Siheyuan Fortune Telling: Starting from a Buyer to Become an All-rounder

"Ah, tell me what it is. If I can't help, I can't do anything about it. If I can help, I'll consider it."

Xu Dongsheng nodded and indicated, you speak first.

"Ahem, this is what happened. Didn't the kid from Brother Jia's family come to play with me? He got hungry while playing, and when he smelled the fragrance of your buns, he started to crave them. He kept calling me "silly uncle", and I couldn't help but agreed. Look, do you have any extra steamed buns? Can you give me two? Don't worry, I won't take them for nothing. I'll pay for them."

After Sha Zhu's explanation, Xu Dongsheng understood that he was a father to someone else, so he came to find him. No wonder, this silent man came to the door with a big face and a big smile, which was disgusting.

"Well, what can you give me? These are made of refined white flour buns, and they are filled with real ingredients. You can't let me lose money."

Originally, Xu Dongsheng knew that the food was for Banggeng, and he had a very bad impression of this kid. But now Banggeng is still young and is under the care of Jia Dongxu, so he is not that scary. Moreover, Shazhu also said that he would give money, so Xu Dongsheng did not embarrass Shazhu and immediately asked Shazhu what he would give him in exchange.

"I'll give you a box of peanuts in exchange for three, okay?"

As Sha Zhu spoke, he took out a lunch box from behind and waved it in front of Xu Dongsheng. Xu Dongsheng took a look and saw that the value of the lunch box was almost the same as his two buns, but Xu Dongsheng didn't care.

He took out three from the steamer and gave them to Sha Zhu.

"Shazhu, even though your peanuts and lunch box are only worth my two buns, as a neighbor, I won't argue with you."

Xu Dongsheng handed the buns to Sha Zhu with paper on them, and then took Sha Zhu's aluminum box.

"Thanks, Dongsheng."

Seeing that Xu Dongsheng didn't seem to be lying, Sha Zhu didn't get entangled with Xu Dongsheng. The reason why he came to Xu Dongsheng's house to ask Xu Dongsheng to exchange buns was just as he said, Bang Geng was greedy. This kid had been rummaging through his house all day. Children are always curious. Sha Zhu liked children, so he just let him do what he wanted.

Unexpectedly, Banggeng smelled the fragrance from Xu Dongsheng's side just now and asked for buns. Shazhu is a chef, so making buns should be something he can do well, right?

But Sha Zhu's family had no surplus food today, and he used all the food to support Jia Dongxu and feed the deaf old lady. Originally, Yi Zhonghai had agreed to take care of the deaf old lady, so Sha Zhu didn't need to worry about it anymore, but Yi Zhonghai didn't let Sha Zhu go, saying how much the deaf old lady helped Sha Zhu in the past.

Sha Zhu couldn't remember what the deaf old lady had done to help him. He only remembered that she advised him to be strong. Sha Zhu couldn't remember anything else.

Otherwise, if a cook were to take something to another person to exchange for something, wouldn't that be a slap in his own face? And after being slapped in the face, he still had to say thank you to the person. Sha Zhu took the buns and left Xu Dongsheng's house, heading towards his own home. He handed one bun to Bang Geng, and then put the other two away. He Yushui was coming back today, and there was nothing at home. Exchanging one was an exchange, and exchanging two was also an exchange.

The buns Xu Dongsheng made were big enough for He Yushui to eat. Indeed, the buns Xu Dongsheng made were basically enough for a child to eat. Even though He Yushui's buns were bigger, they were still far behind.

"The Xu family in the front yard is now living a better life. The Xu family's kid is really something. He makes money but doesn't even think about the elderly and children in the yard."

Xu Dongsheng's steamed buns were out of the oven, and the fragrance filled the whole yard. Everyone was attracted by the fragrance of Xu Dongsheng's steamed buns. Those who had already returned home to eat ate two more steamed buns. At Jia Dongxu's house, Jia Zhang sat in front of the table, looking at her own food, and began to mutter.

"Mom, even if they are thinking about the elderly in the courtyard, they can't consider you. You are seven or eight years younger than Uncle Dazhuang. There are only two people in the courtyard who are older than Uncle Dazhuang. As for the child, Xu Dongsheng is still a child."

Jia Dongxu knew what his mother was thinking. She wanted to eat some buns for free, but Xu Dongsheng's family couldn't take advantage of him. What kind of person is Old Xu? He is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If you argue with him, he will find a way to deal with you the next day.

But how many people did Jia Zhang offend with her words? Old Xu was also one of them. Although the two families did not go to the extent of confronting each other, Old Xu did not care. If he really wanted to punish them, the people in the courtyard could just stop associating with them.

The most important thing is that Old Xu knows a lot of people, not to mention the sheet metal workshop, but also the people in their fitter workshop. Their workshop director Guo Piezi is also familiar with Xu Dazhuang, and there are several forgers from the sheet metal workshop in their workshop, all of whom are Xu Dazhuang's apprentices.

Xu Dazhuang never holds back when teaching others. You can learn as much as you can. Which disciple does not remember Xu Dazhuang's kindness? When the time comes, block his toilet. It's not like he hasn't suffered before. Jia Zhangshi is even worse. He knows how cruel Old Xu, a man who doesn't like to talk, is. As long as he doesn't die, he will definitely deal with you. Therefore, even if Xu Dongsheng's family cooks dragon meat, he dare not have any thoughts.

"Okay, let's eat, Mom. Oh, where's Bang Geng? Why can't I see this kid? He's always acting crazy."

Jia Dongxu picked up a dish for Jia Zhangshi, and then found that Banggeng had not come back yet.

"After Sha Zhu came back today, this brat went to Sha Zhu's house and rummaged through things. He hasn't come back yet. I guess he ate at Sha Zhu's house."

When he heard that they went to Sha Zhu's house, Jia Dongxu didn't think any more about it. After all, Sha Zhu was the second granary in their family. He could eat whatever he wanted, and it would also save a lot of food for his family.

Less than twenty minutes after Sha Zhu left Xu Dongsheng's house with the buns, Old Xu came back. Xu Dongsheng brought him some water and asked him to wash his face and hands before starting to eat.

The children who were watching had already left, and Xu Dongsheng did not give anything to them. Children, if you give something to them once, they will come a second time. It’s not that Xu Dongsheng was reluctant, but it was troublesome. Once, twice, and more times, he would get annoyed every time it happened. It would be ok if there were only a few, but these dozen children were all different, and it would not be appropriate to give it to just one, and it would not be appropriate to give it to all.

In short, Xu Dongsheng doesn't have the ability to help the world now, so he shouldn't go. The three buns he gave to Sha Zhu were given by Sha Zhu with flattery, and they were exchanged for other people's things, so Xu Dongsheng will not take the initiative to give food to other people's children.

The people in the courtyard are basically in a situation like this. Who doesn't know it? Xu Dongsheng's monthly allowance is now almost 100 yuan. Everyone knows that they can eat better, but other families are basically not starving to death. A person can survive for a month on 5 yuan, but life is a little harder. However, almost every household in the courtyard has a worker, and the average salary is higher than this level.

“How many buns did you steam?”

After Old Xu finished washing up, he asked Xu Dongsheng how many buns he had steamed. Without even thinking, Xu Dongsheng said that he had steamed about twenty buns. Old Xu nodded, then took a small wooden bucket, came to the stove, took ten buns, put them into the wooden bucket, and put them in the pot.

Xu Dongsheng didn't say anything when he saw this. Old Xu had basically done something over the years, and Xu Dongsheng knew it. After finishing, the two began to eat.