Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

The kitchen of the steel rolling mill.

Looking at Sha Zhu, who was in a daze and had no energy at the stove, Wang Dong, who was patrolling, couldn't help but frown.

This morning he had learned that the news of He Yuzhu marrying Qin Huairu had spread throughout the steel rolling mill. Many people said that He Yuzhu was stupid, as he would rather marry a virgin girl than a widow with three children.

Seeing that He Yuzhu almost put salt into the pot instead of sugar, he couldn't help but remind him: "Comrade He Yuzhu..."

"I know that your marriage to Qin Huairu will have some impact on you after the news of your marriage spreads in the steel mill, but I want to remind you."

"No matter what you think in your heart, it can't affect your work."

"If you really don't feel like cooking, you can ask for leave from the squad leader and ask him to assign your cooking tasks to other chefs."

"There is no shortage of chefs in the kitchen now."

"Your absence will not affect the food preparation in the kitchen at all."

What Wang Dong said is true.

After two years of development, there are already five or six level nine chefs like He Yuzhu who cook big pots in the steel rolling mill's kitchen, and there are even more level ten chefs, with one or two in almost every canteen.

Even if He Yuzhu takes leave every day in the kitchen, there will be no shortage of chefs in the kitchen now.

For He Yuzhu, one day less of work means one day less of salary.

Although his salary exceeded that of most workers in the kitchen, it was far from what he expected.

Therefore, He Yuzhu would never ask for leave easily unless it was absolutely necessary.

I quickly explained to Wang Dong: "It's not because of this."

"When I marry Sister Qin, this matter will sooner or later spread throughout the steel mill..."

Speaking of this, a bold idea suddenly popped up in He Yuzhu's mind.

Since Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu only care about money and don't care about their own face, then go and earn your own face.

Looking at the entire courtyard, only Wang Dong in front of him had the ability to lend him 400 yuan.

Moreover, he had already lent me 200 yuan before, so as long as there was collateral, there would be no problem borrowing another 400 yuan.

The house of the deaf old lady in the backyard is worth six hundred yuan. She had previously borrowed two hundred yuan from Wang Dong by using the house as collateral, and now she can borrow another four hundred yuan.

But after he took the bicycle and radio home, he had a hard time explaining to his godfather Yi Zhonghai and his wife Qin Huairu.

But the idea of ​​buying a bicycle and a radio to show off at the wedding did not disappear, but became more and more firm.

After insisting on completing all the big pot cooking tasks that belonged to him, he went straight to Wang Dong's office.

"Wang Dong, I'm going to get married to Sister Qin soon. There will definitely be a lot of people laughing at me, especially that bastard Xu Damao. He will definitely laugh at me at the wedding."

"I want to borrow 400 yuan from you to buy a bicycle and a radio for my wedding. I want to give Xu Damao a good slap in the face so that he won't be able to laugh at me."

"After all, he didn't buy these big things when he got married."

Wang Dong stared at He Yuzhu with wide eyes. He didn't expect that this kid only cared about eating and not about being beaten.

Because the He family had borrowed money from me before, they had mortgaged their ancestral home to me.

Some time ago, in order to collect dowry for He Yushui, he asked me to borrow 200 yuan and used the house where the deaf old lady in the backyard lived as collateral. Now he wants to borrow 400 yuan from me.

You know, the house where the deaf old lady lives in the backyard is only worth six hundred yuan.

Once he agreed to He Yuzhu's request to borrow money, if he couldn't pay him back when the time came, the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard would be transferred to his name and become his private property. He frowned and asked back: "Have you thought it through?"

"If you don't pay me back on time, after the deaf old lady pays her New Year's greetings, the house in the backyard will be mine."

"And Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu already know that you asked me to borrow money."

"When you take the bike and the radio back, the two men will definitely ask you why. How will you explain it?"

"Don't let me not only fail to be a good person, but be regarded as an enemy by the two of them."

He Yuzhu quickly told him the solution he had already thought of: "Don't worry, I have already thought of an explanation for this matter."

"Then I'll tell you that you promised to let me pay you back slowly."

"When I pass the eighth-level chef exam this year, I will pay you five dollars a month after my salary increases."

"Next, take on more acting jobs outside, and I will pay you at least five dollars a month. Pay it back within three years."

"If you don't pay it off in three years, I'll give it to you once the house in the backyard is transferred to my name."

"But you must agree that I can continue to live in the main house in the middle courtyard, and you must not tell anyone that the main house in the middle courtyard has been transferred to you."

"When godfather transfers the house to me, I will move out. You can't charge me rent in the meantime."

Although Wang Dong has set his eyes on the house owned by He Yuzhu, it does not mean that Wang Dong is stupid.

If I really agreed to He Yuzhu's suggestions, I would become the scapegoat in everyone's eyes.

Four hundred yuan was lent to He Yuzhu for three years, and he still had to pay back the four hundred yuan at the end of the year.

Even if you deposit it in the bank, after three years, the four hundred dollars can earn you at least fifty dollars in interest.

They also agreed to let He Yuzhu continue to live in the main house in the central courtyard.

According to the previous agreement, after the deaf old lady passes away, the house in the middle courtyard will be vacated for herself.

Now He Yuzhu wants to change it to Yi Zhonghai and vacate the house after a hundred years, which will take almost twenty more years.

Under normal circumstances, the annual rent for the main house in the middle courtyard is at least 40 yuan, which means 800 yuan for 20 years.

He Yuzhu wanted to exempt me from the 800 yuan rent with just one sentence. It was obvious that he was playing me like a fool.

He refused immediately and told the truth about the loss he had suffered in this matter.

He Yuzhu, who was full of confidence just now and thought that Wang Dong would lend him money, suddenly had a look of embarrassment on his face.

Then he frowned and fell into deep thought, considering a solution.

Finally, he really thought of it, and his eyes lit up and he said, "Then pay back the 450 yuan."

"Add the two hundred yuan I borrowed before, plus his interest, and the total repayment in three years will be six hundred and eighty yuan."

"If you haven't paid it back by then, and the amount you haven't paid back exceeds five hundred dollars, I'll mortgage the house in the backyard to you."

"If it's less than 500 yuan, you have to agree that I will pay it back slowly, but I can give you 10 yuan interest every year."

Wang Dong thought for a moment and replied: "Five hundred yuan is too much, four hundred yuan..."

"Pay me back at least two hundred and eighty dollars within three years, or the house of the deaf old lady in the backyard will belong to me."

"I have to pay back two hundred and eighty dollars. I agree that you can pay back the remaining four hundred dollars slowly, but you have to pay ten dollars interest every year, and you have to pay me at least one hundred dollars every year, otherwise the house in the backyard will still belong to me." (End of this chapter)