Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

The courtyard door opened, and a young man about 1 meters tall walked out. He had a crew cut, wore a green military-like outfit, and carried a shoulder bag. A girl who was a head shorter than him, with bright eyebrows and fair complexion, followed behind him. She chased after the young man, "Cousin, wait for me."

The young man turned around and said, "He Yushui, you are in elementary school and I am in high school. We are taking different routes now. If we don't hurry up, we will be late."

He Yushui said: "I'm about to graduate, what gift are you going to give me?"

"I know, I know. I definitely can't tell you, otherwise there won't be any surprises." Jiang Feng walked forward without looking back.

He Yushui stamped her feet, pouted, and walked in another direction.

All I could hear was the sounds in the courtyard getting louder and louder, people rushing out to the toilet, washing themselves at the sink, and voices of people at home shouting at their children to get up and go to school. All the sounds came together, and it was another bright morning.

He Yuzhu pushed open the door, stretched, walked out, greeted a few people along the way and went to the toilet. When he came back to wash up, he saw the door next door was pushed open, and saw a woman in her twenties walked out. He Yuzhu took a look and his eyes lit up: "Mrs. Jia, good morning." Qin Huairu smiled at He Yuzhu and said "um."

At this time, a voice came from behind: "Huai Ru, is the meal ready? Dong Xu has to go to work later."

Qin Huairu said hurriedly, "Do it right away. I'll go wash up first." A few more voices came from behind: "A country girl doesn't even know how to get up early to cook. Do you want to starve my Dongxu to death?"

This familiar cursing voice was undoubtedly from Jia Zhang.

He Yuzhu shuddered when he heard Jia Zhang's voice, and went back to the house. Seeing the breakfast on the table, he picked up a steamed bun and drank the porridge. After eating and drinking, he cleaned up the house, closed the door, and staggered to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

It was 1956, and He Yuzhu had passed the test of his master. After the public-private partnership began, his master felt that life in Fengzeju was not easy. At the end of 54, he entered the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. In that era, it was still better to be a worker. This time he entered the factory not as an apprentice, but with a fifth-level chef certificate in hand, he was the head chef of the second canteen. He did not have to start as an apprentice like before, because the highest level in the factory could only be the fifth level, and there would be no future for advancement in the factory. Now his monthly salary is 48.5 yuan, plus a 2 yuan subsidy for the monitor, which is 50.5 yuan per month, which was considered a high-income group at the time. (In 1955, the currency reform replaced the currency at a ratio of 1:.)

Jiang Feng was still in school. At that time, he had already reached the standard for primary school graduation through the exam. Considering that he had never attended formal school before, he started from the fifth grade of primary school and is now in the first grade of high school. He Yushui went to Hongxing Primary School at the same time, and the junior high school was not far away. He Yushui followed him every day and was closer to him than a real brother, which led to the scene in the morning.

Jiang Feng had already made up his mind to start working after graduating from high school. It was not easy to get into university at that time. In his previous life, with his third-rate undergraduate grades, he had no problem getting through elementary and junior high school, but he started to struggle in high school. Anyway, he could have nothing in this life, but he still had plenty of money.

Waiting for the opening, relying on the memory of the previous life, he can earn a few small goals no matter what. Jiang Feng has no idea about work. Anyway, he will be assigned a job after graduating from high school. He will most likely go to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill because I have someone in the factory. The current He Yuzhu is not the king of chattering in the past. In the past few years, he has been studying day and night with his master, which has suppressed He Yuzhu's irritable personality. At that time, those who could go to Fengzeju for dinner were all from a prominent family. You, a cook, quarrel with people every day. Do you really think that they can't cure you? Moreover, Guo Mingsheng is still there, and he can still take He Yuzhu to meet some people that ordinary people can't get in touch with. For example, the big leaders in the play often go to Fengzeju for dinner, so at least they are familiar with them.

In the past few years, Jiang Feng not only studied, but also secretly went to the pigeon market and the black market. When He Yushui was still young, he still slept in the ear room when he went to elementary school. When Jiang Feng went to junior high school, he renovated all the houses in the courtyard and moved in. He used one room as a bedroom and the other as a living room and kitchen. However, he still cooked at He Yuzhu's house and went back to sleep at night.

The money and meat from signing in were not enough to use up, so he had to find time to sell them at the pigeon market. The family only had meat and fish for two days, which was not too unusual. We had just entered a difficult period, and the supplies on the market seemed to be getting less and less. Now you need tickets to buy things, including food tickets, cloth tickets, oil tickets, cotton tickets, fish tickets, meat tickets... Anyway, you can't use money without tickets. However, the system is quite considerate. Since the country issued the first food ticket, a portion of tickets will be issued with each sign-in, which is enough for Jiang Feng to eat.

In recent years, RMB reform and public-private partnership have begun, and many private factories and restaurants have been gradually transferred to public management. This is a great era and an era of workers. Many people yearn to enter the working class.

Like Yi Zhonghai, he is currently a seventh-level fitter in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, with a monthly salary of more than 80 yuan, which is the first level in the factory. Yi Zhonghai relied on the prestige of the factory and some small favors to some people in the factory in the later period, and finally stabilized the image of a big uncle in the courtyard. However, without He Yuzhu's help, it is still much worse than in the film and television dramas.

Liu Haizhong is a level 70 fitter and earns more than yuan a month. He sleeps and eats eggs at work, and beats his children when things don't go his way. This is normal for him.

Yan Fugui is still an elementary school teacher without any professional title. He just demands a monthly salary of 27.5 yuan every day, and he fleeces everyone in the courtyard and supports a family of six.

To Jiang Feng, money is just a number now. Although he has a space to sign in, he plans to take time to spend all the money and buy things to save. Anyway, the space is of no use, and the things are static and will not break.

The changes in the courtyard were not that big. Instead, it became more and more familiar to Jiang Feng. Qin Huairu married into the Jia family as expected, and He Yuzhu was still the same silly Zhu, especially after he entered the Red Star Steel Mill. Jiang Feng could still see the obsession in his eyes. The Thirteenth Aunt when she was young was not something a naive person like He Yuzhu could resist.

It’s still okay now. He Yuzhu doesn’t bring a lunch box every day. He only saves some for lunch when there is meat in the factory. After being taught by his master at Fengzeju for several years, he also knows that everyone should take turns to share the food in the cafeteria.

The Jia family's life is still pretty good. There are only four people in the family now. Banggeng has arrived as promised and is almost 5 years old this year. With his father's teaching, he is not as foul-mouthed as Jia Zhangshi. Now Jia Dongxu is also a second-level fitter in the factory, with a salary of more than 40 yuan, which can meet the living needs of a family of four.

Xu Damao also joined the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill and followed Xu Fugui in his old profession. The projectionist was one of the eight major employees at that time, and he was always arrogant when he entered the theater every day. Comrade Xu now works at the Red Star Cinema. With two working people in the family, their family is basically as well off as an old man's.

Those who go to school go to school, those who go to work go to work, time flies by, He Yushui graduated from elementary school, the He family gathered together to celebrate his promotion, He Yuzhu also showed his best today, Jiang Feng prepared all the ingredients early, three meat dishes and one vegetable dish, plus a soup, a standard four dishes and one soup.

From around five in the afternoon, the courtyard began to be filled with fragrance. The aunties from the front, middle and back courtyards could no longer sit still. It was better for them to go home and close the door, as their saliva would make them thirsty. But those in the middle courtyard could not escape. Jia Zhang started swearing at home again, and even made a joke, lying on the bed and shouting, "I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat." Qin Huairu was in a dilemma whether to stay at home or not.

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes, looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Didn't you see that Banggeng wanted to eat meat? Go and ask the dead man next door for a bowl of meat for Banggeng."

"Mom, something happened at home today. Yushui graduated from elementary school, and his two brothers came to celebrate with him. Usually, the relationship between our two families is not good, so why would they give my family meat to eat?"

"Why should I feed that money-loser? Look at how you are as a mother. You can't even get some meat for your son. You talk back when I say something to you. Don't you think that you are from the countryside? If you were not my son, you would not be able to come in and enjoy the good life."

Qin Huairu was furious. This old woman was lazy and ate all day long. She gave orders here and there all day long and was harsh with her words. Qin Huairu was unhappy and just sat there without making any movement.

When Jia Zhang saw this, she clapped her hands on her thighs and said, "Old Jia, please come back and take me away. Dongxu married a wife who goes against me every day. Does she want to piss me off to death? Old Jia, she even wants to starve your grandson to death. Please come back and take her away."

Qin Huairu was speechless when he heard this. Although people in the countryside were still relatively superstitious at that time, they must have become numb to the old woman's constant yelling.

She could only stand up and said, "Okay, Mom, stop talking. I'll go." She stood up, picked up a bowl and was about to go out. Jia Zhang called out again, "Take this. Who can eat with such a small bowl?"

Qin Huairu looked at the bowl that her mother-in-law pointed at, not knowing what she was thinking. She took the bowl reluctantly and walked out. The fragrance was even stronger when she walked out. Qin Huairu looked at the open door of the He family. When she walked to the door, she saw Yu Shui sitting in the house. As soon as she entered the door, she said, "Yu Shui, you are at home. Are you happy after graduation?"

He Yushui replied, "Hello, sister-in-law. I'm so happy. There are food and gifts." He turned and shouted to the kitchen, "Brother, brother, sister-in-law Jia is here."

He Yuzhu and Jiang Feng were busy in the kitchen. When they heard the sound of rain, He Yuzhu turned around and wanted to go out to take a look, but Jiang Feng grabbed him and said, "Don't you care about the food in the pot?"