The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 299: Another year of waiting in line

Compared with the joy of having a big addition to Shazhu's family, some families are not so happy.

Backyard, west wing, Xu Damao's house.

Xu Damao was drinking a little wine by himself.

Suddenly, the door opened and his wife Liu Yanan walked in from outside.

"Da Mao, did you know that Shazhu from the Zhongyuan bought a sewing machine, and many people were watching in front of their house. Do you want to go and take a look? It's really lively."

As soon as Liu Yanan entered the room, she happily told Xu Damao about the excitement she had just seen in the middle courtyard.

"What's so interesting? That silly Zhu came back with a sewing machine and shouted so loudly that the whole hospital heard it. I'm not deaf." Xu Damao curled his lips in disdain and ignored silly Zhu's words.

It's just a sewing machine. It's not like they don't have any at home, so what's there to worry about?

naive

Liu Yanan smiled helplessly. One look at her man's character, and she knew that he was guilty of his old habit, that is, he just couldn't stand up to his mortal enemy, Silly Zhu.

She also knew a little about the feud between Xu Damao and Silly Zhu, but she had just married in the courtyard and was not familiar with the people and things in the courtyard, so she was still very curious about the conditions of each household in the courtyard.

So he asked curiously: "Da Mao, it seems that the Silly Zhu family is not as miserable as you said before. They have also bought a sewing machine and are living a prosperous life, right?"

When she got married, Xu Damao used to belittle her to the point of being worthless, but now it seems that this is not the case.

Xu Damao sneered: "You're such a prosperous guy, did he get his sewing ticket from Section Chief Li?"

"How do you know?" Liu Yanan asked puzzledly.

I didn't see Xu Damao going to the middle courtyard to watch the excitement. Why is he so well-informed?

"Oh, no need to guess. I can tell with my toes that Chief Li helped him. If Chief Li didn't help him, he wouldn't be able to get a wife now." Xu Damao spat angrily, a hundred A fool looks down on him.

If Li Weiguo hadn't stopped him, he would have interfered with Sha Zhu's blind date a long time ago, and it would have been Sha Zhu's turn to interfere with him.

It's just a pity that Lou Xiao'e was the daughter of Lou Zhenhua, the major shareholder of the steel rolling mill.

If he had succeeded, there is no way he would have been able to rely on the Lou family's connections at the steel rolling mill to become a publicity section chief or something like that, unlike now where he still carries a projector to the mountains and countryside every day.

Although Liu Yanan's family is a small capitalist and has a little money, in terms of connections and connections, he is not even a little bit behind the Lou family.

What a pity.

Liu Yanan didn't know what was going through Xu Damao's mind at this moment, but when she heard that her man's nemesis had a close relationship with Li Weiguo, she couldn't help but feel a little more worried.

"Da Mao, this silly Zhu has such a close relationship with Section Chief Li. If you keep going against him, will Section Chief Li go astray?"

Xu Damao was startled, but then he thought about it and shook his head: "No, as long as you don't go out of your way, Section Chief Li won't care."

Hearing what he said, Liu Yanan asked doubtfully: "It really doesn't matter? I heard from the aunties in the hospital that Section Chief Li seems to be getting married to Shazhu's sister."

"It's a success. Silly Zhu and I just don't deal with each other. It's not like we have any big grudges. There's nothing to worry about. Section Chief Li never cares how we pinch him."

Xu Damao curled his lips indifferently, but secretly cursed Silly Zhu for his good life and a good sister.

When they talked about Li Weiguo, Liu Yanan seemed to suddenly remember something, so he rolled his eyes and whispered to Xu Damao: "Da Mao, this stupid sister is not old yet, and there are many aunts and aunts in the courtyard who are beating Section Chief Li. idea."

"Do you think we should give it a try? I have a good-looking cousin at home who is also old enough. If this happens..." Liu Yanan blinked at Xu Damao as he spoke, and his thoughts were self-evident.

Hearing what his wife said, Xu Damao was a little moved for a moment and couldn't help but sit up straight. However, after careful consideration, he sat back again.

He shook his head and said: "Forget it, don't mess around. We are getting along well with each other and there are no problems. If you go and get involved, you might end up being thankless and offending others."

Although he couldn't see Sha Zhu's kindness, Xu Damao could still see clearly some things. He also knew that the second uncle Liu Haizhong was punished by Sha Zhu in the cafeteria on the day of Guan Pay.

It was like breaking his teeth and swallowing it in his stomach. He had nowhere to redress his grievances, and he didn't want to wade into this muddy water.

He was not afraid of offending Silly Zhu, but he did not want to offend Li Weiguo.

"Oh. What a pity." Liu Yanan was quite unwilling.

"Don't be sorry. There are some things that we shouldn't get involved in. Don't you think everyone in the courtyard is just talking? Everyone is not a fool."

"Okay, don't think about what you have and don't have. Go and pack your things quickly. You have to queue up at the vegetable market at night. Get everything ready as soon as possible. Don't waste your time in a hurry." Xu Damao waved. He waved his hand and sent her to work.

Liu Yanan said reluctantly: "Oh, I have to get up in the middle of the night to queue up to buy groceries. It's really troublesome."

"The trouble has to go, otherwise what will we eat during the Chinese New Year? Okay, stop nagging and get ready quickly."

"Oh"

After dinner in the evening, the three uncles held a hospital-wide meeting as usual.

The meeting was not about anything else, it was about queuing up to buy groceries at the end of the year.

After queuing up so many times over the years, everyone already has a tacit understanding on how to arrange it or how to arrange it, that is, to mention it again so that every household has an idea and can set off on time in the evening to avoid delays. Good time to queue.

After all, this year's situation is different from last year. In previous years, you could still buy pork and eggs, as well as chickens, ducks and geese. It doesn't matter if you arrive late. At most, you will have to wait in line longer, but you can still buy everything.

However, the famine situation this year is severe, and the supply of fresh meat and eggs has basically stopped in the market. The specific supply situation in the vegetable market at the end of the year will depend on the actual material situation in other markets, and everyone is not sure whether they can buy it. How many things.

Therefore, the first uncle and others repeatedly emphasized not to sleep too much at night, get up early, and try to line up early so as not to miss the main business.

It is a matter of interest for each family, and each family also attaches great importance to it and listens to what they say.

No, it was around two o'clock in the morning. As soon as one o'clock arrived, the residents in the courtyard all got up in the dark.

Get up, turn on the lights and get dressed, then knock on each other's doors to wake up the neighbors.

There was no ink on Li Weiguo's side of the front yard. He got up early at two o'clock in the morning and got up to wash and change clothes.

Although he doesn't need to queue up with his inventory of supplies, this kind of collective activity is also indispensable. He has to find a source for the supplies he takes out later.

After washing up, getting dressed, and putting on a military coat, I was about to pick up my satchel and set off when there was a knock on the door.

"Brother Wei Guo, are you ready?" The sound of rain came from outside the door.

"Okay." Li Weiguo responded, then went to open the door.

The door opened, and Yu Yu, the girl, was already carrying a bench and quilt and was ready to go. She was dressed as tightly as a rice dumpling, with a blue checkered scarf wrapped around her head.

Li Weiguo almost laughed out loud when he first saw her look like a village girl: "Yu Yu, why do you still imitate other people's turbans?"

Yuyu put down the things in his hands and shuddered: "Oh, the snow has melted. It's cold. If you don't put a scarf on it, your ears won't be your own. It's too cold." As she said this, Xiao Nizi shivered. He took a breath of hot air into his hands and rubbed them vigorously.

After Li Weiguo heard this, he looked outside the door and saw that the snow was really melting outside. The snow water on the roof was dripping down continuously, and the temperature outside dropped sharply.

He had been lighting the stove in the house just now, so he didn't feel the temperature at all. Now when he came out, the cold wind was blowing, and even his body was freezing.

"It's a bit cold, Rain. Come in first and I'll give you some clothes."

Li Weiguo pulled Yu Yu into the house without saying a word, then went back to the bedroom to rummage and found a military coat and a felt hat for her.

Not to mention, when this little girl puts on her army coat and felt hat, she really looks like a beautiful little warrior.

After adding clothes to Yu Yu, Shazhu and his wife soon followed.

The couple also brought a lot of things, including benches, quilts, kettles, teapots, nests, etc. They were all ready for a protracted war and had already gained experience.

"Weiguo, are you okay? It's time to set off."

The big team in the courtyard had already left. Seeing that they hadn't come out yet, Shazhu stood outside the door and shouted.

"Okay, here we go."

Li Weiguo responded, picked up his satchel and walked out with Yu Yu.

"Hey Weiguo, why don't you pack lightly?" Silly Zhu saw that he was empty-handed as always except for a satchel, and couldn't help but laugh.

"That's right, they're all here."

Li Weiguo patted his satchel and raised his eyebrows at him, indicating that he had something in his pocket.

Silly Zhu smiled and immediately understood that all the good things were in the bag. He needed this, so he stopped worrying and walked out with a wave of his hand.

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