Siheyuan: Start as a truck driver

At dusk, the sun sets in the west, rendering the clouds in the sky blood red.

The residents of the courtyard had been busy all day, and returned to the courtyard in twos and threes.

Xu Damao hugged the canvas bag tightly like a treasure, for fear that others would snatch it away.

There is no way, there is indeed a treasure inside the bag.

He had just paid a high price to get two cans of milk powder from Wang Weidong, and was going to ask Qin Jingru to replenish them in order to give him a fat boy.

As soon as Xu Damao entered the compound, he was stopped by Yan Bugui.

Yanbu's small eyes behind the tortoiseshell frames blinked, looking up and down Xu Damao's body.

"Da Mao, are there any local specialties brought from the countryside in the bag? Can you share some with me?"

Yan Bugui had heard that since Qin Jingru became pregnant, Xu Damao had spent a lot of money these days, buying things from outside and bringing them home all day long.

Of course, Yan Bugui doesn't expect anything like fat pigs and little roosters. He just hopes to get some pecans, red dates and the like.

Yan Bugui was not doing it for himself, but for Yan Jiecheng's newly married daughter-in-law, Liu Yuhua.

This girl Liu Yuhua is good at everything, she can work at home and in the steel rolling mill, but she likes to eat too much.

One person can eat as much as three people. Each meal has to eat five steamed buns and two bowls of stick noodle porridge. Yan Bugui gritted his teeth in distress when he saw the food being eaten by Liu Yuhua.

But he couldn't say anything. First of all, Liu Yuhua didn't eat anything good, just ordinary food.

Secondly, before Liu Yuhua got married, Yan Bugui personally promised Liu Yuhua's father, Liu Cheng, that he would not let Liu Yuhua eat enough and would not treat Liu Yuhua badly.

Liu Cheng is not easy to get along with either. If Yan Bugui dares to stop Liu Yuhua and prevent Liu Yuhua from eating, Liu Cheng will dare to fight him with a stick.

In this case, Yan Bugui could only find ways to make up for it from outside.

It's just that life is difficult for everyone these days, and no one in the household is willing to give away food to others. After Yan Bugui was rejected several times, he decided to turn to Xu Damao.

Who told Xu Damao to always give him the mountain goods he brought back? Since you are generous, then I will take a bite of your meat. This is Yan Bugui's guiding ideology.

Xu Damao subconsciously hugged the canvas bag tightly and stared at Yan Bugui: "Third uncle, we can't do it today. The things in the bag are specially prepared for Jingru!"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui's face turned cold: "I'm talking about Damao, I'm not criticizing you. Your current ideological consciousness is not good enough. If you have good things, you have to think about your neighbors, so that you can make progress.

If you eat alone, you are making a mistake."

"Hey, third uncle, even if you talk about lotus flowers today, I won't give you anything, just open it!"

Xu Damao chuckled, stretched out his hand to pull Yan Bugui away, and Yan Bugui stomped his feet in anger: "Damn Xu Damao, you don't have any friendship between neighbors. You still want to be a leader? When you are promoted, the superiors will

You must come to the Siheyuan to ask the masses for their opinions, and I will give you a big bad review then, so that you will not be able to become a leader."

The third aunt came back from washing clothes in the central courtyard. When she heard this, she frowned and said: "Old man, Xu Damao is quite good to our family. Even if he doesn't give you food this time, there is no need for you to hate him so much, right?

, when Silly Zhu stole your bicycle, I didn’t see you deal with Silly Zhu like this.”

"You old woman, what do you know? Silly Zhu is just a gangster. It's normal for him to steal bicycles." Yan Bugui patiently explained: "Xu Damao is different. He often helped our family before, and this time he also helped us.

The food should be distributed to us. If he doesn’t give it to us, then it’s wrong!”

What kind of idea is this? Do good people deserve to be punished? The third aunt cursed a few words, entered the house with an enamel basin, put her wet clothes under the eaves, and began to steam the steamed buns in a hurry.

Liu Yuhua's appetite is so big that the third aunt has to steam a pot of steamed buns every two days.

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The other side.

When Xu Damao returned home, he did not knock on the door directly, but gave it a gentle push.

Seeing that the door was locked from the inside, he knew that Qin Jingru was still sleeping.

In order not to disturb Qin Jingru, Xu Damao stretched out his arm, reached through the crack in the door, gently turned the bolt, and then opened the door.

After entering the house, he tiptoed to the door of the back room, opened the curtain and took a look inside.

When he saw Qin Jingru sleeping soundly, Xu Damao finally felt relieved.

Ever since Qin Jingru became pregnant, Xu Damao has been worried, fearing that something might happen to Qin Jingru and the baby would not be saved.

"The child is fine, fine..."

Xu Damao muttered something under his breath, then went into the kitchen and started working on dinner.

The so-called dinner was stewed rooster. When Xu Damao put the chicken pieces into the soup pot, he deliberately picked out the chicken head.

Because Qin Jingru doesn’t like eating chicken heads.

Opening the coal stove, the bright red flames gently licked the black bottom of the pot, and soon the house was filled with the rich aroma of chicken soup.

"After drinking this pot of chicken soup, Jingru will definitely have enough nutrition to give birth to a big fat boy for me."

Whenever he thinks about having a son, Xu Damao can't help but laugh out loud.

Thinking that Qin Jingru was still sleeping, Xu Damao quickly covered his mouth and listened. He was relieved when he saw that there was no movement in the inner room.

When I went to the hospital for a checkup two days ago, the doctor told Xu Damao that Qin Jingru's health was not very good. If she wanted to hold the child, she had to supplement her nutrition without frightening Qin Jingru. It can be said that Xu Damao was talking at home these days.

Squeeze your throat.

At this moment, a wolf cry and ghost howl suddenly came from outside the door.

"Dad, Dad, you left early and left us two sisters here to suffer."

"Now my mother is going to marry Shazhu. Please open your eyes and see."

The sound was so sharp that even Xu Damao was startled.

He rushed into the house quickly.

Inside the house, Qin Jingru was also awakened by the sound.

She rubbed her eyes and asked, "Da Mao, what happened?"

Xu Damao breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Qin Jingru was not frightened.

"Daughter-in-law, I don't know, but it has nothing to do with us. You can continue to sleep. The chicken soup has been stewed. I will bring it to your bedside later."

"No, I've been lying in bed all day and I feel uncomfortable all over. I just want to go out for a walk!"

Qin Jingru said that she was about to get out of bed. Xu Damao quickly helped her put on her shoes and whispered to her, "My wife, I don't know who is causing trouble outside. Let's not go out."

"What are you afraid of? Aren't you still there?" Qin Jingru looked at Xu Damao dissatisfied and said coldly: "Da Mao, aren't you scared?"

These words were extremely lethal. If it had been said in the past, Xu Damao would have glared at Qin Jingru because of this.

But now Qin Jingru is pregnant with a child, and the child is the third generation of the Xu family.

Xu Damao could only suppress his anger in his heart and said with a smile: "Of course not. I, Xu Damao, am also a man. How could I be afraid?"

As he said that, he took Qin Jingru's arm and helped her walk outside.

Walking through the house, the two saw a resident running towards the courtyard.

Xu Damao called out to Aunt Wang next door: "Auntie, what happened in the middle courtyard?"

"I heard that Qin Huairu is going to marry Shazhu. Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua don't agree, and they are making trouble with Qin Huairu now!" Aunt Wang said these words with a look of contempt on her face.

If it was something else, Xu Damao might really have to stop Qin Jingru. After all, if Qin Jingru's child was lost, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

But when it comes to Silly Pillar, Xu Damao can no longer stand.

He has been fighting with Sha Zhu all his life. He was bullied by Sha Zhu before, but now he finally took advantage of Wang Weidong's influence and sent Sha Zhu to the hospital.

I originally thought that Silly Zhu would stay in there for the rest of his life and never come out again.

Who would have thought that Qin Huairu would marry Shazhu.

Xu Damao was not stupid and quickly figured out the connection.

He took Qin Jingru's hand and said with a smile: "Come on, wife, let's go watch the fun."

Although Qin Jingru and Qin Huairu are cousins, she doesn't have a good impression of Qin Huairu now because she was deceived by Qin Huairu several times.

When she heard that Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua were going to make trouble with Qin Huairu, she naturally couldn't miss it.

When the two came to the middle courtyard, the door of Jia's house was already crowded with people.

Liu Haizhong, the second aunt, Yi Zhonghai, Yi aunt, Yan Bugui, the third aunt, Yan Jiecheng and Liu Yuhua.

Even a few residents who had never been involved in the affairs of the compound came running after hearing the news.

In the middle of the crowd, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua were holding photos of Jia Dongxu and crying to the residents.

Jia Dongxu looked a little helpless in the photo. He seemed not to have thought that Qin Huairu would remarry.

When Xiao Dang saw more and more people gathered around him, he realized that the time had come and quietly glanced at Xiao Huaihua.

The two sisters grew up with Qin Huairu, and have already learned a lot about Qin Huairu's acting skills.

Their shoulders were hunched, their noses were twitching, and two lines of hot tears were sliding down their cheeks, forming a look that made people feel distressed in an instant.

Xiaodang wiped his tears and cried: "Grandpas and aunts, uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters-in-law, you come to judge."

"My mother is so old and she wants to marry a fool. Do you think it's embarrassing?"

Qin Huairu was hiding in the room. When she heard this, she was so angry that she wanted to rush out and scold Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua.

Family scandals should not be made public, so it would be better for the two of them to deliberately disclose their own affairs.

However, she was afraid of being laughed at by her neighbors, so she could only hide in the house.

Now she can still hope that Yi Zhonghai can come forward and say a few words to her.

Yi Zhonghai did not expect that Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua would oppose Qin Huairu's marriage to Shazhu.

Seeing the two sisters crying in the crowd, his face suddenly darkened.

In the past, the reason why Silly Zhu and Qin Huairu couldn't get along was because Jia Zhang was blocking them. Now that Jia Zhang finally got in, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua came to stop them again.

This is really unbearable!

Yi Zhonghai adjusted his collar, strode into the middle of the crowd, looked at Xiaodang and Xiaohuahua and said.

"What's going on with you two kids!"

"Now that the higher authorities are advocating freedom of marriage, Jia Dongxu has been dead for so many years, and Qin Huairu has done enough to bring you up."

"Now that you have grown up, Comrade Qin Huairu wants to pursue his own excitement. What is wrong with this?"

"You two kids, instead of supporting me, you are making a lot of noise here. What a shame."

It has to be said that Yi Zhonghai has been a great man for decades, and his speech is still very good, and he instantly puts himself at the highest point of morality.

His words resonated with the residents.

"Yeah, it's not easy for Qin Huairu these years, a woman with several children."

"She and Shazhu have been having an affair for a long time. It would not be surprising if they are married now."

"Jia Dongxu has been dead for so many years. Isn't it too much to bring Jia Dongxu out to make trouble now?"

"I see, Xiao Dang and Xiao Huaihua just have no conscience."

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The residents' comments made Xiao Huaihua's face turn pale again and again. Several times she tried to speak, but was blocked by the residents.

Seeing that something was wrong, Xu Damao quickly walked to the crowd and said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet."

Now Xu Damao is the steward of the courtyard and can be considered a prominent figure, so the residents have become quiet.

Xu Damao looked at Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua and said, "I know you are not ignorant children, and you are usually very filial to Qin Huairu. The reason why you stand up now must be for your reasons, right?"

Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua looked at Xu Damao gratefully.

"That's right!"

Xu Damao pointed at Xiaodang: "Xiaodang, you talk first."

Xiaodang stood up and faced the others: "Everyone, we are not against my mother's remarriage. In fact, we have been delaying my mother in finding a good man to take care of her."

"But Silly Pillar can't."

"Everyone must know that Silly Zhu entered the fence."

"Although he was later released, there was already a criminal record in the file."

"If Silly Zhu gets married, he will become our father, and we will also be affected in the future."

As soon as these words came out, the situation changed instantly.

The residents all looked at each other.

"Don't say it, what Xiaodang said is really reasonable. Silly Zhu has committed so many things, which will definitely affect Xiaodang and the others in the future."

"With a father like Shazhu, it will be difficult for Xiaodang and Xiaohuaihua to find a good partner."

"Yes, if Shazhu's reputation is ruined, it means that their family's reputation is also ruined."

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Yi Zhonghai only focused on helping Shazhu and had not thought about it yet.

Qin Huairu's marriage to Shazhu was originally a matter of course, but if the children were involved, then she would have to think carefully about it.

Xiaodang and Xiaohuahua have now regained the moral high ground. It seems that they will have to go through a lot of tricks to get Qin Huairu to marry Shazhu.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai's livid face, Xu Damao felt extremely proud. He came over and said with a smile: "Yi Zhonghai, you are old, so don't bother yourself. Silly Zhu is destined to be a bachelor. He will never be able to get married in this life. I advise him."

You'd better not waste any time."

"You!" Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his teeth chattered.

But at this time, he didn't care about getting angry with Xu Damao, because he had to continue to think of a solution.

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