Scholars in the courtyard

At night, Mrs. Jia Zhang woke up from a coma, looking at a room full of leftovers, filled with sorrow.

Their family spent nearly 30 yuan on this full-moon wine, but in the end they only received 20 yuan, and lost 10 yuan in nominal terms.

Jia Zhang got out of bed tremblingly, her stomach growling, and she searched around in the rice bucket, but couldn't find a piece of meat.

"Damn you guys, you don't leave anything for our family!"

Mrs. Jia Zhang sat on the ground and cried bitterly.

Jia Dongxu, who was sleeping soundly in bed, was woken up. He mumbled and finally lay on the bed, not wanting to worry about these troubles.

As for Qin Huairu, he was heating the dishes on the side.

She wasn't hungry. The bowl of meat made her feel satisfied. It was also for Banggeng to eat, and she didn't feel any guilt in her heart.

For a while, the Jia family cried and screamed non-stop.

In the Yan family, Yan Fugui returned home contentedly and closed the door.

Then the third aunt looked at the food the family put on the table with a smile in her eyes, and kept praising it.

"Our family is still capable."

"Liberation, you stupid boy, learn from your brother, what are you doing with eggplant? If you want to take it, take the meat!"

The third aunt said, picking up the dishes on the table and putting them away. These dishes cannot be eaten in one meal, so they must be saved.

Yan Fugui nodded, still tasting the taste of meat in his mouth.

"Don't go to the middle courtyard for the next two days. We've taken advantage, so you have to be careful."

"I got it, Dad."

Yan Jiecheng and others agreed, and Yan Fugui nodded, still thinking that he hadn't asked for the money for this help yet.

One night passed, and Yang Xiaotao had just woken up the next day when he heard yelling and cursing coming from the middle courtyard.

Xiaowei was lying at the door, whining. When Yang Xiaotao heard it, it turned out that it was the third uncle and Jia Zhang who were scolding each other.

"These two are really capable of causing trouble."

Since he woke up, he didn't go back to sleep. Yang Xiaotao put on his clothes and opened the door. He saw Jia Zhang pointing at Yan Fugui and scolding him.

"Give me money? Give me money for what?"

"You Yan Laoxi just wrote about thirty words, how dare you ask for money?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang got up early in the morning, thinking about how little food was left on several tables, and felt very angry.

Especially the boys from Yan Fugui's family, who cooked for two tables, would make her feel uncomfortable if she didn't get them back.

However, before she could go out to look for Yan Fugui, she saw Yan Fugui walking out of the hanging flower door, and the two happened to get together.

Yan Fugui didn't sleep well last night. Although he took advantage of the Jia family, the promised "wage" was not given, which made him feel itchy.

That's fifty cents.

It doesn't matter how much, as long as you can take advantage, every penny is happiness.

So, when he got up in the morning, Yan Fugui got dressed and prepared to come to Jia's house to get his wages back.

As soon as he came in, he saw Jia Zhang, so Yan Fugui explained his intention.

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words were spoken, Jia Zhang was like a ignited magic bullet, spraying out loudly.

After hearing what Jia Zhang said, Yan Fugui was not a good person.

“It’s only natural to give money for work.”

"This is a rule. Do you understand the rules? If your Jia family breaks the rules, don't stay in this courtyard in the future."

The third uncle might be able to calm down Jia Zhang by pulling the tiger skin, but today Jia Zhang was only thinking about the loss of his family, and he didn't care about the rules and regulations.

"Yan Laoxi, your family has cooked two tables of food. You should compensate my family for the loss, otherwise I won't be able to spare you."

"If you don't give me ten dollars today, this matter will never end."

Seeing Jia Zhang's behavior, Yan Fugui knew that he would not get back his wages today, and he didn't want to continue nagging here, so he turned around and ran away.

"I don't share the common sense with you who doesn't understand the rules."

After saying that, the man ran out, but before Jia Zhang could react behind him, he disappeared.

"Don't run!"

Jia Zhang chased after her and quickly ran to the front yard.

Yang Xiaotao watched the two people running away and turned back to the house to wash up.

After a while, the noise of two women came from the front yard, which lasted for a long time.

At noon, Yang Xiaotao went fishing with a fishing rod. When passing by the front yard, he saw a scratch on the third aunt's face, but she looked very proud, so she probably didn't suffer any loss.

These are the people in the courtyard. Yesterday they were drinking and laughing together, but the next day they were fighting and breaking up, and they were reconciled after two days.

When I came to the fishing place in the West Sea, I found a place to prop up my fishing rod, took out the books I borrowed from the library, and fished while reading.

The autumn wind blew ripples, and the fish float nodded, breaking the calm water surface.

Time was like a fish float in the water, passing by bit by bit, and in a blink of an eye it was noon. Yang Xiaotao also caught four or five fish, which was enough for the past few days, so he took the fish basket home.

When he came to the courtyard and walked through the door of Jia's house, he was naturally greeted with envy. Yang Xiaotao was not surprised and even shook the fish basket to reveal a few big fish, which made Jia Zhang cover her chest and almost Rolled his eyes.

Back home, Yang Xiaotao started cooking and lived a monotonous and comfortable life alone.

Two days later.

On the day of the full moon, the courtyard became lively again.

The nephew's full moon was over, and his daughter was married to the city. The Qin family, who were born in rural areas, went out early and arrived at the courtyard before lunch.

This time, in addition to Qin Huairu's father, mother, brother and sister-in-law, a family of four came.

With so many people coming to eat, they didn't have enough money to buy some local specialties. Given the snobbery of the Jia family, they naturally didn't look good.

Jia Dongxu's face was cold, he didn't drink, and his father-in-law and mother-in-law didn't scream either.

Jia and Zhang made sarcastic comments inside and outside, and served only leftover food, which made the Qin family feel uncomfortable.

Just after dinner in the afternoon, Qin's mother said a few words to her daughter and led the people back to the village.

Qin Huairu sent her family out of the courtyard with a smile on her face. She stood in the cold wind and watched her parents who raised her gradually walk away. Seeing her old father's silent appearance, she felt as if she could not breathe under the pressure of a huge stone.

The mother's words still ring in her ears, "Guarantee your health. You are now a mother. You have to think about your children in the future."

Thinking of his mother's gray hair, his father's wrinkled forehead, and the eyes of his brother and sister-in-law, Qin Huairu's heart was as sharp as a knife.

Until no one could be seen, he lowered his head, sobbing sounded, tears fell down, and were blown dry by the wind.

It was her lifelong dream to marry in the city, but now that her dream has come true and she has a child, she doesn't get the respect she wants.

In this family, she is the most humble existence.

He raised his hand and wiped his face with his clothes, wiped his face clean, faced the north wind, let the wind blow on his face, and strode towards the courtyard.

Confidence stays on your face.

Even if they are humble, they are still from the city.

…

Time flows and the stars change.

It's the end of the month in a blink of an eye, and the weather is getting colder and colder. It's like this in Sijiu City. It gets cold early and winter is still long.

When he got up in the morning, the water tank in the yard was already covered with ice. Yang Xiaotao took a ladle and scooped water into the kettle, then hurried back to the house to prepare a fire for cooking.

Last week's exchange column was updated. Yang Xiaotao exchanged two sets of warm autumn clothes and long trousers in one go. He also wanted to buy these for Uncle Chen and his wife, but he was afraid that he could not explain the origin, so he had to give up.

In addition, there is an electric blanket for a double bed.

There are no domestic factories producing this thing in this era. First, there is no technology, and second, there is no market.

Nowadays, even having electricity is a problem. What’s the use of an electric blanket if you can’t afford electricity at home?

But Yang Xiaotao didn't think about it so much. Anyway, he was the only one at home now. If it didn't work, he would cover it with a quilt. No one in the courtyard had seen it, and if he saw it, he wouldn't know what it was.

Therefore, pulling power became the problem that Yang Xiaotao wanted to solve at the moment.

With electricity, you don’t need to light a lamp to read in the future, and the electrical appliances you exchanged can also be put to use.

As for expenses, Yang Xiaotao saw that his small treasury had exceeded 700 during this period.

Among them, the beasts in the courtyard have "contributed" a lot, and the wages are not much spent. This little money is enough to pull the wires.

So during this period, Yang Xiaotao went to Director Wang's house when he had time, mainly because he was an electrician and was in charge of the power supply in this area.

After eating, Yang Xiaotao put on his coat, opened the door and went out.

In the middle courtyard, Mrs. Jia Zhang was not afraid of the cold. She sat in the courtyard early in the morning, just staring at the front yard.

Yang Xiaotao naturally knew what was going on. The Jia family had previously set up a banquet, but Yan Fugui and others feasted on it, so she wanted to eat it back.

Yan Jiedi, the third uncle's daughter, is almost one month old. Mrs. Jia and Zhang have been waiting for this day for a long time.

However, Yang Xiaotao felt that Jia Zhang's wait would be in vain.

Based on his understanding of Yan Laoxi, if this guy is so calculating, there is a high probability that he will not do it.

After leaving the courtyard, Yang Xiaotao took out two cabbages, a small bag of eggs, and a pack of white rabbit candies from the space.

Following the road, we soon arrived at Director Wang's house.

Bang bang

When the door opened, Li Tiejun saw that it was Yang Xiaotao and hurriedly welcomed him in.

"Xiao Tao, please sit down for a while. I'll call your Aunt Wang."

Li Tiejun asked Yang Xiaotao to sit down and went to the neighbor to find Director Wang.

"Uncle Li, don't worry, I'm here to see you for something."

When Li Tiejun heard this, he didn't go out. He just asked the little tiger eating candy on the side to find someone.

"Uncle Li, it's almost the Chinese New Year. I want to run a wire to my house. Do you think it's okay?"

"Pull the wire?"

Li Tiejun was stunned for a moment, but these days, many people have begun to use electric lights. Thinking of the ability of the boy in front of him, he nodded and agreed, "No problem."

"After dinner, I'll go to your place to see how it works!"

"good."

While the two were talking, Director Wang came back from outside and lectured Yang Xiaotao again.

"Aunt Wang, this vegetable is grown in the courtyard, and I can't finish the eggs. It's just the right amount of nutrition for the tiger cubs."

Director Wang couldn't persuade him, so he could only smile and let him stay for dinner.

Then when talking about pulling out the wires, Director Wang asked again, "It costs a lot to pull out the wires. I remember that your compound doesn't have any wire poles."

Yang Xiaotao nodded. Not only in their compound, but also in the entire alley, there were no wires.

"It's not only because I have some extra money on hand, but it's also convenient for reading. It's a matter of time."

Yang Xiaotao explained that everyone knows that he likes to read and study, and this reason is reasonable.

"You can zip it up first. If you want to use it again later, you can bring it back with some replacement."

Li Tiejun said aside, this is also the current actual situation.

After all, one wire can be divided into several wires, and you might even be able to make a lot of money when the time comes.

Yang Xiaotao didn't care about making money to make up for it.

Having been accustomed to the environment of electrical appliances in my previous life, I naturally understand how electricity can improve the quality of human life.

After a quick lunch, Li Tiejun and Yang Xiaotao walked to the courtyard together.

Arriving at the entrance of the alley, Li Tiejun looked at the telegraph poles, and then came to Yang Xiaotao's house and calculated the distance. "I estimate that it will be a hundred meters from that telegraph pole to your house."

"I took a look and found that in addition to one telegraph pole at the entrance of the alley, four more are needed to pull it up."

"After entering the yard, you can go to the back of the house."

Li Tiejun calculated, and Yang Xiaotao followed.

"Uncle Li, I don't understand this matter, just come."

"In short, you can calculate it however you want. There are also labor costs. Don't be polite to me."

Li Tiejun snorted after hearing this, "You guys are still doing this?"

Yang Xiaotao scratched his head and said no more.