Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

"No, brother. I have an appointment."

Wang Dong saw that Cao Liang didn't want to take care of it, and he was immediately very anxious. He was okay with being a little clever, but he really couldn't fight, so he had to rely on Cao Liang and Gangzi.

"That's your business, handle it yourself."

Cao Liang waved his hand and said, "I don't have time to argue with you. I'm in a hurry to wait for the bus!"

It takes an hour's drive and half an hour's walk to get back to his hometown in the countryside from the old city. He also has to go to the street office to get a letter of introduction. It's very troublesome and he has no time to waste.

Wang Dong was unwilling to do that, and shamelessly hugged Cao Liang's thighs, "Stop, brother, I'm calling you brother, without you, I'll be bullied to death, brother, you can't just stand by and watch me die!"

"Hey, I just changed my pants last night, don't get them dirty."

Cao Liang swung his feet, but failed to shake this guy off. Helplessly, he looked at Gu Wen and said, "Mosquito, you go ahead and talk."

Gu Wen said: "Some time ago, Dongzi and I went to the skating rink and met some people from the military compound. I don't know how Dongzi got into a fight with those guys. In the end... you should have expected it."

"Humph! Those brats actually look down on the people in our compound, and even say that what they call the Little King of Hell is just a boast, and that it's nothing at all. They can easily take care of it with just one finger. Liangzi, I'm speaking up for you."

Wang Dong said angrily.

Cao Liang smiled and said, "You made up the following words, right?"

"Liangzi you..."

Wang Dong was speechless, and finally just gave up, sat on the ground, and said shamelessly: "Anyway, I have already agreed to the matter, Liangzi, you can't just watch me get beaten half to death!"

Gu Wen said calmly, "In my opinion, Liangzi is right. You are just bored. It doesn't matter if they say a few words. Do you really need to bother with them?"

"Hmph, I just can't get angry anyway." Wang Dong snorted.

"this is the last time."

Cao Liang said seriously: "Dongzi, we will be eighteen years old next year. Do you understand what I mean?"

At eighteen, you are an adult.

The family situations of several of them are not very good. Now that they are adults, they should share the burden of the family instead of just living a lazy life like before.

"I see!"

Wang Dong said bitterly: "But what can we do? I also want to go to work, but now the positions are so limited, how can we get a turn?"

Gu Wen also fell silent.

As for buying a job? That's even more impossible. Let's not talk about Wang Dong first. Let's talk about Gu Wen. He had good grades when he was studying, but he dropped out of school because of family difficulties.

"Wait a minute!"

Cao Liang already had a plan in mind, but he still needed time to plan.

He had asked Gangzi to rest for two days so that he could experiment with some things.

If it can be done, there will be no problem in giving a helping hand to my brothers.

"Dongzi, when did you make an appointment with that person?"

"Three days later."

This guy is quite smart, otherwise if he asked Cao Liang to go now, Cao Liang would definitely not be able to go.

"Okay! Let's talk about it when I come back from the countryside. Remember, this is the last time. Don't look for me for this kind of thing in the future."

After Cao Liang finished speaking, he patted Wang Dong on the shoulder again and left.

Wang Dong stood up, brushed off the dust on his butt, and asked curiously, "Mosquito, do you feel that Liangzi seems to have become a different person?"

Gu Wen narrowed his eyes and said, "Liangzi is right. We will be adults next year. It's time to change."

?

Wang Dong had a face full of question marks.

Is this what he wanted to ask?

But he was too lazy to think too much, at least the purpose of this trip was achieved.

...

Cao Liang went to the street office to get a letter of introduction and then went back to his hometown.

After taking the bus for an hour and then walking for another half an hour, I finally returned to my hometown. I didn't encounter any accidents along the way.

The village where he grew up is called Gaoling Village. It is backed by a big mountain and the village is located at the foot of the mountain.

"Liangzi?"

"Is Liangzi back?"

Two militiamen at the entrance of the village saw Cao Liang and greeted him familiarly.

"uncle!"

Cao Liang smiled and nodded, "Come back to see grandpa and grandma."

On the way home, I didn’t see anyone outside. It’s no wonder. After all, no one has enough to eat now, so who has the leisure to go out?

When I have nothing to do, I lie in bed to avoid wasting my body's energy.

His grandparents' home was on the east side of the village. When he arrived at the mud house made of three yellow mud bricks, he happened to see two boys about ten years old coming back. Both of them were covered in mud, and they were really mud monkeys.

When the two boys saw Cao Liang, their eyes lit up immediately, "Brother, you're back!"

These two boys were from his second uncle’s family. One was the same age as Xiao Ming, and the other was a little younger. Their names were Xiaojun and Xiaomin respectively.

His second uncle and grandparents did not separate and all lived together.

As for why the two boys were so happy to see Cao Liang, it was naturally because they knew that as soon as Cao Liang came back, they would have food.

Cao Liang smiled and nodded, deliberately scaring them, saying, "If the two of you get yourselves into this state and Second Aunt sees you, your butts will be in trouble."

"We are not afraid!"

The two mud monkeys held up what they were holding and boasted, "Brother, you came back just in time. Look what we caught."

Cao Liang took a closer look and found that it was actually a yellow eel. It was quite big and weighed several taels each.

He nodded and smiled, "Not bad, fried in oil, it's really fragrant."

The two boys swallowed their saliva when they heard this, and then Xiaojun shook his head and said, "That's definitely impossible. My mother can't bear to part with the oil."

Xiaomin also nodded.

Cao Liang smiled and said, "What's the big deal? With me here, your mother will definitely agree."

The two boys' eyes lit up. That's right! With big brother here, grandparents, parents love big brother the most. If big brother asks, mother will definitely agree.

In the Cao family, Cao Liang, the eldest grandson, is the most favored. Even Cao Liang's second uncle and aunt always teach the two boys in the family to listen to their eldest brother.

It can be said that Cao Liang has the final say in the Cao family, and even his grandparents are the same.

"Xiaojun, Xiaomin, who are you talking to?"

At this time, a woman came out of the house. It was Cao Liang's second aunt Ding Chunhua.

When he saw it was Cao Liang, he said happily: "Liangzi? You're back!"

"Second aunt."

Cao Liang smiled and nodded, then handed the bag forward, "I brought some cornmeal back for grandpa and grandma."

"You must be tired from the journey! Come into the house and drink some water."

Second Aunt took the bag kindly, took Cao Liang's hand, and said, "Sister-in-law is the same. I've told her so many times that it's not easy for her to raise you. I and your second uncle are at home. I told her not to worry, but she just doesn't want to."

When the two boys saw that Ding Chunhua didn't notice them, they suddenly brightened up, thinking that they had escaped.

As for envy of Cao Liang? That doesn't exist. They think that their family treats their eldest brother well, and that's what they should do.

Putting aside other things, their mother said that if it weren’t for the food that their eldest brother brought back, they would most likely have starved to death.