The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

Song Ziyu said:

"Okay, you go ahead and do what you need to do!"

He Yuzhu hugged He Yuqing and said to her:

"Qingqing, let Mommy take you to your brother's house tomorrow. Your brother will cook you something delicious, okay?"

He Yuqing was overjoyed to hear there was delicious food:

"Okay, okay, please make me some soft and fluffy yogurt, okay?"

He Yuzhu looked at He Yuqing's greedy expression and then said with a smile:

"Okay, then make sure Qingqing is well-fed, alright?"

He Yuqing said happily:

"it is good!"

Bang Geng, who overheard the siblings' conversation, was so jealous his eyes turned red.

Banggeng knew what the soft, meaty meat He Yuqing was talking about was—it was braised pork.

Listen, listen, listen to what others are doing, they're eating their fill of braised pork.

How extravagant!

For me, being able to eat even a piece of food is a treat, but He Yuqing, that money-loser, can eat her fill whenever she wants.

However, the clever pheasant, though jealous and almost drooling with envy, dared not say anything.

After all, if he bullied He Yuqing, He Yuzhu would really dare to beat him up.

And it was the kind of pain that lasted for several days, without any redness or swelling, which my whole family didn't believe.

Even his own grandmother didn't believe it, so from then on, Bang Geng didn't dare to provoke He Yuzhu and He Yuqing at all.

Even though he was so jealous his eyes were red, Bang Geng didn't dare to say a word.

Seeing Bang Geng's appearance, Qin Huairu felt very sorry for him. However, for some reason, neither He Daqing nor He Yuzhu could stand their own family members.

They would never help their own family, and when Yi Zhonghai says he's helping his family, he's incredibly stingy.

With such a high monthly salary, all they received each time was a little cornmeal, which made Qin Huairu extremely resentful towards the He family and the Yi Zhonghai family.

But Qin Huairu knew that this was not the countryside, even though everyone lived in the same courtyard.

Everyone is living their own lives, without disturbing each other at all.

………………

I just like to watch other people's jokes when I have nothing better to do.

Qin Huairu is now having some regrets. Although she has joined the city and no longer has to work in the fields, she is now somewhat regretful.

But there's never a moment of rest during the day; I'm always doing this or that.

If Jia Dongxu hadn't been so good to me, I really wouldn't have been able to hold on.

However, Qin Huairu did not mention this, but instead tried her best to play the role of a virtuous wife and loving mother.

He Yuzhu ignored Qin Huairu's thoughts and resentment, put He Yuqing down, and rode away on his bicycle.

Seeing that there was still time, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to Hongbinlou again.

Upon arriving at Hongbinlou, I greeted Manager Gu and then went to find Tian Zehua. Tian Zehua saw He Yuzhu and asked him:

"Zhu Zi, what brings you here? Is something the matter?"

He Yuzhu shook his head:

"No, Master, it's almost Chinese New Year, so I came to tell you that we don't need to buy anything for the family."

"It's holiday time, why don't you and your teacher's wife come to my place for the New Year? It'll be more lively with more people!"

Upon hearing He Yuzhu's words, Tian Zehua said:

"Zhu Zi, you're married now, so your master's wife and I won't go. We..."

Before Tian Zehua could finish speaking, He Yuzhu objected:

“Master, what are you saying? Even if I get married, or even if my son gets married, you will still be my master.”

How come you're no longer my master now that I'm married?

Don't say anything useless. You should definitely go now that I'm married. That way, not only will I be able to take good care of you, but your apprentice's wife will also be able to do so!

Seeing He Yuzhu's expression, Tian Zehua knew that if he said anything more, He Yuzhu would probably become even angrier, so he could only say to He Yuzhu:

"Alright, since you put it that way, then I'll keep you company!"

He Yuzhu said unhappily:

"Master, if you keep being so polite, I won't be happy!"

Tian Zehua said with a smile:

"How can you be so irritable? I was just joking with you!"

He Yuzhu said:

"It's okay to joke, but don't take it seriously. Alright, Master, go back and tell your wife that I'm going to go buy some ingredients from Old Zhang!"

Tian Zehua knew that He Yuzhu was not short of money and did not check receipts, so he nodded:

"Okay, then go ahead. If there's anything that keeps me busy, just let me know, okay?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"I understand, Master, don't worry!"

After saying goodbye to the people at Hongbinlou Restaurant, he rode his bicycle to find Butcher Zhang.

Butcher Zhang was overjoyed to see He Yuzhu:

"Zhu Zi, what brings you here today?"

He Yuzhu said:

"What do you mean 'have time'? I just came to see Brother Zhang. Are you busy?"

Butcher Zhang shook his head:

"Ever since they got the tickets, they haven't been flying!" "What's wrong? Everyone's busy, even with money, they can't buy anything!" Damn.

Chapter 133: Buying New Year's Goods Shocks Everyone

After hearing what Butcher Zhang said, He Yuzhu asked:

Do you need invoices for your new purchases now?

Butcher Zhang nodded:

"Yes, you definitely need tickets. They won't give you meat if you don't have tickets. Before, you could just pay money, but now you get as much meat as you have tickets."

Oh, and I have something to tell you: if you want meat, you'd better buy more.

As far as I know, the surrounding farms are now all state-owned, and a lot of the meat has been transferred away.

Things are fine for now, but meat will be scarce later!

He Yuzhu asked curiously:

"You knew?"

Butcher Zhang said:

"Don't underestimate me just because I'm a butcher. I know exactly how much meat is consumed in the capital every day, though I can't give you the exact figure."

Whether it's pork or mutton, the time it takes to reach the slaughterhouse is also limited.

Previously, meat was all privately owned and could be transported from outside. Now it's all public property, so not only is meat no longer sourced from outside, but meat is also being transported out.

"Over time, what do you think this meat supply will become?"

Upon hearing Zhang the butcher's words, He Yuzhu said:

"Oh, okay. I'll go buy some meat. Do you have any left?"

Butcher Zhang said:

"You have what others don't, but there's plenty left. There's not much good meat left; it's all what I kept that others didn't want!"

He Yuzhu said:

"Any of these days is fine. I mainly need it for the Chinese New Year, and I have a lot of family members."

So buy more!

Butcher Zhang said:

"How much more?"

He Yuzhu looked at his meat ration coupons, which weighed about 600 jin (300 kg). He Yuzhu said:

"Okay, give me 300 catties of pork, 100 catties of mutton, 100 catties of beef, and the remaining 100 catties of chicken, duck, goose, and fish—a little of each!"