Siheyuan: Happy life of veteran drivers

Sha Zhu had been waiting for Qin Huairu to come over for a long time. When he saw Qin Huairu come out, he immediately straightened his collar and went to the door to wait.

"Sister Qin is off work, is the meal ready?"

Qin Huairu said miserably, "No, my salary hasn't been paid yet, and my mother-in-law is holding on to the money tightly. I don't even know what to eat in the evening."

Sha Zhu immediately handed the net bag to Qin Huairu: "Sister Qin, look what this is!"

"You can't do heavy work in the workshop without adequate nutrition. Besides, Banggeng is still growing and can't lack nutrition."

"Well, take these two lunch boxes and take them back to nourish yourself and Bang Geng. You've been starving and skinny lately."

Qin Huairu felt sick after hearing this, but she still compromised for the sake of the lunch box: "Zhu Zi, didn't you eat either? I gave you the lunch box, so what are you going to eat?"

Sha Zhu grinned: "Hey, Sister Qin, don't worry about this. Who am I, Sha Zhu? The canteen chef! In this day and age, no one can starve but the chef can."

"Here you go, just take it!"

As he said that, Sha Zhu stuffed the net bag into Qin Huairu's hand and rubbed Qin Huairu's fingertips, feeling sweet in his heart.

I thought to myself that I had touched Sister Qin’s little hand again, so this was worth it.

In fact, this was not a touch at all, and Qin Huairu didn't even feel like she was being touched.

She was still wondering what was wrong with Shazhu. Why was he so happy just because he was handed a lunch box?

Of course, after hearing what Sha Zhu said, she accepted it with a clear conscience, thanked Sha Zhu politely, and then left.

After Qin Huairu walked away, Sha Zhu was still standing there happily, thinking that the cafeteria chef was really good and he could please Sister Qin just by bringing back some leftovers.

Then he raised his hand to his nose and sniffed it, his expression intoxicated and obsessed.

……

Qin Huairu returned home with two lunch boxes. Jia Zhangshi had already been waiting at the door. Seeing Qin Huairu coming back, she took the lunch boxes and said, "Why are there only two? Didn't Shazhu have three lunch boxes?"

Qin Huairu said speechlessly: "I only installed two today, and he gave them all to me."

Bang Geng, who was standing by, also temporarily put aside the estrangement between him and Qin Huairu, and said affectionately: "Mom, please stop talking about this, and quickly heat up the lunch box. I'm starving."

After heating up the lunch box, Qin Huairu said to Jia Zhang: "Don't we have peanuts at home? Mom, fry the peanuts and bring them to Sha Zhu so that he can drink them with the wine."

Jia Zhang not only did not refuse but also readily agreed: "Okay, you wait here, I will fry the peanuts first and then heat up the dishes. You can go and deliver the peanuts later. When you come back, we will eat."

Since Jia Zhang was able to raise Jia Dongxu and send him to be Yi Zhonghai's disciple, it is impossible that he is a greenhorn who knows nothing.

It is no exaggeration to say that in terms of how to control men, Qin Huairu is not as good as Jia Zhang at this stage.

It is true that Jia Zhang is a famous shrew in Yard No. 95, but she never throws a tantrum without reason.

She would do things that would embarrass her, but she would never do anything that would cause her to lose money. Throwing a tantrum is just one of her ways to gain benefits.

In that era, orphans and widows like the Jia family were easy to be bullied. If they acted like hooligans and offended all the neighbors, how could the Jia family continue to live in the courtyard?

Do you think you are shameless because you can throw a tantrum?

So naive! Who would care about face when they can’t even get enough food to eat?

The only explanation is that first of all, there is someone behind Jia Zhang, and the people she is throwing tantrums at are easy to bully and not good at speaking.

If they had really been so brainless and messed around, the Jia family would have been eaten up to the point where not even a bone would be left.

For example, does Jia Zhang dare to throw a tantrum at the Wang brothers and act arrogantly in front of Qin Huairu?

I dare not.

So don't underestimate the wisdom of a widow, especially one who survives those years.

Jia Zhang felt at ease letting Qin Huairu go to Sha Zhu's house to ask for a lunch box.

Firstly, it was because Dongxu entrusted his son to the care of others before his death, and he believed that Shazhu had the intention of committing a crime but not the courage to do so, and was an honest man who would take on gangs without giving anything in return.

Secondly, because Sha Zhu was a very proud person, she could make trouble with him as much as she wanted, and even if the trouble got worse, he would not cut off the support from the Jia family.

It was based on the above two reasons that she supported Qin Huairu to take the lunch box from Sha Zhu's house.

As for Qin Huairu's suggestion to send some peanuts to Sha Zhu's house, she also understood it.

Sending peanuts to Shazhu's family is equivalent to hanging bait on the fishhook, and the fish you catch is a bighead carp like Shazhu that will not fall off the hook.

How could Jia Zhang miss such a business that obviously brought small investment and huge profits?

No matter how stupid a person is, if he keeps giving without getting any reward, he will eventually wake up one day, and then it will not be just a matter of a plate of peanuts.

In no time, she fried the peanuts that Banggeng stole from Shazhu's house. Jia Zhang put them on a plate and handed it to Qin Huairu, asking her to take it to Shazhu: "Remember to tell Shazhu that you fried them."

Qin Huairu nodded in understanding.

Even though she was pushed all the way by Sha Zhu on the bus last time, Jia Zhang would not think that Sha Zhu had a crush on her.

I am just a shriveled old cucumber that is out of season, but Qin Huairu is a ripe peach, tender and juicy.

Even though Qin Huairu has given birth to two children, her attractiveness to men has not diminished at all, especially for older bachelors like Sha Zhu who have a family tradition of liking widows. Giving birth to a dead man is actually a plus.

That's why she asked Qin Huairu to say that the peanuts were fried by Qin Huairu herself.

The value of a plate of fried peanuts cannot be compared with Sha Zhu’s two lunch boxes, but with the buff made by Qin Huairu herself, the effect is different.

These are not ordinary peanuts, but peanuts fried by the goddess in my mind.

For a bootlicker, let alone a plate of peanuts, even a pair of original silk stockings and bath water are great temptations.

I believe that after Shazhu gets the peanuts, he will think he has made a great bargain and will enjoy it very much.

At that time, Qin Huairu had not yet reached such a high level as she would later on. After listening to Jia Zhang's instructions, she gave him a thumbs up to show her admiration.

Jia Zhang was also very pleased: "Just think of this as a widow's mother being professional. You should watch and learn carefully."

"If mom was a dozen or twenty years younger, you wouldn't have had the chance to show up."

Qin Huairu brought peanuts to Sha Zhu's house.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

Inside the room, Sha Zhu dipped his chopsticks in soy sauce and white wine and ate his meal alone, enjoying it very much.

"Who is it?"

Hearing the knock on the door, Sha Zhu hurriedly hid the soy sauce and wine.

Eating it yourself is one thing, being discovered by others is another.

People in Laosijiu City value their reputation, and Shazhu can't afford to lose it.

"It's me, your sister Qin!"

When Sha Zhu heard that the person coming was Qin Huairu, he was so happy that he didn't even bother to clear the table and ran to open the door.

At first he thought Qin Huairu came to deliver a lunch box, but when he opened the door, he found that Qin Huairu actually brought a plate of peanuts.

"I know you like to drink, so I specially fried a plate of peanuts for you. You gave me the lunch box, so I can't just say no." Qin Huairu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu's old face immediately smiled like a chrysanthemum: "It's because Sister Qin cares about me. She knows that I like this and specially sends me food."

"You are so polite. I don't need to eat anything. I can eat whatever I want in the cafeteria! I am so sorry to bother you to bring me food..."

Sha Zhu said this, but the grinning mouth that reached his ears betrayed his thoughts at the moment.

Qin Huairu gathered a few naughty strands of hair back to her ears: "You are able to eat it because of your own ability. What I gave you represents my feelings. The two are not related!"

After saying that, she gave Sha Zhu a charming smile.

"Okay, Sister Qin, since you said so, what else can I do?"

When Sha Zhu took the plate, he was hit by Qin Huairu again. This time, Qin Huairu felt it and pulled her hand back and rubbed it on the edge of her pants.

"But why do these peanuts look so familiar to me? Weird."

Qin Huairu blushed slightly and scolded with a smile: "You silly guy, how can peanuts look unfamiliar? Aren't they all the same?"

"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore. I have to go back to cook. Let's talk tomorrow..."

Sha Zhu stretched out his hand, but didn't say anything else.

"Hey, look at what this is all about."

"But I still think these peanuts look familiar..."

……

At the same time, Xu Damao and Wang Hongtao were walking side by side towards the tavern.

"Brother Wang, you have to teach me a trick today. It's fine that you get along well with others, but the question is how did you manage to convince that old fox Yi Zhonghai? If I remember correctly, you two were enemies before, am I right?"

"Okay, since I'm happy drinking today, I'll teach you a couple of tricks."