Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 410 Patriotism moves back to the compound
It snows in winter, rains in summer, and everything is unpredictable all year round.

The domestic college entrance examination has resumed, and at the same time, the goal of building a modern and powerful country has been proposed.

Internationally, relations between China and South Africa have also returned to normal.

Xu Qing also read in the newspaper that Mr. Chen Jingrun's research on the 'Goldbach Conjecture' has achieved world-leading achievements.

These are all things worthy of congratulations, but for the compound, this year Fengming got married, Aiguo and Liu Aiqian gave birth to a child, and Xu Qing and Jinghong's daughter was also born.

This is also worth being happy about.

Only the death of the old lady is a bit regretful.

But isn’t life like this? The dead are willing to rest in peace underground, while the living continue to move forward towards a better tomorrow.

Xu Qing and Sha Zhu had just returned from buying coal at the coal station when they heard their mother-in-law say that their daughter Xu Qiaoxin had a fever.

Xu Qing hurriedly touched it with his hands. His daughter's forehead was hot and she kept crying. He quickly held her in his arms and tied her with a scarf, then went out and rode to the hospital with her.

As for the unloading of coal briquettes and stacking them at the door of the house, the master who asked the mother-in-law to look after the coal and stood over watched the unloading.

After the second brother Aiguo and the third brother Fengming got married, they both lived outside. There were not enough people in the house, and it was still snowing. In the cold weather, Ma Jinghong had just given birth, and Xu Qing was reluctant to let him roll the briquettes for fear of getting sick. I couldn't bear to let my sister rub in the ice and snow.

He alone might not be able to do it even if he spent an entire afternoon, and his mother-in-law couldn't even let her do it.

He was originally here to help take care of the children, how could Xu Qing be like Huang Shiren and exploit his own mother-in-law.

I bought the finished briquettes today.

Anyway, now that he is the director of the factory, life at home is no longer tight.

Of course, this year, two brick houses were built in the courtyard, Feng Ming got married, his wife gave birth to a child, and his son went to school. All kinds of things combined, a lot of money was spent.

But being stretched is out of the question.

After all, he and Ma Jinghong both work and make money.

Furthermore, there is still my unmarried sister Xiaoya.

As soon as Xu Qing left the courtyard alley on his bicycle, Ma Jinghong and Xu Xiaoya also came from behind on bicycles.

Who knows that Xu Qiaoxin is just over a month old and is the treasure in the hands of the whole family. A fever will naturally tug at the heartstrings of the whole family.

The sky is gloomy and there is no snow falling, but judging from the situation, I'm afraid there will definitely be another one in the afternoon.

Xu Qing rushed to the hospital with his daughter, daughter-in-law, and sister. After checking with the doctor, he said it was just a simple cold and fever, and there was no big problem. He just needed to pay more attention to prevent the child from catching cold again, so he prescribed four or five tablets. Medicine, I was told to take half a tablet at a time, crush it and drink it with hot water.

After spending [-] cents, Xu Qing was asked to leave with Xu Qiaoxin in his arms.

When she got home, Ma Jinghong used the rolling pin in the kitchen to crush half of the pill on the chopping board and hurriedly fed it to her daughter to drink.

After another drink in the evening, in the morning, when Xu Qing touched his daughter's forehead again, the fever had subsided.

Xu Hongzhi was wearing a thick cotton-padded jacket, lying on the kang, his eyes rolling around, shaking his favorite rattle as a child, and playing with his sister.

And this rattle was bought by Xu Xiaoya not long after Jinghong gave birth to Xu Hongzhi.

The color has faded a long time ago, but it has not been damaged. The quality is really good.

After breakfast early in the morning, Xu Qing used a shovel to knock off the ice skates under the eaves, then pushed the cart with his sister Xiaoya and his wife from the backyard to the front yard, preparing to go to work.

Ma Jinghong's mother hugged her granddaughter Qiaoxin and her grandson Hongzhi. After watching her daughter, son-in-law and Xu Xiaoya leave the backyard, she turned back to the house and quickly closed the door.

It's just right for a foreigner to catch a cold.

Xu Qing stepped on the thin layer of snow on the ground and passed through the middle courtyard when he met Sha Zhu, the first uncle Yi Zhonghai, and Qin Huairu, who happened to be coming out of their respective rooms.

Everyone then entered the front yard together, walked out of the main entrance of the compound, walked along the alley, and walked towards the entrance of the alley while talking.

It seems to be the same year after year, but in fact, there are still changes.

Xu Qing's sister, who could only stay by his side, hold his hand, and be happy for three days after eating a bunch of candied haws, has gradually grown into a grown-up girl.

But Yi Zhonghai, a great man, has his hair turning from black to gray year by year.

In other words, Silly Zhu hasn't changed much. He was the same person before, and he is still the same person now. He looked the same as he was more than ten years ago, but he is still the same now.

Maybe this is the advantage of having a young and mature appearance. It has not changed for more than ten years, as if last year was yesterday.

The weather was chilly, and there was no wind in the alley, but in winter, people still shrank from the cold.

……

The eighth day of the twelfth lunar month of the lunar calendar falls on January 78, 16, in the solar calendar year.

The courtyard started busy preparing for the festival early, and drank Laba porridge on the eighth day of the lunar month.

Because Xu Qing, Jinghong and Xiaoya had to go to work, the task of cooking Laba porridge fell on Ma Jinghong's mother.

This mother-in-law is diligent and agile. When Xu Qing came back from get off work in the afternoon, she just parked her bicycle at the door of the house.

Ma Jinghong's mother held her granddaughter in her left hand and a bowl of hot Laba porridge in her right hand. She said to Xu Qing, who was picking up a scarf:

"Xiaoqing, drink the Laba porridge while it's hot."

Xu Qing hung the scarf on the hanger he bought not long ago on the wall. He thanked his mother-in-law, reached out to take his daughter and held her in his arms. He glanced at his son who was lying on the edge of the kang doing homework and saw that he was very serious. , didn’t bother, turned around and sat at the table, drinking steaming Laba porridge and coaxing her daughter.

Ma Jinghong's mother took the opportunity to go to the kitchen to see the steamed buns hot in the pot on the stove. She has been diligent all her life, she doesn't like to procrastinate in anything, and she likes to do everything in an orderly manner.

Jinghong and Xu Xiaoya came back a little late. When Xu Qing asked, it turned out that the tire was punctured by something unknown. The rear wheel flattened while the two were riding, and they were pushed back the rest of the way.

Xu Qing stood at the door of the house, bent down, squeezed the rear wheel with his hand, turned around and said:

"Jinghong, didn't you take Xiaoya to Sanhuzi's car repair shop for repairs?"

Ma Jinghong's pretty face showed helplessness, "Let's go, the business at Sanhuzi is very busy. When Xiaoya and I went there, there were many people queuing up. When we put it together, we had enough time to wait and walked back. , why not come back and let you make up for it, and save money."

Xu Qing suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. Well, he was the factory director and managed thousands of people in the factory during the day. When he returned home, his status plummeted and he immediately transformed from factory manager to maintenance worker.

Hey, it's my wife's bicycle. How can I do it if I don't repair it?
Xu Qing returned to the house and took out the wrenches, pliers, screwdrivers, trowels, glue, and a used bicycle inner tube from the wooden box. Together with the scissors, he placed them at the door of the house and adjusted the red lady's bicycle. Put it on the ground, remove the rear wheel, pry open the outer rubber tire, pull out the inner tube, call your son Hongzhi to come out, hold the pump and pump it up so that he can use the warm water in the basin to find the punctured location.

Xu Hongzhi is still at a playful age. Except for studying, he loves to do other things. Carrying a pump weighing five or six pounds, he works hard to help his father inflate the tires.

The pumps of this era are heavy due to their unadvanced production technology, but they are of good quality. Buy one and it will last ten years. If you throw it on the ground, it will kill a dog.

Xu Hongzhi pressed hard for a few times, but he lost his energy, and hot sweat broke out on his forehead from exhaustion.

Seeing this, Xu Qing encouraged: "You are a man. If stupid Uncle Zhu knows that you don't even have a pump, be careful to laugh at you."

Xu Hongzhi pressed the handle of the pump, wrinkled his nose, and once again worked hard to help his father inflate the tires.

Xu Qing lowered his head and turned the inner tube of the bicycle and continued to look for the leak. When he found it, he saw blisters rising in the water, so he asked his son to stop. He held the damper, pressed it at the punctured position for a long time, and then held it I cut off a piece of the old tire on the side with scissors, then used a file to crush it for a while, then dipped it in glue and stuck it firmly to the leaking area, and the tire was repaired.However, just as Xu Qing was packing his tools, Xu Aiguo came to the compound on his newly bought bicycle. He was wearing a locomotive hat. He took it off, put it on the head of his nephew Hongzhi, and said to Xu Qing:

"Brother, it's the twelfth lunar month now. The small courtyard where Ai Qian and I live was rented for one year last year and it will expire soon. We discussed it and decided to move back to our compound after the New Year."

After Xu Aiguo finished speaking, he breathed the white air in his mouth and said again:
"Both my sister-in-law and Ai Qian have just given birth. I plan to ask our nanny to come over and ask her to help take care of my son and Qiaoxin. This will also save you and my sister-in-law the trouble of always troubling my old aunt."

Xu Qing knew that his second brother was referring to his mother-in-law, so he stood up straight and said:

"Then, after the Chinese New Year, when the weather starts to warm up, you can move back."

As the new year begins and spring begins, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month passes, followed by the Awakening of Insects.

It was the weekend again, the weather got warmer, and there was a drizzle in the morning.

At noon, the sky cleared after the rain.

Xu Aiguo and Liu Aiqian were assisted by their eldest brother and sister-in-law, their younger brother Fengming's family, and their younger sisters Xiaoya and Liu Jianjun.

All the luggage, bedding rolls, furniture, etc. from the small courtyard were moved back to the large courtyard.

Everyone in the compound was more happy than the other when they saw Xu Aiguo coming back to live.

Under the planning of his eldest brother Xu Qing a few years ago, Aiguo finished college and was assigned to the main factory of the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill after graduation. He was promoted to director at the main factory last year.

Even though he is just a director, his official rank is not as high as that of his eldest brother Xu Qing, but in the main factory, the meaning is quite different.

It is much more convenient for Xu Aiguo to speak in front of the head of the main factory than his eldest brother Xu Qing, who is the director of the fifth factory, because he is close to the water.

No one in the compound would have thought of this. Yan Bugui, the shrewdest man in the compound, had long ago asked his son Yan Jiecheng and his daughter-in-law Yu Li not to go out until Ai Guo came back, so that they could help clean up the house.

Yan Jiecheng was a little reluctant, but Yu Li understood her father-in-law's thoughts.

Yu Li is not highly educated, but she has a sharp mind and a sharp mind.

The patriotic director may not sound like a high-ranking position, but if he were placed in any branch factory, he would be equivalent to the rank of deputy director.

What is happening in the main factory can be known immediately, but not in the branch factory.

Therefore, Yan Jiecheng reluctantly went to the backyard to help Xu Aiguo and Liu Aiqian clean up the two houses built in the courtyard under the supervision of Yu Li and Yan Bugui.

Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru took the initiative to help.

Not to mention Silly Zhu, his relationship with Xu Qing's younger brothers and sisters is better than that of the second uncle's third son and the four daughters of Yanbu Gui's third uncle in the compound.

First, the two siblings, Shazhu and Yuyu, like the Xu Qing siblings, have neither parents.

Secondly, among the people of the same generation in the compound, their two families have the closest relationship.

When Patriot comes back, how can Shazhu stand idly by?

Ma Jinghong's mother left the compound on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and returned to her own home.

After helping his daughter and son-in-law take care of their children for several months, Ma Guohua had no time to take care of his own family affairs. After the National Day last year, Ma Guohua had been eating at his son Jiefang's place, and he complained about her.

But there was nothing she could do. Xu Qing's parents passed away early. As a mother, how could she not help her daughter take care of her granddaughter.

I can't help but feel sorry for my daughter. Although my granddaughter has a foreign name, she is still a granddaughter.

Not to mention a kiss from another generation!
It's just that she has been tired for several months and is a little haggard. I heard Xu Qing said that when Patriot comes back, his nanny will be able to help with her granddaughter, so she can rest assured and go back to her home to rest.

At this time, the two houses Xu Qing built in the backyard were cleaned in a short time with the help of everyone.

After Xu Aiguo and Ai Qian moved their things in, they thanked everyone in the courtyard.

Yan Bugui was holding a cigarette in his mouth. He did not take any action himself. He asked his son and daughter-in-law to watch and help. He waved his hands and said with a smile:
"Hey, Patriot, why are you like your elder brother, always out of sight? We are all neighbors. If you come back, everyone will be happy, so don't be polite!"

Yan Bugui said this, but his hand took the two packs of cigarettes given to him by Xu Aiguo.

This third uncle will never let himself suffer.

Others, Xu Aiguo, also gave cigarettes and some other things.

This is how relationships work.

Xu Aiguo has watched his elder brother work since he was a child. He worked for several years during the period of change, and continued to work in the main factory after college.

I have long been familiar with the ways of the world.

It's just that today, everyone in the compound helped, first of all because of the fact that Ai Guo was the director of the main factory.

Secondly, it was for Xu Qing's sake.

Because in the final analysis, whether it is patriotism or Fengming, Xiaoya, their achievements today are due to Xu Qing, the eldest brother.

It would have been a different situation if Xu Qing had not provided for them to study and only cared about himself without caring about his younger brothers and sisters.

Liu Guangfu in the backyard is a living example.

Liu Guangfu followed Liu Guangtian and dropped out of high school halfway through.

Not only are we living in a tight life now, our daughter-in-law is pregnant and has no money to take her to the hospital for a check-up, so she has to ask Liu Haizhong, the father-in-law, for her.

There was not a single decent piece of furniture in the house. Compared with the household appliances that Aiguo had just moved into the house, they were like heaven and earth.

But having said that, Xu Aiguo himself is up to par.

Xu Qing helped his second brother get on the horse, Patriot negotiated a partner himself, he was able to find his teacher and eldest daughter, and he was able to become the director of the main factory. This was also his ability.

Otherwise, why can't others do it?

When Xu Fengming saw that his second brother and his family had moved back to the compound, he was filled with envy and said to his eldest brother Xu Qing:
"Brother, how about Xiujuan and I move back too?"

Xu Qing frowned and said, "Feng Ming, are you uncomfortable living in the new house?"

"No," Xu Fengming bared his teeth and said with a grin, "Xiujuan and I live there, but I always feel that it's not as good as our compound."

Silly Zhu heard Xu Fengming's words and grinned:

"Boy, if you like living in our hospital, I'll switch with you. You live in my house, and I'll live in Qingzi's new house."

Xu Fengming immediately waved his hand, "Brother Yuzhu, that's not possible. Can the new house my eldest brother is assigned be comparable to your old house?"

Silly Zhu smiled and scolded: "Then you are still picky and picky and behave when you get an advantage?"

Xu Fengming chuckled, "Brother Yuzhu, I was just joking."

Everyone talked and laughed, watching Aiguo and Ai Qian tidy up the house. Silly Zhu looked at the black and white TV, pouted at Aiguo and said:
"Brother, let me see. They've all moved back here. Brother, I'm not allowed to take advantage of you?"

(End of this chapter)