Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 242 Past
In the evening, the tavern is still very lively.

Combined with the recent atmosphere and waves, there is everything to talk about.

But they were all people from the alley market, and although the conversation was lively, it was all superficial.

Xu Huizhen sat on the high stool made by Xu Deyong, watching everyone talking with a smile, while He Yumei, who was idle at the side, leaned on the counter in boredom.

He Yumei curled her lips and said: "Sister Huizhen, what nonsense are these men talking about? Why do I get more and more confused the more I listen to them."

Xu Huizhen smiled and said: "It's better to be confused. It's rare to be confused in life, so just be confused."

"But." She changed her voice, thinking of Xu Deyong's joke with her, and said: "It may be because you are pregnant. Pregnancy will make you stupid."

He Yumei was stunned for a moment, opened her mouth and said, "Becoming stupid? Really, Sister Huizhen, have you become stupid?"

Xu Huizhen smiled and said: "I haven't become stupid, you have really become stupid, haha."

He Yumei also smiled and said: "If you are really stupid when you are pregnant, it will be Sister Huizhen who is so stupid. You are more than five months old, and I am not even one month old."

Someone said: "I heard that there is a commotion again in the countryside now, and some people come to F. Is it the saboteurs who instigated it?"

……

Xu Huizhen chuckled and said: "That's Deyongqie. These are cut by people in the tavern, so they are naturally different."

"Yes, you can do whatever you want." Mr. Pian said with a smile.

Xu Huizhen smiled softly and said: "No, I'm sorry, Sister Xueru, please have a drink today."

As she said that, she took another sip and said with some enthusiasm: "It's boring. You're pregnant. I can't find anyone to drink with now."

Qiangzi squatted in the corner and said with a playful smile: "Okay, I can't afford to offend you, I can afford to hide."

Chen Xueru took a sip of wine, picked up a pickle, looked at it and said, "The cutting skills of this pickle are not good. It is not as delicate and beautiful as the ones I ate at your house a few days ago."

This guy is getting worse and worse. He was almost fired because he borrowed a car before. He begged his grandpa to sue his grandma before he reluctantly stayed. However, it was officially made temporary and his salary was reduced a lot.

Hey, of the two flowers in the Qianmen Hutong, one already has an owner, and this one has not yet been planted in the ground. Many people are a little naive and would rather be a pile of cow dung.

While they were chatting, Chen Xueru, a girl with a small bag on her shoulders, her hair permed and curled, and wearing a silk double-breasted jacket, came in with a foreign style and a little charm.

Xu Huizhen said: "Of course, I will go home and give you two yuan later."

Qiangzi, a bachelor, stared with toad eyes and said, "Hey, it turns out it's Manager Chen. I thought I was a fairy from heaven descending to earth."

Xu Huizhen's almond-shaped eyes moved slightly, but she didn't say anything. She gave Chen Xueru two ounces of wine and a plate of pickles.

Everyone was talking nonsense.

"No, I heard that it was caused by setting up a club..."

Chen Xueru smiled and said: "Then let your men cut it by the way. My Erya is too stupid and will definitely not be able to cut it well."

Chen Xueru nodded and said, "The taste of your pickled pickles is just different. Give me two pieces later."

"No, no." Xu Hesheng said quickly: "I really have nothing to say. Let's drink and chat."

Chen Xueru came to the counter, leaned up slightly, and said lazily: "Huizhen, you still go to work with a big belly. Is it because you can't support your family's man, or your family's man can't support you?" "

Mr. Niu said with a smile: "Hey, Teacher Xu is here. Teacher Xu is an intellectual. Let's listen to Teacher Xu's opinions later."

Xu Huizhen said: "Where is Elena? You are not always with her."

Chen Xueru said casually: "Okay, you can go buy something from me later and I will compensate you."

The film master smiled and said: "Manager Chen, there is a seat reserved for you."

At this time Xu Hesheng walked in and greeted everyone with a smile.

The two "silly" girls gathered together and muttered.

Xu Huizhen said angrily: "It's free, and it's a lot to ask for."

Of course, it was because Chen Xueru was too lazy to meet him.

Chen Xueru said leisurely: "I've gone back. It's not peaceful over there. There are some things to deal with, and business is not easy to do."

After saying that, he ordered two taels of wine and sat down at Mr. Niu's table.

This guy is acting like a broken man.

Chen Xueru raised her orchid finger and said, "Give me two taels, and give me a plate of pickles."

In the past, when this guy was drinking, no matter what the relationship was, Cai Quanwu, Xu Deyong, and Liu Dezhu would occasionally accompany him. Now everyone else has their own plans.

Chen Xueru said calmly: "No need, I don't want to sit down today, so I will go back after drinking these two taels while standing."

Such a woman would be incompatible with a tavern, but she decided to come and have a drink if she had nothing to do.

This guy is like a poor student in school who deliberately causes trouble to attract other people's "attention". Instead of feeling ashamed, he feels proud and a little proud.

Seeing him like this made everyone laugh.

Chen Xueru said with a slight disdain: "I know it's a fairy who has descended to earth, but I'm still looking around. I'll be careful to take off your eyeballs."

The film master smiled and said: "Teacher Xu must be dissatisfied that we don't know a few characters and is unwilling to talk to us."

As soon as she arrived, all the drinkers in the tavern brightened up.

Xu Hesheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Hey, what kind of cultural person am I? I am just a teacher. I don't have any high opinions. You guys can continue chatting and don't worry about me."

The two of them were talking casually, and many people in the tavern glanced at them, but they still said "don't look at anything inappropriate" and took it back after just one glance.

At this time, Fan Jinyou came in with a smile on his face, greeted everyone, and came to the counter.

Chen Xueru glanced at him sideways and said, "Hey, Clerk Fan, this is a patrol and we've come to the tavern again!"

Fan Jinyou smiled and said, "Hey, Manager Xueru is joking. I don't have an armband on. I'm here just for a drink. I have to take a day off occasionally."

Then he took out the money and handed it to Xu Huizhen, and ordered two taels of wine and a plate of appetizers.

Seeing Chen Xueru standing, he couldn't help but said, "Why don't you, Manager Xueru, sit down?"

"Do you care?" Chen Xueru rolled her eyelids slightly.

"Okay, I'm a bit of a bitch." Fan Jinyou felt bored and sat at Niu Ye's table with food and wine.

When he met Xu Hesheng, he smiled slightly and said, "Teacher Xu, am I going to congratulate you in advance?"

Xu Hesheng said calmly: "That's not necessary, you should take care of yourself."

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit tense, Mr. Niu changed the subject with a smile and said: "Clerk Fan, there is a lot of commotion outside now, and we plain-headed people can't understand it. You are an understanding person, please tell us."

Fan Jinyou raised his eyelids and said: "Hey, there are some things you shouldn't say nonsense, but you guys should be glad that you were born in the city."

"Hey, you're trying to be mysterious." Chen Xueru said with some disdain.

Fan Jinyou said: "I'm not trying to be mysterious. If Manager Xueru really wants to know, invite me to tea some other time and I'll explain it to you."

"It's not rare, just give it to whoever you want." Chen Xueru said nonchalantly, and then drank all the wine in the cup.

once having seen the best, the rest is not worthwhile looking.

I used to think that he was just mediocre, but now it seems that he is much better than these guys who can't even be considered "just in appearance". Oh, it’s so annoying!
There is no airtight wall in the world. After experiencing a marriage, and all the things that happened to Liao Yucheng before, and even "causing a life", it was somewhat related to Chen Xueru.

Now Chen's mother has moved back and doesn't live with her. She doesn't care about her children. She just burns incense and worships Buddha every day. She is ten years older than before.

All kinds of things make Chen Xueru feel a bit stuck in finding a good man.

Chen Xueru's lack of enthusiasm was not an act, she was really tired. Between going to work and going home to take care of her children, Erya was naturally not as good as Chen's mother.

She opened her mouth to speak but stopped, then put the glass down under Xu Huizhen's gaze and said, "I'm back, I won't drink anymore. You can give the rest away."

After that, he turned around and left.

When she came outside, Chen Xueru took a breath of the night air, which made her wake up instantly.

She felt that this was not going to work and she had to cheer up her mother and come back to take care of her children. After all, her grandson would never have a biological grandchild.

So, she decided to change Xiaokui's surname. All the bastards named Hou went abroad and were divorced anyway, so who cares!

Hum, Xiao Kui will be named Chen from now on, and Chen Kui will inherit the legacy of their old Chen family.

In this way, my mother should be able to cheer up. After all, the Chen family has an inheritance!

A flash of determination flashed in Chen Xueru's eyes. With her back straight and her pretty face full of confidence, she stepped on her leather shoes and left.

Hey, let the man eat shit, I don’t care if he has it or not!
……

The next day.

"Ah, ba ba, ke ke ke..."

After breakfast, Xu Deyong helped Xiao Lier walk in the courtyard. The little boy was wearing a beautiful lotus hat with a small bell on it, which made a crisp sound when it moved, and a pair of small green shoes under his feet.

Wearing hats is also very particular. Little boys usually wear tiger head hats. Tigers are the king of beasts. They can seek good luck and avoid disasters, eliminate disasters and solve problems. At the same time, they also hope that children can grow up healthily. They have tiger heads and tiger brains. Girls usually wear lotus hats in the hope that when they grow up, they will be as beautiful as lotus flowers.

Xiao Li'er has been particularly fond of being helped to walk recently, and she was extremely happy at this time.

Xu Huizhen looked at the father and daughter playing with a warm female smile. She knotted the last knot of the navy blue sweater in her hand and said, "Oh, it's finally done. I've been knitting it intermittently for several months."

When Xu Deyong heard this, he picked up Xiao Li'er and ran over, saying happily: "Haha, have you finished knitting my new sweater?"

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him slightly angrily and said, "It's done. Looking at your frizzy look, you look like a big boy."

Xu Deyong chuckled and said, "Just pretend to be silly to make your wife happy." He put Xiao Li'er aside in the bamboo cart and said, "Here, let me try."

As he spoke, he took off his coat, took the sweater from Xu Huizhen's hand, put it on his head and put it on.

Xu Huizhen tugged at him and said, "Well, it looks a little tight, but it's almost the same after wearing it."

Xu Deyong made a showy gesture like a strong man and said, "Hey, wife, am I handsome in my clothes?"

Xu Huizhen smiled and rolled her eyes at him and said, "Junxing, you look better than Pan An."

"Ah..." Xiao Li'er stood up unsteadily while holding the cart in his hand. He couldn't hold on to it properly and sat down again. The little guy was stunned for a moment, and then he grinned in amusement.

Xu Deyong ruffled her hair, picked her up and said with a smile: "Hey, it sounds like there's meat in the little butt, so don't fall silly."

"You are stupid." Xu Huizhen said angrily.

When Xiao Li'er saw that Xu Deyong had changed into new clothes, he curiously picked it up with his little hands, and soon made a small nest.

"Oh!"

As soon as the little guy opened his eyes, he immediately discovered a new toy and started playing with it with concentration.

"Hey, you little rascal, mom just knitted it for dad, don't rip it out for me." Xu Deyong said, but he didn't stop it.

After a while, there was a knock on the door outside.

"Please come in." Xu Deyong said.

"squeak……."

After opening the door, Ma Fei walked in with a playful smile and a unique chair in his hand.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "As soon as you left, you disappeared for a week or two. Why did you come back? I will announce that you will leave the army."

"Don't mention it, Brother Deyong." Ma Fei quickly said with a shy face: "I haven't learned anything yet, and besides, the one-year period has not yet come."

Then he handed over the chair in his hand and said: "I know that my sister-in-law likes antique furniture. When Gangzi and I were in the countryside, I bought you a chair. It should be from the Qing Dynasty. I can't figure out the details."

The structure of the chair is that the front and rear legs are crossed, the intersection point is used as the axis, and the upper beam is passed through a rope belt, which can be folded. It is actually a large horse.

Because it is easy to fold and carry when going out, it was loved by the upper class in the old days and was always brought along when going out for cruising or hunting. The top chair is also a seat that shows noble status. As the saying goes, "the first top chair" is what it means.

Xu Huizhen looked at it and said with a smile: "Xiao Fei is interested. How much did this chair cost?"

Ma Fei said with a smile: "I didn't spend a lot of money. I respect my sister-in-law. If I ask for money, it would be a slap in the face!"

Seeing that Xu Huizhen was still hesitant, Xu Deyong waved his hand and said, "Okay, since you are so sensible, you can stay for lunch. I will buy two kilograms of meat and we will make braised pork."

Ma Fei's eyes lit up and he said, "Hey, that's a good relationship. Can I have a little drink while I'm at it?"

Xu Deyong nodded and said, "You kid, you can only drink two taels, not more."

Ma Fei grinned and said, "Just two liang, it's better than nothing."

Xu Huizhen didn't say anything more, just said: "Go and ask your sister to come later, and we can have lunch together."

"Okay!" Ma Fei also agreed neatly.

Xu Huizhen went to the toilet and went into the house to rest.

Xu Deyong asked Ma Fei: "How was the business you and Gangzi did when you went out?"

Ma Fei shrugged and said, "It's okay, but some people down there really did something shabby, so it's no wonder some people are making a fuss."

Xu Deyong thought for a while and said: "Xiao Fei, when you go back and see Gangzi, tell him first that after the New Year, I won't get involved in this matter anymore. At the same time, I also advise you to stop here and get rid of what you have on hand." It’s over, let’s wait a few months and see which way the wind blows.”

Although Ma Fei is young, after all, he has hung out on the street and followed Gangzi on and off, so he naturally knows a lot. He said in a low voice: "Brother Deyong, do you think the wind direction is wrong?"

Xu Deyong said: "It's hard to say, but I think it's better to be more cautious. There are some loopholes that you can't keep exploiting. If you exploit them for a long time, you will hurt others and yourself."

Ma Fei scratched his head and said, "Okay, I'll convey it first, and you can discuss it later."

……

Light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice...the days are getting colder day by day.

“Ding da, ding da….”

On the night before New Year's Day, at Xu Deyong's house in the courtyard, under the smiling gaze of the whole family, Xiao Li'er held the walker of this era - "Ding Da Car" with his two little hands, and walked happily around the house.

The car was made by Xu Deyong himself.

Amid the sound of "ding" and childish laughter, 56 years have passed like this, and many people will miss it!

……

(End of this chapter)