Chapter 45 Thoughts
Li Jiandong saw that Uncle Xu had finished his mobilization and was walking towards him.

He quickly bent down and closed the throttle of the car's engine.

At this time, Uncle Xu had already walked up to him. Li Jiandong pretended to kick the starter lever a few times, but the engine just made a puffing sound because the valve was opened, but it wouldn't start.

"What's wrong, Master Li?"

Uncle Xu also planned to ride on Li Jiandong's sedan chair to "go to the battlefield" to show off.

However, it looks like the car has broken down.

Li Jiandong said apologetically, "Uncle, maybe we drove too long and it was too hot. The engine started to smoke and couldn't start. Usually, in this case, just leave it alone for half an hour."

Uncle Xu frowned and said, "Half an hour, I'm afraid it's too late, why don't we forget it."

"We can walk there by ourselves. It's just right. I'm worried about you, Master Li, who is injured. Please don't go over there."

Li Jiandong was very happy, but he looked regretful and said, "This is the only way."

Uncle Xu waved his hand and said, "Folks, follow me!"

After saying that, he led a group of people and headed towards Cuijiazhuang.

Li Jiandong breathed a sigh of relief only after he saw the people walk away.

If I really follow them into a fight and get shot, it will be too late to regret.

Xu Damao asked stupidly, "Master, there's no smoke coming out of this box, don't you want to take it apart and have a look?"

Li Jiandong waved his hand: "No, just stop for a while."

He just quietly closed the damper.

That is, it is designed for easy starting in the extremely cold winter. In normal temperature, it cannot be started when it is closed. People who have never ridden a motorcycle generally do not understand this. Without a doubt, only Li Jiandong knows the trick.

Xu Damao said "oh" and didn't say anything more.

Li Jiandong got out of the car and sat with him in the shade.

After a while, I would walk around in the wheat fields that were drying in the sun and turn over all the grains with my feet.

About an hour and a half later, the people from Xujiatuan came back.

Li Jiandong saw that several people were injured, and some were helped back by others.

One of Xu Jianjun's arms was also hanging down, and it was unclear whether it was broken or what, but sweat kept dripping down his forehead.

"Uncle, is Jianjun dislocated?"

When Li Jiandong got closer, he saw that Xu Jianjun's arm was dislocated.

He is now an 11th-level physician with the ability of a formal doctor, and he can still see such obvious injuries.

"Yes, I pulled it off with too much force just now. When did you come, Master Xu?"

Xu Jianjun grinned, not looking hurt at all.

Uncle Xu also looked very proud and confident. It seemed that the battle was won.

Li Jiandong said: "I should have come when you were intercepted by Cuijiazhuang. Jianjun, please move forward a little. I will help you check your arm."

Xu Jianjun took a step forward.

The second uncle asked, "Master Li, can you also treat dislocations?"

"Know a little bit."

Li Jiandong stared at Xu Jianjun's arm and tentatively touched around his shoulder joint with both hands.

Then, he gently lifted his arm and shook it twice, then pulled and pushed it hard. With a slight "bang" sound, the arm was connected.

"That's amazing, Master Li, you know everything?"

Xu Jianjun moved his arm and was surprised to find that it had been completely reconnected.

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "I have an apprentice who studies medicine. I learned a little bit while translating Russian medical books for her. A few brothers over there are coming over too. I'll help you take a look. They should be superficial injuries. You don't need to go to the hospital again."

Li Jiandong waved his hand and checked the other injured people.

Before that, Li Jiandong helped them repair the water pumping engine.

The people of Xujiatuan were already very grateful to him, and today he helped them heal their wounded. Everyone regarded Li Jiandong as their benefactor.

At noon, Uncle Xu had someone set up a big iron pot at the gate of the brigade and prepare a big pot meal. The purpose was to celebrate the victory between them and Cuijiazhuang today, and to thank Li Jiandong.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Jiandong asked, "Second Uncle, is that gun of yours a real gun?"

The second uncle laughed and said, “Of course that’s true, but I don’t usually open the insurance easily.

Although we have conflicts with Cuijiazhuang, it cannot be considered a blood feud.

If I really shoot and kill someone, I will fight to the death next time I get into a fight."

The two villages were fighting just because of a water source. The Northeast Ditch had not been drained for more than ten years, so even if they fought over water, they would not fight too hard.

Li Jiandong asked curiously: "Does every village here have guns?"

The second uncle nodded: "About the same. There are about ten in our village. They were brought back by the soldiers who fought in the war a few years ago."

"We don't usually use it during the busy farming season. When we have some free time, we will go into the mountains to hunt some game to supplement our lives."

"Whether the villagers can eat meat depends on this guy."

"There are also slingshots. I've only encountered hunting once in the past month since I came here. I usually use slingshots to shoot sparrows for food." Xu Damao added.

"Then can you fight?" Li Jiandong asked.

Xu Damao scratched his head embarrassedly.

"I don't know how to use that thing. I don't even have a crosshair. But I'm good at climbing trees and taking bird eggs."

Thinking about Xu Damao's agricultural level, he is still not at the entry level and has not even reached the threshold of level 13.

It is not certain that you will be able to complete your studies within a year.

Li Jiandong said, "Da Mao, you can actually learn to shoot sparrows with a slingshot. When you learn it, you can often shoot a few sparrows when you return to the city. It's always good to have many skills."

Xu Damao thought so too. After learning how to use the slingshot, he would be able to fight back when Sha Zhu wanted to beat him up next time.

So he nodded and said, "Master is right. I will go and learn from Uncle Jianjun when I get back."

Xu Jianjun casually took out a slingshot from his trouser pocket and said,
"Da Mao, take it. Do you still need to learn this thing? If you try it for a few days, you will know how to play it. To play this thing, the accuracy depends entirely on your feeling."

"Thank you, Uncle Jianjun."

Xu Damao couldn't let go of the slingshot.

After lunch, on his way back, Li Jiandong heard a system prompt sound in his mind.

[Ding! Your apprentice Xu Damao has used the slingshot to shoot 100 times in a row and has mastered the shooting skill.]

[Ding! Your apprentice Xu Damao hits the target with a slingshot, rewarding you with 100 shooting experience points.]

[Ding! You have opened a new profession, Sharpshooter (Level 13), and your current level is LV13. ]

……

Li Jiandong smiled knowingly, this skill is upgraded faster.

I believe that it won’t be long before Xu Damao can become a master with his secondary profession.

However, after he becomes an apprentice, he still needs to be reminded to focus on agriculture.

back home.

Li Jiandong locked the door immediately and started taking a shower.

The weather was too hot and I was sweating all over. I had just mixed the water and hadn't taken off my clothes when I heard someone knocking on the door.

"Who?"

"Lao Li, it's me, Daqing, what are you doing in there?"

Li Jiandong walked over and opened the door.

"I just went out and was sweating all over. I was just about to take a shower. Daqing, what can I do for you?"

He Daqing laughed and said,
"I really have something to do, Lao Li, please wait a while before washing. I want to discuss something important with you first."

He Daqing said this and prepared to walk into the house.

Suddenly, another voice came from behind.

Jia Zhang didn't know where she had been just now. She came from the front yard, sweating profusely. When she saw Li Jiandong at home, she trotted up to him and said.

"Where have you been, Lao Li? I've been looking for you everywhere."

Seeing her anxious look, Li Jiandong asked, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. Tell me what happened slowly."

Jia Zhang wiped the sweat off her arm with the clothes on her arm and said breathlessly,
"It's about the old lady. I've been keeping an eye on her these days, and today I finally got to keep an eye on her. I saw her go out and thought she was going to the bathroom, but she didn't come back for more than ten minutes. I knew something was wrong, so I chased her out and saw her waiting for the bus at the stop."

"and then?"

He Daqing listened with such gusto that he had forgotten what he came here for.

Jia Zhang did not shy away from him and said, "Then, of course, she took a car and left. I wanted to keep an eye on her, so I didn't dare to take the same car with her, so I called a rickshaw to follow her. But the rickshaw was too slow and I couldn't catch up with her at all. I lost her after just two stops."

"I thought that the old guy must be up to no good by going out in such hot weather, so I just followed the bus stop and found him."

"Guess what, I walked all the way to Yandai Street next to the Drum Tower and found it."

Jia Zhang spoke vividly, no wonder she was so tired.

Nanluoguxiang is more than ten miles away from Gulou Street. Even if we start chasing from the middle, we will still have run seven or eight miles.

For Jia Zhang, an old widow who can't normally carry anything on her shoulders or lift anything with her hands.

This distance was a real challenge for her. "Yandai Street? What is the old lady doing there?"

He Daqing was a little curious.

Li Jiandong said: "He must be going to meet someone, Yandai Street is where the bannermen gather.

I suspect the old lady is a bannerman, otherwise, why doesn't she dare to reveal her identity? "

He Daqing's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He said, "Yes, the reason why Tobacco Street is called Tobacco Street is because most of the people living there are bannermen, and most of the bannermen like to smoke opium."

“It is said that half of the rickshaw drivers on the road are bannermen. They make very little money from driving a rickshaw all day, and spend it all on smoking opium.

It is impossible for the old lady to go there for no reason. She must be a bannerman too."

Jia Zhang clapped her hands fiercely.

“Yes, I was following the old lady at the time, and when I saw her meeting someone, I also felt it was a bit strange.

Now that I think about it, when those two met, they spent half a minute just on greeting each other. Bannermen are most particular about these useless etiquettes. I think she is definitely a Bannerman."

As she spoke, she looked at Li Jiandong and said excitedly:

"Old Li, since the old lady is a bannerman, she shouldn't live in our courtyard."

"At that time, the street office allowed her to live there because she was related to Yi Zhonghai,"

"Now that it's proven that they were lying, isn't it reasonable for us to chase her away?"

Li Jiandong nodded.

If it can be proved that the old lady is a bannerman, then it would be reasonable to drive her away.

But the key point is, is the old lady still in Yanda Street now?
"Sister-in-law, where is the old lady now?"

Li Jiandong asked Jia Zhang.

"Yes, she is back. She went out early in the morning and came back after lunch. I wanted to inform you at that time, but I couldn't find her after looking for you for a long time."

Li Jiandong sighed. "If I had known, I would not have gone to see Damao today. Now that the old lady is back, we can find someone to arrest her. She will never admit it. At her age, the police station doesn't dare to torture her to extract a confession. This time, she has escaped."

The matter has come to this, and there is no point in regretting it.

Li Jiandong asked Jia Zhang to tell him directly next time she found the old lady going out.

When the time comes, he will ride his chariot and take Shazhu with him to Yanda Street to block her.

As for this time, the old lady was lucky to meet Li Jiandong who went to the countryside.

Otherwise, she would have to move out today.

Jia Zhang was somewhat unwilling, but there was nothing she could do.

Everyone knows that old ladies are the most difficult to deal with, unless they are tortured.

But she is so old, and without 100% evidence, who would dare to force her to confess?
After seeing Jia Zhang off, He Daqing walked into the house and sat down.

"Old Li, there is something that has been bothering me. My house only has two rooms. Now Huizhen and I live in one, so Zhuzi has to live next door with Yushui."

"Yushui is getting older now, and Zhuzi is almost old enough to find a partner.

It's not the right thing for these two kids to live together.

Do you think you can talk to the street office and ask for an extra room for my family?"

He Daqing discovered this problem early in the morning.

Sha Zhu also kept saying that it was uncomfortable to sleep on the floor in the rain-water room.

Although, after Shazhu joined the company, he started living in the dormitory.

However, I still have to go home for a day every weekend. If this problem is not solved, how will I find a partner in the future?
You can't always live in the dormitory with your partner, right?

Before coming to find Li Jiandong, He Daqing had gone to the streets to look for him several times on his own.

But the street vendor said several times that there were no extra houses.

He Daqing tried his best to persuade her but failed to achieve his goal. He had no other choice but to come to Li Jiandong.
In He Daqing's opinion, Li Jiandong has both the means and the connections.

If there is anyone who can help him get the house, there is no other choice except Li Jiandong.

"Daqing, you know what, I really overlooked the problem of Zhuzi's housing." Li Jiandong pondered.

Not only the He family was short of houses, but several other families in the yard also lacked houses.

First is the Jia family.

After Jia Dongxu got married, the Jia family now has three people and only one and a half small houses.

Usually the young couple has something to do.

Jia Zhang had to find a reason to go out and hide for a while.

If the Jia family had more children, this small home would not be able to accommodate them.

There is also Liu Haizhong in the backyard, and three sons in the family.

As soon as the eldest son Liu Guangqi graduated from high school, he should find a partner. Once he got married, he would definitely have to move out.

But there are no extra houses on the street. What if I can’t move out? Do I have to live with Lao Liu?
The Yan Bugui family in the front yard has more people, although Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi are not born yet.

However, there is not much entertainment these days, so everyone goes home and makes little figures at night.

I guess these two children should report on time when the time comes.

Although life in the original courtyard house was very difficult.

Whether it is Liu Haizhong or Yan Bugui's family, the whole family lives together.

But now it is Li Jiandong's courtyard.

Now that he has become the boss, he has to find a way to lead this compound in a better way.

Only by improving the happiness index in the compound as much as possible can we reduce the probability of residents turning into beasts.

After all, there aren't so many evil people in the Siheyuan. The reason why there's chaos all the time is simply because they can't satisfy the little things like food, clothing and shelter.

"Then, Old Li, do you agree to help?" He Daqing asked.

Li Jiandong nodded: "I didn't think about it before, but now that I know, I certainly can't just sit back and watch.

Even if we don't have a brotherly relationship, Zhuzi is my apprentice, so I have to help him."

He Daqing laughed and said, "I knew that you, Lao Li, are the best at this. I'll wait for your good news."

He Daqing got a satisfactory answer and left feeling refreshed.

Li Jiandong closed the door, took a shower, changed his clothes and went out.

It's the weekend today and the streets are closed.

Li Jiandong asked along the way and found the home of Director Zheng of the street office directly.

Director Zheng was a little surprised and a little happy to see that it was Li Jiandong who came to visit.

"Jiandong, this is your first time to see me, is there something wrong?"

Director Zheng has gray hair and a slightly plump figure, and looks very peaceful.

In fact, he had participated in the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and was a man of vigorous and decisive work style. He would always talk about business as soon as he opened his mouth.

Li Jiandong really likes this kind of leadership style. Hearing this, he said directly without any politeness,
"Director Zheng, I came here this time because we don't have enough housing in our hospital."

Director Zheng frowned immediately. "Oh, so that's why. Jiandong, it's not that I won't help you. The truth is, there are only so many houses in our street. Now there is only one house for each person. In many cases, there are only several people for each house. The houses in any courtyard are not very rich."

Li Jiandong certainly knew this.

He lives on the street, and even if he doesn't pay attention, he can occasionally hear people complaining.

Li Jiandong didn't come here to cry poor. There were no houses on the street, and crying poor would not solve the problem at all.

He changed his train of thought and said:

"Director Zheng, do you think this will work?"

"There is a vacant lot behind our tavern. Can you give it to us?"

“Let us build two floors on it under the pretext of building staff quarters for the tavern.

This way, we don’t need to build houses on the street, and it can also solve the housing problem in our courtyard.”

Upon hearing this, Director Zheng's eyes lit up. The idea Li Jiandong had come up with was actually feasible.

If there are not enough houses, we can build more. But now all houses are public. How can the streets get the money to build houses?

It would be much simpler if each college was allowed to pay for its own construction of houses in the name of public dormitories, and the street only provided land support.

"Jiandong, I think your method will work. Why don't we give it a try? If it works, we can promote it to other hospitals. If it doesn't work, at least it can solve the problem of a large hospital. Don't you think so?"

Director Zheng, as expected of someone who had served in a soldier and fought in wars, agreed on the spot.

Li Jiandong smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Zheng. I will go to the street office to handle the formalities when I go to work tomorrow. When the time comes, please let Director Zheng know about this."

Director Zheng nodded: "No problem, Jiandong, why don't you sit for a while?"

Li Jiandong stood up and said, "Director Zheng, please take a rest. I won't disturb you any more."

After sending Li Jiandong to the gate, Director Zheng looked at Li Jiandong's back and admired him with a smile.
“This is a man who can get things done, but it’s a pity that he works at a steel mill.

Otherwise, I will train him well and let him take over my job. The residents of this street will be blessed."

(End of this chapter)