Chapter 233: It Wasn't Me Who Executed Them

When the group arrived at the small cafeteria, it had been more than half an hour since the bell rang for the end of the workday. At this moment, besides those on night duty, the only ones left in the Steel Mill were Seeing Sha Zhu and Liu Lan, who were busy in the cafeteria.

"Liu Lan, serve this plate of roe deer meat."

"Hey, coming."

Liu Lan picked up the roe deer meat on the stove, looked at it, and asked, "Do you know who is being hosted today?"

Seeing Sha Zhu used a ladle to scoop cold water into the wok to prepare to wash the pot. Seeing Liu Lan ask, he didn't even lift his head and said, "Don't you know my rules? Don't listen, don't ask, don't say. I just know to prepare food for six people. After cleaning up, I'll get off work. It won't delay your business."

Liu Lan knew Seeing Sha Zhu's rules, but they were used to joking around. However, it was still uncomfortable when Seeing Sha Zhu said it. She said angrily, "We all live in the same courtyard, why don't you learn something good from others?"

Seeing Sha Zhu tilted his head and replied, "Learn from whom? Someone in our courtyard? Who?"

Liu Lan's personality was also carefree, and she was used to being with Seeing Sha Zhu, so she didn't really mind Seeing Sha Zhu's words.

"Li Xuewu from the Security Section, of course."

Seeing Liu Lan say this, Seeing Sha Zhu thought of it. Who else could it be who could eat with Li Huai De and be in the same courtyard as him?

"Him? Heh, if I learn from him, I'll get myself in."

Seeing Seeing Sha Zhu still unconvinced, Liu Lan pouted and mocked, "So you're better than others just because you didn't learn?"

She glared at Seeing Sha Zhu, turned around, and carried the dishes to the small cafeteria.

"Hey~ you this..."

Seeing Sha Zhu wanted to say a few words, but seeing Liu Lan leave, he held them back. Thinking about it, he couldn't help but laugh out loud, threw the rag in his hand onto the stove, pulled off his sleeves, picked up his lunch box, and walked toward the back door.

"Good words are hard to persuade a dying ghost, hehe, I'm off."

The atmosphere in the small cafeteria's private room had just started. Li Xuewu was holding a wine bottle and pouring wine for everyone one by one.

"Hey, this wine fragrance is really strong." Li Kezhang Zhang of the Logistics Section picked up the wine glass, smelled it, and said.

"Hmm, it really is. Who brought this? It seems we haven't purchased this kind of wine, right?"

Seeing Yang Shuji ask, Li Huai De looked at Li Xuewu with a smile and said, "It was brought by Li Xuewu."

"Oh? Li Ke didn't forget the leaders' wine even while recovering from injuries in the hospital?" Li Kezhang Wang, the fat man from the Service Office, joked with Li Xuewu with a smile.

Li Xuewu didn't mind the attitude of these few people. He was the kind of person who could hold a boat in his stomach.

Hehe, wait until I finish pouring the wine, we'll see at the wine table in a while.

"Hey, that's not what I meant. The cafeteria cook He Yuzhu lives in the same courtyard as me. On the day I left, I told him to bring some grain wine that I brought back from my relatives in the Northeast to the factory."

He poured 80% full for everyone and for himself, saying, "One portion is stored in the small cafeteria's storage room for our Li Kezhang Dong Wenxue to prepare for him to treat Factory Director Li to a drink, and the other portion is also stored in the small cafeteria's storage room for our Deputy Factory Director Li to prepare for him to treat our Li Kezhang Dong Wenxue to a drink."

"Hahahaha, good for you, Li Xuewu. So we are either taking advantage of Deputy Li Kezhang Dong or taking advantage of Deputy Factory Director Li?"

Li Xuewu saw Liu Lan put the dishes down and bring the door out, so he sat in his seat and said, "Anyway, that's the meaning. You can understand it however you want."

Li Kezhang Wang looked at Dong Wenxue with envy and said, "You still have vision, brother, recognizing a thousand-mile horse."

Dong Wenxue smiled politely, "It's because he is striving for himself, and also because Deputy Factory Director Li values him."

Li Xuewu raised his wine glass and said, "Hey! My teacher is right. Thousand-mile horses are common, but Bole (talent scouts) are not. I am the youngest, so I will toast all the Bole first."

As he spoke, he raised his wine glass and "gulp" drank it all in one go. This stunned Li Kezhang Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang. They hadn't even started, why did he finish it?

Li Xuewu had already shown the bottom of the cup. Good heavens, one tael per mouthful. At this rate, he would definitely exceed one jin tonight.

"Gulp."

"Gulp."

This first cup was exactly when everyone had an empty stomach, so it was heroic to drink. Li Xuewu finished it, and the few of them also finished it.

Li Xuewu picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for everyone again, saying while pouring, "This is not the first time drinking with Deputy Factory Director Li and Yang Shuji, but it is the first time with Li Kezhang Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang, and also the first time with my teacher. But Deputy Factory Director Li and Yang Shuji understand me. My drinking style is absolutely straightforward and unambiguous."

After pouring a circle, he walked to Li Kezhang Wang's side and started the first circle: "Li Kezhang Wang, a thousand cups are too few for a bosom friend. Thank you for your appreciation and praise. We have a friendship today. In the future, let's interact more. I will learn from you. I toast you a cup."

As he spoke, he drank a cup of wine directly, showing the bottom of the cup without blinking.

Li Kezhang Wang was also a cadre tested by alcohol. Seeing Li Xuewu take the initiative to praise him, and being so humble and polite, he also drank a cup with Li Xuewu.

Who would have thought that after the first cup, there would be a second cup, followed by a third cup...

A singer in later generations wrote this into the lyrics: "Come, come, come, drink this cup and there's a third cup."

Li Xuewu's toast speeches were all in sets, and his attitude of toasting was neither humble nor arrogant, polite and orderly, completely unlike the submissiveness of ordinary section-level cadres seeing section-level leaders.

The key was that his drinking style was good; he didn't sway when walking after a circle, and his speech was clear.

Yang Shuji was a bit afraid of Li Xuewu, fearing that this kid would have a third circle after finishing this one.

"Xuewu, today we are all comrades, sit down and drink slowly, let's talk."

Li Xuewu filled everyone's wine glasses again before sitting down.

"Yes, today I am very happy to meet you and Deputy Factory Director Li at the wine table, and I am very happy to meet two seniors, Li Kezhang Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang. So I was presumptuous."

Li Huai De waved his hand and said, "Young people, this is the energy and atmosphere. Yang Shuji is afraid you'll drink too fast. Take it slow, and toast Yang Shuji properly in a while."

Li Xuewu also said with a smile, "Yes, guarantee to complete the task."

"Hahahaha."

Dong Wenxue was relatively restrained at the wine table, usually not speaking, and only speaking when asked.

In this way, under the enthusiastic atmosphere set off by Li Xuewu, everyone began to drink slowly.

Later generations said: The wine table is the battlefield, the wine style is the work style, the wine capacity is the courage, and the wine bottle is the level.

These words are not all dross. Some people can't be seen at ordinary times, but as long as they get drunk, they will expose their emotions and inner self, which will be noticed by colleagues and leaders. This is also why some social interactions will become deeper and deeper.

Sometimes you can't see a person's character in work, but if you see their character at the wine table, you will feel that you can make deep friends. Of course, this is not all correct.

Several people were constantly testing each other with the help of alcohol, especially Dong Wenxue, who had just "sat at the table," was the focus of testing. Fortunately, Li Xuewu was blocking left and right, making jokes.

The topic unknowingly turned to Li Xuewu.

"Is the new guesthouse director appointed today from the Security Section?"

Seeing Li Kezhang Zhang of the Logistics Section ask this side with a smile, Dong Wenxue looked at Li Xuewu, and Li Xuewu glanced at Li Huai De.

After Li Huai De and Yang Shuji both looked over, he said, "Isn't it? Li Kezhang Xu from the Factory Office was transferred. It is said that the guesthouse has some trouble and it won't work without a strong director, so he forced me to find someone for him."

Li Kezhang Wang, the fat man from the Service Office, asked with a smile, "Is Li Ke very close to Li Kezhang Xu? I heard they are sworn brothers?"

Li Xuewu sneered and said, "Where did the sworn brothers come from? He is almost two rounds older than me. Even if I kowtow to him from the womb, I won't catch up."

"Hahahaha."

After everyone laughed for a while, Li Xuewu continued to explain, "It was Li Kezhang Xu whom I met when I had a meal with the two leaders last time. Later, he dealt with me a few times based on the friendship from last time."

Speaking of this, Li Xuewu signaled to Li Huai De and Yang Shuji, "The two leaders should still remember this matter."

Li Huai De nodded, "There is such a thing, caught up while watching a movie."

Yang Shuji also nodded to show he knew.

Li Xuewu sighed helplessly and patted his thigh, "Everyone knows that I, Li Xuewu, am a warm-hearted person who values loyalty. This Li Kezhang Xu counts on me. When he was investigated by the Investigation Department, he said he was my sworn brother, and the Investigation Department really took care of him."

"Just like that, he tasted the sweetness. Isn't it, he came to me for people again. His level is higher than mine, how can I say no? And I have to give him good ones, so I transferred our section's Security Li Kezhang over."

Yang Shuji and Li Huai De looked at each other and both laughed. Li Kezhang Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang twitched their mouths, cooperating with Li Xuewu's explanation and saying words of admiration.

Anyway, everyone said that no one believed anyone, but they all had to say some nonsense to agree with each other.

Unite comrades, game rules.

After chatting for a few words, Li Kezhang Zhang pulled the topic back, looked at Li Xuewu with a smile, and said, "I see this guesthouse is closed. What do you plan to do? It's not a thing to keep it closed like this."

Li Xuewu knew Li Kezhang Zhang's meaning, nothing more than wanting to take the guesthouse back. But could he let others take the meat that had entered his mouth? It would be considered polite not to stuff a Type 54 pistol into his mouth.

Li Xuewu didn't pay attention to Li Kezhang Zhang, but said to Li Huai De, "I was just about to report this to you. Since I caught up today, I will simply report it to you."

Li Huai De certainly didn't think he managed too much. It was a good thing to have one more guesthouse. But he didn't care who managed it, as long as the meat rotted in his pot.

"Everyone here is a comrade, there is nothing that cannot be said. Tell me."

Li Xuewu knew that these few people understood the situation here and all knew that the guesthouse was under his control, so he didn't play any tricks.

"The guesthouse has been ruined by Huang Ping. Our transferred Li Kezhang Xu said he wanted to redecorate, clean up the rooms and the auxiliary building, and improve the service level."

Seeing Li Xuewu say this, the two section chiefs of the Logistics and Service Offices both frowned, and the Deputy Factory Director also had some thoughts, but didn't say them out loud.

The two section chiefs frowned because Li Xuewu, a section chief, managed a bit "too broadly." Originally, it was a department of the Logistics Section. It was fine when it was in the factory's hands, but now that it was in Li Xuewu's hands, it made the two of them unhappy.

Li Xuewu didn't pause, but continued, "The guesthouse is our factory's image window, receiving factory workers' families and comrades within the system. It is crucial to our factory's image construction."

"Secondly, it's service and profit. I won't talk about the previous things. Let's talk about the future. Li Kezhang Xu's meaning is that after resuming business, our factory's guesthouse will become a standard hospitality place within our system."

The Service Office manages all service work in the factory area, so it cares more about Li Xuewu's words.

Li Kezhang Wang, the fat man, said with disdain, "The standard is set very high."

Li Xuewu smiled and didn't care about Li Kezhang Wang's opinion. His words didn't matter.

"Two leaders, I understood Li Kezhang Xu's meaning. What can be decided is that all internal equipment and facilities must be redecorated. The first floor of the auxiliary building will be set up as a space with functions such as a small cinema and a multi-functional conference room. The second floor will be small conference rooms and an open activity room, which can cope with various specifications of hospitality."

"Secondly, the cafeteria and the Service Office must be reopened. Li Kezhang Xu made a big boast to me, saying he wanted to snatch the leadership's dining table from over there."

"Oh? That's not a small goal."

Li Huai De and the others were all surprised by Li Xuewu's courage. What they were eating now was the small stove made by He Yuzhu. Being able to say this meant that the guesthouse cook's ability must be stronger than He Yuzhu's.

Li Xuewu nodded with a smile, "I said the same thing, but Li Kezhang Xu insisted firmly, so I believed him for the time being. As for him saying he would clean up Tuanjie Lake in the guesthouse courtyard and clean up the sports field to give the leaders a place to relax, I just took it as him bragging."

Li Huai De and Yang Shuji looked at each other and saw the meaning in each other's eyes. Yang Shuji coughed and said, "What is this Li Kezhang Xu's meaning?"

Li Xuewu saw that the others were all looking at him, so he said indifferently, "I don't know what this kid is going crazy about. He said he saw the leaders were tired and wanted to make a few high-standard suites on the fourth floor, for the leaders to rest temporarily when they are usually tired, like if they drank alcohol today, they don't have to go home and can stay upstairs directly."

Li Xuewu looked at Li Huai De's expression and said again, "I don't know what this kid is thinking. He actually said he wanted to build the guesthouse into a light convalescent service institution, not just an accommodation function. Hi, I just said he was whimsical. How much money would that cost?"

Yang Shuji looked at Li Huai De, and Li Huai De narrowed his eyes and said, "Are you sure?"

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "That's not difficult, but..."

Li Huai De waved his hand and said, "You are wrong. We didn't look down on you because you are young, how can you look down on your own comrades?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at the two section chiefs of the Logistics and Service Offices and asked, "It's related to both of you. This matter is all our internal affairs, so we should support it. How much can your two departments' budgets for this year take out?"

Li Kezhang Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang were both in a dilemma. They looked at the Deputy Factory Director and then at Li Xuewu. Li Kezhang Zhang took the lead and said, "There are still some."

Li Kezhang Wang also nodded and said, "We can also support some in terms of personnel."

Li Huai De narrowed his eyes and said to Li Xuewu, "Tell Li Kezhang Xu to get this done before the New Year. I have a use for it."

Seeing Li Huai De say this, Li Xuewu immediately understood his meaning. It was definitely not just coveting some enjoyment. It was clear he had some ideas.

"Leader, don't worry. As long as manpower and material resources are in place, I will go to the decoration team myself and stare at it every day. I guarantee it will be completed within half a month."

Li Huai De nodded to Li Xuewu and looked at the two section chiefs of the Logistics and Service Offices.

These two were forced to the Liangshan Mountain. They had no choice but to nod and guarantee that they would definitely not delay things.

Seeing the two nod, Li Xuewu immediately raised his wine glass to toast the two.

Logistics Old Zhang felt that today's wine was difficult to drink. Originally, he wanted to bully Li Xuewu because of his low position and young age on Li Huai De's wine table, and wanted to take the guesthouse into his own hands.

Who would have thought that he would lose the wife and the army, and the budget surplus saved before the end of the year was gone.

He, who hunted geese all day, was pecked blind by Li Xuewu, this little sparrow. Looking at Li Xuewu toasting with a smile, he could only swallow it into his stomach.

Since Li Xuewu got the cheap, he had to sell well. Seeing Logistics Old Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang toasting him frequently with resentment, he was not afraid, but went head-on and toasted back.

Drinking is afraid of this kind of urgent wine, especially wine with emotions, which is particularly easy to get drunk.

Li Xuewu drank more than ten cups, and Old Zhang and Li Kezhang Wang were already dizzy.

Li Huai De and Yang Shuji didn't dare to underestimate Li Xuewu. They knew this kid could drink. Now they were holding their status and didn't drink as much as those two, but they couldn't stand Li Xuewu toasting them one after another, and they were also a bit drunk.

Before coming, Li Xuewu was prepared to put down a few, otherwise everyone would dare to set conditions with him at the wine table. Did they really take him, the Tiger of the Security Section, as a cat in the zoo?

This meal ended with Logistics Old Zhang and Service Office Li Kezhang Wang being carried away by drivers, and Yang Shuji and Li Huai De being supported away by drivers.

Dong Wenxue and Li Xuewu stood at the entrance of the cafeteria to send the few people's jeeps away, and then walked to the side to chat for a few words.

"Deputy Factory Director Li's matter should be taken seriously, but also keep an eye on it."

Li Xuewu nodded to show he understood. Although the teacher also drank a lot, his eyes were very bright and his speech was clear.

"Another thing is that Li Kezhang Wang from your neighborhood came to call in the afternoon, saying that he wanted to assist the neighborhood in handling security issues. I don't know much about the situation here, and I didn't agree directly. When you have time, understand it."

Li Xuewu didn't take it too seriously when he saw the teacher didn't say it urgently. He would know the situation of the neighborhood's security issues after asking Old Biaozi and the others when he got home.

"I will report to you after I understand it clearly."

Dong Wenxue patted Li Xuewu on the shoulder and said, "You handle this matter yourself. Sooner or later, you have to take the lead. Contact professional matters early and get used to them early."

Li Xuewu didn't say anything, helped Dong Wenxue into the jeep, closed the car door, waved to the driver to get in the car and send Dong Wenxue home.

Dong Wenxue rolled down the car window and said, "Don't forget Sunday night. Come to my house to find me first."

Li Xuewu knew that the teacher was talking about going to the Gu family's house, nodded and said, "Don't worry, teacher, I remember. Go home and let your wife brew you a cup of strong tea to sober up."

Dong Wenxue waved his hand to signal the driver to drive, and went toward the main gate under Li Xuewu's gaze.

Li Xuewu turned back to see Liu Lan still cleaning up the restaurant and didn't go back. The relationship between this Liu Lan and Deputy Factory Director Li was very complicated, so it was not appropriate to be alone in this situation.

He returned to the office, drank a cup of hot tea, sobered up, put his clothes in order, buckled his hat tightly, and then went downstairs carrying his horsewhip.

The big blue horse was still tied beside the Guard Team dormitory. Seeing Li Xuewu come over, the security guard on duty ran over to help Li Xuewu tie the saddle, and helped Li Xuewu onto the horse amidst the big blue horse's sneezing sound of dissatisfaction that Li Xuewu was late again.

Feeling Li Xuewu's weight, the big blue horse stretched its legs and started to trot slowly. It wasn't that it didn't want to run faster, nor was it afraid of shaking the bastard on its back, but the road was dark, and the big blue horse couldn't see the road clearly, so it could only trot slowly.

This speed was just right for Li Xuewu. He didn't feel cold while trotting, but the wine gas in his stomach was surging up.

The big blue horse took Li Xuewu all the way to his house in about half an hour.

When he arrived at the door, he saw that the Bai Bai Xiyuan was already closed, so he rolled off the horse, led it, and entered the courtyard from the main gate.

It was already past nine o'clock, and every household had turned off the lights and gone to sleep.

Li Xuewu didn't dare to make a loud noise, but as soon as the big blue horse entered the courtyard, Da Lao put on his clothes and came out.

He had raised horses all his life, how could he not hear the sound of his own horse?

"Why so late?"

Li Xuewu handed the horse to Da Lao and said with a yawn, "There was a dinner party, talked about some things."

After saying a word to Da Lao, he went back to his home in the backyard to sleep.

No words all night.

The next day, he was woken up by his dry and painful throat. This wine didn't go to his head, and his head didn't hurt at all when he got up in the morning, but his throat hurt.

"Cough cough."

Li Xuewu supported himself on the edge of the kang and sat up, felt around, and there wasn't a single water cup in the room.

"Damn it, it would be great if there was a woman at this time."

He muttered, put on his clothes, got off the ground, packed up, and walked to the front courtyard, preparing to find Master Dou.

"Brother Li, morning."

Li Xuewu was frowning and pinching his throat. Hearing someone greet him, he turned around to look.

"Guangtian, morning."

Seeing Li Xuewu frowning, Liu Guangtian was also a bit timid, thinking that Li Xuewu was angry because he greeted him. Are the leaders' tempers all this strange?

Seeing Liu Guangtian lower his head and not dare to look at him, Li Xuewu knew that this kid had misunderstood, but he didn't explain, slowed his pace, and waited for him for a while.

"The ashtray in the car last time was not bad."

Seeing Li Xuewu take the initiative to reply to his words, Liu Guangtian looked up at Li Xuewu in surprise.

"When you have time, help me grind another one, and send it directly to the office of Dong Wenxue, Deputy Li Kezhang of the Security Section. Just say I asked you to send it."

After speaking, he didn't wait for Liu Guangtian, stepped forward, and walked forward. After a few seconds, Liu Guangtian's excited voice came from behind.

"Hey, got it, I'll grind it as soon as I go to work."

Li Xuewu didn't look back, just waved his hand.

"Too damn stylish!"

"What's stylish? What are you doing here?"

Liu Guangtian was still looking at Li Xuewu's back with envy, when his father's, the Second Master's, voice came from behind.

"Why are you dazing here instead of going to work? You'll be deducted points again if you go late. How many times have you been deducted this month?"

Seeing his son not answering, the Second Master taught him impatiently.

Liu Guangtian took the chicken feather as a decree and glanced at his father.

"Just received a task, who dares to deduct my points?"

The Second Master said with disdain, "What task did you receive? Let you grind a missile? Or grind a tank? Look at you."

Liu Guangtian sneered twice, preparing to talk about the importance of the task he had just received, but was kicked by his father.

"What are you doing!"

"Who the hell are you sneering at?"

Seeing Liu Guangtian unconvinced, the Second Master knew that he couldn't catch up with his son with his legs, so he looked around for something handy.

For example, sticks, fire tongs, etc.

Seeing that things were not going well, Liu Guangtian didn't dare to talk nonsense, stepped back two steps and said, "Just now Li Ke said he wanted me to grind an ashtray and send it to the Security Li Kezhang."

Hearing this, the Second Master was also stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Not allowed to go. Why are you sucking up to them? What did I say last time? You don't remember the beating."

Liu Guangtian said very unconvinced, "How am I sucking up? Is grinding an ashtray sucking up? I haven't even learned from Yan Jiecheng to give gifts!"

Mentioning this, Liu Guangtian felt aggrieved. He clearly joined the factory earlier than Yan Jiecheng, and he was still an apprentice, but Yan Jiecheng in the front courtyard became a driver in the factory just because he sucked up to Li Xuewu without sending anything out.

The Second Master glared and scolded, "You don't learn the good, you learn the bad. You've rebelled." As he spoke, he was going to find something to hit his son.

Liu Guangtian was certain that he didn't get Li Xuewu's favor because his father had delayed it. It was all his father's fault for listening to his father's words and not "sending charcoal in the snow."

Now that he finally had a chance, could his progress be delayed by his stupid father?

What's wrong? Yan Jiecheng brought two bottles of wine and brought two bottles of wine back. He clearly saw it clearly. Li Xuewu was clearly a selfless character, just loyal, just taking care of neighbors.

Now he was living opposite Li Xuewu. The previous opposite could be taken care of, why couldn't he?

"I can't explain it to you. Wait for me to become an official." Liu Guangtian left a sentence and ran away.

The Second Master looked at the running Liu Guangtian and gritted his teeth.

"Still an official, you can't even be a Bi Ma Wen (stable keeper)."

After muttering, he stepped out, and by the way, glared at the few old women who came out to watch the fun.

Why was Liu Guangtian obsessed with "becoming an official"? This had something to do with the Second Master's knot. According to him, he almost became a cadre back then, but it was delayed by his high primary school education.

The Second Master insisted on the idea that being an official is being above others, so his eldest son became a clerk and hung it on his mouth every day.

Even if the eldest son Liu Guangqi was unfilial and didn't come home, he couldn't bear to say anything, and he cared about everything good for his eldest son.

It is said that one should not worry about scarcity but about inequality. The Second Master's family is not difficult. His salary is 79, nearly 80 yuan, and three sons can be fully raised.

But he just didn't like the second and third sons, as if these two sons were brought by the Second Mother. Could this still be a harmonious family?

Every time Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu received unfair treatment and beatings, they would write a note to their eldest brother. Now they wanted to suck up to Li Xuewu to get an official position so they could go home and be majestic.

Li Xuewu, who was being missed, didn't even enter the inverted room, but first went to the Bai Bai Xiyuan to find Master Dou, who was directing workers to work.

Seeing the proprietor looking for him, Master Dou walked over very nimbly and said, "Proprietor, today we start on the roof of the storefront. The warehouses on both sides have been repaired. Don't worry, it will be completed in a week."

Li Xuewu looked at the storefront and said, "It's a lie to say I'm not in a hurry, but what I want to say is not this matter. I'll ask you, do you have a hanging unit?"

Master Dou was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes, hung in the neighborhood. Actually, it's the same thing as yours."

Li Xuewu nodded and said, "Can you take on the work of indoor water and electricity renovation and decoration?"

Master Dou was a bit confused by this surprise, tremblingly took out a cigarette, lit one for Li Xuewu, and lit one for himself, only then said, "This is my specialty. Are you rewarding me with a bite to eat?"

The craftsmen of the older generation were polite when they spoke. This politeness existed until the 1990s, but it disappeared later.

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "It's not called rewarding food now, it's called cooperation."

Master Dou smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, yes, yes, cooperation, it's cooperation."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "There is a big job, the interior decoration of a four-story building, the interior decoration of two auxiliary buildings, and the design and decoration of a garden. I guess it's enough for you to work until next year."

Master Dou bowed deeply to Li Xuewu and made a bow, saying, "Great kindness is not spoken of, there will definitely be a reward."

Li Xuewu helped Master Dou up and said, "Let me finish my words. The external garden design can be done slowly, but the interior decoration and the sports activity venue must be completed within half a month. Give me a straightforward answer, can you take it?"

Master Dou nodded, "It's about to end here, and the manpower is about to be idle. There are not many people like you who start construction in winter. Where is there work to do? Recruit a group of people, as long as you give enough wages, I will complete it for you on time."

Li Xuewu waved his hand, "It's not just this little work. That's a guesthouse. I see your craftsmanship is okay. Can you also make the furniture in the guesthouse? Can you take this?"

Master Dou nodded excitedly, "Can, can, I can."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't overestimate yourself. If you take a big bite and can't make it, you won't be able to spit it out."

Master Dou was very confident in his field, his face was very upright and guaranteed, "I say one is one, two is two, absolutely no water will be mixed."

After guaranteeing to Li Xuewu, he whispered again, "You may not know that people with our status don't have formal jobs, but they can't go down to farm. They can only cat one day and dog one day. There are a lot of people with craftsmanship who are idle at home. Still the same sentence, as long as the wages are enough, I guarantee to complete the task on time."

Li Xuewu knew these people. Don't look at how they are mixing now. Look at them in thirty or forty years. As long as they are alive, everyone has a name, and garden units are fighting for them.

"Okay, just waiting for this sentence of yours. You arrange it. I'll go back to the room to eat, and then take you directly to our factory. You bring your tools. It's best to make a plan today. As long as it's suitable, wait to get rich."

Master Dou made another bow to Li Xuewu, "I don't seek to get rich, I just seek to mix a bite to eat. Thank you, proprietor, for the reward."

Li Xuewu helped Master Dou up again, pointed to the storefront door of his Bai Bai Xiyuan and said, "Speak first, this side cannot be delayed."

Master Dou smiled and said, "You just watch, whoever doesn't work hard, don't think about the work behind."

Li Xuewu gave a hehe smile and didn't say anything else, turned around and went to the inverted room to eat.

Today is still Yu Li's cooking, cornmeal big pancakes, corn stubble porridge, and a basin of shredded pork with shredded pickles.

Li Xuewu didn't use Yu Li to help, washed his hands at the door, filled a bowl of porridge himself, took a pancake, and sat beside Old Biaozi.

"Biaozi, ask you something."

Old Biaozi was holding half a corn pancake in his mouth and couldn't speak, nodded tightly to signal Li Xuewu to ask.

Li Xuewu asked while eating, "Do you still have contact with the idlers on our street?"

"Hiccup!"

Old Biaozi was startled by Li Xuewu's words. The corn pancake in his mouth was stuck in his throat, his eyes rolled straight, but he drank a mouthful of porridge and smoothed it down.

Wen San'er looked at Old Biaozi's ugly appearance and laughed hehe, "Biaozi can't mix on the street anymore, no one takes him to play, now everyone says he is Biaozi of Scrap."

Li Xuewu drank a mouthful of corn stubble porridge and laughed, "What a bad name."

Old Biaozi ate the pancake in his mouth, angrily said to Wen San'er, "It's all because of you. You tell everyone I'm developed, I'm a manager, and a group of people chased me to watch. Seeing me collect scrap, they all mock me."

Wen San'er pouted, "I'm helping you, don't be ungrateful."

Old Biaozi couldn't beat his third uncle, so he could only ignore this.

"Wu Ge, what do you want to ask?"

Li Xuewu tasted the shredded pork with shredded pickles. Don't say, it was quite delicious.

"Want to ask if you know the situation on the street, is it chaotic, how is it chaotic, what forces are there?"

Lao Biaozi is most eager to talk about this; seeing Li Xuewu ask, he begins to recount the "heroic deeds" on the streets with great animation.

After talking for a while, he said to Li Xuewu, "Wu Ge, you don't know how chaotic it is. The little hooligans on the side of the lake and Zhao Lao Si made a bet. The two stood against the wall with their eyes covered, standing for an hour to see who had more money in their pockets."

Hearing Old Biaozi's novelty, Yu Li said in surprise, "Standing on the street with eyes covered, it's good not to lose money, how can there be more money?"

Yu Li had been washing and scrubbing for everyone for the past two days, so she was familiar with it. Old Biaozi didn't have any restraint when speaking, but smiled and explained to Yu Li, "Sister-in-law, you don't understand the situation here. The 'Buddhas' on our street, oh, that is, pickpockets, all rely on these 'Wan Zhu' (tough guys) to take care of them."

After finishing the background, he continued the previous words, "These Wan Zhu have no economic source, but they love face, so they rely on these Buddhas to pay tribute."

After finishing the story, he continued the previous words, "The two people, Little Hooligan, are of this status. Standing at the root of the wall, Buddhas take the initiative to stuff money into their pockets. The two are comparing who has more tribute."

After hearing this, Li Xuewu frowned and asked, "Have people come into our courtyard?"

Old Biaozi pouted, "They are just thinking about it. Where is this? The courtyard of the police station director's house also dares to come? That's not an old birthday star eating arsenic, looking for death."

As he spoke, Old Biaozi whispered to Li Xuewu, "Last time, Wu Ge, you were furious and arrested those people. They haven't come back yet. It is rumored that you executed them. Now these people don't come to our alley."

Li Xuewu narrowed his eyes, "It wasn't me who executed them."

After hearing this, Old Biaozi's mouth paused, and asked in surprise, "Really executed?"

Li Xuewu frowned and said, "What's true or false? Just have a spectrum in your heart, don't go out and talk nonsense."

Old Biaozi nodded to show he knew.

Li Xuewu turned to Wen San'er and said, "Pay attention, we can't accept stolen goods when recycling scrap. Don't be greedy for small bargains, we don't suffer this loss."

Wen San'er nodded, "Already informed, be careful."

Knowing that Wen San'er was a cautious character, Li Xuewu didn't worry much about the recycling station having an accident.

"Alright, I'm full, you eat slowly." After getting the accurate information from Old Biaozi, Li Xuewu didn't ask anymore, put on his clothes, and walked out.

Just as he walked to the Bai Bai Xiyuan, he prepared to take Master Dou's car to the Steel Mill. Because he went by horse yesterday, his car had not been taken back.

Just as he walked to the Bai Bai Xiyuan gate, he heard Yu Li's voice behind him.

"Xuewu, that..."

Li Xuewu turned around and looked at Yu Li and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

Yu Li said a bit awkwardly, "Thank you, Xuewu. Jiecheng came back last night to get a change of clothes and said you arranged the driver's job."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Isn't this what we agreed on? Why? Do you think I don't have this strength?"

Yu Li hurriedly waved her hand, "No, no, just gratitude. Jiecheng was scolded by my father-in-law and mother-in-law when he went back last night. I didn't expect that the job adjustment would be decided when he came back last night. It was quite a proud moment."

Li Xuewu raised his eyebrows and said, "Sister-in-law, you work hard here, no one dares to say anything idle. But I can control other mouths, but I can't control the mouths of the Third Master and Third Mother, because they are your father-in-law and mother-in-law."

Yu Li nodded, "I know, it's all my father-in-law and mother-in-law guessing and spreading idle words. Please bear with it."

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "Alright, sister-in-law, polite words will come in the future. I have urgent matters here, so I won't talk to you."

Yu Li also knew that Li Xuewu was busy, so she said, "You go ahead."

Li Xuewu turned and left the courtyard gate, met Master Dou who was waiting at the gate, and let Master Dou take him to the Steel Mill.

On the way, Li Xuewu was still thinking about the purpose of Yu Li saying these words to him. Hehe, interesting.

After entering the main gate of the Steel Mill, Li Xuewu let Master Dou get off the car, led Master Dou to the guesthouse to take a look at the scene, and measured the area.

It just so happened that Xu Ning was also there, so it was just right to chat.

Master Dou was very excited just now, but as soon as he entered the working state, he restrained himself, holding paper and pen and constantly recording data.

"Li Ke, Li Kezhang Xu, I have a general understanding of the situation. According to your requirements, it is to repaint the indoor walls, rebuild the beds, cabinets, and desks, re-check and maintain the wires, and re-maintain the water supply and drainage, right?"

Xu Ning didn't speak when Li Xuewu was there, letting Li Xuewu be in charge. ===== CHAPTER 234 =====