Scholars in the courtyard

Chapter 192 Finding a Job

Before leaving, the two agreed that they would go to Yangjiazhuang on weekends, tell the village the good news, and let Ran Qiuye know the way.

Maybe it was because he lost his worries, or maybe he got to know Ran Qiuye, Yang Xiaotao only felt refreshed and clear-headed.

When I got home, I started cooking.

Of course, he wouldn't reveal it to the group of people in the yard, lest these guys jump out and become disgusting.

At night, after Yang Xiaotao finished his meal, he took out a pack of green tea from the space, made a cup of tea, and read quietly.

On the other side, Ran Qiuye, who left school, went straight back home.

The Ran family lived in the same courtyard with three entrances, but the scale was smaller and there were not many residents.

Different from Yang Xiaotao's courtyard house, the people who live here have the unique spirit of this era. It's okay to be poor, but not bad.

To be a human being, one must have a conscience.

When Ran Qiuye returned to the courtyard, enthusiasm appeared on his face. He greeted his neighbors and walked all the way to the backyard to return home.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw my mother cooking, and the younger sister and younger brother next to me were playing. When I saw the eldest sister coming back, I immediately greeted her.

"Mom, the eldest sister is back."

"Sister, why are you so early today?"

"Sister, can you buy me a sugar figurine? Uncle Wang in the front yard bought one, and I just took a bite. It's so sweet!"

Being surrounded by her younger sister and younger brother made her feel extremely happy.

"Little brother, Mom said you can't eat candy. It hurts my teeth after eating candy."

"Second sister, but the sugar figurines are really delicious."

"That won't work, we still have to buy stick noodles with our family's money!"

The two talked seriously in front of Ran Qiuye, and Ran Qiuye took out two cents from his pocket with a smile and handed it to the second sister, "Take it and go out to play."

Seeing the two little adults, they immediately ran to the front yard.

"mom!"

"Hey, why are you back so early today?"

"You, you are used to them again!"

Ran's mother put down the noodle scoop in her hand, and Ran Qiuye went to the side, rolled up her sleeves, and picked up the steamed corn bread.

"Mom, the school arranged a job for me."

"What work?"

"Going to teach in the next village will cost three yuan more a month than now."

Ran's mother raised her head and looked at Ran Qiuye.

"The village below?"

"Ok!"

After a moment of silence, Mother Ran looked at her eldest daughter and sighed in her heart, "Qiuye, did you ask to go?"

Ran Qiuye shook his hands, knowing that his mother had seen through, so he kept his head down and worked without saying a word.

"Ugh!"

Ran's mother sighed.

"Mom, don't think too much."

"I voluntarily, staying in school makes me feel uncomfortable. Just take this opportunity to go to the country."

"Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with going to the countryside. I can teach well, instead of having nothing serious to do at school like I am now!"

Ran Qiuye said firmly, Ran's mother listened, and no longer objected, but asked about the school.

Seeing her mother supporting her, Ran Qiuye also told about the incident at Yangjiazhuang Elementary School. Of course, she didn't notice. After Ran's mother listened to the whole story again, she found that the person who appeared most in Ran Qiuye's words was a steel mill worker named Yang Xiaotao.

After dinner, Ran Qiuye helped prepare things at home, but Ran's mother left the backyard, walked to the front yard, and came to the uncle's house in the yard.

After a while, Ran's mother returned home again, as if nothing had happened.

Early in the morning, Yang Xiaotao got up and put on his clothes, heated up the leftovers of steamed buns in a pot, and then practiced thrusting in the yard for a while.

Now the thrusting skills are still at the elementary level, and no matter how much they practice, they haven't improved.

In the end, Yang Xiaotao guessed that if he wanted to upgrade, he needed actual combat drills.

After eating, Yang Xiaotao picked up his fishing rod and prepared to go to the West Sea.

Recently, the tank has been empty for a long time, and I just caught a few more fish.

Walking to the front yard, I ran into Yan Fugui who was also going out.

"Yo, Xiaotao, you go fishing too!"

"Morning, third master!"

"It's getting late, and I can't find a good place to go. It would be great if I had a bicycle."

Yan Fugui met and talked, and the two walked out of the alley together.

"By the way, what did the principal ask you for yesterday?"

Yan Fugui asked curiously. Last time, he had vaguely mentioned that he could help buy school supplies, but Yang Xiaotao ignored him at all, making him full of calculations.

"It's nothing, just ask about the school."

Yang Xiaotao wouldn't tell him about Ran Qiuye, he was the guy in the movies and TV dramas, and let Shazhu know that Ran Qiuye was a person who accepted the gift and didn't do anything.

A shit stick.

Besides, let him know, wouldn't the whole courtyard know?
With the peeing nature of this group of people, what kind of evil minds can they have if they don't keep them together?

It's better to keep it a secret.

"Xiaotao, let me tell you, school affairs are not easy, you need qualifications and experience..."

Yan Fugui began to show off, Yang Xiaotao didn't want to say more, "Third Master, if you go late, you will run out of land. I'll go first."

Saying that, regardless of Yan Fugui's astonishment, he left at a faster speed.

Seeing Yang Xiaotao walking away, Yan Fugui had no choice but to quicken his pace.

If you go late, there will be no land.

In this way, when Yan Fugui came to the West Sea, many people around had already started fishing.

Yan Fugui hurriedly found an open space, which happened to be not far from Yang Xiaotao.

At this time, there was already something dangling in Yang Xiaotao's bucket, and he saw a fish swimming happily.

"Third Master, hurry up!"

Yang Xiaotao lifted the pole, and a palm-sized carp was thrown up, and he took it off and threw it into the bucket.

Seeing Yan Fugui, his eyes immediately became greedy, and he hurriedly set up a posture to go fishing.

At ten o'clock, Yang Xiaotao looked at his watch, then at the fish that had difficulty swimming, and put it away in satisfaction, then got up and went home with a half-meter-long big fish next to him.

This is the second time to catch such a big fish.

It's just that this time it depends on the ability to fish.

Yan Fugui looked at the heavy fish bucket and the big fish hanging from the rope in his hand, his face was almost distorted with envy.

Looking at his fish bucket again, a small finger-long fish turned its belly, feeling uncomfortable.

"Third Master, I'm back, you continue."

Yang Xiaotao deliberately walked past Yan Fugui, Yan Fugui's eyes became hot again.

I wanted to ask for a few fish, but seeing many people watching, I was still too embarrassed to ask.

It's just that after Yang Xiaotao left, Yan Fugui ran over, hoping to catch more fish with the help of Yang Xiaotao's feng shui treasure.

Yang Xiaotao once again "swaggered through the market", and the people who recognized Yang Xiaotao along the way sighed again, and got a lot of attention.

As for going back to the courtyard, let alone, there is no third master in the front yard, but the third mother is still there, and the relationship with Yang Xiaotao has improved a lot during this period, so at this time, they come together and show a kind smile.

"Three mothers, the third master is behind, this time the harvest is not small."

Yang Xiaotao walked into the middle courtyard with a smile. The third mother was stunned when she heard this, and turned to look at the entrance of the alley. There was no one there.

But hearing Yang Xiaotao say this, I also felt a wave of anticipation in my heart.

Qin Huairu, who was looking after the child in the middle courtyard, looked straight at him, and only retracted his neck when Yang Xiaotao walked back to the house. His eyes were looking at the fish, full of longing.

Back at the house, Yang Xiaotao cleaned up the big fish on hand, with Level [-] cooking skills in hand, braised fish in brown sauce was a piece of cake.

"Damn little bastard, he eats fish again, why don't the fishbone get stuck."

Mrs. Jia Zhang was holding the stick, cursing obscenities, and the stick in his arms smelled the smell of fish and immediately started crying.

"Grandma, I want to eat fish."

"Woooo. I want to eat fish."

While shouting, he ran to Yang Xiaotao's house.

But halfway through the run, he was blocked by Wangcai.

Seeing Wangcai stop immediately, Bang Geng trembled and took two steps back in fright.

Over the years, he has been frightened by Wangcai a lot, and every time he is frightened, it is useless to find grandma and mother.

Grandma even told him not to come near here.

Over time, the area around Yang Xiaotao's house became a forbidden place for sticks.

After the younger sister Xiaodang came out, this place became their forbidden area.

But in fact, this is not only the two of them, but also a forbidden place for their family of five.

Otherwise, Jia Zhang would only dare to play prestige at the door, let her go to Yang Xiaotao's house to try?
She has no guts.

"Dead dog, bad guy, big bad guy."

Frightened, he ran back to the stick in Jia Zhang's arms, and yelled at Yang Xiaotao's house. In the end, he followed his grandmother's example and kept crying, "Damn, little beast, little beast."

"Haha, my dear grandson is right, you damn little bastard."

After hearing this, Mrs. Jia Zhang felt that this eldest grandson was worthy of being the seed of the Jia family. He was so smart at such a young age, and he would definitely have a bright future.

Qin Huairu, who was beside him, watched Xiao Dang also wave his little hand, and gestured to Wang Cai, with a smile on his lips.

"Eat, eat."

"In ten or so years, I'll see if you still have the heart to eat."

In the front yard, the third mother watched Yan Fugui come back with a bucket of fish, and went up to greet him with joy, but saw that there were only two fish, which were incomparable to Yang Xiaotao's harvest, and felt disappointed.

Yan Fugui didn't say anything, just put down a sentence of stewed fish soup, and walked towards the back room angrily, alleviating the depression in his heart.

During dinner, the smell of fish and meat came from the yard again, both the front yard and the backyard smelled it, and naturally there was another round of condemnation.

Xu Damao was sitting at the table, opposite Lou Xiaoe was holding chopsticks, on the table were fried rice with eggs, fried pork with green peppers, and a plate of shredded potatoes.

"Ezi, try it quickly."

Xu Damao looked attentive.

For their family, the poverty of life is not a problem at all.

Not to mention what Xu Damao brought back from his trip to the countryside, even the monthly salary is enough for the two of them to spend.

Coupled with the help from Lou's family and the help from Xu Damao's parents, life in this courtyard is enjoyable.

However, Xu Damao knew very well the virtues of the people in the courtyard, and he didn't have Yang Xiaotao's ability, so he closed the door to eat whatever was good.

When you get something good, you take it home secretly.

Recently, the relationship between the two has become closer. Xu Damao seldom spends the night outside, and he doesn't smell like other women.

Picking up the chopsticks, tasted the green pepper, and nodded in response. Xu Damao was also happy to see it, and took a sip from the wine glass.

Lou Xiaoe spoke instead.

"Da Mao, I've thought about it for the past few days and I have something to tell you."

"You say, anything is fine!"

"Well. In this way, it's not a problem for me to stay at home all day. The country encourages women to go out and build their homes. I just want to find a job in a rolling mill!"

"What? No, Ezi, you are enjoying yourself at home, why are you going to the factory?"

(End of this chapter)