Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 2 Sign-in System
The nickname "Shazhu" was given to him by his father He Daqing in the yard because of selling buns. Although he had the nickname "Shazhu", it did not mean that he was really a fool.

The reason why Widow Qin, who had the deepest bond with Sha Zhu, was able to scheme against Sha Zhu so miserably was not only because this little white lotus was scheming, but also because Sha Zhu himself was moved in the end.

At the beginning, Sha Zhu was willing to help Qin Huairu simply because he felt sympathy for her because he saw Qin Huairu, a widow with three children, living in the yard with difficulty, and because of the occasional persuasion from the uncle Yi Zhonghai.

But as he helped so much, Sha Zhu gradually fell. After all, there were many people in need in the courtyard. The reason why Sha Zhu was willing to lend a helping hand to Qin Huairu's family was, in the final analysis, because Qin Huairu had a pretty face.

Later, because Jia Dongxu had passed away for a long time, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu had such close contact that he naturally became interested. Otherwise, given his situation, he would not have been so easily controlled by Qin Huairu.

Of course, all of this is already in the past. He Yuzhu, who traveled through time and space, is not the bootlicker Sha Zhu from his previous life, so he will naturally not let all this happen again.

At this time, He Yuzhu only focused on his family, and wanted to live a good life in this era. It was 1959, and He Yuzhu was 24 years old. His cheap father He Daqing abandoned him and his sister He Yushui three years ago and ran away with the White Widow.

Of course, He Daqing did not completely abandon his children. At least he waited until Sha Zhu was promoted from an apprentice to a regular employee in the kitchen of the steel mill before he ran away.

In other words, three years ago, when He Daqing ran away, He Yuzhu had just been promoted from an apprentice to a regular employee at the steel rolling mill.

At that time, He Yuzhu and his sister He Yushui depended on each other for survival. They did look for He Daqing later, but after they went to Baoding, they didn't see He Daqing at all. After hiding in some corner for a night, the brother and sister could only return to the old city in shame.

Of course, these are what happened to the original body.

Now in the 59th year, in the courtyard, Qin Huairu's husband Jia Dongxu has not died of work-related injuries, so usually in the courtyard, the old woman Jia Zhang looks very strict with her daughter-in-law, and the relationship between He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu is not the same as in the original drama. Not to mention sending lunch boxes, saying a little bit, even if you walk in the courtyard and look at her a few more times, Jia Zhang will probably curse behind her back.

However, He Yushui had a good relationship with Qin Huairu just like in the original drama. After coming back from school, he would talk to Qin Huairu from time to time. This was probably one of the reasons why He Yushui later favored Qin Huairu between her brother and the widow Qin.

Since He Yuzhu had traveled through time, he naturally wanted to eliminate this bad behavior from the root. Therefore, three months ago, He Yuzhu had already agreed with his sister that she should not go to the Jia family to look for Qin Huairu anymore. When she was free, she could go to the backyard and interact more with the deaf old lady in the courtyard.

At first, He Yushui was naturally unwilling. After all, she was already familiar with Qin Huairu's family, and it would be a bit awkward if she stopped interacting with them for no reason.

But He Yuzhu couldn't help but nag about He Yushui whenever he saw her looking for Qin Huairu. Finally, the little girl couldn't stand her brother's nagging and gradually lost contact with the Jia family. After school, she would run to the backyard whenever she had time.

Now, He Yushui is 13 or 14 years old, and is in the third year of junior high school. In this era, elementary school is five years, and junior high school is three years. After this year, He Yushui will go to higher education. Most people of Yushui's age either stop studying after graduating from junior high school and go out to work, or go to a technical secondary school, which is also popular. Only a small number of people will go to high school.

After all, high school tuition fees have to be paid by oneself, and those who go to high school all want to go to college, which is a long-term investment. Even among city dwellers, only a few people go to college. However, He Yuzhu, who traveled through time, naturally wants his sister to go to college. Apart from anything else, the college students of this era are far more valuable than those of later generations. Although the process is difficult, He Yuzhu now works in the kitchen, so he doesn't have to worry too much about food, daily necessities, and money.

not to mention……

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu's eyes flashed. On the surface, it seemed nothing, but a panel appeared in He Yuzhu's sight.

The standard equipment for time travelers, the golden finger is also present.

What He Yuzhu awakened was a sign-in system.

On the day of awakening, I received the novice reward.

Three hundred yuan in cash, 50 kilograms of white flour and coarse grains, a brand new black Zhongshan suit and two brand new quilts. Of course, He Yuzhu's cooking skills were also rewarded to the master level by the system.

In addition to these rewards, the system also comes with an additional space, a total of 50 cubic meters. He Yuzhu has already tried it in advance, and this space cannot hold living things, only inanimate objects, such as various white flours, coarse grains, vegetables, etc.

Over the past three months, He Yuzhu has stored the potatoes, cabbages, rice, flour, grains, oil and other things he obtained by signing in every day in this space.

Of course, unlike the gifts for novices, the amount obtained by signing in is relatively meager, basically about half a catty every day, and sometimes a few taels. But for He Yuzhu, it is better than nothing.

Over the past three months, He Yuzhu had received a total of 100 kilograms of food for signing in, and a little more than two yuan in money. In this era of material scarcity, these rewards from the system signing in undoubtedly gave He Yuzhu the maximum guarantee. Therefore, he also had the confidence to let Yushui go to high school and take the college entrance examination, because he could afford it!

Of course, He Yuzhu's three months were not wasted. He was a chef at the steel mill, and the system helped him improve his cooking skills to the master level. With He Yuzhu's performance, the leaders of the third steel mill now know his cooking skills.

Because it is a difficult period now, the reception meals in the factory are much less than those in previous years. But even with these limited reception meals, the leaders all specifically asked Zhuzi to come and prepare the reception meals without any surprise.

With this kind of performance, He Yuzhu was promoted by the leaders half a month ago, from the lowest level of the ninth-level cook to the eighth-level cook. In addition, he was appointed as the team leader of a canteen, with a monthly salary of 37 yuan and an additional position subsidy of 5 yuan. If he has any more trips to cook outside, the factory will also subsidize him.

In other words, He Yuzhu's current salary and benefits are much better than in the original drama.

(End of this chapter)