The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

Chapter 100: Yi Zhonghai in a Hurry

He Yuzhu said to the older woman:

"Hey ma'am, long time no see!"

The fact that the older woman saw He Yuqing calling He Yuzhu "brother" indicates that He Yuqing had contacted He Yuzhu early in the morning.

And it's been quite a while.

He Yuzhu ignored what the older woman thought and said to Qin Huairu, who was looking at Xiao Dang:

"Sister-in-law of the Jia family!"

Then He Yuzhu continued to ask Song Ziyu:

"Aunt Song, where's my dad?"

Song Ziyu was surprised that He Yuzhu had returned. Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Song Ziyu said to him:

"Da Qing, Da Qing has gone to work and hasn't left yet. Do you need to see him?"

He Yuzhu nodded, then pulled Yang Xiaodi aside and said:

"Aunt Song, you know Xiaodi too? We've registered our marriage. I'm here to discuss our wedding with my dad!"

Hearing He Yuzhu's words, Yang Xiaodi lowered her head shyly and didn't say anything. Yang Xiaodi was still very happy that He Yuzhu said this in front of so many people.

Song Ziyu didn't expect Yang Xiaodi to say that, but Song Ziyu said:

"Then you wait here, I'll go find your dad!"

He Yuzhu said:

"Aunt Song, no need!"

Then He Yuzhu shouted loudly:

"I'll pay 50 cents to anyone who goes to the steel mill's kitchen to find my dad, He Daqing, and bring him back!"

It was just a simple errand-running task, and before anyone could even react, Yan Jiecheng, who had nothing to do at home, came out, raised his hand, and said:

"I go!"

After saying that, he dashed out in a flash, watching Yan Jiecheng run away. Only then did the others realize what had happened.

You should know that nowadays, 50 cents can buy five pounds of coarse grains, which is quite a lot.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng run off, Yang Xiaodi knew that He Yuzhu was being ridiculous, and said:

"You're being ridiculous again!"

He Yuzhu said:

"No, I was just worried that Aunt Song would get tired. It's nothing, just running an errand!"

Yang Xiaodi didn't say anything; after all, it was just a matter of running errands.

After all, the family is not short of money. Neither He Yuzhu, nor Yang Xiaodi, nor even Chen Xueru are short of money.

All three of them lacked votes. Previously, He Yuzhu was rewarded with money, but after the restructuring this year, He Yuzhu now has a lot of money, but not many votes.

It's important to know that the school only provides subsidies, but doesn't pay salaries or issue receipts.

Moreover, those who had money but didn't buy anything before are now kicking themselves.

He Yuzhu, on the other hand, was unaffected, since he had known about this day for a long time and had stockpiled a lot of good stuff.

We'll wait until 1958, or even 1959, during the three years of natural disasters.

He Yuzhu could take out his own things and exchange them for ten times, or even dozens of times, the value of the small yellow croakers.

At that time, those so-called precious things won't even be worth the price of a meal.

After all, these things are neither edible nor drinkable, which is why He Yuzhu has been continuously stockpiling meat, grain, and various other items for the past few years.

You should know that He Yuzhu had stockpiled these things for three years. With Chen Xueru around, the cloth would last until the end of the year and they still wouldn't run out. But when it came time to exchange it for other things, it would be used like money.

When the country refinances its national debt, that will be the time of greatest scarcity of resources. Right now, reforms have just begun, so things are a bit better.

At this moment, Yan Bugui came in from the front yard. He looked at He Yuzhu pushing the bicycle and was very envious. He had thought that he had looked down on him for not buying one.

You can't buy them even if you have the money, because bicycle tickets are so hard to get now.

Moreover, there was only one bicycle in the compound, which belonged to He Daqing. It seems that both He Daqing and his son had a bicycle.

Yan Bugui said:

"Zhu Zi, you even have a bicycle now?"

He Yuzhu said:

"Uncle, you have such a bad memory. When I came back last time, didn't I ride this bicycle?"

This was a gift from my master when I became his apprentice!

Yan Bugui said:

"Didn't you take the college entrance exam? You said you'd kowtow and become my disciple back then!"

He Yuzhu remained silent, while Yang Xiaodi spoke:

"My husband passed the exam to become a first-class cook. He had already completed his apprenticeship when he was in college!"

Everyone in the compound was shocked. After this period of publicity, everyone knew about these professional ranks.

Yan Bugui, in particular, had a cousin at school, which explains the matter of professional hierarchy.

Yan Bugui knew what a first-class cook meant.

At this moment, Jia Zhangshi stepped forward and said with great disdain:

"Hmph, a mere first-level cook is nothing special. My son is a second-level fitter."

His master is a level six fitter, and you're just a level one cook? You're so arrogant!

At this point, Yan Bugui explained:

"Sister-in-law, a cook and a fitter are two different things. A fitter's lowest level is 1, and the highest is 8."

However, the situation is quite the opposite for cooks. Level 10 is the lowest, and Level 1 is the highest. A Level 1 cook earns a salary of 89.5 yuan.

Hearing Yan Bugui's explanation, Jia Zhangshi felt extremely ashamed, knowing that among the younger generation in this compound, her son was the most outstanding.

Unexpectedly, after He Yuzhu returned, he immediately surpassed his son.

Jia Zhangshi stubbornly insisted:

"My son is so smart, he'll become a level eight fitter sooner or later!"

Yang Xiaodi immediately laughed:

"Haha, Brother Zhu just passed his Level 8 fitter exam a while ago!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui realized that the salary of an eighth-grade fitter was 99 yuan, which was 9.5 yuan more than that of a first-grade cook.

However, Yan Bugui asked He Yuzhu:

"Pillar, is this true?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"I'm just taking the test for fun, I never intended to become a fitter!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, everyone in the compound fell silent.

Listen to this, listen to this, is this even human language?

Why didn't you want to be a fitter?

What do you mean, it's just for fun!

The men in this compound all work at the steel rolling mill, so they naturally know about this rating system.

Yan Bugui asked:

"Zhu Zi, if you don't want to be a cook, and you don't want to be a fitter, what do you want to be?"

Yang Xiaodi proudly said:

"Of course Brother Zhu went to become an engineer. Brother Zhu has a Level 5 engineer certificate."

How could I possibly do that!

Upon hearing Yang Xiaodi's words, apart from Yan Bugui who knew the importance of this position, no one else knew.

Because being an engineer is something that is too far removed from these people's lives.

It's something these people simply can't understand.

"What? An engineer? I've heard engineers are amazing!"

"I've heard that too. I heard that even the lowest-paid engineers cost over a hundred?"

"Yes, I know that too. If this were in the past, the salary would have been over a million!"

"Of course! That's over a hundred even now. Our compound has never earned that much!"