Scholars in the courtyard

"Sister, please think about it carefully!"

With that said, the person ran away.

Qin Huairu snorted coldly and considered...

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw an old man stroking his beard at the hanging flower door and holding a paper bag in his hand.

That is, roast duck!

Look at that person again. Who is Zhang Laodao from the backyard?

Suddenly, Yang Xiaotao's place in his mind was replaced by the person in front of him.

Old, wifeless, and homeless.

Have money, a house, and a job.

The important thing is that this old man has a high status.

Now he is working as a leader in a machinery factory, and it is said that he gets more money every month than Yi Zhonghai did before.

As for why the other party didn't find a woman, she had heard of it.

This man had been a Taoist monk before, so he abided by the rules and regulations.

But that was before, and now people have become secular.

The reason why I didn't find a woman is probably because I am too old and don't like others of a similar age, and I am afraid of being criticized if I find a younger one.

But I don’t have any worries about this.

I am a widow and a twice-married person. Isn't it a perfect match for him, an old bachelor?

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If you take the initiative yourself.

Watching the old Taoist walk into Yang Xiaotao's house, Qin Huairu became more and more excited as he thought about it, and a smile gradually appeared on his face.

These days, there is no man who doesn’t like women.

The difference is what flavor you like.

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There was the sound of the rice cooker finishing cooking. Yang Xiaotao stepped forward and inserted it with chopsticks. He took it out and tasted it again. The rice was done.

"Hey, you came just in time!"

An experienced voice came from the door, and Zhou Kui stood up quickly to greet him, "Master Zhang!"

Yang Xiaotao is used to yelling at Lao Tao, but in this courtyard, other people will not yell randomly.

Especially after Zhang Dedao's identity became known, the street office came to visit him during holidays.

Just yesterday during the Mid-Autumn Festival, the street office gave away half a catty of mooncakes.

This welfare package is much better than the five-guarantee household or the old lady's before.

At the very least, when the deaf old lady was alive, she never saw anyone from the street office delivering mooncakes to her!

Therefore, in this courtyard, the older adults are called Lao Zhang, and the younger ones are called Master Zhang. As for those in the Dragon Boat Festival group, they can only be called Grandpa Zhang!

"You must have good legs and feet. You came here just in time to get out of the pot!"

Yang Xiaotao closed the rice cooker again and put it aside to keep it warm.

The old man handed the roast duck he bought to Zhou Kui, then sat aside and picked up the water glass and took a sip.

"Didn't I go buy roast duck?"

He said something, and then said, "Did you call the steel plant today?"

Yang Xiaotao sat opposite and nodded, "Well, Guan Zhiyong is looking for you?"

"That's not a bad idea. Like you said, we should stop researching for the time being and prioritize ensuring the production needs of the machinery factory."

"Yes, I said that!"

The old Taoist rolled his eyes after hearing this, "I just told you this morning, you can't just beat everyone to death with a stick."

Yang Xiaotao frowned, and then thought of something, "Don't you all stop?"

"Ah, this guy Guan Zhiyong was using chicken feathers as his arrows, so he just went up and shut them all down!"

"This guy, wait until I talk about him tomorrow."

Yang Xiaotao didn't understand why Guan Zhiyong did this, maybe he didn't explain it clearly at the time.

"Just say it!"

The old man took out a cigarette and put it on the table, "Actually, I haven't done much research recently."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao suddenly thought of something. There was also a piece of alloy material data in his system space. Just when Yang Xiaotao was about to ask about the status of titanium alloy material research, another person walked in from outside.

Seeing the person coming, Yang Xiaotao immediately snorted coldly.

"It's better to come early than to come by chance!"

Yu Zecheng squinted his eyes and laughed, then placed the two bottles of wine in his hands on the table.

The old Taoist glanced at Yang Xiaotao, then stroked his beard and laughed, as if he was watching the fun.

"Don't dare, don't dare, there are too many things happening by chance."

Yang Xiaotao hugged his arms and said angrily.

Yu Zecheng didn't care, he said hello to the old man and then sat on the other side.

"I heard you're back. I'm busy with official duties. I just have time to come back and take a look."

"Well, looking at your complexion, you look very good!"

"It's not like people like us who stay up all night working all day long. As soon as we close our eyes, our minds are full of messy things and we can't even sleep."

Yu Zecheng said it familiarly, but his tone was full of complaints.

Of course, this was deliberately told to Yang Xiaotao!

Yang Xiaotao turned his head and said to Zhou Kui, "Go see what Uncle Dashan is doing and ask him to come over for a drink."

Zhou Kui hummed and went out immediately.

"There's nothing wrong with you!"

Yang Xiaotao said pointedly, and Yu Zecheng naturally knew what was going on.

Since Wavelet can find problems, Yang Xiaotao can naturally find them too.

Moreover, when Yang Xiaotao changed his action plan, it was not so much that he doubted him, but that he doubted their internal situation.

A smart person can guess the meaning of the words without having to say it explicitly.

So he thought for a moment, then looked outside the door, and then spoke briefly about what happened inside.

Yang Xiaotao opened his mouth in surprise, and the old Taoist also pinched his beard and stopped his hand in mid-air, looking incredulous.

"You, you are not mistaken?"

Yang Xiaotao lowered his voice and asked, "That's it, that's it..."

Yang Xiaotao stretched out his hand and lifted it up, as if he was measuring a height, and as if he was explaining an important enough position.

The old man also put down his hands at this moment, with a complex expression of acceptance and unacceptable on his face.

He looked a little disappointed and a little incomprehensible.

Yu Zecheng sighed.

After a moment of silence, Yu Zecheng continued, but with a hint of anger in his voice, "We are sorting through previous relevant files."

"One of our comrades was regarded as a traitor because of his obstruction..."

"We found this comrade's family. There was only an old mother and her seven-year-old child left in the family, picking up rags in the village."

Suddenly Yu Zecheng's eyes turned red and his mouth opened for a while before he spoke.

"The old lady held my hand and said, my son is not a bad person."

"He's a good guy."

"You have to clear his name..."

Yang Xiaotao's nose was sore and his breathing became heavy.

One can imagine how the villagers treated the family members of "traitors" in this era.

Not being able to raise one's head or looking down are all considered minor.

He didn't even dare to leave the door.

It’s no wonder that children who grow up in such an environment are in good health.

Not to mention mental health!

"Do you know how I felt at that time?"

Yu Zecheng's voice was hoarse and his expression was even more depressed, "I don't know, I don't even know what to say."

"I really want to say I'm sorry to them. I really want to tell them that it was caused by our mistakes in our work."

"I also want to tell them that we will compensate them."

"But I can't say it."

Yu Zecheng clenched his fists tightly, suppressing his inner emotions.

He has seen a lot of misery in the world, and even saw his comrades being persecuted and sacrificed with his own eyes when performing missions.

But the thought of being wronged by one of his own and having no peace after death made him feel chilly.

And the only thing he can do is to reduce the occurrence of such tragedies.

"This kind of person should be damned. He should be damned."

In the end, the old man couldn't help roaring, and his face became ferocious.

"Senior!"

Yang Xiaotao stretched out his hand to cover Lao Dao's arm, and then said with relief, "The man has been arrested, and he will be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of his life."

Yu Zecheng nodded, "We won't let him die easily. At least we won't let him die until his crime has been fully punished."

"Right!"

Yu Zecheng suddenly looked at Yang Xiaotao with a serious expression, "We want to thank you for this operation."

“Without your efforts, we wouldn’t be where we are.”

"If you allow it, more comrades will be harmed."

Hearing this, Yang Xiaotao lowered his head and picked up the water glass to drink.

If Yu Zecheng walked in the door, after hearing these words, he would definitely snort, and then say, 'Don't look for me in the future.'

But after hearing Yu Zecheng's narration and the words from the old man's mouth, Yang Xiaotao couldn't even hum.

He tried to put himself into the roles, whether it was an old man who lost his son, a child who lost his father, or someone who lost their husband or wife.

When he thought of their relatives who sacrificed themselves for their ideals, but were wronged in the end, the feeling of powerlessness, anger, and even humiliation made him unable to say a single word of encouragement.

"Lao Yu."

Yang Xiaotao put down the cup, then looked at Yu Zecheng and said seriously, "I said a lot before."

"But, after listening to you say so much, I suddenly realized that saying those words again is disrespectful to you and to the thousands of comrades who have paid for this."

"If you really want to thank me, just have a drink with me tonight."

Yu Zecheng's eyes were moist, he suddenly laughed, and then let his tears flow down.

Originally, he was still thinking about how to thank Yang Xiaotao.

Originally, he was worried about how to make the horses eat well.

He had even prepared a speech to have a good chat with Yang Xiaotao.

But now, he found that he had underestimated Yang Xiaotao's consciousness.

Maybe this guy is a "cold-faced" person.

He was sure that if something like this happened again next time, Yang Xiaotao would still cooperate as long as he spoke.

If not for anything else, just because his name is Yang Xiaotao.

When the old Taoist heard what Yang Xiaotao said, his originally serious and solemn cheeks softened.

The people he values ​​will not let him down.

"Okay, then I will sacrifice my life to accompany you."

Yu Zecheng wiped his eyes and then spoke seriously.

"Why would you risk your life to accompany you?"

Wang Dashan's voice suddenly came from the door, and then he saw Wang Dashan walking in carrying a roasted pig ear, followed quickly by Zhou Kui.

"Uncle Dashan, what we said is that we won't come home until we get drunk tonight."

Wang Dashan smiled after hearing this, "We are indeed not going home until we are drunk, but you may not be the same."

Hearing this, Yu Zecheng also laughed, "No, we are all drunk, you can still drink."

Yang Xiaotao shook his head, then picked up Wang Dashan's pig ears, walked to the kitchen and cut them, then found two cloves of garlic, minced them and put them in soy sauce, plus the roast duck brought back by the old Taoist, a total of six dishes, which were quickly eaten. Serve to the table.

Yu Zecheng had already filled several people's glasses with wine. As soon as Yang Xiaotao sat down, he picked up the wine glass and said, "I can't afford three glasses of wine to accompany you. Let's drink one first."

Yang Xiaotao also picked up the cup, "To be honest, this is the first time I've seen you so open-minded when I drink with you."

Yu Zecheng snorted coldly, "You haven't seen me when I was young. It was a foreign land ten miles away, full of entertainment and entertainment, and you could come and go as you pleased."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaotao asked coldly, "Does Sister Cuiping know?"

"You guy, you really can't help but pick up the pot."

"We weren't together yet."

After Yu Zecheng finished the wine, Yang Xiaotao picked up the bottle and filled it up, then said, "Haha, I just like hearing you talk about the past."

"Get out~~"

"You have no good intentions!"

"Haha~"

Wine glasses clinked from time to time, and everyone in the room chatted about their experiences and the past.

When the moon above the head becomes brighter and brighter, the meal is over.

Zhou Kui was the first to be unable to hold on.

And the facts prove once again that strong people may not be able to drink.

Wang Dashan helped Zhou Kuixian back home, although he himself was staggering.

However, with the help of Wang Xiaohu, the two of them returned to the house smoothly.

The remaining three people, except for Yu Zecheng, whose face was redder, were considered normal.

It's just that Yang Xiaotao is more sober than Lao Tao.

Supporting Yu Zecheng, Yang Xiaotao and the others came to the backyard.

"I said, when will Wangwang come back? Don't imitate Liu Bei and borrow money from Jingzhou and never pay it back."

Arriving at the door of the backyard, Yang Xiaotao asked.

"Don't worry, it won't be lost."

Yu Zecheng muttered, feeling his stomach churn a little, but luckily he couldn't vomit it out.

"Huh, you can't afford to pay for it if it's lost."

After saying that, he sent Yu Zecheng into the house, and the old man waved his hand and went home to rest.

Yang Xiaotao then went home to sleep.

After returning home and putting the food back in the kitchen, Yang Xiaotao lay on the bed to rest.

Tomorrow, I will go to the pharmaceutical factory to see what is going on.