Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

Xu Damao didn't even go home, he went straight to Sha Zhu's house and said, "Grandson, I'm so happy. You've been demoted to an apprentice and you have to clean the place. From now on, you won't even be a cook, you'll just be a toilet cleaner. Hahaha."

"Grandson, don't be so cocky."

"Grandson, I am showing off. If you have the guts, come and hit me. Looking at your current state, it's hard for you to even get out of bed."

"Da Mao, even though my Zhuzi doesn't get along with you, you can't take advantage of him. After all, we are from the same courtyard, and we will see each other every day."

"Why didn't you do anything when he beat me before? I can't stop saying a few words to him. It's boring. I'm going home."

After Xu Damao left, Ma Dongmei said, "Is what Xu Damao said true? You have been demoted to an apprentice, and the salary for an apprentice is only 18.5 yuan. Your father-in-law is unemployed, and I have quit my job at the textile factory for several years. How are you going to make ends meet after 18.5 yuan?"

"Hey, Dad and I will take on more private jobs in the future. You won't starve to death."

“But with the current situation, there are not many companies that can handle the work, and you haven’t done any private work in several years, so it’s hard to take it.

I will go to the street office tomorrow to ask and get some work pasting matchboxes, at least it can support the family."

"Don't worry about it, Dongmei. We have saved some money in the past few years. Take it out and spend it first. No matter how incompetent I am, I will not let you make matchboxes and rely on a woman to support the family."

"Okay, Zhuzi, stop being so chauvinistic now. How long can your savings last? Although the money earned from making matchboxes is small, it is still something."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. He was such a coward that he had to rely on his wife. He would be laughed at by Xu Damao for the rest of his life.

"Zhu Zi, cleaning is not a long-term solution. It's better for you to be a cook. Otherwise, you should go and bow to Zhao Shanhe."

"I won't go, and you shouldn't go either. He has made me like this. If I give in to him again, I will be laughed to death by the people in the compound. He will be my enemy from now on. Just wait, sooner or later I will take care of him."

"Zhu Zi, please stop being angry now, okay? Is face more important than eating? Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your children. Do you want to be laughed at by Xu Damao for the rest of your life?"

"Anyway, I won't go. If I go, Xu Damao will laugh at me. I don't believe he will let me clean for the rest of my life. Who else in the factory can do the special cooking except me? You'll see, in less than a month, Li Huaide will come to invite me personally."

"Zhu Zi, you think Zhao Shanhe is going to attack you without knowing about this? The fact that Li Huaide agreed to this shows that Zhao Shanhe has already thought of a solution. If you don't go, he will probably find another employer in two days, and you will never have a chance to return to the kitchen."

"If I can't stay here, I'll find another place. I don't believe that I can't be a cook if I leave the steel mill. Many factory managers have begged me to go. I'll go back and look for them. I don't believe that Zhao Shanhe can still cover up everything."

"You, you are still being foolish at this time. Don't you realize what period it is now? If you said this before, I would definitely believe it. But do you know what Zhao Shanhe has accused you of? He is accusing you of undermining socialism. Do you think that factory dares to hire you? If they hire you, they are going against the people. They have already cut off your retreat.

You may not know this, but he not only cut off your escape route, but also Dad’s. He turned to the government for help, and they not only forced Jufenglou to fire Dad, but also did not allow any other restaurant to take him in. "

"Dad, Xu Sheng said that you will be a toilet cleaner in the future, and that my sister and I are the son and daughter of toilet cleaners. They will not play with me and my sister anymore, and they also said that we will stink in the future and it will be embarrassing to play with us.

Dad, is this true? You are a cook, so when did you become a toilet cleaner? We don’t want to be the son and daughter of toilet cleaners, or no one will play with us. "He Dong said as he led little He Hua in.

Sha Zhu's veins bulged, the child's words hit him hard in the heart.

"Mom, is what Xu Sheng said true? Does my dad really have to sweep the toilet?" He Dong asked again with a disappointed look on his face.

"Mom, it can't be true, right? Xu Sheng loves to lie, he is a little liar," said Xiao Hehua

Ma Dongmei didn’t know how to open her mouth. She opened it three times and closed it again. Finally, she said helplessly, “Don’t worry about adult matters. You must be hungry. Mom will go cook.”

"Mom, you haven't told us if it's true. Tell me now, otherwise Xu Sheng will laugh at me and they won't play with me and my sister anymore.

And don’t cook, your food is terrible, let grandpa do it, grandpa’s food is delicious.”

"Son, if Xu Sheng says anything bad about you again, beat him up. See if he dares to talk nonsense again. His father Xu Damao was completely submissive after being beaten by me."

"Okay, Xu Sheng is skinny and he can't beat me."

"Is that how you teach your children? He Dong listens to his mother. If he doesn't want to play with you, you can take your sister and play by yourself. We don't want to play with him either."

"But, but Xu Sheng asked An Tong and the others not to play with us. Don't you know that An Tong and the others have pistols, broadswords, swords, and many other fun things. It's really fun."

"Son, Dad will make it for you tomorrow. You and He Hua will have what they have, too. How do you think?"

"Really?"

"Well, when has Dad ever lied to you?"

"Okay, I also have a pistol and a sword, and I won't let Xu Sheng play with them. Even if he begs me, I won't let him play with them.

Mom, I'm hungry. I'll go find grandpa to cook."

"Okay, go ahead."

After the child left, Ma Dongmei said, "We can fool around today, but what about tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? How can we fool around every day?"

"Zhao Shanhe, this xxx, I will definitely remove the wheels from his bicycle when I get better."

"Okay, look at you, you have come up with such a messy idea. If you dare to remove the wheels of his car, believe it or not, he will make it impossible for you to clean the house tomorrow."

"Forget it. Since you don't want to go, I'll go anyway. I think your sister Yu Shui is right. Zhao Shanhe is a petty person. He's not afraid of thieves stealing, but he's afraid of thieves thinking about it. He might do something ruthless to us one day, and we won't be able to live like this."

"Shazhu, Ma Dongmei, come out and see what your little bastard has done to my Xu Sheng." Xu Damao's voice came from the door.

"You lie down, I'll go take a look." Ma Dongmei walked out of the room and saw Xu Damao holding Xu Sheng, who was crying and sobbing.

"Ma Dongmei, look, my Xu Sheng's eyes are all black and blue. This is how you teach your children. He's just like Sha Zhu, he only knows how to use violence."

"Xu Damao, I'll ask what happened when the child comes back. You can take Xu Sheng to see a doctor first. I'll pay for the medical expenses."

"Ma Dongmei, I'm telling you, I only have this one precious son. If anything happens, I'll never forgive you."