Siheyuan: Start with a big car

In the workshop office.

Looking at the dozen or so yellowed meal tickets, Niu Meng was so moved that he almost cried.

If there is anything that is most precious in this era, it must be meal tickets, especially for people with a big appetite like Niu Meng.

When I was young, the whole family lived on my father's salary in the steel rolling mill. The whole family could only eat a meal of fine grains (steamed buns or rice) during festivals.

On weekdays, cows replace fine grains with coarse grains, such as sorghum noodles.

Even the sorghum noodles are unpalatable. The shrewd cow mother will mix a little sawdust with the sorghum noodles from her cousin who works in the timber factory to make black corn buns.

Niu Mu also gave this kind of Wowotou a nice name, called Yikusitian Wowotou.

The taste of Yikusitian Wowotou is very similar to its name, chewing it is like chewing wood slag, and there is a smell of rotten wood.

Every spring is the season that Niu Meng is looking forward to. The tall old elm tree at the door sprouts buds and grows a lot of elm money.

At that time, the cow mother asked Niu Yong and Niu Meng to climb up the elm tree with a sickle and pick the budding elm money.

Sorghum noodles mixed with elm noodles can be made into iron stereotypes. It tastes sweet and is a rare delicacy.

After growing up, Niu Yong started working, and his life gradually became easier.

However, because Niu Meng is so edible, one person is worth two and a half young men, and life is only a little better. There is no need to add sawdust to the sorghum noodles.

Later, Niu Meng started working, but still couldn't get enough to eat.

Because Niu Yong is married and has his own small family, he cannot always help Niu's family.

It wasn't until she met Li Weidong and became Li Weidong's apprentice that she had a few full meals.

Niu Meng also knew that he was just a small burden to Li Weidong.

Food is so precious these days, who would be willing to give it to others for free, even if they have the title of master, do those apprentices who haven't seen Sha Zhu often have to lend money to Sha Zhu?It's still the kind of borrowing without repayment.

Niu Meng is not an ignorant person, but the feeling of being hungry is too uncomfortable, so he silently remembers that kindness in his heart.

No, Li Weidong wanted to set up a poverty alleviation workshop, so he greeted Niu Meng, who gave up being a driver and came to the poverty alleviation workshop as an assistant to the workshop director.

Although the position and salary of the assistant to the workshop director are higher than that of a driver, it is not as comfortable as a driver, let alone earn extra money as a driver.

The reason why Niu Meng agreed without hesitation was just to repay the kindness at that time.

She didn't expect that Li Weidong gave her all the meal tickets he had saved before he finished reporting his kindness.

Niu Meng's heart surged with excitement, and her voice trembled and distorted, "Master, you."

"I told you to take it, you take it, don't learn from those little girls, mother-in-law!"

Li Weidong put on a straight face, stuffed the meal ticket into Niu Meng's hand, and left the office with his hands behind his back.

The light outside cast a pale golden edge on his back.

Niu Meng held the meal ticket tightly, wiped the reddish corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, and let out a long sigh.

It would be nice if the master wasn't married
As the sun set, Li Weidong rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

Although Yu Li is pregnant, due to her good physical fitness, except for a larger appetite, she does not experience the perennial discomfort of pregnant women.

I did not ask for leave from the sub-district office, and actively completed the tasks of the sub-district office every day.

After learning that she was pregnant, Director Wang of the Sub-district Office specially arranged for Yu Li to do some simple work considering Li Weidong's busy work schedule.

The work is easy. Yu Li is a restless person. She starts cleaning the house after work. She hopes to create a clean and tidy environment for her children.

She tore off the sheets, quilt covers, quilts, and even the curtains, and took them to the pool in the middle courtyard to wash them.

This scene shocked the passing uncles and aunts out of get off work.

In this day and age, after a lesbian is pregnant, although they are not as expensive as later generations, it is indeed too much for a pregnant woman to wash clothes in such a cold day.

"Look, that kid Li Weidong is really not a thing. Yu Li was just pregnant when she was raising her body, and she still had to do this kind of rough work."

"That's right, when Li Weidong married Yu Li, he didn't have gift money, and the father-in-law even gave him a lot of things. After Yu Li married, she also worked as a cow and a horse in the Li family."

"Compared to that lazy Qin Huairu, Yu Li is like the Seven Fairies descending from the sky."

Therefore, when Li Weidong returned to the courtyard, he was inevitably despised by those uncles and aunts for a while.

What's going on here?
Li Weidong thought about it, and he didn't do anything to cause public anger recently.

When she was not sure about the situation, she saw Yu Li's sleeves rolled up, revealing her white arms, her hands were red from the cold, and she was washing clothes in icy water.

Her little face was also flushed from the cold, drips of sweat leaked from her forehead, and her hair was sticky and wet on her scalp. Anyone who saw it would feel distressed.

Yep, case solved.
Li Weidong walked over quickly and gently held Yu Li's hand, "It's so cold, why are you washing this thing? Don't we have a washing machine at home? Besides, the electricity used by the washing machine is obtained from solar energy. No need to spend money."

Yu Li raised her head and smiled softly at Li Weidong, "Brother Weidong, I heard that the washing machine is full of parts, and the parts have a service life. If they are used frequently, they will break."

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Li Weidong was stunned by her worry.

It seems absurd that you would rather wash your clothes in the cold wind for fear that the washing machine will break down.

But after thinking about it, I was relieved.

In this era of material scarcity, people are generally frugal.

For example, Uncle Wang next door made a new pair of cotton boots, which he only wears once during Chinese New Year. He hides them at home on weekdays, and often wears the old pair of cotton boots whose soles have worn out long ago.

As a result, the new cotton boots were bitten by a mouse, and Uncle Wang was so angry that he didn't eat for several days.

Aunt Liu's family has a sewing machine at home, but she is reluctant to use it. Every time she sews clothes, she uses needles and threads.

As a result, the sewing machine was not used for a long time, and the parts inside were rusted, and it took 2 yuan to repair it.

It's just that the biggest lesson for mankind is never to learn from it.

Uncle Wang made a second pair of cotton boots, but still hid them under the bed, reluctant to wear them.

Those shoes are expected to be tools for rats to grind their teeth in the future.

Aunt Wang repaired the sewing machine, but she was still reluctant to use it. She squatted at the door all day in the sun, sewing clothes with needles and threads in her cracked hands.

That sewing machine may have to be sent to a repair shop in half a year.

Thinking about this, Li Weidong took Yu Li's cold little hand into his arms, and said with a smile: "You, what a fool, there are circuit boards in the washing machine. It is broken, and this kind of washing machine is only made in Shenyang, if you want to repair it, you can only send it to Shenyang."

"Really?" Yu Li felt the strong warmth, her eyes widened, a little disbelieving, "Everything is worn out, and it won't be broken if you don't use it! Don't lie to me."

"Oh, it's really hard to explain." Li Weidong tilted his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile, "Do you remember our flashlight?"

"The one that fell under the bed?"

"Yes, the flashlight fell under the bed for two months. When we took it out, the battery inside became soft and the electrodes were rusted. We polished it with coins for a long time and replaced it with new batteries. That's the only way to repair the flashlight."

"The washing machine is like a flashlight." Yu Li suddenly realized after thinking for a moment, "I remember that the washing machine has not been used for more than a month, so I have to use it quickly."

Yu Li hurriedly pulled her hand out of Li Weidong's arms, picked up the water basin and ran into the house, as if she was afraid that if she was a second late, the washing machine would break down.

Entering the house, Yu Li had already lifted the mask on the washing machine and was loading clothes in it. Li Weidong called on Sha Zhu to help carry a few buckets of water, and then plugged the washing machine into the battery.

Gently twisting the switch, the washing machine buzzed.

Only then did Yu Li feel relieved, and she patted her chest with her small hands and looked scared, "I was really scared to death. If such a precious thing is broken, it would be a crime."

With the washing machine, Yu Li could free up her hands. With the help of Li Weidong, dinner was quickly prepared.

Dinner was egg noodle soup. The noodles were soft and refreshing, and the eggs were fragrant. The two had a great time eating.

Li Weidong ate a large bowl in one go, put down the porcelain bowl, wiped his mouth with a towel, looked at Ding Qiunan and said, "By the way, the matter of malted milk has been investigated."

"Huh?" Yu Li had a noodle in her small mouth and forgot to snap it off.

"You eat first, and I'll tell you after I'm done." Li Weidong smiled and pinched her nose.

"Hmm." Yu Li picked up the rice bowl, huh, huh, the bowl of rice soon bottomed out.

bang.

She put the rice bowl on the table, "It's over!"

"According to Fatty Yu, Yu Haitang reconciled with Yang Weimin, and Yang Weimin got the malted milk essence." Li Weidong said.

Hearing this, Yu Li became angry immediately, her eyebrows were raised, and her cheeks were bulging.

"Haitang is also true. People like Yang Weimin are not good people. How can she still be good to Yang Weimin!"

When Yang Weimin first came to the Yu family, he considered himself the leader, and the Yu family should compliment him as a noble son-in-law.

Although the gifts he brought were worth a lot, his attitude towards his father and mother was very bad.

Especially when Yu Li didn't have a formal job at that time, Yang Weimin kept saying that he could introduce Yu Li to work as a babysitter in the compound.

This made Yu Li very angry, but for Yu Haitang's happiness, she pretended to be nonchalant.

After Yang Weimin established a relationship with Yu Haitang, Yu Li asked someone to find out about Yang Weimin.

Although Yang Weimin pretended to be very serious, he left his name when he was a person and took a photo with a wild goose. As long as he did something, he could not escape the eyes of the masses.

After some inquiries, Yu Li found out that Yang Weimin had ambiguous relationships with many female comrades in the past.

She also told Yu Haitang what she found out, but Yu Haitang is a love brain, thinking that it was all in the past.

Yang Weimin is not the same as before, and Yu Li's persuasion is ineffective, so he can only give up.

The last time Yu Haitang broke up with Yang Weimin, Yu Li was quite happy and planned to find a young man of good family for Yu Haitang.

Who wants to.
Thinking of Yu Haitang, Yu Li felt angry.

"Let's live a good life, but I want to hang out with that kind of high school kid!"

Li Weidong stood up and gently supported her shoulders, "Begonia is still young, so it's normal to not see Yang Weimin's true face clearly. You don't have to be too angry, and be careful of the baby in your belly."

Speaking of the baby, Yu Li forced herself to calm down, and stroked her unswollen belly with her hands.

"I'll give that bottle of malted milk to Yu Haitang tomorrow, and ask her to return it to Yang Weimin."

"Yes, we don't lack those things." Li Weidong nodded and said, "Let's not talk about these unhappy things. By the way, we haven't watched a movie for a while. Today I heard from Lao Liu in the workshop that a new A movie called "The Fire Is Red."

"Watching a movie, movie tickets are too expensive." Yu Li also wanted to watch a movie, but she was a little bit concerned about the money.

Before getting married, the two watched movies together, but they were in a relationship, and they had to pay attention to the sentiment.

No married couple goes to the movies.

Li Weidong gently took Yu Li's hand, and said with a smile, "A movie ticket is only [-] cents, which is nothing to us now. Also, this movie is a color film."

Most of the movies in this era are black and white. Color movies like this are rare. Yu Li has never seen a color movie before, so she immediately became interested.

"Then let's have a luxury today." Yu Li gritted her teeth and stood up, "I'm going to clean the dishes."

After washing the dishes, Li Weidong drove Yu Li to Xizhimen Cinema on a bicycle.

It was just getting dark at this time, and there was a long queue outside the cinema, from the ticket gate to the opposite road.

Li Weidong parked his bicycle on the side of the road, locked it with a chain lock, and said, "There are a lot of people."

"Yeah, the color film! Most people haven't seen it, Brother Wei Dong, let's hurry up and line up."

Yu Li took Li Weidong's arm and lined up at the back of the line.

Most of the people who watched the movie were male and female friends, and the unfamiliar and airtight little actions between them seemed interesting.

The man moved closer to the woman, and the woman seemed to have been shocked by an electric shock, and hurriedly took two steps to avoid it.

The man was turned away and decided not to talk to the woman anymore, but the woman sneaked up again and got angry at the man.

It's like watching a youth romance drama.

Li Weidong was watching vigorously when he heard Yu Li exclaim: "Brother Weidong, see if that person is Yang Weimin."

"where?"

"Just ahead of us."

Following Yu Li's fingers, Li Weidong saw a young man in a general's woolen coat and a girl in an embroidered padded jacket in front of him.

Different from the indistinct relationship between other men and women, these two people are stuck together, the girl's arm is on the young man's arm, and the young man's arm is around the girl's waist.The two were chatting and laughing, biting their ears and muttering to each other from time to time, the girl laughed so hard that her flowers trembled wildly.

The two turned their backs to Li Weidong. Li Weidong couldn't see clearly, but judging from the young man's size, he was similar to Yang Weimin.The girl's body is lower than Yu Haitang's, but her waist is more plump.

Just when Li Weidong thought about taking two steps forward to find out the identities of the two.

There were a few young men behind who were a little jealous of the young man, and whistled at them.