Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

After the meal, the two of them tutored Hou Kui together (Hou Kui: Thank you).

This is what Zhao Shanhe did because he saw other parents doing this before he traveled through time.

To put it bluntly, except for Hou Kui, no other parents of children in the courtyard did such a thing.

While Hou Kui was testing his Chinese characters, he heard Yan Bugui calling from outside the door.

"Shanhe, are you home? I, Old Yan, have something to discuss with you."

In June, no one would close the door except when sleeping. They would hang a mosquito-proof curtain on the door. Old Yan was a very particular person and knew to shout at the door. If it were Sha Zhu, he might just lift the curtain and come in.

Zhao Shanhe asked Hou Kui to write it down by himself first, then walked to the door and asked Yan Bugui.

"Uncle, do you have something to talk to me about? Jie Cheng is here too, come in and talk."

Zhao Shanhe originally wanted to say a few words to the old guy at the door, but the other party's stingy nature could not be changed, and he didn't like the old man very much now.

But when he saw Yan Jiecheng following behind the other person, he knew that today's matter would definitely not be finished in a few words, so he let the two of them into the house.

After asking the two to sit down at the table and pouring each of them a bowl of boiled water, Zhao Shanhe asked again.

"Uncle, please tell me what you want to talk to me about?"

Yan Bugui looked back at Yan Jiecheng, and seeing that his son had no intention of opening his mouth, he couldn't help but curse "Fuck it" in his heart.

He turned to Zhao Shanhe and spoke straight to the point.

"Shanhe, I want to ask you for help with something.

Xie Cheng and Yu Li have been together for a while now, and I am thinking of finding a time to arrange marriages for the two children."

He paused here, and when he saw that Zhao Shanhe had no intention of responding, he continued talking.

"But the Yu family said that we must have two tables for the wedding banquet. You know the situation in the city right now. Meat and vegetables are out of stock. Even if I want to buy something for the wedding banquet, I can't buy it.

So I have come to you for help."

Zhao Shanhe looked worried after hearing what Yan Bugui said. This was something he learned from Chen Xueru. Even if you can do something with just a stretch of your hand, you have to appear particularly embarrassed in front of the person who asks you to do something. Otherwise, how can others remember your favor?

"Uncle, you know the current situation in the city. I heard that the meat processing factory has to distribute canned meat from next month because there is no fresh meat. It is difficult to hold a wedding banquet at this time."

Yan Bugui had also heard about this. Because the meat processing plant could no longer provide meat, it had changed to providing canned meat to the general public. It was said that it took several meat tickets to exchange for one can. For the old Yan family, this was just something they heard about. They couldn't afford to eat it, they really couldn't afford it.

“Yeah, it’s so hard to get some meat now.

I am also worried about this matter. Marriage is a lifelong event for two people and it cannot be sloppily dealt with. The Yu family’s request is not excessive in theory, but the wedding banquet should at least have chicken and fish, right?

Fish are easy to deal with. At worst, I can go to Shichahai and wait for a few days. Even if I can’t catch any, I can try to buy those caught by others.

But it's difficult to get chicken. Not only is the price high, but you also have to rely on luck to buy it. I think you have been in the purchasing department for quite a while, so you must have more connections than a poor teacher like me, so I came here to ask for your help.

Look at the road where you are, can you buy chicken?"

Zhao Shanhe thought it was a big deal, so he touched his nose and started making up a story.

"Hey, Third Uncle, you're the only one who came here in person, and it's Jie Cheng's wedding. If it were anyone else, I would definitely not care. It's hard to repay a favor.

Well, you go back and wait for the news. I will go and find out for you. Do you want a rooster or a hen? How many? Do you need anything else? If you need anything, tell me and I will try to get it done for you. "

Yan Bugui was reluctant to spend more money, so he shook his head and said to Zhao Shanhe with a wry smile.

"It would be best if we have hens, but if not, roosters will do, two will be enough.

Thank you Shanhe for your concern. Thank you in advance."

Zhao Shanhe waved his hand and replied.

"Until the task is completed, I cannot thank you."

He got up, went back to the inner room, took out a cloth bag, put the wooden box into it, put it on his back, then went out of the house and spoke to Old Yan again.

"I'll go and ask around. Please go back and wait."

Yan Bugui thought that Zhao Shanhe was going to do this, so he hurriedly took Jie Cheng out. After Zhao Shanhe said goodbye to the two of them, he went straight to the Imperial College.

It was a little early as the black market had not yet opened, so Zhao Shanhe went directly to Mr. Deng Sanye's residence. After knocking on the door according to the secret code, the tall and thin man who came out to open the door was the same one from last time.

Zhao Shanhe had been in contact with this person for a long time and knew that his name in the underworld was "Skinny Monkey", so he clasped his fists and said.

"Brother Monkey, are you the one looking after the house again today?"

Skinny Monkey was already used to Zhao Shanhe calling him Monkey, because everyone else called him that too.

"Shanhe, do you have anything to do today? You came early enough."

Zhao Shanhe pointed to the cloth bag on his body and said.

"I got a few old items, but unfortunately I don't know much about them, so I wanted to find someone to take a look. After searching around, I finally came to Sanye's place. You have so many masters here, and you have all kinds of skills. I don't have to go to other places anymore."

The skinny monkey chuckled. What Zhao Shanhe said was not an exaggeration, because the third master also liked antiques, so he hired many connoisseurs. No matter whether it was porcelain, calligraphy and painting, jade, or miscellaneous items, there was always someone who could give a general idea of ​​their quality.

Of course they charge for the work, but who would work for you without paying?

After the skinny monkey closed the door, Zhao Shanhe followed him and chatted as they walked inside, crossing the martial arts field and heading towards the corridor on the left side of the courtyard. After walking in again, they stopped in front of a double door.

The skinny monkey walked up and knocked on the door. Only after he heard the voice "Come in" from inside did he bring Zhao Shanhe in.

Zhao Shanhe had been here twice, both times to appraise old objects. The appraiser was quite old, with white beard and hair, but he only talked to him about antiques and ignored everything else.

Zhao Shanhe took out thirty yuan and handed it over along with the box. The old man opened the box, took a look, then looked up and said to Zhao Shanhe.

"You are lucky, these three things are real."

As he spoke, he took out a small yellow plate from the box, looked it over carefully, and said.

"This is a small lemon yellow glaze dish from the Yongzheng Dynasty. The one with yellow glaze inside and outside can only be used by the Empress Dowager and the Empress. The one used by the Imperial Concubine is white with yellow glaze inside.

The bottom has a double blue circle with the inscription "Made in the Yongzheng Period of the Qing Dynasty" in regular script, which is evidence of the advancement and innovation of porcelain in the Yongzheng period.

Imperial yellow-glazed porcelain has existed since the Ming Dynasty, and was generally used for royal sacrifices at that time. In the Qing Dynasty, lemon yellow glaze was changed to daily necessities in the palace.

How much did you pay for this? If you want to sell it, you can contact me. "

Zhao Shanhe thought to himself that only the Queen and the Empress Dowager could use this, so I'll just sell a Der.

Wouldn't it be good to leave it for future generations? If this thing is kept until after 2000, at least it can be used to buy a house.