Siheyuan: Chen Xueru helped me intercept Hu Qin Huairu

Chapter 108 If you like it, I’ll give you a head
"I didn't expect that in a blink of an eye, tomorrow will be the [-]th day, and our family is not prepared for the Lantern Festival."

"Then Zhaodi, do you want to go to the store with me? Let's buy some Lantern Festival?"

Qin Zhaodi's eyes lit up when she heard this and she nodded quickly.

Life in this city is good, but a bit boring. Apart from gossiping with this wife and that aunt, the only things left to me to do every day seem to be cooking, washing clothes and studying.

"That's good, brother, let's go then."

This was Qin Zhaodi's first time visiting a grocery store.

The shops at this time were all privately owned and sold mostly firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, tobacco, alcohol, and beverages.

It's rare that you sell anything like a public-private partnership.

After the public-private partnership, it was renamed a supply and marketing cooperative, and they sold everything, sometimes even televisions and bicycles.

But they are all leftovers from department stores, so if you want to buy good things in the future, you have to go to department stores.

Of course, the ones in department stores are not the best. The best ones are at Friendship Stores, and they won’t let you in without a foreign exchange coupon.

Foreign exchange coupons are exchanged for foreign currency. If you are lucky, you can even buy a copybook of Wang Xizhi for a few yuan.

Of course, friendship stores and department stores had not yet appeared in these years.

Perhaps because the store had too few varieties, Qin Zhaodi lost interest after taking a few glances.

After all, most of the food in this store is food. I eat a lot of delicious food at home, so I really don’t like what is sold in the store.

After buying ten kilograms of black sesame glutinous rice balls for fifty cents, Li Xiuzhu had to lament again how cheap things are at this time.

Of course, the expensive ones are really expensive. For example, penicillin, which cannot be produced independently, costs 500 yuan a box even if the war stops.

Before the war ceased, it was as high as a thousand.

However, now that a mutual aid agreement has been signed with Big Brother, this situation will soon be alleviated.

Not to mention independent research and development, but at least there will be no shortage.

"Want something?"

Qin Zhaodi's eyes were high. Hearing this, he shook his head and said, "There's nothing I want. I feel like everything at home is better than what's here."

"I used to think that there were all kinds of shops in the city, but I didn't expect that there were so few things."

Hearing this, the boss rolled his eyes. Seeing that Li Xiuzhu was also impressed, he immediately said: "Xiao Li, take good care of your wife. If you talk like this, I'm afraid you won't get beaten."

Li Xiuzhu smiled.

"I'm from the countryside. Don't mind, brother, and give me a big front door."

Upon hearing this, the boss immediately smiled.

"Okay, it's three and eight dollars in total. Do you want to give you two more candy bars worth two cents to make four dollars?"

Li Xiuzhu thought for a moment and nodded. He really ignored this and didn't give out wedding candies to everyone.

It's not appropriate to make up for it at this time, so let's just treat it as a Lantern Festival welfare, and give two yuan to a family of children.

Because they are hard candies, they are much cheaper than white rabbits. I only got two handfuls for [-] cents.

Li Xiuzhu and Li Xiuzhu took their things and went back. Passing by the middle courtyard, Li Xiuzhu asked Qin Zhaodi to take the things back first. Seeing that Lao He had already started cooking and no one was paying attention, Li Xiuzhu walked over.

"Lao He, do you still decide to leave?"

He Daqing quickly glanced around and then nodded.

"Okay, then I won't say anything. After cooking for these five days, brother and sister Silly Zhu, please remember to make arrangements."

Li Xiuzhu did not stop He Daqing, which was immoral.

As for the Shazhu brothers and sisters, let’s help them a little bit in the future.

Of course, if the boy dares to be stupid, he will let the brat know what uncle's love is.

Li Xiuzhu asked the person and left without paying much attention.

Chen Xueru came back yawning before nightfall. It was obvious that she was a little tired from yesterday's trip to the park with three people.

On the other side, Jiang Meiying also got up. After washing, she was eating. The meal was just prepared by Xiao He. While Jiang Meiying was eating, she was changing the sheets.

When Xiao He was changing the sheets, she asked curiously: "Sister Mei Ying, is it painful or comfortable to do that?"

Jiang Meiying was paused when she heard the words, and looked at the little girl with a blush and question mark on her face and asked: "Why do you ask this suddenly? Why didn't you ask your sister Xueru?"

Hearing this, Xiao He made a naughty smile and said, "I don't dare to ask Sister Xueru. Sister Xueru is very strict with us. She only smiles so gently towards you and Brother Li."

Is it?Jiang Meiying smiled when she heard this.

Sure enough, Xueru is very good to me.

Her gentle smile seemed to be contagious, making the wind in the room feel gentler.

Although Jiang Meiying was a little embarrassed and shy, she still answered Xiaohe's question.

"It might hurt a little at first, but then it'll be fine."

Xiaohe nodded understandingly and said to himself: "No wonder every time I hear it, it sounds like a miserable yet comfortable voice. Is that so?"

Jiang Meiying's face turned redder, but she didn't explain any more and hurriedly ate the food in front of her. It was so embarrassing.

Today is the [-]th, and the banquet in the evening was also very sumptuous. Everyone said auspicious words to Li Xiuzhu.

The Zhao family's daughter-in-law suddenly asked: "Li Xiuzhu, you are organizing a replacement banquet, why are your brides not here?"

When Chen Xueru heard this, she paused while eating the food, but soon picked up the food again.

She was honest, she had explained it to her man last night, and he would definitely be able to make things right for her.

Li Xiuzhu said with a smile: "Isn't it because the family can no longer accommodate so many people, so Xueru bought a house outside."

"They live over there, but they won't come here. I'll keep an eye on both sides."

Everyone was startled when they heard this. They didn't expect that Li Xiuzhu bought another house outside, but it was normal. The house in the backyard could not be added as it would affect the traffic.

At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang suddenly said: "Li Xiuzhu, we don't care if you buy a house outside, but if there is another wedding, it will have to be done in the yard."

A banquet costing thirty cents a meal must be delicious, and it is best to last for decades.

It is rare for Mr. Jia and Zhang to have something unanimously recognized by everyone.

"What Jia Zhang said makes sense. No matter what happens outside, we can't forget what's in our yard."

Li Xiuzhu smiled and said, "Okay, I won't forget you."

"Don't worry, it's a private courtyard over there. It won't be lively without neighbors, and you won't be able to bear witness. We still have to hold the banquet here."

But Li Xiuzhu said this just casually.

Are you going to hold a banquet in the future?I'm afraid I won't have this chance.

Regardless of whether Lao He ran away or not, it would be difficult for him to marry again.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the word "Independent Courtyard" still made people aware of Chen Xueru's financial resources.

Early the next morning, it was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. No one was home during the day, and even Jiang Meiying went to Chen Xueru's mother's house.

However, when Li Xiuzhu arrived at the silk store, he made some phone calls first.

There was no telephone at home, only the silk store had one, so he had to come to the silk store to call his uncles and say hello.

Jiang Meiying was about to be picked up, so he came to pick her up.

When Chen Wang saw Jiang Meiying, her expression was a little complicated.

This is her sister, only two or three years younger than her, so why...

"Mei Ying, I didn't expect you to still..."

Jiang Meiying was also a little embarrassed. This sister was her real sister, unlike Chen Xueru who just yelled.

Chen Xueru tried to smooth things over and said, "Mom, don't talk about Mei Ying. She was abducted by me with great difficulty, so don't tell me she ran away."

"Okay, as long as you are happy together."

Wang Chen said no more, but greeted everyone.

"Come, take a seat. Today we have some delicious food at home. They are all Xue Ru's favorite seafood, shipped from Jinmen Port."

Chen Xueru smiled when she heard this and said, "That's good. I'm here, so I can eat more today."

Li Xiuzhu was startled. His wife loved to eat seafood. He had neglected this. He had enough space.

I'll cook something delicious for my wife later.

"Xueru, why didn't you tell me that you like seafood? I didn't even know that."

Chen Xueru smiled when she heard this.

"In addition to dried seafood in our Sijiu City, unless it starts to freeze in winter, it is difficult to see seafood."

"Even so, there's not much seafood, and there's more monks and less meat. It's not worth going all the way, so I didn't say anything."

Li Xiuzhu nodded.

"Okay, next time I see some good things in the sea, I'll buy them and cook them for you to eat."

"Hmm~"

Chen Xueru raised her little face with a happy smile on her face, which made Wang Chen very satisfied.

After lunch, everyone played a round of cards with Chen Wang and left, but Jiang Meiying stayed.

Today is the [-]th, Xiaohe and most of the staff are going home for the day, and the store is not so safe.

Tian Zao left after lunch. Today there was a visit to the street to send rice and noodles to poor families.

So regardless of the festival, the time she can rest is only for one meal.Of course, she is mainly responsible for identifying poor families, and it is not her turn to fight against rice, flour, grain and oil.

When Tian Zao returned to the courtyard, he specially brought his younger brothers and sisters.

This is what Li Xiuzhu and Chen Xueru ordered. After the fifteenth day, these children and the Qin family will be allowed to live in Wen Yu's house.

After eating the banquet and sharing the Lantern Festival and candies, the Lantern Festival is over.

Although it is the first year after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the current situation is unclear, and the previous two years have been chaotic, so it has not become lively yet.

At night, after everyone had gone to rest, Chen Xueru said to Li Xiuzhu: "Master, follow me to my aunt's house tomorrow."

"Aunt Xue and Qingqiu?"

Chen Xueru smiled and nodded when she heard this.

"That's right, they are the ones who want you and Qingqiu to meet and see if they are suitable for each other."

"If it's not suitable, just look at Aunt Xue."

"Aunt Xue is also good-looking, but she is not as young as Sister Mei Ying. Although she still looks young and beautiful, if you look closely, you can see that there are fine lines at the corners of her eyes."

"At first, I thought your technique was only for delaying aging, so I didn't bother her."

"But now everyone has misunderstood. If you are thoughtful, we can take it back."

"Just think of it as an extra."

Add a head?Li Xiuzhu felt numb.

"Isn't this immoral?"

Chen Xueru rolled her eyes at Li Xiuzhu.

"What's so immoral? It's all a legacy of the old society, and it's not just our family."

"As long as we act quickly enough, there's nothing immoral about it."

"Anyway, you can just see people tomorrow. You don't have to worry."

After hearing this, Li Xiuzhu hesitated and agreed.

Anyway, it’s just for a look, and then just say that you don’t like it. There is no need to make Chen Xueru feel that all her passion has been wasted.

Early the next morning, the two of them came to the door with some gifts.

Zhou Xue's home is not far from Chen Xueru's natal home. She lives in Lishi Hutong, which is about two miles away. It is the kind of place that can be reached within 10 minutes' walk.

Hutongs generally have cultural heritage. As soon as you hear Lishi Hutong, you will know that this is a place where cultural people have stayed.

Liu Yong's family lived in this place.

However, this place is still far away from the roots of the imperial city, and it is not a place where wealthy people live.

Most of the courtyards are at the entrance, while Zhou Xue's house and a few nearby ones near the street have been converted into bungalows.

The house is nice, but that's all it looks like.

The decoration inside is just a little bit off.

Most of the things in this house are new, not Western-style, just Chinese-style furniture.

Seeing the two of them coming, especially Li Xiuzhu's appearance, the mother and daughter's eyes lit up.

He is sunny, handsome, and seems to have a calm temperament. Just from his appearance, I fell in love with him.

Of course this is based on Chen Xueru.

Otherwise, even if she fell in love with her, Zhou Xue would still ask if her family background was worthy of marrying her Qingqiu family, let alone being a child.

"This is Xiuzhu, he looks really talented."

"Qingqiu, call your sister and brother quickly."

Ruan Qingqiu then remembered what he should do and hurriedly said: "Brother and sister, please sit down and I will pour you tea."

Zhou Xue frowned when she heard this. How come this child can't tell the difference between the big and small kings?At this time, you have to stay close to your sister. Don’t you know who is the head of the family?
"Don't mind, Xueru, this kid hasn't learned much etiquette."

Chen Xueru smiled when she heard this.

"It's okay Aunt Zhou, don't you know me yet? I won't care."

"And I think Qingqiu has done a good job. She should stay close to my man at home first. He is the head of this family."

Zhou Xue was startled when she heard this, and immediately looked at Li Xiuzhu seriously again.

This man has two brushes. Has he surrendered to Chen Xueru?
And just as Zhou Xue and Li Xiuzhu were sizing them up, Li Xiuzhu was also sizing them up.

The older one looks to be in his thirties, with a graceful body wrapped in a cheongsam with graceful pleats.

Under the long eyelashes, a pair of big eyes are smart and shrewd.

The red lips were slightly parted, revealing charm and wit.

Her elegant and calm temperament and excellent eyesight make people linger.

Looking at young girls, sixteen or seventeen years old is the age when flowers bloom, full of youthful vitality.

She also has a delicate face, a high nose bridge, and thin lips, which makes people feel energetic when they look at her.

Wearing a snow-white dress, she reflected her bright eyes and white complexion.

The thin gauze belt tied around her waist accentuated her slender figure.

The sunlight hit her body, as if the scene at this moment had frozen in time.

(ps: Ruan Qingqiu, followed by Zhou Xue)
However, Li Xiuzhu found that Zhou Xue made his heart move even more this time. At this moment, he couldn't help but doubt. Could it be that he was also infected with the genes of the old He family and was a Cao thief who didn't like girls but loved young women?
Even Jiang Meiying makes him want to stop.

He also said that when Zhou Xue said he didn't like it, the slap in the face came so quickly, and Li Xiuzhu couldn't say anything so unconscionable.

"Qingqiu, take your brother and check at home. Mom will call you when it's dinner time."

Ruan Qingqiu knew what her mother meant, but she was very satisfied with Li Xiuzhu, so although she blushed, she still said crisply: "Brother, let me take you to see my room."

It's a big deal for a girl to say this nowadays, it means she's attracted to her.

If you are not a close person, it is impossible for them to let you into their boudoir.

The most I can do is show you around the living room and house layout, and introduce a few unique things.

Hearing Ruan Qingqiu's words, the eyes of the two accompanying 'parents' lit up and they looked at each other, feeling reassured.

When the two of them went upstairs, Chen Xueru said, "It seems that my sister has fallen in love with my man. What does Sister Zhou say?"

Zhou Xue smiled when she heard this, and stopped beating around the bush and said directly: "The gift of one thousand is considered all-inclusive. What do you think, Xueru?"

"In addition to the proper dowry, how about I give you a pair of bracelets and a pair of Xu Zhenqing's calligraphy and paintings in return?"

Chen Xueru nodded after hearing this.

This is what marriage should be like. There must be a dowry as well as a betrothal gift, and the dowry is often more than the betrothal gift.

Instead of just accepting gifts like the people in the village, it's like selling a daughter.

However, it is normal for villagers to sell their daughters to marry boys with this little money. Do you still expect them to return the dowry?

However, this is the standard for marriage in the Zhou family, and there is usually no return gift when marrying a concubine.

"Okay, then this marriage is settled. I'll come with the money in two days to take care of you."

Zhou Xue was startled when she heard this.

"In two days?"

Chen Xueru nodded and said: "Although there is still space in the yard, it is too small after all. I bought another house there. When it is packed up, I will take my sister there."

Zhou Xue breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Chen Xueru wanted to think about it for two more days.

If we didn’t exchange gifts on this day, we wouldn’t be able to do many things in one day.

However, she was a little worried when she heard that the house was bought outside.

"Where does this Xiuzhu live? Wouldn't it be a little dangerous if he didn't live there?"

Chen Xueru smiled when she heard this and said, "Don't worry, Huairu and Zhaodi's parents and relatives also live there. Let the girls live around the main courtyard. There is no problem in terms of safety. Sister Mei Ying will also live there when the time comes."

When Jiang Meiying didn't come back that night, Zhou Xue guessed what would happen. Hearing this, she was also happy for her close friend.

After catching up with Chen Xueru, I will not have to worry about food and clothing in the future, and there will be no more troubles.

Soon it was time to eat, and two middle-aged people, a man and a woman, came in from outside carrying two food boxes.

Apparently the two of them went to order food.

"Sister Wu, go upstairs and ask the young lady and uncle to come out for dinner."

The person who was called Sister Wu was stunned for a moment, wondering when the young lady had a brother-in-law.

But this was obviously not something she should consider. She was stunned for a moment and came to her senses, and immediately went upstairs.

After a while, the two came down. Zhou Xue took a look at his daughter's neat clothes and clean makeup and smiled.

It’s okay, I didn’t make a fool of myself.

After eating, the two of them left Ruan's house. Chen Xueru sat on Li Xiuzhu's bicycle and asked with a smile: "How was it? Did you like it?"

Li Xiuzhu knew that Chen Xueru was not asking about Ruan Qingqiu, so although he was embarrassed, he still responded vaguely.

"pretty good."

Chen Xueru smiled when she heard this, and people understood.

　There is an easter egg chapter in the next chapter

　　
　
(End of this chapter)