In January 1974, there was only one day left until New Year’s Eve.
It snowed all night last night, and the snow was a foot thick. It was difficult to open and push the door in the morning. It was still dark, so Sha Zhu got up and mobilized the neighbors to clear the snow. His loud voice floated from the front yard to the back yard.
The sound was noisier than gongs and drums.
"Uncle Liu, I don't care about the backyard. Just watch and clean up your three-quarter acre of land with Uncle Xu."
"Silly Zhu, how old are we two? Xu Wood is still hemiplegic, what should we do? You have to send us a young man!" grey-haired bangs complained.
Another thin old man walked out of Xu Damao's house, his mouth tilted and babbling, as if he was protesting to Silly Zhu.
This is Xu Damao's father. Ever since Xu Damao and his wife miraculously went to jail and were shot, the Xu and Wood couple moved back to the compound. Xu Damao also has a younger sister, and they don't care about them at all. The old couple depend on each other.
, living on Xu Wood's meager pension, life was very difficult.
Compared with him, although neither of Liu Haizhong's two sons came home to see him, he finally resumed his job. Although he was demoted, his salary of fifty yuan a month was not low at all.
In addition, Liu Guangtian could not move and asked Yi Zhonghai to send him ten yuan every month. Apart from being lonely, the old couple's living standard was not low.
Silly Zhu kept the house of the deaf old lady for himself. He planned to keep this house and the house of his sister He Yuyu for his two sons, each with a room.
Speaking of He Yuyu, she and Ding Shangdong divorced.
In the first few years, He Yuyu loved Ding Shangdong so much that even after he was imprisoned, he would chase him to his house to serve his parents, waiting wholeheartedly for Ding Shangdong to come out. Because of this, he even got into a fight with Shazhu, and they didn't have any contact with each other for two years.
Later, after Ding Shangdong came out, a reform-through-labor prisoner could not find a regular job and lived a life of depression and poverty, so he developed the bad habit of drinking. He would get drunk and beat his wife every day. He Yuyu was beaten until his nose was bruised and his face was swollen. Her parents-in-law didn't care, and they still
He summoned He Yueyue in a different way and used her as a slave.
Silly Zhu found out about this later, and Silly Zhu was so angry that he knocked on the door without saying a word and beat Ding Shangdong half to death. He almost lost his house. If Ran Qiuye hadn't called Su Yi in advance, Su Yi would have died.
B rushed over in time, and it would definitely have caused a big disaster.
But even so, He Yuyu was not willing to divorce Ding Shangdong. He was so angry that Silly Zhu scolded her that she deserved to be beaten to death.
But she was still her biological sister after all, so Shazhu was soft-hearted and tried his best to warn Ding Shangdong. The family finally restrained themselves and did not dare to do anything to He Yuyu.
Last year, when Qin Huairu and the Kong family were in a desperate quarrel, He Yuyu didn't know whether he was moved by Kong Ermin's "infatuation" for Qin Huairu or something else, but he finally came to his senses and divorced Ding Shangdong.
Their two-year-old child was given to He Yuyu. He Yuyu was too embarrassed to take the child back to live in the compound. He applied for a dormitory in their workplace and lived with the child. Recently, the relationship with her brother has become increasingly relaxed.
"You two are the only ones in the backyard, and no one else is willing to come, so what should I do?" Silly Zhu frowned and looked at Liu Haizhong, "Well, let Aunt Liu and Aunt Xu go together, this slap is bigger, you guys
The four old men can also stretch their bodies and sweep the snow away from the wall. I will shovel it away later when I am free."
The reason why others are unwilling to come to the backyard is because the backyard is unlucky and unlucky.
There are dead people in the three apartments, not to mention the deaf old lady. They are mourning, but Xu Damao and his wife are in trouble, plus the tragedy of the Liu Guangfu brothers killing each other...
Liu Guangfu failed to hold on and died. He did not wake up until his death. After his death, the old Liu family breathed a sigh of relief.
Having such a vegetative person sleeping at home who cannot live without human care is actually a double torture for the family, both physically and psychologically. Liu Haizhong and his wife have been numb over the years. After Liu Guangfu's death, they felt relieved.
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"That's all we can do." Liu Haizhong sighed, "Forget it about Aunt Liu, she twisted her waist last time and it wasn't easy."
"Where's Guangqi?" Silly Zhu frowned, "Didn't I say that the boss of your family is too heartless? When you were a child, you held him as a treasure in your hands, and the second and third children were beaten like grandsons by you.
Yes, when Guang Qi grows up, I will marry him and arrange a job for him. This is good. Once they have a family, they completely forget about their parents. I can count the number of times they have come back over the years.
?”
Liu Haizhong was a little embarrassed and said: "He is busy, mainly because he is too busy."
Silly Zhu sneered: "You are so busy that you can't come back, and can't you get your money back? Look at Guang Tian'er, they give you money every month, and there is a lot of rice, noodles, meat and oil during the holidays. If it weren't for you two
The words broke people's hearts. I think Guangtian is a filial child..."
"Ahem, Silly Zhu, you don't want to pick up any of the pots, right?" A thin old lady walked out of the Xu family, "You are filial. You are now the big boss, and I haven't seen you do anything about that."
Bring back the father who ran away with the widow?"
Silly Zhu said "Hey" and said: "Yes, you are also the one who doesn't open the pot and pick up the pot. Aunt Xu, crows should not laugh at pigs. Okay, then you go ahead and go to the Central Court to mobilize!"
Silly Zhu walked away on the snow with a squeak. Aunt Xu sneered and spat at his back: "This big old man was beaten to death by his wife in one day, and he has no future at all!"
Liu Haizhong hummed and smiled shyly with his hands behind his back: "If it wasn't for his wife to take care of him, how could he be able to open such a big business because of his stupidity? But it's just because he has a good fortune and has found a noble person."
When Liu Haizhong mentioned the "noble person", the faces of the Xu family and the elders became ugly.
"Su Yuanchao is such a noble person!" Aunt Xu looked at him with disdain, "If you get a pair of dentures, you will forget who gave you the bones in your mouth? You are also a good-for-nothing."
"Hey, why are you scolding people?" Liu Haizhong said unhappily.
"What a shame!" Aunt Xu muttered and went back to the house.
"What are you going back for? Come out and sweep the snow!" Liu Haizhong shouted, "I tell you, I only sweep half of our house! What kind of virtue is that?"
In the middle courtyard, Shazhu knocked on the door of Qin Huairu's house, shouting.
"Come on, come on! It's so early in the morning!" Qin Huairu opened the door angrily and said angrily, while buttoning up her cotton coat, "It's such a big yard, you only need two brooms for a man."
, Do you have to torment everyone?"
"Haha, my wife said, this is called collective consciousness." Silly Zhu chuckled, "I used to be the old sweeper, who cares about me? Sister Qin, are you going to marry to another house soon?
Don’t you want to do the work here?”
"Don't talk nonsense, who said I'm getting married?" Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at him.
"Meng, you continue to be fooled, can you fool me?" Silly Zhu said with a smile, "Last Sunday when I went to Yuanchao's family, Xiaodang told me that you and the Kong family had already decided on a wedding date.
Is that so? Why? You are getting married, and you didn’t even notify your old neighbors about your good life? Are your neighbors here for decades incompetent?"
"No, how could it be possible?" Qin Huairu sighed, "It's because the conditions haven't been agreed upon yet."
"Ermin is about to draw a clear line with the Kong family. Can't we reach an agreement?" Shazhu didn't believe it. "I heard that Ermin went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to sue his father, saying that his father interfered with his freedom of marriage.
.Sister Qin, is this the idea you gave me?"
"Go, this is Er Min's own wish." Qin Huairu said, "If you say so, Er Min can't really deny his parents. They are also quarreling with me now, but they won't let go."
"Then what should we do?" Silly Zhu frowned, "You really don't want Huaihua and Xiaodang, right? Xiaodang is easy to say, Huaihua broke up with Yuan Chao and Xiaodang because of the incident where you were in jail for half a year.
We haven’t interacted with each other until now... By the way, I forgot to ask you at this point, why don’t you talk to Xiaodang?”
Qin Huairu looked grim and said, "Say, this little heartless guy has been clamoring to change his surname recently. He insists on being named Su Qu. He is really heartless."
Silly Zhu smacked his lips and said: "That's childish. You insist on looking for Kong Ermin..."
In the middle of saying this, Mrs. Jia Zhang suddenly came out of the door, stared at Silly Zhu for a while, then turned around and went to the front yard.
"Mom, be careful!" Qin Huairu shouted.
"Is your mother-in-law sane?" Shazhu rubbed her chest and looked frightened. "Every time she looks at me, her eyes are straight. It's quite scary."
"Good times and bad." Qin Huairu replied absentmindedly, and asked in a low voice: "Silly Zhu, I told you that last time, you see... I don't sell here in Dongcheng, I go to Jishuitan in Xizhimen
While selling, just use your signature..."
"I asked my wife about this, and she said, no." Silly Zhu waved his hands and said, "Sister Qin, don't think about it, it's definitely out of the question."
"No, are you so afraid of your wife? What does she say? Are you her son?" Qin Huairu was anxious.
"She is our old Buddha." Silly Zhu chuckled, "You are right, my life belongs to her! Okay, let's not talk about it anymore. In the middle courtyard, you can ask people to clean it up. I'm going to the front yard!"
Seeing Si Zhu shrinking his neck and heading to the front yard, Qin Huairu cursed silently at his back, her eyes full of depression.
She is now a released prisoner, with no job, no income, nothing. Last year, even Kong Ermin left her for a time.
Later, she finally regained Kong Ermin's heart, but his father Kong Damin firmly opposed it. Even if Kong Ermin resisted with death, they only agreed that you can come with Qin Huairu, but your mother-in-law and daughter are not allowed to bring you, otherwise the old couple will also have to
Drink pills to commit suicide.
Things had reached a standstill here, and Qin Huairu actually felt a little relieved, but how to arrange the escape route for Huaihua and Jia Zhang was giving her a headache.
In the past six months, under the guidance of Su Yi, Shazhu has made a fortune selling large bowls of tea in Qianmen Building. The two cents a bowl of tea has allowed him to start a big business that makes a lot of money every day. It is said that he is now making a counter-offer.
We have set up a big store and plan to open a Tanjia Cuisine restaurant.
Sha Zhu, who used to sweep the streets, became a big boss, making many people in the courtyard jealous and envious. Sha Zhu also did not forget his roots and hired many unemployed young people in the courtyard to help him, which made him look for odd jobs everywhere.
Qin Huairu, who was very young, also had some thoughts.
She had her eye on a location and planned to ask Kong Ermin to invest some money. Then she would use Shazhu's sign and open a tea stall next to Xizhimen.
But it happened that Shazhu had already planned to expand there, and he didn't intend to let her use her sign.
She used to bully her to make Silly Zhu relax, but this Silly Zhu is now known as a henpecked person in the courtyard. He was scolded by Ran Qiuye when he went back, and now he changed his mind, which made Qin Huairu extremely depressed.
"Mom, do you want to clear the snow?" Sophora japonica walked out the door sleepily wearing a cotton-padded jacket.
"Yes, go, get dressed, and mom will go greet people." Qin Huairu said.
Sophora japonica did not move. She looked at her mother and said, "Mom, you promised me that you would never abandon me no matter what..."
Qin Huairu said: "What are you talking about, silly boy?"
"You promised me, right?" Huaihua still stared at her mother, "Because of you, I broke up with my sister, and I haven't spoken to Yuan Chao's father for so long. No matter what happens, I will stand by him.
On your side, you can't leave me behind."
Qin Huairu touched Sophora japonica's hair, forced a smile and said, "Why did mom leave you? You've grown up too. Really, why are you having trouble with your godfather? Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. Mom will buy some gifts tomorrow.
, let’s go to their house and see your godfather. It’s probably time for your godmother to give birth.”
"I won't go." Huaihua said, "I'm embarrassed to see him now! Mom, it's really because of you that I had a quarrel with Dad Yuanchao. You have to see my efforts, so you must never abandon me.
, okay mom? Please mom!”
"It's so early in the morning, why are you talking about this? Go back and get dressed and start working!" Qin Huairu couldn't help but push Sophora huaihua in, then turned and walked towards the first man's house across the door.
When she turned around, worry flashed in her eyes and she let out a long sigh.
The front yard.
"Uncle Yan, I know you know how to handle it. Now, this is my broom. You can use mine as you wish! You are an uncle. No matter what happens in your family, you have to work alone, right? You deserve to take the lead!
"Si Zhu couldn't help but put a broom into Yan Fugui's hand.
"Who recognizes me as an uncle now? Everyone recognizes you, Boss He." Yan Fugui laughed at himself, "I'm talking about silly Zhu, I was listening to the radio yesterday, and you told that reporter that you have made a lot of money in the past few months.
Forty thousand yuan? Is it true? You’re not bragging? A big bowl of tea costing just two cents, can it be sold for so much?"
"I'm telling you, don't believe it!" Silly Zhu waved his hand, "Those people lining up for hundreds of meters in front of the building waiting to drink my big bowl of tea are all hired by me, don't believe it either! And I came back with big bags and small bags.
I bought tea, and Ba Mao hired so many people to wash the bowls for me in one day. This is all fake. You must not believe it! Okay, you can ask everyone to clean it, and I will go to the alley to borrow some shovels."
Silly Zhu said, waving his hands and walking out the door.
