Do you really have a girl you like? Are you lying to me?" Li Mancang asked with some doubt.
"Yes, really! I'm not lying to you!"
"Okay then, you hurry up and bring the person back. We will check it out for you. If it's okay, you can get engaged first and we can choose the wedding date later." Li Mancang said.
"Oh, okay, uncle!"
"Jianguo, your uncle Mancang is right. It's not easy to meet someone you like. Hurry up and settle the marriage first!" Old Master Zhang also advised.
"Okay, old man, I got it!"
After chatting for a while, Mr. Zhang said that he had to go back because his family members were probably waiting anxiously. Li Mancang and Li Erniu also stood up and said that they would take him to the brigade headquarters.
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