Year: I had a good time when I was young

Chapter 941 People can change

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang are close to the Chu family. If the Chu family has any problems, even Jia Zhang will take the initiative to help.

Qin Huairu was conquered by Chu Xiangqian both mentally and physically, so she would naturally side with her second and third uncles.

If she couldn't really say that she was the daughter-in-law of the Chu family, Qin Huairu would be closer to her second aunt, Aiguo, Aimin and Aiqiu.

Moreover, Qin Jingru is Qin Huairu's cousin. As the elder sister, Qin Huairu can get close to her cousin, her cousin-in-law, and help the Chu family do things, and no one can say anything wrong.

As for Jia Zhang, she was truly bought by money.

In addition to being a regular worker sweeping the floor at the steel mill, he collected copper coins every month and sold them to Qin Huairu, making a dozen yuan in extra income every month.

In Jia Zhang's heart, Chu Xiangqian is her breadwinner.

Now Jia Zhang no longer accepted copper coins. On Sundays, when she had a day off, she would go to her parents' home and several surrounding villages to collect calligraphy, paintings, and porcelain.

It is basically difficult to get good calligraphy and paintings, and it all depends on luck.

But it is impossible to have fake porcelain in the countryside in that era.

A large Jiajing colored plate, although not in very good condition, was bought by Qin Huairu for 60 yuan.

It was then taken away by Chu Xiangqian for 120 yuan.

But for Jia Zhang, it was a huge sum of money.

In the past year or so, I have been very active in visiting second-hand goods purchasing stations in the countryside and Beijing.

And Qinhuairu has no shortage of bristles and chestnuts.
Occasionally, I would hear Jia Zhang say that a certain purchasing station or a certain family had antiques that looked like good stuff.

I would also give her bristles or chestnuts in exchange.

The most money Jia Zhang ever made was when she exchanged 25 kilograms of chestnuts and 5 kilograms of dried bacon for a painting of mandarin ducks playing in the water by Bada Shanren from a family of teachers.

Chu Xiangqian offered Qin Huairu a share price of 420 at the time, and after Qin Huairu returned home, he gave Jia Zhangshi 140.

The old woman was so happy and excited that she couldn't sleep well for several nights.

In the past, when Qin Huairu did not go home at night, the old woman did not say anything and even promised to take care of her grandson and granddaughter.

After Qin Huairu left, he would complain a few words and even speak ill of Qin Huairu in front of Banggeng.

But since then, Jia Zhang not only stopped complaining, but would also take the initiative to tell Banggeng and Xiaodang from time to time how hard it was for Qin Huairu to be a mother.

In the first half of this year, Chu Xiangqian hadn't come back for such a long time, and he would take the initiative to ask Qin Huairu why Chu Xiangqian hadn't come back yet?

She even began to worry that Chu Xiangqian had other women outside and looked down on Qin Huairu, a 32-year-old widow.

To the extent that Qin Huairu herself began to worry.

Every time Jia Zhangshi did this, Qin Huairu would not be able to sleep all night.

But in Chu Xiangqian's eyes, 32-year-old Qin Huairu and nearly 30-year-old Lou Xiaoe are no longer immature, and are at the age when they are most charming and beautiful.
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When Qin Huairu pushed his bicycle back to the central courtyard, he saw his next-door neighbor Sha Zhu complaining to his wife Yu Li.

Chu Xiangqian has returned to Beijing and didn’t even come over to take a look.

Also, no one knew where this guy had dinner in the evening, so they asked him, Aiguo and Aimin to go to Qianmen to prepare dinner for him, but they came back empty-handed.

Qin Huairu was suddenly shocked.

Chu Xiangqian just returned to Beijing today, and she only found out about it from Chu Xiangqian.

But where did this guy Shazhu hear the news?

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu no longer had time to go home and prepare roast chicken for her children.

He pretended to be nonchalant and asked with a smile, "Yu Li's family, how do you know whether Aiguo's elder brother has returned or not? You are a kitchen supervisor who works in the factory all day, how do you know?
Maybe he didn’t come back at all.”

After Sha Zhu married Yu Li, he became more indifferent to Qin Huairu.

It’s not that he doesn’t have any romantic thoughts, but Qin Huairu simply ignores him.

Even an old hag like Jia Zhangshi wasn't worried at all that Qin Huairu would get together with Sha Zhu.

As time went by, Sha Zhu's thoughts naturally faded.

He smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you don't know that Xiang Qian's wife called the factory a few days ago.

He said that Xiang Qian would return to Beijing in a few days to do some work, and asked Aiguo and Aimin to clean up the yard at Qianmen.

So that you won’t feel uncomfortable when you come back.

These days, Aiguo and Aimin are not busy in the afternoon, so they will take turns to go over and take a look.

Today, Aiguo said that he saw his brother's luggage, but after get off work, the three of us went there with food and two bottles of wine.

Xiang Qian that guy hasn't come back yet."

After saying that, he sighed again, "The kitchen staff knew about Xiang Qian's return this afternoon, and I don't know who told the factory director and Deputy Factory Director Li.

Before leaving get off work, he came to me, Aiguo and Aimin and said that he wanted to invite Xiangqian to dinner the next day.

If I hadn’t said this, I wouldn’t know if the factory manager would scold me tomorrow.”

Qin Huairu finally felt relieved.

As for why the director of the steel rolling mill and Deputy Director Li went to find Chu Xiangqian.

You don't even have to guess to know that they must be looking for Chu Xiangqian to get unplanned supplies.

Everyone knew a few years ago that Chu Xiangqian could get good things.

If it weren't for the chestnuts and fish that Chu Xiangqian brought for food, life would have been even more difficult for everyone in the yard.

Qin Huairu said with a smile, "This is not easy. Anyway, he loves his country and the people and sometimes he will go to Qianmen to live for a few days to look after the house for his elder brother and sister-in-law.

Let Aiguo and Aimin stay there tonight. Once their elder brother comes back, won’t he know everything? "

Sha Zhu slapped his thigh and laughed, "Don't say anything, let's do it."

After saying that, he hurried to the backyard to find Aiguo.

But I am somewhat unhappy about loving my country and my people.

Firstly, Chu Jingqi, the boy from Aiguo’s family, was born in October last year, and Chu Jingye, the boy from Aimin’s family, was born in August last year.

The two children are still young, and the two brothers are a little worried about leaving their wife to take care of them alone.

Secondly, as a young man, who would want to go to the front door and sleep alone instead of having a wife to hug?
As for whether there would be thieves visiting the yard at the front door, the food and drinks there were there before Chu Xiangqian and his family went to Hong Kong Island.

I had already told Aiguo and Aimin to take away all the rations, dried meat and dried fish in the yard.

Otherwise it will go bad if left for too long.

So there's nothing to steal over there by the front door right now.

As for the antiques hidden in the secret room in the front yard, only Chu Xiangqian, Xue Jinglan and the master knew the entrance.

Of course, to Chu Xiangqian, furniture and bedding were worthless, but to some people, they could still make a lot of money by stealing and selling them.

But Xue Jianrong's men were already there, keeping an eye on the yard all the time.

Not to mention petty theft, if a stranger enters that alley, there will be someone secretly watching him.

Aiguo evaded the question by saying, "Brother, let's go to work early tomorrow and ride our bikes over to take a look. Then we'll know if my brother has returned to live there.

Why would you need to stay there for a night? ”

Sha Zhu was stunned. He Yushui, who was standing next to him, also didn't want to sleep alone, so she quickly agreed with her man.

Sha Zhu then smiled awkwardly and said that he would come over tomorrow morning to wake Aiguo up early.

After Shazhu left, Aiguo sat in the chair and thought about it, then suddenly sighed.

He Yushui asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"

Aiguo hesitated for a few seconds, but still shook his head helplessly and said, "You know my elder brother. I heard from Ailin that in addition to my sister-in-law, Gangsheng, and Feifei, my elder brother has several sisters-in-law in Hong Kong Island.

Even Tianzhu’s wife and Ying’s wife are there.

It is possible that my eldest brother has a lover in the capital, which is why he does not want to go back home."

After saying that, he sighed again, "I really didn't expect that my elder brother and uncle would encounter a blind bear when they went into the mountains.

My uncle passed away, and my eldest brother was seriously injured and almost died, so his personality changed so much."

He Yushui rolled his eyes at Aiguo and said, "You said it yourself, my brother almost died.

My uncle passed away again, which must be a big blow to my eldest brother.

It's normal to become different.

Besides, it's none of your business to take care of your elder brother's affairs. Or do you want to persuade your elder brother?"

Aiguo hurriedly shook his head, thinking that if he went to persuade him, he would probably get beaten.

Not to mention, my eldest sister-in-law doesn’t care, and neither do my parents and third uncle. How can I, as a younger brother, take care of it?
He Yushui felt relieved when he saw that Aiguo knew his own weight.

Although he had admired Chu Xiangqian before, He Yushui now felt fortunate when he thought of all the women Chu Xiangqian had.

Moreover, Chu Xiangqian is not home all day long. If I were the eldest sister-in-law, I don’t know how many times I would cry.

Then he asked, "What do you, the factory director and deputy factory director, want to do by inviting Big Brother to dinner?"

"What else could it be? It's nothing more than wanting more unplanned food and meat."

In the past, He Yushui would have worried about whether Chu Xiangqian could get so much food and meat.

Or will I make a mistake by helping others?

You know, Chu Xiangqian has quite a lot of property in Hong Kong Island, and he was willing to give away houses worth 70,000 or 80,000 or even hundreds of thousands of dollars to his younger brothers and sisters.

Naturally, there is no such worry.

He smiled and said, "Okay, go to bed early, otherwise my brother will come to wake you up early tomorrow morning and you will still be sleeping like a pig.

Also, when Big Brother comes back, he will definitely check on you and Ai Min’s kung fu.

If Ai Qiu speaks ill of you two brothers in front of Big Brother again, just wait!"

After saying this, He Yushui started laughing.

Chu Xiangqian has not been in the capital for more than half a year. Aiguo sleeps until early every day. How could she, as his wife, not know whether he has practiced martial arts or not?
When Aiguo heard this, he couldn't help but frown.

Although Chu Xiangqian was close to him and Ai Min, he would show no mercy when it came time to beat them.

Even though the two brothers are already grown up, even if they join forces, they will be knocked down by Chu Xiangqian in just three or two moves, let alone a fight with Chu Xiangqian.

Since I can't win, I have no confidence to speak.

Not to mention, Chu Xiangqian took the two brothers into the mountains and killed the bear with his own hands.

This had a huge impact on the patriotic and people-loving hearts of the teenagers at the time.

Subconsciously, I felt that I should never make my elder brother angry.

Aiguo suddenly wished that Chu Xiangqian had other women in the capital.

Otherwise, if I go back to stay tonight, he would catch me early tomorrow morning and ask me to see how my two brothers are progressing in martial arts.

But when he thought of that little girl Ai Qiu, Ai Guo suddenly stood up and said, "No, I have to curry favor with that little sister.

Big brother loves her the most, and having her say a few good words is worth ten words from Ai Min and me."

After saying that, he rummaged in the cupboard for a while and went to the front yard with half a bag of pastries.

He went to Ai Min's house first and told Ai Min about this. Then the two brothers took food and went out to look for Ai Qiu Shi at the second aunt's store across the street.

I happened to see Qin Huairu pushing her bicycle and preparing to go out.

"Sister Qin, do you have to work the night shift again?"

Qin Huairu smiled with a guilty conscience and said, "I can't help it. I have collected a lot of old goods recently. If I don't take inventory early, my bonus will be deducted."

These days, wages generally aren’t deducted. Even if you make some minor mistakes, your bonus will be deducted first.

Such as saving awards, quality awards, safety awards, and awards for exceeding the task plans assigned by superiors.

What the second-hand goods recycling station values ​​most is the reward for exceeding the task target.

The maximum amount you can get is 25% of your monthly standard salary.

Since Qin Huairu no longer had to worry about the bristle task, their station could get at least two or three bristle excess task awards every year.

It can also be regarded as a means for Qin Huairu to win over colleagues at the recycling station and establish his prestige.

Once the second young master of the Jiang family mentioned this in the yard, it was no longer a secret.

So everyone got used to Qin Huairu sometimes working night shifts.

Of course, Chu Xiangqian has not spent much time in the capital in recent years.

He often went back home to live, or went to live with sisters Jinzhi and Jinxiu.

It was rare for him to stay overnight with Qin Huairu and Lou Xiao'e, so no one suspected anything.

From time to time, Qin Huairu would bring some pig bristles to the purchasing station during work, and everyone thought she went there to collect the stuff overnight.

So even if Qin Huairu was not at the purchasing station at night, no one would have thought that she was out meeting her lover.

Even if some people are jealous and deliberately slander her as a widow, at least her colleagues at the purchasing station will see that Qin Huairu is doing welfare for everyone.

Not only would no one say anything irresponsible, but they would also take the initiative to help her explain to her superiors.

After Qin Huairu finished speaking, Jia Zhangshi walked into the front yard from the middle yard at some point, holding a lunch box in her hand.

Pretending to chase after him, "Huai Ru, take some steamed bread with you, in case you get hungry after a busy night."

Qin Huairu knew at a glance that her mother-in-law was here to cover for her.

Thinking about the two roasted chickens that he had just brought back and how happily his mother-in-law and two children were eating them, his love for Chu Xiangqian grew even stronger.

While hurriedly thanking him, he whispered, "Mom, you don't have to buy groceries tomorrow. Also, I'll be back once the things are sold."

Jia Zhang's face lit up with joy. It seemed that she would be able to eat something delicious tomorrow.

And the so-called "things" are naturally antiques.

When I think about the four porcelain pieces and a seal I have collected in the past six months.

According to the price I know, it is at least 150 yuan.

Unfortunately, my luck has not been very good in the past six months, and the porcelain I collected is far inferior to that large colorful plate.

However, even if it is purchased privately, the price will be 20% to 30% lower than that of the commissioned store, but it is still more than 100 yuan.

It’s equivalent to several months’ salary.

Thinking of this, Jia Zhang could no longer hide her smile.

He smiled and nodded quickly, saying, "Huai Ru, work is work, be serious and don't let your boss find an excuse to scold you.

By the way, you should work harder, be more positive, and take the initiative to help your leaders solve problems, so that they will pay more attention to you. "

To the ears of a patriot who loves the people, these words encouraged Qin Huairu to work hard.

But in Qin Huairu's eyes, this was for her to serve Chu Xiangqian wholeheartedly, so that Chu Xiangqian would not become fickle and no longer care about her in the future.

I am even more afraid of cutting off the antique business.

(End of this chapter)