Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 373

Xu Qing nodded when he heard the master's words.

I knew my master was saying this because he felt sorry for me.

Because of this kind of words, others will never say it.

I understand more clearly that this is because Master is afraid that he will go astray.

Xu Qing said seriously: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely not do things that violate the organization and discipline."

Lao Zhang raised his calloused right hand due to working in the workshop for many years, and said:

"Xiaoqing, knowing is one thing, doing is another. No matter how others flatter you, you must stay awake and never make mistakes. In your position, you will encounter many people and things in the future. Master I don't have much culture, but I have lived most of my life, and I still have experience, remember, you can never do things without principles."

Xu Qing nodded solemnly again, following Lao Zhang's teachings.

But because he went to his father-in-law's house first, he learned that his master was unwell, so he hurriedly asked:
"Master, I heard from my dad that you suffered from heat stroke in the factory last week. Are you feeling better? Why don't I take you to the hospital for a check-up today? Zhenlian and the others are not with you and my teacher. I'm here. I control!"

Old Zhang chuckled, his heart warmed immediately, he narrowed his eyes and said:
"You brat, it's enough to say that my master loves you. My old bones are still strong, so nothing will happen to me!"

"You can."

Xu Qing looked at his master, Lao Zhang, and saw that his face was not very good. He immediately stood up and said:
"Master, don't hold on, Zhenlian and the others are not here, so there is still me as an apprentice."

Lao Zhang suddenly coughed, quickly took out his handkerchief, wiped his mouth and said:
"Boy, Master is really fine. Two days ago, your elder brother, Zhao Er, foolish, dragged me to the hospital. The doctor said it was fine, but he was getting old.

People, they become useless when they grow old. "

After Lao Zhang finished speaking, he calmed down and then said:
"Zhao Erluozi has finally come to his senses in the past few years, and he has learned well. He no longer gets into trouble. Come to my place when you have nothing to do, and help me and your wife with work. It wasn't long before you came here, and he just left, so you can do your five minutes without any worries." Your wife and I don’t worry about the work in the factory.”

After hearing this, Xu Qing thought for a moment, pointed at the five packets of Chinese medicine that his father-in-law asked him to bring, and said:

"Master, then you should remember to take medicine on a daily basis. If there is no firewood, briquettes, or anything missing at home, please let my dad or my brother-in-law liberate, call me from the factory, and I will send someone to bring you home."

When Lao Zhang saw Xu Qing, he was in a good mood. He raised his hand and touched his apprentice's head, "Stinky boy, I really treat you as an old man, my master. I don't need anything in my house, so you can take care of your family's affairs with peace of mind. Take good care of the branch factory, Master, I don’t need you to worry about it now.”

Xu Qing grinned happily, "That's right, you are my master. I can succeed because of your good teachings."

"Stinky boy!"

Lao Zhang laughed out loud, not to mention how comfortable he was, he turned his head and shouted to his wife who had just brought hot water and mooncakes to his apprentice:

"Old woman, hurry up and stir-fry two dishes, we father and son have some drinks today!"

Xu Qing hurriedly tried to dissuade you: "Master, you are not in good health, so we won't drink today."

Lao Zhang immediately got excited and said, "You brat, what's wrong? I've become the director of a factory and my tail is raised. I don't even want to have a sip with my master. Do you think I'm not qualified to drink with you, a big factory director?"

"What, master, if you didn't talk about my apprentice like that, I would be the factory manager, but in front of you, I will always be your apprentice. How dare I say that I won't drink with you, this is not your body"

Lao Zhang raised his hand to interrupt, "Stinky boy, then be obedient and have a good drink with me later."

Seeing this, Xu Qing had no choice but to stop trying to dissuade him.

Master is happy, so let's have a few drinks with him.

What's more, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival again, and the children of Master and Mistress have not come back.

They were the only ones in the house, and it was deserted. Xu Qing couldn't bear to leave just like that.

Half an hour later, Xu Qing ate two dishes that his master's wife had just cooked as a snack, as well as a plate of cucumbers and tomatoes mixed with sugar, and sat on the kang to drink with his master.

However, Xu Qing didn't dare to drink too much. On the one hand, he was riding a bicycle when he came.

On the other hand, and most importantly, I am worried about Master Zhang's health.

Lao Zhang actually knows that he can't drink too much, but today is the festival and he meets his favorite apprentice again.

My heart is indescribably bright and happy.

After three glasses of wine, his face was already glowing red.

After drinking for three rounds, four taels of liquor were gone, Xu Qing put away the bottle, handed it to his wife, and then said to his master, Lao Zhang:
"Master, we two should drink less today. I came here by bicycle. You can't let me go home drunk. I'm afraid my wife will take care of me."

Although Lao Zhang didn't enjoy drinking it very much, he enjoyed it very much. He took a piece of tomato with his chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth. He laughed and said:

"Stinky boy, I know it's good to think about my family, so that's it, when I'm not busy, come home to drink with Master, right.
Remember to bring your son next time, your mistress and I haven't seen the little guy for a long time. "

Xu Qing replied with a smile: "That's no problem, I will definitely bring my son to see you and my mistress next time."

Ten minutes later, Xu Qing rode his bicycle, and under the watch of his master and mistress, he left the alley and went onto the street. Under the bright sunset, he walked along the right side of the street and headed back to his courtyard with a relaxed and comfortable look on his face.

The setting sun shone on my face, making it look red.

But at the master's house, Xu Qing drank the four taels of liquor by himself, nothing happened, and his face would not change.

Therefore, he rode his bicycle very steadily along the way.

The locust trees planted on both sides of the street, which bloom only in July and August, are now lush and lush with a faint fragrance of flowers.

Occasionally I encounter a child running around and having fun on the street, and I have to ring the car bell to remind me.

The red slogans on the street walls were just replaced today, and the bright red paint has not yet dried, giving off a pungent smell.

Intertwined with the scent of the locust tree, it blends into an indescribable smell.

It was past five o'clock in the afternoon when Xu Qing returned to his home.

Feng Wenjun, Qian Bing, Tian Zhongqing, Zhou Pingtai and others who came to his house waited for a long time, but they left before Xu Qing came back.

But Er Mazi is still there, and Er Mazi is not in a hurry. He and Chen Xiaojuan have been married for more than ten years, and the sweetness of newlyweds has long since disappeared. Now that he can stay at home, he will not go back.

Fed up, Chen Xiaojuan kept nagging him with a pulled face.

Er Mazi was sitting at Xu Qing's house, drinking with Aiguo, Feng Ming, and Xu Damao while pouring bitter water.

Hearing the sound of bicycles in the courtyard outside, Er Mazi blushed slightly drunk, looked up and saw that Xu Qing had returned.

Suddenly he bared his teeth and said with a smile: "Qingzi, please let me wait for this meal. If you come back later, I will have to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival at your house."

Xu Qing parked his bicycle in front of the door, stepped into the house, took out the peonies on his body, handed one to Er Mazi and one to Xu Damao, looked at Er Mazi and said:

"Brother Mazi, I'm sorry, I went to deliver mooncakes to my father-in-law and my master. I didn't know you were here. Did you have something to do with me?"

Er Mazi took the cigarette and held it in the corner of his mouth, "Hey, it's okay, this isn't the Mid-Autumn Festival. My wife baked some mooncakes at home, and I have nothing to do, so I came over to deliver some to your house, and hide away at the same time, so that she doesn't have to worry about anything. I whine.”

When Xu Qing heard this, he couldn't help but smile and sat next to his second brother Ai Guo.

Er Mazi lit the cigarette with a match, and also lit it for Xu Damao and said:
"Qingzi, Brother Dequan and Brother Pingtai also came to your house today. They came with me, and they have money from our third factory to work on them. Oh, by the way, you are now the chief of the security department of the fifth branch factory. , Whoever asked Feng Wen to come, also came."

After hearing what Er Mazi said, Xu Qing turned to look at his second brother.

Xu Aiguo said: "Brother, Feng Wenjun took two boxes of mooncakes and said that they belonged to him and Sun Deyou, each with a box."

Xu Qing hummed, and glanced at the mooncakes on the table beside him, he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded.

He didn't expect that so many people would come from home today.

Just after returning from drinking at the master's house, Xu Qing sat on the kang, accompanied by Er Mazi, Xu Damao, and his second and third younger brothers, and continued to drink.

At around 06:30, Er Mazi left, and Xu Damao went to his parents' house by bicycle.

Xu Qing then sat in the room and had dinner with his younger brothers, sisters, wife, and son.

Originally, Xu Qing stayed with Er Mazi and Xu Damao for dinner.

But Er Mazi and Xu Damao refused, and Xu Qing couldn't force him to stay.

After dinner, wait for Jinghong and Xiaoya to clean the dishes in the kitchen.

Xu Qing was sitting in the courtyard, together with the old lady who lived in the backyard, the second uncle and his family, sitting in the middle of the courtyard admiring the moon and eating moon cakes.

Under the night, the bright moon is big, round, and bright.

The moonlight is as clear as water, pouring down, adding a touch of comfort to the peaceful courtyard.

Xu Hongzhi stood between Ma Jinghong and Xu Qing, holding the mooncake in his hand and eating it with relish.

Just at this time, the third uncle in the front yard and his family, and the family of the first uncle in the middle yard, Jia's family, and Shazhu also came to the backyard.

In previous years, if everyone in the courtyard gathered together for the Mid-Autumn Festival, it would probably be in the middle courtyard.

First of all, Yi Zhonghai is the eldest of the three stewards of the compound.

He has the highest prestige in the compound.

Secondly, the middle courtyard is in the middle of the front yard and the back yard, and is the center of the compound.

But this year, the people in the front yard and the middle yard all went to the backyard to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival.

As for the reason, it is that Xu Qing has the highest prestige in the courtyard now.

Even though Xu Qing is not a person in charge of the compound, he is not high in terms of qualifications and seniority.

But Xu Qingguan was the director of the factory.

And over the years, I have always been very harmonious in dealing with people and getting along with them in the courtyard.

Everyone in the courtyard was vaguely surrounded by Xu Qing's house.

This time, the backyard was full of people, and it seemed very lively.

Xu Qing asked his daughter-in-law Jinghong to bring out a plate of fruits at home for everyone to try.

Liu Haizhong and the second aunt each ate a piece of melon.

Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Yi were not embarrassed, but the third uncle Yan Bugui was not polite. He pinched a piece of watermelon and after taking a bite, he praised how sweet it was.

Xu Fengming looked at Yan Bugui, grinned and said, "Third Master, this watermelon was grown by my grandfather in the courtyard in the country, it must be sweet."

Qin Huairu echoed, "That's right, I grew it myself."

Upon hearing this, Yu Li hurriedly stretched out her hand to pinch a piece, and handed it to her daughter.

Silly Zhu didn't notice anything, he raised his hand to pick up a piece, and nodded while eating, "Qingzi, your grandpa's melon must have been filled with a lot of excrement. It tastes better than some sold on the street, and the skin is even thinner." .”

Xu Qing smiled and said nothing, grabbed a piece and handed it to the old lady.

The old lady shook her head, pointed at the few missing teeth in her mouth, "Xiaoqing, grandma, I can't eat it, so let your son eat it. I ate mooncakes baked by Jinghong today, and they were given by your uncle. My teeth can't bite now."

Sha Zhu chuckled, raised his legs, spit out the watermelon seeds in his mouth and said:
"Qingzi, you don't know that this afternoon, the moon cake baked by my aunt was relatively porcelain, and the old lady just took a bite, and one of her few teeth was knocked out, which made me laugh to death. "

The old lady glanced at Shazhu, picked up her crutches, and made a gesture to hit her, "Silly Zhuzi, you are so brave to mention it, the mooncakes baked by your aunt are hard, why don't you say a word, seeing that my teeth have fallen out, just know that I am happy, Hurry up tomorrow, you carry me out to get my teeth fixed."

Silly Zhu grinned, put the watermelon rind aside, wiped his mouth with his hand, and said with a smile:

"Okay, I'll carry you out to get your teeth fixed, but it's the weekend, tomorrow won't work, I have to go to work early in the morning."

When Xu Hongzhi heard that the old lady had a toothache, he broke free from Xu Fengming's hands, ran to the old lady holding the mooncake, and tilted his head.

"Grandma, where is your missing tooth?" Xu Hongzhi asked, grinning his mouth open, pointing at his own tooth and saying:

"Grandma, did your upper tooth fall out or the lower one? If it's the upper one, I'll throw it on the roof for you."

The old lady was amused by the little guy's words, and she smiled from ear to ear.

Yu Li's daughter, with shofar braids, nodded and said to the old lady:

"What Brother Hongzhi said is true. My mother threw the tooth I lost some time ago on the roof of my house."

Everyone in the courtyard was immediately amused.

The moon is hanging high, the wind is cool.

Everyone talked and laughed, admiring the bright moon and eating moon cakes.

At ten o'clock, Yu Li saw that her daughter was asleep, so she hugged Yan Jiecheng back to the front yard first.

Seeing that it was getting late, Yan Bugui took the three mothers with him, and the two of them also left.

The elder and mother of the middle courtyard returned to the middle courtyard one after another with Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu not long after the third elder and his family left.

Silly Zhu sat on the right side of Xu Qing, smoking a cigarette, and stayed in the backyard until Liu Haizhong and the second aunt returned home, turned around and said to Xu Qing and Ma Jinghong:

"Qingzi, Jinghong, how did you help me inquire about me last time?"

Ma Jinghong held her sleeping son in her arms, she just stood up and was about to go back to the house, when she heard Sha Zhu's words, she was a little dazed for a moment, not understanding what she was asking.

But Xu Qing knew it and raised his head to remind his wife:
"Jinghong, didn't I tell you a few days ago that Brother Shazhu asked you to help him call in your group to ask if there are any girls who would like him."

Ma Jinghong finally understood now, and frowned slightly, "Brother Silly Zhu, I asked you who is not interested in our group, and let them see your photo, but"

Shazhu didn't wait for Ma Jinghong to finish, and interrupted: "Don't go on, brother, I understand."

Silly Zhu put his right hand on the table, lowered his head, took a puff of cigarette, then raised his head, looked at the bright moon, and sighed deeply.

(End of this chapter)