"It's time to eat."
Qin Huairu cooked cornmeal porridge and put it on the table.
When they heard that it was time to eat, the three children ran faster than the other, but when they saw the watery porridge, they immediately became unhappy.
But their rumbling stomachs forced them to sit down.
…
"Mom, another bowl please."
Banggeng finished the bowl of porridge in one gulp and raised the bowl.
"Can you stop eating? There's only a little bit left, and you're still eating." Qin Huairu looked at Bang Geng helplessly, "Your two sisters haven't even finished half a bowl yet."
Bang Geng was not happy and said dissatisfiedly: "I am not full yet, and I just ate porridge without saying anything."
Jia Zhang felt sorry for her grandson and handed him the bowl. "Come, eat this. I'll give you half of the bowl."
Banggeng doesn't know how to be polite. He just makes it and eats it in a few bites.
"Oh, you little brat is eating me to death. It's not that your mother is incompetent. Look at our family, five people, and such a small ration. If it weren't for your mother looking for it everywhere, we would have been left starving. We have no idea where to put our next meal. Just be content." Jia Zhang sighed.
Then he thought of something and moved closer to Qin Huairu, "Why don't you go and see Li Qinghe? That guy can feed his whole family, and he can't spend all his high salary. I just heard that he came back with eggs."
"Oh, Mom, what are you thinking? Li Qinghe and I don't have any friendship. We are just ordinary neighbors. How can I ask him for help?" Qin Huairu said reluctantly.
She knew that Jia Zhang wanted her to borrow some eggs from Li Qinghe, but why should he give them to her? It was not He Yuzhu.
"You are just stupid." Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at her. "Just go and tell him that you want to introduce your cousin to him. Can't you show some appreciation? His dead father's pension must not have been spent. He must not be stingy."
Qin Huairu frowned and said, "Oh, Mom, people know that I introduced Jingru to Shazhu. If I tell them that I introduced Jingru to him again, how will they look at us?"
Jia Zhang didn't think there was anything wrong with it. "Can we blame ourselves for this? We introduced him to Sha Zhu, but what if he didn't like him? If he didn't like him, we can't introduce him to others, right?"
"The key point is that it's only been a few days, and we introduced him to someone else, who is from the same courtyard. What would Shazhu think? What would Li Qinghe think? Shazhu has helped us a lot. He was the one who took the blame for Banggeng stealing Xu Damao's chicken, and he even paid five dollars in compensation."
"Then what do you say we should do? Our family is running out of food. We normally don't have enough to eat. If we can't get any more food, we'll be starving." Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu unhappily.
"Then I'll think of a solution." Qin Huairu was also helpless.
But it is not possible for her to go find Li Qinghe, and the other party will not agree. She can only think of other ways. She wants to develop Li Qinghe into her next meal ticket, and she can't ruin the relationship.
Li Qinghe didn't know what she was thinking, but even if he knew he would just laugh it off. He was not an angry young man who would attack anyone who made him unhappy as if he had some deep hatred against her. He would not go against Qin Huairu just because she cheated on He Yuzhu and manipulated men to gain benefits. He did not have rabies and would not bite anyone he saw.
He is a normal person. He doesn't care about things that don't concern him. He won't deliberately cause trouble to others. What happens to others is their own business and has nothing to do with him. If it doesn't affect him, he just pretends not to see it.
If I can't finish the food and want to waste it, I can give some to others. Even if the three children of the Jia family are ungrateful, what does it have to do with me? Now I live in the same courtyard. When they grow up, I should move out of the courtyard. Maybe we will have no intersection in the future.
He is not a fool. He doesn't have to pounce on others and let them suck his blood.
After drinking, Li Qinghe strolled home. As soon as he reached the door, Yan Bugui waved to him.
"Qinghe, I've taken care of the matter for you. I'll have Yu Li wash your clothes for you tomorrow. Remember to leave the door open when you go to work."
"Leave the door open? That's fine, but let me make it clear to you that you have to keep an eye on my things in the room. If anything is lost, I will come to you."
Li Qinghe knew that there was a thief in the yard, so he would not feel at ease if the door was not locked. Besides, if I was not at home to wash clothes during the day, wouldn’t I be at a loss?
"Hey, how can you talk like that? Do you think Yu Li will steal things from your house?" Yan Bugui looked unhappy. What he cared most about was his face.
"Oh, Third Uncle, you misunderstood." Li Qinghe explained in a low voice: "Of course I believe in your family's character, but I don't believe in others. You also know that there are many children in the courtyard. What if someone goes in... Don't you think so? Brother Zhuzi's family is often missing things."
"That's true..." The third uncle narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the middle school. He expressed his understanding of Li Qinghe's concerns.
"Uncle, that's all. I'll go ask another family." Li Qinghe turned and walked towards the next door.
"Qinghe, Qinghe, please don't." Yan Bugui was anxious and hurriedly pulled her back. "How about this, I'll let Yu Li go over after get off work every day? But what will you get as a reward? Those two eggs are not enough."
Li Qinghe thought for a moment, "I don't have many old clothes, and I don't have many coupons for eggs, so how about I give you two dollars a month?"
"Two yuan? Isn't that a little too little? Add some more."
Yan Bugui was obviously not satisfied with this amount of money and wanted to squeeze out as much as possible.
"How much work does it take to wash clothes? It only takes a short while, and you don't wash clothes every day, so two dollars is a lot of money."
"It's really too little. Where can I find someone to wash clothes for this price? Can you add a little more? Five dollars, five dollars is okay?"
"Uncle, are you trying to rob me? Five dollars? Just to wash clothes? Why don't I just buy a set? Why bother washing them?" Li Qinghe almost jumped up. He was being taken advantage of. He turned around and was about to leave. "Uncle, you are busy. I'm leaving first."
This old man Yan really never gets enough of taking advantage of me. If I agree this time, the next time I ask him to do something for me, it won’t be something that can be settled with just five dollars.
Although the five bucks isn’t just for laundry…
Seeing that the duck was about to fly away, Yan Bugui quickly reached out to grab it, "Stop, why are you so anxious? The price is negotiated. As the saying goes, ask for a high price and pay on the spot. You are asking for a fake price."
"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to talk, but ask around and see who charges five dollars for laundry. It's not a pile of clothes, just a few pieces. How much effort would it take?"
Yan Jiecheng in the room was also anxious. He wanted to rush out. He felt that his father was too treacherous. He would not be willing to do that if he were in his place.
He only earns a dozen yuan a month working outside, and that's after working so hard. He has to pay ten yuan back home, so he only gets five yuan a month.
What a shame! It's just a side job to wash clothes, but you charge five dollars for it. Who wouldn't be angry?
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