Siheyuan: I just like to stir up trouble

Chapter 344: Customs

Jiang Chen then checked the five items that were refreshed today.

The first item is the Five Poison Pills, which are worth ten emotion points. Forget about it. They are all my leeks, and I can’t kill them.

The second item is Tongxi Dilong Pills, which is worth 100 points of emotion. Wow, you sell poison on the top and antidote pills on the bottom. You are playing tricks on the system.

The third item is a Rolls-Royce worth one thousand emotion points. This is not practical and it is difficult to open your own little world.

The fourth item is the Red Hare, which is worth one thousand emotion points. This is great! The prairie in the small world is lacking such a BMW. I’ll buy it!

The fifth item is the Fang Tian Hua Ji, which is worth 500 emotion points. I don’t need this. Although I ride a horse, I don’t fight with others.

Could it be that I could ride on Red Hare in Sijiu City and shout, "Lü Bu of Jiuyuan is here," and who would be able to fight with me?

After buying the things, Lin Fan put the Red Hare into the small world on a whim, and saw that Fang Meng had already cooked porridge and brought it up, so he started to have breakfast with Fang Meng.

After breakfast, the two of them set off for the steel mill together.

"Lin Fan, are you here? Today is the day when the steel mill pays its salary. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Have you and Xiao Meng done any shopping for the New Year?"

Fang Dahai asked curiously.

"No, there's no rush. Meng'er and I can go to the supply and marketing cooperative and get it done in an hour!"

Lin Fan waved his hand, there was nothing to be anxious about.

"It's better to buy New Year's goods sooner rather than later. If you rush to buy them before the New Year, what will happen if you make mistakes? It's better to buy them early!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Dahai immediately dissuaded Lin Fan.

"Okay, Dad. I'll go buy it with Meng'er after get off work today!"

Lin Fan readily followed the advice. His family had to buy New Year's goods anyway, and since his father-in-law said so, he might as well do it.

"By the way, has Yi Zhonghai returned to the courtyard? Have you seen his child?"

After finishing the serious business, Fang Dahai started chatting about gossip in a low voice.

"He came back this morning, and brought his daughter with him. The child is pretty, and doesn't look like Yi Zhonghai at all."

Lin Fan thought to himself that the children born from the water of Zimu River were a little special. They should not be considered congenital, and it should have nothing to do with Yi Zhonghai.

In other words, there is no paternity test in Sijiu City now, otherwise Lin Fan would have wanted to drag Yi Zhonghai to do it.

"It doesn't matter if she doesn't look like him. Yi Zhonghai is not good-looking either. If a girl looks like him, that would be unacceptable!"

Fang Dahai didn't think too much about it. Fang Meng didn't look like him. She looked more like Wang Mei.

"Yi Zhonghai has encountered a problem. Although he has the ability to get pregnant, he has no ability to breastfeed. Without milk, the child will go hungry. Yi Zhonghai is still worried about it. I guess he will find a wet nurse for the child."

Lin Fan wanted to laugh when he thought about how he had ruined Yi Zhonghai's plan in the morning. This Yi Zhonghai wanted to use moral blackmail to get Qin Huairu's help, which was simply a fantasy.

"There's nothing we can do about it. I think Lao Yi is both happy and miserable right now. I don't know what to do!"

Fang Dahai laughed when he heard this. It was a rare thing for a man to be pregnant, but it would not be perfect without milk. He should have milk, otherwise the baby would be hungry.

"Don't worry about him, just focus on your work. Today is the last day of work this year, and we have to stand guard in this last wave of work!"

Lin Fan was too lazy to mention Yi Zhonghai anymore, and he and Fang Dahai focused on their work.

"It's time to cut off the salary!"

During lunch, someone shouted that their pay was due, and a large group of workers rushed to the Finance Department.

"Lin Fan, aren't you going to collect your salary?"

Fang Dahai looked at Lin Fan and Fang Meng walking towards the cafeteria and asked in surprise.

"The salary is there and it won't go away. Why should we worry?"

His monthly salary as an eighth-level fitter was 99 yuan, and Fang Meng's monthly salary as a broadcaster was 37 yuan, which totaled only 136 yuan. It was a small amount of money, and Lin Fan didn't take it seriously at all.

"You don't understand. This person is all about putting the money in his pocket. He won't feel at ease until he gets the money in his hands!"

As a person who has experienced this, Fang Dahai felt a little emotional when he heard this. When he was Lin Fan's age, he ran faster than a rabbit when he heard that he was going to get his salary.

"Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. Why are so many people crowding in the finance office?"

"You are not in a hurry to get your salary, I wonder what else you are in a hurry for!"

Fang Dahai shook his head helplessly.

"As for this question, I have only been anxious once in my life, and that was the day when Meng'er and I got our marriage certificate. I was so worried at that time, fearing that this wonderful wife would run away. That would be like a cooked duck flying away!"

Lin Fan recalled for a moment, then said with a smile.

Even though Fang Meng and I had only met for the first time and hadn't even exchanged a few words, who could resist an eighteen-year-old fairy sister? I couldn't, anyway, because her every frown and smile fascinated me.

So when Fang Dahai betrothed Fang Meng to Lin Fan, he was ecstatic and anxious at the same time.

"Hahaha, you are such a sweet talker, no wonder Xiao Meng is so coaxed by you that she even forgets to go back to her parents' home. She just wants to spend every day with you in her own world."

Fang Dahai laughed when he heard that. It was a good thing that Lin Fan liked Fang Meng so much, but it was a pity that the little girl was too weak and had completely forgotten about him, her old father.

"I'm not just being sweet, I thought the same thing in my previous life. But let's go eat first, and then go to the finance office after dinner. If that doesn't work, we can wait until we get off work to collect it!"

"You still say that you are not sweet-talking, but it came out in your previous life. It's so corny!"

Fang Dahai shook his head and quickened his pace. Young people nowadays are really shameless and say anything.

When Lin Fan and his friends finished their meal leisurely and came to the finance office, they found that it was still crowded. It seemed that this large factory with tens of thousands of employees was really slow in paying salaries. It had been nearly half an hour and the line was still very long.

In fact, Lin Fan also knew why everyone was so active today. It was mainly because the New Year was coming and everyone was short of money. Some people relied on their wages to buy New Year's goods, buy some meat to make dumplings, etc. After all, not everyone was as well-fed and well-clothed as the Lin family. Many workers in the steel mill were still struggling to make ends meet.

In this era, if you have a job and are healthy, you can basically make ends meet. But if something happens at home and you need to see a doctor or take medicine, your living standard will drop sharply.

Of course, there are also people who have no disasters or diseases but still suffer from hunger because there are too many people in their families. There is no family planning policy now, so basically every household has several children, as few as one or two and as many as seven or eight.

Lin Fan is not from this era, so he really cannot understand why everyone is so keen on having children. It would be fine if you had one or two to carry on the family line, but if you have three or four, or five or six, then the adults will suffer and the children will suffer. What's the point of that?

Chapter 345 Buying New Year’s Goods

Lin Fan left the finance office. If this money wasn't earned through his hard work, he really wouldn't want it.

The steel mill was calm in the afternoon. Although Jia Zhang's departure meant less trouble, there was also less laughter.

It was not until the end of get off work that Lin Fan and Fang Meng received their wages.

"Meng'er, let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some New Year's goods!"

Lin Fan said to Fang Meng.

"That's fine, we really need to prepare some New Year's goods for the New Year!"

Of course Fang Meng had no objection, and she rode directly to the supply and marketing cooperative with Lin Fan.

The two of them first bought some vegetables, and then started buying couplets, window paper, melon seeds, peanuts, and candies. Although Lin Fan had no relatives at home, it was better to buy some things to be prepared and to get a taste of the New Year atmosphere, and it didn't cost much.

Finally, Fang Meng asked Lin Fan if he wanted to buy some fireworks. Lin Fan thought about it and just bought some firecrackers.

As for fireworks? Haha, the ton of fireworks he bought earlier could blow up the entire courtyard.

After buying New Year's goods, the two returned to the courtyard with large and small bags.

"My goodness, Lin Fan, you can't live like this anymore? How much does this cost?"

Yan Bugui looked at the things that Lin Fan and his wife were carrying, and he felt not only distressed but also his liver ached.

Lin Fan is really extravagant. He spends money so lavishly, but his family is getting more and more prosperous!

"Hey, it's just some small change, why doesn't Third Uncle buy New Year's goods?"

Lin Fan asked casually.

"My family? I don't need that. I can just buy some meat and make some stir-fried pork and green peppers. I'll go to the river to fish for some fish. That way, we'll have both fish and meat, which will be great!"

Yan Bugui said proudly.

Obviously he felt that his method of saving money was very economical and practical.

"Uncle, you are so stingy!"

Now even Fang Meng couldn't help but sigh.

"You youngsters don't understand, this food..."

"You can't be poor if you don't have enough food and clothes, but if you don't plan well, you will be poor. Okay, uncle, I'll say all these things you said. Even if you can make do with this dish, what about the melon seeds, peanuts and candies!"

Lin Fan interrupted Yan Bugui directly. He knew what Yan Bugui wanted to say without listening.

"I've been collecting this for a long time. Before He Daqing and Sha Zhu got married, I didn't touch the melon seeds, peanuts and candies. It's enough for the New Year!"

Yan Bugui became even more proud. If he couldn't even calculate this, could he still be called an expert in calculations?

"In that case, what about the couplets and fireworks? You don't have these things anymore, right?"

"The couplets from last year are still intact, so there's no need to change them. And even if you need to change them, I can just write a couplet myself. It won't cost much."

"As for fireworks, what's the point of those things? Not only do they waste money, but they also leave debris everywhere, which you need to clean up later. There's no need for that!"

Yan Bugui explained with a smile.

"Come on, Uncle Third, I'm convinced by you. Let's go home!"

Lin Fan shook his head. As far as he knew, the only one who could live so frugally was the Third Uncle.

"Okay, I'm going home to eat too!"

Yan Bugui nodded, then looked at Lin Fan with envy as he went home.

"Ah, I really envy the Lin family's life!"

It was not until Lin Fan and Fang Meng entered the house that Yan Bugui shook his head and went home for dinner.

"This uncle is really stingy. I really admire him. Brother Lin Fan, do you think this kind of life is interesting?"

Fang Meng asked thoughtfully.

"Everyone has their own preferences. Yan Bugui might even enjoy it!"

"seriously?"

Fang Meng asked in disbelief.

"That's fake. Who wants to have a hard life when they have a good life? He has no choice. He has to support a large family by himself. He can't survive without being stingy. Even though life has become much better now, he can't change this habit."