Siheyuan: I found a wife right after I crossed over

The next day, the neighbors of the courtyard were surprised to find that Yang Chong, who usually got up earlier than the chickens, did not open the door even when the sun was high in the sky.

"This child must have been too tired last night and couldn't get up." Uncle Wang said to Aunt Wang with a smile.

Aunt Wang chuckled: "You're still laughing at others. You weren't much better than them back then."

When Jia Zhang, who had just come out of the door, heard these words, she turned her head towards Yang Chong's door and was about to spit fiercely.

At this moment, there was a creaking sound, the door opened, and Yang Chong walked out.

Jia Zhang was about to spit out but it was too late to take it back, so she could only lower her head quickly.

"Pooh!"

A mouthful of thick phlegm landed right on the surface of his cloth shoes.

Jia Zhang was so anxious that she squatted down and wiped it with her hands.

But instead of wiping the shoes clean, they got all over my hands.

Aunt Wang and her husband looked at her in surprise, not knowing what was going on.

Yang Chong didn't even look at Jia Zhangshi, and greeted Aunt Wang and Uncle Wang with a smile: "Good morning, Aunt, good morning, Uncle."

Aunt Wang smiled and nodded, looking behind him: "Where's Xiu'er? Hasn't she gotten up yet? Let her sleep a little longer and have a good rest."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Xiu came out: "Good morning, auntie, good morning, uncle!"

Aunt Wang was surprised and asked, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? Why are you getting up so early?"

Yu Xiu smiled and said, "It's okay, auntie, I woke up a long time ago. I couldn't fall asleep after hearing someone talking in the yard."

She woke up a long time ago, but just lay in bed looking at Yang Chong and didn't want to get up.

After wandering for so long, this was the first time she had such a warm bed and someone to rely on. If Yang Chong hadn't urged her, she really wanted to sleep all day.

It was only when Yang Chong said that he would take her to the street office to get a letter of introduction today, and then to the office to register for marriage, that she got up.

Although she was comfortable in bed, she knew which was more important when she thought about getting married to Chongge and becoming his wife in the future.

Aunt Wang smiled and took Yu Xiu's hand and said, "What a pretty girl! Chongzi has found a treasure this time. Xiu'er, you haven't eaten yet, right? Let's go to Aunt's room and eat."

Yang Chong said, "No, auntie, you and uncle can eat first. We still have to go to the street office to get a letter of introduction. If we go too late, it will delay things."

Aunt Wang heard this and said, "A letter of introduction? That's a serious matter and can't be delayed. So go quickly. The sooner you get the letter of introduction, the sooner you can register and have a fat boy next year."

Yu Xiu blushed, and Yang Chong pulled her hand: "Then Auntie, we'll go first."

The two people left the courtyard, but Yang Chong did not go to the neighborhood committee first. Instead, he took Yu Xiu and walked towards the breakfast stall on the street.

Although supplies have been scarce in the past two years, breakfast in the old city is still very rich.

There is everything available, including fried dough rings with bean juice, small fried pancakes with soy milk and pickles, fried liver, noodle tea, mutton offal soup, pancakes, and braised steamed buns.

However, there were not too many people eating breakfast. The weather was a bit cold, and those who were eating breakfast all hunched their necks.

"Xiu'er, what would you like to eat?" Yang Chong asked.

Yu Xiu looked at this and that, her mouth was watering, but she still shook her head: "Brother, don't waste this money. It's okay to skip breakfast. Let's go get a letter of introduction first."

Yang Chong shook his head: "Of course I have to get a letter of introduction, but I have to eat breakfast too. Otherwise, when we go to the street office later and get a letter of introduction, if your stomach growls again, people will say that I married a wife but I didn't want to let her eat. Look how hungry she is."

Yu Xiu was so amused that she burst out laughing.

Yang Chong did not ask her any more questions and took her to the braised pork and steamed bun stall next to him: "Boss, give me two bowls of braised pork, and add more large intestines."

Chapter 10: Shazhu is just a dog

The two of them each had a big bowl of braised pork, which warmed them up.

Especially Yu Xiu, her little face was red and she was sweating.

Yang Chong asked: "Are you full? If not, let's have another bowl of mutton soup."

Yu Xiu shook her head vigorously: "I'm full, I'm full, brother, no more, save some money, I don't want anything."

Yang Chong then stood up and paid the money.

The stewed pork in this era was much cheaper than in later times. A large bowl for two people only cost 48 cents, plus 4 taels of food coupons.

When paying, Yang Chong noticed that a red dot flashed on his system panel, indicating that he had one sign-in opportunity.

It seems that there is one sign-in opportunity every day.

Yang Chong signed in casually.

"Ding! Sign in and get a bicycle ticket, a sewing ticket, 10 yuan in cash, and a bottle of special frostbite cream."

Wow, bicycle tickets, sewing plane tickets, these are all good things, and you can’t get them without any means these days.

It's just that this ten yuan in cash looks a bit shabby. You know, even if you have a bicycle ticket, it will cost you one or two hundred yuan to buy a bicycle.

But think about it, ten yuan is already a family's monthly expenses in this era, it's not a small amount at all.

It seems that this bicycle ticket cannot be used for the time being, so I will save it for now. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

And this frostbite cream is specially prepared for Yu Xiu, just for her frostbitten feet.

Yang Chong paid for the meal and took Yu Xiu to the street.

Just as he was about to enter the door, he remembered something and pulled Yu Xiu out again.

"What's wrong, brother? We're here now. Why are we coming out here?" Yu Xiu asked confused and a little nervous.

Yang Chong didn't say anything. He left her behind and walked into the shop next door.

Yu Xiu was very nervous but didn't dare to ask more questions.

After a while, Yang Chong came out again with a bag of candy in his hand.

It turned out that he just thought of that when people in later generations registered their marriages, they would bring some candy to the person who was doing the registration. One reason was to build a good relationship so that things would be easier to do, and the other was to share happiness and sweetness.

Although I don’t know if this is still needed in this era, it’s still better to prepare some.

"Why buy this? It's a waste of money." Yu Xiu asked in confusion.

Yang Chong didn't say anything. He just peeled a piece and stuffed it into her mouth, then put the rest into his pocket.

When they arrived at the street, Aunt Li from the neighborhood committee was deeply impressed by Yang Chong, an orphan without a father or a mother. She ate a handful of his candy and smiled with joy: "Okay, okay, Chongzi is a good boy, and this girl is so beautiful. You two will definitely live a good life in the future."

He then wrote out the letter of introduction without hesitation.

With the introduction letter from the street, the rest was easier to handle. First, they went to the state-owned photo studio to take a group photo. Yang Chong gave the master a handful of sugar cubes, and the master developed the photo in a short while.

It was even more efficient to go to the office. In less than ten minutes, the two of them came out of the office with a marriage certificate with both of their names on it.

After coming out of the office, Yu Xiu kept holding the certificate and laughing non-stop.

After wandering for half a year, Yu Xiu finally has a home of her own. She feels so happy.

Especially since Brother Chong cares so much about her, she would wake up laughing in her dreams.

"Okay, stop laughing. People on the street are looking at you." Yang Chong said.

Yu Xiu then noticed that everyone around was looking at her. She blushed and quickly put away the marriage certificate. She hugged Yang Chong's arm and said, "Brother, where are we going now? Shouldn't we go home?"

Yang Chong shook his head: "Why go home? Isn't it noon? It's time to eat."

Yu Xiu was stunned: "Eating again? Didn't we just eat? Why are we eating again?"

Yang Chong said, "We just had breakfast, now it's lunch, let's go eat roast duck."

Today is a good day to register for marriage, so of course we have to have a good meal.

Quanjude’s roast duck is arranged.

Yang Chong took Yu Xiu to Quanjude and ordered a roast duck.

Quanjude’s roast duck has always been expensive, and even in this era it is much more expensive than other things.

The two of them only spent 78 cents on the braised pork in the morning, but this roast duck cost Yang Chong 7.5 yuan, plus half a pound of food coupons.

After leaving Quanjudeli, Yu Xiu said distressedly: "Brother, this roast duck is too expensive. We will never eat it again."

Yang Chong scratched her little nose with his finger and said, "Why didn't you say you didn't want to eat when you were eating just now?"

Yu Xiu smiled sheepishly and whispered, "It tastes so good. When I first came in, I was thinking of not eating it anymore, but after one bite, I couldn't stop."

Yang Chong said, "If it tastes good, let's eat it. We'll come here to eat again in the future."

Yu Xiu was shocked. "Still coming? Brother, a roast duck costs two dollars and fifty cents, it's too expensive. It can be used for several meals of stewed duck. Besides, you have to carry a lot of bags to earn this much for two meals."

Yang Chong said: "From now on, just eat whatever you want and take care of your health as soon as possible. Leave the money-making to me and don't worry about it."

Yu Xiu shook her head: "No, brother, I won't just feed myself and let you suffer. I will go out and find a job in the future. I can also work and earn money. The burden of our family cannot be placed on you alone."

Yang Chong looked at her serious eyes and said with a smile, "No need. It is natural for a man to earn money to support the family. Since I am your man, I will naturally not let you suffer. In the future, just tell me what you want to eat and I will buy it for you. But remember, you can't let those people in the courtyard know what delicious food you eat. Some people have bad hearts. If they know, they will make things difficult for us."

Yu Xiu nodded: "I know, brother, just like the old lady next door, she is vicious and always wants to bully us."

Yang Chong said: "It's not just her, there are many beasts in the courtyard. Just like the old man who was in charge yesterday, he looked righteous and fair on weekdays. But in fact, he was very selfish in his heart..."

"And there's the second uncle in the backyard. He's not destined to be an official, but he always wants to be one. He's not smart enough but he loves to be in the limelight, and as a result, he's often taken advantage of by others."

"There's also Xu Damao in the backyard. That guy has a lot of tricks up his sleeve, especially when he sees pretty girls and young wives, he always wants to take advantage of them. Stay away from him when you see him in the future."

"And Shazhu, he's just a bootlicker. He makes a lot of money, but he doesn't think about finding a wife. He's always thinking about Jia Dongxu's wife..."

"And there's the old man in the front yard, who's always calculating this and that, always trying to take advantage of others."

……

"Brother, where are we going now? Let's go home?" Yu Xiu asked.

Yang Chong shook his head: "No, I'm going to make clothes for you."

Chapter 11: No random beating of salespersons

We were so busy having fun that we both neglected a little.

That is, Yu Xiu was still wearing Yang Chong's old clothes, which were loose and big.

Although the cotton-padded jacket he was wearing wasn't too cold, today was the day they were going to register their marriage, and Yang Chong didn't want his wife to keep wearing his old clothes on the first day of their marriage.

Yu Xiu was of course happy to hear that, but she still stood still, shook her head and pulled his clothes: "Brother, let's not make clothes, I'll wear this, it's quite warm, really."

Yang Chong said, "You are my wife. Today we are registering our marriage. How can I let you wear my old clothes?"

Yu Xiu said, "But we have already spent so much money today. We can make clothes later. I am fine wearing this. Really, it does not let in wind and is quite warm. It is much better than my previous clothes."

Yang Chong pinched her little face and said, "You can do it, but I can't. Today is the beginning of our new life. I can't let you wear old clothes. Don't worry about money. Your man can support you, afford your meat, and afford your clothes." After saying that, he pulled her into the supply and marketing cooperative next door without saying anything.

These days, you basically have to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy daily necessities. The sales clerks in state-owned units all feel that they are superior to others and look down on customers and ignore them.

After the two of them went in, they saw several sales clerks, both men and women, gathered together, eating melon seeds and chatting.

When he saw them come in, he just glanced at them and turned his head back to continue chatting.

Yang Chong took Yu Xiu's hand and walked to the cloth counter. Rolls of cloth were placed on the cabinet behind the counter.

"Comrade, we want to buy cloth. Can you help us hold it and have a look?" Yang Chong called out.

A few people were still there chatting and eating melon seeds.

Not even one looked back.

Yang Chong was a little angry, so he said loudly: "I want to buy some cloth, help me get some!"

The sound was a bit loud, so several sales clerks turned their heads.

One of the women rolled her eyes at Yang and said impatiently, "Why are you shouting? Can't you see we're chatting? Wait a minute!"

Yang Chong was completely angry now, thinking what kind of service attitude is this, I have to wait for you to buy something? Do you have to wait until you finish chatting, drinking tea and eating melon seeds?

Yu Xiu quickly pulled his arm and whispered, "Brother, don't worry, it will be fine after a while."

Yang Chong said, "Why not? I bought the cloth and I need to find someone to make it. They are just sitting here chatting, why can't they help us get the cloth?"

When the sales clerks heard this, they felt that something was wrong.

So they all came over.