Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

After a few swipes, the fish came up. A two-jin carp, at least I didn't have to go find someone to buy the fish, and I could have an explanation when I got home.

My sisters still look at me with admiration.

Holding the fishing rod and the fish, Chen Changan was walking on the way home. He was like the people in later generations who caught a big fish and carried it along the way to show off, or hung it outside the car window.

Along the way, he received countless envious glances. After all, the water resources around the city are not as abundant as those in the south.

Now, after several years of crazy fishing, there are basically only a few small fish fry left.

Chen Changan has even decided not to go fishing again in the next few years.

There are too many people and too few fish. If he retires now, he can still keep his undefeated status. But if that naive air force fails, he won't be able to buy any fish, and his reputation in this life will be ruined.

As soon as he returned to the courtyard, he was still at the gate when Xiuying, who was waiting for Chen Changan to come back from fishing, took away his fish. She also complained that he only caught one fish in a whole day. This made Chen Changan more determined not to go fishing in the future.

When Chen Changan arrived at the front yard, he found that Yan Fugui's door was open.

Chen Changan was stunned for a moment before he realized that Yan Fugui had moved out. It seemed that a new tenant had arrived.

Curious Chen Changan stood at the door and took a look inside. He was stunned and blurted out, "Hou Mingjun? Why are you here?"

Hou Mingjun was curious when he heard someone calling him. He had just completed the formalities at the motorcycle factory management department and the street office yesterday, and wanted to take advantage of the weekend to move.

When I looked back, it turned out to be Chen Changan.

He was also surprised and asked, "Director Chen, why are you here?"

"I have always lived in this courtyard. I lived here when we were still in the honeycomb coal factory." Chen Changan said.

Hou Mingjun was overjoyed when she heard this. She said she was moving today, but in fact, she was getting married and moving today.

Although Hou Mingjun was one of the old men who followed Chen Changan from the honeycomb coal factory to the motorcycle factory.

But Hou Mingjun was just an apprentice at first, but in recent years he has become a team leader.

But he was too young to meet the housing allocation criteria. His job was stable and he became a squad leader. Sister Hou from the finance department was his relative, so how could he not introduce a date to her?

It just so happens that in recent years, Beijing has been vigorously developing the textile industry.

Several large textile factories were built in succession. Like the motorcycle factory, these workers could only be recruited from the surrounding countryside.

Although Hou Mingjun's wife is also a girl from the surrounding countryside, she got a job in a textile factory and is considered a formal employee.

My household registration has also been changed to an urban household registration, so after I get married, I will meet the housing allocation standards of the motorcycle factory.

I originally thought that I was assigned to Nantongluo Lane, and there shouldn't be many colleagues from the motorcycle factory here.

Who would have thought that I would be assigned to the same courtyard as Chen Changan? After getting to know each other, it turned out that we lived opposite each other. Moreover, the factory chef Nan Yi was also in the same courtyard.

This is really a pleasant surprise. After all, it is a good thing to have several colleagues as neighbors, at least we know each other well.

It is a difficult time now, and marriage is just about getting a marriage certificate, and those with better conditions just give out wedding candies. There will be no big celebrations.

There is no such condition. Most families are lucky to be able to eat enough. There is not enough food to hold a banquet.

When Chen Changan was working at the honeycomb coal factory, he liked Hou Mingjun very much.

I was introduced to the factory by Ms. Hou from the Finance Department. As soon as I arrived at the factory, I followed Shi Heping and studied hard.

Looking at Hou Mingjun's wife, she was dressed like a pretty young farm wife, and looked hardworking and capable. Hou Mingjun was blessed.

So he said, "You are getting married today, I wish you a happy marriage, I don't have anything worth giving away.

How about this, I'll prepare some food tomorrow and ask Chef Nan Yi to cook, and then the three of us can have a meal together.

After all, we will be neighbors for a long time, so let’s improve our relationship first.”

Hou Mingjun also agreed readily. The factory director invited him to dinner, and Hou Mingjun was not stupid, so how could he not agree?

He turned around, grabbed a handful of candy from the house, stuffed it into Chen Changan's mouth, and said, "I heard from my master Shi Heping that Director Chen has several sisters?

I haven't cleaned up my room yet, and I'm dirty, so I won't go visit my sisters today. These candies are for them to moisten their mouths."

Look, this is what we call neighbors and colleagues, right? This is a normal neighborhood relationship, right?

Never mind whether this is because Chen Changan is the leader and Hou Mingjun is an employee of the motorcycle factory.

At least this was the first time Chen Changan met someone who wanted to give him something since he came to this courtyard.

Usually, people who come to Chen Changan in this yard either want to borrow money or ask for food.

No one has ever taken the initiative to give anything to Chen Changan. Of course, the money that Second Uncle Liu Haizhong gave to Chen Changan doesn't count.

After all, he came to ask Chen Changan to find a job for his son.

This made Chen Changan finally feel like he had met a normal neighbor.

When he got home and waited for his sister to cook the fish, Chen Changan was still sighing. Finally, he had a normal neighbor.

Early the next morning, Chen Changan rode his motorcycle to find Director Huang, after all, he wanted to treat him to a meal.

I won't say anything too fancy, but fish and meat are a must, right? Freshwater fish is hard to buy, but hairtail is not so easy to buy?

Director Huang was also very happy to see Chen Changan. Not to mention that he got this position because of Chen Changan's idea.

The relationship between people is that you help me and I help you.

Whenever Chen Changan needed hairtail fish or meat, he would basically come to Director Huang, and Director Huang also got a lot of unplanned three-wheeled cargo motorcycles from Chen Changan.

Of course money is given, but some units cannot get the money even if they want to, so the relationship will gradually improve.

He first put the ingredients home, and then came to the factory. There was no way Chen Changan didn't know how many eyes were watching him in the factory.

After all, people may not have seen you bringing things to work, but they may have seen you bringing things after get off work.

When encountering any reporting incident, even if the leaders above trust you, the gain will not outweigh the loss.

First, he came to the cafeteria and told Nan Yi about it. Nan Yi was also very happy.

After all, Nan Yi had lived in this courtyard for such a long time and based on what Chen Changan had said, he already knew the other neighbors very well.

Nan Yi really didn't want to get close to these neighbors, and Chen Changan was the director of his factory after all.

Nan Yi didn't want to get too close, otherwise it would seem like he was trying to curry favor with Chen Changan.

Although Chen Changan has been very kind to him, Nan Yi is also willing to help if Chen Changan encounters any problems.

But after all, their status are not equal, which is why Nan Yi rarely takes the initiative to look for Chen Changan after moving into the courtyard.

Now another colleague from the motorcycle factory has moved here. If the three of us get together in the future, it’s hard to say whether we will curry favor with each other or not.

As for food, both Nan Yi's family and Hou Mingjun's family have working parents. As for Chen Changan? Will he be short of food?

Anyway, Nan Yi doesn’t believe it.