I am He Yuzhu in Siheyuan

Li Huaide is indeed He Yuzhu’s greatest benefactor!

In less than a week, Fatty Zhang went to check on the warehouse.

Fatty Zhang didn't know through whose connections he got the qualification to work as a substitute for work. He originally wanted to use the posture of a new official to quickly produce some results, and then complete the class transition by accumulating experience.

But he chose the wrong chicken and failed to scare the monkey. In less than a month, he played himself to the point of retirement. In this era, even the factory director cannot fire someone at will. Everyone works for the country, and the factory director only manages for the country. Therefore, Fatty Zhang still has a chance to guard the warehouse.

Li Huaide wanted to tell the people at the steel mill that he still had the final say in logistics!

This incident did not cause any waves in the factory. For He Yuzhu, this little thing was not worth mentioning.

The person who replaced Fatty Zhang was Li Huaide's nephew, Li Weizhong. He also took the job as a laborer!

"Xiao Wei, remember, don't interfere in the cafeteria. The more you do, the more mistakes you make. Also, don't offend a man named He Yuzhu. I'll let him handle the next reception. Once you've survived a few years, I'll find a way to put you on the cadre staffing list. Do you hear me?"

"Got it, uncle, don't worry, I will never embarrass you."

"How many times have I told you that you should call the deputy director in the factory? Did you hear me?"

"Yes, Director, I understand."

"Go ahead. If you have nothing to do, you can drink some tea or read the newspaper in the office. Just take care of the things in the warehouse."

"Okay, director."

"Well, let's go."

After Li Weizhong came to power, he first went to meetings in each canteen one by one, telling the canteen staff that he had taken office, and then called the team leaders of the three canteens to delegate power.

"Brother, I was promoted by Director Li and suddenly transferred here to be the canteen director. To be honest, I am completely in the dark. You are all the backbone of the canteen, and I don't have much to teach you. You should be the same as you were before Fatty Zhang came. However, if anyone is unhappy at work, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Director Li was very humble. When he mentioned Li Huaide, he indicated that he had a backer. Delegating power to each squad leader showed his attitude, and his last sentence put pressure on him.

In the days that followed, he occasionally inspected the kitchen and the warehouse, but was usually in the office. He was rarely seen except when he was notified of a special cooking. He didn't care about the special cooking, and didn't want to go in and make friends with them and offer them a glass of wine. Later, I heard that they all studied at night school after get off work.

He Yuzhu is 20 years old this year. After his birthday in June, he can get married. Although there is no adult in the family to arrange the marriage, the street office still sent a matchmaker to inquire. This is the task given to the street office by the higher authorities. The marriage status of young people of marriageable age in the area must be paid attention to, so that the people can afford to eat, go to school, get married, and have children.

That day, after work, He Yuzhu rode his bike back home. It was still daylight, so he quickly changed his clothes and washed them.

Of course, He Yuzhu has a bicycle and comes back early. He is the only one in the water hall. He does not wash clothes like Qin Huairu does right after work. He has plenty of time during the day. Now he is running in the yard with the two-year-old Banggeng.

The two-year-old Bangteng is still very cute. He jogs around the yard when he has nothing to do. Sometimes he cuts leaves, sometimes he is attracted by ants on the ground. When he sees people, he knows to say hello. Qin Huairu follows behind him all the time.

Yu Shui is in the third grade this year. The workload this year is already a bit heavy, so after coming back, he carried out the desk and did his homework with Wang Yumei.

He Yuzhu finished washing the clothes, cleaned the house, sprinkled some water on the floor, and prepared to cook.

The heat of autumn is still quite severe in this season. I cooked some rice soup, mixed cucumber and green pepper, and heated two pancakes. Steamed bread cannot be kept in this season, so I ate pancakes.

After the brother and sister had their meal, He Yuzhu washed two more white melons, cut them in half, dug out the pulp and threw it away, and then the brother and sister began to eat them.

After a while, a woman in her 4s or 50s came into the yard, exchanged greetings at the door, and then walked toward He Yuzhu's house. Seeing the door open, she shouted from a distance.

"Is He Yuzhu at home?"

He Yuzhu heard someone calling him, and hurried out of the house, saying

"Yes, I am at home."

When I went out, I saw it was Matchmaker Sun from the next alley.

"It's Aunt Sun. Come on in and talk."

He Yuzhu invited the people into the house, took the teapot from the stove, took two teacups, put some shavings of gao shredded tea in, and while making tea he called to Yushui:

"Yushui, go wash some white melons. Aunt Sun, have some tea."

"Zhu Zi, you are 20 this year, right? Do you have a partner? I will ask on behalf of the neighborhood this year. If you don't have one, I will introduce one to you."

"Not yet. I'm busy at work and have to work overtime a lot. I finally got off work early today, so I don't have the chance to meet someone."

"Yeah, that's great. Tell me what kind of person you want to find and I'll ask for you."

"Aunt, you see, my current salary is 40 yuan a month. There are three rooms in my house, the main room, and my sister and I. My father went to Baocheng a few years ago and he probably won't come back. My mother died when I was a child. Although we don't have elders to help us, we don't have a tense relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future. So I want to find a beautiful one who is good to Yu Shui."

"Indeed, Zhuzi, you have really good conditions. What else do you have in terms of job and education?"

"Hey! I don't have a high level of education, so how can I ask for anything? I have nothing to do with my job, and I can afford it. I'm a cook, and I will never let anyone go hungry after they come here."

"Okay, Auntie knows about it. Wait for Auntie's news. I'll come over and tell you when I'm ready."

After the two of them agreed, Aunt Sun stood up and walked out. He Yuzhu quickly took two melons and stuffed them into her hands. The two of them pushed and shoved for a while, and finally Aunt Sun walked out of the courtyard with two melons, smiling.

"Brother, are you going to find a sister-in-law for me?"

"We haven't even started dating yet. The matchmaker just came to our house. It will take several months to find someone. Besides, getting married is more important than buying groceries. You have to be picky."

He Yuzhu found a job where the conditions were not bad. Most of the people who entered the steel rolling mill at the same time were apprentices. He also looked good. Although he looked a little old from the smoke and fire in the kitchen, 99% of the young people of that era were old. The difficulties of life forced people to start working in their teens. How many of them looked young?

Although there was no family planning in this era, there were still fewer girls than boys. Favoring sons over daughters has been a tradition in China for thousands of years. During the Republic of China period, society was turbulent and far more boys survived than girls, so legally the marriageable age for boys was two years older than that for girls.

Moreover, He Yuzhu has no elders to help her, which was a disadvantage at the time. Girls of the same age also wanted to marry into a good family.

On Sunday, He Yuzhu found a team of house renovation workers through the street and wanted to do some simple tidying up of the house.

"Master Liu, clean up my three rooms and the annex over there. Paint the walls white, put a layer of cement on the floor, replace the windows with new ones with glass, put a shelf on top to hang curtains, repaint the doors, and ask the carpenter to make two large beds. All the labor and materials are included."

"Okay, I just checked. Three main rooms and an annex room. All together they cost about a hundred yuan. The main reason is that the two large beds are expensive. The white lime and cement are not cheap either. It's hot now, so the white lime and cement dry quickly. Plus, it will take about a week to replace the windows and paint the doors. The work can be done in three days. The room needs three days to be ventilated. How about this, you give me 50 yuan first, and I'll refund you if you pay more or pay you less. You need to talk to the carpenter about the bed. Different materials have different prices."

He Yuzhu gave Master Liu 50 yuan, and Master Liu wrote a note as a receipt. He then found a carpenter to order two large elm beds, which cost him 35 yuan. Yushui's bed was smaller than He Yuzhu's, so it was naturally cheaper. They agreed to have the beds delivered to his home the following Sunday.

He Yuzhu put the brother and sister's valuables back into the space, and moved Yu Shui's personal belongings and old books to the old lady's room, letting Yu Shui live in the old lady's house for a few days.

The next morning, the decorator came to work. He and He Yuzhu first moved the furniture to the door and then started working. It was cool in the morning and it was not hot to work.

The yard is very safe. It is full of furniture. Everyone sees each other every day and no one will reach out to take things without permission. If you were caught taking something, you would not be able to live in the yard anymore.

In the evening, they stewed a big goose at the old lady's house and put a dozen corn cakes on it. The old lady and Yu Shui ate it with relish. He Yuzhu filled a small bowl of meat, put 6 cakes in it, and held a bottle of wine, then walked towards Xu Damao's house.