Scholars in the courtyard

Hearing the knock on the door, Xu Damao seemed to have found a savior. He quickly got up and threw the bowl on the table, ran to the door and opened it.

Outside the door, Jia Dongxu looked at Xu Damao with a smile on his face, as if he was showing off.

Don’t you just have a son? After a while, my brother drank Dabu Decoction, and we also have a son.

Huh, who are you looking down on?

"Dongxu, what's wrong? No money to buy milk powder?"

Xu Damao deliberately rubbed salt into the Jia family's wounds. Who doesn't know that the eldest grandson of the Jia family can eat it?

Jia Dongxu's face trembled, this really made Xu Damao collapse.

Seeing that their son's full moon was coming soon, several members of the Jia family discussed setting up a few tables and collecting some money.

Of course, in order to maximize profits, the Jia family spent a lot of brains.

First of all, the number of tables to be placed must be calculated.

The people they planned to invite were basically from the courtyard, and some acquaintances from the alley.

According to Jia Zhang, anyone who can speak a few sentences will be given an invitation. I believe these people will definitely come for the sake of face.

A few people calculated around it and found that according to a table of ten people, five tables could be set up.

Of course, this only counts adults. For weddings these days, the whole family contributes a share, but when it comes to meals, everyone in the Hula family goes.

Just these five tables were left after removing half of the adults. If women and children were included, the number of invitations they sent would probably be doubled.

After determining the number of people to invite, you have to decide on the dishes on the table.

So, step two is meal prep.

Generally speaking, this kind of happy event requires the presence of meat and fish dishes, and it would be too embarrassing to fill the table with vegetarian dishes.

But buying meat requires not only money but also meat coupons. With the Jia family's ability, they can buy a pound of meat as a tooth sacrifice. If there are five tables, how can one pound of meat be enough to share?

In the end, Jia Dongxu gritted his teeth and went to Pigeon Market to buy three kilograms of pork, which was regarded as having noodles.

As for the cook, several people unanimously decided to let Shazhu help.

There are really too many benefits to letting Shazhu cook.

Not only do you save on oil, salt, soy sauce, etc., not to mention making free money, you don’t have to pay wages.

I believe Yi Zhonghai can handle this matter.

Calculated in this way, the cost of a table of dishes, coupled with steamed buns and two boxes of steamed buns, is only about two and a half yuan.

In the end, it’s all about calculating the gains and losses.

Qin Huairu was taking notes on the side. After some analysis, Jia Zhang estimated that this time it would cost seventeen or eighty yuan, but the profit was hard to say.

Normally, a banquet at an ordinary family's house only costs fifty-eight cents. If the whole family comes, they will take care of the host's family and get a piece of it.

Calculated in this way, more than thirty households were invited to the entire banquet. Based on an average of eighty cents, it is twenty-four to five, which can net a profit of more than half.

However, Mrs. Jia Zhang was not satisfied at all with the money. She wanted to borrow this full moon wine and collect more money. Not only could she solve the problem of feeding her eldest grandson, but the family would also be richer, and she would be able to be generous during the Chinese New Year. .

So, there is the final step.

That is the minimum standard for clarifying member money.

According to Jia Zhang, their family bought a lot of pork, hired a chef like Sha Zhu, spent on drinks, divided candies, and paid at least two yuan to everyone who came.

Therefore, in the last column of the invitation, Jia Zhang took it upon herself to add that each household must pay at least two yuan.

Qin Huairu objected to this, but no one in the Jia family listened to her voice.

And Jia Dongxu also imagined that if he really received fifty or sixty yuan, it would be enough for two months of his salary.

Now, Jia Dongxu takes on the task of sending invitations and sends them door to door.

No, let’s start from the backyard. The first one is Xu Damao’s house.

"Da Mao, it's one month for this awesome guy. I'll set up two tables in the courtyard and invite you to have a drink!"

With that said, Jia Dongxu handed the written invitation to him, and Xu Damao took it without looking at it.

"Oh, you are so brave in doing this."

Xu Damao didn't expect that the Jia family would actually do something like this. It was unexpected.

"No, this is also a good thing for our hospital. You have to go have a drink then."

"What's the point of just one drink? You'll have to prepare more wine then. We won't go home until we're drunk."

"Come on, just your two ounces of wine will be on the table."

"Remember to go early, let's go!"

Jia Dongxu joked, but he knew in his heart that he must not buy too much wine, otherwise the cost would increase.

Xu Damao knew how much he drank, so he didn't mind. He was polite to Jia Dongxu and walked to the second uncle.

He returned to the house with the invitation, sat at the table and threw it to Lou Xiao'e. Xu Damao picked up the bowl again.

He worked hard to give his son a full moon next year.

Lou Xiao'e on the side watched Xu Damao hold his nose and down a large bowl, smiled knowingly, and then looked at the invitation.

"Da Mao, the Jia family is quite interesting."

"What's wrong?"

Xu Damao was holding back his vomiting and holding his breath when he heard the words and spat out two words.

"Look. This Jia family lets people have a banquet and also stipulates the share price."

Lou Xiao'e walked up and pointed at the words on the back of the invitation.

Xu Damao glared and said, "Oh, this Jia family must be crazy poor."

"I want to eat shit. If my family pays two yuan, why should I have a wedding banquet? I might as well go to a restaurant."

Lou Xiao'e also nodded after hearing this. Two yuan per family, a table of more than ten yuan, is enough to fill a table of delicious food in a small restaurant.

"Then, are we still going?"

"Go? Would I be a fool if I went?"

Xu Damao shouted, took the invitation, examined it twice, tore it into pieces and threw it under the corner of the table.

"It's so poor that we are crazy. The plan is on us."

"Hmph, just wait and see how they end up."

Xu Damao said viciously, while Jia Dongxu continued to distribute invitations.

After inviting the second uncle to be the host, the second uncle happily accepted the invitation. His inner excitement was beyond words. He finally had the opportunity to stand at the front desk and express his true feelings.

After leaving the second uncle's house, Jia Dongxu distributed invitations in the backyard again, even the deaf old lady was not left behind. Finally, he walked around the middle courtyard and front yard before leaving the courtyard to deliver invitations in the alley.

In the front yard, the three aunts were lying on the bed waiting for their little daughter. Yan Fugui stood aside and listened to Yan Jiefang's reader invitation. After finally listening, the eldest brother Yan Jiecheng on the side sneered.

"Is there anyone else who sends out invitations like this?"

"Just make it clear and let people take the money. This Jia family is really interesting."

After Yan Jiecheng finished speaking, the third aunt on the bed became energetic.

In the past few days, she could make all the good things at home, and her mouth was full of food and water. If her family hadn't been so poor, she would have thought that Yang Xiaotao would eat meat all the time for a few days.

Unfortunately, family conditions do not allow it.

When he heard the Jia family doing this, he immediately shouted to Yan Fugui, "His father. Look..."

Needless to say, Yan Fugui knew what she meant. He just wanted to imitate her, but what offended people was that for the long term, he really couldn't do this.

He waved his hand to stop his wife from saying, "This is all about killing the chicken to get the eggs, eating the grain and fishing from the bottom. Don't try to take advantage after using it this time."

"Besides, the people in this yard are not fools. How many of you think you can afford this kind of money?"

A few people thought about it and it was really like this.

Not to mention anything else, except for Yan Fugui's salary, and now Yan Jiecheng's occasional work, it is just enough to maintain food and clothing. If they are allowed to take two yuan to have a meal, wouldn't they be heartbroken?

"Dad, should we go then?"

Yan Jiecheng asked.

Yan Fugui took off his glasses, put them in his mouth, then wiped the remaining dust with the corner of his clothes.

"Go, why not go?"

"Let's give two yuan. When Jie Di is one month old, the Jia family will have to pay two yuan back."

“Every dime you make for nothing is just a dime, so treat it as an investment.”

When several people heard this, they all laughed. After all, they were happy enough to be able to scheme against the Jia family and have a delicious meal.

In the middle courtyard, Shazhu personally escorted Qin Huairu out, with a smile in his eyes and a spring breeze on his face.

"Zhuzi, I'll trouble you then!"

Qin Huairu stood at the door, looking back and smiling, so charming that Silly Zhu stared at her.

"Okay, okay."

"Leave this matter to me, don't worry."

Silly Zhu patted his chest and promised, all the reluctance at the beginning was forgotten.

According to the usual rules of a chef, it is not a problem to get some benefits if you sit down for a meal, but the host has to give you a bonus when the job is done.

But this is not a bad thing. Not only are you working hard in vain, but you are not making any money, and you have to pay for a lot of condiments. It is a loss, it is a real loss.

Especially after cooking for yourself, you still have to be a guest, and you must pay every penny. Who would be offended by this?

But looking at Qin Huairu's appearance, Shazhu didn't care anymore.

The Jia family is in such a difficult situation, why can't he, a cook, get something to eat?

"Just think that I feel sorry for Sister Xiao Qin!"

Looking at Qin Huairu's plump back before leaving, especially the roundness after giving birth, Shazhu swallowed his saliva and returned to the house to continue taking care of things.

Silly Zhu can see clearly, but that does not mean that others can also see clearly.

Some people started shouting in the middle courtyard, especially the grumpy ones, who immediately started to curse after looking at the invitation in their hands.

"This is no longer a good thing!"

Wang Dashan next door walked out of the door and shouted to the Li brothers who also came out.

"Who says it's not the case? The minimum price is two yuan. Why the hell is this table so expensive?"

"Isn't it? We have been neighbors for many years. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face if we don't give it to you?"

"Slap in the face? Does the Jia family still have face?"

A group of people gathered together to complain. The elder Yi Zhonghai was sitting at home, looking at the invitations on the table and sighing in his heart.

Can he not hear the sounds outside? But he didn't dare to go out and be such a bad person.

When the eldest mother heard this, she was also embarrassed, "Old man, what's going on in the Jia family?"

"Why do you do this if you invite someone to eat noodles?"

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "What's the fuss about? It's not because we don't have money."

After hearing this, the eldest mother immediately lowered her head. Everyone knew that the Jia family had spent everything they had for their children.

Of course, it’s not like theirs. How much rice goes into a big pot? Don’t you know what’s going on at home?

He insisted on making a fool of himself and dragging the whole hospital to give money to his family members. It was really a beautiful idea, and he made others think they were fools.

"Then what should we do about this matter?"

Auntie asked if she wanted to go, but Yi Zhonghai said firmly, "If others don't go, we have to go too."

Hearing this, the aunt felt secretly sad.

This is the pain of not having children. When asking for help, you have to look at people's faces.