Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

Chapter 146 Junior 1

After seeing off several people from the neighborhood committee, the three older women still stayed at Sha Zhu's house and refused to leave.

They chatted absentmindedly while continuing to watch the child knit.

Sha Zhu had no interest in chatting with these old women.

After exchanging a few polite words with them, I took out a set of tools from the house and went to deal with the pile of wood.

Even if you could quickly create tables and chairs by putting them inside a space, you couldn't just conjure them out of thin air, could you?

Once a few people see it, it won't seem out of place.

Just as Sha Zhu was preparing to process the timber, Aunt Hu and her daughter-in-law walked in from outside the yard.

He came over and greeted Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, you have so many skills. Why don't you ask your brother Da Niu to help you?"

Sha Zhu quickly shook his head, "Aunt Hu, please don't torment Brother Da Niu."

He's probably just gotten back from the grain store; he must be exhausted after a long day. Let him rest at home for a while.

Aunt Hu wanted to continue speaking, but one of the three women knitting over there quickly interrupted.

He said, "Zhu Zi, don't you want what's left in that big pot? We'll wash it for you."

Sha Zhu glanced towards the big iron pot and instantly understood.

The neighborhood committee staff have all left, so what are these three old ladies still doing here? "Aunt Dong, there's only bone scraps left in the pot, it's lost all its flavor."

“It’s alright, we’ll take it back, add some water, and boil it. We can still have a bowl of it,” Aunt Dong said, her eyes brimming with hope as she stared at Sha Zhu.

"Do as you please. Oh, and you don't need to wash the big pot. It's too heavy for you to lift, and you don't want it to fall on you."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, the old lady immediately beamed with a smile.

"Don't worry about the pillar, I'll make sure it's clean for you."

After saying this, the woman ran briskly out of the yard.

Sha Zhu was a little confused. Why was this old lady running outside? Couldn't she just grab a small pot from her own home and take it back with her?

Seeing that Aunt Dong, who was in the way, had left, Aunt Hu, who was standing nearby, said...

"Zhu Zi, do you think our Da Niu could learn your carpentry skills?"

Sha Zhutou shook his head like a rattle-drum, "Aunt Hu, look why I know carpentry but don't make some benches, tables, and cabinets to sell!"

Carpentry is a dangerous profession, and your son is your only child.

Carrying heavy bags might be tiring, but it's not harmful.

When this carpentry work is done, sawdust and dust fly everywhere, sometimes even getting into a person's body through their mouth and nostrils.

Not only does it weaken the body's immune system, but prolonged woodworking can also lead to respiratory illnesses and shorten lifespan.

If you don't believe me, go ask the long-time employees at the lumber mill.

They all have a host of health problems, and most of them are respiratory infections.

What Sha Zhu said is partly true and partly false. Wearing a protective mask while doing carpentry can still provide protection.

Of course, the fake one is just that they're too lazy to teach.

It would have been so easy to store it in my space when no one was around, so isn't this just an act to show you all?

Before Aunt Hu could say anything more, Sha Zhu quickly continued,

"Auntie, if you listen to me, let your Da Niu wait a year or two, and he'll naturally find a job then."

Oh, if your ace is bored, it would be best to have him learn some characters during this time.

When Aunt Hu heard what Sha Zhu said, her eyes lit up, and she whispered,

"Zhu Zi, do you have some inside information to tell Auntie? Don't worry, Xiao Cui and I won't tell either of us."

Sha Zhu's head started shaking again like a perpetual motion machine. "Women's mouths are lies, I don't believe a word you old ladies say."

Those gossipy old ladies who spread rumors on the street every day are none other than you bunch of middle-aged women.

Aunt Hu, it's not that I didn't want to tell you. Look, didn't I secretly tell you about your job at this little restaurant?

I told you not to talk nonsense. How did your son and daughter-in-law know that I found them for you?

If I were to go around spreading rumors, how could it possibly be your turn? There are countless families in worse situations than yours.

"Are you sure you want me to tell you this now? If your son can't find a job later, don't blame me. I'm going to secretly tell you and your mother-in-law right now."

Anyway, after the Korean War ended in 1953, the country was going to launch a large number of projects and open various factories.

Steel rolling mills and other steel enterprises also need to face restructuring and early public-private partnerships.

This also marked the beginning of the country's First Five-Year Plan for the systematic construction of socialism.

When it comes to his son's job, Zhu Zi will always let our family know in advance if there's anything good happening.

Although Aunt Hu suppressed her curiosity, she still asked persistently,

"Zhu Zi, will being literate be very helpful in finding a job?"

Sha Zhu nodded and said with a smile, "You see, most of the staff at the neighborhood committee are literate."

"Knowing more words might help me find an easier job. If Brother Niu puts in a little more effort, an office job isn't out of the question."

Aunt Hu said disappointedly, "Then forget it. My Da Niu can fall asleep on the table in no time as soon as he sees a book."

"That's amazing," Shazhu exclaimed in surprise.

He would hold a book on postpartum care for sows and read a page or two before falling asleep.

At this moment, Aunt Dong rushed in from outside, carrying a pot she used for cooking.

Seeing that Sha Zhu was looking at him, he smiled at Sha Zhu and Aunt Hu, and then walked towards the stove.

"Zhu Zi, today your family made so much mutton soup, and a bunch of kids devoured it all!"

The group of old women at the alley entrance were really craving something, but they didn't get anything.

They're talking badly about your family again. You'd better watch your step in the future.

Aunt Hu saw Aunt Dong carrying a pot from home to the stove and reminded her.

"I'm not going to talk to you anymore, I have to go home and cook. I need to check on my son, Da Niu, to see if he can read a few words."

After finishing her speech, Aunt Hu led her daughter-in-law back home.

After Aunt Dong brought the large pot over, she first filled it halfway with water from the tap and poured it directly into the large iron pot.

Without Sha Zhu even needing to help, the three women worked together to lift the large iron pot again.

I poured the water I had just poured in, along with the bone scraps from the bottom of the pot, into the pot I had brought, and scraped it clean.

Sha Zhu was speechless. These three old ladies were really clever; they had cleaned their own big iron pot thoroughly.

Fortunately, under Sha Zhu's watchful eye, the three women poured some more water into the pot and rinsed it again before they were done.

Carrying a pot and a sweater, she greeted Sha Zhu with a smile and left his house with her child.

The first day of the Lunar New Year, also known as Spring Festival, is a traditional Chinese festival.

Sha Zhu, Yu Shui and her brother, and their second uncle Cai Quanwu all changed into brand new clothes.

After paying their respects to their second uncle, Sha Zhu and Yu Shui visited their neighbor at No. 136 courtyard house and then returned home.

After returning from the rain, I asked my brother if I was going out again. After eating dumplings, I grabbed some candy and a piece of rice cake, and then went out to play with some friends who came to pay New Year's visits.

This Chinese New Year, Sha Zhu prepared a lot of snacks, mostly for the children.

Walnuts, homemade fried rice cakes, meatballs, fried dough sticks, fruit candies, peanuts and melon seeds, and a one-cent red envelope.

Even a penny has a lot of purchasing power. We'll send out red envelopes in the name of Second Uncle Cai Quanwu so that these children can have a happy New Year.

The children came over and chose two of each kind, depending on the size of their fists.

Grab a handful of each kind; these pastries and candies are things that most families' children can only see and eat during the Lunar New Year.