"Auntie, I understand your difficulties. Okay, I'll just hold on for six months."
When the others heard Su Ying say this, they actually wanted to swallow less, but some of them couldn't say it out loud.
The house they rented cost six yuan a month, which was 144 yuan in two years. Although the average monthly salary in Beijing in 1987 was around 100 yuan, they all worked without a house and could not actually reach that salary level.
Besides, I have children to raise and other expenses at home, so I actually haven't saved any money.
To come up with 144,000 yuan at once, one would have to tighten one's belt and live a hard life for three months.
Su Ying looked at the few people who seemed to be hesitant to speak, and probably understood their thoughts, so she smiled and said.
"How about this, everyone will just suck it for a year this time, and then next time I come, you can suck it for another year. Is that okay with you?"
Several people's eyes lit up instantly, and several women excitedly held Su Ying's hands.
"Okay, sister, thank you so much. We are not the ones who owe rent, but our family is really not well off."
Su Ying expressed her understanding, saying that everyone understood each other.
Everyone went home and rummaged through their drawers to find some money. After paying a year's rent, they insisted on asking Su Ying and the other two to stay for dinner.
"Big sister, don't be so busy. Stay and eat some buns. My family is making steamed buns with fennel filling today."
"Yes, my family also fried some fried cakes today, you can have some before you go."
Several families were very welcoming, but one family seemed unhappy. When giving Su Ying money, it muttered that its family was also poor and asked if it could also pay for half a year.
Su Ying just looked at him in embarrassment and didn't say anything for a long time.
The other tenants spoke up for Su Ying. They said that since the other party had already been so accommodating, it would be a bit too much to bargain with them.
Under the pressure of the masses, the family had no choice but to take the initiative.
Everyone was so enthusiastic that Su Ying and Du Feng didn't refuse and decided to stay for lunch.
After the vegetarian cakes came out of the pot, she saw several women kneading the cakes there. She felt embarrassed to just sit there, so she washed her hands and went over to help.
"Little Gu's wife, I won't bother you. Just sit and wait for your meal."
It was the first time that Su Ying had seen this kind of food. She was born in the south in her previous life and had never eaten this kind of fried cake.
"Sister-in-law, does this need stuffing too?"
Wang Guilan smiled and picked up a pill and handed it to Su Ying.
"Yes, you flatten it and then fill it with red bean paste."
They have already rolled the red bean paste into balls, put them into the flattened dough, and then wrapped them up.
Su Ying imitated them and wrapped some as well. After wrapping them, she couldn't help but shake her hands.
The women in the room all burst into laughter.
"Little Gu's wife's hands are so delicate, are they burned?"
Wang Guilan said to Su Ying with a smile.
"This cake has to be wrapped while it's hot. Once it cools down it becomes hard and you can't pinch it anymore."
Su Ying nodded, pinching the vegetarian cake in her hand, and felt that it tasted particularly fragrant.
"Sister-in-law, does this cake have to be fried?"
Grandma Tian tore off a small piece and put it to Su Ying's mouth.
"Of course not, it's ready to eat right now. It's cooked. Try it."
Su Ying opened her mouth and took a bite.
Several people looked at her.
"How's it? Delicious, right? Guilan's cakes are the best. Even the vegetarian cakes are delicious."
Su Ying nodded while chewing.
"Hmm, it's really delicious, so sticky."
She originally thought that vegetarian cakes were delicious, but after trying the fried cakes, she realized that they could be even more delicious.
Wang Guilan told Su Ying that this was the most delicious thing. She was from Hebei. When she was a child, the men in her family used to eat vegetarian cakes as their staple food. One meal would keep them full for the whole day and give them energy to work. If they added stewed tofu, it would be even more delicious.
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