Stay away from beasts in the world of Siheyuan

When Ban Ye entered the yard, the man who opened the door saw Xu Changping standing alone outside the door and quickly greeted him:

"Little brother, it's you who wants to buy a stove."

"Did you weld the furnace yourself?"

Xu Changping didn't hesitate and asked directly.

"My old man did the welding. Do you have any special requirements?" the man asked with a smile.

"Well, I want to buy two stoves and need to install two chimneys." Xu Changping thought about the Zhang family's house and said.

"That's not cheap!" the man said in surprise. Adding a chimney would require a lot of iron.

"Money is not the problem. It's just a matter of when we can get the things." Xu Changping said nonchalantly.

The man looked at the sky, thought for a moment and said, "In the afternoon, you can, but you have to pay a deposit first."

"How many."

"50 yuan, two stoves and a chimney are 100 yuan." The man said without thinking.

"Okay, I'll come and get it this afternoon." Xu Changping didn't hesitate and directly counted out 50 yuan and handed it to the man.

"Okay, it will definitely be done before three o'clock in the afternoon." The man took the money, counted it and said with a smile.

"Thank you for the trouble." Xu Changping said and left the man's house directly.

When passing by the flea market on his way back, Xu Changping went in and bought a large jar, and asked a waiter to take it back to Zhang's house.

"Master Junior, why did you buy this?"

As soon as Zhang Mengxue opened the door, she saw Xu Changping bringing a boarder into the yard. Seeing the large vat pulled on the back panel cart, she asked in surprise.

"It's useful." Because of Ban Ye, Xu Changping didn't explain.

He asked Ban Ye to help unload the vat from the truck. Xu Changping paid him the bill, closed the door, and then turned around and said:

"Brush the jar, dry it, and put the things I brought today into the jar, so that it won't be eaten by mice."

"Master, you heard what I said."

Zhang Mengxue then realized that what she had just muttered in the kitchen had been heard by this junior master. She said it a little embarrassedly, and then immediately started to fetch water and clean the vat.

Xu Changping smiled and said nothing. He pushed his bicycle out of Zhang's house again and rode all the way to the coal station near Zhang's house. He found a man in work clothes sitting outside and smoking and asked:

"Brother, do you have any coal?"

"How much do you want?" The man glanced at Xu Changping sideways, exhaled the cigarette in his mouth, and asked nonchalantly.

"How many honeycomb coals are needed for heating this winter?" Xu Changping himself uses black technology, so he really doesn't know how much coal is needed.

"Four or five hundred yuan will be enough." The man said casually.

Who would burn coal for heating all day long? They only burn it for a while before going to bed at night.

"I'll give you one thousand yuan." Xu Changping said after thinking for a while.

"How much?" the man thought he had misheard and asked.

He usually only makes about a hundred or eighty yuan at a time, and no one has ever asked for so much directly.

"One thousand yuan." Xu Changping repeated.

"20 yuan, plus an extra 2 yuan for delivery." The man said after thinking for a moment.

"Okay, when can the goods be delivered?" Xu Changping nodded.

"Wait, I'll ask someone to install it for you now." The man stood up, walked to the guard post of the coal warehouse, said something to the people inside, and then sat back in his previous seat.

Xu Changping was not in a hurry either. He leaned on his bicycle and thought about what the Zhang family still needed.

"Okay." After a while, the man who was sitting stood up again and said.

"Should I give you the delivery money or give it to him?" Xu Changping asked, looking at the man pushing the cart out of the door.

"Give it to him." The man threw the empty cigarette in his hand to the ground, crushed it with his foot, and said.

Xu Changping took out 20 yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into the man's hand, then pushed his bicycle and left with the man who was pulling coal.

"Junior Master, our family still has coal coupons." Zhang Mengxue said anxiously when she saw Xu Changping and his men bringing back a cart of honeycomb coal.

"That's just how much you have. Buy some more to use for cooking later." Xu Changping took out an apron from somewhere and said as he followed the coal hauler to unload the truck.

Not long after, Xu Changping and the coal-hauling master dropped all the honeycomb coal in the corner of the kitchen, paid the coal-hauling master and sent him away.

Xu Changping then took off his apron and said as he washed his hands:

"I won't buy you any winter vegetables. You and Master usually eat in the cafeteria, so I won't cook them if I buy them."

"Well, the food in the cafeteria is cabbage, radishes, potatoes and other things anyway."

Zhang Mengxue nodded and said that her family hasn't bought any vegetables since the nanny left.

After washing his hands, Xu Changping glanced at his watch and said:

"Come on, I'll treat you to a meal out today."

"Where are we going to eat?"

"What do you want to eat? Donglaishun or Quanjude. It's up to you."

"Donglaishun, I haven't eaten hotpot for a long time."

"Okay, then let's go to Donglaishun." Xu Changping didn't ride a bicycle, but took Zhang Mengxue to Donglaishun.

They arrived early and there was only one table of guests in the lobby of Donglaishun.

Xu Changping ordered 3 kilograms of mutton. When the mutton came, he first rinsed out a lot of it and put it into the lunch box together with the soup. He then asked the waiter to pack a portion of dipping sauce before inviting Zhang Mengxue to eat.

"Well, Junior Master, Dong Lai Shun is so delicious."

After leaving Donglaishun, Zhang Mengxue rubbed her stomach and said.

"Well, the mutton is very fresh." Xu Changping nodded.

The two walked all the way to the library, and Xu Changping asked Zhang Mengxue to go home first while he went to deliver the packed mutton hotpot to Director Zhang.

"Master."

After registering at the door, Xu Changping went directly to Director Zhang's office.

"What are we eating today?" Director Zhang said with a smile when he saw the lunch box in Xu Changping's hand.

He thought he had to go to the cafeteria to eat today, but he didn't expect that his apprentice would bring him food.

"Shabu-shabu." Xu Changping said as he took the aluminum lunch box out of the net bag and placed it on the stove in the corner of the office.

"Oh, you two went to Donglaishun!" Director Zhang smacked his lips when he heard about mutton hotpot.

Although he is not short of money, he cannot always go out to eat. These days, the problem is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of income. If they, the old and the young, continue to live so well, they will become a thorn in the eyes of others!

"Well, I was very busy today, so I didn't cook." Xu Changping said in a gentle tone.

After a while, the soup in the aluminum lunch box boiled. He quickly poured the dipping sauce on the lid of the lunch box and called Director Zhang to come and eat.

"So much meat!" Director Zhang said with amusement after seeing what was in the aluminum lunch box.

His disciple was afraid that he would be hungry, so he filled the bowl with meat.

"Haha, you eat, I'll go to your house first." Xu Changping said hurriedly when he saw Director Zhang was about to eat.

"Well, go ahead." Director Zhang ignored him and waved his hand.