Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 424: You treat me as a brother, how can you not be honest?
The sky gradually darkened and the moon climbed into the night sky.

In Xu Qingliang Station, no one else who bought food dared to think wrong.

The first one was scolded, and the second one was beaten, not counting it. He was also handcuffed.

Everyone calmed down, lined up, and paid money and food stamps to buy food in an orderly manner.

Xu Qing poured tea for Yuyu Man and let him drink it first. Then he, his sister, Sanhuzi's wife and Meijuan continued to greet the guests.

Ten minutes later, Xu Qing stopped busy and sat on the chair opposite Yuyu Man. While handing Yuyu Man a cigarette, he said to Sanhuzi’s wife:

"Sister Wang, you and Meijuan can pack another 32 pounds of white noodles and get off work."

"Shopkeeper, I'll leave first after I finish pretending."

Sanhuzi's wife responded, holding the iron dustpan and loading up the grain with Meijuan.

Yuyu Man took the cigarette from Xu Qing, took out his lighter and lit it for Xu Qing, saying, "Brother Qingzi, I only need thirty kilograms of white flour, and I can only buy so much with food stamps."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "It's okay. Those two extra pounds are yours for free. Just take them back and eat them with Yu Yu."

The Yuyu man immediately showed embarrassment on his face, "Brother Qingzi, it's not possible. It's not easy for you to open a grain station. How can I get it for free? If I take it back, Yuyu will have to quarrel with me."

Xu Qing grinned and said: "It's okay, just tell her that I gave it to you, and she will definitely not make trouble with you."

The rainy man took off his hat, scratched his hair, frowned, and looked very embarrassed. He reached out and took out the money, counted out six yuan and handed it to Xu Qing.

"Brother Qingzi, I don't have food stamps, but I have to give you the money."

Xu Qing puffed out the smoke from his mouth, "Hey, why are you out here like this? My grain station was robbed not long ago at night. I asked Brother Silly Zhu to trouble you. It's just two kilograms of white flour. Take it back and eat it."

Besides, 32 kilograms of white flour can’t be used for six yuan. So, I’ll give you another two kilograms of millet, and you can take it back? "

Yuyu man said quickly: "Brother Qingzi, no, please don't, otherwise I will go back at night and Yuyu will never be done with me."

Xu Qing held down the hand raised by the rainy man and said to Meijuan: "Help your sister-in-law pack another two kilograms of millet. Use a small cloth bag and put it together with the white flour."

Meijuan heard Xu Qing's words, picked up the bucket, scooped up a bucket, took a small cloth bag and poured it in.

When the rain man saw this, he felt even more sorry, but when he saw that Xu Qing had already been installed for him, he had no choice but to accept it.

After all, although the food shortage in these years is not as good as before, it is still not out of the tight supply and demand situation.

Otherwise, why bother to open it and limit it?

The rainy man got two kilograms of white flour and two kilograms of millet for free. He looked at Xu Qing and said:

"Brother Qingzi, I heard from my uncle that it's very hard for you to live in the grain station these days. I said hello to the branch in Dongdan today, and they will come when they patrol at night. You hang around here a few more times, and you can close the grain station at night and go home to rest. With us policemen here, things like before won't happen again."

Xu Qing nodded while smoking a cigarette.

Ever since Cao Xiaojun found someone to steal the grain station, he had been staying at the grain station at night and never heard anything else.

Seeing what the rainwater man said, he secretly felt that there would be patrol policemen coming at night, so he really didn't need to sleep next to the grain station every night.

Xu Qing thought about it and said, "That's it, I'll go home tomorrow night."

At this time, Sanhuzi's wife packed the food that Rainwater Man wanted. Meijuan tied the bag with a rope, carried it to Xu Qing and said:
"Shopkeeper, my sister-in-law and I have packed 32 kilograms of white flour and two kilograms of millet."

Xu Qing nodded and said: "Meijuan, then you and Sister Wang, you can get off work."

Meijuan hummed, turned around and said to Xu Xiaoya, who was standing at the counter and calculating the abacus:

"Xiaoya, my sister-in-law and I are leaving first. See you tomorrow."

Hearing this, Xu Xiaoya stopped the abacus in her hand, raised her head and waved to Meijuan and Sanhuzi's wife, "See you tomorrow!"

As soon as Sanhuzi's wife and Meijuan left, Xu Qing said to his sister:

"Xiaoya, stop being busy and go back to eat early. It won't be too late to settle the accounts tomorrow morning."

Xu Xiaoya said with a smile: "It's okay, brother, I'll be finished soon. I'll leave later."

Xu Qing had no choice but to follow his sister's wishes, turned around, picked up the teacup, and started drinking tea with Yuyu Man.

Before Xu Xiaoya left, she went out to the grain station with Yuyu Man.

The rainwater man did not ride home directly. Instead, he took the man who had been handcuffed outside the grain station for nearly an hour and sent him to the Dongdan branch by bike.

As for what will happen to that person when he gets there?
Xu Qing was too lazy to think about it.

Anyway, it's definitely impossible to just let him go without saying anything happened.

In the night sky at this time, the bright moon hung high like a silver disk, and the Big Dipper had also been revealed.

The coolness of the night made Xu Qing, who was wearing half-sleeves, feel comfortable.

After Xu Qing watched his sister leave, he turned around and pushed his bicycle into the food station, then sat on a chair and fed the four cats some of the steamed buns he brought from the courtyard home in the afternoon.

Xiaohua, Xiaobai, Xiaojin, and Xiaohei gathered around Xu Qing, lowering their heads, vying for food.

Xu Qing smoked a cigarette, drank the cold tea, and watched quietly.

Now he is the only one in the food station with four cats, looking very relaxed.

Xu Qing turned off the lights at 09:30 and lay down on the counter covered with a quilt to fall asleep.

The four cats, Xiaohua and Xiaobai, were still lying next to Xu Qing.

Xiao Hei and Xiao Jin each lay down where they felt comfortable and snored.

Early in the morning.

Xu Qing opens its doors early as always.

The bed rolls were packed up and stuffed under the counter, and the bicycle was pushed to the door of the grain station.

Xu Qing stood outside, stretched his waist, looked at the sun that had emerged, and briefly moved his hands and feet.

The old retired man who comes here every now and then, after buying vegetables from the vegetable market, comes again with his hands behind his back.

Xu Qing knew this old G's fate, and wanted to buy food cheaper when he came here. He talked to him in the same old way, telling him about his prosperous years, and said:
"Old man, don't say anything. I understand. It's cheap. No problem. I'll give you two points."

The old man comes here from time to time and is considered a regular customer.

Although Xu Qing doesn't make much money, he can at least bring popularity to the grain station.

I don’t want to engage in more verbal disputes.

Xu Qing walked into the grain station, loaded the grain for the old man, and then sent it out politely.

The two cents he gave up were used to hire the old man to help him promote his grain station.

At around eight o'clock in the morning, Xu Qing had breakfast and rode to Sanhuzi's car repair shop to replace the brake pads.

This was agreed upon yesterday.

Sanhuzi happened to be free, and when he saw Xu Qing coming, he immediately put down his cattail leaf fan on the stool, stood up, took out the eight-cent economy cigarettes on his body, handed one to Xu Qing and said:

"Qingzi, take a cigarette and take a break. I'll change the brake pads for you right now."

Xu Qing took the cigarette, held it in the corner of his mouth, sat on the bench where San Huzi was sitting just now, smoked, and asked while watching San Huzi work:
"Sanhuzi, I want to build a warehouse near your home. Is there any open space?"

San Huzi bent over the front wheel of Xu Qing's car, used a wrench to pinch the screw and said:
"Qingzi, are you talking about my suburb?" "Yes!"

"Yes," San Huzi looked up at Xu Qing, the wrench in his hand continued to loosen the screws skillfully, "Qingzi, how big a place do you want to rent? I'll go back in two days and ask my mother to help you find out. Just now I'm afraid it won't be easy to open the land again, but there is more than an acre of vacant land in front of my house. I can't grow anything, it has been abandoned and no one wants it. If you want to rent that place, it should be easier to handle."

Xu Qing heard the sound and said: "Sanhuzi, that kind of land is the best. I will build a warehouse on it and not grow crops."

Sanhuzi put the unscrewed screws in a can bottle with his hands and said:

"That's no problem. I'll ask my mother to tell our village committee about it. It probably won't cost much."

Xu Qing was delighted, but his face showed no emotion.

This matter has not been decided yet, and I don’t know whether it can be rented or how much the rent will be.

We can only wait until San Huzi gets home and ask questions before making any plans.

San Huzi was very skilled in repairing cars. Within 15 minutes, he helped Xu Qing replace the front and rear brake pads.

"Qingzi, try it."

Sanhuzi put down the wrench, grabbed the towel to wipe his sweat, wiped it on his face and said.

Xu Qing looked at the new brake pads on the bicycle and squeezed the brakes. They felt very smooth and the tightness was just right. He smiled and said:
"Okay, it was done so quickly. As expected of someone who runs a car repair shop, he is very professional. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to change it in less than an hour."

Sanhuzi bared his teeth and chuckled, "Qingzi, we all rely on this skill to make a meal. If it's too slow, we might as well continue to buy braised food."

Xu Qing nodded with satisfaction, stretched out his hand to take out the money and said, "Sanhuzi, how much does it cost? Don't say it's free. If you can make this brake pad yourself, then I won't let you know."

Sanhuzi put the sweat towel on his shoulders and said, "Qingzi, just give me some money, three yuan a piece."

Xu Qing raised an eyebrow: "Is it enough?"

San Huzi took out the cigarette and handed it to Xu Qing, "That's enough. I own a car repair shop and do this kind of stuff. The price is cheap. I can replace the front and rear wheels for others, and I only earn [-] cents of hard-earned money. I can replace them for you for one cent." No, since we are brothers, if I accept your money, will I, Sanhuzi, still be a human being?"

Xu Qing suddenly felt dumbfounded.

"San Huzi, you can't do this kind of business."

Sanhuzi smiled slyly, "Qingzi, I'm not like that grandson of Xu Damao, who turns his back on me and refuses to recognize me. If you treat me as your brother, how can I not be loyal to you?"

When Xu Qing heard San Huzi say this, he took out a piece of three dollars, stuffed it into San Huzi's pocket and said:
"Okay, brother, I won't see you anymore, let's go, see you later!"

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he got on his bicycle, rang the bell twice, signaled to San Huzi, then turned around and headed back to his compound.

It's now around ten o'clock in the morning, and the weather is a bit hot, but it's not yet noon and the temperature hasn't risen yet.

Xu Qing returned to the courtyard and saw Mrs. Jia Zhang, her first aunt, and her third aunt, sitting on a pile of shoe soles in the front yard. After saying hello to the cart, they headed straight back to the backyard.

There was only Aunt Feng in the backyard, and neither the second aunt nor Liu Guangfu's wife was there.

When Aunt Feng saw Xu Qing coming back at this hour, she hurriedly asked:

"Boss Xu, are you going home to get something? Have you eaten breakfast? If not, I will make it for you right now."

Xu Qing parked his bicycle at the door of the house and said, "Aunt Feng, no, I've eaten in the morning. Are Qiaoxin and Hongfu asleep?"

Aunt Feng pinched the feather duster and sighed: "How can we? The two little ones are playing on the kang with their arms around the cat."

Xu Qing turned around and entered the house. He saw his daughter and nephew, each holding Xiao Hui's paws, standing on the kang and rocking back and forth, having a great time.

It's just that Xiao Hui suffered a lot and kept meowing.

Xu Qing quickly asked the two little ones to let go.

If they were allowed to toss like this, Xiao Hui might not be able to survive this winter.

When Qiao Xin saw her father coming back, she immediately let go of Xiao Hui and ran to Xu Qing with her short legs.

Xiao Hui was finally saved. He broke free from Hongfu's hands, jumped off the kang, and rushed out of the door.

Xu Qing hugged his daughter and played with the two little ones for a while.

He saw Aunt Feng making tea for him and then going to clean up the house for Aiguo and Ai Qian.

Xu Qing patted the buttocks of the two little guys and let them play by themselves. He turned around and walked to the kang and took out the five industrial coupons buried underneath.

After using his abilities, he carried them all on his body, but did not go to the front yard and sent them to the third uncle's house.

Yan Bugui asked him to borrow industrial coupons.

If Xu Qing went to deliver it, the nature would be different.

When others borrow something, they rush to give it away, but usually they don't get it right.

They will also be looked down upon by the other party.

If the other party comes to pick it up, then the other party will not dare to look down on others.

After all, on the way here, he would think to himself that he was asking someone to borrow something.

Of course, having a good relationship is another matter.

But Xu Qing is dealing with the third uncle who is shrewd, stingy, and likes to take advantage.

It is impossible to deliver it.

At noon, Xu Qing had lunch cooked by Aunt Feng, then lay on the kang in the house, holding his daughter in his left hand and his nephew Hongfu in his right hand, and took a nap.

I woke up at almost three o'clock, told Aunt Feng, and tiptoed the cart out of the compound, returning to the grain station to replace my sister, Sanhuzi's wife, and Meijuan.

Let the three of them rest for a while.

At noon, few people came to buy food under the scorching sun, and Xu Qing could only keep an eye on them.

Sitting behind the counter, Xu Qing looked outside the grain station while flipping through today's newspapers.

Recently, newspapers have been full of news about reopening.

Across the country, many people have joined the wave of reform.

Especially coastal provinces, which are close to foreign countries, receive news from overseas most quickly.

Xu Qing could see reports of this change in newspapers every day for more than half a month in several coastal provinces.

But Xu Qing was not surprised at all.

With the memory of future generations, the places with the greatest benefits from redevelopment are not just the major coastal provinces.

After Xu Qing read the newspaper, he had no urge to go south.

It's not a good time yet, and it would be useless to go there.

It will take another three or four years, when the dividends from the country's policies have arrived, and then it will be the time to go south to ride the waves and make big money.

In the evening, after Xu Qing closed the grain station, he got on his car and returned to the compound with his sister Xiaoya.

However, as soon as Xu Qing pushed the cart into the front yard with Xiaoya, he was blocked by Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui pulled the handlebars of Xu Qing's bicycle and said with a smile on his face:
"Xiao Qing, Third Uncle, what I told you yesterday"

(End of this chapter)