Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 275
Because it was late in the evening and it was early winter, the weather was chilly, so most of the people in the compound stayed in their houses.

The little girl accompanied her sister-in-law out of the backyard to visit the house of the first mother in the middle courtyard.

When the first mother saw the little girl and the pregnant Jinghong coming, she smiled and said:
"Hey, why are you two here? Come and sit on the kang. It's very cold here. Please warm up quickly."

While talking, the first mother pulled Ma Jinghong to sit on the kang, looking at Jinghong's swollen belly, her eyes were full of envy.

For a childless mother, pregnancy is her favorite and most eager thing to see.

She has never experienced it. When she was young, she hoped to have a child to add incense to the old Yi's family, but in the end she didn't.

This became a hurdle in her heart that she could not get past.

At this time, seeing Ma Jinghong coming from home, the aunt became extremely enthusiastic and kept asking for her welfare.

"Hey, Jinghong, count the days. You're going to give birth in a few months. Do you want something sour or spicy? Tell your aunt."

After the first mother asked, she didn't wait for Ma Jinghong to answer, and then asked: "How is your body recently? Is there anything uncomfortable?"

Seeing how enthusiastic her eldest mother was, the little girl smiled and said: "Aunt, my sister-in-law is fine. With me and my elder brother taking care of her, nothing will happen."

The elder Yi Zhonghai, who had just walked home from get off work, reached out to open the door curtain and entered the house. When he saw Jinghong and the little girl coming home, he felt instantly happy and happy.

The three elders in the courtyard, except for their family, whether it is the second elder Liu Haizhong or the third elder Yan Bugui, have three or four children.

Only he, this uncle, has passed most of his life, and God has not rewarded him with a son or a daughter.

The room is usually deserted.

Whenever I see the children in the courtyard, he and his eldest mother, the uncontrollable emotions always show up involuntarily from the heart to the face.

Yi Zhonghai's mind for the first half of his life was to find a way to have a child.

At the beginning, I wanted a boy to carry on the family line.Then girls too.

Burning incense in the temple, praying to gods and worshiping Buddha, but I went to the temples in the entire Sijiu City, even those that were a little farther away.

Even he and the first mother took the folk remedies for fertility secretly from marriage until they were nearly 40 years old.

However, there is still no effect at all.

In the end, you can only give up.

I can't ask for it, and it won't help if I ask again, so I have to accept my fate.

Of course, when they were young, the two of them listened to the gossip in the compound a lot.

There are no children these days, that is an extinct household.

Juehu is the most gossip.

It was also fortunate that Yi Zhonghai later became the man in charge of the compound, and the people in the compound did not dare to stab the back secretly anymore.

Otherwise, they don't know how many people in the compound they will continue to look at and run on.

At this moment, Yi Zhonghai put out the almost-burned cigarette in his hand and sat on his kang with a smile, chatting with Jinghong and the little girl.

Yu Li in the front yard knew that Xu Qing brought Jing Hong back yesterday, and now she has nothing to do in the front yard by herself, so she walked slowly from the front yard to the back yard with her stomach full, ready to find Jinghong. Red chat.

They are both pregnant women, and they can talk about some things.

And since Yu Li became pregnant, Yan Jiecheng didn't have to cook or wash the dishes when she came back from get off work.

The third uncle and the third mother are not as indifferent to her daughter-in-law as before, and their attitudes have improved a lot.

For more than half a year, Yu Li sat in the house without doing anything, cooking and washing clothes, and the three mothers took care of her.

Sometimes the third master has to accommodate her.

There is no other way, who made Yu Li pregnant with the flesh and blood of his old Yan family now.

Yan Bugui was still waiting to hold his grandson, so naturally he would not neglect, nor would he be angry with his daughter-in-law.

On the other hand, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiedi rarely looked down upon Li, the sister-in-law.

However, Yu Li is getting heavier day by day and rarely takes the initiative to make trouble with them for fear of having fetal motility.

Otherwise, according to Yu Li's temper, just the three of them would be ignored at all.

But when Yu Li walked to the middle courtyard alone, she heard the voices of Jinghong and the little girl coming from the uncle's house. She immediately frowned and did not continue towards the backyard, but instead walked towards the uncle's house.

"Auntie, are you home?"

Yu Li's voice was a little sharp. She stood at the door of Yi Zhonghai's house, stretched out her hand to lift the door curtain, and saw that Jinghong was indeed at Auntie's place. She suddenly smiled and said:

"Oh, Miss Jinghong, why are you here too?"

Yu Li walked in with difficulty with her belly held out. Seeing this, the eldest mother quickly got up and went over to help her.

Two pregnant women came to the house, and the first mother was very happy.

Yi Zhonghai stood up and walked aside, giving up his seat so that Yu Li could also sit on the kang, sitting with Jing Hong.

Others think that there are too many people in the house and it is too noisy.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife were always looking forward to seeing people from home, making it lively.

The little girl said hello to Yu Li, and continued to sit beside her sister-in-law Jing Hong.

Looking at Yu Li made her heart sour.

It is also a person who has a sister-in-law, but her own sister-in-law is not as nice as Xu Xiaoya is to Jinghong, and she has nothing to do with her all day long.

Yu Li sat next to Jinghong and sighed deliberately: "Sister Jinghong, it's better for you. Look at Xiaoya, I feel so sorry for you as my sister-in-law. I'm not as lucky as you, and I ended up with a worthless man. My sister-in-law doesn’t like to see me either, and is always angry with me. Fortunately, my father-in-law and mother-in-law still care about me."

Ma Jinghong heard the thorn in Yuli's words and said with a smile:
"My Qing brother is indeed busier than your family's Xie Cheng. As a cadre, he has a lot of things to do. Unlike your family's Xie Cheng, he can relax in the workshop. He doesn't have to manage people or worry about other things. The workshop director is Cheng, my brother Qing, if there is anything wrong, he has to report to the factory manager, working with the leaders of the factory every day, he is exhausted."

Ma Jinghong said it lightly, but in her words, she didn't give Yu Li any affection.

The confrontation between women is between words.

Yu Li wants to show off that she has parents-in-law, but Jing Hong doesn't want to compare with her. Who is more capable than our own man?
The little girl on the side knew that Yu Li in the front yard was very capable of speaking unforgivingly.

After all, it’s not like he doesn’t understand who Yu Li is, a neighbor in a compound.

But what Yu Li said just now made her feel uncomfortable.

Her parents passed away early, and Yu Li still deliberately said that, which clearly made her sister-in-law feel uncomfortable.

Not to be outdone, the little girl said: "Sister Yu Li, I heard from the third mother that you like spicy food very much recently. My sister-in-law is just different from you. She likes sour food very much. The first mother asked me just now."

As soon as the little girl said this, Yu Li was stunned and her eyes showed displeasure.

In these years, it is better to have a son than a daughter.

Sour and hot girl, sour and hot girl.

How could she not understand what the little girl said.

Yu Li didn't take any advantage, but she felt a little depressed after being told by Jinghong and the little girl.

Yu Li stayed at Da Ma's house for a while, then slipped away resentfully.

Jinghong and the little girl were not in a hurry to go back, and continued to chat with the big mother for a while before returning to their home in the backyard.

But at this time, in the backyard, Xu Damao dragged Xu Qing to drink in his room, taking advantage of Silly Zhu not looking for Xu Qing today.

Ever since Xu Damao married Qin Jingru, Xu Qing has hardly been to Xu Damao's house.

Although they still lived in the backyard, Xu Damao would come to see him when he had something to do, and Xu Qing would usually chat at home or standing in the courtyard.

It's not that Xu Qing dislikes Qin Jingru, but that Xu Damao hates the new and dislikes the old.

In order to become an official, Xu Damao first divorced Lou Xiaoe, and then broke up with Sanhuzi. All friends with bad family backgrounds were separated.

Xu Qing was speechless about Xu Damao's actions.

After all, Sanhuzi and Xu Damao used to work together as buddies. Although they didn't achieve much these days due to family backgrounds, they were quite generous.

He, Xu Damao, has become famous by himself, and he didn't want to help the three tigers, so he cut off contact directly.

Although it is said that Sanhuzi is not happy at the moment, but it will be changed in the future. Sanhuzi has business experience, so maybe Xianyu will turn around.

Xu Damao only cared about his immediate interests, and learned the same way as his father. Xu Qing felt that since this was the case, there was no need to have a deeper friendship with Xu Damao.

However, Xu Damao had the cheek to pull Xu Qing to sit in his room for a while.

Xu Qing had no choice but to bite the bullet and go to Xu Damao's house.

Qin Jingru prepared a table of food. Xu Qing looked at it without moving his chopsticks. He took out a cigarette and smoked it while saying:

"Brother Damao, what's the matter? Just tell me. I won't eat the meal. My wife and sister made dinner early, and I ate it at home."

Holding the wine bottle, Xu Damao poured wine for Xu Qing, and said, "Hey, let's drink some. I asked my wife to buy a catty of pork today. You can try her cooking."

Xu Qing glanced at Qin Jingru, grabbed the chopsticks, took a mouthful of cold pork, chewed it in his mouth, and said nothing.

Qin Jingru's craftsmanship is mediocre, and she has nothing to do with delicious food, so she can only say it's passable.

From the countryside, Xu Qing can understand.

Life in the countryside is not easy, Qin Jingru cooks and so on, first of all, there are few condiments, and second, since she just married Xu Damao not long ago, she is not skilled in cooking, so the taste is slightly lacking.

Xu Qing didn't want to comment. He took two bites and put down his chopsticks.

Qin Jingru sat next to Xu Damao, her eyes wide open, wanting to ask Xu Qing how it tasted.

As a result, Xu Damao just opened his mouth, but before he could speak, Xu Damao turned his head and glared, Qin Jingru had no choice but to get up and go to the back room wisely.

As soon as Qin Jingru left, Xu Damao raised the wine cup, smiled at Xu Qing, and said, "Qing Zi, come on, we two go first."

Xu Qing raised his glass and touched Xu Damao. After drinking, he continued to smoke.

Xu Damao poured the wine again and said: "Qingzi, I heard that you want to introduce a job to your sister. How about you let her come to our factory, and I will arrange for her to work in the 'G Committee' of our factory. Brother I am the deputy director now, and as far as our relationship is concerned, I will directly support her and ensure that no one dares to cause trouble."

Xu Qing was quite surprised to hear Xu Damao's words.

In terms of Xu Damao's current status, in these chaotic years, he can really help others.

Don't look at it as a deputy director, but the deputy directors in the factory have to be polite when they see Xu Damao.

If Xu Damao was offended, some black material would be sorted out, which would be enough for them to drink a pot.

It's just that Xu Qing is not in a hurry to let the little girl become a cadre. Instead, he plans to let his sister join the work so that she can continue her studies in university through recommendation.

And the little girl also gave him an answer today that she wanted to work in a state-owned store.

Xu Qing smiled and said: "Brother Damao, thank you, but my sister wants to work in a state-owned store, so just go into the factory."

When Xu Damao heard this, he frowned and said in his mind: "It's okay. Since Xiaoya wants to go to the state-owned store, that's not bad. Qingzi, how about the arrangements you made? How about brother, let me help her get another call." call."

"It's almost there. I asked in advance. It's not a big problem. I'll make two more trips in the next few days. Xiaoya will be able to go to work after a while."

Xu Damao snorted, secretly surprised.

State-run stores are not easy to enter, and acquaintances who don't know each other can't get in so easily.

As the deputy director of the "G Committee" in the factory, he did know some people in the state-owned store, but they were all female salespersons.

As for the leaders inside, I also have an acquaintance, but they don't like him, and they are not in the same unit.

How about he being the deputy director?I don't care about others, why should they give Xu Damao face.

But hearing what Xu Qing said was very casual, Xu Damao secretly felt that Xu Qing had a wide range of connections.

Of course, Xu Qing's studies were not in vain. In addition to Ma Jiefang, Li Guohua, and Erniu, there were many high school classmates.

The people he knew were different from Xu Damao.

The levels are not at one level.

Besides, Qian Bing and others in the same office graduated from technical secondary schools. After working together over the years, Xu Qing made many friends through them.

The circle of contacts has gradually expanded. I dare not say that I know all the cadres in Forty-Nine City, but all I know are people with cadre status.

Xu Damao couldn't compare to this.

Xu Damao was shocked in his heart, but he didn't show it on his face.

Xu Damao raised his glass and drank with Xu Qing, then turned to talk about Xu Fengming.

"Qingzi, Feng Ming, your eldest son, is still going to the countryside. If he comes back to the city in the future, he can't solve the work, just talk to brother, don't be polite!"

Xu Qing hummed, grabbed the wine bottle, and filled Xu Damao's wine cup.

"Brother Da Mao, how do I feel, I should invite you for today's wine."

"Hey, we brothers, why are we seeing each other outside? Your brothers and sisters, aren't those my brothers and sisters?"

What Xu Damao said was so beautiful that Qin Jingru in the back room felt like a man.

But then she thought about it, Xu Damao didn't arrange a better job for her, and Qin Jingru suddenly felt a little angry.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Xu Qing drank in Xu Damao's room for half an hour before getting up and leaving.

Xu Damao doesn't drink very much, if he drinks any more, he will definitely die.

Therefore, Xu Qing felt that Xu Damao was going to float away, so he didn't drink any more.

Xu Damao sent Xu Qing out, stood in the courtyard outside the house, smoking a cigarette, and the two chatted for a while.

Xu Qing actually understood what Xu Damao wanted to drink with him today. To put it bluntly, he just wanted to get closer to the slightly alienated relationship with him.

Xu Qing ignored Xu Damao for almost a year, and Xu Damao realized it in his heart.

And this was exactly what Xu Qing wanted.

Xu Damao has to be careful, otherwise, you have to be careful in everything when dating him.

After Xu Qing returned to her home, Ma Jinghong, who had come back from the aunt's house early, was sitting on the kang with her back against the quilt, and she and the little girl were giving cotton-padded jackets to the uncle Aiguo and Fengming.

Seeing Xu Qing reek of alcohol, Jing Hong stopped her needlework and said, "Drinking with Xu Damao?"

Xu Qing hummed, lay down on the edge of the bed, smiled at his wife and little girl, and said, "Brother Damao wanted to arrange work for Xiaoya and Fengming, so I drank with him for a while."

"Drinking talk?" Ma Jinghong asked doubtfully.

"No." Xu Qing waved his hand, "Brother Da Mao is a smart man, so he wouldn't prevaricate me with wine talk."

"That's it." Ma Jinghong asked.

Xu Qing looked at his daughter-in-law twice, smiled and said nothing.

Jing Hong rolled her eyes at Xu Qing, snorted, and didn't ask again.

Lowering your head and the little girl, the two continued to pack up the cotton-padded jacket.

She knows that things between men are more complicated, and she can't break the casserole and ask the end.

Because you know, sometimes it is better not to know.

Besides, just like when she was chatting with Yu Li at her eldest mother's house, she wouldn't tell Xu Qing all about their disputes between women to make their men angry.

Because such a trivial matter is not worth it!

(End of this chapter)