Scholars in the courtyard

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the weather was fine.

After the Little New Year, the city had a rare good day, although it was still freezing.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and every household is preparing for the New Year.

Outside the alley, on the street, and in the factory, red flags were planted.

In the courtyard, the New Year atmosphere was brewing. The snow that was trampled by the children in the courtyard was cleared away by the adults, who swept the floor and cleaned the house, cleaning the courtyard neatly and preparing for the New Year.

The happiest ones were the children, who woke up in the morning and ran out. Sometimes they didn't go home for a day and didn't care anymore!

Crack

Grandpa Yang walked out the door, looked at the sun above his head, and then leisurely took out the pipe, put out a small handful of tobacco and stuffed it into the pipe bowl, then pressed it hard with his hands, and then took out a match to light it.

"Grandpa, where are you going today?"

In the yard, Xiao Liu's wife was playing with her children. When she saw Grandpa Yang coming out, she greeted him.

Everyone in the courtyard was familiar with Grandpa Yang, and because of Yang Xiaotao, they respected him very much.

"Ah, go outside for a walk!"

"There's nothing to do at home, go take a look!"

Yang Xiaotao got up early to go to work, and there were many things to do at the end of the year, and Liu Huaimin and others alone could not handle it.

Ran Qiuye took the children back to the compound. Ran's mother had a cold recently and her cough was not getting better.

Last night, Yang Xiaotao took out two boxes of medicine, saying that he asked someone to get them from abroad. Ran Qiuye was very happy and sent them over early in the morning.

Ran Qiuye originally wanted to come back at noon, but was sent away by Grandpa Yang, saying that he was an adult and would not starve to death if he had a stutter.

Yang Xiaotao wanted him to go to the machinery factory to take a look, so that he could solve the problem of eating at noon, but was also rejected by Grandpa Yang.

So, he was the only one left at home.

Fortunately, Wangcai was with him.

He said hello to the people in the courtyard, walked slowly to the hanging flower gate, and saw Yan Fugui cleaning up the front yard.

"Hey, Uncle Yang. Where are you going?"

"Oh, Teacher Yan, I'm just going out for a walk..."

Grandpa Yang smiled and replied, then walked out with his hands behind his back.

"Go slowly, it's cold and the ground is slippery, be careful!"

"It's okay, it's okay..."

Grandpa said as he walked out of the gate and into the alley.

Yan Fugui watched the man and the dog leave, and couldn't help but sighed secretly, "What a blessing!"

Since Ran Qiuye helped Yan Fugui become a member of the rural school, Yan Fugui no longer has to worry about unemployment.

Although the salary in the rural school is not as good as that in the city, there are welfare benefits.

Especially during the New Year and other festivals, there are local specialties, two-piece noodles, and even rewards for good performance.

Last time, Yangjiazhuang Primary School organized a reward meeting before the holiday.

At that time, Yang Xiaotao went there and brought a truckload of prizes.

I heard that there was a teacher named Liu Yonghui who directly rewarded a sewing machine.

That's a good thing. Not only can the women at home sew and mend, but they can also make some clothes to exchange for the necessities of life.

Thinking of the reward, his heart was burning.

He went late, so the reward was only a bag of sweet potato noodles.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone was given two pounds of pork and a bag of eggs.

If it were in the past, let alone pork and eggs, there would not even be sweet potato noodles.

So Yan Fugui felt that it was very wise to get in touch with the Yang family.

Naturally, he had a special liking for the people of the Yang family.

Ahem

While staring at the gate in a trance, a cough came from behind. Yan Fugui turned around and saw Yi Zhonghai walking out of the hanging flower gate with his hands behind his back.

"Hey, Old Yi!"

Yan Fugui smiled professionally, "Are you going out for a walk?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled warmly, "Yes, I'm going out for a walk and visiting my old brothers."

"Oh, then hurry up, don't delay the meal!"

"I'm busy cleaning, I'll be busy first!"

After saying these three sentences, Yan Fugui said busy with a smile on his face, and then turned and walked into the house.

He knew in his heart that things were different now. If he dared to do the old way of playing both sides, it would be like falling off the Yang family's boat.

Everything related to the Qin family and the Yi family must be treated with caution.

Feeling the alienation emanating from Yan Fugui, Yi Zhonghai still kept a smile on his face, but he felt even more desolate in his heart.

When he came out of the yard, he saw Yang Xiaotao's grandfather walking out.

So he deliberately fell behind to avoid embarrassment.

But when he heard the conversation between the two at the hanging flower gate, he felt bad.

When I was a big boss, Yan Fugui was like this.

The rewards from the street office went into this guy's pocket every year.

Now, after only a few years, this ungrateful guy has forgotten.

He looked at the people in the front yard again, none of them paid attention to him, and he felt even more depressed.

If it was ten years ago, who in the yard would dare to treat him like this?

Who wouldn't flatter him?

But now?

Everyone avoids him.

It's true that when people leave, the tea gets cold, and when the tree falls, the monkeys scatter!

Alas!

He sighed in his heart and walked out.

Just as he walked to the gate, before he could go out, he saw Qin Huairu running into the yard in a panic, and the two almost bumped into each other.

"Huairu, what's wrong with you?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu in surprise.

This morning, Qin Huairu took the prepared money and went out to buy medicine.

This was what a few people had discussed last night, taking advantage of the new year to purchase a batch of medicinal materials and drinks, which would be ready for use when spring comes after the new year.

That’s when everything comes back to life, spring is here!

Anyway, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu thought something was going on, so Qin Huairu went to a familiar drugstore in the morning to buy medicinal ingredients for medicinal wine.

Qin Jingru, on the other hand, took the wine tickets and money to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy wine.

Just seeing Qin Huairu come back empty-handed made Yi Zhonghai's heart skip a beat, with a worried look on his face.

"Lost the money? Or something happened?"

Yi Zhonghai asked tentatively, but Qin Huairu took two deep breaths before speaking anxiously.

"Master, it's bad, something happened!"

"Something happened?"

Yi Zhonghai shivered and quickly held on to the door frame and asked, "What's going on?"

Qin Huairu looked as if she was mourning for a heir, "Today I took the prescription to the pharmacy to get the medicine, but the person who took the medicine looked at it and said that this was not a prescription prescribed by the doctor, and I couldn't take the medicine."

"I argued with him, but the other party refused."

"Then I had no choice but to find a doctor I knew well for help. The doctor told me that the higher-ups should strictly investigate and crack down on fraud. Once discovered, I would not do it again, and I would even have to eat peanuts."

"The doctor didn't give me an autograph, so I had no choice but to go to the pharmacy and have sex with someone."

"But at the pharmacy, they won't arrest you. They also said that if it's urgent, you don't have money to see a doctor, and it's inconvenient, you can go to the subdistrict office and ask the director for a signature. That's fine."

"Can"

Qin Huairu didn't finish her words, but everyone understood that they were the only ones working in the street. How could they have a good reputation? It would be strange if others would pay attention to her.

Yi Zhonghai immediately frowned and realized the importance of the question, "Didn't you go look elsewhere?"

"I've gone, I've gone all the way. I've been to several places, but the result is the same. I don't take the order or give the medicine!"

Yi Zhonghai frowned even more after hearing this!

"Go home first!"

Seeing more and more people inside and outside the door, Yi Zhonghai knew that this was not the place to talk, so he hurriedly turned around and took Qin Huairu home.

After entering the door, Auntie was playing at home with Xiaodang and Huaihua. When she saw the two people coming in with serious faces, she was surprised and hurriedly stepped forward to ask about the situation.

"Stop asking now, Huairu, tell me what you think?"

Yi Zhonghai sat on the kang, his face as gloomy as water.

Qin Huairu hurriedly repeated what she just said, and then said in a deep voice, "I asked someone from a pharmacy, and they said that since last week, notices have been issued from above!"

"It is said, it is said..."

A trace of anger appeared on Qin Huairu's face, and her expression became ferocious.

"It is said that the priority is to ensure the production of palace jade liquor, so the medicinal materials must be controlled."

"And it is a comprehensive control of medicinal materials. Even ordinary medicines for dispersing blood stasis, stopping bleeding, reducing swelling and relieving pain, you still have to take a list."

"I can see that these people are targeting us and me."

Qin Huairu shouted at the top of her lungs, and tears started to flow down her face after she finished shouting.

And as she finished speaking, the room fell silent.

well! ! !

Suddenly, Yi Zhonghai sighed deeply and closed his eyes as if accepting his fate.

well! ! !

The aunt also sighed and looked at Qin Huairu with a look of helplessness on her face.

"How could this man do this?"

"Can't you give someone a way to survive?"

The aunt said, tears streaming down her face.

Yi Zhonghai shook his head, "The higher-ups don't care. What they see is the big head, and they don't care at all for small households like us."

"Not to mention, what we are doing now is inherently tricky."

Qin Huairu felt even more uncomfortable and aggrieved when she heard what Yi Zhonghai said.

Is it easy for her to make a living as a widow with two daughters?

In the past, there was a Shazhu who helped him, but now it's better, and Shazhu has become someone else's man.

After all, there was Yi Zhonghai before, but what about now?

Yi Zhonghai still needs her help.

The whole family was pressed against her.

I finally found this business. I don’t steal or rob, and I don’t have any bad intentions. I just want to support myself. Why is it so difficult?

"Why is it so difficult!"

Qin Huairu cried and shouted, sitting directly on the ground at the door, hugging her head and crying.

Especially when she thought that she would not be able to rely on this 'medicated wine' to improve her life in the future, she felt even worse.

"Huairu, Huairu!"

Seeing Qin Huairu crying so sadly, Auntie hurriedly stepped forward and held her in her arms.

"Auntie, why am I so difficult?"

"Why has it been so difficult for me these past few years?"

Qin Huairu lay in the arms of her aunt and cried bitterly. Yi Zhonghai also sighed deeply after hearing this.

Qin Huairu found it difficult, so why didn't he?

I think back then, he was the eighth-level master of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill.

The salary is ninety-nine yuan a month.

There is also a big man in this courtyard who has prestige, face and dignity.

But now that I'm fine, what has become of me?

One of them sighed, one hugged each other and cried, and the other didn't know how to comfort him.

The room was noisy, and the two children were so scared that they hid aside and did not dare to speak.

bump

"I'm back, open the door."

The next second, Qin Jingru's voice came from the door.

Before Qin Huairu got up, Qin Jingru opened the door and walked in, then looked at the three people in the room.

"What, what's going on?"

"Sister, why are you still crying?"

Qin Jingru hurried forward to pull Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu stretched out her arm to push him away and continued to sit on the ground, "Don't worry about me, we can't do our work in the future."

"What? What can't be done?"

The aunt looked up at Qin Jingru and told her about the prescription restriction.

Qin Jingru then raised her head blankly, "No wonder, no wonder."

"What's no wonder?"

Yi Zhonghai asked, Qin Jingru walked to the side and sat down, "I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy wine today, but the waiter who bought wine said that the price had increased by 10%. I could only buy one bottle with the money that I could have used to buy two bottles. Isn't it infuriating?"

"Now I know that this is the case."

"Alas!!!"

Qin Jingru was open-minded. After all, what she got from Qin Huairu was only a part, far from her main source of life.

As long as she still lived in the old Xu family, she would have basic living security every month.

Besides, Xu Damao could also provide support.

Besides, she is the only one who can feed the whole family if she is well fed. So she thinks this business is better and can improve her life. If not, then it won't have much impact.