Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 279 Third Brother Gives Money
Xu Fengming's backpack contains a lot of melons, fruits, pears and dates.

These things were saved little by little during his time in the countryside.

These days, these are the only specialties that young people who go to the countryside can bring back to the city.

Apples, red dates, pears, walnuts, peanuts, persimmons, etc.

However, because they were not cash crops at this time, the yield was not high. Of course, the main reason was that no one developed them on a large scale, so they could be seen everywhere in the countryside.

The exception is peanuts, which need to be planted specifically every year.

It's just that the more than a dozen villages in the entire commune, all added up, can't plant peanuts under ten acres of land.

Most of the villagers will each grow a little, but it is only enough for a family to chew for a year.

After all, the main crops grown in the land are grain and tobacco.

The country is still in the period of planned economy, and the problem of food and clothing is still a long-standing problem from the perspective of the national situation.

Having enough to eat is still a top priority.

In particular, there is no land to grow in the city, and all the food comes from the countryside. There is not much food in the countryside, so what do people in the city eat?
Furthermore, each year the commune requires different types of planting. The production team leaders of each village gather together every year during the slack season to hold a meeting in the commune compound to receive tasks, and then return to the village to tell the villagers and lead the whole village Ladies and gentlemen, work hard in the fields.

As for how it will end in the coming year, it all depends on whether God will appreciate it or not.

Eating while looking at the sky is like gambling your life.

No one knows whether they will tighten their belts next year or whether they will be willing to spend time planting other things.

Moreover, the commune does not allow it!
After finishing lunch, the little girl couldn't wait to open the backpack of her third brother Xu Fengming. When she saw that it was filled with all kinds of food, she felt indescribable joy.

Xu Fengming had just finished his meal. He looked at the little girl grabbing the apple and couldn't put it down. He chuckled and said:

"I know you like to eat the most. Third brother, I specially found Aunt Li who cooks for our commune's big stove, and asked her for it for you."

"Third brother, thank you." The little girl looked at the glowing red apple, her eyes were watery, and her eyes were narrowed with a smile.

Xu Fengming shook his head, stretched out his hand and took out a cigarette rolled with newspaper, and just put it in the corner of his mouth, he suddenly remembered that his sister-in-law Jinghong was pregnant, so he quickly put the cigarette at the corner of his mouth behind his ear, for fear of choking his sister-in-law.

After going to the countryside for more than a year, Xu Fengming did as the Romans did, and got used to smoking dry tobacco.

One after a meal is a must. In the countryside, he usually has to work hard under the sun after lunch, and his life is not as leisurely as in the city.

Tired to death all day, not smoking to relieve fatigue, it is difficult to last until night.

It means that he can have a little leisure every winter, but every day, there are still many things for him to do.

Just like now, when Xu Fengming lived in the same house early this morning, when Li Guihu, who lived in the same house and also went to the countryside, took a tractor back to the city to visit his relatives, production team leaders from various villages had already arrived at the gate of the commune to prepare for a meeting.

It's just that Xu Fengming and Li Guihu took family leave, so they don't have to be entangled in those troubles for the time being.

Xu Fengming didn't smoke, so he took out all the things in his backpack and put them on the kang.

The little girl took five or six apples and went to the kitchen to clean them.

Xu Fengming grabbed a handful of persimmons, handed them to his sister-in-law Jinghong and said:
"Sister-in-law, I dried these persimmons myself. Try them. They are very sweet. They are from the old persimmon tree in our third aunt's house."

Ma Jinghong reached out to take the dried persimmon, took a bite, and it was so sweet that her teeth could almost melt away.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, try it too."

Xu Fengming was so excited today that he finally returned to his home. The things he carried back all the way were specially for his brother, sister-in-law and sister.

Xu Qing also took the persimmon cake given by his third brother, put it in his mouth together with his second brother Xu Aiguo, and ate it.

at the same time.

At this moment, the third master and third mother in the front yard, together with Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's young couple, as well as Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, Yan Jiedi, a family of seven, were sitting together and whispering.

"Boss, Xu Fengming from Xu Qing's family has come back from the countryside. You can sit in the backyard later."

Yan Jiecheng was smoking a cigarette when he heard Yan Bugui's words: "Dad, if you go, what should I do?"

"What are you doing?" Yan Bugui stretched out his hand to adjust the glasses on the bridge of his nose, looking at his eldest son, feeling speechless.

Xu Qing had changed workshops for Yu Li before. Although Yan Bugui was the one who stepped forward, after a closer look, it was his daughter-in-law Yu Li and his son Yan Jiecheng who benefited.

It's snowing today, Yu Li has a big belly and can't go.

Then Yan Xiecheng had to go.

Is it possible to let him, the old man, pass by?

It's just that Yan Jiecheng felt that when his daughter-in-law Yu Li changed workshops, he gave Xu Qing an economic cigarette, and his parents gave two fish.

The favor has been repaid, and he doesn't owe Xu Qing's family anything. Why should Xu Qing's brother come there specially when he comes back?

But when Yan Bugui saw his eldest son, he didn't comprehend the meaning of his words at all, he could only think of the things in front of him, feeling helpless in his heart.

Yu Li rolled her eyes and immediately rolled her eyes at Yan Jiecheng.

"My dad told you to go, so you go, brother Xu Qing is back, go over and have a look, can you reduce the meat?"

Yan Jiecheng took two puffs of his cigarette, and when he heard his daughter-in-law speak, he stood up reluctantly, opened the door curtain, glanced at the snowflakes still flying in the courtyard outside, shrank his body, braved the snow, and walked towards the backyard alone.

At this time, in the middle courtyard, Shazhu and He Yuyu had already entered the backyard.

Everyone in the courtyard knew about Xu Fengming's return.

There was no way, Xu Qing's house was in the backyard, and Xu Fengming had to pass through the front yard and middle yard when he went home.

In addition, as soon as Xu Fengming entered the courtyard, he shouted happily, it was difficult for everyone in the courtyard to know.

However, the brothers and sisters Shazhu and He Yushui had just entered the backyard, and the elder Yi Zhonghai also stepped out of his house, followed closely behind the brothers and sisters Shazhu, and went towards Xu Qing's house.

In Jia's house, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu ate lunch and whispered:

"Huairu, Feng Ming, who went to the countryside from Xu Qing's family, is back. You can go there later and see if there are any good things."

Qin Huairu frowned when he heard this, and sighed:
"Mom, what Feng Ming brought back home to visit relatives has nothing to do with our family. I have to go. Don't always think about other people's things. It's not normal for people to give you affection. "

When Jia Zhang heard that her daughter-in-law didn't speak well of her, her face darkened instantly, but she didn't dare to get angry.

Now that her son is gone, she still has to rely on her daughter-in-law to support the family.

How can Qin Huairu be provoked casually, if she gets anxious, Qin Huairu slaps her butt and walks away, she is finished.

In fact, Mrs. Jia Zhang is scared to death now. She is not only worried that Qin Huairu will remarry, but also worried that her grandchildren will be taken away.

Although since Jia Dongxu's death, Jia Zhang's whole person has become more and more bitter.

All the people in the courtyard, no matter men or women, disliked anyone, and seemed to want to eat her family.

But to Qin Huairu, not only was Jia Zhang not as strict as before, but he couldn't even say a single harsh word.

This is also the case for Jia Zhang, his son is gone, and Lao Jia left earlier.

If Qin Huairu gets angry, she will have to drink the northwest wind from now on.

Mrs. Jia Zhang is not a fool. Although she is not as smart as the third uncle in the front yard, she can still settle such a simple account.

Sometimes in the courtyard, when Qin Huairu and Shazhu were seen walking a little too close, Jiazhang would complain at most.

Of course, the premise is that Qin Huairu did not do anything outrageous with Shazhu.

But what if something happens.

According to Jia Zhang's behavior, it would be strange not to scold the eight generations of silly Zhu ancestors all over the place.

As for Qin Huairu, the Jia Zhang family will not let her go lightly!

Although Sha Zhu has been helping her family over the past few days, both openly and secretly.

But in Jia Zhang's view, Sha Zhu had a conspiracy.

It's just that Jia Zhang is thinking now, since Sha Zhu is willing to help, why don't you want what is given.

But if Sha Zhu wants to hit his daughter-in-law, that's absolutely impossible!

After Qin Huairu finished her lunch, she packed up the dishes on the dining table and went into the kitchen. After cleaning them, she went to Xu Qing's house in the backyard.

At this moment, Xu Qing's room was full of people.

Silly Zhu and He Yuyu were there, Yan Jiecheng was there, Xu Damao was there, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai and the second uncle Liu Haizhong were also there.

And among the six or seven neighbors who came over, Sha Zhu disliked Xu Damao, and Liu Haizhong also disliked Xu Damao.

Shazhu and Xu Damao are almost the same hatred for taking their wives.

Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao hate to seize official positions.

It can be said that everything that Xu Damao has now was snatched from Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong.

How could Shazhu and Liu Haizhong give Xu Damao a good look?

If it weren't for a neighbor in the compound, Silly Zhu would have wanted to kill Xu Damao, a bitch like him!
They had already broken up, and Silly Zhu didn’t care about saving Xu Damao’s face.

And Xu Damao's heart is as bright as a mirror.

Seeing Silly Zhu sitting on the kang, he didn't go to sit there, but stood at the door of Xu Qing's house.

Liu Haizhong has been useless for most of his life and has no skills. He hates Xu Damao in his heart, but there is nothing he can do.

As for falling out with Xu Damao, Liu Haizhong has the heart, not the guts.

After all, Xu Damao is now the deputy director in the factory, and Liu Haizhong had not been an official for long, so Xu Damao fell down and returned to his original form.

He is an ordinary worker, what capital does he have to compete with Xu Damao.

However, they are all at Xu Qing's house now, and no matter how unhappy the three of them are arguing with each other, it is their own business and they cannot quarrel at Xu Qing's house.

Qin Huairu trotted all the way into Xu Qing's house, and was a little surprised when he saw a room full of people, but he was not surprised.

When Xu Fengming came back from the countryside, the neighbors in a large courtyard couldn't help but come and have a look around.

Qin Huairu reached out to pat the snowflakes off her body, and after greeting the first and second uncles, she walked to the little girl and Ma Jinghong, sat on the edge of the kang, and started talking with Xu Fengming who was beside her.

Qin Huairu was born in the countryside. Before she married in the city, she stayed in the village all the time. She has a clear understanding of rural affairs.

There is really no one else in the compound who can compare.

If there is, Qin Huairu's cousin Qin Jingru can barely do it.

Xu Qing was chatting with the first uncle, the second uncle, and Shazhu.

Xu Damao was squeezed out by Sha Zhu and Liu Haizhong. He put his hands in his pockets and stood aside, watching from the sidelines.

After listening for a while, I felt that staying was boring, so I turned around and left, planning to come back at night.

There were Shazhu and Liu Haizhong in Xu Qing's house at this time, and Xu Damao felt that he had no interest in staying any longer.

As soon as Xu Damao left, Shazhu spat hard on the ground. His mood instantly improved. He put his arms around Xu Fengming's neck and said:
"Boy, you come back today, won't you leave before the Chinese New Year?"

Xu Fengming smiled wryly, "Brother Yuzhu, I really want to stay at home for the New Year, but I can't, I have to go back to the commune next Thursday."

Silly Zhu nodded, looking at the falling snow outside the house, feeling that this shitty day was really bullying.

At four or five o'clock in the afternoon, everyone in Xu Qing's family left one after another.

Silly Zhu and He Yuyu left last. Xu Qing took some persimmons, peanuts and other specialties brought back by his third brother and gave them to Silly Zhu.

In the past, when He Yushui was studying college in other places, no matter it was summer vacation or winter vacation, as long as he came back, he would send some of the special products he brought back to Xu Qing's family.

Xu Qing naturally gave some of the things that the third brother came back to pick up today.

They are both people whose parents are not around, so they naturally help each other out a lot.

Yushui was embarrassed to accept it, her pretty face blushed slightly, and she declined, "Brother Xu Qing, I don't want it with my brother. This is what Feng Ming brought back for you to eat. What shall we have?"

Xu Qing smiled and said, "It's okay, take it."

Xu Fengming stood next to his elder brother Xu Qing outside the house, and said to Yushui:
"Sister Yuyu, just take it. My eldest brother, second brother, and Xiaoya have been eating all the delicious food you brought back from school in the past few years."

He Yushui had no choice but to accept the words.

Sha Zhu bared his teeth and laughed, looked at Xu Fengming and said, "Boy, you have a conscience, brother, I have loved you for nothing all these years."

Xu Feng grinned, a smile appeared on his tanned face.Compared with the white teeth, the protruding face is darker.

After Si Zhu and He Yuyu left, Xu Qing entered the house without any hurry. He stood at the door of the house, looking at the snowflakes falling from the gloomy sky. He turned around and handed a cigarette to his third brother who had been wanting to smoke for a long time. At the same time, he held out the cigarette in his hand. The newly opened package was also given to the third brother.

Xu Fengming chuckled, stretched out his hand and scratched his head and said: "Brother, why don't you try the cannon I rolled, it's so strong!"

Xu Qing smiled and took the cannon rolled in newspaper by his third brother, took a puff and almost choked.

The tobacco leaves have not been processed and screened, and they are strong and strong when smoked.

After Xu Qing coughed twice, he continued to smoke the cannon held between his fingers, and said to his third brother, "Feng Ming, do you usually smoke this?"

"Well, I'm used to smoking, and I think it's not bad, and it saves money. My grandfather asked Grandpa Fifth to bring me this tobacco leaf, so I don't need to spend money to buy it."

Xu Qing smiled and didn't answer.

When Xu Fengming talked about money, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He hurriedly reached out and took out a thick pile of crumpled money, and said with a smile: "Brother, this is 220 three and a half yuan. I saved it this year. Take it with me." Sister-in-law, use it.”

Xu Qing waved his hand and said: "You earn your own salary and spend it yourself. Your sister-in-law and I have money, so we don't need yours."

Xu Fengming shook his head and said: "Brother, when my second brother, my second brother, and Xiaoya were studying in the past, you were the only one making money in our family. The situation at home was very difficult at that time.

Now, the three of us are all working. I don’t have much money to spend on my salary, so I might as well leave it to you. My sister-in-law is going to give birth in a few months, and there is plenty of room for money at home. "

Hearing what the third brother said, Xu Qing's heart suddenly warmed up.

However, Xu Qing currently has money and does not really need his third brother. After he and Jinghong got married, the two of them could earn more than 100 yuan a month.

In addition, the ability can be used twenty times a month, which means that daily expenses are relatively economical, so I have saved a lot.

Xu Qing had never coveted the third brother's salary, so he waved his hand again and said, "You should keep the hard-earned money yourself, so that you can use it for school in the future."

"go to school?"

Xu Fengming frowned and said:

"Brother, do you mean going to college?"

(End of this chapter)