Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

That night, after get off work, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to Zhang Hu's house. Zhang Hu, who was having dinner, saw He Yuzhu coming and knew that He Yuzhu wanted to talk to him about something. He put down his bowl and followed He Yuzhu out the door. He Yuzhu took Zhang Hu to the street and whispered to him, "Zhang Hu, how is the market going recently? Is there anything unusual?"

Zhang Hu knew what He Yuzhu was asking and quickly said, "Boss He, don't worry, I and the others are keeping an eye on it. The market is the same as usual recently. We only do business with people we know, so it hasn't attracted the attention of anyone with ulterior motives."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "That's good. You must pay attention to safety. If you don't know him, no matter how high the price is, you'd better not do it. By the way, Zhang Hu, how many subordinates do you have now?"

Zhang Hu quickly replied, "Boss He, I have 12 men helping me with the work. Do you have any instructions?"

He Yuzhu glanced at the passers-by and whispered, "Haven't you been to the courtyard where I live? Do you still remember my neighbors?"

Zhang Hu thought for a moment and said, "There are a few people I still remember, such as the three managers in your courtyard, and the old woman Yu Jia Zhang who lives in the same courtyard."

"As long as you have the image, it will be fine. Find a time to bring two smart brothers with you and go for a walk around the courtyard where I live. When someone from our courtyard leaves the courtyard alone, have two of your brothers quietly say that you have a batch of eggs that don't require tickets and want to sell, but you're worried about not being able to find a buyer. When the two of you talk, make sure the people in our courtyard hear you. If that person can't help but contact your brothers, have your two brothers play hard to get to seduce him into wanting to buy eggs from your brothers, and then have your brothers reluctantly agree to sell him 10 kilograms of eggs every week at the price that requires tickets in the vegetable market."

After listening to He Yuzhu's puzzled expression, Zhang Hu asked, "Brother He, what are you going through all this trouble for?"

He Yuzhu patiently explained, "Food is not rationed now. There are many residents in the courtyard where I live. If someone falls into your trap, he will definitely not be able to finish eating so many eggs. If he can't finish eating, he will resell them. No matter what the situation is, that person will have a handle on him. If I make something delicious at that time, no one will dare to say anything."

Zhang Hu understood immediately after listening to He Yuzhu's explanation, and then said: "I understand, Boss He, you mean to drag them all into the water."

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I mean. When you arrange people to set up the scheme, make it more realistic. One more thing, I remember that the brothers below don't have jobs, right?"

"Yes, Boss. According to your instructions, we found people who were unemployed. But don't worry, they are all people I know well. They usually do odd jobs in the market."

"Your subordinates, please pay more attention to them and make sure they don't make any mistakes. From now on, arrange for your subordinates to kill a pig every week. After killing the pig, divide the meat. Each of your subordinates will get one catty. The six of you and my cousin will each get two catties. Send all the ribs to my house. In addition to the ribs, prepare two catties of pork belly for me. Let your subordinates sell the rest quietly."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Zhang Hu said with some embarrassment: "Boss He, none of my brothers can kill pigs, and the weather is so hot now, isn't 2 kilograms of meat a bit too much for the six of us? It will go bad if we can't finish it."

He Yuzhu looked at Zhang Hu unhappily and said, "Are you stupid? I gave each of you two catties of meat, but you picked one catty of fat and one catty of pork belly, and used the fat to make oil and the pork belly to eat. What's wrong with that? Your family doesn't lack oil. As for your inability to kill a pig, why don't you ask your younger brother to go to the countryside and find someone who can kill a pig to ask for advice? Killing a pig is not difficult. All you have to do is hold the pig down and find a sharp knife to stab it into the pig's heart."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Zhang Hu suddenly realized something and said, "Yeah, why didn't I think of this? By the way, Boss, do you want to let the people in your courtyard sell pork?"

"Let them sell as long as they are willing to do so. But now that the weather is hot, just give them 2 kilograms per person at a time. Don't give them too much. When the weather gets colder, you can give them more. Remember to be careful not to be seen when trading. Let your younger brother find a remote place outside the city to slaughter the pigs, and be careful not to attract the attention of those who are interested." He Yuzhu thought for a moment and instructed.

"Okay, I'll tell them to be careful. By the way, Boss, when should I arrange for my little brother to go near your house?"

"It depends on your time. You can come anytime you are free. But remember to tell the brothers not to get close to me. My status does not require it."

Zhang Hu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

"Okay, that's okay. I'll leave first. I'm sorry to have delayed your meal. Go home and have dinner." After saying that, He Yuzhu got on his bicycle and rushed to his home in the courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang.

He Yuzhu had just returned to the gate of the courtyard on his bicycle when he ran into Yan Bugui, the gatekeeper, who was sitting inside the gate enjoying the breeze. He Yuzhu smiled and greeted Yan Bugui: "Uncle, what are you doing here?"

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Zhu Zi, you came back a little late today. The meal at home is not ready yet. I'll sit here and get some fresh air."

"Something happened tonight, so I went somewhere else after get off work, so I came back a little late." He Yuzhu made up an excuse.

Yan Bugui glanced into the yard to confirm that there was no one there, then asked in a low voice, "Zhu Zi, I heard that all the factories in Sijiu City will implement the eight-level worker system. What level do you think the first and second uncles in our yard can get?"

He Yuzhu glanced at Yan Bugui meaningfully and said with a smile: "Third Uncle, it's useless for you to ask me this question. I have never worked in a workshop. I know almost everything about fitter and forgery. You want a cook like me to evaluate the skills of First Uncle and Second Uncle. Isn't this embarrassing for me?"

Yan Bugui said somewhat awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I thought you were a cadre now and knew their technical level. By the way, I heard that the salary of an eighth-level worker can be 99 yuan a month. Is this true?"

"This is true, but why are you asking this, Uncle? I remember that no one in your family works in the factory. Besides, Uncle, you are a teacher in the school, and you are a teacher. If I remember correctly, your teachers are paid more than workers of the same level."

When Yan Bugui heard He Yuzhu say this, he was frightened and panicked. He quickly changed the subject and said, "Zhuzi, I heard your third aunt calling me to go home for dinner. I'm going home to eat first. You should go home quickly too." After that, Yan Bugui ignored He Yuzhu and hurried home.

He Yuzhu saw the way the third uncle Yan Bugui fled in panic, and he secretly felt amused. Yan Bugui asked him about the technical level of Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, to see how much the two could earn in a month, so that he could calculate how much benefit Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong would ask him for in the future. As a result, he didn't expect that he didn't know, but scared away his own questions. However, He Yuzhu was also talking nonsense, and he didn't expect to scare away the third uncle Yan Bugui. He Yuzhu remembered that the salary standard of teachers seemed to be different from the eight-level system of workers. It seemed to be 11 levels. He didn't know the specific level of each level. However, in the TV series "Love in the Courtyard", the third uncle Yan Bugui was able to lend money to Yan Jiecheng to open a restaurant in the later period, which means that the salary of the third uncle must be higher than Qin Huairu.

But this is not something He Yuzhu should worry about. He has to go home and cook dinner for his wife. He Yuzhu returned to his home in the middle courtyard and quickly prepared dinner. After the family finished dinner, He Yuzhu said to Lou Xiao'e, "Xiao'e, according to the date, you should give birth in less than a month. I have to go to work every day and can't be at home with you. How about I take you to my mother's house? This way, you will have someone by your side every day. In case you suddenly say you are giving birth one day, there will be someone around to help take you to the hospital."

Lou Xiao'e thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you and I take Yu Shui and we all go live at my mother's house? I don't want to leave you."

He Yuzhu said with some embarrassment after hearing this: "This is not good, that's your mother's home, I'm living with your mother with my sister, it won't sound good if people tell others about it."

Lou Xiao'e took He Yuzhu's hand and said, "Brother He, if you don't want to go, then I won't go to live with my parents. I'm the daughter-in-law of your He family, and it won't sound good if I tell others that I'm going to live with my parents when I'm about to give birth."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Xiao'e, this is a new society. It would be bad to say no to your parents' home in the past. Now it's a new society and it's okay."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Lou Xiao'e said in a serious tone, "Brother He, now is the new society. It won't be bad if the son-in-law follows his wife and brings his sister-in-law to live with his wife's parents."

He Yuzhu listened to Lou Xiao'e's rebuttal and could only smile helplessly and said, "Xiao'e, your parents are used to living alone. If I bring Yushui to live with them, they will suddenly have two more people at home. They will definitely not be used to it. Besides, it's still a long time before you give birth. It's not appropriate for you to live in your parents' house for so long. Let me think of another way."

Just when He Yuzhu was racking his brains to think about what to do, He Yuzhu suddenly thought of his aunt Su Xiulian. His uncle Cai Quanwu gave up the annual fixed dividend of the tavern according to his previous instructions. After Wu Youyi left the tavern and returned to the street office, his uncle Cai Quanwu successfully replaced Wu Youyi as the manager of the tavern. In order to avoid the situation that his uncle Cai Quanwu did not ask the street office to let his aunt Su Xiulian work in the tavern, causing his aunt Su Xiulian to still stay at home to take care of the children, he could ask his aunt Su Xiulian to come to his house during the day to accompany Lou Xiaoe, and the bicycle that Lou Xiaoe brought as a dowry was still idle at home, so when his aunt came, she could ride Lou Xiaoe's bicycle instead of walking hard.

He Yuzhu quickly told Lou Xiaoe about his idea. Lou Xiaoe was very happy and said, "That's good. I have my cousin to accompany me every day. I don't have to go back to my parents' house. We don't have to be separated."