Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Faced with the deaf old lady's ultimatum, Yi Zhonghai was scared.

He quickly lowered his head and said, "Old lady..."

"I'll listen to you. I'll take one thousand yuan and go to the steel mill tomorrow to help Zhuzi with his connections."

After saying this, he left the backyard with a complicated expression.

He was still not recovered from the shock until he got home. He sat in the chair for a long time without saying a word.

"Old Yi...what's wrong with you? Why are you distracted? Is there no way for the old lady to stop Wang Dong from becoming a cadre in the steel mill?" The second aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai with a worried look on her face and asked.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and replied: "I still underestimated the old lady."

After saying that, he walked to the bed and took out an iron box from under the bed...

When the second aunt saw the iron box, her face became serious and she frowned and asked, "What are you doing with this iron box?"

“Or I can find some time someday to deal with the things inside.

"I always feel that keeping him at home is a disaster."

"Anyway, He Daqing hasn't sent money to them for several years. No one will know about it after it's thrown away."

Yi Zhonghai opened the iron box and looked at the more than one thousand yuan and several letters inside. He only spoke after confirming that nothing was missing.

"The old lady seems to know about this..."

"Just now, I was asked to pay 1,000 yuan to go to the steel mill to help Zhuzi get his relationship clearance."

"I didn't agree. After all, it was a thousand yuan, not a few dozen yuan."

"As a result, the old lady asked me directly whether He Daqing had sent any letters or money to Zhuzi and Yushui in the past few years."

"He also said that based on his understanding of He Daqing, it is impossible for him to ignore the pillars and rain for several years."

"There must be some misunderstanding here, and I even suggested that He Yuzhu go to the post office to ask tomorrow."

"I definitely couldn't go to the post office. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I had to agree to the old lady's suggestion, and then she kicked me out."

The second aunt was anxious.

If He Yuzhu knew about this, not only would the relationship between the two families be in vain, but they might even become enemies.

He Yuzhu is the only elderly person taking care of the old couple in the courtyard, and no accidents must happen to them, so he immediately proposed this to Yi Zhonghai.

"Lao Yi..."

"Tomorrow you will take the money in the box and go to the steel mill to help Zhuzi with his connections. I will burn the letter in the box for him."

"Send lunch to the old lady at noon. I'll ask her about it. No matter what, you can't let Zhuzi know about this."

"The deaf old lady still relies on me to help her cook. As long as we listen to her, the two families will not become enemies. Even if the old lady knows about this, she will not tell Zhuzi."

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The middle courtyard is Xu Damao’s home.

As soon as he stepped into the house, Xu Damao sat on the stool with a frown on his face, not saying a word.

This made Lou Xiao'e look confused. She thought she had done something wrong and made Xu Damao angry.

"Xiao'e...how much money do we have left?" No one knew how much time had passed, but just when Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but want to speak, Xu Damao suddenly asked her.

Lou Xiao'e replied angrily: "You have basically spent all of your thirty-plus yuan salary each month, and all that's left at home is some dowry that I brought from my parents' home..."

"This is our family fortune, we must not use it lightly... What do you want to do?"

As soon as Xu Damao saw Lou Xiao'e's nervous expression, he knew that the family background he mentioned was very rich. After all, she was Lou Bancheng's daughter, and he would be embarrassed if the dowry was not big enough.

But he couldn't force Lou Xiao'e to give him his dowry, so he could only persuade her kindly: "Wang Dong from the front yard is now a cadre from the guard post to the deputy director of the kitchen, working instead of working... As long as there are no problems within half a year, his worker status can be converted to cadre status..."

Lou Xiao'e couldn't understand what this matter had to do with her family background, so she frowned and asked, "I heard from the people in the courtyard..."

"Although the second and third uncles in our yard are both senior technicians in the steel mill, they are still workers no matter how good they are."

"After Dongzi became the deputy director of the steel mill kitchen, he became the first cadre in our courtyard..."

Seeing a flash of envy on Xu Damao's face, Lou Xiao'e seemed to have guessed what Xu Damao wanted the money for, and asked directly: "Da Mao..."

"You don't want to be a cadre, do you?

Xu Damao replied as a matter of course: "Wang Dong, a cook, can be an official in the steel mill. I am the best projectionist in the steel mill, so why can't I be an official?"

"I tried to get close to Wang Dong several times in the yard, but he refused to respond."

"Although he didn't offend me, I can tell from the way he looks at me every time that he looks down on me."

"Now he's a cadre, and I'm still a projectionist at the steel mill. If we run into each other again in the future, this guy will definitely look down on me even more."

"Only by becoming a cadre like Wang Dong can I be on an equal footing with him and gain respect in front of the residents of the courtyard."

"Otherwise, everyone only knows Wang Dong as a cadre at the steel mill, but not me, Xu Damao."

"I have found out everything..."

"Deputy Director Li of the steel mill is quite greedy, but as long as you are willing to pay, he will definitely help."

After saying that, he stared at Lou Xiao'e and said in a flattering tone: "Ezi..."

"As long as I have ten small yellow croakers to build relationships, I will definitely be able to get the position of deputy director of the Propaganda Department..."

"You are my wife. When I become the head of the publicity department of the steel mill in the future, you will be the head's wife. It will be more prestigious for me to tell others about it."

"Only you can help me with this... you see..."

Although Lou Xiao'e is the daughter of a capitalist family, she is well-educated and well-informed.

Based on his understanding of Xu Damao, his husband was definitely not cut out to be an official.

But she didn't want to discourage her husband's enthusiasm.

In addition, she and Xu Damao had been married for two years and had not had any children. Lou Xiao'e felt that all this was her responsibility and felt very guilty, so it was even more difficult for her to refuse Xu Damao's request.

After hesitating for two full minutes, he spoke: "Da Mao..."

"My dowry is not much..."

"I was originally planning to give you ten small yellow croakers, but now I think I'd like to increase it to fifteen to prevent any accidents."

"Since you want to be the deputy director of the publicity department of the steel mill, then you should do your best."

"If it doesn't work, I'll go home and look for my dad..."

"Although he is no longer a director of the steel mill, he still knows a lot of leaders in the steel mill. With his help, he will definitely be able to get the position of deputy director of the publicity department..."

Xu Damao didn't want to rely on his father-in-law for everything, otherwise people would definitely spread the rumor that he was the Lou family's son-in-law and had to rely on his father-in-law for everything.

He quickly refused: "Xiao E..."

"I want to try it myself first. If I can't get it off, I will definitely go to my father. Don't worry..."

After saying that, he hurried out with the fifteen small yellow croakers that Lou Xiao'e had just taken out. (End of this chapter)