I am a cripple in the Siheyuan. Who am I afraid of?

Chapter 5 Buying things to live by
"Yes, five yuan is not a penny less. But you must first unpack and wash this set of bedding, and then unpack and wash the winter set. Then, you must wash all the dirty clothes as soon as possible."

"Okay, don't worry and leave it to me. I'll make sure it's clean and soft for you, making it comfortable for you to sleep on."

As soon as Qin Huairu said these words, it was like a strong dose of medicine in Song Wu's ears, making him feel hot and uncontrollable.

Qin Huairu heard that Song Wu's breathing seemed to be a little rapid. She could clearly feel the change in Song Wu's mood. So she thought about it and realized that what she just said was easy to overthink. She couldn't help feeling embarrassed again, and even wanted to turn around. left.But she was reluctant to give up the good opportunity to make 5 yuan, and for a moment she looked hesitant and confused.

Song Wu was a little embarrassed when he saw the expression on her face. He suppressed his emotions and took out two dollars from his pocket and handed it to Qin Huairu: "Here, you take it, give me two dollars first, and you're done." , settle the remaining 3 yuan."

Qin Huairu blushed and took the money from his hand, carefully putting it into her pocket.Song Wu recalled the smooth and warm feeling when their fingers touched just now, and was a little distracted for a moment.

Qin Huairu bit her lip and saw Song Wu standing there in a daze. She simply walked around him without feeling dirty. She just frowned slightly, picked up the bedding on the ground, turned around and hurried back. Middle courtyard.

Song Wu returned to his empty house while reminiscing.

My beautiful little daughter-in-law is still far away, and she has to live her real life first.When I was cleaning the room just now, I discovered that most of the food and supplies at home were basically out of stock. I needed to buy some food, daily necessities, etc. to get through life first.

He found the big iron box and took out the tickets for various items that he had not received this month and counted them.Then he went to the kitchen, found a cloth bag, carried a basket, put all the bottles and jars of oil, salt, sauce and vinegar in it, and walked out of the courtyard.

He was going to the street where the Hongxing Supply and Marketing Cooperative was located two streets away. The grain store and the small market happened to be there. Today, we got together to buy some of the things we could buy first, and then take our time with the rest. Aren't you just going to live slowly like this?

There wasn't much of anything he could buy now. After all, the monthly quota was there, so he couldn't ask for more. Moreover, he found that there weren't many things in the supply and marketing cooperatives, grain stores and small markets.Not only the variety is single, but the quantity is also small. Of course, it may have something to do with the time of his arrival.

In my memory, I always had to queue up in a long queue to buy things when I was paying for the monthly invoice.Song Wu didn't pick and choose, he would buy what he could buy, and if he didn't have it, he would wait and look for opportunities.At least I now have food in hand and some basic oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

As for vegetables, it seems that in the small courtyard of the front house, his father Song dug a cellar. There should be some cabbage, radishes, potatoes and the like in it, which can basically last for a while.

Now he has almost used up all the tickets he can use, and bought a lot of food in the basket.He was also carrying more than ten kilograms of stick noodles in his hand.

He found some fruit candies and snack tickets, and bought half a catty of fruit candies and a pound of peach pastry snacks at the supply and marketing cooperative.

In the pork stall at the small market, when he went there, there was no longer the good meat that the pork seller said, only some pork leg bones and ribs were left.Song Wu used this month's three taels of meat tickets and added money to buy a stick bone and two kilograms of pork ribs. He went back to prepare some soup and pancakes to eat.

He returned to the courtyard with a full load, holding a flour bag in his hand and a basket full of various things.

When he opened the door of his house, Qin Huairu ran over from the central courtyard, seemingly waiting for him.

"I'm here to pick up the dirty clothes." Qin Huairu said a little awkwardly.

Song Wu opened the door, let her into the room, put down the basket and cloth bag and asked her, "Have the beddings you took away been unpacked and washed?"

"Well, I changed the water many times before it was clean, and a lot of soap was used up." Qin Huairu pouted as if she was annoyed.

Song Wu smiled, grabbed a handful of fruit candies from the basket and handed them to Qin Huairu: "Here, I just bought some fruit candies, take them and eat them."

Qin Huairu's eyes lit up, he reached out to catch it and put it into his pocket happily.Song Wu thought that he had just bought a new piece of soap, so he said to Qin Huairu: "Take the small half of soap on the washbasin stand and use it." He pointed to the soap left in today's bath for Qin Huairu to see. .

Qin Huairu couldn't hide the surprise on her face. She didn't give in. She walked over and picked up a small piece of soap and put it directly into her coat pocket without any care.

Song Wu bent down and took out the paper package containing the peach cake from the basket. After opening it, he took a piece of peach cake and handed it directly to Qin Huairu's mouth.Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, but the tangy fragrance made her saliva flow out, and she unconsciously opened her mouth and bit the peach cake.

Qin Huairu hugged a pile of dirty clothes and left in a hurry, still chewing half a piece of peach cake.She remembered that she had accidentally opened her mouth to catch the peach cake that Song Wu fed to her mouth, and she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and her face was blushing.But she still had some regrets in her heart: "It's a pity that I couldn't give you a piece of Banggeng just now." She thought as she walked, and licked her lips with unfulfilled interest, savoring the fragrance of the peach cake she had just swallowed.

Song Wu was also thinking about Qin Huairu's figure while putting away the things he just bought into categories.

He rubbed his left thigh and sat on a chair to drink water and rest: "Well, if it weren't for this broken leg, although everything seems to be lacking now, my life would definitely be fun."

Qin Huairu's figure and appearance flashed through his mind again, "Why are you just thinking nonsense?" Now he suddenly had troubles. "What a troublesome thing that makes people happy!"

It's almost time for dinner.

Song Wu calculated: "There is no need to light up the coal stove in the kitchen. Let's make do with the small coal stove in the house today."

Song Wu took a piece of briquettes and went to find the third aunt across from him.

"Third aunt, change some briquettes." Song Wu shouted while knocking on the door.

He heard a sound coming from the house, and after a while he saw the third aunt opening the door with a tired look on her face.

Song Wu could see through her that the tables in the room were piled with needlework. These should be odd jobs picked up by the third aunt on the street.I can earn a few cents every day when I'm busy, maybe six or seven yuan a month less, or a dozen more yuan a month, but this work is unstable, very tiring and energy-consuming, and it's not easy to do.

The third aunt seemed a little surprised when she saw the new-looking Song Wu, and was speechless for a moment.

Song Wu smiled and joked: "What's wrong, Third Aunt? I've made myself clean, and you can't even recognize me?"

The third aunt was amused by him. She was an old person in this courtyard. Of course she knew what Song Wu looked like. It was just that she had gotten used to his slovenly appearance in the past few years. She suddenly cleaned up, which made her a little surprised. .

She couldn't help but sigh and said: "Xiao Wu, that's right. You're a good young man. There will be many good days ahead for you. Don't be hard on yourself."

There was a hint of warmth in Song Wu's heart, and he nodded and said: "Hey, I understand, don't worry, aunt, I will live a good life from now on. Please help me change a piece of briquettes, my stove is out."

The third aunt asked Song Wu to go pick up briquettes from the coal stove in the house and gave her a few words.Probably the meaning was just to tell Song Wu to stop thinking nonsense and live his life well.No matter how he said it, when he heard it, Song Wu felt warm in his heart and felt a hint of concern from his old neighbor.

For dinner, Song Wu had already had a full meal at noon, so he only cooked some stick noodle porridge on the small coal stove in the house, and mixed in some pickles from the pickle jar to fill his stomach.

This was the first time he had personally experienced the stick noodles at this time. It was simply too unpalatable, mainly because it was too thick and hit his throat.He really couldn't figure it out. The stick noodles he ate today were so different from what he remembered!
He scooped out some of the stick noodles he bought today, looked at them carefully, and realized that the stick noodles were not the stick noodles he had imagined at all. There should be something else inside.Taking a closer look, and combined with the rough texture when eating it, he felt that it should be ground together with the core of the stick, otherwise it wouldn't be so rough.

He couldn't help but think: "It seems that it is not easy to adapt to life at this time. It's hard to explain many things without actually experiencing them. It seems that it is not easy to live a good life today. Hey, Does this mean that every gain must come with a loss?" But when he felt his healthy body, he sighed and said to himself: "It's worth it!"

He had made a vow in his heart that if given a chance, he would trade anything for a healthy body.Now he had a chance. Although he was a little regretful about the problem with his left thigh and faced difficulties in real life, he was still extremely happy in his heart. Nothing in this world is perfect.

“It’s already very good to have this result!”

After Song Wu had finished his meal, he was going to take the keys and go to his car repair shop to take a good look.Although he has the memory of his predecessor in his mind, it can't make him feel more at ease than seeing it with his own eyes.

So, he dug out the iron box from the double-door cabinet and found the door key to the car repair shop.

He took the key and was about to close the lid of the box when he saw a dark ring among several pieces of jewelry in the corner of the box.It was originally not good-looking, let alone inconspicuous, but it seemed particularly eye-catching among a bunch of yellow jewelry.

(End of this chapter)