Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 423
When Xu Qing heard Yan Bugui's words, he was startled, frowned slightly, and thought secretly in his heart.

"Do you have any extra industrial coupons these days?"

The setting sun at the end of the sky fell on the front yard. Seeing that Xu Qing was silent, Yan Bugui hurriedly added:
"Xiaoqing, I don't want much. Five is enough. My family is short of five to buy a TV. Don't worry, when I buy the TV, I will pay it back to you in the next six months."

Xu Qing smiled bitterly, "Third uncle, you have forgotten that I don't work in the factory. Now I am running a grain station and doing it by myself. Where did I get the industrial coupons?"

Yan Bugui knew that Xu Qing was telling the truth, but when he bought a TV set, all other families in the courtyard had borrowed it except Xu Qing's family.

Originally it was enough, but Yan Bugui didn't want to buy a TV some time ago and insisted on buying Qi Lao's paintings, which led Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li to leave their home. Now, Yan Bugui can't stand the cold war and nagging of his family. , I don’t plan to buy a painting, I want to buy a TV.

But Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's industrial coupons turned around and lent them to Yu Haitang, forcing him to speak to Xu Qing.

But after Yan Bugui heard what Xu Qing said just now, he didn't even turn his eyes behind the lenses, but smiled and said: "Xiao Qing, your wife Jinghong is still working in the art troupe. They should have issued industrial coupons in the troupe, haven't you?" , your wife and Patriot, Aiqian and the others have them."

Xu Qing didn't expect that this third uncle was still so calculating. He had not changed at all for most of his life. No one in the compound was going to let go.

Xu Qing sighed in his heart, "Third uncle, let's do it. I'll ask my sister to come back tonight and ask my wife to see if she has five of them."

Yan Bugui said with joy on his face: "Okay, if you have it at home, I will definitely return it to your home as soon as possible after I use it."

Xu Qing nodded, pushed the bicycle, and headed out of the compound again.

He is not worried about whether Yanbu will repay the money, because the third uncle is the kind of person who can take advantage of it for nothing and is not willing to owe favors.

People who like to take advantage generally have this mentality.

There is nothing wrong with using it for free, but once something comes up, don’t want it immediately.

Xu Qing knew this very well, after all, this was how the third uncle did things.

In all these years in the compound, he has never heard of someone else borrowing something from the third uncle and not returning it.

But after borrowing it, Yan Bugui will try his best to return it quickly without anyone urging him.

The reason for this is mainly because the third uncle is afraid that the other party will ask him for help if the repayment is late. At that time, he will not only help others, but also have to pay back what he owed before.

There are many people in Yanbu who respect the Ming Dynasty, and the external accounts here are clearly settled.

In the alley, Xu Qing crossed the crossbar of Zi Erba's bicycle, sat on the black leather seat supported by only a few springs, and pedaled slowly toward the entrance of the alley.

There are not many people on the street, except for places like government agencies and schools, and workers in factories have to wait an hour to get off work.

Xu Qing, wearing a half-sleeved Doliang T-shirt, walked among the crowd and swayed towards the grain station near Dongdan Vegetable Market.

When passing San Huzi's car repair shop, Xu Qing stopped his bicycle, threw a cigarette at the busy San Huzi, and said:

"Sanhuzi, business is good. Since your car repair shop opened until now, I have never seen you take any time off."

Sanhuzi took off his oil-stained white gloves, took out the matches on his body, struck them and lit Xu Qing's cigarette:

"Qingzi, bro, this isn't all thanks to you."

After Sanhuzi lit Xu Qing's cigarette, he quickly lit his own cigarette in the corner of his mouth before the match burned out, took a puff and said:

"Qingzi, it's okay for my wife and sister to be with you. If they do anything wrong, you should be more tolerant."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "It's okay. Sister Wang and Meijuan have helped me a lot in the past few months. My grain station is thanks to them."

Sanhuzi pushed the half-repaired bicycle away, raised his arm and wiped the sweat from his forehead and said:

"Qingzi, my daughter-in-law is from the countryside. She is not well-educated. She speaks rudely and straightforwardly. She can say whatever comes to her mind. If she offends you, don't care about it. If she wants to collect money and settle accounts, don't let her do it. , she can't do it.

My sister Meijuan has studied. If you ask her to do some menial work, my wife can do this. "

Xu Qing listened to Sanhuzi's words and puffed on his cigarette: "You think too much. Your wife is outspoken but has a good heart. I can see that."

San Huzi looked at Xu Qing, smiled naively, reached out and pinched the front and rear wheels of Xu Qing's bicycle. Seeing that the tires were not very inflated, he turned around and grabbed the pump lying on the ground, found the valve core of Xu Qing's bicycle and said:
"Qingzi, buddy, give your car some gas. If you need anything to fix, just ask."

Xu Qing was not polite, pointed at the front of the bike and said, "Sanhuzi, the front of my bike is a little off, please help me correct it."

Sanzhu pumped the pump rhythmically while staring at the front of the car.

"Qingzi, this bit of trimming is nothing. My brother is currently engaged in repairing cars for a living. I will help you do it in a minute or two. You sit down and rest for a while."

Xu Qing sat down on the bench beside him and picked up the cattail leaf fan to fan the wind.

After Sanhuzi inflated the bike, he put the pump on the ground, walked to the front of Xu Qing's bicycle, clamped the front wheel with his legs, pushed the handlebars hard, then stepped back a few steps, stretched out his thumb with his right hand, and squinted slightly He raised his eyes, adjusted it slightly again, then held the brake of Xu Qing's bicycle, checked it, and said:

"Qingzi, the front of the car has been adjusted for you. Your brake pads are almost worn out. If you're not in a hurry, I can help you replace them with new ones."

Xu Qing waved his hand and said: "Forget it for today, I'll come over at noon tomorrow and you can change it."

Seeing what Xu Qing said, Sanhuzi patted the dust on his hands, held the cigarette butt in the corner of his mouth and said, "Okay, come over tomorrow, and my buddy will help you change it for free."

Xu Qing put down his cattail leaf fan, stood up and said, "San Huzi, how much does this cost today?"

"Qingzi, do you look down on your brother? How can I charge you for such a small problem?" Sanhuzi pushed Xu Qing directly and said: "Some regular customers come over, and I help them for free. In our relationship, raising The money is gone, so go about your business."

Seeing this, Xu Qing had no choice but to thank him with a smile, took out a cigarette, handed another one to Sanhuzi, then got into the car and headed towards the grain station.

After arriving at the grain station, Xu Qing parked his bicycle at the door, walked in, grabbed the teapot, poured a few cups of tea into his stomach, and then said to his sister who was standing in front of the counter, thinking about something.
"Xiaoya, the third uncle wants to borrow five industrial coupons. You go home tonight and ask your sister-in-law. If she has any, put them under the kang mat. I will give them to the third uncle when I return tomorrow afternoon."

Xu Xiaoya stopped moving the abacus beads and made a sound.

At around six o'clock, people working in the factory, who were out of food after a busy day, walked into Xuqing Grain Station one by one to buy food.

Xu Qing, his sister, Sanhuzi's wife and Meijuan, the four of them were busy greeting those who loaded the food, those who settled the accounts, those who gave the change, and those who collected the food stamps.

The four divisions of labor are clear and orderly.

In this way, the more people buy food, the more they will return, but there is no mistake at all.

Occasionally, someone with dirty hands and feet takes advantage of the crowd and grabs a handful of mung beans and stuffs them into the stick noodles they just bought.

Sanhuzi's wife caught a glimpse of it, snatched it away, and started scolding her without hesitation.

"You're a big man, why are you so shameless? I don't have mung beans at home. Buy some and take them back. Are you a man?!"

He would often scold the other person so much that he would run away, but Xu Qing would usually not stop him.

After all, Sanhuzi's wife only scolded others because of her own grain station.

Even if he offended the other party, Xu Qing didn't care.People like that are just looking for a slap in the face, even a few curse words are light.

But these days, most people don't do that.

First, I can't afford to lose that person.

The people of Sijiucheng all have a good reputation. It is not worth being caught in public for such a small amount of food.

Secondly, the country's food supply is becoming more and more abundant year by year. It no longer means that people can't buy food with money.

Although the supply is still limited, no matter who goes to work, the food stamps issued are much more than before.

In terms of supply, the amount of grain per person has also increased from 45 kilograms to [-] kilograms.

It is impossible to say who is hungry.

It's just that unruly people like to do this kind of thing. No matter what era they are, educated or uneducated, qualified or unqualified, they always want to steal something from others.

But in this age of scarce supplies, if you are caught and still feel confident, you are really looking for a beating!

No one is used to it.

The beating will be in vain, and the person will be taken away by the police station and put in jail.

As for being beaten and clamoring for compensation, that's not possible.

Before the reform is implemented, speculation will not be allowed, and stealing food will not be allowed. This is poaching the country.

Once you find out, as long as you are in the official position, being embarrassed and squatting in the office are the next best thing. If you take a punishment, you will never think about raising your head again in your life.

It's just that Xu Qing Grain Station only has four people at the moment and is short of manpower. Sanhuzi's wife also grabbed the mung beans, so she didn't care too much.

Besides, there were other people who wanted to buy food, and Xu Qing couldn't spare any time to deal with it.

After all, it is a personal grain station, unlike a state-owned store or department store, or a supply and marketing cooperative. There are many salespeople who can keep an eye on it at all times.

However, after the episode just now, Xu Qing, his sister Xiaoya, and Sanhuzi's wife, Meijuan, all four of them also paid attention.

There are more people coming to buy food, but you still need to be careful.

If someone still wants to take advantage of the chaos to steal food, Xu Qing will no longer be polite.

However, there are still people who want to try it out of luck.

Unfortunately, the abacus was wrong, and one of the three wives just scolded him away, and not long after.

Xu Qing glanced at him and saw that someone actually dared to sneakily reach out and grab the food.

He couldn't help but feel angry, his face darkened, and he asked Meijuan to help him collect the food stamps first. Then he walked out of the counter and stood in front of the man. He raised his hand and swung it at the man's face.

The man who Xu Qing slapped suddenly turned red on the right side of his face. The others were frightened by this sudden scene and turned to look at Xu Qing and the man.

"Boy, are you tired of living?

The one who got scolded just now, what's the matter, are you better than him?
Damn it, you dare to steal food from my food station, you are seeking death! "

Xu Qing snatched the dough bag from the other person's hand, raised his right foot and kicked the person in the stomach.

The man was kicked out of the grain station. He didn't want the grain he bought with money and turned around to run away. How could Xu Qing spare him so lightly?

One day, he met two blind men. Xu Qing became furious and chased the man out of the grain station. He grabbed the man by the back of his neck, pushed him to the ground, and prepared to twist and send him to the police station.

The man begged, "Shopkeeper, please spare me. I won't dare to do it next time."

"Spare you?" Xu Qing's eyes glared, "With so many people watching, I'll spare you, but my grain station can't open yet. That one in front of your head, don't you have fucking ears or eyes?"

The man was speechless after being scolded, and looked at Xu Qing with fierce eyes, "Shopkeeper, what's wrong with grabbing a handful of millet when I buy your food? I haven't bought it before, who knows if it's good or not."

Xu Qing slapped him with his backhand, "Are you still reasonable? I'm telling you, grandpa, all the grain in my grain station is sold on behalf of the state. Why don't you go to the state-owned store to grab it?"

Seeing that Xu Qing refused to let him go, the man struggled to run away.

But Xu Qing was a martial arts coach in later generations. When he was studying in college a few years ago, he even competed with Yan Guohao, who had been on the battlefield. He wanted to run away, but did he run away?
Xu Qing grabbed the man's hands with his backhand and held them tightly, preventing him from moving.

At this moment, Yuyu Man finished his work at the Dongdan Police Station and rode his bicycle to the Xuqing Grain Station, intending to buy some grain on the way back.

At the same time, because of the previous theft of the Xuqing Grain Station, I also wanted to come over.

Anyway, Yu Yu used to live in the same compound as Xu Qing. During his studies, he often asked Xu Qing to help him with his homework.

Yuyuren is married, but he used to be a neighbor who lived in the same compound as Xu Qing.

As a man from Yuyu, I have often heard from two brothers, Shazhu and Yuyu, about the character of Xu Qing’s family.

Of course I have met Xu Qing a few times.

Xu Qing Grain Station opened, but he and Yu Yu were too busy to come.

This was the first time I came here and I encountered someone stealing food from Xu Qing Grain Station. As soon as the man stopped his bicycle, he said to Xu Qing:
"Brother Qingzi, please leave this man to me. I bought some food and will take him to your local police station later. I just came from there."

Seeing that the man was handcuffed by Yuyu Man, Xu Qing said, "Then I'll trouble you."

Yuyu Man took out a cigarette and handed one to Xu Qing: "Brother Qingzi, what's the trouble? This is my responsibility.

Besides, my wife and my uncle have been taken care of by your family in the past few years. "

Xu Qing ignored the man handcuffing him at the door, and walked into the grain station with raindrops in his eyes.

And that man, seeing Xu Qing and the Yuyu man in uniform, turned out to be very familiar with each other.

His swollen face instantly turned pale with fright, and cold sweat broke out on his back.

At the same time, the neighbors who opened shops next to Xu Qingliang Station saw the man and criticized him one after another:

"Grandson, you're in trouble, you deserve it! You didn't learn well."

"You can be beaten to death even if you steal something!"

(End of this chapter)