Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 19 The First Order (Please read)

By the time Xu Nanshi finished cooking, Xu Deyong had already dismantled the wall clock.

This clock is old, the bearing hole has been deformed and enlarged, the gear has fallen off, and the mainspring is broken. Like a broken pendulum reed, these are all minor problems.

Fortunately, the gear teeth were not chipped and the bearings were not broken. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to repair it with his current tools and techniques!

"How is it?" Xu Nan asked with a concerned look as she served the baked vegetable cakes and pickles.

After all, it’s about revenue!

Xu Deyong said: "If you take this wall clock to a watch shop to repair it, it will cost no less than four yuan."

"So many!" Xu Nanshi was a little surprised, and then asked: "Then can you cultivate?"

Xu Deyong looked at his nervous grandma, nodded and said, "Yes."

"Really!" Xu Nanshi said happily: "That's great, this is only four yuan!"

Then he urged: "Grandson, hurry up and eat. Don't get out of the car today. I'll fix it for your Aunt Wang."

Xu Deyong said: "The car still has to be shipped out. We agreed to bring the repairman with us, but grandma, how much do you plan to charge?"

Xu Nanshi hesitated and said: "They charge four yuan, why don't we charge three yuan?"

Xu Deyong shook his head and said: "Three yuan is too much. Aunt Wang doesn't know how to repair it. If she doesn't keep it all, she will gossip behind her back."

"She dares." Xu Nanshi glared.

Xu Deyong looked at his grandma and said nothing.

After a moment, Xu Nanshi's momentum weakened and she muttered: "She just says what she says. Her mouth is on other people's faces, and we can't control it."

Xu Deyong said: "Two yuan should be Aunt Wang's bottom line. If it exceeds [-] cents, Aunt Wang may not necessarily repair it."

"Two yuan?" Xu Nanshi struggled: "This is too little. I should have made four yuan!"

Xu Deyong explained patiently: "Firstly, we have no reputation, and secondly, we don't have a shop. It would be great if someone can come and repair it. Two yuan is not a lot."

Xu Nanshi blinked and said, "Then how much will it cost you to repair it?"

Xu Deyong said: "After deducting my time and labor costs, it only costs a few cents to buy something."

When Xu Nan heard this, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If that's enough, I can still earn more than one yuan. I thought it would be a waste of work. At most, it will take two days, and it will be easier than riding a three-wheeler outside!"

Xu Deyong: "..."

Is co-authoring not worth the cost of my time and labor?

Forget it, in the eyes of old people, people may be really worthless!

He shrugged and said, "Then you talk to Aunt Wang today. If she is willing, I will buy something to repair it."

Xu Nanshi said in high spirits: "Zhong, I'll talk after dinner."

……

After eating, Xu Deyong simply put the disassembled wall clock away, put on his hat and gloves and went out.

Xu Nan couldn't help but chase him out and asked, "Xiaoyong, will you come back for lunch?"

Xu Deyong said casually: "Not necessarily. Depending on the situation, I may or may not come back."

With that said, the person disappeared into the courtyard.

Xu Nanshi couldn't help complaining: "This kid has no confidence, how can I cook?"

When her grandson comes back to eat, she will naturally cook better. If she only eats it by herself, why can't she cope with it?

Xu Deyong saw this in his grandma, so he deliberately made it unclear.

When riding on the road, even if you are well-dressed, the cold wind will still penetrate through any gaps in your clothes and take away your body temperature.

Fortunately, Xu Deyong has become much stronger these days, otherwise he might have given up his job.

Not long after walking, he picked up an urgent passenger. He pedaled and sang loudly all the way, and finally made it in time. The other person threw down two cents and hurriedly boarded a 'bus'.

"Bah." Xu Deyong flicked the two-cent note. Hey, it's a good start, and he earned another one or two drinks!

Time passed by in a blink of an eye, and Xu Deyong brought two more guests, who happened to be not too far from home, so he simply returned home.

Entering the hospital, the third aunt was washing clothes.

Five-year-old Yan Jiedi was playing alone. When she saw Xu Deyong, she came back to take a look but didn't call anyone.

I originally wanted to give it to quick candy, but forget it!
If your mouth is not sweet, don’t think about it.

"Hey, Deyong is back." The third aunt greeted with a smile.

"I'm back. Third aunt, you are doing the laundry." Xu Deyong replied with a meaningless sentence.

The short days of a parent's life are spent in unnutritious "nonsense"!

The third aunt said: "Let's take a shower while the weather is warm at noon."

Then he turned his eyes shrewdly and said, "I saw Aunt Wang coming in the alley this morning. She said she wanted you to help repair her clock. How much will it cost?"

Xu Deyong said nonchalantly: "Hey, it's about money or not. Neighbors help each other. I don't know the details of what my grandma and Aunt Wang discussed." After that, without waiting for the third aunt to continue, she said: "Then I You have to go home and take a look, you are busy!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the person had already entered the middle courtyard.

"Hey, hey..." The third aunt opened her mouth, but when she saw that Xu Deyong was gone, she curled her lips and muttered: "This kid has recently become enlightened and has become a monkey spirit. He will definitely make a lot of money repairing a clock..., hey , it would be great if Xie Cheng had this ability..."

In the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu was rubbing her clothes vigorously, with two thick black braids swinging behind her. Others in cotton-padded clothes were all smooth, but she was the only one who could still show some curvature.

Jia Dongxu and Xiao Xiao are blessed!
Xu Nanshi, Jia Zhangshi and Auntie were sitting near the door of their house, basking in the sun and picking up the soles of their shoes, performing a Three Kingdoms killing.

Xu Nanshi and Jia Zhangshi couldn't stand each other, and basically didn't speak. The aunt was sandwiched between them, saying a few words to one now and a few words to the other.

Xu Nan still looked at the entrance of the courtyard from time to time.

Seeing Xu Deyong come back, he immediately stood up and complained: "You kid, I asked you in the morning and I couldn't tell you the right answer. Now I say I'll come back soon. I haven't cooked yet!"

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "There's no rush, just do it slowly."

Xu Nanshi spoke to the eldest mother, and then went into the house to get busy.

Xu Deyong said: "Auntie is busy!"

The eldest mother smiled and said: "Isn't it the Chinese New Year soon? Let's make new shoes for Lao Yina's soles."

Xu Deyong said: "The relationship is good, I am very lucky."

After greeting the aunt, he said to Qin Huairu: "Sister-in-law Qin, in this cold weather, wash your clothes and add some hot water. Don't let your hands freeze."

Qin Huairu paused for a moment, glanced at her mother-in-law and said nothing.

Sure enough, Mrs. Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and said angrily: "You can't use hot water to burn charcoal, and you don't have to spend money to burn charcoal, otherwise you will talk nonsense!"

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "Isn't it? But Dongxu is an honorable worker and loves his wife. Machine coal costs one penny per pound. He won't be short of eight cents!"

Jia Zhang: "..."

Who is your connotation!

She twitched her hips and ignored him and said, "Humph, of course it's not bad, but you have to live frugally. Do you think everyone is like you, spending money lavishly, and one person has enough to eat and the whole family is not hungry?"

The little stick boy, who was playing with his butt by himself, straightened up after hearing this and said, "Hungry!"

When Mrs. Jia Zhang heard her precious grandson saying he was hungry, she immediately said, "Banggen, damn, stop washing. My eldest grandson is hungry."

Qin Huairu said in a clear and gentle voice: "Mom, I'm done washing now, please wait a moment."

Mrs. Jia Zhang glared at Qin Huairu, but she didn't say much even though there were people in the courtyard.

Xu Deyong glanced at Xiaobanggan and said, rude children don't get candy!
I almost forgot, I haven’t given it to grandma yet.

This kind of cheap hard candy is a good thing now, but almost no one will eat it in the future!

He turned around and walked leisurely back to the house, took out a handful of candies and stuffed them into grandma's pocket.

Xu Nanshi couldn't help but laugh and said: "You are so naughty at such an old age, what did you put in grandma's pocket?"

"This was your favorite thing to do when you were a kid, with rocks and leaves, you were a little naughty kid!"

Xu Deyong said with a smile: "It's candy. I brought a foreigner. He didn't think it tasted good, so he gave it to me."

"Candy?" Xu Nanshi's eyes lit up, she reached out and took it out and said, "Hey, it's true, foreigners don't even eat such good candy. It's really a shame. It's an advantage for my grandson!"

Xu Deyong continued nonchalantly: "If people are rich, they all eat chocolate."

"What is chocolate?" Xu Nan asked curiously: "Is it delicious?"

Xu Deyong said: "There's no way to explain it. The more you talk about it, the more confused you become. I'll buy some for you to try later."

Xu Nanshi said quickly: "The food eaten by foreigners sounds very expensive. Don't buy it. It's good to have this kind of candy. You still have it, don't give it all to me!"

Xu Deyong patted his pocket and said: "Of course, don't be reluctant to eat it, it will melt when you look back."

Xu Nanshi said: "I know, where can I go in this winter!"

"That's right." Xu Nan remembered something important and whispered: "Your Aunt Wang agreed, and you can fix it for two yuan."

Xu Deyong nodded and said, "Sure, then I'll go buy what I need in the afternoon."

……

After eating, Xu Deyong left.

Xu Nanshi took out a piece of candy with a smile, carefully peeled it open and put it in her mouth.

Hmm..., her eyes lit up, so sweet!

This day is getting more and more hopeful.

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