Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 4 Waiting for a snowfall
The two of them chatted about each other and came to Xueru Silk Shop on Qianmen Street.

Chen Xueru got out of the car with a graceful posture while holding a small bag, and said casually: "How much is it?"

Xu Deyong looked at her and smiled: "Sister, they are all 'Yuanfen', you can just give them to me!"

"Slippery." Chen Xueru nodded at Xu Deyong, took out fifty cents and handed it to him and said, "No need to look for it."

"Sister, you are open-minded." Xu Deyong smiled and gave a thumbs up.

Chen Xueru glanced at her and said, "You're a good talker. If one day you can no longer ride this tricycle, come and see me. I'll give you an apprenticeship in this shop."

Xu Deyong said: "Thank you very much for the compliment, sister. I may make a living with my sister in the future."

"Well, go ahead." Chen Xueru said calmly with a wave of her fair and slender hands.

Xu Deyong's heart moved and he whispered: "Sister, do you want Moutai?"

A trace of surprise flashed in Chen Xueru's eyes and she said: "This wine is not easy to get, how can you get it?"

"Hehe." Xu Deyong said with a smile: "I got a bottle by chance."

Chen Xuerufeng narrowed her eyes and said, "Okay, if it's true, send it to me."

Xu Deyong said: "Okay, then I will send it to you early tomorrow morning."

Chen Xueru nodded in agreement, twisted her waist and left with Xiangfeng.

Xu Deyong glanced twice and looked back, then pushed hard with his feet, and the tricycle sped out like a gun.

Hey, someone else’s wife!

He searched all the way and soon saw a tavern, but it was closing.

Xu Deyong looked up at the sky. He wanted to wait for snow.

Chen Xueru has a high vision and a high spirit, and she may not be able to look down on him in a short time.

Xu Huizhen, a hidden rich woman, can give it a try. Although she is married and has children, she is really good as a daughter-in-law. She is smart and capable. She doesn't need to worry too much, just... um.

Just some saints.

As the saying goes: Kindness has a measure, tolerance has a measure!
It's a matter of affection to help someone to help you, but if you want to push yourself further, you need to find ways to deal with it.

It’s just Cai Quanwu, I’m sorry.

When I meet you later, I will recognize you as my elder brother, and then I will match you with a girl to be your wife.

Speaking of Cai Quanwu, he looks really similar to Shazhu’s father He Daqing. I wonder if the two are related, hey!
Xu Deyong kicked off his feet and set off again. Passing by an alley, he saw someone babbling "playing foreign films" and singing "Long Live the Emperor" "Long Live the Emperor".

Xu Deyong was delighted when he saw this man, there was another one who looked like him.

Filmmaker Qiu Pupu glanced at it and started singing with a smile: "Where did he come from? You're a three-wheeled boy. What's the silly fun?"

Xu Deyong said: "Master Pian, do you know Yan Bugui from Nanluogu Lane?"

The smile on the film master's face suddenly disappeared, and he said: "I don't know, we don't have the same last name, we don't know each other!"

Xu Deyong clicked his tongue and said, "Hey, you look exactly like him."

The film director glared at him and said, "If you don't want to watch the show, don't stay here. Go ride your tricycle."

Xu Deyong said: "Then you are busy, we will see you later."

After saying that, he pedaled away on three wheels, leaving the film master who was a little dazed.

……

The western mountains are dark at sunset, and the branches are dry above the moon.

Xu Deyong returned to the courtyard on three wheels, and the courtyard was filled with smoke and smoke.

Today's harvest was good. In addition to Chen Xueru's trip in the afternoon, he did three more trips and earned [-] cents. Among them, he also pulled an object. This was because he deliberately wandered around. If he went to a station or other crowded place, he would not be able to guarantee the return. Can take two more trips.

Excluding the cost of a bowl of mutton soup at noon, there is still one yuan left. This earning power is quite good at this time.

Thinking that she had eaten meat, but grandma hadn't eaten it yet, she cut off [-] cents worth of pork, which was less than a pound.

There is noodles and meat. I will make dumplings to eat tomorrow.

After parking the car, Xu Deyong wandered into the courtyard holding the meat tied with a straw rope in his hand.

Yan Bugui didn't say anything when he saw him, obviously thinking of the experience of being attacked yesterday.

Xu Deyong was in a good mood and took the initiative to say hello: "Hey, third uncle, have you eaten?"

Yesterday, Mr. Yan was a digger, and now he is the third uncle. This kid comes up with one thing at a time.

Yan Bugui narrowed his eyes and said, "I just finished eating. You came back very early today. What are you carrying in your hand?"

Xu Deyong lifted it up, shook it and said, "Hey, I came back after cutting a catty of meat to honor the old lady."

Yan Bugui's eyes kept slipping when he heard this. Although there is no ticket to buy meat now, his family has a large population and many places to spend money. He can't eat meat once a month, let alone buy a pound at a time.

If this pound of meat is his... Ziliu, well, I can't think about it, the glutton in my stomach has been aroused.

"Hey, you are so filial. It seems that you made a lot of money soliciting customers today." Yan Bugui said with a reluctant smile.

Xu Deyong said: "That's not true. If you are not filial when raising children and grandchildren, they are no better than pigs or dogs."

Yan Bugui blinked his little eyes, inexplicably feeling that there was something in Xu Deyong's words.

But that sounds fine.

"Filial piety comes first among all good deeds, that's true." Yan Bugui nodded.

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "I'll see you that time." After saying that, he walked home. "Dad, I want to eat meat too," said seven-year-old Yan Jiekuang.

"I also want to eat meat." Yan Jiefang said.

The youngest Yan Jiedi blinked and said, "I think so too."

Yan Jiecheng said quietly: "Dad, please add some more to the two cents in the morning. Let's buy half a catty of meat."

Yan Bugui said angrily: "You think I don't want to eat meat. I'm a grown man who eats meat to death. I don't plan carefully. Our family has to drink from the northwest. The Chinese New Year is in more than a month. We will buy it during the Chinese New Year."

"Ah..., we have to wait for more than a month." Yan Jiefang said disappointedly.

Several people immediately sighed and went back to the house with their heads down. His father said that he would never change his mind if he didn't buy it, otherwise he would be sorry for the name "Yan Laoji".

Xu Deyong came to the door of his house. Before he could open the door, Xu Nan opened the door from the inside and said, "Quickly go in, wash your hands and eat. The food is still hot on the stove."

Apparently she was keeping an eye out.

Xu Deyong entered the room and put down the meat, took off his hat and gloves and threw them on the bed and said: "Grandma, if I come back late in the future, you can eat it yourself without waiting for me."

"I know." Xu Nanshi responded nonchalantly, and then complained: "You are so old and dishonest, what kind of meat are you cutting, and there is so much lean meat."

This old lady wishes she were all fat!

Xu Deyong grinned and said: "Eating dumplings during the Winter Solstice will not freeze your ears. If you didn't eat them yesterday, it will be the same if you eat them tomorrow."

Xu Nan said angrily: "Poverty is important. If you eat white flour steamed buns today and dumplings tomorrow, even if you have a golden mountain, you will still be poor if you eat like this every day. You just haven't grown up and don't know how to be frugal."

Xu Deyong washed his hands and wiped them, and said with a playful smile: "Grandma, I'm hungry."

Xu Nan suddenly lost her temper and couldn't leave her eldest grandson hungry, so she hurriedly said: "Then sit down quickly, grandma will serve the food and eat."

Dinner is stewed cabbage, pickles, and steamed buns.

Xu Deyong lost his appetite looking at the cabbage with clear soup and lack of water.

He took out [-] cents and pushed it to Xu Nan and said, "Grandma, this is the money my grandson earned today. Please put more oil in the cooking in the future, otherwise your grandson won't have the strength to pedal three wheels."

Xu Nanshi said suspiciously: "Isn't this money the leftover piece from this morning?"

Xu Deyong rolled his eyes, took out a dollar from his pocket, shook it and said, "You always don't believe in my grandson. Did you see that the dollar hasn't been moved yet?"

Seeing this, Xu Nanshi smiled and said: "Oh, there is so much left after buying the meat. It seems that you are serious about today. Grandma is saving up to get you a wife."

She took the money and hesitated and said, "How about grandma also saves that dollar for you?"

Xu Deyong was speechless. He still didn't believe himself!
"Okay, whatever makes you happy, here it is." Xu Deyong pushed another dollar to Xu Nanshi.

The wrinkles on Xu Nan's face spread, she took it in her hand with a smile and said: "Okay, my dear grandson has grown up. God will bless my dear grandson and let him find a good wife and give birth to seven or eight children. The Xu family is blooming."

After saying that, she hesitated, then took a dime from the money Xu Deyong had paid before and said, "I'll leave you some pocket money."

Xu Deyong neatly took it and put it in his pocket. Not a dime was too little. He would make a lot of money when he sells the wine tomorrow.

The current market price of a pound of Maotai liquor is two yuan and eighty-four cents, but it is not available on the market at all. My bottle will at least be doubled.

After finishing the meal, Xu Nanshi began to cut the meat.

Xu Deyong said: "Grandma, let me chop it for you. Add more soy sauce to make it delicious."

Xu Nan said while cutting: "Don't chop it first, cut the fat meat separately and fry it in oil. Use the fried residue to make dumplings. It will be fragrant. You can still eat the meat and oil for several days."

Xu Deyong shook his head and said, "Yes, you always have the final say."

"Fuck!"

Heat the iron pot and fry the fat meat in the pot, and soon the aroma will spread out.

He Yuyu, who was smelling the fragrance next door, said: "It smells so good, brother, I want to eat meat and oil residue."

He Yuzhu said with a slumped face: "What a waste, no money."

He Yuyu muttered angrily: "It's all your fault. You had to fight with Xu Deyong. Even if you lost, you lost all the money we saved for the New Year."

He Yuzhu glared at He Yuyu and said: "You've lost, why are you talking about it? You think I'm not bad enough, brother. I can't buy it until I get my salary next month."

"Ah..., I just want to eat oil residue now." He Yuyu felt aggrieved and wanted to wipe away his tears.

He Yuzhu looked helpless and could only refuse to admit defeat. He swallowed his saliva and cursed: "You idiot Xu Deyong, using my money to enjoy it, why don't you choke your grandson to death..."

On the other side, the Jia family was also restless. The smell of fried fat meat aroused the greed in the family's stomach.

Xiaobanggen sat restlessly on Qin Huairu's lap and said, "Mom, it's delicious, it's delicious."

Qin Huairu comforted him: "Banggan, be good, let's eat it during the Chinese New Year."

"No, no, I'll enjoy it now, ah..." The stick started to be annoying again.

Jia Zhang said angrily: "This street kid who is suffering from the plague eats pork regardless of age. Isn't this making people feel uncomfortable? He doesn't know his surname even if he has two dollars. Sooner or later he will become a prodigal."

While Qin Huairu comforted the stick, she looked at Jia Dongxu resentfully, implying that I wanted to eat it too.

Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and said, "Let's cut off one...half a catty as soon as possible."

Mrs. Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and said, "What are you going to cut? Cut it again during the New Year. Save some money to make new clothes for Banggan. My eldest grandson will wear something beautiful during the New Year."

The fragrance is wafting, and you can smell it in the front and back yards. Every house is not peaceful, and many people are bound to have trouble sleeping tonight.

The culprit, Xu Deyong, picked up a piece of hot oil residue.

Click..., ouch, it's hot to the mouth.

Ziliu, so fragrant!
(End of this chapter)