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“Yushui, push the car back home first.

"He Yuzhu handed the bicycle to He Yushui, and then took out a cigarette, but he knew that the third uncle did not smoke, after all, smoking was too expensive.

He Yuzhu lit one himself and told Uncle San: "Today is my birthday, I am already 20 years old.

"Really?" Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment, then reacted: "Yes, so you should be old enough to get married!"

“That’s right, but even though our steel mill is not like a temple, there are too few female workers. I’m in the cafeteria, and almost all the newcomers are middle-aged women.

"He Yuzhu said with a sad face.

"Uncle, you know how I have treated your family in the past two years, right?" he asked.

"Can you help me find a suitable candidate in your school?" he pleaded.

Yan Bugui answered without hesitation: "That's no problem, Zhuzi, you have really helped us a lot in the past two years, let me think about it!"

Afterwards, Yan Bugui fell into deep thought, wondering whether this was a good deal.

Since the early spring of 1954, He Yuzhu has been constantly buying and selling supplies, and has also purchased a lot of things, including chickens, rabbits, pigs, sheep and fish.

In his breeding area, these animals each occupy a corner and reproduce when needed and stop when not needed.

In contrast, the planting areas are more abundant, with everything from wheat, rice to various vegetables and fruits, as long as the seeds are left, they can be planted.

Although the seeds nowadays are not improved varieties of later generations, the quality produced in the space is extremely high, which allows He Yuzhu to accumulate a large amount of supplies.

He sold it in different markets and accumulated considerable capital until food rationing was implemented, but other bills were not implemented except for food control.

Therefore, he decided to hold off and wait until the pigeon market prospers before taking action to avoid risking breaking the law.

He Yuzhu not only bought bicycles, radios and watches, but also stockpiled different styles of men's and women's watches.

In addition to large items, he also stockpiled various daily necessities such as cloth, cotton, tobacco, alcohol, sugar and tea, planning to purchase large quantities when supplies were scarce.

Since his space can store things, he doesn't have to worry about items getting damaged and can just stock up directly.

He Yuzhu’s foresight allowed him to quietly stockpile supplies without attracting much attention.

His scattered buying style made it difficult to detect.

By stopping sales at a critical time, He Yuzhu was able to cleverly avoid the trouble that was at the center of controversy.

"Brother, I'm about to go to junior high school and will be farther and farther away from home!" He Yushui suddenly said.

"Hmm?" At first, He Yuzhu didn't understand immediately, but then he suddenly realized: "You want a bicycle, right?"

"That's right!" He Yushui ran over excitedly, "Brother, can you buy one for me?"

"Okay, no problem!" He Yuzhu agreed generously, "I will also buy you a watch, but don't show it off everywhere!"

"No, brother, you are awesome!" He Yushui jumped for joy.

He Yuzhu doesn't care about other people's opinions, as long as his sister likes it.

Since the first edition of currency ceased circulation in 1955 and the second set of currency was implemented, He Yuzhu's monthly salary was yuan.

As the canteen monitor, he can get an additional two yuan subsidy every month. Among his peers, his income is the highest.

Not only that, every weekend he would be invited to prepare meals for weddings or funerals, charging a high fee, and usually only accepting invitations from leaders.

Everyone knows that He Yuzhu earns a lot, but no one knows the exact amount because no one knows about his extra income in private.

The bicycle market is in a slump right now, with sales having been sluggish since 1955, so prices started to fall in September.

He Yuzhu was also a little surprised when he learned about this, but he soon realized that it was only a few years after liberation.

By the 1960s, workers' economic conditions had generally improved and they had quotas for purchasing things, which meant they had more and more money in their hands.

At this time, He Yushui had grown quite tall. She was 1.6 meters tall at the age of thirteen, and she needed to have her clothes customized every year.

A girl develops earlier, but her height will continue to grow.

So, He Yuzhu decided to take his sister straight to Wangfujing Department Store on his day off the next day.

Although the Spring Festival had just passed, there were not many people in the department store. After all, everyone’s wallets were not full yet.

He Yushui walked in front excitedly and ran straight to the bicycle counter.

He Yuzhu followed behind and came to the counter. The clerk asked: "Which brand do you want to buy?"

At that time, the main bicycle style was 28 inches. He Yuzhu looked around and his eyes lit up: "That one!"

"It's a 26-inch lightweight bicycle, priced at 190 yuan, would you like to consider it?" The clerk explained: "This is a new model, experimental in nature, and will not be mass-produced until next year.

"Can I take a look first?" He Yuzhu asked.

"Of course!" The clerk was friendly, but in the 1960s and 1970s, such service attitude was not common.

He Yushui looked at the smaller bicycle without a crossbar and asked curiously, "Brother, are you going to buy this for me?"

"Yes, the 28-inch one is too big and has a crossbar. How can a little girl like you ride it in a skirt in summer?" He Yuzhu explained: "I think this one is good. You can ride it even when you are wearing a skirt.

“Indeed!” He Yushui was immersed in joy, not familiar with this new type of bicycle.

The clerk's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Comrade, what you said makes sense. In fact, this is more like a women's bicycle rather than a lightweight one.

"I just mentioned it casually!" He Yuzhu was a little surprised. No wonder he said it was a lightweight bicycle when he introduced it just now.

He doesn't know much about this!

"Let's get another basket!" He Yuzhu decided immediately to add a basket for He Yushui, "Oh, and get me another one, I need one for my bike too.

"Okay, please wait a moment!" The clerk quickly placed the order. The sales volume of bicycles is extremely low nowadays and they have been unsalable since last year.

I didn't expect that someone would buy a trial model bicycle today, but the other party was right, it is indeed more suitable for women.

After buying the bicycle, He Yushui was so excited that he forgot he needed to buy a watch and went to pick up the bicycle with the ticket.

"Yu Shui, do you still want to buy the watch?" He Yuzhu had to remind her.

He Yushui was stunned for a moment, then replied: "Yes, brother, let's go pick out a watch!"

He Yuzhu seemed to really love her like a daughter. Even though he was only twenty years old, he already felt like a father.

Looking at He Yushui's lively appearance, he felt very relieved.

Now, He Yushui no longer cares about He Daqing. Even if she thinks of him occasionally, she no longer cries because she is taken care of by He Yuzhu in every possible way.

The brother and sister went shopping happily and then went to get their stamps.

When passing by a bicycle repair shop, He Yuzhu spent five cents to install a basket for his bicycle.

Back at the compound, Yan Bugui's eyes lit up and he asked, "Zhu Zi, what model of bicycle is this?"

"For the rain?"

“Yes, I bought it for Yu Shui.

Although she is young, she is tall and can ride a bike! "He Yuzhu explained: "The salesperson said it is an experimental light bike with 26-inch wheels.

"There is no crossbeam!" Yan Bugui exclaimed, but he couldn't afford it now and didn't dare to consider it.

"Hey, your family is still the most generous in our compound!"

"Grandpa One and Grandpa Two have high salaries, they just don't want to buy it!" He Yuzhu said modestly, "Uncle Three, you have to help me keep an eye on this matter!"

“Don’t worry, there will be a study activity tomorrow. I will meet teachers from other schools and will definitely help you find out.

"Yan Bugui readily agreed. He Yuzhu did not send gifts directly, but used the matchmaker gift as bait to get Yan Bugui to help on his own initiative.

One cannot reveal one's intentions too early, otherwise the other party may make some calculations.

"Okay, then let's go back first. We haven't had lunch yet!" He Yuzhu was pushing his bicycle home and saw He Yushui parking his bicycle under the corridor, squatting and watching.

She glanced at the watch on her wrist from time to time, and there was no one watching in the middle courtyard.

......

The next day, Yan Bugui indeed participated in the study activity.

Since 1951, my country has begun to implement the first set of general textbooks for primary and secondary schools.

The second set of teaching materials will be released today, so teachers need to learn them first so that they can teach according to the syllabus.

Yan Bugui arrived at the study place and listened attentively until the lunch break when he started chatting with the teachers of the Heavy Industry Machinery Factory's children's primary school.

The factory, located outside Dongzhimen, was newly built and some of its parts came from a steel rolling mill.

"Teacher Li!" Yan Bugui took the lunch box and walked to a familiar teacher.

"Teacher Yan!" Teacher Li was very friendly.

“I want to ask you something.

"Yan Bugui said with a smile.

"Just tell me what you want to say.

Teacher Li responded generously.

"Does your school have any young men around 20 years old?" Yan Bugui went on to explain, "There is a very good young man in our compound who is of marriageable age and wants to find a partner.

"Oh?" Teacher Li immediately became interested. "What are the conditions of the young man?"

“The conditions are quite good. He is a level 7 chef at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and also the canteen monitor.

"Yan Bugui first mentioned his work background.

But when Teacher Li heard that it was a chef, he frowned slightly and said, "Teacher Yan, is he a chef?"

"Yes, but he has very good qualifications!" Yan Bugui understood that the other party might think that the chef was not worthy of being a teacher.

“There are only him and his sister in his family, with two houses, one is the main house in the middle courtyard, and the other is a wing room.

"He was already a seventh-level chef at the age of 20, with a monthly salary of 41.5 yuan, and he also received a 2 yuan subsidy for being the canteen monitor.

“His younger sister is about to enter junior high school and doesn’t need much care, and his cooking skills are well-known throughout the area.

“Usually it’s the leaders who invite him to cook, but ordinary people can’t invite him.

"Yesterday he bought a bicycle for his sister. We already have two at home. Do you think this is bad?"

After listening to this, Teacher Li thought it was indeed good.

“His birthday was just two days ago, and not many people knew about it, otherwise matchmakers would have already been knocking on his doorstep.

"Yan Bugui continued to speak well of He Yuzhu. After all, his care over the past two years was not in vain.

“In our compound, he has the closest relationship with our family, so he thought of me first, hoping to find a partner who is both beautiful and cultured.

Teacher Li pondered and said, "The conditions are indeed good, but the gap in cultural level may be a problem. Find a teacher... Will they have common topics?"

“Teacher Li, this is not something we should worry about.

"Yan Bugui smiled and said, "If the gap is too big, this relationship may not be successful.

"Yes, with such good conditions, there is no harm in introducing her!" Teacher Li continued, "There is indeed one in our school, a teacher in the mathematics department, her name is Wen Li.

“She is not only beautiful, but also comes from a scholarly family.

“There are parents and two older sisters in the family, but both sisters are married and she is the only one left.

Yan Bugui nodded with satisfaction after hearing this: "It sounds good.