Era: Starting from divorce from female college student

Chapter 89, Matchmaker summons house and invitation (first order required)
At the gate of the steel plant, Xiao Shutie, Han Xiaochuan and others were standing guard and chatting.

"I really lost a lot yesterday. I clearly hit that big wild boar, but it still ran away."

"You didn't aim at its vital points, so of course it won't work."

The guns and ammunition of this era were of average power, and animals such as wild boars, tigers, and black bears had thick skin and flesh. It was indeed difficult to capture these wild animals unless you aimed at their eyes and other vital parts.

It is even common for people to die if they are pounced on by these animals due to not paying attention.

"No, I have to go there again next week and borrow a sniper rifle. Otherwise, even if I run into that wild boar again, I won't be able to catch it."

Han Xiaochuan was still brooding over it, but Fan Tong was waving and shouting towards the distance, "Brother Mancang!"

Zhao Mancang came to work again. It can only be said that he now works a six-day-off-one-day-rest job, and this rest day is almost the same as no rest at all.

He and Lin Wan spent yesterday morning and half of the afternoon at the Xinhua Bookstore. It was not until dusk, when it was no longer so hot outside, that they went out to the department store.

Then we went back to Heizhima Hutong to have a meal, and the day was over.

For Zhao Mancang, who likes to lie down and play badly, working with only one day off is indeed a bit frustrating.

But this is the way it is in this era. The whole country has only one day off a day. What else can we do?

"Good morning, have you eaten?"

As a daily greeting, Zhao Mancang stopped at the door and chatted with Xiao Shutie and the others.

As a result, they continued to invite him to go hunting in the Yanshan Mountains, just like before, because it was really exciting.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Mancang shook his head and politely refused.

What a bullshit excitement! It's so boring, right?

I was wandering around the mountains and fields. I guess I was lucky yesterday because I happened to encounter a big wild boar. I finally had a chance to shoot, but the wild boar ran away.

So, the excitement is only for one or two minutes?
Tsk tsk, in Zhao Mancang's opinion, this is just like an exam. There is only a limited time to do the fill-in-the-blank questions.

If he had this much time, Zhao Mancang might as well stay with his future daughter-in-law Lin Wan.

At least she is good-looking, and just looking at her is enough to keep Zhao Mancang in a good mood for the whole day.

After parking his bicycle, Zhao Mancang went straight to the cattle pen in the breeding room. He wanted to confirm the condition of the Holstein bull as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Zheng Damao did not slack off yesterday and took good care of the bull.

In a few days, this bull will have to be sent back to Daxing Farm.

Wu Huamin, Xu Fugui and others all hoped to keep the bull, but this was impossible.

Wait until next year. After the seven cows give birth to calves, the steel plant will probably have its own Holstein bull.

Zhao Mancang was still very sure that these seven female yellow cows would be able to bear calves. After all, he had used some tricks. Otherwise, he would not have dared to make such a promise in front of his leader.

The leader approved 500 yuan of funding, that's money.

After staying in the breeding room for a while, Zhang Debao and his colleagues came to work, and the two temporary workers Lin Kai and Wang Dalong also came.

According to the current situation, the two temporary workers, Lin Kai and Wang Dalong, will still stay.

Because after the Holstein bull is sent back to Daxing Farm, Zheng Damao and Wang Shunfa still need to continue taking care of the seven female cattle.

It can be said that these seven female cattle will be the focus of care in the next six months.

The gestation period of female cattle is generally about nine months, which means that from July now to April next year, these seven female cattle must be taken good care of during this period.

After finishing the work in the breeding room, Zhao Mancang went to the health center.

The clinic is surprisingly busy in the morning.

"Hello, Doctor Zhao Zhao, could you please help me? Yesterday..."

There is a waiting area in the clinic office with two rows of seats.

When several workers saw Zhao Mancang, they stood up and wanted him to help them with the treatment, but they almost called out Zhao Mancang's name directly.

Things are different now, the workers are quick to change their tune.

In the past, Zhao Mancang was just a breeder, so it didn’t matter if he called the animal by any name.

But since the day before yesterday, Zhao Mancang has become a level 10 attending physician at the steel plant's clinic, and his medical skills are even better than those of Yang Qingshan and Guan Changchun.

The workers were still somewhat skeptical about Zhao Mancang's medical skills.

The reason for this contradictory mentality is that Zhao Mancang was a breeder before, and everyone is worried about his experience.

On the other hand, he had previously saved Director Shen's life, and the workers at the workshop at that time saw this very clearly.

"Well, comrade, you're just tired and stressed out. Your health isn't serious. I'll prescribe some medicine for you. When you go back, have your family boil the medicine according to the prescription once a day for at least two hours each time."

"You'll only need to take this medicine for five days. If you haven't recovered after five days, come back for a follow-up consultation."

After taking the patient's pulse, Zhao Mancang asked a few brief questions and then gave his diagnosis.

After handing the prescription to the other party, Zhao Mancang asked him to go to the next room to find the nurse to get the medicine.

Medical treatment, treatment and medicine are all free at the steel plant.

In this era, workers still have very good welfare and can see a doctor for free.

But in the capital city with a population of 6.6 million, not every household is a worker, and many people are unemployed.

Since there were three doctors in the clinic today, it only took more than an hour and all the dozen or so patients waiting in the waiting area were quickly seen.

Both Yang Qingshan and Guan Changchun were very surprised. Why was Zhao Mancang so quick in seeing patients?
In the previous consultation process, Zhao Mancang was the last to arrive, but he ended up treating eight patients, while Yang Qingshan and Guan Changchun together only treated seven patients.

Perhaps this is the power of a level ten attending physician?
"Old Yang, you've had a lot of contact with Dr. Zhao. Do you think I'd be given a perfunctory response if I went to ask him for advice right now?"

Guan Changchun came to Yang Qingshan's office and asked softly.

The latter rolled his eyes and said, "How should I know? I'm not him, how can I know what he's thinking?"

After a pause, he continued:
"But Old Guan, you're really just trying to boost others' morale and undermine your own prestige, aren't you? Zhao Mancang is only 24 years old now. Even if his medical skills are great, how good can they be?"

In the steel plant, Yang Qingshan used to occasionally play the role of a veterinarian, shouldering the veterinary duties in the breeding room.

Before, because Gangtie had two level five breeders, Zhao Mancang and Xu Fugui, the livestock in the breeding room were well taken care of, and there were basically no diseases or accidents.

Moreover, with the breeding experience of Zhao Mancang and Xu Fugui, most minor illnesses can be safely overcome.

Therefore, there are relatively few times when Yang Qingshan can be used.

Therefore, steel mills do not need specialized veterinarians.

"Old Yang, you don't still think Zhao Mancang got lucky to become a Level 10 attending physician, do you?"

Guan Changchun rolled his eyes at Yang Qingshan and said:

"I don't want to boost others' morale and diminish my own prestige, but Zhao Mancang is indeed very capable. Didn't those doctors from Union Hospital come over last time? Didn't you notice this at the time?"

Maybe he noticed it, but Yang Qingshan just didn't want to admit that Zhao Mancang was better than him.

After chatting for a while, Guan Changchun saw that Yang Qingshan was still so stubborn, so he simply didn't bother to talk nonsense with him.

After turning around and leaving Yang Qingshan's office, Guan Changchun went to find Zhao Mancang.

As a result, Zhao Mancang was chatting with someone at this time.

Jiang Dayong came again. This time he came to Zhao Mancang not because of work tasks, but for personal matters.

As soon as he arrived, he congratulated Zhao Mancang and even gave him two meat tickets and five dollars.

When asking someone to do something for you, you have to know the rules, and the rule is that you have to mention money.

As a canteen buyer, Jiang Dayong certainly knew the rules, so he not only asked for money, but also told them in advance.

"Then I'll still call you Lao Zhao."

After a few polite greetings, Jiang Dayong got straight to the point and explained his purpose: he had a friend who was sick with a hidden illness and was too embarrassed to go to the hospital, so he wanted to find a skilled and trustworthy doctor to help.

When Zhao Mancang heard this, he knew that this was not going to be easy.

He is not Guan Changchun, who can leave the steel plant casually.

If he left the steel mill for personal reasons and something happened there, the consequences would be quite troublesome.

The Shen Zhongxin incident can’t happen again, right?
So he just shook his head and declined:
"Old Jiang, you know the situation now. After the incident with Director Shen, Secretary Xing and the others repeatedly emphasized that you can't leave the steel plant unless there are special circumstances."

"I'd love to help your friend, but it's definitely not possible during work hours."

Jiang Dayong nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I forgot to tell you, you can go after get off work today, there is no need to go during the day."

Since Jiang Dayong said so, Zhao Mancang naturally would not refuse.

He didn't expect that someone would come to him for this way of making extra money not long after he took office.

So, this one is famous, it’s different.

Of course, this is also because Jiang Dayong trusts Zhao Mancang. The two have met many times. Jiang Dayong can be said to be the one who knows best what kind of abilities Zhao Mancang has.

Next, Jiang Dayong chatted for a while, mainly gossiping about the gold nuggets he had found in the zucchini production team.

I don't know where Jiang Dayong got the information from, but it was about the gold mine in the zucchini production team. After expert testing, it was estimated that nearly three tons of gold could be mined there.

When Zhao Mancang heard this, he exclaimed, "Only three tons?"

Really little!
In fact, it is not a small amount, but compared with those world-class gold mines, the reserves of three tons of gold are indeed too small.

The gold mine with the largest known gold production in the world is naturally the Rand Central Gold Mine in South Africa.

This gold mine can stably produce about several hundred tons of gold every year. As of now, it has continued to produce gold for nearly a hundred years.

In other words, the Rand Central Gold Mine has mined more than 10,000 tons of gold.

How terrifying!

After gossiping for a while, Jiang Dayong left.

Zhao Mancang wanted to pick up a book to kill some time, but Guan Changchun came in again.

"Doctor Guan, you are a rare guest. Please take a seat."

Although they all work in the health center, Zhao Mancang and the other three each have an office.

Moreover, Zhao Mancang had very little contact with Guan Changchun before, and had dealt more with Yang Qingshan.

The day before yesterday was Zhao Mancang’s first day in office, but we only met and said hello, and we didn’t really chat much.

Guan Changchun had little contact with Zhao Mancang, so he was still a little reserved when he came in.

However, after chatting for a while, Guan Changchun relaxed a lot.

Because Zhao Mancang is indeed quite easy-going, and he is quite happy to discuss medical skills, well, just chat about gossip seriously.

But after chatting for more than half an hour, Zhao Mancang felt a little bored.

It’s just because the gossip about the clinic that Guan Changchun talked about was really uninteresting, dry and boring.

Fortunately, Guan Changchun was quite self-aware and considerate, and he left on his own initiative after a while.

After the other party left, Zhao Mancang casually flipped through books to pass the time.

I bought this book at Xinhua Bookstore yesterday. It's not cheap, but not very expensive either.

Books can be said to be the only commodity in this era that can be purchased without a ticket.

So as long as you have money, you can buy as much as you want.

Newspapers from the 1950s were quite interesting, especially the international news section, which was very enjoyable to read.

Apart from newspapers, there are no interesting novels in this era. Picture books are still interesting and can be used to pass the time.

However, Zhao Mancang doesn’t have much spare money now, so he has to wait until he gets his salary on the 24th before he can buy a few more books.

This kind of picture book can not only be read by adults, but when he has children, he can also give it to the children to read.

Or you can leave it to Lin Huijun to read.

After marrying Lin Wan, Lin Huijun also became his daughter. Although not his biological daughter, Zhao Mancang planned to raise her as his own daughter.

It's very simple. After he and Lin Wan have a child, they will definitely need Lin Huijun's help in taking care of and teaching the child.

So, it would be a waste if we don’t make use of such a good little helper.

The poor little greedy cat, before she even came to Huguo Temple with her mother, she had already been tricked by Zhao Mancang.

A whole morning passed just like that.

Zhao Mancang was quite satisfied with his work this morning.

I was busy for just over an hour, and the rest of the time I spent either chatting and gossiping or reading to pass the time. It was fulfilling and happy, which was pretty good.

In the cafeteria, Zhao Mancang took a lunch box filled with rice and vegetables and was about to find a place to sit down when Su Wanzhen called him over.

If Hongniang calls him, Zhao Mancang will definitely go.

Su Wanzhen didn't have anything to do with him, she just wanted to follow up on his marriage with Lin Wan.

For example, whether the wedding invitations have been prepared, and how he and Lin Wan get along, etc.

It’s not easy to be a matchmaker. If it were that easy, wouldn’t everyone be a matchmaker?

As Zhao Mancang became stronger and stronger, he was appreciated by the three steel plant leaders, Xing Shuqi, Shen Zhongxin and Yang Shourong. Therefore, Su Wanzhen followed up on this matter more urgently.

I also don’t want Lin Wan to miss such a good marriage.

Although it is said that a good girl will never have trouble finding a husband, Lin Wan is so beautiful and pretty that there is certainly no shortage of good men pursuing her, but a good man like Zhao Mancang is really rare.

"Sister, don't worry, Comrade Lin Wan and I are lifelong revolutionary partners."

Zhao Mancang patted his chest and said with great confidence.

Hearing him say this, Su Wanzhen felt relieved.

However, after she finished chatting with Zhao Mancang, Wei Yutong, Du Wenli, Zhao Fengying and other colleagues from the Finance Department started gossiping with Zhao Mancang.

The main thing I am surprised about is why Zhao Mancang, an ordinary cowherd, could pass the assessment of a level 10 attending physician?
Outsiders are not very clear about how difficult the doctor assessment at Union Hospital is, but they have heard a thing or two about it.

You should know that Union Hospital is the best hospital in Beijing, and even in the whole country.

Since it is such a good hospital, it is naturally impossible for them to recruit doctors with poor medical skills or who are deceitful. In other words, the assessment of Union Hospital will certainly not be casual.

Wei Yutong's sister Wei Sirong works at Union Hospital and has just passed the assessment for junior physicians, so she has the most say on this matter.

Therefore, Wei Yutong and others did not doubt the assessment standards of Union Hospital. What they were curious about was Zhao Mancang. How did he do it?
“Read more, talk less, learn more, observe more, and ask more questions.”

Zhao Mancang directly summarized the twelve-character guideline for them, which was extremely insightful, but Du Wenli and the others did not buy it.

"Doctor Zhao, please don't fool us, we don't believe you."

Ye Xiaohe rolled her eyes and said coquettishly.

Zhao Mancang simply ignored this move, spread his hands, and said helplessly:

"Look, I'm telling you the truth. If you still don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

"No, why don't you tell me what you usually do? If you just say a few dry words like this, who knows if what you said is true or not?"

They were still attacking, trying to dig deeper into some secrets, but Zhao Mancang was not as they wished.

"I just want to say one thing. My ex-wife was a college student. I didn't want to be left behind by her too much at the time, so I also read books and studied. It's that simple."

After saying that, he got up and left because he had finished his meal.

Looking at his leaving back, Wei Yutong and others all had complicated expressions.

This man was indeed very capable, but it's such a pity.

He is about to get married for the second time, and Su Wanzhen said that lesbian Lin Wan is quite pretty.

Therefore, single people like Wei Yutong have no chance.

Having said that, the young people of this era are quite divided.

In rural areas, it is common for young men and women to get engaged and married at the age of fifteen or sixteen. If they are still not married by the age of eighteen, they are basically considered leftover men and women.

Young men and women in the city are relatively better off because they are more likely to abide by the current marriage law, which means they will only get married when they reach a certain age.

The marriage age is 20 for men and 18 for women, but many people get married after they reach that age.

Therefore, people in rural areas generally have several children by the age of 17 or 18, while young people in the city don’t get married until they are in their early twenties.

Zhao Mancang didn't know what Wei Yutong and the others were thinking. At this time, he had already returned to the breeding room and was strolling here.

The afternoon is more leisurely.

So he asked Yang Shourong for leave, explained the situation and left.

Yang Shourong also knew that Zhao Mancang had a heavy task on his shoulders, and there was generally nothing to do at this time in the afternoon.

So if he left for about two hours, it wouldn't be a big deal. It was a courtyard house near Haidian, next to the Friendship Hotel, a pretty good place.

Why did Zhao Mancang come here?
Because he wanted to buy a house, and the Friendship Hotel is a foreign-related organization after all, so no matter now or in the future, everyone who comes here must be reasonable and polite.

Not to mention this era, even in later generations, many people are willing to be sheepdogs when they meet foreigners, and respectfully call them "foreign sirs".

Zhao Mancang knew very well that in two years, everyone would be short of food and that Siberian cold winds would definitely blow in the future, so he had to consider many factors when looking for a house.

Early this morning, Zhao Mancang went to the Xizhimen Pigeon Market and completed a transaction with someone.

He sold five boxes of imported medicine to Wu Lisheng, a middleman, and made two thousand yuan. He also sold two boxes of fluorouracil injection to Qiu Zhigang and made one thousand yuan.

With a total of 3,000 yuan on hand, Zhao Mancang came confidently to the vicinity of the Haidian Friendship Hotel, which is located in the Zhongguancun South Street area.

After contacting an agent, Zhao Mancang found this independent courtyard house for sale.

There are two courtyards in total, and the area is not small, much larger than those courtyards in the city.

"Comrade Zhao, this courtyard covers an area of ​​1,300 square meters."

When Zhao Mancang heard this, he immediately frowned. It was too big.

But there are no suitable houses nearby, only this one is suitable.

why?
The main reason is that the houses in the city have been fully occupied recently, and the street office has begun to sort out the private properties that still have vacant houses, preparing to "rent instead of sell".

That is, the street office will be responsible for unified management, register these private houses, rent them out, and pay the rent to the landlord.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, these private properties did not mean that no payment was required.

Property fees are always necessary. After all, the domestic waste of the residents of the courtyard houses in the city is part of the municipal projects.

For example, the public toilets need to be cleaned every once in a while, so the residents of the courtyard houses must pay these property fees.

Therefore, renting instead of selling can solve this problem well.

These have already been implemented in the city, and there is a high probability that people outside the city will not be able to escape it.

In that era, the city was not divided into several rings, but once you passed through places like Andingmen and Xizhimen, you were out of the city.

Regardless of whether it is inside or outside the city, the capital is currently short of houses.

Zhao Mancang wanted to buy an independent courtyard house, but he didn't want there to be other residents in the house.

The smaller courtyard houses or three-courtyard houses are either occupied or only rented out, which Zhao Mancang is certainly not satisfied with.

He also requested a house close to the courtyard of the Friendship Hotel, so he could only find this large two-story courtyard house in front of him.

But, isn’t this area a bit too big?
The courtyard house of 1,300 square meters is indeed very large.

There are twenty rooms alone. The front yard is comparable to the middle yard of a quadrangle courtyard in the city, and the middle yard is even bigger.

There are two trees planted in the front yard, one is a pomegranate tree and the other is also a pomegranate tree.

There are two persimmon trees and two crabapple trees planted in the middle courtyard, as well as roses and other flowers, which looks very nice.

It can be seen that the original owner took good care of the house.

Zhao Mancang didn't ask why the other party wanted to sell. Anyway, the other party wanted to sell and he wanted to buy. It was just a matter of price.

If such a large courtyard house were placed in the city, it would be a three-in-one courtyard house.

However, this place is outside the city and is privately built. During the Qing Dynasty, it was equivalent to an outer residence.

The price of two thousand yuan was bargained down to one thousand eight hundred and fifty yuan by Zhao Mancang.

The property transfer is very quick. You just need to register it at the housing management office and get the receipt to pick up the new property certificate in a few days.

Since Zhao Mancang only took two hours off, he hurried back to the steel plant after he finished his work.

However, after he came back, he was still fine for half the afternoon.

When it was finally time to get off work, Zhao Mancang took the opportunity to slip away.

In the next few days, Zhao Mancang was relatively relaxed.

There isn't much to do in the clinic, let alone in the breeding room.

He and Lin Wan made the wedding invitations together and then quickly gave them to the guests.

Secretary Xing, Shen Zhongxin, and Yang Shourong were definitely going to send out invitations. When they saw the beautiful handwriting on the invitations, they smiled and joked:
"You've really made a killing, kid. I heard your wife is very beautiful, and I didn't expect her handwriting is so beautiful too."

Zhao Mancang is nothing but humble.

Lin Wan didn't have much education, only at the high school level, but her handwriting was very good because her father Lin Guohua often supervised her when she was a child.

Her father is an elementary school teacher who considers himself a cultured person, but unfortunately he is not even qualified to be a dilettante.

It's very simple. Being pretentious requires financial support. His monthly salary is only 32 yuan, and he has to support his family. There's no point in being pretentious.

Even the calligraphy copybooks that Lin Wan used to practice writing when she was a child were borrowed from his colleagues by him shamelessly.

Fortunately, Lin Wan worked hard and her handwriting was pretty good, but unfortunately she lacked talent and failed to get into university.

Wu Huamin also received a wedding invitation, as did Li Baoguo, Xiao Shutie and others, as well as Jiang Dayong and canteen director Dong Shaoxian.

Jiang Dayong's friend, well, really made up a friend out of nothing. It was obvious that he himself had hemorrhoids, but he was unwilling to admit it.

Zhao Mancang examined the other person that day and found that the condition was not serious. He just needed to boil some medicine and have a few acupuncture treatments to cure it.

He did not send a wedding invitation to Xu Fugui because their relationship was not very harmonious.

However, Zhao Mancang still sent an additional wedding invitation to Zheng Damao and Wang Shunfa.

In the breeding room, only the two of them were grateful to Zhao Mancang and did not have so many ulterior motives.

Originally, Zhao Mancang didn't want to send invitations to Yang Qingshan and the others, but after thinking about it, he decided to prepare one for them as well.

The expansion of the clinic has not been completed yet, but a new nurse, Liu Xiaoxi, who is also a female comrade, has been hired.

So now, including Zhao Mancang, there are a total of six people in the entire clinic.

According to Yang Shourong and others' estimates, enrollment will continue to expand this year, and the families of steel plant employees will be included in the future.

In other words, if you are a family member of a steel plant employee, you can also come to the steel plant hospital for medical treatment.

Zhao Mancang has no decision-making power on these matters, and he doesn't even have any suggestions. He just has to do whatever the higher-ups plan.

If the business continues to expand, Zhao Mancang would be eager to recruit more doctors so that he can continue to lie low and do nothing.

Of course, now that Zhao Mancang is here, his diagnosis speed is really fast and accurate, and every prescription or treatment he gives is very appropriate.

There are more than ten cases in the morning every day, and more than twenty at most. There are usually no cases in the afternoon, and at most two or three people come to see the doctor.

With Zhao Mancang's super fast speed, he can generally take a break around nine o'clock.

In the past, the whole morning would have been busy because Yang Qingshan and Guan Changchun were really slow in seeing patients.

That afternoon, Zhao Mancang had some leisure time again, and then he ran to Yang Shourong to ask for leave.

In fact, he ran away, firstly to go to the Housing Management Office to get the property certificate, and secondly to contact someone to help renovate the courtyard house.

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Mancang had already come out of the Housing Management Office, and he threw the freshly issued real estate certificate directly into the space.

Near the Friendship Hotel, at the entrance of the courtyard, when Zhao Mancang arrived, there were already several masters standing at the door waiting.

These are the bricklayers and carpenters that Zhao Mancang found, a total of six people.

"Hello, Masters. Have you been waiting for a long time?"

After a few simple polite words, Zhao Mancang went straight to the point without any ambiguity.

The courtyard in front of us is going to have a large septic tank dug, and it will be placed in the front yard of the courtyard.

There should be a total of five bathrooms in the yard, one in the north house, one in the east wing, and two in the front yard.

Since Zhao Mancang was directly responsible for the labor and materials, he could just let them do it themselves.

There is no question of trust or distrust. After the materials arrive, Zhao Mancang will pay a part of the deposit first. He will pay the rest of the money after the whole work is completed and there are no problems.

If rework is required due to quality issues, the masters will have to bear the losses themselves.

Determine everything in advance and talk directly about the contract.

The contract also contains clear and detailed provisions, such as how wide the underground pipes need to be, what the inclination is, how deep the septic tank should be dug, etc. These are all stipulated.

By the time Zhao Mancang finished saying this, it was almost five o'clock.

It's five o'clock and it's almost time to get off work.

So Zhao Mancang seized the opportunity to escape and quickly rode his bicycle back to the steel plant.

Fortunately, nothing happened in the factory, so he managed to get away with it again.

After get off work, Zhao Mancang returned to the courtyard house again. He cared very much about this house.

After all, this is his future home, so of course he has to come over often to keep an eye on it.

"Well, let's go to the pigeon market tomorrow, or look for it at the hunter's house in the countryside. We really need a dog for this courtyard."

Looking at the empty house, Zhao Mancang has already started planning.

Although this place is pretty good, Zhao Mancang always feels unsafe because there is no watchdog at home.

Although he hasn't moved in yet, he still has to consider the future, right?
There are no elderly people in his family, so Lin Huijun will probably be alone here.

At the Xizhimen Pigeon Market, Zhao Mancang appeared here, ready to buy a guard dog.

After visiting Pigeon City several times, he found that he couldn't leave this place.

Because this place sells all kinds of things, even if you don’t buy anything, it’s fun to just wander around here.

Look, at this moment, Zhao Mancang was standing in the middle of the crowd, smiling as he watched the two people who were arguing.

They said they were arguing, but in fact they were just arguing about price.

The stall owner put out an incense burner, but no one was interested in it and no one was interested in it.

But early this morning, two people took a fancy to the incense burner at the same time and wanted to take it down, so the scene before us appeared.

Zhao Mancang didn't know much about these antiques, nor did he have the spare money to buy them, let alone the idea of ​​finding a bargain.

It's not an antique of national treasure level, and he doesn't have the discerning eye for it, so forget it.

Unless he has a lot of experience points now, he will not waste experience points to upgrade his antique appreciation skills.

It's actually quite interesting to watch people chatting happily.

After joining in the fun for a while, Zhao Mancang finally remembered to get down to business.

"Hello, comrade. How much are you selling this puppy for?"

Soon, Zhao Mancang found a stall owner selling puppies. The old man had come several times but hadn't sold any for several days.

The reason is quite simple. These days people can’t even get enough to eat, so how could there be extra food for dogs?

The reason why the old man came to Pigeon City for several consecutive days was naturally because he hoped to meet those rich people.

“It’s not expensive, just one dollar and fifty cents.”

Seeing Zhao Mancang coming over, the old man rubbed his hands excitedly:
"Let me tell you, my dog ​​is a wolfhound, very smart. Look at the prey I hunted, they are my two wolfhounds."

Although the old man spoke not very clearly, his eyes were full of light when he introduced his two wolfhounds.

Zhao Mancang was still quite surprised when he heard this.

The most famous wolfdog in later generations is the German Shepherd, but in this era, it is better not to seek death.

The most famous wolfdog in China is the Wolfdog, which is said to have the genes of a wolf and the personality of a dog.

The Wolfhound is very wolf-like and ferocious, but it is easy to tame. It has the characteristics of high loyalty, strong vigilance, and excellent survival ability. It is an excellent hunting dog and guard dog.

According to the old man in front of me, the two puppies he sold were wolf-blue dogs.

"One dollar and fifty cents is still too expensive." Zhao Mancang said hesitantly.

Both puppies are furry and very cute. They must be just a few days old and have just been weaned.

But he was certainly not very satisfied with the old man's offer.

The old man was straightforward and asked Zhao Mancang directly how much money he could offer.

"I want both of these puppies. I'll give you two dollars, okay?"

Who knew that the old man was unhappy and shook his head like a rattle.

"Look how fat it is, comrade! It's so plump! Two dollars is too little."

If someone really eats the fragrant meat directly, the two dollars would be a great profit.

The one-month-old puppies are so cute. For those who like to eat delicious meat, buying two wolf-blue dogs for two dollars is really a good deal, and they will not hesitate to buy them.

After some bargaining, Zhao Mancang finally bought the two puppies for two yuan and thirty cents.

When the old man sold the puppies, his face was full of joy, and he also promoted his prey to Zhao Mancang.

However, Zhao Mancang looked down upon those prey.

Rabbits, bamboo rats, pheasants, etc. are difficult to handle if you buy them now.

As a person who is too lazy to cook, Zhao Mancang still prefers to eat at restaurants outside.

What's more, he is not married yet, and has not moved to a courtyard house in Haidian to live alone, so forget it.

Every time he ate meat, eggs, etc. at home, the neighbors would chat with him.

Basically, his neighbors knew exactly what he ate every day.

He was fed up with this life without privacy.

Reborn into this era, Zhao Mancang actually finds it difficult to tolerate many of the living habits of this era because they are too inconvenient.

Accustomed to the convenience and efficiency of later generations, it took him a long time to force himself to get used to the current life.

Carrying two wolfhound puppies, Zhao Mancang was about to leave the Pigeon Market, but the stall owner next to him stopped him.

"Hello, comrade, do you have any imported medicine for sale?"

The stall owner approached and asked in a low, expectant voice.

Zhao Mancang looked at the other person in confusion. "I'm sorry, comrade, I don't have any imported medicine to sell."

He had previously come to Pigeon City to sell imported medicines under a different outfit.

Moreover, he had only had dealings with Wu Lisheng and Qiu Zhigang, and had never done business with other middlemen, let alone other stall owners.

Therefore, since the stall owner in front of him actually recognized him, he must be careful.

There's no other reason. Imported medicines are life-saving things, and the shipment volume cannot be too large, otherwise problems are likely to occur.

Even if the patrolling armband team does not come to Pigeon City, the emergence of the profit chain of imported drugs will arouse the jealousy of others.

"Really? I got the wrong person."

The stall owner stared at Zhao Mancang suspiciously, then said dejectedly.

However, it just so happened that at this time, Wu Lisheng happened to come over from not far away.

"Comrade, long time no see. Do you have any imported medicines recently?"

This time, Zhao Mancang was really stunned and looked at Wu Lisheng in astonishment.

"How did you recognize me?"

"Hey, even though it's early morning and still a little dark, comrade, with your height and the sound of your voice, it's hard not to recognize you."

Wu Lisheng said this with a bit of pride, and then pulled Zhao Mancang aside, not letting the stall owner follow.

"I'm sorry, comrade. I know you might have some unspeakable problems, but I'm really at my wit's end. Could you please do me a favor and sell me five more boxes of fluorouracil injection?"

Since the last time Zhao Mancang sold seven boxes of imported medicines in the market, two boxes of fluorouracil injection were sold.

Unexpectedly, he ended up stirring up a hornet's nest.

Many family members who rushed to the scene after hearing the news often frequented the Xizhimen Pigeon Market.

The demand increased, but Wu Lisheng couldn't get the imported medicine, and Zhao Mancang seemed to have disappeared and never came to Pigeon City again.

After several days of this, he was finally caught by Wu Lisheng.

Zhao Mancang was quite surprised at this time. He glanced around and saw that several people were looking at him and Wu Lisheng.

"Fuck you, I have an accent? And what's wrong with my outfit?"

(End of this chapter)