Chapter 11 Giving
"Old Yi, if it really doesn't work, let's adopt a child. It's getting harder and harder for Jia Dongxu to support a family of five by himself, and we're about to have another mouth to feed." The aunt said with a sigh.

"Qin Huairu is pregnant again?"

"I heard it from Zhang Cuihua."

Yi Zhonghai also sighed: "You know what kind of temperament a child will have if you adopt one. What if he turns out to be an ungrateful person? I'll think about it again."

The two of them no longer had the desire to continue chatting.

After Yu Zhiyuan had dinner, he cleaned up and went to sleep peacefully. He was very tired recently.

I got off work the next afternoon.

Yu Zhiyuan was stopped by his master Bi Zhengliang: "Zhiyuan, don't be in a hurry to leave. I will go back with you."

Yu Zhiyuan looked at his master in confusion.

"Your mistress nags me every day. I'll go to your house to pick up Qiaoqiao and ask her to keep your mistress company so she won't nag me all day."

Yu Zhiyuan was stunned after hearing this. This old couple is quite interesting.

I accompanied the master to buy a chicken, a drumstick and a pig's tail.

Bi Zhengliang held the pig's tail and said to Yu Zhiyuan: "Children will not drool after eating this."

They went to the grocery store and bought some melon seeds, white wine, and snacks before returning to Yu Zhiyuan's house together.

As soon as I entered the backyard, I saw Qiaoqiao eating an apple. She came out of the old lady's room and ran over when she saw Yu Zhiyuan.

Yu Zhiyuan bent down and picked up his daughter: "Calling someone? Don't you recognize her?"

Yu Qiaoqiao said happily: "Hello, Grandpa, you came alone, where is Grandma?"

"Grandma is home. Can you go home with Grandpa and stay for a few days?"

Yu Qiaoqiao looked at Yu Zhiyuan with a confused expression.

Yu Zhiyuan asked: "Where did you get the apples? Are they delicious?"

"It's delicious. Aunt Lou gave it to me."

Qiaoqiao said this and asked Yu Zhiyuan to open his mouth and taste it.

Three people came into the room, handed Qiaoqiao to the master, and poured tea for the master.

Yu Zhiyuan went to the kitchen to find Yang Xuemei and said, "Go pack Qiaoqiao's underwear, towels and toothbrush. Master wants to take Qiaoqiao to accompany Master's wife."

Yang Xuemei came out of the kitchen, called out "Master", chatted about something else, and then went into the bedroom.

Yu Zhiyuan took out a net bag and put some dried mushrooms in it. He then took a small rope and went out to the vegetable cellar. He took out two large grass carps from the space and tied them up before returning to the house.

He took the things from his wife's hand and told her, "I'll send Master and Qiaoqiao over and be back soon."

Yang Xuemei nodded: "Then I'll go cook first."

Yu Zhiyuan carried the things, and the master led Qiaoqiao, and the three of them went out of the yard together.

Bi Zhengliang's home also belongs to Jiaodaokou Street.

When I arrived at my master's house, I greeted my master's wife, Ren Guijuan.

The master's wife replied with a "Yu", then hugged Qiaoqiao and kissed her, never paying any attention to Yu Zhiyuan again.

Yu Zhiyuan said to Qiaoqiao: "Be good and stay here with grandma. Dad will come to pick you up in a few days!"

So he got up and left his master's house.

The days passed as Yu Zhiyuan quietly tinkered with things, went to work steadily, and went home to read borrowed mechanical books. December came.

In the meantime, Hu Hanguang returned from Inner Mongolia and brought back more than 200 kilograms of beef and mutton and a sack of wool yarn.

The day after payday.

It was just dawn, around half past six.

The door of Yu Zhiyuan's house was slammed loudly, scaring the three members of the family awake.

Yu Zhiyuan put on his coat, opened the door with a sullen face, and saw Yan Jiefang knocking on the door.

"What's going on? It's early in the morning."

"Brother Zhiyuan, please get on your bike and take my dad to the hospital. He has a fever and is even talking nonsense."

"What's going on? Go and help your dad put on some warm clothes first. I'll put on my clothes and come over right away."

Yu Zhiyuan went back to the house, said something to his wife, put on his clothes and hat, and pushed the cart to the front yard.

When I entered Yan Bugui's house, I saw Yan Jiecheng putting clothes on Yan Bugui.

Yu Zhiyuan asked, "Third Aunt, Third Uncle, what's going on?"

The third aunt wiped her tears and said, "I went out fishing early in the morning and came back not long after. The cotton pants on one leg were all wet. I started to have a fever not long after I lay down." "Okay, send him to the hospital!"

Yu Zhiyuan pushed the car into the alley.

Yan Jiecheng carried Yan Bugui to the rear rack. Yu Zhiyuan crossed over the beam and sat on the seat. He took the cloth rope from Jiefang's hand and tied Yan Bugui around his waist.

"Jie Cheng, go to the First Hospital with your mom later. I'll take your dad there first."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Zhiyuan got on his car and rushed to the hospital. Human life was at stake.

After paying the money and getting the injection, they found a place for Yan Bugui to lie down.

Only then did I see Jie Cheng and the three aunts coming.

He handed all the receipts and prescribed medicines to Auntie Three and gave her some instructions before rushing to the courtyard.

Yu Zhiyuan still has to go to work and can't afford to delay.

As soon as I turned into the alley, I saw a donkey cart full of short pieces of wood parked at the gate of the courtyard.

I rode my bike to the gate of the compound and saw Yang Zhiqiang standing next to the donkey cart.

Yang Zhiqiang saw Yu Zhiyuan and said, "Brother-in-law, where have you been so early in the morning?"

Yu Zhiyuan parked the car and said, "An old man in the hospital is sick. He just came back from the hospital. Did you come here by yourself?"

"No, my brother has gone to the backyard and will be out soon. You can go home and find a place to unload the firewood first."

Yu Zhiyuan returned to the backyard and saw Yang Zhijun carrying Qiaoqiao and Yang Xuemei and gesturing at something.

Yu Zhiyuan walked over and said to his wife, "Xuemei, go make breakfast first. Make more and fry two more eggs. You will be hungry if you travel so early in the morning."

Then he turned to Yang Zhijun and said, "Zhijun, just put the firewood under the window sill of my mother's room."

After Yu Zhiyuan finished speaking, he parked the car, took Qiaoqiao with him, and went out to start moving firewood.

When I moved to the end, I saw two large baskets and a cloth bag underneath.

Ask the two men to carry the things back to the backyard first.

Fortunately, everyone in the hospital has gone to work.

After packing up, I sat at the dining table and heard Yang Zhijun say, "Brother-in-law, there are three hundred eggs in there, and there are five chickens, two rabbits, and a leg of lamb in the bag."

"No more talking, let's eat first. After dinner, take the donkey to the backyard and feed it. You two can go to my mother's room and take a nap. At noon, the three of us brothers will have a drink."

After breakfast, Yu Zhiyuan said to Yang Xuemei, "Go to the street office and ask for a day off, and go buy a few bottles of Fenjiu. Ask the two brothers to have lunch at home before leaving."

Yu Zhiyuan said this and handed four wine tickets to Yang Xuemei.

"Okay, I got it. I'll ask for leave soon, you should go back to work."

After making all the arrangements, he hurried to the steel mill.

Yu Zhiyuan came to the workshop and explained the situation to the director, then went to the team leader to receive the task and started working.

After get off work at noon, I explained the situation to my master, then rode my bike to buy half a pound of pork head and returned to the yard.

When I entered the middle courtyard, I saw a group of middle-aged and elderly women who were not working gathered together and gossiped about something.

When Yu Zhiyuan returned home, he saw Zhijun and Qiaoqiao sitting there, chatting and playing.

He waved to Yang Zhijun and took the things in his hand into the kitchen.

Yang Xuemei was cutting vegetables and Zhiqiang was cooking on the stove.

"How long will it take to get better?"

"Just another piece of cabbage! Take the food out first."

Yu Zhiyuan washed his hands and brought out the dishes, and Zhiqiang also took out the fried chicken from the pot.

After the dishes were served, Yu Zhiyuan picked up a bowl, put some dishes in it, and sent it to the old lady next door.

In any era, it is normal to receive appropriate rewards for appropriate efforts.

The old lady's identity is fine as long as the plot reaches the period of movement.

What’s more, the reward was housing, especially at a time when housing was so tight in those days.

Yu Zhiyuan had planned this out since the first day he came here.

With a wife and children around, you can't do anything rash.

This era does not allow it.

After delivering the meal to the old lady, Yu Zhiyuan sat down and told his two brothers to eat quickly.

(End of this chapter)