Men and women eating in the courtyard

"Xuewu is back," Liu Haizhong came out of the house carrying two stools and greeted Li Xuewu when he saw him.

"Didn't you bring the children back?"

"No, my mother and I came back together."

Li Xuewu responded and was about to step forward to help him, but Shazhu was close and reached out to help.

"Sit down for a while and rest your feet."

Liu Haizhong looked back at the house and saw that the third child had also come out, so he ordered: "Boil two pots of water."

"Hey——"

Liu Guangfu was very happy. He put down the two stools he had just brought out and went to the stove without touching the ground.

Yi Zhonghai supported himself and moved to the side of the stool and sat down. He pounded his legs and motioned Li Xuewu to sit down as well.

Li Xuewu was polite and waited for Liu Haizhong to sit down before picking up a square stool and sitting down.

Seeing the big-faced cat and the moon gate dodging, he waved.

"Stop it for one night and send it off tomorrow morning."

Yi Zhonghai and Li Xuewu talked to each other about the funeral arrangements for the deaf old lady.

After a while, the third uncle Yan Fugui and Lao Qi and others in the front yard also came in.

They followed the same way of paying tribute as Li Xuewu just did, kowtowed and bowed.

Since the first aunt and Diliya were gone, only Yu Shui was crying in the mourning hall, and Sha Zhu knelt at the door to return the greeting.

Yi Zhonghai went forward to return the greeting when Yan Fugui came over to bow, but was held by the other party.

For this matter, no matter what their status is at ordinary times, when it comes to funerals, there are only the host and the mourners.

Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu were in mourning, so they had to kneel down to return the greeting, and the mourners certainly couldn't embarrass them.

Although the house of the deaf old lady is here, everyone living in this yard knows how the first aunt has served the old lady for so many years.

"I got it, I got it, don't cry."

Lao Qi kowtowed in front of the mourning hall, and quickly reached out to help Sha Zhu who kowtowed in return. He also said something to He Yushui in the mourning hall, and then came to the crowd.

"Did you just get off work?"

"Of course you did--"

Lao Qi took out the cigarettes in his pocket and wanted to distribute them to everyone, but Sha Zhu pressed his hand and handed him a cigarette.

He didn't care much, took Sha Zhu's cigarette, let him help light it, and sat next to Li Xuewu.

"We entered the yard at the same time as the third uncle."

"It was fine in the morning."

Yan Fugui took over the conversation and looked at the first uncle and said, "I asked Zhuzi when he came out of the backyard, and he said he chatted with him for a while."

"The oil is running out, and the lamp is running out. He worked hard for the last bit of effort."

Sha Zhu held a cigarette in his hand and passed it around to everyone, and replied, "It should be the last bit of light at noon."

This is well known, otherwise Sha Zhu would not be able to take leave and would have worked half a day.

Yi Zhonghai is now a member of the factory's safety production standardization promotion working group and is not in the workshop.

Of course, it is not an office, but a worker, participating in the work with professional skills.

The work group has more business, guiding and helping each workshop to complete the safety production standardization construction.

It is more difficult for him to take leave than Sha Zhu, and he waited for Sha Zhu's letter in the factory before rushing back.

"Okay, I'm quite content--"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said hoarsely: "No suffering, no hardship, it's a blessing."

"That's right, a blessed person."

Yan Fugui held a cigarette between his ears, hugged his left knee with both hands, nodded and agreed: "If she really collapsed on the bed, let alone serving, she would be uncomfortable."

"Strong all his life--"

Sha Zhu squatted on the ground and rummaged in his pocket, wanting to smoke, but only an empty cigarette box came out.

Li Xuewu threw most of the cigarettes in his pocket to him, he caught it and put one in his mouth.

After lighting it, he wanted to throw it back, but saw Li Xuewu waved his hand, so he put it in his pocket.

"The hardest thing to ask for help is to ask for help. When he was dying, he said that he only owed his uncle and aunt."

"What do I owe? I didn't even think of owing them."

Yi Zhonghai said in a low voice: "After so many years, she is my biological mother."

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Big-faced cat seemed to be a little afraid of the atmosphere here. Seeing Uncle Wu waving, he moved over after a while.

"Uncle Wu——"

"Have you fed the chickens?"

Li Xuewu looked at the fat boy leaning against him and rubbed his big head.

Banggeng secretly looked at the candles and coffins in the mourning hall, and his face could not hide his curiosity and solemnity.

"Do you know where the tea leaves are in my house?"

Seeing that he only nodded and didn't speak, Li Xuewu turned his head in a direction and pointed to the house opposite.

"Pick up the chairs and benches you can move and bring them here, and help me get the tea leaves and cigarettes under the coffee table."

Big Face Cat was a little bit braver after being ordered by him, and ran to the other side.

At this time, several guys in the front and back yards brought an eight-immortal table, and Diliya brought some teacups and rice bowls.

There are not so many rules in the courtyard. Even if you drink tea, you can only use rice bowls if there are too many people.

This is also because Li Xuewu brought out his own tea leaves, otherwise everyone could only drink hot water.

It's not that the eldest uncle and Sha Zhu didn't prepare, but it was just a funeral, and there were not so many people to help.

Especially now that it was time to get off work, the neighbors in the front and back yards and on both sides had returned.

After getting home to pack up, I wanted to come here to pay my respects before dinner.

Regardless of whether they are relatives or not, and whether they have regular contact with each other, if they don't come today, if their family has something to do tomorrow, no one else will go.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shazhu and the first man knelt back again.

Delia was busy here, and the aunt wiped her tears and returned to the mourning hall from home.

Several groups of people from the courtyard came, and they all kowtowed.

Carrying a few pieces of paper money with intention, but not intending to go here to pay homage. After saying a few words to the uncle and Shazhu, he turned around and went back.

The big-faced cat was obedient, and now moved a few stools from Li Xuewu's house with a squeaking sound.

He ran back and came out again, holding a box of tea and a carton of cigarettes in his arms.

Li Xuewu took the cigarettes, opened a box and threw it on the Eight Immortals table, and threw the rest to Silly Zhu.

As for the tea, he called Banggeng and handed it to Liu Guangfu who came out with a big kettle.

"Guangfu, please put more tea leaves!"

Yan Fugui saw that Liu Guangfu was embarrassed to take the tea bucket and order it into the big kettle, so he said hello.

Everyone looked at him with contempt in their eyes.

It's just that everyone in the courtyard knows what kind of virtue he is, and Li Xuewu, who took the tea, is not bad at it, so no one says anything about him.

Another thing, this is a trivial matter. Even the slightest quarrel is disrespectful to one's age.

Therefore, after hearing him talk, everyone just thought he was farting.

After Liu Guangfu came back from the fight, he talked less and less, and he just responded to his father's orders and went ahead with it.

Talking less does not mean that people are stupid, but they are still very lively.

When the third uncle spoke, he just didn't listen.

He knew exactly how much tea should be put in the kettle when he was a freshman, so he couldn't waste it by trying to do it.

This tea belongs to the opposite party, not the enemy.

Another one, Li Xuewu is sitting here, can he join the Third Master?

Li Xuewu didn't care if he kept it too much, but he didn't know what he was thinking.

When the time comes, should I blame the third uncle or him?

The third uncle didn't run away, he can't be brainless.

The big kettle brewed tea, and he poured tea into the tea bowls and rice bowls on the table.

The first master and Shazhu were both kneeling there to answer questions. There was no greeting from the master, so everyone could drink tea on their own.

Liu Haizhong has learned a lot after going through what happened last year and what happened to his sons when they grew up.

At this moment, he did not sit and watch the excitement like Yan Fugui did, but stood beside the uncle and acted as a busy person.

Some came with knives and papers, and he knew where to put them. Some came with neighbors from the courtyard and on the street. He called the men to come to the table to drink tea.

When people come to pay homage and kowtow in return, he has to act as the promiser, reminding the filial daughter in the mourning hall, and he also has to help the first man and Shazhu.

Because a man is coming, Shazhu has to get up and light a cigarette, and the man has to be polite.

——

There was no music, no music, no firecrackers, no meals, just tables, chairs and benches that everyone had put together, and a bowl of hot tea.

But everyone who came to pay homage understood that this was not someone's old man after all.

Those who are able to come are all based on their intentions.

Silly Zhu and the first man did not prepare meals, but they also did not receive gift money, so they were not particular about anything they did.

Sitting in the courtyard in front of the mourning hall, with a 200-watt light bulb turned on above the head in the afternoon, the men drank tea, smoked cigarettes, and chatted. Some came and some left.

After taking some time, and seeing that no one came to the mourning hall, Li Xuewu patted the big-faced cat on the back and said, "Let's go, gentlemen, and kowtow to the old lady."

The big-faced cat raised his head and looked at him in surprise and confusion, wanting to say that his mother and grandma would be here soon.

But out of trust and respect for Uncle Wu, he didn't say a word at the moment and just did what Uncle Wu taught him.

Li Xuewu put his arm around his shoulders and led him to the front of the mourning hall.

At this moment, everyone in the courtyard became quiet and looked at the two figures, one tall and one short, with different expressions in their eyes.

Li Xuewu took the stick and taught him step by step how to hold hands, kowtow, and salute.

The first master and Shazhu also solemnly performed all the etiquette, including the final cigarette toast.

Bangge still doesn’t understand why he does this, nor what these etiquettes mean.

It's just that Uncle Wu taught him how to do it, so he did it, seriously and respectfully.

Uncle Wu asked him to kowtow three times, and he kowtowed three times sincerely.

Uncle Wu asked him to get up and help the uncle first, and then help the stupid uncle, and said to express his condolences, and he did so one by one.

Finally, at Uncle Wu's reminder, he took the cigarette offered by Uncle Sha with both hands, and then followed Uncle Wu back to the tea table.

He was so confused that he still didn't understand why the adults looked at him differently than before.

When he looked back and saw his mother standing not far away, looking at him with eyes full of relief, he felt that it was right and correct to do so.

——

Before he kowtows and salutes, he is a child; after kowtows and salutes, he becomes an adult.

At this moment, Bangge only knew that he had done a very meaningful thing and learned some ways of doing things as adults.

As for what the relief in his mother's eyes meant, he hadn't figured it out yet.

Qin Huairu knew it well. When she and her mother-in-law entered the backyard, they saw Li Xuewu teaching his son to salute.

At that moment, she was completely stunned.

Even the always talkative, arrogant and unreasonable mother-in-law was stunned and silent.

Neither the mother-in-law nor she could teach and demonstrate such teaching by example.

But it is precisely the rules that the only male in the Jia family needs to learn when he is the head of the family.

What is an adult and what is recognition.

Only when you do things in a regular way can you be recognized as a person.

If you want to be treated with the same courtesy and treatment as adults, you must do what adults should do and abide by the rules that adults should abide by.

You can't expect an adult to do things with a child who pees and plays in the mud.

You can't ask a child to promise the responsibilities that adults should bear.

So, when Li Xuewu taught Banggeng to help with things and pay tribute to the dead with adult etiquette, everyone in the courtyard saw his purpose.

When looking at Banggeng again, he naturally had to treat him with caution and respect.

This is exactly the emotional value that Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi need. They are eager for the pillar of the family to stand up and support the family.

Men can only show their most authoritative side in matters.

There are some things that women cannot do and cannot do.

If Banggeng has a biological father, even an uncle, such teaching will not be missing.

What will happen if it is missing?

People will look down on him, and he will inevitably suffer some discrimination during his growth, which will affect his outlook on life.

So, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu stood quietly at the gate of the courtyard, watching Li Xuewu teach Banggeng with gratitude.

At this moment, Qin Huairu felt that everything she did for Li Xuewu was worth it.

Jia Zhang also felt so. Since her son was gone, she stared at her daughter-in-law like a thief. At this moment, she was finally relieved and felt so accomplished.

After guarding against so many licking dogs, she finally waited for a pervert with a conscience. It was really worth her hard work.

Since Qin Huairu became a cadre, the conditions of her family have improved, and her life has improved. There are always people who are trying to introduce her to a partner.

There are a lot of good and bad ones, and it is hard to tell whether Qin Huairu is willing or not.

It's just that someone introduced her, Qin Huairu would go to see him and meet him.

Before, she really didn't have the heart to stop him. Anyway, Banggeng is old enough, and he should get married and start a family in a few years.

At this time, even if Qin Huairu finds someone, it won't be a loss for her and Banggeng.

As for Li Xuewu, even she, an old woman with no knowledge, knows that he is a high branch and unattainable.

Qin Huairu was ruthless and acted early, and with her support and encouragement, she has achieved what she has today.

Think more? You will be punished by heaven!

So, Qin Huairu wanted to leave Li Xuewu and find a decent man to live with, and she had no objection.

But now she figured it out, her head buzzed, and she became smart.

Even if Qin Huairu found a man, could she take care of Banggeng as well as Li Xuewu?

No matter how good the stepfather is, can he get the respect of Banggeng, who is already a teenager?

Although she didn't understand what the rebellious period was, she knew that the teenager didn't obey his father.

Now Banggeng doesn't even listen to her and Qin Huairu, so how can he listen to his stepfather's discipline?

Standing at the door and watching Li Xuewu teaching Banggeng, countless thoughts flashed through her mind.

Recalling some of the things Li Xuewu taught Banggeng, thinking about the skills Banggeng learned from Li Xuewu.

Then think about how much Banggeng listens to Li Xuewu, and how much care and teaching he will get from Li Xuewu in the future.

At this moment, Jia Zhang glanced at Qin Huairu beside her, and secretly made a decision that went against her ancestors.

Want to find another man?

Forget about it!

Even if you find a suitable one, I will ruin it for you!

You can only belong to Li Xuewu!

Even if Li Xuewu doesn't look for you, you have to be free. Only when you are free, Li Xuewu will take care of Banggeng.

Hey! You can say whether Jia Zhangshi is smart or confused. It can only be said that sometimes she is smart and sometimes she is confused.

Only she can think of such a weird logical thinking.

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When women perform ceremonies and pay respects, their postures of bowing and kneeling are different from those of men.

Sometimes the men from the courtyard and the street come together to pay respects, and sometimes the women from the courtyard come together to pay respects.

There are absolutely no men and women who come together to pay respects.

If only the men come to the house, it means the men bring paper to burn, and if both the men and women come to the house, it means the women bring paper to burn.

If there are elders in the house, it is usually the mother-in-law who comes, and the young girls and daughters-in-law will not come, or they will be led by their mothers or mothers-in-law.

Li Xuewu did not know what was going on, but it might be related to the fact that the deceased was an old lady, or it might be related to the fact that women are in charge of the family and money.

For example, Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu knelt down at the bottom of the steps one after another to pay respects, and the ones who responded were the first lady, Diliya, and He Yushui.

The first uncle and Sha Zhu stepped aside.

From then on, there were basically no men, and women came in groups as family units.

The three women in the courtyard were the main force in returning the gifts.

The men in the courtyard sat at the tea table, and none of them did not praise the kindness of the old man and Sha Zhu.

For this filial piety and sincerity, they had to praise them in their hearts and mouths.

Especially in terms of the intention, it was even more impeccable.

The mourning cloth at this time was not as extravagant as the funerals in later generations, as long as the host family paid the bill.

Ya Ye and Sha Zhu discussed that apart from using the money left by the old lady for the funeral, they would take out a portion to buy mourning cloth.

Of course, not all the money was given to those who came to pay their respects, but each family that had a child was given a portion.

What can mourning cloth be used for?

It can be used to make diapers for children, which are made of pure cotton cloth, which is comfortable to use and has good water absorption.

It is said that the older the deceased is, the more blessings the mourning cloth represents, and the better it is for the children.

Li Xuewu did not ask how old the deaf old lady was, but at least she must be over 70 years old, which is considered a long life.

So this mourning cloth is a token of the deaf old lady's heart for the people in the courtyard, and it was given to the children.

Yan Jiefang, who came to pay his respects, got a portion.

Ge Shuqin did not come, first because her child was still young, and second because she did not want to embarrass her mother-in-law, and she did not want to be laughed at by outsiders.

Hou Qinghua would never ask her to come with him. If she came alone, people in the courtyard would definitely talk about the relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.

So she simply didn't come, and only asked Yan Jiefang to buy two more rolls of paper. When she gave birth, the deaf old lady gave her a gift.

On the Li side, Li Xuewu's grandmother came with Liu Yin, Zhao Yafang, and Li Xue.

Ji Yuxiu couldn't come. She wasn't married, and she would be laughed at if she came. She didn't have any relatives.

The people at the back house recycling station came separately. Shen Guodong didn't watch the fun, and took the initiative to promise to call people to help with the funeral tomorrow morning.

Those who should come will come, and those who should go out will go out.

Li Xuewu's great-grandmother sat here for a while and then got up to go back. He couldn't stand this, after all, he was old.

"Almost done, clean up and have dinner."

He called the old man and Sha Zhu, and then called Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui and others: "Let's go, let's go, let's have some cabbage stewed with tofu in the front yard."

"Please help me in the evening, you've worked so hard."

The back house has nothing to do with the deaf old lady, and there is no recycling station either. Why should I invite everyone to dinner, and why should I ask everyone to help keep watch at night?

This is a token of my heart, and it is also for Shen Guodong.

Shen Guodong was busy running around, sending people and cars, not only for the deaf old lady, but also in response to the call of the street.

It's not just the deaf old lady. If there is an elderly person who is lonely on this street, he will take people to help without waiting for the street to call.

He only did this, without asking for rewards or rewards, but it was seen by the neighbors and the street.

Why a poor family, a rag collector, can be investigated and valued by the organization, the key is here.

The recycling station and the back house provided this meal, and they wanted this reputation to take care of the old man and Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu's family all lived in the back house, and now that something happened, they naturally had to lend a hand.

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Just as the grandmother said, cabbage stewed with tofu, there is nothing good, but it meets the meaning of today's funeral.

After eating this meal, you will work harder and help more tonight and tomorrow morning.

It just so happens that today is Saturday and tomorrow is Sunday.

Those who are still sitting here are either young men or men from various families.

Those who can contribute and want to do their best responded to the grandmother's call and followed to the front yard.

Those who are incapable and don't want to do their best also follow the call and go forward. Whether they go home halfway or leave the yard, they will understand what's going on.

If you eat this meal and don't see your people tonight and tomorrow, then you are finished on this street.

If there is something going on in your family, if anyone goes! ——

"Xuewu, go eat first, don't wait here——"

Shazhu threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and seeing everyone walking out, Li Xuewu was still sitting there, so he greeted them.

Li Xuewu waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and greet the people in the front yard, I'll eat later."

He pointed to the mourning hall and reminded, "Go and help Auntie."

Seeing Diliya helping Auntie out, Shazhu hurried to help her.

The old lady was gone, and Auntie cried the most.

"There's nothing to do in the evening, don't come after dinner."

Li Xuewu explained to Auntie and Diliya, and pointed to Diliya and reminded, "Especially you, you still have to take care of the children, just do your filial piety."

Shazhu also persuaded Auntie, asked Yushui, and saw that the girl said she wanted to stay to keep vigil, so he went to the front yard first.

The backyard finally became quiet for a while.

The second uncle and Liu Guangfu were called to the front yard to eat. Before leaving, Liu Guangfu informed his mother to wait for the food to be brought back, so the second aunt just sat in the house and listened to the sound of the box.

The lights were on in the houses of the residents on both sides of the mourning hall. The men went to the front yard to eat, and the women and children in the house also set up the dining table.

The lights were also on in Li Xuewu's house, but no one was there.

It was quiet, but only relatively quiet. Funerals should not delay life, and life should be lived as it should be.

"I'll accompany you--"

The big-faced cat looked around and nodded seriously at Uncle Wu who was sitting there.

Li Xuewu glanced at him, chuckled and rubbed his big head, and gestured to the tea table for him to clean up.

The big-faced cat was very obedient in front of Li Xuewu, and did whatever he was told to do. He picked up the tea bowls and rice bowls that everyone had just drunk and poured tea, and carried them to the stove.

Li Xuewu found a wash basin at home to hold the tea, and took a hot water kettle without tea leaves from the stove to scald the cups with hot water.

He also scooped cold water from the bucket and asked Banggeng to wash the teacups and bowls, while Big Face Cat rolled up his sleeves and worked very hard.

Li Xuewu stepped into the mourning hall, replaced the candles and incense that were about to go out, and burned a piece of paper in the mud basin.

"Come out and sit for a while. You've been kneeling for the whole afternoon."

Looking at He Yushui, who was kneeling there with her head down in white mourning, he called out.

Yushui looked up at him, tidied up the hair scattered around her ears, said nothing, and stood up with the help of the bench under the coffin.

Perhaps because she had been kneeling for a long time, her knees were a little stiff, and it took a long time to stand up.

Li Xuewu was cruel. He was afraid of being stained, so he waited at the door and didn't go forward to help.

The two walked out of the mourning hall one after the other. Banggen looked up and took a look, and then moved his back to them as if he was hiding from something.

Banggen couldn't help but feel a little guilty about Aunt Yushui, who "almost" became his wife and "almost" was stabbed by him.

Li Xuewu pointed to the tea table and asked Yushui to sit down. He then went to Banggeng to get a half-dry teacup, poured a cup of hot tea from the tea kettle and handed it to her.

Yushui looked up at this cruel and warm-hearted man, and then reached out to take it.

"Banggeng? Why don't you go to the front yard to eat?"

"I'm not hungry yet," Banggeng continued to wash the tea bowl without raising his head, and replied, "I'll wait for Uncle Wu to come together."

Hearing Aunt Yushui's words, he was reluctant and didn't want to talk to her.

After all, the two of them "almost" became that kind of relationship, and now he is twelve years old and feels a little awkward.

I don't want to marry you! Don't take the initiative to bother me!

You are so proactive, I am so handsome, and there is also the arrangement of Uncle Sha a few days ago, let's not spread rumors!

You don't care, getting me is like an old cow eating tender grass, and I still have to worry about my reputation!

So! Can you stop asking me!

Yu Shui didn't know what happened, let alone what Bang Geng was thinking.

She asked Bang Geng just to break the awkwardness when she was alone with Li Xuewu.

Facing the awkwardness and impatience of the big-faced cat, she just thought it was the eccentric character of a child.

She never thought that the little boy had ever wanted to stab her.

"Who ordered you to do this?"

Yu Shui looked at the fat boy working, smiled slightly, and teased him: "Is it hard and tiring?"

"No, I am willing to do it."

Bang Geng didn't know how to wash dishes. He just put his little hands into the teacup and turned it around, then rinsed it with warm water, and that was it.

Listening to the gossip girlfriend's questioning, he answered without thinking: "I am taking the initiative to help with the work now. When my grandma dies one day, there will be someone to help me."

"Cough-cough-cough-"

Yu Shui didn't spit out a mouthful of tea, but choked in his throat, almost choking.

She pounded her chest hard, and finally she was able to catch her breath. Her tears and nose were choking with the smell of tea.

"Ahem——"

Yu Shui cleared her throat, glanced at Li Xuewu, and asked angrily, "Did you teach him?"

But when she saw Li Xuewu curl his lips and look at the big-faced cat with surprise and amusement, she knew it wasn't him.

"You are really your grandmother's good grandson!"

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After Li Xuewu had dinner in the front yard, he came to the back yard.

There were fewer people guarding the spirit than those who drank tea before dinner.

After all, some people didn't want to do this, so they didn't go to dinner.

Some people who had eaten were arranged by the eldest uncle and Sha Zhu to help tomorrow morning, so they went home to rest.

The eldest uncle and Sha Zhu sat in the mourning hall, and the tea table was moved to the door of the mourning hall so as not to delay everyone from drinking tea and chatting.

Li Xuewu found half a bag of melon seeds from home, and didn't know if it was peeled or not, and threw it on the table for everyone to chew.

There was a stove burning in front of the tea table. The weather in late September was really a bit cold.

After a while, the Eight Immortals Table was covered with dew. I don’t know if it was because of the humid weather.

If that was the case, it should rain in the next few days.

Keeping vigil was the most exhausting, especially in the second half of the night. It was better with more people, but the pressure was quite high with fewer people.

Older people usually couldn’t stand it. The third uncle told them in advance during dinner that he would only keep vigil in the first half of the night, and no one bothered him.

With his cerebral blood vessels, even if he was allowed to eat this bite of rice, Sha Zhu didn’t dare to let him keep vigil.

After dinner, Sha Zhu had already said that he was not needed, but he still came.

He felt embarrassed, but Sha Zhu was sincere.

He really didn’t want him to come. He was afraid that the deaf old lady would be upset and take him away again, which would be a blast.

“This old lady is really, hey!”

Liu Haizhong took a sip of tea and looked at his third son and Bang Geng sitting by the stove.

He shook his head slightly and muttered: "Young and small, I really don't dislike her."

"Bang Geng cleaned up the tea bowls, right?"

Sha Zhu sat in the mourning hall with his knees hugged, looked at Bang Geng through the main door and said: "Good boy, when I'm done, uncle will buy you some candy."

"Forget it! I dare not eat your candy--"

Bang Geng reached out and pinched a wooden stick and stuffed it into the stove, curled his lips, and didn't say what was in his heart.

Sha Zhu, who was teasing him, also stopped talking, with a look of helplessness and anger.

This stinky kid, why is he still holding a grudge?

Also, my sister is so unpresentable, why do you dislike her so much?

Everyone didn't know what was going on, but they just felt it was strange. How could Sha Zhu, who was always able to tease children, be retorted by Bang Geng?

Only Li Xuewu, who was secretly glared at by Sha Zhu, knew what was going on. He smiled and kicked the big-faced cat lightly.

Banggeng moved his buttocks indifferently and continued to look at the stove.

He had just finished his shift and when he went to the front yard to eat, he followed Li Xuewu.

When he passed by his house, he didn't see his mother or grandma calling him, which made him feel even more like an adult.

Just eating in the front yard, he had to share the same table with Aunt Yuyu, because the three of them were the only ones who didn't eat.

Aunt Yuyu on the table kept peeking at him with a smile on her lips. He suspected that Aunt Yuyu had evil intentions against him.

Boys must protect themselves when going out.

After dinner, he wandered behind Uncle Wu. Without Aunt Yuyu's gaze, he felt much more at ease.

Especially now, listening to everyone's praise, I am really happy. I think to myself, I am so good. When my grandma dies, you will definitely come to help, right?

——

"Guangfu can do it now," Yan Fugui glanced at the silent boy and asked with a smile, "You make a lot of money in the sewing club, right?"

"It's okay——"

Liu Guangfu listened to the third uncle's question, stood up, and carried the kettle to refill the hot water in the thermos bottle.

He knew what the third uncle meant, but he was too narrow-minded to know what he could and could not say.

However, Yan Fugui never thought of letting him go, and praised with a smile: "I heard it from more than one person!"

He said to the second uncle: "Your family Guangfu is very capable. He can handle the workload of three women by himself."

"Hey, you're young, you only have so much ability."

Liu Haizhong is most conflicted about this. He doesn't want to hear anyone mention it, but he is also proud that his son can make money to support the family.

The contradiction is that the ability to make money was learned in prison. It doesn't matter if you praise it or not.

I always feel like I’m being ridiculed when I hear others praise me, and I always feel embarrassed to say it out after I’ve made money.

That's what Yan Fugui meant. He didn't want Liu Guangfu to compare with his son.

Although he was a rebellious son, he is now a rebellious son who doesn't even return home.

"Having a skill is better than having no skill at all," he looked at Liu Guangfu and said, "This is much better than the salary we earn at work, which must be fifty or sixty a month, right?"

"hehe--"

Liu Guangfu chuckled and said, "Where did you hear this? How can I earn more than you?"

With that said, he squatted next to Banggeng again, as if you asked nonsense and I answered nonsense.

Yan Fugui tilted his head and said, "Our wages are fixed, how can we compare with the sewing club?"

"Are you asking for leave? How many days can you take off?"

"These two days."

"When will you go to work?"

"In two days."

"Do you have a partner?"

"Just looking for it."

"Where does your sewing club receive jobs?"

"Outside."

"What do you do in the sewing club?"

“When you do work, sometimes you also sit on the throne.”

"Have you saved any money?"

"Not much."

"Oh, you have to save money, otherwise what will you do when you get old?"

"Ask everywhere like you do..."

…

——

"You bastard, what are you talking about?"

The center of the bangs shouted that it was great, but on the other hand, he scolded his son dissatisfiedly.

He turned to look at Yan Fugui, who was about to be pissed to death, put on a smiling expression, and said, "I don't even know what he is doing now, and he won't tell me even if I ask."

"I heard that your family can be liberated now?"

"Hey, let's do some work-"

Yan Fugui let out a sigh of relief. Liu Guangfu's words just now almost choked him to death.

As soon as my eyes blurred, I saw the deaf old lady.

“If you don’t starve to death, you won’t be able to make a fortune.”

He took a sip of hot tea and said pretentiously: "I can't control him now, and I don't have the ability to control him."

"There are two younger children at home, and they are getting up soon. If they can't study well, they have to find a job."

When he said this, he glanced in the direction of Li Xuewu, and felt very unhappy when he saw that Deputy Director Li ignored him.

They are all in the same hospital, so unkind.

"Looking for a job is one level, getting married is another level."

Yan Fugui put down his tea cup, sighed and said, "You can't find a partner without a job. If you find a partner, you need a house. You can't get married without a house."

"I feel really sad right now."

He touched the second uncle with the back of his hand and said, "The Red Star Factory established a new school, and we were left behind."

"I was assigned to Dongcheng No. 37 Primary School, which was the former Red Star Primary School."

"Yo! You were thrown away like this!"

Silly Zhu asked Menli pretending to be surprised: "Then the conditions for teacher qualification screening are too strict, aren't they?"

"Tsk——"

Yan Fugui had just abandoned Liu Guangfu, and now his lungs hurt from being poked by Silly Zhu.

He added, "Who do you think I am competing with? The factory is recruiting outstanding teachers from all over the city!"

"That's such a pity—"

Silly Zhu scratched the threshold, watched the third uncle tut, and asked regretfully: "Then you are under the management of the city now, and have nothing to do with the Red Star Factory?"

"Oh, isn't that just--"

Yan Fugui sighed and said, "I was very confident, but bad luck!"

"You know my teaching ability!"

He emphasized seriously in the eyes of everyone's suspicion: "Look at Banggeng, now all the students I teach have passed into middle school."

When Bangge was called, he raised his head suddenly, looked at the third uncle and said helplessly: "Let's not hurt each other, right?"

"Hahaha--"

When he heard everyone laughing, Yan Fugui got anxious. He glared at Bang Geng and said, "Hiss! You kid! Without me, could you have passed the entrance exam to middle school?"

"Yeah, that's right, I was confused too!"

Bang Geng squatted there with a pout, and said indignantly, "I learned from you, and I can still pass the entrance exam to middle school! It's really weird!"

"Hahaha——"

Sha Zhu laughed so hard that his nose was running, and he lay on the door sill and laughed foolishly.

Yan Fugui was so angry that he glared at Li Xuewu, and said with a curled mouth: "I said I was unlucky. It's not that my teaching ability is not good, but that I didn't meet a good person."

"Alas, it's also my fault that I didn't have a good heart at the beginning."

He looked at Sha Zhu in the mourning hall and said: "The teacher Ran you liked is now the principal of Hongxing Primary School!"

"Just tell me, just tell me what I did for you at the beginning, how can I not hate him?"

"Hey! Third uncle, you are really good at making up stories!"

Sha Zhu was having fun, but he didn't expect that the shit pot would fall on his head. He shouted angrily: "I haven't even settled this account with you yet, but you blame me!"

"If you didn't cheat me with the gift and introduce me to a good partner, would I be in this day? ? "

"You——"

Yan Fugui curled his lips, looked down on Sha Zhu, and snorted: "He is the principal of a primary school, a cultured person, how can he like you?"

"Hey! Just because of what you said just now," Sha Zhu pointed at the third uncle and said, "I think it is inevitable that you will not be elected!"

"Besides, I feel sorry for you."

He deliberately angered the other party and said: "Just say it, when the Red Star Primary School was not doing well, you jumped high to transfer to the city, but you couldn't get in."

"Now the welfare benefits of the Red Star Factory have just improved, hey! You are transferred to the city."

"Hahaha——"

"Hey! Third uncle! What's wrong with you!"

"Don't move! I think I saw an old lady!"