Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 173 Liu Guangqi Runs Away

Back to the courtyard, went to the house, put down the things Yang Xiaotao started to cook.

In order not to attract attention to the corn stalks planted last time, Yang Xiaotao stored them in the space together with the corn cobs and foreskins.

Now it just happens to be used to light a fire, and it can also be considered as a storage space.

Yang Xiaotao was sitting in front of the stove, heating up the fire while pulling out a book, looking bored.

Before I knew it, by the time lunch was ready, snowflakes had already fallen from the sky.

Yang Xiaotao took a look, then opened the door, took out two pots from the pot, and walked towards Uncle Chen's house.

On a snowy day, drink some wine and sleep, the most comfortable.

When Aunt Chen saw Yang Xiaotao coming, she hurriedly called up.

Perhaps, the saying that distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors is more true in the eyes of the two families.

When Yang Xiaotao came to this world, in this courtyard, Uncle Chen and his wife were the people who walked the most.

The same is true for the old couple. Although the son often writes letters, after staying with Yang Xiaotao for a long time, he also developed feelings.

As soon as Yang Xiaotao put the basin on the table, Wangcai had already entered from outside the door.

This guy knew that he was eating again at Uncle Chen's house, so he didn't shy away from it at all, so he lay under the bed, waiting for his meal.

A pot of braised fish and a pot of fried pork with cabbage were made by Yang Xiaotao last night.

Now, Yang Xiaotao's cooking has surpassed Aunt Chen's, and the old couple are also feeling that the environment can really hone a person.

The two of them drank wine on the table, and the snowflakes outside became bigger and bigger, and soon became heavy snow, and a white blanket was spread on the ground.

There was silence in the courtyard, everyone hid at home, waiting for the snow to stop.

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong was also holding a wine glass. On the table in front of him was a half bottle of wine, a plate of scrambled eggs, and a plate of fried peanuts.

The two sons were driven to the back room by him, and they were upset when they saw it.

The second aunt was sitting in front of the stove, boiling water and weaving towels at the same time.

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"The little bastard hasn't come back yet?"

Liu Haizhong slapped the wine glass, knocking on the table loudly.

The second aunt looked up at him, then lowered her head and continued weaving towels.

"Talking to you, deaf?"

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Liu Haizhong became even more angry, and shouted at the second aunt.

"Come back or not, you can't see?"

"It's been three days, and there's no one. What should I do if I have something to do outside in this cold weather?"

The second aunt said angrily, she was really worried about Liu Guangqi.

Since Xiaonian, Liu Guangqi stayed at home for one night, and then he never saw anyone again.

The second aunt loves the child very much. Although Liu Haizhong speaks loudly, she still treats the eldest son as a son.

Hearing the run on by the second aunt, Liu Haizhong still wanted to get angry, but thinking that Liu Guangtian hadn't come back for so long, he was also worried.

Especially when it's snowing heavily outside, I'm really going to freeze, but I feel distressed.

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Liu Haizhong stood up, walked into the room and looked at the two brothers Liu Guangtian.

Both of them were swaying, with a little fear on their faces.

"go away."

Unexpectedly, Liu Haizhong just pushed the two of them aside, then picked up the coat and hat on the hanger, put them on and went out.

"What are you doing? It's so cold outside?"

"What are you doing? Hmph. I'm going to get this little bastard back."

"See if I don't skin him."

Liu Haizhong said in an atmosphere, and walked out.

The second aunt opened her mouth and didn't say anything, she just put some firewood in the stove.

When I looked back, the scrambled eggs and peanuts left on the table were gone, and I sighed in my heart.

Liu Haizhong walked two alleys on the snow, and Liu Guangqi went to several of his close-moving homes, but there was no news at all.

The more I walk, the more irritable I become, and the more fruitless I feel, the more anxious I feel.

In the evening, I searched bangs everywhere I could go, but found nothing.

Ignoring the snow on his body, he walked back to the courtyard with a livid face.

Back home, the second aunt knew from Liu Haizhong's appearance that she must not have found it, and she felt even more disturbed.

Liu Haizhong had an angry expression on his face, and at the same time, there was fear mixed with the anger.

For the first time, he felt that Liu Guangqi was out of control, which made him feel frustrated.

And this sense of frustration also made him doubt Liu Guangqi's education method.

Back in the room, looking at Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, they were lying on the bed without incident, with a gleam in their eyes.

Under the night, the snowflakes falling in the sky began to decrease, and the ground was a vast expanse of whiteness. The passing wind blew away a layer of snow flakes, and then exposed the frozen solid snow.

The ankle-deep snow made the whole Forty-Nine City even heavier, and also made Forty-Nine City even colder.

In the courtyard, every household is adding coal to the stove, and the red stove emits heat.

"This year is another cold winter!"

The third mother sighed, while Yan Jiecheng was fidgeting. Last year, he paid seventy-five cents for buying coal. If he comes again this year, how much money can he keep?

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head. Now he can't find a permanent job, and generally he doesn't like it. Up to now, he is still a temporary worker.

He also wanted to enter the rolling mill in his heart, but the first uncle kept perfunctory him, and the second uncle couldn't speak well, so his thoughts remained silent.

"I'll go buy some coal tomorrow. Now I'm going to walk on the ice in Sijiu. Prepare more, don't freeze."

Yan Fugui covered himself with a padded jacket, looked at the icing on the window, and said dully.

The next morning, the snow stopped and the sky brightened.

Every family in the courtyard came out to sweep the snow, and the courtyard was full of busy people with sweeping poles. Some children were running around in the snow, and they were called home by the roar of the family after a while to receive a love education.

After Yang Xiaotao got up and washed his face, he remembered that today is the day when the exchange bar is updated.

In the last upgrade, Yang Xiaotao deliberately controlled the update time of the exchange bar, so as not to update in the middle of the night and miss some rare things.

Opening the exchange bar, Yang Xiaotao glanced at it, somewhat smiling.

Tofu, chicken tenders, chicken popcorn, quail eggs, beer.

"The tofu came out."

Yang Xiaotao looks like tofu, with five points in one credit, full of joy.

It is not yet the time when tofu is sold on carts in the streets and alleys of the later generations. If you want to eat tofu, you have to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy it, you have to grind soybeans yourself, and then order tofu with marinade.

"Exchange more points, and the time will be divided among several companies."

Yang Xiaotao thought about it, and exchanged it for one side first. Looking at the steaming tofu on the plate, Yang Xiaotao directly broke a piece and put it in his mouth.

"Well, seawater tofu. It tastes the same as in the previous life."

Breakfast is tofu mixed with shallots, topped with some soy sauce, plus two steamed buns, and a boiled egg.

After dinner, I went out to walk around the alley.

At the entrance of the alley, a group of people were cleaning the snow, talking and laughing.

Yang Xiaotao waited for a while, then found a place where no one was around, took out a bag of tofu, carried it back to the courtyard.

"Hehe, Xiaotao is buying tofu, not old or young."

The third master in the front yard was leaning on the door to talk to someone after sweeping the door, when he saw Yang Xiaotao coming, he hurriedly greeted him.

"Oh, third master."

Yang Xiaotao agreed, raised his legs and walked inside.

The third uncle opened his mouth, seeing a bag of tofu slipping past his eyes without falling down, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

So much tofu, can one person eat it all?

As soon as Yang Xiaotao left, three young men walked in behind him.

"Hi, sir."

"We are from the briquette factory. Is this where Liu Guangqi lives?"

A young man who looked slightly mature asked.

The third master listened and looked at it, from the briquette factory?What are you doing here?
Hearing that he was looking for Liu Guangqi again, he nodded in response.

"Yes, Liu Guangqi's house is in the backyard."

The three looked at each other and walked into the courtyard.

The third master hurriedly followed after seeing him.

In the middle courtyard, Yang Xiaotao took out Sanfang tofu from his bag and sent it to Uncle Chen's house. The old couple were also curious, so they went out to buy so much tofu.

Yang Xiaotao just explained that he happened to meet them at the entrance of the alley, and bought the rest after spending a few extra dollars.

The two old people didn't doubt that there was him. Now that the Chinese New Year is coming, many country people go to the city to shop for something, and it's normal to meet him.

The street office is also turning a blind eye, closing one eye, and will not deliberately take care of it.

Of course, if caught, it will definitely be confiscated.

Yang Xiaotao put down the tofu, and the three of them chatted for a while. Aunt Chen said she wanted to make radish and tofu buns and asked Yang Xiaotao to come over and eat them.

Yang Xiaotao naturally agreed, and then saw three strangers walking towards the backyard, followed by the third master.

The people in the courtyard were also curious, so some people followed and took a look.

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong was exercising in the room, the second aunt was preparing lunch, and Liu Guangtian and his brothers were staying in the room, they didn't dare to hit the old man with a gun.

"Hello, is Liu Guangqi at home?"

Someone shouted outside the house, upon hearing Liu Haizhong, he opened the door and looked.

The second aunt behind her also hurriedly looked over and stopped working when she heard that someone was looking for her son.

"Hello comrade, I'm going to Liu Guangqi's father. Do you have anything to do with him?"

Liu Haizhong straightened his stomach, showing the attitude of an official.

Seeing this, the three of them were really shocked by the situation. They forgot what they had said, and were flustered for a while.

Finally, the leader calmed down and spoke.

"Hello, we are from the briquette factory, and we are colleagues with Liu Guangqi."

As soon as the words came out, the second aunt immediately asked, "Do you know where Guangqi has gone?"

The three looked at each other.

"We don't know, but Liu Guangqi approached us three days ago and borrowed some money from us. He said he would pay us back in two days."

"That's right, he also said that if you don't return it after two days, let us come to you."

One person spoke and took out the IOU that he wrote at the beginning, and handed it to Liu Haizhong.

When Liu Haizhong heard that Liu Guangqi had borrowed money, he felt bad for a moment. After taking the loan, he took a look, and his eyes were suddenly dark.

"Naughty animal, evil animal."

Liu Hai was trembling with anger, and the three IOUs added up to 100 yuan.

No wonder the three people came to ask for money during the Chinese New Year. The amount is really too big, so I don't feel relieved after a long time.

"By the way, there is still a note left by Liu Guangqi, saying that it is for you together."

The leader took out a piece of paper from his pocket as he spoke, and the second aunt hurriedly took it over and showed it to Liu Haizhong.

With just one glance, Liu Haizhong fainted backwards.

The third master who followed hurriedly stepped forward to support him, and glanced at the note by the way.

The above words came into view, and a voice sounded in my mind.

Liu Guangqi, ran away.

(End of this chapter)