Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 25 Buying Tea

In front of the tea counter in the shopping mall.

After listening to Wang Ping'an's words, the salesperson surnamed Li said angrily: "Yes, you are blackmailing me. It's a coincidence that you came here. My sister will handle this for you today."

Looking at the funny Wang Ping'an in front of her, Sister Li felt a little helpless. After all, they were all in a shopping mall, and no one had time to ask for help.

After Sister Li finished speaking, she hurriedly added: "Is it too much? I can give Qianyun half a catty of jasmine against the odds. If you want to be disgraced, then just be a sister and say nothing."

"Okay, Jasmine is fine, Sister Li is just in trouble."

While Wang Pingan was talking, he took out ten yuan and tea tickets from his pocket and handed them over.

Sister Li didn't say much. She took the ticket, squatted down, and took out a bag of tea from under the counter.

He stood up, wrote the ticket on the counter, and handed it to Wang Ping'an along with the tea and the change.

"Thank you so much, Sister Li. Brother, I don't even know how to thank you." Wang Ping'an kept saying words of thanks as he took the things.

Sister Li said to Wang Ping'an with a look of disgust on her face: "Okay, that's the biggest thank you for keeping my ears quiet. You can do whatever you need to do, but don't hang around in front of my eyes."

"Sister Li, let's talk when we have time." After saying that, Wang Ping'an led He Yuanchao, who had been the background for a long time, back to his counter.

Putting the tea leaves on the counter, Wang Ping'an said to He Yuanchao: "Brother He, since we are treating guests, wine is indispensable. If you are not prepared, I will give you two bottles of Moutai that are free of charge."

He Yuanchao didn't hesitate when he heard this.He took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it over.

Looking at Wang Ping'an who was busy packing his things after collecting the money, He Yuanchao said: "Brother, I won't say thank you. The days ahead will be long, so we two brothers will get along slowly."

"Brother He, what you said touched my heart." Wang Pingan said in agreement.

After speaking, he handed the packed tea and wine to He Yuanchao.

Then he took out a tea ticket from his pocket and handed it over along with the remaining money.

He Yuanchao didn't show any pretense. After taking the money ticket, he took out the tea ticket and put it on the counter.

"Acknowledge me as your friend, and don't let me take it back." After saying that, he waved goodbye to Wang Pingan, picked up his things and walked out.

Looking at He Yuanchao who had walked away.

Wang Ping'an also silently touched He Yuanchao's character in his heart, thinking about maintaining this relationship as well as possible, just in case it would be needed someday.

After leaving the department store, He Yuanchao rushed to the vegetable market without stopping.

This period does not mean that you can buy whatever you want. You have to see what is available in the market before you can buy it.And some things require tickets.

When we arrived at the vegetable market, there were not many people because it was not the peak period for grocery shopping.

He Yuanchao didn't dare to write ink, so he pushed his bicycle and quickly scattered what he needed in the market.He Yuanchao was also lucky.I got a chicken and two pounds of eggs from the market, and bought some potatoes, cabbage and celery.

That's it. If you do too much, it would be bad if the leader has some thoughts.

Hanging the purchased items on the handlebars, He Yuanchao got on his bicycle and started to rush home.If Silly Pillar arrives, he can clean it up as soon as possible.

After rushing all the way slowly, more than 20 minutes later, we finally arrived home.Park the car in front of the window.I looked at the clock and saw it was almost four o'clock.

The compound where He Yuanchao lives is full of cadres, and most of his family members are also employed.There is almost no one here except the elderly and children who are not in school.

He Yuanchao just lifted the things off the handlebars.

Then I heard Silly Zhu's smiling voice coming from the door of the courtyard: "Second Uncle, I came here at the right time, right?"

He Yuanchao turned his head and glanced at Silly Zhu, and said angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about? Why don't you open the door quickly."

After saying that, he carried his things and came to the door of the house.

Silly Zhu also quickly stepped forward, took out the key and opened the door.

He Yuanchao put the things on the square table, turned around and went to the kitchen, using a large bowl to scoop out a bowl of water in the bucket.He drank it in one gulp and wiped the corners of his mouth.My throat was dry and smoking all the way, and I finally recovered.

Returning to the main house, I saw Shazhu packing the things he bought.

He Yuanchao sat down on the chair and said to Shazhu: "Zhuzhu, stop working now. Let's have a cigarette and take a break. We'll do it together later."

As he spoke, he took out cigarettes from his pocket, put one in his mouth, and then threw the remaining cigarettes to Silly Zhu.

Silly Zhu took the cigarette, put one in his mouth, walked over immediately, took out the fire and lit it for He Yuanchao, and then lit it himself.

After taking a few puffs of cigarette, he stupidly said: "Uncle, you rest first, I'll go to the kitchen to boil water and put away the chicken."

After saying that, he picked up the chicken that he had just placed on the ground and ran to the kitchen with a cigarette in his mouth.

Looking at Silly Zhu walking out, He Yuanchao sat on his chair and didn't move.After finishing his cigarette slowly, he stood up, picked up the eggs and vegetables on the table, and headed to the kitchen.

If we don’t talk about professional matters, we have to leave them to professionals.

He Yuanchao went outside the kitchen and saw that the chicken had been drained of blood by Si Zhu and was kicking its legs weakly on the ground. Si Zhu stuck his buttocks out and lit a fire on the stove, preparing to boil water to de-feather the chicken.

He Yuanchao entered the kitchen and started busy without saying a word. He selected vegetables, washed vegetables, peeled potatoes, and kneaded noodles in a decent manner.

The two gentlemen worked efficiently. As the last piece of chicken was chopped by Shazhu, Shazhu had already packed up all the ingredients needed for the evening.

He Yuanchao was not idle either. He put the boiling water in the pot into a thermos bottle.Then he started kneading the dough to make steamed buns. Taking advantage of this moment, Shazhu also heated up the oil and put the chicken and potato pieces into the pot. It was just in time to stew the chicken and steam the steamed buns, and it was done in one pot.

(End of this chapter)