The life of a villain in a courtyard

"Kui Yong is out?"

"Hello, Mr. Yan."

Li Kuiyong still respected the teacher very much and spoke politely.

"This kid is really good. He knows how to repay a favor and gives a gift to someone who has helped him. He even has an egg in his hand. This egg is good too. It's almost as big as a goose egg. I've never eaten an egg this big."

As he spoke, he winked at the eggs, indicating that he should give him a few.

Li Kuiyong had heard of Yan Fugui's reputation when he was in school, so he could certainly guess what he meant, but the two of them didn't have a very good relationship after all. Yan Fugui only taught him for one year.

"Teacher Yan, my mother is still waiting for me at home. I will visit you another day."

After saying that, he dodged sideways and bypassed Yan Fugui who was blocking the door, then took a running start and jumped outside.

This sudden action startled Yan Fugui so much that he dodged to the right, giving Li Kuiyong an opportunity to escape.

"Hey, hey! Don't go, let's talk for a while."

Yan Fugui didn't walk as fast as Li Kuiyong, and Li Kuiyong disappeared in front of Yan Fugui in a short while.

"Why are you running so fast? I'm not going to eat you!"

Yan Fugui returned home cursing, still thinking about the eggs. He accidentally hit his toe on the threshold and grimaced in pain. He took off his shoes and saw that his big toe was bleeding. He lost more than he gained, so he didn't show up at the door for several days. Don't mention it, everyone missed him a lot. After get off work, some people deliberately stood where Yan Fugui usually stood, holding something in their hands to lure Yan Fugui.

Yan Fugui has not recovered from his injury yet, but Liu Haizhong is in high spirits.

"Are you home, uncle?"

These days, many people have appeared in Liu Haizhong's house giving gifts, not because they want to flatter him after he became a leader, but because of the work position he has.

Back then, in order to attract and reward these senior workers, the leaders of the steel rolling mill were willing to give up their work positions as rewards. It didn't matter whether they sold them or let their own nephews work there. They just had to tell the personnel department.

Yi Zhonghai had it in his hand, but he lost his fingers and had no value, so the leader had no need to continue to win him over, so he deprived him of his only remaining right. Now the only one who has this qualification is Liu Haizhong.

Five days ago, the neighborhood office issued an order that all young people of every household who have reached a certain age must go to the countryside, and the order is random. It is uncertain where they will go. It may be in the northeast or the northwest. Where you go depends entirely on your luck.

It is easy to go to the countryside, but it is difficult to come back. Everyone knows what the countryside is like. It is okay to go to a good place, but if you are assigned to the Northwest, it will be difficult to get enough food. So no one wants to go, and everyone is trying to find a way out.

Only by finding a formal job could he avoid going to the countryside, so everyone set their sights on Liu Haizhong.

"It's you, come in."

Looking down at what he was holding, the old lady showed dissatisfaction. How could she give such a small thing to a beggar?

"Is Master Liu not here?"

"Mr. Zhang from the next door yard invited him to have a drink, and he hasn't come back yet."

"Lao Zhang invited him to drink? When will he be back?"

Wang Erzhu was afraid that the old man would get drunk and give away his job, and then all his efforts would be in vain.

"Then I don't know, how about you wait here for a while?"

"Okay then. I'll wait here for a while."

The thought that he didn't even see the person and would be nagged when he returned made me feel uncomfortable.

It was not until six o'clock in the evening that the smell of food wafted from every household. The aunt also cooked a plate of meat for the first time. The children in the family were all able to earn money and were not as stingy as before, but they had no intention of inviting Wang Erzhu to dinner.

"Gulu."

Wang Erzhu swallowed hard, his eyes were so attracted by the food on the table that he couldn't take them away.

It smells so good! They must be eating meat. Speaking of meat, we haven't eaten meat for a long time. How about asking the mother to buy some meat? No! The little meat at home has to be saved for the New Year.

Wang Erzhu was caught in a fierce confrontation, but before he could decide the winner, Liu Haizhong came back.

He was so drunk that he couldn't even walk steadily, and had to be supported by others to come back.

"Hey old man! Why did you drink so much? Can you go to work tomorrow if you reek of alcohol?"

"Who said I drank too much? I didn't, not too much! It's only two kilograms of wine, I can still drink, give me another kilogram of Erguotou!"

They were all drunk and talking nonsense.

"Your old Liu has drunk too much. I won't stay any longer. I'm leaving first."

"Is anyone gone?"

Liu Haizhong said this out of the blue, which scared the old lady.

"Let's go."

As soon as the person left, Liu Haizhong stood up.

"Are you not drunk, old man?"

"How can I drink so much with just this little bit of wine? Make me a cup of tea to sober me up."

He sat on the main seat with his legs spread out, rummaging through the things Wang Erzhu had brought him, and was very dissatisfied with what he had brought.

"Old man, have tea."

"Wang Erzhu sent this? How dare you send such a small thing over here!"

"That's right. How dare you send me a few boxes of the cheapest snacks? I think it's better to let his daughter study in the countryside."

The old lady threw the things aside. The gifts there had already piled up into a small mountain. During this period of time, there were at least 20 people who came to visit her, at least 30. She had received a pile of gifts.

"How did the old man do? What did Old Liu say?"

Wang Erzhu sighed, sat down on the chair and took a puff of cigarette.

"Why are you still smoking? Are you sure it's working out? We only have two children, and the eldest is only a teenager. We can't let them go to the countryside!"

"Old Liu drank too much and didn't say anything."

"Ah! You haven't said anything even after I've delivered the things? Oh, why are you so useless! Why was I so blind to marry you in the first place!"

Wang Chunhua didn't say anything, but the look she gave Wang Erzhu was not very friendly either.

"That's enough! You keep nagging me! Do you really think I don't care about our daughter?"

Wang Erzhu slammed the table hard.

"Chunhua is my daughter, how can I not feel sorry for her? But what can I do? He is already drunk and unconscious, what can I say? Will he still be able to hear me if I say it?"

"You can't just come back like this for nothing! At least bring back the snacks that were sent to you. They were saved by our family through hard work!"

Wang Erzhu stopped talking. He felt annoyed staying at home so he went out and sat on the doorstep, smoking one cigarette after another.

"Forget it, Mom. Maybe I'm not destined to have this fate."

Wang Chunhua tugged at the corner of her mother's clothes.

"No, daughter, you can't go to the country."

"Sister, you can't go to the country, woo woo."

Wang Chunhua's younger sister Wang Cuihua was woken up. When she heard their conversation, she hugged her sister and cried.

Wang Chunhua is seventeen years old this year and Wang Cuihua is only nine years old, so she has to go.

"What happened at home, Lao Wang? Why did I hear someone crying?"

Neighbors passing by were a little creeped out by the sound, and it was quite scary to hear it in the middle of the night.

"Nothing. They are going to the countryside, and the three of them are worried."

"You haven't found a job yet?"

"It's not that easy. Nowadays, every job is so niche. I've run myself crazy but I haven't seen any job."

The visitor chuckled and walked over.

"Old Wang, I have a way to save your daughter from going to the countryside. Do you want to hear it?"

"If you have a solution, tell me now! I want to hear it."

"Let your daughter find someone to marry. After she gets married, she won't have to go to the countryside anymore."

Wang Erzhu didn't say anything and smoked half a cigarette in silence.

"My second sister-in-law's distant cousin has a daughter who will also go to the countryside this year. Her mother found a partner for her, and everything will be fine after they get married."

"Can this be accomplished?"

"Of course I can. I happen to have two guys of similar age here. If you need me, I can introduce them to her."

"let me see."

"Take your time to think about it. I'm going back first."

After saying that, he got up and went to the house next to Wang's.

The old-fashioned clock at home rang eleven times, indicating that it was already eleven o'clock in the evening, but Wang Erzhu had not yet returned home to sleep.

His wife was worried, so she came out and asked him to go back.

"Are you still angry? Come back soon. It's so cold, it would be bad if you caught a cold. You would have to spend money to buy medicine, and we don't have that much money."

"I know, I know. I'll go back right away."

Back in the house, Wang Erzhu stared at the roof, having not slept all night, thinking about what his neighbor had just said: if she got married, she wouldn't have to go to the countryside, but she was only seventeen! Wasn't it too early to get married at this age?