Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Ask Jia Zhang for money to buy clothes? ?

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Dongxu as if he was a mentally retarded person.

Are you crazy, or am I crazy?

The family has lost so much money recently that Jia Zhangshi doesn't even plan to buy meat and vegetables for the New Year. Can she give you money to buy new clothes?

Just go to bed and stop thinking about nonsense.

Seeing that Qin Huairu didn't say anything, Jia Dongxu continued, "You didn't see that Xu Damao was wearing such a smart outfit, and his leather shoes were also shiny. As long as you can get money from mom, I will buy you a woolen coat!"

Before they got married, Jia Dongxu promised Qin Huairu a woolen coat. It has been several years and Qin Huairu almost forgot about it.

I didn’t expect Jia Dongxu to bring out the pie again.

A woolen coat costs at least a dozen yuan. If you want Jia Zhang to pay for it, you'd better wait for the sun to rise in the west.

Although Qin Huairu had complaints in her heart, she said softly, "Dongxu, I dare not. You should go. Mom loves you the most."

Seeing that Qin Huairu was not fooled, Jia Dongxu immediately became dispirited.

He didn't dare either.

The couple whispered for a long time, but in the end they couldn't come to a conclusion.

But Jia Dongxu was already very angry at this time. Even if Jia Zhangshi didn't give him money, he had to buy new clothes this year, otherwise he would be outdone by others.

So after dinner, Jia Dongxu went out for a walk.

If I can't get the money, can't I borrow it?

I have decided to buy this dress, and even God can't stop me.

The next day, early in the morning.

Today is New Year's Eve, and people in the courtyard got up earlier than usual.

Because today we not only have to put up Spring Festival couplets, but also have to sweep the house and tidy up things.

Chen Jun's family didn't need to put up Spring Festival couplets this year, so he took a walk in the yard after breakfast.

When he came back, he was holding a pile of books in his arms.

"Brother, what did you get?" Lin Yao came over curiously.

"This is the book I got from Uncle Three's house. You've been out of school for so long, you must have missed a lot of lessons. Read more when you have free time, so you don't fall behind when school starts."

As he spoke, Chen Jun placed a pile of books on the table.

Lin Yao took a look and saw that there were at least seven or eight books.

"You have to study hard. Not only will you go to high school, but you will also have to go to college. Our Chen family must have a college student."

Lin Yao was stunned when she heard this, and asked in confusion: "Ah? I still have to take the college entrance examination? Isn't it enough to just study in high school?"

These days, graduating from high school is considered a top student.

There are very few people in the university.

The main reason is that going to college costs money and time. You can find a good job after graduating from high school, so why go to college?

Especially some girls, who think that after graduating from college, they will become old maids.

This old-fashioned thinking is very common in this day and age.

Chen Jun smiled, then slapped Lin Yao on the head with his backhand.

"With such good conditions, it would be a shame if you didn't go to a university in a big city. Do you know how difficult it would be to go to a university in a big city a few decades later?"

Don’t look at Lin Yao’s poor conditions now. Her family is average, her studies are average, and everything about her is average.

But now there is less competition, and I have a local household registration in Beijing, so I am a local.

As long as you work hard, there is still hope.

It’s not as competitive as in later generations. It’s very difficult to get in by hard work alone.

After all, you are not the only one working hard. There are many people who work harder than you.

Seeing that Lin Yao didn't look very interested, Chen Jun slapped her again.

"I'm your brother, you have to listen to me. If you really get into Sijiucheng University, I'll buy you a bicycle, nice clothes, whatever you want."

"You are still young and don't understand the value of a university in Beijing. Let me put it this way. As long as you pass the entrance exam, you won't have to worry about the rest of your life. After graduation, you can choose a good company and get a high salary."

"High? How high?" Lin Yao was not very interested in going to college, but she was very interested in the salary.

"At least three or four times as tall as Yi Zhonghai!" Chen Jun said casually.

In fact, he didn't know how much salary a college graduate could get, but it would be correct to say it was higher.

Yi Zhonghai has the highest salary in the entire hospital, so there is nothing wrong with using him as the unit of measurement.

As expected, when Lin Yao heard that the salary could be three or four times as high as Yi Zhonghai's, her eyes lit up.

"Okay, then I'm going to go to college!" Lin Yao waved her little fist and said confidently.

"Okay, then you should work hard. Maybe you can study abroad in the future."

When she heard that she could go abroad, Lin Yao's eyes brightened even more.

She had never heard of these things before, and no one had ever told her about them.

The idea of ​​favoring boys over girls is very prevalent in the courtyard houses. Girls are lucky enough to be able to finish junior high school, let alone go to high school or college.

When you reach a certain age, you will find a job, and after two years, you will find someone with similar conditions and get married.

Chen Jun's words opened the door to a new world for Lin Yao.

"Come on, take a look at these books first, and if you don't understand anything, you can ask me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Dongxu's shouting suddenly came from outside the door.

"Xu Damao, Xu Damao!"

Soon, Xu Damao's voice came from the house.

"What are you doing, Jia Dongxu? You don't have any work to do at home, so why are you running to the backyard and yelling so early in the morning?"

As soon as Xu Damao walked out of the house, he knew why Jia Dongxu came to see him so early in the morning.

This guy actually wore a new piece of clothes.

And the style is somewhat similar to the one he bought yesterday.

But, this dress looks a little weird!

"See? These are new clothes. I went to the department store this morning to buy them." Jia Dongxu pulled at his clothes and said with a bit of pride, "How are they? Are they cool?"

Xu Damao scratched his chin, walked in front of Jia Dongxu and circled around him several times, then he realized what was wrong.

"No, you bought a thin coat in the middle of winter?"

What Jia Dongxu was wearing was not a cotton-padded jacket at all, but a thin overcoat, which he wore over the cotton-padded jacket.

"Uh..." Jia Dongxu was a little speechless when asked.

It’s not that he wants to buy a coat, but he has no money!

I ran out to borrow from my fellow workers yesterday, but I only borrowed a few dollars.

After all, it’s the New Year, and it’s considered unlucky if anyone comes to borrow money.

It was difficult to buy the same cotton-padded jacket as Xu Damao for just a few dollars, so Jia Dongxu planned to go to the department store and buy a similar coat that would also be enough to fit in his bag.

But coats in department stores are not cheap either!

So in the end, Jia Dongxu bought it at a stall in front of the department store.

Although the quality is not as good as that of department stores, the styles are similar.

"Are you stupid? After the New Year it will be spring and you won't be able to wear a cotton jacket then!" After thinking for a long time, Jia Dongxu came up with a suitable reason.