The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Wife, clean these up."

Liu Minghui said as soon as he entered the door.

Yu Li is still at home, but she didn't expect Liu Minghui to come back suddenly.

"Hey, why are you back so late? Didn't you say you would be back for a few days?"

"The smoother it goes, the faster we can come back."

After Liu Minghui finished speaking, he handed the bag to Yu Li.

"what is this?"

Yu Li took it with confusion.

"Why is this fish so big?"

There were three big fish inside, each weighing at least ten pounds, which surprised Yu Li, who had never seen such a big fish before.

"This is sea fish. I bought it over there. I still have to drive the car to the steel mill. I'll talk to you when I come back."

After saying this, Liu Minghui went out.

"Minghui, is this car full of fish?"

Yan Bugui was still waiting beside the truck. He saw baskets of big fish through the gap at the back.

"Yes, I still have to go to the steel mill."

Without waiting for Yan Bugui to reply, Liu Minghui drove away from the courtyard and drove to the vicinity of Wang Wen and the other person's homes.

He asked the two men to go back and drop off their things before returning to the steel mill.

"Chief Liu, did you just get back from a business trip?"

At the gate of the steel mill, the truck was stopped by the security department.

"Yes, they were just brought over from Tianjin. Check them quickly and send them to the cold storage."

Liu Minghui threw two packs of cigarettes over. These were the leftovers from the journey. Several people took a pack of cigarettes out, and after a round trip, only two packs were left.

"Okay, Chief Liu."

The two men happily took it, got in the car to check it, and then let it go.

Liu Minghui then drove the car to the cold storage. Since no one was working at the steel rolling mill at night, only three people were needed to transport the things in.

After finishing all these, it was almost nine o'clock. Then, after finding the bicycles parked in the carport, they went home.

Back at the courtyard, Yu Li was still waiting for Liu Minghui.

"You're back. I've prepared some food for you. Please sit down for a while and I'll serve it to you."

Seeing Liu Minghui come in, Yu Li went to the kitchen to get him food.

Liu Minghui sat down and waited for the meal.

"Hurry up and eat. Then go take a shower. You stink of sweat."

Yu Li brought the food to Liu Minghui, then sat next to him and talked.

Liu Minghui stayed in the truck for more than ten hours and did not take a shower yesterday. He must smell of sweat now.

"Okay, I'll go wash up later."

Liu Minghui did not refute. After finishing his meal, he picked up his clothes and went to take a shower.

"Honey, how are we going to deal with all these fish? They won't last long in this hot weather."

When Liu Minghui came out of the shower, he saw Yu Li looking at the bag of fish and asking him.

"Here, let's see if we can pickle it."

Liu Minghui thought about it and said.

"But this is too much. How much salt do I need?"

Yu Li still found it troublesome.

"Then send one to my mother's house, and then give one to a few uncles."

Liu Minghui thought about giving one to a few old men since it was not valuable anyway.

"Isn't that too generous? This one costs a lot of money."

Yu Li didn't quite agree with Liu Minghui's idea.

"Why don't we give one to everyone in the yard? This thing is only 20 cents a pound."

Liu Minghui put forward another idea.

"That's fine. It's better to give it to everyone than to just three uncles."

After Yu Li knew the price, she agreed with Liu Minghui's idea.

"Then I'll go find the uncle tomorrow."

"Wife, I'm done, let's go to bed."

Liu Minghui took Yu Li and walked into the inner room.

"Oh, why are you in such a hurry? You have to put these fish away, otherwise they will be bitten by rats."

Yu Li angrily broke free from Liu Minghui's hand.

Then I put the things in the cabinet and locked it.

Then Liu Minghui took Yu Li to bed.

……

The next day, Liu Minghui got up early in the morning. He had to report to Li Huaide on his work today. He picked up his toothbrush and squatted at the door to wash up.

After everything was settled, Liu Minghui went to the Intermediate Court to find Yi Zhonghai.

"Uncle, I'm eating."

When Liu Minghui arrived, Yi Zhonghai and his wife were having breakfast.

"Minghui, you're back."

Yi Zhonghai was quite surprised to see Liu Minghui coming to his house.

"Yeah, I didn't get back until midnight yesterday."

"That's quite tiring. Do you want to take a rest today?"

Yi Zhonghai naturally knew that Liu Minghui had returned yesterday.

"I can't do that. I still have to go to the factory to report my work."

Liu Minghui shook his head. Wang Wen and the others didn't have to go to work today, but he said that the section chief couldn't do that. As a cadre, he needed to set an example.

"So what are you doing here now?"

"I just bought a few sea fishes over there. Each one weighs about 10 jin. You know that my two families combined can't finish them all."

"I'm not going to take one out to share with my neighbors."

Liu Minghui stated the purpose of his visit.

When Yi Zhonghai heard that this was a good thing, he immediately asked, "Then how do you want to divide it?"

Liu Minghui thought about it and told Yi Zhonghai his idea.

"Uncle, this is what I think. It's definitely not enough to distribute it door to door, but if we let Zhuzi cook it into a pot, then there will be no problem."

Yi Zhonghai stroked his chin and thought.

"That's no problem. I'll go talk to the pillar."

"Well, I'll trouble you, Uncle One. I'll give the fish to Uncle Three later, and ask the neighbors to prepare some side dishes, and then we can make a pot of dish."

"Okay, I'll talk to Zhuzi later."

Yi Zhonghai also knew that this thing would not last long, so it would be better to eat it early.

Liu Minghui then left Yi Zhonghai's house.

After Liu Minghui left, an old lady who was listening nearby said, "Minghui is also a kind-hearted person. He even thought of sharing some good things with his neighbors."

He expressed admiration for Liu Minghui in his words.

"Well, in our courtyard, only Minghui and Zhuzi are kind-hearted and willing to help their neighbors."

Yi Zhonghai also nodded and said that in his opinion, Liu Minghui was so helpful because of his leadership.

"Old lady, I'm done eating. I have to go talk to Zhuzi."

After Yi Zhonghai finished eating, he put down his bowl and chopsticks and went out.

After Liu Minghui returned to the front yard, he took a fish from home and went to Yan Bugui's house.

"Uncle, I'm watering the flowers."

Yan Bugui was watering the flowers when he saw Liu Minghui coming towards him carrying a one-meter-long fish, and he didn't know what he wanted.

"Minghui, what are you doing?"

Yan Bugui pointed at the fish Liu Minghui was holding.

"Well, I've already talked to the uncle about this. Let's give it to everyone in the courtyard to eat together tonight, and let Zhuzi handle it in the afternoon."

"But I have to leave it with you now. After all, Yu Li and I don't get off work that early."

Liu Minghui and Yan Bugui discussed it in detail.