Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Baked in Cheng Yu’s homemade oven…
After Su Tianli and Cheng Yu talked everything out,
I no longer have any worries in my heart.
After returning home, she discussed with Cheng Yu, "…We need to pay more! We must pay He Jingdong more!"
She explained to Cheng Yu the reason for the increase in fees. "He Wanqian stole a huge amount of money from the public account book, several thousand yuan! I heard that Director Zhang asked her to return the money and settle the account before the New Year, and he would not hold her responsible."
"I guess He Wanqian didn't dare to let He Jingdong and Xu Jiaxi know, for fear of ruining her image, so she chose to do it herself. She wanted to learn from us and set up a stall at the night market to earn money, but she found that it was not easy to make money... In other words, at the rate she was making money, it was impossible for her to earn a few thousand yuan before the New Year... After all, it's already November!"
"She couldn't make much money, and she saw us making a lot of money, so she got angry and reported us."
"I think that when He Wanqian is desperate, she will still let He Jingdong support her..."
"Now we have to nip this possibility in the bud!"
Cheng Yu understood, "So now we have to find a way to use up all the money in He Jingdong's hands! That way, when we return from the Northwest, He Jingdong will be a pauper and won't be able to support He Wanqian!"
Su Tianli nodded repeatedly, "Yes! That's it!"
Cheng Yu thought about it and said worriedly, "What if Xu Jiaxi helped He Wanqian to cover up?"
Su Tianli laughed, "What does that matter? We have already earned He Jingdong's money anyway!"
Cheng Yu wanted to say something but stopped.
Su Tianli smiled again, "It's okay! Xu Jiaxi is willing to help He Wanxi, that's her business. Anyway, you don't plan to recognize Xu Jiaxi, so where she spends her money has nothing to do with you, right?"
Cheng Yu also laughed, "Of course I don't care about her... What I mean is, if Xu Jiaxi gave He Wanqian a guarantee, wouldn't He Wanqian escape a disaster again?"
Su Tianli joked, "Are you afraid that she won't commit suicide?"
"Don't worry, as long as He Wanqian doesn't put her mind on the right path, sooner or later she will end up in trouble and die!"
Cheng Yu nodded, "You are right."
After discussing the extra money, Su Tianli brought up another matter, "Cheng Yu, do you want to... let Zhang Wei go with you? It's always safer for two people to go together."
Cheng Yu shook his head, "This is my business."
Su Tianli understood immediately—he didn’t want others to know about this.
Cheng Yu added: "And Zhang Wei also has his own things to do."
Su Tianli hummed.
Lower your head and write and draw.
Cheng Yu took a look and found that she was bending over the desk writing a letter.
One letter after another, they all seemed to be text messages.
Cheng Yu didn't come over.
He went to the yard and watched grandma baking bread in the new oven he had built.
There is no technical content in making your own oven.
Just use cement and waste bricks to build a semi-enclosed space, then leave a small flue outlet on the top, and make two sealed doors.
In fact, Cheng Yu never thought about making an oven.
This oven is a byproduct of his charcoal making.
Because everyone wants to go to the Dadadi Night Market to do business, and the business is gradually expanding, they have to bring a stove with them.
Brother Wonton rented a coal stove from someone and bought coal briquettes on the spot… Maybe business has been good recently, so the other party raised the price, as if “renting out a coal stove and selling fifteen coal stoves a day can support a family of seven or eight people”, which really pissed Brother Wonton off!
Zhang Wei and his friends took this as a warning and decided to bring their own small clay stove and charcoal every day.
No coal stoves or coal briquettes are used.
This is because clay stoves and charcoal take up less space and are lighter.
So here comes the question:
The weather in Guangzhou is hot, and there is almost no demand for fuels like charcoal.
Yao Meiyu did ask someone to get some charcoal...
But, there is still the same problem - low charcoal production leads to high prices.
So Cheng Yu started thinking, could he find a way to make charcoal himself?
Of course, the prerequisite for whether you can make charcoal by yourself is whether you can obtain firewood smoothly.
He asked around among his acquaintances...
He has always been at the bottom of society.
As soon as he asked this question, someone immediately responded, saying that he could go to the countryside to chop firewood regularly and then deliver it to Cheng Yu's home at a very affordable price.
With this guarantee, Cheng Yu tried to build a small kiln by himself.
Then--
In the process of drawing the simple kiln,
Cheng Yu suddenly had an idea!
He wondered, could he make a kiln and an oven in one?
——First use the kiln to simmer the charcoal, and then use the residual heat of the kiln to bake bread and pancakes? !
He thought about it and felt that the two could be combined.
It doesn’t matter if it fails, just give up the oven and focus on the charcoal kiln!
Just like that, he finished the charcoal kiln a few days ago, and finally simmered out the first batch of charcoal. Then he quickly took out the charcoal and put the first batch of baked goods made by grandma into the kiln...
After trying it this way, Cheng Yu found a lot of problems.
First, the kiln temperature was too high, and getting the charcoal out of the kiln was a difficult task.
——So he had to find a way to take out the charcoal as quickly as possible and in the least number of times.
So Cheng Yu planned to make a pair of pliers with long handles and a matching iron frame for holding charcoal, so that people could stand far away and quickly use the long-handled pliers to take the charcoal out of the kiln.
Secondly, after the charcoal is taken out, if you want to take advantage of the remaining kiln temperature to bake bread, steamed buns, etc., you have to act quickly.
otherwise……
Look, Cheng Yu used a wooden tray to bake the steamed buns and puff pastry.
The result may be that the kiln temperature is too high.
The steamed bun was half burnt, and even the wooden tray that held the food was burnt!
——So Cheng Yu thought that he must make an iron net support.
It is also better to make a multi-layer grill so that you can grill more at one time to maximize the benefits.
Of course, things like baking bread and baking puff pastry also need to be improved in terms of ingredients and production techniques.
For example, if you want to use medium-gluten or high-gluten flour, the ratio of flour to water, the ratio of flour to yeast powder...
These are the things that Mao Li and Ajuan and the others need to find a way to solve.
At that moment, Cheng Yu went to his garbage dump and started searching...
In fact, all the waste he collected had already been cleaned up and arranged in order.
But everyone still remembers how he first brought these useful materials back from the recycling station and piled them up into a small mountain.
So everyone habitually calls his exclusive angle the garbage dump.
In fact, he had already taken care of it.
However, the yard is not big. It is filled with various materials, a small mini kiln, tricycles and bicycles, and a piece of open space is needed to dry clothes...
Now the small yard is already filled to the brim.
It would be nice to have a bigger place.
Su Tianli wrote more than ten text messages in one breath, all to her good friends at the 109 Youth Farm.
She briefly described her current situation in the letter.
Then she told her friends that the bearer of the letter was named Cheng Yu, a good friend of hers, and that he might need help from friends in the Northwest at the moment. She asked everyone to treat Cheng Yu well for her sake.
Finally, she wrote down her current contact information and hoped that the other party could continue their friendship through letters.
She took the pile of letters and walked out into the yard.
First I saw the new kiln.
Then he saw Cheng Yu who was busy in another corner.
Su Tianli walked over and took a look at the kiln.
The kiln is already half cold, but still has some warmth.
There was also a pot of...a failed product that was somewhere between steamed buns and bread on top.
Why did it fail?
Because it's very sticky on the surface,
And because...it may be that the fermentation degree is not enough, or not enough water was added when kneading the dough.
In short, it's terribly hard.
Su Tianli carefully tore off the burnt skin on top, and with great effort broke off a piece of the hard and firm baked bun, and stuffed it into her mouth to eat.
You know what, even though it has a faint smell of burnt food,
But the wheat flavor is particularly strong.
Su Tianli tasted it carefully.
Suddenly, Cheng Yu's voice rang out from behind her, "Don't eat this with lychees... The doctor said to eat less pickled foods, leftovers, and burnt or scorched food."
——Because Old Mrs. Su was ill, she had to follow the doctor's orders and eat light, easy-to-digest meals, so everyone followed suit and ate as a form of advance maintenance.
Su Tianli nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Pure bread may not be easy to sell... Why not make some bread with red bean paste filling, barbecued pork buns, etc. Or make it into puff pastry, milk puff pastry, etc..."
Cheng Yu nodded with a smile.
Su Tianli thought of something else. "Oh, by the way, can we find a way to use this kiln to make a batch of simple pottery bowls and pots at the same time? If we can reduce the cost of small bowls and pots for packaging food, then our snack stand business will be able to reach a new level!"
Hearing this, Cheng Yu's eyes lit up!
Su Tianli finally remembered something, handed him the letter in her hand, and told him: "I thought about it... Since you are going to the northwest, it is best to go by yourself, and don't get together with He Jingdong."
"Don't blame me for judging you by my own standards. I'm really worried that if you follow him, what if he wants to use his status as your leader or elder to order you around and enslave you?"
"Or maybe he wants to harm you halfway?"
"Don't blame me for thinking too much. After all, he is indeed a hypocrite!" Su Tianli said.
Cheng Yu smiled.
In fact, he wanted to say -
He Jingdong won't get anything good from him.
However, Cheng Yu liked to see Lizhi making He Jingdong speechless.
But what Cheng Yu likes more is the sense of security that is now closely protected by Litchi.
It's so happy that it makes me want to cry.
Cheng Yu nodded obediently, "Yes!"
Su Tianli continued: "...My idea is that we must create a time difference!"
"You leave tonight! Go ahead—"
"I will slowly negotiate with He Jingdong... After we have negotiated enough for the money, I will tell them that you left early in the morning."
"In that case, you should rush to Satellite City in advance, find Aunt Xu and Uncle Jiang first, and listen to their side of the story."
"Wait until He Jingdong arrives, and then you can listen to the confrontation between the three of them."
"In short, we cannot just listen to one side and believe it. We must listen to opinions from many sides and then use our own rational cognition to determine the truth and facts."
As she spoke, he nodded.
She pointed at the pile of letters she stuffed into his hand and continued, "I have written a route map for you. You can buy the train ticket according to the route I wrote... Of course, if the train is delayed, it doesn't matter. Just change a train and go to the same destination..."
Su Tianli was really worried that Cheng Yu had never been far away, so she couldn't help but nag a little.
She also unfolded her handwritten letters one by one and showed them to him, telling him where to go and who to meet. After reading her letters, the other party would make arrangements for him.
Finally, Su Tianli and Cheng Yu agreed on a fixed time for him to call back.
After explaining all this, Su Tianli asked him again, "Do you have money?"
Upon hearing this, Cheng Yu nodded desperately, "I have money!"
Su Tianli reminded him, "Two hundred yuan is enough. The round-trip fare, food and accommodation costs are about one hundred yuan for half a month, and you can live comfortably. The remaining one hundred yuan, when you get there, you can buy some local specialties you want."
"The furs in the Northwest are very good, but it's a pity that the weather here is too hot to use them. You can buy the others as you see fit..."
"By the way, if you have time, you can go to the 109 Youth Farm for a visit. It's a treasure trove, and you'll definitely gain a lot if you go there once!"
Cheng Yu nodded repeatedly.
Just like that, Cheng Yu took the pile of letters given by Su Tianli, went back to the house to pack his luggage, then said goodbye to Su Tianli, took the glutinous rice chicken given to him by Old Lady Su, and went directly to the train station.
As for Su Tianli, she went to bed early that night.
She is conserving her energy!
Sure enough, starting from the second day,
Su Tianli and He Jingdong entered into a stalemate in the negotiations.
He Jingdong didn't know that Cheng Yu had left.
But when he heard that Su Tianli was asking for two thousand yuan before he was willing to let Cheng Yu follow him to the Northwest?
He Jingdong was so angry that he cursed Su Tianli.
Su Tianli let him scold her with good temper.
After he finished scolding, Su Tianli laughed at him again, "Uncle He, if you hadn't stopped Cheng Yu from collecting his temporary worker's salary, and hadn't stopped Director Zhang from arranging treatment for Cheng Yu's work-related injury... maybe your relationship with Cheng Yu wouldn't be so strained now!"
"If you had been nicer to Cheng Yu, even if you didn't acknowledge him as your son, even if you just treated him as an ordinary apprentice, and had been a little nicer... maybe he would have been willing to follow you unconditionally for the sake of our past friendship!"
"But what should we do now?" Su Tianli said with a smile, "Cheng Yu said that he would never go without 2,000 yuan!"
Then she pretended to be completely ignorant and advised He Jingdong, "Besides, Uncle He, you are injured now, so it is not suitable for you to travel long distances, right? And Aunt Xu should be back soon... Why do you have to persuade Cheng Yu to go to the Northwest?"
In short, Su Tianli looked like she would not listen to anything.
He Jingdong was very angry.
But he didn't have any means to control Su Tianli...
Put pressure on the health center?
But Su Tianli is a temporary worker and her salary is not high. If she wants to leave, she can do so in a moment!
Depressing Su Dejun?
No, no, now Su Dejun is an important target of "poverty caused by illness" who is being helped by the Municipal Federation of Trade Unions, the direct superior unit of the factory trade union.
He Jingdong has always been known for his "righteousness". If he really makes things difficult for Su Dejun...how would others describe him?
Just when He Jingdong was at a loss, Su Tianli took the initiative to come and stimulate him.
"Uncle He, I have something to do these days, so I want Cheng Yu to go with me to my hometown in Shaoguan!"
"If your business is not urgent and you are not willing to pay the two thousand yuan... then I will let Cheng Yu go to Shaoguan first!"
"We'll talk about your matter later when Aunt Xu comes back from the Northwest!"
After saying that, Su Tianli prepared to turn around and leave.
When He Jingdong heard this, he was so angry that he almost exploded!
At this critical juncture,
We can’t let Cheng Yu leave!
And he also heard that Jiang Yao was seriously ill and was about to die!
so! ! !
How could Cheng Yu be absent at such an important moment?
As for the two thousand yuan... He Jingdong closed his eyes and thought that it would be nice to be able to take revenge on Xu Jiaxi.
As long as Xu Jiaxi is not in the right, the two thousand yuan should either be returned by Cheng Yu or compensated by Xu Jiaxi.
So He Jingdong yelled, "Xiao Su! Come back here!"
Just like that, Su Tianli was shocked to receive two thousand yuan from He Jingdong!!!
At the moment of receiving the money
Su Tianli was stunned, thinking that He Jingdong really didn't bargain...
Originally she thought one thousand yuan was enough.
I didn't expect He Jingdong to be so rich...
What a loss!
If I had known this would happen, I should have asked for three thousand dollars!
but,
Su Tianli is already very happy!
Of course, when I got the money from He Jingdong,
Su Tianli also asked him to write a note stating "voluntary donation" - she only found out about this trick after she went to ask Li Gongan.
It is said that as long as He Jingdong has this note, he will never be able to get the money back.
When He Jingdong cut some meat for Su Tianli,
After being forced by Su Tianli to write a note of "voluntary donation",
He was almost vomiting blood out of anger.
He felt dizzy and his throat tasted faintly of rust...
But he suppressed it by force.
He Jingdong panted heavily and thought: It doesn't matter, as long as Cheng Yu is willing to follow him to the Northwest, as long as he can slap Xu Jiaxi and Jiang Yao in the face,
Then nothing matters!
As long as Cheng Yu is willing to follow him to the Northwest...
If only he could vent his anger!
until--
After Su Tianli collected the money and the note, she smiled and told He Jingdong, "Thank you, Uncle He. You can leave as soon as possible!"
Yes, once the money is in hand,
She was so happy that she even used honorifics.
"Cheng Yu should be able to arrive in Satellite City at noon tomorrow!" Su Tianli said with a smile, and left He Jingdong's ward happily.
Behind him——
Su Tianli heard He Jingdong say in astonishment: "What did you say? Cheng Yu...has already left?"
"Yes, Uncle He," Su Tianli said with a smile without turning her head, "You should set off soon too!"
He Jingdong's eyes suddenly widened.
His face was livid, and he covered his aching heart.
He was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted on the hospital bed!
Suddenly, Su Tianli heard He Wanqian crying, "Dad! Dad, what's wrong with you... Dad! Dad, say something!"
Su Tianli smiled, hummed a little tune, and walked back home lightly.
However, as soon as she returned to her home on Shaou Street, she saw her younger brother Su Tiancai there.
"Brother? Why are you here?" Su Tianli asked in surprise.
A-di doesn’t have a bicycle, so it takes forty to fifty minutes by bus from the chemical plant to Shaou Street!
If it wasn't something important, A-di wouldn't come over.
really--
Su Tiancai took out something with a serious look and handed it to Su Tianli, "Sister, take a look at this."
Su Tianli took a look.
Um?
It's a notebook.
I opened the book and saw...
Is it a diary?
The title page has turned yellow, and it can be seen that it is very old;
The handwriting on the diary is more beautiful.
The owner should be a woman.
Su Tiancai said, "Sister, I went to the recycling station yesterday and wanted to see if I could find any supplementary materials for the college entrance examination."
"Then--"
"I saw Cheng Zhou."
Hearing this, Su Tianli was stunned.
Cheng Zhou?
He is the biological son of Wang Aiqin and Cheng Ke.
He is Cheng Yu's nominal younger brother.
Su Tiancai continued, "...When I saw Cheng Zhou coming with a sack, I wondered, hasn't Cheng Zhou taken the exam twice? Maybe he's here to sell those college entrance exam supplementary materials."
"So I waited on the side. After he sold the sack of books to the old man who collected scraps, I quickly went over to take a look..."
"That's true! So I bought his sack of books intact."
"I just packed up all my books today and found this..."
Then, Su Tiancai explained, "I have read this diary. If I hadn't guessed it, this should be the diary of Cheng Xi, Cheng Ge's nominal mother!"
Su Tianli has started reading it carefully.
For a moment, she showed an expression of disbelief.
Finally, I realized it.
After a long time, Su Tianli looked solemn.
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