Chapter 38, The Enthusiastic Hu Brothers and Sisters dong dong!
The north room in the middle courtyard is the largest room in the entire courtyard and is also the master room.
Of course, that was the old saying.
However, there is no doubt that there are three main rooms in total, and each room is fifteen square meters, which is three square meters more than the east wing.
Chen Guohua was of course very particular about asking someone to borrow briquettes.
After all, there are a lot of briquettes piled in front of the other party's house. Borrowing one or two shouldn't be a problem, right?
The person who opened the door was Hu Dexiang, the owner of this house.
"Hello, comrade, I am the neighbor who just arrived in the east wing today. My name is Chen Guohua. I'm sorry to disturb you."
"That's right. I don't know if it's convenient for you. I just moved here today and I don't have anything at home."
"I would like to ask you to borrow two pieces of briquettes and a coal stove and return them to you another day. Do you think that's okay?"
After seeing the other party, Chen Guohua smiled all over his face and said with great enthusiasm.
It was dark outside at this time, with only a faint light coming from the room.
Hu Dexiang looked Chen Guohua up and down, and then said: "Are you the new neighbor? Hello, hello, come in and sit for a while."
After saying that, he gave up his position and shouted inside:
"De Rong, pour the water quickly."
Looking at his enthusiasm, people who didn't know it thought he just met a beautiful lady.
Chen Guohua couldn't refuse the other party's kind invitation.
After entering, he discovered that there were three other people in the other party's home.
The living room is not big, about seven or eight square meters.
After a simple polite exchange, Chen Guohua knew what kind of family the other party belonged to.
Hu Dexiang is a brother and sister who depend on each other for life, which is somewhat similar to Chen Guohua.
There are two younger sisters and one younger brother. The one who poured water for Chen Guohua was Hu Derong, the second eldest.
The third child's name is Hu Dejia, and the youngest brother is Hu Desheng.
"Then I have a similar family to yours. I have three younger sisters who are about the same age as your younger brothers and sisters."
Chen Guohua also introduced himself with a smile.
His words immediately made Hu Dexiang's four brothers and sisters very happy, and they all became very friendly in an instant.
Hu Derong, in particular, was even more happy when he learned that Chen Xiaoyue was the same age as her.
"Brother Chen, when will your sisters move here?"
She really wanted to have a companion, so that she wouldn't be so bored at ordinary times.
Then we chatted for a while, and Hu Dexiang was so enthusiastic.
He just waved his hand and said, "Why do you want to borrow briquettes?"Just ask his sister to boil water and bring the hot water back later.
This enthusiastic neighbor made Chen Guohua feel warm in his heart.
In this era, there are still many good people, and he finally met them.
"Brother Guohua, you just said you were a senior in high school, why did you suddenly move here? I don't understand a little bit. Can you explain it?"
Inside the room, Hu Dexiang asked curiously.
His two younger brothers and sisters were also very curious.
Even Hu Derong, who was boiling water not far away, also pricked up his ears and listened.
"It's like this. Our school went on winter vacation a few days ago, and I planned to find a part-time job to earn some pocket money to support my family."
Chen Guohua smiled and said truthfully:
"There were some twists and turns in the middle. I was planning to continue to stay outside Beijing this morning."
"Unexpectedly, I ran into Mrs. Zhao from the street office in Wangfujing. She helped introduce me, but she asked me to go back and wait for news."
"Then I joined the job in a daze. To be honest, I'm still a little confused now." Hu Dexiang's four brothers and sisters all opened their mouths.
That is to say, they did not understand the words Versailles, but there was no doubt that they were all tricked by Chen Guohua.
Good guy! Hu Dexiang reacted and couldn't help but punch Chen Guohua: "You are so awesome. Why are you so good? Can you learn automotive technology by yourself? How many books have you read?"
Then he educated his three younger brothers and sisters: "Look, look, are you still saying that studying is useless now?"
"This is an example for you to follow in the future. You must study hard, do you hear me?"
Before Hu Derong and his three siblings could speak, Chen Guohua quickly said modestly, "What kind of example?"Don't learn from me! It is definitely not possible to imitate him. After all, not everyone is a time traveler, and moreover, they are cheating.
Of course, study hard.
Among the four brothers and sisters, the eldest Hu Dexiang is a canteen buyer and is quite good at getting things done.
Because he only has a junior high school education, he admires and respects intellectuals very much.
As for his sister Hu Derong, she has dropped out of school, her grades are poor, and she can no longer study.
Therefore, hope lies in the youngest children, the third and fourth children.
Hu Dexiang, who is both a father and a mother, has been supporting his three younger siblings for several years.
He is the same age as Fang Hongqiang, and he is also unmarried.
But he delayed because of his younger siblings.
After chatting for a while, the water boiled and Hu Derong helped to fetch it.
Hu Dexiang even wanted to help Chen Guohua carry the hot water in the barrel to the east wing.
Was declined by Chen Guohua.
This Hu Dexiang was so enthusiastic that he couldn't resist it.
However, he was still very happy to have such neighbors.
Although we didn't use briquettes and coal stoves, the problem of hot water for washing was still solved.
After a brief wash, Chen Guohua fell asleep holding the quilt.
The next day, he woke up from the cold.
Although the quilt is quite thick, the temperature outside is about minus ten degrees.
And it snowed last night. Is it not cold? "It seems that we have to get the briquettes back as soon as possible, otherwise, we won't be able to sleep tonight."
After getting up, Chen Guohua wrapped himself in thick clothes and went out.
The snow on the ground has reached the top of my feet, which is considered very thick snow.
At this time, the courtyard was covered in snow, but unfortunately it was still dark and no one had gotten up yet.
When we came to the gate, no one had gone out yet.
In the middle of winter, who doesn’t want to curl up in a warm bed? Maybe he is the only one who wakes up from the cold, right? When he came outside, Chen Guohua walked around for a while and quickly found a breakfast shop.
"Comrade, please give me a pound of steamed buns."
"Hey, little comrade, can you eat so much?"
The breakfast shop staff took the food stamps and money from Chen Guohua with a smile.
The price of a pound of steamed buns is [-] cents, and half a pound is [-] cents.
Not expensive, but worth it.
In terms of flour, one pound of flour produces one and a half pounds of steamed buns. There are several types of flour, such as sorghum, corn, buckwheat, etc., and the prices range from [-] cents to [-] cents.
At this time, families who could afford steamed buns had a really good life.
A pound of steamed buns is about seven.
The steamed buns are freshly baked, soft and delicious.
(End of this chapter)