At around nine o'clock in the evening, He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard house with chicken, duck, fish, cigarettes, and alcohol hanging on the cart and back rack.
In order to get closer to He Yuzhu, Director Lou was not stingy and invested heavily in a big factory owner like him. For the main family, a few hundred yuan was nothing.
At this time, the Moutai was only 3.5 yuan per bottle, the eggs were 4 cents per bottle, and the mutton was 0.2 yuan per catty. It would not cost much even if He Yuzhu piled it up on his bicycle.
For the next two days of rest, He Yuzhu stayed at home to tutor her sister. The primary school curriculum was relatively simple, so she was not afraid of skipping grades. It would be difficult to skip grades in middle school.
However, He Yushui couldn't take it anymore." Brother, there's no need to be so nervous. It's a three-day holiday. Can you bring me to Beihai Park to play for half a day before coming back to study?"”
He Yuzhu immediately smiled and said,""Rainwater, you just need to skip one more level. During the holidays, I'll take you on a train to Qinghuangdao to see the sea, swim, and pick up seashells. It was the place where the great leader visited every year. The book " Langtaosha: Beidai River " was written there. Beidai River is in Qinhuang Island."
Of course, this wasn't just to trick the rain. In the early 1950s, many sanatoriums were built in Beidai River. Even if He Yuzhu couldn't meet the standard of a model worker to go in first, he could at least find some connections to communicate and cook.
" You're not fooling me again, are you?" He Yushui looked at her brother suspiciously." You didn't give me a reward when I was the top student in the class last time."”
"How could I fool you? Last time was a small test, not a big exam. In the future, I'll reward you with two cents every time you score full marks in the exam, how about that?”
The little girl immediately reached out her hand and said to He Yuzhu,""Then give me six cents first. I got three full marks in the last exam!”
He Yuzhu immediately gave six cents to Yu Shui. As long as Yu Shui was willing to learn, a small amount of money was nothing.
If Yu Shui could take the college entrance examination before 1961, she would be able to graduate before the 10th year of Fengyun. By then, as long as she didn't talk nonsense, she would be able to live peacefully.
After the National Day holiday, the hustle and bustle of the festival returned to peace. He Yuzhu went to work every day, tutored Yu Shui in her studies, and went out to help people out every other day.
During this period of time, He Yuzhu began to collect some white spirits, especially those that no longer existed in the future, such as Dongjiu, Luzhou Daqu, Wuliang Liquor, and Lai Mao.
Most of the eight famous wines of the later generations were formed by the integration of several ancient winemaking workshops during the public-private partnership period. The taste was probably still somewhat different.
Now, he could still find some old wines from before the public-private partnership. At this time, he didn't need a wine ticket to collect old wines. He Yuzhu felt that he had to take action immediately. He launched his network to help him find them. Of course, he still mainly used Sanmao, Wuliang Ye, and Luzhou Daqu Liquor.
In addition, he also needed to find some precious wood, mainly yellow rosewood, golden nanmu, and so on. He wasn't in a hurry to collect these old furniture made of rosewood, but some old wood was missing one piece after another. However, this was up to fate.
There was no target. He just walked along the street and went in to take a look when he saw a commission shop or a shop that sold cigarettes and alcohol. There was not much to visit at the scrap collection station now. It was not a special period yet. People would not sell everything as scrap. If it was something that was not useful, they would sell it to the commission shop as long as it was worth a little bit.
He Yuzhu had tied a large wooden box to the back of the car. A while ago, he had asked someone to make ten identical large wooden boxes. They were all 1.2 meters long, half a meter wide, and half a meter high. They were tied to the back seat of the car. As long as he thought about it, he could change them at any time. The connection was seamless. Even if he changed the boxes on the street, he would not be discovered.
By the end of the year, He Yuzhu had collected more than 100 bottles of old wine from before the liberation, such as Sanmao, Wuliang, Dongjiu, Luzhou, etc. Except for a small number of gifts from others, most of them were collected at a high price. The current Moutai was only 3.5 yuan per bottle, while the old Moutai was 6 to 8 yuan per bottle. He also got two large jars of Fenjiu from the Republic of China period.
Nowadays, the sealing of bottled wine was not good. He Yuzhu handled it again by himself. He melted the wax and smeared it on the entire bottle. Then, he used mud mixed with lime and yellow mud to paste it. He poured the millet clear soup a few times, dried it in the shade, and buried it under the cellar.
On this day, He Yuzhu bought a fish and some vegetables. He also took two pounds of meat from the system Backpack and hung it on the bicycle handle before returning to the courtyard house.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the door god and inspector Yan Bugui tending to his pots of flowers and plants. When he saw the fish and meat hanging on He Yuzhu's cart, his eyes lit up. He leaned over and said to He Yuzhu,"Yo, Zhu Zi, what's up today? You bought so many good vegetables?"
He Yuzhu was about to look for him when he smiled and said,""What good things can there be? Isn't it the autumn harvest and winter storage? I'll also make some good nourishment for the old lady. Third Uncle will come over for a drink later.”
Yan Bugui was delighted when he heard that. He thought to himself that he had earned another meal of meat. It could also be considered as a tonic with the old lady. He immediately agreed and moved the pots of flowers and plants into the house. He also said goodbye to Third Aunt. Under the envious gazes of the children, he ran to the middle court.
When He Yuzhu returned home, he asked Yu Shui to invite the Deaf Old Lady over. They also started to get busy.
The Erhe Noodles Mantou had already been kneaded and placed in the System Backpack. He could just take it out and steam it in the steamer. One was stir-fried fish fillets, one was stir-fried pork with potatoes, and the other was stir-fried cabbage.
The Deaf Old Lady and Yan Bugui had already come over and were chatting. They asked Yu Shui to set up the bowls and chopsticks and bring the dishes to the table. Then, she took out a bottle of Niulanshan Erguotou and poured a small cup for the Old Lady. She also filled Yan Bugui's cup and poured herself a cup before starting to eat.
For the common people at the bottom, bottled Niulanshan Erguotou was already a good wine on the table. Most people drank bulk white wine from small shops.
After three rounds of wine and five dishes, He Yuzhu said to Yan Bugui,"Third Uncle, I have something I need your help with.”
Yan Bugui blinked his small eyes behind his glasses and said vaguely,""If you have something to say, say it. As long as it's of help, no problem.”
As for whether he could help, that would depend on how big the matter was, whether there were benefits, and whether he could do it.
He Yuzhu knew this and smiled."It's not a big deal. I just want to let Yushui skip another grade next year and directly enter junior high school. Can she go to the sixth grade next semester?”
Yan Bugui thought for a moment and said," As long as your grades are good enough, skipping a grade isn't a big problem. However, according to the rules, skipping a grade is only allowed at the beginning of each school year. It might not be possible to skip to the sixth grade next semester."”
"Third Master, I want to let Yushui transfer to the sixth grade next semester so that he can skip grades and take the middle school entrance exam. Can you help me talk to the school leaders about special matters?”
Yan Bugui thought for a moment and said,""I'll go ask around tomorrow. This kind of situation has never happened before, so I don't know if it'll work.”
He Yuzhu nodded." There's no problem with her grades. She's been ranked first or second in her grade recently, and she's finished the last semester's courses for the sixth grade. Tell the school leaders that they can let her take the final exam with the sixth grade students. If her grades can't reach the top of the sixth grade students, then we won't be able to talk about skipping grades.”
Yan Bugui smiled and patted He Yushui's head,""Yu Shui's a good student, better than my kids. I'll talk to the leader tomorrow, but I've never encountered such a situation before.”
He Yuzhu knew that this old fellow wanted benefits, so he said,""Sorry to trouble you, Third Uncle. You can take the trouble to ask first.”
After the meal, Yan Bugui carried the half a catty of pork that He Yuzhu had given him and walked back. He Yushui pursed his lips and said,""This Third Master won't release his eagle until he sees the rabbit.”
The Deaf Old Lady knocked the little girl's head.""It's fine as long as you know what's going on. Little girl, you can't speak so quickly.”
He then said to the siblings,"Yan Bugui's family of six is relying on his salary of thirty yuan to support them. If he doesn't calculate, he won't be able to survive."
The next afternoon, after work, Yan Bugui was already waiting for He Yuzhu at the door. The moment he saw him, he said,""Zhu Zi, I helped you ask. It's not a big problem. Let's have a drink tonight. I'll tell you some details.”
He Yuzhu knew that Yan Laokou wanted to have a meal again, so he didn't care about the food. After all, his usual meals were like New Year's for Yan Bugui. It was nothing more than adding a pair of chopsticks, so he readily agreed.
He simply fried a potato, a cabbage fried meat slice, a plate of fried eggs, and a plate of peanuts. Yan Bugui was not picky. He drank He Yuzhu's Erguotou and told him about the school's requirements.
Actually, the school's requirements were very simple. One was academic performance, which required a score of 95 or more in each subject. The other was that the sports results had to meet the standard.
With the gradual improvement of the education system after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the school put forward the slogan of " exercise the body to build the motherland and protect the motherland ", and the requirements for students in sports gradually increased.
However, He Yuzhu was not worried about this. Putting her academic results aside, she would definitely pass after He Yuzhu's tutoring every day.
In terms of sports, in the past year, the standard of food at home had far exceeded that of ordinary families. He Yushui's face was now rosy, and he was more than 1.5 meters tall. His physical fitness had improved a lot compared to before. In addition, he was usually lively and cheerful, and he liked sports. His sports results had always been good.
They had agreed that regardless of whether it was the cultural studies or physical education final exams, He Yushui would take the exam with the sixth grade students. If his results met the school's requirements, He Yushui would be transferred to the sixth grade's class one next semester, which was Yan Bugui's class.
After sending Yan Bugui off, the Deaf Old Lady stared at He Yuzhu suspiciously and asked,""Grandson, why do you always force Rainwater to skip grades?”
He Yuzhu had already thought of an explanation." Old Madam, I'm preparing to enter university next year. If I get in, I'll graduate in 1961. I don't know where I'll be assigned to work then. If I have to go overseas, no one will take care of the rain. So I thought that if she gets into university in 1961, I won't have to worry.”
After a pause, He Yuzhu continued,"Also, there were 70,000 people taking the college entrance examination the year before last, 90,000 last year, and 135,000 this year. Now that life is better, the number of people taking the college entrance examination is increasing year by year, and it has nearly doubled in the past two years. It seems that it will be more and more difficult to get into university in the future. It would be good if it was a year earlier.”
The Deaf Old Lady thought about it and nodded, agreeing with He Yuzhu's idea. She patted Yu Shui's head and said,"Girl, your brother has already considered everything for you. The rest is up to you.”
He Yushui waved her small fist and said,""Old Madam, just wait and see. As long as my brother can get into university, I won't be worse than him.”
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