Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

"Really? You won't even let your seventh uncle come in and sit for a while in such a cold day." After saying that, Aunt Liu walked to the door and invited Zhang Dabao to come in. Zhang Dabao smiled and refused.

"Your seventh uncle is quite polite. Where does he work?" Aunt Liu asked Qin Huairu after coming in.

"As an officer in the Supply and Marketing Department of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, the working hours are quite flexible," Qin Huairu said to Aunt Liu with a smile.

It was Zhang Dabao who told her about her background when she arrived at the office. The community staff are all shrewd people who know how to judge people based on their personal background. If you have no background, you will be asked to do all the dirty work and the hard work. Even if something goes wrong, it will still be your fault. Since they know you have some connections, no one will bully you.

"You are young and promising. Huairu, you can read, so you can take over Xiao Hu's previous job and sit opposite me. Your main job is to publicize policies and organize education. Sign up today and come back tomorrow. Prepare a lunch box and a water cup. Even though there are six of us, the street office will also cook for us and we can take turns to get meals," said Aunt Liu proudly.

"Thank you, Aunt Liu. I'll come over at eight o'clock tomorrow morning?" Qin Huairu asked.

"Eight o'clock is enough, don't come too early, it's okay to come early." Aunt Liu briefly explained the work content and asked Qin Huairu to go back and prepare. From what she said, it seemed that her attendance should be recorded today.

Qin Huairu went out and called Zhang Dabao, and the two of them left the neighborhood committee.

"Sister Liu, I haven't heard that Wang Xiuqin has a nephew?" Xing Qin asked Aunt Liu.

"Just found him. His sister died a long time ago, leaving behind this son. He just joined the army and almost died on the battlefield. He is the younger brother of Zhang Cuihua's third uncle. I didn't expect that Zhang Cuihua would have such a good relative," said Aunt Liu.

"Isn't it? Zhang Cuihua is destined to enjoy a happy life. Jia Youfu was good to her in the beginning. Her son is not technically capable, but he is also good to her. Now she has a younger brother from her natal family living in the same courtyard. Isn't she very happy?" Zheng Fen also joined the chat.

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After Zhang Dabao and Qin Huairu went out, "Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative. There they have lunch boxes, soup spoons, enamel pots and so on," Zhang Dabao said to Qin Huairu who was sitting in the back seat.

"I'll listen to you," Qin Huairu got on the bicycle.

"We are inviting Teacher Yan's family to dinner today. We'll go to the slaughterhouse later to get the cooked pig's head and some meat. Sha Zhu said he wanted to help with the cooking. When we get home, you all can come too, to celebrate your entry into the workforce," said Zhang Dabao.

Qin Huairu didn't say anything. She sat on the back seat of the bicycle and hugged Zhang Dabao's waist.

The lunch boxes at the supply and marketing cooperative are pretty good, all made of aluminum. Zhang Dabao bought six, as well as six soup spoons and enamel pots. He gave one set to Qin Huairu and kept the rest in the space for future use.

In the small courtyard of No. 10 Chunfeng Hutong, there was a smell of meat as soon as you entered the door. "Huai Ru, go sit in the room for a while, I'm going to the toilet first." Zhang Dabao hadn't gone to the toilet all morning, so when he passed by the south room, he put a pig's head and a bucket of offal in it, and also put in more than ten pounds of meat.

After washing his hands, Zhang Dabao opened the door of the south room and said, "Huai Ru, have some meat. It's still a little hot."

Qin Huairu walked out of the north room, hugged Zhang Dabao from behind, and pressed her face tightly against his back. Zhang Dabao pulled her in front of him. At this time, Qin Huairu's eyebrows were full of smiles and her cheeks were flushed. She glanced at Zhang Dabao and threw herself into his arms again.

Since they couldn't eat the offal, they had to eat something else. Zhang Dabao hadn't been released for a long time, so the two of them went to the north room and fought for three hundred rounds.

Qin Huairu has a plump and soft body and a sweet voice, which makes people unable to stop and intoxicated. It is such a waste for her to follow that bastard Jia Dongxu.

"Get up and eat something," Zhang Dabao patted Qin Huairu on the back.

"What time is it?" Qin Huairu had a full meal today. Jia Dongxu had not taken any action for two or three months. Although the effect was not good, it was better than nothing. Now, as soon as winter came, he hibernated.

"It's past one o'clock. Let's eat something. There's a lot of time in the future. I will come to this yard often. I'll give you the key later. Come back when it's convenient for you," Zhang Dabao said to Qin Huairu.

"Okay." Qin Huairu was particularly happy today. From today on, she would be eating public food. It was all because of the man in front of her, so she especially wanted to repay him.

The two of them ate a little, Zhang Dabao loaded all the food onto the bicycle, Qin Huairu tidied up the room, and the two of them left Chunfeng Hutong and walked towards No. 95 Courtyard.

Qin Huairu's words in the morning almost made Yang Ruihua drop her jaw. After breakfast, she went to the Jia family to verify.

"Sister-in-law, are you looking after the children? Where is Huairu?" Yang Ruihua asked.

"It's time to go to work," Jia Zhang said casually.

"Go to work? What kind of work?" Yang Ruihua was a little confused.

"Old Yang, this is not a high-ranking official. It's my younger brother's aunt, Director Wang Xiuqin. Seeing that our family is in financial difficulty, they arranged a job for me. You also know that I'm in poor health, and I feel pain here and there. I can't go at all." Zhang Cuihua said here and looked up at Yang Ruihua.

"Damn it, you're not in good health. You're as fat as a pig. Something's wrong with you. You also feel uncomfortable all over. It's all because of idleness," Yang Ruihua thought to himself.

"Isn't it true, sister-in-law? We all know your situation." You can think about it, but you can't tell the truth.

"I think Huairu has been to school and is young. Wouldn't it be better for her to go to work than for me? So let Dabiao take her there," Zhang Cuihua explained the reason.

"So that's how it is. It's good to have a good family relationship. Although Dabiao is young, he can really control Dongxu. Maybe Dongxu will be promoted soon. Your family's life will get better and better," said Yang Ruihua.

"Really? Ha..." Zhang Cuihua burst into laughter.

"Grandma, please make a schoolbag for me quickly. My cousin and I are going to school tomorrow." Banggeng ran in.

"You still need a schoolbag? I don't know how to make one. Go buy one. When your father comes back, I'll ask him to buy it for you." Zhang Cuihua was willing to spend money on her grandson.

Chapter 33 Yi Zhonghai is looking for trouble again

After lunch, Jia Dongxu couldn't hold his temper in the workshop. He knew that Zhang Dabao was going to invite the Yan family for dinner today, and he also told him that his family should come to dinner as well. Thinking of the pig's head that He Yuzhu put in the big pot last night, Jia Dongxu's mouth was watering.

He had no intention of processing parts. He went to the toilet, smoked a cigarette, and looked at the scenery outside the workshop. At three o'clock, he really couldn't stand it anymore, so he told the workshop director that he had a stomachache, asked for leave and left the factory, then ran back to Yard 95. At this time, Zhang Dabao and Qin Huairu had also returned. Zhang Dabao went back to the backyard to prepare the ingredients for dinner, and Qin Huairu was talking to her mother-in-law about what happened at work today.

"It's so good to be in the neighborhood committee. In the past, the cabbages these people distributed to our family were rotten. I went to find them, but they argued with me. Next time they distribute cabbages, we must pick the good ones." It has to be said that Zhang Cuihua's way of thinking is a little different from that of normal people.

Qin Huairu didn't know how to continue chatting with her mother-in-law.

"By the way, Huairu, do you provide meals?" Zhang Cuihua thought of another question.

"We provide lunch at noon. We go to the street office to get it. There are six of us and we take turns to get it and eat at the neighborhood committee. My seventh uncle even gave me a new lunch box today," said Qin Huairu.

"I forgot to prepare it. Dabiao is too thoughtful. By the way, Banggeng needs a schoolbag for school tomorrow. You can go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy one for him," Zhang Cuihua said to her daughter-in-law.

"Mom, schoolbags are quite expensive. The last time I saw one it cost more than five dollars. I can just make one for him. Don’t we have a sewing machine at home?" Qin Huairu said.

"I don't know how to use it," Zhang Cuihua said a little anxiously.

"Mom, this was bought when we got married. Did you forget that I know how to use it? We didn't have cloth at home before, so we couldn't make things. This time we can just use Banggeng and Xiaodang's old clothes. Then they both will have new clothes," Qin Huairu said.

"By the way, you can use it. I'll go ask Lianhua if she can do it. Jingshu also wants to go to school." Zhang Cuihua got off the bed and went to the backyard carrying her granddaughter.

"Grandma, come and eat some meat. My seventh uncle brought back a lot of meat. It's so delicious." When Zhang Cuihua came to the backyard, Banggeng and Jingshu were eating pig tails. Zhang Dabao told them that eating pig tails would stop them drooling.

"Eat meat, even just one piece is fine." Zhang Cuihua could hardly walk when she saw the white pig's head.

"Eat it. Eat now and you'll eat less at night." Zhang Dabao found his elder sister's expression a little funny and quickly cut a few pieces for her.

"Da Biao, this is so delicious." Zhang Cuihua's mouth was full of oil. She ate piece after piece until she was full. She wanted to go home and drink some water. The meat was a little salty, and it was just right to eat with steamed buns.

After returning home, Zhang Cuihua drank a large bowl of water and thought to herself, what was I doing in the backyard? It seems like something happened and I forgot about it.

"Mom, did you know that my seventh uncle is having a dinner with guests today?" Jia Dongxu came back, sweating profusely.

"Tsk, Dabiao is my younger brother, how could I not know that? I'm full. It was all meat, the fattiest pig head. It was so delicious," Zhang Cuihua said to her son a little boastfully.

"But it's too early. Teacher Yan and his family haven't arrived yet," Jia Dongxu said to his mother.

"I'm a woman and I don't sit at the table. What's wrong with eating early? Go to your seventh uncle's house to help. Shazhu is here too. I'll take a rest for a while." Zhang Cuihua drove her son out.

"Zhu Zi, you're here earlier than me?" Jia Dongxu asked when he came to the backyard and saw He Yuzhu was already busy.

"Brother Dongxu, I'm the chef. Is it okay if I don't come early? I'll make braised pork and lion head tonight so that you can taste my cooking skills," He Yuzhu said to Jia Dongxu while he was busy.

"Assign something to Dongxu, let him chop the meat." Zhang Dabao saw Jia Dongxu walk around the kitchen twice and taste three kinds of cooked food.

It was six o'clock in the evening, and the entire Room 95 was shrouded in fragrance. "Dad, go quickly, Brother Dabiao is ready," Yan Jiedi could no longer hold her patience.

"You don't have the energy to calm down at all. Lao Yang, let's go." Yan Bugui's family of six closed the door and walked towards the backyard.

"Old Yan, what are you doing?" Yi Zhonghai, who had just returned from overtime work, was washing his hands when he saw Yan Bugui's family.

"Da Biao in the backyard invites our family to visit. I'll go over first," Yan Bugui replied and came to the backyard.

"Zhang Dabao treated us. I thought it smelled so good." Yi Zhonghai returned to his room and thought for a while, then went to the backyard and found Liu Haizhong.

"Old Liu, smell it. It's a difficult time now. It's not appropriate for them to eat and drink so much in the yard," Yi Zhonghai said to Liu Haizhong.

"Of course it's not appropriate. Where is Old Yan?" Liu Haizhong said angrily.

"They were bribed. The whole family was invited to the backyard as guests," said Yi Zhonghai.

"What? You invited the third uncle, but not the first and second uncles. Does Zhang Dabao want to rebel? Let's go find him." Liu Haizhong slammed the table angrily.

The dishes at Zhang Dabao's house were almost ready. There were two large tables full of food, one for the men and one for the women and children. Zhang Cuihua, who had eaten her fill in the afternoon, also sat at the women's table. Looking at the braised pork and braised lion's head, she felt extremely regretful. If she had known, she would not have eaten so much this afternoon. It was really infuriating that she could not finish so many delicious dishes.

"The hot and sour potato shreds are here, all the dishes are complete." He Yuzhu served the last dish. The women and children's table had already started eating, while the men's table was still waiting for He Yuzhu to take his seat.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong came to Zhang Dabao's door.

Zhang Dabao, who went out to shout at He Yuzhu to hurry up, saw the two of them coming and laughed angrily. Why didn't they have any memory at all?

"Are you begging for food again? Put on a show, and if you do well I'll give you meat and vegetables." Zhang Dabao spoke first.

"Zhang Dabao, the country is going through a difficult time right now. You are openly eating and drinking lavishly in the hospital, which is a serious violation of national policies. Stop it immediately," Liu Haizhong said.

"Which policy is violated? Which one? Which item? Liu Haizhong, tell me." Zhang Dabao came in front of Liu Haizhong and said loudly.

"Da Biao, what Lao Liu said is biased. The main reason is that it has a bad influence. Now everyone has to eat coarse food, but you are enjoying meat and fish. Others are not satisfied." Yi Zhonghai still spoke with such interest.

"Who is affected? Yi Zhonghai, I'm really too lazy to talk to you, go away," Zhang Dabao laughed angrily.

"Da Biao, listen to me. Distribute the dishes to everyone in the hospital. It's not appropriate to invite only Old Yan's family. If you distribute the dishes, everyone in the hospital will remember your kindness," Yi Zhonghai continued.

"Yi Zhonghai, I sincerely advise you to be a decent human being. I invited Teacher Yan's family because they helped me. I divided the vegetables and gave you one. Why should I need you to think well of me? You, Yi Zhonghai, earn 99 yuan a month, and you are still a family without a family. The average for a couple is almost 50 yuan per person. Ten yuan a month is enough for the two of you. Why don't you divide the money? If you divide the money, maybe someone will think well of you and provide for your old age. At least they will bury you in the ground after you die," Zhang Dabao asked Yi Zhonghai.

"Zhang Dabao, I'm going to fight you." This time, Zhang Dabao singled out the two words "extinct the whole family", which directly hit the most painful spot in Yi Zhonghai's heart. He got angry and rushed forward to grab Zhang Dabao by the collar.

"Go to hell!" Zhang Dabao kicked him out, and then slapped him twice, "Yi Juehu, don't mess with me. If you come to cause trouble again, I'll give you a try."

Zhang Dabao turned around and saw Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, send this bastard back," he pointed at Yi Zhonghai on the ground and said to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu also felt a little sorry for his master, but Zhang Dabao was angry, so he didn't dare to persuade him. After hearing what Zhang Dabao said, he hurried over and sent Yi Zhonghai back home, "Master, don't mess with my seventh uncle. You can't beat him, and he speaks so viciously."

"Dongxu, you don't understand. Go eat." Yi Zhonghai would certainly not listen to Jia Dongxu's advice. He lay down on the bed without saying anything to his wife.

Today's little episode did not affect everyone's meal, mainly because today's dishes were too hard, with meat dishes as the main ingredients and vegetarian dishes to relieve the greasiness. The Yan family and the Jia family had never eaten such a banquet before, so they focused all their attention on the dishes and did not drink much wine.

"It's so delicious, but I can't eat it anymore," Yan Jiedi said sadly.

"Me too." His third brother Yan Jiekuang also put down his chopsticks.

"I don't know when I can eat such food again. Brother Dabiao, do you have any work to do at home? We will help you cook it." Yan Jiedi thought of a way to eat delicious food again.

"There is work. When it gets warmer in a few days, can you come and help me turn the land outside? I want to plant some sweet potatoes," Zhang Dabao said to Yan Jiedi with a smile.

"No problem, we will definitely do it quickly and well." Yan Jiedi was also happy because she had a good meal.

Chapter 34: Return to the Black Market

"Dongxu, I forgot to ask Jingshu if she needs a schoolbag made? She goes to school tomorrow." Zhang Cuihua had already laid down when she returned home. She was sad because she didn't have a good meal tonight, but after dinner, Lianhua let her take the leftovers back, which made her feel better. After cleaning up the leftovers, she felt a little tired and wanted to sleep, but then she remembered what she wanted to ask this afternoon.