The train driver in the courtyard

Just when Li Aiguo was busy developing automatic umbrellas to contribute to the country.

Jia Dongxu also received a task.

It was just forced to open business.

Next to the small woods next to Haizi, three idle gangsters surrounded Jia Dongxu.

"Good boy, you didn't bring any money and you dared to come and play cards. You are very brave."

"I didn't expect to lose either."

Jia Dongxu said depressedly: "I didn't want to default on the debt, I just thought that if I win the money, I can pay you back the money I owe you."

The three gangsters were also stunned by Jia Dongxu's brain circuit.

The three brothers, named Black Tiger, Huabao, and Ergou, had been living on the streets of Beijing since before liberation, and later became friends with Liu Xiangting, the "Northern Batian".

Liu Xiangting is a local snake with "monstrous power". He not only colludes with the enemy and puppet forces to carry out extortion, but also connives with the brothel's madam to buy and sell by force.

What's even more frightening is that he is still the altar leader who always harms humanity.

Why cut off your wife's flesh to treat my illness?

The soldiers sent many people, disguised as Taoist priests and hawkers, to inquire around during the day, and at night to climb over the walls and enter homes. They specialized in cutting off men's penis, women's breasts, and children's intestines. They made up all these things.

Liu Xiangting was highly regarded by his enemies, and the tiger, leopard and dog lived with Liu Xiangting for several years.

But the good times did not last long and the capital was liberated.

Liu Xiangting ate delicious peanuts in January 1951 because of all the charges of "running rampant, killing people, arresting workers, raping orphans, and spreading rumors to confuse the public."

The three tiger, leopard and dog brothers have no choice but to live on the streets again.

It's just that the streets of Beijing today are different from those before liberation.

They have no way to collude with the government to oppress the people like before.

You can only find ways to make money through gray means, such as setting up games and playing cards, such as petty theft.
The three tiger, leopard, and dog brothers were considered well-informed, but they were still stunned by Jia Dongxu's brain circuits.

"Second brother, third brother, this guy wants to pay us back the money he won from playing cards. Hahahaha. Do you think it's ridiculous?" Heihu pointed at Jia Dongxu and laughed.

Hua Leopard almost fainted from laughter.
They had done something wrong in the scam, and even if Jia Dongxu had great ability, he wouldn't be able to win any money.

"Brother, I want this guy to wake up."

Ergouren didn't say much. He took out the chain lock and wanted Jia Dongxu to know what the flowers were and why they were so red.

Jia Dongxu's face changed drastically, and he raised his hands to ask for mercy.

But he also knew that these people were not soft-hearted.

If not to say that Jia Dongxute was smart, he quickly thought of an idea.

"I know someone is planning to sell the sheep, so don't hit me!"

When they heard about selling sheep, the expressions of the three tiger, leopard and dog brothers changed slightly.

In fact, they care about it not only when selling sheep, but also when selling pigs and cattle.

In these days, gambling was strictly prohibited by the superiors, and polices were very strict on the streets. The three tiger, leopard, and dog brothers had no way of living with the money they earned from playing poker.

They also have another side business, which is 'livestock trading'.

They secretly purchased livestock, took them to abandoned yards in the suburbs, slaughtered them, and sold them on the black market.

There is also a problem with this side business, that is, there are too few people raising livestock in the capital.

Because of the crackdown on speculation, they could not make fair acquisitions. Now that they heard that Jia Dongxu knew someone who was planning to sell sheep, the three of them naturally became more energetic.

"Third brother, wait a minute, don't rush into action yet."

Heihu stopped Ergou, walked up to Jia Dongxu, grabbed his collar, and said viciously: "Boy, if you dare to deceive me, you know the consequences."

"Brother, I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare!" Jia Dongxu secretly felt lucky to have escaped and let out a long sigh of relief.

Heihu took out a cigarette from his pocket, put it into Jia Dongxu's mouth, lit it with a match, patted his cheek and said, "Okay, you can tell me about that family now."

Jia Dongxu took a puff of cigarette and calmed down: "The man's name is Nan Yi. His family raises a sheep and makes a lot of cheese. However, it is not Nan Yi who sells the sheep, but his son Liang Ermao."

"Liang Ermao? He sounds like a child. How old is he?"

"About seven or eight years old, currently in elementary school."

Hearing that the person selling the sheep was a child, the three brothers Tiger, Leopard and Wolf looked at each other and saw their own thoughts in each other's eyes.

For them, buying means cheating or robbing.

Why spend money on things that can be solved for free?
The three brothers Tiger, Leopard and Wolf discussed for a while, and Black Tiger walked up to Jia Dongxu.

"Okay, take us to Nan Yi's house, help us get in touch with that Liang Ermao, and I'll spare you this time."

"If you dare to play tricks, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Black Tiger grabbed Jia Dongxu's collar and warned him again.

"Brother Hu, I don't dare, I absolutely don't dare! Who in our capital doesn't know your methods?"

Jia Dongxu was almost beaten, but he didn't dare to cause trouble at all, so he honestly led the three of them back to the courtyard.

As for how they purchased the Nanyi family's sheep, that had nothing to do with him.

It was time for work in the morning.

Most of the residents in the courtyard went to work, and the courtyard was silent.

Liang Ermao had a stomachache today and didn't go to class. He was staying in the back room, staring at the goat in a daze.

When Liang Ladi gave birth to Nan Xiaoying, she almost died due to dystocia, but she was hit in the stomach by this sheep.

Since then, Liang Ermao has been thinking about selling the sheep.

He once told Nan Yi this idea, but was scolded by Nan Yi, saying that their family still had to make extra money by selling goat cheese.

Liang Ermao was a stubborn person, and it was difficult to change his mind about something he was sure about, so he thought of selling the sheep secretly.

It's just that selling three eggs these days is considered speculative. Who dares to take such a big sheep?
Liang Ermao worked hard for a month, but still couldn't find a buyer, so he was inevitably a little angry.

"When I grow up, I will make a machine that can turn you directly into roast lamb."

Liang Ermao's biggest dream is to become a scientist, he pointed at the sheep and said angrily.

"Bah baa baa" the goat looked confused.

Liang Ermao: "."

Just when a child and a sheep were confronting each other, there was a knock on the door outside.

"You wait for me!"

Liang Ermao said a harsh word, walked over and opened the door, and saw Jia Dongxu and three strange men standing outside.

Liang Ermao didn't like Jia Dongxu, and the three strange men behind him didn't look easy to mess with, so he suddenly became wary.

"Uncle Jia, what's the matter with you?"

"Er Mao, are you the only one at home?" Jia Dongxu looked around and saw no other children.

"They went out to play and will be back soon." Liang Ermao said calmly.

Go out to play, probably go to school. This kid is quite clever.

Jia Dongxu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Weren't you planning to sell sheep a while ago? I happened to meet some sheep collectors on the street, so I brought them back to you."

Jia Dongxu's behavior this time was a timely help. Liang Ermao was a child after all, and the vigilance in his heart suddenly disappeared.

He said gratefully: "Uncle Jia, you are so kind. Thank you so much."

"Harm, they are all neighbors. It is meaningless to say this. Don't listen to Xu Damao's thief slandering me. In fact, in the compound, I am the one who likes to help my neighbors the most."

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Jia Dongxu was worried about being seen with the three tiger, leopard, and wolf brothers, so he sneaked away quietly on the pretext that he had to go to work.

Heihu lowered his head and looked at Liang Ermao kindly: "Kid, your name is Liang Ermao, right? Where are your sheep?"

"Are you really sheep collectors?" Liang Ermao looked at the three of them up and down.

The three of them don't look like butchers, either in their clothes or in their demeanor. Instead, they look like gangsters.

Heihu nodded heavily: "Of course, don't worry, as long as your sheep are fattened, we are willing to pay a high price to buy them."

Liang Ermao was just a kid after all. When he heard that he could make more money, the doubts in his heart disappeared.

Besides, this is a courtyard house surrounded by neighbors. Who dares to rob a sheep in broad daylight?

"You guys come with me."

He led the three people into the back room.

It has to be said that Nanyi is also serious about raising sheep. He takes several children to the countryside to cut grass every day. The goats are fat and strong, weighing sixty or seventy pounds.

The three brothers couldn't hide the greed in their eyes after seeing it.

"It's a good sheep. I'm willing to buy it for ten dollars."

"ten bucks?!"

Liang Ermao planned to sell it at a high price, but when he heard the price, he opened his eyes wide and said angrily: "When my father bought this sheep, he only spent fifteen yuan. Now it weighs dozens of kilograms." Uncle Li San saw it and said it was worth at least seventy or eighty yuan!

Do you think I am a child and are you ready to lie to me? "

The three brothers did not expect that although Liang Ermao was young, he knew the market very well.

At that time, Lao San Er Gou wanted to take out the dagger from his waist and snatch the sheep directly.

As soon as his hands were inserted into his waist, he was stopped by the boss Hei Hu.

Heihu signaled him with his eyes that there were many people living in this compound, and if he took action, he might alert other residents.

Ergou wanted to take action, but he was afraid that his elder brother would be angry, so he had no choice but to give up and put down the hem of his clothes angrily.

Black Tiger looked at Liang Ermao amiably and said, "Ermao, if the business cannot be done, we will leave first."

Liang Ermao had been preparing to shout loudly just now. Seeing this, he breathed a sigh of relief and sent the three of them out of the room.

"Twenty cents, ten yuan is already a lot, you should think about it again."

When he walked to the door, Hei Hu, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped and started pulling with Liang Ermao.

"Uncle, no, if I sell it at this price, my father will beat me to death when he comes back."

Liang Ermao was only focused on dealing with Hei Hu. What he didn't notice was that his second brother, Hua Bao, had tampered with the door lock.

After Hua Leopard was done, he winked at Black Tiger.

Heihu said regretfully to Liang Ermao: "It's such a pity. Since you don't agree, this deal can only be abandoned."

After saying that, he took the two brothers and left.

Liang Ermao looked at the backs of the three people and felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell.

After sending the three people away, Liang Ermao saw that it was getting late, took out the basket and sickle, locked the door, left the courtyard, and went to the suburbs to mow the grass.

Along the rugged path, Liang Ermao climbed to the barren slope, brushing his sharp sickle.
Mowing the grass is not an easy job. The sun is blazing overhead, and the grass leaves cut my young hands with scars. I bend over and my back is sore.

Liang Ermao had a little stomachache, but when he thought that with the extra strength he had, his brothers and sisters could use less strength, his little body was full of strength.

There are many children in the Nanyi family, and several children have developed the habit of helping each other in their difficult lives.

The basket of weeds weighed more than 20 kilograms, weighing down his small shoulders so much that it hurt. Liang Ermao still said nothing and walked into the courtyard with painful steps.

When going down the steps, the worn shoes on his feet slipped. Liang Ermao stumbled and almost fell to the ground. He didn't care about himself but hugged the basket on his shoulders tightly.

At this moment, his shoulders suddenly relaxed. Liang Ermao was startled and looked up.

He saw Li Aiguo smiling at him while carrying a basket.

"Uncle Li, are you back?"

"It's time to cut the grass, Ermao, let's go, uncle will help you carry a section."

Li Aiguo had a good impression of Liang Ermao. He lifted him up from the ground and rubbed his hair.

Carrying the basket in one hand and holding his hand in the other, they came to the middle courtyard.

"Uncle Li, I heard that you have come up with many inventions. When I grow up, I don't want to imitate you."

"Scream, what do you want to do?"

"I want to be a great scientist!"

"..." Li Aiguo was silent for a moment and said, "Okay, as long as you don't study whether rockets use clean coal or water-washed coal."

The two of them chatted and came to the middle courtyard. Li Aiguo handed the basket to Liang Ermao, turned around and prepared to walk towards the backyard, preparing to readjust the design of the automatic umbrella.

Just now at Liu Guozhang's house, Liu Guozhang inquired with a group of old friends and learned that Mr. Yang in Hong Kong City suddenly fell seriously ill and his life was estimated to be in danger.

The Yang family is a big family, but suddenly there is something wrong with the backbone of the family. The wealth and power are so fascinating that all kinds of cautious people can't help but jump out.

Now the Yang family is in chaos. Although with the support of the housekeeper, Yang Jizong can barely stabilize the situation, but there are several lines that he dare not use in this chaotic situation.

Not only was the equipment Li Aiguo asked for by name, but the transportation of two other sets of important equipment was also delayed.

Therefore, Li Aiguo needed to use ordinary springs instead and build an automatic umbrella first.

"Sheep, my sheep is missing!"

After taking only two steps, a heartbreaking sound came from behind.

Li Aiguo was startled, turned around and ran into Nan Yi's house, rushing into the back room.

The basket fell to the ground, and the grass that was finally cut fell to the ground. Liang Ermao sat on the ground and cried.

"Er Mao, don't cry first. Tell your uncle what happened."

Li Aiguo grabbed Liang Ermao's collar and pulled Liang Ermao up.

But at this time, Liang Ermao was in extreme sadness, as if he had not heard Li Aiguo's words and just cried there.

"Er Mao, are you still a man? How can you protect your sister and brother like you?"

Hearing this, Liang Ermao finally calmed down.

He wiped away his tears with his dirty little hands, and while sobbing softly, he told the whole story.

"You're saying that three people came to your house today. They wanted to buy sheep, but in the end they left without buying sheep?"

Li Aiguo seems to remember this plot in the original work.

Liang Ermao was deceived when he was selling sheep. Those people tricked the door lock and took the opportunity to steal the sheep.

Li Aiguo put Liang Ermao on the ground and walked to the door. Sure enough, he saw traces of wire prying on the door lock.

"Do you know what the names of those three people are?"

Li Aiguo picked up a wet towel, wiped Liang Ermao's dirty little face clean, looked into his eyes and asked.

"I don't know. I just know that those people were brought by Jia Dongxu."

Liang Ermao was a smart boy. At this time, he realized that the three men had stolen the sheep, and told the story about Jia Dongxu bringing people to buy the sheep.

"Jia Dongxu"

Li Aiguo took Liang Ermao to Jia's house.

The Nanyi family and the Jia family were neighbors. Jia Zhang had long heard Liang Ermao's cry and was gloating with Qin Huairu.

"Look, I squeeze out so much goat's milk every day and don't know how to give my old lady a bowl. Now it's fine. The goat must have been stolen. The Nan family deserves it!"

"Mom, don't say that. If Liang Ladi hears it, she will cause trouble for you again."

Qin Huairu whispered as she held Bang Geng's hand and practiced walking.

The Jia family has an old habit of taking advantage, and the first of them is the neighbor who is the cook. In the past, when Silly Zhu was around, he could take advantage of him a lot.

Nanyi also helped the Jia family several times in the beginning.

However, after Liang Ladi married Nan Yi, Liang Ladi had a hot temper, and neither Jia Zhang nor Qin Huairu took advantage of her.

When it comes to Liang Ladi, Jia Zhang is also a little scared.

Seeing that Bangge was able to walk, Mrs. Jia Zhang clapped her hands and said, "Oh, look, my eldest grandson is walking so well. He will definitely do big things in the future."

As Jia Zhang spoke, she picked up the stick and raised it high.

Being at a high place, I was so happy that I giggled.

When children are happy, they can easily lose control.

"Grandson, oh so grandson." Just as Jia Zhang was about to praise her, a stream of yellow water fell from the sky and poured down on her head and face.

"Kekekekeke" Seeing the embarrassment on Mrs. Jia Zhang's face, Banggeng became even more joyful and burst into laughter.

If there were a famous female poet at this time, she would definitely write a poem:
Ah!
My brother pissed on grandma's face.

he.

Proud like a prince!
It's just that Li Aiguo is a rough guy and doesn't have much education. He can only ask: "Are you drinking?"

Jia Zhangshi: "."

Seeing Li Aiguo standing outside the door, Jia Zhang didn't care about teasing the stick any more. After passing the stick to Qin Huairu, she picked up a towel and wiped her face clean.

He walked up and asked with a cold face: "Li Aiguo, what's the matter with you coming to my house?"

A pungent smell of urine came. Li Aiguo covered his nose and took two steps back, asking, "Is Jia Dongxu at home?"

"No longer at work! What do you want from him?"

"It's nothing. I just suspect that the Nanyi family's lost sheep has something to do with Jia Dongxu."

Hearing this, Mrs. Jia Zhang's expression changed greatly, she pointed at Li Aiguo's nose and said, "Don't put a shit basin on my Dongxu's forehead. My Dongxu works in a factory, so he has no time to steal sheep. "

"Let's wait until Jia Dongxu comes back."

Li Aiguo knew that Jia Zhang was an unreasonable person, and was too lazy to talk to her, so he took Liang Ermao back to Nan Yi's house.

Looking at the backs of the two of them, Mrs. Jia Zhang was so angry that her lips trembled: "Ever since Li Aiguo came back, he has been causing trouble for our family. Now he has falsely accused Dongxu of stealing sheep. He wants to kill them all!"

Qin Huairu said nothing.

She did see Jia Dongxu in the compound today, and Jia Dongxu brought three men with him.

There are very few thieves these days, especially the security in the capital area is top-notch.

The residents of the courtyard often leave their doors unlocked and have never encountered a thief.

Now a sheep from Nanyi's family was stolen, instantly detonating the entire compound.

Residents in the compound are worried about this.

"What if a thief sneaks into my house and steals my newly bought underwear?"

"Hey, don't just think about yourself. In order to buy that sheep, Nan Yi spent all his family's savings, and now it's all gone."

"Yes, yes, we have to tell Nan Yi about this quickly."

When Nan Yi learned the news, he was busy in the cafeteria.

"What? My sheep was stolen?" Nan Yi's expression changed drastically, and a cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Yes, Ermao will be at home now."

After confirming the authenticity of the news, Nan Yi handed the kitchen knife to Ma Hua: "You are here to cook at noon today. I have to go home quickly."

"Go, master, I'm here, nothing will be delayed." Ma Hua puffed up his chest and looked very confident.

Since Si Zhu was arrested, Nan Yi became the chef in the cafeteria. He felt that Ma Hua was very honest, so he accepted him as his apprentice.

Nan Yi was different from Sha Zhu in that he did not hide all his secrets and taught MCA many dishes. Ma Hua is now considered a master chef and is preparing to take the promotion test tomorrow.

There was MCA in the cafeteria, and Nan Yi returned home in a hurry.

After learning the ins and outs of the matter, Nan Yi said angrily to Er Mao: "Er Mao, didn't I tell you that the sheep can't be sold? Why didn't you listen? It's better now. The sheep must have been stolen."

Liang Ermao felt guilty for losing the sheep. When he heard this, two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks.

He squatted on the ground and sobbed silently.

Li Aiguo felt sad when he saw this scene.

In the original work, after the sheep was lost, Nan Yi yelled loudly at Liang Ermao, which led to Liang Ermao later seeing the sheep thieves and desperately trying to catch the sheep thieves. In the end, he lost his footing and fell off the cliff to his death. .

Liang Ermao's death has become Nanyi's lifelong regret.

"Er Mao, this sheep is for your mother's health, why are you so ignorant!"

A sheep was lost like this. Nan Yi, who had always been calm, was extremely angry and yelled at Er Mao.

Li Aiguo walked over and grabbed his arm: "What is a big man shouting at a child? The reason why Er Mao wanted to sell the sheep was because the sheep almost kicked Liang Ladi to death. With you as a father?" ”

These words were like a basin of cold water poured on Nan Yi's forehead.

He woke up instantly.

Li Aiguo continued: "Look, how much grass does Ermao have to cut every day to feed the sheep? He was sick today, and he endured the pain and went to the mountains to cut grass. Don't you, a father, know this?"

Nan Yi rushed over and took Er Mao's arm, and sure enough he saw many fresh scars on his arm.

"Er Mao, it's dad's fault. Dad shouldn't yell at you."

Nan Yi could no longer suppress his inner emotions and held Er Mao in his arms.

With his head resting on Nan Yi's shoulder, Er Mao finally cried out.

"Dad, I'm sorry. I'm really sorry. I was deceived and the sheep was stolen."

"Dad, don't worry, I, Liang Ermao, will get the sheep back even if I risk my life."

Hearing this, Nan Yi remembered Li Aiguo's reminder just now and secretly cursed himself as a bastard.

The sheep was lost, and Liang Ermao was under the greatest pressure. Instead, he vented his anger here.

"Er Mao, regardless of you, it was all done by those bad people. Dad will look for sheep with you."

Liang Ermao wiped his tears and whispered, "Dad, do you really not blame me?"

"How can I blame you! It's too late for dad to miss you!"

Nan Yi's words made Liang Ermao break his guard, and he hugged Nan Yi's neck and cried loudly.

It's just that this time the crying is more like a kind of catharsis, which is completely different from the suppressed crying just now.

At some point, Liang Ladi also came back and saw the father and son hugging each other.

Liang Ladi whispered to Li Aiguo: "Brother Patriot, thank you very much this time."

(End of this chapter)