The eldest of the Yan family in the Siheyuan

Chapter 3 Life is full of surprises

Get up in the morning.

Today, the grain store on Saturday will ship a lot of grain every Saturday.

Because the workers now rest on Sunday every week, and the grain store sells the most grain every week on Sunday, so a few temporary workers are hired every Saturday to fight against the sacks.

After getting up and washing up, I went straight out, bought two deep-fried dough sticks at the street corner, and walked towards the food station while eating.

When I went to the entrance of the grain store, I saw a dozen or so grain carts parked outside.

"Director Qian, how many sacks per person today?"

"Hey! Xie Cheng is here, 180 bags per person, whoever fights first will go first."

There are 180 bags, and a bag of one penny is [-] cents.

Walking to the front of the car, "Men, here are three bags," and then the people in the car put three sacks of grain on Yan Jiecheng's shoulders.

Holding on to the bag, I walked to the granary. I finished the work with 3 bags and 60 lying down in one trip. It was finished early, and 5 hours later, I finally finished the work. I was exhausted, and my clothes were wet with sweat.

This money is really hard to earn!Wiping his face, he walked to the side of Director Qian and took the one yuan and eighty cents handed over.

Put it in your pocket and walk to the courtyard.

Back in the courtyard, fetched a basin of water and brought it back to the house, took off my clothes, and began to scrub my body with a towel.

I don't know if it's a problem of time travel, or a problem of doing physical work for more than a month, but my body is much stronger than when I first came here.

After wiping his body and getting dressed, he took out the small box under the bed and opened it, then took out the money in his pocket and put it together with the money in the box.

After counting it, it was 38.2 yuan in total. I took out all the money and kicked it into my pocket, and walked out of the courtyard.

What are you going to do? Go to the commissioned store in Beixinqiao to see if there are any good things. If you have money, you will feel uncomfortable if you don’t buy something.

Let’s go, it’s three kilometers from Siheyuan to Beixinqiao, and it takes about ten minutes by bus to get there, and then walk a few hundred meters to the commissioned store.

North Shinbashi commissioned shop.

It is the largest second-hand bicycle trading store in Beijing.

It also sells a variety of second-hand watches, radios, furs, furniture, clothes, Wenwan, etc...

When entering the store, the first thing you see is a row of bicycles in various colors, with prices ranging from a few dozen yuan to more than 100 yuan. Walking in, there is a row of shelves against the wall.

There are various objects on the shelves, including radios, watches, and sitting clocks.

Look at it, alas!This red wooden tower clock is fine,
"How much is this wooden tower clock, comrade?"
"6 yuan, do you want it?"

Yan Jiecheng: "Bring it here and let me have a look."

The female employee carried the wooden tower clock over.

After looking at it, the clock stopped running, so I had to go back and repair it to see if it could be fixed.

He took out 6 yuan from his pocket, handed it to the female employee, and then walked to the courtyard with the clock in his arms.

When I came here, I took the bus, but when I went back, I was on my legs. After walking for more than half an hour, I got home and went back to the house.

Put this tower clock on the table, take out the tools, and start to disassemble the movement. Just after removing the dial, there is only a clang.

A lady's Kun watch fell out of it, the surprise came so suddenly!Yan Xiecheng quickly picked up the watch and looked carefully, it was still a Swiss watch with diamonds.

Put the watch away first, take out the kerosene to clean the movement, and then wipe off the sludge. After installing it, adjust the pendulum, and the clock actually started to move.

I earned a Swiss Kun watch with diamonds for nothing. How can this watch sell for about two hundred yuan?Ha ha…

This tower clock is sold now, and it can be sold for more than ten or twenty yuan.
Yan Jiecheng is now also a person who owns one of the four major pieces. Although this watch belongs to a lady, it is also a watch.

Sell ​​this tower clock to Yan Bugui later and see if the old man wants it.

Trying to be able to ride a bicycle this year, it's a waste of time to always be on my legs like this.

Taking advantage of my good mood today, I went out for a walk. I have been here for two months, and I haven't looked at this courtyard well yet.

When I came to the front yard and took a closer look, I could really see some doorway. Only one of the three inverted rooms was inhabited.

The two upside-down rooms next to the gate are unoccupied, no, I'll ask when I come back later to see if I can occupy one.

Come to the east wing and enter the door: "Mom, why are there two inverted rooms in our front yard unoccupied?"

"What is unoccupied"?
"The upside-down room! It looks like the one on the far west is occupied, and the two rooms next to the gate are unoccupied."

The three mothers: "Those two are not in our front yard, one is in the middle yard, and the other is in the back yard. They are both used as warehouses to store sundries."

"There are not enough people to live in, and they still put sundries"?
The three mothers: "That's because our front yard is not enough to live in. How can people's backyard and backyard not be enough? Isn't the utility room in our front yard lived by Lao Li's family? There are only one house for his family of eight, so he put it in The utility room was given over to their family."

"Isn't the second uncle's Liu Guangqi going to get married? Their house is big enough to live in"?
The three mothers: "Your second uncle's family can let Guang Qi live in an upside-down house. They have already found a good house. There are only two people in your first uncle's family, and there is no shortage of houses!"
"Then can we occupy a room?"
The three mothers: "Then you have to ask your dad to see if your dad can talk about the residents of the middle courtyard, or the residents of the backyard."

"Okay, why hasn't my dad come back yet? It's already dark. Just as I was talking, Lao Jie brought Xiao Si into the house."

Yan Bugui: "Hey! What are you talking about? You two."

"I don't mean to say, can our family occupy a house in the courtyard?"
Yan Bugui: "What house do you occupy?"
"I'm 18 now, and I'm going to get married in two years. If I don't get a house, what will my two younger brothers do?"
Yan Bugui: "I've been thinking about this for many years. When you are in a hurry, the day lily will be cold."

"What do you mean?"
"The concierge lives, you know, Mr. Zhao. He is too old alone. He has no relatives in these four or nine cities. He has retired in a year or two. I reckon he will go back to his hometown in the countryside to take care of him. Wait for him When I left, I discussed with him to see if we could give up the concierge to our family."

"Dad, you don't want to go whoring for nothing, do you?"
"What white whoring"?
"Even if you don't pay, don't do that. After all, the house is more than ten square meters. If you don't pay, they will definitely not give it to you. If you don't have much money, don't get caught in the end."

"Pay money? Where does our family have extra money?"

"Hi! I'll be rich when I go to work. How much is that house worth?"

"No more than [-] at most. The concierge is not an upside-down house. The concierge has three windows and sunlight can shine in. It is much better to live in than the upside-down house, but the area is too small."

Just as I was talking, the second and third children came back.

Yan Bugui: "Let's have dinner, eat quickly, and turn off the lights after eating and going to bed, because this month's electricity bill has exceeded again."

Three moms: "Your dad is right."

(End of this chapter)