Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

At a glance, Ye Chuan saw an old hen, two kilograms of flour, two kilograms of rice and ten kilograms of cornmeal, which was very good for an average family.

"Dad, we have distributed a lot of benefits, please help me to go to the car and carry them up."

"Do I need to move it? What were they divided up?" Ye Yongshun asked unhappily before drinking any water.

"Just follow me." Ye Chuan said helplessly.

Ye Yongshun had no choice but to follow his son to the jeep parked outside the yard. Liu Yue and Tong Yao also followed with their children.

When they opened the back seat, they were all shocked to see that it was filled with all kinds of food. "Did you share all of this?" Ye Yongshun and Liu Yue were surprised.

Ye Chuan nodded and said, "This year's performance is good, so we have distributed more benefits. I also spent some extra money to buy these and plan to send them to Xiaoxue's grandparents and Yaoyao's grandparents."

Tong Yao covered her mouth in surprise, her face full of emotion.

Although a married daughter is like spilled water and it doesn't matter if she doesn't have any contact with her family, she was deeply touched by Ye Chuan's thoughtfulness.

The welfare products include pork belly, white flour, rice, as well as preserved fruits, roast duck and braised meat, which together are worth at least forty or fifty yuan.

Liu Yue and Ye Yongshun certainly didn't feel bad. Their son was capable, so it was only natural that their family should enjoy the happiness. Besides, both families had only one child, so naturally there was nothing to complain about.

Moreover, the relationship between the two families was very harmonious. Although Wang Yuxiu came from a scholarly family, she got along very well with Liu Yue. The two of them looked after the children and chatted together, and sometimes even went shopping together. They became best friends.

Ye Yongshun and Tong Yousheng have similar personalities, are both working class, and have many common topics. Seeing the two families get along so harmoniously, Ye Chuan and Tong Yao are happy from the bottom of their hearts.

Ye Yongshun's hands were full of items, but there were still many things in the car that had not been moved. At this moment, he felt that it would be better not to have the benefits provided by the factory.

Tong Yao was holding the child and couldn't help, and Ye Chuan and Liu Yue's hands were also full, so it took a lot of effort to move these things down.

After locking the car, the family of five walked into the courtyard. Except for Tong Yao, everyone had their hands full of food.

Ye Yongshun carried the most things, including pork belly, rice, flour and soybean oil. Although they were heavy, he lifted them easily with a satisfied smile on his face. Looking back many years ago, he could never have imagined that he would have the life he has today - eating meat and drinking wine every day, eating fish and shrimp from time to time, and having a lovely granddaughter.

As soon as they walked into the front yard, they happened to meet Yan Bugui who was coming out of his house. As soon as he went out, he saw the people from the Ye family carrying large and small bags of food in their hands, and his eyes were stunned.

"Old Ye, what's going on?"

Ye Yongshun smiled implicitly, and then said, "Xiaochuan's company has distributed a lot of New Year's benefits, and he can't take it himself, so his mother and I came out to help."

"Are these all benefits? Oh, being an official is different!" Yan Bugui said enviously.

Ye Chuan said seriously, "Uncle San, please don't say such things. These benefits are the standard treatment of our unit. Even the security guard gets the same as me."

"Really?" Yan Bugui asked in surprise.

"Although I am the director, I will never seek special treatment." Ye Chuan explained seriously. Such misunderstandings would be very disadvantageous to him.

Yan Bugui came over with a flattering smile and said, "Xiao Ye, we are neighbors in the same courtyard. My eldest son has been working as a temporary worker. Can you see if you can arrange a job for him in your company? Jie Cheng is about to get married, and with a stable job, it will be easier for him to find a good wife."

Ye Chuan answered as he walked: "Our unit is indeed recruiting, but I am not the only one who makes the decision. You can ask Jie Cheng to go to the street office to register. Whether he can join our unit in the end depends on the specific situation."

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I'll take Jie Cheng to sign up tomorrow. If you see him come in, please take good care of him."

Ye Chuan smiled and said, "Let him pass the test first."

Many people knew about the business recruitment, and many people asked Ye Chuan for help, but he didn't agree to any of them. Once a precedent is set, it will be as difficult to end as a dam bursting. If you help this person, others will be dissatisfied, and if you help another, more people will come to ask for help. Therefore, he simply didn't agree to anyone unless these people found other ways themselves.

Yan Bugui had no connections to use in this matter. He just had a good relationship with Director Wang of the Street Office for many years as a manager, but it was difficult for him to exert influence on this matter. It was time for everyone to cook, and the pool in the middle courtyard was crowded with neighbors who were using water: Yi Zhonghai, Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu and He Yushui were all there.

The food carried by Ye Chuan's family was naturally seen by the neighbors, and everyone's eyes were attracted by the pork belly in Ye Yongshun's hand.

"Old Ye, have you bought New Year's goods? The New Year is still a week away, why are you in such a hurry?" Yi Zhonghai said.

"Uncle, these are distributed by Xiaochuan's unit. The quantity is quite large. I'll help him carry them back home." Ye Yongshun said proudly.

"So much?" Yi Zhonghai was stunned. The benefits of the steel rolling mill were distributed according to positions. As an eighth-level fitter, what he got was far less than what Ye Chuan got.

Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu and He Yushui were even more surprised. They had never seen such rich year-end benefits. Even if they ate dumplings every day, they could get through the first month of the New Year.

Fortunately, Jia Zhang was locked up, otherwise he would definitely have his eyes on Xiaochuan's welfare. If Bang Geng was at home, he would probably have used his "superpowers".

Amid the envious gazes of everyone, the family of five returned home.

Today is the Little New Year in the north. Liu Yue and Tong Yao had wrapped dumplings at home in advance. After finishing, they began to prepare to boil water for the dumplings. Ye Chuan took out a string of firecrackers from a pile of welfare products and said with a smile: "Mom and Dad, I'll go set off the firecrackers. This is also the beginning of welcoming the New Year. Yaoyao, help Xiaoxue cover her ears, don't let the sound of firecrackers scare her."

Tong Yao agreed hastily, fearing that the children were too young to be frightened and would not be able to fall asleep at night. Liu Yue also nodded with a smile, and told him to set off firecrackers outside the yard to prevent the children from being frightened, and then went to boil water.

After the family became well-off, Liu Yue would always make extra food for any meal. Even this time when making dumplings, she and Tong Yao made three large plates of dumplings, enough for everyone to eat. Seeing that the water was about to boil, Ye Chuan picked up the firecrackers and walked outside. After fixing them on the wall, he lit them.

With the sound of firecrackers, the celebration of 1963 officially kicked off. As time passed, the New Year was getting closer and closer. This year was particularly joyful for Yi Zhonghai and his wife: after so many years, they no longer had to rely on each other for the New Year, and the reunion of the three of them made them full of hope.

However, at the north end of the courtyard, it was a different scene: the deaf old lady had almost never left her house since the last incident, and her prestige had been consumed to the point of being almost gone. Apart from accepting the meals brought by Aunt Yi every day, she hardly saw anyone else.

Yi Zhonghai asked, "Old lady, how are you going to celebrate the New Year?" "I don't know," she said helplessly. That incident had a profound impact on her. Not only did she go to the police station but also ended up with a shameful result. Worried that she might have an accident, both Yi Zhonghai and "Shazhu" insisted on visiting her once a day to check on her.

Then he made a suggestion: "How about the three of us celebrate the New Year together? It will be more joyful then." "Then let's call Sister Qin along!" "Shazhu" said from the side, otherwise wouldn't it be too lonely for her and her son to be alone?

"I don't want to celebrate the New Year with Qin Huairu's family. Otherwise, you can go with her family, and I will stay here alone," the deaf old lady answered without hesitation. In front of her, Sha Zhu naturally didn't dare to agree, so he had to comfort her quickly: "Okay, okay, everything is up to you."

The deaf old lady nodded in satisfaction, and this decision was exactly what Yi Zhonghai wanted. Yi Zhonghai and his wife had already treated Yi Xinxin as their own child, so they certainly didn't want to see her get too close to her biological mother, and they were worried that the efforts of more than ten years would be in vain.

Especially in view of what happened before, Yi Zhonghai and his wife were already very tired of Qin Huairu; therefore, they were unwilling to spend the Spring Festival with her. However, Sha Zhu felt very unhappy - he finally had the opportunity to get close to Qin Huairu, but in the end, not only was he rejected by the old lady, but also by Mr. Yi. Although he was reluctant, he had to give up this plan. After leaving the old lady's residence, he said to Yi Zhonghai:

"Master, can't you call Sister Qin in with you? She's a widow and she's alone. How lonely she'll be if she spends the New Year like this."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at him and said in an unhappy tone: "Since the old lady said not to call, then we will follow her wishes. Besides, there are only Qin Huairu and Xiaodang left now, so we have to consider the impact, right?"

Sha Zhu could only nod helplessly, but he didn't agree in his heart. He thought, why bother caring so much? If Jia Zhang was still alive, maybe he wouldn't even want to care!

On the commercial side, the New Year’s goods market finally ended the day before New Year’s Eve.

There were more than 20 manufacturers participating in this event, and each merchant made a lot of money, achieving huge sales results in less than a month.

Quanjude, in particular, sold more than 10,000 vacuum-packed roast ducks, attracting many people who come to Beijing on business or tourism to buy them almost every day.

Similarly, the manufacturers of braised meats, pickled vegetables, preserved fruits and pastries did not expect that this small supply and marketing society would have such great appeal and receive more outsiders than several department stores.