Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 300 Picking up my sister from get off work

The sky was gray, and the cold wind was about to hit the night, roaring continuously on the street.

Pedestrians on the street looked in a hurry, those who walked were wrapped in padded jackets, and those who rode bicycles galloped along. Only the children who took advantage of the New Year's Eve to play in the street, regardless of the severe winter, even though their faces were flushed from the cold, still A group of three or five, holding a lighted incense stick, inserted firecrackers in the cracks of the bricks, and set off firecrackers from time to time.

Accompanied by a bang, they grinned and smiled, full of joy.

In Sijiu City before the Chinese New Year, the streets are mostly like this. Children are the happiest. They can set off cannons, wear new clothes immediately, and eat delicious food. The thing they look forward to most all year long.

Adults seldom have their joy. After all, after that carefree age, it becomes extremely difficult to relive it.

Xu Qing was pedaling his bicycle at this time, with his right index finger placed beside the bell, ready to press it at all times, because children don't care if they have a car or not. unleash nature.

Xu Qing had no choice but to ride a bicycle to avoid them, so as to avoid trouble.

The trees planted on both sides of the street are completely dead, which is completely opposite to the vitality of the children playing.

Xu Qing glanced at it from the corner of his eye, then stopped looking. After avoiding the children on his bicycle, he continued to move along the street.

Ten minutes later, Xu Qing arrived at the door of the state-owned store. At this time, the state-owned store was still overcrowded and bustling with people. Some were pushing and pushing, some were trying to get in, and some were trying to squeeze out from the inside. It was a scene. It can be described as noisy.

But more still go out.

Even during the few days of the Chinese New Year, the state-run stores extended their business hours from [-]:[-] p.m. to [-]:[-] p.m.

But it's getting dark, and most people still want to go home before dark. After all, in this winter, the temperature is lower at night, and no one wants to be cold at night.

Xu Qing pinched the brake, turned over and got out of the car, just bent over to park the bicycle, when he looked up, he saw that the little girl had already left work and was going out along the stream of people.

Xu Qing moved his eyes and saw the little girl holding half a bag of soybeans in her right hand, and immediately smiled knowingly.

He straightened up immediately, pushed the cart towards the little girl.

As for the little girl who had been on shift for a day, she also saw her elder brother Xu Qing coming to pick her up, she smiled instantly, and walked towards Xu Qing briskly carrying the bought soybeans.

"Brother, you are here."

In the crowd, the little girl walked up to Xu Qing and said with a smile. At the same time, she lifted the bag of soybeans in her hand and said:
"Brother, I bought 25 kilograms of soybeans. If they are made into tofu, it will be enough for our family to eat for several days, right?"

"enough!"

Xu Qing reached out and took the bag from the little girl's hand, weighed it, put it on the bicycle beam, and said:

"25 kilograms of soybeans will be soaked tonight and made into tofu tomorrow. It will yield sixty or seventy kilograms. It will definitely be enough for our family to eat during the Chinese New Year."

The little girl nodded, tightened the scarf slightly, stomped her feet, reached into the pocket of the small floral padded jacket, took out a small rattle and said:

"Brother, I bought a rattle for Xiao Hongzhi, does it look good to you?"

Xu Qing put the soybean bag away, turned around and looked at the gadget in the little girl's hand, smiled immediately, pushed the bicycle, and led the little girl to a place where there were few people, saying:

"It looks good. Xiaoya bought it for me. Of course it's the best."

The little girl shook the rattle in her hand twice, thinking it was quite fun.

When he got to a place where there were few people, Xu Qing got on the bike, let the little girl sit firmly in the back seat, and then slowly pedaled along the icy street to return to the compound.

Since the little girl went to work, Xu Qing, the eldest brother, picked her up for the first time today.

The little girl who was sitting sideways on the back seat was very happy at the moment.

The weather is cold, but the little girl's heart is very warm.

With his elder brother picking him up from get off work, what if it’s cold?

When going back, Xu Qing did not follow the route he came from, but took a detour to the street where Sanhuzi often set up a stall.

However, Xu Qing did not see Sanhuzi, so he must have closed the stall early.

Today is the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, and there are few vendors setting up stalls on the street. They are also celebrating the New Year, so how can they set up stalls every day.

Xu Qing didn't see the two brothers and sisters, San Huzi, and walked all the way back to the compound without stopping his bicycle.

At this time, the sky gradually darkened, stars began to appear in the night sky, and the cold wind became more biting and whistling, forcing Xu Qing to slow down the car.

When they returned to the compound, the third uncle in the front yard was having a fierce argument with the third aunt for some unknown reason. The young couple Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li were lying at the door of their own house, watching with indifference.

Xu Qing pushed the cart and took the little girl back through the front yard to the back yard, ignoring the matters of the third grandfather's house.

Yan Bugui, who was blushing, saw Xu Qing and the little girl coming back from outside, and quickly closed the door, feeling embarrassed.

Yan Bugui, the third uncle, has a good face and likes respectable people very much. Even if their family's affairs are noisy and uproar, they just break their teeth and swallow it, and they will not let things go. Spread it to the middle courtyard and backyard, so that people in the courtyard can watch the joke.

Unless it is absolutely necessary and there is really no other way, it will never be brought out for everyone in the compound to judge.

It's just that Xu Qing didn't care about the affairs of the third uncle's family at all.

When there are too many people living in the courtyard, Xu Qing also decides which family will have nothing to do and which family will not quarrel.

Otherwise, there would be a lot of bad things happening in the courtyard all year round. If he could take care of, listen to, and watch them one by one, Xu Qing would not have to do anything.

When Xu Qing and the little girl returned to their home in the backyard, Shazhu and Yuyu brought four pieces of tofu they had just made today and presented them to them.

"Qingzi, is there sesame oil in the house?"

"Have."

Xu Qing parked his bicycle and said.

Silly Zhu grinned and said: "Brother, I won't go back to the central courtyard to get it. Today I will make you some tofu mixed with green onions."

Xu Qing was immediately overjoyed. Silly Zhu had shown this unique skill only once a year in these years.

The taste is always good. In previous years, when Xu Fengming was here, he would always order two bowls of it every time.

However, Xu Fengming didn't have any food when he went to the countryside last year, so this year, he certainly won't be able to enjoy the food either.

But Xu Qing, Aiguo, Jinghong, and the little girl can eat it.

Silly Zhu learned that there was sesame oil in Xu Qing's house, so he went into Xu Qing's kitchen with freshly made tofu.

This afternoon, several families in the middle courtyard made tofu. Shazhu and Yushui made relatively less tofu than the others because they were the only siblings in their family, but it was actually quite a lot, forty catties.

Guang Shazhu and Yu Yu may not be able to finish their food until the end of the first month of next year.

After all, it is impossible to eat tofu all at once.

Therefore, Shazhu took a few yuan and gave it to Xu Qing, who asked Xu Qing's family to do it tomorrow.

Qin Huairu from the Intermediate Court actually planned to send some pieces of tofu to Xu Qing's family.

Over the years, Xu Qing has helped her a lot, but of course, much less than Silly Zhu.

But Sha Zhu helped, in Qin Huairu's opinion, one hundred pieces can't match Xu Qing's one, or even one sentence.

Si Zhu is an ordinary worker, while Xu Qing is a cadre.

The status is very different, so the weight is naturally different.

Xu Qing's words in the factory can save her a lot of trouble, but even if Silly Zhu talks for a whole day, it may not work.

It's just that Qin Huairu came to the backyard with tofu, saw that Shazhu and Yushui had already delivered tofu to Xu Qing's family, so he didn't feel embarrassed to go there, changed his mind, and walked to Xu Damao's house.

Qin Jingru was her cousin, a child of her fourth uncle's family. No matter how unhappy the situation was, it would not mean that they would never interact with each other forever.

As for Xu Damao's brother-in-law, Qin Huairu didn't want to talk to her.

But no matter what, Xu Damao is now a deputy director in the factory.

Qin Huairu didn't get much credit now, but after all, his cousin married him. If there is anything going on in the future, except for Xu Qing, even if she can't count on Xu Damao, those people in the factory dare not be too presumptuous to her.

She is a widow who spreads gossip everywhere, even if she is well-behaved and does not cause trouble, how can there be less trouble?
If there is an extra way, Qin Huairu will naturally seize it.

Qin Huairu entered Xu Damao's house. Silly Zhu and Yu Yu were at Xu Qing's house. At this time, the backyard became quiet again. No one was there, only the wind was blowing.

At Xu Qing's house, after the little girl took off her scarf, she reached out and took out the rattle, lying on the edge of the kang, teasing her little nephew who woke up.

Xu Qing took the soybeans he bought, took two large enamel basins from the kitchen, and poured them into them.

Silly Zhu stood in front of the chopping board, holding a kitchen knife in his left hand, and while cutting the tofu neatly, he turned to Xu Qing and said:
"Hey, you really bought soybeans, more than 20 kilograms, right?"

"Yeah, 25 pounds."

Silly Zhu said oh and continued cutting the tofu.

And Xu Aiguo, who was sitting in front of the stove and cooking a hot meal, helped his elder brother scoop cold water from the water urn with a ladle, and poured it into the enamel basin to soak the soybeans.

Ten minutes later, Shazhu made six bowls of tofu mixed with shallots. Xu Qing and Aiguo placed the enamel basins for soaking soybeans in water. Each of them took two bowls, walked out of the kitchen, and took them to the front room.

Ma Jinghong once tasted Shazhu's tofu with shallots last year, and this year she ate it again, and couldn't help but praise Shazhu's craftsmanship.

Silly Zhu crossed his legs and smiled, not to mention how happy he was.

But when Jinghong asked if she could have another bowl, Shazhu directly waved her hand and said:

"That's impossible. You should eat this kind of good food once a year. Otherwise, if you get tired of eating too much, you won't want to eat it in the future."

Ma Jinghong turned to look at Xu Qing. Xu Qing had no choice but to give her the remaining half of his bowl.

Who cares about her own daughter-in-law? If Xu Qing doesn't love her, who will?

The little girl, Xu Aiguo and He Yuyu secretly laughed, and Silly Zhu hummed:
"Qingzi, if you want to eat it, I won't do it either, brother, I can only do it next year."

Xu Qing nodded to indicate that he understood. Shazhu had this rule every year, one bowl per person. Only when Xu Fengming was in front of him would he make an exception and allow two bowls, but only two bowls, no more.

In Xu Qing's house, everyone was eating tofu mixed with spring onions, talking and laughing, and it was very lively.

At the same time, Xu Damao's room became deserted.

After Qin Huairu gave the tofu to Qin Jingru and Xu Damao, he turned his head and went back to the middle courtyard.

Qin Jingru also made tofu mixed with shallots at home at the moment, but the taste made it difficult for Xu Damao to swallow.

Xu Damao once tasted the tofu made by Sha Zhu's unique skill, and it tasted much better than Qin Jingru's.

It's like heaven and earth.

Although Xu Damao didn't deal with Sha Zhu, he had to admit that Sha Zhu was really good at cooking.

Xu Damao took two mouthfuls of the tofu made by Qin Jingru, then put down his chopsticks, took out a cigarette, put it in the corner of his mouth, lit it with a lighter, and walked out of the house, preparing to sit in Xu Qing's room for a while.

This morning he and Xu Qing were drinking outside. They were so drunk that they didn't even know how to get back to the courtyard. Fortunately, when they sobered up, they remembered that they drank with Xu Qing, and then they realized that it must be Xu Qing who sent him back. s home.

Having nothing to do at night, Xu Damao wanted to visit Xu Qing's house, but suddenly he heard the sound of silly pillars and rain coming from Xu Qing's room. Xu Damao stood in the dark courtyard, smoking a cigarette, frowning.

Xu Qing and Sha Zhu both have a good relationship with him, but his relationship with Sha Zhu is hard to describe.

Xu Damao couldn't understand why Xu Qing could have a good relationship with anyone, but why could he never get along with a stubborn ass like Sha Zhu?Why does Silly Zhu always go against him?
Looking up at the stars in the night, Xu Damao, who thought he was extremely smart, became more and more confused and upset as he thought about it.

After smoking less than half of a peony cigarette, Xu Damao raised his hand and threw it in the yard, turned around and returned to his home.

In the early morning, the backyard was silent.

After Xu Qing woke up early, he saw that his wife Jinghong was still sleeping soundly with her son in her arms, so he didn't disturb him. He put on his clothes quietly, slipped off the kang, checked the stove in the front room, and used the tongs to hold it. Two briquettes were put in.

Then he walked into the kitchen and looked at the soybeans that had been soaked overnight. Seeing that they were almost soaked, he walked out of the house, sat on the bicycle at the door of the house, and smoked quietly.

Grandpa and grandma did not come to the city to celebrate the New Year this year, and the third brother Feng Ming could not come back. At home, a son was born.

Xu Qing really wanted them to meet him.

However, the mountains are high and the roads are far away, it is impossible for Xu Qing to carry his son to the countryside for them to see.

For one thing, my son was just born a few days ago, and if he caught a cold along the way, it would be troublesome if he caught a cold and had a fever. Moreover, my daughter-in-law Jinghong was still in confinement, so she couldn't catch the cold, let alone take care of him.

Secondly, he and Aiguo had a holiday, but the little girl still had to go to work, so she couldn't be left alone to spend the New Year in the city.

After thinking about it, Xu Qing secretly felt that he should wait until the end of the New Year, when his son was full moon, and find someone to come to his house to take a full moon photo of his son.

When the time comes, take the developed photos to the post office and mail one to my grandparents and my third brother Feng Ming.

Thinking of this, Xu Qing looked down, the cigarette between his fingers had been burned.

Throwing away the cigarette butt, Xu Qing couldn't help frowning as he looked at the sky where there was still no sign of snow falling.

Today is the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, tomorrow is the 29th, and the day after tomorrow is New Year’s Eve.

If there is no snow before the new year, the taste of the year will be too weak.

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