Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Liu Haizhong looked at Yi Zhonghai walking away and felt that what he said was a bit too much. However, when he thought of the grievances he had suffered under the control of Old Yi in the past years, he suddenly felt like a serf who had been liberated and was singing.

"Bah, what the hell? You're pretending to be me! Now I'm the boss!" Liu Haizhong made a "Pah" sound, and walked towards the courtyard with his hands behind his back, holding the things in his hands, and walking with his head held high in small square steps.

"Old Liu, are you back from your assignment? I haven't seen you for a while. Wow, you bought so many things today, are you planning to celebrate?" The door god Yan Bugui will never let anyone down.

"Old Yan, I didn't buy this. It was a reward from the factory. I was..." Liu Haizhong was about to say that he had captured an enemy spy, but he remembered what Yi Zhonghai said and stopped talking. Well, it's better to keep a low profile. I, Team Leader Liu, am definitely not afraid of death!

"Old Liu, you have been away from the compound for such a long time, and a lot of things have happened in the compound. Do you think I should come to you this evening to report on the work in the compound?" Yan Bugui subconsciously adjusted his glasses, but his eyes were fixed on the thing in Liu Haizhong's hand.

Liu Haizhong was delighted by his work report, "Okay, Lao Yan, come over in a while, we can have a drink together."

"Okay, I just happen to have a bottle of Niulanshan here. I also caught a few fish during the day. I'll bring one to you later." Yan Bugui said.

Liu Haizhong nodded with satisfaction, "Okay, then I'll go back and make some arrangements. Remember to come over in the evening."

Yan Bugui watched Liu Haizhong's figure disappear in the front yard. "My dear, don't cook too much tonight. I'm going to Lao Liu's house to drink! Help me get the unfinished bottle of Niulanshan, and get a big fish that I caught during the day. I'll take it over later."

"Oh, old man, you are really too much. You actually took so many things?" Yang Ruihua complained, but still found the wine.

"Hey, what do you know, old woman? Just now, Lao Yi had a gloomy face and ignored me and went straight home, while Lao Liu is so happy here. There must be something wrong. I have to go and get some information."

"Old man, you are really tall. I will go cook first, and Jiecheng should be back soon."

Yan Bugui picked a fish weighing more than two kilograms, strung it with a piece of cloth, and then continued to guard the gate leisurely. It was too early to go there now, so he had to give them some time.

More than half an hour later, Yan Bugui came to Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard with wine in one hand and fish in the other.

"Old Liu, I'm here."

It's hot in the summer, so every household keeps their doors open to keep cool.

"Old Yan, come in quickly. Why are you being so polite to me?" Liu Haizhong must have washed his body and changed into a vest with shoulder straps. He was fanning himself with a large cattail leaf fan in his hand.

"Look at this fish. I just caught it this afternoon and brought it directly to you."

"Then I won't be polite. It's just right for us to have an additional dish for dinner. Honey, take the fish over and cook it."

Li Cuilian was busy in the kitchen and came out when she heard the call. "Old Yan, this fish is not small. It seems that we have a good catch today."

"Oh, it's just so-so. I'm a little luckier today."

"Okay, then you guys chat first, I'll clean the fish." Li Cuilian picked up the fish and walked towards the kitchen.

"Old Yan, come on, why didn't Damao come back today? He was talking to me at noon. Tell me what happened in the hospital during this period of time."

Yan Bugui took the cigarette, lit it and said, "Da Mao hasn't been home for a while. He stays with his wife at his mother-in-law's house every day. You also know that his wife is about to give birth."

"Well, isn't the time coming soon? If he's not here, we can drink together just the same."

"A lot of things have happened in the hospital during this period. Let me tell you about the big things first."

"Okay, Old Yan, stop keeping us on suspense and just tell us now."

"A few days ago, Jia Zhang instigated Bang Geng to steal the roast duck that Damao bought, and was sent directly to prison. Bang Geng was released after being imprisoned for fifteen days, but Jia Zhang had to do labor reform for three years! The old woman's broken leg hasn't healed yet, and now she is in trouble!"

"What? Jia Zhang is in jail!? And she has to do labor reform? Tell me in detail." Liu Haizhong had suffered many times at the hands of Jia Zhang, the old hag, so he was very happy to hear that this scourge was in jail.

At that moment, Yan Bugui recounted the more important things that happened in the compound from the beginning, including how Jia Zhang broke her leg, how she instigated her grandson to steal roast duck, how Jia Zhang was sentenced to labor reform, how Qin Huairu's cousin Qin Jingru came to the compound for a blind date with Sha Zhu and then fell out with her cousin, how Liang Ladi moved into the compound, how Qin Huairu framed Xu Damao and had an affair with Yu Shui, how Qin Huairu gave birth prematurely, how a meeting was held to punish Qin Huairu, how Qin Huairu's mother came to see the child, and so on.

Liu Haizhong was stunned by these things. What a guy! Did he miss so many wonderful things when he was not in the courtyard? He also found that the mess in the courtyard was related to the Jia family.

"This Jia family is too messed up. How come everything is related to them? They have framed and framed them. This time they should just be kicked out. You two are too soft-hearted."

"Hey, isn't this because the Jia family has lived in the courtyard for so many years, and the neighbors have some respect for them. And Damao also said that if his family commits a crime again, he will just kick them out."

"Well, it's really pitiful for Dongxu and Lao Jia, they both died at such a young age. As the saying goes, marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations. I think this saying will eventually come true for Banggeng!" Liu Haizhong said.

"That's right! Banggeng is so young and he's already started stealing. He will definitely not have a good ending in the future. The police station didn't record this case in the file because he was still young and was instigated by someone. Otherwise, Banggeng would have been expelled from school when school starts!

I also heard from my old Yang that Qin Huairu and her cousin had a big fight because of framing Xu Damao. The little girl from the countryside couldn't stand her sister's style, so she went home a few days after Qin Huairu was discharged from the hospital.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to call her mother over to look after the child. It was estimated that Qin Huairu would have to go to the factory to take over Jia Dongxu's shift in the next few days."

"Hiss, the Jia family has brought this upon themselves. Damao is now a popular figure in the factory. Both the leaders and the workers are very supportive of him. If Qin Huairu offends Damao, how can she have any good time in the factory?" Liu Haizhong analyzed seriously.

"Who said it wasn't true? The news had already spread to the steel mill a long time ago, but there was no news because Qin Huairu hadn't gone to work. After her mother came, she also heard about what Qin Huairu had done. The mother and daughter had many quarrels, and there was no peace every day." Yan Bugui said.

"What's the situation with the new resident?"

"A beautiful widow with four children. She used to work in the machine repair factory with Nan Yi and his wife. Not long after you left, she moved to our yard. I heard from Jie Cheng that she is also a popular person in your factory, a level 5 welder, and she is a master of welding rods dipped in soy sauce! But her character is much better than Qin Huairu, and she has educated her children very well!"

"Well, it's really not easy to raise so many children by yourself these days. We will help if we can in our compound." Liu Haizhong said.

"Well, after the rain a few days ago, the higher-ups notified us that the food rations have been reduced again. It's not a good idea to keep going like this. If we continue like this, people will starve to death!"

"How about we organize the young people in the hospital to go to the black market together? It's too dangerous to go out alone."

"I think it's okay. I heard that there is a black market near us that sells cheaper food. We can go together to see if it is really cheap."

"Wait a minute, I'll ask Damao for his opinion when I go to work tomorrow."