Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

Ever since I had a drink with Xu Damao, the days have passed one by one.

When I got home from get off work on Friday, the house had been renovated, faster than I thought. Master Zhang took me inside to have a look. The craftsmen at that time were really good at their work.

The floor was paved very smoothly, the tables, chairs and benches were polished so smooth that no nails were needed, the wardrobe was carved with patterns, the walls were painted white, and the glass was replaced with new ones.

The kitchen even had pots and pans that fit tightly together. There were also pots, pans, and bowls. There was no mention of running water at the time, but the water was brought in from the central courtyard. The toilet looked a bit old, but it didn't affect the use. I thought the bathroom would be the same as in later times, but it turned out that there was a big iron bucket installed on the wall. When I wanted to take a shower, I boiled water and poured it in.

"Mr. Zhao, are you satisfied? The pots and pans were brought in by the logistics director. There are plenty of them in the warehouse. I connected the tap water because I saw it was inconvenient for you to wash," asked Master Zhang.

"I am satisfied. I am very satisfied. Master Zhang, you don't have to go to get lunch tomorrow. I will treat you to a meal in the canteen of the restaurant."

First, I want to thank these workers for their good work. Second, I will need them when my second son gets married. At worst, I can just pay them to do the work.

The next day, I put two packs of cigarettes in my briefcase. I went to thank the logistics director first, and then went to see Deputy Director Li to arrange for a special meal. At least I wouldn’t need so many tickets if I were to use the canteen (why didn’t I give Deputy Director Li something? Because he doesn’t need these things, he needs the credit)

Sunday's family reunion meeting is on schedule

Yi Zhonghai spent a lot of money on this. There were six dishes, four of which were meat, and wine. Sha Zhu was the chef. Three tables were set up, with one person from each household. Basically, the head of each household sat at the table. The Zhao family was naturally Zhao Shanhe. The neighbors sat at two tables. The Jia family and Yi Zhonghai were the protagonists. They sat at one table with Director Wang, the deaf old lady, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui.

Before the meal was served, a recognition ceremony was held.

Yan Bugui was the host and also the writer. He wrote the agreement and Yi Zhonghai gave him one yuan as a fee.

I won't waste words on the content of the recognition agreement. The general content is that Banggeng lives in Yi Zhonghai's hut. In the future, Banggeng will take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age. Yi Zhonghai will give him 20 yuan a month for living expenses. After Yi Zhonghai dies, all his property will belong to Banggeng. If Banggeng doesn't take care of him in his old age, he will have to compensate Yi Zhonghai twice the amount of money. Both parties cannot terminate the agreement without reason. If the agreement is terminated without reason, he will have to compensate the other party 1,000 yuan (Yi Zhonghai also has a private house. 1,000 yuan is a lot in this era. It can buy two houses).

To explain, if Yi Zhonghai wants to terminate the agreement in advance, he has to pay the Jia family one thousand yuan, and the money he gave before cannot be taken back. If the Jia family terminates the agreement, they have to return the money to Yi Zhonghai and pay one thousand yuan. Otherwise, Banggeng will terminate the agreement after five years, pay one thousand yuan and still make two hundred yuan.

The agreement was made in triplicate, one for the Jia family, one for Yi Zhonghai, and one for the street office. Witnessed by Director Wang of the street office, Bang Geng kowtowed to Yi Zhonghai and acknowledged his relationship with him. Yi Zhonghai gave him a red envelope, and everyone was happy.

I just don't know if Yi Zhonghai will regret it in the future. I guess the regret is just losing some money. Anyway, Yi Zhonghai is rich.

After the recognition, they started to eat. Jia Zhang didn't act up because Director Wang was there and she had Yi Zhonghai backing her up in the compound. If she had acted up at this moment, Director Wang would have dealt with her. The old widow was no fool.

It was still early after dinner, so the two brothers started moving. Zhao Shanhe didn't move much, just a bed and clothes. Zhao Shanhu moved his things to Zhao Shanhe's room, which took less than an hour. Yi Zhonghai picked a good day for moving.

Since moving to the new home, Zhao Shanhe felt like he was living like a human being. He no longer had to squeeze into public toilets, which was too annoying.

Life went on as usual every day, and a month passed quickly. The compound was calm and nothing happened in the factory.

When the salary was finally paid, it was like a bomb dropped into the water. The compound was no longer peaceful.

The thing is, when it was time to collect salary, Zhao Shanhe thought it would be better to keep a low profile. After all, he was young, and a salary of over a hundred yuan would easily arouse jealousy, so he went to the Finance Department early.

Who knew there was someone earlier than him? Qin Huairu was sneaky and went to collect her 27.5 early every day. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Zhao Shanhe also came to collect his salary.

She just wanted to know how much salary Zhao Shanhe could get, so she didn't leave. The cadres and workers were not in the same team to receive their wages, and Zhao Shanhe didn't notice Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu didn't know much about the salaries of cadres. After all, she was in contact with workers. It was just that the salary of obedient college graduates was very high, more than 40 yuan, so she wanted to know how much it was.

Next, "Hello, comrade, my name is Zhao Shanhe, please help me."

"Zhao Shanhe, ninth-level engineer, salary 117, minus rent 115, if no problem, please sign or put your fingerprint on it," said the financial officer.

Zhao Shanhe was also stunned for a moment. It was 102, so the deduction should be 100. So he asked,

It turned out that he was a member of the department and was on a business trip to their factory, so he received a 50-cent subsidy every day. Zhao Shanhe thought to himself that he had earned another 15 yuan for free.

The one who was even more surprised than Zhao Shanhe was Qin Huairu. She didn't expect that Zhao Shanhe's monthly salary was equivalent to her half-year salary, which was even higher than an old man's salary.

Shazhu often brags about his salary of 37.5 (salary 35.5, canteen monitor subsidy 2 yuan)

In fact, 37.5 is really a high salary in this era, otherwise how could Shazhu be so proud? In this era, the average monthly consumption per person is 5 yuan.

Qin Huairu's family said they were poor, but they were not below the poverty line.

In addition to the three yuan pension for his mother-in-law and two yuan for painkillers every month, Sha Zhu also provides him with lunch boxes every day. At least half of Sha Zhu's monthly salary is borrowed by Sha Zhu by crying poor. As two widows, each is better at saving money than the other. In addition, starting this month, they also receive a twenty yuan subsidy from Yi Zhonghai, which makes them at least among the top three in the compound.

The first one must be Yi Zhonghai, who is probably already a millionaire with a monthly income of 10,000 yuan, after all, he has been saving for most of his life.

The second is probably the Jia family. Jia Zhangshi has old Jia's savings, pensions, Jia Dongxu's savings, retirement money, pensions, and Qin Huairu's retirement money, at least one thousand. Qin Huairu took over in 52. For two years, she saved at least 15 every month, so she should have about in her hands.

The third one is probably Yan Bugui. He bought his first bicycle, first radio, first TV. Later, Yu Li borrowed several thousand yuan to open a restaurant. He often said that he could support a large family with only 40 yuan. This was impossible because he did not receive subsidies from the street office, which meant he was not below the poverty line. Teachers earn at least yuan based on their years of service. It is estimated that he has at least yuan in savings now.

Liu Haizhong's son lost half his life when he got married. There are many people in the family. The young boy made his father poor.

Old Zhao's family is also poor and his father's pension has been almost spent. This is his monthly payout.