Chapter 411 The Joy of Housewarming (2)
The weather was nice the next day, it was April in early spring, the sun was shining brightly, and the yard was bustling with activity. There was nothing I could do about it, Silly Zhu made too much noise, and the canteen came. There are several partners, looking at the posture, it is as if they are preparing a wedding banquet for others.
"This new neighbor is quite interesting. It's a housewarming celebration for us. This family seems to be well off." The third uncle saw Zhu Xuefeng moving tables and chairs and leaned over and said.
The new neighbor used to be a university professor. The third uncle had known about it for a long time. Now he is not the only intellectual in the yard. One teaches primary school and the other teaches university. Not a good taste at all.
“Oh, Mr. Third, I want to take this opportunity to get to know everyone so that I can deal with you more easily in the future. Didn’t I tell everyone yesterday that we will set up a few tables at noon today and every household in the yard is willing to come? A few representatives can come. Of course, if they all come, they will not be well received. Xiaobaizi is really unable to recruit people.”
The food shortage has improved a bit this year, but we really need to entertain. Dozens of large and small households with nearly a hundred people are really not a simple matter. Everyone knows that it is necessary to have a representative in the family. In this way, three or four tables can be set up, and the location is chosen in the middle. The courtyard is, firstly, large in location, and secondly, relatively formal. Besides, the first master is in the middle courtyard, and it is easy to take care of the fool in the middle courtyard.
"Your family has got tables, chairs and benches, so you have to celebrate the occasion. I will bring some with you later, as much as your family is prepared to pay."
The third uncle must appear in this kind of occasion, some My heart aches, I'm still thinking about my family's wedding, but someone else is having a housewarming, and I need to set up some tables.
"You can do whatever you want with this. The owner has no intention of taking it in. Look, there's not even a bookkeeper and tables and chairs arranged. I'll move it over first. You can help arrange it for the new owner later. The neighbor praised me. "
The third uncle had a complicated expression on his face, and he managed to put on a smile.
"Okay, you are busy first. When it is almost done, I will greet people and come over."
"Second brother, you and your sister will be eating at home in a while. Don't mix in. There are many people today."
"Well, I know. We will come back after we finish helping. Brother Zhuzhu said that he will leave some for us. Sister Yuyu will also come back by then, and the three of us will eat at home."
Zhu Xuefeng and Zhu Xuesong moved the table and bench into the central courtyard. There were already two tables in the courtyard, one belonged to the uncle's house, and the other was moved in by Professor Xu just yesterday. The table from Sha Zhu's house was still in use. It was piled high with ingredients.
Si Zhu set up two pots, one large and one small, in the yard, and was cooking with his apprentice and Liu Lan. At the same time, the younger sister and Yan Jiedi were also helping wash the vegetables, but Qin Huairu and a girl were also there. The one who was busy, yes, it was Qin Jingru, her face was red, it seemed that she had been busy for a while, there were several aunts and daughters-in-law who were also helping, and many little kids were smelling the aroma of meat. , sniffing constantly, very lively.
"Brother Zhuzhu, if you need help if you need help, just say something. My skills are quite acceptable."
Silly Zhu saw Zhu Xuefeng coming and said with a smile.
"Dele, if you want to get started, I'll just rest. I don't believe you can handle such a huge array."
"Then you'd better do it yourself. Well, I’ve never used this kind of big pot before, I’m not used to it.”
Si Zhu was happy, “Brother, you finally admitted that sometimes it doesn’t work. I thought you could do anything. Look. Okay, the dishes will be ready in a while, and the stew over there is just right. Professor Xu is at the first master’s house now. If you want to find him, go to the first master’s house.”
Zhu Xuefeng was not angry after being laughed at by Silly Zhu. He was a cook. Of course, his field could not tolerate others, especially in front of the neighbors. He was blinded by lard and actually wanted to help cook. It was really stupid.
"Yes, Chef He, you are tired, please hurry up and I will ask you something. If you need anything, just let me know, or you can go to the cellar to get it yourself."
Silly. Zhu shook his head, "Brother, why can't you carry it clearly? This is Professor Xu's housewarming celebration. What's the point of going to your cellar to get ingredients? You are not the owner, so why are you joining in the fun? Go and go and do your own thing. Go, I really don’t need you, right?”
“That’s right, hahaha.” There are some young wives and the disciples and Liu Lan who came to help. Smiling and cheering for Silly Pillar.
After being squeezed twice in front of Shazhu, Zhu Xuefeng just smiled and left. Shazhu's old habit happened again. When he was happy, he had no choice but to follow his own temper. Hey, Zhu Xuefeng already understood his problem, so of course he had no idea.
The one who also had no idea was Professor Xu, who was at the uncle's house at the moment. He blushed and refused, "Master Yi, that's impossible. I'm just like me. Nothing else. I just like to read and study something. , I don’t have the ability to manage a large courtyard. Besides, I probably won’t be able to live in this courtyard for long. It’s better not to worry about it. I want to treat you all with a favor and a meal today. I have no other intention. I’m just messing around. We all look familiar, and we will take care of each other from now on.”
In fact, according to Professor Xu’s temperament, he would not do this kind of thing, and he never thought that this was Chen Rui’s initiative. Think about it, this place is a quadrangle, and you can see each other without looking up. It is different from living in Tongzilou in the university. When you enter and exit, you are all neighbors, so you have to say hello and look familiar.
"Professor Xu, you are the most knowledgeable in our courtyard. You have to contribute to the civilization construction of the courtyard no matter what. I really have no other intention. I just want to take advantage of everyone's dinner party. , let everyone make a recommendation together, and if it works, we will report it to the street office, so that you can come with a legitimate name..."
Professor Xu waved his hands repeatedly, this kind of thing is not what he likes to do, spending all day with the neighbors. The neighbors are just asking for trivial things about mushrooms, but it is more interesting to study something on your own.
“Master Yi, I made it very clear. I really don’t have the ability or the energy. Don’t worry, since I have moved to this compound, I will do my duty and do what I should do. Yes, I promise to support and comply with any activities and requirements in this yard.”
Seeing Professor Xu's repeated excuses, the first uncle gave up. In the past few years, there have been constant big events in the courtyard. For two years in a row, someone has been arrested and sentenced, and the courtyard has also lost its civilized courtyard. He has been struggling for so long, and indeed There were also some people who wanted to give up. It was really a thankless job, so they changed their minds. The most important thing was to earn a high salary and serve their wife well in a down-to-earth manner.
"That's it. If you really don't want to, we can't force you to make things difficult. Don't worry, I'll be there soon."
Professor Xu exited the first man's house and stood at the door. He met Zhu Xuefeng who came to see him.
"Professor Xu, there is something we didn't explain clearly. If you come for dinner later, you will probably have to give a red envelope. How to do this, Mr. Accountant, you have no idea."
Professor Xu said with a wry smile. "How did I know there were so many things to pay attention to? If you hadn't hired Chef He, I would have thought about asking you to do this. Let's make some homely meals ourselves."
"Then what should we do now? , If we set up a counting room, I will move a table and let the third uncle do it. He will definitely be happy. He does this often and knows the rules." Professor Xu shook his head, "I don't lack this eight cents. I don’t know the rules, but I still know that gifts must be returned after receiving them. How can I have so much time to return gifts to each family? According to me, I don’t want any red envelopes. We just treat everyone to a meal and get to know each other. ”
Zhu Xuefeng is also helpless. Professor Xu is right. It is too difficult for him to frequently participate in various neighborhood entertainment. He doesn’t know this yet. The origin of the joy of moving to a new house.
"Okay, I'll tell you directly, you don't want any red envelopes, but you have to accept the two thermos bottles I prepared. I saw that you don't have any thermos bottles in your new home."
Professor Xu smiled awkwardly, "It was damaged during the move and I haven't had time to add more. Okay, I'll take the thermos bottle first. I really don't need the others. My sister helped prepare them, even the quilt and mattress. It’s newly made.”
"Okay, but we can't skip the process of hanging the decorations, rice jars, and moving the bed. Since it's a housewarming ceremony, these are all necessary. I'll ask Uncle Xue and the others to decorate the house later. When the time comes, the wedding ceremony will be held. You have to post the couplet yourself. It is against the rules for someone else to post it..."
Professor Xu had a headache. He didn't know that there were so many things to pay attention to in a housewarming ceremony, so he nodded helplessly.
"Then please trouble them to arrange it. I don't understand any of this. You can just watch and arrange it. If I had known it would be so troublesome, it would be better to set up a table at home and invite a few masters to have a drink to save trouble. "
"You regret it, it's too late. Who asked you to use the name of housewarming? There is no way. Some details are unavoidable. "
Ordinarily, this housewarming is exquisite. It’s really a lot. From the beginning of the move, every step has been meticulous. But Professor Xu didn’t understand this and moved here in a daze. Then he said that he wanted to hold a wedding banquet. Zhu Xuefeng had to bite the bullet and ask Uncle Xue for help. Make up as much as possible.
After working hard for a while, we finally opened the table on time at noon. The people in the courtyard were very generous. Basically, except for the few restaurants that had to go out to work on weekends, basically every household came. The representatives sat at five tables, and the children also set up a small table beside them, which was regarded as a flowing seat.
The number of participants exceeded Professor Xu’s expectation. I originally thought that four tables would be enough, but now it’s six tables with children. Fortunately, Zhu Xuefeng and Shazhu had already thought of this possibility and made arrangements in advance.
When Silly Zhu heard that there was no need to pay for the red envelope, he knew that this scene was a small one. According to the rules, only one table had been reserved, but it seemed that he had to give his child a flowing seat.
No red envelopes, there will definitely be a lot of people coming, and if the parents are not at home, there will definitely be no one to take care of the children.
Amidst the sound of firecrackers, the wedding banquet started bustling with excitement. I saw the elder stood up, smoothed things over, and introduced everyone with a smile.
"Everyone, stop for a moment and let me introduce to you. We are lucky enough to sit here and have dinner together today. We have to thank the host first, right? Come on, come on, let's go together, first..."
Master Professor Xu was introduced enthusiastically. In fact, everyone had heard about it to some extent. A professor came to live in the courtyard. When he saw Professor Xu, he looked very polite. He was indeed very easy-going and liked him very much. Many people cheered loudly. , Uncle Zhang in the backyard even said.
"Professor Xu, you are so lucky to live in the same courtyard as us..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the third uncle, "That means we are lucky to live with Professor Xu. A yard..."
"Okay, okay, I'm a talker, ignorant, and I made a mistake. That's what I meant anyway. Don't worry, this yard is your home, and we are all your relatives. If you have anything to say, we will definitely help you get things done."
The elder said with a smile, "Professor Xu, we are all rough people with no culture, that's pretty much it. We will all be one family from now on. People have to help each other.”
Silly Zhu was accompanying the deaf old lady, looking at the dishes on the table and introducing them one by one, when he heard the second uncle whispering to the side.
“Why don’t we just move to a new neighbor? It’s such a huge arrogance, and a bunch of people are still joining in the fun with shy faces. What the hell.”
The voice was very small, mixed in with the laughter and laughter. In the scene, no one really heard it, but there was an exception. Chen Rui, who was sitting next to Professor Xu, heard it. She frowned and glanced at the second uncle without saying a word.
Zhu Xuefeng is not far away, his ears are very good, and he can hear it. The second uncle is like this. It is not good to see others, especially after the accident happened a year ago and the team leader was dismissed. So true.
A burst of warm applause interrupted this episode. Seeing the first man sitting down, Zhu Xuefeng stood up.
Seeing Zhu Xuefeng take the initiative to stand up on such an occasion, many people were surprised. They heard Zhu Xuefeng bow to the tables and say happily.
“Dear aunts, uncles, aunts and uncles, today I will take this opportunity to introduce to you. Many people may not know that Professor Xu and I started dealing with each other two years ago.”
As expected, there was a lot of discussion below. Even Chen Rui didn't know that Zhu Xuefeng had known Professor Xu so early.
"Professor Xu is a man with good knowledge and good temper. You will know these things after we have been together for a long time. What I want to say is that Professor Xu is an expert in automobiles specially invited by our steel rolling mill. , our factory has established a special vehicle factory, everyone knows it."
Looking at everyone listening attentively, Zhu Xuefeng paused, "I will tell you now that Professor Xu is almost completing the first new truck. The design is now in the experimental stage, and its performance has far exceeded that of existing trucks. Think about what this kind of truck will bring once it is produced in our factory.”
There was an uproar at the bottom. No one knows the news, but if this kind of truck is put into production, everyone is still clear about the benefits it will bring. A motorcycle project will greatly increase the welfare of the factory, which is much higher than other factories in the same area. Now the welfare of the steel rolling plant It is much easier for employees to find partners.
“I won’t say much else. Professor Xu is the key to the rapid development of our steel rolling mill. I am lucky enough to live in the same courtyard with you. Let’s talk about whether we should provide Professor Xu with peace of mind. Should the research environment allow Professor Xu to feel the care and love of our family members? ”
(End of Chapter)