Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

When Han Li walked to the front yard carrying half of the duck rack, he heard two ghostly howling cries coming from the backyard.

You can tell with your toes that this is a classic feature of the Siheyuan courtyard, the second uncle teaching his son.

As the saying goes, a good son is born under the stick. This kind of stick-style education is deeply rooted in the 5,000-year history of China.

However, Liu Haizhong only beat the second brother Liu Guangtian and the third brother Liu Guangfu, but he was extremely fond of the eldest brother Liu Guangqi.

Perhaps in Lao Liu's mind, only his eldest son can support his family, and as for the remaining two sons, he will beat them to death as long as they can be killed.

It’s a pity that Liu Haizhong doesn’t understand human nature, and because of his unfair education, he is destined to become estranged from his two younger sons.

As for the eldest son, Liu Guangqi, the "monkey", was obviously scared to death by the second uncle's long-term "killing the chicken to scare the monkey" and just wanted to escape.

Han Li was exhausted after a day of hard work and had no mood to stop and listen. He walked straight through the hanging flower gate in the front yard to the outer courtyard and headed towards the back house in the southwest corner.

The courtyard faces south (north at the top, south at the bottom, west on the left, east on the right), and the back house faces the street, with windows and doors on the north. The lighting and comfort are the worst in the entire courtyard.

After all, it was where people lived in the old society.

And Sha Zhu's room is the best house in the entire courtyard. It was the main room where the head of the courtyard family lived before.

There are six people in Han Li's family, and they only have two back rooms, which are still rented.

Fortunately, the moon gate separates the two back rooms into a small courtyard, so it is quiet as no outsiders come here usually.

Those who are familiar with this period of history know that the current social environment is still in a period of transition and is undergoing three major transformations.

At that time, the weight was 16 taels per catty, and the currency used was the first set of RMB. It was not until 55 that the second set of RMB was issued and the ticket economy was implemented.

The current steel mill is still privately owned. As long as the division of components is correct, business can continue as usual and houses can be bought and sold.

The house was dark and it seemed that everyone in the house had gone to bed.

People were poor these days, so in order to save electricity and kerosene, people went to bed early, so the birth rate soared.

Han Li first shouted: "Mom and Dad, I'm back."

The next second, a crisp, tender childish voice shouted excitedly, "Big Pot, Big Pot is back!"

"Don't worry, put on your clothes first."

As the lights in the room came on and the door opened, a little kid ran over with his short legs and hugged the big pot's legs. He looked up and shouted excitedly and affectionately, "Big Pot~"

This is Han Li’s sister, Han Hui; the youngest, three years old this year, and her nickname is Han Xiaoxiao.

Because Daguo always brings food when he comes home, so for Han Xiaoxiao, Daguo's return means there will be delicious food.

When Han Xiaoxiao saw the duck rack in Daguo's hand, her eyes were full of stars and she exclaimed: "Wow, it's Youyou!"

That little look of wanting to eat is enough to melt Han Li's boyish heart.

Han Li took his little sister's hand and said, "Let's go home and drink the broth."

"It's seven again." Han Xiaoxiao's pace became much more cheerful.

There are a total of six people in the Han family, and they all rely on the head of the family, Han Shanhai, to support them, commonly known as a "wobo'er".

As for Han Li, a mediocre Chinese medicine apprentice, it is already very good that he can support himself.

After drinking the water brought by his second brother Han Yong, when his mother Li Yumei asked about the origin of the duck bones, Han Li just said that someone gave it to him when he was treating an illness.

This family is made up of honest people who live their lives in an honest manner and have no evil intentions. Although they are poor, the family atmosphere is relatively warm and there aren't so many bad things going on.

"Mom, make soup with this half of the duck carcass, and add some flour pancakes to it. Then we can have a good meal tonight."

The Han family was short of oil and water, so instead of being unable to sleep all night thinking about the duck bones, it would be better to eat it directly to satisfy their cravings.

"Okay." Li Yumei also knew that the duck bones would not be eaten tonight, and the children would probably be worried about them and unable to sleep.

"I almost forgot, there is also a duck leg, let's stew it together."

Seeing the eldest son take out a shiny duck leg from his pocket, everyone started drooling.

Little Han Xiaoxiao's eyes were unwilling to leave the duck legs for a moment. Han Li found it both funny and sad. He made up his mind to find a formal job for Old Han as soon as possible so that the whole family could have enough food to eat.

"Xiaoxiao, look what this is?" Han Li took out a pancake rolled with duck meat from his pocket as if by magic.

Han Xiaoxiao was stunned at first, then she opened her mouth like a dragon and almost bit Daguo's finger.

Seeing the happy family, Han Shanhai's wrinkled face showed a gentle smile, and asked: "Boss, how is your marriage going?"

"Dad, let's talk about this later." Han Li responded, then looked at his second brother Han Yong and third brother Han Cong with a stern face, his tone extremely stern.

"Xiaoyong, you must get into high school. Xiaocong, you must get into junior high school. If anyone fails, whenever Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu get beaten, you two will be beaten too!"

"Ah?!" The second brother Han Yong and the third brother Han Cong were completely confused and stunned. They thought to themselves: What is going on? !

Even the head of the family, Han Shanhai, couldn't figure out what his son was up to? !

You know, according to Han Shanhai's plan, his second son should be able to find a formal job after finishing junior high school, so that life at home will be better.

But not only has his eldest son completely disrupted his plans, but he also has to send both sons to high school, which will cost a lot of money.

"Dad, think about it carefully. In the future, the second and third children will be admitted to high school, college, and become cadres. What will our Han family be like then?"

Han Shanhai became instantly excited when he heard the bright prospects outlined by his eldest son, and even Li Yumei, who was cooking, was attracted to his attention.

Having been honest all their lives, they only wanted their son to have a stable job, get married and have children, but their eldest son presented them with an unimagined path.

Seeing that Old Han was still hesitant, Han Li decided to take drastic measures and stood up and whispered to his father.

"I saved an old fortune teller in the countryside. After he calculated my fate, he said that my family was destined to live in poverty and it would be difficult for us to get ahead. In a few years, there will be a great disaster. If we survive, we will continue to live in poverty, but if we don't, our family will be destroyed."

As expected, Han Shanhai turned pale with fear, and he obviously believed it completely: "What should I do?"

Suddenly, he nervously grabbed his eldest son's hand and asked in panic, "Does the old man have any solution?"

Han Li's voice suddenly became firm and powerful: "Studying can change your fate, and being a cadre can bring honor to your family!"

Since he didn't have the golden finger of the system space, Han Li felt very insecure, so he tried every means to activate the system.

Since we cannot activate the system now, we will have to settle for the next best thing and train two cadres. I believe that our days in the future will be much better.

Not long after, Han Shanhai came back to his senses and said solemnly, "Second brother, third brother, if you two fail the exam, I will break your legs!"

Seeing his two younger brothers looking miserable, Han Licai said earnestly: "Letting you study is also for your own good."

He pointed at his nose, his face full of depression and anger, "I am a Beijing resident, and a country girl pointed at my nose and called me illiterate. I can't swallow this!"

“Think about it carefully. In the future, you will go to the home of the girl you like with a matchmaker and a gift to propose marriage. Suddenly, someone with a high school diploma or a college diploma shows up and tries to steal your favor. Who will the girl choose?

Therefore, studying hard to get into high school and college will be your only way out! "

It is worth mentioning that Han Li only has a primary school diploma and has not even attended junior high school.

When Han Shanhai heard that his eldest son's marriage was ruined, he sighed inwardly and did not ask any more questions, fearing that his son would be too sad, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Your eldest brother is right! If you don't study hard, you won't be able to find a good job in the future. You won't even be able to eat enough food, let alone meat!"

"Dad, big brother, I will study hard!"

"Dad, big brother, I will study hard too!"

After hearing the opinions of the second and third brothers, Han Li nodded with satisfaction. From now on, the family was on the right track.

"Dad, big pot, I also want to study hard!" Little kid Han Xiaoxiao also imitated him and shouted the slogan.

"Xiaoxiao, you are awesome!" Han Li scratched his sister's nose and smiled gently, "Starting tomorrow, Daguo will teach you to read and write. If you learn well, I will buy you some candied haws."

"Okay, okay."

Upon seeing this, the second oldest Han Yong and the third oldest Han Cong looked at each other subconsciously and thought: Brother, can your double standards be any more obvious?

Soon, the duck bone soup was out of the pot, and the family ate it happily with two-grain pancakes, feeling extremely satisfied.