The Grandmother in the Siheyuan

Chapter 57 Mi Tai
The next day, when the car was towed back to the factory for secondary processing, it was discovered that the welder was using his lunch break to weld another small trailer.

He looked at Liu Hua pushing the trailer over and smiled a little awkwardly. After all, it was a bit embarrassing to use someone else's idea without even saying hello.

"Technician Liu," the welder said embarrassedly, "The cart you made is quite useful. I'll make one too and take it back to transport the cabbages."

"As long as it works."

The welder looked at the cart that was pushed back and asked curiously, "Is there anything wrong with it? I'll help you fix it."

Liu Hua gestured and said, "Add a detachable handlebar so that it can be used even without a bicycle."

"good idea."

The welder installed the handle skillfully. When not in use, it can be folded up and hidden under the car, which is very convenient.

Liu Hua pushed the car back and received praise from everyone in the yard.

Yi Zhonghai quietly pulled Sha Zhu aside and said, "Zhu Zi, your sister Qin's family is in financial difficulty, she is an orphan and a widow, can you help with this matter of buying Chinese cabbage?"

Sha Zhu readily agreed: "No problem, I'll help them ship it back after we buy it."

"No, I mean can you help them out with some money."

Sha Zhu looked at Yi Zhonghai with a playful look. To be honest, Sha Zhu was still very smart as he was not obsessed with Qin Huairu.

"Uncle, I can't agree to this." Sha Zhu shook his head: "I'm not such a fool to help others buy winter vegetables. If my wife finds out, that will be terrible. You're causing discord in my family. I won't be able to live like this anymore."

Yi Zhonghai was very anxious and wanted to say a few more words, but when Han Yufeng saw Yi Zhonghai called her husband aside, she instinctively felt that something was wrong.

So Han Yufeng shouted loudly: "Zhu Zi, come back and rest quickly, you have to get up early tomorrow."

After returning home, Sha Zhu told his wife what Yi Zhonghai said. Han Yufeng had only two words to describe Yi Zhonghai: dirty.

On the day when we officially prepared the cabbage for winter storage, it was not as lively as during the Chinese New Year. The street office had already made arrangements on which street would come first and which would come later, and everything was carried out in an orderly manner.

There were people lining up at the grocery store the night before. Sha Zhu went to line up at around three in the morning. He volunteered because he knew Liu Hua was young and let him sleep more. As for his wife and sister, of course they had to take care of them too, so he, a grown man, was the only one who had to go.

When Sha Zhu arrived outside the grocery store, there was already a long line. Everyone wanted to pick one first, so he picked the big and juicy one.

Storing cabbage for the winter at this time is always a difficult task. The country will set up a special office during this period: the Autumn Vegetable Command.

We specialize in transporting cabbage from its producing areas to various northern cities for sale, in order to ensure the winter vegetable supply for urban residents.

This office was not abolished until the success of the vegetable basket project. At that time, the market economy had been in place for many years, and the supply of vegetables was very abundant in all regions. People could eat fresh vegetables anytime and anywhere. But even so, many people in the north would purchase large quantities of cabbage when winter came.

Liu Hua slept until half past six, when he was awakened by He Yushui's knock on the door. He opened the door in a daze: "Yushui, what's the matter?"

"Brother Huazi, did you forget that we need to buy Chinese cabbage today?" Yu Shui wrinkled her nose and said, "My brother has been waiting in line for half the night, and my sister-in-law also went there at six o'clock. She asked me to call you in half an hour."

Liu Hua really forgot. He had never bought winter cabbage before. Anyway, there was cabbage at home when the season came, and he always thought that his parents bought it. This was the first time in his life that he had stored cabbage. He had no experience at all and naturally thought that he could just sleep until dawn and then go to the grocery store to buy it.

"Wait a moment while I brush my teeth and wash my face."

After cleaning himself up neatly, Liu Hua pushed his bicycle and small trailer out of the house. When he arrived at the grocery store, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

"There are so many people, how long will it take to queue up?"

He Yushui said as if it was normal: "It's always like this every year. Let's look for my brother first. I hope he's ranked higher."

When the two of them found Sha Zhu, they discovered that Sha Zhu had been ranked behind the top 100. At this moment, Han Yufeng was holding a large bowl of fried dough sticks, while Sha Zhu was wolfing them down.

Seeing Liu Hua, Sha Zhu smiled and said, "My man, you finally woke up. I can see that you are just a naive young master who doesn't understand the sufferings of ordinary people."

“I’ve never made winter vegetables before.”

Yu Shui smiled and said, "I can prove it. When I called him, he was still asleep. He didn't take it to heart at all."

"Next year, next year I'll let you queue up and have a good experience." Sha Zhu said with a smile: "There's still time, you two should go have breakfast first."

Han Yufeng was about to pay for Yushui, but Liu Hua stopped her and smiled, "No, you two are slapping me in the face. You have suffered so much to queue up, so I'll treat Yushui to breakfast. Isn't that too much?"

Sha Zhu nodded: "Not too much, Yu Shui, go to the breakfast shop and order the expensive food, otherwise I will be sorry for your brother for coming here to queue up at three o'clock in the morning."

In the breakfast shop, Yu Shui also ordered fried dough sticks and soybean milk. Liu Hua shook his head: "Why, do you look down on your brother Huazi? Order shredded pork noodles and an egg."

He Yushui was very satisfied with the meal. Although her brother and sister-in-law were very good to her, she had lived a hard life when she was a child, so she was subconsciously very frugal. It had been a while since she had eaten such a luxurious breakfast.

When the two of them went back, Sha Zhu was already in the first 30. Han Yufeng took the initiative to take over Sha Zhu's queue, allowing her husband to go to the roadside to stretch his body.

Because Liu Hua helped Sha Zhu get married, Sha Zhu now trusts him very much. Whenever he doesn't understand something, he will ask Liu Hua for advice.

The two of them squatted on the curb smoking and chatting. Silly exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Last night, the old man told me that he hoped I could help the Jia family prepare winter vegetables."

"We live in the same yard, so we often see each other. Of course I can help."

Sha Zhu shook his head: "They didn't say they wanted me to help them transport the vegetables, they wanted me to pay for them."

Liu Hua glanced at Sha Zhu and said, "Don't tell me you agreed. If you do this, I will look down on you."

"How can I possibly agree to that?" Sha Zhu said anxiously, "All our family's money is in my wife's hands. How can I afford to pay for them?"

Liu Hua shook his head in disdain: "If you think so, then I can only say that I really despise you, you are despicable."

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(End of this chapter)