Chapter 132 Lin Qiuyue!
Chapter 132 Lin Qiuyue!
Jia Dongming first went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought some peanuts and melon seeds. He then went to the market to buy some vegetables. He then rode his bicycle to a deserted place and took out two kilograms of pork belly, a slaughtered old hen, two hairtails, some fruits rewarded by the system, and the canned fruits that Jia Zhang had asked him for. Then he rode his bicycle towards Tongluoguxiang.
Jia Dongming rode his bicycle and quickly returned to the courtyard. Just as he was about to push his bicycle into the courtyard, a pair of sisters happened to walk out of the courtyard. When the older woman saw Jia Dongming, she immediately greeted him warmly, "Chief Jia! Good morning! Are you back from the market buying vegetables?"
When Jia Dongming saw the two sisters coming towards him and heard their greetings, he asked them in a very friendly tone: "Yu Li! Good morning! Where are you going so early in the morning?"
When Yu Li heard Jia Dongming's question, she quickly answered, "Chief Jia! Isn't it Sunday? My sister doesn't have to go to school today, so she came to me to go shopping with her."
After hearing what Yu Li said, Jia Dongming smiled and said to her, "Yu Li! Then you guys take your time shopping. I'll go home first."
Yu Haitang, who was standing next to Yu Li, saw Jia Dongming pushing his bicycle into the courtyard and asked Yu Li hurriedly, "Sister! This Section Chief Jia is the section chief there. How come I have never seen him before when I came to your compound?"
When Yu Li heard Yu Haitang's question, she thought of Jia Dongming's identity and introduced him to Yu Haitang as they walked: "Haitang! He is the eldest son of the Jia family in the middle courtyard of our compound. He just retired from the army a few days ago and is now the security chief of the steel rolling mill. His monthly salary is a full 135 yuan."
"One hundred and thirty-five yuan, my goodness, that's almost half a year's salary for my dad." When Yu Haitang learned the amount of Jia Dongming's salary, an expression of surprise and envy appeared on her face.
Jia Dongming had just walked into the middle courtyard pushing his bicycle. Xiaodang, who was playing in the courtyard, saw Jia Dongming coming back. He quickly ran to Jia Dongming with his short legs, hugged Jia Dongming's thighs, and asked him in a baby voice, "Uncle! Where did you go just now? I looked for you for a long time, but couldn't find you."
When Jia Dongming heard Xiaodang's question, he picked him up and put him on the crossbar of the bicycle. He replied in a friendly manner, "Xiaodang! Uncle went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy you something delicious."
When Xiaodang heard Jia Dongming's answer, he asked in a baby voice, "Uncle! What delicious food is that? Xiaodang wants to eat it so much."
Jia Zhang, who was sitting at the doorway sewing shoe soles, heard the conversation between Jia Dongming and Xiaodang, and immediately asked Jia Dongming, "Dongming! What did you buy?"
When Jia Dongming heard Jia Zhang's question and saw that all the aunties in the courtyard were looking at him curiously, he smiled and replied, "Mom! I'm lucky today. My comrade's supply and marketing cooperative has hairtail for sale, so I bought two hairtails, as well as two pounds of pork belly and an old hen."
When Jia Zhang learned that Jia Dongming had bought so many good things, she happily told Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Take the things home quickly, and wait for Huairu to come back and ask her to pack them for you."
Jia Dongming pushed his bicycle back to the courtyard quickly. He parked the bicycle, took Xiaodang off the crossbar of the bicycle, and asked Xiaodang with a smile, "Xiaodang! Where is your brother? Why isn't he doing his homework in the house?"
When Xiaodang heard Jia Dongming asking about Banggeng, she immediately remembered that Banggeng went out to play without her, and she immediately complained to Jia Dongming: "Uncle! Brother went out to play without Xiaodang, and you won't give me delicious food later."
Jia Dongming took off the cloth bag tied to the back seat of the bicycle, then took Xiaodang's hand and walked towards the main room.
Entering the main room, Jia Dongming first took out the pork belly and old hen from the cloth bag, then took out the bought vegetables, plus peanuts and melon seeds, then took out two cans of canned fruit, and finally took out a few apples and a bunch of bananas.
When Xiao Dang saw the bananas that Jia Dongming took out of the bag, he asked Jia Dongming curiously, "Uncle! What are these yellow, curved things?"
When Jia Dongming heard Xiaodang's question and saw the banana in Xiaodang's finger, he immediately broke off a banana, peeled the banana, handed the banana to Xiaodang, and said in a friendly tone: "Xiaodang! This is a banana, soft, sweet, and delicious."
When Xiaodang heard what Jia Dongming said, he immediately reached out to take the banana from Jia Dongming's hand, opened his mouth and took a small bite. The sweet taste made Xiaodang like the taste of bananas immediately, and he said happily: "Uncle! Xiaodang has never eaten such delicious bananas in his life." When Jia Dongming heard what Xiaodang said, he smiled and said to Xiaodang: "Xiaodang! Do you know how long this life is? Although bananas are rare now, they will become a very common fruit when you grow up. By then, you can eat as many as you want."
At around ten o'clock in the morning, matchmaker Wang led a girl into the courtyard. When she saw Jia Zhang sitting at the door sewing shoe soles, she smiled and said to her, "Sister Zhang! I brought Lin Qiuyue to you."
When Jia Zhang saw Matchmaker Wang leading a girl into the middle courtyard, she immediately put down her work and stood up from the stool. She first glanced at Lin Qiuyue who was standing next to Matchmaker Wang, with a satisfied smile on her face, and quickly called out to the two of them, "Sister Wang, Miss Lin Qiuyue, please follow me."
When Sha Zhu heard that Jia Dongming was going to have a blind date today, he waited in the house for Matchmaker Wang to arrive early in the morning.
When Sha Zhu heard the conversation between Matchmaker Wang and Jia Zhang in the yard, he immediately ran out of the house. The first thing he saw was Lin Qiuyue following Matchmaker Wang. He immediately felt his eyes brighten up and hurriedly greeted Matchmaker Wang, "Aunt Wang! I also want to find a wife. Can you help me find one?"
When matchmaker Wang heard Sha Zhu's words and thought about his request to find a partner, she said to him in a bad mood, "Zhuzi! I have arranged several blind dates for you, but the one you like doesn't like you, and the one who likes you doesn't like you. How can I arrange anything for you?"
"Shazhu! Why are you here? Today is our Dongming's blind date. You can wait until Dongming is done with the blind date, then you can go find Wang's eldest sister." Jia Zhang, who was standing by, saw Shazhu stopping matchmaker Wang and asking her to introduce him to a partner. Her face suddenly darkened and she scolded Shazhu in dissatisfaction.
When Sha Zhu heard Jia Zhang's reprimand, he realized that his behavior was inappropriate. He smiled and said to Matchmaker Wang: "Aunt Wang! I'll come to see you later."
When Sha Zhu said this, he smiled at Matchmaker Wang and led Lin Qiuyue into the gate of the other courtyard. He muttered in his heart, "The girl that Matchmaker Wang brought today is prettier than Sister Qin. It would be great if Matchmaker Wang could introduce this girl to me."
The residents in the courtyard saw Matchmaker Wang leading a very beautiful girl towards the other courtyard. Some nosy neighbors followed behind and walked towards Jia Dongming's small courtyard.
Jia Zhang led Matchmaker Wang and Lin Qiuyue into the courtyard and introduced them to Lin Qiuyue with pride: "Miss Qiuyue, this courtyard of our Dongming family has a total of five rooms, and this courtyard is also our Dongming's private property. If you marry into our family, you don't have to worry about not having enough room to live in the future."
When Jia Zhang introduced this, she immediately shouted to the inside of the house, "Dongming! Dongming! Come out quickly. Your aunt Wang is here with Miss Qiuyue."
When matchmaker Wang learned that this small courtyard was Jia Dongming's private property, she was shocked and asked Jia Zhang: "Sister Zhang! You just said that this small courtyard is your Jia family's private property. Is the house in the middle courtyard also your family's private property?"
When Jia Zhang heard Wang the matchmaker's question, she showed a proud expression on her face and introduced Wang the matchmaker, "Wang's eldest sister! A few days ago, our Dongming caught a few enemy spies in the factory. The steel mill rewarded our Dongming with a sum of money, but our Dongming refused to accept it and asked the steel mill to sell us the house we live in. This yard and the house in the middle yard cost a total of 1,500 yuan."
"Now Huairu and I live in the house in the middle courtyard, and Dongming and my good grandson Banggeng live here. In addition, Dongming plans to find a master from the street office to renovate the house in two days. If Miss Qiuyue marries Dongming, she won't have to worry about not having enough room to live in."
When Matchmaker Wang learned about the current conditions of the Jia family, an expression of envy appeared on her face, and she even secretly regretted in her heart. If she had known that the Jia family's conditions were so good, she should have introduced her niece from her mother's side to Jia Dongming.
But even though she regretted it, Wang the Matchmaker still had some basic professional ethics. Facing Jia Zhang's Versailles, Wang the Matchmaker couldn't help but sigh, "Sister Zhang! Your Dongming not only has a high income, but he even owns his own house. If Qiuyue marries into your Jia family, she won't have to worry about food and shelter in the future."
(End of this chapter)