Siheyuan: I am different He Yuzhu

He Yuzhu never paid attention to He Daqing's salary, and never thought that his father's salary was so high. But when he thought about the fact that after the union representative went to Fengzeyuan and coordinated the salary issues of the workers, his master's salary was 85 yuan per month, and his senior brother also had 50 yuan a month. He could understand it. After all, his father's cooking skills were not bad. Although He Daqing was best at Tan's cuisine, cooking skills were universal, and there was no problem making other dishes.

If He Yuzhu went to work in a restaurant, with his cooking skills, he could get a higher salary, but the restaurant is too busy and he has no time to take care of his sister. In comparison, the factory is less busy and the lower salary doesn't matter. Moreover, the factory has another advantage, that is, there is a lot of room for development and many opportunities for advancement. In a restaurant, you will end up being a cook, but in a factory you can develop into a cadre, from a chef to a canteen director, a canteen director to a logistics director, and a logistics director to a deputy factory director in charge of the later stages. In short, there are more opportunities in a factory than in a restaurant.

After He Yuzhu returned to the kitchen, Liu Dagui immediately ran over and asked.

"How was the talk with the boss? I guess he must have liked your cooking skills and wanted you to take over your father's job. When you were cooking, I could smell the smell and I knew you had the job."

"Director Liu, you are so wise. The boss really wants me to take over my father's position in the future. I am young and have little experience. I don't know anything except cooking. I will need Director Liu's guidance in the future."

"You are such a good cook at such a young age. I think it won't be long before your cooking skills surpass your father's. From now on, the canteen will be handed over to you. The boss doesn't often invite people to dinner in the canteen. After all, the officials of the Workers' and Peasants' Party don't do this now. Those who really need to be arranged in the canteen must have a special status. You just need to cook carefully when the time comes. The most you usually cook in the canteen is the big pot meal for the workers at noon. This should be a piece of cake for you."

"Longguo has just been established for two years, and all industries are still developing. Although the production in the factory is busier than when we were skinheads, it is not that busy because of the raw materials. We only produce during the day and there is not even a night shift at night. So usually after noon, when the cafeteria is cleaned up, we can go home directly unless the boss has special instructions."

"Okay, I know. Does the boss have any plans for tonight? Director Liu."

"The boss doesn't have any plans for tonight. Once you've cleaned up the kitchen, you can go home first."

"Then I'll go back first. You take care of Director Liu."

He Yuzhu was very happy to hear that he could get off work so early, so that he would have more time to take care of the blessed land and the cave, and also more time to practice martial arts. He Yuzhu decided to go to the pawn shop first to see if he could buy a watch and an alarm clock. He Yuzhu came to a pawn shop.

"Boss, do you have watches and alarm clocks?"

"Yes, what kind do you want? I can recommend it to you."

"It's better if the watch is in good condition, and the alarm clock can be in similar condition. The key is good quality."

"Don't worry about that. There is absolutely no problem with the quality. They are all imported foreign watches." After the boss said that, he took out a few watches and placed them on the counter. He Yuzhu took a look and found that they were all big brands that are rarely seen in later generations, such as Longines, Rolex, Vacheron Constantin, IWC, Titoni, and Belle Pedrera.

At this time, watches were a luxury item for ordinary families, and most families simply could not afford them. It was not until the first domestically produced watch appeared in 1955 that many ordinary people were able to buy watches without having to worry about fakes. Factories that could manufacture watches did not need to produce fakes and could just produce their own.

"Boss, how much do these watches cost?" He Yuzhu looked at the seven watches in front of him and liked them more and more. He couldn't help but ask directly.

"Sir, these watches are in great condition, aren't they? They were carefully collected by our shop, and the exteriors are basically unworn. These two watches are made of gold, one is worth 300 million, and the other five watches are worth 5 million each."

"Boss, your price is a bit high. Give me a discount and I'll buy it all for you."

When the boss heard that a big customer was coming, he immediately invited He Yuzhu to the tea table next to him and poured him a cup of tea.

"If you really want to buy all these watches, I can only give you 260 million yuan for each one."

He Yuzhu looked at the boss with a smile on his face without saying anything.

"I can give you a maximum discount of 5 yuan per piece." The boss looked at He Yuzhu and said.

"Boss, do you have a pocket watch or an alarm clock? If you do, take them out and let me see them. We can calculate together when the time comes."

The boss asked the waiter to take out two pocket watches, one was a gold-plated Patek Philippe with a gold chain, and the other was a silver Longines with a silver chain. The alarm clock was an ordinary horseshoe watch, and He Yuzhu couldn't tell the brand.

"The chain of this watch is made of pure gold, and the chain alone weighs half a tael, 320 million yuan. The other watch is more ordinary, 260 million yuan, and the alarm clock is 60 yuan."

"How about this, boss? I'll give you a price. I'll give you 9 million yuan for each of these nine watches. The alarm clock is a gift from you. If it's okay, I'll pay you right away."

The boss calculated in his mind that these watches were all collected by him during the Republic of China period. They had been kept in his hands for so many years. It was a rare opportunity that he met a big buyer who bought so many watches at one time. Although the world was peaceful now, he couldn't be sure what would happen in the future. The boss made up his mind and agreed.

"Just at the price you said."

"Okay, but I have a request. You need to give me a separate receipt for the Longines pocket watch and the alarm clock, and keep the others together." After saying that, He Yuzhu took out five stacks of money from the cloth bag he was carrying. He Yuzhu handed four stacks to the boss first.

"These four stacks total 4 million. Can you please click them first?"

He Yuzhu counted out 32 sheets from the last stack, took them out, and placed them in front of the boss.

“This is the remaining $340 million.”

After checking the money, the boss said, "2340 million is just right. Please wait a moment, I will give you a receipt. Xiao Wang, come here and pack these watches for this guest."

Upon hearing the noise, Xiao Wang came up to He Yuzhu from behind the counter holding a stack of wooden boxes, and in front of He Yuzhu, he put each watch into a wooden box. He Yuzhu put the packed watches into the cloth bag he brought with him. After a while, the boss came over and handed He Yuzhu two receipts. After He Yuzhu checked them and saw that they were all ok, he put them away and put them in his inner pocket. He took out the Longines pocket watch and compared it with the watch in the pawn shop, adjusted the time first, then wound the watch a few times, watched the second hand start to tick, and put the watch into his coat pocket.

"Then you go ahead and do your business. I won't delay your business." He Yuzhu said goodbye to the pawnshop owner while holding the cloth bag containing the watch.

"Take care, and come often when you have the chance." The boss personally escorted He Yuzhu out of the store.

He Yuzhu was walking on the street carrying a cloth bag, and when passers-by were not paying attention, he put the things in the bag into the blessed land. He Yuzhu took the tram and prepared to rush to the department store on Wangfujing Street. Now that he had the job, He Yuzhu decided to buy a bicycle for the convenience of traveling in the future. Anyway, he had the money borrowed from his master, and it would be easy to explain if others asked about it. With his salary, he could pay back the money to his master in 4 months at most.

He Yuzhu took the tram to the department store and walked to the counter selling bicycles.

"Comrade, I want to buy a bicycle. How much is it?"

"There are two brands, Shanghai Forever and Tianjin Fei Ge. Shanghai Forever costs 160 million yuan, while Tianjin Fei Ge costs 187 million yuan. I suggest you buy Tianjin Fei Ge. You are so tall. Tianjin Fei Ge's is 28 inches, while Shanghai Forever's is 26 inches."

"Thank you for reminding me. Can you give me a Tianjin Feige bus? Where can I pay?"

"I'll issue you a receipt. You go to the cashier over there to pay. After you pay, bring the receipt back and give it to me."

He Yuzhu took the receipt issued by the salesperson to the cashier, took out 190 million RMB from his pocket and handed it to the cashier together with the receipt. After the cashier took the money and the receipt handed over by He Yuzhu, he counted the money quickly, confirmed that it was correct, stamped the receipt, and then handed it to He Yuzhu together with the change of 3 yuan.

He Yuzhu took the list and went back to the bicycle counter. He handed the paid list to the salesperson. The salesperson gave He Yuzhu another list and asked him to pick one of his bicycles.

"Please keep this form. You will need to take it to the police station to register your vehicle. You will then have to pay 2 yuan to the police station." The salesperson kindly reminded He Yuzhu.

"Thank you. This one will do. Can I just push the bike and leave, or do I need to go through some formalities before I can leave?"

"Comrade, you can go now. Remember to go to the police station to register your license plate first. Otherwise, if they find out, you will be fined."

He Yuzhu expressed his gratitude once again and pushed the bike out of the department store. After going out of the door, He Yuzhu rode on the bike directly. He Yuzhu put one foot on the pedal and pushed it, and he jumped out of the bike. He didn't have to slide a few steps like others and then get on the bike. Looking at the envious eyes of the people on both sides of the road, He Yuzhu directly experienced the satisfaction of showing off in front of people like driving a Ferrari sports car in later generations.

When He Yuzhu wanted to buy a bicycle, he thought it would be hard to buy one. But surprisingly, there were not many people who wanted it. For the people who had just experienced years of war and currency devaluation, food and clothing were the biggest and most urgent problems to be solved. Bicycles were hard to get. After 56 years, with the recovery of the national economy, people had savings in their hands and began to have money to buy transportation tools.

He Yuzhu rode his bike to the nearest police station. After paying 2 yuan in vehicle management fees, the staff gave him a bicycle certificate and stamped and hung a sign on his vehicle. After completing the formalities, He Yuzhu was a licensed driver and could legally drive on the road.

He Yuzhu rode his bike to the courtyard that Zhang Hu rented. Seeing that the gate was locked, He Yuzhu took out his own key to open the gate, moved the bike into the yard, and closed the gate again. Now six people are working at the scrap collection station. He Yuzhu found someone in Panjiayuan to compile a list of the corresponding time of the year number and some simple knowledge of porcelain and bronze ware for them.

After the six people got formal jobs, they pulled carts around the city every day, working very hard. Several people were secretly competing to see who could find the treasure first. He Yuzhu opened the door of the Siheyuan warehouse and found that there were not many eggs left. He Yuzhu replenished the warehouse with the eggs collected in the Fudi Dongtian in the past two days.

He Yuzhu decided not to sell live chickens anymore, and would only accept orders from old customers. Now that he works at a steel mill, he has more free time, so he can expand the scale of his chicken breeding, with a target of 5000 hens. In the future, he can sell about 500 kilograms of eggs every day.

After replenishing the eggs, He Yuzhu wrote a note to Zhang Hu, asking him to find someone to order a batch of rattan baskets. He Yuzhu returned to the blessed land and took out the cotton he had saved before. He Yuzhu wanted to make a few quilts while he had time. The quilts at home were a bit short for him. He Yuzhu tied the bag of cotton to the back seat of the bicycle, pushed the bicycle out of the courtyard, locked the door, and rode to Cotton Alley.

"Ride my beloved bicycle, and there will never be a traffic jam." He Yuzhu hummed a little tune.

He Yuzhu came to Mianhua Hutong and found a cotton fluffing shop. "Boss, I want to fluff a few quilts. How much do you charge?"

"If you don't want the cotton seeds, fluffing the cotton is free. What size quilt do you want to fluff?"

"Look, this bag of cotton with seeds weighs 50 kilograms. How much cotton can I get?"

"50 kilograms of cotton with seeds can produce about 20-23 kilograms of cotton."

"Then please make me two quilts of the same weight, and the size should be 8 feet by 7 feet. By the way, boss, can you fit the quilt here?"

"You can do it, but you have to prepare your own quilt cover. The labor fee for one quilt is 5000 yuan."

"When will my quilt be ready? I'll bring you the quilt cover later."

"You can come and get your two quilts tomorrow morning. If you bring the quilt covers here later, I'll have my wife make the covers for you right after the quilts are ready, and you can take them away when you come to get them tomorrow. This is the note I wrote for you. You can use the note to get the quilts when you come."

The boss handed He Yuzhu a note. He Yuzhu saw that it said 50 kilograms of seed cotton was for two quilts. He Yuzhu put the note in his pocket, rode his bicycle to the cloth shop, and when he arrived at the cloth shop, he thought that he should make a few clothes, so he prepared to buy more cotton cloth. He told the salesperson the size of the quilt he needed, and the salesperson first cut the cloth for two quilts for He Yuzhu, and then cut the cloth for clothes for He Yuzhu.

After paying the bill, He Yuzhu took the cotton cloth, got on his bike and rode to the cotton-fluffing shop, singing as he rode: "Fluffing cotton, fluffing cotton, fluffing half a pound of cotton into eighty-eight ounces, fluffing old cotton into new cotton, after the quilt is fluffed, the girl is getting married, oh oh oh oh oh oh..."

While singing, He Yuzhu thought that Teacher Wei's songs were not only easy to sing but also easy to remember. He had seen the movie once when he was a child and could still remember it even after traveling through time.