Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 78: Bad clothes, pilling

Arriving at Beihai Park, Xu Deyong waited for a while before the crew-cut young man and his classmates arrived belatedly.

In the surrounding schools and factories, even during lunch breaks, many people come out to skate. There is a lack of entertainment throughout the year. Skating is really addictive for many people.

The two parties "paid with one hand and delivered the goods with one hand." The crew-cut young man tried it on and found that it felt the same as Xu Deyong's pair before.

Both parties were quite satisfied. The crew-cut young man skated for a while, and the others couldn't wait to play.

There are more monks than meat, so there is no other way. Rock, paper, scissors determines the order of play.

Xu Deyong did not bring his skates today. As a "experienced person", he is not that addicted to skating. He can just play occasionally.

With two dollars in hand, his desire to make money today has dropped a lot. He casually leaned on the wooden chair and watched others playing on the ice.

The young man with a flat head sat down next to him and said: "Hey, buddy, we will ask you to do it again in the future, can you still pay the same price?"

Xu Deyong said lazily: "Okay, you are the first customer and you have to get a discount, but if others do it, they have to add [-] cents. I always have to pay for the errands here and there."

Are wooden skates expensive at six yuan a pair?
Of course it’s expensive!

But compared to second-hand professional skates, which cost 30 to [-] yuan, new ones are [-] to [-] yuan, which is much cheaper.

Clay skates are too crude and professional skates are too expensive. Xu Deyong’s wooden skates fill the gap in between.

Although it is made of wood, it can last for five or six years with a little maintenance.

Calculated based on six years, one yuan a year is only enough to rent skates for five hours at the ice rink.

In this way, it is very worthwhile for skating enthusiasts who cannot afford professional skates and prefer to rent them.

Of course, everyone has their own preference for radish and cabbage, and everyone’s choice is different.

Xu Deyong focuses on a Buddhist lineage, and those who wish will take the bait!
The young man with a flat head smiled and said: "Okay, brother, I'm so angry. If I take these skates back to school, I won't get you two customers."

Xu Deyong stood up and said: "Brother, please forgive me. From now on, I will come over every three or five. If the skates are fine, I will leave first."

"Go slow!"

……

Beihai is not far from Nanluoguxiang. Xu Deyong lifted up his sleeves and took a look. It was not yet 12:30, so he simply rode home for dinner.

There was no movement in the front yard, but a sound of "Puff, puff..." came from the middle yard.

Xu Deyong went in and took a look. It was Qin Huairu who was drying the quilt, waving her hands and patting her clothes, and moving her hands and feet... Well, the quality of the clothes was not good, pilling!

What this girl specializes in is a large amount of food!
The little stickie regarded the quilt as an enemy, holding a spinning top in one hand and a small wooden sword in the other, saying "hehe" in his mouth.

Hearing the noise, Qin Huairu looked up and saw Xu Deyong, smiled and said, "Deyong is back."

"Well, where is Sister-in-law Qin drying out the quilt? You can eat it." Xu Deyong said with a smile.

Qin Huairu lowered her eyebrows and said, "I just finished eating. Haven't you eaten yet?"

Xu Deyong said: "Not yet, I just happened to be here and came back to eat."

Qin Huairu glanced at Xu Deyong's family and said, "Ms. Nan probably hasn't eaten either, so go home and eat."

Xu Deyong nodded and said, "Sister-in-law, you are busy."

Xiaobanggan let go of the quilt at this time and said: "Uncle..."

"Yeah!" Xu Deyong said with a smile, "What are you doing?"

"The small wooden sword is short." Xiaobanggan raised the small wooden sword and said.

Xu Deyong glanced at Qin Huairu and said, "Go back and ask your mother to find a longer one, and my uncle will make you a longer wooden sword."

Xiaobanggan opened his mouth happily and said: "Thank you, uncle."

Xu Deyong touched his little head and said, "Well, Bangge has learned to be polite."

"Uncle..." Banggeng shouted again with his little head raised.

"Is there anything else?" Xu Deyong, who was about to turn around, couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

"My grandma, she said bad things about you..."

Qin Huairu: "..."

Fortunately, Mrs. Jia Zhang went out for a walk after dinner.

She quickly said: "Banggen, don't talk nonsense."

Xu Deyong narrowed his eyes, bent down and said, "What bad things did you say about uncle?"

Qin Huairu quickly pulled Xiao Banggeng aside, smiled a little reluctantly and said: "Hey, Deyong, what the child said... you also know that my mother-in-law will inevitably talk about people behind their backs, so don't take it to heart. ….”

Xiao Banggeng leaned on Qin Huairu's thigh, blinking his eyes innocently.

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "What did Sister-in-law Qin say? Am I such a stingy person?"

He dug into his pocket, "took out" a piece of candy and said, "Hey, Banggeng, uncle gave you candy. Let mom bite it open this time. Don't choke again."

Xiaobanggan immediately trotted out from beside Qin Huairu, happily stretched out his little hand and said, "Thank you, uncle."

Xu Deyong put the candy in his little hand and praised: "A good honest boy."

The little stick is holding the candy, as if it is holding "the whole world", and there seems to be light in its eyes, as if it has opened a window...

Qin Huairu: "..."

The little mouth opened, and he could only say: "Thank you, Deyong, for letting you spend money again."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "It's okay, we are all neighbors in the same courtyard. Maybe a small piece of candy can change a lot of things. Sister-in-law Qin, you are busy."

After that, he turned and walked into the house.

"Mom, bite it open." Xiao Banggeng held up the candy and said happily.

Qin Huairu had the intention to slap Xiaobanggan's butt, but when she saw her son's happy face, she suddenly softened her heart.

She knelt down and peeled off the candy, bit it open, gave half of it to little Banggeng and said, "Banggeng, don't tell others what you heard at home in the future."

"Oh." Xiao Banggeng lowered his head and responded. He picked up half of the candy with his little hand and stuffed it into Qin Huairu's mouth and said, "Mom, eat, there is still half of Banggeng."

Qin Huairu blinked quickly and said, "Hey, Banggeng is so good."

The mother and son looked at each other and smiled sweetly with their mouths filled with sugar.

……

Xu Nan's cabbage was simmering on the pot. She was not surprised to see him come back. She opened the pot lid and asked, filled with steam, "Did you give the skates to someone else?"

Xu Deyong said: "Give it."

"That's good." Xu Nan nodded and said, "I didn't stew the vegetables a little bit, so go over there and get a plate of pickled radish strips to go with it."

"okay!"

While eating, Xu Deyong decided to get vaccinated first, so he pretended to be casual and said: "Grandma, the briquette stove I ordered at the grocery store that sells stoves should be ready. I will pick it up in the afternoon."

Xu Nanshi paused while eating, and then said: "Didn't it cost a lot of money?"

Xu Deyong chuckled and said, "It's only a few dollars..."

Xu Nanshi glanced at him angrily and said: "Your grandma is not stupid, just do it. I hope it will be as useful as you said."

Xu Deyong said quickly: "Of course, we will buy some briquettes to burn this year. When spring comes next year and the weather is warm, we can buy pulverized coal to make it ourselves. It will definitely be more convenient and economical than using briquettes."

Xu Nanshi said in surprise: "Shall we make briquettes ourselves? Can you make it?"

Xu Deyong said: "This is very simple. I also bought the mold. I can ask the briquette seller about the proportions."

Xu Nanshi nodded: "Grandma doesn't understand. You can do whatever you want, as long as you don't waste money. Do you have enough money? Grandma can give you some?"

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "That's enough. I made more than two yuan today. Plus what Xiu Zhong and I saved before, it's more than enough."

Xu Nanshi said with a smile on her face: "Okay, grandma is very happy that you can save money instead of going out to spend it randomly."

...After eating, Xu Deyong looked at the play box at home and simply carried it to the backyard, where he spent half an hour putting it on the deaf old lady.

The little kids in the courtyard heard the commotion and naturally enjoyed watching the excitement.

After the pretending was about the same, the aunt came over with a smile, chatted with the deaf old lady, and watched Xu Deyong connect the sky and earth lines.

After adjusting the sound, Xu Deyong handed the earphones to the deaf old lady and said: "Old lady, please listen to it."

"Okay, okay..." the deaf old lady said with a chrysanthemum smile on her face: "You have a good grandson."

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "Just don't hit me with the cane."

The deaf old lady said: "If you don't do bad things, why would my wife beat you?"

"Okay!" Xu Deyong said: "One more thing, the threads of this antenna need to be removed when there are thunders in spring and summer, otherwise the lightning may fall along the antenna."

The deaf old lady nodded solemnly and said, "I made a note of it. I won't listen when it thunders."

Xu Deyong didn't go far when he got out of the car in the afternoon. He wandered around Beixinqiao, Drum Tower, and Deshengmen to solicit customers.

As the old saying goes, "There are countless lions on Marco Polo Bridge, but the steps of Beixin Bridge are not smooth."

Beixinqiao without a bridge is like a wife without a wife.

In fact, Beixinqiao originally had a stone bridge, but it was later demolished because it hindered people's travel.

The most mysterious thing here is the legend about "Longjing Lock" in Jingzhong Temple, "Pulling Iron Chains in Small Days", and later "Subway Detour".

When the Beixin Bridge is widened next year, the Jingzhong Temple will be demolished, the "Suolong Well" will be filled in, and the iron chain in the well will be pulled out by workers. The iron chain is indeed very long, but it is only more than three meters.

Of course, there is no dragon locked at the bottom of the well.

In the evening, he first went to Jiaodaokou to get the fired sleeve stove tiles, and asked for some refractory clay. Then he went to the grocery store to get the stove.

Naturally, the staff member recognized Xu Deyong. When he saw him coming, he smiled and said, "Comrade, you are here. It was made and delivered yesterday. Take a look, is it good?"

Xu Deyong walked to the finished stove and stretched out his hand to lift it. Well, it's good. It has some weight. It's still relatively reliable at this time.

He nodded and said: "Okay, I will buy four more stove-resistant chimneys and one or two elbows. Can you calculate the total cost?"

There are two vertical sections, and the horizontal section cannot reach outside the corridor, so an additional section must be added.

The staff member smiled sheepishly and said: "I told you before that the stove does not cost more than five yuan. I was exaggerating... Well, since you bought four sections of the chimney, the stove will be counted as five yuan, no. To tell you the truth, for five yuan we will do voluntary labor."

"Thank you then." Xu Deyong grinned.

I really had "heavy bleeding" this time.

The stove costs five yuan, the chimney four, two elbows cost four cents, and the twelve-hole briquette mold costs one eight cents. The total is 11 yuan and two. Oh, and there are also six cents for the sleeve stove tiles.

In addition to the two yuan deposit, Xu Deyong paid another ninety-two yuan, and the cash on him shrank sharply.

After putting everything in the car, Xu Deyong went next door and bought 100 yuan of briquettes, two and a half for one piece, and another two and a half.

The road is not far, and people use tablets to give away for free.

When Xu Deyong returned with his things, he immediately attracted the attention of people in the courtyard.

Several half-grown men in the courtyard gathered around to see the strange thing. He thought with a thought: "It takes five people to move the briquettes. Each person will move 20 yuan. After moving, each person will have one candy."

"I, I, I..." Yan Jiekuang's eyes lit up and he immediately raised his hands.

"Brother Deyong, I..." Liu Guangfu did not lag behind.

……

The man pulling the briquettes looked on with a smile.

Xu Deyong ordered two brothers from the Yan family and the Liu family, as well as a boy from another family in the courtyard, all about ten years old.

There were two five- and six-year-olds who were not selected and looked disappointed. Xu Deyong was really afraid that they would lose their grip and fall.

Xu Deyong returned home with the stove in his arms, cleared an empty space in the corridor and said: "Just put the briquettes there, neatly piled up. If they break, there will be no candy."

"Yes, Brother Deyong."

The five boys agreed wholeheartedly and were full of enthusiasm.

The second time Xu Deyong entered the hospital holding the chimney, Yan Bugui squinted his eyes and said, "Hey, Deyong, did you buy a chimney stove? Okay, my life is the same every day."

Xu Deyong smiled and said: "Hey, Mr. Third, are you joking? I heard someone said that burning briquettes saves one-third more than burning briquettes. I will definitely not lose money when I calculate the account. It is inconvenient to buy it back."

"Can you really save one-third?" Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he heard this, and the calculation in his mind suddenly "crackled", and then he said: "In that year, we can almost save the stove money..., Hey, you can burn it first and see if it’s like what you said, the third uncle will also switch to briquettes.”

Xu Deyong said: "Sure, third uncle, it's not personal freedom to burn anything. I'm busy now."

"Hey, you're busy." Yan Bugui said hurriedly, and then began to calculate carefully with his fingers. He had to calculate down to the last detail. It was okay to not be clear about the savings.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Xu Deyong holding so many things and placing them at the door. He twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "Deyong, your stove is not cheap!"

Xu Deyong grinned and said: "Master, what are you talking about? To save money, I even threw in my wife's book."

Yi Zhonghai: "..."

Why does this sound so contradictory?

Xu Deyong did not stop talking, and went out to move the tricycle into the yard, and took the briquette mold and sleeve furnace tiles to the door of his house.

Xu Nanshi frowned when she came out to see it, but she had already said that Xu Deyong had the final say on this matter, so she could only hold back what she said.

This period of time proved that his grandson was not fooling around!
The five boys also moved the briquettes very fast. They were careful when moving. When they returned, the soles of their feet felt like they had stepped on hot wheels.

Boys have to compete with each other when it comes to peeing, let alone doing such rewarding work.

Xu Deyong stood at the entrance of the courtyard and watched the last two briquettes on the flatbed truck being moved away by Yan Jiekang.

Liu Guangtian shouted proudly in the courtyard: "Brother Deyong, I will be the first to finish moving."

"I've finished moving too."

……

Xu Deyong said goodbye to the man pulling coal with a smile.

Back in the courtyard, several boys had black hands and looked up at him with expectation in their eyes. The youngest Yan Jiekuang seemed to have scratched his face, and there were three more lines on his face.

He smiled, took out candies and put one in each person's pocket, and praised: "Not bad, they are all capable little workers."

"Hehe, thank you, Brother Deyong."

"Thank you, Brother Deyong..."

"Thank you, Brother Deyong, I have some candy..."

……

Several people said happily.

Seeing this, Xu Deyong couldn't bear it. He felt that he was being exploited as a "child laborer", so he stuffed another one into his mouth.

The few were immediately filled with joy. Yan Jiefang rolled his eyes and whispered: "Everyone, just say one, otherwise we will get points."

The happy boys were stunned for a moment and immediately nodded in unison.

Xu Deyong couldn't help but smile and shake his head slightly.

This cleverness of teaching by words and deeds cannot be said to be similar, it is exactly the same...

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