Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 389 Visiting my father-in-law on New Year’s Day

Xu Damao's return to old business this time is actually very different from that of more than ten years ago.

In terms of Gregorian calendar years, today's New Year's Day is already 77 years.

If you don't want to find a way to open your mind, how can you succeed?It's not like eating corn buns all day long.

And Xu Damao's second-level businessman's business can be regarded as complying with the country's exploration, and there is no need to worry about it all day long.

As long as it's not too blatant, no one will attack him every day.

Xu Damao usually goes to work during the day, and only after get off work in the afternoon, when he messes around in the dark, he doesn't have to worry about being caught.

Xu Fengming entered Xu Damao's house and saw Qin Jingru there, so he and Xu Damao left the compound, stood in the deserted alley, and whispered about the matter.

Xu Damao looked at the entrance of the alley and the gate of the compound, and saw no one came back, and no one came out. He took Xu Fengming's camera ticket, put it on his body, smoked a cigarette, and said in a low voice:

"Boy, let me tell you what I'm going to say first. I can't work in vain. I have to earn some of my hard work."

Xu Fengming is such a clever person, he said with a smile: "Brother Da Mao, just earn money, since I am looking for you, brother, how can I let you help for nothing."

Xu Damao saw that Xu Fengming was really as smart as he expected ten years ago, took a puff of cigarette, rubbed his frozen red hands and said:

"Succeed, brother, I have your words, and find a way to sell your camera tickets to you at a higher price."

Xu Fengming thanked him, but didn't go back to the compound. He asked Xu Damao to tell his elder brother and sister-in-law for him, then turned around and walked out of the alley, turned into the street, and went on a date with Tang Xiujuan.

at the same time.

In the backyard, Aiguo and Xiaoya helped their sister-in-law pack the dishes into the kitchen, then dressed neatly, including thick cotton-padded jackets, thick cotton-padded shoes, and scarves, and went out to the streets fully equipped.

The three of them are all in love now, and today is New Year's Day, so of course they don't want to stay at home.

Xu Qing was the eldest brother, and as someone who had experienced it, he immediately asked his second brother and younger sister to go out to play as soon as he raised his hand.

He can look forward to his younger siblings getting married soon.

The younger brothers and sisters were all out, and Xu Qing was not idle either. He put the things Qin Huairu sent home yesterday and the things he had taken before into two labor bags, and took advantage of New Year's Day to prepare to visit his father-in-law and his master Lao Zhang. Home.

Ma Jinghong asked Xu Qing to help carry the scarf she knitted for her parents, and stayed at home alone with her son, washing pots and dishes.

When Xu Qing was pushing his bicycle to go out, he passed the middle courtyard and saw that Sha Zhu was also carrying something in his hand, and he seemed to be going to visit someone, so he asked:
"Brother Silly Zhu, are you going to see your master today?"

Sha Zhu was dressed in black and blue clean clothes, grinning and said: "It's New Year's Day, I'm fine staying in the courtyard, go and see the old man."

As Silly Zhu said, he took out a cigarette from his body, handed it to Xu Qing, and said energetically, "Qingzi, brother, is my body okay?"

"Good!"

Xu Qing said.

Silly Zhu lowered his head and patted the corner of his clothes with his hands. He looked up and saw two cloth bags hanging from the handlebars of Xu Qing's bicycle, and said with a cigarette in his mouth, "Qingzi, are you planning to see your master, Lao Zhang, and your father-in-law?"

Xu Qing nodded.

Sha Zhu put his hand on Xu Qing's shoulder and said, "That's just right, we brothers will go out together."

The two went together and left the compound together.

The weather is dry and cold, the sun is hanging in the sky, and there is no warmth at all.

After Xu Qing parted ways with Sha Zhu at the entrance of the alley, he rode his bicycle towards the old man's house.

The street is really lively today, the shouts of small merchants are louder than each other, a young man who sells black and white calendars holds a palm-sized calendar, and hides the rest in his arms, selling them to everyone.

However, when he saw that he looked upright and did not look like a worker or a farmer entering the city, he quickly stayed away from him.

After all, state-run stores, supply and marketing cooperatives, and department stores all have special sales calendars. If they are caught by strict investigators, their items will be confiscated and fined.

As for squatting, it won't happen.

Times are changing, everything has to go with the times.

When Xu Qing was approaching his father-in-law's house, he stopped by the newly opened state-owned store to buy some pastries, then found a secluded place, and used his ability to share the contents of Raub's bag with the pastries he had just bought.

When visiting your father-in-law and master, don't be too petty.

Now that he is the factory manager, he took some things over there, and let the neighbors in the old man's compound see him, saying that his son-in-law was too stingy, and that his father-in-law was reluctant to take more things.

There's nothing you can do about it, people are like this. When they see others doing well, they immediately become jealous and jealous.

When I see others doing poorly, I feel happy and feel that the other person is not as good as myself.

There are very few people who can maintain a normal mind. That’s not to say there are none, but everyone wants to live a good life.

As soon as Xu Qing pushed him into his father-in-law's courtyard, he saw his brother-in-law Ma Jiefang, Wu Yuemei and Ma Xiaojun, a family of three holding things and getting ready to go out.

When he stepped forward and asked, Ma Jiefang and his family were also going to his father-in-law's house.

Xu Qing smiled and chatted for a while, then asked Ma Jiefang and the others to leave quickly.

Seeing Xu Qing coming, Ma Guohua stood in the yard with a cigarette in his mouth and told his son and daughter-in-law to take care of their grandson on the road and not to ride too fast, and then led Xu Qing back to his warm house.

When Ma Jinghong's mother saw her uncle coming, she stopped cleaning the kang bed with the feather duster, put it on the end of the kang, and went to the kitchen to make tea for Xu Qing.

Ma Guohua and Xu Qing sat on the chairs in front of the tea table, and Weng and his son-in-law started chatting.

"Xiaoqing, at the fifth branch factory, I heard that you have rectified pretty well. The production has fully resumed and the output has also increased. How is it? Is it easy to be the director of this factory?"

Xu Qing smiled wryly and shook his head, "Dad, being a factory manager is simply not a human job. I'm exhausted, and my salary is not high. What I earn a month is not as high as my master, who is an eighth-level fitter. I don't care about everything." I have to worry about things, big and small, I don’t want to take care of them, so I have the deputy factory manager to help me share them, otherwise, I would have to lie at home for two days yesterday and today.”

When Ma Guohua heard this, he laughed and smoked. Seeing that Xu Qing was looking quite haggard, he knew in his heart that what his son-in-law said was true.

These days, the factory manager is like this. He does a lot of things, but the salary is not high.

Of course, the social status of the factory director is high, but it has little to do with money.

Because the whole country promotes a 'dedication spirit'!
Ma Jinghong's mother handed Xu Qing the freshly brewed tea. Seeing that her uncle was not in good spirits, she said:
"Xiaoqing, since you became the factory manager, you must be exhausted. Why don't you lie down on the kang for a while, have a good rest, and tell mom what you want for lunch, and I'll go to the street to buy vegetables for you."

Xu Qing hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Mom, I'm fine. I have to go to my master's place later, so I won't eat at your place."

Ma Jinghong's mother said: "Xiaoqing, you go to your master's place in the afternoon. They are all here. Jiefang and Yuemei are not here at noon. It's just me and your father. You are not allowed to leave. I will go to the street to buy groceries now." Go, come back and cook a chicken for you, and help you recuperate. You sit down and have a good chat with your dad."

After Ma Jinghong's mother finished speaking, she turned and walked into the kitchen, slung the vegetable basket on her arm and went out.

In fact, she was very satisfied with and cared about her five uncles, but Xu Qing and Jinghong were the only ones who lived in Sijiu City and stayed with her, so they took special care of Xu Qing, the fifth uncle.

Another point is that she knows that Xu Qing's parents passed away early, and it was not easy for one person to support his younger brothers and sisters in the past few years. People's hearts are full of flesh. Compared with the other four uncles, she treats Xu Qing, the fifth uncle, with care.

At noon, Xu Qing had lunch at the old man's house.

The mother-in-law stewed an old hen for him, including soup and meat, and put it in front of him for him to eat alone.

Ma Guohua wanted to eat a chicken drumstick, but his wife stopped him with chopsticks. "You are an old man. You can eat chicken drumsticks or just drink a bowl of chicken soup. Xiaoqing is the director of the factory and has to deal with many things every day. He is very busy. My daughter goes to work again and gets off work." There's no way to cook a good meal for you, please, eat the chicken butt, and keep the chicken legs for our uncle."

Xu Qing looked nervous, and didn't know whether he should persuade his mother-in-law.

But when he saw the old man being pitiful, he got a chicken ass, and couldn't bear it, so he just wanted to say a few good words for the old man.

When he raised his head, he met the sharp eyes of his mother-in-law, and he immediately didn't dare to speak.

The father-in-law didn't dare to say anything, he was a junior and a son-in-law, so he didn't dare to argue with his mother-in-law, so he sat aside, shivering, eating chicken and drinking chicken soup.

Ma Guohua sighed, picked up the wine glass, and used the wine to drench his worries. He looked at Xu Qing, the son-in-law, wondering why his family status was not as good as that of the son-in-law.

Xu Qing ate half of the chicken and kept half of it. He patted his belly and burped and said, "Mom, Dad, I'm full. I still have half of the chicken. You guys can eat it."

Seeing that Xu Qing had left a chicken leg for himself, Ma Guohua was overjoyed for a moment, his face flushed from drinking was showing joy, and he secretly felt that he was a good son-in-law, and the pain these years was really not in vain.

But when he picked up the remaining chicken leg with his chopsticks, he saw his wife stand up and take up the enamel basin containing the chicken, "Old man, the remaining half of Xiaoqing is for our grandson." If you eat with our son, forget it."

As soon as Ma Guohua put down his chopsticks, hey, he didn't have the chance to eat this chicken today, so he just drank a bowl of chicken soup and scratched the chicken skin.

After Xu Qing had eaten and drank enough, he took a short rest, got up and said goodbye to his father-in-law and mother-in-law. Under their watch, he rode his bicycle towards his master, Lao Zhang's house.

And just as Xu Qing was on his way to his master's house, two familiar people, both women, came to the alley of his courtyard. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they went straight to the backyard. One of them, Xu Qing had not seen for many years.

(End of this chapter)