Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Cai Quanwu thought for a moment and said, "Why not? Tianjin is close to the sea, so seafood must be cheap. Bring it back and I'll sell it to you in the market. You have to stay at home to look after the children, right?"

Xu Huizhen heard this and said happily: "Okay, I'll give you dividends when I make money." Cai Quanwu grinned but said nothing. It didn't matter whether there was money or not, he just wanted to help Xu Huizhen.

Since his mother passed away, no one cared about him anymore, and few people looked up to him. Everyone called him "Woboer", which was not very hurtful but very insulting. Only Xu Hui could really put herself in his shoes and think about him. As a grown man, he didn't want to be fussy about the gains and losses of money.

Xu Huizhen went back to the house, took out 30 silver dollars, handed them to Cai Quanwu and said, "Go to the bank and change them into money for me. I don't have much cash on hand. Purchasing goods requires capital." Xu Huizhen had already gone to the bank to exchange silver dollars a few days ago, and was afraid of causing trouble if she went to exchange them again, so she had to ask Cai Quanwu to go to the bank again.

Cai Quanwu took the silver dollar and left without saying a word.

What is really making Xu Hui feel embarrassed now is her daughter Xu Jingli. The child is too young and is still breastfeeding, so it is inconvenient to take care of her. She is even more worried about leaving her at home without anyone reliable to look after her.

Another option is to bring the child with you. When it is inconvenient, put her in the space and go in to check on her and feed her from time to time. Anyway, such a young child spends most of the time sleeping.

Since chickens can be raised in the space, it should be no problem for children to go in. To be on the safe side, she turned around and bought a live chicken from the market. She wanted to put a live chicken in there first to test whether it was feasible.

After returning home, she carried the newly bought chicken into the space. As a result, the chicken suddenly changed its environment. After a moment of daze, it became lively and ran to the vegetable garden to find food.

So Xu Huizhen left the space again, picked up Li'er, and entered the space again. Li'er was sleeping and didn't know that she had changed her environment. She was still sleeping and breathing evenly. Xu Huizhen was relieved. She decided to take Li'er to Tianjin, and put her in the space when it was inconvenient.

Xu Hui is really a man of action. She packed her luggage and prepared to leave tomorrow. She prepared the things for the children first, and then steamed a pot of buns and put them in the space, so that they could eat them when needed. There was a bicycle at home that He Yongqiang had ridden before. She also wiped it clean, inflated it, and put it in the space in case of emergency.

Thinking that you need a letter of introduction to go out in this era, she went to the neighborhood committee to find Director Li, who promised to bring her some seafood, and successfully got the letter of introduction. She went to Yongdingmen Railway Station and bought the earliest train ticket to Tianjin tomorrow morning.

In the afternoon, the tavern began to receive customers. Old customer Niu Ye came in with a dignified step. Xu Huizhen imitated the original person's tone and greeted him, "Niu Ye, good luck! Two taels of wine?"

Uncle Niu said with a smile, "Boss, give me two taels of pork and a plate of peanuts." Then he found a seat and sat down.

Then, Pian Ye also wandered into the tavern. Xu Huizhen greeted him enthusiastically: "Pian Ye! What do you want today?"

Pian Ye shouted loudly: "Niulanshan, two taels." Then Teacher Xu and other customers came in one after another. Xu Huizhen served them wine and sat behind the counter, observing the people under Daqianmen with interest. These people were regular customers of the tavern.

Mr. Niu is a representative of the old society, a man of good character and integrity. Having lived to this age, he has experienced the transition from the old to the new era, has unparalleled insight, and is very knowledgeable in antique appreciation.

Pian Ye's ancestors were also prosperous. Although they are now in decline, they still live in the big house left by their ancestors. He makes a living by pulling foreign movies on the street. He is a good man and a decent person, but he is not as good as Niu Ye.

Teacher Xu Hesheng was naturally a versatile, knowledgeable and cultured person. In the 80s, the illiteracy rate was as high as %. Even in the capital, people who could read and write were highly respected. It was just that this person's vision and mind were not broad enough. In layman's terms, he was a little narrow-minded.

Fan Jinyou is now a street cadre, known as Fan Cadre. This person is a complete villain, with no great wisdom, but always thinking small things. He is jealous of others' talents and will do anything to achieve his goals. In the original plot, he was the director of the Revolutionary Committee during the movement, and did many things that hurt others and benefited himself, which was a stumbling block on Xu Huizhen's road to success.

Fortunately, he later married Chen Xueru, who helped him clean up the mess, otherwise he would not have had a good ending.

Qiangzi was a tricycle driver, and he was in the same business as Cai Quanwu. He had once liked Xu Huizhen, but of course he was not as fond of her as he thought. Later, during the Great Movement, he did a lot of radical things, and together with Fan Jinyou, he reported Xu Huizhen for speculation and profiteering, and almost sent her to prison to eat steamed bread.

In short, this tavern brought together all kinds of people in Daqianmen. People came to the tavern not just to drink. In this era, there were few entertainment activities, and coming here to chat, inquire about news, and learn about national affairs was also a way of entertainment.

After closing, Xu Huizhen asked Cai Quanwu to stay and said to him: "Cai Quanwu, I will go to Tianjin tomorrow, and the tavern will be handed over to you. I will be back in a few days." Cai Quanwu said little: "Boss, the tavern is in my hands, don't worry!"

So, the next day, Xu Huizhen rushed to the Yongdingmen train station and took the train to Tianjin. Before leaving, she packed the rice and flour at home into a bag and put it into the space.

I heard that people living by the sea these days eat so much fish that they vomit, and they particularly like grain. Bringing some grain can exchange it for seafood with them. Thinking of this, Xu Hui really felt that she was very smart.

The speed of trains in this era was extremely slow, with an average speed of only 40 to 50 kilometers per hour, which cannot be compared with the high-speed trains of later generations.

She remembered that someone in later generations joked that the trains in the 1950s were so slow that you could catch up if you got off to take a dump and then ran a few steps faster. Of course, this statement was a bit exaggerated.

Xu Huizhen was not in a hurry, she just took it as a trip, a good opportunity to appreciate the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland. However, it was the middle of winter now, and all she saw was an endless wilderness, with bare trees and the ground covered with residual snow, giving people a feeling of bleakness.

There were a lot of people on the train, and the aisles were packed with people, making it difficult to go to the bathroom. Fortunately, it was winter, otherwise the smell in the car would be unbearable.

The train moved slowly forward with a "clang, clang" sound.

When entering the territory of Hebei Province, Xu Huizhen suddenly remembered her parents in her previous life. In her previous life, Xu Huizhen's hometown was in Hebei Province, which was only 400 miles away from the city. Her parents had been farmers in their hometown all their lives, and her grandfather was partial to her uncle's family and only cared about her uncle's family when there was a benefit.

My parents suffered a lot when they were young and went through a lot. Their health was not very good and they passed away before the age of 70.