Chapter 155. Human relationship
Lin Qing He wasn't in a rush to leave the supply and demand cooperative and chatted with Shen Yu.
She also cared about Shen Yu's dating matter.
Shen Yu was still a little shy, Without needing Lin Qing He to ask afterward, she spilled it all out.
Her match was called Chen Jie, an very upright young man. He had told her all about himself like his salary and all.
"It's just a bit crowded at home." Shen Yu sighed.
Everything else was fine, but Chen Jie's house was too crowded. There were so many people in the house.
"It's not just his family that is crowded. The housing conditions are so tight now. It's pretty good to have a place to stay." Lin Qing He said honestly.
Don't assume that it's so impressive being a city folk. It was only impressive on the surface because even though the city people have jobs, the actual housing conditions were a bit worse than those in the countryside.
Inside that small tube-shaped apartment, it was only a few dozen of square. Sometimes a dozen people within three generations lived together.
No wonder the relationship between brothers and sisters in this era was mostly relatively poor. If one wanted to find people who live in harmony, they can't find a few.
This was the reason.
With so many people squeezed together, all the good feelings were all crowded out.
"The main thing is that you and him both have jobs. If you get married, you will go back there to live at night. You won't be there all day. In fact, it doesn't matter much." Lin Qing He stated.
"I actually plan to save money to buy one." Shen Yu said.
"That's a lot of money." Lin Qing He looked at her and exclaimed.
She didn't expect this girl to actually want to buy a house by herself.
It was indeed possible to buy a house at this time, but at this time there were too few houses that can be bought. And they must have the qualification to. Everyone also had a standard for the size of the house, and it was not good to live in a large area.
People will comment about them enjoying feudalism.
Of course, if it was like Su Da Lin inheriting from his parents, then naturally there was no problem.
When Su Da Lin's parents were still alive, his grandfather and grandmother were also there, so it was excessive for the whole family to live together.
But for now, it was undoubtedly spacious for Su Da Lin and Zhou Xiao Mei.
"It does take a lot of money and may not be able to buy it." Shen Yu lamented.
Lin Qing He said, "I know some people. I can ask around for you?"
Shen Yu's eyes lit up and looked at her as she exclaimed, "Do you really know someone?"
"I don't know if there's any available. Don't hold too much hope. I can go and ask about it for you." Lin Qing He stated.
"Then I will trouble you, Sister. If there is, it's fine even if it's older and smaller." Shen Yu said quickly.
Lin Qing He promised and came over to ask the retired female worker who made her the quilt.
"You want a house?" the ma'am asked.
"What I want? One of my sisters wants to get married and the man's house doesn't have enough room. That's why they want to move out?" Lin Qing he explained.
When she said that, this ma'am understood what the situation was. Every household was similar these days.
"I know one, but it's a bit shabby and pretty small." The ma'am mentioned.
This old ma'am could help out when Lin Qing He needed help was all because Lin Qing He often brought pork over to sell to her.
Sometimes she had to request the secret code from Lin Qing He for the black market.
Lin Qing He asked her if she was free. She happened to be, so she brought her over for a look.
The house was indeed small. It was ten square meters at most and had been there for so long that it was somewhat old. Have to say, such a house was also extremely rare.
The other party was a little old lady and got a grandson in the family. Just the grandmother and grandson pair.
The two of them had another house to live in. They really want to sell this house, but due to the fact that the price was pretty high, no one came to enquire.
That house cost eighty yuan, plus 50 jins worth of food coupons.
In this era, the price was definitely not cheap, and it can even be said to be expensive.
Still, Lin Qing He came over to let Shen Yu know.
Shen Yu didn't expect to receive news so soon.
"It's only ten square meters, what's more, it's a bit old. The other party demanded eighty yuan and fifty jins worth of food coupons. This is extremely dear. I will give you the address. After work, you will take your man over to discuss it and see if it can be lowered, It's getting late, I have to go back." Lin Qing He wrote her an address and said.
"Thank you, Sister," Shen Yu hurriedly responded.
This was a great help. As she and Chen Jie both had to go to work, there was no time to find it. She never thought Lin Qing He to be so well-connected and I found it in one afternoon.
Lin Qing He waved her hand after leaving the address and went home first.
She went out much longer today, making Mother Zhou couldn't help but worry if something happened.
When she got home, it was almost half past five. Lin Qing He tidied up and started preparing dinner.
"Why were you gone so long today?" Mother Zhou asked with a sigh of relief, seeing that she came back without an incident.
"I have a friend who needs help, so I gave a hand on the way. She sold me this moon cake." Lin Qing He said.
Even though she had introduced an excellent match to the other, the social connection shouldn't be used in this way as the relationship between people wasn't one way.
So when Shen Yu needed help, she can lend a hand. In the future, Shen Yu will be able to make it easier when she needs to buy anything.
This was the long-term relationship between people.
"This moon cake isn't cheap, right?" Mother Zhou asked.
"Used some food coupons. The others aren't expensive." Lin Qing He answered as she worked away.
Mother Zhou had already prepared the cornmeal dough. Lin Qing He only needed to steam it in the pot. She swiftly handled the ricefield eel that Zhou Dong brought over yesterday, and then prepared it to stew it with pickled veg.
Stewed eel and pickled veg with a little ginger added. The soup became thick and white. The sweetness was very sweet. The boys especially liked it.
Then there was a scrambled egg with cucumber. Dinner was mostly like this.
Generally, the majority of scrambled eggs and cucumbers were cucumbers. As for the eggs, four or five beaten was sufficient and once it was fried, it turned out particularly fragrant. That's because they were all fried with lard.
When it comes to using lard, Lin Qing He and Mother Zhou have a very different concept.
Lin Qing He dug a spoonful every time, which caused Mother Zhou to feel heartache when she saw it. According to her, Lin Qing He's spoonful of oil could allow her to cook four or five dishes.
But after all these days, Mother Zhou had become accustomed to it and said.
She knew very well that if she interfered, her daughter-in-law would let them old couple go back to eating by themselves.
But the old saying was well said, it was easy to change from frugality to luxury, while it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality.
Now that she was used to eating what Fourth's wife made, Mother Zhou might felt unaccustomed to it if one asks them to do it by themselves.
After Lin Qing He's two dishes were brought to the table, Father Zhou and Zhou Qing Bai only came back. The three boys also came back together. The three stinky brats were dirty all over.
It was basically like this in summer, but not a moment of cleanliness.
Lin Qing He wasn't in a rush to leave the supply and demand cooperative and chatted with Shen Yu.
She also cared about Shen Yu's dating matter.
Shen Yu was still a little shy, Without needing Lin Qing He to ask afterward, she spilled it all out.
Her match was called Chen Jie, an very upright young man. He had told her all about himself like his salary and all.
"It's just a bit crowded at home." Shen Yu sighed.
Everything else was fine, but Chen Jie's house was too crowded. There were so many people in the house.
"It's not just his family that is crowded. The housing conditions are so tight now. It's pretty good to have a place to stay." Lin Qing He said honestly.
Don't assume that it's so impressive being a city folk. It was only impressive on the surface because even though the city people have jobs, the actual housing conditions were a bit worse than those in the countryside.
Inside that small tube-shaped apartment, it was only a few dozen of square. Sometimes a dozen people within three generations lived together.
No wonder the relationship between brothers and sisters in this era was mostly relatively poor. If one wanted to find people who live in harmony, they can't find a few.
This was the reason.
With so many people squeezed together, all the good feelings were all crowded out.
"The main thing is that you and him both have jobs. If you get married, you will go back there to live at night. You won't be there all day. In fact, it doesn't matter much." Lin Qing He stated.
"I actually plan to save money to buy one." Shen Yu said.
"That's a lot of money." Lin Qing He looked at her and exclaimed.
She didn't expect this girl to actually want to buy a house by herself.
It was indeed possible to buy a house at this time, but at this time there were too few houses that can be bought. And they must have the qualification to. Everyone also had a standard for the size of the house, and it was not good to live in a large area.
People will comment about them enjoying feudalism.
Of course, if it was like Su Da Lin inheriting from his parents, then naturally there was no problem.
When Su Da Lin's parents were still alive, his grandfather and grandmother were also there, so it was excessive for the whole family to live together.
But for now, it was undoubtedly spacious for Su Da Lin and Zhou Xiao Mei.
"It does take a lot of money and may not be able to buy it." Shen Yu lamented.
Lin Qing He said, "I know some people. I can ask around for you?"
Shen Yu's eyes lit up and looked at her as she exclaimed, "Do you really know someone?"
"I don't know if there's any available. Don't hold too much hope. I can go and ask about it for you." Lin Qing He stated.
"Then I will trouble you, Sister. If there is, it's fine even if it's older and smaller." Shen Yu said quickly.
Lin Qing He promised and came over to ask the retired female worker who made her the quilt.
"You want a house?" the ma'am asked.
"What I want? One of my sisters wants to get married and the man's house doesn't have enough room. That's why they want to move out?" Lin Qing he explained.
When she said that, this ma'am understood what the situation was. Every household was similar these days.
"I know one, but it's a bit shabby and pretty small." The ma'am mentioned.
This old ma'am could help out when Lin Qing He needed help was all because Lin Qing He often brought pork over to sell to her.
Sometimes she had to request the secret code from Lin Qing He for the black market.
Lin Qing He asked her if she was free. She happened to be, so she brought her over for a look.
The house was indeed small. It was ten square meters at most and had been there for so long that it was somewhat old. Have to say, such a house was also extremely rare.
The other party was a little old lady and got a grandson in the family. Just the grandmother and grandson pair.
The two of them had another house to live in. They really want to sell this house, but due to the fact that the price was pretty high, no one came to enquire.
That house cost eighty yuan, plus 50 jins worth of food coupons.
In this era, the price was definitely not cheap, and it can even be said to be expensive.
Still, Lin Qing He came over to let Shen Yu know.
Shen Yu didn't expect to receive news so soon.
"It's only ten square meters, what's more, it's a bit old. The other party demanded eighty yuan and fifty jins worth of food coupons. This is extremely dear. I will give you the address. After work, you will take your man over to discuss it and see if it can be lowered, It's getting late, I have to go back." Lin Qing He wrote her an address and said.
"Thank you, Sister," Shen Yu hurriedly responded.
This was a great help. As she and Chen Jie both had to go to work, there was no time to find it. She never thought Lin Qing He to be so well-connected and I found it in one afternoon.
Lin Qing He waved her hand after leaving the address and went home first.
She went out much longer today, making Mother Zhou couldn't help but worry if something happened.
When she got home, it was almost half past five. Lin Qing He tidied up and started preparing dinner.
"Why were you gone so long today?" Mother Zhou asked with a sigh of relief, seeing that she came back without an incident.
"I have a friend who needs help, so I gave a hand on the way. She sold me this moon cake." Lin Qing He said.
Even though she had introduced an excellent match to the other, the social connection shouldn't be used in this way as the relationship between people wasn't one way.
So when Shen Yu needed help, she can lend a hand. In the future, Shen Yu will be able to make it easier when she needs to buy anything.
This was the long-term relationship between people.
"This moon cake isn't cheap, right?" Mother Zhou asked.
"Used some food coupons. The others aren't expensive." Lin Qing He answered as she worked away.
Mother Zhou had already prepared the cornmeal dough. Lin Qing He only needed to steam it in the pot. She swiftly handled the ricefield eel that Zhou Dong brought over yesterday, and then prepared it to stew it with pickled veg.
Stewed eel and pickled veg with a little ginger added. The soup became thick and white. The sweetness was very sweet. The boys especially liked it.
Then there was a scrambled egg with cucumber. Dinner was mostly like this.
Generally, the majority of scrambled eggs and cucumbers were cucumbers. As for the eggs, four or five beaten was sufficient and once it was fried, it turned out particularly fragrant. That's because they were all fried with lard.
When it comes to using lard, Lin Qing He and Mother Zhou have a very different concept.
Lin Qing He dug a spoonful every time, which caused Mother Zhou to feel heartache when she saw it. According to her, Lin Qing He's spoonful of oil could allow her to cook four or five dishes.
But after all these days, Mother Zhou had become accustomed to it and said.
She knew very well that if she interfered, her daughter-in-law would let them old couple go back to eating by themselves.
But the old saying was well said, it was easy to change from frugality to luxury, while it is difficult to change from luxury to frugality.
Now that she was used to eating what Fourth's wife made, Mother Zhou might felt unaccustomed to it if one asks them to do it by themselves.
After Lin Qing He's two dishes were brought to the table, Father Zhou and Zhou Qing Bai only came back. The three boys also came back together. The three stinky brats were dirty all over.
It was basically like this in summer, but not a moment of cleanliness.
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