Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 167

For the first time, Mrs. Jia Zhang did not get angry at Qin Huairu. She only looked up at Shazhu and Qin Huairu who were leaving and looked at each other. Then he lowered his head and continued to paste the kite with stick stems.

At the door of Silly Zhu House, Qin Huairu knew that Yushui had left for school, so she whispered:

"Silly Zhu, can you lend me a few dollars?"

Silly Zhu was actually prepared in his heart. After all, Qin Huairu came to him most of the time to borrow things, either money or a face.
There are other things too, but never borrow money as much.

Silly Zhu thought for a while, but did not refuse, but asked: "Sister Qin, how much do you plan to borrow?"

"Five yuan, I will pay you back when the salary is paid at the end of the month."

Silly Zhu readily reached out and took out the money, counted five yuan, and handed it to Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu thanked him and quickly put away the money. After chatting with Sha Zhu for a while, he turned around and went back to his room.

Nowadays, Qin Huairu is the only apprentice worker left in the compound. Xu Qing passed the examination and became a full-time worker some time ago.

Therefore, in the past, Xu Qing's family had the worst life in the compound, followed by Jia's family.

But now, Xu Qing has become a first-class fitter, his salary has also increased, and his family's life is gradually getting better.

But the Jia family is still standing still.

Fortunately, Qin Huairu can still ask Sha Zhu for help. Relatively speaking, no matter how hard life is, she can still live on.

It's impossible to open the pot, although it's out of the question, but Qin Huairu is really envious of Xu Qing.

Xu Qing entered the factory later than Qin Huairu, but became a full-time employee ahead of her. It would be impossible for Qin Huairu not to be jealous.

Just envy, jealousy is useless.

When Qin Huairu entered the house with the money she had just borrowed, Jia Zhang asked in a low voice.

"How much did you borrow?"

"Five dollars."

Mrs. Jia Zhang groaned, and said nothing more. Five yuan was a lot, and it was enough for their family to relieve their urgent needs.

Of course, Mrs. Jia Zhang would be even happier if Silly Zhu could lend her family ten yuan and twenty.

But that's not realistic either.

Qin Huairu borrowed this money from Shazhu. If it were her, she probably wouldn't be able to borrow even five yuan.

After Qin Huairu entered the house, the aunt walked out of her own home. She had seen everyone at home just now, but everyone in the compound knew that Qin Huairu borrowed money from Sha Zhu.

So there is nothing to talk about. Times are bad, and every family's life is very tense. If you talk about this kind of thing behind your back, no one is willing to listen.

Besides, she and Yi Zhonghai both lived in the Zhongyuan. If word got out, Jia Zhang would definitely make trouble with her because of his sarcastic attitude.

The aunt simply pretended not to notice and continued to do whatever she needed to do.

As for the backyard, at this time Xu Qing was sitting at the door of the old lady's house, chatting with the old lady while watching the three little guys playing sandbags with the second uncle's two sons in the yard.

The second aunt was sitting at the door of her house, holding her insoles and watching quietly.

There were many children in the courtyard, so you didn't have to worry about finding anyone to play with. The little girl jumped up to Xu Qing and stretched out her hand to tug on the elder brother's arm.

"Brother, why don't you play together too?"

Xu Qing smiled and shook his head, rejecting his sister's offer.

At his age, it stands to reason that he can play along, but when he is working, his mind gradually breaks away from such things as playing.

He has to act like a grown man and hold up the family.

If the parents are still alive, that's a different matter.

But right now, his parents are not here, so he is the little adult at home.

Xu Qing mostly thinks about how to make his family's life better.

He has to think about the three cubs, and he also has to think about his own life events.

He has to worry about many things, in every aspect.

As a big brother, with a burden on his shoulders, it is difficult to relax.

Everyone in the compound saw Xu Qing's changes, and felt that Xu Qing had matured a lot since the second half of last year, as if he had grown up all of a sudden.

Whether it's handling things or doing things, they are just like adults, no different.

One person makes the family look good, which is not what it should be at the age of seventeen or eighteen.

Whenever the second aunt made fun of him, Xu Qing just smiled and said nothing.

If there is a choice, Xu Qing doesn't want to.

In the blink of an eye, March slipped away, and without any feeling, it was already the end of April.

In March, Xu Qing's salary was 35 yuan.

Now at the end of April, it’s still 35 yuan.

Xu Qing turned into a first-class fitter, and his salary was naturally as much as that of Er Mazi.

After queuing up to receive their wages, Xu Qing stood outside the crowd and counted with Er Mazi.

After making sure that nothing was missing, he and Er Mazi smoked cigarettes, put their arms around each other's shoulders, and headed back to the workshop against the setting sun.

After work in the afternoon, Xu Qing got on Ma Jiefang's bicycle and went directly to the state-run store to buy rice flour oil.

Qin Huairu also came to the state-owned store on Xu Damao's bicycle.

There were too many people in the supply and marketing cooperative, and it was so close to the factory, Xu Qing really didn't want to suffer that crime again.

Today, with Ma Jiefang here, Xu Qing stuffed him with the meat tickets secretly distributed in advance, and gave him money, and the soldiers split into two groups to buy things in state-owned stores.

Fifteen minutes later, the two met at the entrance of the state-owned store.

Xu Qing bought 32 catties of white noodles and [-] catties of stick noodles.

Once the two face pockets are tied, they are placed directly on the crossbeam of the horse Jiefang's bicycle.

Ma Jiefang was carrying pork in a net bag and hanging it on the handlebar of his bicycle.

After putting away the things, the two of them smoked and waited for Qin Huairu together with Xu Damao.

Xu Damao has stopped his business until now, and he didn't dare to start again.

There was nothing he could do. The beatings were severe and he was chased every day. Xu Damao was about to collapse.

I have no choice but to go to and from get off work in the factory, and wait until I feel completely fine again to go back to my old job.

As soon as Qin Huairu came out carrying two bags of noodles, Xu Qing, Xu Damao, and Ma Jiefang reached out to take them and helped put them on Xu Damao's bicycle.

The four of them wandered back towards the compound.

In the evening, Xu Qing stayed at Ma Jiefang's house for dinner. Today, he bought some meat. Xu Qing cut it in half and cooked a few dishes.

The tip of Ma Jiefang's nose was sweating, and he was hooked. Xu Fengming watched and laughed.

For the chili fried pork dish, Xu Qing used red chili peppers that were dried last year. The variety is unclear, but it is very spicy. The little guy likes it and thinks it is a good meal, but he does not dare to eat more.

But Ma Jiefang didn't know how deep it was. Seeing Xu Qingcai's stir-frying, he had a great appetite, but he couldn't stand it after a few chopsticks, so he quickly picked up the tea mug and drank water to rinse his mouth.

The little girl pursed her lips and snickered, put down the chopsticks in her little hand, took out the fruit candy that Ma Jiefang had given earlier, and handed it to her: "Brother Jiefang, you can eat a piece of candy. My elder brother's fried dish is really spicy. You can eat it like this. Unbearable."

Ma Jiefang seemed to have seen the power of Xu Qing's fried dish. He took the candy, tore off the candy wrapper twice, quickly put it in his mouth, took out a cigarette, and while smoking, slipped down the kang, and dodged far away:
"Brother Qingzi, you must have learned this dish from Brother Shazhu. It's so spicy that it won't kill you."

Xu Qing smiled and said nothing, this dish was indeed taught by Sha Zhu.

Because he was very good at cooking, Xu Qing learned the trick. These days, when meat is scarce, this method is very practical.

It's not because Ma Jiefang came that Xu Qing did this, but during this period, every time the family ate meat, it was almost like this.

It's better to eat two more meals than to finish it all in one.

After eating, Ma Jiefang was anxious to go back, fearing that his mother would scold him again if he went back late.

Xu Qing didn't stay any longer, and went out to send him out.

In the alley, Ma Jiefang held a flashlight and sat astride his bicycle. As if he remembered something, he asked Xu Qing:
"Brother Qingzi, on the eighth day of next month, Er Mazi from your workshop is getting married. You have to go then, right?"

Xu Qing nodded while smoking a cigarette.

Workshop workers get married, how can they not go.

But Ma Jiefang's question made Xu Qing a little curious.

"Brother Qingzi, the second pockmarked guy in your workshop is such a naughty guy. He even sent a wedding invitation to my dad a few days ago."

Xu Qing didn't know about this. Hearing Ma Jiefang's words, he couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

On second thought, if Uncle Ma hadn't helped him suppress the matter last year, Er Mazi would have suffered a lot.

It was reasonable for Er Mazi to invite Uncle Ma out of gratitude.

After sending Ma Jiefang away, Xu Qing went back to the house and told the three little ones that he was going to have a wedding next month.

The three little guys suddenly cheered happily.

Naturally, they will be very happy if they can follow suit!

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