Siheyuan: The Newborn of Silly Pillars

Chapter 2
The guy rode his bicycle, turning east and west for more than 20 minutes, and came to a residential area.When I saw the alley, I stopped the car, and there was no one on the left or right. With a swipe of the right hand, the bicycle disappeared in an instant.With another move, a crucian carp with a straw rope piercing its gills and a bottle of cooking oil appeared in his hand.The young man returned to the road, walked for a while with the fish in his hand, and stopped at the door of a house.He reached out and knocked three times.

A question came from the door: "Who is it?"

The young man said: "Aunt Wang, it's me, He Yuzhu, the cook of the Red Star Rolling Mill. I belong to a courtyard house at the head of the alley."

Before he finished speaking, the door opened.

A middle-aged aunt came out to welcome her,
"It's a pillar, what's the matter.

He Yuzhu smiled and said: "Aunt Wang, didn't you take the clerk from the street to our hospital to check the hygiene situation yesterday. I heard you told the first mother in our hospital that your daughter-in-law has little milk during confinement and wants to make some crucian carp soup for the child Breastfeeding. I wanted to borrow some oil from my aunt, but in the end, my aunt’s house was gone. It just so happened that the factory paid me two catties of oil tickets today. On the way home from get off work, someone cut ice and fished by the river. I saw that the crucian carp was quite big. Yes, it happened to be delivered to you."

Aunt Wang burst into a smile when she heard this, and said: "Yo, Zhuzi, thank you, Aunt Wang. I'm worrying in the house. This old Yi is so capable, and there is no oil in the house. I want to Don’t go to the black market to have a look? For the sake of my eldest grandson, I, the old member of D, also disregarded the policy. I heard from our clerk that the oil in the black market was sold for one yuan and two catties.”

He Yuzhu thought: "Director Wang told me that she knows the price difference between the black market and the supply and marketing cooperatives."

"Aunt Wang, since my father left, we brothers and sisters have been taken care of by you a lot. I have remembered Zhuzi in my heart all these years. I will definitely be able to help if this helps."

Aunt Wang smiled all over her face: "Zhuzi, Aunt Wang understands that you are not a fool. There are people in this room who are confinement, and Aunt Wang is not polite to you anymore. Wait a minute, Aunt Wang will bring you money. Aunt Wang I can't ask you for nothing, and it's not easy for you brother and sister."

After speaking, he reached out to take the oil bottle and crucian carp and hurried back to the house.

It came out after a while, and handed over three yuan and two red eggs.

He Yuzhu looked at it, but didn't answer it, and said:

"Aunt Wang, I know your character. You are not greedy for the public. Over the years, no one in our street has praised you for your integrity and selflessness. There is a conflict between the parents in this family, and you are responsible for mediating it. I will not accept it today. Yours, you will definitely chase after me. But we will collect the oil money at the selling price of the supply and marketing cooperative, and charge you one yuan and four. I will earn you the extra two cents. This crucian carp is counted as milk for the sister-in-law at home It's a gift. I have to keep the confinement eggs. I can earn money by visiting your house."

As he spoke, he counted out sixty cents from his pocket and handed it to Aunt Wang, and took two yuan and eggs from Aunt Wang.

I put the eggs in my pocket and just wanted to leave.He was dragged back by Aunt Wang.

"Zhuzi, listen to what Auntie has to say before you leave. Don't just drop your things and run away like last year during the Chinese New Year. Auntie listens to you, let's not talk about it."

"Then what else do you need, I'll listen."

Aunt Wang dragged He Yuzhu towards the door, seeing no one around, she said:
"Zhuzi, you will be 25 this year, right?"

"Well, Aunt Wang, you still remember my age!" He Yuzhu said with a smile.

"Don't laugh at me so heartlessly here. You know that you are 25, and you should get married when you are so old. Why are you still unclear with the widow Qin in your yard? Listen to Yi Zhonghai and his wife I said, you have helped their family a lot for so many years. Look at your clothes, how many years you have been wearing them, and you haven’t seen you change them. That’s the only thing you can see. After the rolling mill became a full-time employee, wages have also increased. How much money have you earned over the years? Not to mention dressing yourself up, find a big girl to take it home."

The smile on He Yuzhu's face disappeared after hearing this.

"Aunt Wang, if you don't talk about this, I would like to find an opportunity to talk to you about it."

After speaking, he put his hands into his cuffs and continued:
"In the past three months, I haven't given their family a penny. I just gave some corn buns and miscellaneous grains left over from the cafeteria. I guarantee that no one will starve to death. I am doing my best."

After hearing this, Aunt Wang let go of He Yuzhu's sleeve and said:

"The man from the Jia family took care of you brothers and sisters when he was alive. I know that you are repaying your kindness. The truth of Sheng Mien and Dou Michou will tell you that it is not easy for any family these days. There are only five of them in their family. Work, our street has tried to give some odd jobs to Jia Zhang’s family several times, so that she can earn money to support the family. But she was pushed away by the excuse of taking care of the children. This kind of family is not worthy of pity. You can grasp it , did you hear me!"

"Hey, Aunt Wang, I'll listen to what you say. I'm too old, and it's time to marry a wife. If I donate so much, I'll become an old bachelor. I have to pass on the family line to our He family."

Aunt Wang smiled and said, "It's good that you know, and my aunt can rest assured, that's all. Hurry up and go home and cook for your sister. Auntie thank you for the crucian carp. Auntie will bring you the oil bottle in a few days."

After He Yuzhu said hello to Director Wang, he walked home.

(End of this chapter)