Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

Chapter 69 Uncle Yi, do you think what I did is right?

"Got it, thank you."

He Yuzhu paid the money, chose a bicycle that he was most satisfied with, took the complimentary bicycle lock, and pushed it out.

With excitement, He Yueyue rode all the way to the police station. A license plate costs 8 cents, and applying for a vehicle license costs 2 yuan and 2 cents. Then he has to pay a fee of two yuan every year, so that he can have a qualified bicycle that can go on the road. .

As soon as I got the book, I saw Li Changying and Tian Zao entering the courtyard of the police station at the beginning.

He Yuzhu said hello quickly.

Tian Zao was surprised when he saw the bicycle book in his hand and said, "Have you bought a bicycle?"

"Yeah, if you want to use the bicycle in the future, just say hello."

I knew before that Tian Zao's family didn't have a bicycle.

"Okay, I don't see it. I have a disciple and am so rich that I can buy a bicycle."

"No way, this is the money left by my father. I wonder if prices will continue to rise. It would be easier to exchange the money for bicycles."

"There is still a possibility that food prices will rise again, and it would be good to exchange them for food."

Li Changying said: "I want to borrow it when I go back to the street. You have to borrow it."

"Don't worry, the director is afraid that I won't need it myself, so I want you to use it first."

While talking, the young man who had just completed the formalities for He Yuzhu came out and asked in surprise: "Do you know each other?"

"I'll introduce it to you."

Tian Zao first introduced He Yuzhu to him, and then introduced him to He Yuzhu: "This is your uncle's son-in-law Ye Dapeng. You two will get closer in the future."

"Okay, hello, Brother Ye."

"Hello, I heard Xiulan tell you about you. It turns out that you are Sister Tian Zao's apprentice."

He Yuzhu chatted with them for a few words and did not disturb their work. He just made an appointment to talk later.

After being polite for a while, the brother and sister He Yuzhu left the police station, and then went to the vegetable market together and bought some meat and vegetables, as well as sugar and black plums.

The first choice for people in the capital to relieve the heat in summer is sour plum soup, followed by watermelon juice and mung bean soup. After these high-end refreshing drinks, there is also a common drink, Xuehualuo (pronounced "涝", not the word "Luo"). This is crude ice cream, but the method of making ice cream is completely different from that of later generations.

He Yuzhu was not honest along the way, chattering about sour plum soup and mung bean soup, and even asked He Yuzhu to buy watermelon to eat.

"You're a foodie, the watermelons haven't come down yet. I'll buy them for you when some are sold."

"Brother, you are a snack."

The brother and sister quarreled and soon returned to Nanluogu Lane.

"Who here bought a new bicycle?"

"Isn't this the child of the He Daqing family?"

"Didn't you say that He Daqing ran away with the widow?"

"Yes, I'm telling you, that's what happened, He Daqing."

A few women were enjoying the cool weather on the side of the road, chatting for a while about bicycles, and then they successfully came up with the story of how He Daqing seduced the widow and was surrendered by the widow.

He Yuzhu listened to a few words and pretended not to hear. Riding a brand-new bicycle now is indeed more popular than driving a car in later generations. There will definitely be a lot of discussion in the recent period. Just pretend not to know.

He attracted many envious looks along the way. He Yuyu was also very excited and kept urging him to ride faster.

Soon after returning to the courtyard, Yu Yu got out of the car and He Yuzhu moved his bicycle into the gate.

"Hey, where did this bike come from? You didn't buy it, did you?"

Yan Bugui went fishing, and Aunt Yan was sitting in the yard with her children. When she saw He Yuzhu carrying a brand-new bicycle into the yard, she shouted, attracting many people.

"Zhuzi, have you bought a bicycle?"

"No, didn't you say that He Daqing didn't leave you any money when he ran away?"

"Yes, where did you get the money to buy a bicycle?"

He Yuzhu had no choice but to stop and let the neighbor sisters-in-law look at and inspect him. Yan Jiecheng also naughtily pressed the bicycle bell, making a crisp sound.

He Yuzhu said: "I came back too late at night. It was already past 9 o'clock and there were no buses at all. Master felt sorry for me and lent me money to buy a bicycle."

Of course, we cannot admit that we paid for it ourselves, we can only blame the person who paid for it on Master.

"Is your master so good? Will he buy you a bicycle?" Aunt Yan asked in disbelief.

He Yuzhu said: "Master is good to his disciples. Isn't that normal? Rainwater is left in my master's house every day. You see, this little face is getting fat. He bought me a bicycle because he feels sorry for my hard work of bringing rainwater."

Aunt Yan suddenly felt something in her heart and asked, "Zhuzi, is your master still lacking an apprentice? Can you take our eldest son as an apprentice?"

"There is no shortage. The master said that he will not accept any more disciples." He Yuzhu quickly blocked the gap. He did not expect that Aunt Yan would be so cunning. Could it be that she wanted to send Yan Jiecheng to exchange for a bicycle?

Not to mention that Aunt Yan's brain is very fast. It seems that she has learned to take advantage of Yan Bugui.

"I heard that being an apprentice requires working for nothing for three years, and then there are two more years, and all the money earned is given to the master."

"Wouldn't it be a waste of five years?"

He Yuzhu said: "Yes, if you don't make a penny in five years, you have to think clearly."

Aunt Yan thinks that if she doesn't make money for 5 years, won't she have to raise her son for another 5 years?

Then look at the brand-new bicycle that He Yuzhu is pushing. If you give your son away and get a bicycle in five years, I don't know whether it is a good deal or not.

It's a pity that Zhuzi actually said that his master is no longer recruiting apprentices. If he finds another master, he doesn't know if he will be given a bicycle.

Several people gathered around and talked, and He Yuzhu said: "Aunts, please give me a break. I'll look at the bicycles later. I have to go back to cook for Yu Yu."

Everyone then stepped aside to make way for a path, and He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle to the middle courtyard.

Aunt Yan's voice also alarmed several people in the middle courtyard, especially Jia Zhang who had already rushed out.

Mrs. Zhang was very angry when she saw the bicycle pushed by He Yuzhu and was filled with jealousy. In her opinion, after He Daqing left, Shazhu should live a life inferior to that of a pig or a dog, eating the worst food and wearing the shabbiest clothes. normal.

An apprentice in a restaurant actually rode a bicycle. Isn't this a joke?
Mrs. Zhang was indignant and quickly came to the bicycle to stop He Yuzhu and said with disdain:

"He Yuzhu, where did you steal this bicycle?"

After the last incident, Mrs. Jia Zhang had a long memory and knew that she could no longer call Si Zhu in front of her face. She could only call her by her first name, otherwise she would still be beaten.

"Get out of my way quickly. What does it have to do with where my bicycle came from?" He Yuzhu shouted.

"It's none of my business. You don't have the money to buy a bicycle. You must have stolen it. Please treat me honestly, otherwise I will report you to the Military Control Commission." "I'm giving you face. Get out of the way, otherwise I'll beat you up." As he spoke, He Yuzhu raised his hand to hit him.

Mrs. Zhang raised her fat face, stretched forward and said, "Come on, do you dare to hit me? You don't even dare to hit me."

"You said you were going to slap me in the face?"

"Yeah, you hit him, I'll hit you." Mrs. Zhang felt confident that He Yuzhu didn't dare to hit him again. After all, she was in control this time and was not at fault.

He Yuzhu said to Aunt Yi who was not far away: "Aunt, you have to prove to me that she asked me to hit her."

Before Aunt Yi understood the situation and didn't know whether to nod or shake her head, she saw He Yuzhu's raised hand quickly falling down.

"Snapped"

Mrs. Zhang was slapped on the face and was stunned. Then she leaned over and sat on the ground crying.

"Come here quickly, damn stupid Zhu is going to beat me to death."

This voice shouted and directly summoned everyone at home in the front and backyard.

When I came over, I saw Mrs. Zhang crying and howling in front of her bicycle. Everyone knew how powerful Mrs. Zhang was, and no one took his words seriously and went up to ask what was going on.

At this time, Aunt Yi also came to her senses and complained: "Zhuzi, you can't hit people for no reason."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and tried to pull Mrs. Zhang up, but Mrs. Zhang sat directly on the ground. Of course, it was impossible to get up like this after being beaten. She lay on the ground and kept crying.

He Yuzhu said: "Aunt Yi, you can't blame me for this. Mrs. Zhang herself told me to beat her."

"Even though I asked you to hit her, you can't really hit her?"

He Yuzhu said: "Aunt Yi, look at what you said. Uncle Yi has always taught us to respect the old, love the young, and listen to the old."

"Yes, what's wrong?" Aunt Yi was confused by the question.

He Yuzhu pointed at Granny Zhang with his right hand: "He just told me to slap her. In order to learn the spirit of respecting the elderly and caring for the young, I could only listen to her words and slap her. Isn't this wrong?"

He Yuzhu's rhetorical question made everyone laugh. Is He Yuzhu really stupid or is he pretending to be stupid?
"Zhuzi, you are so obedient."

"Are you really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?"

Aunt Yi was very embarrassed and said, "Zhuzi, isn't this how you learn to respect the elderly and love the young?"

"Did I learn something wrong?"

"It's wrong." Aunt Yi continued.

He Yuzhu waved his hand and said: "Forget it, I learned it once today, but I learned it wrong. Then I will never learn it again."

As he said that, he pushed the bicycle and turned it in another direction, intending to leave and go back to his home.

Mrs. Zhang immediately shouted: "Don't leave, please pay me two kilograms of meat, otherwise I will never be done with you."

As he spoke, he stared at the piece of meat hanging on the handlebar.

"What good are you thinking? It's obviously you who asked me to hit you. I want compensation, but there's no door." He Yuzhu then pushed the bicycle into the house, leaving Mrs. Zhang there crying and howling.

Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't care about him when he went back, he started to curse.

He Yuzhu was upset when he heard that. He came out and pointed at Jia Zhang's nose and shouted: "If you curse again, I'll slap your face into a pig's head."

Seeing He Yuzhu's change of expression, Mrs. Zhang also knew that a good man would not suffer the immediate consequences, so she immediately got up from the ground.

"Silly Zhuzi, without you, you can't beat me and nothing will happen."

While sitting on the ground and cursing people, Mrs. Zhang thought about how to take advantage this time, otherwise the slap would not be in vain.

He rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "After you buy the bicycle, you must also take care of our neighbors. In the afternoon, Dongxu goes on a blind date and gives the bicycle to our Dongxu to ride."

After the house was renovated, Mrs. Zhang made arrangements to go on a blind date with Jia Dongxu. Somehow it was such a coincidence that Jia Dongxu was going on a blind date this afternoon.

Silly Zhu bought a bicycle, and he was just thinking about how to get the bicycle when he drew it.

She happened to be slapped by Silly Zhu for no reason, so Mrs. Zhang wanted to borrow her bicycle and let Jia Dongxu ride it on a blind date in the afternoon. This would also save her face, and maybe the blind date would happen this time.

He Yuzhu said: "Why are you daydreaming about good things? Lend you my newly bought bicycle? There is no door."

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she was even more furious and scolded her directly: "My son Dongxu is a regular worker in the steel rolling mill. You are just an apprentice in a restaurant. I can ride your bicycle to give you face. I think highly of you. You are the boss." The glory of the He family. Hurry up and push the bicycle out for me so that my son can go on a blind date in the afternoon, or I will give you a good look."

"Bah, it's shameless. Can you afford to buy it yourself? Are you still a regular employee?"

He Yuzhu scolded: "I can lend my bicycle to whoever you want, but if you surnamed Jia want to borrow it, there's no way. Let alone borrow it, I won't even let you touch it."

"Zhuzi, how can you say such things? That's your elder."

I don't know when Yi Zhonghai came back. When he saw He Yuzhu speaking so unpleasantly, he immediately stood up and reprimanded He Yuzhu.

"Why don't you apologize to your Aunt Zhang quickly? If we want to evaluate the civilized courtyard house, we must respect the old and love the young. The younger generation cannot talk back to the elders and must be filial."

Yi Zhonghai opened his mouth and said the truth. He had just been elected as the master of the academy, and he felt very comfortable talking about these principles.

Nowadays, ordinary people are generally illiterate. When I heard Yi Zhonghai talk about these chicken soups for the soul, although I didn't understand them, I felt that they were right and felt like the philosophy of life.

Those who are confused will fall into Yi Zhonghai's trap, be led by the nose, and not even know they are being sold.

He Yuzhu suddenly became angry and said directly: "Apologise? What did I do wrong? Why do you ask me to apologize?"

"I can lend the bicycle I bought to whoever I want. Why should I lend it to her?"

"Lending him a bicycle has become an honor for our old He family? What? Is his identity as Mrs. Zhang more noble than that of me, a third-generation farmhand?"

Yi Zhonghai's face immediately became very embarrassed, and he quickly said: "I didn't say anything like that, I just said that you don't respect your elders, how can you beat them?"

"Don't mention this incident. She asked me to beat her. Aunt Yi also heard it and can testify for me. I learned from you to respect the elderly and love the young. She asked me to beat her, so of course I had to beat her."

"you"

Yi Zhonghai had long seen that Mrs. Zhang's face was swollen after being slapped.

I guessed in my heart that it must be Shazhu who hit me, but I still don’t know what happened before.

When He Yuzhu said this, he turned his face and looked at his wife. Aunt Yi hesitated and nodded. After all, she couldn't lie about this matter to her face.

Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt a little stuck, and continued to accuse Shazhu of not respecting the elderly and caring for the young, but the other party clearly obeyed Mrs. Zhang's words and slapped him.

But what I want is to respect the elderly and love the young, isn’t this the way?

He Yuzhu asked: "Uncle Yi, do you think what I did is right?"

(End of this chapter)