Siheyuan: Start with a Truck Driver

At dusk, the setting sun set in the west, rendering the clouds in the sky blood red.

Residents of the courtyard house have been busy all day, returning to the courtyard house in twos and threes.

Xu Damao hugged the canvas bag tightly, like holding a baby, for fear that others would snatch it away.

No way, there are indeed treasures in the bag.

He just bought two cans of milk powder from Wang Weidong at a high price, and he is going to ask Qin Jingru to make up for it, trying to give him a big fat boy.

As soon as Xu Damao entered the compound, he was stopped by Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui blinked his small eyes behind the tortoiseshell frame, looking up and down Xu Damao's body.

"Da Mao, is it a local product brought from the countryside in the bag? Can you give some to the uncle?"

Yan Bugui has heard that since Qin Jingru became pregnant, Xu Damao has spent a lot of money these days, bringing home good things from outside all day long.

Of course, Yan Bugui doesn't count on fat and little roosters, he just hopes to get some hickory nuts, big red dates and the like.

Yan Bugui was not for himself, but for Yan Xiecheng's newly married daughter-in-law Liu Yuhua.

This girl Liu Yuhua is good at everything, she can work at home, she can work in the rolling mill, she just loves to eat.

One person can eat as much as three people, and he has to eat five corn buns and two bowls of stick noodle porridge for each meal. Yan Bugui gritted his teeth in distress as he watched the food being eaten by Liu Yuhua.

But he couldn't say anything. For one thing, Liu Yuhua didn't eat any good food, it was just common food.

Second, before Liu Yuhua married, Yan Bugui had personally promised Liu Yuhua's father, Liu Cheng, that he would never let Liu Yuhua have enough to eat and would not treat Liu Yuhua badly.

Liu Cheng was not a good match either, if Yan Bugui dared to stop Liu Yuhua from eating, Liu Cheng would dare to fight him with a stick.

Under such circumstances, Yan Bugui could only find a way to make up for it from the outside.

It's just that these days, everyone's life is hard, and none of the residents is willing to give food to others. After Yan Bugui was rejected a few times, he turned his idea to Xu Damao.

Who made Xu Damao often give him the mountain goods he brought back!Since you are generous, I will bite you hard, this is Yan Bugui's guiding ideology.

Xu Damao subconsciously hugged the canvas bag tightly, and stared at Yan Bugui: "Third Master, we can't do it today, the things in the bag are specially prepared for Jingru!"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui's face turned cold: "I said Da Mao, it's not that the uncle criticized you, your current ideological consciousness is not good, you have good things, you have to think about your neighbors, so that you can make progress, If you eat alone, you are making a mistake."

"Heh, third master, even if you spit out lotus flowers today, I won't give you anything, open it!"

Xu Damao smiled, stretched out his hand and pulled Yan Bugui away, and Yan Bugui stomped his feet angrily: "Damn Xu Damao, there is no friendship between neighbors, just like you, you still want to be a leader? When you are promoted, the higher-ups You must come to the courtyard to ask the opinions of the masses, and I will give you a big bad review at that time, so that you can't be a leader."

The third mother came back from washing the clothes in the middle courtyard. When she heard this, she frowned and said, "Old man, Xu Damao is pretty good to our family. Even if you didn't give you food this time, you don't have to hate him so much, right?" , Back then when Sha Zhu stole your bicycle, I never saw you deal with Sha Zhu like this."

"You old woman, what do you know? Sha Zhu is just a bastard. It's normal for him to steal a bicycle." Yan Bugui patiently explained: "Xu Damao is different. He used to help our family a lot. The food should be given to us, if he doesn't give it, it's wrong!"

What kind of idea is this? Do good people deserve to be imprisoned?The third mother cursed a few words, and entered the house with an enamel basin. After putting the wet clothes under the eaves, she began to steam the steamed buns in a hurry.

Liu Yuhua eats too much, and the third mother has to steam a pot of steamed buns every two days.

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When Xu Damao returned home, he didn't knock on the door directly, but pushed it lightly.

Seeing that the door was closed from the inside, he knew that Qin Jingru was still sleeping.

In order not to disturb Qin Jingru, Xu Damao stretched out his arm through the gap in the door, gently turned the latch, and opened the door.

Entering the house, he tiptoed to the door of the back room, opened the curtain and took a look inside.

When he saw Qin Jingru sleeping soundly, Xu Damao finally felt relieved.

Ever since Qin Jingru became pregnant, Xu Damao had been worried all the time, for fear that Qin Jingru would make a mistake and lose the child.

"The child is fine, fine"

Xu Damao muttered a few words in a low voice, went into the kitchen and started working on dinner.

The so-called dinner was a stewed rooster. When Xu Damao put the chicken pieces into the soup pot, he deliberately picked out the chicken head.

Because Qin Jingru doesn't like to eat chicken heads.

Turning on the coal stove, the bright red flames gently licked the black bottom of the pot, and soon the house smelled rich of chicken soup.

"After drinking this pot of chicken soup, Jingru's nutrition must be sufficient, and she can give me a big fat boy."

As long as he thought of having a son, Xu Damao couldn't help laughing out loud.

Thinking that Qin Jingru was still sleeping, Xu Damao quickly covered his mouth, listened carefully, and was relieved when he saw that there was no movement in the inner room.

When I went to the hospital for an examination two days ago, the doctor told Xu Damao that Qin Jingru's health was not very good. If he wanted to hold the child, he had to supplement enough nutrition so that Qin Jingru could not be frightened. Squeeze your throat.

At this moment, there was a sudden howl of wolves and ghosts outside the door.

"Father, father, you left early, leaving us two sisters here to suffer."

"Now my mother is going to marry Shazhu, please open your eyes and see."

The voice was so sharp that even Xu Damao was shocked.

He hurried into the house.

Inside the house, Qin Jingru was also awakened by the sound.

She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Da Mao, what happened?"

Seeing that Qin Jingru was not intimidated, Xu Damao was relieved.

"Daughter-in-law, I don't know, but it has nothing to do with us. Go on to sleep. The chicken soup is already stewed. I'll bring it to your bedside later."

"No, I've been lying on the bed all day, and I feel uncomfortable all over. I just want to go for a walk!"

Qin Jingru said that she was about to get out of bed, Xu Damao hurriedly helped her put on her shoes, and persuaded her in a low voice: "Daughter-in-law, I don't know who is making trouble outside, so let's not go out."

"What are you afraid of? Don't you still have you?" Qin Jingru looked at Xu Damao dissatisfied, and said in a cold voice: "Damao, you are afraid, right?"

These words are extremely lethal. In the past, Xu Damao would have already blown his beard and stared at Qin Jingru because of this.

But now Qin Jingru is pregnant with a child, and that child is a single heir of the Xu family's three generations.

Xu Damao could only suppress his anger in his heart, and said with a sneer: "Of course not, I, Xu Damao, am also a man, so how could I be afraid!"

As he spoke, he held Qin Jingru's arm and helped her walk outside.

Walking into the house, the two saw a resident running towards the middle courtyard.

Xu Damao called Aunt Wang who was next door: "Auntie, what happened in the middle courtyard?"

"I heard that Qin Huairu is going to marry Shazhu, but Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua disagree, and they are having trouble with Qin Huairu now!" When Aunt Wang said these words, she looked contemptuous.

If it was something else, Xu Damao might really have to stop Qin Jingru, after all, if Qin Jingru's child were lost, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

But when it comes to Silly Zhu, Xu Damao can no longer stand up.

He has been fighting with Sha Zhu all his life, and he was always bullied by Sha Zhu before, but now he finally took advantage of Wang Weidong's influence and sent Sha Zhu to the hospital.

I thought that Sha Zhu would stay inside for the rest of his life and never come out again.

Who would have thought that Qin Huairu would marry Sha Zhu.

Xu Damao was not stupid, and quickly figured out the joints.

He took Qin Jingru's hand and said with a smile: "Come on, daughter-in-law, let's go watch the excitement."

Although Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu are cousins, but because of being cheated by Qin Huairu several times, now she doesn't like Qin Huairu at all.

Hearing that Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua were going to make trouble with Qin Huairu, she naturally couldn't miss it.

When the two came to the middle courtyard, the gate of Jia's house was already full of people.

Liu Haizhong, Second Aunt, Yi Zhonghai, Yi Aunt, Yan Bugui, Third Aunt, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Yuhua.

Even a few residents who had never been involved in the affairs of the compound came here after hearing the news.

Among the crowd, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua were holding Jia Dongxu's photo, crying to the residents about something.

Jia Dongxu in the photo looked a little helpless, he didn't seem to think that Qin Huairu would remarry.

Xiao Dang saw that people were getting more and more surrounded, and realized that the time had come, so he quietly gave Xiao Huaihua a look.

The two sisters grew up with Qin Huairu since they were young, and they have already learned a lot about Qin Huairu's acting skills.

I saw their shoulders shrugging, their noses twitching, and two lines of hot tears sliding down their cheeks, a distressed look formed instantly.

Xiao Dang wiped his tears and cried: "Everyone, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law, come and judge."

"My mother is so old, and she wants to marry Shazhu, don't you think it's embarrassing!"

Qin Huairu hid in the house, and when he heard this, his teeth itched with anger, wishing he could rush out and reprimand Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua.

The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, but the two of them are fine, and deliberately disclosed their own affairs.

However, she was afraid of being ridiculed by the neighbors, so she could only hide in the house.

Now I can still hope that Yi Zhonghai can come forward and say a few words for her.

Yi Zhonghai did not expect that Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua would oppose Qin Huairu's marriage to Sha Zhu.

Seeing the two sisters crying in the crowd, his face suddenly darkened.

In the past, the reason why Shazhu and Qin Huairu couldn't make it was because of Jia Zhang's blocking, now that Jia Zhang finally got in, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua came to stop them again.

This is really unbearable!

Yi Zhonghai straightened his collar, strode to the middle of the crowd, looked at Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua and said.

"What's the matter with you two children!"

"The higher ups now advocate freedom of marriage. Jia Dongxu has been dead for so many years. Qin Huairu has done enough to bring you up."

"Now that you have grown up, Comrade Qin Huairu wants to pursue his own excitement. There is nothing wrong with that."

"You two children, not only don't support it, but are making a scene here, what a shame."

It has to be said that Yi Zhonghai has been a grandpa for decades, and his speech is still very good, and he put himself at the highest point of morality in an instant.

His words resonated with the residents.

"Yes, Qin Huairu has not been easy these years, a woman with several children."

"She and Shazhu have been having an affair for a long time, and it is not surprising that they are married now."

"Jia Dongxu has been dead for so many years. Is it too much to use Jia Dongxu to talk about things now?"

"I see, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua just don't have a conscience."

The residents' comments made Xiao Huaihua's face turn pale again and again. She wanted to speak a few times, but the residents stopped her.

Seeing that the situation was not right, Xu Damao hurried to the crowd and said loudly, "Everyone, be quiet."

Now that Xu Damao is the small steward in the courtyard, he can be regarded as a prominent figure, and the residents all fell silent.

Xu Damao looked at Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua and said: "I know that you are not ignorant children, and you are very filial to Qin Huairu on weekdays. The reason why you stand up now must be because of you, isn't it?"

Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua looked at Xu Damao gratefully.

"That's right!"

Xu Damao pointed to Xiao Dang: "Xiao Dang, then you talk first."

Xiao Dang stood up and faced the big guys: "Everyone, we are not against my mother's remarriage. In fact, we have been delaying my mother's ability to find a good man to take care of her."

"But silly pillars can't."

"Everyone must know about the silly Zhu getting into the fence."

"Although he was released later, there is already a criminal record in the file."

"If Shazhu gets married, he will become our father, and we will be affected in the future."

As soon as these words came out, the situation turned around in an instant.

The residents all looked at each other.

"Don't say it, what Xiaodang said is really reasonable. Shazhu has committed so many things, and it will definitely affect Xiaodang and the others in the future."

"With a father like Sha Zhu, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua, even if they want to find another good partner, it will be more difficult."

"Yeah, Sha Zhu's reputation is rotten, which means that their family's reputation is rotten."

Yi Zhonghai only cared about helping Shazhu, but didn't think about it yet.

It was a matter of course for Qin Huairu to marry Shazhu, but if the children are involved, then you have to think carefully.

Now that Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua have regained the moral high ground, it seems that it will take a lot of effort to get Qin Huairu to marry Sha Zhu.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's pale face, Xu Damao was very proud, walked over, and said with a smile: "Yi Zhonghai, you are old, so don't worry about it, silly Zhu is the life of a poor man, you can't get married in this life, I advise you You still don't bother."

"You!" Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his teeth chattered.

But at this moment, he didn't care about getting angry with Xu Damao, because he had to continue to think of a way.