I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

"You are a general, yet you are so young." Uncle Niu said in surprise.

"Don't worry, Sister Xueru would not introduce you to anyone just because she is a human being. I can't cover it up, but she won't let you do anything illegal." Cao Dongfang said.

"We have also heard of your name. You are the one on this street and have helped many people in the past few years." Pian Ye gave a thumbs up.

"The film director has given it his blessing!" Cao Dongfang said.

"Hello Uncle Dongfang! Hello Grandpa Niu, hello Grandpa Pian!" Hou Kui ran back from outside.

"Hello, Hou Kui!" said Niu Ye and Pian Ye with a smile.

"Hello Hou Kui! Here's a bottle of drink for you." Cao Dongfang took out a bottle of Coke and handed it to Hou Kui.

"Thank you, Uncle Dongfang." Hou Kui said happily.

“What’s so good about that stuff? Kids all love to drink it. It’s so ugly and black.” Chen Xueru said.

Cao Dongfang and others: "........"

Does a beverage need to look good? It doesn't just have to taste good.

"Mom, this drink tastes better than your red wine." Hou Kui said hurriedly when he heard it.

"Hou Kui, don't talk about this with women. They don't care about beauty first. We just need good food and drink. Color is not important." Cao Dongfang said.

.......

"Women look at beauty, but what do men look at when they choose things?" Chen Xueru asked.

“Price/performance ratio: first of all, I really need this thing, then the price is right. If it is right, I will buy it and leave immediately. I will never stay in the mall for too long.

Unlike women, who want to take a look at a piece of clothing before buying it and just go shopping in the mall without spending any money.

By the way... Sister Xueru, I will make a quilt and a mattress tomorrow. Do you have the sizes available?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"What Dongfang said makes sense!" said Pian Ye.

"We have the size, and you have money. People only make quilts and mattresses once every three years." Chen Xueru said.

"It's been laid for three years, isn't it dirty?" said Cao Dongfang.

"Just take it off, wash it, and re-bounce the cotton.

Do you have the bed sheet and quilt cover at home? "Chen Xueru still thought Cao Dong was wasteful. "What do you do with your old quilt?"

"My mother gave the old ones to someone else. These sheets and quilt covers are also dirty, so let's change them with new ones." Cao Dongfang said with a wave of his hand.

"You still have money. No wonder people in the compound say your monthly salary of 440 yuan is not enough." Chen Xueru said with a pout.

"It's not enough. We have money but we save it for having babies." Cao Dongfang said.

"Dongfang is still rich. What you said has spread all over this street in the past few days. Many people say that you are a prodigal son." said Pian Ye.

“So… they will never earn more than me, nor save as much as I do.

I didn't even think about why I could say that 440 yuan was not enough.

It is wrong not to spend money. People’s ability always lies in making money, not saving money. "Cao Dongfang said.

“I really don’t understand this!” said Pian Ye.

"Encouraging others to spend money every day! We can't earn that much money!" said Chen Xueru.

"Making money and saving money are two completely different concepts. If you really understand them, it will be difficult for you to be poor!" Cao Dongfang said with a smile.

Uncle Niu and Uncle Pian were in deep thought. They didn’t understand, but they felt it made sense and prepared to go back and think about it carefully.

This should be a big thing, broadening a person's thinking and horizons.

.......

"I won't talk to you anymore. I can't argue with you. What are you going to eat and drink tonight? I have them here." Chen Xueru asked.

"No, let's go back and eat." Niu Ye and Pian Ye quickly refused. It's not easy for everyone these days. If you eat a few more bites, it means others will eat a few less bites.

"It's okay, I can still afford white flour, I bought another 200 kilograms.

I don’t have as much big money as before, but I still have some small money. A few meals from you two won’t make me poor! "Chen Xueru said with a smile.

"My food is pretty good. It has everything except braised pork."

"Sister Xueru has a little money, and she also has a lot of dividends and wages..." Cao Dongfang said.

"Then let's disturb Xueru once. As long as there is meat and wine, it's fine. You're not picky." said Uncle Niu.

"I'm sorry to bother Xueru." said Pian Ye.

"I'll go heat up the food. It's a bit early, so eat and drink slowly." Chen Xueru said.

"Chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised beef, steamed lamb, sweet and sour carp, white-cut chicken, husband and wife lung slices, can I have Buddha Jumps Over the Wall?

Is it enough?

Chen Xueru asked.

"That's enough, that's enough, Xueru, the food here is good, no worse than that in a big hotel." said Uncle Niu.

"What kind of wine do we have? We have Wuliangye, Fenjiu, Luzhou Laojiao, and red wine! We don't have loose wine. Xu Huizhen's wine is diluted with water and doesn't taste good." Chen Xueru said.

"Huizhen's wine has too much water in it. Food is hard to buy now, so we just need to drink the wine. We can't afford bottled wine."

Uncle Niu shook his head and said.

"That's right, I'm not used to drinking wine diluted with water," Chen Xueru said. "You guys drink Fenjiu, I'll get a few bottles."

"Sure! Thank you, Xueru!"

"Come, let's drink some wine and eat some dishes first. These are the dishes I prepared for dinner. They're thawed and very hot. I'll need to heat up the remaining ones for a while longer." Chen Xueru said.

"Hou Kui, when are you going to eat? Wait a moment now."

"Wait a moment, I'll eat with Grandma Wu. It's too early now and I'm not hungry." Hou Kui said.

"You and Auntie Wu look at what you want to eat and take it out to melt it." Chen Xueru said.

"knew."

........

"Xueru, you have a good life. This meal for Pian Ye and I is thanks to you. These are worth dozens of dollars." said Uncle Niu.

“Not that much, all at cost price, not expensive, twenty bucks is good.

You and Mr. Pian can enjoy the food without worries. We still have some left. If it’s not enough, we can heat it up again.” Chen Xueru said nonchalantly.

"Twenty yuan, the cost price, that's impossible." said Pian Ye.

"Brother Dongfang prepared the ingredients he got from hunting at home and brought them to me. They are only sold at cost price, which is much cheaper than in the hotel," said Chen Xueru.

“Snap! Snap!”

Niu Ye and Pian Ye slapped their foreheads at the same time.

“Everyone knows about hunting in the East, but I just forgot about it.

This is oriental cooking, the food tastes really good, not inferior to the ones in big hotels," said Pian Ye.

“Dongfang, are you still hunting? I heard from the people at the steel mill.

The country doesn't allow you to go hunting anymore, and they subsidize them with two kilograms of meat a month. You are doing a mission for the country." Niu Ye asked.

"It's OK in the month before and after the New Year. I can go before the New Year and change some other ingredients, and then rest after the New Year.

The food at the steel mill is pretty good now, I heard from the team members." Cao Dongfang said.

"From what you said, you haven't eaten in the factory cafeteria in the three and a half years you've been working here." Chen Xueru asked deliberately.

"I've really never been there. It's close to home. I go home for lunch at noon. No matter how good the food in the factory is, it's just a big pot. It won't be better than what I cook." said Cao Dongfang.

"Dongfang, you are awesome. If you think the food in the factory cafeteria is not tasty, you go home to eat. It seems like it's not far away." said Uncle Niu.

"It takes five minutes less to get home by bicycle, which is more convenient than eating in the cafeteria," said Cao Dongfang.

......

"Dongfang, can I exchange some meat with Pian Ye while hunting before the New Year?" asked Niu Ye.

"No problem. You can pick up New Year's food here on the 29th of the lunar year. I will deliver New Year's goods to Sister Xueru on the 28th of the lunar year. Tell me what you need early. We have basically everything.

Every unit needs meat during the Chinese New Year. I have been exchanging supplies with several units in recent years.

These are all supplies that everyone needs. Meat is in short supply this year, and there is not enough transportation capacity, and it is difficult to preserve. "Cao Dongfang said.

"That's right. Even if I have the ticket, I can only buy some lean meat at most. I can't buy good meat. It's good enough to have food so that I won't starve to death. I dare not force it." said Pian Ye.

“Life is hard, it’s the same for everyone, and it’s not easy to meet someone like Xueru.

It is not enough to have money but also to have connections. Does Dongfang have milk powder?" Niu Ye asked.

"We have milk powder. Uncle Niu, do your kids need milk to have babies?" Cao Dongfang said.

"That's it. With such low living standards, women have no milk after giving birth. Both adults and children suffer. We have to buy a bucket of milk powder as an emergency measure." said Uncle Niu.

"I have some here. Uncle Niu, you can take it first. I haven't got any milk powder yet. I have been buying milk powder. My family has been drinking a cup every day." Chen Xueru said.

"I'll take it later, Dongfang will give it to you, and then deduct it from my salary for collecting wine." said Uncle Niu.

"Mr. Niu, there's no need!" Chen Xueru said.

"That's it. It's a great favor for you to help me and Pian Ye. Don't argue about it. Someone will pay for it." Niu Ye said firmly.

"Okay! Eat the food!" Chen Xueru stopped arguing.

Uncle Niu is very concerned about his reputation. Buying and taking are two different concepts. It’s okay to have a meal or a drink occasionally!

Not until absolutely necessary!

I won’t owe anyone a favor!