Scholars in the courtyard

In the evening, Yang Xiaotao went to Uncle Chen's house as usual. These days, Uncle Chen takes care of the house, especially the vegetables planted in the yard, watering and weeding, and he is much more attentive than his master.

In fact, according to Yang Xiaotao's idea, just leave Xiaowei at home, where she can take care of the yard.

Now the vegetables in the yard have just sprouted. This is because of Xiaowei's help at night. Without Xiaowei's help, it is really possible that, as Uncle Chen said, no vegetables can be grown in the courtyard.

Of course, trees can support them, let alone vegetables?

All you have to worry about is soil fat and care time.

Now, with Xiaowei's help, green seedlings have appeared in the yard, especially the leeks planted, which look the same every day and are now as long as a finger.

This also made Uncle Chen very suspicious. He had planted it in the yard before, but the results were very poor, so he gave up the idea of ​​planting a garden.

But who would have thought that Yang Xiaotao would actually grow it.

Still looking good! How strange!

Chen family!

Yang Xiaotao and Uncle Chen clinked glasses and drank. The roast duck on the table was sliced ​​off by Aunt Chen. The dipping sauce she brought back was in the bowl next to it. The two of them ate with their mouths full of oil.

"Xiao Tao, you have to keep an eye on the yard. A lot of people are watching outside recently!"

Uncle Chen leaned against the quilt, his eyelids twitching.

"Look, everyone was laughing at me at first, but now they're getting slapped in the face?"

Yang Xiaotao didn't take it seriously. He was planting vegetables in the yard, but he often heard gossip.

Uncle Chen didn't say much when he saw this and closed his eyes to rest.

Aunt Chen on the side persuaded her.

"You kid, you seem to be quite sensible on weekdays, why can't you turn around?"

Yang Xiaotao also came to his senses after hearing this, "Auntie, something strange happened to me when I came back today."

Then he told what happened to Yan Fugui when he came in. Uncle Chen on the side laughed after hearing this.

Aunt Chen nodded, "Although this Yan Fugui is smarter, he is not stupid."

"Xiao Tao, I'm not asking you to be wronged, but I still have to say something."

"No one in this yard is stupid. Even Silly Zhu, even though he looks dumbfounded, has never suffered a big loss!"

"So, some people want to get closer to you, so don't refuse in a hurry."

"This society is still a society of people, and you have to communicate with society."

"So, listen to Auntie's advice and lift it up along the pole when someone hands it over. It will look better when we meet in the future."

Aunt Chen said, but Yang Xiaotao listened patiently.

If these words were spoken by another person, especially Yi Zhonghai, who is good at moral kidnapping, Yang Xiaotao would definitely regard them as farts.

But when Aunt Chen said it, even if he didn't want to hear it anymore, he had to listen to it.

Uncle Chen also sat up and picked up the cigarette pouch and pot, but Yang Xiaotao took out two cigarettes and handed them over, and the two of them lit them.

The spicy smell of tobacco shocked Yang Xiaotao, and Uncle Chen said in two clicks.

"This Yan Fugui can't be said to be a bad person. There are a lot of people who can't afford to eat these days, and there are also a lot of people who are scheming."

"It's just that if you even plot against your own family, then that's fine."

When Uncle Chen heard about the Yan Fugui family's small books, he felt contempt in his heart.

No matter how hard life is, you can't make your wife and children suffer. Are you still a man in the capital?

The room was filled with smoke, and Yang Xiaotao also understood this. Thinking of the ending of Yan Fugui's family in the TV series in his previous life, it can only be said that the calculation was too deep and the family was gone.

"But, Xiao Tao, let me tell you, people like Yan Fugui can still be used."

"In this courtyard, you can't speak up on your own every time something happens. Having someone stand up for you will save a lot of trouble."

Uncle Chen said his own judgment, but Yang Xiaotao has a God's perspective.

He didn't dare to tell everyone who was in the courtyard, but he knew exactly what the characters who appeared in the TV series were like and what their virtues were.

This Yan Fugui looks gentle and caressing, but Yang Xiaotao knows that if this person is ruthless, he will be even more vicious than Yi Zhonghai.

As long as Yang Xiaotao knows these things himself, there is no need to argue with Uncle Chen and the others.

Besides, it would be mediocre not to be envied by others these days. Does he need someone to stand up for him?

As for the people in the courtyard, he really doesn't need them.

Anyway, he is living a good life now and doesn't worry anyone.

The two drank some more wine, and after eating, Yang Xiaotao returned to the house.

When he went out, he vaguely saw a few figures in the yard, but Yang Xiaotao didn't care. He went home and lay down to sleep.

Uncle Chen, "Honey, do you want to tell Xiao Tao about that?"

"Stop talking now. It puts too much pressure on him. After that, don't you still have time?"

"Too."

At dawn the next day, when Yang Xiaotao got up, he thought that he only took Uncle Chen's words to heart last night and did not make any immediate changes.

He really didn't have the heart to ask him to lick his face and be close to others.

…

Time flies like water, and the days slowly come to April in a simple and ordinary way.

It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival, and Yang Xiaotao also feels the loneliness of being a stranger in a foreign land on this day. That kind of loneliness is not only the loss of relatives, but also the attachment to another world.

After the Qingming Festival, the weather in Sijiucheng became warmer day by day, especially after a heavy rain, it immediately felt like summer.

On weekends, Yang Xiaotao stayed at home and read.

At this time, this small courtyard has become a unique scenic spot in the courtyard.

Near the west wall, cucumbers have grown on the shelf. Of course, these are all the work of Xiaowei. By controlling the plants and absorbing energy, they accelerate their growth and maturity. Otherwise, it would take May 1st to see the cucumbers.

In addition, the peppers and tomatoes planted have also begun to bear fruit, especially the tomatoes, some of which have turned red and can be eaten raw.

The cabbage is also growing well, and its white-green leaves are about the size of a palm. They will probably become entangled in a few days.

The fastest growing ones are leeks, which have grown to half a foot long and have entered the harvest season.

Now this vegetable garden has become Xiaowei's new home. She usually hides under the branches and leaves, absorbing more and more energy.

In the large water tank on the side, seven or eight carp and crucian carp were swimming happily, each weighing three to four kilograms.

These were all fished by Yang Xiaotao after get off work. With his first experience and proper preparation, he could gain a lot every time.

Except for what is eaten, everything is kept here.

Vegetables, fruits, fresh fish, pork bought from time to time, steamed buns on the dinner table, this kind of life, everything is in the eyes of the people in the courtyard.

The vegetable garden that no one was optimistic about at first was actually planted by Yang Xiaotao. Although the yard is not big and there are not many fruits and vegetables in it, it is more than enough to satisfy the family.

What's more, Yang Xiaotao is the only one in the family, and the food in such a yard is enough for him.

In this era, radish and pickles are served as dishes. Naturally, these vegetables are enviable, especially those in the middle courtyard. Every time they see Yang Xiaotao's courtyard, their eyes are filled with greed and envy.

After this period of recuperation, Jia Zhang's wrists have almost recovered. After her body gradually recovered, her temper also recovered.

The yelling and scolding mode started again, especially when they saw that Yang Xiaotao's life was getting better and better, and the Jia family could only eat Wowotou pickle sticks, they felt very uncomfortable.

"You're a heartless little beast. There are so many people in the yard who don't have food to eat, and they don't know how to help everyone. You are really a white-eyed wolf."

"I don't care, sir. Will this courtyard still respect the elderly and care for the young in the future? Will it still have a sense of public morality?"

"No, I have to talk to the uncle. Growing vegetables in this yard takes up everyone's space, and it should belong to everyone. Why should he monopolize the vegetable garden?"

Jia Zhang found a good reason for herself and hurriedly ran to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Qin Huairu wandered around the yard with a big belly every day, and naturally saw Yang Xiaotao's condition, the green cucumbers, red tomatoes, and the scrambled eggs with leeks that she smelled in the morning, and the smell of fish and braised meat from time to time.

After eating well and being full, the baby in her belly started to fuss again.

At this moment, she already felt a little regretful.

If she marries Yang Xiaotao, everything in the yard will now belong to her.

Unfortunately, there is no regret medicine in the world.

People in the courtyard also wanted to come forward to please the relationship, but they were afraid that Yang Xiaotao would not care about his feelings, so they could only continue to watch.

Silly Zhu's house, He Yuyu returned home from vacation today.

Watching Silly Zhu steam a pot of steamed buns, he picked up one and ate it.

"Brother, Yang Xiaotao has really grown vegetables."

Silly Zhu also nodded, "Who wouldn't say it? Why didn't we think of it before?"

"What's the use of thinking about it? We don't have anywhere to grow it."

"That's what you said. Their land is the only one in our courtyard that can grow vegetables!"

He Yuyu ate a steamed bun and suddenly smelled the smell of fish. He inhaled through his nose and said, "Brother, who cooks fish? It's so delicious."

Silly Zhu said angrily, "Who else can it be? Yang Xiaotao, that guy always catches three or four fish every time he goes fishing, and there are still several fish in the tank now."

"This guy eats fish or braised pork every few days. He lives such a good life and doesn't know that the people in the relief compound are really heartless and unmanly."

Silly Zhu said sourly.

He Yuyu also wanted to eat fish, so he turned to look at Silly Zhu, "Brother, how about we go fishing too."

Silly Zhu shook his head after hearing this, "Come on, let's go with the three uncles in the front yard. What we catch can only be cooked into soup."

"This fishing depends on experience and luck. Let's not lose this person!"

"Then why was Yang Xiaotao able to catch it?"

"How did I know? Okay, let's eat quickly! I'll buy a fish later. Let's eat fish tonight too."

"Buy fish? Just ask him if he wants one."

"Huh? That's what you said."

Silly Zhu was a little moved.

"Second uncle, Yang Xiaotao must be extremely wicked. The food at home is so good, but he doesn't share it with the people in the yard."

In the backyard, Xu Damao was holding a vegetable basin, pulling rice and cabbage, squatting at the door smelling the fish, and yelling at Liu Haizhong who came out from the side.

Liu Haizhong held half an egg in his hand and looked towards the middle courtyard. He still remembered the last time he was pushed down by Yang Xiaotao and was thinking about how to get back.

However, he is not an idiot. How could he not listen to Xu Damao's words?

"Divide it? How to divide it? There is only so much in the yard. If you ask for it, he will give it to you?"

Liu Haizhong stuffed the egg into his mouth, and finally licked the egg yolk on his hand, but he was thinking about it.

"You must not speculate, otherwise, huh!"

Xu Damao saw Liu Haizhong's fierce eyes and continued to cook with his head down.

There was cunning in his eyes.

The front yard of the third uncle’s house.

Every time I see Yang Xiaotao coming back with fish, but the third uncle is empty-handed, I feel bad.

Especially Yang Xiaotao's small courtyard, where the vegetables are lush and green, but the family has to spend money to buy them, and sometimes they can't buy them, which makes it even more uncomfortable.

It's not that he hasn't thought about growing vegetables in the front yard, but Yang Xiaotao's yard belongs to him, and the area in front of the door belongs to the public. If he wants to grow vegetables, he must at least agree with the whole courtyard, and the vegetables grown Naturally, they have to be distributed to the people in the courtyard.

Before and after calculation, I always suffered losses but failed to make profits, so I gave up on growing vegetables.

It's just that the third aunt is getting heavier and heavier, and she can't keep up with the nutritional value of eating pickle sticks.