The courtyard is particularly lively in the evening.

The workers who had been busy all day returned to the courtyard in twos and threes.

They did not go into the house to do housework, because in this era, cooking and taking care of children were mostly women's tasks.

Men would be scolded as worthless if they stayed in the kitchen all day long.

After work, men like to move stools and sit by the flower pond chatting.

Seeing Li Donglai coming back with his bicycle, Liu Erquan in the backyard quickly stood up from his stool and said with a smile: "Director Li, are you off work?"

Li Donglai looked Liu Erquan up and down: "Erquan, how was your work today?"

Liu Erquan pointed to the sweat stains on his shirt and said with a smile: "Director Li, the work in the bicycle factory is indeed hard enough. Each of those accessories weighs forty or fifty kilograms, but I can still persist."

"Did you get your wages?" Li Donglai asked.

When he mentioned wages, Liu Erquan was so excited that he couldn't even close his mouth.

In other factories, the treatment of temporary workers is completely different from that of regular workers. They do not enjoy the benefits of early payment of wages as regular workers. They can only receive their wages until the end of the month.

Li Donglai considered that the workers who came to work as temporary workers were all from relatively poor families, so he specially discussed with the director of the bicycle factory Hanbo. The temporary workers would be paid on a daily basis. In other words, the temporary workers would be paid on a monthly basis.

The salary of thirty yuan is divided equally into thirty parts. After the temporary workers have finished their work, they can receive the day's work when they get off work.

"Director Li, I received one yuan today and bought noodles and vegetables. My mother praised me for my filial piety!"

Li Donglai nodded with satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder and said: "You boy, you will work seriously from now on. If there is a chance, I will make you a regular employee."

"Really, thank you, Director Li, thank you, Director Li!" Liu Erquan thanked him repeatedly.

He no longer looked as decadent as before, and his eyes were full of hope.

Liu Erquan's ability to return to the right path did not exceed Li Donglai's expectations.

In this world, most people are not born bad or bastards. They just took the wrong path for a while, fell into trouble, and struggled helplessly.

At this time, as long as you extend a helping hand and pull them out, you can get them back on the right path.

but.

If Liu Erquan continued to mess around as before after becoming a temporary worker, Li Donglai would fire him without hesitation.

Judging from the current situation, Liu Erquan's performance is quite qualified.

Li Donglai nodded: "From now on, you can call me First Master in the courtyard."

"Okay, okay, sir..." Liu Erquan nodded hurriedly.

Li Donglai pushed his bicycle and continued walking in my courtyard.

The residents who greeted him along the way seemed more cordial than before.

As a result, he returned home twenty minutes later than usual.

"Brother Donglai, why are you back so late today?" Ding Qiunan was busy in the kitchen. Hearing the sound of the door opening, he stuck his head out and said with a smile.

This girl has been married for so many years and is still counting the seconds.

"I met some neighbors on the road." Li Donglai washed his hands, rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen: "Daughter-in-law, please assign tasks."

Ding Qiunan glanced at him happily and pointed to the cabbage by the sink: "To make cabbage noodles tonight, I will trouble you, the chief director, to wash the cabbage."

Li Donglai picked up the sink and got busy, but maybe because he was not born to do such things, he seemed a little in a hurry, and the water splashed out and wet his tunic suit.

"You are just here to cause trouble, so let me do it."

Ding Qiunan took the vegetable basin smoothly, with a smile on his face, and kicked Li Donglai out of the kitchen.

She had known that this situation would happen, but she couldn't help but agree to Li Dong's help every time.

She felt as if she was enjoying this process.

As soon as Li Donglai left the kitchen, there was a knock on the door.

"yes?"

"it's me."

Hearing Aunt Liu's voice, Li Donglai quickly walked over and opened the door.

Aunt Liu was carrying a bamboo basket with several sweet potatoes in it.

"Dong Lai, I went back to my parents' home in the countryside today and brought back some sweet potatoes, so I thought I would give them to you to try."

Sweet potatoes were very common in later generations, but in this era they were a living food. Li Donglai quickly took the basket.

"Aunt Liu, you are too polite."

"Why are you so polite? If it weren't for your help, my son would still be sleeping at home!"

Li Donglai put the sweet potatoes in the basket into the cupboard. Ding Qiunan had already finished washing the vegetables. When he saw the sweet potatoes, he asked curiously: "Who gave it to them?"

When he learned that it was from Aunt Liu, Ding Qiunan wiped his hands, took out a few white-faced steamed buns from the cupboard, and put them in the basket.

"Brother Donglai, Aunt Liu's family is having a hard time, we can't take advantage of them."

Li Donglai nodded heavily: "Yes, my wife is thoughtful."

Aunt Liu took the basket and took a step back in shock when she saw the white steamed buns in the basket.

"Master, what are you doing? I gave you those sweet potatoes sincerely."

"Auntie, take it, these steamed buns are given to you by us sincerely."

Li Donglai put the basket into Aunt Liu's hand, turned around and entered the room.

Now his monthly salary is close to 200 yuan, and Ding Qiunan's salary is also more than 70 yuan. Although he is not conspicuous in the courtyard on weekdays, his life is very prosperous.

How could it be possible to take advantage of these neighbors, not to mention that their lives were already difficult.

After seeing off Aunt Liu, not long after, other families in the compound came to visit one after another, and Li Donglai's house suddenly became lively.

Mrs. Jia and Zhang were hiding next to the crescent gate of the central courtyard like a mouse, and kept peeking over here.

Seeing the neighbors carrying all kinds of local specialties, Jia Zhang was so jealous that she almost broke her teeth.

Sweet potatoes, mung beans, corn noodles, wild vegetables, pecans... In the past, Jia and Zhang had to shamelessly sit in other people's homes in order to 'borrow' these things from others.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, now these people don't know the rules at all and sent things to Li Donglai's house.

Mrs. Jia Zhang seemed to have remembered something, her eyes lit up, she turned around and ran into the house.

At this time, Qin Huairu was preparing to cook when she saw Jia Zhang coming in and waved to her.

"Mom, you came back just in time to help me wash the vegetables."

Mrs. Jia Zhang rolled her eyes and asked her to help cook. It was simply a dream.

But now she didn't dare to offend Qin Huairu, so she didn't quarrel with Qin Huairu on the spot.

She blinked, leaned over and said in a lower voice: "Qin Huairu, have you seen that several ladies in the courtyard are carrying things and heading to Li Donglai's house."

"I just met Sister Liu next door. She said she wanted to thank Li Donglai for letting her son join the bicycle factory as a temporary worker." Qin Huairu stopped and looked at Jia Zhang in surprise.

The way Jia Zhang is acting now, she looks like she is going to cause trouble.

really.

The words just fell.

"Sue him! Let's sue him!"

Jia Zhang jumped up from the ground, her gray hair stood on end, her triangular eyes were slanted, and she seemed to be in a state of madness.

Qin Huairu gave Jia Zhang a funny look: "Jia Zhang, what are you thinking! Can Li Donglai be so stupid? I have already seen those things sent by the aunts, they are just some local specialties, those aunts are

Not only is it not illegal to give something to a neighbor, but it is also considered to be a good relationship with the neighbor.

Even if you file a complaint now, you won't be able to win over Li Donglai.

On the contrary, it will annoy him and be punished by him."

Jia Zhang was furious when he heard this: "Qin Huairu, don't think that I don't know what you are planning. You don't let me sue Li Donglai. In fact, you are thinking about Li Donglai in your heart and want to sleep in Li Donglai's bed and warm Li Donglai's feet.

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Mrs. Jia Zhang has long disliked Qin Huairu. Now Qin Huairu is like a good baby, keeping silent in the courtyard.

Not only did they not cause any trouble to the neighbors, they also stopped performing regular activities of "getting things".

"What, what are you talking about!" Qin Huairu suddenly blushed with embarrassment: "Li Donglai now has two children, and he is still the chief director. How can he look down on me, a broken branch?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang snorted coldly and stared at her sideways: "You are definitely not qualified to be a wife, but you can be a mistress and a concubine!"

Tears welled up in her eyes, and Qin Huairu almost cried. She stamped her feet and said, "Don't talk nonsense. If Bang Gang hears it, will I, a mother-in-law, have the face?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk... Look at you, I'm really moved." Mrs. Jia Zhang looked Qin Huairu up and down, tutted twice, and spat: "What a little bitch!"

Only then did Qin Huairu realize that this old man had been playing tricks on her from the beginning.

Qin Huairu was not the kind to be bullied. She raised her sleeves and wiped her tears. When Jia Zhang was not paying attention, she strode into the room, opened the pillow, and got a medicine bottle from underneath.

By the time Jia Zhang came to her senses, Qin Huairu had already thrown the medicine bottle into the bucket.
To be continued...