The Prosperous Years of Siheyuan

Chapter 4 I can’t do it without a vote
Unjustly took over the family's financial rights, and the family moved the things in the courtyard into the north room together. The two sisters were responsible for holding the door curtain, and the two brothers carried the big one.

Compared to the main room, the layout of the north room is a bit cramped. There is a single bed on either side of the door, a desk at the end of the bed, a vertical wardrobe in the northeast corner, and a bed placed horizontally on top of the wardrobe. A canvas as tall as a person surrounded it.

Chen Jisheng walked over and lifted the canvas. There was indeed an empty bed inside, and the space surrounded by the canvas cover was a bit cramped. As for the south room, he didn't see what it was like, and he didn't know how to settle himself.

"Brother, that used to be my bed. Now I live in the double bed in my parents' house."

Looking at the small space left at the end of the bed, Chen Jisheng sympathized with the younger brother. Nowadays, most urban families do not have enough living space, so it is difficult to ensure privacy. In order to ensure the privacy of the two sisters as much as possible, the parents were decisive. Directly contacted my younger brother Chen Xiaobao privately.

It seems that in the eyes of the two sisters, he is just a drinker. He receives food, goes to the black market, and works as a thug. The uneven injuries on his face are caused by the two sisters.

"I just got home, and my work and various relationships have not been settled yet. Second sister, Xiaoxue, you two have to go live in your parents' house first. Xiaobao and I will live here. When the work is completed, I will settle the house immediately. Do you think this is okay?"

How to live as a family is not a matter of principle, and the risks and harms are not great. Of course, Chen Jisheng must be easy to negotiate and seek the opinions of the two sisters.

"Okay, Xiaobao, take your fourth sister's and me's bedding to the south room. You don't need to take the clothes in the cabinet. Move your things in the south room over quickly."

The second sister Chen Baohong nodded and agreed with Chen Jisheng's statement. There were too many things in the north room for anyone to stand in, so she took her younger sister Chen Xue to the south room to clean up.

Compared with the mattresses, quilts, pillows, and soft mats provided by the two sisters, Chen Xiaobao's bedding is much simpler. There is only a bamboo mat and a wooden pillow.

Chen Jisheng was not idle either. He opened the canvas apron and piled the things he brought back on Chen Xiaobao's original bed. He also took a short-sleeved sea soul shirt from his pocket and placed it on Chen Xiaobao's mat. It would be impossible if I didn’t bother Silly Zhu.

"Brother, brother Xiao Chen, are you at home? I'm here."

Looking at the silly pillar outside the house from the window, and at the two sisters who were packing clothes in the south room and talking softly, Chen Jisheng walked to the main room calmly.

"Brother Zhu, don't be so outgoing, come in quickly."

He lifted up the gauze curtain and waved to Shazhu. Seeing that he looked a little embarrassed, this guy really had thoughts about Chen Baohong. This was normal. With the appearance and figure of the second sister, it was human nature.

"Is it convenient? Then I'm welcome."

Master He, the chef who often went out to pick up private jobs, was not a stage fright person either. Seeing that Chen Jisheng was not being polite, he brushed off the dust on his body, lowered his head slightly, and stepped in with one step.

"Brother Zhu, sit down!
I just came back and I don’t know where anything is, so I won’t let you have tea.Let's have a good time, brothers. Let me talk about clothes first? "

Leading Shazhu to sit at the round table, and not caring about his eyeballs, Chen Jisheng started the conversation straight to the point, talking about this sea soul shirt, if it doesn't work out in the future, it will really trouble Shazhu, so he can only plan ahead .

"Brother, is there anything else to say here?"

Silly Zhu was not really stupid. After hearing what Chen Jisheng said, he felt a little uneasy. Although he liked the sea soul shirt very much, everything had to have a price.

"Brother Zhu said a little bit.

I just packed it up and saw that there was a new sea soul shirt in my bag. It was the same as the one I was wearing, but it was not issued to me. It was stuffed into my bag quietly by my comrades.

If you want this thing from me, or as I said before, it solves my brother's problem tonight, so I'll give it to you with both hands.

I want new ones..."

"Brother, what about the new one?"

As the old saying goes, clothes are not as good as new, and people are not as good as old. Compared with the sweaty one on Chen Jisheng, Shazhu definitely prefers new ones. No matter what the price is, it doesn't cost money to ask.

"My comrade-in-arms is a rural soldier. He has many brothers and sisters at home, and his conditions below are not very good. I'm thinking that if I have the opportunity, I can bring him to the city and learn some skills from you. Of course, the cost will be on my side, and I want one of you today. Just talk."

Chef is considered a serious profession now. It is one of the eight members. It is an upgraded version. The low-level one is called a cook. Not to mention a cook, even a breeder will not be hungry. If you don't have enough, you can order elephant feed. Wu's.

"That's it? That must be okay!
You get as much as you want, it only takes a year and a half, and there is no guarantee of good craftsmanship, but when it comes to restaurants in the streets, it's a handful.

But it takes three to five years to learn a craft well, and you have to bring your own food. "

After hearing Sha Zhu's generous offer, Chen Jisheng nodded. This person is considered trustworthy. Let's deal with him slowly in the future.

"Xiaobao, bring the sea soul shirt from the back room to Brother Zhu."

There were people listening and drinking, so Chen Jisheng didn't want to move too much. On this hot day, he was covered in sweat even if he didn't move. Looking at Chen Xiaobao, who was not slapping at all, he felt that his younger brother had a cheerful and sunny personality.

"Is this your brother's?" Seeing Chen Jisheng nodding, Shazhu impatiently unfolded the sea soul shirt on the round table, and reached out to untie the light brown open-collar short sleeves on his body.

Of course, Chen Jisheng couldn't let Silly Zhu change clothes at home. The two sisters were still there, so he stretched out his hand to stop them. Dinner hadn't been served yet, so eating was a big deal.

"Brother Zhu, we don't have many delicious ingredients at home. Can you get some? I have 18 yuan. It's up to you."

Silly Zhu, who was stopped for a moment, didn't understand what Chen Jisheng meant by stopping him. The good thing he was longing for had just arrived, and he couldn't wait. He didn't listen to what he said next. The money Chen Jisheng took out from his pocket was naturally taken away. ignored.

"Brother Zhu, we don't have any ingredients at home, so we can't make dinner!"

I have no choice but to stop him again. This guy's dishonesty, indifference, and thankless attitude are probably the source of his stupidity.

"What's the matter? Luo Guozi went up the mountain again? What date is it?
Since Aunt Xue was not at home last month, your three children are really good at cooking. They eat delicacies from the mountains and seas in the front and braised vegetables in the back. I told you that these three children of your family should be sent to the third uncle's house to learn well.

Aunt Xue can't do one hundred, thirty or forty a month on the street?Uncle Chen is just a little more. Your family is average, but one person is fifty or sixty. What a wonderful life, how can you live like this? "

Silly Zhu, who stood in front of me, was not only a cook, but also a serious cook in a large factory with thousands of people. He had a very good nose. The whole compound had dozens of people in it, but it was not big at all. Whoever eats what they eat every day, not to mention Silly Zhu, most of the people in the yard are empty.

Ignoring the hum in the south room, Chen Jisheng gave Silly Zhu a helpless smile and pushed forward the 18 yuan that was sitting on the round table. It was already in his trouser pocket. Only money but no tickets.

"Is there any money left?" Silly Zhu pulled the scattered 18 yuan on the table. With this money, five or six people can make a table at home, which is much higher than the standard of a small stove in a factory canteen.

If you go to a restaurant, five or six people go to Dong Lai Shun and eat pure meat during the barbecue season, which can make your eyes pop.If you go to old restaurants such as Fengzeyuan, Hongbin Building, and Huifengtang, the big banquet tables will definitely not be enough, but if you have less food for flying in the sky, swimming in the water, and running on the mountains, you can still get a decent table. noodle.

However, there are no meat coupons or food coupons, let alone rice noodles, and you can’t eat corn buns. If you want to get food, go to the street to pick up horse manure, and you may not be able to dig out a few grains.

"Brother, I don't have any oil, salt, sauce, vinegar stamps, meat stamps, or food stamps. Isn't it difficult for you to do this for me, brother?"

He said embarrassing words, but the movements of his hands were not embarrassing at all. The blue and white sea soul shirt was rolled up, the damp bills were grasped, both arms were resting on the round table, and the corners of Shazhu's mouth were slightly raised, showing The time has come.

"Why don't you bother Brother Zhu? Don't worry about anything. We live in the same courtyard. We'll see what we do next. Please worry about it."

Cats have cat lanes, and rats have rat lanes. If it weren't for the famine season when there is no food for hundreds of miles, there will be no cooks who do private work without food.

Although we are now in an era of centralized purchasing and marketing, and there is no era where all kinds of tickets are difficult to move, there are always exceptions in everything. Even Chen Xiaobao's pile of raw materials can be bought from the black market smoothly, and Silly Zhu must be an old man in it.

"Brother Zhu, just follow the banquet of chicken, fish, wine, and meat. The chicken should be hen, the fish should be big fish, the wine should be old wine, and the meat should be lean meat. The side dishes should be as you wish. Just stick to this 18 yuan, the bicycle outside the door is mine, use it as you like."

Here, Shazhu is confident, and Chen Jisheng is not polite, he gave a general description of the meal, and did not dare to order too outrageous delicacies from mountains and seas, which can be regarded as a small test of Shazhu's quality.

"Brother, how about fattening up the meat to make braised pork? My parents have transferred it, and I haven't eaten it in months."

Without waiting for Silly Zhu to respond, Heer listened to the side and put forward his own ideas. Looking at the saliva he kept swallowing, it seemed that these three nonsense were not doing anything.

"Brother Xiaobao, you don't understand this. Your brother is a foodie. The belly of big fish is much more flavorful than fatty meat. If you eat chicken, duck and fish with braised pork, you won't be able to taste the freshness or sweetness.

I said, brother, I ate like this when I first came back, and for half a month, the four of you will eat like this..."

For this ordinary family to live, careful planning is indispensable. Everyone has a ration of food, most of which are about thirty catties, but at most forty or fifty catties.

Silly Zhu originally thought that Chen Jisheng was a reliable person, and he was a little unsure about the banquet. A meal costs 18 yuan, and no one would dare to do this during the Chinese New Year!Don't be a master who makes a big show of things when he comes up, then the life of this family of four will be difficult.

But that can't be said. Lao Chen's family is considered a wealthy family in the yard. They live their own lives. Let's deal with this first.

"I'll think of something else, Brother Zhu, is this enough money?"

It would be unreasonable to starve while holding a large storage warehouse in hand. Today is not enough preparation. Who would have thought that these three siblings are so unreliable, and it is not possible even today, it is too hot.

As soon as I got home, I made a fresh whole pig or cow, and then added bags of rice and white flour. It was a trivial matter to keep them alive.

"That's enough. Please come at six o'clock in the evening!"

After saying this, Shazhu didn't change his clothes anymore, went out and pushed Da Fangfang towards the middle courtyard.

(End of this chapter)