The beginning of Siheyuan starts with refusing to bring lunch boxes

Ma Hua looked at He Yuzhu's back and said, "I have chosen the right person. I will learn skills well and be filial to my master in the future!" Liu Lan on the side was also envious of the fact that in this era, the emphasis was on three years of learning skills and two years of working. Apprentices worked with their masters, and it was a great honor for them to take some vegetables back home. It was unlike He Yuzhu who gave two large boxes of vegetables, one of which was meat, and even gave money at the end.

"Ma Hua, your master is a man of character, just listen to him and do your best", and then they both went home.

Ma Hua returned home, opened the lunch box, and told his mother what happened today. Ma Hua's mother's eyes were red and she was very moved. She kept telling Ma Hua to be filial to the master and listen to the master. Ma Hua nodded repeatedly. The three little ones beside him were already drooling with greed...

Chapter 40 Buying a Bicycle

He Yuzhu carried his lunch box and went directly to the department store instead of returning to the courtyard. What was he doing there? Of course, he was going to buy a bicycle, which he had obtained openly and at the risk of his life.

When I got to the bicycle counter at the department store, I put my bicycle ticket on the counter and said, "Comrade, what kind of bicycle is good now?"

The salesgirl was only twenty years old, with two pigtails. Seeing that the man was in his twenties and pretty, her attitude became better unconsciously. Seeing that he spoke gently and took out the bicycle ticket in advance, she unconsciously smiled, "Comrade, there are three kinds of bicycles now, Forever, Fei Ge and Phoenix. The most expensive one is Phoenix at 198 yuan, Forever at 188 yuan, and Fei Ge at 168 yuan. The quality is actually similar. Which one do you want?"

Since you can't tell the difference, buy the expensive one.

"Then I'll buy the Phoenix brand. This is 200 yuan. Please count." He Yuzhu reached into his pocket and took out 20 big black ten-cent notes.

After a series of operations, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to the police station to smash the steel stamp and spent two yuan. He will have to pay two yuan every year in the future.

From then on, He Yuzhu could be considered a car owner. He hung his lunch box on the handlebars of his bicycle, feeling the wind in May, and his mood was as good as eating honey. It was so beautiful. In his previous life, he also had a car, an electric one, but he was exhausted every day.

"Today is a good day..." He Yuzhu hummed unconsciously while riding his bicycle

Back at the courtyard, it was only a little after four o'clock. Yan Bugui, who was standing at the door, was fiddling with his pots of flowers and plants. He kept his eyes on the door and would greet anyone who came. He might be able to get a scallion or a clove of garlic from someone.

Ding-ling-ling, he looked up and saw He Yuzhu riding a brand new bicycle. He was stunned at first, then he threw down his water bottle and ran over, grabbed the handlebars, stared at the bicycle, and then shouted as if he had exhausted all his strength.

"Zhuzi! Bicycle! New! Phoenix brand! Did you buy it?!" Looking at Yan Bugui, whose veins were bulging, He Yuzhu scratched his ears and said calmly,

"Uncle, keep a low profile, keep a low profile, don't be so excited, you almost deafened me," He Yuzhu said as he carried the bicycle into the yard. The funny thing was that Yan Bugui held the handlebars of the bicycle tightly and followed He Yuzhu into the front yard.

"Uncle, what are you doing? I just bought this car."

"Zhu Zi, this is a Phoenix brand bicycle, 198 yuan, that's 198 yuan", Yan Bugui began to stroke the bicycle, as if it was a rare treasure. I'm afraid Yan Bugui was not so gentle even in his wedding night. He Yuzhu complained in his heart

As the two talked, everyone in the courtyard gathered in the front yard again, because of He Yuzhu.

Everyone looked at the brand new bicycle that He Yuzhu bought, some were envious, some were jealous. The He family had two bicycles. Li Jianguo ran over and said, "Brother Zhuzi, did you buy a bicycle?"

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded

Li Jianguo asked expectantly, "Brother Zhuzi, can I give it a try?"

He Yuzhu casually handed him the handlebars, and he excitedly took them and sat on them, but he didn't really ride them. He returned them two minutes later with envy on his face. He was thinking, when can I buy one myself? I don't need a Phoenix, a Feige will do.

Liu Haizhong in the crowd was jealous and his eyes were full of anger. He thought that even the rich man like him didn't buy it, but you, the cook, actually bought it. It was too outrageous. However, he didn't say it out loud, he was just angry in his heart!

Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu were also in the crowd. Jia Zhang cursed in a low voice, saying things like "If you have money to buy a bike, you might as well give the money to our family. You are so rich but you don't know how to help our family. You deserve to die and your mother ran away and your father ran away." Qin Huairu stared at the bicycle and was jealous to death.

She had only ridden a bicycle a few times, and had always fantasized about having a bicycle. How beautiful it would be to ride a bicycle back to Qinjiazhuang. Now she was fantasizing again that if Shazhu licked her, he would give her the bicycle. If He Yuzhu knew about her fantasies, he would say, "You are so beautiful."

Yi Zhonghai, on the other hand, looked at He Yuzhu with gloomy eyes. Recently, he had been beaten back by He Yuzhu several times. Yi Zhonghai began to lie low. He also wanted to go out and say something, such as "Zhuzi, why did you buy another bicycle? Don't you have one at home?" But he knew that if he went out and said it, he would definitely be slapped in the face, and it would be a slap.

He Yuzhu saw everyone's reactions, but he didn't care. As long as they didn't provoke him, he didn't bother to talk nonsense with them.

He Yuzhu felt that everyone had had enough of the novelty, so he said, "Everyone, it's time to go home and cook and eat. I want to go home and eat too."

Yan Bugui only just noticed the lunch box on He Yuzhu's handlebars. His mood calmed down and his nose became more sensitive. A faint fragrance floated out from the lunch box, so he grabbed the handlebars again and said, "Zhuzi, the second uncle has a bottle of good wine in his collection. Would you like to drink some with him today?"

He Yuzhu looked at Yan Bugui jokingly and said, "Second uncle, did you add any wine?"

Yan Bugui's face trembled, and He Yuzhu continued, "Do you want to eat?"

Yan Bugui nodded unconsciously, and He Yuzhu said, "Let's buy some lotus white tea, and then we can eat it together."

Yan Bugui shook his head unconsciously and said, "I don't want to eat anymore, see you later", and then went home. He Yuzhu also smiled faintly, thinking, this Yan Bugui, is really..., ah

When he returned to the house and opened the door, he found that the clothes he had taken off yesterday had been washed. Then he went to the kitchen to steam some white flour buns. Half an hour later, He Yushui came back. As soon as he got home, he found the new bicycle at the door. He ran into the house with a look of surprise and said, "Brother, you bought another bicycle?"

"Yes, my legs are so tired from walking every day. I just happened to have a ticket, so I bought some steamed buns. Let's eat. I made a banquet today and there are lunch boxes."

"Really?! I'll go get the dishes and chopsticks."

He Yuzhu gave some to the old lady, and took two steamed buns and asked Yushui to deliver them to the old lady. Jia Zhang had already smelled the fragrance of the hot meals in the He family. Banggeng was also clamoring for meat, but Qin Huairu had no choice but to cook in silence.

Jia Zhang first cursed He Yuzhu for being heartless and giving the meat to the old man in the backyard instead of her, and then she cursed the deaf old lady.

"What do you eat, old man? You're almost dead. What's the point of eating these? You might as well give them to our Bang Geng. Our Bang Geng will become a high official in the future." Then he started to scold Qin Huairu again.

Bang Geng also rolled on the ground and said he wanted to eat meat, so he asked Qin Huairu to ask Sha Zhu for meat. Qin Huairu just endured it, his eyes were red, but no tears came out.

Jia Zhang had scolded enough, and seeing Qin Huairu's unhappy face, she stopped scolding and even pulled Bang Geng up to eat together.

In fact, Jia Zhangshi is just a spoiled brat, not stupid. Now the whole Jia family depends on Qin Huairu. If Qin Huairu is pushed too hard, she will just walk away. This whole family cannot be supported by a lazy old woman like her.

When old Jia died, Dongxu was already fifteen, and there was also a pension, so after two or three years, Jia Dongxu took over and went to work at the steel rolling mill. Jia Zhang really didn't suffer much in her life. She only did some housework in the first year after old Jia died, but after just one year, Jia Dongxu started to help with the housework. As for her being lazy and gluttonous, she could still be fat in an age when no one had enough to eat. One reason was that she ate a lot, two was that she was not picky about food, and three was that she was lazy.

Later, Qin Huairu entered the family, and Jia Zhang lived the life of an empress dowager. She slept until lunch every day and became even fatter. Although she was not as fat as in the original drama, she was still much fatter than the others.

Yi Family

An auntie just found out that Zhuzi had brought food to the old lady, and she said, "Zhuzi is becoming more and more promising, and more and more sensible. He has bought a watch, a radio, and a bicycle. It's time for him to find a wife. Zhuzi is 24 years old this year. If it weren't for that bastard He Daqing, Zhuzi should have married by now. Dongxu married Huairu when he was 20 years old..."

Listening to the aunt's nagging, Yi Zhonghai said nothing, thinking about something by himself, and suddenly said, "Huai Ru should report to the factory tomorrow. I heard my sister-in-law mention it this morning."

The auntie didn't say anything, knowing that he was planning something again.

After dinner, Yi Zhonghai went to Jia's house and knocked on the door. Qin Huairu opened the door and asked, "Uncle, what's the matter?"

"Huai Ru, have you eaten yet? I came to talk to you about registration. I heard that you will go tomorrow? Why don't you take a few days off? Besides, Huaihua is still so young."

Qin Huairu said hesitantly, "Uncle, you know the situation of my family. Since Dongxu passed away, although we have a pension, it is dead money. We rely on the 18 yuan from the factory every month to survive. It is not a good idea to live like this. I feel much better these days, so I discussed with my mother-in-law to go to work in the factory earlier." After saying this, she wiped her tears.

"Hey, Huairu, things will get better and better. Tomorrow morning, I will go with you and assign you to our workshop. Dongxu is my apprentice, and you can learn from me."

"That's great. I'll also call you Master and Uncle. Thank you so much. Dongxu's spirit in heaven will also be grateful to you."

"That's it, I'm going back now."

"Sir, take care." After seeing Yi Zhonghai off, Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family. Jia Zhang stared at Yi Zhonghai's departing back with her triangular eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

Chapter 41 Widow Qin Enters the Factory

Jia Zhang stared with triangular eyes and asked, "Huai Ru, why is that old man Yi Zhonghai here?"

"He's an old man. He came to ask me about joining the factory tomorrow and asked me to learn locksmithing from him."

"Hmph! He still has a conscience!" Jia Zhang said this after hearing what Qin Huairu said, and continued to polish the patinated soles. Qin Huairu looked at the soles with contempt in his heart, and then went about his own business.

On the other hand, the library

Today, Lou Xiao'e was waiting at the entrance of the library before 8 o'clock, but she didn't see the figure again until 5:30 when the library closed.

Lou Xiao'e left the library with regret, but she thought that it would take a week and she hadn't finished reading the book yet, so she decided to go again next week until she saw him. Just like that, Lou Xiao'e returned home with regret and new expectations.

After dinner, He Yuzhu gave He Yushui pocket money for next week and let her go back to her room. He Yuzhu pushed the bicycle into the house, then picked up "Childhood" and read it again. This is how famous books and good books are. Every time you read them, you will have different feelings. He read until after nine o'clock, when He Yuzhu felt tired.

The next day, He Yuzhu packed up and went to work. He found Qin Huairu waiting for someone in the yard. He Yuzhu didn't think much about it. He just said hello and left. Qin Huairu looked at the silly Zhu who left. She didn't know what she was thinking. At this time, she saw Yi Zhonghai also went out, so she went to meet him and said, "Uncle, have you eaten?"

"Huai Ru, you're waiting so early? Let's go to the steel mill."

The two of them walked out of the courtyard one after the other. The aunties in the courtyard saw Qin Huairu following Yi Zhonghai out of the door, guessing that Qin Huairu must have gone to work, and whispered to each other,

"Qin Huairu just gave birth a few days ago. Is she going to work so soon?"

"Hey, have you forgotten that old hag from the Jia family? Can she let Qin Huairu eat for free at home?" The one who spoke was the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family in the front yard.

"Isn't it? You said that Jia Zhang is not even fifty yet, but she always thinks of herself as an old lady. Aunt Li is only a few years younger than her, but she still goes to the streets to take manual labor every day. Besides, what old woman doesn't work?"

"Yes, she polishes the soles of her shoes every day. I think they are covered with patina."

Hahahaha

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On the other side, Qin Huairu followed Yi Zhonghai to the gate of the steel rolling mill. Yi Zhonghai said to the security personnel, "This is the wife of Jia Dongxu who died in a work-related accident. She is here to take over today. Here is the letter of introduction."

Tian Daniu glanced at Qin Huairu and thought, Jia Dongxu is so lucky, with such a pretty face and such a figure, it would be worth it even if Jia Dongxu died.

"Well, go ahead"

Yi Zhonghai took Qin Huairu to the HR department and handled the entry procedures. Because she was taking over Jia Dongxu's seniority, she was now a first-level worker with a basic salary of 25 and a seniority subsidy of 25, a total of 275. He then took her to get her work uniform and exchanged her for a meal ticket.

Finally, he took Qin Huairu to a workshop

At this time, Guo Da Piezi came over and saw the pretty widow at a glance, "Master Yi, who is this female comrade?"

"Deputy Director Guo, this is Jia Dongxu's wife, she is here to take over today." Hearing that it was Jia Dongxu's wife, he thought, Jia Dongxu is so lucky to have such a beautiful wife.

"Then I'll find her a master. If that doesn't work, I'll take care of her myself."

"No need, we have already discussed it. She has chosen me as her master. Dongxu is my apprentice after all, so I should take care of her widow."

"Well... okay, Master Yi, thank you for your hard work," Guo Dapiezi could only say unwillingly.

Then, Yi Zhonghai took her to the workstation and explained to her the work that a fitter needs to do, as well as the tools. Qin Huairu was very serious at first, but she dozed off while listening. When Yi Zhonghai saw this, he could only sigh and said to her, "Huairu, digest what I just said first."

Qin Huairu became excited when he heard this, and then he fumbled for tools there.

The arrival of Qin Huairu, the pretty widow, caused quite a stir in the workshop, like pouring a bucket of cold water into a boiling oil pan.

The old men in the workshop always come here to hang out and greet Qin Huairu. Qin Huairu has regained her confidence among this group of hungry men. In the past period of time, no matter how she showed herself, He Yuzhu was indifferent. She thought that she had lost her charm after giving birth to Sophora japonica.

Now she saw her charm still existed on those men's faces, so she became friends with them in less than half an hour. After seeing this, Yi Zhonghai reminded her to be careful about the impact. Qin Huairu only agreed verbally, but she still did her own thing. There were other female workers in the workshop, and even other widows who looked down on people like Qin Huairu. Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai could only sigh and continue to be busy with his own things.

Ding-a-ling, it's lunch time. "Uncle, which cafeteria is Zhuzi in?"

"He's in the third cafeteria. Let's go. It's not far from us. Their cafeteria tastes the best. Let's go to the third cafeteria today."

Yi Zhonghai took Qin Huairu to the third canteen. Along the way, Qin Huairu attracted the attention of many male workers, who were all discussing who she was. Before lunch was over, the news that a pretty widow had come to the factory spread throughout the steel mill.

"Uncle, why can't I see the pillar?"

"Zhu Zi, you are the chef, you usually don't serve dishes."

"Oh," Qin Huairu responded with a bit of disappointment. Yi Zhonghai was also disappointed. He originally thought that this was an opportunity to bring Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu closer. Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu was not serving food. What a pity!

Liu Lan served the food to Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu. Seeing the pretty widow in front of her, she felt a little jealous, but she did not tamper with the food.

Qin Huairu was eating with Yi Zhonghai while carrying a lunch box. Her appearance attracted many men's attention.