"Chen Bi Hua, isn't your family well-off? Why don't you have money?”
Jia Zhangshi looked at her daughter-in-law. Could she be cheating on her?
"Mom, I'm going to the city alone. I don't dare to bring too much money with me. I'm afraid I'll lose it.
Originally, he had given two yuan to Dong Xu. He knew about this.”
Chen Bi Hua tried to find a way to brush it off. Her family's conditions were really bad. The walnut tree was real, but every year, the walnuts were sold.
The money was taken by her brother's family, and she did not leave a single cent behind.
"Dongxu, where's the two yuan?"
Jia Zhangshi felt that her wife was not lying. She just felt that she was too embarrassed. Not only did she lose face outside, but she also exposed her family background to her wife. She was poor.
"Mom, didn't I give you the money? Did you forget that you said you would gather money for the banquet the day before yesterday?”
Jia Dongxu also calmed down. The key now was to calculate his family background and whether he could still live.
"Oh, you mean the two yuan.
Mom leaves you four yuan for food every month, and you eat at the factory at noon. It's not even the end of the month, and you're left with 30 yuan?”
The Jia family was numb. Didn't they know how to be thrifty? They didn't even look at the situation at home.
"I ate white noodles at noon so I could work harder.”
Jia Dongxu didn't want to either. After getting married, he realized that he couldn't keep up with the food.
"Aiya, what do you think we should do? Our nine-yuan mat is wasted?”
Although the dishes were still there, Jia Zhang-shi felt her heart ache when she remembered that she hadn't received any gifts.
"Mom, why don't I change the wedding date to next Sunday? It didn't happen today anyway.”
Jia Dongxu seemed to be enlightened. He couldn't always make good people cry. He also learned from Li Wuwei's shamelessness.
Jia Zhang-shi's eyes lit up." This is a good idea. The weather is cold, and the meat won't go bad. Let's invite them again. If they can go to the Li family, they have to come to our house."”
"Mom, we don't have any money left. We can't keep the noodles and vegetables.
It was New Year's Day in a few days, so he had to eat something good.”
Jia Dongxu smacked his lips. He had not eaten the noodles in his imagination. He had not eaten meat for a long time.
The last time he met Qin Huairu was at noon on the day he went on a blind date. Thinking about this, he felt his heart ache. He had clearly eaten at Old Merchant's place!
"Five catties of meat and a chicken. We'll eat a pound of meat and half a chicken on New Year's Day. The remaining noodles are enough.
Vegetables were not easy. There were many cabbages in Silly Zhu's cellar. It was enough for Mom to find some when she had the time.”
Jia Zhang-shi smacked her lips and suddenly smelled the fragrance of meat.
"Dongxu, where do you think Li Wuwei got the money to hold the banquet?”
"I don't know! I'll have to ask around later."
Jia Dongxu's eyes flickered. He wanted to learn from Li Wuwei how to prepare a banquet.
When Chen Bi Hua heard this, she felt a chill in her heart. What kind of family did she marry into? Her life was so bitter.
……
"Come, come, come. My Brother Da Mao will represent me to toast everyone!”
Li Wuwei brought Xu Damao to the workers 'table. Fortunately, he brought a helper, or else he would have been drunk.
"Ha, today is my brother's big day, I'm happy for him.”
If Xu Damao wasn't drunk, he definitely wouldn't have said this.
In the end, before they could finish their round, Xu Damao passed out drunk halfway. It was Silly Zhu who carried him back. He did not eat a single bite of the food.
Li Wuwei and Qin Huairu could finally rest and eat together with Third Aunt. The other four children couldn't finish the dishes on the table.
The standard of ten yuan was not a joke. There were six hard dishes, which were meat dishes, fish dishes, and duck dishes. The quantity was enough.
There was a half-meat scrambled egg and a chicken mushroom stew. It was considered a soup dish, but it was also meat.
There were also two vegetarian dishes that were stir-fried with meat oil and were also fragrant.
There were a total of ten dishes. The plates were big and the table was small. It was full and looked greedy.
Because there was no middleman to earn the difference, even the coal for the stove was collected by each family. This allowed each person to save about a pound of meat on average. They ate flour and wine.
Only the workers who had received gifts suffered losses, while the residents in the courtyard benefited.
"Mom, the meat is so delicious. When will Brother Li get married next time?”
A child bit into the red braised pork, unwilling to swallow it. It was too fragrant.
"Children's words have no fear. The child is talking about eating meat.”
Sun Erniang was a bit embarrassed. Your Brother Li had already caused a sensation in the courtyard by intercepting Hu once. If he did it again, he wouldn't be able to handle it.
"Mom, the noodles are really good. It's better than our New Year's.”
Another child bit the meat fiercely, and his mouth was full of oil.
"If it's delicious, then eat more.”
The auntie wanted to cry when she heard this, but her family's conditions were just that. How could she make it? Eight of the ten dishes were meat, and the quantity was still sufficient.
Even if there were ten adults at a table, they could already eat to their heart's content. Moreover, there were children at every table. In the end, they realized that they could not finish the food!
Li Wuwei was not greedy for meat. He ate a simple meal and went to walk around the table. Fortunately, there were enough dishes prepared.
There was still some left in the big basin. He could save it for dinner. It was not embarrassing to eat leftovers now.
Just like eating, if he bit into a grain, he would peel off the shell and eat the rice inside. He would never waste a grain.
"I didn't greet you well! Everyone, eat and drink."
Li Wuwei sighed. It was just that he got married early. In another two to three years, once the food stamps were issued and the ration was controlled, he would not be able to take out the staple food even if he wanted to hold a banquet.
When he reached the inner room, he was pulled to the main table by Yi Zhonghai, who was drunk. He was completely confused.
After the banquet, everyone had finished eating, but very few people left the table. There was quite a lot left on the table. They sat down slowly and could still eat.
When Li Wuwei saw this, he simply shouted,""The dishes that were served in the afternoon, if you haven't finished them, pack them separately. He cleared the table and the peanuts.”
"Aiya, it can be packed! I have to go back to that basin. Wait, isn't the basin on the table mine?”
A middle-aged woman's eyes lit up. If she packed it up and brought it back, she could still eat it tomorrow. It wouldn't be beautiful.
"What a loss. I'm a single young man. I came empty-handed.”
A worker sighed. The table was good, but he didn't get back his capital.
At the main table in the main room, even the old lady had half a glass of wine. Yi Zhonghai had drunk too much, and so did Liu Haizhong.
Yan Bugui, who was about to pass out from the alcohol, suddenly woke up and started packing. The table, plates, and cutlery were all carried over by his family.
Li Wuwei turned around and saw it. He exclaimed," Good heavens. The schemes of cultured people are indeed more advanced than ordinary people."
Looking at the He father and son, they were still drinking calmly, but there was already a large basin on the chopping board. When they were cooking, the spoon had already been emptied. They were all experts.
"Third Uncle, you have to come back later to settle the score.”
Li Wuwei saw Yan Bugui holding the basin with both hands and running towards the middle court, so he quickly shouted.
"Don't worry. I'll call your Third Uncle over later.”
Third Aunt also held a basin in her hand. She ignored the four children and chased after her man.
"Mommy, where's my mommy? Boohoo…"
"Mom, where did you go?"
Good heavens, there was more than one child crying at the scene.
Li Wuwei had a headache and went over to pick up the crying Little Yan Jiedi. She was only a little over a year old and could not even walk steadily.
There was a commotion in the backyard, and only a few empty plates were left on the table. They were cleaner than their faces.
"Li Wuwei, I didn't know you knew how to nurse a child.”
Sis Hua came over with a female worker to tease him.
"I'll take care of Third Aunt's family for a while.”
Li Wuwei shook Little Yan Jiedi in his hand. Perhaps he saw that he was handsome, so he stopped crying and making a fuss.
In the afternoon, Sis Hua and the other workers left. They only packed up five tables, so the backyard was not as crowded.
There were some peanuts and melon seeds on the table. The residents were gathered in the backyard, and it was still lively.
When it came to dinner, a table would cost three yuan, but there were also two meat dishes.
The staple food was the two-sided noodles, which was the fermented noodles mixed with white flour. The taste was much better than pure cornbread.
Although it was far inferior to the noodles at noon, it was not bad either. Everyone ate it all.
After that, they would carry the tables and clean up the dishes. They didn't even wash the dishes.
The middle-aged woman in the backyard was sweeping the floor and cleaning the yard. Qin Huairu was also tidying up the cutlery in the house.
Li Wuwei was settling accounts with Third Master and He family's father and son in the central room.
In the afternoon, Yan Bugui couldn't hold it in anymore and drank too much, so he went to sleep.
"This money is 17 yuan more than expected. Two of it has to be exchanged for white flour to send to the old lady.
After returning Uncle Ho's money, there was still 15 yuan left. The accounts were all here.”
Yan Bugui pushed up his glasses. He had made a killing today. He had packed a lot of noodles for lunch, which could last him for a few days.
"Good!"
He Daqing felt relieved after he got the money he had borrowed. It was not easy to have such a small amount of money as a wife.
Silly Zhu looked at it with envy. This was his salary!
"Li Wuwei, what do you think about these fifteen pieces?”
Yan Bugui got to the point. He really didn't expect to be able to make money in the end. It was mainly because his colleagues were more casual. Many of them were single. They only came alone and couldn't eat back.
In addition, Yi Zhonghai had given him five yuan, which was unexpected.
"How about this!"
Li Wuwei thought for a moment and said," Third Master, take two yuan for the pen and give you a subsidy of 50 cents for the materials. The registration book, pen, and ink are also part of the cost."”
"This is good, this is good!"
Yan Bugui happily accepted the 2.50 yuan. This was not considered a profit, but his hard-earned income. He could take it with ease.
"As for the rest, spend 2.5 yuan to buy a load of coal and supply the families with what they need today. I'll keep the remaining ten yuan to supplement my family expenses.”
Li Wuwei stretched out his hand and pulled out ten yuan. After a tiring day, he did not work in vain.
Yan Bugui and the He father and son were stunned. It was still you, nothing had changed.
"Li Wuwei, at least get some for Sister Qin.”
Silly Zhu was fighting for justice for Sister Qin. Others were still working outside, but you got ten yuan.
"She's a woman. Why does she need so much money? I'll keep it for now.”
Li Wuwei patted his pouch and put it in.
"You…"
Silly Zhu was furious, she felt bad for Sister Qin!
"That's all for today. You all have to go to work tomorrow. Go back and rest early.”
The moment Li Wuwei said this, the three of them felt bad. Yes, they had to go to work.
Wait, He Daqing suddenly remembered that he still hadn't found a job, which made him even more miserable.
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