Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 449
Er Mazi felt a little bitter.

He is not a strong person, but he is brave enough to jump around and curse in the street, and he is not afraid to fight with others.

But as Xu Qing said, he is not as glib as Xu Damao.

Naturally, the ability to flirt blindly is not very good.

There is lust, but no lust.

In the past, when I was in the No. [-] Factory, I only dared to hang out with Wang Dequan, Zhou Pingtai and others in the workshop. When they were tired from working, they would gather together to smoke and take a break.

If he really let him flirt with a girl, it would be hard for him to talk about it.

Otherwise, he would not have been dating Chen Xiaojuan back then. Because of holding hands, Chen Xiaojuan's third sister saw him, and in the end he had to marry Chen Xiaojuan home.

Today, he works at Xu Qingliang Station.

The grain station is no different from the factory workshop.

When we were in the third workshop, there were all the big men. Er Mazi followed Wang Dequan and used to make trouble and relieve his fatigue by talking about obscene things. He was used to it without any restraint.

But at the grain station, except for him and Xu Qing, everyone else was female.

After the National Day, Xu Qing did not let him go to the countryside to collect grain.

Er Mazi was already bored.

In the past two months, he stayed at the grain station every day. In addition to chatting with the clerks in the shops next door when they were not busy, he also chatted with Xu Qing, who was picking up his wife in the evening.

Xu Qing had been busy processing grain in a warehouse in the suburbs some time ago.

In addition to smoking alone at the grain station, Er Mazi chatted with Jinghong, Xiaoya, Sanhuzi's wife, and Meijuan.

What can we talk about?

Jinghong is Xu Qing's wife, Xiaoya is Xu Qing's sister, Sanhuzi's wife and Meijuan are Sanhuzi's daughter-in-law and sister.

Does Er Mazi dare to say dirty words to them?
I don’t dare, let alone don’t have the guts.

Not even the thought of flirting.

Finally, when Xu Qing came back from working in the warehouse, he went out to do errands when he had nothing to do. The people he met and the things he encountered were not something that a rough guy like him could interrupt.

Most of the other people were intellectuals, and it was impossible for Er Mazi to just open his mouth and start talking dirty.

Wouldn't that be annoying?

Although he has not read many books, he still has good eyesight.

Following Xu Qing to see the world, Er Mazi remained silent most of the time.

So as not to add to the confusion.

Furthermore, Xu Qing went to school and was educated. Unlike other people in the workshop, Xu Qing never talked dirty to him.

Occasionally he would say a few words, and Xu Qing would just smile and not talk to him.

Er Mazi pinched the hot and then cooled meatloaf, secretly blaming himself, what happened to him today?
Why did the pot suddenly stop being opened and picked up, which made Qingzi angry for no reason.

Standing outside the grain station, Er Mazi let out a long sigh, stuffed his stomach with meatloaf three or two times in the cold wind, and entered the grain station with his head lowered, not daring to say another word.

In terms of age, he is older than Xu Qing.

When it comes to ability, Er Mazi knows it well.

Even if he has three more heads, he still can't compare to Xu Qing.

Xu Qingneng opened the grain station and maintained it in an orderly manner.

He can't.

He wanted to be educated, but he didn't know many people. He didn't know what procedures he had to go through to open a grain station. He didn't even know which way the door opened for the procedures.

He does have skills, but after leaving the workshop and factory, he is a fourth-level fitter. Who knows who he is.

Doing business relies on brains, not craftsmanship.

Among the people in the factory workshop who have worked for more than five years, there is not a single person who has no skills but dares to come out and be self-reliant. He can't count on his fingers.

Er Mazi thought about it secretly. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that today was really unlucky. He should have read the almanac before going out.

He also remembered everything Xu Qing said to him before.

Because if Xu Qing hadn't accepted him, he would have returned to the factory in despair and continued working in the workshop in the first half of the year.

Zhao Erluozi is not like that.

Zhao Er was stunned and shameless, and he, Er Er, was embarrassed.

In the evening, after sending away the last customer who came to buy food after get off work, Xu Qing would stay in the store overnight and let his wife Jinghong, sister Xiaoya and Er Mazi go back.

Seeing this, Er Mazi didn't leave in a hurry. After waiting for Jinghong, Xiaoya, Sanhuzi's wife, and Meijuan to leave first, he got on his bicycle and bought something at a nearby small restaurant that hadn't closed yet. After eating some appetizers and a bottle of Laobaigan, I took them back to the grain station and said sheepishly:

"Qingzi, my brother Gui Xinqiao said the wrong thing at noon. Don't be offended. Let's drink some."

Xu Qing saw Er Mazi's sincere face and bought food and wine, so he sat in the grain station and drank wine on the table in front of the stove.

Er Mazi took the initiative to pour a drink for Xu Qing, then quickly took out the economical cigarettes from his body, handed them to Xu Qing, helped to light them with a match, then raised his glass and followed Xu Qing.

Then, Er Mazi puffed on his cigarette and said regretfully:
"Qingzi, this guy is just a talker. You know, when I was working in the factory, I talked about everything with Brother Dequan and the others."

Xu Qing picked up the bottle and poured the wine, not in a hurry to continue.

Er Mazi continued: "My wife, as you know, she guards against me like a thief. She wants to tie me to her waistband. How can I dare to do this behind her back?"

I’m not afraid of her, but my wife’s family, I”

Seeing that Er Mazi could say this, Xu Qing waved his hand and said: "Brother Mazi, let's not talk about the past. We brothers will talk about it after we leave."

Er Mazi smiled naively, picked up the wine glass, touched it with Xu Qing, raised his head and took a sip.

Baijiu is strong and is best suitable for drinking in winter when the weather is freezing.

After Er Mazi drank two glasses of wine, he picked up a peanut with chopsticks to ease the strong taste of the white wine in his mouth, and said slowly:
"Qingzi, brother, let me tell you the truth. I don't want to go anywhere except your grain station. Don't take what I said at noon seriously. I know what kind of person the department store wants. I don't have ink in my stomach. In ten years I didn’t go to literacy classes a few times before, that’s what I was made for.”

Xu Qing remained speechless. He smoked a cigarette and used a fire hook to dig out the ashes from the stove. After making the fire in the stove burn even brighter, he said:

"Brother Mazi, if you can say these words and understand your own strengths and weaknesses, one of us brothers has to go."

Seeing that Xu Qing no longer blamed him for talking nonsense at noon, Er Mazi felt happy and quickly picked up the wine bottle and filled their glasses with wine.

The briquettes in the stove were crackling. At the moment, there were only Xu Qing and Er Mazi in the grain station, plus four cats lying in front of the stove, taking advantage of the warmth and sleeping soundly.

But the four cats were stimulated by the smell of liquor, and they all ran to the other side of the stove to sleep.

Xu Qing and Er Mazi drank wine and said nothing more.

It’s all in the wine!

Er Mazi can realize his own shortcomings, and Xu Qing is very happy as a buddy.

After all, Er Mazi was much better than Xu Damao, who lived in the same hospital.

Xu Damao knew that he couldn't walk when he saw a beautiful girl and wanted to flirt with her.

But he refused to repent.

Always getting into the crowd of women.Xu Qing reminded him several times, but nothing changed.

Still go my own way.

If Xu Damao could change his ways, Xu Qing would like to introduce Xu Damao to Chen Xiufang at Donglaishun today at noon.

It cannot be denied that Xu Damao still has some sense in business.

He is also smarter than ordinary people in his conduct in the world.

But because he was lustful, Xu Qing really didn't dare to let Xu Damao go to the department store.

If Xu Damao goes, the female salespersons in the department store will probably suffer.

In the end, Xu Qing was really afraid of creating an unmanageable situation.

After finishing a bottle of wine, Er Mazi stood up to leave.

Xu Qing saw that it was dark and cold outside, so he said:
"Brother Mazi, you should go back. You and your buddies can sleep here at the grain station tonight."

Er Mazi put on a sheepskin hat and a scarf, shaking his head.

"Qingzi, I don't have any objections. I can't get through my wife's problem. If I'm not home at night, she won't be able to bring my son to find me."

Xu Qing smiled without saying anything and nodded to indicate that he understood.

After sending Er Mazi off on his bicycle, Xu Qing turned around and pushed the cold motorcycle back to the grain station, and then quickly closed the door of the grain station.

It was really cold. It was December, and he had just stood outside for a short while, and his feet were numb from the cold.

Especially after it snowed, it was so cold that I couldn't even describe it.

But when Xu Qing turned around to clear away the wine bottles and leftover food and wine on the table after closing the doors and windows tightly, he turned his head and saw that the four cats he had caught from the countryside had jumped on the table. Everyone lowered their heads, sniffing eastward and westward.

It seemed like the remaining delicacies became theirs.

However, before Xu Qing could reach the table, the four cats jumped off the table and quickly ran towards the back of the counter.

When Xu Qing saw this, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He cursed a few words and started to clear the table.

The wine was all gone, leaving only an empty bottle. The food and wine Er Mazi bought were not much to begin with.

A handful of peanuts, two ounces of tofu skin, and two ounces of cold pork head.

Xu Qing and Er Mazi had nothing left from what they had eaten earlier.

The four cats just smelled the smell of meat, so they took advantage of Xu Qing to send Er Mazi out and jumped on the table.

But Xu Qing and Er Mazi had already eaten up all the poor pig head meat, which was only two ounces.

The bean skins are gone, but there are still two or three peanuts.

The four cats, after smelling it for a long time, were frightened away by Xu Qing before they could even take a bite.

Xu Qing grabbed the peanuts with his hands and threw them into his mouth. He chewed them and swallowed them while clearing the table.

Ten minutes later, Xu Qing cleared the table, added a few more briquettes to the stove, then took out the bed roll from under the counter, shook it, spread it on the counter, turned off the lights, and turned over using the light of the flashlight. At the counter, he didn't take off his clothes and got directly into the quilt.

Every once in a while, he would stay at the grain station for one night.

There is no way, in these days without surveillance, we can only rely on manpower to prevent theft.

Although Rainwater Man came to the Dongdan police station for a meeting a few months ago, he said hello to Xu Qing.

Let’s pay more attention to Xu Qing’s grain station at night.

But the police patrolling in winter cannot come as frequently as in summer.

Xu Qing can only be more considerate.

These days, there is no heating equipment. He can only rely on the stove to keep warm at the grain station tonight.

However, just when Xu Qing was about to fall asleep, the four cats jumped on the counter one after another, pushed aside the quilt one by one, got in, lay around him, and slept together.

Xu Qing was too lazy to drive away.

After all, it would be nice to have these four furry little guys in the quilt to keep them warm together.

In the early morning, before dawn, Xu Qing was woken up by the cold.

The stove went out, and the freezing conditions inside the grain station were no different from those on the street.

The four cats curled up and lay beside him obediently, not running around all night.

Xu Qing opened the quilt, slipped off the counter, closed the quilt again, walked to the stove, and turned it on again.

After a while, the food station became warm again.

Xu Qing was just about to climb up the counter again, and after squinting for a while, Er Mazi stood outside and knocked on the door.

"Qingzi, open the door quickly, my brother bought breakfast this morning."

Xu Qing took a look, hey, why are you still sleeping? He put on the cotton shoes he had just taken off again, opened the door and let Er Mazi in.

Then he and Er Mazi had breakfast together.

At noon, the two of them went to the warehouse to pull grain, and by the way, they also sent more than 5000 kilograms to each of the branches of Hongxing Steel Rolling that had signed the contract.

After a busy day, Xu Qing unknowingly looked up and saw that the sky, which he remembered to be quite bright, had turned dark at some point.

He slept all night at the grain station last night. He caught a cold from the cold in the morning and his voice changed.

Ma Jinghong and Xu Qing were at odds yesterday. Today she saw her man, who was sick and busy inside and outside without rest. She felt heartbroken.

His eyes were full of concern.

Originally, she was not ready to forgive Xu Qing today, but it could be seen that her man was working hard for the family, so she didn't care.

It didn't snow today. After Xu Qing closed the grain station and returned to the compound with Jing Hong, Sha Zhu ran out of the house after hearing the news, stopped Xu Qing in the middle courtyard, grinned and said:
"Qingzi, my brother wants to use your motorcycle tomorrow. We agreed before."

Xu Qing remembered that Sha Zhu had told him this and immediately responded:

"No problem. I'll ride my bicycle to the grain station early tomorrow morning. The motorcycle will be parked in the backyard at the door of my house. You can just ride it by yourself."

Upon hearing this, Silly Zhu's face lit up with joy. He took out his wrinkled cotton trousers without putting any economic cigarettes in his pants, handed them to Xu Qing and said:
"Qingzi, my brother will ride to the grain station for you as soon as he finishes using the car tomorrow. I will definitely not miss your job."

Xu Qing smiled and said: "It's okay, Brother Silly Zhu, no one has won the mung beans and red beans in the past few days. My motorcycle has been parked in front of the grain station all day long."

Silly Zhu made a sound, shrunk and said to Xu Qing:

"Okay, tomorrow after my blind date, I will ride two more laps in our third factory to open the eyes of all the boys in the factory!"

Xu Qing smiled, looked at Silhu who was in a good mood and asked:
"Brother Silly Zhu, what does your blind date tomorrow do?"

Silly Zhu held a cigarette in his mouth and put his hands in his trouser pockets and said, "Hey, you are just like me. I am a cadre. I can't remember which factory you work in."

Silly Zhu stood in front of Xu Qing and Jing Hong, holding his hair with his hands. He thought about it for a while, but didn't think of it, and said: "Anyway, it's Liu Lan, the back cook in our canteen. She introduced me to her last month. I just took a look at the photos and found that she looks good and has nothing wrong with her body, but she is a little short and Liu Lan said her head can reach my shoulders."

Silly Zhu said, raising his hand to make a gesture.

Xu Qing nodded, turned around and motioned to his wife Jinghong to go back first, so as not to suffer the cold together, and then said to Silly Zhu:

"Brother Silly Zhu, Sister Xiao'e, are you waiting any longer?"

(End of this chapter)