The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 352 Xu Damao takes action, Jia Zhang invites Lao Jia
  gamble.

One of the oldest behaviors of mankind.

Especially in the old society.

Gambling is prevalent in the capital, and all kinds of gambling can be seen everywhere. The most common ones are playing cards, playing mahjong, pai gow, and betting on the lottery.

The old government was prohibitive, and various clubs emerged one after another. In addition to the guards at the entrance, there were also government police escorts.

After the Japanese entered the capital, in order to exploit the Chinese people, they opened a large poison kiln in the big hotel on the west side of Meishi Street outside Qianmen.

It is also said that Deyi Building and Sanjiang Hotel on Wanming Road, Xizhu City, Qianmen are casinos run by the Japanese.

After the Japanese were defeated, the enemy's wounded soldiers colluded with local local sticks to set up a casino in the Tianqiao area.

Behind each casino there were injured officers supporting them, and two wounded soldiers, holding crutches and wearing clothes with red crosses, walked towards the door. No one without a good eye would dare to cause trouble.

After liberation, aware of the harm caused by gambling, gambling establishments were completely banned in the capital, and all the ghosts and ghosts were wiped out.

However, habits always have inertia.

Those old gamblers felt itchy after not gambling for a few days, so they could only go to the small woods at the corner of the Tongzi River.

Not only is it secluded here, if you encounter someone on patrol, you can jump into the river and swim to the other side to escape.

Jia Dongxu was originally going to take Mrs. Jia Zhang home, but when he was halfway down the road, he twisted his butt and took him to the grove on the pretext of going to the workshop to help.

After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, after successfully losing three yuan to the dealer of ‘Yao Er Bao’, Jia Dongxu walked home cursing.

"What the hell, I thought that after dealing with Xu Damao, my luck would get better."

"Jia Dongxu!"

"What are you doing!"

Seeing that it was the Ergua brothers who were blocking the road, Jia Dongxu didn't care. In the workshop, he and the Ergua brothers also shared cigarettes.

"Come here!" Wang Dagua shouted.

Jia Dongxu felt bad and walked over slowly.

Wang Dagua picked up his fist and punched Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu covered his face and cried, asking: "Why do you hit people for no reason!"

"You are so lazy, who are you looking down on!" Wang Dagua said confidently.

Jia Dongxu: "."

He took a deep breath and turned to leave. After taking two steps, Wang Ergua called out to him again: "Come back!"

This time Jia Dongxu reacted quickly and ran back in two steps.

Wang Ergua raised his fist and punched Jia Dongxu again.

"Why did you hit someone again?"

"You're running so fast, are we brothers so vicious?" Wang Ergua said confidently.

Jia Dongxu: "."

He could tell now that these two guys were looking for trouble.

"Brothers, how have I offended you? I apologize to you here."

"It's okay, we just want to beat you up."

Wang Dagua no longer pretended to be a gentleman. After speaking in a sinister tone, he pointed his finger at Jia Dongxu and said loudly: "Beat him!"

The two of them pushed Jia Dongxu to the ground and beat him up. It wasn't until the patrolling red sleeve band came around that the two of them ran away.

Jia Dongxu had been beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and his tears were mixed with snot.

He couldn't figure it out.

Why is my luck so bad today?

Everything went well today.

When Li Aiguo returned from driving, he went to the locomotive depot canteen to buy two meals and brought them back in a beef kidney lunch box.

With the chickens and ducks from Nanshi Town, the Qianmen Locomotive Depot also lived a good life.

These past few days have been like Chinese New Year. The stir-fried carrots with white radish and stir-fried Chinese cabbage in the cafeteria have been replaced with spicy and sour chicken and stir-fried duck with potatoes.

The workers' mouths were full of food, so Li Aiguo couldn't miss it.

When she got home, Miss Chen was already waiting to report to Li Aiguo about today's lecture.

"Ah, you brought vegetables back, or meat dishes?!"

Looking at the lunch box handed over by the rough man, Miss Chen, who should have been happy, frowned.

"The soup inside spilled into the canvas bag."

Li Aiguo looked down.

No, because the beef kidney lunch box was not airtight, the canvas bag had turned into oil-stained twists.

But this is no wonder for Li Aiguo. Going back from the locomotive depot to the quadrangle, we have to pass through at least a dozen railway crossings, bicycle crossings or bumpy roads, and the vegetable soup in the lunch box will naturally spill out.

"Brushing the bag will definitely waste washing powder again, etc. There is a way."

Chen Xueru is a little daughter-in-law who loves to be clean.

He would forget to report the situation and forget to eat. He would rummage through the cabinet for a while and find a torn piece of leather.

Before getting the sewing machine, I got busy.

A pair of long legs flew on the sewing machine pedal, and soon a weird-looking bag was ready.

"This is a leather cover. Next time you finish packing your lunch, you can put it in the bag so it won't spill."

"."

Good guy, even the lunch box is covered.

What's more, the tiger skin is really quite punishing.

Li Aiguo couldn't dampen Miss Chen's enthusiasm for work, so he agreed immediately.

Place the lunch box on the table and sit across from each other.

Don't tell me, the big pot dish doesn't look good, but it tastes good.

Chen Xueru also ate until her cheeks bulged.

While eating, I recounted the situation of today's study class.

"Now those ladies are very enthusiastic about learning. The aunt from the Zhou family even gave me a pair of embroidered shoe mats."

"Why?"

"Uncle Zhou's monthly salary is forty-eight yuan, but he lied that it was only forty-six yuan. No, Aunt Zhou knew Lu Zi and Ba Zi and saw through Uncle Zhou's conspiracy at a glance."

"."

The pocket money of two yuan a month is enough to buy several packs of cigarettes.

Li Aiguo felt guilty for Chen Xueru.

While the two were chatting, there was a knock on the door outside.

Chen Xueru put down her chopsticks, walked over and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was Qin Huairu.

"Miss Xueru, are you eating?"

At this time, Qin Huairu was in a very bad condition, her eyes were bloodshot, and she could tell that she had not slept all night.

Since Chen Xueru married Li Aiguo, Qin Huairu has not visited the Li family's door again.

Chen Xueru has also heard about the past events between Qin Huairu and Li Aiguo. He puffed up his chest like a demonstration and it was really grand.

"Qin Huairu, what's the matter with you?"

"I heard that the locomotive depot distributes a few kilograms of soybeans to train drivers every month." Qin Huairu was a little embarrassed, but she had to bite the bullet and said: "Didn't Dongxu's mother's head be broken yesterday? The doctor told her to supplement nutrition. , so I want to borrow a few pounds of soybeans."

"I'm sorry, but the patriotic quota has long been used up." Chen Xueru said with a straight face.

"No, your family doesn't lack that much food, so why would you care about Douyazui? It's useless to you anyway, so you might as well give it to us as a good deed."

".Why are you like this?"

Chen Xueru has seen countless difficult customers, but she has never seen Qin Huairu like this.

She was about to close the door.

When He Yuyu came back from school, he saw Qin Huairu pestering Chen Xueru and trotted over to him.

After learning the purpose of Qin Huairu's visit, Xiao Yuyu blinked and said with a smile: "Brother Patriot has given all his bean sprouts to my mother. Besides, when will your Jia family borrow something and return it! Who dares to lend it to you?"

"Qin Huairu, I think you are not borrowing, but cheating!"

There are some things that adults are not allowed to say, but children have no taboos.

Qin Huairu blushed when she heard this, but she couldn't get angry with He Yuyu, so she could only give up.

She glanced into the room and said, "The food in your locomotive depot also includes meat. It's really rich."

Seeing that Chen Xueru remained silent, Qin Huairu could only turn around and walk into the bleak cold wind.

Looking at the dead leaves falling in the air, Qin Huairu felt depressed.

Jia Zhang would definitely not spare her.

really.

Seeing that Qin Huairu didn't bring Dou Yazui back, Mrs. Jia Zhang's face suddenly darkened and she closed the door of the main room.

It was already dusk and the sun was setting in the west.

After closing the door, the whole room became extremely dark.

"Mom, why did you close the door in broad daylight?" Qin Huairu was a little scared.

Mrs. Jia Zhang had a cold face, ignored Qin Huairu, opened the cotton curtain and walked into the house.

Qin Huairu felt something was wrong and shouted towards the back room: "Mom, the stick is still at Lao Zhang's house next door. I'll take it back." She stretched out her hand to open the door, but as soon as her hand touched the door latch, she heard something An angry scolding came from behind.

Qin Huairu turned around and was startled.

I saw Mrs. Jia Zhang holding Lao Jia's photo frame in both hands and glaring at her angrily.

The room was dark, with dim light falling on the frame. Qin Huairu always felt that Lao Jia's eyes were staring straight at her.

In a daze, Qin Huairu felt that Lao Jia on the frame suddenly smiled at her.

It was so scary that Qin Huairu's calves became weak.

At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang said with a serious face: "Kneel down!"

Qin Huairu was so frightened that she shivered. A chill rushed from the soles of her feet to the back of her head, but she suddenly woke up.

Because Jia Zhang was sent to the countryside for a period of reform, and after returning, she was not allowed to curse, so Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang were able to compete with each other these days.

The reason why Jia Zhang used her trump card meant that she was desperate.

Qin Huairu is a smart girl and figured out the joints instantly.

She puffed up her chest: "Mom, I didn't do anything wrong, why should I kneel down!"

Jia Zhang held the frame and walked towards Qin Huairu step by step.

Because the old face, pale from blood loss, now looked even more terrifying, even a little ferocious.

Angry light burst out from those triangular eyes.

"You know what you did!"

Qin Huairu was stared at by Jia Zhang in horror, and when she saw Lao Jia's portrait gradually approaching, it was as if Lao Jia had come to life again and was gradually approaching her.

The incandescent light bulb on the roof flickered twice, and Qin Huairu's heart was in her throat. She was so frightened that she stepped back until she leaned against the door panel and found some sense of security.

"Mom, you just didn't borrow the soybean sprouts. Do you need to scare me? Besides, it's not that I don't want to borrow them, it's because Li Ai's country really doesn't have them anymore, and they were all given to Aunt Liu."

"Stop fooling me! Soybean sprouts are such valuable things, would Li Patriot be willing to give them away?"

Jia Zhang pressed forward step by step while holding the frame, and said with a cold face: "I think you did it on purpose. You want my old lady to not be able to eat soybean sprouts and supplement her nutrition, and then go to Dongxu's father as soon as possible. You Just want to kill me!"

Well, Mrs. Jia Zhang learned a trick from Xu Damao in the hospital and couldn't wait to use it.

"You are Dongxu's mother and also my mother. Why should I do this?" Qin Huairu was about to cry.

"Don't I know you? You pretend to be a chaste wife, but you are actually flirting everywhere. You used to be with Silly Zhu. Now that Silly Zhu has gone in, you run to Yi Zhonghai's house all day long."

"Mom, what are you talking about? Yi Zhonghai is Dongxu's master!"

"That old guy is not a good thing. He is thinking of you. Don't think I don't know."

"Mom, what on earth do you want to do!"

Qin Huairu finally understood. Jia Zhang invited Lao Jia out and poured so much dirty water on her. She must have some agenda.

Hearing this, Mrs. Jia Zhang's lips curved with pride: "I only have two requests. The first one is to go to the vegetable market later and buy me two kilograms of meat.

Secondly, you need to be more restrained with Dongxu. Dongxu has lost a lot of weight these days, so don’t let her go.

You want him to die early! "

The harsh words echoed in the room. Qin Huairu was so embarrassed that she couldn't even lift her face. How could any parents-in-law make such a request to their daughter-in-law.

"Number two, I can agree."

"But our family is really out of money. Dongxu has paid less than ten yuan this month, and he still has to buy you painkillers."

Jia Zhang jumped to her feet and cursed: "Who are you fooling? Where is the money that Silly Zhu gave you before? And the food stamps that old man Yi Zhonghai gave you these days? Don't think that I don't know, old lady, I My heart is like a mirror, I know everything!”

"Mom, I really don't have one!"

Qin Huairu was about to defend himself when someone knocked hard on the door behind him twice.

"Qin Huairu, open the door quickly!"

Hearing Jia Dongxu's voice, Qin Huairu became a little anxious.

Jia Dongxu is a mama's boy. If he comes in, he will definitely stand next to Jia Zhang.

She had no choice but to unbutton her clothes, took out one dollar and twenty cents and some food stamps from her inner pocket and handed them to Jia Zhang.

After Jia Zhang took it, she put it into her pocket without even counting it and said, "Remember to buy me some meat later!" Then she carried the photo frame into the back room with satisfaction.

Looking at Mrs. Jia Zhang's back, Qin Huairu's heart felt like needles pricking her heart.

She hoped that Jia Zhang would die directly this time.

Only when the old woman dies can the mountain that is pressing on her be moved away.

unfortunately
  Jia Dongxu was not the kind to comfort others. Qin Huairu took a deep breath, wiped the tears from her face, and opened the door.

"Dongxu, you're back. Oops, did you fall into the ditch?"

Seeing Jia Dongxu's bruised nose and swollen face, Qin Huairu screamed in surprise.

"Why did you fall into the ditch? I was beaten." Jia Dongxu entered the house with his face covered.

At this time, Mrs. Jia Zhang hung up Lao Jia again and returned to the main room. Seeing Jia Dongxu's look, she was so distressed that she almost shed tears.

She rushed forward and held Jia Dongxu's arm: "Dongxu, whoever beat you, tell mother, and mother will go find them!"

The concern on Jia Zhang's face reminded Jia Dongxu of how Jia Zhang helped him regain his place every time after being bullied as a child.

Those children who bullied Jia Dongxu were beaten to pieces by Jia Zhangshi every time.

Jia Dongxu stood beside him, as proud as a big white goose.

"Mom, it's Brother Ergua." Jia Dongxu told the story.

Then his triangular eyes narrowed and he gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Ergua and I have no grievances. Xu Damao must be instigating them behind the scenes. Brother Ergua often lies on the wall with Xu Damao to peek into the women's bathroom. They have a good relationship. .”

"Xu Damao, I haven't settled the score with you yet, but you dare to attack my Dongxu!"

Thinking of the injuries on her head and fingers, Jia Zhang suddenly became furious and left the house with a broom.

He rushed to the door of Xu Damao's house and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Xu Damao, get out of here!"

Xu Damao had just returned home at this time, and his face lit up with joy when he heard Jia Zhang's shout.

Seeing his appearance, Liu Lan said worriedly: "Da Mao, have you done something bad again?"

"What does it mean to do bad things? This is called revenge."

"You, be careful, Jia Zhang is not easy to mess with."

"Do not worry!"

Xu Damao walked out of the house with his hands behind his back, and walked out a tiger and a tiger, and walked out a thousand miles a day.

One of them walked out and almost kissed Jia Zhang.

Xu Damao quickly took two steps back, spat in disgust, and looked at Mrs. Jia Zhang arrogantly: "Ms. Jia Zhang, what are you making such a fuss about!"

"You thief, you dare to find someone to bully my son, I will fight with you today." Mrs. Jia Zhang screamed, raised the broom and was about to hit him.

"Hey, whoever hit your son, you old woman can't be unreasonable."

Xu Damao, a good man, didn't want to suffer the immediate loss. When he saw that Jia Zhang was serious, he ran away.

One of the two was running in front, the other was chasing in front, causing a lot of noise in the courtyard.

The old hen at the gate of Li Ai's country was originally laying eggs, but was so frightened that the eggs reached her buttocks and shrank back again.

Li Aiguo was squatting in front of the chicken coop, waiting to collect the eggs: "."

He stood up and blocked Xu Damao's way.

"Brother Patriot, help me! Jia Zhang wants to kill me." When Xu Damao saw Li Aiguo, he felt like he was seeing a savior and hurriedly hid behind him.

Jia Zhang chased after her and saw a trace of fear flashing in Li Aiguo's eyes, but she was unwilling to give in. She said with a cold face: "Li Aiguo, this matter has nothing to do with you, get out of the way!"

"You scared my eggs back, does it matter?" Li Aiguo said with a straight face: "Ms. Jia Zhang, you can be considered an old man in the compound. Didn't Yi Zhonghai educate you that you should unite the residents and not be together?" Is there chattering in the courtyard?"

"You" Jia Zhang was speechless.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong heard the noise and came out of the house.

"Master, Xu Damao asked someone to beat up my Dongxu. You have to make the decision for our family." Mrs. Jia Zhang quickly ran to Yi Zhonghai and asked him for help.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's appearance, Jia Dongxu, who had been hiding at home, stood up and showed his injuries to everyone in public.

Yi Zhonghai, who had once again regarded Jia Dongxu as an old man, was heartbroken.

"Xu Damao, how could you do this!" Yi Zhonghai glared at Xu Damao with a straight face.

Talking nonsense is Xu Damao's ancestral skill.

He straightened his collar and was about to take a step when Jia Zhang picked up the broom. Xu Damao was so frightened that he shrank back behind Li Aiguo.

"Master, Jia Zhang is beating people in public, don't you care?"

"Sister-in-law, don't worry yet." Yi Zhonghai glared at Jia Zhang.

Mrs. Jia Zhang thought that her family had reached the peak of morality this time and would be able to get compensation later, so she glared at Xu Damao and put the broom away.

Only then did Xu Damao dare to step forward boldly, puffing out his chest and saying, "Master.

In the final analysis, this matter lies with the lady from the supply and marketing cooperative who sells underpants.

If she hadn't sold Qin Huairu's pants and the pants didn't need to be washed, she wouldn't have been thrown into my house by Jia Dongxu.

If I don’t come out with my pants on, I won’t be punched by Jia Dongxu.

If Jia Dongxu doesn't beat me, he won't be taught a lesson by my good brothers who can't stand it.

So, if you want to find responsibility, go find the fat lady of the supply and marketing cooperative. "

This statement came out.

The residents who were watching suddenly took a breath of cold air.

This is obviously a mistake, and it is reasonable to complain that the road is unevenly built.

But it sounded different to Yi Zhonghai's ears.

This guy is going to use the same tricks as in the hospital to cause trouble.

Yi Zhonghai felt a headache when he thought about what happened in the hospital that morning.

This only involves Xu Damao and Jia Dongxu. If Xu Jixiang and the third uncle are involved, it will be even more confusing.

Tired.

Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Dongxu and then at Xu Damao: "You two are both bruised and swollen, so this time it's even! Okay, let's all go back."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai starting to drive away the residents, Jia Dongxu felt that he had lost his father's love, so he stepped forward and said, "Master, I have been bullied."

"Don't worry, the master knows and will help you make up for it in the future."

Yi Zhonghai's head was buzzing, he turned around and staggered home.

The big backer left. Although Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu were jumping so much, they didn't have the courage to cause trouble to Xu Damao, so they also left.

Xu Damao spat at the two of them: "If you want to fight with me, you are still far away!"

Xu Damao always felt that he was the fourth person in the courtyard.

Apart from the deaf old lady, the first uncle, and Li Aiguo, it was him, Xu Damao.

Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu are just two little Karas, and they are not worthy of fighting against him.

When Liu Lan saw Xu Damao preparing to enter the room, she grabbed his arm and winked at him.

Then he walked up to Li Aiguo and said with a smile: "Brother Patriot, I heard that you have made another contribution to the locomotive maintenance section. Congratulations. I will cook two dishes tonight and we will have a good meal."

Only then did Xu Damao react and quickly said with a smile: "Yes, I must drink some at night."

"sure."

Li Aiguo smiled and agreed.

There is no shortage of wine in Li Ai’s country, but those who spend money can’t be as happy as those who spend money!
  The three of them went back to their houses. Li Aiguo told Chen Xueru not to worry about dinner. He planned to go to Xu's house for dinner in the evening, and then sat at the table and continued studying.

As evening approached, the aroma of food wafted from every house, and Li Aiguo took Chen Xueru to Xu Damao's house.

Liu Lan was a sensible person, so she came forward and took Chen Xueru's arm, and went into the back room to admire the new coat she had just made for Haitao.

"How is it? Is it still like that?"

"It's really good, sister-in-law. Your skills are as good as those of the masters in the tailor shop."

"Hey, sister, no wonder you can snatch away the patriotic brothers. Look at your mouth, it's as sweet as if it's covered in honey."

At this time, Xu Damao was wearing an apron and taking out the food from the kitchen.

Hai Long and Haitao also followed behind to help.

After a while, the table was full.

There are seven or eight dishes, including meat and vegetables, all of which are delicious and delicious.

Xu Damao said proudly: "How about it, patriotic brothers, let's be richer than the Jia family."

Li Aiguo picked up a chicken leg and gave a thumbs up while chewing it: "Da Mao, you are a person who makes a living."

"Of course." Xu Damao sat down, poured a glass of wine for Li Aiguo, and suddenly said with a smile: "Brother Patriot, I heard that many people in the capital went to Nanshi Town to collect chickens and ducks recently."

"What's the matter? Do you want to do it too?" Li Aiguo knew that Xu Damao had something to do with his invitation to drink.

"Who doesn't want to earn more money?" Xu Damao chuckled and pointed at Hai Long and Haitao who were feasting next to them: "Young men, I'm a poor man. Liu Lan and I only have such a small salary, so we have to find more money." A way to make money."

If others say this, Li Aiguo may believe it.

Xu Damao, go ahead.

Although Xu Damao did not get the Lou family's property like in the original work, the position of projectionist is very popular. In addition, Liu Lan also has a job, and the combined salary of the two of them is at least more than fifty yuan.

With so much money, you can’t afford to feed two children?
  Then Yan Bugui and his family had to tie their necks to drink the northwest wind.

This guy must have spent his money on women.

Seeing that Li Aiguo remained silent, Liu Lan also stood up and said with a smile: "Brother Aiguo, you are knowledgeable. Tell Damao how to prevent him from falling into the manure pit."

Li Aiguo had a good impression of Liu Lan. He put down his chopsticks, looked at Xu Damao and said, "You can't go to Nanshi Town!"

"This grandson, Yan Jiecheng, dares to lie to me." Xu Damao's face changed greatly when he heard this.

Does this matter have anything to do with Yan Jiecheng?

Li Aiguo seemed to have a clue.

"Da Mao, just listen to our patriotic brothers."

Liu Lan stood up and placed the meat plate in front of Li Aiguo and Chen Xueru: "Come on, come on, eat the vegetables, eat the vegetables."

Although Xu Damao was unwilling to give in, he remembered Xu Jixiang's instructions to move closer to Li Aiguo, so he had no choice but to give up.

In addition, Xu Damao also inquired about going to the countryside to purchase supplies.

The awesome deputy section chief of the material department of the steel rolling mill met with failure in Nanshi Town. He only received two old hens and was criticized by Director Yang.

It is said that he is still related to Li Aiguo.

Although Xu Damao is a villain, he is a person who can assess the situation and has some political sensitivity.

In the original work, when Lou Zhenhua was in power, Xu Damao was able to take the initiative and stir up trouble.

Later, when the wind picked up, he was able to detect something wrong in time and kicked the basket away to avoid being affected.

Ordinary people really can't do it.

(End of this chapter)