Chapter 611

The next morning, Zhou Andong got up before seven and did a set of boxing in the courtyard.

Yuan Lu heard the movement in the courtyard, turned over and sat up, lifted the curtain, lay on the window to look, then put on her clothes and went out of the room, standing on the side watching.

Zhou Andong was sweating all over, and seeing Yuan Lu, he said with a smile: "Why are you up so early?"

"I'm a bit late getting up today." Yuan Lu went back to the room, scooped some water from the water vat with a basin, brought it to the courtyard, and placed it on a stool, "Brother, you wash your face first, I'll cook immediately."

At this time, Xiao Bei and Wu Cheng also got up, and Yuan Lu asked: "Second Brother, do you know how to box?"

Xiao Bei shook his head: "I don't."

Yuan Lu said: "Big Brother knows how, why don't you?"

Xiao Bei said: "Big Brother learned from Grandpa; I followed along and practiced for a few days when I was young, but it was too tiring, so I didn't learn."

Yuan Lu said regretfully: "What a pity, you should have persisted; look just now, how handsome Big Brother was boxing."

Zhou Andong laughed heartily, wiping his face with a towel: "Do you cook for them every day?"

Yuan Lu nodded: "At noon and night, there are people specially cooking in the factory. In the morning, Second Brother and Big Brother Wu always don't eat; it's very bad for the stomach after a long time and will cause illness. I just thought, get up a little earlier and cook breakfast for them, it's no trouble."

Watching Yuan Lu carry firewood into the room, nimbly starting the fire, washing rice and cooking porridge, and finding a few eggs, washing them, and putting them in the pot. Then she took out two large potatoes, peeled and shredded them, and mixed a cold dish.

In half an hour, a small basin of porridge, boiled eggs, mixed shredded potatoes, and a few pieces of fermented bean curd were placed on the table.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, Big Brother Wu, time to eat."

The three people chatting in the courtyard entered the room, and Zhou Andong glanced at the food on the table: "It's ready so quickly."

Yuan Lu served porridge for the three of them and placed the chopsticks on the bowls: "Cooking porridge is no trouble."

"Da da da!"

Yuan Lu picked up an egg and tapped it on the table, quickly peeled off the shell, and placed it in Zhou Andong's bowl.

Children from poor families take charge early; seeing Yuan Lu now, Zhou Andong thought of Xiao Qin and Xiao Bei from over a year ago.

"Stop busy, hurry up and eat."

Yuan Lu agreed readily, but still peeled all the boiled eggs before sitting down to eat.

"Brother!" Wu Cheng said: "The business of the Beijing branch is very good, and our reputation has been built up. I'm thinking of opening two more branches in other districts."

Zhou Andong said: "Since the reputation has been built in Beijing, just maintain it. What you should do now is to occupy the market in the main cities of our Sanbei Province as soon as possible before competitors appear. Then turn back and use Zhangkou City and Decheng City as two points to lay out multiple lines."

"Two points and multiple lines?" Wu Cheng didn't understand.

Zhou Andong picked up a piece of fermented bean curd and put it in his bowl: "Zhangkou City is located in the northwest of Heji Province, at the junction of Beijing, Hebei, Shanxi, and Inner Mongolia, and is the intersection point of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and Hebei-Shanxi-Inner Mongolia.

Decheng City is located in the northeast of Heji Province, in the connecting transition zone between the North China and Northeast regions, bordering Beijing and Tianjin to the southwest and south respectively, backed by Inner Mongolia and Liaoning, and adjacent to the two coastal cities of Qinhuangdao and Tangci City, as well as Zhangkou City within the province, and adjacent to Chifeng and Xilingol to the north."

Wu Cheng pondered for a moment: "I understand."

Zhou Andong smiled: "As long as you understand, you need to speed up your pace. I estimate that in at most one year, your competitors will appear."

After eating, Yuan Lu tidied up the table, and the four of them strolled out, seeing a middle-aged man walking over with his hands behind his back, swaying.

"Sixth Brother, early in the morning, where are you going?" Zhou Andong shouted from afar.

"Dongzi!" Sixth Brother waved his hand with a smile, "Going to the fields to take a look."

Zhou Andong said: "Almost time to plant crops."

"Indeed!" Mentioning planting, Sixth Brother looked worried, "It hasn't rained since the beginning of this year; the land in the river bend is fine for now, but the hillside land, if it doesn't rain, can't be planted."

Zhou Andong said: "I looked at the weather forecast, it says there will be rain in the next two days."

"Who knows if it will rain." Sixth Brother shook his head, "No certainty."

Zhou Andong laughed: "If it doesn't rain, plant peanuts in the river bend land first. It will be another month before planting corn, no rush anyway, wait a bit."

"Can only be like this." Sixth Brother sighed and asked, "Dongzi, how is the matter of building greenhouses to raise chickens going? Why is there still no news?"

Zhou Andong said: "The county still has to subsidize you, but the money hasn't arrived yet. Once the county's money arrives, it will be implemented."

"So that's how it is!" Sixth Brother said angrily, "During this period, there are people gossiping behind your back every day, saying you are a liar, especially your aunt..."

Speaking of this, Sixth Brother suddenly stopped, then shook his head, "Forget it, I have to go back."

"Take care!"

Arriving at the furniture factory, Wu Chao was already waiting, and Zhou Andong said: "I'm going back to the winery, call me if anything happens."

"Good!" Xiao Bei and Wu Cheng nodded.

Zhou Andong got into the car: "Let's go!"

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Yushan Town Primary School is located at the east end of the small town, only three or four hundred meters away from the national highway.

On both sides and opposite the school gate are small shops converted from civilian houses; it is school time, and they have all placed their goods at their own doors.

Little ones carrying schoolbags, holding one or two cents in their hands, stand in front of the stalls picking out their favorite small snacks or school supplies, very lively.

If you listen carefully, in the noisy environment, you can still hear the passionate music of Contra, coming from the open door of a certain shop.

As class time approached, the children gathered in front of the stalls swarmed into the school gate; in just a few minutes, the school gate returned to quiet.

The passionate music of Contra became clear, and a little fatty ran out from the back door of the shop opposite the school gate.

"Stop playing, class is about to start."

Immediately after, the music of the game console disappeared, and two more boys rushed out from inside carrying schoolbags.

"Hurry up, the first class today is math; Old Li's fist is too hard, he poked my shoulder a few days ago, and it still hurts now."

Yin Jisheng drove off the national highway, entered the dirt road, arrived at the school gate, but didn't drive in, instead parking the car outside the gate.

The old man watching the gate was about to lock the gate when he saw Yin Jisheng get out of the car and asked: "Who are you looking for?"

Yin Jisheng smiled and said very politely: "I'm looking for Principal Zhao."

"Looking for the principal?" The old man was still very vigilant, sizing up Comrade Xiao Yin, then looking at the Santana parked there, and feeling that he wasn't a bad person, he opened a crack in the gate.

"Come in!"