Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

When Jiang Feng woke up again, it was already past one o'clock in the afternoon. He washed his face, went to the kitchen, boiled a few eggs on the stove in the house, ate them, drank some water, and rode his bike to school.

Jiang Feng came back in the evening with some dishes in his hands, including some spare ribs. No one buys spare ribs now. There is no meat in the afternoon. Most people buy meat to eat, so why eat bones? If you eat these now, people will say that you don't know how to live.

Jiang Feng prepared the dishes, made a pot of soup with pork ribs, added some dried mushrooms from home, and some steamed buns, then waited for He Yuzhu to come back to cook. He Yushui was doing homework outside, and Jiang Feng didn't tell He Yuzhu about what happened in the morning, waiting for him to come back to tell him together.

After waiting for about ten to twenty minutes, the steamed buns were cooked, but He Yuzhu hadn't come back yet. Jiang Feng went into the kitchen, fried some cabbage, brought up the cooked pork ribs in a large bowl, and asked He Yushui to eat.

He Yushui put away her homework and washed her hands, and the two of them ate at home with the door closed. Jiang Feng scooped out a bowl of bones for He Yushui. There was not much meat on the bones, just a thin layer on the bones. Meat is more expensive than bones. Today, the ribs were seasoned with some dried vegetables, salt, a handful of onions, and a few cloves of garlic, which made it taste original. After a while, a pile of bones was piled on the table. The two of them drank soup and ate steamed buns, and they finished all the cabbage.

After finishing his meal and packing up his things, He Yuzhu didn't return until after seven in the evening. He was holding a lunch box in his hand, but it was empty. He was stopped by the third uncle in the front yard and didn't get any advantage.

After He Yuzhu entered the room, he saw two people doing their homework. He Yushui is in the first grade of junior high school this year and has not yet attended morning and evening self-study classes. He will start in the second and third grades. Jiang Feng is in his last year and has told his teacher that he will go to work after graduating from high school, so he will not go to evening self-study classes and just needs to make sure he finishes his homework every day.

Jiang Feng watched He Yuzhu come in, but he didn't move. He said, "Wait a minute, I'm almost done."

Seeing that both of them were busy doing their homework, He Yuzhu was too lazy to disturb them. He washed his face, made a cup of tea, and sat there listening to the radio.

After more than ten minutes, Jiang Feng got up and started to clean up. He Yushui was still working, so Jiang Feng moved a chair and sat down next to He Yuzhu. He said, "Brother Zhuzi, the furniture makers and decorators are here today. I have a few things for you to decide. I have agreed on the decoration. The total cost of decorating three rooms is 280 yuan, and doors and windows are calculated separately. I have asked, and the fastest decoration will take to days, so the end of September is definitely not enough. I want to make the furniture as soon as I have time. I said I will go to see the style in the evening. Do you have any guests today?"

"Yes, Director Yang is entertaining the leaders of other companies. They all want to get more supplies. There are thousands of people in the factory waiting to have something good to eat. Is Master Wang's place far away? If it's not far, let's go now."

Jiang Feng looked at the watch, it was not yet eight o'clock, he nodded and said let's go, the two stood up and told the rain not to go out, then walked out, more than ten minutes later they arrived at Master Wang's house, knocked on the door, someone inside immediately opened the door, saw it was Jiang Feng, Wang Xiaoming's loud voice rang out: "Brother Xiaofeng, you made me wait so long, this is your cousin, right?"

"I'm sorry, my cousin had something to do at the factory today and was delayed. I hurriedly dragged him over after get off work."

Several people walked inside while talking. Jiang Feng also took out cigarettes and handed one to each person. He walked into the house and handed another to Master Wang. They all lit up their cigarettes. Master Wang said to Jiang Feng, "I told you that you would definitely come. Xiao Ming is such a grown-up kid, but he still hasn't made up his mind. Why rush?"

"Excuse me for bothering you, it's a little late, Master Wang, this is my cousin, now the chef of the steel mill. I have a treat tonight, so I came back late. I'm sorry."

"It's okay. No one can predict the future of work. Some people come in temporarily. It's getting late. I'll just keep it simple. Xiao Ming has calculated it. Your house needs a cabinet, a table and chairs, a bed, a three-door wardrobe, and two dressing tables. I'll use Huanghuali wood, which costs 260 yuan in total. It will take 100 days to complete. If you want carvings, just add an extra yuan for the labor fee."

Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu discussed it and felt that the price was okay. For so many things, the materials used were good. He Yuzhu said, "Master Wang, I want to see what style the carving is?"

Master Wang raised his eyes to Wang Xiaoming. Wang Xiaoming stood up and greeted the two of them. They left the main house and came to a room in the yard. When they entered the room and turned on the light, they saw rows of bedside tables, cabinet doors and the like. None of them were a set and they were just samples. Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu looked at them one by one and touched them. Finally, they chose a pattern of mandarin ducks playing in the water and another one of auspicious clouds and flying cranes. One was used in the room and the other was for the tables, chairs and cabinets outside.

There was no pattern for the dressing table. After they had chosen the design, they returned to the main house. Wang Xiaoming told Master Wang what he had chosen. Master Wang nodded and said, "Since there is no pattern for the dressing table, the total cost will be 340 yuan. It will take a few more days, including overtime, so days is enough. The decoration of your house will probably take the same amount of time."

Jiang Feng continued, "Yes, Master Lei will start work the day after tomorrow. When he gets home, everything will be ready. He will then move the furniture over. If there is any delay over there, I will come over to let you know."

Jiang Feng took out the money from his pocket, counted it, and handed over 300 yuan: "Master Wang, this is the deposit. When the goods are installed, the rest will be paid together. I would like to trouble Master Wang and Brother Xiao Ming to help make it look good."

Wang Xiaoming came up and took the money. He counted the items and Master Wang said, "No problem. Don't worry. Although I can't do it anymore, I can still see. I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

The two of them saw that they had agreed on things and it was getting late, so they stood up to say goodbye to Master Wang and also told their master that they would discuss the date next month. Everything was completed on schedule, and it was around October 10th. The house also needed to be opened up to let the smell get rid of it, and that was about it.

After going out, the two of them rode their bicycles back. At the entrance of an alley, He Yuzhu turned off the road and went to his master's house to set a time with his master and to ask about the preparations needed for the marriage proposal.

Jiang Feng rode his bike back to the courtyard alone. When he got back, he saw He Yushui had finished his homework and was sitting there drinking water and eating snacks.

"Cousin, you're back. Where's my brother? Have we settled everything?"

"Okay, I'm going to Master Guo's place to discuss something. I'll be back soon. You can sit for a while and then go to sleep. I have something to tell Brother Zhuzi when he comes back."

He Yushui hummed, sat for a while, and went back to his room to sleep. Before nine o'clock, He Yuzhu came back: "The time is set, it's the 21st of next month. The master said that the things for the marriage proposal are to bring some cigarettes and alcohol, and go get some meat."

"There are cigarettes, alcohol, and meat at home. I'll go get them in advance. You have to take a leave next Tuesday, so we don't have to go. You can pick up Master and Uncle Huang, and the three of us will be enough. We'll go to Uncle Huang's house on the weekend. He's been a great help this time. I'll go get some food and send it over."

"That's right. Uncle Huang has been running around these days. I'll go cook some dishes during the weekend and thank Uncle Huang." He Yuzhu said, and took out another 200 yuan from his pocket and gave it to Jiang Feng: "Take it. You still need to buy things, and you have to pay the balance for the house decoration and furniture in the future. It's useless to me. The big items are all ready. Now the main thing is to spend money on the house and furniture."

"I still have some on me. You can bring more money. If you can find a ticket in the next few days, buy it now so that you don't have to look for it again when you get married. Don't worry about the money. I made 200 yuan last time I repaired the radio."

"Take it. I still have more than 200 yuan on hand, which is enough. I went to Director Yang's place today, and he gave me the watch ticket he promised me last time. However, the department store still doesn't have it."

"It's like this now. Don't worry. You can give this as a wedding gift. National Day is coming soon. It will definitely be available by then. Give me the ticket and I'll go take a look at it this weekend."

"Okay." He Yuzhu took out a watch ticket from his pocket, then went into the inner room and took out two more, handed them both to Jiang Feng, then took out a hundred yuan from his pocket and handed it over. Jiang Feng took it without saying anything.

Jiang Feng explained in detail the house-hunting experience this morning. The main thing was that the three aunts wanted to come and help, and there was also a craftsman coming to do the work, so what should he do to provide them with a meal.

He Yuzhu said, "Why don't we ask the third aunt to come and help? Bring some food over and ask her to help with the cooking at home?"

Jiang Feng said, "Here's what I was thinking. You'll definitely have to throw away a bunch of furniture in your house. The kitchen cabinets are unusable. Clean them up and see what needs to be thrown away. Ask the kids from the third uncle's family to help carry them out. I'll just give them to their family when the time comes. As for the cooking, I'm thinking of giving it to Li Ming's family in the Intermediate Court. His wife has nothing to do at home, so she can help with the cooking, and she can also help keep an eye on things, boil some water, and so on."

Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't say anything, he continued, "At noon, when cooking, given the character of the Third Uncle's family, they won't stop until they get some advantage. I'm afraid that if the chefs don't eat well, then we will suffer. Li Ming's wife won't do that, and there are few people in our family, so it's okay even if we pay for that meal."

He Yuzhu thought about it and felt that what Jiang Feng said made sense. He had left too deep an impression on his third uncle's family of stinginess. Now that he was about to get married, he became anxious and worried that others would interfere.

He told Jiang Feng about his concerns, and Jiang Feng burst out laughing. If it were He Yuzhu in the past or in film and television dramas, he would not have considered these things. He was a carefree person, and after so many years, he finally achieved some results.

Jiang Feng comforted He Yuzhu and said, "It's okay, as long as you don't miss him. The Third Uncle is a man who forgets his principles when he sees profit. Moreover, during these several meetings of the whole hospital, he knows very well that you and I are not so easy to control. Didn't you see him not saying anything several times? Moreover, even if you give him everything now, if someone else gives him greater benefits, he will be helping you by not stabbing you in the back. Unless you keep giving him more than anyone else can afford, he will stand by your side forever."

He Yuzhu also figured it out in his mind. How could it be possible to keep giving and always give more than others? Although the Third Uncle is a teacher, he can be said to have some literary character, but it can only be said that what you give has not reached the bottom line of his betrayal. Thinking of this, He Yuzhu said: "Okay, let's do as you say. Ask them to come and help move all the things out tomorrow night. I will sleep in your place first. Yu Shui's room will not be moved for the time being. There is not much, and we can ask the masters to help move it when the time comes."

The two of them calculated again that they would not need those things in the future, and how much food was needed for normal cooking. If they wanted the master to do a good job, they would have to bring back some oil and water from time to time. After they had calculated, they went back to take a shower and sleep.