I rewrote family history

Chapter 97 Zhao Family's Invitation

"It's so late, why haven't you gone back?"

Xu Er stopped in a daze, he took a look at He Laodan, and said casually: "After you finish your work, go home early, it's winter, eat a hot meal of dumplings, and when the winter solstice comes, you have to eat dumplings."

He was not familiar with He Laodan, so he only greeted him with polite words.There is no difference from what he said half an hour ago.

"Light another street lamp, and it's almost done."

He Laodan shivered from the cold, and his tongue was a little knotted when he answered.

"One street left?"

"It's the south facing street. There aren't many gentry living on that street. You can light a few street lamps and you can go. Go back early and rest..."

Xu Er nodded in a daze, casually replied a thoughtful word, and wanted to leave.

He didn't care about the answer.It's just that as he looked away, he discovered He Laodan's strange behavior.There is something hidden in the lower chest of the old servant, which should probably be the cargo after stealing kerosene earlier.That one gourd-shaped clay pot.It pushed up the old servant's black cloth coat, which was hardened by the cold due to wetness, and let the surrounding cold wind continuously seep into it...

"Did he want to give me another gift? That's why he stayed here... Waiting for me deliberately?"

With the "criminal evidence" of the clay pot, Xu Erlian quickly noticed the hesitation on He Laodan's face.The old servant was still thinking about the second gift.Otherwise, why did he stop him again and say hello.After all, the gift-giving last time ended in unhappiness, and he refused to accept the gift, which also made him lose face.

Yes.If the gift is not successful, at most it will save some face, and it will not suffer any major losses.

"Master Xu, lamp..., lamp oil..."

"Don't take it to heart, the little old man is just scared, that's why he thought of going astray. In fact, it's good to be a servant in a workshop. You have food and clothing, and the wages are good. I'm not I despise this job, it's just that when people walk to high places and water flows to low places, they just cling to it."

The clay pot containing kerosene was pulled out again by He Laodan, and he stuffed it into Xu Er's hand. Immediately afterwards, an indescribable desolation appeared on his face, his knees bent slightly, and he almost knelt on the ground. On the ground, he threatened the young man in front of him with words, "You should have heard what I said earlier, the little old man didn't intend to tarnish Mr. Liu's name, you bear it..."

The boy's stop made him finally make up his mind.

Hearing this, Xu Er Lengzi understood a little.He Laodan frightened himself.Mr. Chen has not yet agreed to the invitation of the county magistrate Chen to serve as the deputy chief of the education department, so He Laodan thinks that he gave the gift at the wrong time, so he has his dislike and Mr.'s dislike.

He also understood what He Laodan was thinking.A job as a helper in the county office, even if you don't earn a lot of money, it is still a good job that makes others envious.

There are many people in the county office who lose their assignments because of talking nonsense, saying the wrong words, or losing their assignments.Even if he is an official staff member now, he must be careful not to make mistakes.

The clay pot in his hand was quite warm, which drove away some of the chill in Xu Er's hands. He looked at the old servant, frowned and said, "I didn't take what you said before. These days, because of the teacher's help, As for the matter, there are quite a few people from the county government rushing to give me gifts, but I confiscated them all, not just you.”

Because of the triangular bounty, after he entered the county government, he basically confiscated the gift.Even if a gift is accepted, it is a gift that cannot be shirked.Because if these gifts are not accepted, he will have to pack up and leave the county government the next day.

Besides, regarding Mr.'s appointment, it has not been really decided yet, so he dare not accept gifts indiscriminately.Furthermore, Mr. is his benefactor, and he does not want to accept gifts in this matter.He's not really a white-eyed wolf.

"Master Xu, just take it. A can of kerosene is not worth much."

Realizing that Xu Er's fool was going to shirk the matter, He Laodan threatened again.He cried and told about his family's situation. He was so impoverished that he didn't eat his last meal. Even this winter coat was the only one in the family. After he wore it away, the three sons in the family had to be shirtless at home.

It's the same as the boy selling persimmons.

Deceiving Mr. with his "young age" and "poor" appearance.Ladies, thereby defrauding them of some sympathy, dumping their wares.

Xu Er's dumbfounded expression finally turned cold.He clearly knew the blind thoughts behind honest people like He Laodan, he sympathized with Er Chaozi once, but in exchange for stealing money.If he had accepted the gift from the old servant today, he might not know how the old servant would criticize him behind his back, as if he deliberately blackmailed him.

"A can of kerosene is not much money. But it shouldn't be charged, just shouldn't be charged."

He bypassed He Laodan and put the clay pot on the wheelbarrow, "Forgive me, I can't help you. It's cold, go home early and eat dumplings, don't wait, it should be yours, it's yours. No It's yours, it's not yours."

Go to Mr.'s apartment, he has actually helped He Laodan.As long as the husband takes office, it will not be difficult for He Laodan to transfer from the civil affairs department of the county office to the education department.However, even if he helped, he couldn't say such things, otherwise, if he helped one He Laodan, another He Laodan would appear later.

Can't help...

The clay pot quickly lost its temperature and became as cold as icicles.Xu Er's fool no longer cared about the posture of He Laodan behind him. After staying for a long time, it would be bad if the dumplings cooked by Mrs. Ma also lost their temperature.

Shaoqing, miscellaneous courtyard.

One person, one fox, and Xu San'er have already discussed the matter of moving.But the tuition fees are really too expensive, and it is difficult to borrow money to go to school after arriving at middle school.And the asking price for a small single-family house is also high, no matter whether it is rented or purchased, the cost is too high.In addition, Xu San'er has no urgent vision of moving out of the courtyard, and he believes that living here will not cause discomfort.

Therefore, the matter of moving was put on hold for the time being.

"Father, you should eat the dumplings made by the teacher while they are hot. Also, don't dirty the food box, I will return it to my husband tomorrow..."

After entering the rented room, Xu Er put down his scarf, went to the charcoal basin, warmed up the fire, and called out to Xu San'er who was weaving a shaukei inside the door.

It was cold outside the house, so after the beginning of autumn, Xu San'er worked as a bamboo stick craftsman inside the house.

"Our family also has dumplings, you go to Mr. Liu's house to eat, what does it look like?"

Xu San'er opened the lacquered wooden food box and muttered.

During the winter solstice, he also made dumplings and waited for Xu Erlian to come back.Of course, he knew that the dumplings he made were nothing compared to the dumplings at Mr. Liu's house.For example, the dumplings in Mr. Liu's house have a lot of meat filling, and they use fine white flour that has been ground twice, while he uses flour that has been ground four or five times, which has a lot of wheat bran, and it hurts the throat after eating.

"Mr. Liu didn't return to Los Angeles this year, so I have to give him a gift."

"It's inevitable."

After peeling a baked sweet potato, Xu Er ate a few mouthfuls and replied.

"A boxing gift? How much did it cost?"

Xu San'er felt a little distressed after hearing this, "I want to give gifts, but don't be too generous. Mr. Liu is not short of your little money. By the way, tomorrow, Master Zhao will ask you to come to Uncle Fu, and I will go to Zhao's house to work. Mr. Zhao said that you will be promoted to the first middle school soon, and you will be regarded as classmates with Mr. Zhao from now on. He told you to go to Zhao's house more..."

Autumn and winter are the busiest days for paper crafters.One is that the strong winds in autumn and winter can easily damage the pasted paper in the house; the other is that the pasted paper in spring and summer is broken and can withstand it, but in winter, people will freeze to death.

Lai Fuer is a paper maker.

(Chapter 74 mentioned.)
Xu San'er is mainly a bamboo craftsman, and occasionally works part-time as a carpenter.On the first day when he came to the courtyard, Xu Er fool asked Aunt Da Ya to help take care of Xu San'er, not for anything else, but for her man to help introduce business when he came to Fu'er for work.

Lai Fu'er and Xu San'er also often work together.For example, two people will work at Mr. Zhao's house tomorrow, one will paste the roof, window lattice, and door lintel, while the other will repair the furnishings in the house, such as tables, chairs, door frames, and window sashes.

"It didn't cost much, just a dime or two."

In fact, the boxing gift cost four cents, which is not cheap.But Xu Er didn't intend to tell Xu San'er the real amount of money, the four cents was easy for him, but Xu San'er was hard to earn.In addition, the gift of four cents to the husband is not too much.It's not that he is greedy for noodles, but that a gift of one or two cents is really hard to get.

People are so contradictory, Xu San'er asked him to give Zheng Xuli a good gift, but gave Mr. Zheng a lesser gift.

"Master Zhao's house? Okay, I'll go for a walk tomorrow."

Xu Er was taken aback for a moment, then replied.

Anyway, they are also neighbors.Xu San'er and Lai Fuer have always taken over the chores of the Zhao family, such as bamboo strip maker, paper maker, carpenter, etc., which allowed them to earn a lot of money.Although this matter cannot be separated from Aunt Da Ya, the maid of the Zhao family, it can be regarded as taking care of her.

As for why Mr. Zhao asked him to come to Zhao's house, it's not hard to guess, it's just that the news of Mr. Zhao's appointment also reached Mr. Zhao's ears.Master Zhao is much more sensible than He Laodan, and he won't make it difficult for him to step down, so it's no big deal to go there.

"It's good to have your letter of approval." Xu San'er dipped in the vinegar, ate the dumplings, took a sip of the hot noodle soup, and said with a smile: "You and Master Zhao probably have a lot to talk about, and it's good to make friends Yes, when you get to the middle school, your eyes won't be darkened."

　Before twelve o'clock in the evening, there is another update.

　　In addition, tomorrow will start to make up the addition of 126 that the leader insists on going his own way.At that time, it will be marked as a new chapter.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)