Scholars in the courtyard

The two of them were familiar with each other after seeing each other many times. The administrator, Master Gu, was also surprised when he saw Yang Xiaotao holding an English book.

"Can your kid understand?"

Yang Xiaotao smiled, "Half of it can be understood, and half of it depends on guessing."

"Then why are you reading? I really don't understand why you are reading. There is no such thing as simply reading."

Master Gu joked while handling the borrowing.

Yang Xiaotao thought to himself, of course reading is for credits.

But you can’t say it like this, “I just want to study biological inheritance.”

Master Gu looked up at him after hearing this. Regarding biology, not only in Sijiu City, but also in China, he didn't have many contacts.

These days, most people who engage in knowledge are doing it for food.

Can biology drive machine tools? Can you make machines?

"Young man, don't be too ambitious!"

Master Gu sighed and handed the book over.

Yang Xiaotao caught it and asked before leaving, "By the way, do we have an English dictionary here?"

"Dictionary? There is really no such thing."

"Okay, I'm just asking."

Yang Xiaotao didn't expect anything here, so he just turned around and left the library.

After returning home, he turned on the stove and soaked his feet in hot water to relieve the fatigue from the journey.

The thought of buying a car came up again.

But when you think about the bicycles these days, the purchase difficulty is comparable to that of Ferrari and other luxury cars in later generations. Of course, if you really want to ride one, it will be no different from a luxury car in the eyes of others.

Moreover, if you want to buy a bicycle, you don’t just have money, you also need a ticket.

There are tens of thousands of people in their steel rolling mill, and only a dozen or so spots are allocated for the year. Unless you have made a contribution, it is impossible to give it to you.

Moreover, you have to report it when you give it. It is not something that the factory director or deputy director just gives you casually if you like it.

If not, wouldn’t it encourage corruption?

Then, Yang Xiaotao suppressed his floating thoughts again, leaned on the bedside with a book and read through it.

"Happy New Year, happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year, Brother Tao!"

They say hello when they meet in the steel rolling mill. Yang Xiaotao greets several workers.

This year, the third workshop has benefited, and their team has gained additional gains, so it is easier than usual.

"Brother Wang, happy New Year."

"Xiao Tao, happy new year!"

"Brother Wang, okay!"

Amidst the cheers, everyone entered the workstation. There were no instructions from the leaders, and there was no red envelope for starting work. Everything was the same as before, and everyone was busy at the workstation.

The current tasks are even worse than those a few years ago, which also reflects the country’s construction needs.

Such busy and fulfilling days always pass quickly.

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and it was already the end of February.

In addition to work exchanges, Yang Xiaotao has another task, which is to study papers and learn Mendel's laws of inheritance.

At first, Yang Xiaotao thought that it would be easy to master it if he had the foundation from his previous life.

But looking at the English letters one by one, he knew that the CET-4 English in his previous life was bullshit.

Except for some commonly used English words that can be translated, eight out of ten other professional terms are not understood, and the remaining two are still guessed.

When he was in trouble while studying, Yang Xiaotao was also looking for a solution.

Copy down the words you don’t recognize, and copy down the sentences you don’t understand.

When I had time, I went to the library to ask someone, but I went there twice in a row and didn’t meet anyone who knew English.

Yang Xiaotao was also a little impatient and started asking people to find out where there was a dictionary. He even approached Director Wang of the workshop about this matter. After all, the leadership had contact with a wide range of things, so there might be some connections.

Director Wang was also confused when Yang Xiaotao asked for an English-Chinese dictionary or someone who could speak English.

Although there are many people in their steel rolling mill, there are only about a dozen technicians. But if you really talk about it, not many of them can understand the drawings, and even none of them can read the English drawings.

The drawings they use now are all translated by Big Brother experts.

Wang Guodong is also concerned about Yang Xiaotao's affairs. Who makes him willing to study and improve? When he tells it, he will feel proud.

Therefore, Wang Guodong approached Xu Yuanshan. After Xu Yuanshan found out, he asked among the leaders of the steel rolling mill. This was regarded as "publicity" for Yang Xiaotao, and it slowly spread among the upper levels.

When he went home in the evening, Yang Xiaotao boiled seven or eight free-range eggs with brown sugar and ate a few to get rid of the coldness in his body.

He didn't redeem this from the system, but bought it from the market specifically to hide it from others. He spent two yuan and bought a big bag. When passing by the front yard, he even let the third uncle and his family see it clearly. It was considered There is a way out.

Otherwise, eating eggs every day would not be justified.

Peel off the egg shell to reveal the white and tender egg white inside, and bite into the orange yolk. A sweet smell immediately spreads in your mouth.

Yang Xiaotao was about to continue when he suddenly heard a noise coming from the backyard.

Xu Damao's screams and Lou Xiao'e's curses were vaguely heard.

Putting the egg in his mouth, Yang Xiaotao got up and went out to watch the fun.

In the backyard, Lou Xiao'e chased Xu Damao into the yard with a feather duster, and the sound of shouting woke up the entire compound.

Xu Damao ran in front wearing socks and protecting his head with his hands.

He didn't wear much, and his face was purple from the cold on this cold day. He smelled of alcohol, and he had obviously drank a lot.

As he ran, he begged Lou Xiao'e behind him. Everyone gathered to watch the excitement, and they were even more anxious, but they didn't dare to stop.

Later, Lou Xiao'e waved at Xu Damao while wiping tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Stop, stop everyone!"

The second uncle, Liu Haizhong, stepped forward and stood between the two of them, "You're singing an opera here in the cold weather!"

"Xu Damao, what are you doing?"

Xu Damao woke up after being blown by the cold wind. When he saw Liu Haizhong and a group of people watching the fun, he quickly crossed his hands on his chest, lowered his body and said with a sigh, "Second uncle, it's okay. We two After a few words of bickering, it will cause trouble for everyone."

"We're going back right now, we're going back right now!"

Xu Damao winked at Lou Xiao'e, saying that the family scandal should not be made public, not to mention that in this courtyard, if anything spreads, it will either be wind or rain.

Unexpectedly, Lou Xiao'e didn't listen to him at all.

When she first married Xu Damao, she also wanted to live a happy life. She hoped that her man would be honest and do his duty. He didn't need much ability, as long as he loved her and cared for her.

But who would have expected that in less than a year, Xu Damao, who was talking sweetly at the beginning, would reveal his true nature.

Someone told her before that Xu Damao was so bad and not a good thing.

She just thought it was someone else who was jealous, and Xu Damao comforted her in this way.

But during this period of time, through her observation, Xu Damao was indeed not an honest person.

Moreover, my original marriage was, to put it bluntly, calculated by Xu Damao, and it became what it is now.

If back then, I was married to...

Lou Xiao'e regretted it and was disappointed with Xu Damao.

Coupled with the delay in getting pregnant, she suffered a lot of psychological pressure.

When this happened today, she couldn't bear it anymore, and the grievances in her heart burst out at this moment.

"Go home, what home?"

"Xu Damao, if you don't make things clear tonight, I'm not done with you, I'll divorce you!"

The feather duster pointed at Xu Damao, and Lou Xiao'e roared angrily.

At this moment, people in the courtyard finally knew what the eldest lady's temper was.

"divorce?"

"Oh my god, Xu Damao did something so outrageous!"

"Is there anything he can't do? He's a bad breather."

Onlookers immediately became interested when they heard about the divorce.

Silly Zhu also ran over to watch the excitement, standing next to Yang Xiaotao, looking at Xu Damao's appearance, and immediately added insult to injury.

"Si Mao, you didn't go out to harm the little girl and were caught!"

Xu Damao hid behind Liu Haizhong, and when he heard what Sha Zhu said, he immediately jumped up, "Si Zhu, shut up."

Silly Zhu sneered, but Lou Xiao'e on the side rushed towards Xu Damao again like she was exploding.

"Xu Damao, tell me clearly today, who is Huahua?"

Liu Haizhong quickly stopped Lou Xiao'e. At this time, the second aunt also came to help and finally stabilized Lou Xiao'e.

After hearing this, the people around realized that this was really happening. Silly Zhu even laughed and pointed at Xu Damao, "I'm right, I know what shit this guy is doing when he sticks his butt out. Looking at it like this, he must be up to no good. "

"Silly Zhu, you keep talking nonsense to me, I, I..."

"What am I, what are you doing, Lianlian?"

Silly Zhu smiled happily. He had not practiced his skills after the New Year. He always felt that there was something missing in the New Year.

No, I found the crux today.

Yang Xiaotao stood there, took out the melon seeds from his pocket, and cracked them.

For Xu Damao, he can constantly refresh the bottom line of being a human being.

To Lou Xiao'e, Yang Xiaotao could only silently send his blessings.

Yan Jiefang's eyes were shining brightly on the side. This kind of occasion to watch a big show is suitable for eating melon seeds.

It seems that Brother Tao has endless melon seeds in his pocket.

Xu Damao looked at Shazhu and then at Yang Xiaotao. He understood his situation in just one thought. Fighting with him was not like fighting with eggs and stones. Wouldn't he be happy?

Ignoring Silhu's shouting, he turned to the crying Lou Xiao'e and begged.

"Xiao'e, listen to me."

"I just came back from drinking, and I haven't slept well yet. You are like this. Why don't you give me a chance to explain?"

Xu Damao pretended to be pitiful. People around him didn't like this, and someone immediately started shouting.

"Xu Damao, where are you?"

"Tell me who Huahua is? Where's the girl? We'd also like to hear it."

"Not necessarily a girl, maybe a widow."

"Hahaha"

Xu Damao was extremely angry, but he couldn't use force against everyone. He could only continue to look at Lou Xiao'e, "I really don't know what Huahua is."

"You don't know what I am. I like to talk nonsense when I'm drunk. Believe me, I really haven't done anything sorry to you!"

Lou Xiao'e didn't believe it and asked coldly, "Who is Huahua?"

"You can still say names and say embarrassing things when you are drunk?"

Lou Xiao'e was really furious. She had been waiting for Xu Damao to rest. She also knew the nature of Xu Damao's work and would be entertained when showing movies to others, so she let him socialize outside.

Only this time, Xu Damao drank too much, and he hugged her and kept begging for flowers. He was so affectionate that she even blushed.