Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Xu Damao raised his glass and clinked it with Xu Fugui. They both took a sip. Xu Fugui said, "Da Mao, we can't go ahead and confront him in this situation. I think Jiang Feng has acquaintances in the neighborhood office and the police station. I heard that it was the military control committee that sent him here, and now the military control committee's people are assigned to these two departments. Either don't do anything, or you need real evidence to do something. If you catch him with something, it will be useless even if you have the title of martyr's relative."

If Xu Fugui wasn't just an old silver coin, he would have been quiet in the courtyard before, and not many people dared to mess with his family. In the courtyard, only He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai could suppress him. However, because he was too sinister, no one supported him when the courtyard elected the manager, so he didn't sit in the position of manager.

Xu Damao nodded after hearing this. Both father and son have the same personality. However, before Xu Damao met Sha Zhu, he usually had a good temper and would retreat if necessary and then get back at it later. But when he met Sha Zhu, he didn't want to retreat at all. That's how he became the king of talking. Sha Zhu couldn't argue with Xu Damao, so he could only use his fists. After a few hits, Xu Damao gave in.

Xu's mother continued, "Listen to your father. A wise man will not suffer a loss in front of him. If there is anything, you can find it later. Mom has found a family for you to marry. If it is agreed in the next few days, I will take you to see it. I won't go to your courtyard. You just wait."

Xu Damao and Xu Fugui were of the same lineage, so he just nodded his approval when he heard the previous words, but when he heard about the matchmaking, he couldn't wait to ask, "Mom, who are you talking about? I've told my dad that Sha Zhu has found a regular worker in the factory, and I can't be worse than him. Besides, I've seen his girlfriend, and she's at least prettier than him."

Mother Xu covered her mouth and laughed: "Although she is from the city, what's so good about being from a small family? I'm telling you that this is the daughter of the Lou family, she is well-educated and a lady from a noble family. The child was raised by her mother, so her appearance is beyond reproach."

When Xu Damao heard that it was the daughter of the Lou family, he also became excited: "Mom, are you talking about the Lou family in Lou Bancheng? How could her family look down on an ordinary working-class family like us?"

"What's wrong with the workers? The working class is the mainstream now. These capitalists are moving closer to the working class. Although we can't be like before, the family assets are still there. If you marry Xiao'e, you won't have to worry about the rest of your life." Xu Fugui said, hitting Xu Damao with chopsticks.

"Yes, yes, Dad, you are right. I heard that Lou Bancheng still has shares in our factory. If you can help me raise some shares, I can relax a little and don't have to go to the countryside from time to time."

"Of course I'll tell you." Xu Fugui also laughed complacently, and then warned, "You better be quiet during this period of time, don't get into any trouble. They will definitely come to investigate when their daughter is getting married, so you better be careful."

"Dad, you are still worried about me. What can go wrong? I am always kind to everyone in the courtyard and never offend anyone, except for Sha Zhu. We will see each other outside when the time comes. As long as Sha Zhu doesn't know, it will be fine."

"That's good to know. Let's eat quickly, or the food will get cold." Xu's mother continued. After hearing what Xu's mother said, the two picked up their wine glasses and took another sip, then started eating and drinking.

When Xu Damao came back, it was already past 9 o'clock. The third uncle opened the door, saw Xu Damao and said, "Hey, Damao, look, the third uncle left the door open for you. I went to Old Xu's and drank a lot today."

"Not much, just chatting with my dad and visiting my mom. Thank you, Third Uncle. Next time I go to the countryside and find some local specialties, I'll bring you some."

"Hey, Damao, thank you very much, Uncle."

Xu Damao knew why the third uncle was blocking the door. Some dried mushrooms and dried vegetables were nothing to Xu Damao, and he had already delivered them once tonight. He could only promise to do so again next time. At least the third uncle could still help and say a few good words when he was collecting the things.

"Uncle, it's late. I'm going back to rest."

"Okay, Damao, walk slowly." Yan Fugui waited for Xu Damao to leave, then closed the door. He returned to the house and boasted to the third aunt, "See? I left the door open at night. As long as I'm here, Xu Damao will send some more things over next time."

"That's right. You are an old abacus. Xu Damao is pretty good. He often brings some dry goods. But you need a lot of oil to make these, otherwise they won't taste good."

"What do you know, old woman? Just save these things. When I have time, I will go to the pigeon market. There are many people who want these dry goods from the countryside. I can exchange them for some corn flour. That will provide me with food for a few days."

The third aunt looked at the third uncle with admiration and said, "It has to be you. Why can't I learn this trick?"

The third uncle laughed complacently, and soon said, "Turn off the lights to save some electricity. Go take a shower and go to bed early."

The third aunt turned off the lights as the third uncle said, and the two of them washed in the dark and went to bed. The children of the Yan family all washed and went to bed after eating and finishing their homework. According to the third uncle, if you go to bed early, you won't be hungry when you fall asleep, and you will get hungry more slowly.

Jiang Feng is still at He Yuzhu's house. He watched Xu Damao walk into the backyard. He also saw Xu Damao stare at He Yuzhu's house for a while after entering the middle yard before walking to the backyard. He checked the time and said to He Yuzhu, "Go to bed first. I'll call you at night. Keep the door open."

He Yuzhu also responded, and Jiang Feng also went back to the house, fetched a few buckets of water, and continued to enter the space to take medicine and take a bath. He would sleep in the space tonight, and went to the room where time stopped specifically to sleep. When he woke up, he was in the room where the time was synchronized with the outside. He lay down and read. He had finished reading all the books on maintenance and took a lot of notes. At least when people asked him about it in the future, he would say that I taught myself and looked at how many notes I had written.

After reading for three or four hours, Jiang Feng came out of the space, looked at the yard for more than ten minutes, climbed up the wall, and secretly sent the bicycle out first. He would definitely not need to take He Yuzhu's bicycle later, so he could just take his own. He went down to the yard, walked to He Yuzhu's room, pushed the door and walked in. As soon as he entered the inner room, He Yuzhu stood up. The two of them looked at each other without saying a word. Jiang Feng made a gesture, and He Yuzhu put on his shoes and followed.

Still at the corner, Jiang Feng went up first, grabbed He Yuzhu's arm and lifted him up in one go. He Yuzhu was shocked. He weighed at least 140 to 150 kilograms, and was lifted up by his cousin with one hand. However, he knew that it was not the time to ask. The two of them went down to the wall, and Jiang Feng pushed the bicycle out from the wall. He Yuzhu was confused, but did not say anything. The two of them got on the bicycle and went to Pigeon City.

When they got to the road, He Yuzhu spoke up: "Xiao Feng, how did you get the bicycle out? And how come you are so strong now? I know how heavy I am, and you lifted me up with one hand."

"Hey, I grew up in the countryside, doing farm work. I came to the city and my life became better. The food was better, and my strength grew rapidly. I carried you the same way I carried a bicycle. It's just a one-handed thing."

Jiang Feng had already thought of a reason. He Yuzhu had been working and spent little time at home. He didn't know that Jiang Feng's strength had only increased sharply in the past few days.

Jiang Feng then reminded: "Don't call each other by name when we go down. We can just call each other cousins. Be careful if you run into acquaintances. It's best not to speak."

"Yeah, I know. I've been there too."

When Jiang Feng heard what He Yuzhu said, he stopped talking and rode forward with his head down. When he reached the entrance of the alley, he stopped the bike and asked He Yuzhu to go in first and not to go in together. They both took out a hood and put it on their heads, just like those robbers in later generations who wore stockings. He Yuzhu then walked into the alley. After He Yuzhu walked in, Jiang Feng pushed the bike to another empty alley and put the bike away.

The two men walked separately and nodded to the person guarding the entrance of the alley when they went in. Jiang Feng also walked in and slowly looked at the things placed on the ground. When he saw something he wanted, he bargained furtively in a low voice. After agreeing, he paid and left with the things. After a while, Jiang Feng had more than ten kilograms of flour and a basket of eggs in his hands. He didn't know if the chickens in the space had laid eggs or if there was something missing.

In the Pigeon Market, Jiang Feng also met He Yuzhu, but they didn't talk. They just looked at each other's things in their hands and continued shopping. After about an hour, Jiang Feng winked at He Yuzhu, turned around and walked out, walked out of the alley, took a big bag from his body, put the things in his hands into the bag, went to the alley next to him, and waited secretly at the entrance of the alley.

After a while, He Yuzhu also came out, with a few bags in his hands. Jiang Feng gently called out to him, and He Yuzhu came over. The two put the things in their hands together. Jiang Feng pushed the bicycle out of the alley, put the things on the front bar, and took He Yuzhu with him and rode towards the courtyard.

When they arrived at the courtyard, they still followed the old method, but they had to hand over the bicycle first. Jiang Feng lowered his head and went down, turned around and put the bicycle into the space, then climbed up the wall and pulled He Yuzhu up. The two nodded, and He Yuzhu went back to the house. They had agreed on the way, that the things would be placed here first, Jiang Feng would clean it up in the evening, and would put them in bags and take them out tomorrow.

After Jiang Feng entered the house, he sorted out the things in the bag. In the evening, he bought more than 20 kilograms of flour, more than 30 eggs, and more than 40 kilograms of corn flour. There was no meat, but he collected more than 4 kilograms of meat coupons. Jiang Feng took out a few more kilograms to make up 10 kilograms. After thinking for a while, he took out four cigarette coupons and four wine coupons, all of which were collected by Jiang Feng in the Pigeon Market before. He just said that he collected them tonight.