Siheyuan: Chen Xueru helped me intercept Hu Qin Huairu

Chapter 170 Silly Zhu wants to go on a blind date, and He Daqing comes to visit

"Eating too much sugar will cause tooth decay."

"Well, it's not what I want to eat, it's what I want to give to my friends."

Li Xiuzhu was startled when he heard this, then took two lollipops and handed them to Xu Jingli and asked, "Is that enough?"

Xu Jingli nodded quickly, took the lollipop and said, "That's enough, thank you Uncle Li."

"Uncle Li, you go play with mom, I'm going to the yard."

Before Li Xiuzhu could speak, Xu Huizhen's face turned red and she said, "You stinky girl, you are as big as a kid."

"Go and play."

After Xu Huizhen finished speaking, Xu Jingli made a face and ran into the yard.

Li Xiuzhu and Chen Xueru went home in the afternoon. As soon as they arrived home, they ran into Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Li Xiuzhu, my family is going to marry a wife at the end of the year."

Li Xiuzhu was startled when he heard this, and then suddenly realized that it was almost sixty years ago, and it was also time for Yu Li to get started.

It's just that why Damao hasn't married a wife yet, and why did Yan Jiecheng marry her first?

"What's going on? Why is it that it's the end of the year? Now, isn't it true that when you marry a wife, you make the decision in the morning and get married within three days?"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui said sheepishly: "My in-laws want fifty catties of fine grain, ten catties of meat and one hundred catties of coarse grain."

"Right now, stamps for fine grain are 40 cents, stamps for coarse grain are 20 cents, and stamps for meat are only 1.5 yuan, and there is no place to buy them. I thought it would rain in the second half of the year to harvest grain, and things would be cheaper, so I booked it until the end of the year."

Li Xiuzhu smiled when he heard this, but before he could say anything, Chen Xueru asked curiously: "Second uncle, why didn't I hear you talk about the betrothal gift?"

When Yan Bugui heard this, he immediately became happy and said: "There are so many things, why do we need a betrothal gift? These supplies are quite expensive, so they can be regarded as discounted from the betrothal gift."

Li Xiuzhu smiled. The old Yu family was really shrewd. The frugal use of these grains and the food stamps issued were enough to last until the disaster year passed.

It's a pity that the price of food and meat will become more and more expensive in the future. When the time comes, I'm afraid Yanbu will not be able to produce so many things, and the quality will have to drop.

"Congratulations in advance to Brother Yan, and congratulations on the solution."

"Hey, we're all happy together. I'll treat you to a wedding banquet when the time comes. But the banquet at my house will definitely not be as good as yours. Don't think it's too shabby when the time comes."

Li Xiuzhu thought to himself after hearing this, are you still drinking wedding wine? Drink the northwest wind.

But with such a good relationship with Lao Yan, it’s just a matter of eating vegetarian food, so it’s not a big problem.

If you are used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, wouldn’t it be good to eat wild vegetables occasionally?

"Okay, we're here as soon as possible. Let's go back first."

When the two of them arrived at the middle courtyard, they were unexpectedly stopped by Sha Zhu again.

"Uncle Li, Aunt Li, I'm going on a blind date. Uncle Li, please help me. It's my first blind date and I don't know what to prepare."

Li Xiuzhu was confused, Sha Zhu went on a blind date? How did you come up with it? Is it possible that Silly Zhu is about to escape the life of a widow?

"Zhuzi, are you going on a blind date? Big girl?"

Silly Zhu was also confused when he heard this. What did his uncle mean? He didn't understand.

"Uncle? What do you mean, what a big girl?"

Ahem, I almost spilled the beans because of my preconception.

"Well, I mean what a big girl."

"Depending on the girl's age, there are different things to pay attention to."

"For a little girl, you have to talk about the sweets. For an older girl, you are more pragmatic. You just throw money at it and talk about the benefits."

As he spoke, Li Xiuzhu looked at Silhu, who was dressed in a slovenly manner, and said, "Put on some new clothes. If you are the person you meet, they will most likely turn around and leave."

When He Yuzhu heard this, it made sense.

He knew that it was right to ask his uncle for advice. His uncle was the most successful one in the courtyard. He had married so many wives, and all of them were extremely beautiful.

"Okay, uncle, I understand. Just wait for my good news."

"I'll treat you to a nice meal now."

Li Xiuzhu responded with a smile: "Okay, then I'll wait."

Seeing Sha Zhu running out in a hurry, Chen Xueru said, "Don't you think Sha Zhu will find a partner?"

Li Xiuzhu didn't deny it, and asked with a smile: "How can you tell?"

When Chen Xueru heard that she had guessed correctly, she said with a proud look on her face: "We are an old married couple. We have been married for almost ten years. I can tell what you mean by your expression and eyes at a glance."

"But why do you think Silly Zhu can't find a partner?"

"Although Si Zhu looks a bit generous and a bit mature, he is a cook and his salary is twenty-seven and a half yuan now. There is no way he can't find a partner."

Li Xiuzhu nodded when he heard this and said: "Aside from his character and appearance, Silly Zhu is actually pretty good. This person is not stingy but also treats people well."

"I really don't dare to speak loudly about the woman I like."

"But if Shazhu gets married, he can't just look at himself."

The two of them went to the backyard while talking. Xu Damao was about to go out and heard Li Xiuzhu talking, so he subconsciously hid behind the door and eavesdropped.

This is not intentional, it's just his personality and he's used to it.

Chen Xueru paused and didn't go home again. She looked at Li Xiuzhu curiously and asked, "The marriage doesn't depend on him, but on his family members? Why don't you go out and be single? Can you still disagree?"

Li Xiuzhu also stopped, glanced at Xu Damao's house subconsciously, and then said: "Si Zhu and Damao are enemies. Whether he can get married depends on Damao's permission."

"Da Mao doesn't care about others, but for Silly Zhu, he fights for everything."

"Da Mao is not married yet, do you think Silly Zhu can get married?"

"Da Mao doesn't know that Silly Zhu's blind date is okay. If he knew, it wouldn't happen."

Silly Zhu, you are destined to have this disaster. Don't blame your uncle. I remind Damao.

Silly Zhu's blind date had long been a hot topic, and Li Xiuzhu didn't believe that Xu Damao didn't know about it.

At the same time, Xu Damao behind the door was a little excited, feeling that his uncle was the one who understood him best.

That is, he is not married yet, why should Silly Zhu get married?

Because of his age? Why doesn't he take a shower?

If his uncle wasn't too young and his mother wasn't too old, he might have really thought that he was his Uncle Li's son.

Not only do you understand him, but you are also very kind to him.

Chen Xueru frowned upon hearing this.

"Is Damao so bad?"

Li Xiuzhu shook his head and said, "This kid Damao has a smooth nature and is very good at dealing with people. The only bad thing about him may be his treatment of Silly Zhu."

As for Lou Xiao'e, Xu Damao was really lascivious, but he was not good to Lou Xiao'e?

After being married for several years, she cooked for several years. Although she often complained about her inability to have children when the plot started, she never hit Lou Xiao'e. At most, she only said a few angry words.

As for the rest, weren’t they all instigated by Silly Zhu?

From then on, Xu Damao asked Lou Xiaoe to stay away from Sha Zhu. Lou Xiaoe not only said good things to Sha Zhu, but even met with the old lady from time to time.

Although Lou Xiao'e is innocent, he will be innocent, but as time goes by, which man doesn't doubt her?

Which man can accept the person closest to him saying good things to the person he hates the most?

And which man can accept... having something that looks like a cuckold stuck on his head for a long time?

Isn’t Xu Damao bad to others? Yanbu Gui often brought delicacies and wild game to them in the autumn breeze, and Yan Bugui would give them without even asking.

Except for the fact that he lost a few uncles' coffin books by doing TV, he really didn't treat them badly, but how can there be a sure profit in business without losing money?

As for women, which man is not lustful? They didn’t force me to come, right?

Chen Xueru thought about it, and it seemed that it was true. In the past, Xu Damao called Aunt Xueru, and his appearance was quite respectful.

"Come on, this is other people's business, we don't care about it."

"I'm hungry. My husband will cook me something delicious today."

Li Xiuzhu did not refuse, nodded and smiled: "What do you want to eat?"

When the two people's voices disappeared, Xu Damao came out, glanced at the door of Uncle Li's house who spoke for him with a complicated expression, turned around and left.

In this life, he cannot fall behind Si Zhu. He must get married first and want this son first. As for getting married, first take a look at the person you want to marry. If it looks good, it's not impossible.

Early the next morning, an unexpected and reasonable person came to the door.

Looking at Potato Head, who still looked the same as Cai Quanwu, Li Xiuzhu smiled and said, "Old He, what's the wind that brings you here today?"

"We haven't seen each other for three or four years."

He Daqing was a little embarrassed when he heard this. It really felt like using people to go forward and not using people to go behind.

It's all his fault. He didn't maintain a good relationship in the past, but he didn't expect that one day he would need to ask for help from Li Xiuzhu.

"Li Xiuzhu, we are also friends. Today I, Mr. He, am in trouble. Just tell me whether you can help me or not."

Li Xiuzhu said speechlessly: "Brother He, your attitude of asking for help is wrong."

"You are so tough with your words. If I help you offend others again, what am I trying to do?"

He Daqing scratched his nearly bald head and said, "I'm not very good at talking, so just tell me how to help me."

He Daqing lost his job at the steel rolling mill because of Widow White and his current wife.

Later, when the public-private partnership opened the canteen, I went to the canteen, which was also the home I divided into at that time.

In the current disaster year, the large canteen can no longer operate, so naturally it has been pushed back to the streets, and now it is among the unemployed.

"First of all, you must learn to speak well. I don't ask you to flatter me, but first of all, don't speak so bluntly."

"Besides, this is a year of disaster. Materials are in short supply. There are definitely no good jobs. Except for factory cafeterias, it's hard for a clever woman to make a living without rice."

"So do you want to consider sweeping the streets? Or do some physical work?"

"At least I can have enough food and clothing."

He Daqing thought about it after hearing this, and it seemed that this was the only way now.

He asked: "What are street sweeping and manual labor? Which one makes more money and can eat enough?"

Li Xiuzhu said: "Sweeping the streets has the easiest job, but the salary is the lowest. Fifteen to twenty yuan a month is the most."

"If it's physical work, then you need to invest in it yourself and start a business."

Hearing this, He Daqing asked in confusion: "Business? Didn't it mean that all the vendors now have public-private partnerships? Can they still do business?"

Li Xiuzhu explained: "It is not possible that everything is suitable for public-private partnership. For example, if you run a rickshaw, how can you use public-private partnership?"

"They signed you to a seven-year contract, let you run for free, made money, and then bought your tricycle that was about to break down?"

Public-private partnerships have a minimum of seven years and a maximum of nine years. However, only the first batch of joint ventures have nine-year benefits. For example, subsequent joint ventures basically have eight and seven-year benefits.

"You mean to let me run a rickshaw?"

"Yes, if business is not good, you can still sell wine or something, and you can always make a living."

“Even with manual labor, you may not be able to make ends meet, and you may not be able to eat as much as you earn.”

"So I still suggest that Lao He sweep the streets and think about it."

He Daqing was so confused that he did not expect that one day he, a chef, would sweep the streets.

Moreover, the street sweeping job can be arranged by the street. It seems that there is no need to ask for Li Xiuzhu, and even a favor.

"Isn't there any other job?"

Li Xiuzhu thought for a while, hesitated and said, "How about you go back to work in the steel rolling mill? But the salary may not be as high as before, and it may be about the same as Silly Pillar."

"Of course, if you have a chef level certificate, maybe you can give me more."

Chef grade certificates are only available after public-private partnerships, and are usually issued by factories. Li Xiuzhu really doesn't know if big cafeterias will assess chef grades.

He Daqing shook his head when he heard this and said: "The salary in the cafeteria is divided into dividends. We don't pay dead wages, and we don't assess grades."

Hearing this, Li Xiuzhu spread his hands and said, "Then there is no other way. We can only get the same salary as Sha Zhu first, and then wait for the assessment."

"But the assessments are all done randomly, and no one knows when it will happen."

"Speaking of which, I don't know what your salary is, Lao He. How much money did you earn in the cafeteria before?"

He Daqing thought for a moment and didn't think it was inappropriate to say it. He said truthfully: "Including dividends, 81."

Hiss, can this old guy make money like this?

"Actually, I think it would be better for you, Lao He, to work as a street sweeper at the neighborhood committee."

He Daqing felt a chill behind him, feeling that Li Xiuzhu didn't mean what he said.

"why?"

Li Xiuzhu is a smart man, and He Daqing thinks he is no match for Li Xiuzhu in terms of calculations.

Li Xiuzhu said: "The highest level a factory chef can pass is Level 3 or below, so the salary will definitely not be as much as what you would get if you were the head chef of a large canteen."

"And once you join the steel rolling mill, it will be impossible to use you again if the cafeteria opens again."

"This year is a disaster year, but how can it be a disaster year every year?"

"Since the canteen is a public-private partnership, it will naturally open sooner or later if it becomes public in the future."

"When the canteen opens, you temporary workers on the street will naturally return to work in your original unit."

"One is that working from the bottom has a limited upper limit, and the other is that if you survive the difficult times, you will have a high income. I think you should have your own judgment."

Li Xiuzhu's words immediately moved He Daqing's heart.

"Okay, Li Xiuzhu, I will listen to you. First, go to the street as a temporary worker and sweep the streets."

He Daqing stood up as he spoke, but before leaving, something suddenly moved in his heart and he asked: "Li Xiuzhu, how long do you think it will take for this disaster year to pass? Do I need to prepare anything?"

Li Xiuzhu looked at He Daqing meaningfully after hearing this.

He Daqing knew that Li Xiuzhu was a thief, but this time he was fooled.

"Li Xiuzhu, we are good brothers, and Yuyu calls you brother."

Li Xiuzhu then said: "I guess it will take another two or three years. There will be no food in this disaster year."

When He Daqing heard this, he suddenly realized that although the two or three years might be false, there really was no food in the disaster years.

Before, he wanted to endure it and get through it.

Now that Li Xiuzhu said this, he felt confident.

"Okay, I'm going to get some food stamps and buy some noodles."

Li Xiuzhu also smiled, Lao He still listened to the advice.

"If Yuyu comes to your door hungry, Lao He, you can't leave Yuyu with something to eat."

He Daqing nodded when he heard this and said, "Don't worry, my daughter cannot live without his mouth."

"It's just the pillar..."

"I'll leave when he comes back. I have to ask him to buy more food."

Li Xiuzhu smiled and said: "He is a cook and has not married a wife. Who can starve him?"

He Daqing was right when he first thought about it, but when he started to care about it, he became confused. Whoever is hungry cannot starve the cook.

"Okay, then I'll go back."

As soon as He Daqing returned home, he anxiously found someone to buy food stamps. The food stamps had to be bought by the jin, so it was not easy to buy too much.

After shopping all afternoon, I only bought 20 kilograms of food stamps.

Just as I was about to go home, I heard someone say: "Hey, it's finally going to rain. If it doesn't rain, I don't know how we will survive next year."

Hearing this, He Daqing was startled, turned around and asked, "Sister, you said it's going to rain? How did you know?"

(End of this chapter)