svetikya Chapter 118: Buying a watch for Lao Xu on his first birthday.
Chapter 118: Buying a watch for Lao Xu on his first birthday.
The next day, Xu Dongsheng cast a divination and got the Huoshan Travel hexagram, which meant a long journey and slow transactions. It was feasible to seek wealth, but it would be slow to seek a position, so it was considered a lucky hexagram.
Xu Dongsheng took a look at the God's Blessing on the yellow list and saw that it had a skill that was pretty good. He immediately told Old Xu about it and set off after breakfast.
When Xu Dongsheng returned to the steel mill, it was already Saturday three days later. He came back on time. In three days, the only useful blessing Xu Dongsheng got was the skill he got on the first day. It was called Massage Mastery. It was a bit like the Tuina Mastery he got when he was in Fengze Zhongfu. They were both used for massage and pushing the palace to activate blood circulation. He could give it to Old Xu in the future, or he could use it to open a massage shop when he was bored.
Xu Dongsheng returned to the steel mill. Lunch time had already passed, so after completing his task, he did not delay in the steel mill and prepared to go home directly. He had to go out again in the evening to deliver meat to Zhang Shenglei. Although twenty kilograms of meat was not a lot, it was not easy to buy, so it was very precious to Zhang Shenglei and others.
"Ouch."
Xu Dongsheng had just pushed his bicycle out of the steel mill and had not pedaled twice when he saw a girl and a boy riding their bicycles towards the steel mill from the opposite side. Because he braked suddenly, the girl sitting sideways on the back seat fell off.
"Are you okay? Zhuier?"
The girl fell down, and the young man riding the bicycle in front was startled. He quickly dropped his bicycle and went to help the girl.
"I, I sprained my ankle. Ah, hiss, it hurts."
The little girl covered her ankle, and it looked like she was badly hurt. Xu Dongsheng took a look and saw that the two people should be junior high school students, or high school students, about 15 or 16 years old, wearing school uniforms. Seeing this, Xu Dongsheng got out of the car and walked to their side.
"It's probably a little dislocated. I know some massage techniques that should be able to put it back in place."
Xu Dongsheng looked down and saw that the little girl's ankle was dislocated, so he asked about it immediately.
"Excuse me, we are students from Red Star Middle School. My classmates and I are here to visit her sister today. We are really sorry to trouble you."
When the girl heard Xu Dongsheng say that he could do massage, she cried out "ouch, ouch" and seemed to be in pain. The man hurriedly thanked Xu Dongsheng.
After getting the confirmation, Xu Dongsheng stepped forward, lifted up the little girl's trouser legs, took off her shoes, then pinched her ankle with one hand and grabbed her little feet with the other. Although she was wearing socks, Xu Dongsheng pinched the soft feet and immediately guessed that the little girl was not a child from a poor family.
The little girl's ankle was held by Xu Dongsheng's hot hands, and the pain suddenly disappeared. She opened her eyes and looked at Xu Dongsheng. Xu Dongsheng gently shook the girl's foot, and then used both hands to exert force.
"Click."
After hearing a small crisp sound, Xu Dongsheng knew that it was healed, and he let go of his hand.
"Move your feet and see."
Xu Dongsheng didn't let go of her ankle and asked her to move her feet.
"Hey, it doesn't hurt anymore."
The little girl turned her feet and shook them a little. To her surprise, she no longer felt any pain. She looked at Xu Dongsheng happily and said.
"It doesn't hurt anymore, that's enough. Try to use less force on this foot in the next two days. Now that it's okay, I'll leave."
Seeing that the problem had been solved, Xu Dongsheng walked to his bicycle while speaking, and the little boy helped the little girl stand up.
"Thank you, what is your name?"
The little girl stood up and thanked Xu Dongsheng immediately, then asked his name. However, Xu Dongsheng didn't want anything from them, he just wanted to try out his craftsmanship, and now that it was done, he naturally kept his credit.
Without saying much, he rode away on his bike. However, after this incident, Xu Dongsheng didn't plan to go back yet. He went to deal with Zhang Shenglei's matter first.
"Excuse me, where is Zhang Shenglei's home?"
Thinking of this, Xu Dongsheng rode his bicycle towards Zhang Shenglei's residence. When he arrived at Zhang Shenglei's compound, Xu Dongsheng began to shout.
"You are Lei Zi's senior brother Xu Dongsheng, right? Lei Zi lives in the backyard. I'll take you there. Lei Zi's father is still making furniture in the yard."
As soon as Xu Dongsheng shouted, someone came to pick him up. He was a man who looked about the same age as Xu Dazhuang. When he saw Xu Dongsheng carrying something, he knew who he was. Xu Dongsheng guessed that this was a greeting that Zhang Shenglei had prepared long ago.
Xu Dongsheng followed him into the yard, and then came to the backyard where Zhang Shenglei was. Zhang Shenglei's home was on the left side of the backyard. There were three rooms in total, which were converted into five rooms. It was a bit like Xu Dongsheng's home, except for the kitchen and living room, because they had three rooms and a relatively large room.
Zhang Shenglei's parents were at home, and Zhang Shenglei's father was still painting the furniture. The yard was full of the smell of paint, but because it was wood paint, and it was the last coat of wood paint, the smell was not very strong.
"Thank you so much. It's our Leizi's wedding, and we have to trouble you, brothers, to help us. I am really ashamed."
After Xu Dongsheng and Zhang Shenglei met, he handed the meat to Zhang Shenglei's mother, and then went into the house with Zhang Shenglei. Zhang Shenglei's father was a carpenter. Although he did not have a high degree, he had a good level of speaking ability. He also followed Zhang Shenglei and called Xu Dongsheng "senior brother".
"Uncle Zhang, you are being too formal. Just call me Dongsheng. As for the trouble, don't mention it. Brother Lei is my master's apprentice. Although we are not on the same path, we are both fighting for the construction of the motherland. We are not brothers in the same school, but we are good brothers and good friends. It just so happens that I do this, otherwise I can't help even if I want to.
In addition, I congratulate Brother Lei on this point. I hope Brother Lei will have a baby soon and live happily. "
Xu Dongsheng smiled, and then handed the prepared peanuts and flour to Zhang Shenglei's father. Ten kilograms of flour and two kilograms of peanuts, although not much, but precious.
"We can't do that, Dongsheng. You've helped Leizi a lot. We can't take these things anymore."
Zhang Shenglei's father stood up excitedly when he saw the flour and peanuts handed to him by Xu Dongsheng. These things were so precious. Peanuts were only available during festivals, and flour was also called "rich flour", which was not something that ordinary people could get. It was incredible that they were just given away like this.
"Uncle, just accept it. My dad and Brother Lei's fellow apprentices will come to eat tomorrow. It will be a big deal then. I'm sure Brother Lei won't want our food coupons and meat coupons, so just accept this little bit for Brother Lei."
Xu Dongsheng hurriedly explained to Zhang Shenglei that these days, to attend a banquet, one cannot just bring money for the meal, one must also bring food coupons and meat coupons. The amount can be whatever you want, but one cannot come for free, after all, the food for the banquet cannot be bought with money.
"It is a great fortune for Lei Zi to have fellow apprentices like you."
Zhang Shenglei's father was so moved that he almost cried. Then Xu Dongsheng stayed at Zhang Shenglei's house for a while. Seeing that it was almost time, Xu Dongsheng said goodbye and left, heading towards his home.
"By the way, I have another watch ticket that's about to expire. I have to use it, otherwise it will be wasted."
Xu Dongsheng was riding his bicycle on the way to his home when he saw a commission store. Suddenly he remembered that he still had a watch ticket. If he didn't use it, the ticket would expire. Xu Dongsheng took out his pocket watch and checked the time.
Finding it was still early to get off work, I turned around and went to the department store, where I spent 120 yuan to buy a Dongfeng all-steel watch.
Suddenly Xu Dongsheng thought that today seemed to be his first birthday in this world. He didn't expect that his first birthday would be to buy gifts for others.
Xu Dongsheng walked out of the department store with the watch. Since it was his birthday, Xu Dongsheng planned to make a good meal.
Xu Dongsheng returned to the courtyard and felt that it seemed a little lifeless. However, Xu Dongsheng did not think much about it. After carrying his things into the house, he began to prepare dinner.