Siheyuan: Breaking up with Shazhu at the beginning

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When Qin Huairu saw this, she happily took Qin Jingru's hand and asked, "Jingru, Tiezhu has expressed his opinion, how do you feel?"

For Qin Jingru, who is less than 20 years old, although she is extremely satisfied in her heart, she is still a little shy to express her opinions in front of others.

"I...I want to go home and discuss it with my dad." She lowered her head slightly, speaking shyly.

Qin Huairu understood her reserved attitude. It was understandable for a girl to be a little reserved.

"Okay, go back this afternoon and discuss it with your second uncle, and finalize this matter as soon as possible."

After saying this, Qin Huairu glanced at Yang Jun and Li Tiezhu, and in order to show her generosity, she took out four dimes from her pocket and gave them to Qin Jingru.

"Jingru, use this money to buy a ticket home, and you can use the rest to buy some food on the way."

Looking at the four dimes given by Qin Huairu, Yang Jun's eyes twitched a little. She was really too frugal. The distance from their village was seventy or eighty miles, and the full-price ticket would cost at least thirty-eight cents. The four dimes only left two cents to buy snacks.

What can you buy with these two cents? Can you afford a steamed bun?

When Li Tiezhu looked at Qin Huairu, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he immediately stood up and said, "Cousin, why do you need a ride? I have a car, I can take Jingru home, what do you think?"

Hearing this, Qin Huairu happily took away the money that she had originally wanted Qin Jingru to buy her own ticket, and said with a smile: "That would be even better.

I was naturally relieved that Comrade Yang personally escorted me."

Then, she turned around and looked at Qin Jingru: "What do you think?"

"Sister, I will listen to you." Qin Jingru replied with a slight blush on her cheeks.

Afterwards, Han Zhu came over to invite Yang Jun and Li Tiezhu to the banquet.

"Aunt Jia, what are you doing at the door?" There was a noise at the door, and Jia Zhang hurriedly ran to the table, not forgetting to scold Han Zhu.

"Han Zhu, don't talk nonsense. I didn't say there was anything suspicious about my daughter-in-law."

Han Zhu looked confused: "I didn't specify that it was Sister Jia."

So, Yang Jun and Tie Zhu went to the banquet together. After all, they drove the jeep to help with the wedding, so they deserved an important seat at the banquet.

There were eight tables arranged for Han Zhu's wedding, four in the front yard and four in the middle yard.

Yang Jun and Li Tiezhu sat at the table at their great uncle's house, while Qin Huairu and her sisters were able to sit together.

The other tables had already started eating, but the table reserved for welcoming the bride was left until the end, with the eldest uncle, great uncle and other elders presiding over the final link.

Taking advantage of his free time, Yang Jun took a look at the account counter and found that the gifts for his family had already been sent.

The amount was not much, only about five dollars.

At this point, five dollars is a generous gift.

Even the closest family would only give a mere three dollars, and Shazhu Yangzhu still has no relatives.

Therefore, the fifty yuan contributed by his Yang family was particularly eye-catching.

Yang Jun opened the account book and found out that the second uncle had sponsored three dollars, and the usually stingy uncle also generously donated two dollars.

However, at the end of the bill, he found that the old man Yi Zhongqiu had given a gift of 100 yuan for the first time, but Yi Zhongqiu and his wife, Aunt, did not appear at the table.

I guess they felt ashamed to appear at the banquet.

They returned to the table to continue enjoying the wedding banquet. Soon, the playful Li Gangxin began to make moves and was eager to accompany Qin Jingru back.

Yang Jun sent the two people to their doorsteps before returning to the scene.

At this time, the banquet was about to end and most of the people attending the wedding had left, leaving only the people who were helping out in the yard.

The women tidied the tables on their own, while the men gathered in groups of three or five to chat.

The elderly elders talked loudly, while the young guys played dice.

The children gathered around Yang Zhu and clamored for candy and cigarettes.

Although the sunlight was strong, Yang Jun felt chilly, so he simply put on more clothes and returned home to catch up on his sleep.

Perhaps due to drinking too much, Yang Jun fell asleep as soon as he got home.

I don’t know how long it was before I was awakened by Yangmei.

"Brother, wake up, your sister-in-law is here."

"What?" Yang Jun, who was in a deep sleep, was a little confused.

"Which sister-in-law are you talking about?"

Suddenly I felt something heavier under the bed, as if someone was sitting down.

He felt a body close to him, and a warm breath against his ears.

"Oh, it seems like there is more than one sister-in-law?"

A familiar smell came over him, the scent of orchid musk made Yang Jun sober up, he hurriedly turned over and sat up and tried to explain.

"I... I don't mean... I want to say..."

Alcohol and sleepiness made Yang Jun's thoughts confused and difficult to express clearly.

"Girls in the village are used to calling their fiancé's sister sister-in-law. It's not... that's not what it means. Oops, maybe I'm drunk."

In desperation, Yang Jun lowered his head and approached Yi Qiu Shui, motioning her to smell his alcohol.

Yi Qiushui smiled gently and replied: "Forget it, I know you are drunk, and I don't blame you."

He rubbed his temples with his thumbs, trying to drive away the drunkenness.

"Why did you come here suddenly?"

After hearing this, Yi Qiushui showed a little dissatisfaction on her face. She gently hit his chest and said in a tender voice:

"Have you forgotten? Tomorrow is our engagement day. Shouldn't you meet my family first before the engagement?"

Yang Jun slapped his forehead and said regretfully: "I am such a fool. I almost neglected the serious matter."

At the beginning, the two of them discussed that since Yi Qiu Shui's parents had passed away, several seniors could meet with Yang Jun on his behalf and get to know him.

But Yi Qiu Shui had not yet officially met Wang Yuying, so he decided to visit them before the engagement.

The original plan was that Yang Jun should drive to marry Yi Qiu Shui today, but he was interrupted by Yang Zhu, and he forgot about it because of drinking.

As a result, Yi Qiu Shui waited for a long time but no one came, so he had to come alone.

"I'm sorry, Qiu Shui, I really messed up because of the alcohol."

Yang Jun apologized to Yi Qiu Shui with full of guilt.

Hearing this, Yi Qiushui smiled lightly, as if she didn't care too much: "I'm not a fussy person, I understand that maybe you were delayed by other things and that's why you came late.

So I came here on my own.”

Although she didn't say it, she could still detect a hint of complaint and grievance in her tone. She couldn't help feeling lost that she could forget such an important thing.

After all, as a girl, she put aside her pride and came to visit in person.

Yang Jun apologized repeatedly and took a long time to soothe her feelings, and finally succeeded in calming her down.

After calming down, the two got up and went out.

"elder brother!"

As soon as he went out, he met Jiang Haitao who was greeting him outside the door, and waved at him with Nanhuzhai's pastries.

As the close aide of the big leader, Jiang Haitao personally drove the car to deliver Yi Qiushui over.

"Brother Haitao, thank you for your hard work." Yang Jun greeted.

"It's nothing, Brother Yang." Jiang Haitao smiled and handed over the snacks in his hand.

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Before meeting Yang Jun, Yi Qiu Shui had already met Wang Yuying.

Wang Yuying was quite satisfied with her daughter-in-law. She was not only beautiful in appearance but also gentle and sweet in speech. As soon as she entered the door, she affectionately called her "Auntie" and was also very considerate to her brothers and sisters.

At this time, Wang Yuying was busy preparing in the kitchen. She planned today very carefully because this was the first time her son's bride came to visit and it could not be ignored.

She didn't want to leave any bad impression on her future daughter-in-law.

When she thought of the story of Yu Li, the daughter-in-law of the eldest son of the Yan family, she felt uneasy.

When Yu Li got married, her husband Yan Bugui treated her new in-laws coldly, which leads to Yu Li still mentioning this matter everywhere.

The reception of a new bride should not be perfunctory. Even if it is for ordinary guests, steamed buns, porridge and a small dish of pickles are too shabby.

But even so, Wang Yuying would not use the leftover food at home.

"Pork stewed with cabbage, stir-fried pork with shredded potatoes, braised tofu..." Wang Yuying reported her dish plan while sorting the marinated pork.

Her daughter Yang Liu was standing nearby. After hearing what her mother said, she asked worriedly, "Mom, isn't it a little too shabby?"

Hearing this, Wang Yuying sighed and remained silent helplessly.

Before her daughter could even express her suggestion - to take out the leftovers from the refrigerator - she was stopped by her sharp gaze.

"No, how can we prepare leftovers for the new bride? Wouldn't it make us look unsophisticated and make people laugh at us?" The leftovers mentioned were actually the packed dishes left over from the wedding day.

It was not uncommon to pack up leftover banquets in that era, and every household in Beijing did so.

Everyone at the banquet will bring their own tableware, and more particular families will even bring large bowls.

Jia Zhang was a casual person who would even use a foreign pot to serve the food directly on the spot. The moment the food was served, almost no one was willing to eat first, and everyone stood up to grab it.

Packing became a trend both then and in the future.

Although there were still two large bowls of dishes left in the refrigerator that no one wanted to eat, Wang Yuying was still unwilling to use the remaining ingredients to entertain guests.

Yang Jun brewed a pot of good tea to entertain Jiang Haitao, and he went to the kitchen.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw my mother looking worried.

Despite this, he just smiled and turned to the inner courtyard.

"Zhu Zi, do you have time? Can you help me cook two dishes?" Yang Jun found that Sha Zhu was bending over and combing his hair in front of the mirror, while Ran Qiuye was sorting out her dowry next to him. It was not yet dark and the wedding banquet was not over yet.

He greeted Ran Qiuye who was busy, took out a cigarette and explained: "Zhu Zi, you are good. There are plenty of ingredients. I will take them over later." Sha Zhu readily agreed.

Yang Jun returned to his room and urged Jiang Haitao to go back.

He invited him politely, but Jiang Haitao insisted that he had something to do and refused to stay for dinner.

As Yang Jun was escorting Yi Qiu Shui home, a crazy idea popped into his mind.

He decided to take out all the materials accumulated in the space and distribute them to the people of the capital, bringing them joyful blessings for the New Year.

After these days of continuous replication, all kinds of materials in the space have accumulated like mountains.

Materials that were originally purchased one by one on the market are now reproduced in astonishing quantities.

The total amount of rice is kilograms, the wheat is also kilograms, the corn, barley and soybeans are each kilograms, the peanuts and melon seeds are also kilograms, and the candy is also kilograms...

Pork is in kilograms, beef is in kilograms, mutton is in kilograms, and fish is also in kilograms...

Yang Jun's space storage was almost overflowing, and even the spare storage area was filled to the brim.

In desperation, he had to stop the continuous reproduction of supplementary foods just to make room for food reserves.

If all of these were taken out, the total mass would reach millions of tons.

Beijing is a metropolis with a population of over seven million. If these items could be divided equally among everyone one day, each person would receive a small amount on average.

Although it was not much, it was indeed a kind thing he did for the citizens of Beijing to a certain extent.

In fact, Yang Jun once considered whether he should take the risk of taking out so many supplies at once, which might cause panic in the entire city.

Because of this, he fell into indecision.

However, in the end, after deep thought, he believed that the supplies should be released in appropriate batches, but not beyond a controllable range.

He also considered the placement location in advance and would only choose an uninhabited area in the suburbs.

This is done entirely to avoid causing unrest and panic in the outside world.

Just imagine, such a huge amount of materials suddenly appeared in this prosperous city. If there were no clues to trace its source, it would inevitably cause unnecessary speculation and anxiety.

If these supplies were placed in the suburbs, people could still find reasons to explain that they were omitted due to mistakes made by staff members who were unclear about their responsibilities. The impact of such incidents would obviously not be as strong as in the urban area.

After sorting out these connections, Yang Jun adjusted the vehicle and drove towards the northern part of the city.

In a remote area about 30 kilometers away from the city, there is a large open space that can store millions of tons of grain. Although it is not in the central area, it is easy to detect.

Yang Jun drove for nearly an hour to find this place.

But he was not in a hurry to get out of the car and go forward.

He smoked three cigarettes while sitting in the car. After observing that there was nothing unusual, he put out the cigarette and got out of the car.