Siheyuan: Game of Red Dust

Chapter 38 Tavern

After a while, Director Wang rode Secretary Wang's new bicycle to the Ministry of Industry.

Li Weidong just talked to him a lot. There are no bicycles made of this kind of carbon fiber material abroad now. We can export them all and earn foreign exchange.

This type of mountain bike cannot carry things and is not suitable for today's flower growers. However, it should be very popular in some developed areas abroad.

Bicycles made of carbon fiber will definitely be popular among the wealthy.

In addition, the cost of carbon fiber materials is not low, so the price cannot be too cheap. Li Weidong suggested that the selling price should be at least not less than one thousand British Pounds, taking a high-end route and pushing it into the international market.

Li Weidong also wrote down some sales knowledge and marketing techniques from his previous life on a piece of paper and asked Director Wang to hand it over to the Ministry of Industry.

Ministry of Industry

When Director Wang arrived at the Ministry of Industry, he immediately handed the drawings given by Li Weidong to the top leader.

The senior leaders attached great importance to what Li Weidong brought in. The carbon fiber material that Li Weidong brought in some time ago had been tested and was very advanced and had high strength.

The Ministry of Industry is currently planning to select a site for a carbon fiber materials plant, but since Minister Wang is away, the location has not yet been finalized.

Unexpectedly, Director Wang came today with a bicycle made of carbon fiber.

The leader rode the bicycle himself and looked at the drawings and sales techniques provided by Li Weidong.

(⊙o⊙)!

The tricks above are so deep and insidious, no, that’s not right, they are so clever.

Then came a meeting to determine the location for the carbon fiber materials factory and the preparatory work before construction. The factory leaders announced that everything needed to be prepared. Construction would begin immediately upon Minister Wang's return to earn foreign exchange for the country. There was no time to lose.

The entire Ministry of Industry began to operate rapidly again.

On the other hand, Li Weidong pushed Xiu'er on his bicycle as soon as five o'clock came, followed by Damao and the others, and went back to the courtyard.

When they returned to the courtyard, the whole compound was in an uproar when they saw Li Weidong pushing a bicycle they had never seen before.

Many people gathered to watch.

I've never seen these two bikes before.

Bicycles are not cheap nowadays, and you need a bicycle ticket. Even if you have money but no ticket, you can’t buy one.

Of course, there are still many bicycles in the city.

It’s just that most of them have nothing to do with the workers.

"Weidong, why does your bicycle look like this? It's not made of iron, right? Is it sturdy?" The third aunt walked up and touched the bicycle carefully, and asked curiously.

"Auntie, this is a bicycle I made myself. It will be exported in the future. The material is very strong, otherwise it cannot be exported." Li Weidong explained.

"Oh, this bike looks good, but it can't pull anything, what a pity." The thoughts of the three aunts represent the thoughts of this era, so this mountain bike can only be exported to convert foreign exchange and is basically unsalable in China.

Of course, the Friendship Store will definitely sell it in the future, but it's not something that ordinary people can afford. I guess the foreign exchange coupons alone would cost two or three thousand.

People who can afford to buy this bicycle don’t care whether it can pull things or not. What matters is that it must be advanced and comfortable.

Li Weidong has ridden it in the factory. The shock-absorbing springs on the front and rear wheels are very comfortable and soft, and can withstand huge impacts.

Coupled with the shock absorption effect of carbon fiber, riding on rough roads is much more comfortable than bicycles of this era.

He parked the bicycle in front of the house in the backyard, picked up Xiu'er and took her down. He took out the toy gun prepared for Dazhuang and the others from his bag, handed it to Damao, and asked them to deliver it to Dazhuang. Then he let Damao and the others take Xiu'er to find Dazhuang.

Li Weidong ignored the people watching the car and went home to start cooking.

After Li Weidong finished cooking, he called Damao and the others to eat. He didn't know why Liang Ladi came home so late today. Halfway through the meal, Liang Ladi came back. Upon asking, it turned out that she had visited her parents. After eating together, Liang Ladi cleared the dishes, winked at Li Weidong, and left with the children.

Li Weidong understood immediately.

Li Weidong had dinner early today, and after dinner he felt a little bored, so he decided to go out for a walk.

After leaving the courtyard, Li Weidong walked aimlessly. Although there were no girls dressed in eye-catching clothes on the streets these days, the lights of thousands of homes filled with the atmosphere of the times offered another experience.

Walking in the streets and alleys, Li Weidong admired the bustling alley scenes unique to this era, and unknowingly came to Daqianmen.

Li Weidong looked at the sign of a tavern in front of him and felt that the name was strangely familiar. The next moment, he suddenly remembered that this was the tavern in "The Little Woman of Zhengyang Gate". This tavern was the place where the heroine Xu Huizhen took off.

The two heroines of "The Little Woman Under Zhengyang Gate" are Chen Xueru and Xu Huizhen.

I won’t talk about Chen Xueru, I just saw her a few days ago.

In the play, Xu Huizhen suppresses Chen Xueru everywhere. She is generous, decisive, capable of taking charge, and has a good eye for people.

To be honest, Li Weidong was quite curious about Xu Huizhen. It was not easy for her to surpass a business woman like Chen Xueru.

However, seeing that Chen Xueru has just had a blind date, the plot should not have started yet. The tavern should be run by old man He now, and he is probably still selling fake liquor. Xu Huizhen should not be married to He Yongqiang now, right?
Forget it, even if I can’t see Xu Huizhen, I can still go into the tavern and experience it. After all, this tavern is very famous in the drama.

The main characters in the play all come here to drink, and the appetizers in the tavern are superb. Because the stone in the pickle jar is Hetian jade, the pickles pressed out of it are unique. Even later when Chen Xueru opened a restaurant, she wanted to come here to purchase pickles.

Thinking of this, Li Weidong decided to go in and try how delicious the pickles made from thirty or forty kilograms of Hetian jade were.

Li Weidong lifted the door curtain and walked into the tavern, and was stunned for a moment.

In the tavern, there were many familiar faces from the play, including Niu Ye, Fan Jinyou, Xu Hesheng, and Qiangzi.

However, what surprised Li Weidong was not seeing the familiar characters from the drama appear in front of him, but the pretty figure standing behind the counter of the tavern. The familiar appearance was exactly the same as in the drama, but she looked younger. Wasn't this Xu Huizhen?
Why is Xu Huizhen here? The timing is wrong.

Li Weidong was puzzled, but he could only suppress his doubts temporarily, walked to the counter, and ordered a glass of wine and two dishes of snacks.

Xu Huizhen, with a graceful smile, handed Li Weidong two pots of wine and two plates of side dishes and said,

"The tavern is reopening today, and everyone will get one or two free drinks."

The tavern reopened? This scene was strangely familiar. When Li Weidong sat down with his things, he suddenly realized that this was the scene after Xu Huizhen took over the tavern in the play.
Could it be that the plot has already begun? However, the timing clearly doesn't match Chen Xueru's.

Unable to suppress the doubts in his heart any longer, Li Weidong said to his tablemate, Mr. Niu:
"Hey, I didn't expect to encounter a new store opening today, and I can even give them a bottle of wine."

“It’s not a new store, it just closed for a while and is now reopening.”

Niu Ye corrected himself.

"Little brother, you look unfamiliar. Is this your first time here?"

"Yes, I heard that the pickles here are delicious, so I came here to try them."

"Then you have to try it. It's pickled using a secret recipe. You can't get pickles like the ones in the tavern anywhere else."

Li Weidong picked up a piece of pickled radish with chopsticks and tasted it.
"Delicious! This tastes amazing!"

Li Weidong gave a thumbs up and then changed the subject.

"The pickles are delicious and the wine is authentic, so why did the tavern close down before?"

"Hey, that's because of the boss's incident before."

Uncle Niu sighed, opened the conversation and started talking.

(End of this chapter)