The winner of life in the courtyard

Chapter 224 Safety First, Caution First

After hearing what Yang Ruihua said, Yan Bugui rolled his eyes but did not argue with him. There was no need for such a thing.

As for whether he understands women or not, this question is meaningless.

Anyway, he felt that Qin Huairu was also responsible for what the Jia family did.

It is normal for Shen Zhiping to ignore Qin Huairu.

When Jia Zhang became a widow, I wonder how many ambiguous relationships she had with men.

Qin Huairu has been Jia Zhang's daughter-in-law for ten years. She might have learned bad things from Jia Zhang.

Fortunately, the situation at home is average. Even if Qin Huairu wants to find a strange man, she will look down on these useless people at home.

……

In the middle courtyard, the He family.

When Sha Zhu came back from work, he was still carrying a net bag with two lunch boxes in it.

This was an extra bonus for him going out to cook for others.

Nowadays, Sha Zhu no longer takes food from the steel rolling mill's small kitchen, but when he prepares a meal for others, he will make it clear to the host.

Sha Zhu, who had been sent to Xishan Mine for reform, no longer had the mindless and self-righteous mentality he used to have. He also learned to think twice before doing anything.

"I am back!"

Sha Zhu walked in and shouted loudly.

"father!"

Xiaodang rushed out of the house and called out sweetly to Shazhu.

"Hey!"

Sha Zhu squatted down with a smile on his face and picked up Xiao Dang.

Qin Huairu also came over at the right time, stretched out her hand to take the net bag from Sha Zhu's hand, smiled and spoke softly, "Why did you come back so late today?"

"Don't mention it. The host added another table today!"

"Fortunately, the wages were increased by five dollars!"

As Sha Zhu was talking, he took out the money he had earned today from his trouser pocket.

Originally, he could only earn ten dollars for this trip, but because of this accident, he had to pay an extra fee, which was much more than just two dollars per table.

This is because he had been sent to a labor camp before. Otherwise, with his cooking skills, the wage for making a table of dishes would be at least three dollars, not now, when he only gets two dollars.

But even so, Sha Zhu never gets tired of it.

After all, making money is not shameful.

If his reputation wasn't affected, he would have many opportunities if he was willing to take private jobs like he is now. Unfortunately, if he made a wrong move, he would have to bear the consequences of his bad reputation for a long time.

"are you tired?"

"Go take a rest. I'll heat up the food and we'll eat!"

Qin Huairu took the money that Sha Zhu handed over and went to heat up the food with the net bag.

Sha Zhu nodded, picked up Xiao Dang and went to sit down and rest.

Qin Huairu acted quickly. After all, she used to be a housewife and the income from cooking was quite good.

Although the taste is not as good as that of the professional chef Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu has been busy outside all day and it is indeed time for him to take a break when he returns home.

Qin Huairu is quite experienced in taking care of men.

After Qin Huairu heated up the food, she started talking about what happened during the day while eating.

"Zhu Zi, tell me, what can I do to make Engineer Shen not hate our family so much?"

Qin Huairu picked up a piece of meat for Sha Zhu and asked casually.

Sha Zhu thought for a moment and said, "Sister Qin, if you ask me, we should stay away from Engineer Shen from now on!"

"He is different from us!"

"Before, we were all assholes."

"Engineer Shen actually warned us from the beginning, but we were just stupid. Now, we have learned our lesson, so we must not go the wrong way again!"

Although Sha Zhu didn't know how to ease the relationship with Shen Zhiping, since Shen Zhiping didn't want to contact them now, he just went along with what he wanted.

As for the relationship with Shen Zhiping, they all live in the same courtyard and can get along slowly. Who knows when the relationship will be eased. There is no rush for this kind of thing.

"Okay, I listen to you!"

Qin Huairu thought for a long time and finally nodded.

Her mentality now is actually different from before.

In the past, she was thinking about getting some benefits from Shen Zhiping. After all, she was still a wife of the Jia family at that time. Life was difficult and she urgently needed to find a way to get some benefits.

But now, she follows Shazhu.

Sha Zhu's income is not bad, and he is also a chef, so he can always bring back delicious food.

Marry a man, marry a man, dress and eat.

Sha Zhu was able to do all of this and treated her very well.

She should be content!

Qin Huairu reached out and gently touched her belly. She was already pregnant with Sha Zhu's child, and they would have more children in the future.

She shouldn't think about unrealistic things anymore.

"Sister Qin, don't worry, I will let you live a good life!"

"I swear!"

Sha Zhu raised his hand and spoke with confidence.

Qin Huairu smiled at Sha Zhu and said, "I believe you!"

She didn't know when Sha Zhu started to have feelings for her, but she knew that Sha Zhu had had feelings for her for a long time. However, at that time, she was just fooling Sha Zhu in order to get some delicious food from him or borrow some money.

Over the years, she actually felt very sorry for Sha Zhu.

Now that she has become Shazhu's wife, she should live a good life with him.

……

Shen Zhiping naturally didn't know about the conversation between Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu.

He was chatting with Liu Wanqing, and next to them, his daughter had fallen asleep.

"Wife, let's go to sleep too!"

Shen Zhiping looked at his beautiful wife and felt his heart burning with excitement.

"Move gently!"

"Don't wake up the girl!"

"Also, turn off the lights!"

"As ordered!"

Shen Zhiping laughed and turned off the lights quickly.

In the dark night, two beating hearts thumped.

It seemed like a wild cat was walking outside the window, making a few special cat meows from time to time.

……

The next day, in the morning.

Everyone who worked in the courtyard had left. Although Shen Zhiping was still on vacation, he still went out with everyone else. He had to send his wife and daughter to the Grain Bureau.

The daughter still chose to stay with her mother and not with Shen Zhiping.

Shen Zhiping felt a little sad for some reason. His daughter didn't stick to him at all. But it was good this way. It was convenient for him to do something.

There are fish in the water tank at home, so Shen Zhiping has no plans to go fishing today. He wants to go to the village in the suburbs to see if he can buy some chicks to raise.

Although there are limits on the number of chickens and ducks that a household can raise for a long time at this time, if you raise chicks, no one will care as long as you dispose of them all after they grow up.

Shen Zhiping was thinking of raising a few chickens and killing them for food when the time comes.

You can eat the chickens you raise yourself whenever you want, unlike the chickens you buy outside, which are usually big roosters or old hens.

The hand-shredded chicken and Sichuan pepper chicken that Shen Zhiping likes to eat are both made with young tender chickens.

I have to say that Shen Zhiping is lucky.

He bought a few chickens without much effort and also got a bargain on two Ming Dynasty Jingdezhen porcelains.

Returning to the courtyard, Yang Ruihua saw the chicks that Shen Zhiping bought and felt a little envious. He wanted to buy two from Shen Zhiping.

"Aunt, this won't do!"

"If I sell it to you, wouldn't that be considered reselling?"

"Can't you just give me the original price?"

Yang Ruihua felt that Shen Zhiping was too particular.

Shen Zhiping laughed and said, "Aunt, do you know what the original price is? Who can guarantee that the price I mentioned is the original price?"

"Let's just forget about this!"

I went to a village in the suburbs to buy the chickens, and sold them to Yang Ruihua at the original price? What a joke!
But if he raised the price, no, no matter whether he raised the price or not, as long as he sold it to Yang Ruihua, then someone would naturally accuse him of reselling and speculation.

Once you put on this hat in this era, it is very difficult to take it off.

When the storm comes a few years later, this hat of his may be a fatal problem.

Therefore, we must resolutely refuse to agree to this matter.

"Aunt, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go back and clean up the chicken coop!"

Shen Zhiping acted very quickly. Without waiting for Yang Ruihua to say anything, he took the chicks he bought back to the East Courtyard.

Yang Ruihua looked at Shen Zhiping's departing back, and his mood really couldn't calm down for a long time.

She really wants to raise two chickens.

However, this kind of thing depends a lot on luck.

She looked around the market for a long time but never saw anyone selling chicks.

As for going to the village to find someone to buy it directly, Yang Ruihua had thought about it, but the road was really far, and she had not been willing to spend money on this trip several times before.

She also asked Yan Bugui to help buy some chicks several times. However, although Yan Bugui had been to the village, he just took a casual look around and said that he did not see anyone raising chicks, so he returned empty-handed in the end.

Shen Zhiping returned to the east courtyard, put the chicks down, and tied up his two dogs to prevent them from scaring the chicks.

After looking around the yard, Shen Zhiping finally chose a corner and enclosed an area using the wooden boards and bricks available at home.

In addition, a shed was specially built to provide a nest for the chicks.

Raising chickens is not easy.

After Shen Zhiping put the chicks into the temporary chicken coop, he hurried out. He had to go to the library to borrow two books on raising chickens.

Although the chicks didn't cost much money, his goal was to raise them for meat. If the chicks died after a short period of time, wouldn't all his work be in vain?
When Shen Zhiping went out, he met Yang Ruihua again.

The other party saw Shen Zhiping and stopped him again, holding a dollar in his hand.

"Auntie, I really can't sell you the chicken!"

When Shen Zhiping saw Yang Ruihua's persistence, he didn't feel any mercy at all.

It can’t be sold, it just can’t be sold!
Sometimes, some things, unless you don’t do them, once you do them, then it’s like yellow mud falling down your crotch, it’s shit anyway.

"Engineer Shen, I'm not buying from you!"

Yang Ruihua quickly waved his hand and continued, "What I mean is, if you go to the village again, can you help me bring back a few chicks?"

"One dollar, buy as many as you can!"

After Yang Ruihua finished speaking, he looked at Shen Zhiping eagerly.

Shen Zhiping quickly said, "Auntie, this, this is so embarrassing!"

"I won't be going to the village anytime soon!"

"As for this matter, I suggest you go find Brother Jie Cheng. He works at the steel mill. Ask him to ask his colleagues in the purchasing department. They often go to the village. They may know where there are families raising chicks!"

Shen Zhiping didn't want to help, but he still gave the other party some advice.

As for him asking colleagues in the purchasing department for help?

Do not make jokes!
Yang Ruihua’s eldest son, Yan Jiecheng, works in the steel rolling mill. Many people in the courtyard also work in the steel rolling mill, and Yang Ruihua is more familiar with them.

If you want to ask someone for help, then no matter who it is, it would be more suitable than Shen Zhiping.

"Aunt, I have something else to do. I'm leaving now!"

Shen Zhiping nodded at Yang Ruihua and quickly pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard.

After leaving the courtyard, Shen Zhiping breathed a sigh of relief.

This kind of thing is a hassle.

As for him, it’s better to have less involvement with him in the future.

No matter why Yang Ruihua didn't think of buying chicks before, it had nothing to do with him.

Keep your distance and be cautious.

When the wind blows, who knows whether the people around are human or ghost.

Going straight to the library, Shen Zhiping quickly found two professional books on chicken farming.

He borrowed the book and left directly without any intention of staying in the library to read.

In some literary works of the time, this kind of place is an accident-prone area. Literary youths, poets, progressive youths, and all kinds of rotten fish and shrimps may appear here.

For safety reasons, Shen Zhiping borrowed the book and ran away.

However, this time, Shen Zhiping did not go back to the courtyard directly, but ran to the Grain Bureau to have lunch with his wife and daughter.

By the way, Shen Zhiping told his wife and daughter that he had caught a few chicks and brought them home to raise.

This time, the girl became interested and no longer pestered her biological mother Liu Wanqing, but instead pestered Shen Zhiping, asking to go home to see the chicks.

As a result, Shen Zhiping successfully won the right to accompany his daughter.

The father and daughter went back to the courtyard and entered the east wing. The little girl's eyes turned and she saw the enclosed chicken coop in the yard. She rushed over excitedly with her short legs.

Unfortunately, the fence of the chicken coop was a little high, and the little girl was just a little short of the height.

"Dad, I can't see!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Zhiping quickly walked over and picked up his daughter.

In the chicken coop, a total of eight little chicks were chirping and pecking at the leaves on the ground.

The leaves were chopped up by Shen Zhiping before he went out, and were originally placed in a clay bowl in the corner. But now, the clay bowl has been overturned, and the chopped leaves are scattered all over the floor, being pecked everywhere by these little creatures.

"Dad, play!"

The little girl looked at the cute little chicks, waving her arms excitedly, with a special yearning in her eyes.

Shen Zhiping blinked and said, "Baby, you can't play!"

“Did you see in their mouths?”

"It's sharp. Just peck it gently. It hurts a lot!"

The little chicken's mouth was actually not that powerful, but in order to prevent his daughter from bothering these poor little guys, he had to lie.

After all, these chicks are for eating, not for girls to use as toys.

What if she becomes familiar with him and doesn't want to kill him?
(End of this chapter)