There were so many good things, but in the end, he didn't eat them. Wasn't that a loss?
For some people, it was a loss if they didn't earn anything.
The Third Master, Yan Bugui, was undoubtedly the best of the best.
I saw it all? Why can't I eat it?
"Honey, I'm going out for a while."
"Where to?"
"I'm going to look for Second Uncle. There's something I need to do.”
Yan Bugui had just left when he saw Lou Xiao'e carrying a chicken coop with two old hens in it.
"Little E, did your family buy a chicken?"
"No, this is a gift from Da Mao's hometown when he went to Red Star Commune's Seventh Brigade last night. I saw that the hen was quite big. It was time to lay eggs, so I kept it at home. Didn't you watch it this morning?"
Third Uncle thought that he would spit at Xu Damao when he saw him in the morning, so he didn't notice what he brought.
But he couldn't say that.
"That's great. Your Da Mao is really capable. This chicken is indeed not bad. Don't forget to let Third Uncle taste the eggs when they are laid later.”
Lou Xiao'e came from a wealthy background, so she didn't care about him taking advantage of her.
"Sure, that's nothing."
"She's a young miss after all.”
"Third Uncle, if you want to eat eggs, go find your son. Why are you thinking about our chickens?" Xu Damao yawned and came out with a cotton coat draped over his shoulders.
"Da Mao, you're wrong here. How has Third Master treated you all these years? Isn't it right to eat your egg?”
"Stop. I know how you treat me. I'm just afraid that you don't know. You're still giving me a sour face early in the morning. Do I owe you eggs?
You, go do what you need to do."
Yan Bugui felt that his face had been swept away and was very unhappy,""I'm too lazy to argue with you. I'll go find your second uncle.”
"Yo, if you go to Second Uncle's place at this time, you won't be able to get a meal. It's already past mealtime.”
"Pah, a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory.”
"How fresh is that? Those who can spit out ivory are called elephants, but can they be called dogs?”
Yan Bugui was almost choked to death. He looked really angry.
Xu Damao smiled and said,""I was just joking with you. Why are you still angry? Why are you looking for Second Uncle?"
"What do you care?"
Yan Bugui felt that he had won back a victory and walked away arrogantly with his hands behind his back.
"Hey, this old man…"
Lou Xiao'e fed the chicken with millet."Why did you provoke him for no reason?"
"What do you mean by provoking him? I'm telling you, Third Master is targeting our chicken. She had to be more careful in the future. She might be scheming against him.”
"That can't be. Although Third Master is stingy and likes to scheme, he still wants his face.”
"Face? Can face be eaten like meat? Anyway, you should be more careful."
"Alright, alright, alright. I understand. Why does everyone look like a bad person in your heart?”
Lou Xiao'e didn't take it seriously. Xu Damao snorted twice. He thought about it and felt that Third Uncle was looking for Second Uncle to cause trouble.
After living in the same courtyard for so many years, who didn't know who was who?
With Yan Bugui being so stingy, why would he go to visit if he didn't have any benefits?
"Moth, I'll go to Second Uncle's house to take a look.”
"Why didn't you stay at home to catch up on your sleep?”
"I'll wait for you to come back."
……
He Yuzhu finished washing the dishes and watched Zhou Zhenhua and his niece play a game of " you take one, I take one " in boredom.
"Rainwater, have you regained your senses? If you have nothing to do, go and call your classmates.
I was wondering if I should call the three masters over to be witnesses and say that I, Zhou Zhenhua, was going to turn over a new leaf.”
"There's no need for that, right? Why are you treating them to a meal?"
He Yuzhu was a little unhappy.
He didn't like any of the three masters in the courtyard.
First Uncle was better and treated him well. That Second Uncle was a fan of government officials and shouted all day long.
As for Third Uncle, his son did not have a family and did not split up. He had to pay for his living expenses even when he ate.
Compared to her godmother and Zhou Zhenhua's biological mother, these old men were simply too much.
"Wife, what do you think?"
Yu Fanghua and He Yushui nestled on the brick bed.
This winter in Beijing was frighteningly cold.
In addition, there was no greenhouse effect in this era, so the temperature was four or five degrees lower than in the future.
"I think it's fine. It saves them from looking at you differently.”
"Alright, so you two are both good people. Then, do you want to invite Xu Damao and Qin Huairu over?”
He Yuzhu said casually, but Zhou Zhenhua actually thought about it carefully.
"Xu Damao doesn't get along with us. Why would we invite him?
Forget about Qin Huairu. It was better not to provoke that big family.”
"By the way, brother, you haven't finished what you said at the market.
Why didn't you ask me to help Qin Huiru?”
" Brother, I think Sister Qin is doing quite well. She's a widow who has to support her mother-in-law and three children. It's not easy."”
"You can't say that. I think this Sister Qin is strange.”
It was Yu Fanghua who spoke. Hearing this, Zhou Zhenhua's eyes lit up.
This wife of his was really a smart person. Although she looked gentle and timid, her heart was like a mirror.
"Wife, not bad. Your eyes are much brighter than these two idiots.”
Being praised by her man, Yu Fanghua was a little embarrassed.
"No, I heard it from Grandma.”
The deaf old lady was one of the few people in this courtyard who had discerning eyes.
"That's right. Listen to Grandma more.”Zhou Zhenhua nodded in agreement.
People say that old people are smart, and having an old man in the family is like having a treasure.
With the old man watching, he was not afraid that his wife would be deceived.
"It's not Sister-in-law. Why don't I understand?”He Yushui was scolded silly. She held the pillow and made a gesture to throw Zhou Zhenhua away. Zhou Zhenhua chuckled and moved his daughter in another direction.
"Baby, don't learn from Auntie Rainwater. Girls have to be elegant."
"You are going too far."
"Alright, alright, Yu Shui. Your brother is just playing with you.”Yu Fanghua quickly tried to smooth things over.
"Sister-in-law, tell me, what's wrong?”
Yu Fanghua looked at her man's encouraging gaze and cleared her throat."Although it's not good to talk behind people's backs, it's fine for our family to talk behind closed doors.
Think about it, Rainwater. Is Sister Qin's family really having a hard time?”
" It's quite difficult." He Yushui didn't even think about it." She has to rely on herself to feed and dress this family." Otherwise, why would she cry about being poor? It would be so embarrassing.”
"You're still too naive. Think about it, which family in our courtyard doesn't have difficulties?
There was once when your brother…came back to play with alcohol. I couldn't stay at home and wanted to go out for a walk. When I passed by, I saw them all eating steamed buns. There was even one time when the stick stalk secretly threw the cornbread made of stick noodles into the flower pot of the third uncle's house.
Although it was a coincidence, judging from his indifferent expression, it was probably not the first or second time. If he really starved, would the child do such a thing?
Other than the first and second grandfathers, I'm afraid only our family has a good life in our courtyard. There was also Xu Damao.
Zhu Zi is in the canteen, and your Brother Jun and I are getting paid. Other than these few families, who else was doing well? Which family's child ruined the food?”
"Also, Sister Qin took over a man's job and can get a salary of 27.5 yuan a month.
Although it wasn't easy to support a family, was it really possible to see if they could survive?
In the past, your Brother Jun had given her a lot of money, but she could still see Sister Qin crying out in distress. Was this normal?
We're all in the same factory. Who doesn't know who's who?
I can even hear some rumors in the broadcast room. Ask your brother, has he heard of it?”
Yu Fanghua was a woman after all. She saved face and was embarrassed to say it directly.
He Yuzhu nodded thoughtfully.""Sister-in-law is right. Every day when we eat, we can indeed see some…things.”
He Yushui felt as if her worldview had been shaken.
"It can't be. I really didn't expect her to be such a person.”
"Crying children get candy," Zhou Zhenhua sneered.
In fact, it could be seen from the details of his daily life.
Look at the children in the courtyard. Most of them are wearing patched clothes.
Think about the three siblings. Did they wear patched clothes?
And that Jia Zhang-shi, she was fair and fat. It was really not easy to get fat these days.
Look at your niece. She's so skinny."
"Isn't this all because of you?" He Yushui didn't give him any face.
"Cough cough…this is my fault. That was the truth.
There's one more thing that you might not know. Guess how much Third Master earns a month?”
"Third Uncle?" He Yushui didn't expect that this matter would involve him. She thought for a moment and said,""It should be quite high."
"Tall my ass. Third Uncle's salary is the same as your Sister Qin's.”
"What? It can't be, right?"
"Are you surprised?" Zhou Zhenhua sneered.
"It's true that Third Master likes to take advantage of others, but do you think he has a few children? They were older than the three siblings, right? He would definitely eat a lot.
But have you ever seen Third Master cry for poverty and ask for help?”
He Yushui shook her head.
"Look at Qin Huairu again. First Uncle is secretly helping me out. I used to help him out often, but now, I think he's most likely preparing to use your brother as a meal ticket.
Look, our family is doing well, right? I don't have a bicycle. Of course, I made it.
Only Qin Huairu had it.
Look, we don't have a sewing machine at home, but Qin Huiru does.
When his man died, the factory paid 500 yuan. With so much money, he couldn't feed his family?
In my opinion, not only do they want to feed them, but they also want to have meat every day and eat white flour and steamed buns to feed them.
Therefore, this woman was very deep.”
He Yuzhu and He Yushui did not know what to say.
Now that he thought about it carefully, there were indeed details everywhere.
If that was the case, then this woman was too shrewd.
"Since we've already said so much, let's talk about the group of people in the courtyard.
In the future, you guys should also be careful.
Xu Damao didn't get along with us brothers since he was young.
But he was a real villain.
What did he mean? Even if we offend him, don't take any chances. He will definitely do something bad to us.
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