Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 528 The two Liu Guangtian brothers are lazy

It was around eleven o'clock in the morning when the snow in the courtyard was cleared.

The sun has given some warmth, but the air is still dry and cold.

Xu Hongzhi has made a great contribution today. In the compound, he not only swept away all the snow from the roofs of his own house, but also that of his second and third uncles.

Moreover, the snow on the roof of the silly pillar in the middle courtyard was also swept down with a broom along the tiles on the roof slope and along the eaves.

However, he did not go up to the roofs of Jia's house and Yi Zhonghai's house.

Her little hands were red from the cold, and her face was flushed by the wind.

The man was particularly energetic, with hot sweat on his forehead. Holding the broom in hand, as soon as he got off the ladder, he ran into the fool's house, squatted in front of the stove, and kept warming himself.

Silly Zhu stood outside the house, preparing to follow Xu Qing, Aiguo, Feng Ming and Yi Zhonghai in the alley outside the courtyard. Before leaving the middle courtyard, he took out three fruit candies from his body and turned to throw them to Xu Hongzhidao who was in his room. :

"Boy, you did a good job today. I'll give you some sweets!"

Xu Hongzhi turned around and hurriedly caught the fruit candies flying in front of him, with a smile on his cold red cheeks.

"Uncle He, thank you!"

Silly Zhu bared his teeth and smiled when he heard this, and raised his hand, "Have a good rest in my room. The fire in the stove is not strong. You can use the tongs to pick up the briquettes and fill them in. Your father, I and you will Uncle and the others went to the alley."

Xu Hongzhi nodded, closed the door, and walked towards the stove. At the same time, he couldn't wait to peel off the wrapper of the fruit candy he just got and threw it into his mouth, tasting the sweet candy, filled with joy.

He was exhausted from clearing the snow for more than two hours.

Climbing a ladder to the roof means working at high altitude and being blown by the cold wind, so you have to be careful.

Xu Hongzhi is only over eleven years old, but he is not afraid of heights.

But being young and standing on the roof all the time, I was inevitably a little scared.

Fortunately, starting from the year before last, when it snowed every year, he was responsible for cleaning the roof.

After two or three years of training, I have gained some experience, and I am not as nervous as the first time I went up on the roof.

After roasting for a while, he walked out of the Silly Pillar House, closed the door, picked up the broom, grabbed the remaining two fruit candies, and ran back to his house in the backyard, ready to share them with his cousin Hongfu and his sister Qiaoxin. .

The two old people in the house were heartbroken when they saw their grandson coming back.

They knew that the little guy went to the roof to clear the snow. When they saw their grandson shrinking from the cold, they hurriedly called to him and warmed his skinny hands.

Xu Hongfu and Xu Qiaoxin hugged the cat and stayed in the house with their great-grandfather and great-grandmother. When their brother came back, the two little ones threw away the fat cat Xiao Hui, who was as fat as a bench and came close to Xu Hongzhi, smelling the fruit. The sweetness of sugar, the authentic voice:

"Brother, I want to eat candy too."

Xu Hongzhi stretched out his right hand, revealing the candy in his palm, and let his younger siblings take it by themselves.

It was still hot on the kang in the room. Xiujuan held her son who had just finished drinking milk powder in her arms. She looked at her three nephews and nieces lying on the kang with their feet under the quilt and eating sweets. Her face was so happy that she couldn't help but feel happy. Smile slightly.

Liu Aiqian is learning to tie the soles of her shoes, a kind of needlework she rarely did when she was at her parents' home.

After all, her parents are both high-ranking officials, and her family has been much better off than ordinary families since she was a child.

But after marrying Patriot, she became much more diligent in needlework than before she got married.

Mending clothes is a job that I have been able to do since I was a child, but repairing shoe soles is a time-consuming and energy-consuming job that I have never done much.

I often see other people doing it, and it seems to be nothing, but when I actually do it, I realize that it is not easy.

In order to give her son Hongfu a pair of cotton shoes, she started preparing them in early October.

Until now, not even a single shoe has been made.

Tang Xiujuan is not very good at it. Although her parents are not high-ranking officials, they have lived abroad for many years and bought shoes and other items. Her hands-on ability is not weak, but for work like making shoes, in fact, even Aiqian Nothing compares.

Aiqian always grew up in the country.

Tang Xiujuan, on the other hand, only came back from abroad when she was a teenager.

Seeing the hard work of her sister-in-law Ai Qianna, Tang Xiujuan's plan to make tiger-head shoes for her children next year suddenly disappeared.

"Sister-in-law, please do it. I'm worried about you just looking at it. It's been so long since it's been done. Why don't we go to the department store in the afternoon and buy a pair of ready-made ones for Hongfu to wear."

Liu Aiqian stopped her sewing, raised her lowered head, put the plastic hairband that Jinghong gave her back on, and said with a smile:

"Xiujuan, you don't understand. The meaning of shoes made by yourself is different from those bought from outside."

Tang Xiujuan was stunned, her brows furrowed slightly.

Liu Aiqian glanced at her son, nephew Hongzhi, and niece Qiaoxin, then continued to pick up the soles of her shoes with both hands and said:

"Wearing shoe soles is a slow job. You can't rush it. I'm not like our sister-in-law Jinghong. She is good at sewing shoe soles and is also good at knitting sweaters, scarves and gloves. She goes to work during the day and comes back at night. She can finish it in ten and a half months. .

I can't. Look, I did what my grandma and Aunt Feng told me to do with these soles. I made several layers with the help of thimbles and awls, but the result is still so slow. "

Tang Xiujuan pinched the extra thimble in the sewing box, looked at the densely packed sunken dots on it, held it in her hand and said:

"Sister-in-law, who invented this thing? It's similar to foreign rings. It looks pretty good."

Liu Aiqian held the sole of the shoe and said, "I don't know, but it does look like a ring."

Aunt Feng carried the clothes that the two old people needed to wash from the next door house, sat in front of the stove, poured the warm water from the kettle sitting on the stove lid into the wash basin, and continued:

"Thimbles, let alone you, I don't even know who made them. When I was a child, my grandma used them to make shoes. Anyway, they existed hundreds of years ago."

Tang Xiujuan and Liu Aiqian and Aunt Feng were in the house with their grandparents, looking after the children and chatting.

In the alley outside the house.

Ai Guo and Feng Ming shoveled snow together with their eldest brother and other men in the compound.

Women in the hospital generally do not participate in this kind of hard physical work.

This is a rule that has been silently formed in the courtyard over the years.

Unless the snow is particularly heavy or the street office issues a death order, the snow must be cleared away at a specific time.

Otherwise, when it comes to clearing snow, the only people you see are old men holding shovels and shovels.

The first uncle, the second uncle, and the third uncle, together with Yan Jiecheng and Banggeng, started shoveling the snow from the main entrance of the compound.

Xu Qing took his second brother, third brother, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to shovel at the entrance of the alley.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were cheating and playing tricks. The two of them stood in the middle with shovels in their hands, working hard at foreign work.

Banggen didn't follow suit, Qin Huairu gave him numerous advices and advices. Don’t imitate anyone but Liu Guang, Tianyu and Liu Guangfu.

Bangge used to be very rebellious, but after working in the countryside for a few years, he suffered a lot, worked a lot, endured hardships, and matured a lot. He knew that what his mother said made sense.

After all, in the compound, among the people of his uncle's generation, he could see who had a good life and who had a bad life, living in the compound.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu lived a tight life. Every once in a while, they took their children and daughter-in-law to their parents' house to have dinner.

Bangge now lives alone in the old lady’s cabin in the backyard and can be seen from time to time.

As for the furniture in their two houses, although Banggeng could hardly get through it, he also knew that apart from light bulbs and flashlights, the only live items were radios.

There wasn't even a sewing machine.

Xu Qing, Patriot and Feng Ming, who also live in the backyard, have the most household appliances in the compound.

Xu Damao's family also has many houses, and Yan Jiecheng's family is similar to that of the Liu Guangtian brothers.

But for large items, an extra sewing machine is needed.

If he were to rank all the people of his uncle's generation in the compound now.

Bangge feels that the first echelon can only be Xu Qinghe and Feng Ming.

Second echelon: Xu Damao

The third echelon: Silly Pillar. The fourth echelon; Yan Jiecheng.

The last ones were Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

As for who he wanted to learn from, it was the person who had the best life.

Banggeng raised his head and glanced at the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu who were standing in the middle of the alley, then followed Yi Zhonghai with his head buried in his hands, shoveling the snow forward with a shovel in both hands.

Yan Jiecheng had already noticed the cunning Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu on the side. With a thought, he took a step towards the middle of the alley with a shovel.

Yan Bugui saw this and said nothing with a sullen face.

As a father, how could he not know the little ninety-nine things in his son's heart.

It’s just that the child can’t help his father when he grows up.

In addition, he had not been well disciplined since childhood, and none of his four children were obedient or filial.

Yan Jiecheng wanted to go over and be lazy, but he, as a man, had no choice but to stare.

Yi Zhonghai raised his eyelids and took a look. The corners of his mouth moved slightly, but he didn't say anything.

Say what?

As the grand master of the courtyard, he used to be quite prosperous. Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui had the final say on all matters big and small in the courtyard.

But now, they are no longer what they used to be.

Although everyone in the courtyard still calls them uncles, it is no longer because they have prestige in the courtyard and can handle things in peace.

But just because of their seniority.

After all, the person with high prestige nowadays is Xu Qing, who is neither an official nor a manager in the compound.

Yan Bugui can't even control his own son.

He is an elderly man, why should he look for trouble and make others dislike him?

In the bangs on the side, Yan Jiecheng was actually seen walking towards his two sons.

With a glance, he remained silent.

The two boys from his family were in the middle of the alley. They didn't shovel the snow for a long time. Yan Jiecheng wanted to go there. Yan Bugui and Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, so he just let them go.

Anyway, just finish shoveling the snow in the alley.

However, at the entrance of the alley, Shazhu saw the two brothers Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangtian being lazy, and immediately shouted sharply:

"What? Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, you three, what do you mean?"

Silly Zhu shouted, kicked the shovel in his hand, raised his neck and said:

"You three don't want to shovel the snow, so don't embarrass yourself in the alley. After a while, you haven't melted as much snow as a child peeing. Hurry back to the courtyard and stay with your wife, acting like sissies. What are you doing out here? !”

After finishing the damage to the stupid pillar, Xu Damao put down the shovel, looked at Yan Jiecheng and the others with wide eyes, reached out and took out the cigarette, handed it to Xu Qing and Feng Ming, glanced at the stupid pillar, and reluctantly threw away a cigarette. :

"Patriot, let's take a break. Everyone in the alley should leave. Some people don't want to shovel the snow, so let's take a break."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he shouted loudly:

"Master 1, Master 2, Master 3, you and Banggeng should also take a break."

In the middle of the alley, the two brothers Liu Guangtian saw Yan Jiecheng coming, and they instantly became the target of public criticism. They stared angrily and complained in a low voice:

"Yan Jiecheng, who asked you to come here? Look at the good things you have done."

"Blame me?" Yan Jiecheng sneered at Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu and said disdainfully, "How can you two stand in the middle and not shovel the snow?

I'm here to supervise you two on behalf of the first uncle and your father. "

Liu Guangtian tilted his body, looked sideways at Yan Jiecheng, chewed his teeth and said:

"Yan Jiecheng, please go aside quickly and stop hanging around in front of me. My dad and uncle can let you come over. Are you lying?!"

Seeing that Liu Guangtian didn't believe it, Yan Jiecheng didn't bother to make any more excuses. He turned around and leaned against the wall, took out a cigarette, held it in the corner of his mouth, took out a lighter and lit it, and started smoking alone.

Liu Guangtian turned to look at Xu Qing, Aiguo, Feng Ming, Sha Zhu and Xu Damao who were smoking at the entrance of the alley.

I turned around and looked at the main entrance of the compound.

I hate Yan Jiecheng in my heart.

He and Liu Guangfu had not shoveled the snow for a long time. Seeing that everyone was smoking and taking a break, they had no choice but to grab a shovel and shovel the snow from the soles of their feet.

Around 12:10, the alley was cleared of snow.

Six small piles were piled close to the wall.

Under the sunshine, it gradually began to melt.

Xu Qing took his second brother, his third brother, Si Zhu, and Xu Damao each with their own tools, and returned to the compound with Yi Zhonghai and the others.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were not in a hurry to return to the courtyard. After the others had left, they slowly carried the shovel into the front yard.

In the front yard, Yan Jiecheng wiped off the remaining snow on the shovel, stood at the door of the house, and hummed to Liu Guangtian:

"A few nights ago, why did you come to my door looking for me?"

Liu Guangtian turned his head, rolled his eyes at Yan Jiecheng, and said coldly:

"Feed the dog!"

"Liu Guangtian, why are you talking?" Yan Jiecheng got angry, his eyes widened with anger, and his face suddenly changed. "Tell me clearly today, who the hell is the dog?"

"What do you think?" Liu Guangtian replied coldly, picked up the shovel on his shoulder and walked towards the backyard.

Liu Guangfu followed beside him, saying nothing.

Yu Li rushed out of the room, looked at the backs of the two Liu Guangtian brothers, and screamed:

"Liu Guangtian, if you have the skills, don't pass by our front yard when you go to work. Who are you!"

Yu Li shouted at the top of her lungs.

Xu Qing returned to the backyard. After resting for a while, he pushed his motorcycle through the front yard. Yu Li was still scolding him.

However, he didn't want to listen or ask what was going on.

The snow in the courtyard and alley had been cleared, and he had to go to the meat factory in the suburbs. He had no time to pay attention to what was going on between Yu Li and his wife and Liu Guangtian.

Besides, if there is any dispute between them, that is also their business.

Xu Qing had no time to worry about their troubles.

As soon as he entered the alley, Xu Qing sat astride his motorcycle, started it, and rode to the entrance of the alley. He turned the front of the motorcycle and turned onto the street. Following the bustling flow of people, he went straight out of the city.

It was noon, and the temperature gradually warmed up, making the roads outside the city muddy and trampled by cars, donkey carts, bicycles, and pedestrians.

Xu Qing did not ride very fast, but his trouser legs were still covered with mud spots.

(End of this chapter)