Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 56 Sending a Crossbow
Li Weidong and Squad Leader Wang drove a truck to the tavern.

When they arrived at the tavern, Li Weidong said to Squad Leader Wang, "Brother Wang, wait here for a while. I'll go get some supplies and be back soon."

Squad Leader Wang asked doubtfully, "Aren't we going together?"

He noticed that Li Weidong was looking at him like a fool. Then he asked:

"what happened?"

Li Weidong said:

"Brother Wang, who would dare to sell it to you when you're wearing this?"

Squad Leader Wang looked down at his uniform and suddenly realized what was happening. Of course, who would dare sell to someone in uniform? Isn't that like lighting a lamp in a latrine—seeking death?

"Well, then you go ahead. I'll sit in the tavern for a while. Be careful." Squad Leader Wang scratched his head and said.

Li Weidong nodded and drove away.

……

Li Weidong drove out of the city and stopped at a secluded spot. He loaded the newly harvested grain from his space into the car. He then slaughtered three roe deer from his space and loaded them onto the car. He then retrieved twenty bundled chickens and loaded them onto the car as well. He then slowly drove towards Sijiu City.

After returning to the tavern, Li Weidong got out of the car, took two roe deer hind legs from the car, and walked into the tavern.

When I entered the tavern, I saw Xu Huizhen holding Li'er and chatting with Squad Leader Wang.

Seeing Li Weidong coming in, both of them came to greet him.

"Weidong, is he pulled back?" asked Squad Leader Wang.

"I pulled it back," Li Weidong replied. He placed the roe deer's hind leg on the table and took Li'er from Xu Huizhen's arms.

"Sister Huizhen, these are the roe deer legs I got from a friend. You and Sister Xueru each have one. Oh, isn't Sister Xueru here yet?"

"No, her store is very busy. She usually comes at night and has to watch over the store during the day," said Xu Huizhen.

"Oh, that's right." Li Weidong said.

"Dongzi, Xueru told me yesterday that Director Li, Fan Jinyou and the security team of the street were all punished. Director Li was demoted one level, and Fan Jinyou and the captain of the security team were both fired. I heard that the district chief came in person and was furious at the street office." Xu Huizhen said with a smirk.

Randomly worried again:

"Dongzi, do you think they will cause us trouble in the future if they punish us?"

Li Weidong thought for a moment and said, "Director Li probably wouldn't dare to do that, but I'm not sure about the two people who were fired.

The tavern and the silk shop are located in areas with a lot of people coming and going. They definitely wouldn't dare to come during the day, for fear that they would do something bad at night.

You and Sister Xueru shouldn't go out alone at night these days. I'll bring you my crossbow later. If anyone comes in at night, just hit them.

If anything happens, come find me at the Guards and I'll handle it."

"Okay, then I'll talk to Xueru later." Xu Huizhen nodded and said.

Li Weidong handed the letter to Xu Huizhen and said:

"I'll go get the crossbow and bring it to you later."

"Okay, go slower." Xu Huizhen instructed.

Li Weidong nodded, and left the tavern with Squad Leader Wang and drove towards the courtyard.

On the way, Squad Leader Wang asked, "Weidong, do those two really dare to go and take revenge at night?"

Li Weidong said: "It's hard to say, but they were fired, so they must be resentful. As for whether they will retaliate, I'm not sure.

Whether they can do it or not, it’s always better to be on guard.”

"Yeah, that's true." Squad Leader Wang.

While the two were chatting, they returned to the gate of the courtyard.

Li Weidong got out of the car and headed straight for his home. He took out the steel pulley crossbow and the bear paw he had thrown into the space, then left.

When Li Weidong walked to the middle courtyard, he met three aunts who came to the middle courtyard to fetch water.

"Hey, Weidong, didn't you leave? Why are you back?" asked the third aunt in confusion.

"Oh, I forgot to bring something, so I came back to get it." Li Weidong said.

The third aunt looked at the crossbow and the black bag in Li Weidong's hand.

"What are you doing with this thing? It's so dangerous!"

"Hey, I use it for hunting when I have nothing to do."

"Oh, then you'd better be careful! By the way, what's that black thing in your bag? Why is there blood?" asked the third aunt.

"Oh, this is the bear paw I shared with you when we killed a blind bear last time." Li Weidong opened it and showed it to the three aunts.

The third aunt looked into the bag and saw two big black bear paws. She swallowed and said:

"Weidong, I heard that bear paws are a delicacy! Even ordinary people like us haven't tasted them. This is the first time I've seen them."

Li Weidong put the bag away and said to the three aunts, "Yes, you are right. This is the first time I have seen this.

Auntie, go ahead and do your work. I have to go. My friend is waiting for me outside."

After saying that, Li Weidong walked out of the middle courtyard.

The three aunts kept their eyes on the bag in Li Weidong's hand.

The two of them didn't notice that Jia Zhang, who was sewing shoe soles, and Xiao Banggeng, who was playing at the door, were sitting at the door of the Jia family. After hearing the two of them talking about bear paws, Jia Zhang's eyes lit up with greed, and Xiao Banggeng drooled at the corners of his mouth.

Li Weidong came out of the yard and got in the car. Instead of going to the pub, he went to the steel mill.

When they arrived at the factory, the guard saw that it was Li Weidong and did not stop him. He just opened the door and let Li Weidong in.

When he arrived at the factory, Li Weidong went straight to the factory director's office.

When I saw Director Wang, I asked him, "Director, when will the new machine tool I want be ready?"

Director Wang said, "It should be about five or six days. Is it urgent for you?"

"It's not too urgent, but we still have to hurry. After all, the equipment in my laboratory are all small. They are fine for experiments, but if we want to make larger parts, we have to use large machine tools." Li Weidong said.

"Okay, I'll tell the workshop later. They'll focus on your machine tools and get it done for you as soon as possible. By the way, Weidong, why did you take away the equipment from the laboratory? This was given to our steel rolling mill by the Ministry of Industry." After Director Wang gave Li Weidong his assurance, he asked Li Weidong another question.

"Director, don't talk nonsense. Is that for the steel mill? It's specially for my experiments.

Director, you can’t want everything you see. Even if I leave it to you, you can’t keep it. Do you believe it?

"Those devices can't be used in production at all, they can only be used for experiments. What are you going to do with them if I leave them to you?" Li Weidong said.

Director Wang laughed awkwardly, "Hey, isn't this the old days? Back in the army, I was so poor that I wanted to grab everything I saw first. I've gotten used to it and can't change it. It's an old habit."

"Okay, Director, the steel mill has quite a few projects. Once you deliver the machine tools, I'll give you the engine drawings. Maybe the steel mill will need more engine workshops.

"Send my machine tool to me as soon as possible. I'll be free now. I'll draw you a blueprint of a motorcycle. Maybe the steel mill can open a motorcycle branch." Li Weidong continued to paint a rosy picture for Director Wang.

"Don't worry, we will definitely deliver it to you as soon as possible." Director Wang said excitedly.

Li Weidong chatted with Director Wang for a few more words and then left the steel rolling mill.

Then he went to the tavern, handed the crossbow to Xu Huizhen, chatted with her for a few words, and then returned to the camp with Squad Leader Wang.

Back at the camp, we unloaded the food into the warehouse. The makeshift kitchen was ready, so we called Nan Yi over and asked him to prepare the roe deer meat. We also gave him the chickens, telling him to take care of them for now. Once we were well-defended, we could let them roam freely in the mountains.

Let him watch over the preparation of the meal.

After giving the instructions, Li Weidong went to find Zhou Zhenbei. He needed to make a very important call.

(End of this chapter)