Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Qian Jinlai often came to the tavern to pass on information because he and Cai Quanwu sold seafood together. Now he is also a regular customer of the tavern. He has been in prison and has a bad reputation. He knows himself well. Usually he is very low-key when he comes, orders two taels of wine, and sits in the corner.

Cai Quanwu saw him coming and glanced at him. Qian Jinlai hooked his finger at him. Cai Quanwu put down his work, and the two of them left the tavern in tacit understanding.

Qian Jinlai said, "Brother Cai, I heard that Sister Huizhen is now the factory director. Do you think you can get my sister into the embroidery factory? You know, my sister has been implicated by me as her brother and can't find a job. She is already 18 years old and has nothing to do at home. I don't have face in front of Sister Huizhen, so I can only ask you, brother, you are my real brother, you must help me with this."

As he spoke, he took out a roll of money from his pocket and stuffed it into Cai Quanwu's pocket. Cai Quanwu asked, "Is she your biological sister?"

Qian Jinlai said sincerely, "Of course, we are born of the same mother. I don't care about others. I can't even take care of my own family."

Cai Quanwu: "I'll ask for you and get back to you tomorrow. But let me say this in advance, if Huizhen gets this done for you, you have to help her family if they encounter any difficulties in the future. There's no need for money, Xu Huizhen is not the kind of person who is greedy for money." As he said that, he stuffed more money in.

Qian Jinlai was very excited and said confidently, "That's for sure, including you, Brother Cai. If there is something wrong at home, just tell me. If I, Qian Jinlai, back off, I will take your last name Cai."

Qian Jinlai was a gangster, so he had the ability to read people's expressions and see the big picture from the small details. In his opinion, Cai Quanwu's social circle was very small, and the only person he had a close relationship with was Xu Huizhen. His seafood was most likely related to Xu Huizhen.

It was just that Cai Quanwu had warned him not to ask questions that he shouldn't ask, so he didn't investigate further. Since they were all on the same boat, it was right to find Cai Quanwu for this matter.

That night, He Yuzhu came to Cai Quanwu's house, and Xu Jianmei called Xu Hui to his house as well.

Xu Huizhen had lived two lives. In her opinion, He Yuzhu was too young. Like Xu Jianshe, he was just a little brother. She felt a little embarrassed to make such a request. However, for the ten acres of farming space, she was willing to give it up.

After getting the farming space, she could grow a lot of food in two years. During the three difficult years, she could not only save many lives, but also exchange some antiques, gold, courtyard houses, etc. After the reform and opening up, she could live a life of leisure.

Witnessed by Master Li and Cai Quanwu, Xu Huizhen and He Yuzhu signed a contract based on the principle of mutual benefit.

The general content is: First, after two people get the marriage certificate, they are husband and wife in name only but not in reality. Second, if one person finds a marriage partner, the other person will divorce unconditionally to help the other person. Third, Xu Huizhen will give He Yuzhu a bicycle as compensation for mental damages, and the initial agreed period is two years. After two years, the specific situation will be discussed again.

This contract is not very strict, and Xu Huizhen does not need to make the rules so rigid, as long as he can divorce when he wants. Other aspects are not important. In terms of money, as long as He Yuzhu helps her get space, giving him some benefits is not a big deal.

Before leaving, Xu Huizhen asked, "Jianmei, do you want to work in the embroidery factory?"

When Xu Jianmei heard this, she hurriedly asked, "Can I go?"

Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "If others can't do it, you can definitely do it! I'm the factory director now. I have a quota, and Aunt Han also has one. She said she doesn't have anyone to assign, so let me take care of it."

Xu Jianmei said: "Of course I will go. Jobs are so hard to come by. Wouldn't it be stupid not to go?"

After Xu Huizhen left, Xu Jianmei said to Cai Quanwu, "Quanwu, I actually have a city hukou now. I can make money by making tofu at home, and I can take care of my grandfather at the same time. It's okay if I don't go. It would be great if the embroidery factory recruited men, and let my brother come to work."

Cai Quanwu said, "It's not impossible. You can first go to the embroidery factory and take up a job there, then exchange jobs with female workers in other factories. If you find a job that a man can do, you can give it to your brother. But you have to inform Huizhen first."

Jianmei said happily: "Quanwu, you are so smart. When my brother comes, let him live in your old house. When he is free, he can also help me make tofu. It really kills two birds with one stone."

The next day, Xu Huizhen and He Yuzhu went to get their marriage certificate. They did it quietly, without any interference. Xu Huizhen also gave the bicycle to He Yuzhu as agreed.

He Yuzhu walked around the bicycle, grinning and saying, "Huizhen, from now on, I will be responsible for buying food, coal briquettes, and winter vegetables. Also, my best skill is cooking, so I'll cook for you every now and then."

When He Yuzhu rode his brand new bicycle into the courtyard, everyone in the courtyard was stunned. How could they not be shocked? The bicycles of this era were equivalent to the small Mercedes-Benz cars of later generations. Not long ago, Shazhu and Yushui could not even get enough food to eat, but in just a few years, they have upgraded their guns and cannons. They renovated their house some time ago and bought a car now.

Uncle Yan Bugui stared with his shrewd eyes and asked, "Zhu Zi, did you buy this car?"

He Yuzhu: "Nonsense, I didn't buy it, how could I have stolen it? Uncle, I am a law-abiding person!" He Yuzhu certainly couldn't say that he got the car in exchange for a fake marriage. He just lied without thinking.

Uncle San: "That's right, that's right. Where did you get your bicycle ticket?"

He Yuzhu: "I cooked for them, they gave it to me as a gift."

Everyone looked at the bicycle with envy and sighed in their hearts: "He Yuzhu has a really good skill!" Only Yi Zhonghai knew that the money He Yuzhu spent was a gift from him, Yi Zhonghai.

If he didn't show his presence at this time, he wouldn't be Yi Zhonghai, the moral god. He said shamelessly: "Zhu Zi, since you have a bicycle, we are all good neighbors in the same yard. If someone has an emergency in the future, you should lend it to others."

He Yuzhu was not happy when he heard this. It was a new car, and he hadn't used it enough, but you wanted to ride it. What if it broke? So he said, "You can borrow it, but you have to pay me for the depreciation. I'll pay 1 cent each time."

Yi Zhonghai was unwilling: "Zhu Zi, you can't be so selfish. We live in the same courtyard, and it's awkward to ask for money."

He Yuzhu: "Neighbors also have to have boundaries. Can you let your neighbors spend your money? Can you let your neighbors sleep with your wife?" He Yuzhu's words made everyone laugh, not to mention that He Yuzhu's mouth is quite poor.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he blew his beard and glared: "Zhu Zi, how can you talk like that?"

He Yuzhu: "You can lend it to me if you want. I don't want to lend my new bike to anyone else!" After that, he moved the bike into his house. What if it gets stolen if he leaves it outside?

The crowd, who had nothing to watch, had no choice but to leave.