Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Jiang Feng left the kitchen and went to the hall to wipe the table clean. He sat for a while and saw someone coming back from outside. He took out a rolling pin and started rolling the dough on the table. He sprinkled some flour while rolling. Then he heard a "pa pa pa" sound and a piece of dough as big as a table was spread out on the table.

Jiang Feng went into the kitchen again, lit the fire, added water, and ran out to turn on the fan. When he thought it was about done, he took out a kitchen knife, rolled up the noodles, cut them into slices about the width of a thumb, put them directly into a dustpan, poured them into the pot, and used a strainer to turn them over in the pot. When he saw that the noodles were almost floating, he took a basin, poured cold water into the water tank, and waited for the noodles to roll twice in the pot before scooping them up with the strainer and putting them into the basin.

Jiang Feng brought the noodles out and waited outside for He Yuzhu to come back. He sat in the house with the electric fan on, listening to the radio, and watching people coming and going outside. The noise was getting louder and louder. After a while, He Yuzhu came staggering in with a lunch box, greeting people along the way. They were all ordinary residents in the courtyard. It must be said that the atmosphere in the courtyard has become more and more normal since Jia Zhang left.

As soon as He Yuzhu returned to the house, he heard the singing voice on the radio, and immediately ran over and said to Jiang Feng: "This is also repaired by you, not bad, really not bad, although it is old, but cheap, just come back and repair it, the cost is less than 30 yuan."

"Is this thing so easy to repair? You got two good ones with just over 200 yuan, and you can sell the rest back. Will there be any problem?" He Yuzhu continued.

"No problem. Look over there. I bought six more today. I think I can fix three more. I've already dismantled them all today. I'll fix them after dinner. We'll have noodles with gravy tonight. Go make the gravy. There are eggs in the cupboard. I've made the noodles."

He Yuzhu looked at the place where Jiang Feng pointed, and there were a bunch of radios there, so he didn't say anything. He turned and went to the kitchen. After a while, the aroma of meat wafted out. He Yuzhu was in there for less than twenty minutes, and came out with a bowl of braised pork. Jiang Feng went in and took three bowls and three pairs of chopsticks, then came out and started to pick the noodles himself, and then poured the braised pork on them. The white noodles mixed with the aroma of meat made people's mouths water.

Three people sat around the table, each holding a bowl of noodles and eating slurpingly, with an electric fan blowing beside them and songs listening to the radio. Life could not be more comfortable than this.

After they finished eating the noodles, He Yushui put the noodles directly into the bowl of marinade and stirred it thoroughly. The three of them burped and their heads were covered with sweat. Jiang Feng sat there and said, "When can we get an air conditioner? Then we will live like gods."

"What is air conditioning? How can life be like heaven if you have it?"

"When it's hot in the summer, you turn on the air conditioner, and the temperature inside can be reduced to more than 30 degrees. When it's cold in the winter, you turn it on, and the temperature can be raised to degrees. Don't you think it's a fairy tale? But now, I guess only the top leaders can afford this thing, and it's not available on the market at all." Jiang Feng didn't know when air conditioners were first used in China. Anyway, most people didn't know, so he just fooled people according to his own ideas.

After hearing what Jiang Feng said, He Yushui also said yearningly: "This electric fan is so comfortable, is the air conditioner you mentioned so good? It would be great if I had one, I could sleep 24 hours a day."

"That's a nice thought. You're going to go to school, you know? Although there is no summer homework, you have to study hard when you enter junior high school. How can you think about sleeping every day?" He Yuzhu continued.

"Oh, brother, you are so annoying. Can't you let me imagine freely? Talking about these unpleasant things."

"It's almost time. Do you need to buy any stationery? Ask your cousin to take you there and see if you need anything. Buy it right away. Don't wait until you go to school and find out you don't have this or that."

"Okay. I won't pay attention to you. I'm going to read a book." He Yushui made a sullen face and sat down on the chair in front of the electric fan with a book in her hand.

"Hey, Brother Zhuzi, I believe Yu Shui will be fine. She is the first college student in our family. Her grades are better than mine. She will have no problem going to high school. I think she will be able to go to college. If you don't believe me, you can wait and see."

He Yuzhu pointed at Jiang Feng and said, "Just spoil him. He's already spoiled to the point of being a mess. Every day when he comes home, he lies on a chair. The weather is so hot and there's an electric fan at home. What should I do if I'm in the kitchen every day? It's still the same life."

"Brother Zhuzi, it's okay. I will give him extra lessons. I'll go out and buy all the things these days. I'll make sure he makes progress in his studies and improves every day. And with our skills, even if Yu Shui doesn't work anymore, we can still support her. When she's old enough, she can find a good family to marry. I guarantee she'll live a comfortable life without any work."

He Yuzhu shook his head. Ever since Jiang Feng came, He Yushui's courage has grown. It was because he had a backup behind him, food and drink at home, and someone who spoiled him, so he was not afraid of anything. Moreover, Jiang Feng was also capable. He was admitted to high school and was now self-taught as an electrician. It seemed that he would have no problem getting an electrician's certificate. With two employees in the family and raising a little sister, there would be no problem, and life would not be bad.

Although supplies outside are starting to become scarce, there has never been a shortage of meat and fish at home. No one knows where Jiang Feng got the meat tickets, but He Yuzhu won't ask. At most, he bought them from the pigeon market and the black market. He can only give more money, otherwise it would be embarrassing to always use his uncle's pension.

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu went into the inner room and took out an iron box from under the bed. He had been working and receiving salaries for five or six years, and his family's life had never been bad. From time to time, he would give some money to Jiang Feng as living expenses, but Jiang Feng had never taken the initiative to ask for it. He counted the money in the box and found that there were only about seven or eight hundred yuan saved in total.

Her food and clothing expenses have not been bad in the past few years. She has a new set of clothes every year. She can buy cloth coupons from Li Ming or buy cloth directly, so she has no worries about food and clothing. She also has a passbook with the money sent back by He Daqing over the years, which will be kept for He Yushui as a dowry in the future.

He took two hundred yuan, walked out and handed it to Jiang Feng. Jiang Feng looked at him and asked, "What are you going to do with so much money?"

"You've been spending money like water these past few days. You've spent a few hundred dollars in the past two days. You still have to buy things for Yu Shui. The little money you have is not enough. Take it. I'll also get a share of the things you buy. Anyway, you're keeping them with me."

Jiang Feng looked at He Yuzhu, chuckled a few times, took the money and put it in his pocket, and said with a smile: "Do you know that something good is going to happen? Don't worry, I'm here, I guarantee that everything will be arranged properly for you."

"What good news? How would I know?"

"You don't know, you don't know how much Yu Shui can get for buying things even if you give him so much money."

"I told you, fans and radios are included in my list."

"really do not know?"

"do not know."

"It's okay if you don't know. You'll know when the time comes."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he rushed over, grabbed Jiang Feng's neck, and said viciously: "I told you to keep me in suspense, will you tell me or not?"

Jiang Feng backhanded him, and He Yuzhu let go of his hand with a cry and stepped back: "If you're serious, you almost stole my peach."

"Hehehe, I know you're strong, but I'm no match for you. I can only use some dirty tricks to make you hesitate. Don't get too close to me."

"Stop arguing, I still want to read. You are not mature at all, just like children, fighting and quarreling from time to time."

When Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu heard He Yushui's complaints, they looked at each other, rushed up and started to touch her head. He Yushui screamed but it didn't stop them. She sat there with her hair in disarray and the book in her hand was almost broken.

Jiang Feng went to the kitchen, picked up the last three bottles of soda, and gave each of them a bottle. Only then did He Yushui calm down. "These are the last three bottles. Drink them up and I'll buy more tomorrow." Jiang Feng said to He Yushui lovingly.

Jiang Feng sat down and said to He Yuzhu, "Uncle Huang is here today. It's mainly about you. Don't go anywhere this weekend. The girl is here to see you. You have to go out on Saturday to take a shower, cut your hair, and dress up. Don't embarrass me."

When He Yuzhu heard this, his face turned red and he murmured, unable to speak. He Yushui also came over and said, "Are you going to find a sister-in-law for me? I'll take a good look at her when the time comes. She must be good to me. Don't accept anyone who is not good to me."

"Why are you everywhere? Go and read your book." He Yuzhu also calmed down, pushed He Yushui's little head away, and said to Jiang Feng: "Did you ask the woman about the situation?"

"If I asked around, I'd know she must be younger than you, so I didn't ask. She also works in a textile factory, a regular employee. Anyway, Uncle Huang said she's pretty, so don't worry."

"Did you tell me how many people are in your family and what they do?"

"No, I came to see you. You can ask yourself when the time comes. Otherwise, everyone knows now. What are you two talking about? But Uncle Huang said that she is the distant niece of an auntie from the street office. If you like her, then you like her. If you don't like her, don't say anything weird."

"Don't worry, I'll prepare a good meal for you. Don't you always say that if you want to conquer someone, you must first conquer her stomach and make sure she eats her tongue?"

"Oh, that's fine. I'll go prepare the ingredients. If you want something, I'll try to find a way to exchange it for you. Otherwise, there won't be anything good to cook, and your cooking skills won't be reflected."

"That's fine. I have to go to work and don't have time to go out and get it. I'll write you a list and you can go and take a look when you are free."

He Yuzhu picked up a piece of paper, wrote down some ingredients on it, and handed it to Jiang Feng: "These are the ones, you can choose the rest."

Jiang Feng took a look and saw a chicken, a pound of meat, and a fish: "There aren't many vegetables. I can pick the rest later."

He Yuzhu nodded. Since everything had been said, Jiang Feng just patted his butt and left, leaving a message: "Brother Zhuzi, send Yushui back. She wants an electric fan."

"Oh, I see."