dognovel Chapter 47 Supporting Agriculture in Wangjiazhuang
Chapter 47 Supporting Agriculture in Wangjiazhuang
I remember in the first year of their marriage, Qin Huairu even asked Jia Dongxu to buy her a new outfit. At that time, Jia Dongxu had to beg Jia Zhangshi quite a bit to get it.
Finally, Jia Zhangshi reluctantly handed over 100,000 yuan to Jia Dongxu, while scolding Qin Huairu for not knowing how to be frugal.
For the past six months, Qin Huairu has never mentioned buying clothes.
Whether Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu genuinely forgot or were pretending not to know, they never asked Qin Huairu if she needed new clothes.
If they don't ask, they don't ask.
Bang Geng always wore new clothes, while Qin Huairu, though she only had two sets of clothes, never wore them out.
Moreover, these two outfits seem to appear brand new every now and then, almost like magic.
The same goes for Bang Geng's clothes. He only has two sets of clothes, yet he can wear them from the age of one to several years old.
Qin Huairu sometimes chuckled to herself, thinking, "Two fools."
They could have easily noticed something was wrong if they had just paid a little attention, but those two idiots never suspected anything.
It's a good thing she even made a replica of the clothes she was wearing. She was just worried that Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu would find out and she'd have to explain where the money came from.
Now that Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu can't see it, all of Qin Huairu's lies were prepared in vain.
Qin Huairu wished they would never remember, so that everyone would have an easier time.
When Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu occasionally bought a new piece of clothing, they had to do so behind Qin Huairu's back, fearing that she might also ask to buy clothes.
Qin Huairu wasn't stupid; of course she saw it. She just couldn't be bothered to offer any further advice.
If Jia Dongxu were to buy her clothes on his own initiative, she might not be grateful, but at least she would give him a pleasant look.
Jia Dongxu pretended to be stupid, so Qin Huairu felt that it was perfectly reasonable for her to bring back vegetables to the Jia family every day.
Look at Jia Zhangshi, Jia Dongxu is eating very happily, isn't he? After all, with a monthly living allowance of 100,000 yuan, the family has never run out of food, which is great.
Qin Huairu didn't have any new clothes at No. 95, but the sewing machine in the courtyard of Fuxiang Hutong was always running.
Indeed, in the courtyard, Qin Huairu has a bicycle, a watch, and a sewing machine.
He Yuzhu bought all these things for Qin Huairu on his own initiative, just so she wouldn't be able to openly take possession of the No. 95 courtyard house.
He can only occasionally wear his watch and ride his bicycle outside.
In the wardrobe inside the house, Qin Huairu had made seven or eight new outfits for herself.
There were also two sets of silk cheongsams that were specially bought from outside, and those two sets of clothes cost the man almost a million.
How could Qin Huairu not fall for a man? The family business she built here cost him tens of millions.
The man said these were all gifts for her.
If these things were in the Jia family, they probably wouldn't have been able to own them in two lifetimes.
Qin Huairu was determined to marry into the city, and was even willing to follow that old geezer Yi Zhonghai.
Wasn't she just looking for a life of luxury? In the end, she got nothing from the Jia family.
Now that he's with He Yuzhu, he has everything without even having to worry about it.
The man didn't try to paint a rosy picture for her; instead, he stuffed an enormous pie into her mouth.
Xu Damao always tried to tempt her with money. If 500,000 wasn't enough, he'd offer 1 million. The last time, he seemed to have gone all out and offered 2 million.
Qin Huairu slapped him across the face and threatened to sue him.
Xu Damao was so frightened that he fled in panic and never dared to come back to bother her again.
Xu Damao truly hadn't expected Qin Huairu to be so chaste. He had originally thought that he could definitely win Qin Huairu over with his money.
Of course, he certainly wouldn't be willing to actually give Qin Huairu one or two million.
This was a complete deception. Once Xu Damao was confident he could gain an advantage, Qin Huairu didn't dare to sue him.
Will you just give her a few hundred thousand yuan to get rid of her? Are you really going to give her a million?
Unless Qin Huairu is willing to have a relationship with him in the future, he is unwilling to give her too much money.
Qin Huairu didn't know that Xu Damao wouldn't keep his promise. She simply felt it wasn't worth it based on the numbers, not to mention that Qin Huairu had now fallen deeply in love with He Yuzhu.
Comparing two million to tens of millions, does she think she can't do math?
Qin Huairu knew that if she made a mistake, everything she had would vanish.
The man had calculated the costs for her: ten million for the courtyard and thirteen million for the house.
A main house accounts for at least half the value of this yard.
The bicycle, watch, and sewing machine together cost over six million, plus half a roll of fabric and cheongsams in the house, and other miscellaneous items worth several million more.
All this wealth is his own, not to mention his monthly stash of 100,000 yuan.
Qin Huairu now has both big and small sums of money, so her horizons are naturally broadened.
You're dreaming if you think you can get her to compromise with just two million.
If it were in the past, she might have agreed.
Unless the other party offers 100 million, Qin Huairu will not be tempted.
After all, at 100,000 a month, 1.2 million a year, that's 36 million in 30 years.
Adding the items here, it comes to over 60 million.
Not to mention the daily food and drink expenses, the monthly bill would be no less than tens of thousands.
They eat that every two or three days, and each time it costs ten or twenty thousand.
At first, Qin Huairu would eat half a jin (250 grams) of meat at a time, but later, as she ate more, she could no longer eat half a jin at a time.
The men would then start to change things up, offering two ounces of pork, two ounces of mutton, or half a pound of grilled fish and two duck legs.
Qin Huairu has now found that her requirements for quality of life have increased; before, she was content as long as she could eat her fill.
Now we must eat well, but we can't eat the same thing all the time.
He Yuzhu knew Qin Huairu too well, even better than Qin Huairu herself.
It's like raising a canary; you have to satisfy its greed.
You also need to learn to control your partner, for example, you don't actually give them much in daily life.
As for food and drink, they only brought some odds and ends from the kitchen.
Ten thousand yuan a month is nothing to him, and as for this courtyard, it's just a drop in the ocean for He Yuzhu over thirty years.
Not to mention its future value of tens or hundreds of millions, when that time actually comes, He Yuzhu will own several courtyards, which will be worth far more than this.
Not to mention that the other party will have children for him in the future, which is equivalent to giving his children a house, so no matter how you look at it, it's all his.
So you see, now he gives the other party 100,000 yuan every month.
For food and drink, take some from the small kitchen and put it in the space. If it's a whole chicken, it's hard to handle. You can't tell the difference between two or three ounces.
As for clothes and fabrics, how much fabric can one million buy?
I also bought two cheongsams to enjoy the fashion show, which I definitely couldn't skimp on.
Since I can't watch a fashion show at this time, I'll just enjoy my own solo fashion show indoors. And let me tell you, Qin Huairu's figure is still amazing, even after having a child.
These two cheongsams were naturally bought from Chen Xueru, who even gave He Yuzhu a discount, otherwise the price would have been even higher.
Chen Xueru was curious about which woman He Yuzhu had bought it for, but He Yuzhu naturally wouldn't tell the truth. Some things were better left unsaid; He Yuzhu needed to cultivate a "good man" image.
Recently, He Yuzhu was asked to go to the countryside to support agriculture. As the steel rolling mill has become a state-owned enterprise, it needs to assume some social responsibilities.
Going to the surrounding areas to support agriculture is a task, and He Yuzhu was assigned to do so this time.
Their destination this time was Wangjiazhuang Commune in Changping, and they would stay for a week.
The steel rolling mill sent nearly thirty people to support agriculture this time, most of whom were workshop fitters, forgers, and mechanics.
He Yuzhu, the only cook, seemed somewhat out of place.
We can't exactly send him to the countryside to cook for everyone or stir-fry dishes in a large pot.
He Yuzhu felt that this wouldn't work, so he joined the fitters to learn how to repair farm tools for everyone.
It wasn't until I met Section Chief Sun of the Labor and Wages Department on the truck that his words cleared up my confusion.
"Master He, I specifically asked you to come with everyone to support agriculture this time."
"Section Chief Sun, what does this mean?"
"Don't even mention it. I asked my colleagues who went to support agriculture a few times before. They weren't afraid of the hard work, but the food was terrible. Even though the ingredients were all good stuff that the commune had gone to great lengths to find, the cook was no good."
That's why I specifically asked you to come along. We're all going to provide free services to the people, so we can't be denied a decent meal, can we?
He Yuzhu was speechless. So this was the real reason he'd been singled out. He didn't know whether to say that Section Chief Sun was being kind to him or not.
"Stop looking at me. You know yourself, which cadre hasn't had experience supporting agriculture? What do you say, Master He?"
He Yuzhu understood from Section Chief Sun's winking expression.
Yes, I am also a cadre.
Is a section chief also a "chief"?
Okay, it's all work anyway, so where isn't work?
Once you get down there, you can eat some wild animals; there were no wildlife protection laws back then.
He Yuzhu was happy after thinking about it, and he and Section Chief Sun started bragging to each other.
Friendships between men are that simple: a word, a cigarette.
When the car arrived at Wangjiazhuang Commune, He Yuzhu and Section Chief Sun had already become best buddies, their arms around each other's shoulders.
Wangjiazhuang Commune was a large commune with a population of nearly three thousand.
Meanwhile, several nearby communes would also come here to attend the market. The steel mill's agricultural support team came to Wangjiazhuang to better serve the nearby communes.
Everyone got off the bus and started working according to their own skills. There was only one week left, so everyone needed to make the most of every minute.
He Yuzhu got off the car and was led by Section Chief Sun to the brigade headquarters, which was also the place where the agricultural support team ate and gathered.
"Captain Wang, this is Director He of our steel mill's guesthouse. He's also in charge of the communal meals for our agricultural support team. You can talk to Director He about the details of the lunch. Director He, I need to go with everyone to arrange other tasks."
"Section Chief Sun, you can go ahead with your work. I'll hand over the work to Captain Wang."
After seeing Section Chief Sun off, He Yuzhu and Captain Wang began to discuss issues such as how to cook and how to collect ingredients.
"Director He, I've found two team members for you. How about they help you cook the large batch of dishes?"
"Captain Wang, that's great! It'll make things a little easier for me."