The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 255: Treating guests and borrowing food

Once the third uncle and his wife left, there was no one at the scene.

Jia Zhang wanted to talk to someone, but she didn't dare to talk in front of Li Weiguo, so she could only mutter a few words to herself.

Li Weiguo ignored her, greeted Shazhu and his wife, and Yuyu, and walked back to the middle courtyard together.

After crossing the Moon Gate and returning to the middle courtyard, Li Weiguo was about to say goodbye to them and go back to eat when suddenly Sha Zhu put his arm around his shoulders.

"Weiguo, you're back so late, haven't you had dinner yet?" Silly Zhu asked with a smile.

Li Weiguo responded casually: "Well, no, what, do you want to treat me to dinner?"

Silly Zhu laughed loudly, waved his hand, and said generously: "It's just a meal, come on, come to my place to deal with the two of them, there is a treat today, I brought braised pork back."

Braised pork?

The little meat brought back by the kitchen chef Xiao Zao is enough for their family of three to taste it. Is it enough to treat guests?

Li Weiguo glanced at him suspiciously, wondering what he was up to.

After looking at him for a few seconds, Silly Zhu touched his nose awkwardly, feeling embarrassed to pretend anymore.

"What's that? Weiguo, I just want your help with something, look."

Peng Feiyan also looked expectantly, but she had just married into a courtyard house and did not have a good relationship with Li Weiguo. She was too embarrassed to speak, so she just stood aside and said nothing.

The girl Yuyu on the side also raised her head and looked at him eagerly.

Yeah. It looks like something really happened. I'm waiting for him here.

Although he didn't know what kind of help he wanted to help, for Yu Yu's sake, Li Weiguo didn't refuse. He would listen and talk.

"Okay, then let's go to your place and deal with him."

"Hey, okay, let's go. Wife, go check if the food in the steamer is still hot."

Seeing that Li Weiguo agreed, Shazhu happily summoned his daughter-in-law and enthusiastically took Li Weiguo home.

"Hey, okay." Peng Feiyan responded with a smile.

Following Sha Zhu and the others, they entered the room and sat down. Not long after, Peng Feiyan brought the food.

The food in the steamer is still hot and can be eaten as soon as it is served.

Two lunch boxes, one with braised pork and potatoes, half and half, and the other with cabbage and stewed radish.

There was also a plate of pickled cucumbers and a small dish of fried peanuts.

The staple food is Erhe noodles and steamed buns, and the food is pretty good.

The dishes were not touched, and it looked like they didn't eat them, and they were waiting for Li Weiguo to come back.

As soon as the food was served, Silly Zhu took out a bottle of Red Star from the cupboard, bit open the lid and filled a cup for Li Weiguo.

"Weiguo, come on, let's eat vegetables first." After saying that, he gave Li Weiguo a piece of braised pork.

Li Weiguo was not in a hurry to eat and asked directly: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Silly Zhu rubbed his hands in embarrassment and said: "Hey, what about that, Weiguo, do you still have food stamps in your hand? I want to ask you to borrow some."

"Food stamps? Is the ration of more than 80 kilograms at home not enough?" Li Weiguo asked doubtfully.

Shazhu's family of three now has a ration, which is a full eighty-two kilograms. They are all wealthy households in the courtyard. Will there be enough food?

Silly Zhu waved his hand and explained: "No. Feiyan's family is short of food. I'm thinking of helping, but the food rations at home are not enough."

"So I thought of borrowing some from you and sending it home to her first to save her life. Then I'll slowly return it to you later."

Then, Shazhu told him about Peng Feiyan's family affairs.

It turns out that when Peng Feiyan followed the girls from the same village out to seek a way out, her family was already at the end of its rope.

There are eight people in her family. In addition to her parents, there are five younger brothers and sisters. In order to save food rations for the family, she traveled across mountains and rivers to the imperial capital.

When she left home, the family's food rations were almost exhausted. If she didn't think of some way, she probably wouldn't be able to survive this winter.

After being married for so many days, Peng Feiyan has been worried about her family.

Being able to marry into the city and obtain a household registration was a great blessing. She didn't dare to open her mouth to Sha Zhu until Sha Zhu saw her frowning a few days ago and asked.

"I'm going to collect 60 kilograms of food for Feiyan's family and send it back to save her life first."

"I bought twenty catties of food stamps at Pigeon Market a few days ago. I can save twenty catties if I save a little on my own ration."

"Look at how much you have. Lend me some first. If it's not enough, I'll ask Mr. Yi and the others to get it together."

After saying that, Shazhu looked over eagerly, and Peng Feiyan on the side also looked expectant.

Li Weiguo felt something was wrong when he heard what he said, and quickly asked: "No. Did you buy food stamps at Pigeon Market?"

"Yes, it was sold very cheaply, one yuan and five pounds per pound. I only brought 30 yuan at that time, otherwise I would have wanted to buy more." Silly Zhu said.

Li Weiguo glanced at him speechlessly and said, "Did you know that someone was selling fake food stamps at the Pigeon Market here in Jiaodaokou? The people who were recruited were all employees of the steel rolling mills around us."

"No matter what time of year it is, who is still selling food stamps to takeaways? Come and show me the food stamps." Li Weiguo stretched out his hand and urged.

"No way." Silhu's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt a little uneasy.

"No? This morning, the steel rolling mill found more than a thousand kilograms of fake food stamps. They were all bought by employees in Pigeon Market. Stop talking nonsense and go get them." Li Weiguo didn't talk nonsense to him and urged him to go. take.

"I don't know."

Upon hearing this, Silly Zhu felt as if a flame had lit his butt. He couldn't sit still and ran to the house to look for food stamps.

Soon, Shazhu found the food stamps.

Twenty catties of food stamps bought from Pigeon Market were all in denomination of one catty, twenty in total.

Li Weiguo took it and took a look. Well, it was really a fake note. He bought it from Ma Guan. It was exactly the same as the batch they found today.

"They are all fake! There is a slight difference in the ink color between this ticket and the real ticket, and it is hand-cut, so the size is slightly off." Li Weiguo threw the fake ticket on the table and was speechless.

Silly Zhu found some real tickets issued by the grain station, and then grabbed the fake tickets on the table. He looked at them again and again, comparing them again and again. He couldn't believe it.

"Fake? What the hell"

He is really stupid now. A few days ago, he assured his wife that there would be no problem. It's just a joke.

In the end, I spent 30 yuan to buy a bunch of counterfeit bills. You said that this matter was fixed, which really made you angry.

Peng Feiyan's eyes widened, and her heart throbbed with pain. Thirty yuan was just gone. The village might not be able to see so much money all year round.

Thirty yuan is almost a month's salary for Shazhu. Although Shazhu still has little savings at this time, he still feels distressed.

"Weiguo, have you caught the person selling counterfeit bills? Can you get the money back?" Sha Zhu asked anxiously.

Li Weiguo rolled his eyes at him, picked up the wowotou on the table, took a bite, and said slowly: "I've caught him, but don't even think about coming back."

No refund?

Silly Zhuniu's temper immediately rose, and he stiffened his neck and asked: "Why? Everyone caught me, why don't you give me a refund?"