Siheyuan: The beauty Xueru Huizhen, the birds are jealous

Although Dabao is nominally Yang Ming's adopted son, as time goes by, his face becomes more and more like Yang Ming. If he shows up at Red Star Primary School, he might attract unnecessary attention.

Yang Ming came to Chen's house with a generous amount of flour and other supplies, which filled the kitchen and storage room.

He spent a happy time with Dabao until Dabao showed reluctance in his eyes and he had to leave the Chen family.

Afterwards, Yang Ming walked into the familiar tavern.

Xu Huizhen was seen concentrating on checking the accounts with her head down. Although the pub had a dedicated accountant, Xu Huizhen always checked the accounts personally to ensure the accuracy of the accounts and prevent any omissions.

Therefore, she often returns home later than Yang Ming.

Yang Ming, how is the pub business lately? Xu Huizhen raised her head and asked softly.

She only glanced at the account book roughly, but Yang Ming was able to roughly estimate the tavern's profits this month.

This is all thanks to you. Xu Huizhen said with a smile, and then sat next to Yang Ming.

However, there is not much food left in the canteen. She frowned slightly. Now the city is also beginning to be short of food, and the food that the streets can provide is getting less and less. We have to find a way to solve it ourselves.

Don't worry, Yang Ming comforted him, I brought food specially for you this time. I brought 3,000 kilograms of flour, 200 kilograms of pork, and 10 barrels of rapeseed oil. These should be enough for the canteen to support a month.

The two of them clearly distinguished between public and private affairs. Although they were husband and wife, the tavern was not owned by Xu Huizhen alone. Therefore, this batch of supplies naturally had to be put into the public account.

However, in the current situation of material shortage, it is rare to be able to purchase materials without receipts, not to mention that the price given by Yang Ming is equivalent to the market price and much lower than the black market price.

Anyone who checks the account book will not have any objections.

After explaining everything, Yang Ming left the supplies and left the tavern. After a brief hesitation, he set out on the road to another destination.

Creaky—the door of the courtyard slowly opened, revealing a face that was slightly immature but still handsome.

Then, the door opened quietly, and a short-haired woman came into view. The fresh temperament she exuded was hard to ignore.

She was wearing work clothes, revealing a unique and capable temperament.

"Mr. Yang." She called softly.

When Yang Ming unexpectedly appeared in front of her, a hint of surprise appeared on Liang Ladi's face, followed by subtle nervousness.

She had never expected that he would come so suddenly, and she didn't even have time to change her work clothes, let alone dress up.

She couldn't help but feel uneasy, worrying whether her current state would make Yang Ming dissatisfied or disappointed.

However, Yang Ming knew nothing about this. He was filled with emotion. The girl who once shyly ran away from marriage and resolutely decided to come to the city of Sijiu has now transformed into a graceful woman.

"Ladi, please stop busying yourself." Yang Ming said calmly, "I came here to bring you some food. However, I will leave later."

He noticed that Liang Ladi was in a hurry to make arrangements for him because of his sudden visit, just like a young wife at home welcoming her husband back home. He quickly explained the purpose of his visit.

At this moment, Yang Ming, in addition to Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru, already has two friends around him, as well as Elena who is far away in a foreign country.

As for Liang Ladi, although she had reached the marriageable age, at this special time, he did not want her to assume the responsibilities of a mother too early.

He planned to take it slow and gradually deepen his relationship with her.

After explaining the purpose of this trip, Yang Ming took out 30 kilograms of flour and 10 kilograms of pork. It's not that he didn't want to prepare more for each family, but he still had to be careful at the moment.

Except for Xu Huizhen's tavern which could stock up more in the name of purchasing goods, the monthly supplies of the other few stores needed to be carefully calculated.

Afterwards, Yang Ming went to another location.

"Mr. Cai, can I trust you?" he asked directly.

Cai Quanwu answered without hesitation: "I will follow your instructions." For Cai Quanwu, Yang Ming was his savior. Without him, he might still be a laborer pulling a tricycle, instead of having a stable job and a happy family life like now.

Therefore, no matter what Yang Ming asked for, Cai Quanwu was willing to do his best.

"Don't be nervous," Yang Ming comforted him, "In fact, this is not difficult to do. You also know that the city is short of supplies. I plan to make a deal with the steel mill in your name and provide them with a certain amount of grain and pork every month. I will store the goods in the designated warehouse, and you only need to be responsible for the handover with the people from the steel mill. Are you up to the task?"

Although Cai Quanwu was curious about the source of the supplies, he did not ask any further questions but just nodded in agreement.

His character is indeed like this, introverted and firm, he doesn't talk much but his actions are never dragging.

Whether in a crowded pub or any other corner, he always completed his tasks quietly and never made a fuss.

Seeing Cai Quanwu nod slightly, Yang Ming gently pressed his shoulder and continued:

"From now on, I will prepare 30 kilograms of food for you and a subsidy of 20 yuan every month."

"Don't rush to refuse,"

"You are the backbone of the family now, and Liu Lan is pregnant, so the family expenses will naturally increase."

"In addition, if this matter were known to outsiders, it might cause some unnecessary trouble,"

"You should understand what I mean, right?"

After hearing this, Cai Quanwu slowly nodded his head to show his agreement. Then, Yang Ming stepped into Pianerye's house again.

It is worth mentioning that Pianerye’s residence is a three-courtyard house. Although it is not as spacious as the courtyard house in Nanluoguxiang, its value would not be underestimated if it were placed in later generations.

This house, along with the ancient furniture in it, are treasures passed down from generation to generation by the Pianye family. It can be said that the regular customers in the tavern, including the previous owner, Mr. He, all came from families that were once prominent.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have often been drinking and talking in the tavern. However, by the time of Pian'erye's generation, the family's glory had gradually faded.

But fortunately, with the joining of Yang Ming, Pian'erye was able to become the manager of the tavern and earned a stable income, which also made his life not too difficult.

"Pianerye, are you busy at the moment?"

"Master Yang, you are such a distinguished guest!"

"Your visit today really brings honor to my humble abode!" Pian'erye was also surprised by Yang Ming's visit, but he quickly guessed that Yang Ming must have something important to discuss, and this matter should not be mentioned in the tavern. So he signaled his wife to leave, leaving only the two of them.