Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

In fact, Xu Huizhen had no intention of sending Yingzi back to her hometown. She just wanted to beat Yingzi on rainy days because she had nothing to do.

Xu Jianmei had endless work to do every day in her hometown, in the fields and at home, there was always work to do. But since she came to the city, she has been idle and has not gotten used to it.

There were only her and Cai Quanwu at home, and there wasn't much housework to do. After Cai Quanwu went to work, she had nothing to do, so she came to play with Hu Yingzi. The two were from the same hometown, so they got along very well.

The small vegetable garden at Xu Huizhen's home was kept smooth and tidy by these two people, without a single weed. Li'er was originally a very well-behaved child, but he was spoiled by the two of them taking turns holding him. Now he doesn't even want to lie in the stroller. He cries when he is put in the stroller, but stops crying when he is held.

After she found out the reason why Xu Huizhen hit Yingzi, she tried to smooth things over: "Sister Huizhen, Yingzi is still young. If she did something wrong, you should talk to her slowly. Don't get angry. And Yingzi, this is not our hometown. There are some things that cannot be said casually. Be careful not to say anything out of turn. It will be too late to regret it."

Jianmei's emotional intelligence was comparable to her mother's, so she gave each of them fifty lashes. Xu Huizhen went downstairs using the ladder, but she took the opportunity to give Hu Yingzi another beating.

She is a person with secrets. Although she tries her best to avoid Hu Yingzi, she is better to be safe than sorry, so she must let Hu Yingzi keep her mouth shut.

Hu Yingzi pouted and said aggrievedly: "I am just talking about this at home. There are no outsiders at home, what can go wrong? I will definitely not say nonsense when I go out."

Xu Huizhen: "Oh, you have to bang your head against the wall before you know how to turn? You have to wait until your snot runs into your mouth before you know how to shake it out? Your child dies before you start to breastfeed?"

The three of them burst into laughter. Yingzi, with tears in her eyes, was also laughing. She was such a heartless child. The serious atmosphere was instantly broken, and the three of them were able to chat happily again.

Xu Jianmei: "Sister Huizhen, can you find me some work to do? It's not good for me to be idle every day. Any kind of work is fine. I can endure hardships."

Xu Huizhen laughed at her: "You have such a blessing but you don't know how to enjoy it!"

Hu Yingzi: "I was like this when I first came here, but I got used to it after a while."

Xu Jianmei: "Yingzi, at least you still have a child to take care of. And you also have a small vegetable garden to grow, so you are not idle."

Xu Huizhen blinked her big eyes, thought for a moment and said, "Jianmei, can you come with me to the director's wife's house tonight?"

Xu Jianmei: "I don't even know her, what are you going to do?"

Xu Huizhen: "I'm taking you there so that you can meet the director. If there are any manual jobs or temporary jobs in the neighborhood committee in the future, we can assign some to you, such as making matchboxes."

Xu Jianmei: "That's great. It doesn't matter how much money I make. I can just use it to kill time."

Hu Yingzi became excited when she heard this: "I can also do the job of pasting matchboxes. I can do it while looking after the children." Come on, they are all hardworking little bees.

In the evening, Xu Huizhen and Xu Jianmei knocked on Director Wang's door. Director Wang saw that it was Xu Huizhen and invited them into the house. Xu Huizhen took out a pound of candy and two boxes of cigarettes and put them on the table. She said, "Auntie, I'm here to give you wedding cigarettes and wedding candy."

Director Wang was surprised and asked, "Ah? Huizhen, are you married?"

Xu Huizhen said speechlessly: "It's not me who's getting married, it's my cousin. Jianmei, this is Director Wang."

Xu Jianmei hurried forward to greet her: "Hello, Director Madam!"

Director Wang: "Okay, okay. This is your cousin? Who did she marry?"

Xu Huizhen: "Marry Cai Quanwu, I'll be the matchmaker." Director Wang: "Okay, that's great! Two sisters together can help each other."

Xu Huizhen didn't beat around the bush and said, "My cousin has a rural hukou and doesn't have a job. Can you see if our neighborhood committee has any temporary jobs for her? She's young and can't sit idle."

Director Wang said awkwardly: "Even if there are temporary workers, according to the policy, those with urban hukou should be given priority! There are really too many people and too few jobs now."

Xu Huizhen: "If my cousin wants to transfer her household registration to the city, is there any way?"

Director Wang shook his head: "It was easy two years ago, but it's really hard to transfer your household registration now." At this point, Director Wang's eyes suddenly lit up, "Don't tell me, I actually have a way."

Xu Huizhen and Xu Jianmei said in unison: "What method?"

Director Wang: "Huizhen, I'm only pointing you to this path because of your kindness."

Xu Huizhen hurried forward, hugged the director's arm and said coquettishly: "Auntie, what kind of person I am, Xu Huizhen, don't you know? After this is done, I will never forget your kindness."

Director Wang then told him everything: "There is an elderly widower in our jurisdiction, and everyone calls him Master Li. He is over 60 this year, and he has no relatives in his hometown. Jianmei can recognize him as her godfather and take care of him until the end of his life. In this way, not only can the household registration be transferred to Master Li's name, but also, after Master Li dies, the house will also belong to Jianmei. The house where Master Li lives is a three-in-one courtyard with a separate entrance and courtyard, with four main rooms, three side rooms, and three back rooms. You won't suffer any loss."

Xu Huizhen had been baptized by modern ideas. In her opinion, this was a good thing that could not be found even with a lantern. Apart from other things, Mr. Li's house would be worth a lot in the future. But people of this era might think differently, and she couldn't interfere, so she asked, "Jianmei, what do you think?"

Xu Jianmei blinked and said, "I don't know either. Should I go back and discuss it with Cai Quanwu?"

Director Wang said, "Okay, there's no rush. I tell you, Master Li came from the palace, and no one would believe that he doesn't have any money. To be honest, he can't spend your money, so you just need to contribute a little, and just treat it as a new elder in the family."

When Xu Huizhen heard this, she realized that this person was in the same business as Grandpa He. Thinking of the family fortune left by Grandpa He, Xu Huizhen thought that this was something she could not miss if she passed by.

She said decisively: "Auntie, we will reply to your letter tomorrow. I am sorry for your trouble. I will not say more words of thanks. You can see how I perform in the future."

Director Wang: "Hui is really a sensible person. I will go talk to Mr. Li tomorrow."

Before leaving, Xu Huizhen held the director's hand and said, "Auntie, thank you for your trouble." At the same time, she put a big black ten in Director Wang's hand. "This money is for you to buy tea."

After leaving Director Wang's house, Xu Huizhen said excitedly: "Jianmei, I think this is a good thing. You go home and call Quanwu, come to my house, I have something to tell you."