Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

Such adjustments will not have much impact on ordinary families. "Listening to Mr. Chen, Officer Wu seemed to be relieved.

Mr. Chen saw Officer Wu off without paying much attention to the conversation that had just taken place.

That day, Yan Fugui still sat outside the gate of the compound as promised, as if he had a special preference for this place.

Seeing Chen Sheng coming back, he greeted him, "Xiao Chen, are you home?"

"Yeah, I'm going home." Mr. Chen responded.

"Officer Wu just told everyone that we can start buying vegetables for the winter starting the day after tomorrow. Did you know that?" Yan Fugui asked.

"Yes, the store has also received the notice and will be receiving the goods soon." Mr. Chen confirmed to him.

Yan Fugui suddenly whispered, "Xiao Chen, what do you say, I go to your store to buy vegetables?"

At this moment, Mr. Chen understood the old man's thoughts.

People don't usually go shopping where Mr. Chen works because it's quite far away.

Only consider going there when there is really nowhere else to go. Mr. Chen said: "If you don't mind the long distance, you can give it a try."

Then Yan Fugui pleaded: "Could you please help me pick some good ones? I'm afraid I can't choose well." He clasped his hands and asked expectantly.

Mr. Chen smiled and said, "You can't turn a defective product into a superior one even if you look at it a few more times. You also know the rule that you can't choose while waiting in line. There are so many customers here, how can I possibly pick something that no one has chosen before?" He seemed quite helpless.

"Then there is no other way?" Yan Fugui asked persistently.

"I'm sorry, it may not be easy to buy on site." Mr. Chen answered firmly.

Yan Fugui sighed and asked, "What are you going to do?"

"I plan to pick half of the good ones and half of the ordinary ones. I will pickle vegetables at home. I dare not buy too many inferior vegetables for fear that they will go bad." Mr. Chen gave his own solution.

In fact, the store has a plan that each household can purchase an extra portion of high-quality cabbage, but the price will still be calculated as first-class quality. Mr. Chen will not explain this detail to Yan Fugui.

He was also thinking about how to process cabbage at home, and there was still a big difference. "Why don't you ask your aunt to help you process it?" Yan Fugui suggested.

Mr. Chen quickly refused: "Don't bother, I can do it myself.

It's just a few dozen kilograms of cabbage, not that difficult. "I know that if Auntie helps, it may waste too much.

Because pickled vegetables will have some of their outer leaves peeled off, this topic naturally turned to "Does your store have any benefits?" Yan Fugui asked curiously.

"Benefits? At most, a few cents will be removed when weighing." Mr. Chen's answer was ambiguous.

"This is also good. We should save as much as possible." Yan Fugui showed envy.

"That's it, I have to go back." After saying that, Mr. Chen pushed the bicycle out of the backyard.

As soon as I sat down and drank a sip of water, there was another knock on the door.

When Mr. Chen opened the door, he was surprised to find that it was Yi Zhonghai who came to visit with Chi Zhu and Jia Dongxu. It was really rare.

"Uncle, what can I do for you?" Mr. Chen guessed the purpose of the visit, which might be related to the winter storage of vegetables.

"Xiao Chen, we are also planning to do some group buying of winter vegetables. Can you take care of it?" Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and stated his purpose.

"Uncle, I have already received Uncle Yan's request, and I really can't take care of so many people." Mr. Chen told them bluntly.

"How can you not take care of it? Aren't you in the grocery store? Just say hello." Chi Zhu interjected randomly.

Mr. Chen ignored his words and continued to ask Yi Zhonghai: "Uncle, how can I help you specifically?"

"We just hope to pick out the good ones." Chi Zhu rushed to speak.

"Yes, just go and tell them." Yi Zhonghai added.

"No problem, but don't blame me if someone takes action. You should understand that this is unlikely to happen." Mr. Chen was amused.

"I don't think anyone dares!" Chi Zhu said firmly. It was obvious that he had some misunderstanding of the situation.

"With thousands of people queuing up, you can still pick the dishes without getting beaten. What a joke!" Chen Sheng responded with a sneer, trying to lighten the situation.

"Then leave us alone, but does the mute old lady need help carrying things?" Yi Zhonghai tried to change his request.

"Okay, I'll ask Director Wu to arrange for someone from the street to send her home. After all, she's old and needs some care." Mr. Chen said seriously.

"Then there's no need to bother them with this matter. Just let me take this kid back home later." Yi Zhonghai immediately changed his mind.

Mr. Chen ignored the conversation with others and went straight back to the house.

"Alas..." Jia Dongxu seemed to have something to say but did not say it.

"I told you, you're unreliable and useless!" Chi Zhu said mercilessly.

Mr. Chen heard their conversation in the house, but remained indifferent.

In Chen Sheng's opinion, Chi Zhu is a childless man, dull and impulsive; Jia Dongxu is like a greenhouse flower that is about to wither; as for Yi Zhonghai, he is also a child without a family, although he used to be the manager, now he no longer has any influence in the courtyard. Everything is as before, which is good.

With the arrival of large quantities of winter vegetables, the busy scenes in food stores have reappeared, comparable to the peak season before the New Year.

Stores have even extended their hours from dawn to midnight to cope with the huge crowds.

Whenever winter stored vegetables are put on the shelves, many unexpected situations always arise.

"Xiao Chen, brother Xiao Chen." Mr. Chen worked until the end of the morning shift today and then went home.

As soon as I reached the door, I heard a knock.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw Xu Damao, his face full of excitement.

"Xiao Chen, today is going to be fun!" As soon as he entered the door, Xu Damao poured himself a glass of water, drank it in one breath, and then began to tell stories impatiently.

"What happened? Judging from your expression, you don't look like you have encountered any difficulties." Chen Sheng guessed that it might be some other problem that made Xu Damao excited.

"You are absolutely right! That guy got beaten up in the supermarket!" Xu Damao said excitedly.

"What's going on?" Mr. Chen was quite curious. Even the war heroes in this courtyard would suffer defeat?

"We organized a group to go shopping for groceries. Chizhu is a naive, picky, and stubborn kid.

He got into an argument with the salesperson, and naturally the others got angry. "

"Finally, the cashier called on everyone to push him down, and I hit him a few more times," Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Where are Yi Zhonghai and the others?" Mr. Chen asked.

"There are too many of them, and we can't intervene." Xu Damao responded.

Chen Sheng couldn't help laughing when he heard this, because Sha Zhu was not lying that day, he really put it into action at his doorstep! Once Sha Zhu decided on something, he would do it without hesitation.

Afterwards, Mr. Chen informed Xu Damao about Yi Zhonghai’s recent visit to his home.

"These people wanted to target the government when they didn't get any benefits. They deserve it," Xu Damao commented angrily.

"Is Shazhu seriously injured?" asked Mr. Chen.

"It doesn't matter. He was wearing thick clothes. No one tried to kill him. They just kicked him a few times. It's a bit of a pity that he was so weak." Xu Damao seemed a little regretful.

Sha Zhu was badly injured and was eventually carried back to his residence from the market on a flatbed truck by other people in the yard.

"Hurry up and call Xiao Chen to come and deal with it." Yi Zhonghai shouted loudly.

"Let me go and take a look!" Jia Dongxu volunteered.

But when Jia Dongxu came back, he told everyone that Mr. Chen was not at home, so Yi Zhonghai had to find other doctors to come forward.

In fact, Mr. Chen was at home and deliberately avoided it.

Later, the doctor diagnosed that Sha Zhu had suffered an external injury and a sprained ankle and needed to rest for a few days.

After everyone left, only Yi Zhonghai, an old lady, Jia Dongxu and a deaf old woman remained in the room.

Shazhu lay on the bed groaning.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at him and said coldly: "You are asking for trouble. Why are you crying out in pain now? Okay, let's go."

On the second day, Yi Zhonghai took the initiative to arrange a vacation for Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu had not eaten the whole day. When everyone came home from get off work and saw him limping on one leg and guarding the door, they all looked surprised.

"Why did you get up and sit down?" Yi Zhonghai asked in confusion.

Sha Zhu hesitated and was unable to speak for a moment.

Seeing Sha Zhu's embarrassed look, Yi Zhonghai felt a little bit reluctant.

So he said: "Why don't I make an extra portion and send it to your bedside when I cook during this period?" Hearing this, Sha Zhu almost burst into tears and said gratefully: "Thank you for your concern, uncle."

Even though he no longer holds the title of "Big Boss", Sha Zhu still habitually calls Yi Zhonghai by his old name.

"Come in, it's cold outside, go in and have a rest." Yi Zhonghai said, and then called Jia Dongxu to help help Sha Zhu into the house. Sha Zhu was quite satisfied at this moment.

But there were also many people in the crowd who secretly regretted missing the opportunity to perform.

One of these regretful people was Yan Fugui.

He wondered why he hadn't noticed before that Sha Zhu had no time to take care of him. Wouldn't it be nice if he took this opportunity to collect some food expenses and deliver meals to him on time?

Thinking about this, Yan Fugui couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

The people in this yard seemed to have become indifferent and selfish, and no one offered a helping hand when Sha Zhu was injured.

Fortunately, the weekend came and He Yushui returned home with her books. She was able to take care of Sha Zhu for two days, doing the laundry, cooking, and even preparing two days' worth of dishes.

After a few days, Sha Zhu was barely able to walk on one foot.

When Mr. Chen saw that Sha Zhu had recovered well, he couldn't help but wonder: Are the people here just like them and unwilling to help others?

He himself was too lazy to associate with such people.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was gradually recovering, Xu Damao started to make a noise: "Sha Zhu, are you disabled now?"

Sha Zhu shouted angrily: "Go away! Don't come near me." Although he was burning with anger, his legs and feet were inconvenient, so he had to sit down.

Hearing this, Xu Damao gloated and said, "Hey, come and hit me, cripple."

Mr. Chen, who was witnessing the incident, was furious and wanted to teach Xu Damao a lesson.

And Sha Zhu still stared in the direction of the Jia family every day. If Qin Huairu washing clothes came into his sight, he would always salivate.

Thinking of the outcome of this matter, Mr. Chen felt mixed emotions.

Although Jia Dongxu was still fine, Sha Zhu had no chance now. While he felt sad for his friend, he was trembling all over because of his own embarrassing situation.

At night, when Chen Sheng was reading a book in his room, he heard the deaf woman next door go out. Driven by curiosity, he also quietly left the house.

The blind old lady knocked on Zhuzi's door and announced that she wanted to find a partner for him.