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"Dongzi, don't go! If you're not satisfied with the price, we can discuss it further." Uncle Sun quickly got up and went forward, pulling and dragging Li Xiangdong back to his stall. He offered his own stool for Li Xiangdong to sit on and even殷勤地 handed him a cigarette. "Dongzi, you're a kid with connections, able to trade crickets from Ningyang. Uncle Sun admires people like you..." Li Xiangdong interrupted Uncle Sun's compliments and said directly, "Uncle Sun, let's get down to business.…-
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The place where the Baita Temple fair was held was considered Beijing's earliest flower, bird, fish, and insect market. It closed down in the 1960s and only began to slowly revive two years ago after the end of the great movement. There were two types of people who came here to trade. One type was the descendants of the princes, nobles, and Eight Banners disciples left over from the Qing Dynasty. They carried birdcages, fought crickets, trained eagles, and walked dogs. Even during the difficult…
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Liu Erdan put down the tea mug in his hand and looked at Hou San, asking, "San'er, you knew about this too?" "I knew, I knew. It's just as Brother Dong said." Hou San nodded repeatedly. They had already discussed this on the way back. No matter who asked, this would be their story. Even though Liu Erdan was his own brother-in-law, he wouldn't tell the truth. His Brother Dong had reminded him several times on the way. They were making money by relying on an information barrier. Once outsiders…
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Wang Dahai, the elder in Li Xiangdong's words, felt his heart warm after hearing his speech. He thought to himself, this kid Dongzi is a good one, and he couldn't let him suffer too much of a loss. Thinking again of the pre-Qingming Longjing tea Li Xiangdong had just mentioned, he stood up and walked towards his locker. He took out a can of tea leaves from inside and strode over to Li Xiangdong. "Dongzi, take this can of tea and drink it." Wang Dahai said as he tried to stuff it into Li…
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The journey back from Tianjin was smooth, with no stops or delays, and the train pulled into Beijing Railway Station right on time. As a crew member, Ah Zhe certainly couldn't get off the train as soon as it arrived; he still had to clean. Under the watchful eyes of others, Li Xiangdong and Hou San carried the flour sack full of fried dough twists to the door of the water supply team's office. As soon as they opened the door, they saw Liu Erdan and Wang Dahai arguing, with Erguaizi standing beside…
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"Dongzi, the fried dough twists you three wanted are all packed." Zhao Si walked over and saw Li Xiangdong's gaze fixed on the flour sack that read 'Tianjin Railway Station Cafeteria Supply'. He coughed twice, walked over, and picked it up. "You guys can't overthink this. We settled this matter a bit late, and I didn't have time to prepare. I just used the cafeteria's white flour as an emergency measure. I'll replace it later." Whoever believed that was a fool. They hadn't even had breakfast when…
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"Hou San, do you want a wife... ah, pfft, do you want fried dough twists?" Hou San, who was in the middle of putting on his pants, saw his expression change from excitement to listlessness as Li Xiangdong's words took a turn. In just a few seconds, he was like a middle-aged man who had just finished his business, with an "I'm fine with whatever, you do you" kind of look. Standing in front of him, Li Xiangdong was momentarily dazed. This "whatever" vibe felt so familiar... He shook his head and…
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After finishing his rant, Yang Dabao turned to look at Li Xiangdong sitting beside him. "You don't have big money to go out and trade, but you must have some small change to buy some food, right? We can't come all this way and go back empty-handed." Li Xiangdong was relieved to finally hear Yang Dabao say something that made sense. He nodded and said, "I was thinking of bringing some food back. I plan to wait for Hou San to wake up, and then we'll go out for a stroll together to see what we can…
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Hou San stood to the side, listening to their conversation, his eyes darting back and forth. "What's wrong with squatting in the first stall?" He really didn't know. The courtyard where he lived didn't use this kind of toilet. It was the kind with a water tank on top, where you pull a rope to flush. Ah Zhe stopped Li Xiangdong from speaking. He looked at Hou San with ill intentions and said, "There's a surprise, I guarantee you can't imagine it." Hou San rubbed his nose and squinted his small…
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Li Xiangdong pushed the still soundly sleeping Hou San. "Wake up, stop sleeping." Hou San turned over, his eyes half-closed as he mumbled, "What is it, Brother Dong? Stop shaking me, I'm dizzy. Let me sleep a little longer, I'll skip breakfast." *Smack!* Li Xiangdong slapped Hou San on the butt. The pain made Hou San yelp "Oww~" and he was instantly awake. Li Xiangdong yawned and asked, "Are you still sleepy? Do you need me to wake you up some more?" Hou San shook his head repeatedly, "Not…
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