I am many years in the courtyard

Chapter 135, Jia Zhang Borrowing Money
On the way back, I pushed the car for many years, and the books were placed in the back seat of the car, and Qin Huairu helped to carry them back on foot.

When I returned to the courtyard, the neighbors were all surprised: I’m afraid it’s not because the money is too hot for many years, right?Buy so many books?Can I see it all?

Zhou Hongmei, Hu Meifeng and Fan Zhaodi were also stunned, and the former walked into the study and said worriedly to Many Nian:

"San'er, I know you are rich, but you can't make such a desperate effort, right? So many books, how much will it cost?"

"It's not much, it's only a dozen yuan. Mom, don't talk about it. Of course I have my own reasons for buying these books."

Many years helplessly explained, Qin Huairu next to him lowered his head and did not speak.

On the way back, I had told her for many years not to talk nonsense.

With a unified caliber, these books only cost a dozen yuan, and there is no more detailed price.

Anyone else here to borrow books?

That's not okay, books are not loaned out!
The price of the book is completely prevented from leaking. After all, the price of the book of this era is directly printed on the page, which is very detailed.

Seeing him like this again, Zhou Hongmei didn't know what to say.

She is illiterate, otherwise, she can look at the price of the book.

A book has been placed on the bookshelf for many years, and there are only a few books he is reading on the big book case.

After tidying up, Qin Huairu was asked to move a stool and let her practice writing beside her.

"I will teach you ten characters every day, from pronunciation to writing and strokes, and gradually increase."

"I'll teach you how to use the Xinhua Dictionary when you've learned enough."

Qin Huairu is not a child of seven or eight years old, relatively speaking, she is more patient.

But it also needs to go from easy to difficult, instead of giving her a high degree of difficulty from the very beginning.

Ten words a day is not too much, just add more in the future.

In addition to literacy, you also need to be able to write, and then there are books such as mathematics, and then slowly expand.

"Okay, Brother Anian." Qin Huairu said very seriously, and there was a little fellow sitting beside him, that is Xu Weidong.

He also studied with him. It wasn't his mother Fan Zhaodi who asked him to come, but he asked for it himself.

Anyway, one sheep is also driven, and one more Xu Weidong is not much, and he has been teaching for many years.

It took more than half an hour for Qin Huairu to recognize ten characters, and taught her how to write.

All that was left was for her to practice one page of each word, and then he would come back later to check her learning by reciting, dictating, and other methods.

Then he sat in front of the big book desk and read a book.

Today I don't read miscellaneous books, but Chinese medicine books.

Time flies, an afternoon passed quickly.

In the evening, Lao Xu and the others came back, and before entering the house, they found that many neighbors had gathered by the door.

They are all looking at the study room for many years.

It's very grand, the key is that there are a lot of books in it, even Xu Wumei and the others who came back from school ran to the study to stay.

Lao Xu's children stopped playing, and all of them became children who love to read. This change caused the neighbors to talk about it.

Seeing this scene, Lao Xu was very happy at first, until Zhou Hongmei complained, saying that the third son spent more than ten yuan to buy a lot of books in the afternoon.

The good mood is gone in an instant.

Why spend so much money on books?
Can't I borrow books?
Before Lao Xu could say anything, there was movement from the middle courtyard, and the neighbors ran over one by one.

For many years in the house, I didn't continue to read books.

Now the sky is getting dark fast, and the light is no longer enough to read in the house.

If you light a kerosene lamp or turn on the light, Lao Xu or Zhou Hongmei will definitely complain.

And Xu Wumei and the others had already run away, and went to the middle courtyard to join in the fun.

In the kitchen, Qin Huairu was cooking and helped to light the fire for many years.

After waiting for a while, the three little ones came back to report the situation first.

It turned out that it was Jia Zhang who asked Yi Zhonghai to borrow money, but the latter was unwilling. Jia Zhang became furious immediately, and then threatened to reveal his 'ugly' side.

In this way, Yi Zhonghai's weakness was hit directly, and he was discouraged.

But when Yi Zhonghai was writing the IOU, Jia Zhang's family intensified and turned borrowing money into taking money, so of course he refused.

So, it happened again.

Just when the big mom came in, she saw the two people 'scrambling' together, and she screamed instantly.

All the neighbors came and watched.

The ins and outs of the matter are roughly like this, and the specific truth seems to be less important.

However, it has been very strange for many years. Why did Jia Zhang borrow money?

It stands to reason that Jia Dongxu's salary is not low. There are only two people in their family, and they have a house. Even if they have bicycles, it is useless to have money.

Therefore, Jia Zhang's borrowing money is simply nonsense and unreasonable trouble.

"Third Uncle, I know, I know"

Regarding this question, Xu Weidong suddenly raised his little hand and said.

Everyone looked at him, and even said with a smile for many years: "Then tell me quickly, what do you know?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, the little guy said with great satisfaction:
"I heard a few days ago that Mrs. Jia seems to have told Uncle Jia about a relationship. I heard that the woman wants a lot of bride price, and she wants cash, nothing else."

"How much dowry do you want?"

Qin Huairu was also very curious, so she asked the question casually.

The betrothal gifts in this era are generally not many, and the cost is more than ten or twenty yuan.

Those so-called wealthy ladies don't even want bride price, but they will have a lot of dowry instead.

"I don't know, but I heard from the aunt on the other side that it seems to be 200 yuan."

hiss!
The temperature in the kitchen rose a lot in an instant, and the astonishment on his face for many years could not be concealed:
"No way? Do you want such a lot of gifts?"

Just at this time, Fan Zhaodi at the door came in with a smile and asked what kind of bride price?
Her son immediately told the story, which made her stunned.

"Really?"

The woman who is going to marry Jia Dongxu is not made of gold, is it?

It's cruel enough to ask for such a lot of gifts!
To be honest, she is also a greedy person, but it is also the first time she has heard that the bride price requires so much money.

In the past, when one yuan was equal to 1 yuan, 200 yuan was already 200 million.

How does the little guy know if it's real or fake?

And Xu Wumei and Zhou Hongmei also came in, and then they also participated in this topic.

Zhou Hongmei knew more information and confirmed the matter from the side, but it was not a bride price of 200 yuan, but Jia Zhang asked Yi Zhonghai for 300 yuan.

In this way, the sky-high price of 200 yuan seems to be traceable, and it is not groundless.

After everyone knew about it, they were even more surprised, and became more and more curious about that woman.

As for Jia Zhang's ability to make trouble and her future daughter-in-law's exorbitant bride price, I just listened to it for many years for fun, and then forgot about it.

Don't inquire about other people's affairs.

Live your life better than anything else.

After dinner, I went to He Yuzhu's house for many years and invited him to my new house.

In the living room of the new house, Lao Xu, Zhou Hongmei, and Qin Huairu are also there. He Yuzhu is invited to come over today, mainly to discuss the menu and the specific number of tables for the wedding banquet.

He Yuzhu is the cook of the courtyard house, so of course he was directly invited to help with the cooking.

To be honest, for many years, I would rather hire a cook from outside than invite neighbors.

It is easier to hire people from outside, and maybe not so expensive.

But Lao Xu thought it was He Yuzhu. After all, Silly Zhu followed his father He Daqing from elementary school to university, and his cooking skills are not bad.

He Daqing's Tan family cuisine and Sichuan cuisine are of the standard of first-class chefs, so they are naturally not bad.

At that time, it was more than ten years ago, and Beiping had not yet been liberated. Lao Xu had eaten the food made by He Daqing several times, and it was delicious.

Walking into the living room, He Yuzhu praised, "San, your house is really nice, but this bathroom is really smelly?"

As soon as he entered the door, he talked about the bathroom. This idiot was either out of his mind or completely out of his mind.

"Didn't I tell you a long time ago, you must believe it or not, now you believe it?"

After laughing for many years, He Yuzhu touched his forehead in embarrassment, and sat on the mahogany marble stool.

He clicked his tongue again, and found that the stools, tables, chairs, doors, etc. of the house for many years were very harmonious.

I used to feel that my brain was flooded for many years, and I went to buy those dirty old furniture instead of buying those brand new furniture.

Now it seems that people have been sharp-eyed for many years.

Because these old-fashioned furniture look really pleasing to the eye, without being obtrusive at all.

After chatting about these furniture for a while, I went straight to the point and got to the point.

As early as last month, Lao Xu had told someone about inviting He Yuzhu to be the chef.

Now it is time to finalize the details, and at the same time, it is almost time to prepare the ingredients.

For example, some dried shiitake mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots and other dry goods can be prepared in advance, as well as tableware, tables and chairs, etc., which should also be prepared in advance.

For the specific number of tables, I have calculated the number of tables with Lao Xu and Zhou Hongmei for many years, and then confirmed it with Qin Huairu.

There are nine tables, and each table has about ten people. In this era, it can be regarded as an upper-middle level.

Generally, when people set up wine, there are three or four tables at least, and more than ten or twenty tables.

After all, in this day and age, many families have many relatives, so there is really no way.

Unless there is no wine, otherwise, it can't be justified.

Each table ordered ten dishes, which meant perfection, but this was directly rejected because there were too many dishes.

He was so angry that he had been speechless for many years, so he simply put it badly and let Lao Xu and the others decide for themselves.

Qin Huairu gently held his hand beside him, giving him silent support.

The two young people had "no objection", so Lao Xu and Zhou Hongmei directly ordered six dishes, which is a good intention.

But then on the combination of meat and vegetables, there were different differences with Lao Xu after many years.

The former wanted more meat dishes, while the latter wished they had all vegetarian dishes.

In the end, it took many years to decide, and directly set the dishes with two meat and four vegetables. Of course, it is not a pure meat dish, but a combination of meat and vegetables.

Vinegar cabbage, eggplant and beans, cucumber, fried bamboo shoots fried in lard, braised pork with potatoes, stewed chicken with mushrooms.

After He Yuzhu finished listening, he was also silent.

These dishes are very simple, and they are not dishes that should be prepared at a wedding banquet, because they are too homely.

However, if you want Lao Xu to agree to hold the wedding banquet in the way of Tan family dishes, then it is better to kill them.

What is Tanjia cuisine?

It was the family feast of Tan Zongjun, a bureaucrat in the late Qing Dynasty. Because it was the second place in the second year of Tongzhi, it was also called "the second place dish".

Such as yellow braised shark's fin, clear soup jelly, grilled big black ginseng, steamed chicken with straw mushrooms, steamed mandarin fish, etc., are all famous dishes of Tan's cuisine.

Could these be dishes that ordinary people eat?

Of course, he wouldn't be so stupid as to eat these dishes at the wedding banquet for many years, but he felt that the old Xu ordered these dishes, alas, let him go!

It's just that when he heard old Xu Chong and He Yuzhu order that when stewed chicken with mushrooms and stewed pork with potatoes, add more side dishes, he couldn't bear it for many years.

"Father, are you too stingy? The ratio of meat and vegetables is two to eight? Is this a meat dish? Is this a vegan dish?"

"Why is it a vegetarian dish? Isn't there meat?"

Old Xu Weng replied angrily, and immediately said to He Yuzhu: "Don't talk to him, just listen to me, you're right."

"." I was speechless again for many years.

There is an old man on the table, he is very helpless, let's separate after marriage, I can't bear it!

Although it is said that Lao Xu's frugal approach is correct, but he must save everything, so what's the point of living like this?
He has never seen Cheng Zhongyun, Kang Yongsong and other leaders so frugal.

Things in the future are still so far away, no matter how bad it is, he will escape directly into the army in seven or eight years, and it will be useless for anyone to come.

After the separation, he and Qin Huairu closed the door and cooked by themselves.

Not to mention eating meat every meal, at least one meal a day.

The matter of the wedding banquet is discussed here.

The matter of buying ingredients has naturally been done by myself for many years, so there is no need to bother He Yuzhu.

For the latter's wages, Lao Xu even had an extreme tug with Sha Zhu.

What Lao Xu said is that the dishes this time are relatively simple, and there are only nine tables of dishes, not many, five yuan of hard-earned money will do.

He Yuzhu quit, so little money to send beggars?
"You work so hard every day in the rolling mill, and your salary is only 30 yuan a month. If you cook nine tables of meals, I will give you five yuan, which is a lot!"

He Yuzhu also stiffened his neck when he heard what Old Xu said, "I am taking the risk of being discovered by the leader to make a wedding banquet for your third child, and I have to bring two helpers, so you only give me five dollars? I won't do it, you can go to whoever you like, anyway, I won't do it."

As he said that, He Yuzhu was about to get up and leave, but Lao Xu hurriedly stopped him and persuaded him loudly.

After watching it for many years, it was already badly placed, and I suddenly discovered that maybe this is also quite good.

Dad should be grateful for helping him so much!
How good would it be to save him money and help him worry about everything?
He directly picks up ready-made ones without any effort, so let's continue to sell them with peace of mind.

Seeing his indifferent attitude, Qin Huairu was also very curious, but she didn't say anything.

Tonight, she just acts quietly as his vase, and she doesn't need to do anything, just listen.

(End of this chapter)