Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 11 The Important Thing Says Three Times
As soon as he entered the backyard, Xu Qing hurriedly opened the door of his house.

I saw three little ones lying on the edge of the kang, quietly writing their homework.

Immediately relieved.

He was afraid that his younger brothers and sisters would follow him into the river. After all, something happened in the alley next door. As the eldest brother, Xu Qing had to worry.

Xu Aiguo saw that his elder brother came back with a nervous expression, he didn't know what was wrong, so he hurriedly asked:
"Brother, what happened?"

Seeing that the three little ones were all well and sound in the house, Xu Qing's tense nerves suddenly relaxed.

"fine."

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he took a deep breath, walked into the house, and closed the door behind him.

It's too cold to be open like summer.

The little girl reached out her hand and took out a homework book from her schoolbag, and walked up to Xu Qing with braids, grinning excitedly.

"Brother, the teacher gave me an excellent grade today, you see."

Xu Qing glanced down and reached out to touch the little guy's head, feeling relieved.

Xu Qing sorted out the thoughts in his mind, called his second brother Xu Aiguo and third brother Xu Fengming to him, and briefly told the three little ones what the third master said just now.

Of course, the details were not disclosed. The three little ones were still young, so Xu Qing could only say briefly and concisely that the child in the alley next door went skating in the river and fell into the water and had an accident.

Then he specifically emphasized:
"Whether it's summer or winter, you are not allowed to go to the river to play. If you want to go, come back and ask me first."

"Without my consent, you are not allowed to approach the river!"

When the three children heard Xu Qing's words, they all nodded their heads to show that they understood.

However, Xu Qing was still worried and warned again.

"Where there is water, you must never go. No matter who asks you to play in the water, you must first come back and ask me."

"Remember, no matter it's summer or winter, even if the river freezes, it's not allowed!"

Xu Qing repeated it three times in a row, and then he was a little relieved.

The three little ones have never seen their elder brother look so serious.

They all listened carefully and nodded repeatedly.

Xu Qing also knew that today was too serious, so he softened his tone and said:
"Okay, hurry up and do your homework, brother will cook for you now."

The three little ones obediently lay back on the edge of the kang, and each started writing his or her homework.

After such an episode.

Xu Qing realized that taking good care of his younger siblings was not an easy task.

Because accidents are always everywhere!

While Xu Qing was lighting the fire on the stove in the kitchen, he took advantage of his free time to smoke a cigarette.

As a result, when I looked up again, I found that the sky outside the window was already dark.

When he entered the kitchen, it was still on, and it went dark after a cigarette, which was really fast.

But winter is like this, the dawn is late, but the darkness is fast, and the days are always shorter than summer.

Through the kitchen window, Xu Qing could hear Liu Haizhong scolding his two sons in the courtyard.

Ice skating in the river killed people and made everyone panic.

Xu Qing threw the cigarette butt into the stove, opened the kitchen door curtain, and shouted to his second brother Xu Aiguo:

"Be patriotic, turn on the lights, do your homework in the dark, don't damage your eyes."

The electricity bill these days is not cheap. It once cost 64 cents, (after [-] it was [-] cents), but Xu Qing did not want to save money in this regard.

The three little ones are all still young, and their eyes are damaged, and it’s hard to spend money to cure them.

"Okay, bro!"

Xu Aiguo responded, turned on the light, and continued doing homework with his younger siblings.

Xu Qing lowered the curtain between the front room and the kitchen.

After washing my hands, I put the steamed buns mixed with stick noodles into the pot, and also put a few leftover dumplings and steamed buns from yesterday.

When the steamed buns in the pot were hot, Xu Qing took out the tickets from his left cotton trousers pocket and sorted them out.

Two three-liang meat stamps, five one-pound food stamps, one twenty-liang gas stamp, and four five-inch cloth stamps.

Twelve tickets can buy six taels of meat, five catties of noodles, two taels of oil and two feet of cloth.

The food is not too much, but it is enough for the four brothers and sisters to eat for a few days.

However, these are just tickets. If you want to buy them back from the supply and marketing cooperative, you still need money.

But Xu Qing didn't have much money in his hands right now.

It would take a few days for the wages to be paid, so I put the tickets back in my pocket.

The ticket issue is resolved.

Money is more troublesome.

The ability to split in two doesn't work on money.

Just relying on the salary increase after becoming a full-time employee next spring is not an option.

The three little ones are growing up day by day, and there will be more and more places to spend money.

Fortunately, this winter, the three of them have not caught a cold yet.

Otherwise, the ten or so yuan accumulated on Xu Qing's body may not be enough.

Xu Qing was a little worried about this, but for a while, he couldn't think of a good solution.

I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Traveling through this era, the economy has just started, and there are many things that you can't do if you want to, and there are too many restrictions.

And it's winter again, what can we do?
Besides, to be honest, Xu Qing is only a 17-year-old child now.

It's just that he is older than his younger brothers and sisters, but in the eyes of the people in the courtyard, he is still a young boy.

In fact, there are many ways to make money. You can work as a second-tier dealer on the street. The prices are slightly higher, and you can go to the countryside to collect some goods, and then sell them in the city to people who have money but no votes.

Although this can be regarded as speculation, there are not a few people in Forty-Nine City who do this.

People who don't have a ticket, don't they eat?The living can't be suffocated by urine, right?

Xu Qing inquired secretly in the factory today.

It is said that Xu Damao, who lives in the backyard together, does this kind of thing.

Xu Qing used to go to school and focus on studying and never paid attention to this aspect. When he heard what that person said, he couldn't believe it for a while.

But then I thought about it, Xu Damao spends a lot of money, and the cigarettes he usually smokes are not economical cigarettes that cost eight cents a pack, but peonies that cost more than three cents a pack.

In addition, he owns a bicycle and goes to the countryside to show movies in the commune from time to time. With such a convenient opportunity, anyone would do it.

Xu Damao is a thief, so he will definitely do this secretly.

Xu Qing sat in front of the stove, letting the red flames turn his face red.

At this time, I was thinking about how to make money.

It is unrealistic to be a second-hand dealer. First, you have to work in the factory every day, and you have to go home to cook for your younger siblings after get off work.

I had a day off on Sunday, but I went to the countryside for one day, and no one I knew could introduce me to it. It took more than half a month of hard work. After receiving the things, I had to quickly think of ways to get rid of them.

Both ends will not be able to get started in a while.

After thinking for a while, Xu Qing's eyes suddenly lit up.

Erdao dealers can't do it, just resell tickets.

It just so happens that I have the ability to divide into two.

Isn't it possible to get more tickets and exchange them for money?
Deaf old ladies do that sometimes anyway.

The risk is small and the cost to you is zero.

In addition, there is Xu Damao, a second-rate dealer right in front of the courtyard, so there is no risk.

Xu Qing reviewed it in his mind and felt that it was feasible.

He looked down at the fire in the stove, grabbed two briquettes and threw them in.

Xu Qing stood up, walked out of the kitchen, out of the house, and walked straight to the door of Xu Damao's house.

　Ask for collection! ! !Ask for a recommendation ticket! ! !Ask for a comment! ! !
　　


(End of this chapter)