The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 294, New Year’s Arrangements

Returning to the courtyard, many neighbors in the courtyard had already received their wages and year-end benefits and had returned early. Even the general cleaning of the courtyard had been completed long ago, giving the entire courtyard a brand new look.

After a year of busy work, now that wages are off, the neighbors in the courtyard have a rare moment of leisure. All the idle old and young men gathered in the courtyard to chat and spank.

They were chatting with each other about what New Year’s goods they should buy for the New Year, and what kind of ingredients they could buy while lining up at the end of the year.

When Li Weiguo walked into the front yard carrying a large bag of year-end benefits and pushing a bicycle, he immediately attracted the attention of everyone headed by the third uncle.

"Hey, you're back, Chief Li."

"Hey, Section Chief Li, the treatment in this steel rolling mill is really good. I'll give you so many benefits."

When the third uncle and others saw the large amount of things Li Weiguo was carrying, they no longer had the intention to chat. They immediately came over and their eyes couldn't help but glance at the things Li Weiguo was holding.

The old and young men who worked in the steel rolling mill just now also came back with some benefits. The third uncle and others saw them, but they were far less than what Li Weiguo had.

Li Weiguo had enamel basins, enamel jars, lunch boxes, towels, toothpaste and toothbrushes, which made the third uncle and other neighbors in the front yard extremely envious. They had never seen so many things given out by their work units as welfare at the end of the year.

"Haha. Not bad."

Li Weiguo smiled and didn't want to continue this topic, lest they get jealous, so he looked around at the clean and tidy yard and asked, "Third uncle, have you finished the cleaning of our front yard?"

The third uncle smiled and said: "Yes, everyone came back early, and there wasn't much work, so we finished it early, and we are chatting away now."

Then the third uncle seemed to remember something and added: "Oh, by the way, Section Chief Li, I have also cleaned up the dust under your eaves and doors and windows for you, haha."

After saying that, the third uncle rubbed his hands with a smile, a look of anticipation on his face.

When Li Weiguo heard what he said, he glanced at the door of his house and smiled dumbly. He didn't know what the third uncle meant.

Well... I really let the third uncle find the password to wealth.

He knew that Li Weiguo didn't care about these little details. He usually asked the third aunt to hang out at his house whenever he had something to do.

If Yu Yu had no time, most of the housework in Li Weiguo's house would be done by his third aunt in order to earn some small money.

Of course, Li Weiguo was not disgusted with the calculations of the third uncle and the third aunt. On the contrary, he quite admired the couple.

Earning money through labor is not shabby.

After all, it is not easy for the third uncle to support a family of six with his own income and coupons.

As long as you don't hold back your energy to benefit yourself at the expense of others, or are stingy and calculating, it's not a big problem, and Li Weiguo doesn't have any prejudice.

So Li Weiguo was not stingy. He picked up the pile of benefits in the net pocket in his hand, took out a few broken pieces of Lighthouse soap and handed them to him.

"Okay, third uncle, thank you for your help. This was given to me when the factory gave out benefits. It's a bit defective, so don't dislike it."

These pieces of broken soap were given to him by Feng Kaichun, the welfare section chief, when he was receiving welfare. They said they were defective, but in fact they were broken into several pieces by accident during transportation. They were not missing at all, and they were still intact when put back together.

The third uncle took the broken pieces of soap with both hands and immediately beamed with joy.

"Hey. Thank you, Chief Li. I don't dislike you, I don't dislike you, hehe."

Lighthouse soap at this time was 14 cents a bar, and a half bar (also called a bar) was 7 cents.

Moreover, soap is in very short supply, and each person can only buy one piece per month with a ticket.

Except for the occasional bonus when the company distributes benefits during the holidays, the supply is usually rationed. Once you use it, it is gone. If you want more, you can only find a way on your own.

The pieces of broken soap that Li Weiguo gave him were put together to form a whole bar. Soap can be used even in broken pieces, and there is no difference at all.

You can earn just 14 cents just by helping with cleaning. How could the third uncle be dissatisfied? He was so happy that he narrowed his eyes.

"Okay, third uncle, you can continue chatting. I'll go back to the house and put my things down first."

"Hey, okay, you are busy with your business."

After dealing with the third uncle and the neighbors in the front yard, Li Weiguo returned to his house.

I went back to the house and put down my satchel and year-end benefits, and then changed out of my police uniform. Just when I was about to take a break, the Si Zhu brothers and sisters came to find me.

When the brother and sister entered the room and saw the pile of things on the table, they immediately started shouting.

Yu Yu's beautiful eyes widened: "Wow, Brother Weiguo, why do you have so many benefits?"

Silly Zhu: "I'm going to Weiguo, are your cadres treated so well, with so many year-end benefits? Our kitchen cooks were given toothpaste, toothbrushes and a piece of soap."

I have to say, people are so infuriating. Seeing this pile of things, Silly Zhu was really sour.

Li Weiguo smiled and explained: "Not all cadres have so many. Because my group has solved crimes and made meritorious services, after a year's work was saved, the factory rewarded them more."

Hearing what he said, Shazhu felt a little better.

"What's the matter, Brother Zhu, Yu Yu, you guys have something to do with me?" Li Weiguo pointed to the stool in front of them and asked them to sit down and chat.

Silly Zhu smiled, sat down opposite Li Weiguo, and then said: "Isn't it just a few days until the Chinese New Year? I just wanted to ask you if you have any plans."

"The uncle came to see me just now and asked me if I wanted to have New Year's Eve dinner with them and Jia Dongxu's family. It's so lively with everyone together."

Have New Year's Eve dinner together?

Li Weiguo raised his eyebrows, took out the front door and split a piece of bamboo, and asked doubtfully: "Didn't Jia Dongxu always live alone in his own family in the past years? Why did he think of raising a grandpa and a grandma this year?"

Silly Zhu took the cigarette and explained: "Well, it's not because of the supplies."

"Fresh meat and eggs are no longer available this year. Materials are so scarce. I guess I won't be able to buy many good things if I line up to buy vegetables at the end of the year."

"So the Jia family thought of setting up a party with the first man, his wife, and the old lady. Everyone would contribute something, and we could make ends meet and have a New Year's Eve dinner together."

"Besides, it's crowded and lively, and I feel good about it, so I agreed."

Li Weiguo nodded in understanding, then glanced at him: "What about you, what do you think?"

Silly Zhu scratched his head and said with a smile: "Hey, what do I have in mind? Yu Yu and Fei Yan both said to let me ask you first before making a decision."

Li Weiguo smiled when he heard this. Finally, someone understood.

During the Chinese New Year last year, Li Weiguo originally had an agreement with Shazhu. He would provide more ingredients and Shazhu would provide his skills. He would take his master and spend the time with Shazhu's brother and sister.

As a result, Silly Zhu was lucky and made arrangements for the New Year's Eve dinner without permission.

If he adds people in randomly this year without saying hello, then Li Weiguo, the cook, won't be looking for him.

Li Weiguo lit a cigarette for himself and did not reply to him. Instead, he looked at Yuyu beside him: "Yuyu, how do you want to live?"

"Well" Yu Yu held her pretty face with both hands and tilted her little head to think for a moment: "I can do it. Brother Wei Guo, I can do whatever you want."

After saying that, the little girl pursed her lips and started laughing, which sounded a bit like a husband and a wife.

Seeing her cute look, Li Weiguo raised the corners of his mouth slightly, raised his hand and pinched her little nose, making her squeal.

When Sha Zhu saw this, he didn't bother them either, and just watched happily.

After arguing for a while, Li Weiguo got back to his business: "Brother Zhu, just forget about hanging out with the Jia family. We'll get along with you. Then you can just bring the old lady a dish."

It would be okay to have a New Year's Eve dinner together if they were on good terms. He didn't have any friendship with the Jia family, so it was really pointless to force them to get together.

Shan Jia Zhang's face makes her feel full just looking at it, so let's forget it. Li Weiguo doesn't want to make any excuses for himself.

Seeing that Li Weiguo had already made a decision, Shazhu didn't ask why. He knew that Li Weiguo didn't like Jia Dongxu and his son very much, and it was normal that he didn't want to get together.

So he didn't have any objection: "Okay, let's just live with it. I'll go back to the uncle in a while."

After finalizing the arrangements for the New Year's Eve dinner and chatting for a while, Shazhu left, leaving Yuyu alone.

Yu Yu is also a restless girl, so she just sat and chatted with Li Weiguo for a few minutes, and then found some work in the house.

After rummaging around for a while, she found a few clothes that she had changed out yesterday and hadn't had time to wash yet.

"Brother Wei Guo, I will wash the clothes on your chair for you."

After saying that, Yuyu picked up his clothes, took the basin, took the soap, and walked out to the public pool outside.

Li Weiguo couldn't stop her. This girl would start working as soon as she came into his house. She even took away the work of the third aunt. It was obvious that she was declaring her sovereignty to the outside world. She wouldn't be happy if you stopped her, so Li Weiguo simply let her go.

Not long after Yu Yu walked away with the basin, suddenly Li Weiguo slapped his head, as if he remembered something.

Broken, the pants I changed into yesterday

Sure enough, after a while, when Yu Yu came back with the washed clothes, his face was red, his head was shrinking like a little quail, and he didn't even dare to raise his head to look at Li Weiguo.

"Ahem, rain, come on, you sit down and rest for a while, I'll dry it." Li Weiguo coughed slightly, even though he was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed.

In the past, he would wash his underwear first and then wash the rest of his clothes for Yuyu or Third Aunt. When he came back today, before he could even separate his clothes, he was picked up by Yuyu unexpectedly.

"Hmm~" Yuyu put down the washing tub obediently and sat down at the dining table.

At this moment, her brain was still shutting down.

This was the first time she had washed the underwear of a member of the opposite sex, and she felt dizzy when she thought of the sexy blue underpants she had just worn.

Coupled with the way the aunts and ladies looked at her just now by the public pool, she almost crawled into the ground in shame.

It's so shameful

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