Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 23 Pulling
The night was dark and deep, the wind was freezing, and the air was dry and cold.

Snowflakes all over the sky shrouded the entire courtyard without any scruples.

At this time, lights were on in several houses in the backyard.

Xu Qing was sitting in Xu Damao's room, seeing Xu Damao drinking hot water from a big tea mug, he didn't speak for a while, and then said:
"Brother Damao, I'll give you the ticket in just these two or three days!"

When Xu Damao heard this, he suddenly raised his eyes staring at the teapot. He stopped drinking water, put the teapot on the edge of the kang, grabbed a handful of clothes draped over his shoulders, walked to Xu Qing, and said with a happy face:
"Good brother, in our compound, I know you are the most reliable brother! That boy Shazhu, even though he is older than you, I have never looked down on him from the bottom of my heart.

In other words, brother, let me tell the truth, he is much better than Sha Zhu.As for the two boys from the second uncle’s family in our backyard, they can’t even compare to you! "

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he immediately said:

"Good brother, brother, I will help you worry about this matter after a busy day. The price offered by the children of the senior cadre compound was not hidden. I just gave you the truth. It stands to reason , in our line of business, if you usually do this, it’s breaking the rules, but we brothers, let’s not talk about that.”

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he paused for a while, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, smashed it out with his feet, looked at Xu Qing, rubbed his hands together and said:
"Brother, I was raised by Aunt Xu Shulin in the yard. Now that they are gone, I feel uncomfortable. So, this time, I won't make any money. I will give you 30 yuan for your hard work. That's the fee."

Seeing that Xu Damao first complimented him, and then mentioned his parents, Xu Qing went around for a long time, and finally said one word, asking for 30 yuan.

To put it bluntly, I just want nearly one-third of the money.

30 yuan doesn't sound like much, and it won't be enough to buy a box of Huazi in later generations.

But the problem is that in this era of tight supplies and no inflation, this is not a small amount of money.

On top of that, Xu Qing is currently working as an apprentice in the factory. He works hard for a month and earns an extra two and a half yuan.

Xu Qing quietly took two puffs of cigarettes, thoughts racing through his mind.

Although the tickets are divided into two at zero cost, it doesn't matter if you change more or less.

However, Xu Damao asked for 30 yuan to open his mouth, which was a bit of a big deal.

Of course, he found out about the disciple of the high-ranking cadre compound, so he should also be paid.

But, things can't happen like this.

Xu Qing thought for a moment and said, "Brother Damao, let's take 15 yuan."

This time it was Xu Damao who stopped talking, the briquettes in the stove in the room were completely burning now, and the blazing flames lit up Xu Qing's trouser legs.

"Twenty dollars."

As Xu Damao spoke, he put his hand on Xu Qing's shoulder and said:

"Good brother, brother, it's not easy for me to do this. If I don't pay attention, I might be shut down. After getting off work from the factory today, I didn't return to the yard, so I went to help you inquire in the snow.

It's not like you didn't miss it just now, brother, I have snowflakes on my head, and as soon as I found out the letter, I came back immediately and looked for you first, and I didn't even return to the house. "

Seeing that Xu Damao was playing the emotional card again, Xu Qing couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Silly Zhu didn't marry a wife before Xu Damao.

With Xu Damao's shrewdness and mind, Silly Zhu would probably be unable to match him.

But Xu Qing did not agree, but continued to pull with Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, you also know that it is impossible for me, an apprentice, to get this ticket. It was also entrusted to me by others to see if I could get a good price.

The price given by the person you asked about is good. The problem is, you can't work in vain, and I can't waste my time, brother. Besides, I have three younger brothers and sisters who rely on me. How is the situation in my house? Brother Da Mao, we live in the same hospital, you can see it too. "

The reason why Xu Qing said this was to prevent Xu Damao from discovering something. Tickets don't matter, but his ability cannot be discovered, otherwise he will be troubled in the future.

Secondly, he also told Xu Damao that he was entrusted with these tickets and was just helping out.

Xu Damao frowned and thought, put his arms around Xu Qing's hand, suddenly took it back, reached out to take out a cigarette from his body, and handed Xu Qing one.

After a while, Xu Damao let go and said:
"Then it's 15 yuan, but you have to hurry up and get the tickets in these two days. Let's not let this matter get dirty."

Xu Qing understands what Xu Damao means, and it's just talking now, after all, the money hasn't arrived yet, isn't it?

Coupled with Xu Damao's shrewdness, 15 yuan is not a lot, and I don't want to miss it.

At any rate, he would earn more than selling food stamps and meat stamps.

"Brother Damao, that's settled. I'll give you the ticket in two days."

Xu Qing stood up and walked out of the house.

In the courtyard outside the house, the snow seemed to have been falling ferociously for a whole day, and finally it was exhausted, and it became smaller, but it still didn't stop.

When Xu Qing returned to his room, the three little ones had already eaten and were sitting on the kang playing around.

Seeing that the eldest brother came back, the three little fellows all got off the kang, ran into the kitchen, and hurriedly brought the steamed buns and vegetables left for Xu Qing from the steaming pot to the front room in a sensible manner.

The little girl grinned and said, "Brother, I, Second Brother, and Third Brother are all full. Seeing that you haven't come back, Second Brother put the food in the pot and warmed it up for you."

Xu Qing reached out and pinched the little girl's pink face gently, then washed his hands and sat at the table to eat dinner.

The third brother Xu Fengming came to be naughty, but today he took the initiative to help Xu Qing pour a teacup of hot water from the thermos.

15 minutes later, Xu Qing finished his meal and put all the dishes into the kitchen to wash.

Taking advantage of the three little guys, playing around in the front room.

Xu Qing continued to divide bicycle tickets with his ability to divide into two.

Although the separation is very slow, there is still some progress. After these two days of hard work, there is finally a small half.

After Xu Qing sat on the bench in front of the stove and rested for a while, he separated again.

After several attempts, my spirit was really exhausted.

Xu Qing can only continue tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Xu Qing had just put on his clothes and got up, before he went out, he heard someone knocking softly on the door.

When he opened the door and took a look, he saw it was Qin Huairu.

Xu Qing was startled for a moment, walked out of the house, closed the door and asked:

"Sister Qin, do you have anything to do with me this morning?"

Qin Huairu breathed into her hands, stamped her feet, and said:

"It's okay, silly Zhu caught a cold today and didn't get up, sister, I thought you should have left early, so I came to call you, so that we, siblings, can go to the factory together."

Xu Qing hummed, and walked out of the compound with Qin Huairu.

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


(End of this chapter)