A layman in the courtyard

Chapter 27
Yuhe River is very close to Nanluogu Lane, just to the north of Ping'an Street. It is a water system more than 20 meters wide and about 800 meters long. It is an important part of the water system of Sijiu City.

However, in recent decades, the silted Jade River has slowly turned into a dry waste river, and the water level is very shallow.

According to the memory of the past life, the Yuhe River should be landfilled next year. It will not be restored until 2007, the government will follow the "repair the old as before" plan.

Cao Zhihua came here mainly because the river here is almost dry, there are few people, and there are no fishermen.

Cao Zhihua looked around along the Jade River, walking slowly, and collected 100 cubic meters of ice in a deserted place.

Feeling that there is so much ice, it should be enough for summer use. Cao Zhihua is ready to get up and return home.

Halfway through the walk, he saw the signboard of the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Cao Zhihua stopped and thought, should he stock up on some tobacco and alcohol?

In my previous life, I was a promiscuous smoker and drinker, and enjoyed prostitution and gambling. I lived a happy life, but my body collapsed very quickly.

After finally reviving his life, Cao Zhihua plans to stay away from tobacco and alcohol and take good care of his body.

But don’t you need to buy some cigarettes and alcohol to save for the reception?
After thinking about it for a while, Cao Zhihua finally decided to buy five large front doors for entertaining.

"Comrade, please help me get five cartons of large Qianmen cigarettes."

"Why did you buy so many cigarettes?"

"It is not for our steel rolling mill to lead this. We need to ask the leader to make a report."

"Is there proof?"

"No, our leader arranged it in a hurry, and I came out in a hurry. I didn't need a certificate when I bought cigarettes from the supply and marketing cooperative in the factory."

That is to say, at this point in time, I am not too concerned about it, and the salesperson of the supply and marketing cooperative is not too serious.

"Okay, this is a notice just issued by our leader. Don't be so rash next time and remember to issue a certificate."

"Okay, thank you comrade, otherwise I would have been criticized when I went back."

The salesman took out the cigarette and opened the receipt.

"A total of 15 yuan."

Cao Zhihua paid, took the things and hurried out.

This is just the Chinese New Year. Purchasing supplies is so troublesome. You still need to explain the purpose. In the future, the gap will become tighter and tighter, and it will become more and more difficult to purchase supplies.

Cao Zhihua consciously devoted himself to his own space to check his supplies to see if there were any missing supplies that needed to be replenished.

Chicken, duck, goose, sheep, pig, rapeseed, wild boar, pheasant, wild duck, silly roe deer, rice, flour, cheesecloth, muslin, cotton, peanuts, melon seeds, brown sugar, white sugar, fruit candy, toffee, Daqianmen , Labor brand cigarettes, and more than 9 yuan.

Cao Zhihua felt that except for eggs, the supplies were already abundant, and there was nothing special that needed to be replenished.

I didn’t plan to continue visiting Cao Zhihua and went home directly.

When Cao Zhihua returned home, he saw the three little ones warming themselves by the fire on the sofa and playing around.

Seeing Cao Zhihua, the three little ones greeted him happily
"Brother, didn't you go to work? Why are you back so early?"

"Yes, eldest brother went to work today. Today he is just reporting. He will come back after the reporting. He will officially go to work tomorrow."

After Cao Zhihua finished speaking, he waved to the three little ones to come over.

"Big Gouzi, Er Gouzi, Xiaoyu, come here."

The three little ones hurriedly got out of the fire cage and ran over.

Cao Zhihua took the three little ones to the reverse room assigned to him and told the three little ones

"Big Gouzi, Er Gouzi, Xiaoyu, my brother signed up to work today. The steel rolling mill has allocated these two rooms to me. From now on, you guys should pay attention. These two rooms are also our family's houses. Don't let anyone come in and find out. ?"

The third child only knew that his family had more houses and was very happy.

"Brother, I understand, we won't let others into our home, don't worry"

Cao Zhihua smiled happily

"Well, my younger brothers and sisters are so good. They will definitely be good helpers for my elder brother in the future. They are all very promising."

"Well, when we grow up, we will be big brother's best helpers."

"Okay, have you eaten anything in the morning?" "Brother, we had dumplings in the morning."

"Well, okay, three meals a day, you have to eat no matter what so you can grow taller in the future, you know?"

The third child just rolled his eyes, feeling that his elder brother underestimated him and thought he was ignorant.

Cao Zhihua felt a little embarrassed when he saw the three little ones' expressions. The little ones have grown up and are hard to deceive.

Then he waved his hand,
"Okay, let's go warm the fire. Dagouzi will make me a cup of tea, and Xiaoyu will get melon seeds and peanuts to eat."

"Okay, brother, please wait a moment."

Cao Zhihua and San Xiaozhi warmed up by the fire, chatted, drank tea, and ate. The day passed quickly.

Cao Zhihua looked at the gradually darkening sky outside the window. He estimated that if he waited for a while, he would have to do a lot of work.

After Cao Zhihua and his three little ones finished dinner, they sat on the sofa and warmed themselves by the fire while looking out the window at the winter night.

The cold wind is biting, and the snowflakes are flying all over the sky, falling on the trees, branches, and roofs, like covering the earth with a thick quilt, making it look so warm, quiet, and peaceful.

dong dong dong, dong dong dong.

There was a knock on the door outside, and Cao Zhihua lazily said to Ergouzi
"Er Gouzi, go open the door and see who is coming."

"Okay, big brother."

Ergouzi carried the oil lamp and went to open the door. Not long after, Ergouzi said:

"Brother, the first uncle, the second uncle, the third uncle, and Aunt Jia are here."

Cao Zhihua had already prepared in his heart that these people were not here to do good things, and they had no intention of getting up from the stove.

"Er Gouzi, open the door and let the gentlemen in."

"Ok."

When several elders and aunties came in, they saw that Cao Zhihua did not stand up to greet him, and there were no extra stools for so many people to sit down and talk.

He pushed it out a little angrily, and asked the third uncle to get straight to the point and ask.
"Zhihua, did you report there today?"

Cao Zhihua knew exactly what this group of people were here for, so he lazily pretended to be stupid and said:
"Yes, third uncle, what's the matter with you coming here so late?"

"I heard from your third aunt that when you reported to the factory, the factory arranged housing for you?"

"Yes, third uncle, we have a large family and will soon be adults. Seeing that my accommodation conditions are tight, the factory arranged two rooms, the one with the reverse seat next to mine."

"Zhihua, look at our family, Jie Cheng and Jiefang have grown up. Now your third aunt is pregnant, and our family has a large population. The third uncle wants to discuss with you and see if he can lend you a loan. Live in these two houses.”

The second uncle became anxious upon hearing this and quickly interrupted the third uncle.
"Zhihua, you also know that there are five people in the second uncle's family, and the house is very crowded. The second uncle wants to discuss with you and see if two houses can be given to the second uncle. What do you think?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang got angry and shouted with a loud voice.

"Okay, you Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, why are you so shameless? Our Dongxu is getting married soon, and we don't have a place to live now. No, I'm warning you, these two houses must be given to our family. Live in Dongxu.”

The second uncle was obviously irritated by Jia Zhang and said loudly:

"Who promised you, who promised you, are you still being unreasonable? Who asked you to come with us? Do I want you to come?"

The third uncle felt that the battle was not intense enough, so he fanned Yinfeng beside him and said
"Yes, Mrs. Jia Zhang, no one asked you to come over."

Cao Zhihua was stunned when he saw the performance of this group of people. Before he could even speak, the group of people started fighting among themselves.

When the first man saw that Cao Zhihua had not expressed his position, the group of people started to do it themselves and said angrily:

"Okay, everyone, stop. Whoever you want to lend your house to lives in needs Zhihua's consent. Please stop now."

When Cao Zhihua heard what Yi Zhonghai said, he looked at Yi Zhonghai in surprise. This guy was pretty good at being able to control the wind and rain in this yard.So he said unhappily

"No, sir, you guys came to my house late at night and asked to borrow a house. The question is, who promised to lend you a house?"

"I have no intention of lending my house out. I'm curious about who agreed to lend my house out. Sir, can you explain it to me?"

Yi Zhonghai's expression didn't change and he said with a smile.
"It's because you divided the house this time. Your family has a lot of houses, so everyone comes to you for help. After all, they are all neighbors. Zhihua, you will definitely help me, right?"

(End of this chapter)