Siheyuan: A Cook in the 60s

Mr. Cao said he could do nothing to help.

"That's what I mean."

Qin Jingru's body stiffened for a moment and she looked at Cao Wei in disbelief.

Where is the alliance we promised?!

How can you betray me just like that? !

Young Qin Jingru didn't know that when Lou Xiao'e obediently accepted the punishment, Cao Wei was considered to have accepted a bribe.

The dirty dealings of adults often take place out of sight.

Those clear eyes were filled with confusion.

"Pfft." Lou Xiao'e couldn't help but laugh out loud. It must be said that having such a queen at home is indeed much more fun.

I was just about to say it.

Qin Huairu walked in.

After entering, she twitched her nose, then looked at Lou Xiao'e, whose face was still a little red, and Qin Jingru, who was being held in Lou Xiao'e's arms like a doll, and rolled her eyes: "You guys should stop it, in broad daylight."

"You're here at the right time." Cao Wei was very calm and waved at her.

"No, I have to go back. I just came here to ask if you have any plans for tomorrow." Qin Huairu was not fooled. She had things to do at home. What if sitting down turned out to be "sitting down"?

"Let's go to the temple fair!" The doll "Qin Jingru" immediately became excited.

"Yes, that's my plan too." Cao Wei nodded: "I plan to clean the house today, go to the temple fair tomorrow and have fun for a day. I will go to my master's place the day after tomorrow."

Today is the twenty-seventh day of the lunar calendar. I need to tidy up the house. Actually, there is nothing much to tidy up. Their house is not big. Qin Jingru cleans it often. It only needs a little tidying up. I can help Lou Xiaoe to tidy up. Tomorrow I can go shopping and have fun. The twenty-ninth day is New Year's Eve. Cao Wei plans to spend it at his master's place.

"That's fine, let's go together tomorrow. We also plan to go to the temple fair." In previous years, Qin Huairu would not have been willing to go, for no other reason than being poor.

Most people who come from the countryside keep a habit, which is to do a year-end accounting.

For example, some uncles who have been working in the city have a fixed salary every month. They don't really care how much they can earn in a year. After all, a fixed amount of commercial grain plus salary every month is enough. What they care about is the welfare at the end of the year.

In rural areas, farming does not bring in income. The production team will collect statistics on the income from the land every year, distribute basic food rations, and then distribute the rest according to work points. Basically, the inventory is taken once a year, so most rural families will make a summary at the end of the year. If the family wants to buy something, they will also start discussing it at the end of the year.

For example, whether to raise chickens next year, build a new house, or whether there will be a spring famine due to this year's harvest, all these things need to be carefully considered.

Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu both came from rural areas and had this habit. In the past few years, the annual inventory showed a deficit, which made the mother and daughter very anxious.

But this year is different. Qin Huairu is now a second-level worker, and with the subsidies, she can already hold her head high. So, she is thinking about going to the temple fair to join in the fun.

Jia Zhang also suggested asking Qin Jingru if she wanted to go together.

Qin Huairu came over to ask.

"Okay, that's it. I'll go back and clean up the house. The sooner I finish it, the more comfortable I can feel." Qin Huairu smiled, turned around and left, as if she was afraid that Cao Wei would catch up with her.

"That's settled then. Let's go out and play together tomorrow. Today we help Xiao'e clean up the house. The day after tomorrow, Xiao'e will go home. After dinner, come back to the yard and we'll have the second game." Cao Wei rubbed his hands and explained everything.

"Okay, okay." Qin Jingru nodded vigorously, then she thought of her home and raised her hand: "Then shall we go back to Qinjia Village?"

"I'll go back on the second day of the New Year. I'll ask your sister then." No matter what else, he would have to go back to his father-in-law's house in the first year. His father-in-law's family were all nice people, and Cao Wei didn't intend to break off the relationship.

"whee."

"Stop laughing and get to work!"

"it is good!"

To be honest, visiting a temple fair is actually not much different from going to the market, except that the temple fair during the New Year is much more lively and the atmosphere is much more enthusiastic than going to the market.

Look, early in the morning, there are already many people in Changdian.

When Cao Wei and his companions arrived at the place, it was already around ten o'clock, and the sound of firecrackers could be heard in Changdian.

"Fireworks are being set off, firework is being set off, Brother Wei, let's go and take a look!"

Due to some special reasons, some folk art performances were not convenient, but it still couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm.

As soon as he entered the place, Banggeng's eyes were fixed on the candied haws stall.

"Mom, I want to eat candied haws."

"Mom, I want to too." Xiaodang agreed.

"Brother Wei, I want it too." Qin Jingru swallowed her saliva.

"Buy, buy, buy everything." Qin Huairu took out the small bag she had sewn with a smile and paid generously.

He gave one string to the two little kids, and also gave one string to Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang waved her hand and said, "I don't want to eat it. You eat it."

"Oh, Mom, there are quite a few. Let's each have half and try something new."

"That's right, grandma, let's eat together."

"Okay, okay, let's eat together." Jia Zhang narrowed her eyes slightly, and her usual sharpness was restrained a little.

Qin Jingru has already licked the candied haws.

Lou Xiao'e also held a string in her hand and tasted it slowly.

"Is it tasty?"

"It's okay. When I was a kid, I quite liked to eat it. Later, my dad brought me several skewers a day, and slowly, I didn't like it anymore. You know what, it tastes better after I haven't eaten it for a long time." Lou Xiao'e made the Versailles-style remarks calmly.

"So amazing..." Qin Jingru's eyes were starry.

Then her face was rubbed.

There is more to this temple fair than just candied haws.

Aiwowo, donkey rolls, pea yellow, rice cakes, these snacks that can usually only be found in cooperatives are all available here.

There are also tea, noodle tea, and oil tea. If you are tired of walking around, you can sit at the stall for a while, drink some tea, watch people coming and going, and listen to the music in the temple fair.

There were also people performing various kinds of kung fu. Qin Jingru was holding snacks and moving among the crowd, looking at this and that from time to time. It was obvious that she was an expert at getting something for free.

At the village market, there would occasionally be opera troupes performing. Her favorite thing was for her family to take her to the market.

There are ways to go to the market that cost money and there are also ways to go without spending money.

It was quite enjoyable to walk around and watch people perform magic tricks, but it was a bit painful to watch others eat delicious food. But now it is different. She can eat and watch at the same time. She can also make the children who have nothing to eat envious.