Siheyuan: Pushing Huairu, the Prime Minister admits defeat

Although Ran Qiuye's looks were undoubtedly inferior to Qin Huairu's, in this era when most people were starving and skinny, it was not easy to have a face and figure like Ran Qiuye.

Li Weijun even speculated that even some of the famous beauties in ancient times would probably not live up to their reputation in terms of today's aesthetic standards.

This is not nonsense, but is supported by theoretical basis before the Industrial Revolution expanded productivity.

Productivity is extremely backward, and ordinary families have trouble with food, clothing, housing, transportation, and shelter, so where can they get the spare money to supplement their children with nutritious protein?

Even some small landlords with considerable wealth would choose to supply foods such as meat, eggs and milk to their eldest son first.

In addition, medical conditions are extremely backward, the average life expectancy is in the 30s, and people often get married at the age of 14. Under such circumstances, the girls are basically young girls who are still wet behind the ears. How can they have any sense of beauty?

As for the children of wealthy officials, their material conditions are certainly much better than those of peddlers, but in terms of food, medical conditions, and cosmetics, they are still far inferior to those in modern society.

Therefore, Li Weijun basically dared to conclude that in modern society, a beautiful girl who is above average in appearance, especially a plump and beautiful woman like Qin Huairu, is at least a great beauty picked out of a million.

Ran Qiuye's disadvantage is that she doesn't have that dignified and elegant demeanor. Although being a beautiful girl next door is a good thing, the aesthetic taste of Chinese people is actually more inclined towards the type of country that wants peace and prosperity for the people.

However, Ran Qiuye's advantage lies in her extraordinary temperament. What's more, as the saying goes, a man of learning is naturally elegant. Ran Qiuye, who comes from a family of high-level intellectuals, and the beautiful country girl Qin Huairu can only be said to have their own flavors.

Qin Huairu is the kind of person who is full of charm, charming and attractive, and there is a hint of innocence in her charm. This innocence is not the type of naive Qin Jingru, but a different kind of innocence revealed by a good wife and mother.

Ran Qiuye is different from the two sisters Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu. Born in an intellectual family, she has a more gentle and amiable personality. Her words and actions also reveal a slow and gentle spirit.

As the saying goes, a good horse deserves a good saddle. Li Weijun's aesthetic taste has never been restricted to a single type, so he is naturally quite interested in people like Ran Qiuye.

Especially when he learned that Ran Qiuye had come to visit him regardless of rain or shine during the time when he went to Shanghai to purchase internal reference films, Li Weijun had an even better impression of this girl who had a clear distinction between love and hate.

Just like Qin Huairu, with the domineering and powerful woman like Jiang Xifeng around, Ran Qiuye could not get any status from Li Weijun even if she racked her brains.

I remember in the original plot, when Ran Qiuye came to Qin Huairu's house to inform Banggeng to pay tuition, she was accidentally seen by Shazhu who was visiting. This cook, who had been working around the stove all year round, had never seen such a beautiful woman with such temperament.

That very night he pestered Yan Bugui to find out information, wanting Yan Bugui to act as a matchmaker and introduce him to the beautiful teacher at Hongxing Primary School.

However, although Yan Bugui is usually a bit stingy, he still has a good sense of propriety when it comes to major issues, and he clearly understands the gap between Sha Zhu and Ran Qiuye.

One is an illiterate, uneducated cook, and the other is a teacher who teaches and educates people. They don't match at all.

This is more than a scholar meeting a soldier. It is hard to explain the reason. To put it bluntly, this is simply a waste of resources that is outrageous to both humans and gods.

What's more, Sha Zhu is a big wronged person who is trapped in a fire pit. Even though Yan Bugui often stays out of things and watches in the courtyard, he does nothing.

But Yan Bugui knew all the commotion in the courtyard like a fire in the sky. No matter how thoroughly he understood it, it was true that Sha Zhu was just a dog being led by Qin Huairu.

Even if he was sold out by the Jia family, Sha Zhu would probably still happily pay the Jia family money.

Putting aside other things, just using the spare money and food to support the Jia family in various ways, in Yan Bugui's opinion, isn't it just a waste of money?

At least you can hear a sound when you skip stones on the water, but Shazhu's behavior is completely one-sided and you can't even hear a sound.

Not to mention that the He family has a terrible reputation in Nanluoguxiang, which can be traced back to He Daqing, the instigator.

While accompanying the factory director on a business trip, he got entangled with a widow with several children. In the end, he seemed to be possessed by a demon. He abandoned his family and children and didn't care about his own two children at all.

He eloped with a widow and went to another place. In such a family environment where everyone hates him, if we introduce Teacher Ran here, wouldn't that be harming a good girl?

No matter what, Yan Bugui couldn't do such a conscienceless thing, so after weighing the pros and cons for a whole night, Yan Bugui chose to forget about the matchmaking for Sha Zhu.

Shazhu, who was immersed in his fantasy, was very angry because he received the benefits but did not act as a matchmaker.

If it weren't for the fact that Yan Bugui was getting old and couldn't stand the torture, there would be no need to beat him up.

That night, the wheels of Yan Bugui's bicycle were removed and sold to a repair shop not far from the intersection.

Even though it was only sold for a few dimes, and the repair shop owner got a bargain for nothing, but no matter what, at least I got rid of my anger.

In addition, Qin Huairu was afraid that Sha Zhu and Ran Qiuye were together at that time, so she helped Sha Zhu fold clothes, sweep the floor and other such things to show her kindness. She also told him some trivial things, which successfully made Ran Qiuye extremely disgusted with Sha Zhu.

At this point, the story between Ran Qiuye and Sha Zhu came to an end in the original novel. When this kind-hearted and simple girl appeared, she was demoted to work on a farm because of her background problem. She was exhausted and miserable.

Li Weijun remembered that when Teacher Ran was sent to work on the farm, he actually asked Sha Zhu for help, hoping that Sha Zhu would use his position as a cook for the cadres to say a few good words to him.

Sha Zhu, who was originally just a cook, seemed to be proud of himself, which made his presence felt.

Of course, things will not develop into this now. Looking at the red book and iron scroll hanging in his room, Li Weijun is confident that not only Ran Qiuye, but even Lou Xiaoe's parents' home can still provide shelter.

But the only pity is that Lou Xiao'e seemed to be dating Xu Damao at that time, and it was said that they were going to get a marriage certificate at any time. Li Weijun must have felt very regretful about this.

Lou Xiao'e is undoubtedly a fair, wealthy and beautiful character in the plot. Apart from anything else, she just accompanied her parents to Hong Kong after divorcing Xu Damao.

How could Lou's father and mother, who were of weak constitution, endure such a bumpy ride? Coupled with the loneliness of leaving their hometown and the stimulation of the ups and downs of life, they passed away not long after.

Only Lou Xiao'e was left there. She started from scratch, from nothing to something, and managed to give birth to a child and run a big restaurant business. After the market was opened up, she returned home in glory.

However, if the original plot continues, Lou Xiao'e, who is simple-minded and kind-hearted, will become Sha Zhu's ATM.

It can only be said that the only tragic character in the courtyard is Lou Xiao'e. Her husband Xu Damao is unfaithful and not only secretly has an affair with the country girl Qin Jingru, but also when the storm rises, he ungratefully reports his own father-in-law and mother-in-law's family.

The purpose was to cater to Li Huaide's greedy mind. What a villain. Later, Lou Xiao'e was betrayed by her husband and her parents were imprisoned.

She never expected that she would be plotted against by the old lady in the courtyard. The old lady could be described as an old fox in the courtyard with a vicious heart. She knew that Lou Xiao'e was most lacking in support and sense of security at this time, so she let Sha Zhu, who had been unable to find a wife, take advantage of the opportunity.

He actually secretly locked Sha Zhu and Lou Xiao'e in the same room, pushing such a good girl into the fire pit. Before Lou Xiao'e rushed to Hong Kong, Sha Zhu left traces on her, and she left a stick of incense for Sha Zhu in Hong Kong.

Another terrifying thing is that Li Weijun remembered that before Lou Xiao'e drew a clear line between herself and Xu Damao, she would often make cloth shoes for the old lady because she felt sorry for her and her legs and feet were not very flexible.

But the old lady lied about her foot size and gave the shoes to Sha Zhu. They were all neighbors in the courtyard and saw each other every day. How could Xu Damao not know that the shoes Sha Zhu was wearing were made by his wife?

Isn't this deliberately trying to sow discord between husband and wife? Isn't the person responsible despicable?

Before, Li Weijun still took into account the old lady's high moral character and always adhered to the idea of ​​"if you can't afford to offend, you can avoid her", but now he has the old lady's red book and iron scroll.

No matter whether you are an old lady or not, you have to get out of the way.

As for the marriage of Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e, Li Weijun was too lazy to bother with it and could only say that good words could not persuade a damned ghost.

Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao are in their honeymoon period now. It's not right to say that Xu Damao has evil intentions now, and will be ungrateful and repay kindness with enmity when the storm comes in the future.

I guess Lou Xiao'e's first reaction was to regard the weird person in front of her as a mental patient.

Li Weijun was too lazy to do such a thankless task.

So now that he encountered the opportunity of Ran Qiuye, Li Weijun would naturally not let it slip away. He pretended to be concerned and asked: "Teacher Ran really cares about this matter and has not forgotten it these days?"

Seeing this reaction, Yan Bugui was very satisfied and kept speaking well of Ran Qiuye: "Weijun, you don't know that our teacher Ran is proficient in everything, and can handle both the living room and the kitchen. More importantly, she knows how to be considerate and take care of people. In addition, the teacher's family background means that she has no problem supporting her husband and raising children. She is not like some rural girls who only know how to make trouble all day long and beat and scold their children."

Yan Bugui is indeed a scholar, and he is very good at pulling down and slandering others.

In just a few words, Ran Qiuye's innate advantages were listed. She came from an intellectual family, was good at taking care of her husband and children, and was the type who would add fragrance to a woman's body.

Unlike the country girls in some villages, who use vulgar language all day long and only know how to chatter about trivial matters in the family.

As soon as Li Weijun heard it, he knew that Yan Bugui was implicitly criticizing Qin Huairu for being a country girl with no vision.

But he didn't care. Qin Huairu was indeed considerate and caring, but as Yan Bugui said, her thinking level was not up to par, and it all came down to her lack of knowledge.

Every day I think about things like the edge of the pot and the bed, and my vision is really too narrow.

From a long-term development perspective, it would not be a bad thing if there is a chance to let Qin Huairu go to night school more often to enrich her knowledge.

So he nodded and said to Yan Bugui, "Third Master, I'm sorry to bother you with this matter. It's not easy to run around. I'll set up a small banquet for you tomorrow. Don't think my house is too simple when the time comes."

"No way, no way. Who doesn't know about our courtyard? You, Li Weijun, are so successful. We have a color TV and an electric fan. I even heard that we have a refrigerator."

Yan Bugui meant something. Color TVs and electric fans were the first of their kind in the entire Nanluoguxiang.

Ordinary people have probably never seen it, let alone used it.

Even Yan Bugui himself just experienced it in a state-owned hotel on the pretext of a business trip.

I can only say that it’s great to have money.

Apart from anything else, Yan Bugui believes that the number of electrical appliances that can be used in the steel rolling mill can be counted on one hand, no, they can be counted on one finger.

Although Yi Zhonghai received a huge salary of 100 yuan every month in the courtyard, it was extremely difficult for him to get an electric fan, a refrigerator, and a television.

Supply procurement, what does it matter even if you have money?

Without the corresponding purchase receipts, there was no place to spend the money. If Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and was willing to spend his savings over the years, he might be able to afford these things, but he had no means or channels to buy them.

All in all, these things are difficult for ordinary people to access.

Of course, Director Yang and Li Huaide have to be excluded here. After all, they are the head of a steel plant with tens of thousands of employees. They have much greater opportunities to come into contact with fashionable and trendy things than ordinary people.

Li Weijun was naturally aware of the third uncle's little thoughts, so he did not refuse. He frankly and generously let the third uncle into the house and prepared to show him the color TV and refrigerator.

Strictly speaking, the color TVs of this era were actually still black and white. Although they were purchased from Friendship Stores, there were very few TV stations in the country that could receive signals, and most of the TV stations with a large number of viewers were in black and white.

Even if you have the hardware facilities, if the software is not up to standard, the photos you see will be in black and white.

Even so, the Gallic Rooster's product was indeed extraordinary. It did not have the broad chin of ordinary TVs and was a little thinner. Even the buttons were made of fashionable metal, which made the uncle praise it.