Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 3 Xueru
White flour steamed buns, corn mash porridge and pickles, a perfect high-end breakfast these days!

The aroma of steamed buns wafts in the yard.

At the door of Jia's house, a two- or three-year-old baby wearing crotchless pants bit his finger and said, "Grandma, eat some steamed buns."

Mrs. Jia Zhang coaxed: "Banggeng, be good, let dad buy it after a while."

"No, let's eat steamed buns now, ah..." As he said this, Xiaobangjie burst into tears and started blackmailing people.

At this time, Xu Deyong appeared at the door of his house not far away, chewing a mouthful of steamed buns and a mouthful of pickles while eating.

Xiao BangGeng cried louder when he saw it.

Mrs. Jia Zhang glared at Xu Deyong fiercely, picked up the blackmailer and entered the house.

Soon the sound of cursing came from the room.

Xu Deyong smiled, child, let you feel the danger of human heart in advance.

Soon, Qin Huairu, a young woman wearing two braids and a cotton-padded jacket, walked out and glanced at Xu Deyong with wandering eyes, as if he was hesitant to speak.

When Si Zhu saw Qin Huairu like this, he decided to give her two steamed buns.

Xu Deyong pretended not to notice, finished the steamed buns in a few mouthfuls, stood up, patted his butt and returned to the house.

Hey, married woman!

After eating and drinking, Xu Deyong told his grandma about the broken wheel.

Xu Nanshi complained all the time. Fortunately, there was progress in the morning, otherwise Xu Deyong would not be able to live in peace for a few days.

The result was that he was asked to go to the street to repair it by himself. After all, he had a dollar on him.

However, Xu Deyong planned to repair it himself. He walked into the compartment where his grandma lived and found the toolbox left by his grandpa from under the bed.

After opening it, there is a set of woodworking tools inside, including a plane, a saw, an ink fountain and other things.

According to memory, my grandfather once knew how to do simple carpentry work, but he injured his hand once and could not hold the tools steadily, so he gave up this craft.

Xu Deyong carried the toolbox out.

Xu Nanshi glanced at it and said, "Why are you making these things? You don't know how to do carpentry."

Xu Deyong took the vaccine and said: "Who said I can't do it? I was just too lazy to do it before. There are crouching tigers and hidden dragons in the capital. I told you before that your grandson learned a lot of skills on the street!"

Xu Nan didn't believe it, but thinking about her grandson's performance this morning, she was a little unsure.

Xu Deyong didn't explain much and asked: "Grandma, do we have any other tools at home?"

Xu Nanshi said: "There is only an ax for splitting firewood. You'd better take it to a repair shop on the street to repair it. Don't mess around with it."

"Don't spend money!" Xu Deyong said with a reasonable look.

Xu Nanshi rolled her eyes and ignored him, thinking that the money you spent was not enough, so she lowered her head and continued cutting the patches.

Not finding any handy tools, Xu Deyong clapped his hands and went out. He came to the tricycle and wondered how to correct the wheels. The shed also needed to be repaired.

If his memory is correct, in the second half of next year even tricycles will be collected for joint ventures, and if you are caught riding a black bike, they will be confiscated!
At this time, Xu Damao came over from the backyard and said indignantly: "Brother Deyong, why did your tricycle end up like this? Isn't it because Silly Zhu is taking revenge on you?"

Xu Deyong said calmly: "No, I accidentally hit it last night."

As he spoke, something moved in his mind. He glanced at Xu Damao and said, "Do you have a sledgehammer, wrench or other tools at home?"

Xu Damao said positively: "There should be one. I'll look for it for you when I get home."

After saying that, he trotted home.

"If you have any, take more." Xu Deyong called from behind.

People come and go from time to time in the yard. When they see Xu Deyong's tricycle, they will ask curious questions. Xu Deyong tells the truth.

Soon, Xu Damao came with tools in his arms.

This family is indeed hanging out with 'Lou Bancheng', and they have a lot of troubles.

"Brother Deyong, do you think this is okay?" Xu Damao asked diligently.

Xu Deyong nodded and said: "Absolutely."

Then he took the wrench and quickly removed the front wheel.

Xu Damao said with admiration: "Brother Deyong, you can also repair cars!"

Xu Deyong said without raising his head: "Brother knows a lot, don't worship me."

Soon, several other young men came to join in the fun. Everyone looked curious, except for Yan Jiecheng who still had a straight face.

The boy is naturally interested in machinery. Even if he doesn’t have an excavator, it’s the same as looking at repairing cars!
Even the little guy wearing crotchless pants was leaning over to look at her, and Qin Huairula didn't move behind her.

Xu Deyong deflated the tire, took it off, and removed the spokes.

Only the bare wheel rim was left. I had to use wood to flatten it. I picked up a sledgehammer and banged it against the wheel rim. The force may be light or heavy, and soon it was almost the same.

Taking a look with one eye, yes, the strength is well controlled.

After that, they were all installed, the spokes were adjusted for balance correction, and finally the shed was simply repaired and fixed, and the tricycle was basically restored to its original state.

"Brother Deyong is awesome." Xu Damao said with a thumbs up.

"Yes, Brother Deyong is really good. He can not only ride but also repair." Yan Jiecheng, who had lost his pocket money, also admired him.

A bunch of boys are flattering each other.

People passing by were also surprised. They didn't expect Xu Deyong to have such a skill!
When Xu Nan came over later, she was originally worried that she would see Xu Deyong repair it. She was surprised and kept saying proudly: "Hey, my grandson actually repaired it. I didn't expect it."

The pride on his face could not be concealed.

Xiaobanggan said very ambitiously: "Mom, I want to repair the car!"

Qin Huairu said: "Banggen is so good. He will be great at building big cars when he grows up."

"Repair big cars." Xiaobanggan repeated.He Yuzhu passed by and saw so many people surrounding Xu Deyong. He snorted coldly and left with his head held high.

This is Silly Pillar, the scapegoat who never admits defeat.

Of course, I'm definitely not bad-hearted, but just a little bit mean. I'll PUA later and tell a big girl if I behave well.

Xu Deyong returned the tool to Xu Damao, patted the dirt on his hands, looked at the little stick and smiled, not to mention, this kid actually became a driver later on.

He rubbed the little stick's head in a playful manner and said, "You can repair cars, but you have to learn to be a human being first."

After saying that, under the puzzled looks of Xiaobanggan and Qin Huairu, he turned around and went home.

Before leaving, he said, "Help me carry the tricycle to the door."

This morning Xu Deyong succeeded in the battle and divided the gold on a large scale. Liu Guangqi and others rushed to help.

Qin Huairu felt that there was something in Xu Deyong's words, and wanted to ask him what he meant, but there were many people and Xu Deyong wanted to leave, so he didn't ask.

He took a hard look at Xu Deyong's back and said in his heart: This street is a bastard.

Xu Deyong couldn't feel it, so he went home and washed his hands, kicked four steamed buns, then took the car to the car repair shop on the corner of the street and spent a penny to inflate it, and then started to wander around Sijiu City on three wheels.

On the road, he met many acquaintances to say hello, some invited him to drink, some invited him to play, they were all the original owner's friends.

The original owner's grandfather spent less than half of the money he earned from pedaling three wheels.

From now on, if these people can stay together but cannot stay together, he will not continue to be taken advantage of!
In the meantime, Xu Deyong invited a guest and made [-] cents, which was great!

In the blink of an eye, his stomach began to growl, so he found a time-honored mutton soup shop and spent [-] cents to buy a bowl of mutton soup, which contained a lot of meat.

At this time, meat does not require stamps. Food stamps were just issued this year. Beijing is a key supply area. Food stamps are not required for eating out. In a few years, they will no longer be available.

Starting from this year, after the implementation of per-person rationing of food, various food stamps emerged one after another.

The national food stamps are called "flying all over the sky", the food stamps of each province are called "eating all over the province", and the food stamps of each city are called "eating locally".

Xu Deyong brought his own four white-faced steamed buns.

Pita Bread In Mutton Soup!

After eating, I was given another bowl of soup. After finishing it, I was sweating all over and felt so comfortable!
Put on a somewhat worn dog-skin hat and gloves and ride slowly to break up the sweat.

People come and go on the street, most of them on foot, and there are also donkeys and horse-drawn carts. People are almost all wearing black, blue, and gray clothes. Occasionally, there are people wearing Chinese tunic suits and Lenin suits, and people passing by on bicycles. Will elicit envious looks.

Although people's lives are not rich, their eyes are full of hope and enthusiasm!
After the New Year, with economic development and political relaxation, newspapers will call on girls to dress more beautifully.

Among them, the "Braj" dress imported from the northern country has become the most popular.

There will be more colors next year!

Xu Deyong rode for a while and saw an Ikarus 30 bus breaking down on the roadside and the driver was repairing it.

A beautiful figure wearing a slanted satin dress with an eye-catching figure stood out among the crowd. She waved to Xu Deyong.

When Xu Deyong saw Ma Liu riding over, there was a visitor coming.

Coming closer, the woman looked at Xu Deyong's tricycle and frowned, with a look of disgust on her face and said: "Why is your tricycle so worn out? You won't replace it with a new one!"

Xu Deyong raised his hat with his hand and said with a smile: "Beauty, you don't have to spend money to replace it with a new one!"

After hearing this, the woman took a good look at Xu Deyong and saw that although he was dressed in "shabby" clothes, he had a handsome appearance, thick eyebrows and straight nose, and a pair of dark eyes that seemed to be able to see through people's hearts!
She said meaningfully: "Beauty? How dare you, a cart puller, speak like that? I'll sue you for being a hooligan!"

Maybe when he heard the word 'playing hooligan', people around him looked at him, and they seemed to come over and beat him up if they disagreed with him.

Xu Deyong said quickly: "Sorry for offending you, comrade, please forgive me."

Just now I spoke frivolously, it must have been influenced by the original owner!

The woman seemed to be smiling, but her eyes were wandering as she said, "Well, assuming you have some insight, I will condescend to get back in your shabby car and go to Xueru Silk Shop on Qianmen Street."

After saying that, he lifted his feet and got into the car gracefully.

Xu Deyong's eyes moved and he said: "Sister, please sit down, let's set off."

The tricycle set off, neither fast nor slow, steadily, and the sunshine showed a hint of warmth in the winter afternoon.

The woman raised her eyebrows and inadvertently showed a hint of charm and said, "Why did I become your sister in the blink of an eye? You are really good at courting relatives."

Xu Deyong chuckled and did not respond, but instead said: "Sister, I think you are the boss of the business."

The woman responded lazily: "I have some sense."

Xu Deyong praised: "Then you are really powerful. Women are not inferior to men, and beauty is better than men."

The woman's lips curled up, and she casually teased Mengzi: "You have a sweet mouth, and you can even say a few words. What's your name? How old are you?"

Xu Deyong said truthfully: "Xu Deyong, celebrate the [-]th New Year."

The woman said: "You're twenty? It doesn't look like that. You look a bit young."

Xu Deyong said while riding: "Sister, what about you?"

The woman narrowed her eyes and said, "Chen Xueru is two years older than you."

Xu Deyong thought that indeed, this woman had vowed to be stronger than Xu Huizhen all her life and was always competitive with her.

Hey, interesting!
He smiled and said: "'Xue Ru Bing's meal is delicious to the bone.' What a good name. Sister, you also look young. I would like to ask if you have a partner?"

Chen Xueru chuckled and said, "Hey, you can even write poems, but I'm looking down on you. Why, I have to say that you still want to pursue my sister if you don't have a partner!"

Xu Deyong grinned and said, "Hey, I'm just asking."

Chen Xueru said in a good mood: "That will disappoint you, my sister even has a son!"

Xu Deyong curled his lips and said to himself: "There will be a time when you cry later..."

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(End of this chapter)