Siheyuan: Stab at Louzi at the beginning

Chapter 940

At this time a few years ago, we should have had a joyful street party with JJ Lin and the others in New York City.

Unfortunately, there wasn't one yesterday.

This year Xu Damao and Li Tianjiao got married.

After Lin Haojie and Li Xuewu returned from the border training, they had a new title on their bodies and were no longer the carefree young master they used to be.

Once you have more burdens on your shoulders, you are no longer a child.

When you grow up, you can no longer do those things.

The craftsman who made homemade fireworks had all his fireworks bought by Lin Haojie, and it was unknown how many he had sent over.

"Da Mao, why are you still standing there? The firecrackers have stopped, why don't you use the spoon to scoop up the dumplings? They will get burnt soon."

"Oh, alright."

This was the first meal of 1963. In a daze, it was already 1963.

"Jingru, you came here before dawn. Aren't you at home helping the old lady make dumplings?"

"The old lady hasn't gotten up yet, and she won't let me help her. She hasn't even chopped the flour and pork she received yesterday into dumpling stuffing. What do you think she's waiting for?"

Xu Damao:......

Li Tianjiao:......

No one answered, so Qin Jingru continued, "Wait for Yi Zhonghai to come over and bring her some dumplings. Yu Shui doesn't want to bother with Yi Zhonghai, and I don't want to eat his dumplings. It's more comfortable to eat here."

"You are so disrespectful."

The sky is slightly bright.

Some children in the yard have already started to pay New Year's greetings. Their pockets are bulging with firecrackers they picked up.

In the past, people didn’t have the conditions to set off firecrackers, and they couldn’t pick them up. Now that we have the conditions, they are no longer polite.

They can play with these firecrackers for several days. As long as the firecrackers don't explode, even if they are missing the fuse at the top, they will peel them open and pour out the gunpowder inside, and put them in a few bottles to play with them in strange ways.

In the next few days, the courtyard was filled with the pungent smell of gunpowder.

Li Tianjiao gave candies and New Year’s money to all the children who came to pay New Year’s greetings.

Very atmospheric.

In the end, not only the children in the courtyard were affected, but even the children outside came over after hearing the news.

This year, the uncle didn't hold any group gathering. He just set up a few tables in the central courtyard, put two plates of melon seeds and peanuts on them, and everyone sat together and chatted.

This scene looks very warm.

But in some situations, the milder the situation, the more vigilant you should be, and there are some things that should not be said that must not be said.

For example, when your leader wants to have a heart-to-heart talk with you, you should be alert.

Xu Damao sat here for a while.

Deputy Director Li of the steel rolling mill also came over for a visit. During the holidays, the factory leaders would come to care for the employees.

For some employees who have made great contributions, Director Yang would personally visit them and deliver gifts.

For example, the eighth-level workers in a steel rolling mill, these treasures must be given due respect.

This year, the second uncle's family was added, because Liu Guangqi and his wife went to support construction and never went home once.

This is glory.

Should be commended.

We should carry forward this spirit.

When the time was almost up, Xu Damao took the small gifts he had prepared in advance and started visiting everyone one by one.

The situation this year is different from before.

In the past, people could bring chicken, duck, fish and meat as gifts. But this year it is different because living conditions have improved and materials are more abundant, so these things are not so rare anymore.

Of course, this is true for leaders, but it is still very rare for ordinary employees.

When giving gifts, the key is to please the recipient.

If supplies are scarce, send them.

If there is no shortage of supplies, then we should send some rare ones. But now Xu Damao is very low-key, and the slightest abnormality can be easily seen by others, just like he is not afraid of guns, but he almost exposed himself.

So since these people were not interested in chicken, duck, fish and meat, Xu Damao did not bother to bring some fruits when he arrived.

Be understanding and don't make people suspicious.

Director Yang of the steel rolling mill went out to visit the employees. Xu Damao put down the gift, chatted for a few words and left.

It doesn’t matter whether the person can see it or not, what matters is that the intention is there.

Everyone is very busy today and I can't see many of the main characters, so the main purpose is to express my feelings.

Except for the people I couldn't meet, the people I wasn't qualified to visit for New Year's greetings, and the Li family, I went to everyone I should have gone to.

When I ran around outside and returned to the courtyard, Xu's father, mother and sister had already arrived.

The table that was originally set up in the middle courtyard has been moved to the back yard.

There were two more plates of candy, peanuts and melon seeds on the table.

The Central Courtyard was a tea party organized by an old man. Without a group meeting, it became a tea party.

When we got to the backyard, the conversation lost its meaning and became just a casual chat.

There was food and drink and everyone was very happy.

"As for me, I'm definitely pregnant with a boy."

"Look at your daughter-in-law's face. She looks very rich and powerful. She is definitely a boy."

Nowadays, medical care in Hong Kong is not well developed. In Hong Kong, if you want to know whether the baby is a boy or a girl, you can find out with a check-up.

"Boy, boy, boy, boy..."

Xu Damao echoed with a few words and went into the house, where Xu's mother and sister were killing chickens, fish and cooking.

When Li Tianjiao saw Xu Damao coming back, he immediately said, "Why don't I come and help too."

Xu's mother was not willing at all: "Don't move, you don't need to do this little thing. From now on, your only request in this family is to eat well and sleep well. You don't have to worry about anything."

Li Tianjiao raised his eyebrows proudly at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao didn't want to talk.

She really thought this was good for her and was feeling smug about it.

It turns out that women are all love-brained.

He gets addicted to something good.

I have completely forgotten what my attitude towards her was before.

But it’s also good this way, at least the relationship has eased and he won’t be sad in the middle.

and many more……

Could this be the result that Li Tianjiao deliberately wanted?

"Yueling, you should get closer to your sister-in-law in the future. Today she gave out New Year's money and a month's salary. Since she doesn't care about money, instead of giving the money to outsiders, it's better to give it all to you. Just say a few nice words to her and you will have everything."

"Brother, can you come over and help me clean these two fish? The gills are too hard to dig out."

What else could Xu Damao say? Xu Yueling had never called him brother before. It took so much money to corrupt him before the relationship was eased. Now that she had called him brother, he could only squat down with the scissors in his hand.

In the past, we cooked chicken and fish at home ourselves. It was simply impossible to buy pre-killed chicken, duck, or fish.

You can only buy live chickens and fish and do it yourself when you get home.

Most chickens are raised at home with a chicken coop. Some people keep chickens indoors for fear of the chickens being stolen.

Forget about the taste.

I have been influenced by this since I was a child, and I can kill chickens and fish without blinking an eye.

If you say you don't dare kill chickens or fish, everyone will look down on you.

Take He Yushui for example. Although she looks weak, she is very accurate when killing a chicken.

I guess many people will never even see a chicken being killed, let alone one.

Xu Damao squatted down with a pair of scissors in his hand, and first knocked the fish's head with a kitchen knife, knocking it unconscious. Then he used the scissors to gut the fish, scrape off the scales, and deal with the gills...

(End of this chapter)