vrcanaries Chapter 139 Yellow Wine
Chapter 139 Yellow Wine
“I don’t have any ideas, I’ll listen to you,” Cai Quanwu said.
"Alright, Second Uncle, I've boiled a big pot of water in the kitchen. Go take a bath in the bathroom."
I've prepared a set of clothes for you in the bathroom. Change into them after you shower.
"You take a shower at home later, I'll go find Director Wang."
As he spoke, Sha Zhu led Cai Quanwu to the bathroom in the west room.
After helping to prepare the bathtub with water, Sha Zhu braved the wind and snow to leave home. He took a can of milk powder from his spatial storage, put it in a cloth bag, and went to the neighborhood office.
As soon as they entered the street office gate, Xiao Liang came out of the gatehouse and pulled Sha Zhu inside.
Sha Zhu asked curiously, "Brother Xiao, don't you recognize me? I still need to go inside to find Director Wang."
Xiao Liang grabbed Sha Zhu's neck and asked in a low voice,
"This morning, Li Gang asked me to apply some medicine to his body. He had bruises all over his body. Did you hit him?"
"No, we were just sparring, but it was a head-on clash. I had medicine all over my body, so we were evenly matched."
"What, Brother Xiao, you want to stand up for Li Gang? How about we set aside some time to give it a try?"
"No, I can't even beat Li Gang. Zhu Zi, could you teach me a couple of moves?"
"You don't know, there are always fights near my house. Li Gang doesn't want to teach me; he's afraid I'll hurt someone."
“I’m afraid you’ll hurt him. Brother Xiao, you should go find Li Gang,” Sha Zhu said, then dashed out of the door and ran back inside.
Xiao Liang heard from Li Gang that he was from a high-ranking family, and he wondered how he ended up standing guard here.
If Sha Zhu really teaches martial arts and injures someone, the consequences will be dire, especially since those kids from the compound are all competitive and don't respect each other.
After Sha Zhu arrived at Director Wang's office, Director Wang said,
"Don't worry, we won't be sending anyone to your house today."
It just so happens to be the end of the year, and in preparation for the New Year, most people have done some repairs on their houses.
There aren't many people who need to be assigned, so the subdistrict office can handle it themselves.
"Zhu Zi, is there anything else you need from me?"
Sha Zhu opened the cloth bag he was carrying, took out the earthenware pot, and said,
"Director Wang, I heard that your daughter-in-law gave birth to a big, healthy grandson for you. This jar contains milk powder that I specially sourced for your family as a congratulatory gift."
Director Wang's eyes lit up. In the dead of winter, the milk from the dairy factory was mainly supplied to foreign missionaries and embassies.
The supply and marketing cooperative doesn't even have enough milk powder to meet its internal needs.
"Even with connections, it's hard to find this kind of formula," I said. "Where did this kid get it from?"
"You little rascal, you're smarter than a monkey when you're tangled up. So, what's up?"
Sha Zhu knew this would happen; if he had brought anything else, he would definitely have been kicked out by Director Wang by now.
"Director Wang, my uncle plans to stay at my house for a while before going to Qianmen Street to look for work."
Have you seen any progress on our little tavern project yet? I'm thinking of getting my uncle a temporary job at the local neighborhood office, is that alright?
The tavern opened and I did some purchasing work. My uncle also went to junior high school, but he dropped out before finishing.
I've done purchasing work at Fengzeyuan before, so I can teach him.
It won't take up much of our street office's quota for long, at most six months.
"Once you're familiar with life in our city, you should give up this position," Sha Zhu said.
"Zhu Zi, tell me where this milk powder came from first, then your uncle's problem can be solved," Director Wang said seriously.
"Director Wang, you need baby formula? How much do you need? I'll get you as much as you want."
When I was an apprentice at Fengzeyuan, I met a good friend who was from Inner Mongolia. He sent it to me.”
Sha Zhu started spouting nonsense again.
"Oh? Where was it sent? To your factory?"
"No, he thought I was still living with my master on Qianmen Street, so he sent it to Qianmen."
I only got it back a few days ago.
"What's wrong, Director Wang? You're not going to investigate sending milk powder, are you? It's not like it's a dangerous item."
"No, I just wanted to ask where you got them from. I'd like to buy some too. That's why you packaged them in earthenware jars."
It wasn't packaged in glass bottles or tin cans, so it wasn't bought from our city after all.
"Oh, Director Wang, I used the tin can to store my pocket money, so I specially replaced it with an earthenware pot for you."
"After all, it was sent from so far away; the earthenware pot would have broken on the way, wouldn't you say?"
"Okay, then could you perhaps ask your friend to send me some more baby formula?"
I've found a job for your uncle. He's literate, so he won't have to go to Qianmen Street anymore.
"Perfect timing, our neighborhood office is also short of literate staff."
As Sha Zhu put it, he couldn't very well send back milk powder only to find it in a clay pot again.
I don't want my uncle to stay in our neighborhood office any longer.
There's not much of a future for development here. There are over 800 businesses on Qianmen Street...
If you stay there long enough and take the time to understand things carefully, you can become quite familiar with it.
Thinking about the next move is so difficult, it's giving me a headache. I'll just have to take it one step at a time.
At worst, I'll have my uncle resign again. And if all else fails, I'll kill most of them who cross me.
"No problem, Director Wang, you'll have to wait for more than half a month."
"Silly Pillar said."
"Alright, have your uncle come over tomorrow. He needs to register as a migrant worker and get a temporary residence permit from the police station."
Also, once the snow stops, I'll have the lumber mill deliver some timber to you.
Could you make me some more tables, chairs, and benches? Is that alright?
"The tables and benches are fine. But Director Wang, can't my uncle apply for a Beijing household registration directly?"
"Not at the moment, unless your uncle's household registration is directly transferred to your household registration book, which is feasible."
Otherwise, we can only wait until your uncle settles down and has a stable job before transferring his household registration to our neighborhood office.
Sha Zhu thought it was quite easy to transfer his household registration to Beijing before 55.
Who knows what the conditions are for transferring household registration? Anyway, I've become a staff member of the neighborhood committee, so I figured my household registration issue could be resolved.
"Let Director Wang handle it; it's not much trouble," Sha Zhu thought to himself. After inquiring about some matters concerning the small restaurant, he went home.
That night, Sha Zhu arranged for Cai Quanwu to stay in the inner room on the bed, so that he could roll around on the heated kang without restraint.
The next morning, while Sha Zhu was still asleep at home, there was a loud banging on the gate.
Reluctantly getting out of bed and opening the door, I learned that the heavy snow had stopped.
The neighborhood committee began arranging for people from each compound to come out and shovel snow.
Sha Zhu and his nephew Cai Quanwu came out of the house carrying brooms and shovels.
The neighbors all exclaimed in surprise, "He Daqing is back!"
In no time, the two were surrounded by people.
After everyone confirmed that it was not He Daqing himself, they were all very surprised.
They each took their tools and began cleaning the streets.
The earth was covered in white, and people were very enthusiastic, chatting and clearing the snow from the road.
Occasionally, a few children would run out from the alley, chasing each other with snowballs they had made from the snow.
After shoveling snow in the morning, Sha Zhu followed Cai Quanwu to the police station with Director Wang's note to register and obtain a temporary residence permit.
In the afternoon, Sha Zhu left Cai Quanwu at home and went to his master's house.
My second uncle came over; I couldn't just leave him at home during the Lunar New Year.
I decided to go to my master's house for the New Year, so I had to go there in advance to give him some gifts and explain the situation.
Huadiao wine, also known as Zhuangyuanhong and Nuerhong, has the effects of strengthening the body, improving physical fitness, promoting blood circulation, and protecting the cardiovascular system.
It can have the effects of harmonizing blood, promoting qi circulation, invigorating the spirit, dispelling cold, and strengthening muscles and bones.
Regular consumption of Shaoxing wine can invigorate the spirit, boost physical strength, and eliminate ailments.
Sha Zhu walked to Qianmen Street and bought two cans of Shaoxing wine from a store specializing in liquor.
He took out a drop of divine water from his spatial storage, divided it into two halves, and put them into two jars of Shaoxing wine.
With these effects, even if the Shaoxing wine is fake, after adding the "divine water," it's no less potent than a thousand-year-old ginseng soaked in it.
Moreover, where can you find thousand-year-old ginseng these days? I don't even know if there are any hundred-year-old ginsengs. But I can cultivate some in my own space.
Then I took out four more cans of milk powder from my spatial storage. One can was from the master's house, and the other three were from earthenware jars. Perfect.