Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1358

"The weather has been too hot lately, and I couldn't buy a fan, so I went to buy parts and assembled one." With a proud look of a young man, he announced to everyone in the yard that he had passed the fan through the door.

"Incredible, incredible." Everyone was very envious of the fan assembled by Zhang Yu, but although they were envious, they had no ill will. After all, it was only said that private transactions were not allowed, but it did not say that they were not allowed to assemble it.

What else can I say if I have the ability? The most important thing is that if I can assemble one, I can assemble the second one. There will always be a time when I can use others.

Zhang Guifang was even more delighted about the fan assembled by Zhang Yu. She stood at the door and did not go in, waiting for someone to ask her about it. Then she proudly replied: "My son Xiaoyu assembled a fan by himself. I told him not to use it anymore and to use it himself, but he insisted on giving it to me."

Then, when he listened to others praising Zhang Yu for his filial piety, he couldn't close his mouth and said some seemingly humble words.

Because there was only one motor, the other fan had to wait until he bought a motor another day before being assembled.

Then he took out sandpaper and started to polish the frame. When my aunt saw this, she asked my eldest cousin to take his place and asked, "What are you going to do with a frame?"

"Gun, I want to save a bicycle and come out."

"I'll give you your uncle's bicycle first. I'll ask around to see if anyone has a bicycle ticket and exchange it for one to buy you a new one." Zhang Guifang thought that her nephew was working now and sometimes needed to go around to purchase things, so it was time to get him a new bicycle.

"Aunt, no need. Although the frame is covered with rust, I see that it is made of good materials. After polishing it and applying a layer of paint, it will be as good as a new one." Zhang Yu hurriedly stopped Zhang Guifang. If he wanted a new one, he had one in his system space, but he couldn't tell him where to get it.

Nowadays, bicycles are big items. Each bicycle has a number and needs to be stamped at the police station.

If you purchase a bicycle individually, you must apply for a bicycle license and license plate with an invoice. Only by having these two things can you prove that your bicycle was obtained through legitimate means.

He assembled the vehicle, but he doesn’t know what to do with it?
Just then, Zhao Wenzhuo came home from get off work, "Uncle, it's just right that you're back."

Zhao Wenzhuo put the things in his hand on the table, turned his head to look at Zhang Yu and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I went to the scrap yard today and saw a bicycle frame. I tried it out and found that it was made of good materials. So I thought about building a bicycle myself."

He scratched his head, a little embarrassed, and said, "I just thought it's troublesome to find a bicycle ticket, and it's expensive, so the more money we can save, the better. The most important thing is that we have a frame. I see there's even a chainring for the chain on the frame. Wheels, chains, handlebars, etc. can also be bought at a repair shop."

"In fact, I got the upper hand this time. I guess the people at the scrap yard didn't expect that the outside of the car was just rusty. After polishing, the inside was fine."

He took a breath, looked at Zhao Wenzhuo nervously and said, "I can assemble the car tonight, but I don't know if I can stamp the car I assembled myself?"

Zhao Wenzhuo waved his hand and said, "This is a small problem. You can assemble it today. After assembling it, take the receipt from the scrap yard and the purchase certificate from the repair shop, and I will get it done for you when I go to work."

After hearing what he said, he and his older cousin Zhao Feng went to several repair shops and finally got the two wheels back home.

After returning home, several cousins ​​took turns polishing the car and finally assembled it before going to bed at night. After applying a layer of paint, it didn't look brand new, but it was at least 70% new.

I rode it twice and put it back when it was no different from a normal vehicle.

The next day, he signed in for the day before going to work.

"The system starts signing in today."

"Congratulations to the host for signing in successfully. You have received five yuan in cash and ten kilograms of pork fat."

He felt very happy about this sign-in. Just yesterday, his family got a new fan and a bicycle, so he bought some meat to celebrate. He had not used the meat slices for this month yet.

When buying meat, he happened to buy a small piece of fat meat, and he carried the fat meat into the kitchen openly under the envious eyes of others.

As soon as I entered the kitchen, I prepared to extract oil from this piece of pork. Adding the ten pounds of pork fat that I signed in today, I could extract a lot of oil.

The kitchen window was opened a little, making sure to let everyone in the yard know that he was refining lard today, so that he would have an excuse to eat oil in the future. After all, no one would check how much was in his oil tank or how much he would eat at one time.

He added a little water to the pot. This was something he learned from a friend in his previous life. The lard made in this way would not burn easily and would be whiter.

The water gradually disappeared, and the aroma of lard wafted through the courtyard, causing people who lacked water to swallow their saliva involuntarily.

When it was almost done, when the lard was scooped out, the remaining pork was not that dry.

Because more oil was refined this time, there was naturally more lard residue. Taking out so much lard residue at once would obviously tell others that something fishy was going on.

Divide the lard residue into three portions. Scoop a large portion into a jar together with some oil and use it for cooking. Sprinkle some salt on another portion and serve it out later as a snack for your uncle. The last portion is used to make buns.

I looked at the time, it’s a little after 7 o’clock, not too late, it’s just right to cook it now and eat it in the evening.

I scooped out five spoonfuls of flour from the jar, added a little cornmeal, and it looked a lot yellower, making a full bowl of flour.

He then chopped the oil residue into pieces and put in some chopped cabbage. He happened to see a few pounds of dried shrimps in the system space, so he grabbed a handful and put it in the stuffing.

After taking a look, I felt that there was still not enough oil and water, so I scooped two spoonfuls of lard in it.

Add seasonings such as onion, ginger, and pepper powder, and finally salt. After adjusting the taste, he smelled it and called his sister-in-law over with satisfaction.

As the young aunt skillfully wrapped the dumplings, she said, "How can you make so many dumplings in the hot summer? If you can't finish them, they will smell bad the next day."

"Aunt, it's okay. I can finish it. I have other uses for half of it."

After hearing her nephew say that it had other uses, Zhang Guifang stopped nagging and she no longer asked about its specific uses. The children have grown up and have their own ideas and their own society. She cannot control every matter at home.

Moreover, since my nephew recovered last time, he has changed a lot and can make his own decisions.

She had seen how her nephew had behaved during this period and was very satisfied with it, so she gradually handed over the affairs of the Zhang family to her nephew.

Zhang Yu has noticed and kept in mind the changes in his aunt. His aunt always casually brings up the past and asks him to use his family connections to tell her about it.

I packed five big pots in total. Fortunately, I left some space when I renovated the kitchen some time ago.

In addition to the kitchen utensils I have purchased for various reasons during this period, the kitchen has become much more convenient to use.

When you open the steamer, the steaming buns come into view. The plump white buns make you particularly tempted.

For dinner, Zhang Yu gave up the idea of ​​his aunt cooking and brought three baskets of steamed buns.

There are 20 big buns in one steamer. Zhang Yu thought there would be a lot left over after 60 buns.

As a result, after the meal, the seven of us finished more than two and a half baskets. The eldest cousin ate eleven by himself, and even the cousin with the smallest appetite ate six in one go. You have to know that these are not small buns, each bun is bigger than an adult's fist.

He once again witnessed how much people of this era ate.

Zhao Wenzhuo ate a mouthful of lard, drank a sip of wine, and watched the children playing and fighting. He was having a very happy time.

When he agreed to raise his nephew after getting married, many people nominally stood up for him, but in fact they were trying to instigate him to cause trouble.

It is said that he indulged his wife in raising his little nephew, and there will be trouble in the future. For so many years, Zhang Yu has been another son to him and a member of this family.

His son is in poor health, how could he not feel a little pain?
Now it is proved that Zhang Yu is a good boy. He is only a few years old, but he has begun to enjoy his son's filial piety.

Look at the courtyard, who doesn't envy him, the little nephew never forgets to bring him something every time he goes out.

Regardless of whether the thing is good or bad, just the thought behind it makes people feel that everything is worth it and their hearts feel warm.

Whenever I cook, as long as I make something delicious, my nephew will send some over.

I secretly put the remaining two baskets of steaming buns into the secret space. They can be used as breakfast in the future.

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The next morning, Zhang Yu steamed rice. When he was refining lard yesterday, he wanted to eat rice with lard, so he steamed a big pot of rice early this morning.

Put a large bowl of the hot rice right out of the pot, then make a hole in the middle of the rice and put a spoonful of lard cooked yesterday in it. Overnight, the lard has turned into a milky white solid.

Pour a small spoonful of soy sauce, add some chopped oil residue and sprinkle some chopped green onions.

Soon, the lard gradually melted in the heat of the rice and blended into the rice along with the soy sauce. After stirring evenly, each grain of rice wrapped in lard and soy sauce, mixed with chopped oil residue, had an attractive color.

I couldn't wait to take a big bite and chew it slowly. Although it was just simple lard and soy sauce, it tasted extremely sweet.

I continued to eat with big mouthfuls. My eldest cousin came over after smelling the aroma and asked, "Xiao Yu, what are you eating?"

"The rice with lard is in the pot. Go and get it if you want to eat." Ever since Zhang Yu started cooking, several cousins ​​would come to eat from time to time.

My sister-in-law was in charge of the finances at home, so we lived frugally. My cousins ​​all had salaries, and they kept the rest for themselves except for part of their living expenses. So I would often buy something, cook it here, and leave a portion for him.

Just bring the food home after it’s done, and don’t worry about it. My aunt will then store the food and eat it during festivals.

Zhao Feng didn't care when he heard that. He took out the bowl and chopsticks from the kitchen cupboard and filled a bowl of rice.

"Hey, Xiaoyu, your cooking is much better than my mom's." Zhao Feng took a big bite and turned his head to say.

"I don't think my cooking is delicious, it's the rice and lard that are delicious?" Zhang Yubai glared at him.

Zhao Feng just chuckled without saying anything, and kept eating rice.

After dinner, I looked at the time and it was already 7:30, half an hour before work at 8 o'clock.

He didn't even have time to clean up the dishes, he just put them on the table, packed up his clothes, turned to his eldest cousin and said, "Brother, I'm late for work, you can help me pack up and lock the door later."

Zhao Feng continued to eat and waved his hand: "Leave it to me."

He rushed to the logistics department to take over this week's tasks. After all, he had only been working for a short time, so he only took over one week's work at a time.

At first, it was planned to let him work in the office first, but it would be inappropriate for him to always rely on Uncle Wang's relationship, as it would be bad if people would talk about Uncle Wang being partial.

So, after learning enough, Zhang Yu took the initiative to apply for purchasing.

The job is to purchase food, and we were given a minimum target. Of course, the more we purchase, the better.

Even though we thought it would be difficult for him to achieve the target and he was unlikely to exceed it, we still gave him more purchase orders.

According to the address on the list, I went to the slaughterhouse, and after entering, I handed the list to the director of the slaughterhouse.

I got the pork smoothly, and then went to the sugar factory and the soy sauce factory, and visited them one by one.

During this process, Zhang Yu tried to collect as much product information as possible.

Although he is not familiar with the price information of these commodities, he will seriously learn from others what he did not know before.

After looking at the purchasing tasks, only vegetables were left. I thought this would be the easiest item to purchase, but I didn't expect something went wrong with this item.

Maybe he missed the time and there were no so many vegetables in the market.

Normally, vegetables would be delivered to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill in the morning every day, and this batch of vegetables was subsidized by the factory at its own expense.

Including pork, these are subsidies purchased by the factory for workers who worked overtime this week.

Seeing the remaining not-so-fresh vegetables here, he simply went to the team where he purchased goods last time. It had been many days since the last time, and the new batch of vegetables and eggs should have been almost stockpiled.

When I went to Zhangyu to purchase vegetables, I happened to see a pig being slaughtered in the village. One pig broke its leg when it jumped over the wall to escape. Its leg injury has not healed well and it doesn't eat much. It is about to lose weight.

So the village decided to sell it. Since they had come across it, they wouldn't miss it.

The production brigade I visited this time was near Beijing and had a relatively large population, so there was actually a telephone in the team.

He immediately borrowed a phone and called the Logistics and Procurement Department: "Hello, this is Zhang Yu from Logistics. Please connect me to Director Wang from the Logistics Department."

After waiting for a while, the call came back.

"Hey, Xiaoyu, is there anything wrong?" Uncle Wang asked anxiously, fearing that something might happen to his comrade's child under his nose.

"Uncle Wang, I was shopping downstairs today. There happened to be an injured pig downstairs that needed to be slaughtered today. It hadn't been sent to the market yet. I just happened to run into it. I wanted to ask, does our factory need to purchase anything?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Xiaoyu, tell the team leader to keep it for our factory. I'll take people there right away." Upon hearing that there was pork, Director Wang, whose hair had turned white due to recent purchasing difficulties, immediately asked him to stay.

The team leader was very happy to hear that they wanted all of them. After all, it was not a festival and the people in the village were reluctant to spend money to buy meat.