Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 805 Buying Winter Vegetables
Three days before the distribution of winter vegetables, each courtyard held a mobilization meeting and talked about some things to pay attention to when purchasing winter vegetables. Wang Zhan also took his two girls to attend the meeting next door, but Qi Dasheng said he didn't need to go, so he just listened.

Because every household in Nanluoguxiang will come out, this is a huge event. According to the different vegetable storage points, usually two courtyards go to one point to line up and buy.

Yard No. 95 and Yard No. 47 were grouped together and purchased at point No. 7 at six in the morning. Why so early? The people in the supply and marketing cooperative hoped to make a quick decision and finish it in the morning.

Before Wang Zhan got up, there was a knock on his door. When Wang Zhan opened the door, he saw Qi Dasheng and several policemen pushing three carts. They waited for Wang Zhan to open the door and started unloading the things into the front yard without saying a word. While unloading, they reminded Wang Zhan which ones belonged to Aunt Sun and which ones belonged to their own family.

After unloading, Qi Dasheng was about to leave with his colleagues. Wang Zhan asked, "Are you still going to work today?"

"Nonsense, there are so many people on the street today, there must be someone to maintain order." Qi Dasheng glared at him and turned away.

Wang Zhan ignored the dishes. He first washed up, then did a set of boxing, and then went to the kitchen to cook for the two little girls.

Before six o'clock, there was another knock on the door. Wang Zhan opened the door and saw Auntie Sun coming with her grandchildren. Wang Zhan said, "Auntie, you don't have to come so early, right?"

Aunt Sun pushed the two children to Wang Zhan and said, "I have taken advantage of the government, so I have to contribute to the government. I will go to the street as a volunteer to help maintain order. Okay, help me look after the children, I'm leaving."

Aunt Sun left in a hurry. Wang Zhan squatted down and asked Erya, "Do you want to sleep a little longer or wash up?"

Erya rubbed her eyes and said, "Brother Zhan, I want to sleep for a while."

Wang Zhan took them to He Yushui's place. He Yushui had already gotten up. Wang Zhan handed the two children to her and continued cooking.

It was almost eight o'clock in the morning when the children finally woke up and ate in the front yard. Then Wang Li took the two younger ones to play, while Wang Zhan and He Yushui began to deal with their winter storage of vegetables, which they mainly stored in the cellar in the front yard.

Wang Zhan had always thought that the matter would be over in the morning and that his master and Aunt Sun would be back, but unfortunately they still hadn't returned by two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

In the evening, just as Wang Zhan finished preparing dinner, Auntie Sun came back in a hurry, sat down at the dining table, and said, "I'm so tired. I'll eat at your place today, and I'll come back to bring the dishes tomorrow."

Wang Zhan served Aunt Sun a bowl of porridge, and then said, "I have already put it in front of your door. Do you want to move it to the cellar?"

Aunt Sun said, "No, I'll dry it in the sun for a few days and then put it in the cellar. By the way, you won't put it directly in the cellar, right?"

Wang Zhan and He Yushui nodded when they heard this. Aunt Sun said, "You guys, these cabbages and green onions need to be dried for a few days before you put them in the cellar."

Wang Zhan smiled awkwardly and said, "Then we can only wait until next week. I have to go to school tomorrow. By the way, Auntie, why are you so busy until now?" Auntie Sun took a sip of porridge and a bite of egg and said, "Don't mention it. In the early morning, people in the queue started fighting. Several families were involved. Your master also went there. It took a long time to calm them down. Later, those who started the fight were taken away by your master. I followed him. By the way, Yushui, you are from Courtyard No. 95, right?"

He Yushui said: "Yes, I live in the middle courtyard."

"What a coincidence, the one who caused the trouble is from the Central Court. I heard she is an old woman named Jia." Aunt Sun said.

He Yushui and Wang Zhan looked at each other and said in unison, "Jia Zhang."

"Yes, yes, yes, but I don't know the specific reason. Several older ones also fought, and I heard that blood was seen. You should ask your master for the details." After saying this, Aunt Sun concentrated on eating. The two younger ones kept picking up food for their grandmother, which made Aunt Sun laugh.

After dinner, Aunt Sun took the two children away. He Yushui and Wang Li moved the radio to the yard and ate fruit while listening to the storytelling. Wang Zhan closed his eyes and rested in the recliner, but he was actually listening with his ears and was also fascinated.

At around eight o'clock in the evening, Qi Dasheng came back. Wang Zhan made him some tea and asked, "Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"

"Don't worry about me, my unit has already eaten. Alas, that No. 95 courtyard is really troublesome. I found out, especially the one named Yi Zhonghai. If it weren't for him, things wouldn't have gotten so serious." Qi Dasheng said.

Wang Zhan and He Yushui were very curious, so they asked the master to tell them. After Qi Dasheng's story, Wang Zhan and He Yushui laughed so hard that they fell over.

It turned out that the incident was caused by Jia Zhangshi, a busybody. This old woman was lazy and gluttonous. Jia Dongxu had gotten up early and wanted to line up with his master, but Jia Zhangshi stopped him and said, "What does your master have to do? Why are we going so early? It's okay. Let's eat first. We can go later and buy it when we get there. It's much easier."

Jia Dongxu was also a person who could not stand hardship, and he thought what his mother said was right, so he kept dragging his feet and did not go out. Yi Zhonghai did not even notice that his apprentice and his family did not come, and he took people to line up at ten minutes before six. Otherwise, Yi Zhonghai was smart. When they went there, the people in Courtyard No. 47 had not come at all, so they lined up at the front and waited for the sale to start at six o'clock. In less than an hour, all the people in their courtyard had bought out.

At this time, Jia Zhang came with Jia Dongxu. When they saw the courtyard, they were dumbfounded. Courtyard No. 47 had five courtyards, with more than 40 households in front and back, and a long line was lined up there.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai realized that his apprentice had not bought it yet. What should he do? There were supervisors on the scene to maintain order, and Jia Zhangshi did not dare to cut in line rashly. Yi Zhonghai could only sigh and said, "Dongxu, it's okay. We'll wait for you to go back together. Anyway, there is only one cart in the yard, so you can queue first."

In this way, Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang were at the end of the line, but Jia Zhang was unwilling to give up. She came here not to buy the leftovers. What good things could the leftovers have? She began to look around. At this time, she suddenly saw an old widow in Courtyard 47, an old man named Sun. She turned her eyes and said to Jia Dongxu, "You go in line first. I'll see if there is a way to move up."

Jia Zhang slowly ran to the front of the team and started chatting with old man Sun. Old man Sun was also a pervert. When he saw the plump and fair Jia Zhang, he started chatting with her enthusiastically. As they chatted, Jia Zhang stood in front of old man Sun. Old man Sun didn't know what Jia Zhang meant and was still chatting with her, but the people behind him were furious when they saw what she meant.

(End of this chapter)