Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

after awhile.

Wu Hao walked in with a flushed face.

Today, he earned a lot of face.

Although today's expenses were a bit painful, seeing the shocked look on my father-in-law's face, it was all worth it.

"Master Cao, thank you for your help today!" Wu Hao took out a red envelope and handed it to Cao Wei.

Cao Wei happily accepted it and said, "How about it? Want more dishes?"

"No more, no more. If you want to go back, you can go back now." Wu Hao's face was ruddy and he spoke more directly. He seemed to have drunk a lot of wine.

"Okay, we'll be leaving now. I wish you two a happy marriage and a son soon."

"Okay, okay, I appreciate your good words."

These two people just left.

The leader came in right after.

"Dad? What are you doing?" Seeing that his father-in-law seemed to be looking for something, Wu Hao hurried to ask.

"Where is the chef who cooked?"

"Oh, if there's nothing else, let him go back first. He's been at our house since morning and has been busy for the whole day. It's time for him to take a break." Wu Hao explained.

The leader looked at Wu Hao with some surprise. He did not hear any words from Wu Hao that looked down on the cook. This was a good quality. Often, there are two types of people who climbed up from the bottom. One type looked down on ordinary people, while the other type knew how to be grateful and knew what to do and what not to do.

At least, this son-in-law is still barely acceptable now.

"This meal must have cost a lot of money."

"It's...it's okay." Wu Hao felt a little embarrassed.

Wu Hao's salary was not low. He was a college student and started working for 37 yuan after graduation. His technical skills were not bad, so he became an engineer in a short time. His salary was not low, but even so, this meal cost him half a year's work, and there was also a favor. In his words, at least one year's work was for nothing.

"Tell the truth." The leader glared.

"I've worked for nothing for half a year." Wu Hao said in a low voice.

"Hmph." The leader snorted, "Come over to my house and have a chat later. Apart from anything else, these pieces of meat must have been used as favors, right? Let's think about it and return the favor."

Wu Hao suddenly raised his head and looked at his leader in disbelief.

The leader's tone slowed down a bit: "I love to eat, but I don't think you young people should spend so much money to buy it. You should focus more on technology..." At this point, the leader paused and said: "Forget it, just work hard."

How could he not know the level of his son-in-law?

The reason he opposed his daughter was because his son-in-law was too old, 27 years old and unmarried. The most fundamental reason was that he was always struggling to overcome technical difficulties.

"Okay." Wu Hao agreed with a slightly relieved tone.

"By the way, where is the master from?"

"I heard it belonged to Fengze Garden before, but after Fengze Garden closed down, I don't know where exactly it belongs to. If you want to know, I'll ask later..."

"Okay, no need. I'll go ask myself. These are all trivial matters. Live your life well and treat Lanlan well, otherwise you'll be in trouble." The leader waved his hand and left. It was just looking for someone, there was no way he couldn't find him.

"Yes!"

When Qin Huairu and Cao Wei came out of the yard, the lights were already on.

The meal started at 6 o'clock and lasted for about two hours. Qin Huairu didn't have a watch, so she could only estimate the time by looking at the sky.

The current city is very different from the later generations. There are street lights on the road, but most of them are not very bright, and the dim yellow light can barely illuminate the road ahead. There are not many pedestrians on the road, and even if there are, most of them are in a hurry. Few people go out at night, and it is not safe outside.

"I haven't walked at night for a long time." Qin Huairu said in a low voice, as if she was afraid of disturbing the darkness.

"Well, I haven't walked for a long time. The last time I walked was last time."

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes: "What you said is really interesting."

"So when was the last time you left?"

"Last time." Qin Huairu said with some emotion: "That was around 60."

Normally, she would always be very alert when walking at night, but for some reason, when she stood next to Cao Wei, she felt an inexplicable sense of security, and she relaxed.

"You know, there were more than a dozen households living in our yard before. There were almost twenty households. They couldn't bear it anymore in those years, and several families left. Only these people are left now. That year, many families in the yard couldn't bear it anymore, even the old man's family was the same." Qin Huairu spoke of her experience of those three years with a sympathetic heart.

"The uncle organized a meeting and asked everyone to send a strong man from each family to organize and go to the nearby black market."

In this era, many people confuse a concept and think that the pigeon market is the black market.

Actually, it is not. Most of the things sold in the Pigeon Market are actually quite common. Although buying and selling is not allowed in this era, the Pigeon Market generally sells some daily necessities, and there will not be anything too outrageous. Therefore, this kind of market is often closed. It is not very dangerous to go to the Pigeon Market, and few people will specifically target people coming out of the Pigeon Market.

But going to the black market is different.

The black market is a mixed bag, with all kinds of stuff sold there, and even the most outrageous things can appear.

Once it is traded on the black market, it is very likely to be targeted.

Therefore, the uncle organized all the young men in the hospital, on the one hand to boost their courage, and on the other hand to tell others that they are not easy to mess with. Anyone who wants to take action must consider whether they are qualified.

"Bang Geng was crying with hunger at that time. I had just given birth to Xiao Dang and had stopped breastfeeding. I couldn't bear it any longer. I made up my mind and followed him."

"Are you going too?"

"Yes." Qin Huairu sighed: "There is only Jia Dongxu in the family. If I don't go, how much can he carry? We want to buy enough at one time, and don't want to risk our lives."

This is true. Going to the black market is like risking your life.

"Fortunately, that time it was smooth sailing. We brought back some food and were able to make it through. Since then, the old man behind us has organized two more expeditions, but I didn't go."

We walked and talked along the way, and the originally long journey didn't feel boring at all.

As I walked, I unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the alley.

Suddenly, Cao Wei stopped.

"What's wrong?" Qin Huairu also became nervous.

There is a small path leading into the alley, surrounded by walls. It is extremely quiet at the moment, and it feels a bit eerie.

"Huairu."

"Ok?"

"I saw."