Siheyuan: a better life

Chapter 9 Daily life in the courtyard! (Please vote for recommendation!)
Wu Aiguo led Master Wang into the east wing and told Master Wang his decoration ideas. After the two finally determined the cost of the decoration, Wu Aiguo directly gave Master Wang ten yuan as a deposit.

After seeing off Master Wang, the father and son went back to the backyard together. At this time, Wu Aiguo's eldest brother and sister-in-law had all come back from get off work and were waiting for Wu Pingshan and Wu Aiguo to come back for dinner.

When Wu Aidang and his wife learned that the street office had allocated the east wing of the front yard to Wu Aiguo, they were both happy and extremely envious.

"Brother! I heard from our mother that the street office has allocated the east wing of the front yard to you. After you finish the house, can I move to your place?" Wu Aili, the eldest sister, learned that Wu Aiguo was allocated a room in the east wing of the front yard. He asked Wu Aiguo expectantly about the news about his room.

When Wu Aiguo heard what his eldest sister said, he smiled and replied: "Lily! Isn't the second brother's house your family? If you want to move here, the second brother will welcome you with both hands."

Wu Aili immediately cheered happily when she heard Wu Aiguo's answer.

Xiao Yingying heard Wu Aili's cheers and said to Wu Aiguo in a sweet voice: "Uncle! Yingying wants to live with you too."

Wu Aiguo heard the little niece's request, and replied with a smile: "Okay! Okay! Okay! Xiao Yingying will live with her uncle then."

Chen Shuying saw a happy smile on her face when she saw the interaction between Wu Aiguo, her sister and niece.

Back then, Wu Aiguo was just a street stalker who only knew how to make trouble all day long, which made Chen Shuying and her husband very troubled, and finally had to send Wu Aiguo to join the army.

Five years later, when Wu Aiguo returned from the army, he not only became a cadre at the deputy department level, but also allocated three rooms to him in the street, which made Chen Shuying, a mother, feel extremely proud.

Thinking of the renovation of Wu Aiguo's house that would start tomorrow, Chen Shuying couldn't help but think of Jia Zhang's visit today to cause trouble.

Considering the urination of the residents in the courtyard, Chen Shuying couldn't help reminding Wu Pingshan: "Pingshan! Including the three patriotic rooms, our house has five rooms in this courtyard."

"Except for the Jia family, the other residents in our yard said nothing, but they will definitely feel uncomfortable in their hearts. Tomorrow, Master Wang will bring people to clean up the patriotic house. If there is trouble in the Jia family, someone will definitely take the opportunity to find us. Very unhappy."

Yesterday, Wu Aiguo proposed to ask the street office to apply for the east wing of the front yard. Wu Pingshan had already realized that once Wu Aiguo successfully applied for the east wing, the residents in the courtyard would definitely target Wu's family.

Faced with his wife's reminder, Wu Pingshan pondered for a while and then said to his wife: "Shuying! Tomorrow you take the receipt and go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some eggs and give them to the residents in the courtyard. Each household will share some eggs." two."

Wu Aiguo on the side heard the conversation between his parents and immediately remembered that when he entered the port cafeteria to get meat, he saw a lot of chicken skeletons used for soup.

Although the meat on these chicken skeletons is pitiful, for people of this period, it is just enough oil and water, so he only needs to take out some chicken skeletons and add some radishes to make a large pot of soup. Residents in the courtyard, sharing a large bowl from door to door is many times better than sending eggs.

With this thought in mind, Wu Aiguo immediately said, "Dad! Mom! No need to buy eggs!"

"After I went to the unit to report today, I met one of my comrades-in-arms. He worked in the slaughterhouse. There was a batch of chicken skeletons that had been removed from the slaughterhouse, which were specially used as benefits for the employees of the slaughterhouse. My comrade-in-arms bought a lot of them. go home."

"My comrade-in-arms told me that the chicken skeleton cost only [-] cents a catty, and he didn't need a ticket. He asked me if I wanted it. I thought I had already bought pork belly, so I didn't ask him for the chicken skeleton."

"After dinner later, I will go to my comrade's house and bring back some chicken skeletons from him. Then I will ask Silly Zhu to help me use the chicken skeletons and radishes to make a big pot of soup for the residents in the yard. , share a big bowl."

"Although the meat on the chicken skeleton is pitiful, after making the soup, it is still oily and watery. I believe that this chicken skeleton radish soup is definitely more popular than eggs."

When Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiguo's words, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she quickly asked Wu Aiguo: "Aiguo! When you go to find your comrades in the evening, ask him if you can buy more chicken skeletons."

"Shuying! Patriotic comrades will give chicken skeletons to patriots. It is for the years of comradeship. We can't be too greedy." When Wu Pingshan heard his wife's request for his second son, he quickly reminded his wife.

Wu Aiguo heard his father's words and replied with a smile: "Dad! Chicken skeleton is a rare thing for us, but for my comrade, it is an extremely ordinary thing. In addition, The weather is hot and chicken skeletons are not easy to preserve, so I asked my comrades to share more, and there was no big problem at all."

"Grandma! Is dinner ready? Yingying's belly is so hungry." Just as Wu Aiguo finished speaking, Xiao Yingying suddenly asked Chen Shuying.

When Chen Shuying heard her granddaughter's words, she said to Xiao Yingying kindly: "Baby! Your uncle bought meat today. Let's eat meat tonight."

Wu Aili and Wu Aifang, who were on the side, heard their mother's words and learned that there would be meat to eat in the evening, and their faces immediately showed excited expressions.

"Mom! Is what you said true? Does our family really have meat to eat tonight?" Wu Aifang was so excited that she almost salivated at the thought of eating meat, and quickly confirmed the news to Chen Shuying.

"Mom! I'll share the chopsticks for you!" Wu Aili also salivated at the thought of eating meat, and hurriedly yelled to help her mother share the chopsticks.

Chen Shuying heard the youngest daughter's question, and replied with a smile: "Fangfang! Your second brother not only bought pork belly today, but also bought a chicken. I will make it up for you tonight."

Thinking about cooking chicken skeleton radish soup tomorrow, Wu Aiguo came to the door of Shazhu's house in the middle courtyard after dinner, and shouted politely: "Brother Zhuzi! Are you at home?"

"Who?"

Silly Zhu heard Wu Aiguo's cry, opened the curtain and walked out of the house. When he saw Wu Aiguo standing at the door, he asked with surprise: "It's Aiguo! When did you come back?" ?What do you want from me?"

Hearing silly Zhu's question, Wu Aiguo smiled and said, "Brother Zhuzi! I just came back yesterday and was arranged by the organization to work in the purchasing department of Chaoyang Supply and Marketing Cooperative."

"The street office assigned me the east wing of the front yard. I asked Master Liu from the yard next door to help repair it. Considering that it would cause inconvenience to the residents in the yard during the renovation of the house, my comrades in the slaughterhouse just helped I bought more than a dozen catties of chicken skeletons, and I would like to ask you to help cook a pot of stewed radish with chicken skeletons, and share a large bowl with each household in the yard."

(End of this chapter)