The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

When Dajiang's parents just walked to the dormitory of the front cold food factory, they heard Jimao's parents shouting and cursing.

Dajiang's mother jumped down from the back seat of the car, and after listening to a few words, she trotted all the way to the battlefield...

"You shameless bastard, you raised a thief son, and you have the nerve to scold our family here, do you think I'm dead or something? You bully my children at home alone."

Before Dajiang's mother even entered the alley, she had already opened her voice to respond to Jimao's mother's crying and cursing.

Although everyone in the dormitory was at home, no one went out, and everyone's windows and doors were left ajar.

Of course we have to watch the fun, but we can't blame everyone for not helping. The people in these three rows of dormitories know Ji Mao's parents too well. They always pick on people without distinguishing between good and bad. The couple are the same.

"You stinky wife, you dare to come back, what's the big deal? Just send him to the police station, we are all from the same unit, your little bastard is really capable of doing such a thing."

When Jimao's mother heard Dajiang's mother's voice, she stood up from the ground suddenly.

"How big of a deal is it? He's about to be sent to the juvenile detention center. How big of a deal do you think it is? My son is a policeman, and your son is a thief. It's only natural for the police to catch thieves."

As they were talking, Dajiang's parents had already walked into the alley.

Dajiang's father is an honest and kind man. He instinctively doesn't want to get involved when the women quarrel, so he pushes the bike into the front yard of his home.

"Brother, do you think they will take action?" The fourth brother and the third brother lay at the back window and secretly looked towards the backyard.

"Get down, you troublemaker." Darong's mother took a kang broom and tapped each of them on the buttocks.

"Mom, I actually also think that what Dajiang did was not fair. If he wanted to arrest someone, he should have obtained evidence openly. What kind of thing is this? He deceived people's trust and then sent them to jail." Sibeier muttered as he got off the kang.

"Don't talk nonsense."

Darong's father suddenly raised his voice, and the four children couldn't help but shudder. Darong's father almost never lost his temper at home, but the children were more afraid of him getting angry.

Before the rule of law society was vigorously built, due to the limited education level of the people, there was a barrier of human relations between legal principles and morality, but fortunately, the vast majority of people still understood the big picture.

"This is called all is fair in war. If you make a mistake, you must bear the consequences." The third brother muttered to the side.

The cursing in the backyard continued for a while, and then no one listened anymore. It was just this little thing in the end, and the rest was just meaningless curses.

Darong's mother shook her head, steamed rice cakes with Darong, and started preparing dinner.

"Ah! Murder!" Following a sharp scream, people from the three rows of dormitories rushed out almost at the same time.

No matter how much they quarrel, once they really start fighting, the neighbors will still go out to separate them.

As soon as Darong's mother came out of the yard, she saw Dajiang's mother running towards her, holding her belly.

Ji Mao's mother sat in a daze at the door of the backyard, holding a bloody knife in her hand.

At this time, Dajiang's father and the children also rushed out. Just as Dajiang was about to rush out, he was grabbed into the arms of the tall and strong Darong's father.

"Hurry up and take your mother to the hospital. Adults should handle adult matters. Lao Liu, you go with us to the hospital. Darong's mother will bring the children to our house." Darong's father held Dajiang down and told the people who gathered around to make arrangements.

During this New Year, there was chaos in the Nanjian dormitory.

It was not until midnight that Darong's father finally returned home. Dajiang's mother only had some scrapes, and Jimao's mother was actually frightened herself. She just got angry and embarrassed because she couldn't win the argument.

"Jin Fu is really not worthy of being beaten. It's fine if you didn't stop the quarrel between two women, but you even handed them a knife. This is nothing serious, but what would you do if something serious happened?"

As soon as Darong's father entered the door, he started complaining to Darong's mother. Jinfu was Jimao's father. If he hadn't fanned the flames, Jimao's mother wouldn't have become more and more anxious. When he saw that Jimao's mother was at a disadvantage, he even handed a knife to her.

People at that time still had some ideas of male superiority and female inferiority. The elders had an unwritten rule that men should not easily join in a fight between women. If a grown man did not stop the fight but instead added fuel to the fire, he would be looked down upon.

But Ji Mao's father has never been a man who cares about his reputation, so it's not surprising that he did this.

"He's still a man. He's never done anything to be looked down upon since the day we met." Darong's mother pouted in response.

No one in the entire Nanjian dormitory looked down upon them.

The matter between Ji Mao and Da Jiang came to an end. With the mediation of the team, money was deducted from Ji Mao's father's salary to cover Da Jiang's mother's medical expenses. Da Jiang's mother's injuries were not serious, so the matter was no longer pursued.

However, after this incident, Dajiang, who had originally been a day student, applied for school accommodation. Although the police academy gave him a commendation, rumors still circulated in the dormitory area at home that four generations had the same opinion. As a result, Dajiang rarely came back.

"We will start our holiday tomorrow and go back to work on the sixth day. Everyone should pack up before leaving get off work today."

Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month. During the pre-shift meeting, Manager Li arranged all the work of the breakfast department. The breakfast department will be on holiday from the 30th until returning to work on the 6th day of the first lunar month.

"Can I visit your house for New Year's greetings this year?" Pei Bin asked in a low voice beside Darong.

"Goodbye, I haven't told my family yet. Let's talk about it after the New Year and the beginning of spring." Darong rejected Pei Bin's request.

Although Pei Bin was a little depressed, he quickly adjusted himself. After all, it had been less than a month since Darong agreed to date him.

"I may go to work in a factory after the Chinese New Year. My dad said the treatment there is better. After all, the breakfast department is not a long-term business."

"That's good. Since you're a regular employee, the work will be the same no matter where you work." Darong responded with a smile.

In fact, Darong had also heard that the breakfast department was not very profitable and might face closure. For temporary workers like Darong, they would be unemployed once the breakfast department was closed.

However, formal employees like Pei Bin can still return to the factory and continue to be assigned positions.

At that time, breakfast shops or restaurants were all based on the public tertiary industry of factories or units, which was different from the current business nature.

"It's okay. I can still go out and cook buffets. Even if breakfast is closed, I can still let you live a good life." Pei Bin heard the helplessness in Darong's tone and said to Darong solemnly.

Darong's face blushed slightly, and she turned her back to Pei Bin and continued counting the fruits.