Chapter 72 Returning to the city and encountering Xu Damao’s troubles
As the firecrackers sounded on New Year's Eve, Zhang Yu's family gathered around the big round table and had a lively reunion dinner.
On New Year's Eve this year, Zhang Yu went up to the mountain to invite the old man down and celebrate the New Year together.
On the first day of the new year, Zhang Yu's family got up early and ate hot dumplings.
Zhang Yu put on new clothes, followed Zhang's father and elder brother, and began to go door to door to pay New Year greetings to those senior citizens.
On the second and third day of the lunar month, I go to the homes of relatives and friends to pay New Year greetings.
On the early morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Yu packed up his things, packed up his belongings with his family, and returned to the city.
Zhang Yu first went to the master's place to pay New Year greetings, put down the gifts, had lunch with the master, and then returned to the compound.
"Third uncle, the New Year is coming soon."
"Third aunt, the New Year is coming soon."
Everyone in the courtyard said hello to everyone they met, and everyone in the compound happily responded with "Happy New Year".
The cart came to the door of the house, took out the key, opened the lock, and pushed the door in. Oh my god, it was really dusty.
While it's still early and the sun hasn't set yet, take the bedding outside to bask in the sun.
I lit the stove in the house, carried the bucket, and took a bucket full of water back to the house.
First, I boiled a pot of hot water, soaked the bowls, chopsticks and dishes, took them outside the house, then sprinkled water evenly in the house, and started cleaning.
After everything was cleaned, the bedding and bedding were laid out, the dishes and dishes were washed and put away, and all the food and food brought back from home were put in place, Zhang Yu felt that this waist was no longer his own.
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Zhang Yu collapsed on the bed, without any thought of getting up to cook. After a final struggle, he decided to go out to a restaurant, put on his bag, and pushed the car out of the compound.
In this cold weather, you should eat copper pots and sheep and scorpions.
If you want to eat copper pot, you can only go to those state-owned restaurants. Zhang Yu and the chef have eaten there several times and know the rules here. There is no service attitude in this era. Just look at the warning sign posted at the door, "Do not beat or scold customers."
We know how tough state-owned hotels are.
Order what you want to eat, hand the money and food stamps to the counter, and sit down at a random table.
When the steaming copper pot was served, the chef had even prepared the sesame sauce. It was so delicious to nibble on the lamb scorpion and eat the boiled mutton.
But while I was eating, I heard the voices of the people next to me sound so familiar.
He turned around and looked, okay, isn't this Xu Damao? There was a woman sitting next to him, wearing a big red coat. Xu Damao's arm was on the woman's shoulder, and the two were talking passionately.
Hey, it’s none of your business, just turn around and eat your own sheep and scorpions.
They say you should eat as much as you want, and what Zhang Yu ordered was exactly eighty percent full.
After leaving the hotel, I rode back to the courtyard, pushed the car into the house, added a few more pieces of carbon to the stove, sealed the stove, and went back to the back room to sleep.
However, when Zhang Yu went out, Xu Damao seemed to notice Zhang Yu. Then he thought about it, everyone in the compound knew that Zhang Yu had returned to the village for the New Year. This node appeared here, and it was determined that he drank too much and had hallucinations.
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The next day, Zhang Yu got up early and went out for some exercise along the Shichahai Sea. When he returned, he bought two taels of steamed buns and a bowl of fried liver.
After I had eaten and drank enough, I got on my bike and went out, and went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative. Today I mainly bought food, and by the way, I bought some vegetables and so on.
There is no shortage of meat for the time being. When I returned to the city, I stuffed a lot of it at home, which was enough for me to eat for a long time.
After working all morning, I finally filled the grain tank, bought a bag of corn noodles, and a bag of rice.
At noon, even if Zhang Yu didn't want to cook anymore, he had to start the fire. He didn't have much money left, so he kept the food stamps for use when work started.
After thinking about it, I decided to eat it below, beat an egg, sprinkle some salt on the surface, and eat it as usual.
They all said it was just okay, but the experience value on the panel didn't even move, as if it was a perfunctory protest.
It's good to eat some, but if you still protest, what are you protesting for? If you can cook, it's a big deal.
"Dang Dang Dang."
Zhang Yu was enjoying his meal when he heard someone knocking on the door.
"Who?"
"I, your Damao brother, want to talk to you about something."
Xu Damao? Why did he come to find me?
Zhang Yu opened the door, sat back at the table and continued eating.
Xu Damao saw Zhang Yu eating and knew that he came at the wrong time, but in order to verify whether he was wrong last night, he could only ask shamelessly.
"Zhang Yu, I heard from the third uncle that you went back to the countryside to celebrate the New Year?"
Zhang Yu didn’t understand why Xu Damao asked this. If he went back to the countryside to celebrate the New Year, would he still need someone to come to inquire?
"Ah, yes, I went back to the countryside, what happened?"
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask which village you are from. After all, I often go to movie theaters, maybe I have been to your village."
Xu Damao himself was unsure about this, and Zhang Yu was also half-convinced. There are hundreds and eighty villages in the surrounding area, large and small. To say that he has been to them all is pure bragging.
"Oh, really? Have you been to Lijiazhuang?"
"Lijiazhuang? Isn't your surname Zhang?"
Well, when Xu Damao said this, Zhang Yu knew that Xu Damao didn’t know anything.
"There can be no one named Zhang in Lijiazhuang."
"What's the matter with you?"
This person is chattering here, and he can't even eat the noodles. He has no eyesight at all, and he can't see what he is eating.
Having said that, Xu Damao stopped beating around the bush.
Xu Damao sat at the table, moved closer to Zhang Yu, turned to look outside the door, and asked in a low voice.
"Well, Zhang Yu, I just want to ask you, when will you come back?"
Xu Damao opened his mouth and almost made Zhang Yu do a somersault. His mouth was filled with the smell of garlic.
Zhang Yu hurriedly dragged the stool back and sat down, farther away from Xu Damao.
"I'm telling you, I came back yesterday. What's wrong? I went back to my own home. Did I commit a taboo?"
In Xu Damao's eyes, Zhang Yu slowly merged with the figure he saw last night.
"No, no, could I mean that? Where did you miss your brother?"
"I saw you eating copper pot last night, and you also ate sheep and scorpions. It happened that my brother had a game last night and couldn't leave, so he didn't have time to say hello to you."
"Today, brother is here specifically to apologize. I'm sorry, brother. I owe you a happy New Year."
Xu Damao is worthy of being a scene person. He didn't even mention a word about the woman last night, but what he said was all about last night.
Mainly I want to try Zhang Yu. Did Zhang Yu see the scene last night?
"Haha, you are too polite. I heard you say that. Were you in the state-owned hotel last night?"
"I really haven't noticed this. If I had noticed it, I would have gone to say hello to you."
"It's all because the lamb and scorpion last night was so fragrant. I haven't eaten it for a long time, so I didn't bother to look at anything else. I'm really sorry."
He said he was sorry, but on the surface he didn't mean to apologize at all, as if what he said had nothing to do with him.
Xu Damao didn't care about this anymore. Xu Damao just wanted to know that Zhang Yu didn't see him.
Hearing that Zhang Yu didn't see him, Xu Damao let out a long breath, knowing that this sentence was highly false.
But there are some things that should not be taken too seriously. If Lou Xiaoe gets into a fight, things will be difficult to end.
After all, Xu Damao has not yet made up his mind to divorce Lou Xiao'e. After all, abandoning the wealthy Lou family for a rural girl makes everyone think there is something wrong with their brains.