The life of Lao Liu since 1944

Chen Xueru elegantly wiped the crumbs from the corners of her mouth with a napkin, and then asked Hou Jie about his current work situation with great interest, "So, where are you helping out now?"

When asked this question, Hou Jie almost didn't hesitate and wove a seemingly reasonable and flawless lie. He responded confidently: "Oh, I'm helping out in the vegetable market, at a stall selling grain, beef and mutton. My main job is to assist in handling daily accounting issues."

It's okay to do it for yourself.

Seeing that Chen Xueru's tense expression finally relaxed a little, like the clear sky after the dark clouds dispersed, returning to some normality, he couldn't help but feel relieved, knowing that he had successfully passed this hurdle for the time being.

"So that's where it is! I heard they are quite busy recently. Many old neighbors line up to buy food there. They can buy more food with the same money! There are long queues from morning to night every day. I even heard that there are people lining up at night, fearing that they won't be able to buy the food the next day. The boss is a kind man. You must work hard there."

Hou Jie listened happily and said, "Girl, you are right. The boss is handsome and rich, just like me, hehe."

Hou Jie's face showed a slight surprise, and he muttered to himself, has this matter spread here?

His thoughts raced. If the weather was good and the society was stable, then there was no need to worry too much about such difficulties. Because when the food supply was exhausted, people would naturally scatter driven by hunger, and they could just go to other places to buy food.

However, the background of the times is the turbulent Republic of China. In this era, everyone, from government officials who hold real power to all kinds of people, may have guns in their hands, and the social order is in chaos. If you want to keep your business and ensure your own safety in this complex environment, it seems that you must plan ahead and make full preparations in advance.

Hou Jie nodded: "Yeah, the boss is a nice guy."

Chen Xueru suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a little awkward, so she asked for conversation: "Brother Chunsheng, what are your plans for the future?"

The girl's heart moved, and she thought it would be great if Brother Chunsheng could come to the cloth shop to help, so that she could spend more time with Brother Chunsheng.

However, Hou Jie just did things perfunctorily. He did not intend to do anything and just wanted to get by.

"Not yet, wait a little longer. Don't worry, I'm awake." He said casually.

It’s better to be outside, it’s so lively outside!

The pickpockets took the initiative to help pedestrians save money. The hooligans helped the shops on both sides of the street to maintain law and order, and they were nice and polite. When they were in a bad mood, they took the initiative to sing to make up for it, and it was free of charge. The atmosphere was really good. Didn’t you see that the shop owners were so happy that they were bruised and swollen! Hou Jie really liked them.

If I were right under your noses every day, and you could tell me what color my pants were, then what secrets would there be? How sweet it would be to be a low-key king!

"Xue Ru, you know me. I'm not like you. I'm not interested in doing business. Not like you who are so interested in doing business."

"Okay, this is the only way now." Chen Xueru frowned, a little unhappy.

Hou Jie laughed out loud when he saw her little appearance.

The two of them laughed and joked for a while until business really came. Hou Jie rolled up his sleeves and habitually looked at his watch, and found that the time had unknowingly approached noon. He turned to Chen Xueru who was cleaning the table and said, "Xueru, I'm going out to buy lunch. Wait for me for a while, I'll be back soon." After saying that, he stood up and walked out the door.

Chen Xueru nodded and responded, "Okay, Brother Chunsheng. Just buy whatever you want, don't waste money."

When she saw the food she bought, there was a plate of fragrant beef, a braised fish, a dish of drunkard peanuts and a plate of mapo tofu.

The most abominable thing is that there is a pot of muddy wine. I can't help but wonder: How old are we? Are we drinking? Chen Xueru's eyes widened. Aren't you afraid of leading me astray?

He turned around and said to Hou Jie with a hint of reproach: "Brother Chunsheng, I don't trust you at all! You are fooling me again."

"Someone come and see what kind of vegetables are available for purchase."

They came to a compartment and sat down at a table. Chen Xueru talked non-stop.

"Just this time," Hou Jie promised without any sincerity.

"Come on, you say that every time. You'll do it again next time."

"My aunt has complained to me many times, saying that you spend money recklessly."

"Brother Chunsheng, how much do you make a month? Can you afford to treat me like this?"

Hou Jie lied with his eyes open, "Not much, only 20 dollars a month for 100 kilograms of flour."

"So much! The clerk in our cloth shop only makes three dollars and five feet of cloth a month. The accountant only makes five dollars and ten feet of cloth. In comparison, your boss is so generous." The little girl said in surprise.

"Yes, our Dong family is very nice and treats our servants very generously." Hou Jie agreed.

"It's OK. I guess there are a lot of disputes over food in this world. The boss probably meant to treat us better so that if something goes wrong, we can fight together."

"Fortunately, I'm an accountant, so I'm not needed in the fight, which is a good thing." Hou Jie explained

Seeing the two people come in to eat, the waiter outside quietly talked to the other waiters

"See? The young master's fiancé is here to bring food to the young master again. He's so caring at such a young age. The young master is so lucky." Her eyes were full of envy. When would she have such a good husband?

Chen Xueru thinks that Chunsheng is a good person in every way. He is caring, generous, and humorous, but he spends money lavishly. Is the little money he earns enough for her to spend? She is a little worried. It seems that she needs to work hard to learn how to manage the store and earn more money, so that everything will be fine.

After lunch, I said goodbye to Chen Xueru.

After I walked out of Chen's cloth shop, I looked around and hailed a rickshaw. The rickshaw driver saw my gesture and slowly drove to my side.

"Master, could you please take me to the vegetable market?" I asked.

The master nodded and agreed, "Okay, hold on tight." As he spoke, he pulled the reins and trotted off on the road to the vegetable market.

About half an hour later, the car finally stopped at the gate of the vegetable market. I got off the car and paid the driver.

There was a sound of brisk footsteps from a distance, and then a clever waiter quickly appeared in Hou Jie's sight. He ran up to Hou Jie happily and greeted him warmly: "Young Master, you are back!"

Hou Jie nodded slightly, and then he gave a casual instruction, and walked into the yard with steady steps. "Let Zhang Dalong and Ma Wu come to see me. I have something to discuss."

The waiter next to him immediately responded and turned to inform him.