Siheyuan: I just want to live

Chen Feng passed the iron pile and came to the copper pile. In comparison, the scale here was much smaller, only one-tenth the size of the iron pile. Perhaps it was because the price of copper was higher! After all, our country has always lacked this metal resource.

Chen Feng squatted down and began to search in the abandoned copper pile. Hard work pays off, and he actually found some good treasures. He held a bronze mirror in his hand. Although he didn't know which era it belonged to, this did not affect his enthusiasm for finding more treasures in the copper pile.

That afternoon, the workers at the scrap yard came to work one after another and saw Chen Feng busy searching for something in the pile of scrap copper. Although everyone was puzzled by this, no one came forward to disturb him.

In this way, Chen Feng worked hard in the copper scrap pile from noon onwards for the whole afternoon. When it was almost time to get off work, he found a basket and put all the precious items he had found into it. These treasures included two exquisite copper mirrors, more than a hundred ancient copper coins from various dynasties, but mostly from the Qing Dynasty, and a copper furnace with the words "Made in the Xuande Period of the Ming Dynasty" engraved on the bottom.

Chen Feng held a bamboo basket full of things in his left hand, and put his right hand on the door handle. He pushed the door gently and it opened. He walked into the room, his eyes fell on the accountant Xiao Juan who was busy with her work, and said, "I found some scrap copper at the station today, and I want to pay to buy it back. Can you please help me to issue a receipt?"

Hearing the sound, Sun Xiaojuan raised her head, glanced at the bamboo basket in Chen Feng's hand, and asked, "How heavy are these scrap coppers? Have you weighed them?"

Chen Feng shook his head and replied, "Not yet. How about you weigh it for me?"

Sun Xiaojuan didn't say anything. She took out a notebook from the drawer and opened it to record. Then, without even looking up, she continued to busy herself with her own things, saying, "Forget it. I'm about to get off work, and I'm too lazy to find a scale to weigh you. I think there are about five kilograms in your basket. Just pay five yuan."

Chen Feng was surprised and puzzled when he heard this. He couldn't help but ask, "Is it okay to just make a rough estimate like this? Aren't you afraid that the accounts won't match later?"

Sun Xiaojuan finally stopped what she was doing. She raised her head, looked at Chen Feng, and said as a matter of course: "Don't you know there is a word called loss?"

Chen Feng asked in confusion: "I thought only things like food would be wasted."

Sun Xiaojuan smiled and replied: "Everything will be damaged! As long as someone wants it, it must exist!"

Chen Feng seemed to want to argue a little more, but Sun Xiaojuan didn't want to bother with him anymore. She stretched out her hand, motioning Chen Feng to pay, and said, "Okay, stop talking nonsense, pay quickly! I still have to pack up and get off work."

Chen Feng was carrying a basket of copperware, and was kicked out after paying five yuan in confusion. He had never thought that metal would also wear out! Then what else would not wear out? No wonder so many state-owned enterprises went out of business later, maybe this was a big reason?

After walking out of the finance office, Chen Feng did not dwell on the previous problem. He returned to his communication room and cleaned up the dirt on the copperware. He found that everyone had already started to leave work! Chen Feng also packed up, put his things back into the space, locked the door and left work.

When I passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, I bought a wok, a steamer, and a set of kitchen utensils. In the future, when I have something delicious cooked in the space, I will take it out to eat, so the smell will be much less, and the whole yard will not be filled with fragrance.

There are only some corn flour in the house, and a little porridge is cooked every day to make a little smoke. Everything is cooked in the space and then taken out to eat. Chen Feng is thinking whether to raise a dog in the space? It is also good to feed the dog with porridge every day, and it also avoids wasting food.

Chen Feng was thinking about things while riding his bike. When he passed a deserted section of the road, he thought about it and put all his things into the space. He continued riding his bike with an empty schoolbag on his back.

When Chen Feng returned to the courtyard, he saw Sha Zhu arguing with Yan Fugui at the door. Seeing this scene, Chen Feng stopped the car and watched the excitement.

After listening for a while, Chen Feng finally understood. The steel mill didn't have a treat tonight, and Sha Zhu came back early from get off work today. So he went to the vegetable market to buy a fish. When Yan Fugui saw him, he immediately went to meet him.

"Uncle! I bought fish today to nourish Yu Shui. She has lost weight recently! I really can't leave it at your house for us to drink! I have to go back quickly. Yu Shui must be hungry now! Please don't stop me. I want to go home and cook."

Sha Zhu said this helplessly. He had been arguing with Yan Fugui for more than ten minutes.

"So the rainwater is used to nourish the body! Why didn't you tell me earlier? I just wanted to have a drink with you. People who don't know would think I was fighting with the child for food!"

"Then hurry home and cook! But I have to say, Silly Zhu! I still think girls look better when they are thinner! Yu Shui is a little fat now, you should let her eat less. Otherwise, she won't be able to get married in the future!"

"Look at the four beauties, some are so beautiful that the moon can hide their beauty, some are so thin that the emperor likes Zhao Feiyan because she is thin. So it is better for girls to be thin!"

Yan Fugui clearly wanted to eat the fish in Sha Zhu's hand, but he didn't want people to say that he was snatching food from the child's mouth. In order to maintain his so-called dignity as a scholar, he said these words against his will.

Nowadays, everyone is malnourished. Being able to gain weight means that the family is well-off. Yu Shui was finally fattened by Sha Zhu. But he tricked Sha Zhu into helping Yu Shui lose weight. It was really unethical.

"Yang Yuhuan is still fat, isn't she still liked by Emperor Minghuang of Tang? I still think Yu Shui is fatter! Come on! I'm going back to cook first, I won't argue with you here anymore! Bye!"

Sha Zhu turned around and left without giving Yan Fugui a chance to refute. Yan Fugui looked at Sha Zhu's back and licked his teeth. Turning around, he saw Chen Feng carrying his bicycle and about to cross the threshold, and he casually said hello.

"Chen Feng! You're off work too. It's early enough today!"

"Teacher Yan, don't I come back at this time every day? And I didn't bring anything back today. Please go ahead and do your work. I'll go back first."

Chen Feng lifted the bicycle over the threshold and said to Yan Fugui, patting his schoolbag as he spoke, indicating that there was nothing in it and that he didn't need to think of taking advantage of him, and then he pushed the bicycle back home.

Yan Fugui was stunned for a moment, then said to Chen Feng's back as he walked away, "Hey! You unlucky kid! How can you talk to your uncle like that? Am I here just to take advantage of you?"

Chen Feng ignored Yan Fugui who was jumping with anger behind him, and went straight back to his home.

After arriving home, Chen Feng closed the door, entered the space and fried a pheasant with the kitchen utensils he had just bought today. He still divided it into two portions, one for dinner today and one for lunch tomorrow when he went to work.

After everything was done, he came out of the space and started to cook porridge in the room. In fact, Chen Feng didn't want to be so troublesome, if he didn't do this like Guang Tongchen and everyone else.

Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family will definitely report me. Although it won't cause any big trouble, it will still be very troublesome if the street office investigates.

Chen Feng didn't want to waste his energy with them. He just wanted to live well in this era. If someone still caused trouble, don't blame Chen Feng for being rude.

Chen Feng quickly prepared the porridge, scooped it out, and served it on the table, adding some pickles. This was not for eating, but for showing to others in case someone came looking for him at this time. After finishing, Chen Feng took out the fried chicken and steamed buns prepared in the space and started eating.

After dinner, Chen Feng was going to go back to the space to see how the rabbits and chickens were doing and how tall the corn had grown today. Before he could enter the space, there was a knock on the door.

Chen Feng opened the door and saw Aunt Jiang standing at the door holding a quilt. Before Chen Feng could say anything, Aunt Jiang spoke first.

"Chen Feng! These two quilts have been washed and re-covered. I'm here to bring them to you. The cotton inside has also been re-flossed, so it's very soft. Come and take them!"

As he said that, he handed the quilt to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng took the quilt and put it in the bedroom, then took out the other two quilts, the cotton coat he had worn last time, and his grandfather's remaining old clothes.

"Aunt Jiang, look, this cotton coat and these old clothes here are all left by my grandfather. I don't wear them normally, why don't you take them back and see if you can alter them for the two children at home!" Chen Feng said as he handed the neatly folded quilt and the clothes to Aunt Jiang.

Aunt Jiang waved her hands and said, "You can't do that, Xiaofeng. These clothes are still in good condition! Just keep them for yourself. How can I accept them?"

Chen Feng scratched his head and explained with a smile: "The clothes were given to me by my grandfather when he worked at the scrap yard. Now I have been given new clothes to wear, so I don't need to wear the ones my grandfather wore before."

"But this... this is so embarrassing!" Aunt Jiang was still a little hesitant.

"It's okay, Aunt Jiang. It would be a waste to just leave it there. Take it home and modify it for the children. The weather is getting colder day by day. Don't let the children get cold. Take it quickly!" Chen Feng continued to persuade.

Seeing that Aunt Jiang still seemed unwilling to accept it, Chen Feng thought to himself: Alas, I actually kept a better coat left by Grandpa for myself, and did not give all of Grandpa's clothes to Aunt Jiang's family. Is it enough to keep only one as a souvenir? I hope Grandpa will not blame me in his grave...

"Okay, Xiaofeng! You are such a good boy! Thank you on behalf of our two children!" Aunt Jiang took the things with red eyes, then bowed to Chen Feng, turned around and left quickly.