Go back to the prosperous days and become a layman

Chapter 507 Chapter 506 Reluctantly
December 12th, Sunday, a sunny day.

After breakfast, Tang Zhitong first did some odd jobs, mixing cement and sand, and built a base under the stone mill with city wall bricks. After returning the cart to Uncle Ma, he went to Chunshu Hutong with classmate Xiao Wang.

This time, I not only brought cornmeal, but also some dry goods that Zhang Guifang had packed, such as feilong, black fungus, pine nuts, etc.

Student Xiao Wang usually brings cabbage and carrots there, so this time he brought two sauerkrauts.

After eating sauerkraut and pork dumplings last night, Tang Zhitong remembered his homemade sauerkraut. This morning, he opened the jar and took a look. It was pretty good and ready to eat.

Slightly press the sauerkraut with your hands to squeeze out the moisture, then wrap it in newspaper. Don't worry about whether there are pictures or instructions on the front page of the newspaper. Just use it directly. After a few years, you will have to be more cautious.

There is no newspaper subscription at home. These newspapers were brought back from the workplace by Tang Zhitong and Xiao Wang.

Of course, they don’t take all of it, but divide it among several people in the office so that everyone has a share and everyone shares in it.

Some are taken home to paste on the walls, some are used in the toilet at home, some are used to practice calligraphy, and some are used to wrap things.

In addition to these, Tang Zhitong also stuffed the prepared spinning wheel and drawings into his bag.

Usually, the couple would go to Chunshu Hutong via Chongwenmennei Street, but today, since they were going to Pland to dry-clean their clothes, they took a detour and went via Wangfujing Street.

Student Xiao Wang went in to handle the formalities, while Tang Zhitong stayed outside watching over the bicycles and things.

A man wearing a tattered cotton jacket walked past Tang Zhitong and glared at him. Tang Zhitong was a little confused, but he did not stop and continued walking forward.

After a while, Xiao Wang came out and Tang Zhitong said, "Let's go."

There were many people on the street, so the two were not riding very fast. They had not gone far when they heard someone in the dim sum shop in front of them shouting, "Someone is robbing!"

Tang Zhitong looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the man had just snatched a female comrade's snack.

After hearing the news, employees of the dim sum restaurant and surrounding residents all came out to help.

Seeing there was no hope of escape, the man simply gave up and tore open the package in the street and started eating rapidly.

After being surrounded by the crowd, he squatted on the ground with his head down, enduring the anger of the crowd while stuffing snacks into his mouth...

"Just push the bike forward." There were too many people and it was impossible to get through by riding. Tang Zhitong sighed in his heart. He had seen this scene in Sijiu City. The reason why that man glared at him just now was probably because he was considering whether he could snatch something from him.

Student Xiao Wang saw this scene, sighed and shook his head.

Tang Zhitong felt a little uncomfortable, but his decades of experience told him that he should not be so naive.

There was a guy on a motorbike in Nanjing who, relying on the dashcam he had, got off his bike to help a drunk man who fell down. He was nearly blackmailed because the other party's attitude in front of the police and witnesses could not be said to be bad, but only unreasonable.

The guy apologized, but some people said that he apologized not because he really realized his mistake, but because the evidence of the motorcycle guy was too damn sufficient! If you let the public opinion ferment, your relatives and friends will point fingers at you, your colleagues at work will laugh at you, and you may even lose your job.

Of course, there are flaws here. What beauty did the motorcycle guy turn right to see before parking? The speed was so fast, it was not safe at all. Unlike me, I got off the bike to see Xiao Wang. Safety first!

There was also the incident where a property staff member took an elderly man who had fallen to the hospital for medical treatment. After the elderly man was admitted to the hospital and received treatment, when the property staff member wanted to leave, the elderly man's spouse held her back and asked her to pay the medical bills.

To take a step back, even if the property management is responsible, it is inappropriate to hold an employee accountable for this.

It's hard to be a good person. Good people are often bullied. Pang Donglai apologized and paid compensation in cash because of a box of salmon.

Even though the employee was a factory employee and the factory boss told the employee to throw it away, guess what happened? Hey, the employee secretly put it back in!
Even though the employee had just been employed for over a month, even though there were so many coincidences, and even though some netizens had spoken out for Pang Donglai, Pang Donglai's attitude was very good. It readily admitted its mistake and provided full compensation.

Now, the traffic and compensation are in place, and the complainant who took photos and videos didn't even buy a box of salmon, so it seems that he hasn't suffered any loss at the moment.

There doesn't need to be many such things, just two or three are enough to teach people how to behave. No matter how many examples are set, it will be difficult to reverse the situation.

What's more, there's no way to help in this situation. This is fucking robbery!
Tang Zhitong left very decisively.

After arriving home, the first thing Ye Zhijuan asked Tang Zhitong was: "Anzi, did this trip go smoothly?"

"It went quite smoothly, but what we bought was corn, which needs to be ground into flour before it can be eaten. I bought a stone mill and will bring it here slowly in the next few days." Tang Zhitong put the things down and asked his brother-in-law to carry the sauerkraut to the kitchen. Although the water had been squeezed out and the sauerkraut was wrapped in newspaper, some juice still dripped through the net bag onto the ground.

"That's good. There's no need to rush for cornmeal. There's enough for the family now." Ye Zhijuan believed Tang Zhitong and didn't ask about the quantity. She judged from her son-in-law's expression that this time they would be enough for a while.

"Mom, my coat is dirty. I sent it to the dry cleaners. I'll pick it up in a couple of days and return it to you." Student Wang untied her scarf, hung it up, and took out her shoes to signal her husband to change.

"What are you returning? It's been worn by Eucalyptus." Ye Zhijuan said.

"Really?" Xiao Wang was surprised. At the same time, Tang Zhitong also said, "Mom, this is not appropriate."

"What's inappropriate about it? Clothes are meant to be worn." Ye Zhijuan replied with a smile.

"It would be a waste if you give it to me. I can't bear to wear it. Just keep it for Jingmin." Tang Zhitong continued to refuse. He knew the value of this dress. It was valuable, but it was more of a thought.

"We have more at home, don't refuse, just wear it." Ye Zhijuan shook her head, looking like she had made up her mind.

Classmate Xiao Wang watched from the side, smiling sweetly and saying nothing.

Wang Jingmin didn't care about this at all. After putting down the pickled cabbage, he rubbed against Tang Zhitong, raised his little face, and said flatteringly: "Brother-in-law, you have been out for so long, I miss you so much, can you cook some delicious dishes for lunch today?"

"Okay, I'll cook you a dish you've never eaten before." Tang Zhitong touched his brother-in-law's head and agreed.

"Oh, that's great!" Wang Jingmin has been eating the cabbage and carrots made by his mother lately, and he really wants to change his taste. "Comrade Commander, it's time to set off!" Before Wang Jingmin could finish shouting, he heard the calls of other children outside.

Wang Jingmin's cheers stopped abruptly. He smiled a little embarrassedly and said to Ye Zhijuan, "Mom, I'm going out to play for a while."

Then he ran to the door, opened it for his friend, raised his wrist, rolled up his sleeves, looked at his watch, and said seriously, "Let's go!"

Tang Zhitong was speechless. He had just seen that his brother-in-law really had a watch on his wrist, but it was not a real one, but the kind drawn with a pen.

"Not bad, you've grown into a leader." Student Wang closed the door with a smile on her face. Although she often scolded and beat her younger brother at home, she also hoped that her younger brother would have a bright future. And look, he has succeeded accidentally.

"It's all because of Eucalyptus. The sled last time and the fishing rod this time have really earned him face. Come, sit down and talk." Ye Zhijuan smiled and made way.

"Mom, I made a little gadget when I was free in Northeast China recently." Tang Zhitong did not take credit for it. He changed his shoes and took out the spinning wheel and blueprint he had carved from his bag.

"What is this?" Ye Zhijuan looked at it curiously, but couldn't figure out what it was used for.

"For fishing, it's best to use metal or plastic that's light, strong and wear-resistant. I can't coordinate these two factors, so I can only make a rough outline out of wood." Tang Zhitong said as he explained and demonstrated how to use it.

"How did you come up with this idea?" Ye Zhijuan didn't know much about fishing, but after her son-in-law's explanation, she understood how to use it and was amazed at her son-in-law's ingenious idea.

"I took Jingmin fishing a while ago and found that there were a lot of people fishing recently. The fishing lines that everyone could cast were about the same length, so fewer fish were caught than before. I was thinking about whether I could make a small gadget to control the length of the fishing line. Later, when I saw someone using a hand-cranked drill, I got the inspiration, drew several drafts, and thought it should be useful." Tang Zhitong made an excuse to cover up.

"I don't know much about fishing. I don't know if anyone needs this thing and whether the demand is huge. I'll ask someone later. Anyway, your idea is very good. I didn't expect that there is an inventor in our family." Regardless of whether it can be sold or not, this kind of creativity is worthy of praise. What's more, Ye Zhijuan knows that many of the things her son-in-law had come up with before have already started to earn foreign exchange.

“Hehe. I don’t know what the situation is in foreign countries, but I think there will definitely be people who buy it.

When I took Jingmin fishing, there was an old man sitting next to me. He was using a redwood fishing rod. Oh, you haven’t seen it, but that fishing rod was so beautiful. I thought at the time, this guy is so rich!

Later, I made a detour and went there several times. Many people used those expensive fishing rods. If this can be made, at least someone in the city will buy it. "

Tang Zhitong was afraid that Ye Zhijuan would not take it seriously, so he told Ye Zhijuan what he had seen and heard to increase the value of the spinning wheel.

"It's rare that you take it so seriously. I will try my best to coordinate." Ye Zhijuan replied seriously. After a pause, she continued, "In the past, I could say that the clothes, school bags, stationery, and leather knives were all my own ideas. But this time, I can no longer say that I figured it out. I really can't fish, and I don't understand fishing. You have to be mentally prepared."

All those things in the past were promoted under the banner of Ye Zhijuan. The mother and daughter talked about this matter very thoroughly. Tang Zhitong didn't want to be so conspicuous and agreed with this approach. But this time he was dumbfounded. Did his emotions get him involved?
"Well... how about..." Tang Zhitong was in a dilemma. He kept scratching his hair and didn't want to show his head at all.

"Others would go crazy for such an opportunity, but you just keep hiding away." Ye Zhijuan definitely wanted to see her son-in-law make progress, but she didn't rush him at this time, waiting for him to make his own decision.

"Or... I'll admit it reluctantly, Mom, you'd better not make me seem so important." Thinking of the scene on the way here, Tang Zhitong finally decided to take a small step forward from behind the scenes.

In the past, I made those small things in the hope of earning foreign exchange with the help of Ye Zhijuan. With foreign exchange, my mother-in-law would make progress on the one hand, and on the other hand, I also secretly hoped to import more food in times of disaster.

How can I help more people when my ability is limited? Should I steal or rob?

Besides, disaster relief work cannot be led in the name of one person. Without some sense of the situation, it is easy to suffer backlash.

Alas, Tang Zhitong sighed. Even if he invented the method of earning foreign exchange to contribute to this era, he hoped that he could buy more food from outside and avoid the situation he saw today...

"You're still doing it reluctantly. You're really ungrateful." Classmate Xiao Wang happily hit her husband lightly. She knew that "I regret teaching my husband to seek a title", so she didn't care much about her husband's progress and never urged him. But in a family like hers, they still have some expectations.

Student Xiao Wang once secretly talked to her mother about her husband's progress. Her mother meant that many times, many things will not be affected by personal will, but will be driven forward by some force, and no one is an exception.

Look, now I’m being carried forward.

"You think too much. It's just a small thing. It won't do anything to you. Besides, it may not be approved." Ye Zhijuan smiled. Being cautious is a good thing, but don't overdo it.

"Hehe, I'm still worried. I'd better take another look at the drawings." After hearing what his mother-in-law said, Tang Zhitong smiled shyly.

Tang Zhitong believes that it is better to be safe than sorry. Although the spinning wheel he drew only appeared in the 90s, there might be similar things in foreign countries now. He has never been abroad in his two lifetimes, so who knows what the situation is like outside?
Tang Zhitong took the drawings and, after obtaining Wang Jingying's consent, entered Wang's former bedroom and sat at the desk to look at the drawings.

There was no one watching and the door was closed.

When Tang Zhitong drew the picture, he retained the version iteration. The one he showed this time is neither the latest model nor the most basic one.

Taking ergonomic design into consideration, the appearance is also based on the style of later generations, and a check switch and other designs are added inside. It is definitely more advanced than the bamboo wheels in the old city. At the same time, the difficulty of processing is also taken into consideration, and the number of parts is reduced as much as possible. It may not be so user-friendly, but the possibility of manufacturing is greatly improved.

After a final thorough inspection, Tang Zhitong found no loopholes, so he walked out of the room and handed it to Ye Zhijuan, while he prepared to cook.

Northeastern sauerkraut can be used for stewing, stir-frying, shabu-shabu, making soup, and stuffing, all of which have a unique flavor.

In later Northeastern restaurants, sauerkraut is usually served with white meat, pork belly or blood sausage, and some vermicelli or frozen tofu.

The conditions are limited today, so Tang Zhitong only uses sauerkraut.

Rinse the sauerkraut twice to remove excess lactic acid, then squeeze it dry and cut into shreds.

Stir-fry the chili in a pan until fragrant, add the sauerkraut and stir-fry for three minutes, then pour in clean water to cover it.

Secretly add some sea intestine rice noodles, pour some soy sauce in to cover it, sprinkle with salt, stir slightly, and wait for the sauce to boil.

As for the flying dragon and black fungus that Tang Zhitong brought, he did not move them and left them here so that Ye Zhijuan could cook them herself when he was not there. These two things are not picky about the heat, and they will taste good no matter how they are cooked as long as the cooking skills are not too wet.

(End of this chapter)