Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

After eating and drinking, Wang Hongtao asked Yu Li to pick out the leftover instant noodles and take the instant noodle soup back.

As a result, Yu Li ran back, poured out the soup, and ran back with the bowl.

"Brother Tao, I...I'll come back and help you wash the dishes."

Wang Hongtao nodded, helped Yu Li tie her apron, and then walked out slowly.

I stretched my head towards Xu Damao's house and saw Xu Damao also washing dishes. He was humming a song while washing dishes. Maybe he was happy to see Sha Zhu making a fool of himself.

As for the thirty bucks….

To Xu Damao, it felt like there was not much difference between that and losing thirty yuan now. It didn't matter if the thirty yuan was lost.

Xu Damao was so focused on washing the dishes that he didn't notice her, but Lou Xiao'e, who was standing next to him, noticed her. She put down the melon seeds in her hand and waved her fist at Wang Hongtao, looking fierce and aggressive.

Wang Hongtao raised his eyebrows at Lou Xiaoe and made a void dragon claw hand gesture.

Lou Xiao'e was suddenly embarrassed and happy, and turned around and ignored the bad guy.

Wang Hongtao didn't take it seriously. He turned around and blew a hooligan whistle, then walked towards the central courtyard.

……

Middle Court.

Banggeng, who had just finished his meal and ran out of the house to play, looked up and saw Wang Hongtao and was immediately stunned.

Wang Hongtao glared with his eyes wide open and looked fierce, then stomped his feet and pretended to chase after him, scaring Bang Geng so much that he turned around and ran back into the house.

Soon, the voices of Bang Geng complaining and Jia Zhang's cursing were heard from the Jia family.

Wang Hongtao smiled and walked into Wang Hongbin's house again: "Abin, your food is good, with both fish and meat..."

Wang Hongbin wolfed down his food without stopping. He looked up and explained, "Neither of us spent any money. Factory Director Li distributed the meat a few days ago."

"The fish is the bighead carp you bought. Four or five pounds of fish meat is enough for me to eat for two weeks!"

"Okay, then you eat it slowly by yourself, and be careful not to get fish bones stuck in your throat."

Seeing that Abin had nothing else to do, Wang Hongtao stopped disturbing him.

When I walked out to the front yard and passed by Yan's house, I could hear an argument inside.

"Everyone, go back and sit down. We've already had dinner. We have to save this soup for tomorrow night!"

"Dad, please let us taste a little. This soup smells delicious!"

"Just a little bit, just dip the chopsticks in it."

"Yes, Dad, this strong smell will be gone by tomorrow. I think we'd better share it today!"

……

Although it is said that poverty brings misfortune to couples, the Yan family is going too far.

Shaking his head and ignoring it, Wang Hongtao was about to walk out of the yard.

Did you forget something?

Oh, right, the quilt!

The quilt cover and cotton batting are not prepared yet!

Last time, Qin Huairu seemed to be talking about Xueru Silk Shop on Qianmen Street?

Then just walk...

Before leaving, Wang Hongtao went back home again, comforted Yu Li, the sister-in-law of the gold medal housekeeping company, and told her not to wait for him and to go back when she was done with her work. Only then did Wang Hongtao head for Qianmen Street.

……

When he reached Qianmen Street, Wang Hongtao looked all the way but couldn't find the so-called Xueru Silk Shop, so he decided to ask someone.

Just then, an ugly flat-faced man pulling a rickshaw came towards them.

The man walked slowly with a hunched back. He had a dead fish face and big eye bags that were swollen like a goldfish. He looked weird and exactly like Sha Zhu.

Fortunately it’s not completely dark yet, otherwise I would have been scared away by him.

Wait a minute, why did I suddenly think of Shazhu?

This ugly guy with a flat face, fish face, and big eye bubbles...

Isn’t this He Da... No, this is Cai Quanwu!

"Hollow neck?" Wang Hongtao blurted out when the two met.

The ugly flat-faced man stopped the rickshaw, turned around and looked at Wang Hongtao, wondering, "Sir, you called me?"

"Your name is Cai Quanwu?" Wang Hongtao asked tentatively.

The ugly flat-faced man showed a hint of surprise, then forced out a smile that was uglier than crying: "I am Cai Quanwu, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Oh, I heard that there is a man named Cai Quanwu who is the most experienced in Qianmen Street. He is nicknamed 'living map' and can take you to a place as long as you say the name. They are talking about you, right?" Wang Hongtao was also talking nonsense.

Cai Quanwu actually took it seriously.

He took off the towel from around his neck and wiped his face, then forced out an emergency smile: "Thank you, Master."

"Where are you going? I'll take you there right away!"

"I heard someone say there's a Xueru Silk Shop in Qianmenlou that's pretty good, and the stuff there is pretty good, but I just can't find the place. Could you please take me there?"

With that, Wang Hongtao got on the rickshaw.

"Master, you are planning to go to Xueru Silk Shop. It's not far. Just go straight along this street, turn right at the next intersection, and walk another fifty or sixty meters. There are several silk shops there, and they are easy to spot."

Cai Quanwu was very honest and directly pointed out the location of Xueru Silk Shop.

"It's okay, just pull me over. I think you're a very honest person and I want to chat with you for a while."

"How much does it cost to take me there? I'll pay."

Cai Quanwu scratched his head and said, "Just give me 1 cent. The starting price is 2 cents, but I've never gotten this close."

"Then it's two cents. The rules can't be broken." Wang Hongtao stuffed two cents into the pocket.

It's not that he has so much money that he is showing off. He drives the cart for a living, and the extra cents are used to gather information.

According to the timeline, it is now 61. Tsai Quan-wu should have married Xu Hui-zhen long ago. How could he still be pulling a rickshaw as a job? So there must be something unknown going on here.

"Brother Cai, are you familiar with that pub at the corner of the street?"

"Tavern? Sir, are you talking about the one where the proprietress's surname is Xu?" Cai Quan asked while jogging.

Wang Hongtao nodded hurriedly, while observing Cai Quanwu's reaction: "Yes, the one you mentioned."

"Well, of course I am familiar with it!"

"Boss Xu is a good man. Other taverns won't let people like us in because they think we are dirty and can't buy much. Only Boss Xu doesn't mind. He won't chase us away even if we only buy half a cup of wine." When Cai Quanwu talked about Xu Huizhen, there was no other expression on his face except yearning.

Now Wang Hongtao finally understood that Cai Quanwu and Xu Huizhen were just an ordinary shopkeeper and customer relationship, not even friends.

But looking at Cai Quanwu's current look, it is very likely that he really has feelings for Xu Hui.

"Then do you know how old Boss Xu is and whether she is married?" Wang Hongtao continued to ask.

Cai Quanwu's expression froze for a moment, then he quickly returned to normal: "She's probably around 25 or 26, married, and has a 6 or 7-year-old daughter. I heard her say that her husband was hit and killed by a car, so I guess it's true, right? I don't think anyone would joke about this."

"So that's what's going on? Thank you, Brother Cai."

"You're welcome, sir."

As they were talking, they arrived at Xueru Silk Shop.

Cai Quanwu stopped the rickshaw and said, "We have arrived. The one with the red sign in front is Xueru Silk Shop. It's the one with the largest storefront in the middle."