Siheyuan Back to the 1950s

Twenty minutes later, Liu Haizhong returned to the backyard in a depressed mood.

The main reason was that the people in the hospital were too enthusiastic and blocked the way.

Of course, if this enthusiasm was directed at themselves, that would be a different matter, but these people were all singing praises to Yi Zhonghai.

Pah! How can he be a man of corrupt character? Don't I, the second uncle, have any dignity?

When Liu Haizhong got home, he became angrier and angrier. Just then, his second aunt brought him dinner.

He looked and was like, hey! Why is there no fried eggs, my favorite dish? This is a good opportunity to make a fuss about it.

"Mother of my child, why didn't you fry the eggs? Are you blaming me for not passing the exam to become an 8th-level worker?"

When the second aunt saw Liu Haizhong's expression, she knew he was in a bad mood and quickly explained.

"Boss, don't get me wrong, I don't know what's going on recently. The country folks who were supposed to help me with eggs didn't come, so I can't do anything about it!"

After hearing this explanation, Liu Haizhong didn't know how to get angry. After all, there was a shortage of supplies now, so who could he blame?

So the family started to eat, but the atmosphere in the room was a little depressing.

Especially the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu, they didn't even dare to make a sound when drinking porridge, for fear that their father would take advantage of the situation.

Liu Hai, who was chewing a steamed bread, felt it was tasteless and did not pay any attention to these things because he was thinking about something.

But after thinking about it, he still couldn't figure it out. Finally, he put down the steamed bread and looked at his wife who was eating.

"Mother, what do you think Yi Zhonghai means? He passed the exam and became a Grade 8 worker, so why would he treat me to a meal?"

"This... this..." Second Aunt stammered, and finally came up with a lame excuse, "Do you think it's because you are the head of the courtyard, and he wants to curry favor with you?"

Liu Haizhong was obviously not satisfied with such an answer.

Because if Yi Zhonghai wanted to curry favor with the manager, he should also curry favor with Lin Wencui, who was the first manager appointed by the street office.

At this time, Guangfu, the wise man sitting next to him, came in handy, so he quickly offered his advice.

"Dad, this is easy. He must be looking for your help!"

The words awakened the dreamer, and Liu Haizhong patted the table happily, "Yes, yes! That must be the case."

This sudden action frightened the two brothers. They reacted quickly, stood up and wanted to run, not caring even if the stool they were sitting on fell to the ground.

"Sit still, what are you talking about?" The second aunt scolded, then she looked at Liu Haizhong and asked.

"Boss, if Yi Zhonghai really needs your help, what should we do?"

"Hmph! It's cool. He's just thinking of me, his uncle, now. I still remember how he helped the old deaf man to blackmail me!"

Feeling that he had guessed the truth, Liu Haizhong's mood improved and he grabbed the steamed bread and started eating it again.

You know what, when this guy is in a good mood, everything tastes delicious. Liu Haizhong even managed to eat a steamed bread like a fried egg.

When the two sons saw that the alarm was lifted, they picked up their stools and sat down to eat their meal.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai and his wife from the Yi family in the Central Courtyard were also discussing things.

"Xiu Lian, buy more food tomorrow. Some of my co-workers are coming to celebrate with me in the evening. I plan to call Lao Liu and Lao Yan from the hospital to have some fun together."

"Zhonghai, it's a good thing that colleagues come to celebrate, but my family doesn't have many meat coupons. You know, since I started taking care of the old lady again, there are no meat coupons left." Aunt Yi said with some embarrassment.

"Haha!" Yi Zhonghai said with a smile: "This is simple, look at what this is?"

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai took out a few tickets from his bag and handed them to Aunt Yi.

Aunt Yi took it and looked at it. Among the tickets, in addition to two grain tickets, there were also two meat tickets.

"Zhonghai, what is this ticket...?" Aunt Yi asked puzzledly.

"Don't worry, I passed the 8th-level worker exam today! These are rewards from the factory."

"Really?" Aunt Yi asked happily.

Yi Zhonghai nodded, then said proudly.

"Not only that, the factory also awarded me an apprenticeship quota."

"What?" Aunt Yi's eyes widened. "You mean the factory also awarded a job quota?"

"It's absolutely true, Xiulian, what do you think we should do with this quota?"

"Of course you will keep it. When our Xiaofang and Xiaobao grow up, and you retire, there will be just two vacancies. They can each get one." Aunt Yi looked at her two children with a full sense of happiness.

"Ah~!" Yi Zhonghai sighed, "What a pity! I can't keep this job because the job quota requires me to hold a certificate and take up the job within three months, otherwise it will expire."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Aunt Yi was stunned. "There is such a rule. What should I do?"

"Don't worry. A living person can be suffocated to death by urine. The worst that can happen is that you can just sell it! I'll take care of this matter." Yi Zhonghai said very confidently.

It's because the job positions are so popular, so as long as he spreads the news, believe it or not, people will rush to buy them without even having to leave the house.

At the same time, the Yan family in the front yard was also having dinner.

Yan Bugui is in a good mood tonight. He is bragging to his family at the dinner table.

"You know what? Today I found a good place. I picked up a lot of iron slag from the waste dumped by their factory. Guess how much I sold it for?"

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, everyone in the family instantly became excited.

"Dad, I guess there is one." The youngest Yan Jiedi was the first to answer.

"Then come on! What do you know? If I want to get rich by picking up junk, then why should I carry such big bags? I guess it will be no more than 5 cents at most." Yan Jiecheng said unconvinced.

"I guess 6 cents." The second brother Yan Jiefang continued.

The third brother Yan Jiekuang saw that everyone was guessing, so he also said: "I'll add 1 cent, my guess is 7 cents."

Seeing that everyone was actively participating, Yan Bugui looked at his daughter-in-law Zhou Tiemei.

Seeing that everyone was so happy, Zhou Tiemei didn't want to spoil the fun, so she joined in.

"From the tone of his voice, I guess he must have made a lot of money. I guess 1 yuan."

"Look!" Yan Bugui said in an unyielding manner, "This is the difference. To tell you the truth, I made 1 yuan today. You didn't expect it! I can still make a name for myself even if I'm not a teacher."

Aunt Yan smiled and nodded, indicating that Yan Bugui was right.

"Dad, you didn't lie to us, did you? If it's really that profitable, I won't carry the bag tomorrow and will just follow behind you." Yan Jiecheng said with a flattering look on his face.

"No, no, this is just a small steel mill. I don't know how long the surplus has been there. I have picked up all of it today. Even if there is more tomorrow, there won't be much." Yan Bugui shook his head and denied his son's words.

"Go away, you're happy for nothing. I thought you were so capable, Dad." Yan Jiecheng, seeing that he didn't get the upper hand, started to ridicule again.

"Humph!" Yan Bugui said with disdain, "You look down on your father, don't you? Let me tell you one more thing. Yi Zhonghai passed the 8th-level worker exam today. He will treat us to dinner tomorrow night, and I have also been invited by him."

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Yan Jiecheng was speechless.

He couldn't figure out why.

His father is neither a teacher nor a manager now. Apart from being good at calculating, he is pretty useless.

For such a person, Yi Zhonghai invited him to dinner, but it was really a waste of the meal.