Seeing that his eldest brother and father both nodded and said nothing, Li Xuewu sat down to eat.

The eldest grandma came in when Li Xuewu was almost done eating, and said to Li Xuewu, "The house in the backyard is always on fire. If you want to take a look, go and have a look. If there is anything else you need to buy, tell the third child."

The third child here refers to Wen San'er. Wen San'er is only one generation younger than my eldest grandma, so she is called the third child.

Li Xuewu nodded in agreement and told Liu Yin that he still had tasks to go out tomorrow morning, but the bed quilt and curtains of the new house hadn't been done yet. He wanted to ask a few skilled helpers in the yard. Thinking about this

It took a few days for the decoration to smell and I moved in.

Liu Yin and the old woman agreed to help make quilts tomorrow when they had nothing to do. At this time, the sister-in-law who was reading in the south room said, "Second brother, it's not that my sister-in-law doesn't help, it's just a coincidence. A classmate from the south will come back tomorrow, so I'll just stay like this."

It’s only two days. It just so happens that there’s no class tomorrow, so we want to go out and have a party.”

Li Xuewu cleared away the rice bowl after eating, nodded and said, "It's okay, there are many people at home, sister-in-law, you are busy with your work."

Seeing that Liu Yin looked wrong, Li Xuewu hurriedly patted Liu Yin's shoulder, put his arms around his mother and said, "Mom, I'm going to find someone who will help tomorrow. I'm afraid that someone might have something to do temporarily. I'll just borrow the food from the engineering team of the West Hospital tomorrow to help."

For lunch and dinner, we will focus on cooking most of them tomorrow. You and I will work hard on the remaining bits and pieces. I will ask Qin Huairu for help, and I should be able to finish it soon."

Liu Yin said, "You go to Yu Li across the street. She is good at craftsmanship. I have seen her handiwork. Her mother is also a good teacher. Then go to your aunt, she is also good. Plus Qin Huairu, we will

Five is enough. We have two sewing machines at home. Qin Huairu’s family has one, and your aunt’s family also has one. Four sewing machines can finish the work in one day tomorrow.”

Li Xuewu saw that Liu Yin didn't show any mercy to his sister-in-law, so he said yes and walked out the door.

We first came to Yan Jiecheng's house, and it was Yan Jiecheng who opened the door. This boy had obviously come back from his mother's house. He glanced at the house and saw Yu Li sitting on the kang in the room, wiping her tears.

Seeing Yan Jiecheng awkwardly letting him in, he was obviously afraid that Li Xuewu would say that he was quick to talk, and that he was too embarrassed to let people know about the bad things going on in his family.

Yan Jiecheng's room was too small, so Li Xuewu could only sit on the kang when he entered the room. Yu Li on the other side of the kang turned around embarrassedly, with her back to Li Xuewu.

Li Xuewu knocked on the door and came in. Instead of avoiding it or pretending not to see it, he asked, "Why, isn't Jie Cheng already working and starting to make money to support the family? Why are you still crying?"

Yu Li didn't say anything, and Yan Jiecheng explained awkwardly, "Yu Li's family wants to use a bicycle. My dad said he would go fishing tomorrow, but he didn't lend it to her. He was wiping his tears."

Yu Li was also a little embarrassed and stopped crying, but it didn't look good here.

Li Xuewuxin said that he was talking about this matter with the third uncle just now. How could he not know that he was now deliberately visiting the door to bring "warmth" and "picky eaters".

"Hey, I, the third uncle, what should I say? I have been scheming all my life, and I am still scheming against my children."

Li Xuewu asked Yu Li with a loyal look, "When will my sister-in-law use the car?"

Yu Li knew that Li Xuewu had a bicycle and it was new. She turned around and replied hurriedly, regardless of her unwiped tears, "It will only take me a morning to take my old lady around."

Li Xuewu nodded and said with a smile, "For outsiders who have never seen the bustle of Sijiu City, they should take a look around. This is also the hospitality of us Beijing people. This is business. I have something to trouble my sister-in-law. Time

That's right."

When Li Xuewu saw the couple, he looked over and continued, "The house in my backyard has been renovated, and I am going to make some curtains, quilts, etc. My mother said that she has seen your craftsmanship and wants to ask for your help. I have to drive the carriage to go out to do errands tomorrow."

"Son, I don't need a car. Sister-in-law, you can ride there. When you come back at noon, you can help me with my handiwork."

When Yu Li heard the good news brought by Li Xuewu, she finally burst into laughter. Before Yan Jiecheng could agree, she replied, "It's a good relationship. I will definitely come back at noon. I will go to your house to help after I have a meal."

Li Xuewu handed the key in his pocket to Yu Li and said with a smile, "Just go to the backyard. My mother and grandma will go there. The car is under the window of the back-seat house. Let's ride away tomorrow morning."

After saying that, she left the door of their house. The room was too narrow. Yu Li was a little excited. She was afraid that she would not be able to move around in the room. It would not be good to have any contact with Yan Jiecheng in front of Yan Jiecheng. Besides, it was not good to live in such a small room.

Uncomfortable

Clothes.

Yu Li and his wife waved their hands as they greeted each other warmly, and then turned to the old man's house in the middle courtyard. After entering the door, they saw the aunt glueing the soles of her shoes with glue, and the old man drinking tea while listening to the music from the box.

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Seeing Li Xuewu enter the house, the old couple were very surprised. Seeing that it was night, Li Xuewu didn't waste any words and made his request straight to the point.

The aunt agreed happily and even used the sewing machine at home. They all lived in the same courtyard and no one needed it.

Although it is said that Li Xuewu is about to come down now, even if he does come down, he will not step on him, because when Li Xuewu became the security section chief, he did not fawn over Li Xuewu.

Why? Just because the first uncle is an eighth-level worker, and this is a job that requires no help. The steel rolling mill can be replaced by a security section chief, and the leader does not have to frown.

However, it is absolutely impossible to replace the big boss. The steel rolling mill is so large and there are only a few eighth-level workers. They are all treasures.

In this era, skilled workers are tough. You, Li Xuewu, can be dismissed today, but workers will not be dismissed. That position belongs to him. Even if the workpiece is not completed, it is still his. I haven’t heard anyone say that you will be dismissed by the boss.

What about the seventh-level worker or the sixth-level worker?

Seeing that the eldest mother agreed and did not accept the eldest brother's request to stay, she greeted the couple and went out.

Li Xuewu didn't plan to go to Qin Huairu to talk about this tonight. He would just talk about it tomorrow morning. But as soon as he walked to the backyard and opened the door of his house, he saw Qin Huairu coming from the moon gate with a stick.

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"I was just about to find you when I saw you coming out of the first uncle's house." Qin Huairu walked over with a smile, followed by Banggeng, who nodded to Li Xuewu and called "Uncle Wu."

Since the last time he reached a "strategic partnership" with Li Xuewu here, Banggeng is no longer as afraid of "Li Ershen" as before. Although he still has to sweep the floor and feed the chickens, he has seen Li Xuewu's face.

Dare to say hello normally,

Li Xuewu opened the door, turned on the light cord, and let Qin Huairu and his wife in.

There are no curtains in this room, and the newly opened windows are very bright. Standing outside and looking inside the room, you can see the real beauty, and you are not afraid of others misunderstanding. Besides, Qin Huairu came here as a mother-in-law, so there is no taboo.

"What's going on? It's already this hour and Banggeng hasn't slept yet?" Li Xuewu picked up the fire in the fireplace with tongs, threw two more briquettes in to make the fire burn brighter, and went to the kitchen again.

I looked at the heating stove and refilled it with briquettes.

Although there are no curtains or door curtains in this room, it is not cold at all. Grandma has been burning the room for the past two days, just to warm the room and disperse the smell.

During the day, grandma would come and open the window for a while to get some fresh air, and then close it when she left.

Because the heater in the house has been turned on, the windows cannot be opened for a long time for fear of freezing.

Qin Huairu entered the room but did not answer Li Xuewu's words, but looked at it carefully.

This room is actually the same size as Qin Huairu's house, but it is much neater than theirs, especially the snow-white ceiling, which is even brighter when illuminated by incandescent lights.

The furniture in this room looks like old furniture, but it has a sense of history. My grandma and the old lady have been here for the past two days. They will help Li Xuewu clean up. The furniture has been wiped down.

When it came out, it no longer looked like the "pearl covered with dust" in the store. Instead, it became neat and tidy, and with the patina of history, you could tell at a glance that it was not an ordinary product.

"As soon as he finished his homework, he asked me to come to your house to see if there is anything I need help with. Now I see that your house is really well tidied up. The sofa and wall clock are of a style I have never seen before."

Seeing Qin Huairu's surprise, Li Xuewu smiled and asked the couple to sit on the sofa and said, "They are all second-hand goods, just for cheap."

Qin Huairu was shrewd. She raised her eyebrows at Li Xuewu and said, "Just fool me. I've never eaten pork and I've never seen a pig run away. How can I not tell if something is bad?"

Then he pointed to the sofa that Li Xuewu let the couple sit on and said, "This is not a bargain. The ones I have seen at the supply and marketing cooperative are priced at more than 30 yuan than this time."

Li Xuewu sat on the single sofa, took out two pieces of candy from his pocket and threw them to Banggan. He took out a cigarette and lit it on the fireplace.

Bangge actually learned how to be polite with Li Xuewu. When he saw Li Xuewu throwing candies to him casually, as if throwing cigarettes to an adult, he thought that Uncle Wu was really fastidious and much more chic than the silly uncle.

"Thank you, Uncle Wu!"

Li Xuewu waved his hand carelessly, put the cigarette case on the coffee table in front of him, and said to Qin Huairu who was sitting next to him, "I just said that I wanted to ask you for some help. I thought it would be inconvenient to be late."

Didn’t go to your house”

Qin Huairu also had something to say to Li Xuewu. When she heard Li Xuewu say that she wanted help, she nodded and said, "Tell me, sister, you are still polite."

Li Xuewu knew why Qin Huairu came to see him. Seeing that she knew about his affairs and still treated him the same way, he directly said, "What do you want tomorrow? I need to make new quilts and mattresses for this house.

I know you are good at making quilts, curtains and other fabrics. If you are free, come and help me make them for a day tomorrow. We will provide food for our family."

Qin Huairu slapped the hand that touched Banggeng on the coffee table, glared at Banggeng, and said, "Look what you said, if you don't provide food, I won't do it for you? It's just a craft job, who are you looking for?"

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Since Li Xuewu said he would do it every day, he planned to do it all in one day. He must have found a few people to do it together. At least when he went to the uncle's house just now, he should have gone to find the aunt.

Li Xuewu flicked the ash in the fireplace and saw that the ash was sucked in by the stove mouth. He thought that this stove was really useful.

"I'm not looking for anyone, just my mom, my grandma, Yu Li, my eldest mom, and you. My mom said five people are enough. Also, I might use your sewing machine."

Qin Huairu said nonchalantly, "Okay, I'll come over as soon as you finish cleaning up tomorrow morning. Can you buy cotton cloth and cotton?"

Li Xuewu pointed to the inner room, and thought it would be a good idea to let Qin Huairu take a look first, and if there was any shortage, he could quickly make up for it, so he stood up and led Qin Huairu to the bedroom in the south room.

Qin Huairu glared at Banggeng and whispered, "Sit here obediently and don't touch things." After that, she followed Li Xuewu to the south room.

After Li Xuewu packed up the furniture last time, he put the cloth and cotton on the kang cabinet at the end of the kang. This kang cabinet was made of solid wood by the boss. No glue or paint was used. It was just fixed with mortise and tenon.

Covered the surface with varnish.

After shaking the unrolled cloth and the bag of cotton, Qin Huairu felt dizzy and said, "How much did you buy?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I still have to use the set of luggage at the steel rolling mill. I can't get it back. The set of luggage in the back room is also old and I'm going to dismantle it to make a bed quilt, so I have to help me make it here."

Two sets of bedding”

Li Xuewu pointed to the roll of quilt cover with navy blue patterns and large flowers, and the white quilt lining cloth, indicating that these cloths should be used.

Then he pointed to the piece of white sand cloth and the navy blue solid cotton cloth and said, "Made two sets of curtains, one set of white sand that is transparent and one set of navy blue that is opaque."

Qin Huairu touched the roll of white gauze and said with envy, "Why are you so particular about making two sets?"

Li Xuewu smiled and said, "I don't have time to embroider various patterns on the curtains like your family, so I can only cut out the complicated ones and simplify them."

Qin Huairu is a woman and often works as a female worker. Of course she knows that these two sets of curtains have their own functions, but when Li Xuewu said so, she just listened to it.
To be continued...