Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

After Li Ge's brother-in-law got married, in order to take advantage, he did not move his wife's household registration to the city.

No wonder the master said this kind of situation is not uncommon in Beijing.

It turns out that he was used to it.

It seems that this situation is very common.

Now that the policy has changed, the family of four has to rely on the ration provided by Brother Li's brother-in-law to survive.

The oil ration per person per month is two taels, and for a family of four, it is not enough no matter how much they save.

pork?

Although pork does not require meat coupons now, ordinary families do not have the means to eat meat every now and then.

Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it.

There is only so much pork available every day.

You pass it around, I pass it around, and when we get to the pork stall, there’s probably only half a pig left.

Moreover, at the pork stall, you can’t buy it whenever you want. It’s on a first-come, first-served basis and the purchase is limited.

By the time it’s your turn, it’s still unclear whether you’ll get a spot.

Besides, even if Brother Li’s brother-in-law has money, they have to buy food first.

There is only a ration for one person, and the rest have to buy expensive food.

There is no such thing as too much money to buy meat.

There was a reason why Brother Li's brother-in-law came to ask for help this time.

Probably because they eat too little oil and too much coarse grains, the two children of Brother Li's brother-in-law have been unable to defecate recently.

I was so anxious that I had no choice but to ask my sister and brother-in-law for help.

Moreover, they were sensible and did not ask Brother Li for help directly. Instead, they gave money and hoped that Brother Li would use his connections to help them buy some oil.

It's better to consider the Buddha's face than the monk's. It's hard for Brother Li to refuse this favor.

So Brother Li went to find Cai Quanwu.

As for how Brother Li married a wife with such a complicated family, he did not say.

Tsai has no guesses as to the reasons.

First, Brother Li’s wife was indeed beautiful, and Brother Li, being young and impulsive, was determined to marry her.

This situation exists in every era.

It's normal for a young man to want to marry anyone but you.

The second reason is that Brother Li’s wife is quite skillful and used some means to control the young and energetic Brother Li.

For example, before traveling through time, the richest man who could be seen frequently in videos and his good friend Mr. Qin had both encountered this kind of thing.

"So what do you think?" After understanding the situation, Cai Quanwu stared at Brother Li with a smile.

He now suspected that Brother Li's request to him to move things today was fake and that he was really asking him for help.

Maybe, if we don’t move these grains today, we can move them tomorrow.

Brother Li felt a little embarrassed when Cai Quanwu was staring at him, and he stammered:

"What can I think? I'm just asking for your help."

Cai Quanwu took a puff of cigarette, thought about it, and decided to help Brother Li this time.

Because this was the first time Brother Li asked him for help, he had to give him face.

Another thing is that Brother Li’s brother-in-law asked Brother Li for help this time for the sake of the children, not for his own food.

If it was just for the sake of satisfying his appetite, Cai Quanwu wouldn't bother to pay attention.

If Cai Quanwu really said that he had just got a batch of oil for the grain store and it was inconvenient to use it now, so he would deal with it later, Brother Li could not blame Cai Quanwu.

"Brother Li, I'll listen to it when I get back and give you an answer tomorrow." Although Cai Quanwu decided to help, he did not agree directly.

He knew very well that things that were too easy to get would not be cherished.

"Thank you, Quanwu." After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, Brother Li's face was full of gratitude.

He knew that since Cai Quanwu said so, he must be sure of it.

"No need to thank me. We are all colleagues. It's too formal." Cai Quanwu waved his hand and said.

"Of course, you've helped me a lot."

"Otherwise I'll have to go around asking for help."

"Well, I only agreed to think of a solution for them because I felt sorry for the children."

Brother Li and Cai Quanwu spoke their minds.

If it weren't for the two children, Brother Li wouldn't have let go.

Asking someone to do something for you is not that easy.

After Brother Li finished speaking, Cai Quanwu patted him on the shoulder, indicating that he understood.

Afterwards, the two did not talk about this topic anymore, but started chatting.

After they finished smoking, they separated.

Cai Quanwu returned to the cabin, feeling uncomfortable all over. He closed the door and went into the rental house.

After taking a shower and changing into new underwear, Cai Quanwu came out of the rental house, sat at the table, and waited for the end of get off work.

……

As soon as five o'clock arrived, the bell for the end of get off work rang on time.

Cai Quanwu packed up, put on his bag, closed the door, and prepared to take a shortcut to Quanjude.

"Quanwu, where are you going? Why don't you go home with Xiao Wu?" Not long after walking, Cai Quanwu met Sister Liu who was also taking the small road home.

"I have something to do tonight." Cai Quanwu said casually.

"oh oh."

Sister Liu was very good at observing people’s expressions and seeing that Cai Quanwu had no intention of saying more, she just said “oh” twice and didn’t ask any more questions.

After that, the two didn't speak again along the way until they reached the end of the road, said hello, and then parted.

After they separated, Cai Quanwu quickened his pace.

After walking for a while, Quanjude was already in sight.

"Xiao Cai is here."

Before Cai Quanwu arrived at the entrance of Quanjude, the chef saw him and immediately came over to greet him.

"Master, you are really early." Cai Quanwu joked with the master who came up to him.

"It's getting late." When the master heard what Cai Quanwu said, he blushed instantly and said with an embarrassed smile.

Cai Quanwu was just joking, but the master felt embarrassed when he heard it.

He did come early.

By now, I have smoked almost half a pack of cigarettes.

On the one hand, I am anxious waiting for someone, and on the other hand, I am nervous.

Cai Quanwu noticed the master's behavior, so he took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to the master, and smiled and comforted him:

"Then Master, don't be nervous, keep calm, and treat it as meeting an old friend for dinner."

When the master heard Cai Quanwu's comfort, he took the cigarette handed to him by Cai Quanwu, smiled at him, and said nothing.

Afterwards, he actually encouraged himself and said to himself: "Don't be nervous, don't be nervous."

Cai Quanwu saw his master's appearance and tried hard not to laugh.

I didn't expect that the master, an experienced person, was not even as good as a young man.

Young people may not be so nervous when meeting their blind dates.

"Smoke, smoke." Cai Quanwu took out a match and helped the master light the cigarette, preparing to divert his attention.

The master came from a time of war and chaos, and I didn't expect his mental quality to be so poor.

After helping the master light the cigarette, Cai Quanwu also lit one and started smoking.

The two stood at the entrance of Quanjude, smoking and chatting casually. Maybe because Cai Quanwu was around, the chef didn't seem as nervous as before.

After finishing a cigarette, Cai Quanwu took out his watch and looked at the time. It was just past half past five.

At this time, Jia Dongxu had just arrived home not long ago, and considering that he lingered at home for a while, he should have just been out for a short time.

By the time they get to Quanjude by bus, it will probably be close to six o'clock.

Thinking that Jia Zhang and the others would take some time to arrive, Cai Quanwu said to the master beside him:

"Then Master, let's go in and sit for a while."

"I checked the time. They didn't arrive so early."

"When the time is about right, we'll go out and wait."

Waiting for someone is the most uncomfortable thing, and Cai Quanwu doesn't want to wait here.