Scholars in the courtyard

bang bang bang

There was a knock on the door, and Yang Xiaotao frowned as to who could come at this time.

Before asking, Yan Fugui's voice sounded outside the door.

"Xiao Tao, my third uncle is not asleep yet."

As soon as Yang Xiaotao heard that it was Yan Fugui, he knew what this guy was planning.

"Abacus master, it's not easy to endure until now."

He sneered in his heart and then opened the door.

Outside the house, Yan Fugui was wearing a coat and looked humble.

And every time he shows this expression, it means that the calculation has begun.

"Third uncle, what do you want at this late hour?"

Yang Xiaotao stood at the door with no intention of letting him enter the house.

I have dealt with him before, and this guy is only interested in calculations and has no human touch.

If not, would you have come to steal food last time?

If not, how many children in the family will have no one to take care of them in old age?

If not,…

Yan Fugui sighed and asked with a smile, "It's nothing, I just want to make it easier for you."

"What's the meaning?"

Yan Fugui said shrewdly, "Why don't you pull the wire?"

"I asked the teacher at the school. This thread can be branched into many branches. As you know, as a teacher, I have to read books and prepare lessons at night. My eyes have been tired for so many years. If I could use electric lights, That’s also responsible for the flowers of the motherland, isn’t it?”

"So, I just want to pull one out of you. Not much, just one. What do you think?"

Yan Fugui had a friendly look on his face. He had inquired clearly. Each household must install an electric meter when installing electric wires. Now the state controls the use of electricity, so the cost for ordinary households is higher than that in the factory. One unit of electricity costs 8 cents. money.

This is a long-term cost. It costs at least 80 cents in a month, and more than one or two yuan.

Their family can't afford it.

So I thought of a way to pull a wire from Yang Xiaotao. Not only did I save money on power, but I also didn’t have to install an electric meter. It also cost Yang Xiaotao money. I got multiple benefits with one stone, so why not?

When Yang Xiaotao heard Yan Fugui's words, he sneered at the kind thin face.

"Third uncle, are you stupid or do you think I am a fool?"

“You don’t have the money to pull out the wires, so you still want me to pay your electricity bill?”

"If you don't say anything, why don't you just pull one?"

"What's the difference between this and stealing electricity?"

Yan Fugui's face turned cold, and the smile he had when he first came was gone. The plan in his heart was exposed by Yang Xiaotao in public, and the shamelessness he had accumulated through years of calculations became painful.

"How can this be called stealing? Didn't I say hello to you?"

"Besides, you've already dragged me here, what's the use of a large courtyard? That little money is not enough for a meal for you!"

Yan Fugui held his glasses and said coldly, but Yang Xiaotao turned around and slammed the door.

"You can go back to where you came from. If you want to use it, take the money and don't create a big courtyard. The courtyard belongs to everyone, not just you."

Yang Xiaotao's voice came from the room, and Yan Fu stamped his feet proudly.

"You, you guy, don't know how to respect teachers, how to unite and love, sooner or later you will suffer."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

At Yi Zhonghai's house in the Central Court, the aunt came back from the door and said to Yi Zhonghai.

"I really made you guess. Yan Laosan didn't take any advantage."

Yi Zhonghai lay on the kang and shook his head angrily, "This guy doesn't have enough food and salt. Anyone who goes there will be in trouble."

"Lao Yi, why don't our family take a piece of it, even if it's evenly divided by then?"

The aunt also wants to use electric lights so that she doesn’t have to touch the dark when she wakes up at night, especially when it’s cold and the ground is icy and it’s easy to fall.

"Don't think about it. Now that this guy is the leader, we can't follow him and make trouble, otherwise there will be trouble in the compound again."

"Go to sleep, we'll talk about it later."

The eldest mother sighed and said a little bit, "This guy also installed one for Lao Chen's family."

"Why do you think he is so interested in the old Chen family?"

"Tell me, do you want to get closer to him? I think Yang Xiaotao is better than Silly Zhu. How about we change him?"

"Lao Yi, Lao Yi?"

The aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai without saying anything, sighed again, and lay down to sleep.

Yi Zhonghai, who turned his head sideways, opened his eyes. He heard what Auntie said and felt a little regretful in his heart.

If Yang Xiaotao and Qin Huairu were together, there might be a chance.

But now, there is no turning back.

After a silent night, Yang Xiaotao got up early and got ready. Just after eating, he saw Li Tiejun and Wang Ruijun coming over. Li Tiejun was also carrying two light bulbs in his hand.

"Uncle Li, I'll be back early this afternoon. You can make the decision if you need anything."

Li Tiejun agreed and began to lead people to lay the line.

When they came to the factory, Wang Fa and others also knew about Yang Xiaotao's plan to pull electricity. They felt a little envious, but when they thought about their own situation, they dispelled this envy. Not everyone is like Yang Xiaotao. If one person can eat, the whole family will not be hungry. , they have too many things to take care of, and they have to be careful about their monthly wages and food stamps.

Zhou Peng also came over and asked, and then said that his eldest brother Zhou Kui was going to his house today to see if he could help.

Yang Xiaotao naturally had no objection. Although there was nothing valuable at home and an acquaintance like Li Tiejun was watching, he was more relieved to have Zhou Kui go.

In his heart, the Zhou family is closer than Director Wang's family.

After get off work in the afternoon, colleagues in the workshop also knew that Yang Xiaotao was in a hurry to go home, so they didn't bother him and quickly returned to the courtyard.

When they arrived at home, they saw Zhou Kui holding a ladder in the living room. Li Tiejun was installing an electric meter box on top. There was also a main switch on top. As long as it was pulled down, the whole house could be disconnected.

Yang Xiaotao looked around, then called Zhou Kui over, then took out ten yuan and asked him to go to Yongjun Restaurant.

Zhou Kui didn't say anything, just took the money and walked out.

After a while, when it got dark, the entire room was installed. Seeing the sweat on the faces of Li Tiejun and others, Yang Xiaotao immediately installed the prepared light bulbs.

There were no incandescent lamps these days, let alone energy-saving lamps. Fortunately, Yang Xiaotao exchanged a few 40-watt ones from the exchange column, which were much brighter than those Li Tiejun brought.

"This light bulb costs a dollar."

Li Tiejun looked at the light bulbs that Yang Xiaotao took out and installed all the lamp sockets in the room. When he turned on the lights, it was like daytime. He couldn't help feeling that this guy was really having a hard time.

"Well, the latest one, 40 watts."

Yang Xiaotao smiled, looking at the room being illuminated brightly both inside and outside, and Xiaowei's cheers could be heard in his heart. This guy was attracted by this light energy.

Energy conversion, it seems that Xiaowei no longer needs to rely on the intermittent moonlight at night.

"Tsk, tsk, this guy is so bright."

Wang Ruijun and the workers next to him also lamented that they didn’t see such power-consuming light bulbs often!

"Uncle Li, Uncle Wang, we've been tired for a long day, let's go have a meal."

"I'll pay you the wages by the way."

Without saying a word, Yang Xiaotao took Li Tiejun and walked out.

In the yard, everyone looked at the bright lights of Yang Xiaotao's house, and their mouths were watering with envy.

"It's so bright. From now on, you don't have to worry about being pricked by thorns when eating fish at night."

"That's right, I can see clearly even when I go to the toilet."

"Oh, this old Chen's family has made a good neighbor."

"Stop talking about it, how much will it cost? Yang Xiaotao is really struggling. If this continues, who will dare to marry him?"

"You must be envious of me for being able to earn. If I were twenty years younger, I would dare."

"Go, go, go, never stop."

The sentient beings are just envious and jealous, but it is impossible for them to install light bulbs in their homes.

"Little brother, here we come."

At the entrance of Yongjun Restaurant, the proprietress looked at Yang Xiaotao and his group and immediately came to greet them.

"Sister, business is booming."

"Hey, that's all. Hurry up and sit inside."

Yang Xiaotao greeted the three of Li Tiejun to come in, while Zhou Kui was looking at the table.

At this moment, pot-wrapped pork, braised pork and two vegetarian dishes were all placed on the table. When Zhou Kui saw Yang Xiaotao coming, he took out the remaining money and prepared to give it to Yang Xiaotao.

Yang Xiaotao pushed it over and asked him to hold it first.

There was no one else in the restaurant, and the elder brother who finished cooking came out and said a few words.

When Yang Xiaotao asked how they were doing recently, the couple smiled bitterly and said that after the Chinese New Year, the business was getting worse day by day, and the allocated shares were getting smaller and smaller.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao remembered that because he had taken a detour in history,

I was thinking about going back to Yangjiazhuang during the Chinese New Year to check out the situation.

Li Tiejun and others sat down, accompanied by Yang Xiaotao and Zhou Kui. They did not dare to eat, but only tasted it briefly, obviously not wanting Yang Xiaotao to spend too much.

After dinner, Yang Xiaotao asked Li Tiejun to settle the expenses for this time.

"Xiao Tao, this is the public part."

"Wires, telephone poles, switches, light sockets, a total of 86 yuan."

Brothers, let’s settle the score clearly.

Not to mention settling accounts with the country.

Li Tiejun meticulously counted out the specific amounts. These are all accounts that can be checked, and every cent is indispensable.

"As for the salary, just give me ten yuan."

Li Tiejun was not polite and directly revealed the number.

Yang Xiaotao shook his head after hearing this, "Uncle Li, I know you are taking care of me, but I can't let you suffer."

Yang Xiaotao interrupted Li Tiejun, "I've asked, labor costs like yours cost two yuan a day."

"It took three days of hard work, and everyone got six yuan. A total of eighteen."

After Li Tiejun heard this, he looked at Wang Ruijun, but the younger Xu Hongxing next to him said, "Xiao Tao, that's the wages collected from outsiders."

"One dollar a day is a lot for my own people."

"It's hard for you, Uncle Li, to tell you. I'll just say it's one yuan a day. You also spent a lot on the food for the past two days."

"Ten yuan, I still took advantage of it."

When Xu Hongxing said this, Wang Ruijun would naturally not object.

The main reason is that there are not many people pulling wires these days, so their external prices are naturally higher.

There is quite a pattern of not opening for three years, but only for three years after opening.

"In that case, plus the government's 84 yuan, I'll make it up to a total of 100 yuan."

"Don't refuse in a hurry. The electricity has been connected. If you have anything to do with me later, I still need to trouble you to come and see it. I will treat it as the hard work paid in advance."

Yang Xiaotao was resolute, and Li Tiejun also knew that this guy could make money and had plenty of money. The hundred yuan shouldn't hurt his muscles, so he agreed.

Then Yang Xiaotao took out the money from his pocket, counted one hundred yuan, and the settlement was completed.

After several people finished eating, Yang Xiaotao gave the leftovers to Zhou Kui and walked home alone.