Siheyuan: The Final Winner

Finished a cigarette.

Jiang Ping'an's ears twitched, thinking that Liu Lan came early enough today.

It seems that her family is indeed very difficult, otherwise Liu Lan would not be so concerned.

Soon, Liu Lan opened the door and came in.

She first smiled at Jiang Ping'an, closed the door, and smiled more gently when she saw the cloth bag on the table.

"You came early enough today. It's a good thing I missed you, otherwise I wouldn't wait for you?" Liu Lan stepped forward and said with a smile.

Jiang Pingan took her hand and said with a smile:

"I brought the cornmeal, and a few pieces of maltose, which will make your mouth even sweeter after eating!"

"Hee hee!" Liu Lan giggled, her eyebrows curved, her arms around Jiang Ping'an's neck, and she said with a smile:

"I took half a day off today,...

The good times are always short, and the noon is approaching in the blink of an eye.

Considerately tidy up Jiang Pingan's clothes.

Jiang Pingan smiled and asked, "Is ten catties of stick noodles enough?"

"Save a little, and we can last until next month." Liu Lan said with a smile.

"I'm a lot less stressed."

She breathed a long sigh of relief, smiled and stood on tiptoe, kissed Jiang Ping'an, and said gratefully:

"Thank you for helping me. I really have a good eye, and I saw the right person."

Jiang Ping'an asked, "Does Deputy Director Li need my help?"

"No! Can he still force me?" Liu Lan waved and said.

She smiled with great air, raised her head and said with a smile: "I, Liu Lan, am not someone to be trifled with!"

"If he dares to mess with me again, I'll go to the workshop and call some women to watch him in public!"

Jiang Pingan laughed loudly, nodded and said, "That's how it should be, haha..."

After the two chatted and laughed for a while, it was not early, and Liu Lan left with the food first.

Jiang Ping'an was hungry, so he took a bowl of dumplings from the space for a meal, which was quite convenient.

After eating and drinking enough, Jiang Ping'an locked the door, pushed his bicycle and went straight to the suburbs.

After more than forty minutes, Jiang Pingan searched for the address Liang Ladi gave him, and came to the downstairs of a tube building.

Park your bike.

He first took down two catties of white flour, one catty of pork and five small pieces of maltose that had been prepared in advance from the back seat, and then went upstairs.

He came here at noon, Liang Ladi should have come back from the factory by this time, and was going to cook for the children.

Upstairs, the laughter of several children can be heard from a distance.

Liang Ladi has four children.

The first three are boys, called Da Mao, Er Mao, and San Mao.

The youngest is a daughter named Xiu'er.

The oldest of the four children is only seven or eight years old, and the youngest, Xiu'er, is still in her infancy, a few months old and still nursing.

When Liang Ladi was at work, Xiu'er was taken care of by several older brothers, and there was no other way.

Jiang Ping'an came to the door, but the door was open.

When the noisy children saw someone coming to the door, they fell silent.

Liang Ladi, who was cooking in the house, saw that the children had stopped making trouble. Looking back, she saw that it was Jiang Ping'an, and her face was overjoyed.

"Is it safe? Come in and sit down, I don't have time to spare."

"Big Mao, Er Mao, San Mao, this is Uncle Jiang, call someone!"

The three children said in unison: "Uncle Jiang!"

Then they all widened their eyes and looked at Jiang Ping'an curiously.

"Hi everybody!"

Jiang Ping'an greeted the children with a gentle expression.

Then he took out the maltose wrapped in kraft paper and handed it over.

"This is maltose, can each person take a piece and taste it?"

The children didn't answer, but turned to look at Liang Ladi.

Liang Ladi poured the cabbage fried in the pot into a plate, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Uncle Jiang!"

"Thank you, Uncle Jiang!" The three thanked at the same time, and then went forward to take a piece each.

Jiang Pingan smiled, turned around and said to Liang Ladi:

"I brought two catties of white flour and one catty of pork to feed the children."

"Thank you!" Liang Ladi wiped her hands on the apron, her eyes flushed, and she took the flour and pork.

These days, it is difficult to buy pork even if you have money and tickets.

When she was in the country before, Liang Ladi thought that several children needed nutrition, so she just said it casually.

He didn't expect Jiang Ping'an to get meat.

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Jiang Ping'an delivered the meat to the door.

Liang Ladi was very moved, and also felt that there was a man to rely on, so it was much easier.

When the children around saw the pork, they swallowed secretly, their eyes shining.

Liang Ladi felt sore in her heart, laughed through tears, and said to the children: "I'll eat pork at night."

"Yeah!" several children cheered.

Liang Ladi smiled, turned her head to look at Jiang Ping'an, her eyes rolled, and said with a slight smile:

"I'll go to the factory to ask for leave later, stay at home in the afternoon, and you stay for dinner in the evening."

Jiang Pingan didn't refuse, but agreed with all his heart.

...

Jiang Pingan lit a cigarette and watched Liang Ladi's family eat.

Each person eats four buns with a plate of cabbage.

As far as this life is concerned, it is because of Jiang Ping'an's support, otherwise life will be even worse.

Half a child, eat poor old man, let alone three and a half children.

Four corn buns per person, the children must not be enough to eat.

Especially these days when there is less oil and water, it is even less hungry.

Although Jiang Ping'an had the ability to feed the children well, he didn't do it.

Life is hard for everyone now.

If he really helps Liang Ladi's family with big fish and meat, he will have big problems sooner or later.

"Is there enough food?" Jiang Ping'an asked concerned.

Liang Ladi smiled slightly, nodded and said: "With your help, it's enough."

Jiang Pingan looked at the sewing machine in the corner and two pieces of work clothes, and said curiously:

"I heard in the village that you went to learn tailoring. Are you still making clothes for others to subsidize your family?"

Liang Ladi nodded and replied: "That's right, idleness is idleness anyway, and we can't let the craftsmanship go to waste."

"You just went to work in the factory, are you used to it?" Jiang Ping'an asked with concern.

Liang Ladi sighed, shook her head and said sadly: "I'm not used to it."

"My man is a welder, so I also take the post of welder."

"I'm still an apprentice now, and I don't know anything. It's difficult to learn from scratch."

Suddenly, she looked at Jiang Ping'an and her eyes lit up. Just as she was about to say something, she opened her mouth and held back.

Seeing her hesitant to speak, Jiang Pingan asked curiously, "What do you want to say?"

"Uh, it's nothing." Liang Ladi's eyes flickered, she hurriedly lowered her head, biting the cornbread and chewing carefully.

Jiang Pingan shook off the soot, pondered for a while, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want me to help you change jobs?"

"Ah?" Liang Ladi raised her head in surprise, her eyes widened, and she asked in surprise, "How did you guess that?"

But in his heart, he sighed that there is nothing worthless under the great name, and he guessed her thoughts so quickly.

Just now, she also thought that Liang Laosan had told her that Jiang Ping'an had a wide range of ways and helped the production team solve a lot of troubles.

That's why she wanted to ask Jiang Ping'an if he could help her change to an easier job.

But when the words came to her lips, she was too embarrassed to say them.

Although she committed herself to Jiang Ping'an, she didn't want to give Jiang Ping'an the impression that she was greedy and aggressive.

"Hehe!" Jiang Ping'an smiled, without explanation, pondered for a moment, and said:

"It's not too difficult to change jobs. Let's talk about it after you become a regular!"

"Subdistrict offices, supply and marketing cooperatives, post offices, textile factories, garment factories, food factories, etc., I have a way."