marriage is natural

Chapter 5 Short of Money

Because it took half an hour at least to embroider the lotus buds, the Yugu Alley is no longer as crowded as it was just now.

She walked a few steps towards the end of the alley, looked far away, but didn't see He Xidong's figure, thought for a while, and decided to go to the alley entrance.

After walking a few steps, she heard someone calling herself, He Wei raised her head, and followed the sound, who is it not He Xidong?

"Vivi—"

Panting, He Xidong ran to her from the direction of the alley: "You...are you okay? I've been looking...for you for a long time, and I've searched the whole street...I'm planning...to go home first and have a look , if...if I still can't find you, I want to call the police..."

He Wei felt guilty. It was true that she didn't do a good job in this matter, which made him worry.

"Brother, I'm sorry, I'm fine. I was swept away by the crowd at first, and I couldn't find you anyway. I followed those two police uncles to Yuxiu Pavilion, and waited until there were fewer people before coming out..."

He Xidong saw that she was fine, and the restless boulder finally fell to the ground, how could he doubt so much, and hurriedly said: "It's fine, it's getting late, let's go home first."

"Brother, where are your things?" There is also her silk painting, which she is still waiting to find out.

"It's left at the bun shop at the entrance of the alley...By the way, Uncle Qiangzi is still guarding the stall at the end of the alley. He will remind me to ask the owner of the bun shop to deliver a message so that Uncle Qiangzi won't worry about it."

"Well, thank you Uncle Qiangzi some other day."

"That's a must."

The siblings walked side by side to the alley.

Not far behind, Zhou An withdrew his gaze and quietly turned back into the shop.

"How?" Tao Defu and Zhao Shirong stopped talking at the same time and turned to look at him.

"That man is her elder brother, and I have a little impression of that young man. Maybe he set up a stall nearby. But shopkeeper, you really decided to keep her to do embroidery work in the shop? At this age..."

"Hey, buddy, your shopkeeper doesn't care about the young girl's age, what are you talking about?" Zhao Shirong stared displeasedly.

Tao Defu rolled his eyes, tapped his index finger on the table, and said, "I said Boss Zhao, if you want to speak, I, the shopkeeper, should speak. Don't you feel that there is not enough fuss today?"

"What are you talking about! If you Yuxiu Pavilion didn't destroy my things, I would be so noisy? Forget it, I'm too lazy to waste time with people like you. Since the little girl will come to repair it tomorrow, I will come tomorrow... ...Don't talk nonsense that the studio is not open. I'm afraid she will ruin my embroidered screen. If you let her go, where can I go to settle accounts with her? Anyway, I must see it with my own eyes. She can fix it! Let's go now, don't keep looking at your old face..."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Shirong snorted disdainfully, turned and left.

"This man is really..."

Tao Defu really didn't know what to say to him. He waved his hand and told the clerk to step back first. He picked up the piece of satin embroidered with a lotus bud on the table, walked back and forth a few times, and finally picked up the phone and called Jingdu. There was a truthful report.

"...Do you see this?"

"Just do as you said. It's not short of the money anyway. If the screen embroidery is perfect, I will pay her an extra bonus. The key to retaining people is to be careful." The microphone came out with a gentle and polite voice as always.

"Success, then I have counted this matter."

Tao Defu ended the call and let out a long breath.

It's best to get the boss's explicit instructions, otherwise, he always feels that he has no idea.

……

When the brothers and sisters got home, Father He had already returned.

There was no work on the pier in the afternoon, so he went home early and cut wood, planning to build a shelf for the kandel vines in the yard, so as not to climb the wall to the next door.

With the same internal area and rent, the flat on the first floor with a small courtyard of about ten square meters won the hearts of their family even more.Not only is it convenient to dry and wash clothes, and it saves you from the fatigue of climbing stairs when carrying heavy objects, but you can also plant some onions, ginger, garlic and seasonal vegetables at the bottom of the wall.The only disadvantage is that it is easy to get damp on rainy days, but there are only one or two rainy days in a year, and the suffering will pass.

Father He's craftsmanship is very good. He is a 30-year old carpenter. Unfortunately, when he was in the furniture factory, he only knew how to work hard, and all the credit was taken by the people above. Three cold words: no culture.

The couple hadn't thought about how much compensation the furniture factory would give their family, but the staff dormitory assigned to a dual-career family was eventually taken back by the factory, and the loss in their hearts can be imagined.

And that's not the saddest part.

Two days ago, the news that "the furniture factory is going to be transformed and all staff dormitories will be transferred from public to private to formal employees" came out from the neighbors, which was a blow to the head.

After He Wei heard the news, she immediately figured out the reason why her parents were laid off: in all likelihood, insiders got the news early and wanted to occupy more before the policy of privatization of public housing came out. Public housing.As a result, father and mother who had no background, no connections, and honesty became victims decisively.

If she can figure it out, how can Father He and Mother not be able to figure it out?
Therefore, Father He, who had always been taciturn, became more and more silent from that moment on. He hardly spoke in front of people, and occasionally joked a few words in front of his own family.

No, when the wharf was not working, the other porters would form a circle to touch a few Pai Gows and a few sets of studs, and he would just mention the teacup and go straight home.

He Mu got up early and went out in the dark, and didn't have much time to tidy up the house. He was an old man, with a mop and a feather duster, and cleaned up a small house of more than 20 square meters, with bright windows and clean windows.

Next, I brought some dried and degreased oak wood from nowhere, and made a new dining table for the family, and made a bedside table for each of the two children.

For the rest of the material, he plans to find time to build a chicken coop.

In the spring of next year, the family plans to raise a few chickens. The wild chicken grass in the yard is so lush that it would be a waste not to raise chickens.

As for the leftovers, they are used to build shelves for the eggplant vines.

He Wei squatted under the eaves, watching Father He's hands and feet fastening nails to the smooth and shiny wooden strips, she couldn't help but say, "Dad, when our family saves enough money, I will open a carpentry shop for you. It's sure to be very popular."

Father He smiled, pretending that his daughter was joking.

He Wei pouted, she wasn't joking.But it is true that the family has no money.I can't help but think of that silk painting, I don't know how much money I can exchange for it...

[As long as it is identified as being from the Yongqing period, the prevailing transaction price on the market is [-] to [-].Of course, if it comes from a famous person, it's another matter, and it's not uncommon for it to be fired to millions or tens of millions. 】

Well, He Wei sighed.She is not a celebrity, at least not a celebrity recognized by this era.

However, it is also worthwhile to exchange 30 yuan for [-] to [-] yuan.

At that time, she will go to Yuxiu Pavilion to do some embroidery work again, and she will get more and more stable income every month. The life at home will gradually get better.

(End of this chapter)