Siheyuan Fortune Telling: Starting from a Buyer to Become an All-rounder

When Xu Dongsheng returned to Nanluoguxiang, the sun was about to set, the sky was getting darker, and the wind was cool. Although the ground was still hot, it was even hotter inside the house, so many elderly people had already started sitting at the gate of the courtyard fanning themselves.

"Dongsheng is back? How is he? Any progress?"

As soon as Xu Dongsheng arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw Yan Bugui sitting at the gate fanning himself. When Yan Bugui saw him come back, he immediately asked about his work.

"Not yet, Teacher Yan. I went for a walk today and it was really too hot. I think the leaders of the subdistrict office must be getting irritated by the heat. I won't bother them for now, so I went to the moat to get some fresh air. I plan to go to the subdistrict office tomorrow."

Xu Dongsheng shook his head and made up an excuse, saying that he would go to the street office tomorrow.

"Well, although you are not very good at studying, you are quite smart in this area. By the way, there will be a meeting in the evening, and a new notice has been issued."

Yan Bugui praised Xu Dongsheng, then looked at Xu Dongsheng with empty hands and lost interest in him. He then told Xu Dongsheng that there would be a meeting in the evening.

When Xu Dongsheng heard about the meeting, he immediately thought of the donation meeting he had read in the novel in his previous life. He didn't expect that he would encounter this legendary hospital-wide meeting less than a day after arriving here. However, when he heard Yan Bugui say that it was a new notice issued by the higher-ups, not a donation meeting, he knew that he might have thought too much.

"Okay, I'll be there on time then."

Xu Dongsheng responded and went towards his home. When he got home, he started cooking immediately. After all, he couldn't wait for Old Xu to come back after a tiring day before cooking for him.

Xu Dongsheng didn't cook any big dishes. He just cooked according to his memory. He cut a dish of braised meat, boiled an egg for each of them, fried a dish of peanuts, and boiled cabbage. The staple food was cornmeal steamed bread. Cornmeal is cornmeal made from corn, which is rough and dry. But who cares about these things these days?

"Dongsheng, I'm back."

Xu Dongsheng had just finished cooking when Xu Dazhuang's voice rang out from outside the door. Hearing this voice, Xu Dongsheng felt both familiar and unfamiliar, but then he immediately returned to normal. After all, if this was discovered, even if he was not considered to have been replaced by an enemy spy, he would have to suspect that there was something wrong with his brain.

"Dad is back? Wash your hands and take a rest first. The meal will be ready soon."

Xu Dongsheng shouted outside, and then began to carry out the prepared food. When he carried out the food, he saw Xu Dazhuang wiping his face with a towel. He had a square face, gray hair, and was wearing a blue work suit. Xu Dazhuang was about 1.8 meters tall. Xu Dongsheng inherited his genes, so he was also about 1.8 meters tall. Because he was a blacksmith, he started by swinging a sledgehammer, so Xu Dazhuang was also very strong.

"Dongsheng, I heard from Old Yan that you went out to look for a job today?"

After the food was served, Xu Dazhuang poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and then asked Xu Dongsheng about his job search today.

"Yes, I went, but there was no result. I plan to go to the street office to ask tomorrow."

Xu Dongsheng nodded and then repeated what he had said to Yan Bugui to Xu Dazhuang.

"Yes, you have made progress. But there is no rush. If it were last year, you could have joined the steel mill. With your junior high school diploma, you would have no problem joining the steel mill. But this year, there is not as much steel as last year, and the number of workstations in the steel mill has not increased at all.

I can retire and let you inherit my position, but my blacksmithing job is too tiring and you can't handle it, and it's not cost-effective, so you can only look for a job on your own first, and I will look for one for you.

But don't worry, I'm here to support our family, just take your time."

Seeing that his son was not decadent, Xu Dazhuang, who could be considered to have a son in his old age, was also happy. If his job was not so tiring, he even wanted to hand over his job to Xu Dongsheng. Now he was 58 years old and would retire in two years. He had already worked for 18 years and could apply for early retirement.

"Yes, I know, don't worry. By the way, Dad, I used the grain purchase book today, not to buy grain for the family."

Xu Dongsheng nodded, and then told Xu Dazhuang that he had used the grain purchase certificate and grain coupons today.

"You didn't do anything bad, did you?"

Xu Dazhuang was stunned for a moment after hearing that, and then asked Xu Dongsheng seriously. This question confused Xu Dongsheng, but Xu Dongsheng also reacted immediately. Xu Dazhuang's trust and love for him was really enough to make him cry.

"Dad, what are you thinking? What bad things can I do? Don't worry, I will use them for the right purpose. I will let you enjoy the good life."

Xu Dongsheng looked at Xu Dazhuang solemnly and promised him. This was a sincere promise, because he occupied the body of someone else's son, so he naturally had to fulfill his responsibilities for the original body. Moreover, the fatherly love that Xu Dongsheng felt from Xu Dazhuang was really different, so Xu Dongsheng was also willing to fulfill his responsibilities for the original body.

"I believe you. As for the box, since I told you the key, it belongs to both of us. As for how to use it, I have the final say, and you have the final say too."

Xu Dazhuang smiled at his son's serious look, thinking that his efforts were not in vain, and handed him the peeled egg. Xu Dongsheng did not refuse, but happily took it and tasted it bite by bite. Although it was just an egg, in his previous life, even if there were eggs everywhere, there was not one that belonged to him.

But even if there were no such eggs, he could still feel the warmth more or less in his fragmented memories. Therefore, in both his lives, Xu Dongsheng would never complain because he had always been loved by his family.

"Dad, thank you."

"You are my son. If I don't trust you, who can I trust? Come on, eat quickly. Old Yan said there will be a meeting later. I don't know what order was issued this time."

Xu Dazhuang smiled and urged Xu Dongsheng to eat quickly. Then the father and son ate all the food prepared by Xu Dongsheng. Xu Dazhuang sat in the living room drinking, while Xu Dongsheng went to wash the dishes.

"It is still proper to have a woman in the house. But there is no hurry. My body is only eighteen years old now, and men can only get married at the age of twenty."

There was basically no oil in the bowl, so it was cleaned with just a hot water rinse. While washing the dishes, Xu Dongsheng thought that there were only two men in the house, and it seemed that there was no vitality. It seemed that a woman was more suitable. It seemed that having a woman to take care of household affairs was indeed much better.

"It's not impossible to find someone for Old Xu."

Suddenly Xu Dongsheng thought, why must he find a wife himself? It is not impossible to let Old Xu find another one. Thinking of this, Xu Dongsheng said in his heart that he could pay more attention to this aspect in the future.

After washing the dishes, Xu Dongsheng came to the living room. Old Xu had finished his drink, and the residents of the back rooms also began to go to the central courtyard. When it seemed that most people were there, Xu Dongsheng and his son took their small stools and went to the central courtyard.

When they arrived at the central courtyard, almost everyone was there. There was a table and three benches in the middle. Three uncles were sitting there. The eldest uncle, Yi Zhonghai, was sitting in the middle, with Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong sitting on the left and right. Xu Dongsheng also saw the legendary Sha Zhu, Xu Damao, as well as Jia Dongxu and his mother and Qin Huairu.

Xu Damao was only twenty-one years old, two years older than Xu Dongsheng. He did not look that old, nor did he have the temperament of a cunning old man.

Jia Dongxu is not very tall, but not very short either, about 1.7 meters tall, about 10 centimeters shorter than Xu Dongsheng. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, but looks quite handsome.

Sha Zhu stood next to Jia Dongxu, wearing a brown shirt. He was only five years older than Xu Dongsheng, but he looked anxious. However, he was also much younger than when Xu Dongsheng was watching TV. It seemed that after Jia Dongxu's death, Sha Zhu was very worried and aged a lot.

Qin Huairu was really pretty, with fair skin, a little fat, or rather plump, holding a child and standing behind Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu. To be honest, she really didn't look like a rural girl. Because the weather was hot, she was wearing more clothes, which made everyone even hotter. Especially the blindfold was useless, and Xu Dongsheng, who was strengthened by the pills, felt a little thirsty.

Jia Zhang looked at the child in her arms with Qin Huairu with a kind face. Now there is a mama's boy Jia Zhang as an elderly caregiver. In fact, she is a good person. At least in Xu Dongsheng's impression, this old woman did not cause any trouble. But don't think that she is easy to mess with because she looks kind. If you mess with her, you will have to pay the price.

Almost everyone has arrived, and everyone has started chattering, as if they have endless things to talk about, whether it's what happened on the road today, or what happened to the Zhang and Li families, gossiping about all sorts of things.

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Now that everyone is here, let's get started. The sooner we finish, the sooner we can rest. Today's meeting is mainly to convey two notices from above, one is about the instructions for grain work, and the other is about the order to unify the measurement system. The details will be conveyed by the third uncle."

Seeing that most people had arrived, Yi Zhonghai took a sip of water, put the cup on the table, coughed twice, asked everyone to lower their voices, and then talked about the topic of tonight's meeting.