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The sky slowly darkened, and more and more mosquitoes came out to play. Li Xiangdong couldn't stand it either. He got out of bed to light a mosquito coil. When they checked in, the hostel staff had been stingy, only giving them one coil of the locally produced "Zebra" brand. With the mosquito coil lit, he began to wash the tea mugs on the table. Hou San, leaning back on his bed, asked, "Brother Dong, where's Ah Zhe? Didn't we agree to have a drink when we got back? Why has he disappeared?" Li…-
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The people in the room chatted and laughed, talking about Li Xiangdong's first day at work. "What are you all talking about that's so happy?" Second Sister-in-law walked in, holding the hand of a cleaned-up Li Xiaohai, who was wearing clothes that were one size too big. Seeing his son's comical appearance, Li Xiangdong said with a grin, "Yo, that little dress you're wearing is really pretty!" "Dad, I'm not wearing a dress. These are Brother Xiaobo's clothes. Brothers don't wear dresses, only…
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"Two two-part flour steamed buns per person. Give me half a catty." Li Xiangdong took the grain ration tickets from his mother, stuffed them into his pocket, and then handed the daughter in his arms to his wife. He looked at the fermented bean curd on the table that hadn't been touched yet. "I'm taking this bowl of fermented bean curd." He had brought back so much meat, so their family definitely had to add a dish. "Take it. Drink less tonight." Hearing the tone of Mother Li's voice, Li…
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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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"Back then, when my dad misspoke at school, he was beaten up by his own student. His leg was injured right then. The treatment wasn't timely, and on top of that, the climate in the southwest is a bit humid. I don't know how, but he ended up with this problem. You can't usually tell, but my dad isn't feeling well today, so he's not walking steadily. Just you watch, it's definitely going to rain in the next two days." Ah Zhe's tone was extremely calm as he said these words. Li Xiangdong asked, "Didn't…
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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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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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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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Li Xiaojiang, Li Xiaotao, and the others now had eyes only for the meat broth. They just wanted to get it into their mouths as quickly as possible. They couldn't think of anything else, nor did they care about anything else. "We know, Third Uncle. We'll just have the meat broth." "Mmm, mmm, we won't fight with our sister for the pig's tail." "Dad, I want to drink the meat broth too." Li Xiangdong picked up the enamel mug, placed it on the small dining table, and said, "No fighting. Take turns,…
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Li Xiangdong looked at the two bickering men, sighed, and said, "Are you two going to talk or am I? If you two could think of what to bring, would you still need me to give you ideas?" "You talk, Dongzi, you talk." "Brother Dong, you talk. I'll shut up, alright?" Ah Zhe and Hou San shut their mouths and stopped arguing. Li Xiangdong took a sip of the Tieguanyin in his hand, "Hou San, go to the door and see if anyone is there." Hou San walked towards the door, opened it, looked left and…
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