With Qin Huairu's personality, Wu Jianguo did not want to have anything to do with her. In the original movie, she had tricked Silly Zhu badly. Most importantly, she had tricked Silly Zhu for her entire life, yet she did not give birth to his child. This was a little vicious. Hence, he said politely,"Alright, I'll definitely tell you if there's anything."
At this moment, Qin Huairu revealed her purpose for visiting. Qin Huairu said with reddened eyes,""Jianguo, you know how hard it is for a widow like me to take care of three children. The children at home have smelled the fragrance of chicken and are clamoring to eat it. Sister Qin shouldn't have come, but the children are still growing, so can you lend Sister Qin a bowl of meat?”
Wu Jianguo almost laughed out of anger when he heard that. What kind of era is this? You can't even eat your fill. Who gave you the right to ask for meat? Hence, he rejected her without hesitation." Sister Qin, you have no idea. My sister and I escaped from famine and haven't eaten meat for a long time. We even finished a chicken. I'm really sorry."”
Naturally, Qin Huairu did not believe him. However, it was not appropriate for her to go in and take a look. Hence, she smiled awkwardly and said,""In that case, Sister Qin will go back.”As she said that, she turned around and walked back to the courtyard.
When they returned home, Jia Zhangshi saw that Qin Huairu was empty-handed and her expression turned ugly. She said with a dark expression,""You didn't ask for it back?"
"They've already finished eating, so how can I?" Qin Huairu smiled bitterly.”
When the stick heard that there was no meat to eat, he immediately sat on the ground and rolled around."I don't care. I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat.”
At this moment, Yan Jiefang ran to the door and said,"It's time for the meeting."
In the front yard, the eight square table was placed in the middle, and the three old men sat in a triangle. There were about a hundred adults and children sitting together in the courtyard. Among them, Silly Zhu stood beside the Jia family and sized up Wu Jianguo, Xu Damao, Lou Xiao'e, and other familiar figures.
Wu Jianguo stood in the crowd with his sister in his arms. Yi Zhonghai put down the teacup and cleared his throat."This meeting is held because there are new residents in the courtyard. Let's welcome them.”He took the lead in clapping.
Seeing this, Wu Jianguo could only carry his sister to the center. He smiled and said,"My name is Wu Jianguo, and this is my younger sister Nini. She will be staying in the courtyard from now on.”
After that, they introduced each other. Finally, Grandpa Yi concluded and the meeting was soon dismissed.
When he returned home, Wu Jianguo finally understood the people in the courtyard. Wang Shengli's house in the front yard had two rooms. His wife had died early and raised his two sons alone. Now that both sons had gone to work, they were considered wealthy in the courtyard. After all, the three of them worked, but they did not show their presence in the courtyard. They did not have a strong sense of presence and did not participate in the affairs of the courtyard.
Wang Lihua was a widow, and it wasn't easy for her to live with her son and two daughters. Her house also had two rooms, and the other two families were just passersby. They didn't express anything in the original drama.
Yan Fugui was not the third eldest uncle. As for the middle court and the backyard, Wu Jianguo did not intend to have any interactions with them, so he did not care too much about them. As long as no one provoked him, it was fine.
Wang Lihua's husband died early, leaving behind a son, Zhao Jianshe, who was 16 years old and was now an apprentice at the rolling mill. Her two daughters were 12 years old and 7 years old. They were called Zhao Juan and Zhao Xian.
Zhao Xian and Nini were not much different in age, and they were extremely good when they first met. Clearly, they had the potential to become good sisters.
The next morning.
After making two white pancakes, he and Nini had breakfast with the leftover chicken from yesterday. He told Nini to stay at home and then walked out of the courtyard.
Coincidentally, he bumped into Third Uncle watering the flowers. Third Uncle knew that he could not take advantage of Wu Jianguo, who had escaped from famine, so he greeted him unenthusiastically,"Jianguo, go out."
Wu Jianguo nodded." That's right, Third Uncle. My sister's clothes are torn, so I wanted to buy her some clothes."”
Yan Fugui smiled and nodded." Jianguo, it's not that Third Master wants to criticize you, but you and your sister have just arrived in Beijing. Even if you have a job now, you have to save your money. I see that Nini's clothes are still fit. Don't spend money extravagantly. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if you don't have enough money.”
There was nothing wrong with Yan Fugui's words. It was for his own good. Wu Jianguo smiled and nodded."Thank you, Third Uncle. I'll remember it. However, my sister's clothes really can't take it anymore, so I bought her one first.”
After greeting Yan Fugui, Wu Jianguo left the courtyard and strolled around the city. He looked at the pedestrians on the road. Although they looked pale, their spirits were not as numb as they were in the future.
The morning passed quickly. He bought a sportswear for Nini at the store and spent more than nine yuan.
Seeing that there was less than one yuan left, Wu Jianguo couldn't help but smile bitterly. This money was left over from the ten yuan that Director Wang gave him and the ten yuan that he withdrew in advance from the rolling mill. It was really difficult for a hero to get a penny. Even if he went to the black market to exchange money now, he wouldn't be able to explain the origin of the money. Something might happen. There weren't many good people in the courtyard.
When he returned home, he passed the clothes to Nini. The happy little girl jumped up and down and smacked Wu Jianguo's face."Brother is the best."
Using the eggs they brought back yesterday, they steamed a big bowl of egg soup and began to eat.
After dinner, Wu Jianguo looked at his sister's worn-out shoes and fell into deep thought. How could he get a reasonable income?
Suddenly, he had an idea. He said to Nini, who was resting on the chair and rubbing her stomach after eating her fill,"Nini, play by yourself at home. Don't go out of the courtyard.”
Nini, who had just eaten her fill, heard this and her eyes lit up. She said happily,"Okay, Brother. Nini will stay at home and wait for Brother to come back.”
Wu Jianguo rubbed the little guy's head and smiled.""Okay, big brother will cook meat for you when I come back.”
After leaving the courtyard, he walked out of the city. After walking for two hours, he finally arrived at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that there was no one around, he found a wild boar weighing 300 pounds in the small plane and pierced its eyes with a tree branch before letting it out.
Then, he carried it on his shoulder and walked back. On the way, the pedestrians looked at Wu Jianguo enviously. This was a whole wild boar.
As he was walking, he heard someone calling for help. He looked up and saw a figure struggling in the river not far away. Wu Jianguo didn't think too much about it. He put down the wild boar and jumped into the river to save the person.
The man said gratefully," Thank you, little brother. If it weren't for you, my old life would be here. My name is Xu Fugui, and I'm a projectionist at the Red Star Movie Theater. I came out to play a movie in the countryside. Just now, I was hiding from a car on the bridge, and I accidentally fell into the river with the machine.”
Wu Jianguo knew that this was Xu Damao's father in the backyard. He smiled and said,""Uncle Xu, you're too polite. Do you have a son called Xu Damao?”
"How did you know, little brother?" Xu Fugui asked in surprise.”
Wu Jianguo smiled." I was just asking since you look like Brother Damao. So you're really Brother Damao's father. I asked Wu Jianguo to live in the same courtyard as Brother Damao."”
Xu Fugui smiled and said," That's good. Uncle Xu won't be polite with you. One day, I'll ask Da Mao to treat you to a drink. You can't refuse."”
"Alright, I'll definitely be there." Wu Jianguo nodded.”
Xu Fugui slapped his forehead and said anxiously,""Jianguo, help Uncle Xu keep an eye on it. I'll go back and get someone to fish up the machine.”
"No need, I'll get it for you now," Wu Jianguo said with a smile.”After saying that, she went into the water again and brought the bicycle and projector ashore.
Seeing this, Xu Fugui smiled so widely that his teeth could not be seen. This time, it saved him a lot of trouble, so he and Wu Jianguo pushed the car onto the road. At this time, they saw the wild boar by the roadside and said in surprise,"Jianguo, did you kill this wild boar?”
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