Scholars in the courtyard

Yang Xiaotao led Ran Qiuye around and drank a lot of wine. Ran Qiuye also drank some, with a blush on his face.

The banquet didn't end until the afternoon, and some people had already left early.

When Yang Xiaotao saw Yang Youning off, he also wanted to ask about the young man's details.

Unexpectedly, Yang Youning told him with a serious face, "To be honest, I don't know, but I know that about them, just don't ask or pry."

Yang Xiaotao understood immediately and kept the matter in his heart.

After finishing, they returned to the courtyard, tidied up a little, and finally put Mr. Yang on the donkey cart. Several old people drank a lot, but they insisted on going back.

Corn is being harvested in the village, and people cannot be left out at this time.

After Yang Xiaotao and Ran Qiuye saw off Mr. Yang, they had a leisurely meeting.

Looking at Ran Qiuye's appearance, Yang Xiaotao knew that he was suffering a lot.

I heard in my previous life that getting married was very tiring, but I have experienced it in this life.

I got up early in the morning to get ready and had a busy day, but now my feet are touching the ground.

Yang Xiaotao walked to Ran Qiuye, put his arms in his arms, and lay on the bed like this.

It wasn't dark yet and the two of them had already fallen asleep.

On the other side, people who returned to the courtyard began to talk about the wedding banquet.

Everyone on the table talked about the dishes with gusto, and the people who listened were salivating and filling their stomachs with a rumbling sound.

Some people even brought back the leftovers and encouraged their loved ones to have another drink in the evening.

The biggest problem among them is the radio.

No need to ask, everyone thought about it and they must be heading towards Yang Xiaotao.

After Yi Zhonghai came back, he heard the eldest mother's surprised words and couldn't help but breathe coldly.

"Has Yang Xiaotao grown to this point?"

"hiss……"

Looking in the direction of Yang Xiaotao's house, Yi Zhonghai lowered his head silently.

Silly Zhu walked back from outside the hospital carrying a pig tongue.

Yesterday, he knew that Yang Xiaotao was not hosting a banquet in the courtyard, so his thoughts disappeared, and then he felt aggrieved for not taking advantage.

However, without Yang Xiaotao and a wealthy family, as a well-known chef, many people get married during this kind of festival, so naturally they have to go out to earn some extra money.

No, the pig's tongue on the hand is only part of it, and the five yuan of hard-earned money from the pregnancy is the big part.

Just when he returned to the yard, Shazhu's good mood suddenly disappeared.

Three turns and one ring came to life.

Damn it, how can he find a wife?

His family didn't even get a bicycle.

In the house, He Yuyu was sitting in front of the window. When he saw Silly Zhu walking in, he quickly stepped forward.

"Brother, how long will you promise me?"

Silly Zhu looked at his sister in front of him and felt angry.

I have been asking for a bicycle for more than half a year, and I feel uncomfortable every time I hear it.

How could he, stupidly, cut off her bicycle?

But, it’s really hard to get a bicycle ticket!

"I'll get it for you in two days!"

Silly Zhu was perfunctory, and He Yuyu curled her lips in disdain. How many times had she heard these words? If it wasn't for the sake of saving face at her partner's house, she wouldn't be so anxious.

"Brother, you have to hurry up. I..."

"I know, I know…"

Silly Zhu felt even more depressed!

"Eat, eat, eat, eat you guys to death! These heartless bitches..."

Jia Zhang's triangular eyes glared at the busy people in the courtyard, and she was so jealous that she almost spat out acid water.

Mrs. Jia Zhang yelled and cursed in the courtyard, but no one paid attention to her, so she just thought it was a dog barking.

At night, Jia Dongxu came back from outside. He had made some extra money recently, and he became more generous with a few friends.

Lighting a cigarette in his mouth, he quickly came home.

Today is a day to eat meat.

However, as soon as they entered the door, they saw Bang Jian's face of reluctance and Jia Zhang sitting on the bed and feeling unhappy.

Qin Huairu next to her lowered her head, her teeth hurting.

I went to the pigeon market this morning to buy some meat for the tooth ceremony. Yang Xiaotao didn't invite them to eat the meat, so they just bought it themselves.

Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the Pigeon Market, all the usual meat sellers were gone. After asking around, we found out that all the meat sellers had been arrested last time. Without the supply of goods, they would naturally not be able to continue their business.

After searching around, I finally found a stall with a few pieces of meat on display, but the price was exorbitantly high.

The money that could originally buy two taels of meat could not buy one tael now. Qin Huairu was so frightened that she left quickly, not daring to stay.

I hurriedly bought a few eggs and then returned home.

"It's okay. I'll get more next time. It's a long-term deal anyway. Just buy it in two days!"

Jia Dongxu opened his mouth to comfort Qin Huairu, but the latter could only agree.

As for Yang Xiaotao, he didn't even want to mention this person.

After the family finished eating and went to bed early, Jia Dongxu put Qin Huairu's waist on it, half pushed it down, and the two of them rolled together.

"Hu Meizi, it's spring again..."

Not far away, Mrs. Jia Zhang felt uncomfortable listening to the voice.

"Those two old fools, why don't you hurry up and make room for us to live in!"

"They are all old bastards..."

In the Yang family, Yang Xiaotao also got up and cooked a pot of noodles, fried two eggs, and a piece of ham.

Ran Qiuye took a nap, regained her energy, and felt hungry.

They had dinner at ten o'clock in the middle of the night. After the two of them finished eating, Yang Xiaotao began to count the harvest.

Ran Qiuye on the side was holding a notebook to write down, these are all favors that will be repaid in the future.

After a while of counting, Yang Xiaotao sorted out the money, and Ran Qiuye also calculated the total.

"A total of one hundred and sixty-five dollars and fifty cents!"

Ran Qiuye said and Yang Xiaotao nodded.

The house of the three uncles in the front yard didn't cost more than a hundred yuan. I was able to collect so much this time because Factory Director Yang and the others took the lion's share. At ten yuan each, a few people accounted for one-third.

The remaining people only have eight cents.

Of course, the biggest gain this time is the radio.

Not only do you save money, but more importantly, you also save tickets.

I just don’t know who sent it.

"Qiuye, keep this money."

Yang Xiaotao handed the money to Ran Qiuye, who nodded and put the money into a wooden box.

Yang Xiaotao looked at it and thought that he still needed a lock. After all, there was a "cultivating" thief in the courtyard, and he had to guard against it.

"Master, who do you think gave this radio?"

Ran Qiuye fiddled with the radio. Of course, there was no socket at the moment, and there was no station to listen to.

Yang Xiaotao looked at it carefully for a while. This radio was Shanghai brand 131. It was orange in color and not small in size, but it was a good thing of this era.

Thinking of Yang Youning's instructions, "I don't know either!"

"But since it's given to us, we'll use it, no matter who he is."

Seeing this, Ran Qiuye nodded in agreement.

Yang Xiaotao walked to the side and held Ran Qiuye's hand.

"Daughter-in-law, this is for you!"

Yang Xiaotao took out a jade pendant, but it was a relic left by the original owner's mother. In the original owner's memory, this jade pendant was very important and profound.

He also did some research and asked people in Yangjiazhuang to know some things about his mother, but most people only knew that his mother had fled and got married to his father when he met her.

Even Mr. Yang is not very clear.

Yang Xiaotao felt that this should be his mother's token of recognition. As for where to recognize her relatives and whether there were any relatives, she could only leave it to chance.

Ran Qiuye looked at the jade token passed up by the red string with curiosity.

After Yang explained, Ran Qiuye solemnly put the red rope around his neck. The red rope hung on his snow-white neck and the white jade pendant was stuffed into his collar.

For just a moment, Yang Xiaotao saw the snow-white skin through the collar, and the jade pendant had disappeared into the mountains.

Yang Xiaotao immediately stepped forward and picked Ran Qiuye up from the chair.

"Daughter-in-law, it's time to go to bed..."

The next day, Yang Xiaotao got up and went to work, while Ran Qiuye packed things at home.

Uncle Chen's family next door is about to leave. They are dealing with their belongings these days, and Ran Qiuye is helping.

Now, Ran Qiuye has established a firm foothold in this courtyard and has begun living in the courtyard.

Especially when there are good things like sewing machines and radios at home, people often come around when Ran Qiuye is at home.

Among them, the Wang Dashan family is naturally the most diligent. Their family already has a good relationship with Yang Xiaotao, and they even went to the Ran family to get engaged. The relationship between the two parties will naturally take a further step.

Secondly, there are the family members of the steel rolling mill. They all know that Yang Xiaotao's current status does not need to care about their feelings. Instead, they need to curry favor with Yang Xiaotao.

It's just that Yang Xiaotao's usual behavior is to stay away from strangers, and he doesn't get close to the people in the yard. He goes out of a few houses and doesn't interact with others.

But Ran Qiuye is different. She has a tactful temperament and is kind to others. She can talk to everyone. Even Qin Huairu, who has been targeted in the past, can say hello to her when she meets him.

Not to mention Lou Xiao'e in the backyard. Since Ran Qiuye's arrival, the relationship between the two has heated up rapidly, and they don't know where the common topics came from.

Yu Li from the front yard also came to visit from time to time, sitting with Lou Xiao'e and Ran Qiuye, talking and laughing.

Gradually, through constant interactions, Ran Qiuye's attitude towards life, persistence and principles of dealing with others became known to everyone.

Word of mouth spread, and his reputation spread quickly, and he seemed to be wrestling with Qin Huairu, a model worker in the courtyard.

Regarding Ran Qiuye's sudden rise, Qin Huairu would naturally not admit defeat, let alone wait for death.

Although she does not have as rich resources as Ran Qiuye, nor does she have a cultural background, she does have her own advantages, which are the connections and daily friendships, and the reputation she has accumulated over the years.

Under the joint promotion of the Jia family, the Shazhu family and the first uncle's family, Qin Huairu has continued to gain a reputation for being hardworking, kind and respectful to the elderly.

Nowadays, she is a very enthusiastic young woman who will go to help any family in the courtyard if something happens.

The competition between the two parties, either intentionally or unintentionally, actually sparked sparks of competition in this small courtyard, and became a topic of conversation for people in the courtyard after dinner.

It also made the whole yard agitated.

Yang Xiaotao was also aware of this, but didn't take it to heart.

Let Ran Qiuye do what he wants, and he doesn't care at all about what will happen in the end. It's best if they can get along well with each other.

It doesn't matter if they don't get along well, he didn't take these people seriously in the first place.

If you mess with him, your fists are not a vegetarian.

But now it seems that the wife I have found is not only gentle and intellectual, but also has her own persistence.

With the help of sewing machines and radios, Yang Xiaotao clearly felt that Ran Qiuye was "forming cliques". Several families that originally surrounded Yang Xiaotao had formed a solid circle through the "lady route".

Now he dares to say that if there is any all-hands meeting, this group of people will stand by his side without Yang Xiaotao speaking.

This is the human heart.

And Ran Qiuye is the focus that maintains this human heart.

After knowing this, Yang Xiaotao felt relieved, "I have a good wife and a prosperous family for three generations. You will never deceive me!"