Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Yi Zhonghai discussed for a while in the house, then walked around the yard with his hands behind his back. When he walked into the middle yard, he saw two people playing chess. Yi Zhonghai smiled and approached them and asked, "Hey, Lao Liu and Lao Yan, you two are in a good mood."

The people playing chess are Liu Haizhong and Yan Fugui. Liu Haizhong is very fat, and his full beard makes him very distinctive. He likes to be an official, but because of his low level of education, he often makes a lot of jokes. He also likes to take it out on his second and third sons, but is very considerate to his eldest son.

Liu Haizhong touched his chin and said cheerfully, "I feel so happy commanding thousands of troops on the chessboard and fighting with thunderous means." A skinny old man beside him glanced at him. Although the old man was skinny, his eyes were shining. He pushed his glasses on the bridge of his nose and said seriously, "I say, Lao Liu, you are too corny. Isn't this what the storyteller Lao Sun said before? When did you learn it?"

Liu Haizhong's face turned red, and he glared at Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui smiled awkwardly and said, "Hey, I am right to glare at you, isn't this what Old Sun said?" Liu Haizhong curled his lips and said, "Hey, can it be that Sun Xiucai can say this, but Liu Haizhong can't say it?"

Seeing that Liu Haizhong seemed a little angry, Yan Fugui smiled awkwardly and said, "How can that be? You can certainly say it." Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "Don't I feel that this is a bit powerful? It's about me, Liu Haizhong." Yan Fugui and Yi Zhonghai smiled awkwardly. They both knew what kind of person Liu Haizhong was.

The three of them were sitting together chatting, when suddenly a young man in his twenties walked in. The young man said with a smile, "Uncle Yi, Uncle Yan and Dad, you three are having fun." Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "Yes, Guangqi, I heard that you found a daughter, which is really a cause for celebration. When are we going to hold the wedding? We have to have fun in the courtyard."

Liu Haizhong smiled and said, "Our Guangqi is really good. He was favored by the daughter of the leader as soon as he graduated. He is worthy of being the son of Liu Haizhong. Hey Guangqi, didn't you say that you went to ask your father-in-law to arrange a job for you? What job did your father-in-law arrange for you? You also graduated from a technical secondary school, and the colonel should arrange a leadership position for you."

Liu Guangqi smiled and nodded and said, "He is the director of the personnel department of Beijing Automotive Factory. After we get married, I will be the director." A smile appeared on Liu Haizhong's service face. His eldest son is the director, so Liu Haizhong is the director's father.

Yan Fugui smiled and said, "Great, great! Guangqi has really made it big. He is now the director of the Human Resources Department, a high-ranking official. Lao Liu, you can't be stingy. Let's have a drink tonight." Liu Haizhong was very happy. When he heard what Yan Fugui said, he nodded and said, "Okay, Lao Yi and Lao Yan, let's have a drink tonight and let my wife cook some dishes."

Yan Fugui's mouth was almost drooling. He smiled and said, "It just so happens that I still have some Erguotou that I didn't finish last time. You two can have it for free." Yi Zhonghai curled his lips and said, "Okay, Old Yan, we don't know you yet. This wine is paid for by me, Old Yi. Just bring it with you."

Liu Haizhong said with a smile, "Yes, Old Yan, the last time we drank your wine mixed with water, we couldn't even get up the next day. We really don't dare to drink your wine, Yan Fugui's, anymore." Hearing the teasing of the two, Yan Fugui smiled and didn't care. Instead, he felt a little proud of himself for being able to save that bottle of wine.

Yan Fugui smiled and said, "Then I won't take anything. You two can't laugh at me." Liu Haizhong and Yi Zhonghai shook their heads and said, "No way. We two will never laugh at you. We have been friends for so many years. We both know that you are having a hard time."

Yan Fugui was still touched. His monthly salary was only about 20 yuan, and he had to support a family of five, which put him under great financial pressure. Recently, his wife got pregnant again, which put Yan Fugui under even greater pressure. He planned to learn fishing from others during this period to improve his life.

At the gate of the courtyard, a sly-looking young man in his twenties walked in with a cloth bag and quietly returned to his home. After returning home, there was a fat middle-aged woman in her fifties in the house. There was no such thing as a fat person in this era, and no one dared to say that they could eat enough every day. This woman was obviously an outlier and was somewhat out of tune with this era.

The woman looked at her son and stared at the cloth bag in his hand. She quickly took it from her son and said, "Dongxu, what's in it?" As she spoke, Jia Zhang opened the cloth bag, and six sweet potatoes lay quietly inside.

Jia Dongxu said with a smile, "Mom, I got this from the car of Wu Laoer's family in the next yard. Wu Laoer's family bought a lot of sweet potatoes, so we can improve our food tonight." If it were any other mother, she would be furious to hear that her son was stealing from someone else's house. But Jia Zhangshi didn't have this idea at all. As long as she could fill her stomach, she didn't care where the thing came from.

Jia Zhang looked at her son with a smile. She felt that her chubby son with triangular eyes looked more and more like herself. She nodded with satisfaction, patted her son on the shoulder and said, "Dongxu, you did the right thing. That bastard Wu Laoer knew that our family was so poor, but he didn't even help us. This is simply outrageous. You did the right thing, son. If they don't help us, we can get it ourselves. Even if you do good deeds for Wu Laoer, we can have a full meal tonight."

Jia Dongxu was naturally very happy. Hearing what his mother said, Jia Dongxu was very proud. He thought about it, looked at his mother and subconsciously asked, "Mom, do we want to buy some meat to eat? I saw my master's wife went to the vegetable market to buy meat just now. We haven't eaten meat for a long time. My salary is all with you, let's eat some meat."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she started to curse, "This damn old hen that doesn't lay eggs actually went to cut meat. Don't you know that our family is in trouble and needs help? You are just a bunch of turtles and bastards."