"You are Comrade Li Donglai, and I am the aunt of the courtyard. To welcome you, we will have a meeting in the courtyard tonight. You can come right after dinner." The aunt was very kind. The uncle had told her that this new doctor
Although he is from the countryside, he seems to have some foundation.
"Having a meeting? Okay, thank you Auntie, I will be there on time." Although Li Donglai didn't know why he wanted to hold a meeting, he nodded and agreed to give her a bag of gray vegetables when she was about to leave.
I heard that this wild vegetable can replenish blood and calcium, and I was so happy that I couldn't help but smile.
This young man looks good and has a good identity, but he has a younger sister to open his mouth to, otherwise he can introduce his aunt's cousin to him.
Li Xiaomei was also very interested in the welcome party. After washing the dishes, she stuck around Li Donglai like a follower.
Li Donglai originally wanted Li Xiaomei to review her homework at home to prepare for school.
But who knew this was his biological sister?
The two simply cleaned up and went out.
The roads in the courtyard are all paved with blue bricks. Over time, the edges of the blue bricks have been covered with brown moss, and the edges are uneven. It feels a bit harsh when you step on them, and it doesn't feel as solid as standing on the dirt.
Under the big locust tree, there is a cloud of black clouds. The men are talking about work, the young wives and old ladies are living in the east and the west, and the children are sneaking in and out of the crowd. The atmosphere is very happy.
Li Donglai took Li Xiaomei and squeezed into the crowd.
In the center, there is a square table and three benches.
A middle-aged man with a well-proportioned figure and dark complexion sat in the center of the bench. This should be the great uncle Yi Zhonghai.
On the right side, a fat man with his hair parted in the middle is drinking tea from an enamel vat. He must be the second uncle Liu Haizhong.
On the left is a thin, educated man with glasses on his nose. This is the third uncle Yan Bugui.
Li Donglai kept the faces of the three stewards in mind.
"Ahem, everyone has almost arrived. Now we have finished opening the courtyard. Now the situation across the country is not a good one, it is a great one..." Liu Haizhong talked about a lot of materials he had read in the newspaper, and after a while
He was so addicted to officialdom that he invited Yi Zhonghai to speak.
"Now, please let me tell you a few words."
Yi Zhonghai stood up: "We are gathered here today to welcome a new neighbor. I won't say more. Now I invite Comrade Li Donglai to come forward and introduce himself."
Li Donglai strode forward and stood in the center of the crowd. He smiled honestly at the curious eyes: "I am Li Donglai, a doctor at our rolling mill hospital. If you feel uncomfortable in the future, you can go to the hospital to see me."
I'm from Qinjiagou Commune..."
"Qinjiagou Commune? I remember there was one from that place in our compound." Before he finished speaking, there was a hint of commotion in the crowd.
"She seems to be Jia Xudong's wife."
"Yes, my name seems to be Qin Huairu."
...
Qin Huairu? It can’t be such a coincidence, right?
Li Xiaomei's face suddenly turned livid. After Li Donglai saw it, he put his hand on her shoulder.
"Little sister, your cold is not cured. Do you want to go back home and rest for a while?"
"I'm fine." Li Xiaomei somewhat understood Li Donglai's plan and forced out an ugly smile.
"Are you also from Qinjiagou? So is Qin Huairu from our compound. You should know him." Yi Zhonghai looked Li Donglai up and down, then turned to the crowd and shouted: "Is Qin Huairu here?"
"No, I'm feeding the kids at home." A short-built man walked out of the crowd.
"Jia Xudong, call your wife here. Today is Comrade Li Donglai's welcome party."
"Master, I'll go right away." Jia Xudong got out of the crowd.
In the Jia family, Qin Huairu had just finished feeding Xiaodang and was holding Xiaodang in her arms to burp her.
Seeing Jia Xudong walking in in a hurry, Qin Huairu buttoned up the buttons and put the small thing in the mattress.
"Xudong, what happened?"
"A man from Qinjiagou came to our compound."
"who?"
"It seems Li Donglai is a doctor."
"Li, Li, Li Donglai?" Qin Huairu felt that the sky suddenly darkened, and her body shook involuntarily.
She held on to the bedside table before she regained her balance.
Jia Xudong stepped forward and held Qin Huairu's arm. He felt her body shaking a little and asked with concern, "Huairu, what's wrong with you?"
Qin Huairu's chest was rising and falling, and she took a big breath. After a long time, she said slowly: "It's okay. I've been sitting for a long time and I'm a little dizzy."
Jia Xudong finally felt relieved, "It's been hard on you because I've been making so many noises these days. Do you want me to tell my mother and let her help take care of the kids during the day?"
Qin Huairu smiled bitterly: "Forget it, it's not like you don't know my mother's character. She can't sit still in the house."
Jia Xudong pursed his lips and said nothing. He knew that Qin Huairu was complaining about his mother Jia Zhang.
Jia Zhang goes to the park every day after dinner to chat with the old ladies and doesn't care about housework at all.
Her reason is also very good. Qin Huairu is a rural girl, and doing such a small job is nothing at all.
One is a mother, the other is a wife, and the palms and backs of her hands are full of flesh. Jia Xudong is caught between them, and it is very difficult.
Jia Xudong saw that Qin Huairu's face was much better and asked again:
"We are all neighbors in the same compound. You are from the same commune, so it will be easier to get along with you in the future. Besides, the first uncle has also spoken, so you should go and meet me."
"...Well, wait for me, I just finished feeding Dang, and I don't feel comfortable going out to meet people because of the smell of milk."
Qin Huairu walked into the back room, closed the door, and leaned against the door panel.
Li Donglai, why is he here? And he became a doctor?
Damn Li Donglai, you can't just stay in Qinjiagou and herd your cattle!
No, no, I can't let Jia Xudong know about my past.
In her messy thoughts, Qin Huairu changed her clothes. Just as she was about to open the door, she thought again, turned around and looked in the mirror, put on some cream to make herself look radiant, and then smiled.
Go out.
"Xudong, let's go. We are all from the same commune. Naturally, I want to welcome him well."
...
Li Donglai also didn't expect Qin Huairu to live in the courtyard, but he didn't have as much resentment towards Qin Huairu as Li Xiaomei did.
Everything in the past, let it pass.
In fact, he would also like to thank Jia Xudong for allowing him to see Qin Huairu's true face.
Li Donglai took Li Xiaomei's hand and started chatting with the neighbors.
Li Donglai, who has the memory of two lifetimes, quickly became involved with his neighbors.
Of course, the main reason is that everyone respects doctors very much.
There is a doctor in the courtyard, which will be more convenient for the elderly and children who have headaches and fever.
By the time Qin Huairu came over, Li Donglai had already made friends with a steel rolling mill cook and a projectionist.
The cook inherits the job of the cook's father, and the projectionist also inherits the job of the projectionist's father, which is very characteristic of this era.
It's just that there seems to be something wrong between these two people, and they started to fight each other without saying a few words.
"Silly Zhu, did you steal leftovers from the factory again today?"
"Stealing food cannot be considered stealing...stealing food!...can the things done by the cook be considered stealing?"
"If you keep your mouth shut, one day I will ask the security department to arrest you."
"Robinson Sun, do you want to be beaten?"
...
Li Donglai held his arms in his arms and quietly watched the two of them arguing with each other.
The two of them were at each other's throats as soon as they met, as if they were a pair of happy enemies.
At this time, Qin Huairu and Jia Xudong squeezed into the crowd.
"Qin Huairu, come here, who do you think this is?" Uncle Yi pointed at Li Donglai.
"Oh, cousin, when did you come to the capital, you didn't even tell me." Qin Huairu walked over without waiting for Li Dong to speak, her face full of sincerity: "I was in Qinjiagou back then.
When I was young, I said that you would definitely have a good future in the future, and now it seems that I was right."
After saying that, Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai: "Master, this is my cousin. We have known each other since childhood. Let me tell you, my cousin is very smart. He feeds the strongest cows in the commune."
Finally, Qin Huairu turned her pleading eyes to Li Donglai again: "Cousin, you will become a city dweller in the future, so don't think too much about the past, okay?"
Li Donglai held down Li Xiaomei, who was clenching her fists in excitement, and nodded with a faint smile: "Hey, cousin, we meet again. My former 'little brother', thanks to your 'care', can be comfortable. From now on, we will live in the same hospital.
You should also take care of and tolerate me, my little brother."
Little brother?
Yi Zhonghai felt that what the two said was a bit baffling, but he didn't care. As long as Li Donglai was not a thorn in the side and could smoothly integrate into the courtyard, that would be enough.
"Well, since you are cousins, it will be better to help each other in the future."
"Everyone has to go to work tomorrow, let's break up the meeting."
Back at the house, Li Xiaomei pinched Li Donglai's arm hard: "Brother, why don't you tell me about Qin Huairu?"
"Little sister, you said it, so what?" Li Donglai put the iron pot on the red coal stove and began to boil water.
"In that case, Jia Xudong will beat her up and drive her out of the city." Li Xiaomei was very angry.
"Then what?" Li Donglai shook his head.
"Then..." Li Xiaomei couldn't continue.
Yes, although Qin Huairu broke her brother's heart, she is a bad woman.
But now she is driven back to Qinjiazhuang and can only marry the lame man in his forties at the east end of the village.
The lame man also had a crooked mouth. When he spoke, saliva flowed from the corners of his mouth. He was so disgusted.
Is that really appropriate? Li Xiaomei was hesitant.
Li Donglai squatted in front of Li Xiaomei and touched her little face dotingly: "Little sister, don't let hatred blind your eyes."
"We live well, which is more important than anything else."
Li Xiaomei pouted and said nothing.
She didn't understand what her brother said.
In her opinion, the woman who stole the stainless steel pot and let her eat raw sweet potatoes for two months was a bad woman and should be punished.
Well, as long as you don't marry a cripple.
"Come, wash your feet."
Li Donglai brought a basin of hot water and placed it in front of her.
A pair of big feet and a pair of small feet stretched into the hot water basin.
They all exhaled: "Comfortable!"
"Yeah, brother, don't scratch me."
"Hee hee hee."
"Don't scratch."
Amidst the laughter, Li Xiaomei felt that she understood her brother's words a little bit.
However, she still felt that people like Qin Huairu should be punished.
