Siheyuan, don't mess with me

"Why can't you tell me? He Yushui will be 15 or 16 soon. She can get married in two or three years! She lives with someone else now. Are you afraid of what they say?" Auntie Three was a little unhappy. Who doesn't like gossip? Isn't it common for people to talk nonsense when chatting together?

"Don't go out and talk nonsense! He Yushui is still a young girl, you should do some good deeds! Besides, if Chen Zhiguo finds out that you are talking nonsense outside, you know what kind of person he is, he is very cruel!" Yan Bugui was still in shock about Chen Zhiguo and was afraid. On the contrary, the third aunt pouted her lips indifferently. She had already thought about how to spread the news when she went to buy vegetables with the group of women tomorrow morning!

Who asked Chen Zhiguo to make his old man so embarrassed and have his money deducted? What if I spread a few bad words about him? He is not by my side, how can he know that it was me who said it? The third aunt was happy with her decision!

At this time, the Jia family was also filled with worries. Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang sat opposite each other and said, "Mom, the price of grain has really increased dramatically. The price of corn flour has doubled. What should we do?"

"What can I do? Have you gone to see your master?"

"How can I find him? The steel mill is in a mess now. Several of my senior brothers have ignored him. They are all trying to transfer to other workshops or ask the director to change their master! The master has been in a bad mood these days and has a gloomy face every day. How can I dare to ask him?"

"You, you are just stupid! Why don't you go and care about your master now, isn't that showing him warmth? Your master has no one around him now, isn't that your chance?" Jia Zhang has become smarter now, and understands the ways of the world. She probably thinks that her unreasonable behavior outside is just a disguise. Well, a widow with a child, if she is not a little wild, it will be hard to control her!

Chapter 43: The warehouse of the supply and marketing cooperative, you really look like a bandit!

Jia Dongxu only realized today that his mother is a hidden talent. "Then I'll go now?"

"Go! This is the time when Yi Zhonghai is feeling the worst, it would be best if you go!" At the urging of Jia Zhang, Jia Dongxu took half a bottle of wine from home, asked Qin Huairu to get some peanuts, and went to Yi Zhonghai's house!

Yi Zhonghai's life is really not easy. Not to mention the workers in the workshop pointing fingers at him, these are just small matters. Several apprentices have become disunited and now have nothing to do with him. This is also a small matter. Yi Zhonghai had no hope in them in the first place. They just wanted to have someone to order around in the workshop. What makes him most uncomfortable is Jia Dongxu's attitude. Now he is lukewarm, which makes him uncomfortable. He is the one chosen to take care of the elderly!

Now, after the couple finished their meal, the aunt cleaned up and went back to her room. Yi Zhonghai sat outside and smoked. He didn't have any good ideas. He thought of many ways, but they were all rejected by him. Giving money, sending food, and teaching technology, Yi Zhonghai felt that none of them would work. Now he had to flatter Jia Dongxu, but Yi Zhonghai really couldn't do it. Just when he was at a loss, there was a knock on the door!

"Master, are you asleep?" Jia Dongxu's voice outside the door made Yi Zhonghai ecstatic. He had finally waited for this day, but he still had to be nervous.

"The door is not closed, come in!" Yi Zhonghai said in a low voice.

Jia Dongxu, holding a bottle of wine in one hand and peanuts in the other, pushed open the door and walked in.

"Why did you think of coming here today?" Yi Zhonghai said indifferently, but the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously, revealing his inner joy.

"Master, I have nothing to do tonight, so I'll come over and have a couple of drinks with you!" Jia Dongxu said with a grin.

Yi Zhonghai then relaxed his expression and said in a somewhat amiable manner, "We have wine and food at home, and we need you to bring some over! Please sit down!"

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai shouted to the room, "Old woman, get up and prepare some food, Dongxu is here!" An old lady had already heard the noise but didn't get up. Now she could only come out to greet Jia Dongxu!

"You're here, what else do you want to bring? Your master doesn't need this little wine, drink slowly, I'll get you something hot!"

Yi Zhonghai did not let Jia Dongxu open the wine he brought, but turned to the room and quickly took out a bottle of Fenjiu. "Let's drink something good tonight. Wait, I'll get the wine jug to warm it up!"

Yi Zhonghai felt that the clouds of worry he had felt these days suddenly dissipated with the arrival of Jia Dongxu, and his mood improved. His lonely home also became warmer! It’s still good to have children who can accompany him!

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After breakfast, Chen Zhiguo got up and went back to the city. If he didn't go back, Gu Cheng would be worried to death! On the deserted road, Chen Zhiguo took out his bicycle and started racing, finishing his work early and going home early. He had been away for three or four days, and he didn't know how his mother and sister were doing at home!

When Gu Cheng saw Chen Zhiguo knocking on the door, the stone in his heart finally fell, "Uncle Gu, is there anything else good in the warehouse?"

When Gu Cheng heard this, he immediately smiled happily. There’s something going on!

"Come on, I'll take you to choose the goods. Take whatever you like!" Gu Cheng didn't even ask Chen Zhiguo how many things he had. He estimated that there were plenty, otherwise he wouldn't have asked directly how many things he had!

In the warehouse of the supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Zhiguo was enlightened. He had to choose from a list before, but now it was just like choosing in supermarkets in later generations. It was very convenient!

The first thing was shoes, pigskin shoes. Chen Zhiguo first chose two pairs of leather and cotton shoes worn by Wang Meihua and Chen Xiaoli, and then took two pairs for himself, one pair of single shoes and one pair of cotton shoes. He specially chose protective shoes with steel plates on the toes and thick soles made of frosted leather, which were work shoes! After thinking about it, he took a few more pairs, including those of his grandfather, second uncle, grandfather, and four uncles. Chen Zhiguo arranged for them all. Chen Zhiguo vaguely remembered how big their feet were, so he took the larger sizes anyway. Even if they were too big, no one would dislike them!

As for grandma, grandma, and aunt, they also arranged cotton shoes! The rest were cloth and cotton, which were really in short supply. In the warehouse of the entire supply and marketing cooperative, Chen Zhiguo took a piece of cloth, and the only remaining 30 kilograms of cotton were also taken by Chen Zhiguo. Gu Cheng, who was watching from the side, was furious. Next time, he must not let Chen Zhiguo into the warehouse. He was simply a bandit, taking whatever was in short supply!

Cigarettes and alcohol were placed on a separate shelf, and there were many varieties. Chen Zhiguo was not picky and took the whole boxes. Erguotou was bottled and tied with ropes, with ten bottles in a box. Chen Zhiguo directly took four boxes, and the rest were carried by whole boxes. Taizi was the first choice, followed by Fenjiu, Dongjiu, and Xifeng. He moved whatever he saw. At the bottom of the shelf, Chen Zhiguo also found several broken boxes, and the packaging boxes of the wine inside were all tattered. Chen Zhiguo pulled out a bottle, Taizi, produced in 1951, this is good stuff!

No matter what, just move it. Anyway, no one cares about the vintage of the wine now, all the prices are based on the current price. Chen Zhiguo found that the good stuff was hidden in the corners, in a few wooden shelves covered with thick dust, and in a few wine jars. There were good stuff, so Chen Zhiguo didn't care what kind of wine it was, he just moved it out.

The warehouse manager nearby said, "This is processed wine. It doesn't taste good!"

"It's okay, I just love cheap stuff!" Chen Zhiguo blocked him with one sentence. He didn't know what the warehouse manager was thinking. If there really was a problem and it was dealt with, the good stuff would be left to be scrapped!

The shelves of liquor were cleared out and there were not many cigarettes worth taking, so Chen Zhiguo took two packs of Huazi and four packs of Mudan, and the rest he took ten packs of Daqianmen. Fortunately, it was New Year's Day and the supply and marketing cooperative had transferred a lot of goods, otherwise, the cigarettes and liquor would not have been able to be stored. Gu Cheng was also calculating how much more supplies he could get from the head office if he could use the meat. Chen Zhiguo was really greedy!

There was no milk powder, so Chen Zhiguo got six boxes of malted milk. Chen Zhiguo curled his lips and said, "Uncle Gu, your supply and marketing cooperative doesn't have a complete range of products!"

Gu Cheng said nothing. God knows how popular this milk powder is. It was already booked before it could even be put on the counter! Every household, especially those who just had a baby, has an urgent need for milk powder. If the baby doesn't eat well, there will be no milk!

As for the remaining things, Chen Zhiguo just picked up the useful ones. There is no harm in stockpiling more of them. There is space anyway, so just put them away!

After waiting for a long time for Chen Zhiguo to finish his selection, Gu Cheng finally breathed a sigh of relief and made up his mind that he would never let Chen Zhiguo enter the warehouse again. He was just like a locust and was not picky!

Gu Cheng took the list written by the warehouse manager, and Chen Zhiguo also looked through it. He was relieved to see that the damaged wines he had selected were all recorded. He was also afraid that the warehouse manager would hide the wines as soon as he left!

In fact, he wronged the warehouse manager. He knew that this was good wine, but he was the warehouse manager. What good things didn't pass through his hands? If he really wanted it, he would use any tricks! He looked down on others. Chen Zhiguo was despised by the warehouse manager!

Gu Cheng took Chen Zhiguo back to the office and said, "You have adjusted a lot of things this time!"

"It's okay, there are a lot of things to harvest in the village! Oh, Uncle Gu, the village wants to get some white flour this time. If that doesn't work, rice and two-grain flour will also work. It's not the New Year yet, so let's get some flour and make dumplings for the New Year!"

Gu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Too much is not enough. We are also short of it now. I will give you 100 catties of flour, 100 catties of rice, and 300 catties of flour!"

"That's great! Thank you so much, Uncle Gu!"

"By the way, I got you several jars of strong liquor. Do you want to take some with you this time?" Gu Cheng asked.

"Uncle Gu, let's take them together! But, Uncle Gu, don't charge me. Just deduct the money for the wine. When the wine is ready, I'll send it to you!" Chen Zhiguo's words were very clear. This wine was a gift from the younger generation to the elder!

"Okay, I'll arrange for them to install it later. This is the strong liquor I specially requested from the winery. It's all 10-year-old Erguotou with a 60-degree alcohol content. It's really fragrant!" Gu Cheng boasted.

"Then I really have to thank Uncle Gu!" Chen Zhiguo is not a person who would eat alone. After the medicinal wine is ready, he will definitely not forget Gu Cheng. This relationship must be maintained!

Even though Gu Cheng begged him to get the meat, Chen Zhiguo still benefited the most. If it weren't for Gu Cheng, Chen Zhiguo would have sold all the meat on the black market. Even if he had the money, he still couldn't get so many things! Many things not only require tickets, but also connections, such as milk powder and malted milk. You really can't buy them without connections!

For example, you can choose things in the warehouse of the supply and marketing cooperative just like you go to a supermarket! If you buy so many things at the counter at one time without a letter of introduction, who would dare to sell them to you? I would call the police directly!

Here, Gu Cheng also counted the prices on the list, "You are really generous, look! A total of 625.48 yuan!"

Chen Zhiguo took a look at the price and put them away. "I don't use these things. I'm just helping my fellow villagers!" Gu Cheng didn't believe what Chen Zhiguo said at all. He didn't even look at the warehouse and directly changed the worn-out cotton shoes on his feet into big leather shoes with suede. If it didn't include him, Gu Cheng would have eaten the worn-out cotton shoes that Chen Zhiguo was carrying!

"Let's go and eat first!" Gu Cheng looked at the time. It was almost time for dinner. The cafeteria of the supply and marketing cooperative was not big, and the sales clerks usually took turns to come here to eat!

There are no meat dishes today, just cabbage noodles and shredded potatoes. Fortunately, there is a soup, cabbage and egg soup! In fact, it is the same in any family in winter, cabbage, potatoes, radishes, pickled mustard greens, and some pickled radishes. Anyway, there are only a few dishes in winter!

Chen Zhiguo ate two steamed buns and rode away in a hurry. When he left, he packed 15 steamed buns, saying that they were for the villagers who sent the meat. They must have not eaten! Gu Cheng did not hesitate and nodded in agreement, but the canteen chef was not happy. "You took all the steamed buns away. There is not enough left for the employees!"

"Do you want to eat meat? If you want to eat meat, just hurry up!" Gu Cheng said lightly without even raising his head. The canteen chef's face suddenly turned from cloudy to sunny, and that smile was really brilliant!

"Is it enough? If not, take it all away! I'll make noodles for them, and I have a few pounds of noodles!" The canteen chef said considerately. Since he was so enthusiastic, Chen Zhiguo was of course not polite. He packed up the remaining dozen steamed buns and took them away. The chef also gave him a lunch box of pickled vegetables, pickled mustard greens and dried radish! Of course, Chen Zhiguo was not a stingy person. Before leaving, he threw away two packs of Daqianmen!

Chapter 44 Daily life at home

It was still the small woods. After Chen Zhiguo arrived ahead of time, he checked around and then stood at the edge of the woods looking at the road with confidence. When he saw that Gu Cheng's car was clearly visible, he turned into the woods and put the meat out on the open space!

The living animals in the space now are: two big rabbits, four little rabbits, a white fox, two big sheep, three little sheep, three big roe deer and two little roe deer.

The rest are hunted.

Wild boars: a 400-jin boar, a 300-jin sow, six over 200 jin, one over 100 jin, and two small wild boars.

And in addition, there were sixteen and a half wolves (the half was the lone wolf killed at the beginning), dozens of birds (now food for the white fox), five hares, a badger, half a wild boar, and the meat and bones of a tiger!

I recently killed two silly roe deer. One was given to my grandmother's house, and half was given to my grandmother. The remaining one is in the space.

This time, Chen Zhiguo planned to put more meat to thank Gu Cheng. He included a sow weighing more than 300 pounds, four wild boars weighing more than 200 pounds, and ten wolves, all of which were skinned. This amount of meat should be enough for Gu Cheng to use before the New Year!

When Gu Cheng saw the pile of meat, he finally felt relieved. Although he always thought that Chen Zhiguo was a very reliable child, he was still a little nervous before seeing the real thing!

Gu Cheng patted Chen Zhiguo on the shoulder excitedly and said, "Zhiguo, you have helped your uncle a lot!"

"Look at what you said. If it weren't for you, these villagers wouldn't be able to get so many good things!" Chen Zhiguo said modestly.

With so much meat, Gu Cheng could have a peaceful New Year. He gave some to his employees for the New Year, some to the leaders of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative, and some to his good connections. It was more than enough!

Gu Cheng directed the loaders who came to the warehouse with the car to unload the supplies that Chen Zhiguo wanted from the car and quickly load the meat back. He had to distribute the pile of meat this afternoon, otherwise it would be troublesome if it remained in his hands. With so many friends coming, the leader made it difficult for him to handle it, and he could not refuse!

Gu Cheng left in a hurry, leaving only one sentence, "Come tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, I'm busy now!" Then he drove away. Chen Zhiguo saw that there was no one around, so he waved his hand and collected all the supplies on the ground!

Go home, go home! I don't know how my sister is doing?

As Chen Zhiguo thought about it, he sped up his bike towards home! At the entrance of the alley near his home, a large backpack appeared silently on Chen Zhiguo's back!

"Brother! You're back!" As soon as Chen Zhiguo pushed open the door, Chen Xiaoli came running over. Chen Zhiguo could only hold her in one hand and hold the bicycle with the other!

In the yard, Xiaoyong, Xiaojun, and He Yushui were all there. It turned out that they had just gone out to collect firewood and had just returned! They were just around the same time as Chen Zhiguo!

He Yushui's eyes revealed envy. She took Chen Zhiguo's bicycle and pushed it into the firewood shed. Chen Zhiguo then hugged his sister with both hands and asked, "Miss me?"

"Yes, I miss my brother!" Chen Xiaoli hugged Chen Zhiguo's neck with both hands and pressed her face tightly against Chen Zhiguo's!

"Brother, I miss you too!" Chen Zhiguo doted on Chen Xiaoli and said, "Let's go back to the house! Xiaoyong, Xiaojun, come in, Yushui!"

Chen Zhiguo led the children into the room. Wang Meihua also came out of the bedroom when she heard the sound! "Son, you're back?" She was holding an old cotton-padded jacket in her hand. It looked like it was given to Xiaojun and Xiaoyong. The color was obviously what her sister used to wear!

Chen Zhiguo was thinking that he still had a bunch of old clothes that he had bought from the black market last time. He had to find a chance and an excuse to take them out quickly, otherwise his father would come back and he would be hard to fool! He was thinking about something, but he answered quickly.

"Mom, I'm back!"

Chen Zhiguo put his sister down and began to take off the backpack behind him. Seeing this, He Yushui also stepped forward to help. After taking a hand, he asked, "Why is it so heavy? How did Brother Chen Zhiguo carry it back?"

What really opened He Yushui's eyes was yet to come. Chen Zhiguo started to take things out: half a wild boar, two wild rabbits, and half a roe deer. These were all meat!

When Chen Zhiguo took out the meat, he clearly heard the children, including He Yushui and Wang Meihua, swallowing their saliva involuntarily. Yes! This is meat, who wouldn't be greedy?

"This was picked by my grandfather in the mountain in the village, and I exchanged it for something!" Chen Zhiguo knew that if he said that his grandparents gave it to him, his mother would definitely not believe it. Although his mother was a little weak, she was not stupid, she just didn't like to use her brain!

Grandma and grandpa can give one or two rabbits, but half a wild boar meat and half a roe deer meat is a big deal. It is definitely not something that grandma and grandma can do, and it is not grandma's style! Grandma can let Chen Zhiguo take the meat to Wang Meihua and others to eat, just like last time when he brought ten kilograms of meat, but grandma will definitely keep most of the meat and give it to her eldest grandson to eat in front of her!

Such pampering!

Therefore, Chen Zhiguo could only explain that he exchanged things for them. Anyway, his mother would not go to the machinery factory that Chen Zhiguo mentioned to investigate!

"Son, are you helping people repair machines again?" Wang Meihua said excitedly, her eyes sparkling.

"Yes, I was busy all day and all night to help them fix it. If it weren't for the New Year, there would be no need to be so anxious!" Chen Zhiguo was thinking about not lying to his grandparents, but he had to lie when he got home. Hey! It's really not easy to get something to eat for the family! Hunting is hard, Chen Zhiguo is not afraid, but in order to make his family believe, Chen Zhiguo racked his brains to get the meat out legitimately!

"Is it easy for me? I'm such a jerk. I'm like coaxing a child every day!" Chen Zhiguo thought to himself, but his hands kept taking out 10 kilograms of flour, 20 kilograms of rice, and 30 kilograms of flour!

As for other things, since Xiaoyong, Xiaojun and He Yushui are here, Chen Zhiguo has no intention of taking them out. He still has to be as low-key as possible!

"Tonight, we're having braised pork with rice!" Chen Zhiguo said happily while holding the rice. After traveling through so many years, there aren't many days when he can eat rice. One pair of hands is enough to count them! Chen Zhiguo was also greedy. The rice soaked in broth was so delicious!

"Xiaoyong, Xiaojun, wait for grandma to come back and ask her to come over to help!" Chen Zhiguo was afraid that grandma Hu would not come, so he found an excuse to call her over.

"Got it, Brother Zhiguo!"

Chen Zhiguo glanced at He Yushui and said, "You will have to help later!"

"Ah! Me? Oh! Okay!" He Yushui looked a little dazed and slow to react. No one knew what was going on in his little head.