Siheyuan: A journey of mountains and rivers

Hearing this, Qin Huairu's face suddenly changed and she immediately started crying.

While crying, she looked at He Yuzhu pitifully.

He Yuzhu couldn't stand Qin Huairu's teasing look even more.

"Okay, I've said everything I need to say. Don't come looking for me anymore, to avoid misunderstandings. It's not good for everyone! Go home now!"

After saying this, He Yuzhu strode out, leaving Qin Huairu standing there alone.

Just in time tonight, he planned to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things.

When he arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, He Yuzhu took out the fruit ticket.

"These bananas and apples are good, give me some!"

"Another watermelon!"

In this era, even though He Yuzhu had money, he still needed tickets to buy things.

There are fruit tickets for buying fruit and meat tickets for buying meat.

He Yuzhu saw the butcher shop as soon as he raised his eyes. The ribs and pig's trotters there were also very fresh.

"Give me two pounds of spare ribs and four pig's trotters!"

After saying that, He Yuzhu handed over the meat ticket slowly.

He Yuzhu happened to have some time today, so he planned to invite Uncle San and Director Li to dinner. After all, these two had helped him before.

Although the third uncle was usually very stingy, he had been nice to him in the past.

In addition, Director Li had helped him a lot, and He Yuzhu had always wanted to treat them to a meal, but he had never had the chance. Today, when he had some free time, he came here to buy some vegetables.

Afterwards, He Yuzhu bought two more bottles of wine.

After buying everything, He Yuzhu prepared to go home.

All these things cost He Yuzhu more than two yuan today.

Although this amount of money is not much for He Yuzhu, as his monthly salary is more than 120 yuan.

But for an ordinary family, this amount of money can be considered as their living expenses for half a month.

"Hey, He Yuzhu, why did you buy so many things today, big and small bags!"

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, He Yuzhu met the third uncle head-on.

Obviously, the third uncle was very surprised by what He Yuzhui had in his hand.

"Haha, Uncle Third, I was just about to look for you. If you have nothing to do tonight, come to my house for dinner. I've prepared everything. I'd like to invite you and Director Li to dinner!"

He Yuzhu picked up the thing and showed it to the third uncle, who looked flattered.

"Really? That's really my blessing. Since you, He Yuzhu, invited me, I will obey your order! I will come over after I finish my school affairs!"

After the third uncle said this, he walked out in a hurry.

He Yuzhu could see that the third uncle was happy. After all, the third uncle didn’t have good food to eat on weekdays.

Although my uncle is a school teacher, it is far from enough because he is the only one earning money in the family.

Usually, the third uncle and aunt eat simple meals. Because they lack nutrition, they look pale and thin every day.

As soon as I walked into the house, Zhang's mother came over.

When Zhang's mother saw what He Yuzhu was holding, she took it with a look of surprise.

"Yuan'er, even though you have a good monthly salary now, you still need to save some money. Look at all the things you bought. It would cost half a month's living expenses for your family!"

Seeing the spare ribs, pig's trotters and other things, Zhang's mother felt extremely distressed.

Because He Yuzhu and his mother were used to living a hard life, Zhang's mother has always been very frugal.

"Mom, it's okay, just eat without worrying too much. I just want to tell you that I'm planning to treat someone to dinner today!"

He Yuzhu explained the whole story, and Zhang's mother was able to accept it again.

After all, Zhang's mother is still very grateful for the help that the Third Uncle and Director Li had given to her family.

After a while, the third aunt came in excitedly, holding a lunch box in her hand.

"He Yuzhu, I just heard from my grandfather that you want to treat us to a meal? I'm really embarrassed, so I brought some homemade rice wine over!"

The three aunts were very efficient in their work. As soon as He Yuzhu took over the lunch box, they started to help with the preparations.

Originally, He Yuzhu planned to cook the food himself, after all, he still had the skills of a junior chef.

But the third aunt insisted on helping, and He Yuzhu couldn't persuade her, so he had to let the third aunt cook the ribs.

"Tsk tsk tsk, He Yuzhu, I've always thought you were capable, and now I see that it's true. You're the only top student in our courtyard! Sister-in-law He, you're so lucky!"

The third aunt sighed as she washed the vegetables, and Zhang's mother also smiled with relief.

"Hey, old man, Director Li, you are here too! Look how thoughtful He Yuzhu is and how many good things he bought. My family can't even eat them once a year!"

After a while, the third uncle and Director Li also came in.

When the third uncle heard what the third aunt said, his face immediately blushed.

"Don't talk nonsense. You'll make Director Li and He Yuzhu laugh at you. Just do your job well!"

He Yuzhu could also understand the Third Uncle's self-esteem. After all, the Third Uncle had the lowest salary in Siheyuan, and his salary was even similar to Zhang Yuan's.

But Zhang Yuan is alone and his salary is obviously enough for his daily expenses. The third uncle's family of six only has a salary of more than 30 yuan, so one cannot imagine how difficult their life must be.

Although this is a fact known to everyone, the third uncle still does not want to embarrass himself in front of He Yuzhu.

This is also the reason why He Yuzhu invited the third uncle to dinner today. After all, although the third uncle is stingy and selfish, he is not a bad person anyway.

Compared to the Buddhist bad guys like the first and second uncles in Shekou, the third uncle is just a poor man.

He Yuzhu could understand, so he invited the third uncle and Director Li in.

After the two of them sat down, He Yuzhu took out the chilled watermelon from the kitchen.

"Come on, Director Li, Third Uncle, it's hot today, you can eat some watermelon to cool off. Here are some apples and melon seeds, you can eat them slowly first!"

The third uncle had never eaten these delicious things before, so his eyes lit up when he saw them.

Seeing the hungry look in the third uncle's eyes, He Yuzhu immediately took a handful of melon seeds and gave them to him.

"Eat it, don't be polite to me!"

He Yuzhu originally planned to go and help, but Third Aunt and Zhang's mother asked him to rest. Seeing that he couldn't persuade these two people, He Yuzhu could only go into the house to chat with Third Uncle and Director Li.

The three of them started chatting while eating, and the third uncle knew the most.

"You know, something seems to have happened in Lou Xiao'e's family. Xu Damao heard about it and shouted that he wanted to go to Lou Xiao'e's parents' home to get her dowry back!"

Although the third uncle did not specify what it was, He Yuzhu already knew most of it.

Because he had seen this plot in "Love in the Courtyard", he now just felt sorry for Lou Xiao'e.