A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 12
Since having a fire cage at home, Cao Zhihua has fallen in love with the cat at home in the past two days.

Sitting on the sofa warming up by the fire, making a pot of jasmine tea next to me, and eating some peanuts and melon seeds from time to time. I have food when the time comes, and I don’t have to wash the dishes. This little life is quite pleasant.

But yesterday Dagouzi said he wanted to buy winter vegetables, which was a bit annoying.

Nowadays, you have to queue up to buy Chinese cabbage. It’s such a cold day. You have to queue up to buy vegetables and come back. You have to dry, prepare and store vegetables. It’s cold, tiring and troublesome.

I looked at the three little ones who had just finished dinner and were washing dishes in the kitchen.

Cao Zhihua got off the fire cage, put on his cotton coat, and came to Yi Zhonghai's house in the middle courtyard.

"Master, are you asleep?"

"I'm not asleep. It must be Zhihua. The door is open. If you need anything, come in and tell me."

Cao Zhihua was not polite when he heard this. He walked straight into the room and saw a middle-aged man with a strong body, a square face and a beard.

This is Yi Zhonghai, the biggest boss in the yard. Next to him is a kind-faced woman of about the same age, a aunt.

"Zhihua, what's the matter?"

Cao Zhihua organized his words and said sincerely, "Yes, sir, today my uncle from my hometown sent a letter. There is something urgent at home and I need to go back to my hometown. I will not be able to come back until around the Chinese New Year."

"Aren't we going to buy winter vegetables? You know we only have three 10-year-old children in our family, and they can't do this."

Cao Zhihua took out ten yuan and handed it to the uncle, "Master, can you please help me buy some winter vegetables for my family?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Cao Zhihua and smiled, "Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. We neighbors should help each other more. How many winter vegetables do you want to buy?"

"200 catties of Chinese cabbage, 200 catties of radish, and the remaining money will buy potatoes and sweet potatoes."

Yi Zhonghai took the money and said, "Okay, this is a small matter. I will take care of it for you."

"Zhihua, although your father is gone, your family should also integrate into everyone's life. Walk around more with the neighbors. If there is any difficulty in the future, everyone can help."

In fact, it doesn't matter to Cao Zhihua whether Yi Zhonghai is true and kind, or hypocritical. As long as he is willing to help him with his work, spend a little money or support him, it doesn't matter.

Cao Zhihua just hates being preached to by others. In the circle in his previous life, Cao Zhihua preached to others, and he didn't like others to preach to him.

What Cao Zhihua likes most is to use money to solve problems, and he doesn't like muddy life.

These neighbors usually only take advantage of each other, but in the future, Cao Zhihua feels that he can still accept it if they can help him solve the chores at home.

"Okay, sir"

"As you know, I have been helping my uncles and uncles in the countryside recently with their farm work. I don't have much time in the yard."

"But I will go to work in the steel rolling mill next year, and I will have more time to interact with you in the future. Just don't think I'm annoying you then."

"Hahahaha, that won't happen. We live together every day. We need to help each other more, respect the old and love the young, and take care of the elderly in the yard."

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he couldn't sit still. He was afraid that Yi Zhonghai would say something next, asking him to take care of the deaf old lady, and he was ready to leave quickly.

"Yes, what you said is very good."

"Master, I'm going to the countryside tomorrow. The three little guys at home haven't made arrangements yet, so I'll go back first. Thank you for this."

After Cao Zhihua finished speaking, he hurried away without waiting for Yi Zhonghai's reply.

The aunt saw Cao Zhihua leaving and said, "Zhonghai, I haven't seen you for a few months. I feel like Zhihua has become sensible."

"It's not enough to be ignorant. There are no adults to help you in this family. How will you survive in the future if you are not sensible?"

"I usually go to his house to take care of them. What do you think?"

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a moment and said, "Forget it, I have accepted Jia Dongxu as my apprentice. We will pay more attention to Jia Dongxu from now on."

"Cao Zhihua wants to be the head of the family. The burden on the following three younger brothers and sisters is too heavy and it is not cost-effective."

There is no such thing as DINK in this era. As far as non-marriage is concerned, people who have no family will be pointed at and looked down upon.

"Oh, it doesn't matter if I don't live up to my expectations, otherwise you wouldn't be so angry."

"It's okay, let's live our lives well."

Back home, Cao Zhihua called the three little ones over and faced the second brother
"Big Gouzi, tomorrow I will go to the countryside to help my uncle and his family. Just now, I gave the money to the uncle and asked him to buy winter vegetables for our family."

"When the elder brother buys the vegetables, can you take your younger brothers and sisters to prepare the vegetables and put them in the cellar for storage?"

"Brother, are you the master in the yard?"

"Yes, is there any problem"

The second younger brother, Cao Zhiguo, patted his chest with his little hand and said with a cute look on his face.

"Brother, there is no problem. I will take my younger brothers and sisters to prepare the dishes."

Cao Zhihua took out 50 yuan from the space and handed it to Dagouzi.
"Okay, you are responsible for keeping these 50 yuan. This is your recent living expenses. You are responsible for taking good care of your younger brothers and sisters. Don't save money at ordinary times. Buy more meat and vegetables to eat back."

"Okay, brother"

"Brother, I've been busy lately and haven't had time to care about you. How are your academic performance recently? Are there any people bullying you at school or at home?" "Our academic performance is so good that the teacher has given us certificates. The three of us All”

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he took out another thirty cents.
"Okay, my brothers and sisters are smart and sensible. Come on, each of them will be rewarded with ten cents. You can use it to buy things."

Don't underestimate a dime. A dime at this time is enough to feed a person for half a month.

The three little ones were very happy after taking the money and said, "Thank you, brother."

Er Gouzi was happy for a while and started to complain.

"Brother, let me tell you, Yang Jianguo in our class is very annoying. He often pulls my sister's hair."

When Cao Zhihua was in elementary school in his previous life, he also liked to pull the hair of his female classmates in the front row.

That female classmate has been well-behaved since she was a child, like a porcelain doll.

Cao Zhihua often pulls her hair. In fact, he just wants to attract the other person's attention and let her talk to him. He doesn't care whether the other person is angry or not, as long as the other person talks to him, he will be happy.

This is not like, love or anything like that, it is purely a longing for beautiful and beautiful things.

Cao Zhihua's brothers and sisters in this life all have good looks and facial features. Xiaoyu has also been beautiful since she was a child. The whole villain is fair and clean, and she looks good, so she has to think of something.

"Then did you and Dagouzi warn him not to harass his sister again?"

"We talked to Yang Jianguo, but he just didn't listen."

"Then what? Did you teach him a lesson?"

"No, the teacher said those who fight are not good children."

Cao Zhihua frowned, this was not the way to teach, it was not in his own interests.

I want to train my younger brothers and sisters to be my helpers in the future, who can help me stand alone.

So even if they are young, I give them a lot of living expenses, just to train their ability to coordinate and spend money to do things.

What kind of children have the most difficulty establishing themselves in this society?
The experience summed up by countless people in the past life with blood and sweat is that it is the most difficult for honest children, children who have no family and low status, but have a tutor (Legalist chokes the throat, Confucian pinches the ribs) to get ahead.

The three younger brothers and sisters are his blood relatives in this body. If we don’t strengthen family education from an early age, how can we strengthen moral education?
This is impossible. My three younger brothers and sisters are my natural helpers in the future. It doesn't matter if they have little or no ability, but don't screw up your brain. Will you kill Ma Ji with tears? ? ?

So he said seriously to the big dog and the second dog:

"You two men are really promising. The girl at home is being bullied, but you are like a coward. Why don't you teach your sister a lesson?"

When Big Gouzi and Er Gouzi saw their eldest brother criticizing themselves so harshly, they were so frightened that they trembled and did not dare to speak.

Cao Zhihua was even more angry when he saw the two boys looking like they had no future.

"You two little guys, please listen to me. If you let me know that my sister is being bullied next time, and you two are still like cowards and don't dare to help your sister, then don't come back to this house in the future. My biological sister has been bullied, and you don't dare to stand up. What's the point of raising you two at home? Are you a loser?"

Xiaoyu saw her eldest brother getting so angry, making her second and third brothers tremble, and she was also frightened to tears.

Holding Cao Zhihua's arm, "Brother, brother, don't be angry, it's my fault."

Cao Zhihua looked at Xiaoyu's tearful eyes and became less angry. After all, he was not really angry with his brother, he was just angry because he felt that they had been taught wrongly.

So Cao Zhihua adjusted his mood and said calmly
"Do you two know you were wrong?"

"I know it's wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"I failed to protect my sister."

"Well, if you know you're wrong, you can still save yourself. You can correct it in the future."

"Okay, brother"

"Big brother always teaches you that we are blood relatives, the closest relatives in the world, so we must unite and no one can bully us. No matter who bullies one of us, he bullies our whole family, then we must Get justice. You know?"

"But if we fight, the teacher will criticize us and call our parents."

When Cao Zhihua heard this, he thought about it

"You should remember my words carefully. As long as you don't bully others intentionally, as long as you are reasonable, you will get back what others bully you. In the future, you must understand the law and what is not allowed by the law. Don't do it. Remember, in the future, as long as it's not illegal and as long as you are reasonable, I will call back anyone who bullies you. Parents, please don't be afraid. Big brother will help you if anyone dares to bully you."

"Remember?"

"Remember, big brother"

"Remember the lesson you learned this time, and let me know in the future which one of you is being bullied, and others are afraid to come forward to help, and are cowardly, then don't be my younger brothers and sisters in the future. We There are only four of us left in the family, and the family must be united, you know?"

"I know, brother, I don't dare to do it anymore."

Cao Zhihua saw that the three little guys were all in tears due to his training, and said in a slow tone
"Come on, Xiaoyu is going to make me a cup of jasmine tea, and Dagouzi is going to get the melon seeds and peanuts, and then everyone can come over and warm themselves up by the fire."

The third child heard the elder brother's arrangement and took action immediately.

(End of this chapter)