Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Okay, okay, if you miss the children, just go to the city to see them. Anyway, there is nothing to do at home now, but you are not allowed to cause trouble to the children. Come back in a few days."

Mr. He spoke.

"Yes, yes, the children all have work to do and can't be delayed." Grandpa Wu continued.

"Dad, don't worry, I'll just go over and take a look, help the eldest boy wash his clothes and quilts, and tidy up the house and stuff. I'll be back when I'm done." Second aunt said with a smile.

"Me too, me too." My aunt and uncle also assured.

"Aunt, when you go, please bring some meat with you. There is little meat in the city now and it is hard to get enough. It is very precious!" He Lai also added.

When the aunt heard He Lai asking them to get the meat, she looked at Grandpa He, after all, he was the one in charge of the family.

"Why are you looking at me? Xiao Laizi asked you to take it, so just take it. Five pounds of meat each, give it to the child to taste." Old Master He naturally understood what they meant and agreed.

The three of them immediately smiled, now the children all had meat to eat.

Everyone was chatting, and my uncle and the others came over. After lying down for so long, he finally recovered.

"Look at you two. Your bodies are not as good as those of Xiao Laizi, a student! I have raised you two in vain."

Mr. He said with disdain.

"Dad, how can we compare with Xiao Laizi? Xiao Laizi eats meat every day in the city, but we can hardly even eat sweet potatoes!" complained uncle He Zhong.

"You're the only one who talks too much! What? Why don't you go into the city and try! See if you can eat meat! All you do is talk back to me, your old man, every day." Old Man He glared at He Zhong and cursed.

"Dad, it's over. It hasn't even been a year since our Ergou came to the city through connections, and now he's been chased back. He even lost a lot of money while still being able to go back to the city!" He Zhong muttered.

"Get out of the way! I get angry when I see you. You talk so much! Like a woman." Mr. He said with disdain.

Everyone was laughing secretly, and He Zhong was not embarrassed at all. He just let his father scold him as much as he wanted.

"Uncle, here's something for you to eat. You must be hungry." He Lai handed the bowl in his hand to He Zhong.

"Okay, okay, my nephew is still the best to me." He Zhong took the bowl and grabbed a big piece of pork with his hands and started eating.

Old Mrs. He also made a bowl for Xiaohu and his second uncle He Xin.

"Xiao Laizi, are you really staying in the village these days? Is it okay for the truck to be parked here?"

Mr. Wu asked.

"Well, I won't leave, Grandpa. I haven't wanted to go to work for a long time. It's boring. Every day I go to get off work, go home, eat and sleep. I don't have any free time at all. I'm almost bored to death."

He Lai said.

"It's better not to leave, Xiao Laizi, take your uncle hunting more so we can get more meat!" He Zhong interrupted again.

"Meat, meat, meat, you only care about meat. Xiao Laizi, if you don't go to work, will the factory deduct your salary? You only have over a hundred yuan in salary, you can't let them deduct it."

Old Mrs. He asked hurriedly, a salary of more than one hundred yuan is more than the He family can earn in a year.

"Grandma, it's okay. I came here on a hunting mission. When the time comes, I can just sell the meat to the factory. My salary won't be deducted, and the factory will even pay me for the pork!"

He Lai smiled.

"Xiao Laizi, you have to share the money for the pork with your uncle! This thousands of pieces of meat must cost at least a thousand dollars... Ouch..."

Before He Zhong could finish his words, he was kicked by Old Man He.

"I'll teach you how to only care about money! I'll kick you to death!" Old Master He was already furious and kicked He Zhong hard.

He Zhong was kicked and ran out of the house and went home.

Xiaohu looked embarrassed. His father was a chatterbox and dared to say anything in front of Grandpa He.

"Don't worry, I will give you the money for the pork when the time comes. It's two yuan per pound, but there are no tickets," He Lai explained.

"Oh my God, two yuan per pound! It's so expensive!" said Old Mrs. He in surprise.

"Grandma, why are you so expensive? If you sell it on the black market in the city, the price will be much higher!"

He Lai smiled.

"You can't go to the black market. It's a bad place. You will be criticized if you are caught." said Old Mrs. He.

"Yes, yes, yes. Many of us have been arrested. Not only have our belongings been confiscated, but we have also been fined and imprisoned. We can't go there."

Old Mrs. Wu also spoke up.

"Grandma, don't worry, I am only purchasing normally. I have a purchasing certificate, so it is not illegal to sell it to the factory."

He Lai explained.

"That's good, that's good. It's several thousand dollars. Xiao Laizi, you must keep it safe." Old Mrs. He instructed.

"Grandma, it's hard to keep my grandson. Why don't you put him with you?" He Lai said with a smile.

"Grandma, you don't dare take so much money. Your grandpa never let me manage so much money in his life. Now there is only one hundred and twenty-four yuan and thirty-eight cents in the family."

Old Mrs. He said.

He Lai just found it funny. He didn't expect that Old Lady He remembered it so clearly, even to the last cent.

"Grandma, didn't Grandpa leave any good treasures? What about the gold bracelet and the gold ring?"

He Lai asked with a smile.

"I don't have a gold one, but I do have a silver one, and it's on my great-grandson's hand. I have many Yuan Datou coins at home! I couldn't bear to sell them back then, but now no one wants them! Alas..."

Old Mrs. He sighed.

"What? Yuan Datou? Where's grandma? I want this thing."

He Lai wanted to take a look at this Yuan Datou. After all, many rare varieties in later generations are worth millions!

"Okay, okay, grandma will get it for you." When Grandma He heard that He Lai wanted it, she hurried to the inner room to get it.

After a while, Old Mrs. He took out fourteen Yuan Datou coins.

"Here, it's all here. This Yuan Datou is from the money your grandfather earned from digging a ginseng from the mountains and sneaking into the city to sell it. He kept it as life-saving money and never spent it. Later, he was not allowed to use it!

So I just kept it there. A few years ago, someone came to buy it, but your grandfather didn’t let them sell it.”

Old Mrs. He recalled.

He Lai was playing with the Yuan Datou in his hand and was quite happy.

Although He Lai doesn't quite understand the specific value of this Yuan Datou, he still vaguely remembers that the Yuan Datou produced in Gansu is very expensive! In addition, the Yuan Datou with English words on the right is also very expensive.

But obviously, none of these Yuan Datou coins that Mrs. He had were. They were just ordinary versions with a seven-point face and the traditional Chinese characters of the third year of the Republic of China written on them.

Seeing that He Lai really liked the Yuan Datou, Old Lady He said, "Little Lai, do you want this Yuan Datou? Grandma knows where to get it."

"Oh? No where, grandma, help me get it." He Lai said with his eyes lighting up.

"Hey... Xiao Laizi, don't you know that our village dug up a few landlords' graves a while ago and found a large box of Yuan Datou coins! It's still in the village cafeteria!"

Mr. He interrupted.

"Oh, then grandpa, can you bring this Yuan Datou over? I want it!"

He Lai immediately became interested.

"Okay, I'll go find some water later. I can definitely exchange some Yuan Datou for some meat."

After Mr. He finished speaking, he put on his clothes and went out.

"Xiao Laizi, what do you want this Yuan Datou for? It's useless." asked Mr. Wu.

"Grandpa, this is an antique. It may be worth a lot of money in the future. Just like antiques, I will put it away first. After a few decades, it may be worth a lot of money."

He Lai explained.

"Oh, we'll have to wait for decades, and by then I, grandpa, will be gone." Grandpa Wu sighed.

"Grandpa will definitely live a long life! As long as he doesn't smoke secretly."

He Lai joked.

"Okay, okay, I won't smoke. Grandpa drinks tea every day now."

Mr. Wu smiled.

"Okay, you, when Xiao Laizi comes, you hide your pipe; when Xiao Laizi leaves, you can't take it out to smoke. Don't you feel tired? I feel tired just watching you!"

Old Mrs. Wu said with disdain.

When Mr. Wu saw that his little trick was exposed by his wife, his face turned red.

A few younger people were also laughing secretly, not daring to make a sound.