Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

"Well done, young man! The whole country is proud of you! I hope you will keep up the good work and create new horizons for the motherland!" The great man held my hand and said with a smile.

I kept smiling and thanking him. The more I thought about it, the happier I became. This was a great man! I was so happy that a great man actually shook hands with me. This was something that many modern people could never realize in their dreams. I was so happy!

Suddenly I felt my nose itchy and I started scratching it. The more I scratched, the more it itched it became, and the image of the great man became more and more blurred.

"Come back, come back!" Suddenly, he opened his eyes and a little face appeared in his eyes. He Yushui was tickling his nose with his hair beside his bed. No wonder his nose was itchy. Oh, my great man, my handshake, my dream...

If the little girl hadn't been there, I would have really lost a golden bean.

"Come here, brother, hehe, why were you laughing just now? I see you were laughing so happily." The little girl was not worried at all about the consequences of waking herself up.

"Hmph!" He could only make a face at her and put on his clothes. Xiao Yushui was not afraid either, and waited with a smile.

After washing up, the two of them started to stare at each other again. After all, the adults had gone to work, and the older children had gone to school. Only the wife stayed at home to do the housework.

He Lai thought about it and decided to take the little girl out for breakfast first. After all, he still had more than 5 yuan in his hand, and the bulk of it was taken away by his mother.

With an idea in mind, he took Yu Shui to the deaf old lady's room, said something to Aunt Yi, then ran out the door, and sat down in front of the breakfast shop.

"Two little guys, what do you want to eat?" The boss, Old Zhang, asked with a smile.

The little girl probably seldom goes out to eat, so she can only pull the boy next to her. He Lai thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, a bowl of tofu brain, a bowl of salty soy milk, two fried dough sticks, and two meat buns, thank you."

(As a person from Zhejiang province in the south, salty soy milk tastes good. I won’t accept any rebuttal. Hehe)

It was served quickly, and the two of them started to eat it without any hesitation.

This is overestimating one's own fighting ability. Yu Shui finished a meat bun and drank half of the tofu pudding, then he couldn't eat anymore and pushed the bowl to He Lai.

He Lai said that he would finish the dishes he ordered even with tears in his eyes, and silently picked up Yu Shui's tofu pudding and started drinking it. Fortunately, the two fried dough sticks could be packed up, otherwise it would be troublesome.

I gave him two thousand yuan and left. I was so full that I needed to digest the food quickly.

I returned to the courtyard and looked into the old lady's room, where I found two people warming themselves by the stove and chatting.

"Hello, old lady, hello, Aunt Yi." He Yushui bowed respectfully.

"Okay, okay, okay. Don't get cold, you two naughty kids. Come and warm yourself by the fire to keep away the cold." Yu Shui threw herself into Aunt Yi's arms and acted coquettishly, being particularly close to her. Aunt Yi gently stroked Yu Shui's head with a loving look on her face.

He Lai put the dough sticks on the table and said, "I brought two dough sticks for you, old lady, hehe."

"You naughty monkey!" The old lady guessed that the two little ones probably couldn't eat anymore, but she didn't complain at all. After all, it was great that the good food was thinking of her.

After staying in the room for a while, he took Yu Shui back to his yard to practice. Yu Shui followed suit.

After finishing his exercise, He Lai made two cups of milk sugar water and drank them slowly, then began to think about what to do next.

The school still has more than a week of vacation left. It's nothing serious, but I dare not go. This is still the era of traditional Chinese characters. I must be exhausted to write a single character. No, no.

For someone who has been out of school for many years and is used to typing on computers and mobile phones, this will undoubtedly be very painful. Just lie down and muddle through.

After drinking the water, Yu Shui felt sleepy after playing for a while and fell asleep on the table. He Lai also lay down and thought about what to do next.

With two children, they cannot go too far without someone to take care of them. It is too unsafe. They can only stay in the yard. Think about the people in the yard. The front yard mainly consists of Yan Fugui's family, three steel rolling mill workers and one power supply bureau employee.

In the middle courtyard there are Sha Zhu, Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai, and people from two steel rolling mills. In the back yard there are Xu Damao, the deaf old lady, Liu Haizhong, my own family, two more people from the steel rolling mills, a carpenter, a bag carrier, and a street sweeper.

The backyard is relatively large. The deaf old lady has two rooms, Liu Haizhong has two rooms, and I have two rooms. Xu Damao's house has a large room, and the others have one room. My own house also has a small yard.

Nowadays, everyone likes to live in the backyard. After all, it is much safer. For example, there are still several empty houses in the front yard, and there are also 3 houses in the middle yard, but they are not fully occupied.

After all, this courtyard house is the private property of Mr. Lou, the boss of the steel mill. Except for a few houses that he bought himself, most of them are rented. The deaf old lady should have sold the house to the steel mill very early and only kept two rooms for herself.

They fell asleep while thinking, and when they woke up it was already noon. They looked at the two pools of saliva on the table. Xiaoxiao quickly wiped them with a rag and went to heat up the dishes.

Soon, I started eating pig's trotters again. They were really delicious and paired with a big steamed bun. After eating and washing my face, I saw Uncle Li, a carpenter, enter the backyard, and an idea came to my mind.

I quickly went up to say hello, "Hello, Uncle Li." "Hi, Xiao Laizi didn't go out to play today."

"Well, Uncle Li has finished his work. Is he back?"

"That's right. I'll rest at home for two days and finish this job. I'll finally have some money."

"Uncle Li, Uncle Li, are you good at carpentry?"

"That's right, Uncle Li is not bragging, your Uncle Li is one of the best in this city."

Uncle Li laughed.

"Uncle Li, can you help me make a wooden tub for bathing? I want a big one, preferably one that my mother can bathe in."

He Lai gestured back and forth with his hands.

"Of course you can, but does your mother agree? Don't let it happen and blame your uncle."

"It's okay, it's okay, uncle, I have some money myself, how much is it approximately?"

"Well... for the materials and the workmanship, I'll charge you 3, with warranty."

"Okay, okay, uncle, here, this is 2. Can I watch from the side?"

He Lai said cautiously.

"Of course no problem. Xiao Laizi, if you want to learn, just come over." Uncle Li touched him and said.

Seeing that there was business again, Uncle Li did not hesitate. He went home, put down his tools, and went to buy materials. After all, he could earn more than 2 yuan from this job.

After a while in the afternoon, Uncle Li came back with the materials. He Lai and a few others also came to Uncle Li's door and started to look at them. Aunt Li held her one-year-old son and watched with a smile.

Uncle Li did not hide anything and shared many carpentry tips with He Lai. He Lai felt that every trade had its own depth. If you don't do it yourself, you will never understand the hardship involved.

Time passed like this, and He Lai and Yu Shui watched obediently from the side.

"Wow." A cry sounded...