radicalducati Chapter 212: Silly Zhu Buys Meat
Chapter 212: Silly Zhu Buys Meat
Middle Court.
He Yushui ran back home with a blushing face.
As soon as he entered the room, he threw himself on the bed, buried his head in the quilt and giggled.
"Well...Brother Tao is so mean. How could he do that to me?"
"How can you be a brother like this?"
Thinking of the embarrassing thing, He Yushui simply rolled around on the bed wrapped in the quilt, unable to stop for a long time.
At the door, Sha Zhu looked at his empty hands and felt very depressed.
Didn’t you plan to leave one for the rain?
How come you couldn't control yourself when you saw Sister Qin and gave it all away at once?
How should I explain this to the rain?
Hmm? Why is Yushui laughing so happily?
Sha Zhu pushed the door open and went in: "Sister, why are you falling over?"
He Yushui quickly put down the quilt and acted as if nothing had happened: "No, I just thought of something funny. Brother, have you cooked dinner?"
Sha Zhu scratched his head awkwardly: "I steamed a basket of steamed buns, which is the dish..."
"Did you give the food to Sister Qin's family again?" He Yushui rolled her eyes at her brother. She knew he would do this.
"Forget it. Luckily I left a jar of pickled radish."
As He Yushui spoke, he dragged out a jar from under the bed.
"Where is my pickled radish? Where did my pickled radish go?"
He Yushui stared at Sha Zhu angrily. She felt that the disappearance of the pickled radishes must have something to do with his brother.
Sure enough, Sha Zhu's expression became more and more embarrassed: "Well, a few days ago, an old man passed the eighth-level worker assessment and invited people from the courtyard to dinner. I was so happy that I brought this jar of pickled radish over."
He Yushui was almost laughing out of anger: "What do you mean by our pickled radish? That's mine! I pickled it and brought it back to school as a dish!"
"You...you are really my silly brother!"
"If you take away my pickled radishes now, what will I eat next week?"
"Say it, say it!"
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"Don't worry, Rainwater. Isn't it still early?"
"Tomorrow, I will prepare food for you and will definitely not let you go hungry in school." Sha Zhu patted his chest and promised.
"Humph, you're making me so mad!"
He Yushui got up angrily.
"Give me the buns, I'll take two to the backyard to eat!"
"Backyard? Who are you looking for in the backyard?" Sha Zhu asked vigilantly.
"Take care of your own business first before you bother me!" He Yushui said angrily.
After thinking for a while, he added: "Anyway, we're not looking for Xu Damao!"
After saying that, he no longer cared about Sha Zhu's reaction and took two steamed buns into Wang's house.
Seeing the beautiful cook coming to him, Wang Hongtao skillfully pulled her into his arms: "What's wrong, Yu Shui? Who bullied you?"
"It's all because of my stupid brother. It's fine that there's no food at home when I came home today, but he even gave away the pickled radish I was going to bring to school. I'm so pissed off."
Wang Hongtao took the opportunity to put his hand on He Yushui's belly: "Ah? How could Shazhu do this? What are you going to eat next week?"
"I don't know either. My brother said he would prepare it for me. Who knows if he will forget it again."
"Um, Brother Tao...your hand." He Yushui was shaking with nervousness.
"Oh, I was just wondering why you ate steamed buns right after eating dumplings. I wanted to feel how much your stomach can hold."
"you…."
"Didn't you say you like meat? How can I get fat if I don't eat more?" He Yushui scolded.
Wang Hongtao pretended to be enlightened: "Oh, I was wondering if you were hungry again because you lost weight so quickly, Yushui, so this is what's going on."
"Then take your hand out."
He Yushui looked at Wang Hongtao with pleading eyes.
Wang Hongtao could only do as he was told. For a girl like Yu Shui who was both educated and simple, it would not work to just fool her, and it would be easy to scare her away.
The best way is to boil the frog in warm water and let her get used to taking advantage of you little by little.
For example, now, after Wang Hongtao took out his hand, she took the initiative to kiss Wang Hongtao as a reward.
Even though it was just the face, it was already a big improvement.
Although Wang Hongtao took his hands out, he was still unwilling to let go of other parts of his body.
By the time Yu Shui had barely finished eating the two steamed buns, his face was already red, and finally he lowered his head shyly and ran out.
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The next day is Sunday.
When Sha Zhu finally woke up, it was already noon.
After getting up, Sha Zhu slapped his forehead hard: "Oh no, it's terrible, I accidentally overslept! What should I do now..."
"Never mind, let's try our luck."
As he said this, Sha Zhu took out the meat ticket he had just been issued, and ran out of the yard without even washing his face, putting on his clothes as he ran.
Unfortunately, I still missed the opportunity.
As the rations had just been distributed and it was a holiday, all the meat in the market had been sold out, leaving only the unwanted bones; even the ribs had been sold out.
"Oh, what should I do? I promised Yushui that I would bring food to school..."
It turned out that Sha Zhu had originally planned to get up early today to buy meat. He bought two taels of pork belly, chopped it up and mixed it with pickles to make a can of stir-fry. It would be enough to last him a week in school.
But now the most important meat is gone, he can't let the rain dry up the pickles, right? Wouldn't that make Yan Lao stingy?
After thinking about it, the first person Sha Zhu thought of was an old man.
The cost of food in an old man’s house has skyrocketed recently. He might have to buy meat today. At worst, I can borrow some from the old man first and then buy it and pay him back tomorrow.
"Meat? I didn't buy any today!" the old man replied happily while hugging his baby.
"Huanhuan said she wanted to drink chicken soup, so your aunt bought an old hen."
"Well, they're plucking wool in the yard!"
Sha Zhu looked outside and saw an old lady picking up old hens by the pond.
"By the way, Zhuzi, when Auntie is done cleaning up, you can help her stew the food. Don't forget."
"Okay, uncle. I'll be here soon."
Sha Zhu walked towards his home with his head hung, and just through the moon gate he saw Wang Hongtao listening to the radio in the yard.
"Brother Wang, Brother Wang!"
"What's wrong, Silly Zhu, do you have something to talk to me about?"
Wang Hongtao sat up straight and turned down the volume of the radio.
"I want to discuss something with you. Don't you have many connections? How about doing a favor for your brother?" Sha Zhu said in a flattering manner.
"What kind of help? Tell me."
"This is what happened. Isn't Yu Shui going back to school tomorrow? I wanted to make her a pot of pickled vegetables and fried meat to take back, but I got up late today and didn't buy any. Can you help me think of a way to get some meat back?"
"Buy meat? How much do you want to buy?" Wang Hongtao looked at Sha Zhu.
"Two...that's three taels!" Sha Zhu originally wanted to say two taels, but didn't want to be looked down upon by Wang Hongtao, so he changed his words and said three taels.
"Three or two? Do you have a ticket?"
After hearing Sha Zhu say that the meat was bought for Yu Shui to eat, Wang Hongtao decided to help, but he still had to ask.
"I have tickets, I have tickets!"
"It's just that I got up late this morning, otherwise I would have bought it myself." Sha Zhu explained hurriedly.
"As long as you have the ticket, it's fine. But first of all, I won't do this for free. In addition to the ticket, you have to give me another dollar!"
"How much? One dollar?!" Sha Zhu couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Shh, keep your voice down. Are you afraid that others won't know?"
"But this is too expensive, and I have a ticket!" Sha Zhu complained.
At that time, the price of pork was 68 cents per pound if you had a ticket. If you didn’t have a ticket, it would be a joke. You might not be able to buy it even with ten yuan.
"What's wrong with having tickets? You think they're too expensive? If you think they're too expensive, go buy them yourself!"
"Meat is so expensive nowadays. You may not be able to buy it even if you have a ticket. And you need it urgently, so I have to run to it for you at the last minute, right?"
"It's just right that I don't want to buy it. I'm too lazy to make this trip!"
After saying that, Wang Hongtao lay back in his chair, turned up the volume of the radio, and ignored Sha Zhu.
"Buy it, I'll buy it!"
"Just one piece!" Sha Zhu gritted his teeth.
"Come with me into the house."
Wang Hongtao took the money and tickets from Sha Zhu and walked back to the room.
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