Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

After a while, He Lai asked Sha Zhu to take out the marinated mutton to make mutton skewers.

"Come on, brother. These are the skewers my father prepared." Xiao Shitou gave the skewers to He Lai.

"Well, Xiao Shitou, come and sit next to your brother, I will teach you how to skewer lamb!" He Lai said with a smile as he took the skewers.

"Okay." Little Stone sat down and agreed. Although he wanted to go back and drink mutton soup, he still sat down when he saw the large plate of mutton.

In later generations, one pound of mutton was usually enough to make twenty or thirty skewers of mutton.

But the skewers that He Lai asked Li Dawa to make were quite long, so it was no problem to skewer two taels of mutton.

In this way, He Lai and his friends put pieces of mutton on the plate onto skewers, a total of fifty or sixty skewers.

"Yu Shui, go call my father-in-law over!" He Lai said to Yu Shui after he finished preparing the mutton skewers.

"Okay!" Yu Shui agreed and went to call He Daqing.

He Lai stood up and called Xu Damao, Liu Guangtian, Hu Zi and some others over.

A group of people sat in He Lai's small courtyard, He Zhan and his friends sat at one table, and He Lai and his friends sat at another table.

First put a few pieces of red-hot charcoal into the charcoal trough, then fill it with charcoal. Soon the fire will be started and you can start grilling the lamb kebabs.

He Lai took two skewers of lamb and grilled them on the wire mesh.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu and his companions also followed suit and picked up the lamb skewers to grill.

"Zizzizi!"

The sound made by the lamb skewers being heated immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Hurry, quick, turn it over and continue grilling." He Lai gave instructions while turning the lamb skewers over.

Wu Juan looked at the sizzling lamb skewers, swallowed her saliva, and complained: "Oh, all the oil has fallen down! What a pity!"

Everyone nodded. Yes, it’s heartbreaking to see the oil dripping off!

There is no way, these days money is more valuable than anything else! Seeing He Lai wasting things like this, Wu Juan could no longer bear it.

"Mom, try the lamb skewers my son made! They are so delicious! I guarantee you won't be able to stop eating them."

He Lai gave the roasted lamb skewers to Wu Juan first.

"If mom doesn't eat it, you are not allowed to grill it anymore. Look at all the oil dripping off. Isn't it a waste?" Wu Juan took the kebabs and put them on the table, saying without giving any face.

He Lai could only smile awkwardly and continue to grill the lamb skewers.

Wu'er didn't care whether Wu Juan was angry or not. She stretched out her little hand and secretly grabbed a bunch.

"Ah!" Just one bite.

The roasted mutton was roasted by He Lai until it was golden and shiny, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with that unique slight mutton flavor. Coupled with Sha Zhu's exclusive secret ingredient, Wu'er could no longer hold back.

"Mom! It's delicious! Delicious!" Wu'er took a big bite and only bit off a quarter of the mutton. She spoke incoherently while chewing the meat.

"You damn girl! Slow down, slow down! Be careful of the burns!" Wu Juan saw that Wu'er had not finished chewing the food in her mouth and wanted to continue biting, so she quickly stopped her.

"Haha, it seems that this mutton kebab tastes good. Lao He, let's try it too."

He Zhan laughed.

"Okay, let's try it!" He Daqing nodded.

The two of them each picked up a skewer and started eating, drinking a glass of wine from time to time.

Soon a group of people started eating lamb skewers, and only He Lai and a few others were still in charge of grilling them.

As the saying goes, barbecue and beer are a good combination, and you can drink them all night long! This lamb kebab is paired with white wine, and you can drink one glass after another.

He Daqing and He Zhan were drinking happily!

He Lai and his companions were also eating and grilling at the same time, and occasionally they could hear the urging voices of He Daqing and others beside them.

Now even Wu Juan stopped pretending and started eating.

As soon as she tasted the lamb skewers, she was immediately conquered by the unique deliciousness. The lamb was not only fragrant, but also made her body warm and very comfortable.

"Huai Ru, Yu Ru, you should also try it, it tastes very good." Wu Juan invited Qin Huai Ru and others to eat.

"Okay, auntie." Qin Huairu and the others were sitting at the same table with Wu Juan. They felt embarrassed to eat if the hostess didn't eat. But when they heard Wu Juan's words, they immediately picked up the lamb skewers and started eating.

The law of true fragrance is still correct! If you don’t want it at the beginning, you will be slapped in the face.

He Lai had almost finished eating, so he left the barbecue team, sat aside, picked up Wu'er, rubbed her little belly, and helped her digest the food, otherwise the little girl would be too full!

"Brother, it feels so good! Rub it again!" Wu'er said to He while eating mutton.

"You will become a little fat boy sooner or later!" He Lai tapped Wu'er's forehead and said, but his right hand was still on her belly.

"Wu'er is not fat!"

"Wu'er, you're the fattest!"

“Not fat!”

"fat!"

……

More than a week passed and Jia Dongxu's work injury compensation was received.

Since Jia Dongxu was seriously injured and physically disabled, it is not certain whether he will be able to return to work in the future.

Therefore, the factory leaders held a meeting and decided to give Jia Dongxu a one-time work injury compensation of 300 yuan and retain his job.

During the recovery period, Jia Dongxu's medical expenses and nutrition expenses were all borne by the factory, and his salary was paid as usual!

As for this task, it was naturally the responsibility of Li Huaide, who was in charge of logistics, to tell the Jia family the factory's decision.

……

in the ward

Li Huaide brought some people to buy some fruits and came to visit Jia Dongxu.

During the time that Jia Dongxu was in the hospital, Jia Zhang had been living in the ward. She changed her previous lazy attitude and took care of Jia Dongxu wholeheartedly, fearing that her son would have another accident.

Because Zhang Guihua also has to take care of Banggeng, she has to run back and forth between the street office, the hospital and home, which makes her very tired.

When Li Huaide came over, only Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu were there.

Li Huaide first comforted them with a few words, and then told them both about the factory's decision.

"Leader, three hundred yuan is too little! Food is so expensive now! My son broke a leg because of the steel mill!"

When Jia Zhang heard that there was only three hundred yuan, she immediately quit.

Three hundred yuan may seem like a lot, it’s the annual salary of an ordinary worker, but in this age of hunger, it’s really too little!

Without a ticket, how much can you buy with 300 yuan? You can't even buy a bicycle!

"My dear lady, I know that three hundred yuan is not a lot, but you have to know that our steel mill will not ignore your son just because we gave him three hundred yuan!

Jia Dongxu will still receive a salary while recovering from his injury, and his job is still his. Moreover, his medical expenses and nutrition expenses are all borne by the factory, and your family will not spend a penny."

Li Huaide explained patiently.

Jia Zhang thought about it. She could get paid for recuperation. The doctor said Jia Dongxu would need at least a year to recuperate. Jia Dongxu was a level 4 worker and his salary was more than 50 yuan, which was more than 600 yuan a year. Moreover, he could eat and treat his illness without spending any money!

Calculated this way, even if you don't work for a year, you can still earn a few thousand yuan! Not bad!

When Jia Zhang thought about this, she felt a little happy, but she still made a request.

"Leader, my son Dongxu can't walk these days and needs a wheelchair. Can you help arrange one for him?"

"Well, I can consider this request. I think the factory should be able to agree to it."

Li Huaide thought that this wheelchair could be given. After all, a wheelchair has two wheels. There are many old bicycles in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. You can find a worker to modify it and make one!

"Also, the doctor said that Dongxu can get a prosthetic limb. Will you pay for it? After getting the prosthetic limb, he can work in our factory again, right?"

Jia Zhang asked.

"Well, prosthetic limbs fall under the scope of medical expenses. Our factory will negotiate with the hospital when the time comes." Li Huaide felt that prosthetic limbs would be no problem and agreed directly.

"Good leader, thank you, thank you. I have one small request." Jia Zhang immediately shook Li Huaide's hand and said.

"Auntie, what do you think? As long as it's not an excessive request, I can satisfy it." Li Huaide said with a smile.

"Well, you see, my Dongxu is now disabled, and we really have nothing to feed him. Can you help us get some meat? It doesn't need to be a lot, just a pound a month will be fine."

Jia Zhang said, without letting go of the hand she was holding, and her meaning was very clear: she would not let go unless she agreed.

"Well, Comrade Jia Dongxu does need nutrition, but the factory does not have much meat. How about this, I will use my own money to give Comrade Jia Dongxu a pound of pork every month. Auntie, what do you think?"

Li Huaide smiled.

"Thank you, thank you, you are really a good leader. My Dongxu lost a leg, but it's worth it, woo woo..."

When Jia Zhang heard that Li Huaide agreed, she immediately let go of her hand and pretended to wipe away her tears.

"Auntie, don't say that. This is what I should do. Comrade Jia Dongxu lost a leg, and as a leader, I should express my gratitude."

Li Huaide smiled and comforted.

Li Huaide is best at using things from the steel rolling mill to be a good person, and this is also an opportunity for him to establish an image in the minds of the workers.

Jia Dongxu didn't say a word, just listened quietly to Li Huaide and his mother Jia Zhang arguing with each other.

Just like that, the incident of Jia Dongxu's injury came to an end.