Just when Lin Tian and his friends discovered that there was a problem with the recent supply of materials.
The courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang was not peaceful either.
"Bang!" Jia Zhang threw the chopsticks hard on the table.
"What is this? There's not even a drop of oil! I don't want to eat it!" Jia Zhang got off the table angrily and sat at the head of the kang, feeling angry.
If Qin Huairu hadn't seen the crumbs on the table caused by Jia Zhangshi's eating three steamed buns, she might have believed that Jia Zhangshi couldn't eat.
"Mom." Jia Dongxu just said softly, meaning to stop making trouble, and didn't say anything else. The main reason was that he couldn't do anything about it, and the food he had been eating was really bad recently.
Qin Huairu watched as the family finished their meal, then she quietly cleaned up the dishes and went outside to wash them.
Jia Dongxu was sometimes quite nice to Qin Huairu, for example, today, he helped Qin Huairu clean up the dishes, but it might also be that he was too lazy to take care of Jia Zhang in the room.
After going outside, Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu who was washing and said, "Is there not enough food at home recently?"
"Well, I guess we won't be able to hold out until next month when the salary is collected. Besides, most of the food this month is two-grain flour and sorghum flour, which my mother doesn't like very much." Qin Huairu replied.
Jia Dongxu leaned against the wall, struck a match and lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and remained silent for a long time, just looking at Sha Zhu's house with an uncertain look.
When Qin Huairu finished washing and returned to the room, Jia Dongxu just whispered: "We can only think of a way to get something to eat."
Qin Huairu paused for a moment, but didn't say anything. She just took the dishes and went into the house.
………
Lin Xia met Yan Fugui on his way back to the compound after work.
"Uncle, where are you going?" Lin Tian asked curiously.
"Oh, it's okay, buy some food!" Yan Fugui said in a panic.
"Didn't the Third Uncle buy it at the beginning of the month? Why is he buying it again now?" Lin Tian asked knowingly.
Yan Fugui is such a shrewd person. He probably sensed that something might go wrong, so he started stockpiling food. Otherwise, Yan Fugui would carefully calculate the food he bought every month. Lin Tian knew this very well.
Why? Because Yan Fugui had previously calculated with Lin Tian how much food each person in his family consumed in a month, and he told Lin Tian one by one during the casual chat.
"Haha, I didn't plan well this month and overspent on food." Yan Fugui said with a dry laugh.
"Haha, so that's the case. Then you, Uncle Three, have suffered a huge loss this month." Lin Tian said with a smile. He did not expose Yan Fugui. The main reason was that there was no need to do so. It was not a big deal to just stockpile some food.
"Of course not, Xiaolin, if you have nothing to do, you can buy the food and take it home. It won't go bad if you buy more, and you can eat it sooner or later." Yan Fugui didn't know what he was thinking, but he kindly advised Lin Tian.
"Thank you, Uncle Three. You are right. I will prepare some things at home tomorrow. It is troublesome to buy them all the time." Lin Tian accepted Yan Fugui's kindness with a smile.
Then, looking at Yan Fugui who was carrying the food, Lin Tian said, "Don't carry it on your back. Put it on my bicycle. It's quite heavy."
"Thank you, Xiaolin." Yan Fugui put most of the bag of grain on Lin Tian's bicycle without any hesitation.
"Don't be polite, it's a small matter." Then Lin Tian pushed the cart in front and Yan Fugui supported it from behind. The place was not far away and they arrived in a short while.
Lin Tian helped Yan Fugui move the food into the house. He glanced inadvertently and found that the Yan family had stockpiled a lot of things.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, we really can't ignore these people, they are not fools, each of them is very shrewd in their calculations.
The Yan family sent Lin Tian out of the house. As soon as he went out, he saw Sha Zhu who came back happily whistling. Sha Zhu ignored them and walked into the middle courtyard.
Just when a few people were about to complain about Sha Zhu, they heard a conversation coming from the Central Courtyard.
"Zhu Zi, thank you so much." This was Qin Huairu's voice.
"Sister Qin, why are you being so polite to me? If you have any problems in the future, just let me know and I will take care of it for you." Sha Zhu's smile was so obscene.
Lin Tian looked at the Yan family members.
Yan Fugui said quietly, "We are a family of scholars, and we don't accept charity."
Lin Tian only heard a strong sense of envy in his words.
"Haha, our compound is really united, friendly, and helps each other." This was all Lin Tian could say in the end.
What else can I say? Is there no hope for this bootlicker Shazhu?
"That's right." Yan Jiecheng also echoed. If he hadn't started drooling, Lin Tian would have really believed what he said.
When we came out of Yan's house and arrived at the central courtyard, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu had already returned to their respective homes.
In the middle courtyard, Lin Tian could still hear Sha Zhu whistling and singing happily at home.
As for the Jia family, there was no noise at all. But it cannot be said that there was no noise at all, because the noise of people eating and fighting for food was still very loud.
I saw Yan Fugui coming to the Central Court for a stroll.
Lin Tian asked, "It seems like it's been a while since I last sent it?"
"Well, it should be something that happened today. It seemed like nothing happened yesterday." Yan Fugui said.
"Do you know what happened?" Lin Tian asked.
"I'm not sure, but I guess Qin Huairu went to find Sha Zhu again." Yan Fugui said.
"A while ago, I heard the deaf old lady wanting to find a wife for Sha Zhu." Lin Tian said.
"I know about this!" Yan Fugui said.
"Uncle Third knows?" Lin Tian asked curiously.
"Yes, that's right. Your third aunt said that the matchmaker came to inquire, but then she heard about Sha Zhu's story and left." Yan Fugui said.
"Then why didn't you find one for Jie Cheng? He is also working in the steel mill now." Lin Tian asked.
"No, that matchmaker is too expensive. Matchmaker Wang on this side of the street is half the price. Otherwise, just wait for the street matchmaker to come to your door, and then you can save the money." Yan Fugui said seriously.
Lin Tianxin said: This matter of saving money has really made you understand clearly. The people who come to the door of the street are either unemployed craftsmen or people fleeing famine. In order to save money, they are really not afraid of cheating their sons.
"Uncle Third is really awesome. This saves us a lot!" Lin Tian said.
"Then take a look." Yan Fugui said with a proud look on his face.
Just as the two were chatting, Sha Zhu opened the door and came out to splash water.
He was humming a song, his face flushed, and he looked very happy. He didn't even look at the two people and went into the house after splashing the water.
Lin Tianxin said: I really don’t understand this stupid pillar…
Yan Fugui said with an unhappy look on his face: "That's it, and you still want to get married? You'll be single for the rest of your life."
Lin Tian felt that it would be difficult for Sha Zhu to find a wife, and everyone would ask about the person's character before choosing a wife.
I guess there’s no one in this compound who can say anything good about Sha Zhu!
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