Rebirth He Yuzhu stays away from troubles

In the 1970s, during the Great Wave, Longguo organized a large number of urban youth to leave the city and go to remote rural areas to support construction. This was a rare large-scale population migration from cities to rural areas in modern human history. Among urban residents in the country, there is almost no family that is not associated with the "educated youth" going to the countryside.

The subdistrict office verified through investigation that among the younger generation of Yan family registered in the city, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang had participated in the "Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside" movement. Each household was required to support the construction of remote areas. Because the Yan family had exceeded the quota, Yan Jiedi, who met the educational and age requirements, had no job and was not married, stayed in the city safely and stayed with the old couple Yan Bugui.

Yan Jie Di, the oldest daughter of the Yan family, usually relied on doing some manual work from the street office and sometimes went out to pick up garbage to supplement the family income. She wasted her youth in boredom and was confined to the gatehouse of the Yan family's courtyard.

Yan Jie Di witnessed what He Yuzhu did with her own eyes, and it was as if a window had been opened in her life. On the way back to the courtyard, she chattered non-stop around He Yuzhu.

"She can ride a bicycle, and she graduated from junior high school. If we do the math, it's definitely not a problem."

"Besides, He Yuzhu rarely gets a rest and has to go out to work. It's not good for his health if he doesn't get enough rest. Why not let her, who has so much free time, help him do this..."

During this period, He Yuzhu was also thinking about what kind of business he would do after the reform and opening up. He really wanted to train some reliable people to prepare for the coming of reform and opening up and build a career.

He Yuzhu glanced at the skinny Yan Jie Di and thought to himself, "Although the Yan family likes to calculate, they take advantage of others in moderation. It basically happens under the circumstances of mutual consent. Moreover, the Yan family is clean and has no bad habits of taking things without asking. But Yan Jie Di is an unmarried woman after all. Dealing with her will only cause gossip, which is too inconvenient..."

He Yuzhu thought so in his heart, and let Yan Jiedi talk about reason and facts all the way, trying to get close to her. He did not respond to Yan Jiedi's words, nor did he refuse or agree to her. The two of them returned to the courtyard in an awkward atmosphere and went home.

After dinner, He Yuzhu was listening to the radio and standing at the kitchen door explaining to Liang Ladi about the increasing number of old porcelain items at home and what she should pay attention to. At that moment, Yan Bugui came to the door uninvited.

"Zhu Zi, I have something to ask you. Would you mind talking for a minute?" Yan Bugui said shamelessly and awkwardly.

He Yuzhu, who is over thirty years old, is no longer a mediocre person. He is now confident, his words and actions are measured, and he shows a calm maturity. Having been the second-in-command of the steel mill for a long time, the aura of a superior naturally gives people around him a faint sense of oppression.

When He Yuzhu saw Yan Bugui looking for him, he politely replied, "Uncle Yan, you are too polite. We have been neighbors for so many years. If it is not a big deal, just tell me and I will do it for you."

"This, that... Zhuzi, can you ask Yan Jiedi to help you change the porcelain? She is old, and it is not a good idea for her to stay at home all the time..." Yan Bugui felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that He Yuzhu did not invite him into the living room of the He family to chat, but talked to him directly at the door. However, at this time in the He family, he was really trying to climb up by coming here, so he finally swallowed his pride and begged.

When He Yuzhu heard Yan Bugui asking him for this, he did not respond directly. Instead, he turned to Liang Ladi and asked, "Wife, Uncle Yan wants Yan Jiedi to help me replace the old porcelain. What do you think?"

"Brother Zhu, Yan Jiedi is a girl who does things in an organized manner. I think that's okay with her. But if you have any requests, you have to make them clear to her!" Liang Ladi replied loudly while doing housework in the kitchen.

"Uncle Yan, it's done. Please ask Yan Jiedi to come to my house and I will explain the specific requirements to her." He Yuzhu said to Yan Bugui lightly.

Yan Bugui disappeared in a flash, and soon Yan Jiedi came to the He family. He Yuzhu was not worried about Yan Jiedi's clothes, as the Yan family was already in financial difficulty and her clothes had many patches, so he got straight to the point.

He Yuzhu pointed at the two bicycles parked in the house and said, "Yan Jiedi, when you go out, you must ride your bicycle steadily and park it on a flat surface, otherwise the porcelain in the two baskets on the back seat will break."

"You see, every new plate and bowl has a film and kraft paper to protect it. When you give it to others, you have to peel them off and use them to wrap the old porcelain you have exchanged. Of course, if you are afraid of getting drunk, it would be better if you prepare some paper, old cloth strips, etc." He Yuzhu called Yan Jiedi to follow him, walked closer to the two baskets filled with porcelain, pointed inside and said.

"Now let me tell you the rules of 'old for new': If we encounter porcelain from the Qing Dynasty, we'll exchange 1 for 1. If we encounter large pieces or pieces in good condition, we'll exchange 2 for 1 or 3 for 1. You can use your own method. If we encounter porcelain from the Song, Yuan or Ming Dynasties, we'll exchange 2 for 1 or 3 for 1. If we encounter large pieces or pieces in good condition, you can use your own method. It's fine as long as you can get it. However, we won't accept those that are cracked, chipped or repaired. We only exchange for complete items." He Yuzhu explained casually.

The more Yan Jie Di listened, the more confused she became. She blinked her big eyes and looked at He Yuzhu in surprise, thinking, "Is it so casual to change the porcelain? Could it be that they don't want me to do it and are deliberately fooling me?"

"From now on, I will give you a basic salary of 15 yuan every month. If you collect good things within a month, I will give you an extra bonus. The bonus may be more than your salary. Ha, ha, ha..." He Yuzhu looked at the puzzled Yan Jiedi and said with a smile.

When Yan Jiedi heard He Yuzhu talking about money, her eyes suddenly lit up and she was immediately full of energy. She asked happily, "Brother Zhuzi, then I'll push the car away and go out tomorrow."

"Okay, Yan Jiedi, you must remember to protect the porcelain! From now on, please send the exchanged porcelain to my house every day so that I can replenish you with new porcelain in time." He Yuzhu said.

He Yuzhu watched Yan Jiedi happily push her bicycle away, thinking to himself, "Even if all the items she exchanges are clean, she won't lose money. She has plenty of time anyway, so let her do it!"

Yan Jie Di, a girl from the Yan family, inherited the Yan family's calculating spirit. On the first day she went out to exchange goods, she did not imitate He Yuzhu's shouting in the alley, but joined the group of uncles and aunts chatting in the alley. Yan Jie Di was a big girl from the city, and she was smart as the Yan family. When people asked her "What are you busy with?" Yan Jie Di replied without blushing, "My husband is a chef, and I have nothing to do at home, so I thought of buying him some unique old plates, bowls, bottles and jars to use when cooking."

People these days are honest and humane. When the old men and women saw that Yan Jiedi was a girl from the city and didn't seem like the type to cheat people, they actually took out old porcelain at home and exchanged it with Yan Jiedi, mostly on a 1-for-1 basis.

After the success of the first day, Yan Jie Di changed a few alleys on the second day. She carefully wrote down the alleys she visited in a notebook. She planned not to go to the alleys she had been to for the second time in the near future. Within half a month, Yan Jie Di got the hang of it smoothly, and no one reported her. Who could blame her for being so good at making people like her?

Seeing that Yan Jiedi's work was no worse than his and she had saved him a lot of new porcelain, He Yuzhu gave her a month's salary of 15 yuan after half a month, and said: "Well done, the bonus at the end of the month will not be less than your salary." Yan Jiedi went back happily with the money. The next day, Aunt Yan Yang Guier, who had free time, and Yan Bugui, who got off work, no longer fiddled with leeks at the door, but went out to exchange things for Yan's precious daughter.

After a month, Yan Jie Di got a lot of good things in exchange, including several large blue and white plates, large blue and white jars, and even Song Dynasty celadon. He Yuzhu was not stingy either, and after a month he counted out three big black ten cards as a bonus and gave them to Yan Jie Di. The moment Yan Jie Di took the money, she was so happy that she almost kissed He Yuzhu, which scared He Yuzhu so much that he stepped back repeatedly.

Yan Jie Di took the money back to the Yan family. The old couple Yan Bugui asked questions happily at home. The happiness of the three of them after making money alarmed Qin Jingru. Qin Jingru understood the whole story and begged her father-in-law Yan Bugui to find He Yuzhu, and she also wanted to do this job. Although Yan Bugui doubted Qin Jingru's ability, when he saw his granddaughter Yan Qing'er, he thought to himself, "The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, if not for the older, then for the younger", and finally agreed to go to the He family to ask.

When Yan Bugui knocked on the door of the He family and explained his purpose, He Yuzhu did not say anything bad, but asked Yan Bugui a few questions: "Uncle Yan, since you asked, I am embarrassed to refuse. But I just want to ask you: Can she ride a bicycle? What kind of serious work does she do? Will she be fooled by others if she goes out? Besides, my new porcelain was bought with money, it is not a joke..."

Yan Bugui felt ashamed when he heard He Yuzhu's question. His old face turned red instantly and he said embarrassedly: "Zhuzi, I am not considerate enough. I won't disturb your rest..."

He Yuzhu looked at Yan Bugui who was leaving dejectedly, and thought to himself: "This Qin Jingru is really a person who will not do anything without profit. With her energy of not being able to accomplish anything, but always being able to cause trouble, if she is asked to exchange the goods, this matter will basically be ruined..."