Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 328 Jiang is still old and spicy!
After the lanterns were hung up, it didn't take long for Jinghong and the little girl to still be patriotic and bring all the meals prepared in the kitchen to the front room.

Xu Qing, his third brother Feng Ming, and Sha Zhu helped clean up the kang.

There is actually a table in the room, but on a very cold day, it is already extremely cold. Sitting in front of the table is not as comfortable as sitting on the hot Kang.

The New Year is here, year after year, every day today is lively, joyful and happy.

After the New Year's Eve dinner was set, Feng Ming took the initiative to bring out the wine and poured a glass for everyone including the eldest brother and sister-in-law.

The old lady is old and not suitable for drinking, she could still drink some when she was young, but now at this age, she is in poor health, even if it is New Year's Eve, she still dare not drink at all.

Jinghong only drank one glass of wine because she had to breastfeed her son. Si Zhu and Xu Qing brothers drank a lot. The little girl actually drank a little more than Jinghong, but only a little.

Baijiu is very strong and she is not used to it. In addition, the little girl has never found anything delicious to drink.

The room was bustling, and the old lady was smiling from ear to ear. She had suffered a lot of hardships and suffered a lot of sins in her life, and her days of enjoyment were numbered on her hands.

Born in the late Qing Dynasty, she witnessed the end of the feudal era, experienced the turmoil of the Republic of China, and looked forward to the birth of a new country, but she was old.

I had no children in my life, and my wife went to the front line during the Republic of China, and then his whereabouts were unknown, and his life and death were uncertain.

Now she was left alone, lonely and helpless.

Fortunately, the people in the hospital were kind to her, and the street office often came to express condolences.

At this moment, the old lady looked at the people in the room, at Xu Qing, Sha Zhu, Ai Guo, Feng Ming, Jing Hong and the little girl sitting on the left and right, and she was satisfied.

She is very contented, she is about to enter the coffin, and to be so respected by everyone, even if there is regret in her heart, it almost disappears.

Master Hou's cross talk came from the radio placed on the kang. After Xu Fengming was dragged by Silly Zhu to drink five glasses of white wine, he couldn't hold it any longer. He quickly grabbed the chopsticks, held the hot dumplings, dipped in vinegar, and Dip a little sesame sauce and pop it into your mouth.

People in Siqiu City cannot live without sesame sauce. Without it in their meals, they always feel unsatisfied.

The little girl was chatting with her sister-in-law Jinghong and the old lady, while listening to the nonsense of Shazhu and her elder brother.

Silly Zhu usually talks nonsense and is very annoying, but today, no matter how much Silhu talks, no one thinks he is nagging.

Xu Qing barely moved his chopsticks because he ate a lot at his master's house. While drinking, he listened to Sha Zhu talking about his experience as a former apprentice.

The Spring Festival Gala has not yet started in China this year. On New Year's Eve, the whole family can only chat, play chess, and cards. At most, there is a radio to listen to the radio programs.

Of course, not every household has a radio. In the compound, Xu Qing’s family has one, and Xu Damao’s also has one. The second uncle just reluctantly bought one this year.

But in the middle courtyard, no family has one.

Yan Bugui, the third uncle in the front yard, asked someone to get a second-hand Panda brand 601-1 radio with a wooden casing, six lights and three bands. It was very popular more than ten years ago. It can be said to be a very popular radio. The model is very old, older than the radio Xu Qing bought for his younger siblings.

But now in the hands of the third master, it doesn't matter if it is old or not, as long as it can be used.

Even though the second uncle Liu Haizhong just bought a new one this year, in Yan Bugui's opinion, Liu Haizhong just had too much money to burn.

Although his second-hand radio came from someone else and had some minor flaws, it was more affordable and about two-thirds cheaper than the one in Liu Haizhong. Yan Bugui really felt like he was picking up a second-hand radio. Treasure found.

In the past, when he came back from get off work every day, the first thing he did was wipe his bicycle clean.

Ever since I had a radio, I cleaned the radio after cleaning the car. When I was free, I turned on the radio, lay down in front of me, closed my eyes, and listened to the sound coming from it. It was so beautiful!

This year's [-]th, Yan Bugui drank some wine, ate tofu and fried bean sprouts made by his third mother, took a sip of wine, smoked a cigarette, listened to the radio, and said something to his second son Yan Jiefang and third son Yan Jiekuang from time to time , is extremely comfortable.

Yu Li held her daughter and sat next to the third aunt. She didn't say a word to her sister-in-law Yan Jiedi. She had been unhappy in the past few days, so Yu Li didn't bother to talk to her.

As for Yan Jiedi, holding a piece of meat with chopsticks, brought it to her mouth, twisted her head, and her braids flicked instantly, not wanting to look at her sister-in-law out of the corner of her eye.

Yan Jiecheng ignored the fact that his sister and his wife were ignoring each other. He didn't want to be caught in the middle. He would pretend to ignore them if they wanted to make trouble.

Yan Jiecheng had eaten a lot of boiled pork slices earlier, and took advantage of the dumplings he had just eaten to eat a large bowl. Now he felt a little tired, so he reached out and grabbed the playing cards he just bought. He washed his hands and rolled his eyes, preparing to follow. The second child and the third child play a few games to see if they can win some small money.

As the New Year's bell rang, people from every household in the compound came out to set off firecrackers, and Yan Jiecheng was in the front yard.

There was no other way. None of the three of them, Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jiedi, wanted to go out to the courtyard to suffer the cold, even if it took only a few minutes.

In the middle courtyard, the old man Yi Zhonghai took Xiao Dang and Sophora japonica, and the three of them set them off in the courtyard. Jia Zhang was afraid of firecrackers, so she didn't buy them at home this year, and the sticks were not around, so she was not willing to waste the money.

Therefore, Yi Zhonghai paid for the firecrackers set off by himself.

As for the backyard, Liu Haizhong urged the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu to set off firecrackers, to welcome the new year.

Xu Damao went out alone, holding a bunch of firecrackers in his hand. He stood in the courtyard where the snow was still falling. He pinched the cigarette in the corner of his mouth with his fingers, lit the firecrackers, and threw it on the ground.

As for Xu Qing's family, Xu Fengming, Sha Zhu, and the little girl, the three stood on the steps at the door of the house, each holding a bunch of strings.

Silly Zhu and Feng Ming lit the firecrackers in their respective hands with cigarette butts at the same time. The little girl covered her ears with her left hand, and handed the string she took out to the third brother with her right hand. She hurriedly lowered her head and hid beside Feng Ming, watching quietly. with.

These three strings of firecrackers belong to three of their families. One string belongs to Xu Qing's family, one string belongs to the old lady's family, and one string belongs to Silly Pillars.

At the same time, crackling firecrackers sounded in the compound, and the falling snowflakes were shaken to fly in all directions.

After setting off the firecrackers, Shazhu shook off the snowflakes that fell on his body, turned around and looked at the frightened little girl, and said with bared teeth:
"When I was little, I followed your third brother and your second brother, and I didn't seem to be afraid of you even when I was wandering around in the alley. Now that I'm a big girl, why are you so scared?"

The little girl blushed and said shyly:
"Brother Yuzhu is annoying. I didn't understand that when I was a kid."

Silly Zhu laughed and turned back towards Xu Qing's house.

Xu Qing was listening to Aiguo listening to the old lady talk about the New Year's Eve in the late Qing Dynasty.

Jing Hong was hugging her son who was frightened and crying by the sound of firecrackers, and was coaxing her son vigorously. After the little girl entered the room, she took Xiao Hongzhi from Jing Hong's hand, and started to walk around the room with her arms in her arms.

Silly Zhu sat on the edge of the kang, kicked his feet, took off the cotton shoes on his feet, turned around, sat on the kang, took out a dollar from his body, turned around and grabbed the little girl, and stuffed it into Xiao Hongzhi's. hands.

Seeing this, the old lady stopped talking about Wan Qing's new year anecdotes, reached out from her clothes and took out a small piece of silk wrapped in a handkerchief, and took fifty cents, which was given to Xiao Hongzhi as a new year's money.

And she has no source of income, the little money is the food coupons and other bills she saves every year, and let Sha Zhu find someone to exchange behind her back, it is hard-earned.

However, Xu Qing did not stop her. The old lady had no children or grandchildren in her life. During the Chinese New Year, she liked to give out lucky money to the children in the courtyard and enjoy the family happiness of being an elderly person.

The old lady gave him the fifty cents, and he would look for opportunities to make up for it later.

Xu Qing took over his son from his younger sister Xiaoya, let him lie down in front of the old lady, kowtowed to pay New Year's greetings, and then taught him: "Say, grandma, Happy New Year!"

After the little guy kowtowed, he looked at the kind-faced old lady in front of him, stood up with a hum, turned to look at Xu Qing, then looked at Jinghong with his innocent little eyes, and then lay on Xu Qing's back, He babbling and said: "Grandma, happy New Year!"

The old lady was so excited that she stretched out her hands and held the little guy in her arms, unwilling to let go for a long time.

How can the old lady be unhappy if she has no children and grandchildren but enjoys the blessings of children and grandchildren.

Seeing this, Silly Zhu reached out and poked Feng Ming, and said in a cheerful voice: "See, the old lady's ears can hear again."

"Pillar, what are you talking about?"

Silly Zhu was helpless, "Old lady, I praise your ears!"

"You want to make dumplings for me?"

Hey, I can't hear it again.

That night, Xu Qing, his wife Jinghong, and his younger brothers and sisters didn't sleep, and Shazhu didn't even sleep. He was drinking and dragging Feng Ming to play chess.

How can I sleep after staying up for the New Year?

The old lady hugged Xiao Hongzhi, one old and one young, and fell asleep with gentle breathing.

Xu Qing did not let the stove in the front room be extinguished all night, so he used a fire hook to pick up two coal balls and put them in from time to time.

Early on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Qing and his wife cooked a large pot of dumplings in the kitchen, and asked Sha Zhu and the old lady to stay in the house to have breakfast.

In the courtyard outside the house, the sky has brightened and the snow has completely stopped. The sun's rays fall from high in the sky and shine on the snow, reflecting white light and making the whole world brighter.

Silly Zhu ate two bowls of dumplings and drank a large bowl of rich dumpling soup. After eating and drinking enough, he said goodbye to Xu Qing and the old lady, left the backyard with a cigarette in his mouth, and returned to his courtyard room to sleep.

Xu Qing asked his younger brothers and sisters to rest as well. He and his wife Jinghong packed the dishes into the kitchen and started cleaning them.

The old lady fell asleep at midnight last night and was sitting on the kang in the front room of Xu Qing's house, helping Xu Qing take care of Xiao Hongzhi.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, Xu Damao brought Qin Jingru to Xu Qing's house and gave Xiao Hongzhi the new year's money.

Qin Jingru trembled, barely daring to speak, and looked at the little guy in Jinghong's arms the whole time, envious and jealous.

Year after year, for Xu Damao, he has experienced too much in these years, and the same is true for Xu Qing.

Who is not the same to everyone in the compound?

Maybe only Silly Zhu, except for getting older and improving his cooking skills, nothing else seems to have changed.

The only thing worth mentioning is that Yu Yu got married, which made Silly Zhu, the elder brother, feel a little uncomfortable.

In fact, for Xu Qing, it will be a few years before the little girl gets married.

Although she is still in college, after graduating from college, she is afraid that it will be soon.

But speaking of it, the biggest and most obvious change in the courtyard was Xu Qing's family.

Back in 62, Xu Qing dropped out of school and lived with his younger siblings. In those days, they were the worst in the whole hospital after the Jia family.

At that time, no one wanted to see her, even the Jia Zhang family looked down upon her, so Silly Zhu often came to the backyard to help out.

Because Xu Damao lived in the backyard and separated from his parents early, he was alone and was of the same generation as Xu Qing, so he ran to Xu Qing's house when he had nothing to do.

But now, Xu Qing has become the first cadre in the compound from being an apprentice when he entered the factory, and has been promoted to the first-level clerk in the factory.

The situation at home is getting better and better every year. Now, it is no longer the worst, but the best.

Ai Guo, Feng Ming and the little girl went to university for further study last year, and they will graduate in two or three years.

At that time, these people in the courtyard, just wait and see.

But in fact, right now, all the people in the courtyard have already looked at Xu Qing's family with admiration.

These days, it is a great thing for a family to produce a college student.

And Xu Qing's three younger siblings are all in college.

Whether it is the shrewd third uncle and his family in the front yard, the elder and his wife who hide their clumsiness in the middle yard, and the second uncle's family in the backyard, together with the Jia family, Xu Damao, and Silly Zhu, everyone knows that there are three college students in a family. What will this mean?

It means that after the courtyard, Xu Qing's family is the most promising, capable, and capable.

And they can only look up!

In fact, from the day when Xu Qing was promoted to work in the factory, the three elders in charge of the factory had already discovered the clue.

But they didn't expect that after Xu Qing became a cadre, he not only provided for Aiguo and Fengming, but also the little girl to finish high school.

And now, all three of them have gone to college.

This completely overturned their assumptions.

Because in these years and months, it is usually a big happy event for a family to have a child who has finished high school.

After graduating from high school, the state will allocate jobs. Having a high school education is equivalent to joining the ranks of cadres, and from now on you can earn a living in the public sector.

The reason why the third uncle and the second uncle are desperately trying to let their children go to high school is not because of this reason.

It's just a pity that after the change of the sky, high school graduates are just high school graduates, not to mention going to the countryside to jump in the queue, and the country will not immediately let them become cadres.

Yan Bugui worked so hard to get Yan Jiecheng to finish high school. As a result, he has been working in the factory for several years, and he is still an ordinary worker.

Of course, Xu Aiguo was also an ordinary worker during those years when he worked in the factory.

However, Xu Aiguo listened to his eldest brother Xu Qing and went to university again.

In the future, after graduation, you will be a cadre.

As for Yan Jiecheng, the third master didn't persuade him, so he stopped here, and could only look at the big changes in the future.

As for Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang, the third master has no hope for them at all. Yan Pugui has no idea that they will be able to provide for him and the third mother in the future.

And the second and third children in Liu Haizhong, not to mention, are useless.

In the afternoon, Yan Bugui came to the backyard and made a special trip to distribute lucky money to Xu Qing's son.

This is a rare thing in the compound.

You know, the Jia family was the first to get married and have children in the compound, and Yan Bugui, the third grandpa, had never given the Jia family the sticks, pangs, and little pagoda tree as lucky money at that time.

Even if Silly Zhu took the three brothers and sisters to the front yard to pay New Year's greetings to the third uncle and the third mother, he only got a few fruit candies.

Today, the third uncle came to Xu Qing's house, which surprised Silly Zhu.

But Xu Damao was not surprised. Why did the third master come to Xu Qing's house this year, why did he crush money for Xiao Hongzhi? He was the deputy director of the factory, so he could tell at a glance.

First, the third uncle wanted to get closer to the Xu Qing family.

Second, Yan Jiecheng's daughter was not born last year, so the stingy third master naturally wouldn't come.

But this year, Yan Bugui has a granddaughter. When he came, he gave Xiao Hongzhi new year's money, so how could Xu Qing and Jing Hong not give him a granddaughter.

In this way, the third uncle not only has a closer relationship with the Xu Qing family, but the money belongs to their entire family.

Although it fell into the hands of Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li, the money did not flow out to outsiders after all.

Although Yan Bugui has taught Chinese in school for decades, he has never taught arithmetic for a day, but the abacus in his mind is to make their arithmetic teachers feel inferior.

In terms of calculations, in the past few years in the compound, the third master can be said to have come out on top!
It's just that Xu Damao can see through it at a glance today, so it's not worth mentioning.

But Xu Damao couldn't help but admire him: "Ginger is still spicy when he is old!"

Xu Damao is also a smart man. He sees things through without telling them. The third uncle is still the third uncle, and he is still shrewd!
And Xu Qing, of course, knew better. From the moment Yan Bugui walked into his house, he already understood the purpose of his visit.

Who told this to be the third master, he is just such a person, he has the right to seek auspiciousness, and make a fortune in the new year.

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