Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

He family

"Look at you, your face is as red as a monkey's butt. How much did you drink?"

Wu Juan covered her mouth and laughed. He Lai was old enough, and Wu Juan didn't object to colleagues drinking a little.

"I just had one drink. My face got a little red from drinking." He Lai rubbed his face with his hands, trying not to get too red.

"Come on, brother. Your things have been moved to the new house." Yu Shui said with a smile.

"What! Why didn't I know?" He Lai originally wanted to move after a few days.

"What's wrong? The house is open every day. What if something is missing? Let your grandmother guard the door for you every day. I called a few people to help you move it over. It's only a few steps away anyway."

Wu Juan said.

When He Lai heard this, he realized that Old Lady He was helping him look after the house, and he instantly felt a little guilty.

He came behind Old Lady He and hugged her neck.

"Grandma, thank you for your hard work. I didn't expect so much."

"Well, it's okay, it's okay, grandma is fine, it's good to help her grandson look after the house."

Old Mrs. He patted He Lai's arm. She didn't mind at all. Instead, she was quite happy.

"Grandma, let me massage your shoulders. I'll make sure it's easy for you."

"Okay, okay, my dear grandson." Old Mrs. He closed her eyes and enjoyed He Lai's massage.

"By the way, I heard from your father that the leaders from above came to the factory and asked you to receive them?"

Wu Juan said with a smile. After all, Wu Juan would ask He Zhan about her son's affairs every day, and she had to know what He Lai did in the factory first.

"Yes, it's Mr. Zhou, the one who was hospitalized before."

"Oh, so that's it." Wu Juan now understood why He Lai had to go.

"Brother Lai, can the house in the front yard be rented to Chun'er?" Yu Shui also came to Old Lady He, pressed her feet, and looked at He Lai.

"Let me ask your mother. You, my brother, can't make the decision." He Lai teased Yu Shui deliberately. This girl must have put her things in the next room.

"Humph, mother has agreed. Then I'll talk to Chun'er first."

Yu Shui turned around and ran out.

"This girl is so energetic, running around all day long."

Old Mrs. He smiled and said that she was very fond of her granddaughter-in-law.

"By the way, Xiao Laizi, you should go through that door. After all, we live next door, and you don't want people to talk about you behind your back."

Wu Juan was not familiar with the people in the next courtyard and was afraid that He Lai would be bullied.

"Mom, I understand. Don't worry. I've met the three managers before. They are not nosy people."

"Okay, you can go there with the rain later."

After a while, the rain came back happily, apparently to persuade Aunt Sun to live in the front yard.

"Let's go and see our new house." He Lai looked at the happy Yu Shui and decided to go over now.

"Yeah." Yu Shui blushed a little, knowing that that would be her and He Lai's home from now on. Although they would sleep separately, she couldn't hide her inner excitement.

……

"Brother He Lai... there will be a meeting for the entire hospital soon. My father asked me to inform you."

A boy of about twelve or thirteen came in and said, a little shyly.

He is the son of Uncle Niu in the backyard, and his name is Niu Chaobing.

"Okay, I'll be there soon." He Lai replied.

"Then I'm leaving. I'm in the middle courtyard." After saying that, he ran away.

……

Soon, a lot of people gathered in the central courtyard. They formed a circle in a similar manner, with the three old men sitting in the middle.

"Everyone, please be quiet. The meeting will begin now."

Uncle Qian in the front yard was the first to stand up and speak.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, he continued.

"Today we are holding this meeting to tell you two things. The first thing is, as you all know, He Lai from the courtyard next door has officially moved into our courtyard today.

He Lai, come here and say hello to everyone. "

After Uncle Qian finished speaking, he called He Lai over.

He Lai did not hesitate and came to the center of the circle.

"Hello everyone, I'm He Lai. I'll be living in our hospital from now on. I hope you can take good care of me. If there's anything I haven't done well, please forgive me."

After He finished speaking, he bowed.

"Okay, let's applaud and welcome him." Uncle Qian was the first to applaud, and everyone followed suit.

"Well, everyone knows that He Lai is a good young man. A few days ago, he brought two kilograms of fish to each of our households. Everyone should take good care of this young man in the future."

Seeing that everything was fine, He Lai returned to the crowd and sat down.

"Then let's talk about the second thing, which is the current food problem. Everyone knows that there is less food on the market now. The street office has also notified us and reduced the ration a little.

So, the three of us decided to go to the black market tonight. If anyone wants to buy food or exchange food, you can come to me and sign up later."

After Uncle Qian finished speaking, he sat down.

Everyone started discussing with their families to see what they needed to buy or what they wanted to exchange for food.

When He Lai heard this, he realized that it was a collective purchase of grain. Indeed, it was almost the end of the month and there was a food shortage.

"Um, this is He Lai, right?" A woman came over. She was the widow Han who lived in the backyard.

"Aunt Han, what can I do for you?" He Lai stood up and said. It seemed that he was ready to suck my blood. He wouldn't be like Widow Qin, right?

"Well, I have something at home that I want to sell you. Do you think you can have it?"

Widow Han whispered.

"Hey, sister Han, don't bother He with that broken thing of yours. What's the use of it? It's just a piece of torn paper." A middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Yes, yes."

"Haha" instantly made everyone burst into laughter. It seemed that everyone in the hospital knew about this.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll go take a look, it's nothing serious, then aunt, take me to have a look, I will definitely buy it if it suits me."

He Lai stopped everyone and then said to Widow Han that as long as it was not a legitimate transaction, he would accept it.

"Then come with me to the backyard. I left the stuff at home."

When Widow Han heard what He Lai said, she hurried to let him go and see it.

"Okay, let's go. Yushui, you sit here for a while, I'll be back soon."

He Lai said to Yu Shui.

The two of them came to Widow Han's house, a one-room house that was barely big enough for everyone to live in.

"You two go out and play for a while. Mom has something to tell this brother."

Widow Han said to her children. The two children, aged eight or nine, ran out immediately.

"I'll get it for you now!"

After saying this, Widow Han went into the house to get something.

Soon Widow Han took out a mahogany box. He Lai's eyes lit up. It seemed very similar to the box at Zhengyang Gate.

"Take a look and see if this paper is valuable." Widow Han opened the box and gave the paper inside to He Lai.

He Lai was speechless. Are you selling sesame seeds and throwing away watermelons?

He Lai could only take the paper and start reading.

"Your servant Cao Yin kneels down to report on May 16th..."

It appears to be a letter of greeting, with Kangxi's inscription on the back.

It seems like a good thing, why doesn't anyone want it? Maybe the paper has been seen too many times and is a little folded.

"That Aunt Han, this is a good thing, but I can't tell whether it's real or not."

He Lai said directly.

"Right, this is something my grandfather left behind, it must be real. He Lai, please help your aunt and buy it."

When Widow Han heard He Lai say this, she knew that He Lai wanted to buy it.

"Then how much do you want to sell it for, auntie?" He Lai was not in a hurry and asked clearly first.

"Um...um, can you give me eighty...not fifty, is that ok?"

Widow Han also heard from others that He Lai had a high salary, so she thought about selling more, but she was afraid that He Lai would directly refuse.

When He Lai heard this, he thought it was not expensive and worth it, so he could just consider it as a favor.

"Aunt, I'm actually quite interested in that wooden box as well.

So, for 100 yuan, can you give me both? I know your family may be short of food, so I will give you another 30 kilograms of food coupons. "

"Okay, okay, take it, take it." Widow Han was so happy when she heard it, and immediately gave the mahogany box in her hand to He Lai.

With so much money, my life will be much better.

He Lai looked at Widow Han and smiled in his heart.

Forget it, just consider it as a relief, after all, I have a lot of antiques.

"Then come back with me and I'll get you the money."

"Okay, okay."