Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

When they returned to the courtyard, they found the gate was locked. Chen Changan guessed that it was the third uncle Yan Fugui who was causing trouble again, as the gate was locked as soon as it got dark.

After knocking on the door twice, Yan Fugui, who was well prepared, opened the door. Seeing that the third uncle opened the door, Chen Changan said directly, "Third uncle, the gate of the courtyard was closed so early. You can't take the money for guarding the gate in vain. It's too easy to close the gate so early, isn't it?"

Yan Fugui didn't care and said with a smile, "I heard that it's unsafe recently. Closing the door early is also for the safety of this courtyard. If a thief comes in, he won't be able to see it in the dark. Don't you think this makes sense?"

Chen Changan was also angry and laughed when he heard this twisted logic. Okay, isn't it just a matter of cigarettes? But I can only give you this cigarette if I want to, not just because you want it. Otherwise, it will be annoying every day.

Besides, this thing also requires reciprocity. Today I give you cigarettes, and tomorrow you give me cigarettes. It can't be that only I give you cigarettes and you don't give me cigarettes, and then take my cigarettes and call me a fool behind my back.

Thinking of this, he said directly to Yan Fugui, "Okay, Third Uncle, you are busy, I am in a hurry to go back to see my sisters." Then he walked quickly towards home.

Yan Fugui saw that he didn't give him a cigarette.

He sighed a few times, but he didn't catch Chen Changan. He watched Chen Changan open the door and go into the house without looking back, and sighed in annoyance. If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have smoked that Zhonghua cigarette in the afternoon, and he could have smelled it more.

Thinking back to the Zhonghua I smoked in the afternoon, I said to myself, "It smells so good"

After returning home, the two younger sisters had already fallen asleep. The older sister was still waiting for Chen Changan. When she saw Chen Changan come back, she poured him a glass of water and asked how things went at Aunt Wang's house today.

"Okay, I'll go to the street office tomorrow to get a letter of introduction, and then I'll probably work in the logistics department of the steel mill."

The older sister Xiuying didn't show any expression after hearing this. She just said, "Okay, then go to bed early. You can go to work directly tomorrow morning. I'll ask Auntie to help look after Xiuhua and Xiujuan."

Chen Changan originally didn't want to trouble the aunt to help look after his two younger sisters. After all, the reputation of the uncle Yi Zhonghai as the Lord of Morality was still very famous. But if he didn't let the aunt look after them, no one else would have time.

Tomorrow is Saturday. Those who should go to work should go to work, and those who should go to school should go to school. Chen Changan doesn't know the aunties at home. He can't ask Qin Huairu. After thinking about it, he nodded.

After his sister went into the house to sleep, Chen Changan also returned to his own little house. Looking at the few pieces of furniture in the house, he sighed. The three-year natural disaster period would be over soon, so he had to stay alive first.

The next morning, I woke up and watched my eldest sister cooking in the kitchen, so I went to wash up. When I came back, my sisters were already sitting and waiting for Chen Changan. I looked at the cornmeal porridge and pickles on the table, thinking about the fish I would cook the next night. I thought that the fish in this era were basically wild, which was better than the farmed ones in later generations. I would report in the morning, and go catch a few to eat in the afternoon when I had nothing to do.

After dinner, Chen Changan gave instructions to his two younger sisters. The eldest sister went to find an aunt to explain the situation, and then Chen Changan went out with the eldest sister.

"Hey, Changan, why are you here so early today? Are you sending Xiuying to school?"

Without even a glance, he knew it was the Third Uncle again. Chen Changan immediately replied, "Yes, Third Uncle. I don't have anything to do. I'm just sending my sister to school and taking a stroll outside."

Watching Chen Changan and his sister leave, Yan Fugui muttered, "He doesn't even go to school anymore, doesn't even know how to find a job, and even smokes premium cigarettes. Isn't he just a street urchin?"

Chen Changan sent his sister to school first. Thinking that it was still a little early and the street office might not be open, he leisurely arrived at the street office, but it was still not open. It seemed that he had arrived too early.

An old man who was guarding the door said that the director might not arrive for half an hour.

Well, wait a minute. I gave the old man a cigarette and then we started chatting about all sorts of things.

I didn't expect it. No, actually I should have expected it. The gatekeepers these days are not ordinary. Most of them are veterans who fought against the Japanese and the War of Liberation.

After smoking two cigarettes and finishing four cigarettes, Aunt Wang finally showed up.

I said to the gatekeeper, "You are busy. Director Wang is here. See you later."

Like a lackey, he came close to Director Wang and said with a flattering smile, "Auntie Wang, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

Aunt Wang also smiled when she saw Chen Changan, "Okay, you little mud monkey, not bad, coming so early, and quite active."

"That's right. This is related to work. How can I not be positive?"

"Come with me to the office."