Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 763 New Year's Day in 64
In the middle of the afternoon, Yang Xiaotao rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

As soon as you walk in, you can feel the festive atmosphere.

In the yard, all the young and old gathered together to chat and fart. In the house, the hostess was busy preparing meals, and the children even gathered together to run and laugh.

The atmosphere of the festival is very strong.

Walking into the house, I saw Ran Hongbing tossing around in the yard, holding a glass ball in his hand, yelling at the children in the yard.

Ran's mother brought her two children to celebrate the festival, so she stayed here for two days to help look after the children.

It's cold, and the work in the street is not easy to do, and Ran's mother is getting old. These years, she has raised three children by herself, and her health is a bit weak, and she feels uncomfortable in winter.

Fortunately, with Yang Xiaotao's help, now Ran Qiuye's wages are all given to the family. Although Ran's mother doesn't want it, she still has to live.

What's more, Yang Xiaotao's wages add up to almost two hundred.

Those who earn money for her family for a year can accept the money to live a good life and save them trouble.

This year is still different from before. After learning about Ran's father's whereabouts, Ran's mother's spirit has obviously improved a lot.

Ran Qiuye knew that her mother was only talking about it, but in private, she was looking forward to seeing her father more than anyone else.

Yang Xiaotao came back early, the stove was burning in the room, and several people couldn't wear cotton jackets. Ran Qiuye was wearing a turtleneck sweater and a coat, and was preparing dumpling fillings.

Ran's mother met at the side, and as for Xiao Duanwu, Ran Xinrui teased her.

After Yang Xiaotao came back, the house was bustling. Ran Hongbing was playing with Wang Xiaohu and the others in the yard, and ran back from time to time to grab a handful of melon seeds and dried fruits and share them with his friends.

Regardless of the coldness on the ground, a few brats played lively with glass balls one by one.

In the room, Ran Qiuye was talking about the affairs in the courtyard, while Yang Xiaotao listened to it.

Liu Yulan took the child to Zhou's house, and returned after Zhou Kui got off work.

I heard that Zhou Peng is going to get married after the new year, and he is discussing to clean up the house.

It is said that the girl was from a textile factory, so he really caught her.

Sure enough, as long as the hoe dances diligently, there is no wall that cannot be dug down.

There is also the matter of Xu Damao and Qin Jingru in the backyard. Everyone in the courtyard knows about it, even people outside the alley are talking about it.

The mother and daughter were talking, when suddenly there was the sound of firecrackers outside.

Papapa

Only then did Yang Xiaotao realize that he didn't seem to have bought firecrackers.

After asking at home, Ran Qiuye also realized that he was not prepared, so he asked Yang Xiaotao to buy it quickly.

"It's still early, I'll go see if I can catch two fish."

Yang Xiaotao checked the time, and when he had time, he picked up the fishing rod and bucket, hung them on the car and walked out.

"Be careful, don't freeze."

Ran Qiuye handed it over with the glove, and Ran Hongbing heard about it and ran over, "Brother-in-law, take me with you."

"Okay, grab your things and get in the car."

"Ow~~"

"Fishing..."

Watching Yang Xiaotao lead Ran Hongbing away, Ran's mother complained in the room, "This kid has finally left, but he died!"

"When Duan Wu grows up, don't surpass your uncle!"

Ran Qiuye smiled and continued to work.

Yang Xiaotao led Ran Hongbing on a bicycle, and first went to the supply and marketing agency to buy two sets of firecrackers, one big one for the night, and one small one for the siblings to share among themselves.

Ran Hongbing had a smile on his face, and every time he went out with his brother-in-law, he could get benefits, so much so that his brother-in-law could speak better than his eldest sister at home.

The two bought firecrackers, and Yang Xiaotao took them to the old place in Xihai.

There are still quite a few people around, I don't know if it's fishing or I want to prepare more years ago, after all, it's cold enough to live.

It's cold now, but the sun is good today, and it snowed a few days ago, making the lakeside a bit muddy. Yang Xiaotao found a few stones for padding, and stood by the lake to start hooking.

The last time Yan Fugui said he wanted to cut ice for fishing, Yang Xiaotao thought so too, but he didn't want to think that there was no ice at all this time, except for some white and transparent ice flakes in the shade by the lake, the rest was full of water.

Ran Hongbing stood guarding the firecrackers with a smile on his face. Wang Xiaohu must be envious of so many small firecrackers when he went back to the courtyard.

Just thinking about something good, I saw my brother-in-law swung his fishing rod upwards, and on the other end of the fishing line, a fish that was longer than the firecrackers around him was hanging, and as the fishing rod swung, it hit the ground with a bang.

In close contact with the cold and hard ground, and then explode on the ground.

"Press it quickly."

Yang Xiaotao yelled, and Ran Hongbing immediately picked up the bucket to buckle it. As a result, the fish was longer than the bucket, so he had to press it down to keep it from tossing.

Yang Xiaotao came over and told Ran Hongbing to go away, hit the bouncing fish head with a hammer, and then threw the fish head into the bucket.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law."

Seeing such a big fish being caught with his own eyes, Ran Hongbing's little face flushed with excitement, and he forgot even the small firecrackers.

"Brother-in-law, teach me, I want to fish too."

"Fishing? Go back and ask your sister and mother!"

As Yang Xiaotao said, he went back again, ready to throw the hook.

Ran Hongbing immediately grimaced when he heard this, there is no need to think about it, as long as he dares to say it, the eldest sister can die for studying.

Returning to the original place, he sighed helplessly.

But when he saw the big fish in the bucket, Ran Hongbing quickly became interested. Such a big fish must have meat.

When the sky was dark, Yang Xiaotao put away his fishing rod.

At this time, four or five big fish were stuck in the bucket. Although they were a little smaller than the first one, they were still big fish.

The fishing people around saw him, and they were no strangers to Yang Xiaotao, they could only see it as a blind eye, so it didn't make them feel bad.

Ran Hongbing on the side was completely conquered within half an hour.

Going back this time, I have to convince my eldest sister and my mother everything, as long as I learn what my brother-in-law does, there will be countless fish to eat in the future.

Seeing Ran Hongbing in a daze, Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and thought, "Don't be in a daze, pack up and go home, my brother-in-law will cook braised fish for you tonight."

"oh oh!"

"Brother-in-law, you must teach me. When I learn it, I will be able to catch big fish in the future."

"Okay, as long as your sister agrees."

"Ah! Brother-in-law, you can't teach me two tricks in private!"

Ran Hongbing, who was sitting in the back seat, yelled helplessly, Yang Xiaotao turned his head and gave him a big smile, and then in Ran Hongbing's expectant eyes, "No!"

what……

Back in the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao was carrying a bucket. Yan Fugui at the door looked at him, but his mouth was wide open and his voice was hidden in his stomach.

Seen a lot, got used to it.

Everyone else in the courtyard is similar, knowing Yang Xiaotao's fishing skills, that is, if you want to eat fish, you can find fish. When the weather is warm, there are always fish in the water tank at home.

Carrying the fish back home, Ran's mother couldn't close her mouth from ear to ear when she saw it, and Ran Hongbing beside him showed how to catch it, which made Ran Xinrui feel the urge to fish.

However, when Ran Hongbing made a legitimate request, Ran Qiuye held his ears and solemnly warned him not to go to the water.

Ran Hongbing was still very afraid of this stern elder sister, and listened to everything she had to say.

However, children do everything on a whim. After a while, Ran Hongbing and Ran Xinrui went out to play with firecrackers, and the sound of crackling firecrackers continued to be heard in the yard.

In Yi Zhonghai's house, Bang Geng lay on the window looking at the children playing outside the yard with envy on his face.

The big mother on the side was holding Sophora japonica, and would tell Yi Zhonghai about Sophora japonica's naughtiness from time to time, but Yi Zhonghai's attention was all on Qin Huairu, and he didn't have much patience with Sophora japonica, his god-daughter.

"Grandma, I want to play with firecrackers too."

"Grandma, give me some money to buy some."

Stick stem walked up to Mrs. Jia Zhang and begged, while Xiao Dang beside him also showed eagerness.

"What are you playing? If you spend the money, you just hear it. What's the use?"

Jiazhang's is burning the fire, and the meat stewed in the pot is the best food in their family for a long time.

Stick didn't ask for money, and looked at Qin Huairu again, and found that the other party ignored him at all, and could only sit aside resentfully waiting for dinner.

"Bang terrier, come here, auntie will give it to you!"

Big Mom is happy today, no matter what, Yi Zhonghai is back, even if he has to report at the rolling mill tomorrow, at least the house is lively today.

When people are old, they just like to be lively.

When the stick heard it, he immediately went to the big mom, and watched the big mom take out [-] cents from the handkerchief, her eyes were almost straightened when she saw the roll of money.

If he had so much money, he could buy a lot of small guns.

Sticky rolled his eyes, and immediately ran out with the money.

"Mom, you're just too used to the stick."

Qin Huairu said on the side, the aunt didn't take it seriously, "It's a kid, it's just to be lively."

Yi Zhonghai at the side glanced at Qin Huairu, and the eyes of the two intertwined, and it was Qin Huairu who was finally defeated.

Yang Xiaotao tidied up the fish, oiled it on the stove, then added water and seasoning to suffocate it.

When the street lights came on, firecrackers were already ringing outside, and the two boys followed Yang Xiaotao, waiting for news from the kitchen.

With Ran's mother's voice coming from the kitchen, it was time to order dumplings.

Yang Xiaotao immediately took the firecrackers and drove them into the yard.

Just at the gate of the yard, let Ran Hongbing and Ran Xinrui carry poles and light firecrackers.

Bang bang bang bang
The voice was clear and crisp, resounding in the yard.

Soon, other people in the courtyard also lit firecrackers, and then the surrounding alleys.

For a moment, the entire Sijiu City was like boiling hot water, crackling and crackling, resounding through the sky.

"Let's eat!"

Yang Xiaotao put the big fish whole on a plate and served it to the table. Several people gathered together, each with a plate of dumplings, besides that there was a plate of fried peanuts, and one with fried vegetables with pork.

"Brother-in-law, this fish is so delicious."

"In the future, I caught fish and let you do it!"

Ran Hongbing ate the fish in his mouth, it was so hot that he sucked it, and his mouth was full of envy.

"What kind of fish to catch, first read the book!"

Before Yang Xiaotao could speak, Ran Qiuye scolded him, he deserves to be a teacher.

Hearing this, Ran Hongbing lost his temper in an instant and lowered his head to eat.

Ran Xinrui next to her showed admiration to the elder sister.

Yang Xiaotao put down his wine glass and smiled.

Although he was the only one drinking at the wine table, he still drank happily.

The family gets together and enjoys the festive spirit.

In the rolling mill, the security staff in charge of the guards patrolled back and forth with flashlights, not daring to be careless.

During the holidays, even the head of the security department personally sits in charge, so they naturally have to fight on the front line.

After coming out of the warehouse, the two officers made sure that the people in the labor camp were still there, so they went to inspect other places.

In the warehouse, Sha Zhu was lying on the bed, wrapped in a stiff quilt, listening to the sound of firecrackers outside, his face was full of nostalgia.

Unfortunately, these years, I can no longer go out.

I don't know if the people in the courtyard miss him.

I don't know what happened to the one who used to follow behind and call him brother.

I don't know, the man who left everything for them...

Silly Zhu wrapped himself in a quilt and tightened his neckline.

There is no stove in the warehouse, and the air leaks everywhere, which is very bleak.

"By the way, there is also Qin Huairu, I don't know if I will wait."

Think about pros every festive season!

Silly Zhu kept recalling the past, those years, those things in his mind.

In the end, at a certain moment, his body became hot.

Qin Jingru, the woman he threatened.

But it brought him a stimulus that he had never had before.

It is different from Qin Huairu, and also different from the ones in the corn stalks in the countryside.

That feeling, like, having an affair.

Exciting.

Unknowingly, Silly Zhu lay down on the bed suddenly with a swaying body, and then fell asleep amidst a burst of crackling.

The face of Qin Jingru appeared in his mind, and after a while it became Qin Huairu again. The two sisters kept alternating, making Sha Zhu's breathing quicken.

Suddenly, the picture in front of him turned into Jia Dongxu and Xu Damao, with the same ferocious face and angry eyes, which made him startled suddenly, and then smiled heartily.

"Xu Damao, Xu Damao. That is to say, what can you do?"

"Show off to me, hehe..."

Silly Zhu in his sleep suddenly became cheerful, and his voice resounded in the empty warehouse, which was particularly terrifying.

(End of this chapter)