Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 161 Arranging the Three Girls

Early the next morning, Uncle Xue came, and Zhu Xuefeng was already waiting.

"It's early, boss, but you're late."

Zhu Xuefeng waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

"Let's go, it's not far, we'll be there in a minute."

Zhu Xuefeng pointed to the back room and said to Uncle Xue.

"Look at these inverted houses. There are nine in total. The middle one has a door opening to the outside, and several partitions are opened to make furniture. The door inside is usually not opened."

Uncle Xue was a little surprised. The yard was so big, there were nine rooms alone.

"Is this the new place you found?"

"That's right, this place is spacious enough for a dozen of you to work on. Once the samples are ready, they will be placed inside. You can see them when you enter the gate. Isn't this a living sign?"

Zhu Xuefeng took Uncle Xue around and pointed to the empty outer courtyard.

"You can buy some tools and carts, haul some lumber, and deliver some furniture. Just leave the cart in the outer courtyard at night. If you are short of money, let me know and you can take care of it. I'll just mention it."

The two of them walked around the outer courtyard. The outer courtyard is very large. Even if it needs to be expanded when there are more people in the future, it can be easily accommodated. There are also several small rooms for people to live in, which is very convenient.

The furniture in the back room was almost finished, so it was easy. The two discussed it for a while. Uncle Xue was still making detailed measurements and plans, but Zhu Xuefeng had already entered the middle courtyard.

The eldest girl is practicing the basic skills conscientiously as required. Maybe she has some basic skills, but it seems like that.

Zhu Xuefeng threw down a bag, gave instructions for a while, and then said to Daya.

"There is some meat and seafood in it. I need to increase my nutrition in daily life. When I practice, I have to keep up with my food. Do you have any money in your pocket?"

"We each have five dollars."

These should be severance pay. Not to mention the sadness, Zhu Xuefeng thought about it, took out twenty and handed it to Daya.

"You are still in charge of this yard. Let me see your performance first. This is a month's food expenses, which should be enough for the four of you. There is no salary now. We will wait until we have something to do."

Twenty is not much, but it is not much. It should not be used under normal circumstances. Considering the consumption of practicing, it is a little more.

I was worried about how I would live with the five yuan in my hand, but I didn’t expect that I would still have living expenses. Da Ya was very happy. Although the five yuan was small, a few people basically didn’t go out. There was no consumption and they should not be used up.

"The outer courtyard will start to be renovated in the next two days. From now on, there will be people in the outer courtyard, and they won't come in. Don't worry."

"Thank you for your concern."

"Practice hard. If I have anything to do, I will come and check on you. If anyone can't hold on, just leave."

Zhu Xuefeng was just trying to scare him. If he really wanted to leave, he would have sent him away long ago.

"How are the two girls? I didn't see them."

"They are cleaning the room in the backyard, washing and putting away whatever is not in use."

Well, yes, these girls have some sharp eyesight, and it seems they can be used. Now think about it, such a big yard would be impossible to clean up without them.

"You have to clean up all the rooms. You make the arrangements and I'll see the results."

I'm looking for a tailor for this money string. I haven't heard from him yet, so I'll go find him soon.

"How about it, finished watching?"

Seeing that Master Xue himself was chatting with Old Man Xie, Zhu Xuefeng walked over.

"After reading it, I have a rough idea. I'll call them over in the afternoon and plan it carefully. We can start construction in a few days."

"Okay, you can make the arrangements yourself. This modification is at my expense. This Master Xie can be responsible for cooking for you. If there is anything he can do, he can also use it. I will pay him some wages."

"Lao Xie, do you know how to do carpentry?"

"I know a little bit, I know a little bit, and I help repair everything in this yard..."

"Sister Ting, is the master gone?"

Erya and Sanya came out from the backyard and saw Daya thinking about something in the yard.

"Well, the master is gone. I asked you two just now. I said you were cleaning up the backyard. The master seemed quite satisfied and asked us to clean up the other yards as well."

Erya and Sanya patted their chests and raised their upper arms to wipe their sweat.

"Sister Ting, don't blame us. We are the two stupidest people. We were afraid of saying the wrong thing, so we dealt with it behind the scenes."

"Why are you talking about this? We are all the same people, but the master gave us five yuan each as living expenses."

"Okay, okay, it seems that the master really left us behind."

"Five dollars, that's a lot. You're such a kind man."

Da Ya glanced at the two twins. If the master can buy this yard, of course he will not be short of money. "The master also said that there is no wages now. I guess in the future, if I follow the master's instructions and complete the work, I might actually get wages."

Erya nodded and said seriously.

"This young master treats us really well. We are just thinking nonsense. We just use snacks for whatever we are asked to do. I think this young master is a good person."

Daya and Sanya both nodded.

"It seems that we have really changed our luck. If the former master had not abandoned us, we would still be hiding now. It would be better than now."

"Okay, don't think nonsense. Since you are staying, thanks to the current master's favor, let's work hard and finish the things that the master has told us first."

...

Leave the compound and find the money string in the commission store.

"How's it going? Did the tailor thing come to an end?"

Qian Chuanzi said to Zhu Xuefeng with a smile.

"I just wanted to find time to talk to you. Mr. Cui from this street does a good job, but this lonely old man is not easy to talk to. After a long time of hard work, he agreed to give me two to take a look first."

Zhu Xuefeng nodded, this was a good start, he could deal with both of them at once, and the Qian Chuan Zi was still very useful.

Seeing Zhu Xuefeng nod, Qian Chuanzi continued to report.

"Lao Wang, the jade carver from last time, also agreed to accept an apprentice, but he wanted a boy and said that the girl was too weak to do the job."

Zhu Xuefeng thought for a while, and he tried Da Ya just now, and it seemed that he still had some strength.

"You try again. Da Ya should be a bit more energetic. It doesn't take much effort to try. At most, you can give him a few yuan of tuition per month. If it doesn't work, what about the two courtyards?"

Qian Chuanzi then pulled Zhu Xuefeng up to the second floor with a smile on his face and took out a handful of paper and two notebooks.

"Thanks to Brother Tuofeng, nothing was left out this time and everything was done. Here are the certificates and the mortgage deed."

Zhu Xuefeng took a closer look and found that it was okay. The two yards were hung on Qian Chuanzi and the big girl respectively, and the yard was mortgaged to Zhu Xuefeng.

Zhu Xuefeng took out a handful of bills and handed them to Qian Chuanzi.

"Okay, I have thanked you for my hard work this time. From now on, I have to be quiet for at least a month. Just have a rest and help me find someone who can speak Cantonese when I have time."

"Cantonese? Cantonese?"

"Well, it's Cantonese. Don't make it public. Do it secretly. If you find it, let him teach three girls how to learn it. The sooner you learn it, the higher the reward will be."

"Okay, I'll go look for it, but it's not easy to handle. The guild hall has been closed for several years, and it's hard to find these people outside now."

Qian Chuanzi stuffed the bills into his pocket without even looking at them. It was a bit difficult for Brother Feng to find someone who could speak Cantonese.

Seeing Qian Chuanzi a little embarrassed, Zhu Xuefeng patted Qian Chuanzi on the shoulder.

"This is not so urgent. Take your time. Even if it takes a year or a half, it will be enough to find it."

...

Seeing that it was still early, I went home and had lunch with my younger brothers and sisters before going out again. My younger brothers and sisters were used to their eldest brother coming and going without home all day long, but He Yuyu was a little strange.

"What is your eldest brother busy with every day? He's not in the yard at night, he's not at work anymore, and he's still running outside every day."

"My eldest brother is busy. If he hadn't been busy, our family would be able to renovate the house and let us..."

"Shh."

"But your eldest brother is really awesome. He has only been working for a few days and he has won a grand prize. We can't even imagine it."

"That's right, don't look at who the eldest brother is, hehehehe."

The younger sister was very proud, and Zhu Xuesong was also very proud.

...

Zhu Xuefeng was already on his way to visit the school leaders and teachers with the gift box. Everything was going well, but the news he got from Teacher Cheng was a bit unexpected.

Chen Rui and Liu Jiaqi both entered the University of Science and Technology. Chen Rui majored in machinery and vehicles, and Liu Jiaqi majored in automatic control. It seemed that she could talk to Associate Professor Xu and show some concern.

The two girls went to study science and engineering, but I never noticed that they were interested in this area. They are truly aspiring young people.

The squad leader and several classmates have all gone to other places to take exams. Not many in the whole class go to college, only about 20, which is very few.

But later generations of Zhu Xuefeng heard that the admission rate this year was more than 100%, which was unique. Otherwise, he would not have encouraged He Yuyu to apply, and he would not know what the situation was.

(In the 60s, many colleges and universities were launched in a hurry, and enrollment was greatly expanded. Due to various reasons, most of them were not fully recruited. The admission rate for those who actually went to college was still very low, at least in the Beijing area.)
Anyway, I am indeed the only one in this area where I live. The two children came to get together a few days ago, and they both went to class, and they haven't stopped yet.

(End of this chapter)