Siheyuan: Cooking journey

"Brother, brother, I'm back!"

The voice of He Yuzhu's sister He Yushui calling out to him floated into the yard.

Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat and she quickly picked up a basin and walked out, pretending to go get some water.

"Sister Qin, have you seen my brother? The door is locked. Where is he?"

As soon as He Yushui saw Qin Huairu, he immediately asked.

"He went out with a few books, probably to the library. He should be back soon."

After hearing what Qin Huairu said, He Yushui couldn't help but laugh.

"Don't you think it's strange that my silly brother, a chef, doesn't read the recipe but starts studying Romance of the Three Kingdoms and reading Dream of the Red Chamber."

Qin Huairu lowered her head and didn't respond. She sobbed softly, and the tears came and rolled down her face.

"Sister Qin, why are you crying? Did someone bully you?"

He Yushui asked with concern.

Qin Huairu sobbed and shook her head.

"What happened?"

He Yushui was anxious: "Hurry up and tell me, my heart is about to break."

"Rainwater, I finally got you back."

Qin Huairu wiped her tears and said aggrievedly: "Do you know how I have been living these days? I can't eat or sleep."

"Sister Qin, what are you saying? I don't quite understand."

He Yushui looked confused.

"Don't talk about you. I'm confused myself."

Qin Huairu sobbed and said, "I don't know what happened in the past two months. Your brother has been very cold and he doesn't even want to say a word when we meet.

Bang Geng and Xiao Dang chased after him and called him uncle, but he ignored them;

In the past, the door to our house was never locked, and I could go in and help clean up and do his laundry;

Now, he locks the door whenever he goes out, just like he is guarding against thieves;

I couldn't figure out where I had offended him, nor could I figure out why he was like this, why he had become so cold;

I was worried that he might have encountered some difficulties. I wanted to ask him about it, but he always ignored me. His indifference made me feel very uncomfortable. "

He Yushui frowned upon hearing this and said, "Why didn't you tell me when I came back the last few times?"

"I thought he would get better on his own after a while."

Qin Huairu sobbed and said, "I didn't expect that after so long, he is still like this. I am an outsider and a widow, so I am embarrassed to chase him and ask what's wrong. You are his biological sister, so you have to care about him more. I am really worried about him."

"Okay, don't worry, Sister Qin. I will ask him about it when my brother comes back."

He Yushui said indignantly: "You are so good to him and care about him so much, how could he treat you like this? It's really infuriating."

……

After leaving the courtyard, He Yuzhu went to the nearby bus stop to wait for the tram.

The library is not far away, about seven or eight kilometers away, and it only takes about ten minutes to get there by tram.

Soon, the car arrived and He Yuzhu took out ten cents from the system warehouse to buy a ticket.

A ticket costing one cent was considered expensive at that time.

Most people would choose the more economical monthly pass.

3 yuan a month, you can take the city bus as many times as you want, no limit on the number of times.

In addition, there is a monthly ticket from the suburbs to the city, which costs 5 yuan a month. This monthly ticket is limited to one line, and only this line can be ridden unlimited times.

However, no matter which type of monthly ticket it is, it can only be used by the person himself. There is a photo and a stamp on it. Once any alteration is found, it will be invalid.

He Yuzhu doesn't take the bus often, so he didn't get a monthly pass. For him, since he only takes the bus a few times a month, it is more cost-effective to buy a ticket directly.

After the rush hour, there are still many empty seats on the bus.

He Yuzhu found a seat by the window and sat down, looking at the scenery outside.

Occasionally a bicycle passed by, and He Yuzhu's eyes became hot.

In the past, if someone said that an ordinary 28-inch bicycle could be envied, he would definitely think that the person was crazy.

But now, he was really envious and itched to own a bicycle.

In that era, owning a bicycle was like driving a super sports car. You would be the coolest wherever you went.

Unfortunately, just like supercars were hard to come by, bicycles were also a scarce commodity at that time.

In terms of price, a Phoenix brand 28-inch bicycle costs 158 yuan.

It is not much more expensive than a watch and is also sold in department stores.

But the problem remains the same: it is easy to save money but difficult to get tickets. You need a bicycle ticket to buy a bicycle.

And these bicycle tickets, like watch tickets, are rare items.

The steel plant only has a few vacancies each year, so it’s not his turn at all.

Fortunately, I heard that industrial vouchers will be issued this year.

The salary was 20 yuan and one industrial voucher was issued.

At that time, you needed a corresponding ticket to buy anything. A thermos had a thermos ticket, a washbasin had a washbasin ticket, and even if you wanted to pick up a piece of soap, you needed a soap ticket. In short, there was a corresponding ticket for whatever was available in the department store.

This is really too cumbersome and complicated.

So industrial coupons came into being. Industrial coupons were like universal tickets. Except for food, other daily necessities could be bought with them.

Of course, this is just the purchasing qualification, and the money still needs to be paid.

But even so, there are still many benefits to having industrial vouchers.

Watches and bicycles are no longer out of reach. You can buy them by pooling industrial coupons with your fellow workers.

The only thing you need is to save money.

He Yuzhu wanted a bicycle more than a watch.

With a bicycle, it is convenient to go anywhere, and he has long wanted to go fishing outside the city to improve his life.

But when I thought about the price, the fish suddenly lost its appeal.

Don't even think about improving your life.