Break out of the courtyard

Zhang Heping held up a three-point hole-in-the-wall outfit and shook it in front of Lou Xiao'e. Seeing that she was pretending to be silent, Zhang Heping took his own shirt and left the Xu family with a bad smile.

Sample, let’s see if you can still show off your silk fabrics!

After leaving the west wing, Zhang Heping took a look at the small private room opposite. The two back bamboo baskets overlapped each other and were already empty.

Looking at the fruits and vegetables stuffed to the brim under the bamboo bed, I wonder what people will do if they get moldy...

Coming to his grandmother Xie Ermei who was tinkering with a small iron pot, Zhang Heping smiled and said: "Your eldest son is stupid and your eldest grandson is stupid. Why are you messing around with me?"

Grandma Xie Ermei didn't speak, silently shaking a few drops of oil in the small iron pot.

"If you are not happy living with your eldest son, then go live with your third son and let him take care of you in your old age. Living in the front yard, you can still take care of your eldest grandson." Zhang Heping said when he saw the old lady, he still Without saying anything, he walked toward the Moon Gate with his hands behind his back.

The old lady came to the capital this time, obviously for her eldest grandson. It should be the reason why Zhang Heping and his family ignored the affairs of her eldest son and grandson at the hospital meeting last month.

However, her behavior of ignoring Zhang Heping made Zhang Heping unhappy. It made Zhang Heping beg to talk to her and stay in the front yard at night if he could.

Zhang Heping left the courtyard gate and went to the sewing stall outside for a while.

The eldest sister Zhang Zhaodi is sitting in front of the sewing machine, sewing a white pleated skirt with yellow flowers for herself.

The eldest cousin Ma Lili is sewing clothing accessories with the words "cousin sewing stall" on the holes in a blue work clothes.

The second sister, Zhang Pandi, was using powder cake to draw lines on a piece of white cotton with yellow flowers, preparing to make her pleated skirt next to the tall bamboo table.

Looking at the green military uniforms, short-sleeved shirts, dresses and other clothes hanging under the bamboo shed, as well as the aunts and daughters-in-law who were openly stealing from the sewing machines, Zhang Heping couldn't help but do some calculations in his mind.

Last month, the sewing stall's total income was 12 yuan and 5 cents, more than half of which was contributed by Lou Xiao'e.

Lou Xiao'e's piece of white cotton with red flowers had already been made for her into 3 tops, 2 sets of three-quarter-sleeved trousers, and a dress. She was charged 1 yuan for the craftsmanship fee, and she didn't want the remaining 8 feet of cloth. .

Thinking about the 60 yuan earned in the past few days for making sexy underwear, Zhang Heping wants his eldest cousin Ma Lili to focus on women's underwear.

However, the underwear market in the alley is unclear, and Zhang Heping cannot let the three sisters wear underwear to show off.

The key is that Xu Damao gave money so generously mainly because Lou Xiaoe was rich.

Therefore, let’s let my eldest cousin Ma Lili learn the craft honestly!

"Mistress, go home and open the door. Sister Du from the street office is here!"

Hearing the shout from Master Zhang at the shoe stall, Zhang Heping immediately returned to the front yard, opened the door to the east wing of his house, and poured a glass of sugar water for him.

I don't know whether it's because her mother is familiar with her, or because the long coffee table in the house makes it easy to place tickets, or because she has sugar water to drink every time she comes, but Sister Du always likes to come to Zhang Heping's house.

The good thing is that the Zhang family of five is still the first to receive their coupons for this month: 5 kilograms and 99 taels of coarse grain stamps, 8 kilograms and 42 taels of fine grain stamps, and some non-staple food stamps.

上个月还剩55斤6两棒子面、65斤4两斤面粉，以及385斤饭票、28元菜票。

The last time Xu Damao broke the news about Zhang Heping selling fish to the canteen, Zhang Heping inquired about it privately. There was no news in the steel rolling mill about him selling fish. Xu Damao should have asked about it privately.

Therefore, when the meal tickets could only last for more than a month, Zhang Heping thought of going fishing again... He was short of a driver.

However, what he is most interested in right now is hunting in the mountains!

But in the past few days, he has been busy with something, so he can run out early tomorrow to test the power of the crossbow.

The money on the family account is currently 307 yuan, and Lao Zhang’s shoe repair stall contributed 27 yuan last month. This cunning veteran dared to hide private money, and his motives were not pure.

What’s more, the debts of Lao Zhang’s four comrades have all been paid off!

However, when neighbors came to borrow money and food, the Zhang family's consistent message to the outside world was that they still owed a lot of foreign debt.

Even so, some scattered money and food still flowed out from the hands of mother Ma Xiuzhen and father Zhang Bing.

Although the amount was not large, Zhang Heping still asked them to write down the accounts, and stipulated that the amount should be no more than three, and the amount should not exceed 1 yuan at a time.

In addition, the money and meal tickets borrowed by the cousin Zhang Cuishan through an IOU on May 5 were overdue for one month and have not been repaid!

The meal ticket was subject to his ration, so it was understandable that he didn't pay it back.

But the 6 yuan he borrowed for the fare was not repaid, which made Zhang Heping have a bad opinion of him.

Just at this time, grandma Xie Ermei came over with the food book and non-staple food book to help Zhang Cuishan get the tickets. She also took the initiative to say hello to Zhang Heping. This made Zhang Heping feel a lot better and asked the old lady to bring someone over for dinner in the evening. .

Grandma Xie Ermei didn't come over at noon because Zhang Heping didn't follow Zhang Bing to the backyard to invite her. When she heard Zhang Heping spoke, a smile immediately appeared on her face. After returning to the backyard to put the grain books and tickets, she went to the door to mend Went to watch the excitement.

The reason why Zhang Heping relented was actually because his family was too thin!

My eldest cousin, Ma Lili, is sitting at the sewing stall at the door. In fact, she has attracted a lot of covetous people from alleys. Those people come over from time to time to have a good time. If Zhang Bing hadn't scolded her, they might have done something to her.

What's more, Zhang Cuishan's "investment" cannot be wasted like this. After two months of suffering, it's almost time for him to recognize the situation.

However, the boy's money and food must be collected, and he must know who to listen to in the city!

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Front yard, Zhang’s house.

During dinner, there were three people at the dinner table: grandma Xie Ermei, uncle, and cousin. Zhang Heping didn't speak, and the atmosphere at the dinner table seemed a bit depressing.

"Grandma doesn't have to go back to the countryside anymore. She will live in the city from now on, and our family will take care of her in her old age!" Zhang Heping said suddenly after finishing his portion of the meal in two or three bites, making the whole family startled and looked at him.

"Grandma's rations are left at my uncle's house. I don't have to share my living expenses with my uncle every month. Does uncle have any problems?" Zhang Heping stared at Zhang Cheng. This man was petty, a little henpecked, and not honest.

Uncle Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment, obviously moved, but he retorted: "I am the boss, I should provide for my mother in her old age."

Are you proofing Zhang Cuishan?

Zhang Heping was disdainful, turned to look at his grandma Xie Ermei, and asked: "Grandma, what do you say?"

"Before you decide, I have to remind you that Zhang Cuishan is such a big man. There is no reason for me, a 12-year-old cousin, to take care of him!"

"If you don't come to the city and keep an eye on this idiot Zhang Cuishan, who was deceived by Widow Qin of the Intermediate Court into a gang, don't blame me for not reminding you!"

Widow Qin?

Helping?

These two keywords immediately became a hot topic in the room, and everyone was fixated on Zhang Cuishan!

"Sanwazi, what's going on?" Grandma Xie Ermei looked gloomy. She and the Jia Zhang family were sworn enemies, so naturally she didn't like Widow Qin, not to mention that this matter had implicated her eldest grandson's reputation.

"This fool came back with his lunch box several times. When passing by the middle courtyard, he was held by Widow Qin's little hand, so he gave the lunch box to others, not to mention starving himself..."

Snapped!

Before Zhang Heping finished speaking, Xie Ermei slapped Zhang Cuishan!

"Good-for-nothing!" Grandma Xie Ermei was furious, "I live in the city! Boss, you go back tomorrow and bring my clothes and bedding. I want to see which vixen dares to harm my grandson!"

The old lady was quite smart and did not mention her "eldest" grandson, which meant that she lived in the city and could prevent Zhang Heping, her grandson, from being harmed.

"Since grandma has decided to live in our house, we have to settle the accounts!" Zhang Heping looked at his uncle Zhang Cheng with a smirk on his face, "The thousand yuan that Zhang Cuishan paid for his job before should be repaid! There is also the money that Zhang Cuishan borrowed I have to pay back my meal stamps for a month!”

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