"No, Old Yan, why are you running?”
Jia Zhang-shi chased after him for a few steps, but she was carrying something in her hand, so she couldn't catch up.
"This Old Yan must be feeling sorry for the gift money. Bihua, let me tell you, the Third Master in our courtyard is a stingy old man. You have to be careful usually.”
When Chen Bihua heard this, she thought to herself that in the eyes of her mother-in-law, there was not a single good person in the courtyard. Even Dongxu's master, First Master Yi Zhonghai, was not a good person.
"Mom, I know."
Chen Bi Hua carried the cloth bag into the house. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law placed the things on the table. There was not much. The mat was not as good as some villages.
Jia Zhang-shi, however, said with heartache," Bihua, you've just arrived in the city and don't know the rules. Meat is expensive at the market this morning. It costs 75 cents per catty."
In the afternoon, he could buy pork from the market. It would only cost 6.8 yuan. Wouldn't that save him money?”
Chen Bi Hua's lips moved, not knowing how to retort. Off-market meat was cheaper by a few cents, but it was leftovers from other people's pickings. It was not even fat.
"Five catties of meat and a chicken. Let's make braised pork, stir-fry some meat slices, and use the chicken to stew some vermicelli. These three hard dishes are enough.
There were six dishes in total, including cabbage, potatoes, and radishes. The main dish was two noodles.
Counting the daily necessities, two bottles of wine, and two packs of cigarettes, it was almost ten yuan. A table was worth five yuan. There were noodles.”
The Jia Zhang family only had this much money. That sewing machine was so expensive. They spent 175 yuan and 40 cents, which was already emptied out of their family.
It was already not easy to gather ten yuan for the banquet. They were counting on the hospital to recover their blood.
……
"Yo, Li Wuwei, you're back. How's the matter going?”
Yan Bugui was waiting in the front yard. When he saw that someone had returned, he quickly went up to welcome him. This was related to the big event of eating and drinking tomorrow.
"Third Uncle, don't worry. We agreed on five tables. How's the situation on your side?"
Li Wuwei parked his bicycle at the side and asked.
"Other than First Uncle, Old Madam, and Old He's family, all the other families have been notified and the betrothal gifts have been collected.
You can talk to Uncle Ho yourself. It involves free cooking.”
Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses. He had done his job properly.
"Alright! I'll go now."
Li Wuwei was about to leave when he was suddenly called back.
"Li Wuwei, I've asked around. The Jia Clan is planning to…"
Yan Bugui immediately revealed the gossip.
Li Wuwei frowned and said," Jia Zhangshi is too wicked. Each household only invites one representative and only holds two tables. She can stand and eat wine. To think that she can think of this. Isn't this clearly cheating money? This is outrageous."”
Yan Bugui thought to himself, You and Jia Zhangshi are jackals of the same feather.
"That's right. The Jia family's sewing machine has been ordered and will be delivered tomorrow. You can't be compared to them.
However, you have a bicycle, but you don't know how to maintain it. Look at the mud on the steel bar.
Why don't you leave the bike behind and I'll help you clean it? But you have to lend it to me to ride. Don't worry, I learned how to ride a bike in school.”
Yan Bugui had wanted to buy a bicycle for a long time, but his salary was low and it was not easy to support his family. How could he afford it?
Usually, when he saw Li Wuwei riding a bike every day, he was extremely envious.
"Sure, Third Uncle, after you're done riding, help me tie a big red flower to the car.”
Li Wuwei thought about how someone could wash the car for free.
"Big red flower? No problem, I have plenty."
Yan Bugui was a primary school teacher, so he didn't lack this little bit of stuff. He would usually take home whatever he couldn't finish at school.
"Alright, I'll go to Old He's house first. After we're done, we'll discuss tomorrow's dinner.”
Li Wuwei immediately left. Other people treated the bicycle as a treasure, but he treated it as a tool.
"Oh my, this car is so good. It's a Phoenix brand car. It costs 168.50 yuan.
When I have money tomorrow, I can buy the permanent brand. It'll be much cheaper and of good quality.”
Yan Bugui held the bicycle and looked around. He had never used a new bicycle before. He had earned a lot today.
He thought that if he washed it now, it would get dirty if he rode it out later. He might as well ride it back now and take care of it slowly.
Not long after, Yan Bugui rode his bicycle into the alley. He felt as if he was floating on air. If this bicycle was his, he would have to clean it three times a day to take good care of it.
"Third Uncle, did you buy a bicycle?”
Xu Damao walked over. He had gone out with his master to play a movie today. After that, he would return to the courtyard and did not have to report back to the factory.
"How can I? This is Li Wuwei's car. I borrowed it to practice.”
Yan Bugui carefully stopped the car, not daring to let anyone damage it.
"No, he can lend you his car. Did the sun rise from the west?”
Xu Damao was a little stunned. Third Uncle didn't have the ability to deal with that despicable Li Wuwei, right?
"Why not? Li Wuwei is still a resident of the courtyard, and he especially respects me, the Third Master.”
Yan Bugui bragged for a while, then suddenly whispered,""For the next two days, we'll be on the same team as Li Wuwei. Damao, you'll know when you get home.”
"Third Uncle, why don't I understand what you're saying?”
Xu Damao couldn't figure it out. He was fine when he went out in the morning. Why did he hear bad news when he came back in the afternoon? Could it be that Li Wuwei was scamming people again?
"You'll understand when we get home. I'm in a hurry to practice driving, so I can't talk to you anymore.”
Yan Bugui planned to ride to New North Bridge and show off to the old men who usually played chess there before coming back.
"What's going on!"
Xu Damao saw that she had run far away, so he could only return to the courtyard first. He didn't find any problems.
Even when they reached the backyard, everything was still the same. They didn't see Li Wuwei anywhere.
"Mom, did something happen in our hospital?”
When Xu Damao returned home, he saw that his sister was doing her homework while his mother was cooking.
"What could have happened!"
Mama Xu took out the cooked noodles and steamed them. If she didn't steam too much, she could have two meals at the Li family's house tomorrow.
"Third Master just rode Li Wuwei's bicycle out. How can it not be a big deal?”
"Oh, you're talking about this? Old Yan is working as an accountant for someone, so he's probably riding that bike to do something.”
Mother Xu replied casually. She was already thinking about how to do it like Li Wuwei when her son got married in the future. Not only would it be lively with more people, but she also did not have to spend money.
"What accountant? Wait, Li Wuwei was planning to hold a banquet? Where did he get the money?”
Otherwise, why did Xu Damao say that he was quite smart? He immediately spread his thoughts.
"He doesn't have money, but all the residents in the hospital will pay for his banquet. You have to learn from him. In this aspect, you're not as smart as Li Wuwei.”
Mother Xu had always thought that her son was smarter than Shazhu and Jia Dongxu, but recently, she realized that he was much weaker than Li Wuwei.
"No, why should the entire hospital pay for his banquet? Mom, you didn't participate in it, did you?”
Xu Damao was so anxious that he stomped his feet. He had said that Li Wuwei was not at work every day and was in the hospital. He must have been holding it in. He did not expect it to be so big this time and deceive everyone in the hospital.
"I'm confused? Everyone in the hospital was confused. Third Uncle was a smart person. He was the one who helped to arrange this matter. Mother had already given the Li family a gift.”
Mother Xu raised her hand and hit her son on the head. She didn't know how to use her brain when speaking.
"Brother is stupid, Brother Li is smart."
Xu Fengling added another stab to Xu Damao's face. Xu Damao was completely stunned. God, what did Li Wuwei do to deceive his mother and sister?
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