Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 284 The Circle in the Courtyard

Yang Xiaotao left the factory with half white and half red pork, Wang Fa and others, hung the meat on the handlebar, and walked to Ran's house.

Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, school is off for the day, and Ran Qiuye is resting at home.

Because ovens are not popular yet, the mooncakes at home are baked in iron pans. When Yang Xiaotao came, Ran Qiuye was lighting a fire, and Ran's mother put the baked multi-grain flour mooncakes on a clay plate, saying they were mooncakes, rather than sugar cakes.

Even so, Ran Hongbing beside him stared, full of longing.

When Yang Xiaotao walked in, the two children immediately surrounded him, because every time the brother-in-law came, he would bring delicious food.

There is no shortage this time either.

Yang Xiaotao took out a handful of nougat from his pocket, handed it to the two, and then handed the meat to Ran Qiuye.

"Factory benefits!"

"Braised pork tonight."

yeah~~~
The two jumped up, and Ran Qiuye was relieved to see it.

Ran's mother was even more satisfied, since finding this son-in-law, not only the family has changed a lot, even the daughter's face has rarely seen a sad look.

Siheyuan, the family of Jia's family and brother and sister of Sha Zhu came to the house of the uncle, a group of people sat around the table, the deaf old lady in the center leaned on a cane, and said to Yi Zhonghai beside her with a smile.

In front of the pot, Da Ma and Qin Huairu stood aside and waited for Sha Zhu to come out of the pot.

This time during the Mid-Autumn Festival, meat was sent out in the factory, so Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai's meat was naturally here, but Jia Dongxu's was thrown at home, which made He Yushui very unhappy.

But no one mentioned it, and she could only keep her unhappiness in her heart.

Soon, the dishes are out of the pan and served on the table.

Several people gathered together, telling the joy of the festival.

Just a small circle.

And such a circle, there is one in the front yard and one in the back yard.

Of course, if Yang Xiaotao was in the courtyard, there would be one more.

Small courtyards are also circles within circles.

In the small building with blue bricks and red tiles, the lights are bright and the aroma is tangy.

On a large round table, on the main seat, was an old man with gray hair and a straight body, with a pair of tiger eyes showing no emotion or anger, and the scar on his cheek was even more terrifying.

The old man sat there, surrounded by family members, two men, three women, and two children.

"Old Jiang, everyone is here, let's have a feast!"

The woman who spoke was the old man's wife. Although she was a wife, there was a 20-year age difference between the two parties.

The two can be regarded as half-way couples, and they also gave birth to two children for the old man.

"Yes, Dad!"

It was the eldest daughter who spoke, holding the old man's arm at the moment, and there was pleading on her originally heroic face.

It hurts to let the old man look at it.

Several children love this eldest daughter the most.

It's just that this girl is also the most like him, she is vigorous and resolute in her work, and she is also outstanding at work.

Unexpectedly, life was a mess.

Glancing at the man next to the eldest daughter, the old man was in a panic.

At this time, the man sitting beside her lowered his head, not daring to meet the old man's eyes.

"Dad, my brother-in-law is also unintentional. If you talk about something big, don't keep putting on a face!"

The young man next to the man saw that his sister was in such a difficult situation, so he naturally wanted to say a few words.

Although he didn't like this brother-in-law, if it wasn't for the fact that her sister didn't have anything to do with her all these years, which made her feel ashamed of the Li family, he would have let her split up long ago.

Hearing what the elder son said, the old man slapped the table, causing the chopsticks and bowls in front of him to jump up.

"It's not a big deal, so what is a big deal?"

"Murder and arson?"

The old man said bitterly, and the young man immediately lowered his head.

If the old man gets angry, he will pull his belt, and it will kill him!

"dad!"

The eldest daughter quickly stopped, "Don't be angry, okay!".

Seeing the situation on the table, the wife on the side immediately changed her face.

"Jiang Defu, are you finished? On a good day, if you want to do this, if you want to show your face, go to your office. This is home, and I have the final say!"

The short-haired wife is unafraid.

The old man sighed after hearing this.

In this life, he has been tightly controlled by these two women.

"Forget it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings! I will take care of your affairs this last time!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Li Huaide who was pretending to be a quail, and he didn't know what the big girl liked about him. There were so many good guys in the compound back then, why did they just like such a bastard?

"You can't do the errands in the rolling mill. I'll ask Lao Ding to find you a job. Go down to the factory and become a section chief!"

Li Huaide immediately breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. He was most afraid of being liquidated. Now it seems that the old man is still somewhat capable.

"Dad, don't worry, I won't cause you any more trouble!"

"Hmph~"

The full moon empties, and the moonlight fills the earth.

Yang Xiaotao left Ran's house, and Ran Qiuye sent him to the door.

During the meal just now, Yang Xiaotao told Ran's mother to find a time to make an engagement, and Ran's mother nodded in agreement.

After Ran Qiuye was sent outside the hospital, Yang Xiaotao put his arms around his waist and hugged them together.

The two embraced each other under the moonlight, and then left reluctantly.

The gentle township may be a tomb of heroes, but without a gentle life, how can we appreciate the sweetness of life?
Back in the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao simply washed up and went to bed.

The next day, go to work as usual.

Because of the outstanding effect of this operation, the security department of the rolling mill was commended by the superiors.

At the same time, the Public Security Bureau, which cooperated with the case, also benefited.

Those who relied on the pigeon market to resell supplies were hit hard, and at the same time reminded relevant departments.

Although everyone acquiesced in the existence of Pigeon City, necessary regulatory measures are still in place.

It cannot be left alone, let alone become a place for illegal crimes.

After this incident happened, stricter investigations on Pigeon City were made in various places.

I heard that Director Wang also started working overtime.

After Yang Xiaotao knew the result, although he regretted that he didn't get rid of Li Huaide, he also drove away the cancer in the rolling mill, which saved a lot of trouble in the future.

In the next few days, the rolling mill continued to work as usual, and the workers found that the quality of food had greatly improved.

In the past, when I bought a meat dish, I could only see three or two thin slices of meat, and even because of the oil, I couldn't even see any meat.

But now, in a meat dish, there are still three pieces of meat, but they are all thin, fat, and thin pork belly.

Even when cooking, no one dared to shake the spoon.

On Friday, Yang Xiaotao returned to Yangjiazhuang, talked to Mr. Yang about the marriage, and planned to go to Ran's family to make an engagement.

According to the customs of my hometown, elders are needed to get married, but the woman's family has set a date. Although October [-] has been set long ago, there are still necessary etiquettes.

Mr. Yang is too old to go out, not to mention that there is only Ran's mother in Ran's family, so it is a bit of a seniority for him to go.

Therefore, this matter fell on Yang Dazhuang's head.

Everyone in Yangjiazhuang had already prepared for this matter. After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Yang Dazhuang's family carried a red quilt from outside and placed it in front of Ran Qiuye.

"Sister, this is a congratulatory gift from our village!"

"At that time, when you go through the door, let Yang Xiaotao spread it on the bicycle, and everyone who sees it will agree!"

Ran Qiuye took the quilt from the side with a blushing face, but the thin quilt was extremely heavy, because it was filled with the slow love and blessings of the villagers.

Yang Xiaotao watched from the side, feeling happy for Ran Qiuye.

Grandpa Yang also reminded Yang Xiaotao, don't forget about Director Wang's house, he had already agreed on this when Director Wang went last time.

Several people discussed the matter of marriage properly, and they made an engagement on the day after tomorrow, which is the eighteenth day of the eighth lunar month.

At night, Ran Qiuye lay in Yang Xiaotao's arms, looking forward to the arrival of Sunday.

The next day, Ran Qiuye returned to Sijiu City ahead of schedule, and prepared the engagement banquet with his family.

Before leaving, Yang Xiaotao handed over a stack of money tickets to Ran Qiuye, telling her to buy it boldly without losing face.

After class on Saturday, Yang Xiaotao took Yang Dazhuang back to the courtyard to save time on Sunday.

In the evening, Yang Xiaotao invited Aunt Wang and Uncle Li to come to his house as guests, and talked about tomorrow's affairs. Aunt Wang said that he wanted to go together, but Yang Xiaotao had no choice but to find someone else to make an even number.

After thinking about it, I could only find Wang Dashan's family in the yard to follow.

Doing this is also to prepare for the future. Uncle Chen will have it sooner or later, and Yang Xiaotao has to consider the future situation of the courtyard.

Hearing what Yang Xiaotao said, Wang Dashan immediately agreed, and happily took the wine bottle to Yang Xiaotao's house for a drink.

The original surname of Wang Dashan's family is also Wang.

Yang Xiaotao called Aunt Wang.

When Aunt Wang heard about it, her face was full of joy. She knew that this meant that the relationship between the two families would be closer, and that the family life would be better in the future!

Originally, the aunts in the hospital were the most suitable candidates, but Yang Xiaotao did not choose them but found her, the significance of which is self-evident.

What's more, Yang Xiaotao's status and status, as long as they make friends well, there will be many good things in the future.

Rustling through boxes and cabinets, Wang Dashan's family began to look for clothes for the New Year.You can't lose face to the Yang family tomorrow!
After finalizing the candidate, Yang Xiaotao went back to the house to continue drinking with Yang Dazhuang and Wang Dashan.

These days, it's not normal for men to be together without drinking.

Of course, when there is no wine, there is only bragging!
In the courtyard, news of Yang Xiaotao's engagement was also spread.

In the backyard, Lou Xiaoe was sitting in front of the window sill in a daze, touching her stomach. There was not much food on the table, but she had no appetite.

As for Xu Damao, he hasn't been back for two days.

By the looks of it, I've been in the country again today!
Lou Xiaoe sighed inwardly, looking at the lights in the front room, her eyes blurred.

Yang Xiaotao is getting engaged and finally getting married.

It seems that the scene when they first met, Yang Xiaotao's words at that time are still in his ears.

It's a pity, the past can't be chased~

The last time I went home, Father Lou didn't say anything when he heard that Yang Xiaotao got the book, but the changing color on his face let her know how restless his father was.

However, as mother said.

Missed, missed after all.

Instead of wallowing in regret, it is better to face the present life.

But, this belly, why doesn't it grow bigger?

In the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu distributed the meat to the two children, and looked at the instant disc with a wry smile on his face.

Seeing that Jiazhang ate the most, but was the least satisfied, he was still muttering that there was too little meat.

Jia Dongxu on the side also agreed, saying to get more scrap iron tomorrow.

After Banggen heard about it, he clapped and shouted from the sidelines, and Qin Huairu also smiled when he saw this.

Keeping the unhappiness of Yang Xiaotao's marriage to the bottom of her heart, she now has a complete family, which is her pride.

The elder Yi Zhonghai sat on a chair, picked up a strip of meat with his chopsticks, dipped it in fine salt, put it in his mouth, and chewed slowly.

"The head of the family, this Yang Xiaotao is looking for the Wang family to make an engagement!"

The first mother spoke, feeling a little annoyed in her heart, for this kind of thing, most people would look for her.

"Look for it, anyone, it doesn't matter."

"Master, didn't you say you want to ease the relationship, this is a good opportunity!"

Yi Zhonghai picked up another piece, "I said to ease the relationship, but it must be done step by step."

"Now, not to provoke him is the best way. What's more, in order to please him and offend the Jia family, our efforts for many years will be in vain!"

The big mother bowed her head helplessly.

"It's all my fault. I haven't left you a queen for so many years. This is why I suffered this crime..."

Yi Zhonghai sighed, looked at his wife who was walking with him, and comforted him softly.

"After all these years, do we still need to say this?"

The first mother was silent, and raised her head for a long time.

"Tell me, why don't we adopt a child. While I can still move, I can be regarded as a queen for the old Yi's family!"

"Okay, stop talking!"

"Who knows what kind of temperament this one brought back when he grows up? If he raises a white-eyed wolf, isn't it just looking for guilt?"

Yi Zhonghai put down his chopsticks and picked up the enamel jar.

"If we want to look for it, we need to look for someone who knows the basics. No matter how you say it, the Jia family grew up under the supervision of the same courtyard."

"Jia Dongxu should call me master anyway, so I can't ignore this kindness. Besides, I think that Qin Huairu is also a sensible person. Look at the Jia family, isn't she running it now?"

After hearing this, the first mother raised her head and looked at the other side silently.

(End of this chapter)