Siheyuan: Cutting off at the beginning

Chapter 187

"That shouldn't happen. Shazhu is a single guy, so he should find a virgin girl."

Qin Huairu felt that Sha Zhu still had some aspirations and high standards, otherwise he would not have been single until now.

"That makes sense! Liao Baihua is not suitable for Shazhu. This woman just wants to find someone to take over, who can not only support her but also her daughter.

She came to Xu Damao today to extort money. Wait, someone will come and take her away tomorrow."

Li Zhiguo still believes in Lao Cai's level and is no longer the kind brother he used to be.

"Take her away, who will take her away?" Qin Huairu was puzzled. Everyone else had already gone to Sha Zhu's house, so how could he be willing to leave?
"Then you just wait and see."

Li Zhiguo shook his head and said nothing more. Just before dinner, Xu Damao came to see him and told him about what happened in the alley.

He also knew that Liao Baihua had originally wanted to frame Xu Damao, but it failed.

This is normal. Sometimes when life seems hopeless, why not take a shortcut?
Water flows to low places, people go to high places!
That night!

Sha Zhu was a little nervous at first, worried that people in the courtyard would gossip about this matter, especially that Xu Damao might do something bad.

The result was just the opposite. Not only did the hospital support him, but Xu Damao actually encouraged him to get the job done while the iron was hot.

But is he that kind of person? How can he get married right away when they haven't even gotten married yet and haven't even held a wedding banquet?

"Baihua, you and the child can sleep in the big bed. I have a small bed here."

Lao He’s house is the northern room in the courtyard, a three-in-one room, the original specifications of which were a study, dining room and bedroom.

When He Daqing and Cai Quanwu were still here, there were two beds, and they are still there.

Liao Baihua tried to find out, "Silly Zhu, the children are asleep, how about we go together?"

"That won't do. You haven't even married yet, you don't have a name or status, and it would have a bad impact if it got out."

Sha Zhu quickly shook his head, then lay down on the small bed, turning sideways to look inside.

Liao Baihua understood that Sha Zhu was still a novice and was different from others.

The courtyard was exceptionally quiet tonight. Before the second half of the night, Liao Baihua quietly put on her shoes and went to Sha Zhu's shop...

"No, well, I don't understand yet!"

"It's okay, I'll teach you!"

……

"Good morning, Silly Zhu, go to work."

"Hey, I have to go to work. I have a partner and I have to support my family."

Shazhu happily swung the net bag and walked out of the yard.

The aunties in the yard pointed and talked, and then they saw Liao Baihua coming out with clothes to wash in a big basin. Sha Zhu was good at cooking, but he was terrible at housework.

“It’s done!”

Xu Damao hid in the corridor and observed secretly. When he felt that everything was settled and he felt completely at ease, he rode his bicycle to work.

I also caught up with Shazhu who was walking in the alley.

"Silly Zhu, when are you and Liao Baihua going to get married?"

"Hey, let's go back to the countryside with her this weekend, and then we'll get the certificate."

Sha Zhu was not vague either. He didn't care about anything else for the time being and decided to marry a wife. The bed would be warm in winter, but a little hot in summer.

"That's great, Shazhu, did you two do it last night?"

Xu Damao made a face and insisted on finding out.

Sha Zhu's face turned red. "Why are you asking about this? It's nonsense. Am I that kind of person?"

"I think it looks like it, Silly Zhu. Don't be lost. Tell me the door and I'll teach you later."

Xu Damao ran away on his bike because he was afraid of being beaten.

"I bother!"

Sha Zhu got angry on the spot, and after two steps he failed to catch up, muttering: "Bai Hua taught me a lot."

When he arrived at the factory, Sha Zhu was in high spirits again. He stopped arguing with anyone and even said thank you to Liu Lan.

"I was wondering what happened to Master He today. Did he encounter any happy events?"

"That's probably the case. Maybe he has found a partner. He's already grown up, so how can he stay single forever?"

……

In the morning, Lao Cai finally waited for Qiangzi to come back and told him what happened.

Qiangzi immediately perked up. He was about the same age as Lao Cai, and Lao Cai already had children, but he was still single. What a shame.

The girl in the city doesn't look down on him, so she doesn't despise a guy from the country. They can live together first, and if it doesn't work out, they can get divorced. It's a new society now, and marriage is free.

"Lao Cai, I'm going to go back and change my clothes now."

"I'll go with you. I've borrowed a bicycle and I have something to tell you."

Lao Cai borrowed his eldest brother's car and took Qiangzi home. While the men were changing into new clothes, he had already come up with a plan.

In the middle of the morning, Lao Cai brought Qiangzi to the outside of the courtyard. According to the plan, he first went into the courtyard to inquire about where the widow lived, arranged a blind date, and then brought Qiangzi in.

Who knew, as soon as I arrived at the gate of the yard, I saw a big girl holding a child and carrying a basket of vegetables coming out.

It was Liao Baihua who went out to buy vegetables. Sha Zhu usually ate at the factory and brought back lunch boxes at night, so there was basically no vegetables at home.

As for Yu Shui, she went to live with He Daqing. Her stepmother Bai Yanni was quite nice to Yu Shui. If you put yourself in her shoes, she would also like to be treated as a daughter.

"Hey, are you Liao Baihua?"

Cai Quanwu reacted quickly. Although he had not been back to the orphanage for a long time, he knew the situation. No one had married into the orphanage recently, let alone with a child in her arms, the characteristics would be too obvious.

"I'm Liao Baihua, brother, who are you?" Liao Baihua was a little confused, she didn't know him.

"I am Sha Zhu's uncle. Sha Zhu is the old He family of the Central Courtyard. He..."

Cai Quanwu was still explaining when he didn't expect others to answer first.

"Hello uncle, you must be Cai Quanwu." Liao Baihua had heard Sha Zhu talk about this uncle.

"Hey, you..."

Cai Quanwu was confused. This call of "uncle" really made him lose control and disrupted his previous plans. But he looked quite old.

But this is not a big problem, he then said: "I'm glad you've heard of me. It's like this, someone asked me to introduce you to someone, that person is Qiangzi, his full name is Meng Xiaoqiang."

Qiangzi smiled, he liked her. This eldest daughter-in-law was young, with a good figure, and she was even holding a child. It was obvious that she could give birth. If he married her, maybe she would give birth to a big fat boy next year.

"Ah! Introduce someone to me?"

Liao Baihua couldn't handle this. How could an uncle introduce his niece's wife to someone else? Was he dissatisfied with her?

Cai Quanwu added: "Qiangzi is a Beijing resident, and he used to work at a grain station, so he has no shortage of food and drink.

Now, I am planning to buy a tractor to transport goods to the grain station or various stores in Dazhalan. I can earn dozens of yuan a day. If I'm lucky, I can earn thousands of yuan a month.

He is already an adult, but he still hasn't met the right person. Why don't you go out with him, have dinner in a restaurant, and talk first.

If it's suitable for you two, you can stay together. If it's not suitable, he will send you back."

"Ah, he earns that much a month. Is this his bicycle?"

Liao Baihua didn't expect that her luck would turn and she would have such a good marriage. Yesterday it was Sha Zhu who was a chef, and today it is Sha Qiang who drives a tractor?

And they didn't mind that she was a widow with a maid.

If she had known the market was so good, she should have come to the city earlier.

Before Cai Quanwu could reply, Qiangzi said, "Sister, this is the bicycle I bought. I also have a deposit certificate of more than 1,000 yuan with me. I can buy a tractor at any time.

I like you and want to live with you. When the time comes, I will drive a tractor to your house to propose marriage."

Now we mainly buy second-hand tractors. Domestic ones have already rolled off the production line, but production has not yet started.

More than a thousand yuan is enough to buy a second-hand one. When domestic tractors are mass-produced in the future, new ones will only cost a little more than a thousand yuan.

"So much money!"

Liao Baihua had already inquired about Sha Zhu's salary. As a level nine cook, he earned thirty-one yuan a month, and he also had to give living expenses to his sister. Sha Zhu himself also smoked and drank, so she only had less than twenty yuan a month. Although it was a lot, it was nothing compared to Qiangzi's.

"Of course not. The deposit slip is here."

As Qiangzi said this, he carefully took out the passbook from his shirt pocket. It was not a fake one.

He saved money for so many years, and after selling his two tricycles and the big yard in his hometown, he added his parents' savings and loans from relatives to come up with this much money.

Once he buys a tractor, his parents will come and live with him, which will be a heavy burden.

When Liao Baihua saw the one thousand and fifty written on it, she felt dizzy. This was such a lucky number.

"Uncle, then I'll go with Qiangzi?"

She felt that she should ask her uncle for advice to prevent Shazhu from making a fuss.

"Go quickly. Qiangzi is my brother. He's a good guy. I'll give him a red envelope when you two get together." Cai Quanwu gritted his teeth and decided to save one dollar and two cents from his pocket money as a gift. He didn't have to eat, which was quite considerate.

"Hey! I'll go then."

Liao Baihua thought, although she missed the red envelope from Xu Damao, her uncle would make up for it, so she wouldn't lose out.

She thought about it and realized that there was nothing left in Sha Zhu's room, so she immediately gave the basket to Cai Quanwu, where the key to the room was also placed.

How wonderful it is to quickly get on the back seat of a bicycle while carrying the child!
As for being cheated, she was just a young widow with a child, how could she be cheated? She only had two dollars in her pocket, which was given to her by Sha Zhu before he left home this morning.

She stayed for one night for free, had two meals, and collected two dollars, so she made a profit.

"Uncle, when you see Shazhu, tell him that I'm leaving and going back to my hometown. Tell him not to worry about me and thank him for me. He's a good man. The two of us, eh!"

Liao Baihua didn't say much. If Qiangzi didn't work out, she could still come back to find Sha Zhu.

"Old Cai, then I'll take my people away." Qiangzi pedaled his bicycle and happily left with his people.

"No, there seems to be something wrong."

Cai Quanwu touched his head and suddenly he realized, oh my, could it be that Sha Zhu and this widow are already in love?

Then he is doing something good with bad intentions. Brother Li is harming people!

"Hey, isn't this Old Cai? You're back to see your niece-in-law."

Yan Bugui came out of the yard, pushing a bicycle with a dustpan and a net bag tied to it. He was going to the moat to fish, to try his luck, and if he caught small fish he could have a good meal.

Cai Quanwu said hurriedly: "Third uncle, I have something to ask you. What's the situation between Liao Baihua, the widow, and Sha Zhu?"

"What else could it be? They were staying together last night. I heard that Shazhu is going back to the countryside with someone this weekend and will get the marriage certificate when he comes back.

Lao Cai, don't blame the Third Master for being nosy about this matter. The widow is very smart. Silly Zhu, forget it, just pretend I didn't say anything."

Yan Bugui thought to himself, why should he worry about it? There was no movement from Li Zhiguo's side.

"Oh, this is causing me so much trouble."

Cai Quanwu was about to cry. He didn't even bother to say hello and ran to the yard to find Li Ge'er to ask him clearly, so that Shazhu wouldn't ask him to compensate for a wife when he came back from get off work.

"Brother Li, wake up..."

Old Cai shouted outside Li's window, it was already this late and no one had gotten up yet.

He didn't understand it before, but since he got married, he realized that a man should be nicer to himself.

"Old Cai, you are here?"

Li Zhiguo turned over and stood up, he was already awake. It was nothing, he could save food by lying down.

After a while, seeing Li Zhiguo coming out of the house with a basin, Cai Quanwu knew the rules and hurriedly helped his brother finish washing.

After finally entering the house, he hurriedly said, "Brother Li, why didn't you tell me that the widow and Sha Zhu were in love?"

"You're talking about this matter. I just found out about it when I returned to the hospital yesterday. It's too late.

Well, I think that widow is not worthy of Shazhu. He is so young, he should find a virgin girl. "

Li Zhiguo took a book from the shelf, and when he opened it, he found a few dimes inside. It must have been hidden there by Xiao Jingru.

He put the money away and decided to give it to Jingru tomorrow because he needed the book.

"Brother Li, that's what you said, but Shazhu is living with that widow and planning to marry her. I just asked Qiangzi to take her away, and Shazhu will definitely come after me to death."

What Cai Quanwu was even more afraid of was that Sha Zhu had other ideas and would go and live in his house for half a year. He would have to be on guard against thieves every day. Who could stand that?

"Qiangzi took the person away? Tell me the process."

Li Zhiguo had already guessed that it had happened, otherwise Old Cai would not have been so anxious. He still lacked some self-control and had not learned his essence.

"That's what happened..."

Old Cai recounted what had happened at the gate of the courtyard.

"I didn't expect Qiangzi to be so rich. He can take out thousands of dollars worth of property. You are not as good as him."

Li Zhiguo shook his head and said, "Don't underestimate tricycle riders. They make cash every day, but why didn't the Dongxu brothers become rich?"

"How am I not as good as him? I could save several hundred dollars a year when I worked there, and I handed it all in."

Cai Quanwu subconsciously touched the four dollars in his pocket and felt numb.

"That's right. Since no one saw it, it's okay. If you don't say anything, I won't say anything. I'll recover in a few days.

You should call Lao He and come back together to persuade Sha Zhu to find a virgin girl. If that doesn't work, ask a matchmaker to arrange a blind date for him. It's hard for such a young man to find a wife.

Lao He bears a great responsibility for this matter, and you, as his uncle, are also guilty."

Li Zhiguo insulted someone, but it had nothing to do with him.

"That's right." Cai Quanwu was too anxious, but now he thinks about it carefully and finds that there is nothing wrong.

"But I'm holding a basket with keys in it, what should I do?"

"Take it away, throw away the basket, and keep the key. Old He's house is also your ancestral home."

Li Zhiguo waved his hand, "Let's go. I'm no longer sleepy after being woken up by you. I'm going to the steel mill and test Sha Zhu's attitude to see if he loves me deeply. You, do what you need to do. Ask Qiangzi later and don't make any mistakes."

"Well! I'll listen to you and go back right away."

Although Cai Quanwu still felt that it was not appropriate, he could ask his elder brother to come back and arrange a blind date for Sha Zhu.

"Don't worry, give me a ride."

Li Zhiguo asked Lao Cai to pick up the bicycle, and they went out of the yard together. He was holding the book in his hand, which was a professional book he had just bought.

I had the idea of ​​a new invention two years ago and drew a simple blueprint when I was in the Ministry of Agriculture. The timing was not right then, but now I can use it.

He was rather hesitant, wondering whether he should come out once the special period came.

At that time, it would be a bit troublesome if there was no fixed full-time post.

Among the four identities of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants will definitely be ranked at the bottom. Once the college entrance examination is resumed, it should be about the same.

Scholars, farmers, and workers, wait until six or five years before making the final choice.

They arrived at the gate of the steel rolling mill. Halfway through, Lao Cai got off the car and went back to the tavern.

"Comrade, who are you looking for?" The new security guard stopped him, and the old was replaced by the new.

"I'm a worker here." Li Zhiguo took out a factory badge. He is a real working class.

"You are Li Zhiguo, that's no problem."

The guard listened to the previous guard's instructions and let him pass.

Li Zhiguo rushed to the cafeteria. Good food should be eaten early, as he had not had breakfast yet.

When he got to the window, he saw an acquaintance and called out, "Liu Lan, ask Sha Zhu to fry two eggs for me."

"Okay, please come to the factory when you have time today." Liu Lan was already quite familiar with the person.

"Well, there's something! Let Shazhu hurry up."

After Li Zhiguo finished speaking, he found a seat and looked through the book he brought with him. It was not too late to cram for the exam.

But he was thinking about plans for the future. As for his concubine Chen Xueru, he had to find an opportunity to retire from the party and join the neighborhood committee to protect the family wealth. It would be best if she could take over the position of director from his aunt.

On his side, he wanted to take over Li Xinmin's original position in 1966 and strive to become the chairman of the steel rolling mill committee.

In the TV series “The World”, Cai Xiaoguang became the director of a tractor factory at a young age. Why? Because his father was the director of a trade union committee.

According to the normal promotion method, Li Zhiguo could not be promoted. He could only take a roundabout way. It is easier for an outsider to chant the sutra.

Therefore, he had to transfer his human resources and social security relationship to the water pump factory to gain experience there. When the time was right, he would be parachuted in and sacrifice Director Yang so that he could take over.

With the connections with Director Bi, Director Fang, and He Daqing's father-in-law, there shouldn't be any problems.

Counting the days, he can still lie down for another five or six years. Others can't find a job at the age of 35, but he can only be considered to be working? By then, Dabao Guan Xiang will be in junior high school.

"Hey, what are you thinking about, your eggs are here."

Shazhu came over happily with two fried eggs.

Li Zhiguo took the plate and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Shazhu, something good happened last night!"

"Of course not. I have a partner now."

Shazhu has stood up and is now on a different level, no longer a single guy.

Li Zhiguo ate a piece of fried egg and said, "Shazhu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you should find a virgin girl. It's not a good idea to find a widow with a child. It will be bad for your reputation if it gets out."

"What's wrong with that?"

Sha Zhu still had some concerns before, but now that they have been resolved, he can no longer care about so many things.

"Well, you are just too excited, but I remind you that widows may not be reliable. Two of your father's wives ran away."

Li Zhiguo stopped there and didn't say much. He also had to transfer the human resources and social security relations and make arrangements in advance.

Even if something goes wrong in the end, the worst that can happen is that I can just stay in the Ministry of Agriculture or work in the street office and still be able to get by.

(End of this chapter)