The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Where did this thing come from?"

In the kitchen, Liu Minghui asked Yu Li as she was preparing dinner.

"It was given to me by someone else. It was Director Lin from the supply and marketing cooperative. I met him today and he gave it to me."

After hearing this, Liu Minghui thought about it and then remembered who it was.

"It's him. Tsk tsk, so generous. What else did he say?"

Liu Minghui felt that this person would not come to his house for no reason. You know, a can of food is made of a pound of pork. Although it lacks freshness, it is still a rare good thing.

There is a limited supply of fresh meat in the city now, and most supply and marketing cooperatives only sell canned meat. Liu Minghui had heard Yu Li mention this before.

Yu Li thought for a moment and continued to explain: "It seems that she didn't say anything, just said that she was very grateful to you for what happened last time, and hoped to meet you to thank you when she is free."

Liu Minghui was cheered up when he heard this.

"Look, I told you, this guy is here to find us, but I don't know why."

Liu Minghui shook his head and stopped talking about this topic. He asked the other party to call the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill next time he saw him, and Liu Minghui would come to talk to him.

At this moment, Liu Minghui's family was eating meat, and the aroma of the meat filled the front yard. A lot of little ones had gathered outside the house. They were all children in the yard. When they smelled the fragrance, they looked at Liu Minghui's house with their mouths drooling.

The main reason is that Yu Li did not close the door, otherwise it would not be so exaggerated. It can only be said that people's sense of smell is so sensitive nowadays that they can smell the slightest fragrance.

In the hot summer, it was very stuffy when cooking in the house. Liu Minghui could only go outside to get some fresh air and smoke a cigarette.

"Tsk tsk, the whole yard is filled with the aroma of meat."

Yan Bugui's nose twitched slightly and he sighed. Then he saw Liu Minghui coming out and sitting on a chair at the door of his house. He immediately walked over.

"Second uncle, what's the matter?"

When Liu Minghui saw Yan Bugui coming up, he raised his eyebrows and asked a question.

Yan Bugui originally wanted to scold Liu Minghui, but the moment he saw Liu Minghui, the idea immediately disappeared.

"Minghui, can't we be more low-key?" Yan Bugui smiled bitterly. He felt that Liu Minghui was too high-profile. Normally, everyone would hide the meat they ate. It would never be like this, where everyone knows about it.

Liu Minghui was helpless after hearing this. He blamed the fact that life was hard nowadays. He had to be watched by others when he ate meat. Liu Minghui felt very unhappy.

"Second uncle, I don't want to either. Are you going to stop me from eating?"

"We can only blame them for not wanting to buy it."

What Liu Minghui said was not wrong. Although each person only has one to two taels of meat coupons per month, as long as a family has many people, it is not a problem to buy canned food every month. It's just that no one knows what's going on in this courtyard. Everyone is hiding their food and dares not take out the delicious food, as if they are afraid that others will snatch it away.

Upon hearing this, Yan Bugui showed a slightly awkward smile, as if Liu Minghui's words just now were directed at him.

After all, the Yan family is notoriously stingy, and Yan Bugui’s main philosophy is frugality. Yan Bugui would never spend money that should not be spent, let alone buy meat.

"Brother Liu, Second Uncle, why are you both here? Hmm, it smells so good."

At this time, He Yuzhu's sister He Yushui came back, pushing a women's bicycle, and came to Liu Minghui's door and said curiously.

"It's Yu Shui, are you here to look for your sister-in-law?"

He Yushui would occasionally come to see Yu Li, because Liu Minghui's family had a sewing machine, and the girl was quite dexterous, and after learning for a short time, she could make clothes for herself.

"No, I just came back and just came to say hello."

He Yushui waved her hands repeatedly. She didn't want to go over now. The most annoying thing now was that people came to her house at mealtime.

After all, every household has a fixed food ration, and even guests have to bring their own food. He Yushui certainly won't go to Liu Minghui's house now.

"Those, go back and call your brother and sister-in-law to come together."

Seeing this, Liu Minghui told He Yushui to go back and call He Yuzhu and Liu Lin, and have the whole family come over for dinner.

Yan Bugui was filled with envy when he heard this. He Yuzhu's family was now completely dependent on Liu Minghui. Didn't you see that they even ordered good food for him? Of course Yan Bugui was envious.

"this..."

He Yushui wanted to refuse, but couldn't find a suitable reason, so he could only go back and call for help.

Seeing Yan Bugui's envious expression, Liu Minghui had no intention of inviting him. He could call He Yuzhu's family over and say it was a family gathering, and outsiders would not be able to say anything.

If Yan Bugui is invited, should Liu Haizhong be invited as well? And what if someone carries the deaf old lady over in the end? So Liu Minghui solves the problem directly from the source without giving others room to play.

Yi Zhonghai was going home from get off work, with Qin Huairu following behind him. She was chattering about something, but Yi Zhonghai had a cold face and didn't want to pay any attention to her.

Qin Huairu knew that Chen Xiulan did not welcome her, so after Yi Zhonghai entered the house, Qin Huairu stopped and looked at the Yi family with helplessness on her face.

"Is the meal ready? I'm hungry."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai entered the room, he shouted that working during the day was really tiring, and Yi Zhonghai was already old and could not bear it anymore.

"I'm here. I'm ready and waiting for you."

Chen Xiulan came out of the kitchen with food. Seeing Yi Zhonghai’s forehead covered with sweat, she quickly put it down and went to pour him some water.

"You must have been very busy. I was lucky today and bought a fish. I added some tofu and made soup."

After Chen Xiulan sat down, she said with emotion.

"It happened to be the time to eat meat in the front yard, so no one noticed."

It’s not that Yi Zhonghai’s family is poor, it’s just that the couple are rather frugal and don’t often eat meat. At most, they eat a little better than other families and eat less cornmeal.

Since both of them were thinking about their future plans, they didn't dare to spend more money.

Yi Zhonghai was eating and listening to Chen Xiulan's words, and suddenly he felt something was not right. Looking at his wife, with whom he had been together for decades, Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt that he owed a lot.

"It's okay. We should eat and drink as needed in the future. Don't save it. It's better to put it into our stomachs."

When Yi Zhonghai said this, Chen Xiulan was stunned and wondered if Yi Zhonghai was sick.

I immediately put my hand on his forehead, trying to see if he was confused due to the fever, otherwise why would he say such a thing.

"Old man, what irritated you today? You were not like this before."

Chen Xiulan looked at him with confusion.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry. It was rare that he didn't want to save money, but his wife still thought there was something wrong with him.

"No, I just figured it out. What's the point of working hard for most of my life to make so much money?"