"Aren't you the one who invited me to drink?"
Li Wuwei looked at the little rich woman and shook his head.""Alright, today, I'll only drink.”
"If it's full, then it's full."
Chen Xueru mumbled as she poured the wine.
Li Wuwei took a bite of the salted vegetables. They were indeed delicious. The peanuts and tofu were also not bad.
When the regular customers of the tavern arrived one after another, he was almost done drinking.
"Where are you staying? I'll get Lao Cai to send you back first.”
"I live not far from here.”
Chen Xueru pinched the ring on her finger and suddenly said," Did I say something wrong today?"”
"It's okay. You're treating me to a drink.”
Li Wuwei knew the little rich woman's personality. She was completely different from the people in the Siheyuan. She had a business mind and was a little high-profile, but she was not good at using tricks.
"Then I'll give you a gift next time.”
Chen Xueru smiled and pulled Li Wuwei out of the shop.
"Lao Cai!"
"He's here."
Cai Wuyou heard the shout and quickly followed.
The tricycle quickly started and arrived at Chen Xueru's house before heading to the courtyard house.
"Lao Cai!"
Li Wuwei drank four taels of wine and became even more sober.
"I'm listening, Brother Li."
Cai Wuwu knew that he would talk to him.
"What should be said and what shouldn't be said, you should consider it yourself. I'll give you a word of advice. Don't do business if you have the capital.”
Li Wuwei had wanted to remind him, but he thought that it was unnecessary. Lao Cai was clear-headed.
"Hey, I'll listen to you."
Cai Wuyou didn't ask for the reason. This was a descendant of Xinyuan House. If others didn't do business, there must be a huge reason. He remembered it.
"I'll treat you to a drink next time."
"Hey, it's my treat."
Cai Wuyou stared at the tricycle with all his might. By the time he reached the courtyard house, the sky was already completely dark.
"Aiyo, why did you come back in Cai's car?”
Yan Bugui also called him Old Cai. Although he was not old, he was of the same generation as him. Calling him Little Cai always felt like an insult.
"It just so happened that I left my bicycle at the tailor shop. I was delayed by something and others closed their doors.”
Li Wuwei casually found an excuse.
Cai Wuyou did not answer, saying too much is bound to make a mistake.
After that, he returned to the backyard and found out that the pencil sharpeners were on the market. The rolling mill could also benefit from it. Wouldn't his 100 yuan reward be a huge loss?
"Brother, the lady boss invited you to drink, but she didn't invite you to her house to rest?”
Qin Huairu probed, but her words were too obvious as her cultivation was too shallow.
"She wants to, but I'm not willing. Alright, stop thinking about it. Are you going to the infirmary today?”
Li Wuwei sat down and took a sip of tea before saying,""Cook a bowl of noodles for me later. I'm just drinking and haven't eaten anything.”
"Alright! I'm going to the infirmary…"
Qin Huairu told him about the results of the checkup.
"That's good. We'll go to the hospital early this weekend. After that, we can come back in time for Da Mao's banquet. You can also avoid helping. Otherwise, it's all in the backyard. You can't just watch.”
Li Wuwei reached out and touched his wife's belly. It was soft.
Qin Huairu gave him a look and then went to cook the noodles. Noodles were now more expensive than white flour. Eating noodles in the countryside was like celebrating a festival. Usually, wheat was used to exchange for noodles and the weight was deducted.
Not long after, he finished eating the noodles, washed up, and went to bed.
The He family in the middle court!
The bed that Silly Zhu had been longing for was finally bought back.
Nowadays, furniture was really expensive. A large cabinet started at 50 yuan.
Therefore, the most expensive thing about marriage was not the betrothal gift. Generally, the betrothal gift was about ten yuan, which was only the salary of an ordinary worker for ten days.
Many people would lose money when they married their daughters because they had to pay for the banquet.
Therefore, the really expensive things were the big items and the furniture in the house. It would cost 200 yuan to change a room.
Adding on the washbasin, bedsheets, cotton wool, and clothes, if he wanted to change them all and buy a new house, he would really have to empty his pockets.
Silly Zhu spent more than 20 yuan on this bed, which was more than his monthly salary. Fortunately, he had old cotton wool and quilt covers at home. He could live on it.
For this reason, he cleared out the space in the study where he had placed his things. He was finally free from the sea of suffering and could sleep alone.
"Brother, I just heard from Old Yan that you brought Li Wuwei back. Why are you with him again?”
He Daqing didn't believe that his stupid brother could stop Li Wuwei, so it was better to avoid contact.
"It's nothing. It's just a coincidence. Brother Li was a good person. Brother, this is the money I earned today. Help me save it.”
Cai Wuyou handed over the money. He had originally earned 1.2 yuan, but thinking that he had come back late and the bill was wrong, he had to pay 20 cents, so he handed over 1.4 yuan.
He had more than ten yuan of change for his customers.
"Alright, I'll help you save up for a wife.”
He Daqing's mouth cracked open. Three people were working, and he was the only one managing the money. It was just that his silly son insisted on buying a bed. Wasn't this a waste?
Shazhu made the bed and walked over happily." Dad, Xu Damao is having a banquet this Sunday. When are you getting married?"”
As for the matter of his father finding a stepmother for him, Silly Zhu had already thought it through. As long as he didn't run away, he and Rainwater couldn't live without their father.
"It depends on whether we can find a suitable one.”
At He Daqing's age, if he wanted to find a widow, at least she couldn't be worse than Bai He Hua!
He didn't know how his lotus flower was doing. He might regret finding it one day.
"Did the Xu family ask you to prepare a banquet?"
Silly Zhu and Xu Damao didn't get along and didn't want to take this job.
"Yes, it was five yuan, just like the last time at Li Wuwei's house. I've also negotiated two yuan for you. I'll save this money for you.”
Fortunately, He Daqing had the foresight to say that it was free last time, but he also said that it was five yuan.
Silly Zhu was speechless, thinking of bringing two more lunch boxes and bringing them back.
……
" Li Wuwei, are you awake? Get up, it's almost time…"
In a daze, Jia Zhang-shi's old face suddenly appeared in front of him, giving him a fright and waking him up.
Only then did she realize that it was Jia Zhangshi shouting outside the window.
"He's here!"
After a while, Li Wuwei walked out of the house with a handkerchief on his shoulder and a kettle and basin. This basin was given by Xu Damao last time. It was really good.
"Jia Zhang-shi, you're too early!”
Jia Zhang-shi was waiting at the door and said,""Hey, it's already the middle of the morning. The other families are about to prepare lunch. You promised to teach my Bihua how to operate the sewing machine.”
"I can't forget, I'll rinse my mouth first. Help me wash my face, don't be too hot.”
Li Wuwei said as he handed the basin to Jia Zhangshi. Ever since he helped him pull a stool at the Jia family last time, he realized that Jia Zhangshi was actually quite good at taking care of people. It was just that she was lazy and wanted to enjoy life and health at a young age.
However, Jia Zhang-shi really raised her well. She was still alive even after a middle-aged woman left. She was still in high spirits and could eat meat at the end.
"You're really lazy!"
Jia Zhang-shi muttered. She knew that this bad boy was thick-skinned and lazy all day long, but this was also good. Sooner or later, he would have to live a hard life.
A few aunties in the backyard saw it and could not help but point at it. Even the deaf old lady went out to take a look for a while, a little in disbelief.
Li Wuwei was standing at the laundry counter rinsing his mouth, and Jia Zhangshi was holding a big red porcelain basin and waiting at the side. It almost made people think that they were hallucinating.
After a while, Li Wuwei slowly washed his face.
Jia Zhang-shi was anxious. She quickly put away the basin and the rinsing cup and even helped to dry the face towel.
"You can go now, right? The morning is almost over.”
"Let's go! Jia Zhangshi, I'm not bragging to you, but yesterday I went to the tailor shop to learn for a whole day. I've improved again and learned a few new styles. They're the new spring styles in the capital this year.
When your wife has learned it, she will make a new set of clothes for you. When you wear it out, won't you make the aunties envious?
There are only two families with sewing machines in our courtyard. They are upper-class residents and have to help each other to have a good life.”
Li Wuwei was also muttering to himself. Previously, he felt that Jia Zhangshi couldn't do any work, but after careful observation, he found that she could still be persuaded to help him.
"Yes, you're right. My family has always been an upper-class household. If it weren't for the fact that my family was gone, my life wouldn't be worse than yours.”
Jia Zhang-shi had always wanted to carry the Jia family's honor, but she didn't do it herself. She was counting on her son and daughter-in-law.
"I know this. Our Uncle Jia was also a capable person back then. If he was still around, he might be a big shot.”
Although Li Wuwei said that, he thought to himself, if it wasn't for the fact that Jia Zhangshi was too deceitful, Old Jia wouldn't have died so early. He was still a third-grade fitter.
The two of them talked and laughed as they walked through the middle court, causing Eldest Sister-in-law Chen, Second Mother Sun, and even an auntie to be dumbfounded.
But he quickly reacted. Even Jia Zhang-shi had fallen for it. Luring a wolf into the house?
"Bi Hua, come quickly. Li Wuwei is here. Didn't you bring some yellow grass from home?”
Jia Zhang-shi knew how to order people around. She began to recuperate at home.
"He's here!"
Chen Bi Hua was happy to see Li Wuwei, and she quickly came over with a teacup.
"Brother Li, this yellow-chasing grass can protect the liver and dispel dampness. You drink often, so it's good to drink this.”
Li Wuwei recalled for a moment and remembered what it was. He had it in his market. It was priced at 25 yuan per catty. That was the price in the future. It was a pretty good thing.
He held the cup and saw that Jia Zhangshi had already pulled out a stool and was waiting beside the sewing machine.
This was good. He thought that even his brother Dong Xu did not have such treatment!
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