Chapter 79: Sideline and Bird Training
He Yuzhu naturally didn't prepare braised pork at home. He hadn't been back home yet, so how could he prepare that?
However, He Yuzhu still promised Yushui that he would prepare braised pork for her on Sunday, and only then did Yushui let go of He Yuzhu's ear.
The ear-pulling technique was quite skillful. I didn't know if it was a natural talent of the girl or if she learned it from some old woman in the yard.
But when Yu Shui saw the bicycle, she was completely awake. She exclaimed, "Bicycle, brother, when did you buy it? Put me down. Quick, put me down."
He Yuzhu could understand Yu Shui's excitement.
Bicycles are as tempting to children these days as sports cars are to young people in later generations.
Most young people regard luxury cars and mansions as their ideal in life.
He Yuzhu didn't fool the little girl. He told Yu Shui the origin of the car. She heard that it was not bought by her family.
The rain that had been climbing up and down also subconsciously calmed down.
He stood in front of the bicycle properly and looked it up and down.
Yu Shui asked curiously, "Brother, will this bicycle be lent to our family from now on? Just like Uncle Xu's?"
"For now." He Yuzhu was a little tired today. There were no wooden boards for making wooden boxes in the fried noodles shop, so the older kids went outside to pull some boards over.
When it comes to hard work, He Yuzhu is naturally the main force. Now among this group of children, He Yuzhu is already considered the eldest one.
Those who were older than him either became volunteers after entering the factory or joined the army.
The steel rolling mill actually has its own team of volunteers, but those are people who volunteer to work overtime to organize production. He Yuzhu doesn't know how to do locksmith work, so he didn't go.
Yu Shui smiled and said, "Our car is newer than Uncle Xu's. Brother, you can pick me up from school tomorrow."
Therefore, children are the easiest creatures to satisfy. Even though Yu Shui knew that the car was not his, he was still happy.
He Yuzhu nodded, but carried Yushui to the back seat. As soon as he got on the car, Yushui patted He Yuzhu on the back and shouted, "Go!"
Damn, He Yuzhu almost hit the wall.
This naughty kid is so unlovable.
When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, they naturally exclaimed in surprise from Yan Bugui who opened the door.
If He Yuzhu hadn't taken the initiative to explain that the car was temporarily lent to him by the factory for his work, Yan Bugui might have told He Yuzhu about the loan of the car.
However, Yan Bugui still said to He Yuzhu with envy: "Zhuzi, you are doing so well in the factory now?"
He Yuzhu smiled bitterly and said, "Where? You know what I do every day, it's all voluntary labor. Otherwise, Teacher Yan, you can go over and help after get off work every day. I'll talk to the street office and find a car for you to get around."
Hearing this, Yan Bugui looked strange, but smiled awkwardly and said, "You young people are right to demand progress.
How can Uncle Yan have that much time? The whole family is waiting for Uncle Yan to make money to buy rice. "
He Yuzhu knew that Yan Bugui had a side job. In fact, Yan Bugui had been doing that side job for quite a long time and few people had noticed it.
This was the career that Yang Ruihua was engaged in before liberation - selling flowers.
There are more than ten pots of flowers planted in front of Yan Bugui's house. He treats these things as treasures, taking them out during the day and bringing them in at night.
Occasionally, I would take a pot out and say it was a gift for a colleague.
But it's not.
He Yuzhu was not sure about the specific channels, but it was probably the various big hotels.
This thing is Yan Bugui's biggest source of income besides his income as a teacher.
No one in the yard understands the value of these things.
But judging from Yan Bugui's attitude towards work later, he should have earned a lot. He Yuzhu knew about this matter only after Lou Xiao'e came back after the reform and opening up. He Yuzhu went to the hotel to see her and saw similar flowers in Lou Xiao'e's VIP room.
Of course, He Yuzhu didn't delve into the matter. After all, the man didn't steal or rob, so there was no need to argue with him about his livelihood.
But later on, Yan Bugui's salary was not as high as those who entered at the same time, which should be related to his side job.
Since I can make money, why would I care about those trivial things?
Smart people will always find ways that others cannot.
So most ordinary people watch others working idle, but they don’t know that some people may earn more than them.
That is why Yan Bugui would naturally not agree to He Yuzhu's request to go to the street to help.
He Yuzhu teased him casually, and seeing Yan Bugui's embarrassed expression, he felt much better.
He Yuzhu was carrying the bicycle back home when he was seen by Qin Huairu who came out to fetch water.
He Yuzhu wasn't sure if it was a coincidence or if Qin Huairu came out to take a look on purpose. After all, bicycles were really rare items these days.
During this period, ever since the last incident with Xu Damao, the Jia and Yi families have been acting a little strange.
Like the first donation, if it were the case, it was Yi Zhonghai who took the initiative to pay the money on behalf of the Jia family.
It's not that Yi Zhonghai is generous, but he just likes to do things like this in public to gain fame by spending little money.
But Yi Zhonghai never mentioned this statement that time.
This also made Jia Dongxu lose face.
Because when we donated earlier, there weren’t many people.
Jia Dongxu was waiting for Yi Zhonghai to pay for his family.
But Yi Zhonghai has his own ideas.
Those who donated money earlier, after making their donations, stood aside and chatted, and then listened to Director Wang talk about the victory we won on the peninsula.
The more people gather, the more people will donate. For example, Xu Fugui, after seeing the active Liu Haizhong donate 200,000 yuan, he also followed suit and donated 200,000 yuan.
This is the tacit understanding formed by everyone, that is, those who are better off have the same numbers and no one will exceed anyone else.
Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai, the sixth brother, first donated 10,000 yuan on behalf of the deaf old lady, and then turned his pocket inside, and found exactly 220,000 yuan.
Yi Zhonghai was naturally good at saying good things, so he simply said that he would donate all the money, thus suppressing the Liu and Xu families.
But Jia Dongxu waited for a long time, but Yi Zhonghai didn't give him a penny.
At that time, Jia Dongxu blushed with shame.
The key point was that everyone in the yard was there at that time, and Jia Dongxu emptied his pockets and only took out 10,000 yuan.
This is embarrassing, most people won’t understand.
But Jia Dongxu had no choice. As a newlywed couple, they naturally had a lot of things to buy.
The affair of Jia Zhang emptied the Jia family's bankruptcies again.
In addition, occasional visits to Jia Zhang and going to the Qin family also cost money.
For Yi Zhonghai, this is just taming animals. If the animals are disobedient, he will starve them for a few meals to let them know who is the master.
But for Jia Dongxu, he is at an age where he cares a lot about his reputation, and Yi Zhonghai's treatment of him made Jia Dongxu feel very uncomfortable.
Qin Huairu returned home, put down the basin, and said to Jia Dongxu who was lying on the bed: "Dongxu, the He family next door just pushed a bicycle back. Do you think that idiot Zhu bought a bicycle?"
(End of this chapter)