Siheyuan: I stand for Xu Damao because he is my brother

There was no other choice but to make do with what they had at home. Xu Dacan gave Qin Bao some money and asked him to run errands to the grocery store to buy three pounds of noodles and half a pound of meat.

After that, I soaked the dried beans that I had dried in the summer in water, and when the meat and noodles came back, I made a meal of stewed beans and noodles.

This way of eating was something that not only Qin Hu and Qin Bao had never seen before, but even Xu Damao and Lou Xiaoe had never eaten it.

The beans absorbed the aroma of the meat and then bubbled into the noodles along with the soup.

When the lid of the pot was opened, only soup was left. The noodles were soft but firm, mixed with beans and meat, and the smell almost made Qin Bao dizzy!

Xu Dacan served them a bowl each. Qin Hu felt a little embarrassed and said, "Then I won't be polite."

Lou Xiao'e laughed and said, "Brother Qin Hu, please feel free to eat as much as you want. Don't be polite!"

Xu Damao also heard Lou Xiao'e's story at this time, how the two brothers cooperated to knock Sha Zhu away. He was even more delighted!

His Dacan is already so powerful, and with the addition of Qin Hu and Qin Bao, won’t be able to beat Sha Zhu like a piece of cake?

He wants to get back all the beatings and kicks in the crotch he received over the years, with interest!

Xu Damao stood up and took out a bottle of wine from the bowl rack, looking at everyone with a beaming face: "Although I didn't kill Sha Zhu today, this time, his reputation in this courtyard has been ruined. It's worth celebrating! Shall we have a drink?"

"..."

New Year's Day 1966 arrived.

As soon as New Year's Day is over, the common people in Beijing start counting the days on their fingers and waiting for the New Year.

This year's Spring Festival is on January 1st, which is less than 21 days away.

At the entrance of the alley, some children were already setting off firecrackers one by one.

When Xu Dacan came back from get off work today, as soon as he turned into the alley, a naughty little girl threw a small whip at him.

With a "bang", he was so scared that the steering wheel of his bike turned and he almost collided with another lesbian's bicycle.

The female driver's skills were not very good, and she was frightened and fell to one side while screaming!

Seeing this, Xu Dacan immediately jumped off the bicycle, reached out and lifted the woman off the bicycle seat.

The female comrade had both her feet on the ground before she realized what was happening. For a moment she was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands.

But what she was thinking in her heart was that this person was so strong that he could lift her, an adult, up with one hand!

The last time she was lifted up like this was when she was six years old. She was at the temple fair during the Chinese New Year. There were people everywhere, and she was too small to see. She was so anxious that she wanted to cry. Her father laughed and put her on his shoulders. At that time, her father's shoulders were so broad and strong. When she sat on them, she felt like the happiest person in the world...

The lesbian's dazed hand, Xu Dacan had already grabbed the naughty girl in his hand: "Give me one of your little whips."

The little girl was not afraid of him at all, and obviously knew him. She said proudly, “No!”

Xu Dacan pointed at the bicycle lying on the ground and said, "You almost crushed me."

The little girl was obviously a reasonable person. Upon hearing this, she used her chubby little hands to count out five small whips in a row, "1, 2, 3..." and gave them to Xu Dacan: "Brother, this is for you."

This lovely little girl is called Rongrong. She is from the courtyard next to theirs. Her father is also an employee of the Red Star Factory and knows the two brothers Xu Damao and Xu Dacan.

At the end of the road, at the corner, Banggeng and his two sisters were also standing by the road watching.

Xiao Dang looked envious: "It's not even the Little New Year yet, and they've already started setting off firecrackers."

Bang Geng sighed when he heard this: "Let alone the Little New Year, we don't even have money to set off firecrackers during the Big New Year."

As he was talking, he suddenly started: "Teacher Ran? Why is she here? Oh no! She is here to ask me for tuition. Xiaodang, Huaihua, come home with me quickly!"

Unexpectedly, the youngest Huaihua got stubborn and said, "I don't want to, I want to watch the firecrackers. Brother, can you buy me a pack of small firecrackers? It's only 21 cents, and I can buy 100 of them."

It was still 2 cents. Banggeng didn't even have 1 cents on him. Hearing this, he didn't care about his two sisters anymore. He just said, "Xiaodang, take care of her. I have to go back and inform our mother."

As soon as Banggeng ran away, Xiaodang angrily asked Huaihua: "What are you doing?!"

Little Sophora japonica looked innocent: "Why, what's wrong?"

"Do you want me to be a thief again?"

"..."

Xu Dacan had sharp eyes and saw them from a long distance away. He recalled the plot in the TV series in his mind.

How old is this Sophora japonica? She can't even speak clearly, but she has already learned to instigate her brother and please her sister. Her future is limitless!

And the female comrade who almost collided with Xu Dacan just now, judging from her cool behavior and her appearance which is somewhat similar to that in the TV series, especially the familiar twin ponytails, it is not difficult to recognize that she is Ran Qiuye.

Ran Qiuye also recovered at this time, and thanked Xu Dacan and said, "It was thanks to you that I didn't fall just now, thank you."

As expected of a teacher, she is so graceful and elegant.

Xu Dacan said hurriedly: "It's nothing, it's just that Rongrong is naughty and deserves a spanking."

Rongrong made a face at Xu Dacan and deliberately angered him by saying, "I can't hit him, I can't hit him..."

This time, not only Xu Dacan was amused by the child's innocence, but even Ran Qiuye was amused by the child's innocence.

The two of them pushed the cart inside, and Xu Dacan said, "You look unfamiliar, so you probably don't live in this area, right?"

Ran Qiuye nodded: "I am a teacher from Hongxing Factory Primary School. I am here to visit a student's home. It's in Courtyard 40 in front."

"Yard No. 40? What a coincidence! My family also lives in Yard No. 40. Let me introduce myself. My name is Xu Dacan."

Ran Qiuye was stunned, and immediately said: "Hello, hello, my name is Ran Qiuye, do you know Jia Geng?"

Xu Dacan scratched his forehead and said, "Jia Geng?" Then he acted as if he had suddenly realized something and said, "Oh, you mean Bang Geng! Wasn't he playing there just now? As soon as he saw you, he ran away. His two sisters are still there."

Ran Qiuye looked up and saw that it was indeed Xiaodang and Huaihua.

She had been to Banggeng's house several times and was no stranger to these two girls.

The two men came closer, and Xiaodang greeted them politely: "Hello, Teacher Ran, hello, Uncle Dacan."

Xu Dacan touched her head and said, "Be good, little one." Then he took out a few candies from his pocket. He had grabbed them from the factory leader's table during the employees' egg-throwing competition in the afternoon.

Ran Qiuye glanced at Xu Dacan and thought, you are a very nice person.

These days, sugar is a scarce commodity, and if a child can have a piece of candy, it’s like New Year’s Day.

Ran Qiuye remained calm and asked Xiaodang, "Is your mother back?"

Xiaodang was honest: "My mom and grandma are both at home."

Ran Qiuye stopped talking and pushed the cart side by side with Xu Dacan into the alley.