The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 218 Xu Damao and Liu Lan
[It is better to say less if you know it is wrong;

Be wise and protect yourself, but seek no fault. 】

Lou Zhenhua's death had nothing to do with those residents.

Everyone should eat, eat, and go to work, go to work.

The little waves that were caused were wiped out by the trivial matters of life and quickly subsided.

but.

For the Xu family, it is a big event worth celebrating.

Xu's mother went to the vegetable market and bought several kilograms of eggs and vegetables, and killed an old hen.

Noon.

Seven or eight dishes including old hen stewed with mushrooms, scrambled eggs with chopped green onion, and braised tofu were placed on the square table with mottled red paint.

Xu Jixiang opened a bottle of Laofen wine and drank several glasses of wine with Xu Damao.

Xu Jixiang doesn't drink much.

Soon his face turned red and he started to sound drunk when he spoke.

"Da Mao, have you seen it? This is your father's strength. Even a powerful person like Lou Zhenhua was defeated by me."

Xu Damao gave a thumbs up: "Dad, you are still the best!"

He still felt a little reluctant to let go of Lou Xiao'e.

My beautiful and rich daughter-in-law has disappeared.
Xu's mother was not as happy as the two fathers.

After taking a few bites of the food, I felt a little clogged in my heart and couldn't eat any more.

Putting down his chopsticks, he sighed and said: "Old Xu, you are angry.

Now everyone in the neighborhood knows about our family’s infertility.

Yesterday I asked Matchmaker Wang next door to find a wife for Damao.

Guess what.

Matchmaker Wang actually kicked me out.

He kept saying that I wanted to harm other girls.

Isn't it just that I can't give birth, and it doesn't affect my work, so how can it be considered harmful to others? "

As soon as this word comes out.

The smile on Xu Jixiang's face suddenly disappeared, and the taste of the wine in his mouth seemed wrong.

After Xu Damao took two sets of medicine a while ago, he went to the old doctor for a check-up, and the result was very bad.

The old doctor who had a wonderful rejuvenation had no choice but to let Xu Damao obey his destiny.

This is tantamount to directly saying that the Xu family is going to end.

Xu Jixiang was unwilling to give in and took Xu Damao to several old Chinese medicine doctors and took a lot of Chinese medicine, but the result was the same.

If she is unable to have children, ordinary girls will never marry her.

In this era, it is important to raise children for old age. There is no such thing as "just have one child and someone will take care of you in old age".

In this case, no one wants to have no children to support them when they grow old.

"Difficult, it is too difficult!"

Xu Jixiang, who has always regarded himself as the most intelligent person in the courtyard, also felt embarrassed and scratched his head helplessly.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

Xu Jixiang frowned and shouted in a low voice, "Who is it?"

A voice came from outside the door: "I am patriotic."

Xu Damao stood up, lay down in the crack of the door, and took a look outside.

He turned around and said, "Dad, it is indeed Li Aiguo."

"What is this kid doing here?"

Xu Jixiang was mid-sentence when he remembered: "A while ago, I agreed to entrust the construction team of the railway locomotive depot to help our family clean up the house, but then I changed my mind. It seems that the construction team couldn't wait any longer and asked Li Aiguo to come and ask questions. "

He waved his hand towards Xu Damao: "Open the door."

"Li Aiguo saw this, is it okay?" Xu Damao pointed to the food on the table, feeling a little worried.

"It's okay. He's a train driver. He makes more than 100 yuan a month, and he can still owe us this. He's not a gossip, so he can't tell anyone."

"well."

Li Aiguo felt a little strange when he saw Xu Damao taking so long to open the door.

When I saw the sumptuous food on the table, I immediately understood.

I bet this family is hiding at home and eating meat secretly.

It's really badass.

However, Li Aiguo didn't point it out and asked directly: "Uncle Xu, is your house still in good condition? The construction team is waiting for a reply."

"Hey, what are you still doing? You know my Damao's situation. If he has this disease, no girl will marry him."

Xu Jixiang stood up, took Li Aiguo's arm, and asked him to sit on the chair.

"Come on, let's try your aunt's craftsmanship."

Li Aiguo felt that Xu Jixiang was asking for something, and he didn't make any excuses.

If you don't eat meat, you are a fool.

You can't be a fool in Li Aiguo.

The heads of the chopsticks were like raindrops, specializing in picking up meat and vegetable clips. Xu Damao grinned in distress.

With a monthly salary of more than 100 yuan, this kid is not willing to buy half a catty of meat. Have you ever been addicted to meat?

Xu Jixiang was engaged in big things and had a calm personality. He waited until Li Aiguo had eaten and drank enough before speaking slowly.

"Patriot, you are a train driver and have seen a lot. What do you think Damao should do now?"

Xu Damao's infertility had long been spread throughout the courtyard, so Xu Jixiang naturally didn't have to hide it.

Xu's mother stood up and poured a glass of wine for Li Aiguo: "Yes, yes, Aiguo, you are a cultural person, please help me with an idea."

"It's indeed difficult, but as long as you find the right person, it's not impossible to get married." Li Aiguo burped, played with his wine glass and said with a smile.

The front foot just saw off Lou Xiao'e.

Xu Damao asked him to help him find a wife.

What the hell is this!

Xu Damao felt that Li Aiguo was perfunctory with him.

He said with a cold face: "Patriot, you are a well-fed man and don't know how hungry a man is. With your conditions, as long as you spread the word, the girl who wants to marry you can be lined up from here to the gate of the steel rolling mill, and you can even lead the way." "

He stood up and pointed at himself: "What about me? I can't give birth! Who can see me?"

Xu Jixiang reprimanded Xu Damao: "Let patriot finish his words!"

Xu Damao drooped his head and remained silent.

Li Aiguo then said slowly: "

Uncle Xu, we must look at the problem from a development perspective, combine theory with practice, and analyze specific problems in detail.

Damao is unable to have children, which seems to be a shortcoming.

Most girls really look down on him.

But if you are looking for a little widow with a child.

Doesn’t this shortcoming no longer exist? "

As soon as this word comes out.

The atmosphere in Xu's house suddenly changed.

Xu Damao looked happy.

He quickly took out a pack of Chinese cigarettes from his pocket, took out one, handed it to Li Aiguo, and put his hands together to light it for him.

"Brother Patriot, you have a good idea. The little widow has a child, so she doesn't need my help anymore."

Xu Jixiang nodded and praised: "Yes, our disadvantage as Damao is gone. As expected of a train driver, he has a flexible mind."

When Xu's mother heard this, she realized that was really the case.

He immediately raised his hands in approval: "Yes, the more children the widow brings, the better. Maybe one of them can be changed to Xu, so that our Xu family will not be considered extinct."

Xu Jixiang continued to add: "This little widow cannot be from the countryside. She must have a job and a source of food. Otherwise, she will have to rely on our family Da Mao, and her life will be very difficult.

Take a look at the Jia family. Since marrying Qin Huairu, the Jia family's life has plummeted. If it weren't for Yi Zhonghai's help, the blame would have been over. "

I saw that Xu's family was having a lively discussion.

Li Aiguo, who was successful and famous, also stood up and said goodbye, got on his bicycle and ran to the locomotive depot.

Don't tell me, Xu Damao, a man with a lot of tricks up his sleeve, is a good match for the little widow.

After getting married, the two of them will definitely live a prosperous life.

We also made a great contribution.

But which little widow would Xu Damao find?
Liang Ladi?
With Li Aiguo's guidelines.

The Xu family began to help Xu Damao find the young widow.

There are many older girls in the capital, and there are also many young wives, but young widows are really rare.

After all, her husband is still alive, so we can't kill a few of them.
Nothing is unachievable.

They actually found one.

But it's not Liang Ladi.

Xu Jixiang smoked a dry pipe and said: "Da Mao, I remember there was a female helper in the cafeteria of our steel rolling mill, and she seemed to be screaming."

"Liu Lan! She is a little widow!"

When Liu Lan was mentioned, Xu Damao's eyes shone, "Liu Lan seems to have two children. She lives in the suburbs of Beijing. She is also a city citizen and has a financial background."

Liu Lan's husband was originally a temporary worker in a steel rolling mill, but later died of illness.

Temporary workers were not allowed to take over, but Liu Lan's family conditions were relatively poor.

Considering her poor life, the leader of the steel rolling mill arranged for her to work as a temporary worker in the canteen.

Xu Jixiang was a little surprised when he saw that Xu Damao knew so much about Liu Lan's situation.

After thinking about it carefully, I was relieved.

Xu Damao naturally likes to follow little women, but when he meets Liu Lan, a charming young woman, how can he let her go?

Xu Jixiang asked calmly: "Da Mao, getting married is different from being friends. If you marry Liu Lan, you will be responsible for Liu Lan and Liu Lan's children. Are you willing?"

"Father, I am willing!"

As it was related to a life-long event, Xu Damao also stopped joking and became serious.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, Liu Lan and Xu Damao are quite a match.

The two were about the same age and both worked in a steel rolling mill.

If he gets married in the future, Xu Damao will be able to pick up two sons for nothing.

He has one more son than Jia Dongxu.

By then, no one would dare to call him a big rooster that can't lay eggs.

Xu Damao made up his mind to talk to Liu Lan tomorrow.

Projectionists in this era were managed by the Publicity Section of the Logistics Department.Early the next morning.

Xu Damao went to the Publicity Department and signed in, then went to the canteen of the steel rolling mill with his hands behind his back.

After Si Zhu was arrested, the chef in the cafeteria was replaced by Nan Yi.

Nan Yi works more seriously and is more particular about hygiene. He took Mahua and Fatty to clean the kitchen early in the morning.

Seeing Xu Damao swaggering in, he pointed at Xu Damao and said, "Get out!"

In the past, according to Xu Damao's foxy temper, he would definitely have to break up with Nan Yi.

Thinking about finding a wife, Xu Damao could only lick his face and smile: "Are you the new Nanyi master? I am Xu Damao, the projectionist in our factory."

There was a lack of entertainment activities in this era, and the status of projectionists was still relatively high.

If workers want to find someone, they will often give the projectionist two cigarettes and ask him to help save a good seat.

This will save you two and a half cents on movie tickets.

In addition, Ma Hua and Fatty both knew Xu Damao and helped introduce Xu Damao, so Nan Yi's anger subsided a little.

"It's not lunch time yet, why are you in the cafeteria?"

Nan Yi's tone made Xu Damao feel uncomfortable.

I heard that this guy came from a bad background. If you find an opportunity, you should mess with him.

"Looking for Comrade Liu Lan, is she here?"

"Yes, but it's working time now. Comrade Liu Lan is working and we won't welcome guests."

Xu Damao hit a snag in front of Nan Yi.

I sighed in my heart, finally the gangster was gone, but here comes the stupid young man again, is there no good person in the cook?
If he knew that Nan Yi was in the machine repair shop and dared to confront the deputy director, he didn't know what to think.

But I can only endure it.

Who let this be Nanyi’s territory!

Xu Damao could only wait until noon to finish his lunch.

Seeing Liu Lan carrying a bucket to fetch water from the faucet outside, he hurriedly stepped forward.

"Comrade Liu Lan, let me help you."

Liu Lan had long heard from Ma Hua that Xu Damao was looking for her.

Now that I see Xu Damao being so proactive, I thought he had evil intentions.

There is frost on her pretty little face, and her eyebrows are raised:

"Xu Damao, don't show off your frivolous behavior in front of me. Put it away quickly."

Xu Damao didn't expect that he would be misunderstood before he even opened his mouth.

He quickly explained: "Liu Lan, you misunderstood. I'm looking for you today because I want to talk to you about a partner."

'Pfft' Liu Lan covered her mouth and laughed: "Xu Damao, you really think of me as one of those little girls."

"Go, go, go. I have no time to play with a brat like you."

Liu Lan didn't even mention that Xu Damao saw it. She pulled Xu Damao's hand away and walked sideways.

Xu Damao quickly followed and grabbed Liu Lan's arm: "Liu Lan, you really misunderstood. I really want to talk to you about a partner this time. I really want to marry you and be a father to your child."

As soon as this word comes out.

Liu Lan was shocked, exhaled a short and convulsive breath, and stood still as if taking root.

Snapped!
The fingers loosened, the bucket fell to the ground, and the clear water flowed all over the ground.

Xu Damao picked up the bucket, put it into Liu Lan's hand, and took the opportunity to continue: "I am serious. If you agree, we can draw evidence right away."

These words woke up Liu Lan.

She felt that things were different from what she thought.

He frowned and said, "Xu Damao, do you know that I was married and my husband died?"

"know."

"You know I have two kids?"

"I know, don't worry, I will treat them like my own children." Xu Damao was a little excited.

Liu Lan looked Xu Damao up and down, related to what he heard a while ago, and said in a contemptuous tone: "You are not good at it, are you?"

Xu Damao almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, jumped on his feet and shouted: "Who is arranging me from behind? Is it MCA? The idiot has already entered the fence, and he still can't get along with me."

"This is the rumor in the factory, and 2 or [-] people know it." Liu Lan said quietly.

Xu Damao: "."

He took several deep breaths, raised his hands and said, "Liu Lan, I, Xu Damao, swear to God, it is definitely not what is said."

"What's that like?" Liu Lan asked.

We can't blame Liu Lan for being careless.

How could Xu Damao, a young man with a formal job, like a widow three years older than him?

They say the little widow is smart, but she is actually forced to do so.

Xu Damao blushed: ".It's just that I can't have children, nothing else will affect me."

Liu Lan looked at Xu Damao for a while and made sure that Xu Damao was not lying. She nodded and said, "That's okay. I have two children anyway, and I don't need yours."

"So, you agree?" Xu Damao was surprised.

"It's not that easy. Even if I am a widow, I still have to be careful." Liu Lan said calmly.

She also carefully considered it in her mind.

As a projectionist, Xu Damao earns a high salary, and he can earn extra money by going to the countryside to show movies.

Xu Damao has no biological son, so he will definitely be kind to his two children.

The young widow is unwilling to remarry. What she fears most is that her children will be bullied.

As for Xu Damao's past entertainment, Liu Lan didn't care.

She was a little widow and had done a lot of wrong things, so this was considered even.

As long as Xu Damao gets married, he can live with her wholeheartedly.

Furthermore.

Xu Damao had a donkey face.

As the old saying goes, what's so great about a donkey's face?
Women, don’t just say that.

This man is really good!
Liu Lan's words were a sign of agreement. After Xu Damao understood, he nodded immediately: "Yes, yes, yes, don't worry. I will ask the matchmaker to come to your house to propose marriage as soon as I get back."

"It costs money to find a matchmaker. Doesn't our steel rolling mill have a Women's Federation? You can ask the director of the Women's Federation to come forward."

Liu Lan also had a small calculation in mind.

As long as the Women's Federation comes forward, the news will reach the ears of Deputy Director Li, and Deputy Director Li will be able to restrain himself.

In Xu Damao's view, this was a sign that Liu Lan knew how to live a good life, and he agreed immediately.

He was so happy that he ran away in a hurry.

Spring in Damao is coming!
If the projectionist is not tasked with showing movies, he is a mobile worker and does not need to stay in the office.

Xu Damao is also impatient.

In the afternoon, we came to the Women's Federation.

I told the comrades from the Women's Federation about the person I wanted to talk to Liu Lan about.

In this era, in addition to distributing toilet paper and resolving family disputes, the most important task of the Women's Federation is to match up people.

Especially he likes to match up young men and women in a factory.

The comrades of the Women's Federation agreed at that time and said they would help them make connections.

Xu Damao is also a veteran of flowers.

Knowing that the wife is not married to the quilt, things will still happen.

He stayed outside the cafeteria until Liu Lan got off work.

Liu Lan was a little surprised when she saw Xu Damao standing outside: "Da Mao, why are you here?"

"Of course I'm waiting for you. Come on, I'll take you to a movie tonight?"

"Watching a movie. No, my children are still at Aunt Wang's house next door. I have to go back to take care of them at night." Liu Lan looked regretful.

"Then let's go have dinner." Xu Damao suggested.

"OK then."

Liu Lan felt sweet in her heart. After all, what woman doesn't want a man to take her seriously?
There are many state-owned time-honored restaurants in this era, but Xu Damao chose Dong Lai Shun.

After taking Liu Lan for a meal and wandering around the People's Park twice, the two separated.

The relationship between the two is a little closer.

When parting, Liu Lan allowed Xu Damao to touch her little hand gently.

Xu Damao came home after get off work.

Xu Jixiang heard the footsteps, opened the door, and asked impatiently: "How is it?"

"The talks are almost the same. Liu Lan doesn't object. He just said that we need to follow the procedures."

Xu Damao took the enamel jar from Xu's mother, took a big sip, and then told the story of asking the Women's Federation to come forward.

"Following the procedures is the right thing. With the organization keeping an eye on it, your marriage can be stable. Liu Lan has some ideas."

Xu Jixiang had dealt with Liu Lan in the steel rolling mill before and had a good impression of Liu Lan.

Xu's mother said worriedly: "But Damao, you still have to hold on tight."

Xu Damao: "Mom, don't worry, I will go find Liu Lan tomorrow."

"It's a matter of taking medicine. You still have to continue taking medicine." Xu's mother sighed and said, "It would be great if I could have my own children after getting married."

Xu Damao also knows that an adopted son is an adopted son after all.

Without saying anything else, he agreed immediately.

The smell of Chinese medicine filled the courtyard again.

When Jia Dongxu got off work and smelled the smell, he originally wanted to make some sarcastic remarks.

Thinking of the stainless steel pot last time, I could only shrink my neck and return to the house.

Seeing Qin Huairu feeding Banggeng, Jia Dongxu sat down on the chair and muttered: "In the past, Li Aiguo bullied me, so let it go. Now even Xu Damao dares to bite me on the nose. I can't live this life."

He suddenly remembered something, looked at Qin Huairu and said, "How about we bring my mother back from the country? Last time, my uncle sent me a letter and said that my mother was not living a satisfactory life in the country."

If Jia and Zhang were in the courtyard, Xu Damao would not dare to be so arrogant.

Jia Zhang cannot lift, but can carry it on her shoulders. When she returns to the countryside, she still has to participate in labor.

If she doesn't work, she won't have food to eat. How can her life be easy?

Qin Huairu pursed her lips and smiled and said: "Dongxu, this matter is decided by the sub-district office. If the mother is not reformed and she is taken back, the sub-district office will definitely not agree. Let's wait a little longer."

Jia Dongxu had no choice but to nod.

Qin Huairu breathed a sigh of relief and patted the stick stem gently.

During the days when Mrs. Jia Zhang was away, it was like there was no big mountain on her head.

If possible, I hope Jia and Zhang will never return to the courtyard house.

(End of this chapter)