(Correction, the official resumption of the college entrance examination was in 1977. I remembered the wrong time earlier. Sorry. However, the protagonist took the college entrance examination in 1977, so there is no problem.)

Li Qiao returned home.

I wanted to have a good sleep and relieve the stress caused by the exam.

However, before he could fall asleep, there was another commotion in the courtyard.

Nowadays, the efficiency of steel rolling is getting worse day by day.

Many workers have no work and can only stay at home doing nothing.

Although wages are still paid, the dead wages are increasingly unable to keep up with the development of the times.

Imagine that someone else could go south and easily earn four to five hundred a month.

In the factory, it is fixed at forty or fifty per month.

Not many people can endure this kind of gap and this kind of impact.

Therefore, anyone with a bit of craftsmanship began to make extra money.

People like Sha Zhu, relying on his "Tan Family Cuisine" skills, are also very successful outside. This is why he dares to look down on Li Qiao.

Xu Damao is a eloquent speaker, has a flexible mind, and can show movies. He is considered a rare talent these days, so he manages to do well.

Although Qin Huairu is a womanizer, she is more diligent and thoughtful, and with the help of Fuzhu, her life is getting better and better.

Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekong followed Xu Damao and enjoyed a lot of food and drink every day.

These younger generations have a bright future ahead of them.

The older generation, on the other hand, are not having an easy time.

Especially Uncle One, Two and Three.

The first is the uncle.

After the deaf old lady passed away, the elder's biggest supporter was gone.

Without the strong support of the deaf old lady, the first man's status was seriously threatened.

Especially in the late ten years, the first uncle was basically beaten by the second uncle and Xu Damao.

Fortunately, I knew how to restrain myself, stay dormant, and pretend to be sick for a long time, so I managed to survive.

But this also directly resulted in him having little prestige now, let alone the right to speak.

Only Shazhu and Qin Huairu were still helping him in the courtyard.

Although he was still an eighth-level worker in the factory, he was old and had been ill for a long time, so he could not contribute much.

As a result, he lost his foothold in the courtyard and the factory.

So life was pretty miserable.

Let’s talk about the second uncle.

Although the second uncle has been prosperous for a few years during a special period.

But now is not the past after all, the scenery is no longer there.

In addition, he offended many people during that period and is now on tenterhooks.

His two sons, Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian, were still timid and were abused by him every day.

In the factory, even after he retired, he was unable to join the labor union.

This directly reduced his income by a large amount.

Of course, the saddest thing is actually the third uncle.

The Hongxing Primary School where the third uncle works has been unable to pay wages for a long time.

He and the third aunt have been picking up rags outside to support the family.

Because they were afraid of being laughed at by the neighbors in the yard, the old couple ran to far away places to pick up rags.

The third uncle's family was also uneasy. Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekuang were like two evil wolves, always watching the old couple. They had to pay for every meal. If they didn't pay, they wouldn't be allowed to eat.

Of course, this was all the fault of the third uncle, and the "poor plot" was ultimately all planned on himself.

Although school has resumed now, he has reached retirement age and is really unable to do what he wants, even if he wants to earn more salary.

The suffering of the third uncle can be imagined.

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"Noisy, noisy, noisy all day long, it's so annoying!"

Li Qiao turned over and covered his head with the quilt, trying to block out the quarrel outside.

But the sound got louder and louder, as if he was desperate.

"I can't sleep this night!"

Li Qiao punched the bed board angrily, sat up from the bed, took off his shoes, and prepared to go out to see what was going on.

When I went out to take a look, I discovered that there was a quarrel at the second uncle's house.

Moreover, it was the second uncle and the second aunt who were quarreling.

"This is new, the second aunt actually dares to quarrel with the second uncle?"

Li Qiao felt very curious.

You know, the second uncle is a "domestic violence maniac" and often beats the second aunt and his two sons.

The second aunt and her two sons have always been submissive and never resisted.

This is something everyone in the courtyard knows.

Unexpectedly, the second aunt dared to talk back to the second uncle today.

"This is the sun rising from the west!"

Li Qiao decided to find out.

At this time, Xu Damao rushed out from home carrying his rice bowl, shouting: "Don't be impulsive! Don't be impulsive! If you have something to say, why should we get divorced?"

divorce?

Li Qiao's eyes lit up and he quickly asked Xu Damao: "Who wants a divorce?"

Xu Damao turned to look at him and said, "Hey, boy from the Li family, are you at home too?"

Li Qiao: "Stop talking nonsense! Who is getting divorced?"

Xu Damao: "Of course it's the second uncle. The second aunt is getting divorced. Didn't you hear their quarrel?"

Li Qiao: "No way? Second aunt is not..."

Xu Damao: "It's not what?"

Li Qiao: "Isn't that true?"

Xu Damao: "Which one do you prefer?"

Li Qiao: "You are quite timid."

Xu Damao: "Hey, don't you understand this? Times have changed. The second uncle is still your second uncle, and the second aunt is no longer your second aunt!"

Li Qiao: "..."

Xu Damao: "Now in the second uncle's house, the second aunt is in charge. Even Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian dare to ride on the second uncle's head."

Li Qiao: "What?"

Xu Damao: "Hey, you don't believe it, do you? Just go and have a look and you'll find out!"

After saying that, he threw his rice bowl on the ground, wiped his mouth, and shouted to his family: "Damn you, come out and collect the bowls, man, I'm going to do something big!"

Qin Jingru ran out of the house, pointed at Xu Damao's back and yelled: "Damn Xu Damao, you are a dog, you will throw it wherever you eat it!"

After saying that, he took the bowl back bitterly.

Li Qiao followed Xu Damao to the second uncle's house.

Xu Damao: "Give me, let me, the Fourth Master is here!"

Everyone: "Where did the Fourth Master come from?"

Xu Damao: "Me!"

Everyone: "Bah!"

Xu Damao: "Hey, you can't use bean bags as dry food, right?"

Qin Huairu: "Xu Damao, shut up!"

Xu Damao shut his mouth sarcastically.

At this time, the second uncle and the second aunt were having a heated argument.

Next to the second aunt were Liu Guangfu and Liu Guangtian.
To be continued...