Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 33
After Jia Zhang's fuss yesterday, Xu Qing felt that even if the weather improved in two days, he would not be able to go to the coal station to buy coal ash and come back.

Because those who deliver coal ash must pass through the middle courtyard before they can deliver it to the backyard, and this will definitely be seen by Mrs. Jia Zhang.

When the time comes, Mrs. Jia Zhang will follow and she will not be allowed to rub her. With her messy temper and her sharp and mean mouth, she will definitely be a trouble.

Buying coal ash at this juncture is obviously not a wise choice.

Xu Qing thought for a while and decided to forget it. He would first mix some briquettes with Xu Damao, who lived in the backyard. Anyway, Xu Damao said yesterday that people at the coal station would send him briquettes in two days. From now on, he would roll the briquettes himself. Just return it to Xu Damao later.

It's better to drag Mei Hui back to get angry with Jia and Zhang!

It's not that he is afraid of Jia Zhang, but that Xu Qing is too lazy to argue with Jia Zhang. Reasoning with an unreasonable and messy person is like playing the piano with a cow. It is a waste of time and pain to think about it.

After thinking about this, Xu Qing turned around and returned to the house. After washing, he went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast with the three little ones.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Qing and the three little ones had breakfast together in the house, and then asked the three little ones to lie on the edge of the kang and write letters to their grandfather and grandma who lived in the country.

After the death of his parents, apart from Xu Qing and his three younger siblings, the ones who were hardest hit were his grandfather and grandmother who were working as farmers in the countryside.

As parents and elders, the old man naturally cannot withstand such a blow when his son and daughter-in-law's plans change.

Grandpa worked diligently in the fields in the countryside all his life, and managed to raise a few children to grow up. As a result, he was only in his 60s, and he became ill from overwork.

Fortunately, grandma was still strong and managed to come to the city and only visited Xu Qing and Sanxiao once.

However, because grandpa's health was deteriorating and he couldn't do without someone to take care of him, grandma had no choice but to return to the countryside to take care of him.

After his parents passed away, Xu Qing, with the help of relatives, used part of the pension paid by the factory to take care of his parents' funeral arrangements, and the rest was given to his grandma to take back to his hometown.

Grandpa and grandma are old and in poor health. They need money for medical treatment. Their parents are gone, and Xu Qing has to take care of his younger siblings.

In the past, Xu Qing didn't have to worry about these things when his parents were here, but now, Xu Qing has to take care of all these things himself.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I asked the three little ones to write letters to their grandparents as a way to wish them a happy new year in advance and to say that they are safe.

The old man is too old to come to the city, and Xu Qing cannot take the three little ones back for a visit. On the one hand, the cost of traveling is a problem.

On the other hand, you can't go back empty-handed, plus there are other relatives in the countryside, the second father, the third aunt, the fourth aunt, the uncle, and the second uncle.

Once you go back, these relatives must at least pay a visit. If you don't go, you will look ignorant. If you go, you can't just take nothing.And this is not something Xu Qing can afford as an apprentice now.

Xu Qing had been thinking about this arrangement for a long time.

While Xu Qing was writing the letter, Xu Qing walked out of the room, looked for Xu Damao, and talked about mixing some briquettes.

Xu Damao had just gotten up, his hair was as messy as a chicken coop, and his eyes were sleepy. Hearing Xu Qing's words, he readily agreed.

"Hey, this is nothing. Brother, I'm here, so don't worry. When the briquettes delivery guy comes to me, I'll ask him to move 300 yuan from me and pile it up at the door of your house. You can pay it back later if you have it. I am."

Xu Damao said it very frankly. After all, he gained a lot of benefits from following Xu Qing. Naturally, he would not speculate on such a small matter.

Furthermore, according to Xu Damao's shrewdness, he still wanted to continue to benefit from Xu Qing in the future. How could he mind if it was just a few hundred briquettes? Besides, Xu Qing still borrowed it evenly, so why wouldn't he do it?
Although Xu Qing was younger than him, after working together several times, Xu Damao felt that Xu Qing was very smart and calm, completely beyond his previous knowledge. He was not just a high school student who only knew how to study.

Compared to the high school students he knew, they all had brains!

Last time Xu Damao said that Xu Qing was better than Silly Zhu, although it was a compliment and flattery.But the most important thing is that I still think Xu Qing is really very capable.

After all, it is impossible for Silly Zhu to have such a double blow. As for the two sons of Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, they are even worse. Yan Jiecheng, the third uncle's family in the front yard, is still slightly inferior.

Seeing that Xu Damao agreed, Xu Qing stood at the door of Xu Damao's house again, chatted for a while, and then turned back to his own room.

However, Xu Damao stopped Xu Qing, glanced at the middle courtyard, and asked in a low voice:

"Qingzi, last night, the three elders in charge of our hospital came to you. You didn't give me any money, did you?"

"No." Xu Qing said calmly.

Xu Damao grinned and reached out to pat Xu Qing on the shoulder, "Well done, don't spoil them. Aunt Jia is so noisy all the time. Let's see who will pay attention to her in the future in our hospital!"

After chatting briefly for a while, Xu Qing went back to his room.

The three little ones in the room had already written the letter to their grandparents with concerted efforts. Xu Qing picked it up and read it silently. He felt that the three little ones wrote it well, then picked up the pen, added some more, and wrote the concluding remarks As well as words of New Year blessings to grandparents.

Then I folded it and put it in an envelope, preparing to take the three little ones out for a haircut on the street, drop by the post office, and mail it out.

Originally, we planned to go out to clear the snow together in the yard today, but now it is past ten o'clock, and the sky is still gray and snowy. The first, second, and third uncles gave a short notice and said that they would not clear the snow in the morning. , wait until it stops raining in the afternoon before cleaning.

Therefore, Xu Qing took the three little ones, neatly dressed and wrapped in scarves, out of the house, walked out of the compound, and went to the street to get a haircut.

When passing through the middle courtyard, I happened to meet Mrs. Jia Zhang coming out of the house.

When Mrs. Jia Zhang saw Xu Qing going out with her younger brothers and sisters, she immediately glared and gave Xu Qing a look of resentment.

Xu Qing knew that she was resenting him for what happened last night, so he ignored her and took the little girl's hand through the middle courtyard and into the front yard.

Silly Zhu stood at the door of his own house and saw Xu Qing being stared at by Jia Zhang with rolled eyes, holding a cigarette in his mouth, shaking his head, and grinning.

There is no way, everyone in the courtyard knows about Jia Zhang's virtue.

Bitter and mean, with a small belly, it's okay to have nothing to do at ordinary times, but if something goes against her mind, she can hate everyone in the courtyard.

When I feel better or ask for help from others, I immediately smile and forget everything that happened before, as if I suddenly lost my memory.

Last night, except for Sha Zhu, no one in the compound chose to give her money. Jia Zhang stayed up all night last night, lying on the bed angrily, wandering around the courtyard early in the morning.

Xu Qing was not the first to be hated, nor would he be the last.

(End of this chapter)