Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 333 Enjoying the Coolness and Chatting
Xu Qing stayed in Silly Zhu's room for a short time before walking out.

The night is dark, the stars are shining, the evening breeze is blowing, the heat of the day is not much left at the moment, and the air is cool and cool, which finally makes this scorching summer a bit cooler.

Xu Qing was not in a hurry to go back to the backyard, but sat on the mat in the middle courtyard to enjoy the coolness with Sha Zhu who came out with him.

Xu Qing didn't tell the uncle and Qin Huairu about what he said to Sha Zhu.

Let Shazhu think about it for himself. If the first uncle, the first aunt, and Qin Huairu get involved, the result may not be ideal.

The aunt shook her cattail fan and asked Xu Qing suddenly:

"Xiaoqing, today the street office will send your family a TV ticket. If your family buys a TV from now on, it will be the first one in our compound."

Silly Zhu sat on the mat next to Xu Qing and said with a smile: "That's right, aunt, can you believe it, when Qingzi's family buys a TV, the third uncle in the front yard will definitely be the first to run into the backyard to take a look. "

Yi Zhonghai had no words to say that Silly Zhu used Yan Bugui to beat him.

Because he knew that what Zhu Zi said was correct, according to Lao Yan's character, he was definitely the first one.

Qin Huairu pursed her lips and smiled, turned her head and patted Xiao Dang who was leaning on her body, "If you are sleepy, go back to the room and sleep first."

Xiao Dang let out an oh, stood up, put on his shoes and took Sophora japonica away, Qin Huairu turned to look at Xu Qing and said:
"You are the chief of the section now, and you have a TV ticket, but the TV is quite expensive, costing hundreds of dollars."

Xu Qing hummed, raised his hand and took out the cigarettes on his body, and handed one to Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu respectively, but didn't follow Qin Huairu's words just now.

These days, a TV set costs several hundred yuan, which is worth a few bicycles, and it is almost worthless to buy. If you want to watch TV, there are not many programs in China.

Except for certain periods of time, the screen is filled with snowflake movies as soon as you open it.

Xu Qing didn't want to rush to buy it at all. Anyway, he had the tickets and could buy them anytime he wanted.

Of course, the premise is to prepare the money to buy a TV. Having a ticket only qualifies you to buy it.

If you don’t have money, state-run stores and department stores won’t sell it to you.

However, Xu Qing and his daughter-in-law Jinghong have saved a lot in the past few years, excluding expenses, the savings are almost a thousand yuan.

As a section chief, although he has just been promoted, he was also a first-level clerk before, and his salary is not low. In addition, the salary for working in the Jinghong Art Troupe is also quite high.

Although the younger brothers and sisters are studying in college in the past few years, Xu Qing, the elder brother, hardly has to pay for tuition fees.

Moreover, Xu Qing still has the ability to split in two, and his and his wife Jinghong's monthly expenses are not large. The only big expense is on their son.

But in general, 30 yuan a month is more than enough.

So Xu Qing and his wife can save money in the past few years.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with buying a TV.

But if you don’t have a show to watch, you can’t just put it at home as a decoration.

After sitting in the middle courtyard for over an hour, Xu Qing got up and went back to the backyard.

In the backyard, the two sons of the second uncle Liu Haizhong also ran out of the house to cool off.

In July, it would be terribly boring to be in the house, and it is really not as comfortable as in the courtyard.

It's just that the two brothers, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, had a banquet at noon, wiped their mouths, patted their buttocks and Yan Jiefang and the three brothers and sisters went to the swimming pool for a swim. They were not ashamed to come out before.

I couldn't bear the heat anymore, so I shamelessly sat behind the second aunt in the middle of my bangs.

Xu Qing ignored the two boys and walked to his wife. Seeing that his son had fallen asleep in Jinghong's arms, he immediately returned to the door of his house and lit the dried mugwort.

It is used to repel mosquitoes, so that I can take my son into the house to sleep later.

In previous summers, mugwort was used to repel mosquitoes. It was burned and then smoked. Most of the time, the mosquitoes were gone.

These days, apart from mugwort, there is nothing else available.

Moreover, mugwort repelling mosquitoes is a method that has been handed down from ancient times to the present.

Moreover, mugwort can be found everywhere in the suburbs of Sijiu City. It is simple and convenient to use, and you don’t have to spend any money. You can just pull out two sticks and dry them in the sun.

However, Xu Qing did not pluck the mugwort himself. It was given to him by Sanhuzi, who set up a stall on the street to buy braised mugwort.

San Huzi lives in the suburbs, and has set up a stall with his wife for the past few years, and the family's situation is quite good.

Although I couldn't make a lot of money, my life improved a lot and I even gave birth to a daughter.

Xu Qing originally wanted to introduce Sanhuzi's younger sister, Meijuan, to Shazhu. Although the two had met before, Shazhu didn't think about that.
At that time, Xu Qing couldn't talk about it because Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were entangled.

It's just that when Xu Qing mentioned it to San Huzi last year, San Huzi was full of joy. His family background is not good. Although Shazhu is a bit older, if Meijuan can marry Shazhu, it will be worse than marrying to the countryside to suffer powerful.

However, Silly Zhu missed Qin Huairu in his heart and did not want to meet him.

When Sanhuzi replied, Shazhu and Qin Huairu were a little unhappy, and said they wanted to meet each other.

But when Xu Qing told Meijuan about her situation, Shazhu didn't want to see her.

Because San Huzi wrote back that his sister had been taken over by a bum two years ago, although nothing happened, but she was no longer a virgin.

Silly Zhu felt that he could not marry such a woman, so the matter was settled.

At this time, Xu Qing lit the mugwort and placed it at the door of the house to smoke it. At the same time, he divided it into two strands and put them in the hut where the little girl lived, and the hut where Aiguo and Feng Ming lived in the old lady's house.

After doing all this, Xu Qing returned to his wife, reached out to take his sleeping son, and held him in his arms.

Qin Jingru took advantage of the starlight, nibbling melon seeds, and asked Xu Qing:

"Xu Qing, your family has a TV ticket now, when will you buy a TV, I still want to visit your house."

Xu Qing smiled and said: "If Brother Damao is willing to lend me money, I will buy it tomorrow."

Qin Jingru pursed her lips, spat out the melon seeds in her mouth and said, "My family has no money."

Ma Jinghong and the little girl said at the same time: "Brother Damao is the deputy director. Your family has no money. How can our family afford a TV?"

Qin Jingru suddenly choked and had nothing to say. She lowered her head and said no more.

Xu Damao glared at Qin Jingru sideways, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt displeased.

To scold someone for nothing, and to embarrass yourself at the same time, is simply a pig's brain.

And the second uncle Liu Haizhong also took the opportunity to say to Xu Qing: "Your family really doesn't plan to buy a TV. The street office gave away tickets today. Wouldn't it be a pity not to buy it?"

Xu Qing got a TV ticket, how can the people in the courtyard not be jealous.

They didn't have a ticket, so they naturally hoped that Xu Qing's family would buy a TV and come back quickly, so that they could have a good time.

However, Xu Qing really had no such plan.

"Second uncle, the TV is too expensive. If you help me raise the money, I can buy one."

Hearing Xu Qing's words, Liu Haizhong was a little stunned. He didn't believe that Xu Qing's family had no money at all.

And the second aunt opened her mouth and said: "Qingzi, you are already the section chief in the factory, and your salary is higher than your second uncle, so just cry poor you."

Xu Qing smiled wryly and said: "Second aunt, how can I have a higher salary than the second uncle? I can't compare."

"Then your wife also earns money?"

Xu Qing saw it, and the second aunt's mouth became sharp, and it seemed that Jia Zhang of the middle court could only stand aside.

After listening to the second aunt quietly, Xu Qingcai said:

"Second aunt, what you said is reasonable, but."

Halfway through Xu Qing's words, the little girl immediately said to the second aunt:
"Second aunt, look what you said, my eldest brother and my eldest sister-in-law both make money and spend it, too. My eldest brother is a cadre, and those officials in the factory, big and small, are getting married. They are marrying off their daughters. My eldest brother is a cadre. Why don't you do it? Just last year, the wedding invitations my eldest brother received could almost make up a deck of playing cards. This doesn't include those from my sister-in-law's group. My second uncle doesn't have that many social events, right?"

The second aunt was stunned and looked at the little girl. She was stunned for a while and couldn't say a word.

The little girl used to be shy and well-behaved, and never argued with others in the courtyard, but now that she has grown up and finished college, the second aunt is not forgiving, and she dares to call her elder brother, so how can it be.

Ma Jinghong looked at her sister-in-law protecting Xu Qing, she immediately pursed her lips in amusement, she wanted to say what she wanted to say just now, but her sister-in-law got ahead of her, so she didn't have the nerve to talk to the second aunt.

But Xu Fengming lay on the mat, raised Erlang's legs, put his hands behind his head, tilted his head to look at the second aunt and the second uncle and said:
"Hey, Second Aunt, if you and Second Uncle want to watch TV, I'll give you an idea. You two go to the department store tomorrow afternoon. There are several TVs there. You can watch whatever you want."

"You damn boy, there's no one on the TV in the department store, why should I watch it?"

When the second aunt saw Xu Fengming deliberately choking her, she immediately lost her composure and complained, not daring to stay in the courtyard to enjoy the cool air any longer. She got up and went back to her room.

Xu Aiguo hasn't said anything yet, if I say a few more words to her, she won't be able to sleep peacefully tonight.

Now in the compound, Xu Qing's family are all cadres, and she can't afford to offend them.

If it was before, she would not be afraid.

But right now, the family with the least right to speak has become the one who has to listen patiently when speaking in the courtyard.

Even the first uncle, his old man Liu and the third uncle in the front yard have to consult Xu Qing's family about anything they encounter. What does this mean? Although the second aunt has no education, how can she not understand it after living for decades? .

Xu Qing's family has become famous in the courtyard. They are not what they used to be. They are not the little guys without parents before.

The second aunt left, and the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu also hurriedly left.

Xu Aiguo, who was silent, didn't bother to open his mouth when he saw this.

But in fact, Xu Aiguo's words carry more weight than the little girl and Feng Ming.

He works in the main factory, the second uncle can decide for himself.

But Xu Aiguo didn't say anything. Liu Haizhong was on pins and needles at this time. How could he not know the nature of Xu Qing's second brother.

I usually don't speak much, but I can say one sentence at a time.

What's more, he entered the main factory again.

The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became in the middle of Liu Hai. He felt that even if Xu Qing's family bought a TV in the future, it would be better to watch it less.

If he offends someone, he will suffer in the factory.

Within a few minutes, Liu Haizhong also got up and hurried back to the house to rest.

Only Xu Qing's family, Xu Damao's family, and the old lady were left in the courtyard.

The old lady couldn't go back by herself, her legs and feet were inconvenient, and when she came out, she was carried by Aiguo to the yard. If she wanted to go back to her house, she had to be carried by Aiguo or Fengming.

Seeing that Liu Haizhong's family had all left, Xu Damao couldn't help feeling glad that he hadn't had any blush with Xu Qing in these years.

Otherwise, he, the deputy director, is not enough to look down on in front of Xu Qing's family.

Xu Qing has been in the factory these years, although he is not as high as his official position, but Xu Damao knows in his heart, just like Ming Jing, that Xu Qing does not want to climb up.

Otherwise, according to Xu Qing's ability, he, the deputy director, would have been left behind.

As the night was getting dark, Xu Qing greeted the dazed Xu Damao, hugged his son, and went back to the house with his daughter-in-law Jinghong.

The little girl covered her mouth with her hands, yawned, and got up with her elder brother Xu Qing, heading towards her own cabin.

Seeing this, Xu Damao also went home to sleep with Qin Jingru.

Xu Aiguo sent the old lady back to the house, and then together with his third brother Feng Ming, they swept up the cooler in the courtyard and packed it up.

There was no one in the backyard, and under the darkness, the crickets that had not dared to scream in front of the wall were finally able to roar loudly.

The lights in Xu Qing's room turned on for a while and then went out again. Jinghong put her son aside, pillowed her head on the pillow, hugged Xu Qing, and whispered:
"Brother Qing, if you go to university for further study, I won't stop you, but you can't love the new and dislike the old. Don't go to university. If you see a beautiful girl, abandon me and my son, or I won't let my brother spare you!"

Xu Qing was happy, holding Jinghong in his right hand and smiling: "With you, I wouldn't dare."

"Don't you dare?"

"I dare not."

"Cheat ghosts, I don't believe it."

"What's the matter?"

"Swear." After Ma Jinghong finished speaking, she immediately shook her head: "Forget it, I didn't swear. It's impossible for the old leader to send someone to help me keep an eye on you."

Xu Qing smiled and said nothing, and said after a while: "If you want Jiefang to go to university together, he has nothing to do in our factory now. Going to university for further studies would be a good thing for him."

Ma Jinghong leaned next to Xu Qing and said, "I'm afraid that if my brother doesn't want to, he won't like to study. It's probably difficult for him to go to university."

"Then I'll ask him in the factory tomorrow."

Ma Jinghong rested her head on Xu Qing's arm and hummed softly.

Turn around early in the morning.

After Xu Qing had breakfast at home in the morning, he went to work with his younger siblings and daughter-in-law Jing Hong.

When they passed by the middle courtyard, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu happened to be getting ready to go to work, so they left the courtyard together and walked along the alley to the street.

In the early morning of summer, the sun can already be seen in the east early in the morning.

Xu Qing now gave the bicycle to Jinghong and let her ride it.

Jinghong's art troupe and the musical instrument factory where the little girl works are in the same direction, and the distance between the two places where they work is not too far, so they can just commute together.

After everyone separated at the entrance of the alley, they headed towards their own units.

After Xu Qing, Shazhu and Qin Huairu entered the factory, they went to their respective places of work.

Qin Huairu was in the workshop, Shazhu was the cook in the cafeteria, and Xu Qing was in his deputy section chief's office.

There are still many people in the office where Xu Qing is located, and it is not independent.

Only the chief section chief can have his own small office, and all deputy sections are crowded together.

Just like the big office where Xu Qing, Qian Bing, Wu Yumei and others were before.

Tables are next to each other, and it’s lively when there are many people.

Xu Qing was busy in the office all morning. When eating in the cafeteria at noon, he found Ma Jiefang and asked:
"Liberation, let's go to university together in September?"

Ma Jiefang put his chopsticks into the lunch box and said, "Brother Qingzi, have you made up your mind?"

"Think about it." Xu Qing said while biting the steamed bun in his hand.

Ma Jiefang frowned, thought for a moment and said:
"Well, I'll discuss it with my wife later. I've been in this broken branch factory for so many years, and I'm already tired of it. If I can change places after I graduate from university, I can go to our main factory like a patriot. That would be great."

Ma Jiefang finished speaking, and then said: "Brother Qingzi, I'm afraid that my wife will not agree. Now I have managed to take advantage of the 'replacement of work' in the factory to become a cadre, and now I am also a second-level clerk. Now, if I go to college, my wife will probably make trouble with me."

"It's okay, discuss it with Yuemei carefully. You are also married now and have children. It would be great if we can go to university for further studies. It's okay if you can't. You can work in the factory safely and earn money to support your family."

Ma Jiefang nodded and thought: "Brother Qingzi, my fifth sister will let you go."

"Let it go."

"rest assured?"

"worried."

Ma Jiefang showed a meaningful smile on his face and said:

"Then I guess my wife will let me go to college."

Xu Qing stopped the chopsticks in his hand and looked at Ma Jiefang.

Ma Jiefang bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Brother Qingzi, I'm going to tell my wife that my fifth sister has assigned me a task and asked me to go to the university and keep an eye on you. That's OK!"

Xu Qing was helpless, his brother-in-law had such a stupid idea.

(End of this chapter)