Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

At Chen Changan's strong suggestion, he cooked a fish directly. The fish head was made into the chopped pepper fish head, which was Chen Changan's favorite in later lives. For his sisters, it was made into braised fish fillets, a full pot, and some steamed buns made with two grams of flour.

Before we started eating, we heard Banggeng crying in the yard. A little later, there was a knock on the door.

I thought it was Qin Huairu coming to ask for fish again, but after I opened the door, it wasn't just Qin Huairu, this time Yi Zhonghai, a senior from the Intermediate Court, also came.

Chen Changan asked, "Uncle, Jia's sister-in-law, what are you doing?"

The old man said, "Chen's kid, your brother Xudong's kid is awesome. He's young and greedy. Can you see if I can send some fish to your brother Xudong's kid?"

Chen Changan was annoyed when he heard this. Every time you eat fish, someone comes to ask for it. How shameless are they? If you give it to me once, I will give it to you a second time. Why do you come to ask for it every time? Do you think I owe you money?

Chen Changan said directly, "Uncle, didn't you give fish to the Jia family last time? I finally cooked fish this time, and it was also to satisfy my sisters' cravings. You come to ask for things every time. It's not easy for anyone these days."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Chen boy, don't say that. Aren't we all neighbors? We need to help each other. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. Besides, isn't your brother Xudong's family in trouble? It's only right for the neighbors in the courtyard to help them."

Chen Changan replied directly, "Uncle, the Jia family is not in a difficult situation. Jia Dongxu works, Jia Zhangshi, Qin Huairu, Banggeng, and Xiaodang all work, and there are five of us to eat. In my family, I have three younger sisters, none of us work, and there are only four of us to eat. Whose family do you think is more difficult? Should Jia Dongxu's family help our family?"

Yi Zhonghai was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then continued, "If you don't want to help your brother Xudong's family, forget it. I heard that you caught a lot of fish today. There is an elderly lady in our yard, who is also a five-guarantee household and a military dependent. Our yard has always been selected as an excellent and civilized courtyard by the street office. Since you caught the fish, it means you didn't spend any money. Do you think we can give the old lady a few fish? After all, respecting the elderly and loving the young is our traditional virtue."

Chen Changan said directly, "Uncle, it's not that I don't want to share. You said the old lady is a five-guarantee household, I admit it. You said she is a martyr's relative, so I have to ask, look, what is this?"

After saying that, he pointed to the "House of Glory" on the front door of his house. Then he continued, "As far as I know, the relatives of martyrs all have this "House of Glory". Does the old lady have one? I really didn't notice it. If it is really a martyr's relative, you don't need to tell me. I will send any delicious food to the old lady in the future."

Yi Zhonghai said quickly, "Let's not talk about whether you are a soldier or not. Respecting the old and loving the young is always a virtue, right? It's always right to respect the elderly, right? You live in this courtyard, you can't always go against the people in the courtyard, right? You are not young anymore, you understand the mass base, right?"

This old guy, morality can't suppress him so he turns to threats, right?

Chen Changan said, "Uncle, it's right to respect the elderly, but respecting the elderly should be done by one's own children and grandchildren. The old lady is a five-guarantee household, and her life is taken care of by the street office. Now you ask me to deliver food, does it mean that the old lady is not satisfied with the treatment given by the street office? Tomorrow I will go to the street office and talk to Aunt Wang to increase the treatment of the five-guarantee households in our yard. Otherwise, they will not have enough to eat and will beg for food everywhere, which will bring shame to the street office."

When Yi Zhonghai heard that he was going to the street office, he thought that if he was in the courtyard, he could still control the progress of things, but outside the courtyard, he would be nothing.

He said hurriedly, "It's not necessary to bring it to the street office. It's such a small matter that we can solve it ourselves. After all, it will be selected for the outstanding courtyards with great influence at the end of the year. It's not worth it. After all, each outstanding courtyard has two taels of sesame oil. If you don't want to, then forget it. After all, this old man who loves the young must be voluntary, right?"

Is this a smear on my reputation? If I don't give you fish, I don't respect the elderly and love the young? Since you are doing this, don't blame me for breaking up with you.

Chen Changan said directly, "Uncle, as the saying goes, don't hit someone in the face, and don't expose someone's shortcomings. You want to tarnish my reputation, right? Then don't blame me. Today, I dare to say a few words to you. You are so old, but you don't have a child or anyone to take care of you. You are also a person from the old society. You have heard of eating up the whole family, right? You want Jia Dongxu to take care of you in your old age, so treat him well. You earn 99 yuan a month, and you and your wife can't spend it all. If you support the Jia family, they will remember you well. You plan to let the people in the courtyard support your elderly care every day, but in the end you get all the benefits?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the increasing number of people in the front yard and felt that he could not let Chen Changan continue talking. He shouted directly, "Enough. Only people with dark minds would think this way. I act in an upright manner. If you don't want to give up the fish, forget it. I don't want to talk to you anymore."

Without waiting for Chen Changan to reply, he turned around and left.

Qin Huairu was left alone, disheveled in the wind, thinking that Chen Changan was obviously very easy to talk to last time, and he gave her what she asked for as soon as she asked for it. Why did it become like this this time?

Chen Changan was too lazy to talk to her anymore, so he closed the door and went home to continue eating. What neighbors? There are no good neighbors in this courtyard. Just live your own life.

Only the middle-aged ladies who were watching seemed to have discovered some new gossip and were discussing it non-stop.