Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Ma Lili took the list and asked, "What did you buy today?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "Lucky! I was able to purchase two pieces of pork."

"Ouch?! I didn't realize you're such a capable guy!" Ma Lili looked at Yan Jiekuang in surprise, then quickly wrote down the account and said, "The total is 219 yuan. You advanced 3 yuan, and now I'll give you another 100 yuan." After that, Ma Lili took out the money, counted it twice, and after making sure there was no problem, she handed it to Yan Jiekuang, then pointed to the record book and said, "Sign here."

Yan Jiekuang took the money and put it directly into his pocket, then signed his name where Ma Lili pointed, and then took out two paper bags from his shoulder bag, put them on the table, and said, "Sister Lili, these are the melon seeds and peanuts that the villagers roasted themselves. You can keep them and taste them."

"Ouch?! I didn't expect you to be so good at handling things!" Ma Lili put away the melon seeds and peanuts and said, "Xiao Yan, next time if you can get some meat and eggs, remember to leave some for me."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Sister Lili, this is easy to talk about. But we have to account for everything that comes into the factory. We can't take it out?!"

Ma Lili said, "This is easy to do. Your brother-in-law is the team leader of our factory's security department. I'll introduce you to each other later. When the time comes, just give him any good stuff you have."

Yan Jiekuang thought about it and agreed readily: "Okay! Since Sister Lili said so, I will do it. Otherwise, you can take me to meet my brother-in-law later?! The New Year is coming soon, and the villages around Sijiu City have handed in their task pigs, and they have begun to kill pigs and distribute the meat one after another. I have already made arrangements with other villages today. I will go again tomorrow. In the afternoon, I will be able to bring back the meat."

Ma Lili thought about it and said, "Okay! I'll take you there now." After that, Ma Lili locked the drawer and left the office with Yan Jiekuang.

A quarter of an hour later, Ma Lili and Yan Jiekuang arrived at the security department's door. Ma Lili was about to knock on the door when a burly middle-aged man came out. The middle-aged man saw Ma Lili and asked, "Wife, why are you here?!"

Ma Lili said, "Yuejiang, this is my new brother, from the procurement team of the logistics department. His name is Yan Jiekuang." Then she introduced Yan Jiekuang, "Jiekuang, this is your brother-in-law Sun Yuejiang."

"Hello, brother-in-law!" Yan Jiekuang greeted him, took out a cigarette from his pocket, and handed it over. Sun Yuejiang took the cigarette and asked, "Wife, why do you recognize him as your brother?!"

Ma Lili said: "My little brother is really capable! He bought two pork shanks on his first day at work."

Although there is much more pork on the market now than in previous years, there are still only so many tickets. So going to the market to buy vegetables every morning is like a battle. I am afraid that I will not be able to buy good meat if I go too late. Sun Yuejiang is not a fool. When he heard Ma Lili mention pork, his eyes lit up slightly.

Ma Lili said: "My brother will come to see you when he returns to the factory tomorrow. Don't forget to bring the things back to me in the evening."

"Okay! I've got that! It's our group's turn to guard the gate tomorrow, so we won't miss anything." Sun Yuejiang replied, then looked at Ma Lili and asked, "If you have nothing else to do, go back and pack up, and we'll go home together."

Yan Jiekuang said: "Sister, brother-in-law, I'm leaving first!"

"Go!" Ma Lili watched Yan Jiekuang leave, then looked at her husband. Seeing that her husband was in a daze, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you thinking about?!"

Sun Yuejiang came back to his senses and said, "This Yan Jiekuang is not very old. What do you think about introducing my little sister to him?!"

Ma Lili replied: "Don't even think about it. They're already married."

After leaving the machine tool factory, Yan Jiekuang walked home and happened to pass by the entrance of a department store. After hesitating for a few seconds, Yan Jiekuang walked in, came to the bicycle counter, and asked, "Comrade, do you have any bicycles?!"

The salesperson glanced at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Forever, Phoenix, Feige, Golden Deer, Red Flag, which brand do you want?!"

Yan Jiekuang asked: "Do you have Phoenix 14?!"

The salesperson replied, "196 plus bicycle tickets and 30 industrial coupons."

Yan Jiekuang didn't say anything more. He took out a stack of money from his pocket, counted out twenty Great Unity banknotes and put them on the counter. Then he pretended to reach into the inside pocket of his clothes, took out a stack of bills, found the Phoenix bicycle tickets and 30 industrial coupons and handed them to the salesperson.

When the salesperson saw the ticket in Yan Jiekuang's hand, his eyes widened. After a while, the salesperson came to his senses, counted the money, checked the bicycle ticket and industrial voucher, and after confirming that there was no problem, he wrote a receipt. He put the receipt, money and ticket on the clip and pushed it gently. The clip slid quickly along the light thread to the cashier. The cashier took the receipt, money and ticket from the clip, checked them again, and after confirming that there was no problem, he stamped the receipt, put the receipt and change on the clip, and pushed it back.

The salesperson took the bill and change from the clip that was pushed back and handed them to Yan Jiekuang, saying, "Comrade, take this bill and go to the warehouse in the back to pick up the goods."

"Thank you!" Yan Jiekuang took the bill and the change, and walked towards the warehouse in the direction indicated by the salesperson.

After picking up the bicycle, Yan Jiekuang tried it to make sure there was no problem, then rode his bicycle straight to the police station. After rushing, Yan Jiekuang finally arrived at the police station before the end of the work day to stamp the steel stamp. After Yan Jiekuang spent 2 yuan to complete the formalities, he rode his bicycle home.

When passing by the post office, Yan Jiekuang stopped his bicycle, locked it to the electric pole in front of the post office, and then entered the post office.

Yan Jiekuang saw Liu Aidi and said, "Sister-in-law, please check for me, has my package arrived?!"

Liu Aidi replied, "It's here! If you didn't come, I would take it back for you after get off work today. Wait, I'll get it for you." After that, Liu Aidi walked to the back where the parcels were piled, found a small cart, pulled out Yan Jiekuang's things, and said, "Your parcels are all here. I didn't expect there to be so many things?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "These are the things I bought during my years in the Northeast. Now that I'm back, I can't just leave them there, right?! It is said that a poor home is worth a fortune. In any case, these things are a testimony to my life in the Northeast over the years." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang pretended to reach into his shoulder bag, then took out two oversized sacks from the bag and put the things in one after another.

"Sister-in-law, I'm leaving!" After saying that, Yan Jiekuang left the post office carrying two large sacks.

More than ten minutes later, Yan Jiekuang appeared at the entrance of the courtyard on his bicycle. As soon as Yan Jiekuang parked his bicycle, he saw Yan Jiedi coming out. Yan Jiekuang hurriedly called out, "Jiedi! Come over and give me a hand!"

“Hey!” Yan Jiekuang ran to his side, held onto the bicycle, and asked, “Brother, what’s in your sack?!”

Yan Jiekuang replied, "These are the things I sent from the Northeast before I came back. They just arrived today." After that, Yan Jiekuang pushed the bicycle into the gate of the courtyard.