Siheyuan: Me! He Yuzhu defies fate and changes destiny

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Jia Zhang almost fainted from anger. She imitated Yi Zhonghai and loudly criticized him.

"Zhu Zi, I am your elder after all, how can you speak to an elder like this?

Didn't your mother teach you to be polite? " Jia Zhang's words made He Yuzhu furious. You know, his mother had passed away long ago, and everyone in the courtyard knew about it.

However, this time He Yuzhu was not the casual person he used to be. Instead, he smiled and replied, "Aunt Jia, I don't even remember the question you asked. Since you care so much, why don't you ask my mother directly?

By the way, why doesn't she teach me manners?"

Hearing He Yuzhu's response, Jia Zhang's face changed. She usually hated others mentioning the word "death", so she said angrily: "He Yuzhu! How dare you talk like that?"

Then He Yuzhu imitated Jia Zhang's tone: "Jia Zhang! What's wrong with you?"

Seeing He Yuzhu's reaction, she realized that she was at a disadvantage at this moment; she was the first to curse others without thinking, and He Yuzhu in front of her was obviously waiting for an opportunity to teach her a lesson. Thinking of this, she stood up quickly, "I have something to do and I'm leaving first! There's no need to talk to such an uncultured person!"

As she hurried away, He Yuzhu whispered, "I almost lost control and wanted to slap her in the face!"

After hearing this, Jia Zhangshi became more determined to flee from here; if He Yuzhu had the chance to attack her, there would be no one in the yard who could support her. He saw her fleeing and cursed her with contempt: "Humph! What a coward!"

Jia Zhang was secretly happy that she had made a wise choice. She was sure that if she had not left earlier, she would have been beaten by He Yuzhu. Moreover, the now prosperous He Yuzhu would also be flattered by his superiors in the steel mill.

That is to say, even Yi Zhonghai, who usually bullies others by taking advantage of his power, may not be able to protect her, and she thought that what she did was extremely wise. He Yuzhu acted helpless and angry outside, which made Jia Zhang feel proud inside, but she didn't know that He Yuzhu didn't take it seriously at all.

After a while, He Yuzhu played with his beloved sister He Yuqing for a while and gave her the toys she bought on the road. This little surprise made the sister very happy, and she also expressed her gratitude to her brother:

"Thank you brother!"

Seeing her cute face and the gratitude in her tender voice, He Yuzhu felt infinitely doted on. "You're welcome. This is what I should do as your brother. Look at how lovable our Qingqing is, isn't it?"

When Xiaoqing heard this, she replied mischievously: "That's right! Qingqing is so popular!"

At this time, an old lady heard the noise in the house and came out and said, "I heard that Zhuzi is back? So I came to see him." He Yuzhu politely responded: "Hello, old lady!" However, the conversation between the two stopped there, and He Yuzhu was still concentrating on talking with He Yuqing.

The aunt understood that He Yuzhu would not support her and Yi Zhonghai in their later years, so the aunt did not want to have too much contact with He Yuzhu. After saying hello, he went to the backyard. He Yuzhu did not pay attention to the aunt, after all, he did not want to have any involvement with Yi Zhonghai's family.

If Yi Zhonghai was just considering how He Yuzhu would take care of him in the future, He Yuzhu would not hate him so much. But for his own comfortable old age, Yi Zhonghai actually tried to control Sha Zhu's life, making him lonely and helpless for life. Even when Sha Zhu's biological son came back to visit, Yi Zhonghai actually tried every means to prevent them from recognizing each other.

Finally, Lou Xiao'e had no choice but to take He Xiao away. This made He Yuzhu feel that Yi Zhonghai was too cruel and would do anything to achieve his goal. Therefore, even if he had the ability to support Yi Zhonghai in his later years, he was unwilling to have any contact with him.

After checking the time, He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Song, I'll be leaving first if I have nothing else to do!" Song Ziyu replied, "Okay, you can do what you need first!" Then, He Yuzhu picked up He Yuqing and said to her, "Qingqing, let mom take you to your brother's house tomorrow. Your brother will make you something delicious, okay?" When He Yuqing heard that there was something delicious, she immediately became happy: "Okay, okay, can Guoguo make me some big, soft meat?" Seeing his daughter's greedy look, He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Sure, okay, how about letting you eat your fill?" He Yuqing said excitedly, "Okay!"

Bang Geng, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the siblings and his eyes turned red with jealousy. He knew what the so-called soft meat was, it was braised pork. Hearing them talking about all-you-can-eat braised pork, it was such a luxury. For him, eating a piece was like a holiday. But He Yuqing, this burden, could feast on it anytime. Although Bang Geng was extremely jealous and salivating, he didn't dare to show it, because if he bullied He Yuqing, He Yuzhu might really beat him up, and it would hurt so much that he would grimace. Even if there were no marks on his body, his whole family wouldn't believe it, not even his grandmother. Since then, Bang Geng never dared to mess with He Yuzhu and He Yuqing again.

Although he was extremely jealous, Banggeng still restrained himself. Seeing all this, Qin Huairu felt extremely sad, but no matter when, the people of the He family - whether it was He Daqing or He Yuzhu - were extremely cold to her and unwilling to help. On the contrary, Yi Zhonghai, who said he wanted to help, was also very stingy in this regard. Although he had a lot of salary every month, he only gave a little food each time.

This made Qin Huairu full of resentment towards the He family and Yi Zhonghai. But she also knew that living in the city was not like living in the countryside, and it did not mean that everyone would be closely connected. Instead, it was common for everyone to act independently. She just paid attention to the gossip of the neighbors from time to time.

Qin Huairu now feels somewhat regretful. Although she has finally moved to the city and no longer has to work in the fields, she is now busy with one thing after another almost every day.

If Jia Dongxu hadn't taken good care of He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu would have died long ago. But Qin Huairu didn't mention this, she still tried to be a virtuous wife.

He Yuzhu didn't care about Qin Huairu's feelings, and took He Yuqing on a bicycle and left. He saw that it was still early, so he rode to Hongbin Building again.

Arriving at Hongbin Building, He Yuzhu said hello to Manager Gu and went to look for Tian Zehua. When Tian Zehua saw that it was He Yuzhu who came, he asked:

"Zhu Zi, why did you come here? Is there something wrong?" He Yuzhu shook his head and said:

"Master, it's okay. Isn't the New Year coming soon? I want to tell you that we have everything we need at home. You and your wife can come to my house to celebrate the New Year during your holidays. Let's have some fun!" After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Tian Zehua said:

"Zhu Zi, you have your own family now, so your master's wife and I won't go over. We..." Before Tian Zehua finished speaking, He Yuzhu immediately took over:

"Master, what do you mean? Not to mention that I am married now, even if my son is married, you will always be my master. Does that mean I am no longer your disciple after getting married? Don't refuse. Your coming here will also give my sister-in-law a chance to be filial to you!"

Seeing He Yuzhu's insistence, Tian Zehua thought it was useless to say anything more, so he had to agree and said:

"Okay, since you are so persistent, I will accept your invitation." He Yuzhu said unhappily:

"Master, I will be unhappy if you are so polite!" Tian Zehua said with a smile:

"You are such a jerk. You're still fussy about a joke. Forget it, don't be angry!" He Yuzhu replied:

"It's okay to make a joke, but don't take it seriously. Okay, Master, go back and discuss it with Master's wife. I'll go to Master Zhang to check the ingredients." After saying that, Tian Zehua understood He Yuzhu's ability and nodded to let him do his own thing:

"Okay, let me know if you need any help."

He Yuzhu rode his bicycle out of Hongbinlou to find Master Zhang. Upon seeing He Yuzhu, Master Zhang was very enthusiastic:

"Zhu Zi, what brings you here today?" He Yuzhu smiled:

"Brother Zhang, I came here specially to see you. Aren't you busy?" Butcher Zhang shook his head:

"After the purchase limit system was introduced, everyone was too busy to open their shops. Without coupons, everyone would buy things even if they had money. How about that? Do you still need purchase coupons to buy meat now?"

Butcher Zhang nodded in agreement:

"You do need a limited purchase coupon. Now the limited purchase coupon determines the amount of meat you can get. Let me tell you a little insider information. Stock up on more meat now.

Most of the surrounding ranches have been nationalized and most of the meat has been shipped out, so there won’t be much impact in the short term, but there may be a shortage in the future.”

"Have you heard about this too?" He Yuzhu asked doubtfully.

Butcher Zhang said:

"Don't think I'm just a butcher. I know how much meat is consumed in the capital every day, although the exact number is unknown. Pork and mutton have fixed marketing cycles. In the past, they were all privately traded and could be purchased from outside, but now they are all under unified management. They no longer transfer goods from other places, but instead have to transport meat out. If this continues, what do you think the meat supply will become?" After listening to Butcher Zhang's words, He Yuzhu said:

"I see. I want to buy some meat. Do you have any left?" Butcher Zhang replied:

"You always have something when others don't. There's not much good meat now, and the remaining ones are what others have picked out."

He Yuzhu said:

"It doesn't matter. It's mainly for the New Year. There are many people in the family, so just prepare more." Butcher Zhang asked:

"How much do you want?"

He Yuzhu looked at his meat coupons and saw that he still had about 600 kilograms of meat left, so he said:

"That's it, give me 300 kilograms of pork, 100 kilograms of mutton, 100 kilograms of beef, and the remaining 100 kilograms of chicken, duck, and fish!"

Hearing this, Butcher Zhang sighed:

"Sure, we'll use up several hundred kilograms of meat coupons in one go!"

He Yuzhu chuckled and didn't explain much. The meat coupons included not only his own share, but also the portion issued by his sister, wife, and the unit. They were all concentrated here. He thought he might as well use it up before it was valid. So Butcher Zhang nodded and said:

"Okay, I'll prepare all these things for you tomorrow. Anyway, you can buy them as long as you have the ticket. Let me calculate the total price: pork is 80 cents a pound, 300 pounds totals 240 yuan; mutton is 1.1 yuan, 100 pounds is 110 yuan; beef is 1.2 yuan, 100 pounds is 120 yuan; chicken, duck and fish are relatively cheap, 60 cents a pound, 100 pounds is 60 yuan. The total is 630 yuan."

He Yuzhu took out 630 yuan and handed it to Butcher Zhang, who smiled:

"Awesome, so rich!"

You know, these 600 yuan may be equivalent to an average person's annual income, but for He Yuzhu, it is just a piece of cake. He Yuzhu said:

"Okay, I'll pick it up tomorrow!" Butcher Zhang nodded:

"Okay, I'll prepare your own portion tomorrow. Anyway, as long as you have a ticket, you can buy any amount of meat."

The implication is simple: as long as you have the ticket, you can eat as much as you want legally. This is a ticket issued by the state, and other places simply don't have this resource. Only some families with difficult living conditions would be reluctant to use the meat ticket and exchange it for more economical food.

Although He Yuzhu's family used refined rice, he usually ate only refined flour products. He did not use either the food coupons or the food itself. The family had accumulated nearly 2,000 kilograms of grain over the past year.

He Yuzhu knew that the value of these grains would double in a few years, but he didn't tell anyone, and no one asked where the grains in He Yuzhu's house had gone. Because every household was willing to enjoy fine grains, no one would be stupid enough to eat grains.