Scholars in the courtyard.

Chapter 703

Siheyuan.

Intermediate Court, Yi Zhonghai's home.

There were fish and meat on the table, and a bottle of white wine. On the bed in the back room was a small set of clothes, and the aunt held a bunch of braided red thread in her hands.

Outside, Qin Huairu walked in holding Xiaohuaihua, watched Yi Zhonghai talking to Yan Fugui, and smiled, "Master Yan, you are here too."

Yan Fugui sat at the table with a smile on his face.

This time the Jia family wanted someone to marry him, so he, the nominal courtyard man, would naturally come to be a witness.

The most important thing is that you don't need to take money for a trip, and you can get a free meal.

This is already rare in the current courtyard, allowing him to take advantage of the opportunity.

However, Yi Zhonghai's agreement to this marriage was beyond his expectations. In the past, they had asked them to bring a child back to raise him many times, and even the first mother agreed, but Yi Zhonghai always refused in the end.

Unexpectedly, after this incident, Yi Zhonghai finally came to his senses. Although it wasn't maintenance, but having a goddaughter would help him when he grows up.

Of course, it will take at least eighteen or nineteen years for this child to grow up. As for whether the two can live to that time, hehe.

"Come on, it's such a big deal, why don't I come?"

Yan Fugui said with a smile, but in his heart he despised Qin Huairu.

This confession, the agreement is for the elderly, in fact, he took a fancy to the old man Yi's house.

When the two of them kicked their legs, the house belonged to Xiao Huaihua.

It's a good plan, but it's a pity that my family can't learn it.

"Where are the three moms? Come here together, I bought a lot of vegetables this time."

Qin Huairu said generously, but Yan Fugui shook his head, it would be nice to take advantage of this woman, if there are more people here, she will surely find her back.

"There are children at home, so I won't come here.

Qin Huairu was not polite either, the first mother came over at this time and hugged Xiaohuaihua in her arms.

In fact, in the courtyard, the child is often hugged and watched by the first mother, so compared to Jia Zhang's own grandmother, Xiao Huaihua is closer to the first mother who often hugs her.

"Sophia japonica, it's called dry milk."

"Milk~~"

The first mother teased the chattering Sophora japonica, and when she heard the cry, she smiled mentally.

And this scene was seen by Yi Zhonghai, and his heart was inexplicably touched.

It's a pity that this child was not his own, and then he looked at Qin Huairu again, with more eagerness in his eyes.

Last night, he tried it and it worked.

"It's all here."

There was a sound from outside the room, Liu Haizhong walked into the room, holding a bottle of wine in his hand, looked around, "I'm not late."

"Hey, his second uncle, it's fine if you come here, and you still have wine, so it's so strange."

The first mother was in a good mood and talked more.

Qin Huairu stepped forward to take the bottle, and placed it in front of Yan Fugui.

Seeing Yan Fugui's constipated appearance, Liu Haizhong felt comfortable.

Last time, Xu Damao's chicken loss hadn't been dealt with in the courtyard, and the street office finally intervened, but there was no reason for it.

But if something was lost in the courtyard, he, the uncle, was responsible. In the end, the people in the street office said a few words, which made Liu Haizhong see hope.

In addition, during this period of time, relying on his "strong financial resources" in the backyard, he gradually attracted some people.

Of course, these people are also fools. If they were to face Yang Xiaotao, they would probably be traitors, but if they were to face Yan Fugui who had no capital, they would still know which side to stand on.

Liu Haizhong sat down, and all the important people in the courtyard had arrived, and when Mrs. Jia Zhang dragged the two children over, they began to formally recognize their relatives.

Qin Huairu brought a box of biscuits, which was the best thing their family could produce.

As for buying shoes for Yi Zhonghai and Da Ma, they really couldn't afford them.

The first mother and the others also knew the situation of Jia's family, so they didn't care, but put the clothes on Xiao Huaihua, and tied the red string to Xiao Huaihua's wrist.

After everything was done, Qin Huairu, Jia Zhang and the first mother led the child to the yard, leaving Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong to drink.

Times have changed, and when the three of them drank again, they didn't expect it to be like this.

For a while, there was some silence on the table.

"Old Yi, are you going back to the rolling mill?"

Liu Haizhong asked.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head. Now that he has been fired, he still wants to work in a steel rolling mill?
However, changing the environment for reform through labor is not bad.

Yi Zhonghai comforted himself, "I don't know, it depends on the situation."

Liu Haizhong bowed his head and said nothing, and Yan Fugui saw him, "There's a lot of trouble in the rolling mill. I heard that a new secretary has arrived."

Liu Haizhong snapped his lips. He didn't know much about Secretary Wang, but he could tell that the top management of the rolling mill seemed to be fighting.

This gave him hope for success.

The rolling mill finally had the taste of officialdom, and his research was finally going to be useful.

"Let me tell you, this new secretary is clearly here to seize power."

Liu Haizhong became interested and began to analyze the situation of the rolling mill.

Yi Zhonghai listened quietly at the side. To him, it didn't matter who won or lost. The most important thing right now was the pension issue.

Although Xiao Huaihua recognized her, Qin Huairu was still the main force for the elderly care.

It's just that Qin Huairu can't protect himself now.

In the yard

"Huairu, how is your work?"

The first mother opened her mouth to be concerned, Qin Huairu's face froze, and she forced a smile, "I plan to go to the street to do it tomorrow, and see if I can pick up some odd jobs."

The aunt nodded, "It's fine, at least it can subsidize the family. If you make more contacts, I will help you when the time comes."

Qin Huairu smiled, but Jia Zhang's lips pouted, this aunt has helped, can her mother-in-law not help?

It's just that it hurts badly to do some work now.

The three of them said this, and gradually, the sky began to get dark.

The three of Yi Zhonghai also left the table, leaving each with their own concerns.

People in the courtyard also began to discuss, what kind of interests are behind this confession of relatives.

One topic after another continued to expand, even the north wind couldn't blow away.

at dusk.

The jeep was still rattling away.

The old horse has changed a barrel of oil, but the speed is still not fast.

Not everything has been smooth along the way.

The bloody smell on the car spread far away under the northwest wind, and Yang Xiaotao saw two packs of wolves.

There were about a dozen more and five or six less, but they were all watching from a distance, not moving forward.

Perhaps the corpses of the same kind in the car were too shocking, making them realize that the people in the car were not easy to mess with, so they didn't join in the fun.

This also made Yang Xiaotao realize why guns can't be restrained in this era.

"Who would have thought that the wolves roaring past in groups of three or four would become protected animals in a few decades?"

Yang Xiaotao supported the car and moved his feet.

After standing for so long, especially in a bumpy state, the frequency of leg numbness is getting faster and faster.

"How long?"

Yang Xiaotao asked again, seeing that the surroundings were deserted, he suspected that he was going in the wrong direction.

"almost!"

The old horse replied, "I was delayed for some time before, and I will be there in a while."

As Lao Ma spoke, Gao Yu beside him also explained.

"A lot of places here are saline-alkali land or desert. The places we choose for our farm are all close to water sources, and then there are dug canals and Karez."

"There are many farms in this area, as long as we go north and come across one, we can find it!"

Gao Yu explained, Yang Xiaotao suddenly understood.

They are trying their luck in their relationship, and they don't know where their farm is.

"Okay, but are you hungry?"

After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Lao Ma and Gao Yu's stomachs started to growl.

The three of them ran into a pack of wolves at noon, but they didn't have lunch, and ran all afternoon with a bunch of things. The porridge they ate in the morning had already been digested.

Yang Xiaotao was hungry for asking this question. The fight at noon was exhausting, and his appetite was larger than normal. Right now, he felt that his chest was sticking to his back.

"Or, let's take a break and eat something."

Yang Xiaotao's proposal was quickly approved by the two of them.

The car stopped.

The three of them walked on the ground, moving their hands and feet.

The three guarded a pile of meat, but they didn't dare to light a fire to cook, so they could only find some ready-made meat.

Yang Xiaotao took out three eggs from his backpack and distributed them to the two.

"Mr. Yang, where did you get your eggs?"

The old horse looked at Yang Xiaotao clasping his hands, the skin of his fingers had been peeled off, "It was delivered by the salesman in the town."

Yang Xiaotao said, thinking of that pure revolutionary friendship, his heart was still warm.

"Ah? Why didn't you give it to me?"

The old horse had a bitter face, Gao Yu looked at Yang Xiaotao and then at the old horse, and got the answer in his heart.

"Maybe, I'm more friendly!"

When Yang Xiaotao gave an answer, Lao Ma scoffed.

"Still goodwill? You act like a malevolent star, I'm ashamed to say it."

Thinking of the way Yang Xiaotao wielded the wooden stick, with that strength, his mother is simply a violent person.

He was the one who cleaned up the scene. The head of the biggest wolf was smashed into the soil abruptly. What a lot of strength and speed.

The old horse lowered his head and peeled off the egg, while Gao Yu opened a cloth bag, which contained coarse salt like grains of sand. The old horse stood there with the egg white, and then ate it in small bites, not willing to waste it at all.

Gao Yu took out a few steamed buns from the bag. This was the original lunch. After sharing it among several people, there was something in his stomach, so he wasn't so hungry anymore.

After Yang Xiaotao finished eating the buns, he took out a handful of white rabbit toffee from his backpack.

Anyway, it was so far away from the base, they were all taken out of the backpack, and they didn't know the specific situation.

Yang Xiaotao took it casually, but the two dared not reach out to take it.

This thing is sugar.

It is not easy to buy here, and all the ones bought are maltose.

In the end, the two of them were just one piece, melting in their mouths, unwilling to bite.

"Old horse, how old are you?"

The three chatted, and Yang Xiaotao asked Lao Ma's age.

"How old is it? I don't know. Anyway, as long as I can remember, I followed the army to travel north and south, and then went to the Yalu River..."

"Old Ma, have you been to the Yalu River?"

"Of course, I'm still participating in the fifth battle with the team!"

The old horse looked proud. Although they entered late, they did not embarrass the motherland.

"Speaking?"

Yang Xiaotao became interested, but Lao Ma babbled and didn't speak.

"There's nothing to talk about, nothing to talk about."

Speaking of getting up and walking to the car, Gao Yu smiled at Yang Xiaotao from the side, "The old horse was lifted from the battlefield, and then I didn't talk about the battle anymore."

"Actually, they are all people with stories."

Yang Xiaotao nodded, thinking of Platoon Leader Du and Squad Leader Hao. If he didn't know their stories, would they be buried in the dust and no one would ask?

The car started again, but the wind didn't seem to stop, so Yang Xiaotao tightened the collar of his coat, and the two headlights went out 30 meters in the dark, as if there was nothing.

After running for more than half an hour in the dark, Yang Xiaotao suddenly heard a special sound.

And it's getting louder.

"Stop, there is a situation."

Yang Xiaotao couldn't tell what it was, so he could only warn.

The car braked to a stop, Yang Xiaotao pulled out his stick and stood aside, Lao Ma pulled out his bayonet, Gao Yu held a stick in one hand and a gun without bullets in the other, the three of them looked alert.

Da da da

Gradually, the business got closer and louder.

"Horse hooves."

The old horse suddenly yelled, and then Gao Yu could clearly see the beam of light ahead, which was a group of cavalry.

"Flashlight. It's from the Farm Guard. It's from us."

The moment their identities were confirmed, all three breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally met someone.

(End of this chapter)