Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 488 Meat Factory Opens

People who can't get on the stage will never get on the stage.

It's not that Xu Qing looks down on the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, but that these two brothers don't do human affairs at all.

He was working against his own parents, and he couldn't get along with everyone in the compound.

In terms of ability, he doesn't have Sha Zhu's cooking skills, and Xu Damao doesn't have the skills to do business.

It is no better than Yan Jiecheng in the front yard.

But Yan Jiecheng still had a high school diploma, and he married Yu Li, a daughter-in-law who was full of evil intentions.

As for Liu Guangtian, he tricked Liu Guangfu into dropping out of school with him and entering the society before finishing high school.

His education is not high and his educational background is only a junior high school diploma.

The two brothers were neither high nor low. They had worked for many years and gained nothing.

But the monthly salary is not small.

But first of all, it’s because of seniority.

Secondly, after the reform, everyone’s wages will be higher as prices slowly increase.

It's not just the two of them who get a salary of five to sixty yuan a month.

Xu Qing is inviting people to drink in the house today.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu saw each other.

There was some resentment towards Xu Qing in his heart, but he didn't dare to say a word.

I could only lie down by the window and keep looking at Xu Qing's house.

As for the reason, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu knew the same as Ming Jing.

They had offended the four Xu Qing brothers and sisters in the compound before.

When they were at school, the two of them passed Aiguo and Fengming in the alley.

Although he didn't end well in the end, his head was almost broken by Aiguo and Fengming.

But Liang Zi was settled.

Later, Feng Ming wanted to build a house in the backyard, but Liu Guangtian blocked it.

It even angered the four Xu Qing brothers and sisters.

Nowadays, let alone Xu Qing didn't invite them, even if he did, neither of them would show up in Xu Qing's room.

Furthermore, at Xu Qing's meat factory, the two brothers never voluntarily borrowed a penny.

Liu Haizhong, who was still hurt, wanted to take this opportunity to repair the relationship with Xu Qing's family, but because of the dissatisfaction of his two sons, it failed in the end.

I can only accompany Grandpa Xu Qing to play chess in the courtyard and slowly relax.

Liu Guangtian listened to the chatter and laughter in Xu Qing's room, chewed his teeth, and had mixed thoughts.

Envy?
envious.

Xu Damao from the courtyard went to Xu Qing's house, and Silly Zhu from the middle courtyard also passed by.

Yan Jiecheng in the front yard is not in the yard.

Among their peers, they were the only two brothers. Although they were in the courtyard, they could only stare at them, lying on the window glass of their own house.

Liu Guangtian felt very uncomfortable. He turned around and looked at his wife who was sitting by the bed eating melon seeds. He rolled his eyes, took out two dollars and threw it aside and said:

"Go, go to the street and buy me a bottle of Erguotou, and then bring back some pork head meat."

As soon as he sent his wife out, Liu Guangtian lay down on the bed, folded his hands behind his head, listened to the broadcast on the radio, closed his eyes, and thought about it secretly.

Why could Xu Qinghe's patriotic life be better than his and Guangfu's?

They also grew up in the courtyard.

Eat the same whole grains.

Why can't I compare with you everywhere?

Xu Qing is older than him, Liu Guangtian admits this.

Ai Guo and Feng Ming are younger than him.

But whether it was patriotism or Fengming, now that they were married, their situation was better than that of him and Guangfu.

Liu Guangtian couldn't think about it anymore. He twitched his right hand behind his head and rubbed his stubble. He always felt that something was wrong.

Sitting up from the bed suddenly, Liu Guangtian took out the big front door, lit it and took a few sips, and was suddenly stunned.

I suddenly felt that I and Guangfu just hadn't met a good big brother.

Xu Qing paved the way for Aiguo and Fengming after they graduated, allowing Aiguo to take the quota of workers, peasants and soldiers from the No. [-] Factory to go to college.

Feng Ming, who was sent to the countryside to join the team, also found a way to get a place in college.

Even Xu Xiaoya was not left behind.

Looking at himself again, Liu Guangtian felt unspeakable resentment in his heart.

Obviously he and Guangfu also have elder brothers.

But their eldest brother never cared about the two of them as younger brothers.

Liu Guangtian bit the cigarette butt in the corner of his mouth, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became.

I wish I could take advantage of this weekend to take Guangfu to see my eldest brother and ask, is there anyone like him who can be an eldest brother?
I am a cadre, doing well and living a comfortable life, but my younger brother doesn't even bother to help me.

However, Liu Guangtian then thought about it. His elder brother lived out of town. Even if he and Guangfu wanted to go today, they would still have to spend money to buy tickets and take a train or long-distance bus to get there.

Then I puffed on my cigarette, thought about it, and decided that I might as well forget it.

My eldest brother never spent a penny on himself or Guangfu.

Why waste money on a special trip to him?

It's better to wait until my elder brother comes back to the city and question him face to face.

Thinking of this, Liu Guangtian leaned back and fell on the bed. He continued to smoke and listen to the radio. He crossed his legs and looked at the roof, thinking secretly.

At the same time, everyone in Xu Qing's house was still drinking and chatting.

Li Guohua and Er Niu were smoking cigarettes and said to Xu Qing:

"Qingzi, the Seven Meat Joint Factory will open early next month. We will go there as soon as possible. There will be no problem!"

Ma Jiefang gritted his teeth and grabbed a piece of watermelon and said, "Not to mention me, Yuemei and my parents, when the fourth sister and fourth brother-in-law come back, we will go there together early."

Aiguo and Fengming were speechless. The two of them were younger brothers, and their sister Xiaoya would not miss the opening of their eldest brother's meat factory.

Silly Zhu and Xu Damao expressed their respective opinions:

"Qingzi, brother, I have nothing to do on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year next week. I'm sure to be there on that day!"

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he glanced at Si Zhu.

Silly Zhu stared back at Xu Damao, put his arms around Xu Fengming's shoulders and said, "Qingzi, everyone in our hospital will go to your meat factory on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year. I will definitely go there too. By the way, is it the lunar calendar or the solar calendar?"

Xu Qing glanced at the calendar hanging in the room from the corner of his eye and said, "Lunar calendar."

Silly Zhu hummed, rubbed his fingers, calculated for a while and said, "Well, it happens to be the Chinese Valentine's Day, hey, it's still the weekend."

Xu Qing smiled and said: "It's the weekend. You all go to work normally. I also invited some leaders to choose the day specifically on the weekend so that you can go there when you are free."

Li Guohua smiled and said: "Qingzi, you are so thoughtful."

Xu Fengming bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Brother Guohua, my eldest brother, he does everything, so that's natural!"

The sun in the courtyard outside the house is gradually setting in the west. It's past three o'clock, almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Everyone was drunk.

Xu Qing and his second and third brothers sent Li Guohua, Er Niu, Ma Jiefang, and their reluctant nephew Ma Xiaojun out of the compound.

The alley has been exposed to the sun all day long, and now it has cooled down a bit.

Xu Fengming hired someone to bring back the watermelons to the courtyard in the morning, and Ma Jiefang packed six or seven watermelons in sacks.

Li Guohua and Er Niu also had two stars hanging on the handlebars of their bicycles.

Xu Fengming brought back watermelons for his eldest brother, second brother and grandparents.

As for how the eldest brother should deal with it, he had no idea.

And Patriot doesn't mind either.

Li Guohua, Er Niu and Ma Jiefang, he has known Feng Ming and Xiao Ya since they were children.In the past, when the family was at its poorest and most difficult, Li Guohua, Erniu, and Ma Jiefang all gave food to their families.

Xu Aiguo and Xu Fengming remember it really.

Nowadays, the conditions at home are getting better, and life is moving towards a new life.

It was just a few watermelons, and they both listened to their elder brother.

No matter how much the eldest brother gave me, he never complained.

After all, the three of them helped their family during the most difficult days.

Ai Guo and Feng Ming are both college graduates. I understand that a drop of kindness will be repaid by a spring.

After watching Li Guohua and the others leave, Xu Qing took his second and third brothers along the quiet alley and returned to the compound.

The three brothers walked in front, and the shadows chased behind them.

The sunlight connects the shadows together, like a big mountain.

The one in the middle is Xu Qing, and on the left and right are Aiguo and Feng Ming.

Xu Qing went back to the compound with his two younger brothers in the afternoon after not having it for a long time.

We usually walk together on weekend nights.

Since Aiguo and Fengming started their own families, the three brothers have been busy with their own affairs.

Especially Feng Ming still lives outside.

The three brothers want to be together, and it is very rare for them to be as comfortable as they are today.

The afternoon sun lost its heat and the temperature gradually dropped. Xu Qing, his second brother, and his third brother leisurely walked back to the courtyard, talking loudly again.

It doesn't look like it did when I was a kid.

Time flies, time flies.

Xu Qing used to accompany his bouncing second and third brothers, talking about how much money he earned from work as the eldest brother this month, how many kilograms of white flour he could buy for the family, and how many taels of pork he could buy.

This made Xu Fengming burst into laughter.

But now, Aiguo and Fengming are both working and have a family.

The country's planned economy is moving towards a market economy.

The domestic material shortage situation has also been greatly improved.

Although the supply in all aspects is still tight, relatively speaking, the shortage is no longer as urgent as it was more than 20 or [-] years ago.

What Xu Qing talked about with his two younger brothers also turned to two aspects: work and family.

However, as soon as he returned to the compound, Xu Qing heard that Shazhu and Xu Damao had told everyone in the compound that he would open the meat factory on the seventh day of the lunar calendar next month.

The third aunt in the front yard caught Xu Qing and asked hurriedly:

"Xiao Qing, Silly Zhu said that your meat factory will open on the seventh day of next month. Is that true?"

Xu Qing hummed.

The third aunt said with a smile on her face: "Oh, Xiaoqing, you still have the ability, you can do everything ahead of others, and it's fast. Next month, I will go with your third uncle, my boss and his wife."

Xu Qing smiled and responded: "Okay!"

As they passed the middle courtyard, they heard Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai, Da Ma, Jia Zhang, Qin Huairu, Xiaodang, and Huaihua talking with their eyebrows dancing and their mouth full of alcohol.

Seeing the three Xu Qing brothers returning from seeing someone off, they huffed around Xu Qing.

"Xiao Qing, Zhu Zhu said that your meat factory will open next month. Isn't that drunk talk?"

Xu Qing nodded and said: "Master, Brother Silly Zhu, he is not talking drunkenly. I have set a date, it will be the seventh day of the lunar calendar next month."

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Yes, the unveiling of your meat joint factory is a great thing for our courtyard. When the time comes, everyone in our courtyard will go there and be lively."

Xu Qing grunted, handed the cigarette he took out to Yi Zhonghai and said, "Master, no problem! On that day, I will let Master Hui and a few of his apprentices kill a few pigs, and everyone in our courtyard will be free." Get a pound of pork.”

Everyone in the middle courtyard was happy when they heard what Xu Qing said.

Jia Zhangshi opened her mouth so happily that her back molars could be seen. She was so happy that she took a step towards Xu Qing and said:

"Xiao Qing, Auntie, I know that in our courtyard, you are the one who knows the most etiquette, is the most kind, and thinks of the neighbors in our courtyard the most. In response to what you just said, I will take you with you on the seventh day of the lunar month next month. With Huairu, Xiaodang, Sophora japonica, and Banggan, our family will definitely go to your meat factory to congratulate you."

When Mrs. Jia Zhang heard that she could get a pound of pork for free, she was filled with joy. She said what she liked about what she heard.

She completely forgot that on the opening day of Xu Qing Meat Factory, as a neighbor, she was not allowed to express her opinions.

However, Qin Huairu thought about it and secretly planned to buy some fruits and snacks then.

Her family's life is no longer troublesome and not very good, but they don't have to worry about food and clothing.

In recent years, he has been financially supported by Xu Qing's family.

The Xuqing Meat Factory is about to open, so it’s no problem to prepare a thin congratulatory gift.

In the backyard, Liu Haizhong, as the steward of the backyard, felt both happy and worried.

Fortunately, Xu Qing, as a person in the backyard, is becoming more and more promising. As the steward of the backyard, he has a brighter face than Lao Yan in the front yard and Lao Yi in the middle yard.

What worries me is that the meat factory is run by Xu Qing, not his three sons, and has nothing to do with his family.

Liu Haizhong thought of his three boys. Except for the eldest brother, who was okay, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu who stayed by his side were completely useless.

Just not as good as Xu Qing, not even as good as Patriot and Fengming.

After listening to Xu Damao's words, Liu Haizhong sat alone in the room, smoking a cigarette and saying nothing.

The two sons are not living up to expectations, so staying with him will only cause trouble for him. They are not outstanding at work, and they always make trouble with him in the courtyard like he is his father.

In the bangs, he couldn't help but think of his eldest son who was far away from home. He sighed deeply and couldn't help but miss him.

The second aunt sat aside, cleaning up the kang, and said:

"Old Liu, Xiaoqing Meat Factory is opening. Do we need to express our gratitude?"

The cigarette ash was flickering in his bangs and he said, "What else do you need to say?!"

The second aunt suddenly stopped saying anything, held the feather duster, and continued to sweep the kang quietly.

At night, when it was getting dark, there was a shower, and it stopped within an hour.

Wash away the muggy and dry heat of the day.

The courtyard suddenly felt cool and cool.

Days passed by, and it was the 80th day of the eighth lunar month in [-] - the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.

It is not only the traditional Chinese Valentine's Day, but also the day when Xuqing Meat Factory opens.

Early in the morning, Xu Qing, his wife Jinghong, his son, daughter, and his second brother's family of three, together with his third brothers Fengming, Xiujuan, and sisters Xiaoya and Jianjun who rushed back to the courtyard early in the morning, accompanied their grandparents to eat. After breakfast, a large family left the compound in two cars borrowed by Xu Aiguo from the Fifth Factory and headed towards the meat factory in the suburbs.

The grain station in Dongdan is closed today.

The opening of the meat joint factory is a big event, so the grain station can only open it for a while until the afternoon, when Jinghong, Xiaoya, Hui Lihua and the others return to the city.

Xu Qing, his grandparents, younger brothers and sisters were all wearing new clothes.

Xu Hongzhi, Qiaoxin and Hongfu, the three little guys also changed their outfits.

Ai Qian, Xiu Juan, and Liu Jianjun were all the same, they were dressed cleanly and decently.

The opening of a meat joint factory must of course be taken seriously.

After Xu Qing's family left for more than two hours, the three stewards, Yi Zhonghai, Yan Bugui, and Liu Haizhong, gathered the people in the courtyard and set off together towards the meat factory in the suburbs of Xu Qing.

This is the first time that the people in the courtyard are so neat.

It was to attend the opening ceremony of the Xuqing Meat Factory.

ten o'clock in the morning.

The entrance to Xu Qing's meat joint factory was full of people.

There were everyone in the Xu Qing Courtyard, as well as Ma Jinghong’s family.

The old couple Ma Guohua definitely want to come.

When the son-in-law runs a factory and creates such a big battle, how can they not be present?

Ma Jiefang's family of four and the fourth sister's family who just returned to the city yesterday also came.

Many nearby villagers gathered around him.

And from the city, there is a steady stream of people coming.
(End of this chapter)