Courtyard House: My Happy Days as an Electrician

As a Shaolin martial monk, Li Qinghe, because he was studying Buddhism with a girl, ended up transmigrating to a courtyard house in the 60s with a portable space.

He found himself gradually g...

Chapter 41: Laundry

Li Qinghe looked impatient and held up three fingers. "I won't argue with you anymore. I'll tell you a number. It's a flat price of three dollars. What do you think? If it works, we'll make it a deal. If it doesn't, I won't say anything and I'll leave now. I'm just doing this for your sake. Otherwise, I definitely won't offer this price."

Yan Bugui didn't dare to raise the price anymore and quickly agreed, "Okay, it's settled. When do we start calculating?"

Li Qinghe counted the old clothes at home and said, "How about this, I still have a few old clothes at home, let Yu Li take them back, it will be counted as two days' salary, and the salary will be calculated from the third day. But if my house is messy, you have to help clean it up."

"That's no problem. Let's do this. You go back first and I'll let Yu Li go over later." Yan Bugui's face was full of wrinkles.

Li Qinghe's house had been tidied up, and Lou Xiao'e had also cleaned it up during the two days she had stayed there. There wasn't much work to do, so it was just a side job and would be done in ten minutes at most.

"Okay, I'll go back first and pack the clothes so Yu Li can take them away directly."

"Okay, don't worry."

After the matter was settled, Li Qinghe returned to the house and put the kettle on the stove. Yu Li was also his woman, so of course he had to use hot water to wash clothes.

The third uncle returned home and said proudly, "How is it? Your father is awesome, isn't he? This is an extra dollar."

"That's right. Otherwise, you are well-educated." Yan Jiecheng flattered him, as if he was not the one who was anxious just now.

Yu Li looked at the two of them and rolled her eyes secretly. These two people were so confused by a little advantage.

I'm quite proud of myself. Do you know what these three dollars mean?

"I'm not the third uncle in the hospital. If it were someone else, they would have agreed to two dollars. I bargained so hard and managed to get an extra dollar. So, don't be anxious about everything and use your brain more." Yan Bugui was complacent.

Yan Jiecheng nodded repeatedly and calculated in his mind that if he paid half of the three dollars a month he could get one dollar and fifty cents, which was not a small amount.

"Eldest brother's wife, don't stay here. Go quickly and remember to bring the clothes back." Yan Bugui saw that Yu Li didn't move, so he urged her.

"Okay, I'll go first." Yu Li nodded.

At this time, Li Qinghe had already boiled water and put half a plate of scrambled eggs on the table. He looked at the space and saw that there were still seven eggs in it. Three were collected yesterday, and five were taken out today, leaving three. Four were laid today. It seems that this old hen can lay four eggs a day. It is quite productive.

There will be no shortage of eggs to eat in the future. The hens in this period do not have enough nutrition, so their egg production is not high and the eggs are not large. The hens in the space, however, have no lack of nutrition, so they not only lay more eggs, but also larger eggs.

From now on, I will boil two eggs every morning. When the chicks grow up and start to reproduce, I will be able to have freedom as chickens and no longer have to rely on spring water every day. Since coming to this world, I have been hungry every day. Every meal takes me an hour to digest. I can only drink a sip of spring water when no one is around.

"Qinghe, I'm here. Which clothes do you want to wash?"

The door curtain was lifted and Yu Li's voice was heard.

Li Qinghe chuckled and hugged her, "Sister Li, you're finally here."

Yu Li hit him lightly and rolled her eyes, "You are so impatient, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"

"What you said is because I miss you so much." Li Qinghe said in a nice way.

He even bent down and kissed Yu Li on the face, scaring her so much that she quickly ran away, "You are so brave, there are so many people in the courtyard."

She actually wanted to do it these two days, but she couldn't do it now. She had just finished dinner and no one in the yard was asleep yet. Some were walking around and chatting. How could she do anything wrong?

Li Qinghe was just teasing her and didn't intend to do anything else. He pointed to the scrambled eggs on the table and said, "I left them for you. Eat some first. You've suffered a lot at Third Uncle's house. You can't even eat anything good."

Yu Li was touched. Scrambled eggs with green onions is a good thing. Few people in the courtyard are willing to eat it, let alone the Yan family. They can't even eat too many green onions.

"Um."

With red eyes, Yu Li nodded, took the chopsticks and started eating. The aroma made her squinting her eyes.

In just a few minutes, the eggs on the plate were eaten up, and he drank a large glass of water to wash away the taste in his mouth. Otherwise, what would he do if he was smelled when he got home? The Yan family was a group of greedy guys with green eyes. Their noses were very sensitive and no smell could be hidden from them.

Yan Bugui was only willing to eat one of the two eggs Li Qinghe gave him. He cooked a big pot of soup, enough for two days, but only put one egg in it, and the soup had no flavor at all.

After wiping her mouth, Yu Li asked, "Where are your clothes to be washed?"

"It's there. We've boiled some hot water for you to use." Li Qinghe pointed to the clothes and the stove.

Yu Li gave him a wink, picked up the clothes and put them in the basin, went to the yard to get some water, diluted it with hot water, and started washing.

Li Qinghe took out a cigarette out of boredom, lit it, and picked up a book to read. It was a book on electrical engineering. He studied with Yang Xiuhe during the day and read books at night. It took him only one year to pass the electrician exam.

After watching for long, he moved his ears and heard some slight sounds outside the window, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

After a while, the sound faded away.

I vaguely heard someone say, "Third Auntie, taking a stroll."

"Yes, take a stroll after eating to help digest the food."

When the third aunt returned home, Yan Bugui raised his eyes and asked, "How is it? Is everything okay?"

"It's okay. Yu Li is washing clothes and Li Qinghe is reading a book."

Yan Bugui curled his lips and said, "I told you it was nothing, but you were still worried and insisted on going to see her. If Li Qinghe knew about it, he would be very angry. If Yu Li is not allowed to work, how can you earn three dollars?"

"You old man, I'm just going to take a look. It's not that serious. At worst, I won't go there anymore."

Li Qinghe looked towards the window and shook his head. He was in a strong physique now, so there was no way the Third Aunt could hide anything from him. He had already heard the noise clearly.

"Qinghe, I've washed all your clothes, please remember to put them away, or else they will be stolen again."

After Yu Li finished washing the clothes, she wiped her hands on the clothes and said.

"Okay, I get it. Take all the clothes on the bed with you." Li Qinghe smiled and pointed to the old clothes on the bed.

Yu Li smiled and nodded, then walked over with an innocent look on her face.

I had just picked up a piece of clothing and hadn't said anything when I was thrown onto the bed. Then I really couldn't say a word.

"You are so silly, aren't you afraid of being seen by others?"

Ten minutes later, Yu Li blushed and gently hit Li Qinghe.

"Don't worry, I've checked outside, there's no one near my house."

Li Qinghe smiled and touched her slightly red face.

Since his body was strengthened, his hearing has become extremely sensitive. He can hear footsteps clearly within a range of twenty meters. Even if he deliberately lowers his footsteps, he cannot reach within a range of ten meters.