The train driver in the courtyard

In the middle courtyard.

The branches rustled in the wind.

Faced with Xu Damao's questioning, Jia Zhang's face turned red and she couldn't say a word.

Not to be outdone, Jia Dongxu rolled his eyes and said, "Xu Damao, this is a matter between my family and Li Aiguo. Does it have anything to do with you?"

"Hey, Jia Dongxu, what you said is wrong. I, Xu Damao, am now an activist in the compound. Naturally, I have to fight against Jia Zhang's actions that undermine the unity of the compound!"

Xu Damao puffed up his chest, acting like a steward.

That's right, since the last time Zhang Gangzhu made a joke and asked Yi Zhonghai to give up his position as the first master to Xu Damao.

This guy has moved his mind.

Since he can't be a leader in the factory, he can be a steward in the courtyard!

If you want to be a steward, you have to be proactive and win the trust of the residents.

In Xu Damao's opinion, the best way to build trust in the compound is to fight against the Jia family.

really.

After a while, the residents heard the quarrel and gathered around.

"Da Mao is right, people are patriotic and make contributions to the country. Jia Zhang actually framed people for stealing food. It's too much."

"Let's simply ask the sub-district office to intervene and send Mr. Jia and Zhang to study classes."

"What are you thinking? Yi Zhonghai will definitely stop us."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai had just walked over. He originally wanted to cover up for the Jia family, but when he heard the residents talking, his heart suddenly thumped.

With the arrest of the deaf old lady, his prestige in the courtyard was severely damaged, and the residents dared to target him directly.

If the residents dare to talk about him today, who knows what they can do tomorrow?
no! Absolutely not!
Yi Zhonghai put his hands behind his back, coughed twice, and walked into the crowd.

He said coldly to Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, what are you making such a fuss about? We all came back to the compound after a long day's work and finally took a rest. You are making such a loud noise here, it's going to have such a bad impact!"

What is a crooked butt? This is it!
"First Master, Jia Zhang made a false accusation"

Xu Damao felt a little guilty when he saw Yi Zhonghai, and instinctively wanted to defend himself.

Yi Zhonghai interrupted him directly: "Jia Zhang's affairs should be handled by the steward and have nothing to do with you. If you make trouble, you are making a mistake."

"You" Xu Damao felt the pressure from Yi Zhonghai for the first time and was speechless for a while.

"Xu Damao, now you"

Yi Zhonghai was about to drive Xu Damao away when a cold voice came from beside him.

"Yi Zhonghai, is Comrade Xu Damao a resident of the compound?"

"what?"

Yi Zhonghai turned his head.

I saw a burly man pushing a bicycle and walking towards me with the sun on his back. The setting sun plated a layer of gold on the man's body.

Li Aiguo!
Yi Zhonghai was immediately startled and was about to act like a master and suppress the matter in the name of the master in charge.

Li Aiguo did not give him this opportunity, tied up the bicycle, and continued to ask questions.

"Is Xu Damao a resident of the compound?"

"right."

"Since he is a resident of the compound, why can't he express his opinions on the residents of the compound."

Li Aiguo was already tall, but now he walked up to Yi Zhonghai and looked at him with his head lowered, making Yi Zhonghai feel as if he was being lectured by an adult.

He weighed his feet unwillingly and found that he was still not as good as Li Aiguo, so he had to give up.

"Or are you saying that, as a eldest son, you want to act like a feudal patriarch and want the courtyard to become your own hall?"

Bang!
Put on a big hat.

Yi Zhonghai felt like his head was buzzing.

"Patriotic, I, I didn't mean that. I..." Yi Zhonghai regretted standing up for Jia Zhang.

"As a master, you should treat the residents in the compound fairly and justly, without being biased!" Li Aiguo pointed at Yi Zhonghai's nose and said, "Have you done that?"

In the past, if Yi Zhonghai had been furious at this time, he would definitely make Li Aiguo look good.

But now he suddenly discovered that he couldn't even think of any resistance.

What Yi Zhonghai didn't know was that he already had a psychological shadow because he was repeatedly suppressed by Li Aiguo.

However, Yi Zhonghai's ability to be the master of the courtyard for so many years was not left to anyone's control.

"Patriot, this is my fault. I apologize to Xu Damao."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai turned his head and smiled apologetically at Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, I criticized you without understanding the truth of the matter and made an empiricist error. I will definitely study harder in the future and improve my ideological awareness as soon as possible. Go up."

Yi Zhonghai has been a great man for so many years, but he has never apologized to anyone.

"Ah?!" Xu Damao was stunned by his sudden change and nodded subconsciously: "Nothing. Nothing."

Yi Zhonghai turned to look at Jia Zhang: "Sister-in-law, you spread other people's rumors without knowing the truth of the matter. You also made a mistake. Please apologize to Patriot."

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes: "Yi Zhonghai, you old guy is a piece of shit! There's no way for me to apologize to a raw melon and egg!"

She raised her head, her gray hair standing on end, like a fried pheasant.

Yi Zhonghai looked at her deeply, suddenly turned around and walked away.

"Lao Yi, you, you don't care about our family anymore."

Mrs. Jia Zhang was startled and didn't care about posing. She stretched out her hand to stop Yi Zhonghai.

"Sister-in-law, my old problem has happened again. I have to go home and take medicine."

Yi Zhonghai ignored her and went straight home.

Without the backer of Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhang felt that there might be big trouble, so she turned to look at Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu.

Jia Dongxu had already retreated into the house at this time, and Qin Huairu picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor.

Seeing that there was no hope for the two of them, Jia Zhang took a deep breath, glared at Li Aiguo and said, "Patriot boy, what do you want to do?"

"Do nothing."

Li Aiguo took out the newspaper and shook it in his hand, "I just want to know how to deal with people who deliberately framed someone in the newspaper!"

As soon as these words came out.

The residents who were watching couldn't help but take a breath, and the surrounding air rose several degrees.

They finally understood why Yi Zhonghai, who had always been tough, suddenly apologized to Li Aiguo and left the Jia family in advance.

In the past, Li Aiguo was just a train driver.

No matter how much they contribute, in terms of status, they are no different from ordinary residents.

In these days, there was not much difference in the social status of leaders, masses, street office directors, residents, rich people, and paupers.

It can be said to be the era closest to equality for everyone.

But there is one exception.

That's official recognition.

Li Aiguo's publication in the newspaper was equivalent to official recognition.

The newspaper also called on the masses to learn from Li Aiguo.

Jia Zhang was lucky enough to frame someone for stealing food from the locomotive depot.

Is the above calling on the masses to imitate Li Aiguo in stealing food?
Isn’t Jia Zhang’s behavior contrary to the newspaper?

In this day and age, everyone knows what Renren Daily means.

The eyes they looked at Jia Zhang were full of anger.

Yes, it was anger.

You, an old woman, dare to slander the example set by the daily newspaper.

Exposed to the angry gazes of the crowd, Jia Zhang's heart seemed to have stopped beating. My hands and feet were cold, and my forehead was covered with cold sweat.

She wanted to make a few excuses and opened her mouth, but all she could hear was her own breathing and the trembling of her lips.

Mrs. Jia Zhang's legs became weak, her eyes darkened, and she collapsed on the ground.

She felt that she had caused a big trouble this time and quickly winked at Qin Huairu.

In the Jia family, only Qin Huairu could help her.

Qin Huairu received the look and didn't want to care about Jia Zhang.

However, it is also clear that if Jia and Zhang get into trouble, the Jia family will not be able to get away with it this time.

She bit her lip and walked forward, flipped her hair, and said: "Patriot, my mother did something wrong this time, and I hope you will spare her a life because she is an uneducated old woman.

After all, we are all neighbors in the compound and should help each other."

Qin Huairu's Taoism is becoming more and more profound.

Put yourself on the moral high ground in one sentence.

If Li Aiguo held Jia and Zhang accountable, he would be ignoring the friendship between neighbors.

If she faced others, she might actually succeed in this matter.

It's a pity that she is facing Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo looked at her coldly: "Qin Huairu, spread rumors first and apologize later. This is your family's old tradition. If everyone does this, what will happen to our courtyard house?"

At this time, Xu Damao was immersed in the excitement of defeating Yi Zhonghai. He quickly raised his hands and said, "Brother Patriot, you said it well. If an apology can solve the problem, why do we need the police?"

Li Aiguo: "."

He felt that Xu Damao had stolen his lines.

At this time, Director Wang of the Subdistrict Office received a report from Zhang Gangzhu and had already rushed to the scene.

Seeing Mrs. Jia Zhang squatting on the ground with messy hair, Director Wang suddenly became furious.

There was a meeting at the district committee yesterday.

District leaders should also ask each block to promote Li Aiguo's spirit of coming from work and going to work, so that residents in the blocks can learn from Li Aiguo.

Li Aiguo is a resident of South Tongluo Lane. This is an honorable thing!

Now, luckily, Jia Zhang actually framed someone for stealing food.

"Patriot, don't worry, I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer to this matter."

Director Wang nodded at Li Aiguo and walked up to Ms. Jia Zhang: "Ms. Jia Zhang, you have spread rumors and slandered others, and you have not changed your ways despite repeated admonitions.

Recently, a special ideological study class was held in our district for backward elements.

Starting today, you will go to the study class to study. "

Special study class.
Fear was like an invisible knife inserted into her heart, stinging every nerve. Jia Zhang's face turned livid with fear.

She knows how powerful the study class is.

"Director Wang, I didn't mean it. Just spare me this time."

Director Wang ignored her and turned to look at Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu.

"You two allowed Mr. Jia Zhang to spread rumors and made serious mistakes. In order to make you realize your mistake, you and Mr. Jia Zhang went to the study class together.

And your whole family can only get green tickets this year! "

Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu originally thought that it would be enough for Jia and Zhang to bear the blame.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions suddenly changed.

People who enter the study class will be looked down upon after graduation, even if they pass the exam.

If you are given a green ticket for ideological awareness, you will definitely not be able to buy extra food at the end of the year.

Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu still wanted to plead for mercy, but Director Wang of the Street Office ignored them.

She smiled and looked at Li Aiguo: "Aiguo, recently the district has called on residents to learn from your spirit. In response to the call from superiors, our street will organize a meeting of residents in the area. At that time, we will have to trouble you to go on stage to give a report. Promote it to the residents. Your kind of spirit.”

"Don't worry, Aunt Wang, I will definitely be prepared to participate." Li Aiguo agreed.

Just kidding, this is a good opportunity to gain reputation.

In this day and age, reputation is also a kind of power.

Qin Huairu looked at Li Aiguo who was chatting with Director Wang, his eyes gradually became hazy, and his heart was filled with sadness.

Li Aiguo has now become the subject of study by the whole district, and he has to report at the conference. What a glorious thing it is.

But she could only follow Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang to attend the study class with those backward elements.

She regretted it a little
Three days later in the morning, the South Tongluo Lane neighborhood meeting was held in the square in front of the neighborhood office.

Li Aiguo gave an emotional speech in front of tens of thousands of neighborhood residents.

He did not speak empty words and clichés.

Instead, the focus is on guiding workers to use their rich work experience to use their brains and make some useful inventions at work.

You know, workers in this era were not just responsible for screwing like assembly line workers in later generations.

They are not consumables that provide labor force, but the protagonists of the factory. In their spare time, they also shoulder the important task of researching technological inventions for their motherland.

Guo Wende of Qilu Dezhou Household Industry Co., Ltd. invented briquettes with holes in briquettes based on the coal raw materials and combustion properties used by foreigners. From then on, briquettes became popular.

Ni Zhifu invented the "three-pointed seven-blade" drill bit while working as a fitter at the Yongding Machinery Factory in Beijing.

Farmer breeding experts from Guangdong Province have developed China's first dwarf indica variety that has been widely promoted.

These are classic examples of working people showing their wisdom.

Li Aiguo's "experience" and these cases have prompted residents in the area to express their need to use their brains at work.

They all said that they would learn from Li Aiguo at work, work hard to study skills, and research inventions useful for improving production efficiency.

The atmosphere at the scene became lively for a while.

Several young girls who had just started working took out their precious notebooks and asked Li Aiguo to sign their names in the notebooks.

The conference was a complete success.

After the conference, Li Aiguo left the venue. As soon as he walked to the door, he was stopped by the postman Lao Wang of the post office.

"Patriot, we have a pile of letters from you at the post office."

Aren't letters sealed?
What unit is a pile?
When Li Aiguo followed the postman Lao Wang to the post office, he was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth when he looked at the two large packages full of letters.

Each large canvas bag at the post office can hold at least four to five hundred letters.

"These letters come from all over the country, and there are also some letters from little girls." Lao Wang chuckled.

Li Aiguo: "."

After loading two large packages of letters on his bicycle, Li Aiguo scratched his head in frustration.

Where to put all these letters?
Is it difficult to imitate a certain writer and buy several houses in order to house letters from readers?
It's just that those houses have a long way to go before they can appreciate in value, so they're not worth buying now.

Li Aiguo's difficulty was solved after Chen Xueru returned home.

In the afternoon.

Li Aiguo was sleeping in at home and was awakened by a crisp and cheerful sound.

"Brother Patriot, come out quickly."

"What's wrong?" Li Aiguo rubbed his eyes, pulled on his cotton shoes, got dressed and left the house.

Under the bright sunshine, Chen Xueru's beautiful little face was filled with a smile. Even though she was several meters away, Li Aiguo could feel her excitement.

"Brother Patriot, we've allocated a house. I've been allocated a house!"

Chen Xueru took out a key and shook it.

Divide houses?
Li Aiguo looked a little confused.

After listening to Chen Xueru's explanation, she suddenly couldn't laugh or cry.

It turned out that Chen Xueru was going to a literacy class after going to work today when she was called into the office by Director Wang of the Daqianmen Subdistrict Office.

Director Wang congratulated Chen Xueru in person for her appearance in the daily newspaper, then took out a key and handed it to her.

"Comrade Chen Xueru, I heard that you have not been assigned a house. It happens that your family lives in a courtyard. After Fan Jinyou from our street office was arrested, his house became vacant, and this house was assigned to you."

Fan Jinyou's house, Li Aiguo, turned to look next door.

Fan Jinyou spent a lot of money to clean up the house, but this time he got a big deal.

"Brother Patriot, I have already thought about it. Let's open up the house. In this way, we can have four rooms."

Chen Xueru took out the key and opened the house.

She was very satisfied with the furnishings in the house and immediately began to decorate the house like a hostess.

The Li family now has three rooms, which are quite spacious for two people, but if they have seven or eight children, they will obviously not be able to live in them.

at this time.

Yi Zhonghai just got off work and walked over with a tired pace.

Yi Zhonghai has been very busy in the past two days.

I was busy in the factory during the day, and at night I had to write study notes for Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu, and Jia Dongxu.

The study classes in the district are much more strict than ordinary study classes.

You have to study every day and write a heartfelt study experience.

Yi Zhonghai had to stay up until midnight writing three thoughts every night.

If it weren't for Jia Dongxu's filial piety and Qin Huairu's obedience, Yi Zhonghai would have really wanted to let go.

"It's all Li Aiguo's fault. We are all residents of the same compound. Does he need to be so vicious?"

Curling, Yi Zhonghai heard the noise, stopped and looked at Fan Jinyou's house.

"Fan Jin is back? Great, he still owes me more than fifty yuan!"

Yi Zhonghai rubbed his eyes, and after making sure he saw correctly, he hurried over and was about to rush into the house.

Just got to the door.

Then I heard a majestic voice: "Yi Zhonghai, stop!"

"Li Aiguo!"

Yi Zhonghai was stunned when he saw Li Weidong and Chen Xueru in the house.

He said in surprise: "What are you doing with a family in Fan Jin?"

"Fan Jin has a family? Yi Zhonghai, this is my home now."

Li Weidong took out the key and waved it in front of Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was a little confused as to what was going on, but he stiffened his neck and said, "It is only natural to pay back the debt! Since this is your home, you should spend the money to clean up the house."

Li Aiguo was a little amused: "What are you thinking? This house was given to us by the Daqianmen Street Office. What does it have to do with you? Fan Jinyou borrowed your money, so you go to him and ask for it."

"."

Hear the words.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red from suppressing it, but he couldn't say a word. His eyes darkened and he almost fainted.

Fan Jinyou is still squatting inside the fence. How dare he ask for it?
back home.

Yi Zhonghai lay on the bed and lamented repeatedly.

"Old lady, you may not know that Li Aiguo is such a bully. He used our family's money to clean up the house, and now he doesn't even think of me doing anything good."

"Old man, you can't fight against patriotism, let go!" The eldest mother persuaded: "Look, now the deaf old lady has been arrested, and the Jia family has been sent to study classes, you must not fall into trouble. ah."

"Don't worry. It's not that simple to defeat me, Lao Yi!"

Yi Zhonghai's eyes flashed with malice.

Li Aiguo doesn't take Yi Zhonghai to heart at all now.

On the day he got the house, he rode his bicycle to the neighborhood office and asked the construction team to renovate the house.

The construction team was very familiar with the process. The gables of the two houses were opened and a door was installed. In addition, some interior designs needed to be modified.

When the residents in the compound heard the news and learned that Fan Jinyou's house had been taken over by Li Aiguo, they all sighed that Li Aiguo was lucky.

"Fan Jinyou spent more than 100 yuan to clean up the house, and now Li Aiguo gets it all."

"The key is that Fan Jinyou borrowed the money from Yi Zhonghai."

"This is equivalent to Yi Zhonghai spending money to clean up Li Aiguo's house."

After the Li family's house was tidied up, Li Aiguo also returned to his peaceful life.

I drive the train every day, and in my free time, I continue to write and prepare for the next project.

The days were very happy.

The only dissatisfaction was that Chen Xueru didn't know where she got the decoction.

It is said to be good to men, and Li Aiguo is forced to drink a large bowl of it every day.

Li Aiguo was really afraid that this girl would say, "Da Lang, take the medicine!"

On this day, Li Aiguo had just returned from driving and saw Nan Yi walking in from outside with a sheep.

"Nanyi, are you engaged in breeding?"

"They are patriotic brothers."

Nan Yi pulled the rope to prevent the sheep from eating the flowers and plants in the flower pond.

He explained with a smile: "Isn't my wife about to give birth soon? There are no nutritional supplements on the market right now, so I bought a ewe from the mountains that produces goat's milk, thinking of replenishing her body in the future."

Li Aiguo heard Zhang Dakui mention it a few days ago.

Nan Yi took the ancestral jade pendant to a junk shop and sold it for a large sum of money.

Emotions are used to buy sheep.

Xu Damao bought old hens from the countryside to replenish his wife's health, and Nan Yi bought goats.

In these difficult days, people still tried their best to create favorable conditions for the continuation of the family line.

"Then you have to go to the suburbs to mow the grass from now on."

"It's okay. There are Ma Hua and Fatty in the canteen now to help. As a cook, I have a lot of free time."

While chatting, the two returned to the middle courtyard.

When they were saying goodbye, Nan Yi suddenly said with some embarrassment: "Brother Patriot, I heard that you have hawthorn at home, can you lend me some."

"Ladi has been feeling unhappy since she got pregnant. She wants to eat something sour. I can exchange for it with food stamps."

"It's just a few kilograms of hawthorn. It's not worth much, and it's not on the train."

When Li Aiguo returned home, he asked Chen Xueru to take two kilograms of hawthorn and gave them to Nan Yi.

"Patriotic brother, thank you so much. When the goat gives birth to milk, I will bring it to you." Nan Yi hugged the hawthorn and left happily.

Looking at Nan Yi's back, Li Aiguo seemed to have remembered something.

"Xue Ru, village chief Wei hasn't come to deliver local specialties this month, has he?"

Since the Chinese New Year last year, Village Chief Wei has always taken the opportunity to go to Beijing to do business every month and bring some local specialties to Li Aiguo.

Seasonal green vegetables, fresh wheat, various wild vegetables, including Chen Xueru’s favorite hawthorn.

There are no fresh hawthorns on the mountain this season, but the villagers have dried the hawthorns in the sun early, and the hawthorns taste great when soaked in water.

“It seems like it hasn’t come yet”

Before Chen Xueru finished speaking, Village Chief Wei's rough voice came from outside.

"Patriot, I, Old Wei, are here to bother me again."

Village Chief Wei led Stutter in from outside.

They also carried a sack in their hands.

"Yesterday when we were digging ditches in the commune, we dug up an old turtle. Take a look."

Open the bag.

The old turtle inside is as big as a vegetable plate. Its carapace is smooth and hard, showing a deep dark green color and exuding a unique natural atmosphere.

These days, old turtles have not been artificially bred, and such a big old turtle will have to grow for at least several decades.

Chen Xueru was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth when she saw the old turtle.

She heard that this stuff nourishes yin and yang.

"Uncle Wei, you are too polite."

"Looking at what you said, every time we said we were giving you a gift, when did we not take advantage of you?" Village Chief Wei's eyes widened.

He also felt embarrassed.

I originally gave a gift to Li Aiguo, but it was actually to thank Li Aiguo.

Who knew that Li Aiguo returned gifts every time, and their value far exceeded those souvenirs.

Therefore, Village Chief Wei was afraid that Li Aiguo would suffer a loss, so he thought of giving another gift and then making up for the last one.

Who would have thought that Li Aiguo was worried that he was taking advantage of others, so he would give excessive gifts in return.

In this way, the gift-giving rules were established.

Thinking of this, Li Aiguo couldn't laugh or cry.

He also didn't expect that Village Chief Wei was so down-to-earth and had to make up for his previous losses.

But that’s fine too.

The local specialties of Weizhuang suit Li Aiguo's taste.

He doesn't lack that little money now either.

Put the old turtle in the water tank and wait for Nanyi Cuisine when you have time.

Li Aiguo remembered what happened just now, looked at Village Chief Wei and asked: "Uncle Wei, are there any other local specialties in your village that are relatively large and can be stored, such as dried dates, dried hawthorns, dried peanuts and the like? "

(End of this chapter)