Chapter 133

Each store is a small business, and all of them will undergo asset verification. In the early stages, I asked the neighborhood committee to bring the accountant first.

But the people there are not good enough, and I feel relieved that the final review has to come to you."

"Director, don't worry. If something happens, I will be there at your beck and call. I will definitely be there even if I am sick."

Li Zhiguo knew that he couldn't get away with it, as he always carried the title of the number one accountant.

"Well, I feel relieved now that you said that. Put your feet up. It may help your stomach problems."

The director left with a smile, but after turning around, he was thinking, you have had stomach problems for how many years? You can go to work when something happens, and your condition gets worse when nothing happens. Who would believe this?

But you still have to pamper your generals. As long as they can help at critical moments, that's good.

After a while, Li Zhiguo withdrew and returned to the courtyard.

Just as I stopped at the door, Sha Zhu jumped out from somewhere.

"No, Silly Zhu, it's not time to get off work yet."

"Hi, I'm done with my work, so I'm leaving early. Li Zhiguo, I have something to talk to you about."

Sha Zhu is just waiting for someone and has been hiding for half an hour.

"What's the matter?" Li Zhiguo parked the car on the side and took the cigarette from Sha Zhu.

"Hey, let's talk over there." Sha Zhu looked around, afraid that someone would overhear him.

"You are good at this. You have already learned this trick."

Li Zhiguo thought, this is the prelude to the three-step interception plan, could it be that Sha Zhu has also figured it out?
When they reached the corner of the alley, Sha Zhu said, "Li Zhiguo, can you teach me how to find a wife?"

"Shazhu, who do you like?" Li Zhiguo pretended not to know. This needed someone to explain it in person.

"Hey, it's Xu Huizhen, you've met her." Sha Zhu didn't hide anything, he had to find someone to ask for advice.

"That young widow, no, why don't you find a virgin girl?"

Li Zhiguo put his arm around Sha Zhu’s shoulders and said, “Brother, tell me about your journey.”

"Hey, they are right for each other. Besides, Xu Huizhen is only in her early twenties, young, and has a daughter. Her father-in-law is gone, and there is no one from her family. How pitiful is that?"

Sha Zhu's sympathy is only for the widow, and he is unreliable towards anyone else.

"That makes sense! You want to learn how to woo women?"

Li Zhiguo was confused. Did he teach the three bachelors of the He family a lesson?
Father and son, brothers, uncle and nephew, they all have the same master. In this case, he won, and as long as he wins, he is one of the disciples, right?

"Li Zhiguo, this is something you are good at, I want to learn from you.

I've prepared everything and sent it to your mother-in-law so that you won't waste your time. "

Sha Zhu is also a person who pays attention to others. He gives gifts first and then asks for help.

"Well, we are brothers, of course I have to help you."

He thought that he had already taught two tricks, one to Lao He and the other to Lao Cai, so what trick should he teach Sha Zhu?

The biggest problem is that the advantages that Sha Zhu has are also possessed by Lao Cai and Lao He, and they are inherited from the same source, and Sha Zhu does not have that much time.

"Got it, Silly Zhu, I'll teach you a trick, recognize your sister."

Although Li Zhiguo felt that Sha Zhu had no advantages, he was not as good as Lao He at cooking and would probably not be able to beat Lao Cai in a fight. He did not have much time and did not make much money.

But Shazhu is young, and even if he fails, at least he has a sister.

"What do you mean by recognizing a sister?" Shazhu was confused. I prepared so many gifts, but I only exchanged them for these two words?
"It means recognizing Xu Huizhen as your sister. Wouldn't that make the relationship closer? Her father-in-law passed away and she is still in mourning. It's useless for you to pursue her.

But if you use siblings to build a closer relationship, then you can go over there anytime and no one will gossip about you. Over time, they will discover your good qualities and develop feelings for you, right? "

Li Zhiguo would not lie to his brothers, so maybe he is reliable.

"Oh, you are absolutely right, Li Zhiguo, go back and have a rest. I am going to look for my sister."

Sha Zhu ran away in a flash. He brought back a lunch box, enough for Yu Shui to have dinner.

……

"Hey, Xu Huizhen, aren't you going to open a tavern? Why do you have time to hang around here?"

"Sister Xueru, where did you hear that I was going to open a pub?"

On Qianmen Street, Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru met. They had known each other before and had often quarreled with each other.

"Don't worry about where I heard it. If you really want to do it, when do you plan to open it? Do you need help? I don't think you can handle it alone with the children."

Chen Xueru was picking her nails. There were nearly a thousand businesses within the jurisdiction of Qianmen Street.

But among these businesses, there are not many women running businesses as shopkeepers. Now suddenly someone named Xu Huizhen appears and quarrels with her. Of course, she has to talk to her if she meets her.

She had never mentioned this matter to Li Zhiguo. How could she bring up the quarrel between women?
"Sister Xueru, don't worry about it. I have someone to help me. I'll open the business as soon as I buy the wine. I'll definitely invite you to come and support us then."

Xu Hui really didn't want to be looked down upon. Besides, she had the He brothers to help her, and also Sha Zhu.

"Okay! Then I'll wait and see."

Chen Xueru watched Xu Huizhen walk away, thinking that Old Man He had made the right choice in choosing such a daughter-in-law.

Otherwise, Old Man He's silly son would be embarrassed when others made a few jokes about him in the pub, and later he simply stopped going to the pub to help.

But Xu Hui only has a junior high school diploma, knows a lot about wine, has a sharp tongue, and can even make the drinking guests stunned. She really has some skills.

Even Old Man He and his silly son were unlucky and are now dead.

But Xu Hui really went to buy vegetables, and when she returned home, she found that Sha Zhu was also there.

"Sister, let me cook. My cooking skills are no worse than dad's."

Sha Zhu took the dish, as he hadn't had dinner yet.

"Silly, what did you just call me?"

Xu Huizhen was a little confused. Didn’t she call me Huizhen yesterday? Why did she change her words today?

"Call you sister, you are older than me."

Sha Zhu had a foolish smile on his face. This was what Li Zhiguo taught him, and he had to carry it out resolutely.

Coincidentally, Cai Quanwu came to the backyard with a wine jar. When he heard this, he shuddered. His nephew was going to make a move!
The three members of the He family all fell in love with the young widow, and the nephew called her sister. What about him and his eldest brother?
Sha Zhu would never have thought of such a crooked idea. Could it be that Brother Li taught him? There are traces of it here.

"Hui Zhen, I'll carry this empty jar to the back so I can clean up the front."

"Hey, Brother Cai, please clean up the tavern today. Go to Niulanshan to get some wine for me tomorrow. I'll prepare all the side dishes and we can open the restaurant."

Xu Hui really wanted to open the pub as soon as possible, as food and drink at home required money.

"Okay, I'll listen to your instructions. I'll go out and borrow a cart in a moment, and I'll go to Niulanshan to fetch wine tomorrow morning."

Cai Quanwu also made a move, treating the young widow well with all his heart, making it hard for people to figure out how much they owed him. The more they owed him, the more they would lose.

Suddenly, He Daqing came in with the child in his arms. "Huizhen, Gon Li was hungry, and I coaxed her to sleep for a long time. You go into the house and feed the child, and we will take care of the rest."

"Thank you, Brother He."

Xu Huizhen quickly took the child in. The family couldn't do without someone. He Daqing was really good at taking care of children, which saved her a lot of worry.

As soon as Xu Huizhen left, the three members of the He family fell silent. Without saying a word, they went about their own business.

Sha Zhu went to cook, Cai Quanwu dealt with the watered-down wine, and He Daqing went to the tavern to clean up the tables and chairs. The division of labor was very clear. They didn't work in vain and had to be paid. It was all because Xu Hui really liked to be serious.

When Xu Huizhen came out after breastfeeding her baby, she saw that the tavern had been renovated and Sha Zhu was calling them to eat.

It feels so good to have men at home, but there are three men at home. She likes to be serious about everything she does, but this matter makes her not know what to do.

"Silly Zhu, you met Brother Li today."

Cai Quanwu asked tentatively, this matter must be clarified.

"Yes, I did. He is my brother. We chatted for a while when we met."

While talking, Sha Zhu did not forget to pick up some food for his sister.

He Daqing was holding the child in his arms and had no time to eat.

Xu Huizhen smiled and didn't know how to put down her chopsticks, so she had to find a topic to ease the atmosphere.

"Silly Zhu, isn't Brother Li from the same factory as you? He's not working today!"

"Sister, you're talking about him. He didn't go to work. In December of 1952, he was just resting at home."

Sha Zhu had no scruples and directly exposed his brother's past. Li Zhiguo was shameless and was not afraid of what people would say.

"Ah! He doesn't work. I see he has a bicycle and is well dressed. How does he make a living?"

Xu Huizhen remembered what He Daqing said, that Li Zhiguo still had 35 yuan to pay back, so did he have to rely on borrowing money to get by?

“Well, at first he was his wife, and my sister Qin worked in the factory to support him.

Later, the factory gave him a subsidy. He could receive two salaries of 63 yuan from the factory every month, and a 12 yuan allowance from the Ministry of Agriculture.

Hey, sister, please stop asking about Li Zhiguo. By the way, you have to be polite to him, he likes to cheat people."

I won’t say much, just eat your food.

"Oh!" Xu Huizhen saw it again.

"Silly Zhu, stop talking. Huizhen, please stop asking. There are more than 20 households and about 100 people in our courtyard, and he is the only one who doesn't go to work or do any work. The whole courtyard gives him face. You can understand this, right?"

He Daqing must explain it more clearly. This is not something we can afford to offend.

"I understand." Xu Huizhen nodded, afraid that she really couldn't reason with him anymore. ...

In the courtyard, Li Zhiguo stayed at Lao Xu's house. Chunyan was not at home today as she had gone back to her parents' home for something, so he stopped by Damao's place for a meal.

You won’t be poor if you have enough food and clothing, but you will be poor if you fail to plan well.

"Li Zhiguo, why can't Chunyan get pregnant?"

After Xu Damao drank some wine, he could no longer hide the truth, and others knew about it too.

"Damao, have you ever thought that this is your problem? Dr. Liang checked Chunyan and she's fine."

Li Zhiguo took a bite of the dish and said, Damao is a good cook and he can cook most home-cooked dishes with no problem.

"No, what's wrong with me? I'm in good health."

Xu Damao didn't dare go to the hospital for a check-up. He couldn't have children anyway, and this has always been women's fault since ancient times.

"Da Mao, if there is a problem, it is important to detect it early and treat it early. I didn't pay attention to my stomach problem at the beginning, so it became a chronic problem. I haven't recovered even after two or three years of treatment."

As Li Zhiguo spoke, he took a sip of wine, a 75-proof Erguotou, quite flavorful.

Xu Damao thought to himself, you don’t have any stomach problems at all, you’ve been drinking alcohol every day, if you really were sick you would have collapsed from drinking.

"I'll listen to you and try getting some medicine when I have time."

Xu Damao planned to find a Chinese doctor to prescribe some medicine for him, but he didn't want to go to a big hospital for a check-up.

"Okay, let's drink. We must drink to our heart's content today."

"Yes, brother, do it."

It didn't take long for Xu Damao to fall down drunk, which was a common occurrence.

Li Zhiguo took a bowl of noodles, ate all the dishes, and left with the bottle of wine. He did not forget to close the door because it was cold at night.

"Huai Ru, I have to go to the factory on the third of next month. Don't forget to remind me then."

"Okay!" Qin Huairu served and washed her face and feet.

Jingru and her son are at their mother's place tonight, leaving them some private space.

Afterwards, neither of them was in a hurry to rest, but talked about some family matters.

"Govern the country, how about I give you another son?"

Qin Huairu has always been thinking about having two children in three years. Xiao Guanxiang is already over one year old, so it’s time for her to have a baby.

"There's no rush. Let's wait a little longer. It's not easy for Mom to take care of Xiao Guanxiang. If there's another one, how are we going to live?"

Although what they are pursuing now is to have many children and good fortune, their two sons are still young, and they happen to encounter public-private partnership, so they have to settle this matter first and protect the family property.

"Well, let's wait a little longer. Xiao Guanxiang can run and jump, then we can have another baby."

Qin Huairu thought about it and felt that this made sense. The Jia family was not in a hurry to have a second child because they couldn’t raise one.

Among the children living in this courtyard, the eldest is generally several years older than the second child.

The two chatted until half the night before taking a break. Whether or not to have a second child would not affect their work.

"Brother, wake up, it's almost noon, brother!"

Jia Dongxu stood outside the window. His life had been good recently, his status in the family had risen sharply, and some people in the courtyard were willing to say hello to him.

He didn't do laundry or cook, and he wore the same pair of cloth shoes as Li Zhiguo. He also saved some pocket money and lived a really good life.

"Dongxu, what's the matter?"

After a while, Li Zhiguo came out with a basin, and Jia Dongxu quickly rinsed his face with water. He used to be a good hand at housework.

"Nothing, I just came back early yesterday, and wanted to treat you to a meal at noon."

Jia Dongxu looked very proud, but he is different now.

"Oh my god, Dongxu, this is great. Let's get our hair done."

Li Zhiguo was surprised. It was unprecedented for the Jia family to invite guests. He couldn't even think about letting it go.

"I just saved a little money, so I can have a big bowl of meat noodles."

Jia Dongxu didn't dare to treat us to a fried meal because he couldn't afford it.

"Okay, let's go."

Li Zhiguo didn't ride a bicycle, but Dongxu had a tricycle, which is now also called a rickshaw.

The two went to the braised pork noodle restaurant in Dongzhimen and arrived there in a short while.

"Hey, brother, I haven't seen you for a while. Are you still not at work?"

After so long, the young man is still working as a waiter in the store and has not found a wife yet.

"I'm not working. I'm recovering from an illness. This is my brother Dongxu. When he comes next time, I'll give him enough food."

Li Zhiguo believes that there are brothers everywhere and friends everywhere, and he can get along well anywhere.

"Oh! Remember that."

The young man was very considerate. After asking what they wanted to eat, he hurried to the kitchen to say hello.

Jia Dongxu looked envious, wondering when he would be able to be so outstanding.

After a while, the big bowl of pork noodles arrived. Dongxu found that the portion was larger than that in other restaurants he had been to, there was one more piece of meat, and the taste was better. He was very satisfied with the meal.

"Hey, check out!" Jia Dongxu shouted, emboldened by the money.

The young man quickly ran over and said, "Hey, my elder brother has already given it to me."

Li Zhiguo smiled and said, "Dongxu, it's great that you have this intention. I'll treat you to this meal."

"No, brother, I agreed to treat you. I have money."

Jia Dongxu has already saved one yuan and twenty-five cents. With such a huge sum of money in his pocket, he has to make some money.

"Next time you treat me, we are all brothers, there is no need to distinguish so clearly."

Li Zhiguo didn't know how he had fooled Dongxu. He was wrong. He was influenced by him. He could get Dongxu's brothers, who always ate alone, to treat him to a meal. It was true that birds of a feather flock together.

"Hey!" Jia Dongxu had a smile on his face. Yes, they are brothers.

"Is anyone there? Whose tricycle is this at the door?" Suddenly, a business came to the door.

"Dongxu, go quickly. You just ate, so pedal slowly."

Li Zhiguo felt that he seemed to be really lucky in terms of wealth, as he could always get the Dongxu brothers to do the work.

"Thank you, brother. I'll go then."

Jia Dongxu hurried to the door and found out that they were going to Beihai Park. This was another big order. It was just right for him to buy a ticket for five cents and go to the park. Maybe he would get inspiration to write a song and make a lot of money.

Li Zhiguo couldn't help but sigh: "Women are like clothes, brothers are like limbs!"

……

Time flies, just like the peach blossoms that arrive quietly, and you can smell the scent of early spring!
"Brother Li, the tavern is opening tonight, you must come and show your support, everyone will get a free bottle of wine."

Cai Quanwu came over with a happy look on his face. He learned how to raise children from his elder brother. They had the same master as him, so he knew two tricks.

"Okay, I'll go and show my support tonight!"

Li Zhiguo looked at the time and it was past two in the afternoon. He guessed that Lao Cai had come back specifically to inform him because he had been getting up late recently. If he didn't take care of his health in the spring, he would have been busy in vain all year.

"Lao Cai, I'll go with you later. We'll take a ride there, and you can bring me back in the evening."

He had nothing to do today and was too lazy to ride his bike out, so he wanted to give his legs a rest.

"Okay!" Cai Quanwu was very proud. Since Brother Li was willing to show his support, he would not cheat others.

"By the way, Lao Cai, your brother hasn't bought a new car yet. Can you still make money?"

Li Zhiguo knew that He Daqing was ready to marry into the wife's family. If that really happened, with a tavern, he really wouldn't have to ride a tricycle, but that was uncertain.

“To earn money, we usually work at the grain station carrying big bags and riding tricycles in shifts.

I also get paid for the wine I bring to Huizhen, so I have three sources of income, which is about the same as before."

Cai Quanwu is very satisfied with his current life. It is all thanks to Brother Li who met him in the vast crowd and allowed him to return to his roots. Now that he has a family, even if he has to shoulder a heavy responsibility, he no longer considers himself a nobody.

"That's great. Wait a minute, I'll say hello first."

Li Zhiguo told his mother-in-law about the situation and set off directly without taking anything with them.

On the way, he suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly, "Lao Cai, tell your brother later that if he sees me in the evening and sees anything wrong, tell him to keep his mouth shut."

"understand!"

Cai Quanwu knew that Li Ge'er was a descendant of Xinyuanzhai, and even speculated that he had an affair with Boss Chen, but these things could not be brought up in the courtyard.

Li Zhiguo didn't say much, and Lao Cai was still a very reliable person.

"Send me to the silk shop!"

"okay!"

Cai Quanwu pedaled the bike skillfully and stopped only when he reached the store entrance.

(End of this chapter)