Era: Craftsmen in the Siheyuan

Chapter 280 Another Mid-Autumn Festival

Nanluoguxiang remains the same!
In addition to coming here every weekend, Xu Deyong would also come over a few times on weekdays with some food and drinks.

Riding a tricycle through the alleys, saying hello to the people I know along the way.

Several children were running and playing in the alley, laughing and giggling.

He was saying a rhyme he had heard from somewhere: "The barber has great skills. He plucked the hairs one by one, and it made a lump on my head. I had to go to the hospital for surgery. Isn't that terrible? Hahaha..."

"Snapped!"

The sound of a small firecracker was heard, and several children ran towards the sound like a cat smelling a mouse.

If you don’t have money to buy them, it’s quite fun to watch others set them off!

"Dad, I want to set off firecrackers too." Xiao Li'er stood on the cart and pulled Xu Deyong's clothes.

"Let it go." Ping'er condensed the words into one word, and joined in the fun, seeming to understand.

Xu Deyong smiled and said, "You dare to let go? You are still young, be careful that it will explode on your hands."

"I dare..." Xiao Li'er immediately said.

"I dare, hehe!" Ping'er beside her immediately echoed like a little follower.

Xu Huizhen slapped each of them on the buttocks twice and said, "How dare you!"

The two little ones immediately stopped talking and dared to do it.

However, Xu Huizhen didn't use much force when she slapped him twice, so it didn't hurt at all. Ping'er just twisted her little butt and laughed.

Xiao Li pouted and said, "Dad, you put it down and let me watch."

Xu Huizhen said, "Li'er, be honest. When you see someone later, call them and be a polite child."

As they were talking, the family had already arrived at the gate of the courtyard.

Li'er was like a little monkey. He wanted to climb down by himself without waiting for Xu Deyong to hold him down.

Ping'er on the side was like a crying chick waiting to be fed, she opened her arms and wanted to be hugged impatiently.

Xu Deyong carried the two little guys down, and then helped Xu Huizhen down.

Just as they were about to push the car in, the third uncle Yan Bugui came out with a few bamboo fishing rods, a stool and a sack.

"Hey, Third Uncle, you are busy." Xu Deyong greeted.

Xu Huizhen and the two younger ones also called for help.

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Deyong, please come back and celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with your family."

"That's right." Xu Deyong looked at him and said, "Uncle, are you going out fishing today?"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui sighed and said, "Hey, Deyong, I'm not afraid of you laughing at me for telling you this, but this Mid-Autumn Festival, there's not even a decent meat dish at home, and the little boys are eating me to death. I have three boys and a little girl at home, and the whole family depends on my salary for food, clothing and other expenses. I have to go out and earn some money!"

Xu Deyong nodded in agreement and said, "Indeed, it's not easy for anyone. That won't hinder your fishing."

"Li'er, run slower and wait for your sister..."

Yan Bugui smiled and made way for Xu Deyong to push the cart into the yard, his eyes subconsciously glancing at the things on the cart.

"Slurp." He couldn't help but swallow a few times in his heart.

The plump pork tied with straw rope, moon cakes wrapped in oil paper, vegetables and fruits filled a bamboo basket, it looked so mouth-watering!
Yan Bugui smacked his lips on the spot. This guy is so annoying when he compares himself with others. Goods will be thrown away when they are compared. A poor man who rides a tricycle found a rich widow and turned his life around.

Don't you say anything and let his uncle have a taste of it? Isn't that infuriating?

Or why not let the eldest brother Jie Cheng find someone with better conditions so that they can enjoy the good life too?
But thinking about the boss’s ugly look, forget it, I’d better go fishing!

Then he walked away in quick steps.

Xu Deyong's family greeted each other and entered the central courtyard.

"Too milky, too milky..."

As soon as he entered the yard, Xiao Lier started shouting loudly.

Ping'er walked with her short legs, acting as a little atmosphere group.

"Oh, my two little girls are here!" When Xu Nan heard the noise, she hurried out to greet them and said with a smile.

Li'er ran fast, so Xu Nan hugged her and said, "Oh, Li'er has grown up, and you can't hold her anymore."

“Hold me…” Ping’er ran over and urged.

So Xu Nanshi put Li'er down and picked up Ping'er with a smile.

Xiao Li pouted and said, "I'm already in kindergarten. I'm grown up."

An old lady came out and looked at them with a smile.

Xu Deyong greeted her, "Auntie, I'm busy."

An auntie said, "No hurry, you are here."

Xu Deyong glanced and asked, "Where's the uncle?"

The aunt said, "There is a big steel production recently. The factory called on everyone to voluntarily work overtime for half a day during the Mid-Autumn Festival to increase production. Your uncles have responded to the call and are working overtime. They should be back in the afternoon."

Xu Deyong said: "That's right, the uncle and his men are all role models."

Xu Huizhen and Qin Huairu were chatting nearby, but since Jia Dongxu wasn't there, he probably went to work overtime.

This young man really wants to make progress!

Qin Huairu was still washing clothes with a big belly. Xu Huizhen asked, "Sister-in-law Qin, are you about to give birth?"

Qin Huairu stroked the hair beside her ears and said, "It should only take a few days."

Xu Huizhen said: "You'd better work less this way. It would be best if you go to the hospital tomorrow."

Jia Zhang smiled and said, "We are not that rich. Going to the hospital would cost us several more dollars. We can still have a baby at home with a midwife. When I was taking care of Dongxu, I was working in the fields the day before, and I gave birth the next day!"

Qin Huairu smiled unnaturally.

Xu Huizhen smiled lightly, said nothing, and did not say anything else.

He Yushui also came out of the room and greeted Xu Deyong and the others. He Yuzhu should have been called by the old man to work overtime, otherwise he would definitely not go there on his own initiative.

Xiao Li'er is also familiar with her and they often meet on weekends. At this time, she likes to play with "big kids".

Little Stick Terrier came over happily to play with Little Li'er, but Li'er had gone to play in He Yushui's house.

Xu Deyong's family entered the house. Xu Huizhen rolled up her sleeves and started picking vegetables and preparing lunch and dinner.

Xu Nanshi, who was holding Ping'er, said, "Huizhen, you are in good health, don't worry, let Deyong take care of it, and we can talk."

Xu Deyong and Xu Huizhen looked at each other and shrugged. As for his being sent to work in the countryside for a month, they would talk to the old lady about it tomorrow.

……

In the afternoon, Yi Zhonghai and a few other gentlemen came back. They could hear the quarrel between He Yuzhu and Xu Damao from a distance.

Xu Deyong was feeding the chickens with Ping'er. When he saw everyone coming back, he greeted them.

Liu Haizhong nodded and went back to the backyard.

Xu Damao said angrily, "Brother Deyong, please judge for yourself. Shazhu found a blind date at the factory and he blames me for it!"

He Yuzhu rolled up his sleeves and said, "Hey, you grandson, you're just too idle to do anything. You keep calling me Shazhu behind my back. Otherwise, how come everyone in the factory started calling me that?"

"Your name is Shazhu!"

"Looking for a fight, right?"

……

Xu Deyong smiled, and it felt like watching a crosstalk. These two were really a pair of "happy enemies".
Yi Zhonghai frowned slightly and said, "Come on, it's a big holiday, everyone should be quiet, go home, don't make a fool of yourself here."

Xu Damao thought that things were going well, waved goodbye to Yi Zhonghai and Xu Deyong, and left in a flash.

Yi Zhonghai nodded and went back to the house.

Xu Deyong glanced at Jia Dongxu who came into the room. He looked much darker and thinner than before. It was obvious that he had been trying to make progress these days and was very tired.

After saying hello, he went home with a tired look on his face.

Jia Zhang said distressedly, "Oh, Dongxu, you look so tired that you look unrecognizable. Don't work so hard in the future."

Jia Dongxu said impatiently: "Mom, you don't understand, don't worry about it, I'll take a break first..."

Seeing that the annoying Xu Damao had left, He Yuzhu turned around and teased Ping'er with a smile, "Ping'er, call me master!"

Ping'er obeyed and said in a baby voice, "Master."

"Hey." He Yuzhu agreed with a silly grin, and simply squatted down to tease Ping'er while chatting with Xu Deyong...

In the evening, every family gathers together to have the Mid-Autumn Festival reunion dinner.

Yi Zhonghai and his wife prepared the meal and brought it to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard to eat together.

Liu Haizhong's family of five, the couple looked at their eldest son Liu Guangqi with satisfaction and kept picking up food for him. Guangtian and Guangfu could only envy him.

Yan Bugui's family of six had fish and meat on the table. They sat in a row and shared the fruits, and they were very frugal and kept the food fair.

At the Jia family's dinner table, Jia Zhang was always nagging, gossiping about other people.

In He Yuzhu's family, the brother and sister would always curse their heartless father in their hearts during every festival.

……

As the days go by, they occasionally bring something new. Many people would think that they will live their whole lives like this!

"What? You're going to be sent to the countryside to do hard labor for a month!"

The next day, when Xu Nan heard that Xu Deyong was going to be demoted, she found it hard to accept at first.

Xu Deyong tried to comfort him for a while, and since Xu Nanshi also knew what was going on in the neighborhood committee, he gradually calmed down.

However, there was no shortage of nagging and instructions. After all, in her opinion, Xu Deyong had never done any work in the fields.

In the afternoon, Xu Deyong and his friends packed some more things before leaving, and said they would take time to help Xu Huizhen look after the children.

When we got back to the tavern, we packed up everything and filled two big bags.

The next morning, Cai Quanwu came over on Xu Deyong's tricycle and took him and his luggage to the neighborhood committee. Xu Huizhen said goodbye reluctantly. Li'er knew it, but Ping'er didn't know yet. She would cry for several days if she couldn't see Xu Deyong again.

Afterwards, they went to pick up Chen Xueru. On the way, this woman scolded Fan Jinyou harshly. It was obvious that she had already found out about what happened that day, and she had used her connections in the past two days but had not been able to get rid of this demotion.

On that day, September 9, the government made the "Decision on the Militia Issue", pointing out that it was necessary to arm all male and female citizens who were able to bear arms throughout the country and to implement the policy of universal military service in the form of militia organizations.

In the words of the leader: "The imperialists bully us so much that we need to deal with it seriously. We must not only have a strong regular army, but we must also establish a large number of militia divisions. In this way, when the imperialists invade our country, they will be unable to move forward."

Therefore, the "war atmosphere" of this year's National Day military parade was particularly strong.

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(End of this chapter)