The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

He Daqing, who was far away in Baoding, was looking at the letter in his hand with a resentful look on his face.

Sha Zhu did not go to the steel mill, but entered the Shengli Canning Factory, which had the best welfare benefits. This was a good thing. But the money he spent doubled, a full 1,000 yuan. After deducting 1,000 yuan, he only had 600 yuan left.

Yushui said that Chang Wei paid the money, so we can't delay it...

He Daqing sighed leisurely and thought miserably, just give it to me, what else can I do?

I was thinking of spending some money after Sha Zhu gets married, but now all the money I have is gone.

Later on, the White Widow will ask him to find jobs for the three children here, which will also cost money, not to mention starting a family. If they are not relatives, it will cost less, but it will still cost money, right?

And if something urgent happens...

Oh, after thinking about it, it seems that I have to quietly find another job and save some money.

……

Victory Cannery, after get off work in the evening.

Xu Damao sat proudly on the back of his bicycle waiting for He Yuzhu, ready to mock him again.

I was looking forward to it, but unfortunately no one showed up.

He Yuzhu was smart and guessed that Xu Damao would definitely make a second mockery. He cooked the small dishes in advance and waited for Chang Wei in the carport on time. The two of them went back to the courtyard first.

As soon as he returned to the yard, the first thing He Yuzhu did was to find He Yushui.

With a flattering look on his face, he pulled his sister home to discuss the matter. "Good rain, can you lend me three hundred dollars first?"

He still had several dozen dollars on him, which, together with the three hundred dollars, was enough for him to buy a bicycle and a watch at a trust store.

He often goes to the Trust Store and has been eyeing watches for a long time, but he just can't bear to buy them.

He Yushui looked at He Yuzhu and asked seriously, "Brother, what happened to you?"

This made her think more. Her father's money should arrive in the account soon, but now he wants to borrow money and ask for three hundred yuan. Isn't it asking for trouble to ask for so much money?

He Yuzhu honestly told the reason. "No, I just want to buy the bicycle first, and then buy a watch. That idiot bought these two things today to mock me, and I can't let him be compared..."

He Yushui understood as soon as he heard it. The two had been enemies for many years. For the sake of his brother, he had to help.

"Is that so? Apart from the two hundred dollars my father sent you, I'll give you another hundred dollars, right?"

He Yuzhu nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, yes, I'll pay you back slowly when I get my salary. I'll give you an extra ten yuan then."

He Yushui's eyes lit up. Ten out of ten, eleven back, there is some profit? "Brother, is this money enough? How about I lend you a little more? Let's buy a new watch, a Plum watch like Brother Awei's, and then buy a suit, leather shoes, coat and so on like Brother Awei, so that Xu Damao can be outdone in an instant?"

He Yuzhu was touched. His sister was really considerate. "The rain is enough. Just buy a second-hand watch. Don't bother with clothes. It would be a waste for a cook like me to wear them."

How could he afford to buy a new Plum watch, which now costs more than three hundred yuan each? He decided to buy a second-hand Longines watch, which was not only of higher quality but also less than two hundred yuan.

He Yushui's little plan failed, and she pursed her lips. "Okay then? I'll bring it back to you after school tomorrow."

He Yuzhu flattered him. "Okay, our rainwater is the best."

I was so happy that I just had to hide from Xu Damao for one more day.

The next day after get off work, after getting the money from He Yushui, He Yuzhu happily went to the car dealership and trust store.

After some selection, he bought a Forever 28-bar bicycle. Then he rode his bicycle to the Trust Store excitedly and after some bargaining, he bought a second-hand Longines watch.

Although I only had five dollars and thirty cents left, I didn't care at all. If I saved up, it would be enough to last until next month.

The key point is that he was not outdone by Xu Damao, and he bought two big items at once, and he was very happy.

When I returned to the courtyard, I met Yan Bugui at the door, who was full of envy and jealousy.

"Zhu Zi, is this the new bicycle you bought? It's so beautiful~" Yan Bugui walked around it twice, touched the bell and said with an affectionate look on his face.

"Well, Third Uncle, my work is far away and I have to walk for an hour. It would be more convenient for me to buy a bicycle. Doesn't your family want to buy one?" He Yuzhu deliberately stopped chatting with Yan Bugui, just to provoke him.

Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly and said, "Jie Cheng doesn't get paid, so he should walk around more at night to exercise."

He Yuzhu chuckled. "Yes, Third Master knows how to live."

After saying that, he pushed the cart, deliberately rang the bell twice, and left in a cool manner.

Yan Bugui couldn't take his eyes off the brand new bicycle pushed by He Yuzhu.

……

He Yuzhu, wearing his newly bought watch, rode his bicycle directly to the backyard and circled around, shouting as he turned. "Stupid, come out."

Xu Damao, who was eating in the room, was puzzled. He hadn't met this stupid Zhu after get off work for two consecutive days, so how come he showed up at his doorstep?

As soon as he came out, he saw He Yuzhu riding a bicycle with a smug expression on his face, and said with disdain.

"Silly Zhu, are you sick? You're disturbing my meal."

He Yuzhu was not angry at all, he took the initiative to move forward, showing his wrist to Xu Damao with a smug look on his face and said, "It's just a bicycle watch, idiot, see my buddy has one too. Mine is a Longines watch, not bad!"

Xu Damao then realized the purpose of Sha Zhu's visit and snorted coldly, showing his impressiveness. "Sha Zhu, my Tissot watch is not worse than yours, why are you so proud?

This was bought for me by my father, but your father ran away, so he couldn't have stolen it from somewhere, right?"

I was actually quite surprised in my heart, how could Shazhu, a guy who ran away from his father, have the money to buy these things.

He Yuzhu glared and put his bicycle on the ground. "You idiot, watch your mouth! I'm innocent, believe it or not, I'll get you!"

Xu Damao was so scared that he ran home immediately. He knew that what he said just now offended Sha Zhu, so he ran into the house and turned around and stretched his neck and shouted, "Sha Zhu, your watch doesn't look new. It's either stolen or second-hand."

He Yuzhu was shocked. This fool had sharp eyes, but he remained calm because he saw yesterday that Xu Damao's watch was also second-hand. "Humph, what's wrong with second-hand? A second-hand watch is not a watch? It can't be used?

Yours is also second-hand, and your father bought it. I bought mine myself, you idiot, you are just a useless thing who only relies on your father."

After saying that, He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle away.

Xu Damao stomped his feet in anger, speechless for a moment, and slammed the door.

"Da Mao, be careful with your words in the future. You two can have fun, but don't always expose each other's shortcomings. It will make people feel inferior when they hear them." Xu Fugui looked at Xu Damao and warned him.

"I know, Dad. It's mainly because Shazhu is too annoying." Xu Damao said angrily.

"You are not a child anymore. You need to learn how to behave yourself. You need to keep calm, recognize your own strength, rely on the strong and bully the weak. But bullying the weak requires methods. Even rabbits bite when they are angry. So you also need to be careful and know how to use other people's strengths..." Xu Fugui rarely taught Xu Damao how to behave in the world.

……

Sha Zhu and the other man spoke in a loud voice, and the Liu family who were eating opposite could hear it clearly.

Liu Haizhong took a sip of wine and suddenly said, "Let's buy a bicycle tomorrow."

He thought about how he was the second uncle in the courtyard, as only the Chang and Jia families had that status before.

The Chang family used to do business, and later they became the director of the neighborhood committee and an eighth-level worker. Their conditions are incomparable.

The Jia family was bought by Yi Zhonghai with the intention of providing for their retirement. Yi Zhonghai had a high salary and was a rich man, so he was easily outshined by others.

But now the Xu family next door has bought it, and even Sha Zhu has bought it. Yan Bugui has said that he wants to buy it a long time ago, so he will definitely be impatient now. If his family hasn't bought it yet, he will probably be the last one among the local households. Does he still want to save face?

It’s not that I can’t afford it…

Moreover, Yi Zhonghai used to walk with him every day after get off work, but now he has to go to get off work alone. Others ride in a car, while he walks on his own. Seeing this contrast every day, he has long felt uncomfortable...

"Dad, really? Then I will ride my bike to take you to and from get off work every day." Liu Guangqi immediately expressed his filial piety happily.

He thought very quickly. In this way, wouldn't the car be equivalent to being bought for him?

"Well, my dear, take a look, Guangqi is still the most filial one in our family." Liu Haizhong laughed with a smile on his face. He is indeed his good eldest son.

He doesn't know how to ride a bike, riding a car is what a leader should be treated like...

……

After Yan Bugui finished guarding the door and went home, it was another day of gaining nothing.

At the dinner table, he said leisurely, "Sizhu has bought a bicycle, should we buy one too?"

He wanted to listen to his family's opinions, and he made up his mind again and again, but he just couldn't make up his mind...

Yan Jiecheng didn't take it seriously. He knew his father's temper very well. Even if he bought a bicycle, it was not his turn to ride it, so he just ate in silence.

Yan Jiefang blurted out, "Let Silly Zhu buy it! It's just a bicycle, what's the big deal? Dad, you are still the third uncle in the courtyard."

Yan Bugui glared at him. "You said it was light, but it was a big item, a hundred bucks or so. You are just bragging, and you are so arrogant."

But in his heart, he was thinking, yes, he is the third uncle in the courtyard, now Xu Damao and Shazhu have bought bicycles, doesn't he have face? And he had already looked at second-hand ones, which are much cheaper than new ones, only a few dozen yuan is enough.

Yan Jiefang lowered his head and muttered to himself, "If I am a toad, then what are you?"

The third auntie answered, "Old Yan, you've already seen some second-hand bicycles. They're not expensive. If you want to buy one, just buy one. The sooner you buy, the sooner you can use it."

She also thought, who doesn't like big things? If she bought a bicycle and let her son ride it to take her back to her parents' home, it would be a bit face-saving...

Yan Bugui finally made up his mind and said firmly, "Then buy it. I'll go to the car dealership to pick one after get off work tomorrow."

……

The next day after get off work,

Yan Bugui chose a second-hand bicycle that looked relatively new at the bicycle dealership and spent a huge sum of 79 yuan on it. The bicycle was originally priced at 80 yuan, but he bargained down the price by one yuan. He happily went to the police station to get a stamp and rode back to the courtyard.

When he got home, he parked the car in the yard, fetched a basin of water, and scrubbed it carefully, his eyes full of joy, as if he was treating his new bride.

He would get off work when he had no classes and come back early every day, which immediately attracted the attention and discussion of the aunties and young wives in the yard who were still gossiping.

"Auntie, are you going to buy a bicycle too?" asked Auntie Zhang who lived in the front yard.

"It's second-hand. Second-hand cars are not valuable. I'll buy one for transportation." The third aunt said modestly, but her eyes were filled with uncontrollable joy.

"It looks quite new to me. Even if it's not worth much, it should be worth two months' salary of my husband Hao, right?" Aunt Hao who lives in the backyard said enviously.

"No, my son asked last time and a second-hand bicycle costs only 40 or 50 yuan. Your husband Hao earns 50 or 60 yuan a month, which is enough to buy a new one in two months." Aunt Qu continued.

"Really? Then the conditions in our courtyard are all right? We got two new bicycles in the past few days, and the one in his third aunt's house also looks about 80% new."

……

Yan Bugui's face was filled with smiles as he listened to the envious words of the people in the courtyard.

Everyone has vanity, not just young people. As long as the conditions permit, people of all ages can be vain.

At this time, Chang Wei came back from get off work early to pick up the children. Whoever was free would pick them up, or Xu Huizhen would just take the whole group away.

He saw Yan Bugui washing his bicycle and greeted him with a smile.

"Uncle San bought a car?"

I thought, are people just following the trend when buying cars? Xu Damao just bought one, and this morning I found out that Shazhu also bought one, and when I came back Yan Bugui also bought one, which is really interesting.

Yan Bugui responded with a smile on his face. "Awei is back and bought a second-hand car for transportation."

Chang Wei said with a smile, "I think it's pretty good, cheap and practical, Uncle San is really good at living."

Yan Bugui smiled and nodded. "That's right."

He felt relieved after listening to Chang Wei's words. The bicycle he chose did look good, and was cheap and practical as he said.

"Okay! You go ahead and do your work." Chang Wei smiled, said hello, and took the children home.

After a while, Xu Damao, Yan Jiecheng and He Yuzhu came back together.

"Shazhu, don't be so proud. We won't compete tomorrow. Today it's Jie Chengqi's turn, but tomorrow I'll compete myself." Xu Damao snorted coldly and said unconvinced.

Both of them have new cars, so they definitely can’t compete with anything else, just racing!

As expected, Xu Damao lost again.

"Come on, you're just a piece of shit, you might as well solve it?" He Yuzhu retorted disdainfully.

"If you have the ability, bring Jie Cheng with you tomorrow and we'll compete again." Xu Damao suggested with a turn of his eyes.

"Am I stupid? How could I compete with you when I can pull more than 100 pounds?" He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao like a fool.

"But I competed with you today, so what do you say?" Xu Damao complained.

"Because you're stupid!" After saying that, He Yuzhu laughed, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"Silly Zhu..." Xu Damao gritted his teeth in anger.

As they were talking, three people entered the yard.

Xu Damao saw Yan Bugui fiddling with a bicycle and said to Yan Jiecheng beside him, "Jiecheng, your father bought a bicycle. You should come and ride it tomorrow. I will compete with Shazhu alone."

Then he looked at He Yuzhu and said, "Silly Zhu, if you have the guts, let's compete again tomorrow."

Yan Jiecheng was speechless. It would be a wonder if I could get it.

He Yuzhu responded indifferently. "Okay, the key point is can I get the bicycle?"

He guessed that Yan Jiecheng couldn't get a bicycle from Yan Bugui.

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