Chapter 94 In the dark
The old city of those years can be said to be the most recognized period by the older generation.

There is no more war and chaos, and no more sayings like "this is not right and that is not right" in the past few years.

Even petty theft is rare, which is why Comrade Xia and his colleagues are so busy.

There were small vendors, various performances, and the occasional groups of Chinese men passing by shouting slogans.

On most people's faces, no matter whether they are rich or poor, there is the word hope in their eyes.

The situation at this time was different from when He Yuzhu had just arrived. When He Yuzhu had just been reborn, although we had always been victorious on the peninsula, we still had exchanges with the foreigners at that time.

But by the end of the year, the situation was now clear.

After several large-scale battles, the foreign devils were defeated and no longer wanted to fight.

Now we are using small-scale and piecemeal attacks to eliminate the foreign devils' effective forces in order to force those guys not to make exorbitant demands at the negotiation table.

After all, we won this time.

Just because they won, the clowns who were jumping around, such as the one named Huang who knew the deaf old lady, went back into the caves in the mountains. As for how many days those guys could hold on in there, they were probably like grasshoppers in autumn and could not survive.

Without oppression, life will get better and better as long as you work hard.

This kind of life will be full of hope for everyone who lives it seriously.

Then the next year, disagreements arose at the negotiating table again, and tensions mounted again.

This periodic tension has always accompanied every Chinese in the past two years.

He Yuzhu first ran to give some New Year's goods to a few elders. No matter what the gifts were, it showed that He Yuzhu cared about them.

For example, Comrade Xia left some candies and hard candies for the rain. The milk candies of that time were ABC, which is the White Rabbit in later generations (Note ①). They were light luxury products and ordinary people could not afford them.

He Yuzhu ran around for two days to prepare New Year's goods for his family. His own salary was not enough, so he also used some of the money given to him by his senior brothers.

It's not He Yuzhu's fault for being extravagant. If his monthly salary plus subsidies were included, it would be 420,000, which must be enough.

But this year He Yuzhu only kept 200,000 yuan from his monthly salary and donated almost all the rest.

On the one hand, those most lovely people are worthy of his efforts. He lived a miserable life in his previous life and had no chance to donate, so this life is a way to make up for it.

And then it’s for the future.

The last point is He Yuzhu’s gratitude to the unknown.

Thank God for allowing him to return to this year and make up for all the regrets and mistakes in his previous life.

In fact, even if it is only 200,000, it is enough for the brother and sister.

For example, He Yuzhu actually doesn't spend much money.

In his life, he had basically no addiction to cigarettes and alcohol. He just carried a pack of cigarettes with him and gave one to someone he knew when he met one.

I have been wearing work clothes since I entered the factory, and I also eat at the factory. The key is that in the past two years, it has been a private factory, so I don’t have to pay for meal tickets.

That is equivalent to two hundred thousand. He Yuzhu spent most of it on the blade. Well, his blade is called He Yushui.

It was definitely enough at first, but after Ding Shumiao called him brother, it became a bit tight.

After all, when buying something, I always think about buying two.

In addition, it was Chinese New Year, so when He Yuzhu went to Wang Furong's house to deliver New Year's goods, he gave his junior brother a relatively large red envelope of 500,000 yuan.

After much arguing, He Yuzhu couldn't convince Wang Furong and left the 100,000 yuan.

Wang Furong knew what He Yuzhu meant. He Yuzhu wanted to compensate his master for the shortfall of two years of service.

Although they didn't take the money, they felt warm in their hearts.

Although the restaurant business has recovered somewhat in the second half of the year, it is still not as good as before.

Nowadays, the rich dare not eat it, and the poor cannot afford it.

So it was really hard to be diligent in the past two years. Wang Furong looked a little more tired and haggard, after all, there were about ten people eating behind him!

He Yuzhu couldn't give any suggestions. Given the relationship between He Yuzhu and his fellow apprentices, he should say that except for a few with excellent cooking skills and talent, the others should be persuaded to join the unit as soon as possible.

All companies are recruiting people now, but some companies are still the kind that you won’t be able to get into even if you want to in a few years.

But He Yuzhu couldn't explain why people would give up their immediate interests to pursue a stable life.

For example, nowadays, it is normal for brothers and sisters who have some skills to earn 500,000 or 600,000 yuan in restaurants, and some of them even earn a discount from the official price.
If you join a company, the highest salary is about 400,000 or 500,000 yuan.

If He Yuzhui made this proposal now, he might be called a fool by his senior brothers.

Besides, no matter how difficult it is to work hard in a famine, at least it is easy to fill your stomach.

After all, every shrimp has its own way of doing things, and He Yuzhu doesn't need to worry about this.

At worst, if someone is in a particularly difficult situation, I will help if I can.

Living in a society where human relationships are important, these involvements are unavoidable.

He Yuzhu is not worried about the third senior brother. He thinks that this man has great luck and his future development will be far beyond the reach of his fellow brothers.

He Yuzhu was wearing a hat made of newspaper and dusting the house with a feather duster tied to a stick.

Yu Shui made some noise for a while, then He Yuzhu slapped her on the butt twice and sent her to tidy up the room.

Sweeping away the old and welcoming the new is the most simple idea of ​​the Chinese people.

There is also the worship of ancestors.

Because of He Yuzhu's identity, he could only secretly close the doors and windows and stay at home to show his respect.

Yesterday, I rode my bike and searched for a long time before I found my mother's grave. I paid a proper tribute to her.

He Yuzhu originally thought that Yu Shui could not remember what his mother looked like. After all, Yu Shui was only two years old when his mother passed away.

But when they got there, Yu Shui couldn't help crying.

No matter how He Yuzhu tried to persuade him, it was useless.

After they came back, He Yuzhu asked Yu Shui why she was so sad. Yu Shui said she didn't know, but when she got there, she felt sad and her tears couldn't stop flowing.

He Yuzhu believes in this kind of magical thing.

If he can come back by himself, then there is nothing else to be unbelievable about.

That night, Yu Shui was sleeping in He Yu Zhu's arms when she suddenly said, "Brother, do you know? The wind in front of Mom's grave is warm, and it feels soft and comfortable on me."

He Yuzhu patted Yu Shui's back to coax her to sleep and whispered, "That's because mom knew you were gone, and she was caressing you.

Mom loves our rainwater the most.'

Yu Shui nodded seriously, quite believing what He Yuzhu said.

In fact, He Yuzhu felt that it was true, because He Yuzhu also felt it.

It was a remote wilderness with no obstacles around, but He Yuzhu didn't feel cold.

Maybe, it is really their mother who is shielding the wind for them!

　Note ①: Things like the origin of toffee and historical changes are basically found in every period text.

　　Since everyone is paying, I can't write anything original, so I won't use this low word count.

　　If you are interested, you can search it online.

　　For later items of similar period, the same applies.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)