Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 487
Xu Qing did not turn around to look into the courtyard outside the house, and said to Ma Jiefang:
"The second uncle is taking care of his two sons!"

In the compound, there were only a few people who could make Liu Haizhong, the manager in charge, angry.

At this time, Xu Qing knew without guessing that it was the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu who had provoked Liu Haizhong and his wife.

It's dinner time now, and except for the two brothers Liu Guangtian, there will be no one else.

Ma Jiefang leaned forward and glanced outside the house. Sure enough, it was true.

Xu Qing and Aiguo also looked towards the courtyard.

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong was angrily scolding Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu out of the house.

"I'm telling you two bastards, your mother and I don't expect you to support us in your old age, and you guys don't even think about asking for a penny from us in the future!"

Standing in the doorway of the house with bangs, his face was stern, his face was ashen, and his eyes were glaring.

The second aunt echoed with a dark face:

"Did you two hear what your dad said? From now on, if you two want to eat with me and your dad, you must pay us for food!"

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu took their wives and children with them. They rolled their eyes at their parents, curled their lips, and after saying a few words, they turned around and went back to their respective homes to hide.

Today, they and their families went to their parents' house for dinner at the same time.

How could Liu Haizhong be able to bear it, and how could he not be furious.

In the past, when his son didn't have a family, he raised him.

Now that all three sons have grown up, I still want him to raise them.

How could there not be fire in my bangs?

In addition, Yan Bugui bought a TV set in the compound, and Xu Qinghe Aiguo had bought it earlier.

The envious eyes in the bangs can pop out of their sockets.

Two brothers, Xu Qing and Ai Guo, the older one is not as good as the younger ones.

But Yan Bugui, the third uncle of the compound, was of the same generation as Liu Haizhong.

But last year I added a TV to my house.

He is also the man in charge of the courtyard. Can Liu Haizhong feel better?

Yi Zhonghai didn't buy it, but no one in the courtyard understood that it was because Lao Yi didn't want to buy it.

The money I have saved is enough to buy two or three TV sets.

He was the only one who really couldn't afford it.

The accumulation of wealth is not as good as Yanbu Gui, but the children are no less expensive than Yanbu Gui.

Last year, I secretly worked hard and finally saved some money. As a result, during the Chinese New Year last year, all three Liu Guangtian brothers came back with their wives and children.

If the bangs are not out of the first month, then the flowers will be out for a hundred.

After the Chinese New Year, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu moved back to the courtyard, looking for excuses to ask for money.

Liu Haizhong refused to give up, but he was not his family in the courtyard. In order to prevent the people in the courtyard from seeing the joke, he remained stiff for a week and finally relaxed.

But what followed was Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu's increasingly demanding demands.

Liu Haizhong endured it again and again. A few days ago, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu took turns bringing their wives and children to their homes for dinner.

Liu Haizhong turned a blind eye and didn't want to pay attention to it.

After all, he enjoys having a house full of children and grandchildren.

But the problem is, neither the two sons nor the daughter-in-law asked if they wanted to buy food for the family.

This caused Liu Haizhong to be completely angry today.

However, no one from each house in the courtyard went out to see them, and everyone was having dinner when they arrived.

Secondly, this kind of thing is not uncommon in the courtyard.

Whoever's family doesn't quarrel can say that everything is smooth sailing and peaceful.

In the front yard, Yan Bugui and his children kept arguing every few days.

In the middle courtyard, Mr. Jia Zhang scolded Xiaodang and Sophora japonica every now and then.

Xu Damao and Qin Jingru in the backyard sometimes get into fights.

That's how it is when you live in a compound. If your family doesn't make any noise, his family will.

The days are always spent in noisy situations.

There are pauses, but relatively speaking, they are rare.

Xu Qing and his second brother Aiguo occasionally disagreed and would argue with each other.

Crush the problem into small pieces and explain it slowly and clearly.

However, because of the death of his parents, Xu Qing and Aiguo did not have a fierce quarrel.

On the one hand, Aiguo, Fengming and Xiaoya were brought together by Xu Qing.

Relatively speaking, Xu Qing, the eldest brother, plays a very important role in the hearts of patriots.

On the other hand, Xu Qing is the eldest brother and rarely scolds his younger siblings over the years.

He set an example for Ai Guo and Feng Ming, and the relationship between the four siblings has always been harmonious.

It has never been said that the four brothers and sisters are always quarreling like the Yan Jiecheng brothers and sisters.

When something happens, Xu Qing and his younger siblings can sit down and speak calmly.

But disputes are inevitable.

However, it is much less than other homes in the compound.

Without parents, no matter how different the siblings were from each other, the family would have broken up more than ten years ago.

Fortunately, Xu Qing did not let the worst outcome happen.

In Xu Qing's house, Ma Jiefang saw Liu Haizhong lifting the door curtain under the night cover with his hands behind his back, and returned home. He sighed, shook his head and smiled:

"Brother Qingzi, I bet there are as many trivial things like this in your courtyard as there are in my courtyard."

Xu Qing smiled and was speechless.

This kind of thing happens no matter what age or month it is, and it happens every day even in later generations.

Along with the entire history of mankind, throughout ancient and modern times, it is like day and night.
Liu Aiqian and Aunt Feng brought dinner to the front room from the kitchen.

Xu Qing had dinner with his second brother Aiguo, grandparents, sister-in-law Aiqian, brother-in-law Jiefang, son, daughter, nephew, and Aunt Feng.

It would be a while before Jinghong could come back, and Aunt Feng would leave some food to heat in the pot every night.

Xu Qing was not too hungry because he had already eaten in the front yard.

After eating another steamed bun at home, I put down the bowl and chopsticks.

Ma Jiefang, Ai Guo, and Ai Qian worked all day and were very hungry.

Xu Qing smoked a cigarette and did not chat with them.

However, at this time, Silly Zhu came over from the Yanbu noble house in the front yard after eating and drinking, walked into Xu Qing's house, pulled up a stool and sat aside, crossed his legs, and said to Grandpa Xu Qing:

"Good evening, old man!"

After finishing speaking, he reached out and took out the cigarette. After dispersing it, he faced Xu Qing and said:

"Qingzi, did the second uncle quarrel with Guangtian and Guangfu just now?"

Xu Qing nodded, Shazhu chewed his teeth and said:

"Qingzi, I'm not telling you that the second uncle and the second aunt are hopeless. More than ten years ago, the second uncle caught his two sons, untied his belt and beat them to death. Now it's better, it's the other way around. The old man and his wife deserve bad luck!"

Xu Qing said nothing when he heard this.

What Si Zhu said was true, if it weren't for Liu Haizhong who beat and scolded Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu at every turn when they were young.

This might not happen today.

The stick education passed down by the older generation is correct, but Liu Haizhong believes in it too much.

Not only did it not achieve the desired effect, it was actually counterproductive.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu have often talked back to him over the years.As the saying goes, when things go to extremes, they must be reversed. If we go to extremes, we won't end up like this.

Xu Qing was too lazy to pay attention to the affairs of the second uncle and his family.

After thinking for a moment, he stopped thinking about it.

Right now, it’s business to live a good life at home.

The grain station is collecting grain, the meat factory is opening, and the pigs are being harvested. There are many things going on.

Xu Qing had no time to take care of the trivial matters in the courtyard.

Furthermore, Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, was having trouble with his sons, and Xu Qing, as a neighbor in the courtyard, was not easy to get involved with.

At a quarter past eight, Ma Jinghong pushed her bicycle back, covered in stars and moonlight.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw that his man had returned to the city from the countryside and asked quickly:
"Brother Qing, how are the pig harvest going?"

After saying that, he looked at his younger brother Ma Jiefang and said, "Why did you come to my sister's place today? Are our parents and Yuemei okay?"

After dinner, Ma Jiefang burped and said:
"Fifth sister, our parents are fine. My wife and two children are also doing well. Fourth sister sent a letter saying that when you and fifth brother-in-law open the meat joint factory, they will come back to participate."

Ma Jinghong responded without feeling surprised at all. She washed her hands and said, "Fourth sister also wrote me a letter and asked me."

Ma Jiefang shouted, sat in front of Shazhu, put his arm around Shazhu's shoulders, and whispered:
"Brother Silly Zhu, do you think my fifth sister and Brother Qingzi are becoming more and more like a couple?"

Silly Zhu held his cigarette in his mouth, took two puffs, looked at Xu Qing, then looked at Jing Hong, and nodded, "Hey, Jiefang, when you say that, it's true."

Ma Jinghong saw her younger brother whispering to Shazhu, holding her daughter Qiaoxin in her arms while eating, and said:

"Jiefang, it's time to eat. Go back early. Don't let Yuemei wait in a hurry!"

Ma Jiefang scratched his hair and sighed: "Okay, I'm leaving. My brother-in-law hasn't issued an eviction order, but my sister has. As an outsider, I'd better go home early."

Ma Jing gave her younger brother a red look, "You, you are over 30 years old, and you are still not in shape all day long. You have to do it every day in order to learn well."

Ma Jiefang was a little unhappy and curled his lips and said:

"Sister, why didn't I learn well? I never do anything illegal or disciplined. I rarely play cards or mahjong. I just drink a little bit of wine every week. It's nothing."

Ma Jiefang stood up, patted his clothes habitually and said:

"My parents are taking care of me at home. It's rare for me to come here to get some air. You also said that I'm going back and won't stay with you anymore."

Ma Jiefang stood up to leave, but Ma Jinghong didn't stop him.

We all live in the city and can always see each other.

She also knew her brother's temper and temperament very well, and whether Ma Jiefang was really angry or fake.

You don't even have to raise your eyelids, you can tell just by hearing the tone of voice.

"Liberation, go back and tell your parents not to buy watermelons these days. Your brother-in-law and I will send some to your family in the next two days."

Ma Jiefang stood at the door of the house, turned around and said:

"Sister, you and your brother-in-law are busy with work every day and don't have time to rest on weekends. Do you have time to go home?"

Ma Jinghong raised her head and looked at her brother with a faint look.

"Okay, come over on the weekend. Feng Ming said he can get more than 30 watermelons on the weekend. Come to my place and take six or seven back."

Ma Jiefang suddenly felt that he was speechless, so he shouldn't have asked, and said with a wistful look:

"Okay, I'll come over on the weekend."

Xu Qing was happy and speechless. He, his second brother Aiguo, Liu Aiqian, and Aunt Feng quietly watched his wife quarrel with his brother-in-law.

Seeing that Jinghong stopped talking, Xu Qing took the flashlight from Aiguo and sent Ma Jie out of the house and out of the courtyard.

In the alley, Ma Jiefang pushed his bicycle and said to Xu Qing:

"Brother Qingzi, you have taken the time to pay more attention to my fifth sister recently. Look at her. She is talking about me in front of you. She doesn't take you seriously at all!"

Xu Qing raised his hand and slashed at Ma Jiefang's head, laughing and scolding:
"Come on, when did you kid get Yuemei to be submissive? Now you can talk about your fifth sister. Doesn't she care about you?"

Ma Jiefang's head shook, "Brother Qingzi, then you go back later and ask my sister to pay more attention to you. I'll forget it. I've been annoyed by her since I was a child, and my ears have become numb."

Xu Qing gave a wry smile, turned on the flashlight, stood at the entrance of the dark alley, handed it to Ma Jiefang and said:
"Okay, let's go back quickly. Slow down on the road."

Ma Jiefang took the flashlight with his right hand, put it on the shiny handlebar of the bicycle and said:
"Brother Qingzi, why don't we find a place on the street and have some drinks?"

Xu Qing waved his hand and said, "Forget it, come over on the weekend. I'll call Guohua and Erniu over to my courtyard, and we'll drink together."

Ma Jiefang kicked the pedal with his right foot and grinned, "Okay, see you on the weekend."

Xu Qing watched his brother-in-law leave and turned back to the compound.

Then it's the weekend.

Early in the morning, Jinghong took her son, who had had breakfast, and her younger brother and sister Aiqian to the grain station.

Xu Qing and Aiguo stayed in the courtyard.

At just nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Fengming entered the compound from his residence to visit his grandparents, eldest brother, and second brother. Behind him was a tricycle driver pulling a cart of watermelons.

At around ten o'clock, Li Guohua, Er Niu, and his brother-in-law Ma Jiefang, who were carrying their son Ma Xiaojun, arrived at the compound one after another.

Silhu didn't go out to the street today. He and Xu Damao were sitting at Xu Qing's house drinking with the three Xu Qing brothers, Guohua, Erniu, and Ma Jiefang.

Aunt Feng made a few dishes to go with the wine, but Silhu felt the taste was a bit bland. After drinking half of the wine, he slipped off the kang and ran into the kitchen of Xu Qing's house to add three more dishes himself.

After Si Zhu came out from the kitchen with food and drinks, Xu Qing raised his glass and said:
"The opening day of my meat joint factory has been chosen. It will be the seventh day of the lunar month next month. Remember to come when the time comes."

Everyone raised their glasses and drank the white wine in the wine cups.

Ma Guohua sat cross-legged next to Aiguo and said:
"Qingzi, do you have all the people you need to hire and all the equipment you need to buy in your meat processing plant?"

Xu Qing nodded, "We're all here, pig butcher. I contacted stationmaster Wang of the quarantine station and invited Master Hui, who retired from the state-owned meat factory, and several of his apprentices. Sanhuzi hired his family to help me." Four neighbors are helping to raise the black pig Ermazi brought back to the city the day before yesterday.

Stationmaster Wang introduced two people for quarantine, and other personnel were also in place.

As for equipment, I got three freezers from Director Liu of a state-owned store on credit.

Now in the summer, storage is a troublesome thing, and it can’t be done without a freezer.

I will not engage in cooked meat processing for the time being. I will start operating the meat joint factory first and then slowly develop it later. "

Ma Guohua and Er Niu nodded at the same time when they heard that Xu Qing had managed all aspects of running.

Xu Damao puffed on his cigarette and said:
"Qingzi, regarding the sales of your meat factory, do you want my brother to help you find sales?"

Xu Qing smiled and said: "Brother Damao, I appreciate your kindness, but I don't need it yet. There are not many pigs harvested at the moment. Brother Shazhu said that from now on, he will get the pork from the canteen of the third factory from our meat joint factory." Take, the Fifth Factory run by Aiguo, the same canteen over there, the pork is supplied by my meat factory, and the Fengming Factory. Just these three factories, I am worried that I did not harvest enough pigs in the past few days. , wait until next year, there will be more pigs harvested, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you then.”

When Xu Damao heard Xu Qing's words, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "That's it, I won't say hello to the cafeteria of my cinema."

Silly Zhu picked up the peanuts with chopsticks and threw them into his mouth, raised his eyebrows at Xu Damao and said:
"Xu Damao, I heard that the director of the cafeteria in your cinema is extremely vicious. Do you, the projectionist, have the final say?"

Xu Damao immediately glared, "Silly Zhu, who are you looking down on? What happened to my projectionist? Let me tell you, I took down my canteen director a long time ago. Do you think he is as stupid and dishonest as you?"

After Xu Damao said this, he gave Silly Zhu a hard look in his eyes.

Silly Zhu immediately tilted his head and stiffened his neck.

Seeing this, Xu Qing felt that Silly Zhu was going to argue with Xu Damao, so he quickly stopped him and said:
"Brother Silly Zhu, Brother Damao, my brother is going to treat you to a drink today. Let's just talk about my meat factory and nothing else."

As soon as Xu Qing said this.

Silly Zhu and Xu Damao each snorted and stopped bickering.

They don't have to deal with each other, but they have to give Xu Qing face.

In the courtyard, Xu Hongzhi was taking Ma Xiaojun and his younger sisters Qiaoxin and Hongfu to play throwing sandbags with other children in the courtyard.

On a hot noon, a group of children played enthusiastically, sweating profusely and having a great time.

Aunt Feng was sitting in the shade, chatting with the second aunt, Grandma Xu Qing, and the third aunt who came from the front yard.

Liu Haizhong and Grandpa Xu Qing were playing chess with Yi Zhonghai not far away.

The courtyard is cleaner today, but Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu and their wives are actually staying at home and not going out.

It's just that these two brothers pissed off their parents two days ago and have been hiding.

As for going to Xu Qing’s house for a drink.

They both also knew that they were not qualified.

(End of this chapter)