Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 524: Listen to our elder brother!

In the dark front yard, Liu Guangtian shrank coldly, put his hands in the pockets of his blue cloth trouser pockets, and stood at the door of Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's lighted house. After seeing no one open the door for him for a while, he heard Yan Jiecheng say. , he was asked to speak outside, and he immediately became very angry.

He snorted coldly, turned around, lowered his head and spat fiercely on the ground, while walking back to his home in the backyard angrily. Cursing in my heart, "Grandson, you and your wife deserve the misfortune!"

Liu Guangtian cursed and returned to the backyard, not stopping in the middle courtyard.

If he really couldn't find anyone to talk to, he wouldn't be willing to endure the cold and go to the front yard to talk to Yan Jiecheng.

During the changes in the past, he could urinate into the same pot with the brothers Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang.

However, Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang made Yan Jiekuang become a couple, bullied him out, and lived outside.

Silly Zhu in the middle courtyard and Xu Damao who lived in the backyard didn't want to see him.

As for the three Xu Qing brothers in the backyard, he had no shame in going to look for them.

He himself despises the rest of the good stuff.

Kicking the gravel, Liu Guangtian went back to the backyard and went into his house.

It was late at night, and I went to the front yard for a useless trip. I felt very angry. As soon as I took off the black cotton shoes on my feet, I threw the smelly socks that I hadn't changed for three days on the floor. I didn't even wash my feet, so I turned around and went to bed. He smoked, leaned against the quilt, ignored his wife who was accompanying the child, and started sucking alone.

At this time, Xu Qing, his brothers, sisters, grandparents, etc., and the whole family had just finished dinner.

Aunt Feng kept eating together, and the fire in the stove was still very bright, making the room warm.

In addition, the kang was heated up after cooking, so there was no chill at all.

After Xu Hongzhi finished eating, he took out the outer packaging of the chocolate, opened a hole with his teeth, opened his mouth little by little and ate it while shaking his head, and tasted it slowly.

After all, there are very few foreign candies in China in this day and age. Even though it took more than two years to open, children living in the city can have the pleasure of tasting this stuff.

If you live in rural areas, children who cannot even eat fruit candies will not be familiar with the name chocolate.

There are supply and marketing cooperatives in rural towns, but there are no friendship stores.

Adults have rarely seen or heard of foreign things.

Children are even less fortunate to eat candies that come from across the ocean.

Xu Qing, his brother-in-law Jianjun, his third brother Fengming, his second brother Patriot, and the four of them were still drinking.

Grandpa and grandma, two old people, wiped the corners of their mouths with handkerchiefs and teased their grandchildren.

After Aunt Feng finished her meal, she, Jinghong, Xiujuan, Ai Qian, and Xiaoya took the removed dishes and chopsticks into the kitchen to wash them.

When Xu Qing, Ai Guo, Feng Ming, and Jian Jun drank up two bottles of Five-Star Moutai, Xu Xiaoya dried her hands and came out of the kitchen. Seeing that it was getting late, she sat on the kang and talked to her grandparents for a while. See After looking at the eldest brother, the second brother, and the third brother, after collecting the foreign exchange coupons to buy hearing aids, he put on a scarf and said:

"Brother, I heard that you and my second and third brothers bought hearing aids for our grandparents. We didn't have enough foreign exchange coupons, so we borrowed some from Brother Damao. Today Jianjun and I came, and our family borrowed Brother Damao's hearing aids. We will return the foreign exchange coupons to Brother Damao."

Xu Xiaoya said and glanced at Liu Jianjun.

Liu Jianjun responded: "What Xiaoya said is what I meant too. How can we not do our part to buy hearing aids for my grandparents?"

Liu Jianjun reached out and took out a handful of foreign exchange coupons, lowered his head and counted them.

Xu Qing asked his second brother to put away the wine cups and bottles, smoked a cigarette and looked at his brother-in-law:

"Jianjun, you and Xiaoya don't have to worry about this. I borrowed the foreign exchange coupons from Xu Damao. When I have them, I will pay them back myself."

Xu Xiaoya put on her scarf and said anxiously: "Brother, what's the point? When my second brother and my third brother were young, you had to pay for everything we bought at home. Even our school fees and books were paid for.

Now that we are all married, Jianjun and I have to do our part to buy hearing aids for our grandparents! "

As soon as Xu Xiaoya finished speaking, Xu Fengming continued:

"Brother, actually, I have helped you return the foreign exchange coupons to Brother Damao."

"When did it happen?" Xu Qing raised an eyebrow.

"Just this morning," Xu Fengming said with a grin: "I didn't have any foreign exchange coupons on hand a few days ago. In the past two days, Xiujuan found someone to get some in her unit. It wasn't much, but it was still more than Brother Damao's sixty Nine yuan is enough. Not long after you and Brother Shazhu left our compound in the morning, I went to Brother Damao's house with my second brother for a tour."

Xu Qing suddenly realized, looked at his third brother, took a puff of cigarette, and had mixed looks in his eyes.

When we first discussed buying hearing aids, Feng Ming didn't have any foreign exchange coupons, so he didn't think that the three brothers would have to share the money equally.

As the eldest brother, he would not be like Yan Jiecheng, who was scheming with his two younger brothers.

If Feng Ming didn't exist, he wouldn't have it. He and Ai Guo would have it.

But today, Feng Ming helped him pay back the foreign exchange coupons he borrowed to Xu Damao, and he didn't know what to say.

Because he never planned to let his two younger brothers help his eldest brother pay it back.

Xu Xiaoya and Liu Jianjun were stunned. Liu Jianjun held the sixty-nine yuan foreign exchange coupons he had just counted in his hand. He didn't know what to do for a moment and turned to look at his wife.

Xu Xiaoya pursed her lips and complained to Xu Fengming:

"Third brother, you are so serious."

Xu Fengming chuckled and said: "Xiaoya, you and Jianjun can help our eldest brother pay it back to Brother Guohua. On the day he bought the hearing aid, Brother Guohua also borrowed twenty or thirty yuan in foreign exchange coupons."

Xu Xiaoya didn't know that there were such twists and turns in buying hearing aids. Her eldest brother asked Li Guohua to borrow them. Her eyes suddenly widened, "Brother, why didn't you let your sister-in-law tell me earlier? If you had known, I would have been there a few days ago." God asked Jianjun to bring the foreign exchange certificates to you in the compound."

Xu Qing listened to his sister's words, smiled and waved his hands:

"Brother Guohua, I happened to meet you on the road that day. The hearing aids from Youyi Store cost 350 yuan. I didn't even have enough money with me. I planned to go back to the hospital and ask Brother Shazhu to borrow some and buy them in a few days. Who knew that when I met Guohua, he heard that I wanted to buy a hearing aid, so he took out the foreign exchange coupons and asked me to buy the hearing aid first."

Xu Xiaoya rolled her dark eyes, reached out to take the foreign exchange coupons from Jianjun, looked at her elder brother Xu Qing and said:

"Brother, how much did Brother Guohua borrow from our family? Tell me, Jianjun and I will issue the foreign exchange certificates he borrowed."

Xu Qing pursed his lips and smiled, "Not much. You two have only been married for a year, and your life has not been settled yet. Keep your foreign exchange coupons for your own use.

Guohua borrowed my foreign exchange coupons. It's a little troublesome, but you don't have to worry about it. "

Hearing this, Xu Xiaoya stuffed all the foreign exchange coupons in her hand at Xu Qing.

"Brother, if you don't tell me, then take them all."

Xu Qing looked at his sister, dumbfounded. He sorted out the foreign exchange coupons and handed them to Xiaoya.

Xu Xiaoya refused to answer, twisted her body, hid aside, flipped her hair and said:

"Brother, you haven't paid it back to Brother Guohua yet. Just take it and return it. Jianjun and I won't be able to use the foreign exchange coupons for the time being."

Xu Qing didn't listen to what his sister said. He put the foreign exchange coupons into the pocket of Liu Jianjun's clothes next to him, held down Liu Jianjun's hand that wanted to refuse:

"Jianjun, you are a man, and foreign exchange coupons are in short supply. You know, keep them with you!"

"Brother, this..." Liu Jianjun looked troubled.

He and Xiaoya came here today. In addition to clarifying the current factory director for Feng Ming, there was also this matter.

He actually didn't have many foreign exchange certificates. Over the past six months, he had gradually saved a small amount of a hundred yuan.

However, he had made up his mind before coming.

I have no intention of taking back the foreign exchange coupons I brought.

The daughter-in-law has lost her parents since she was a child, so she relies on her eldest brother Xu Qing to support her.

When he heard what Xiaoya said a few days ago, he readily agreed to take out his family's foreign exchange coupons.

During the National Day last year, when he married Xiaoya, Xu Qing not only gave her a TV set, but also gave his daughter-in-law the bride price.

This made him always admire Xu Qing, his uncle, in his heart, and he was also very grateful. "Xiaoya, please tell our elder brother." Liu Jianjun turned to his wife for help.

Xu Xiaoya said with a downcast face, "Brother, what are you doing? I'm your sister. You don't have foreign exchange coupons. If you ask someone else to borrow them, you don't allow me to pay them back for you."

After Xu Xiaoya finished speaking, she ran to Jinghong who came out of the kitchen and said coquettishly:

"Sister-in-law, please advise my elder brother. You guys opened a meat factory this year. How nervous you are. He bought hearing aids for our grandparents, borrowed foreign exchange coupons from Brother Guohua and Brother Damao, and he didn't even let you tell me. How could he? Such."

Ma Jinghong pursed her lips and smiled without saying a word. She knew what her man was thinking.

The sister-in-law is married, so she belongs to someone else's family. How can she worry about things here anymore? She turned around and looked at Xu Xiaoya and said:

"Just listen to what your elder brother said. Aiguo and Feng Ming have moved back to the courtyard. We are here. You and Jianjun can live your life well. You really don't have to worry about this."

Xu Xiaoya said unhappily: "Sister-in-law, why are you talking to my eldest brother? I, the younger sister, seem to be an outsider."

Xu Fengming grinned with bared teeth. He just took a puff of cigarette and choked and coughed repeatedly.

Xu Aiguo looked at his sister with a smile and said: "Xiaoya, my brother and my sister-in-law are doing this for your own good. Don't be so angry and listen to our elder brother!"

"Second brother, why are you here too?" Xu Xiaoya frowned slightly, her face showing displeasure.

Xu Fengming stopped coughing and continued:

"Comrade Xu Xiaoya, didn't our eldest brother just say that you and Jianjun have just gotten married, and you both haven't figured out how to live your life yet. Don't worry about spending the foreign exchange coupons if you have them."

After Xu Fengming finished speaking, he paused and said with a smile:

"How about you give it to me, Third Brother, and I'll spend it for you."

"Third brother, you have a beautiful idea!"

Xu Xiaoya snorted, raised her head slightly, saw Xiujuan walking out of the kitchen, and grinned:

"My third sister-in-law works at the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, so why do you need me to give you foreign exchange coupons?"

Xu Fengming flattened his lips, flicked the cigarette butt that was about to fall in front of the stove and said, "You are heartless. Your sister-in-law and I are planning to get some apples for you in a few days. In this case, you can't even think about it this winter." have eaten."

Xu Xiaoya stuck out her tongue like she was a child and asked Xiujuan:

"Third sister-in-law, is what my third brother said true?"

Tang Xiujuan nodded, with a smile on her oval face.

Xu Xiaoya's pretty face blushed and she said happily:

"Third sister-in-law, third brother, thank you. I'll be waiting to eat apples in a few days."

Xu Fengming rolled his eyes at his sister, lit the cigarette again and said, "I'm sorry, Comrade Xu Xiaoya, your third brother, I have changed my mind."

Xu Xiaoya held Tang Xiujuan's arm and complained: "Third sister-in-law, look, my third brother likes to frame me with words, so you can take care of me."

Tang Xiujuan'e frowned slightly, how could she control Xu Fengming.

If you really want to say who is in charge of whom, you have to adjust them.

And in this matter, she knew very well that her man would never say anything to his sister-in-law, not to get her some apples.

Xu Qing watched his sister and his third brother bickering and smiled. He looked down at the radar watch on his wrist. Seeing that it was half past nine in the evening, he said, "Okay, Xiaoya, you and Jianjun can take the foreign exchange coupons back." , you keep it to yourselves, it’s getting late, you two should go back early, before it’s too late.”

Xu Xiaoya said oh, she was all dressed up. When she saw Jianjun slipping off the kang and putting on her shoes, she let go of Xiujuan's arm, stood on the edge of the kang, and said to her grandparents who had difficulty with their legs and feet:

"Grandpa, you and grandma will go to bed early later. I'm leaving. I'll come back to see you next week."

The two elderly people who had hearing aids nodded slowly, reluctant to let go of their granddaughter who could only see them once a week. They held hands and warned:

"It's getting dark. You two should go back more slowly. Jianjun is drunk. Please ask him to be safe while riding."

Xu Xiaoya said hurriedly: "Okay, okay."

Liu Jianjun put on his shoes, straightened his back and said:

"Grandpa, grandma, don't worry, I'm fine."

At this time, Xu Hongzhi, who had been eating a piece of chocolate for a long time but hadn't even eaten half of it, jumped off the kang, stepped on his shoes, held a red bottle of Coca-Cola in his left hand, stretched out his hand and shook it:

"Goodbye, uncle, goodbye, sister-in-law!"

Xu Xiaoya smiled and nodded, turned around and walked outside the house with Liu Jianjun.

Eight minutes later, at the entrance of the alley outside the compound, Xu Xiaoya sat sideways on the bicycle ridden by Liu Jianjun, wearing woolen gloves, and said in the cold wind:

"Brother, you really don't want the foreign exchange coupons?"

Xu Qing stood with his second and third brothers, shaking his head and saying, "No, there isn't much at Guohua, and things are a little complicated. When the time comes, I can handle it myself."

Xu Xiaoya said oh, shrank her body slightly, put her arms around Liu Jianjun's waist and said:

"Eldest brother, second brother, third brother, we are leaving."

Liu Jianjun also turned around, paying attention to whether Xiaoya was sitting firmly, and looking at Xu Qinghe Aiguo, Feng Ming said:

"Brother, please go back."

Xu Qing responded with a smile, watching Liu Jianjun riding his bicycle and gradually going away on the almost deserted street, and then returned to the compound with Aiguo and Feng Ming holding a flashlight.

In the early morning, snow started to fall, covering the white flowers in the large courtyard.

It's not big. It fell not long ago and it was the first one this year. It was only the size of a grain of salt.

Xu Qing walked out of the house, exhaled, turned around, grabbed a shovel that was rarely used all year round, except in winter, and knocked off the ice skates on the eaves.

Now there are children at home, as well as elderly grandparents and two elderly people.

He had to take precautions before they happened.

Don't let the ice skate fall suddenly and hurt someone.

Ma Jinghong walked out of the house, looked at the snow falling silently, stood next to Xu Qing and said:

"Brother Qing, I'm going to our food station first. Remember to wake up our son later. It's snowing today, so let him go to school early."

Xu Qing put the cold shovel aside and said, "Okay, please go slower on the road."

"Ah."

Jinghong smiled, straightened her hair, put on black leather gloves, pushed her bicycle and headed out of the compound.

Within half an hour, Xu Qing woke up his son and told him to get dressed and go to school with the other children in the compound later. Then he also pushed his motorcycle out of the compound and headed towards the meat factory in the suburbs.

It snowed, and everything inside and outside Sijiu City was white.

Xu Qing did not ride a motorcycle very fast all the way. The weather was cold, but when it snowed, it was easy to slip if you rode a bicycle too fast, let alone a motorcycle.

It snows in winter, which gives people a very different feeling. In the endless snow, the whole world seems thicker.

At noon, the snow stopped. It had fallen all morning, but it was not even an inch thick.

Xu Qing had just finished lunch with Er Mazi and was sitting in the office to rest when he received a call from Li Guohua.

"Qingzi, what's the matter? Your brother-in-law came to my work at noon today and said that he would help me, my uncle, to pay back the foreign exchange coupons. Brother, I'm a little confused. Didn't we agree that you would just pay back Er Niu?"

Xu Qing pinched the receiver and was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly crying.

He never expected that his brother-in-law would go directly to Guohua to return the foreign exchange coupons today. He was thinking about it and was about to speak when he heard a voice coming from the other side:

"Qingzi, when Jianjun comes to my place, I will accept the foreign exchange coupons. When I'm done, I'll send them to Erniu. Let's do this for now. I'll have a drink with Jianjun while you go about your business."

Hearing this, Xu Qing put down the phone with a smile and looked out the window, only to see that the snow that had just stopped for a while began to fall quietly again.

(End of this chapter)