Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Yu Zhuangzhuang's family is different from Zhao Boxue's.

Zhao Boxue lives in a detached house, and his family lives in a small, dilapidated house in a slum.

His family's conditions are not good.

Besides him, there are two younger sisters in the family.

In the terms of this era, they are two money-losing goods.

The two younger sisters are eleven and twelve years old.

Before, the father gritted his teeth and made sure the two girls went to school well.

The family lived in poverty, but they could just get by. But as if it weren't bad enough, Yu Dazhuang (Yu Zhuangzhuang) had an accident while working in the boiler room, lost his entire hand, and his whole body collapsed.

The family did receive some compensation.

This is a bit like Qin Huairu's family. In the short term, they don't have to worry too much about food. The compensation amount is enough for the family to use for a long time, and a few years is not a problem. But what about the future? My father has to take medicine every month, and my mother is not in good health. Only Yu Zhuangzhuang is left.

Since Yu Dazhuang's workstation was as a boiler room worker, Yu Zhuangzhuang should have been assigned to the boiler room.

But Yu Dazhuang refused to do so. He was really scared. What if something happened to his son?

The Cao Wei incident came about after some discussion at the factory.

In the past few months, or to be precise, since Zhao Boxue started looking for work outside, there have been more and more smiles in Yu Zhuangzhuang's home.

Because there is hope.

For Zhao Boxue, if he went out to work for only 50 cents a day, his family would look down on him.

But for Yu Zhuangzhuang's family, that was life-saving money.

An extra three or five dollars a month can ensure that your family is safe and secure and doesn't starve to death.

"Brother! You're back!"

As soon as Yu Zhuangzhuang entered the door, his two sisters ran over.

"Zhuangzhuang, how are you today? Did you work hard?"

"Yes, Mom. The chef asked me to bring some dishes back for you all to try."

"You can eat it yourself. Your work..."

"Mom, I've eaten. You guys can eat now. I'm fine now. My brother told me that I'll be able to take on jobs on my own in a few days, and I'll be able to earn more money then."

"That's good, that's good, you must listen to the master carefully."

"Well, don't worry!"

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"Wow, it's quite cold today." As soon as Sha Zhu went out, he shivered because of the sudden cold wind. He rubbed his hands and face quickly.

Qi Su stood behind him and handed him a piece of clothing: "Master, put on one more piece of clothing, don't catch a cold."

"Don't worry." Sha Zhu patted his chest cheerfully, "We are in good shape."

"Hey, Sha Zhu? The sun rises from the west today? So early?" Cao Wei just walked out of the backyard and saw Sha Zhu and Qi Su who were about to go out. Everyone knows that Sha Zhu is always the last one to go out.

Cao Wei didn't do that. He had only one purpose for going out late, which was to sleep longer. Cao Wei got up early every morning and had no need to sleep. He went to work on time and went to the factory to brag, chat, and train his apprentices. It was the same.

"The cafeteria is distributing food today, so we have to get up early." Sha Zhu was full of energy.

In this era, the Spring Festival holiday is three days.

It usually lasts from New Year’s Eve to the third day of the first lunar month.

Most factories with better performance will close earlier, either on the 27th or 28th day of the lunar calendar.

This year, Director Yang was happy and the performance was good. He waved his hand and notified everyone that they would not work on the 22nd (the th day of the lunar calendar) and would go to the factory to collect their New Year benefits. Then, even if it was a holiday, they could do whatever they had to do.

Just as they were about to go out together, Lou Xiao'e and Qin Jingru also came out.

"Hey, where are you going?" Cao Wei asked curiously.

"Let's go to the cooperative to buy food. You are the boss, but you don't care about anything. If we don't go early, we will miss the chance to get some." Lou Xiao'e was wrapped in a scarf, which matched her figure and did not make her look bloated. But Qin Jingru was different. She was wrapped up like a penguin.

"Yes!" Sha Zhu slapped his forehead and said, "Hey, Lou Xiao'e, take my wife with you. I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me."

"All men are the same." Lou Xiaoe rolled her eyes: "Okay, hurry up. It's too late to catch up."

"Well, wife, go quickly. There are still some tickets in the room. Buy some. Also, buy some gifts. I have to visit Master Li during the New Year."

"Okay, I won't bother you. You can go, Xiao'e. Wait for me, I'll be there soon."

"Go ahead, it won't take too long."

"Hey, it's too late to come to my place, but it's not too late to go to my wife's place."

"Are you leaving or not?" Cao Wei shouted.

"Here I come!" Sha Zhu stopped talking and hurried over, asking as he walked: "Hey, have you heard that there will be meat this year?"

"Why, not last year?"

"Hey, what was the situation like last year? Things are only getting better this year, so how could I possibly be thinking about meat?" As he spoke, Sha Zhu rubbed his hands and said, "I don't want much, just a pound of pork, that's enough!"

"Go to hell, Shazhu, what are you dreaming about, a pound of pork?" A neighbor passing by happily interrupted the conversation.

"What? Let's talk about reason. Let's move forward three years." Sha Zhu pointed to the number three and said, "For three years, I haven't gained much weight. I've been living a tight life. Now that I've relaxed a bit, I'll give you one pound. Isn't that too much?"

"Not too much, not too much. If it were you, I'd still let you, Shazhu, be the factory director."

"Of course not." Sha Zhu said proudly, "Let me tell you, if I were the factory director..."

"What's wrong?"

"You, Liao Ersha, ten pounds of pork. You, Cao Wei, ten pounds of pork."

"how about you?"

"I'm a factory manager, so I should at least weigh 50 kilograms, isn't that too much?"

"But go to hell with you! This steel mill will be ruined if it's in your hands! You're bragging so much, but when you look back, wow, there's not a single hair on it. Hahahahahaha..."

“Hahahahahaha…” XN

The workers who were working around also started to laugh.

On this road, you can chat with anyone you meet.

Most of the chats were about the benefits of the Chinese New Year. At the end of the year, whether or not you can eat a whole piece of meat depends on the benefits of the Chinese New Year. This year, many people are waiting to eat meat.

There was light in everyone's eyes, and following Shazhu's encouragement, they all joined the discussion.

A gust of cold wind blew by, and Sha Zhu shivered.

"Okay, stop bragging and walk faster. It's too cold."

"I see, you brag too much, idiot, and you've let yourself down."

"Fuck you, keep talking, I have to run a few steps!"