Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

After listening to Sha Zhu's words, Nan Yi realized that Xu Damao had left from this yard.

But now he has left that place, and has his master He Daqing taking care of him at the steel mill, so he no longer has to worry about being framed by others.

A few people chatted and watched the children playing in the yard.

The Intermediate Court can now be said to be the world of He Daqing's family.

He Daqing and Chen Xueru live in the front house, He Yushui lives in three rooms on the left, and Nan Yi's family lives on the right.

Almost the entire central courtyard became the territory of He Daqing's family, and Xiaobai and Xiaohei ran around happily in the courtyard all day long.

After work the next day, He Daqing went around the canteens to see how everyone's preparations were going.

He Daqing is now the boss of the canteen. Anyone who has some skills or talent is accepted as an apprentice by He Daqing.

These people will become He Daqing's foundation in the future, and now he has begun to slowly cultivate these people's skills.

It can be said that one word from He Daqing in the kitchen is more effective than ten words from Director Yang and others in the factory.

He Daqing went to the third canteen on purpose to take a look and found that Nan Yi, Luo Xiaofeng, Ma Hua and others were getting along very well. They were chatting and laughing while exchanging some experiences in cooking.

He Daqing turned around with satisfaction and returned to his office.

It is almost the end of 62. In the past few months, the factory's supplies have basically been restored. I don't know whether we can get some food and other things by the end of this year. It is probably impossible to get meat, but there is still some hope next year.

Although you can buy food at the grain station this year, the quantity is not too much. Sometimes you can't buy it if you go too late. What you can buy is coarse grains or mixed grains.

Some refined rice and white flour did not appear in the grain stations at all.

Everyone hopes that the factory can distribute some white flour so that they can go home and make dumplings.

You know, in recent years, many families have not tasted dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

One month before the Chinese New Year, Li Huaide took He Daqing to his father-in-law's house and asked He Daqing to prepare a sumptuous dinner.

It is said that Li Huaide's father-in-law invited several leaders of the logistics supply of Sijiu City for Li Huaide, so Li Huaide attached great importance to this banquet.

This year is his first year in office, and Li Huaide always wants to achieve some results to show everyone.

So in order to obtain benefits this year, he also used all his connections.

Thanks to He Daqing's cooking skills, the banquet was a great success.

On the way back, according to Li Huaide's description, this year's benefits have basically been determined, and flour will definitely be available.

Time quickly came to the last day before the New Year. Today the main work in the factory is to clean, check the equipment, and then collect wages and benefits.

When everyone came out with two kilograms of flour, everyone's face was full of joy. This year, we can finally eat some dumplings for the New Year.

Although they may be vegetarian dumplings, they are better than in previous years. In previous years, many families did not have enough whole grains, let alone white flour, and most of them ate grains mixed with tree bark.

When He Daqing was about to get off work, he was notified to collect a pound of meat and two fish. This was considered a special benefit for cadres, and everyone knew it.

The next day was Chinese New Year, and this year it was much more lively than previous years.

On the morning of the 31st, children were setting off firecrackers in the yard and on the street, which was so noisy that He Daqing's family couldn't even sleep in, so they got up early to pack their things for the New Year.

After breakfast, He Daqing saw Nan Yi and Liang Ladi preparing things with their children. He went over and said, "Nan Yi, why don't you come over tonight and celebrate the New Year with us? It will be more lively with more people."

Nan Yi looked at Liang Ladi and saw her nod, then he happily replied: "Will that be too much trouble for you, Master?"

He Daqing scolded with a smile: "Okay, go help Zhuzi quickly, haven't you eaten enough during this period?"

When Nan Yi heard this, he immediately replied with a smile: "Okay, Master, you and Master's wife go to rest, I will go to help Brother now."

As he said that, he put down what he was holding and ran towards He Daqing's kitchen.

During this period, the Nan Yi family did eat at He Daqing's place quite often.

The main reason is that Nan Yi and Liang Ladi both have to go to work, so the children are taken care of by Chen Xueru.

Chen Xueru was alone, taking care of her two children, Sha Zhu's son, and Liang Ladi's four children. She became a childcare worker.

The good thing is that Liang Ladi’s children, Da Mao, Er Mao and San Mao, are already grown up and can take care of four little ones including Xiu’er, which makes Chen Xueru’s job a lot easier.

However, after Da Mao and the others go to school next year, they will have to rely on Chen Xueru alone.

The children basically eat at Chen Xueru's house during the day, and in the evening Liang Ladi and Nan Yi sometimes eat at He Daqing's house for convenience.

However, they often sent some food, meat, vegetables, etc. to He Daqing's home. Otherwise, they would be embarrassed to go to the master's house for dinner often.

With Nan Yi and Sha Zhu in charge of cooking, He Daqing basically had nothing to do. This shows how smart He Daqing was. He started teaching Sha Zhu how to cook early on, so that he could enjoy a better life in the future. Now, after just a few years, he doesn't have to cook by himself and can still enjoy delicious food.

He Daqing was holding the child, followed by a long line of kids, and was planning to buy some firecrackers for the little ones.

When I arrived at the front yard, I saw Yan Bugui setting up a table at the door and writing couplets for everyone.

Yan Jiecheng and Qin Jingru were standing next to them, guarding a large plate with some melon seeds and peanuts on it.

It seems that Qin Jingru is slowly starting to take over the Yan family. Otherwise, Yan Bugui and the third aunt would never have handed over such an important strategic resource to someone else.

He Daqing thought about it and realized that he had more houses and needed the most couplets, plus those for Nan Yi's family.

So he walked over to Yan Bugui and said, "Old Yan, write the names of my house and Nan Yi's house, and ask Jie Cheng to help put them up. Here's one dollar. Do you want to do it?"

Yan Bugui looked at the dollar and a smile spread across his face.

He nodded hurriedly and said, "Don't worry, Daqing, I'll write it right away, and I'll go with Jie Chengdu to help you paste it later. The glue is ready."

As he said this, he reached out to take the dollar.

But a hand faster than Yan Bugui's reached out and snatched the dollar away.

Qin Jingru said, "Thank you, uncle. Don't worry, Jie Cheng and I will deliver the couplet to you later."

Yan Bugui stretched out his hand in the air and grabbed the air. He was embarrassed and didn't know whether to pull it back or let it go.

He angrily said to Qin Jingru: "Jingru, stop making trouble. Just keep the melon seeds and peanuts. This money is the writing fee given to me by Daqing. You can't take it."

Qin Jingru said with a smile: "Dad, we are all family, why should we be so divided? I will keep it for you first, and I will give it to you when you are not busy."

As he was talking, the money in his hand had been stuffed into his waistband by Qin Jingru.

Yan Bugui watched helplessly as the one dollar he had earned flew away, and was so angry that he almost couldn't live for a year.