The door of the courtyard house has been welded dead

early morning.

The scorching sun at dawn enveloped the earth, as if injecting vitality and vigor, making the entire capital city bustling with activity.

In the west wing of the courtyard, uncle Liu Qiang and nephew had already gotten up early, some were boiling water and some were preparing fodder.

Liu Lei shoveled fresh mule dung out of the shed. The two mules snorted and rubbed their heads against his arms and back, which meant they were either hungry or thirsty.

After the feces are cleaned out, they are poured into the septic tank behind the public toilet.

If this happened in the countryside, the manure from the two mules would have to be collected and used to fertilize the fruits and vegetables on the private plots. But in the city, there is no such opportunity and it can only be thrown away regretfully.

When I came back, I spread hay, sprinkled some beans, salt, and poured some cornmeal in it. The two animals were so happy eating that they wagged their tails.

Liu Qiang over there had already prepared breakfast. He cooked two handfuls of noodles and added a poached egg. The meal was quite good.

"Eat more. If you're not satisfied, eat more. You've been busy moving these past two days and you've exerted a lot of energy. You can't let your body get ruined~!"

Liu Qiang, holding half a scallion in his hand, watched his nephew eat it voraciously and gave him some special instructions.

The whole Beijing area now knows the news that the workers at the steel rolling mill have to move, and Liu Qiang has no intention of doing it all by himself. It is impossible for the two of them, uncle and nephew, to move hundreds of households in a few days.

The news was spread by him from the circle of young men in the Beijing Railway Station area. He occupied a good position at the exit of the railway station.

There are people in the circle who are jealous, but there is no need to think about it. Just share the profits and let people in the circle know what is the latest trend to make money.

It's not easy for either of them, they are all from the lower class, and the uncle and nephew are not locals after all.

"I'm fine, young~!"

Liu Lei bared his big white teeth and flexed his biceps. His bulging muscles showed that there was no big problem. He was not afraid of being tired while working outside as long as he could earn more money to bring back.

My wife and children at home are waiting to go back for the New Year and bring money with them~!

"If you can't handle it, just ask me to come with you. We can go to the train station. It's okay to leave for a while anyway~!"

The two people have different sources of customers. Liu Lei often works in Wangfujing, and each has its own advantages. One has more tourists, and the other has more Beijing residents. Like today, someone made an appointment in advance and he was moving for someone.

"I have someone. Dacheng asked his wife's brother to help me earn some money for tuition during the summer vacation. He can also do some hard work, so I can share the money with him when the time comes~!"

The job of moving makes money faster than simply hiring people, because there are a lot of things to move, and sometimes it cannot be finished in one trip. But Liu Lei also knows that he needs to find someone to share the work, mainly because some large items, like solid wooden cabinets, cannot be moved by one person.

"Okay, you handle it yourself. If you have any trouble, go find the one-armed construction site leader. His last name is Ge."

Lao Ge, Lao Ge, people are used to calling him that, but few know his real name is Duan.

After eating and drinking enough water, Liu Qiang let the mule out, stretched it out a bit, and then began to prepare the frame. It must be said that the frame welded with angle irons was very useful. It had been three years old, and apart from being polished to a shine, it had not deformed at all.

On the contrary, the tires had already been replaced. The original solid rubber tires had been replaced long ago. Liu Qiang did not ask his nephew for details and just told him without knowing it.

The two animals were let out from the pen, and they didn't get a turn to run. They were paddling their hooves in the yard, waiting obediently to be saddled. Over the years, they had long forgotten the scenes of galloping on the grassland. They also had a biological clock in their minds and knew when it was time to go to work.

Pure cattle and horses...

"Oh, you got up really early~!"

The uncle and nephew were busy tying the belt for the mule when they heard a noise coming from the door.

The woman was quite good at pinching. Liu Qiang and Liu Lei looked at each other, and then looked towards the gate of the courtyard.

"Qin Huairu, you're early too...?"

Liu Qiang tightened the belt around the mule's belly, buckled it, clapped his hands, and turned to look at the widow who had come uninvited.

Judging from her appearance, it was obvious that she did it on purpose. Just as the two were about to leave, she blocked them. There was a rumor in the courtyard that Qin Huairu also got the key. "What's wrong? What's the matter?"

Signaling Liu Lei to continue working, Liu Qiang walked to the door, planning to handle it alone. Working for Qin Huairu would probably be a thankless job. As an uncle, he had to pretend to be ignorant even though he knew the truth~!

"It's like this. The factory's family quarters have been handed over. Many people who got their houses there have to move in the next two days. Today is the weekend, so I think you can get some work there~!"

Qin Huairu blinked her eyes, looked at Liu Qiang, and then looked at Liu Lei. It seemed that the older ones were not as easy to fool as the younger ones~!

Liu Qiang and Liu Lei looked at each other again. They had known the news for a long time, but Liu Qiang wanted to keep the territory of the train station. Liu Lei didn't care. There was a queue at the palace, so it didn't matter whether he went or not.

"Well, that's right. Lei Zi has to go right away. Someone has already made an appointment in advance. I have to go to the station. There will be a lot of meetings in the second half of the year. I have to take care of some leaders who are carsick~!"

The uncle and nephew knew how difficult Mrs. Jia Zhang was. Liu Qiang didn't want to take any job from Qin Huairu in front of him, and his words had already revealed his refusal.

Neighbors are ranked in people's minds. The Yan family, who were at the bottom and the least particular, were a bit stingy, but when they sent Yu Li to the hospital for delivery, they still gave red envelopes to the uncle and nephew. It wasn't much, but they gave them money.

As for Qin Huairu, the bill for sending her to the hospital when Huaihua was born has not been settled yet, let alone a red envelope. It’s good enough that she doesn’t take advantage of her. Don’t even think about taking advantage of her family. This is called consensus.

However, Qin Huairu, who heard Liu Qiang's refusal, did not feel embarrassed at all. She lifted the ends of her hair and pondered for a moment.

"How can the leader take such an early train? This way, I can go to the family quarters earlier and take on two more shifts. Isn't it to make money? I don't have much stuff at home, so I can help carry a few things. They are all neighbors, right? I can't even move that sewing machine~!"

It is impossible to leave. Qin Huairu doesn't know whether she will be ripped off if she finds another boss.

Anyway, I had to pay the money, but I also had to move, so I found the uncle and nephew in the west wing and took them with me, which saved me the fare of taking the bus.

She had to plan for it. There was no money left at home. If Cui Dake's incident hadn't happened, Qin Huairu wouldn't have thought of saving these few dollars.

Now my family lives on those few dozen dollars, so we save as much as possible.

Liu Qiang was now numb, and kept hesitating. Liu Lei was the same. He stood up and looked at the young sister-in-law from the central courtyard in astonishment.

When you say "helping out", then you are just thinking about your girlfriend. It's not close from the Nanluo Section Chief to the family quarters~!

"Today we...!"

Before Liu Lei could retort, Liu Qiang reached out and stopped him.

The widow was thick-skinned, which was a well-known fact in the Siheyuan courtyard, but Liu Qiang did not expect that she could be so thick-skinned. Even if he was to be honest, she was temporarily short of money, but it would be more acceptable than her current tricks.

"What do you want to bring with you?" Liu Qiang asked tentatively.

"Not much, just a quilt box, a cupboard, and a sewing machine. I want to get these first, and the other things will come later, next..."

Liu Qiang's probing made Qin Huairu think that he had the upper hand again. Bai Nupi moved in one trip, and she also had to take her three children with her, and she had to go to see her mother-in-law, so she saved some money on train tickets.

"Next trip?" Liu Lei muttered to himself, and Qin Huairu's face looked a little ugly.

"My house is on the first floor, so you don't need to carry it upstairs, just help me carry it inside. Brother Qiang, I know you're a good person, and you're not in a hurry to go to the train station anyway, so give me a hand~!"

As she spoke, Qin Huairu grabbed Liu Qiang's arm, which immediately made Liu Lei, who was watching from the side, feel his hair stand on end.

Should he help or not? Liu Qiang was in a dilemma as he listened to Qin Huairu's soft words. He would definitely not make any money from this job.

After Qin Huairu left, Liu Qiang was sulking with a gloomy face, angry at himself. His nephew Liu Lei was also angry because it was his uncle who took this job that was obviously losing money.

"When I went back at the end of the year, I told my aunt that my uncle didn't charge any money for helping a widow move. The widow just called him 'Brother Qiang', and my uncle immediately became soft-hearted!"

Seeing Liu Lei running away, Liu Qiang scratched his hair in annoyance, feeling that something bad was going to happen if he went home for the New Year. (End of this chapter)