I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

Cao Dongfang walked back to the courtyard and saw many children setting off firecrackers at the gate. They were having a lot of fun. There were also several adults in the front yard.

Cao's mother and widow Chen were both there. The children included Cao Jiajia and widow Chen's two sons playing. Cao Jiajia was young, so the older children didn't bully her.

"Mom, I'm back. Hello, Sister Chen, Aunt Zhao, Yu Shui's crutch brother is back." Cao Dongfang asked when he saw that He Yu Shui was no longer around.

"Hello Dongfang, I'm leaving after dinner." Aunt Zhao asked with a smile.

"Turn around." Cao Dongfang also said with a smile.

"Hello Dongfang, Dongfang has grown up and is 16 years old this year." Widow Chen said with a smile.

"Yushui has gone back, Zhuzi has come back, and it's New Year, so the two siblings are getting together. They haven't seen each other for a few days. I'm here to see Jiajia, are you going home or playing for a while?" asked Cao's mother.

"I'm going back. Goodbye, Mom, Aunt Zhao, and Sister Chen." Cao Dongfang said goodbye and went home.

"Hello, Third Uncle." Cao Dongfang saw Third Uncle Yan Bugui again when he entered the compound.

"Hello Dongfang, I went out for a walk." Yan Bugui asked.

"Stop wandering around, Third Uncle, I'm going back." Cao Dongfang said.

......

After returning home, Cao Dongfang began to study. Influenced by his past life and because he had no friends in the courtyard, Cao Dongfang did not take the Chinese New Year very seriously.

In his previous life, he was not in a good mood for the New Year. Cao Dongfang is 45 years old in his past and present lives combined. Unlike children, the happiest people during the New Year are children, not adults.

Cao Dongfang is learning the Mao Xiong language. With the help of a systematic intelligent teaching system, Cao Dongfang has already finished learning all the contents of the third year of junior high school in a short time.

The other subjects are at the level of a freshman in high school. It’s not for nothing that Cao Dongfang went to a prestigious university in his previous life, so his academic level is pretty good.

As for the English language, Cao Dongfang basically didn't need to learn it, thanks to having passed the Level 6 exam in his previous life. He could just use it occasionally so he wouldn't forget it, and it wasn't very useful now.

Foreign languages ​​will also be useful in the years to come, so it doesn’t hurt to learn more if you have the time.

.......

Cao Dongfang was learning the Mao Bear language when Sha Zhu and He Yushui came.

Sha Zhu was holding two bottles of wine in his hands, which made Cao Dongfang speechless.

He Yushui may have reminded Sha Zhu, and Sha Zhu also felt a little embarrassed, but it was better than going empty-handed.

"Brother Zhuzi, how is your work these days? Is it going well?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"It's okay. Work more and talk less. There isn't much work to do in the kitchen of a big hotel. It's better than Jia Zhang's in the compound. She doesn't have as much work to do, and she doesn't talk much either." Sha Zhu said.

"What's wrong now?" Cao Dongfang asked, Jia Zhang was about to act like a demon again.

"I came back around 8 o'clock and brought some things. When I took Yu Shui home, I saw Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai. I didn't want to pay attention to them and didn't talk to them. Jia Zhang wanted something, but Yi Zhonghai said that you should greet your elders when you see them.

I didn't give Jia Zhang what she wanted. I said to Yi Zhonghai, "I just greeted you and asked how you are. As an elder, does that mean you spread rumors? You have no nerve." said Sha Zhu.

"Look, are you resting at home these days? Or has someone booked a table and asked you to cook?" Cao Dongfang asked.

“We have reserved the banquet for the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, from noon to night. If it rains, we will have to trouble you and Aunt Cao.

I want to earn some money, please install a bicycle for me, so that it will be convenient for me to go home and work. During the New Year holidays, the host will provide meals, and I can earn ten yuan a day. "Sha Zhu said.

"Brother Zhuzi is young, it's a good thing for him to earn more money, and he should avoid causing trouble in the restaurant and practice his skills more. Rainwater is fine.

We will go out to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, and we can just heat up the food here. There are plenty of leftovers and staple foods. "Cao Dongfang said indifferently.

.......

Yi Zhonghai’s home!

"Shazhu is back, but he didn't even say hello to me when he saw me. He acted as if he didn't see me. He has no respect for others. He refused to give anything to Jia Zhang when she asked for it. How did Shazhu become like this?" Yi Zhonghai said angrily.

It’s hard for Auntie to say why. Yi Zhonghai has a mental problem. Auntie knows that. She also knows that Yi Zhonghai is a villain.

I had no choice but to persuade him, "Shazhu is still young, just persuade him more in the future, don't be anxious, oh, I am sorry for you, I wish I could have a son or a daughter."

"It has nothing to do with you. It's just that Shazhu is too rude. I will teach him a lesson."

......

Jia Zhang family!

Jia Zhang didn't get anything from Sha Zhu, and she didn't dare to snatch it. She didn't dare to curse him during New Year's Day for fear of being disliked by the neighbors. Jia Zhang had no choice but to go back to the house and curse Sha Zhu on the bed.

The curse was very ugly. Jia Dongxu said it twice, but it was useless. Jia Dongxu didn't care anymore and went out for a walk.

Qin Huairu pretended not to hear anything at home. Jia Zhangshi could scold her as she pleased. It had nothing to do with her, Qin Huairu.

Since no one was watching over her, Jia Zhang got excited and started scolding Sha Zhu, then she went on to scold He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai, an aunt, Liu Haizhong, the deaf old lady, and finally she went to the front yard and cursed Cao Dongfang in a very low voice.

Everyone in the compound was scolded by her without realizing it, and no one was spared, from adults to children, from men to women in the family.

Jia Zhang was enjoying the scolding. She kept scolding for over an hour without repeating a word. She only stopped when she got tired, drank some water, rested to recuperate, and prepared to continue scolding.

Cao Dongfang had no idea what Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang were doing. Even if he knew, he would just watch the two fools doing it (sound). It was New Year's Day and there was no Spring Festival Gala on TV. It was really boring.

.......

After Sha Zhu and He Yu Shui left, Cao Dongfang continued to study and also prepared to keep watch and rest after twelve o'clock.

At half past eleven, Cao's mother brought Cao Jiajia back, and they had a great time on New Year's Eve.

"Brother, I'm hungry." Cao Jiajia said after coming back.

"Let's eat. I'll heat up whatever Jiajia wants to eat, except the remaining fish," said Cao Dongfang.

"Dongfang has hot dumplings, roast chicken and braised beef. It's time to rest and eat less," said Cao's mother.

"become."

Cao Dongfang went to heat up the dumplings, and He Yushui took away a large bowl of dumplings to eat with Sha Zhu. There were still a lot left at home, so they didn't eat many for dinner.

It means that five Yangtze River knife fish are eaten and only one is left. You can eat it tomorrow to wish "abundance of fish every year".

Only one dumpling heated up quickly.

While eating, it was almost twelve o'clock, Cao Dongfang took out a string of firecrackers and set them off at the door of his house, because it was almost twelve o'clock and it was the first day of the new year.

There are also firecrackers blasting to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

"Mom, Jia Jia, Happy New Year. I wish you all the best in the new year." Cao Dongfang began to greet the new year and say auspicious words after twelve o'clock.

"Dongfang, Jiajia, Happy New Year." Cao's mother said and gave each person a red envelope.

"Mom, brother, happy new year. Thank you for the red envelope, mom." Cao Jiajia said happily.

With the red envelope, she can buy what she likes, and she looks at Cao Dongfang hoping for another red envelope.

"Thank you, Mom. Jiajia, I'm not at work and don't have any red envelope to give you, so how about buying you something you like?" Cao Dongfang took the red envelope and said to Cao Jiajia.

"Okay, thank you brother, I want the comic book." Cao Jiajia said happily.

"The comic books contain more money than the red envelopes. Dongfang, stop pampering Jiajia. It's late, take a rest. You have to get up early tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings." said Cao's mother.

.......

At 8:30 the next morning, Cao Dongfang brought gifts and Cao's mother, Cao Jiajia, mainly to the homes of Cao Dashan's former superior and three comrades-in-arms. They came one by one, first to the three comrades-in-arms and then to the old superior's home.

Old leader, I have only met Cao’s mother once. If you are going to your comrade’s house first, you need to tell others in case they don’t see you.

I saw everything without any surprises. These days people are very humane, especially the families of comrades-in-arms.

I also took Cao's mother and several others to meet the old leader. I also had dinner at the old leader's house. For this reason, the old leader postponed a party and went later.

Cao Dongfang didn't think anything of it when he met Cao Dashan's three comrades, even though they had all transferred to the Sijiu City and were now department-level cadres.

The unit I work for is not bad either, it includes the Materials Bureau, the District Committee and the Industrial and Public Bureau.

He was very enthusiastic towards Cao's mother and the other two, and did not neglect the three members of the Cao family just because Cao Dashan was not there. This is what the three members said to Cao Dongfang.

"We were brothers in life and death, and saved each other many times during the war. Dashan is not here. If you have any problems, please tell your uncle. Don't be polite. Just let your father Dashan help you."

These made Cao Dongfang realize that comradeship is useful, and comradeship is even more important in this era.

They are brothers who have been through life and death together during the war years and have a very close relationship. Some of them even adopted the orphans of their comrades!

With these three people around, Cao Dongfang was happy. He also had connections in the local area. Not only in the army, but also in the army. It would be difficult to go far away without a car.

I had no choice but to ask them to convey my gratitude, after all, some of them are no longer in Beijing.