Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

What Aunt Yi didn't know was that as soon as she left, this guy rushed into the inner room and started rummaging around the bed.

The first place I explored was naturally the same spot I had just searched in my own home—under the bed!

However, this kind of hiding place is too old-fashioned. Xu Damao's family hid their money under the bed board, Jia Zhangshi's family also hid it under the bed board, and even the place that Banggeng just chose was under the bed board.

However, Uncle Yi did not choose the space under the bed. He lifted the mattress and rummaged around for a while, but he couldn't find any space to hide the money.

He put the mattress back on, checked the time, gritted his teeth, and finally gave up on the idea of ​​getting the money today. He walked out of the inner room and returned to the dining table.

Just as Banggeng returned to the table and sat down, before he had even had a chance to eat a couple of bites, Aunt Yi walked in from outside.

This relieved Bang Geng. What a close call! If he had searched inside any longer, he probably would have been discovered by Aunt Yi!

Being discovered rummaging through drawers and cabinets wasn't a big deal, after all, he was their future retirement security! What Banggeng was worried about was that after his intentions were discovered, Uncle Yi would change the place where he hid the money!

It must be said that the Thief Saint was quite vigilant. If he could really put his mind to the right path, he might have a bright future.

Unfortunately, under the 'meticulous upbringing' of a grandmother like Jia Zhangshi, this child completely went astray.

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The Thief Saint's plan failed today, so Bang Geng can only continue his efforts tomorrow. He's already flipped the bed board, but there's even less space left beside the bed. If he holds on for a few more days, he won't be able to flip himself out!

Putting aside the stick incident, Jia Zhangshi really suffered today. It was her first day at work, and Jia Zhangshi originally thought she could handle the job, but just sweeping the streets for several hours in the morning almost exhausted her.

Sweeping wasn't too tiring, but pushing the garbage cart for two miles was a bit difficult for Jia Zhangshi.

This was even with hardly anyone watching, and Jia Zhangshi spending most of the morning slacking off.

If Jia Zhangshi were to actually work diligently and sweep the entire street clean, she would probably lose her life here.

After pushing the garbage truck to the garbage station, Jia Zhangshi was so exhausted that she collapsed on the ground, not even in the mood to move.

The thought of having to come twice a day made Jia Zhangshi feel a little hopeless. If she had to come twice a day and each trip was this tiring, she wouldn't be able to keep going.

No way! I have to think of a way! A way to let myself slack off properly!

It must be said that although Jia Zhangshi's mind can be a bit one-sided at times, she is quite adept at scheming when it comes to getting her to do something crooked.

So Jia Zhangshi quickly came up with a good idea: pushing a cart. It wasn't too tiring, but the tiring part was that she still had to push the cart fully loaded!

Moreover, while pushing the cart, you have to stop from time to time to clean up the dirt on the ground. Pushing the cart is not particularly strenuous, but stopping and starting it is very strenuous.

What if I eliminated all these laborious steps? Wouldn't I no longer have to be so tired every day?

Of course, this lazy approach couldn't be noticed by others, so it still had to be filled to the brim when it finally arrived at the garbage station.

So... just push the cart to a place close to the garbage station, fill it with trash, and then push it directly to the garbage station. Wouldn't that perfectly solve the problem?

Thinking of this, Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but applaud her own brain. That's the way to do it!

So, in the afternoon, after returning to her assigned street with an empty cart, Jia Zhangshi began to openly slack off.

It wasn't until almost the end of the workday that Jia Zhangshi finally got to work, pushing her empty cart towards the garbage station. She only stopped when she was nearly there...

Then he swept up the nearby trash, but found that the amount was still not enough, so he simply went to the neighboring courtyard to "collect" some trash.

This move surprised the residents living nearby, but they thought it was a good thing. In the past, the garbage would accumulate all day long and only be collected in the early hours of the morning.

Now, people even come to collect the garbage in the afternoon. For them, the garbage from the morning and noon won't be left overnight. It's fine now, but when summer comes, this arrangement will also reduce the smell. It's definitely a good thing!

In this way, Jia Zhangshi successfully filled her garbage truck, then pushed it directly to the garbage station, successfully completed her task, and went home.

To be fair, no one really found fault with Jia Zhangshi's trick, since she still managed to bring back a cart full of garbage.

Based on past experience, if such a large truckload of garbage is loaded, then the streets must be very clean.

However, they did not know that the source of all this garbage was concentrated in a small section of road very close to the garbage station.

What Jia Zhangshi didn't know was that while her actions might not seem like a big deal for a day or two, the road ahead would definitely become dirty and chaotic over time.

She, the person responsible for sweeping this section of the road, is going to be in trouble!

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Jia Zhangshi's first day at work ended after a hard 2.5 half-day followed by half a day of slacking off.

Liu Guangtian, who started work on the same day as Jia Zhangshi, was having a much better time than Jia Zhangshi!

Although everyone works the same job, Liu Guangtian's job is in the steel mill's canteen, which is a lucrative position. It's not tiring and it's not dirty either!

Liu Guangtian, who was initially somewhat resistant to working in the cafeteria, completely changed his mind after today's experience.

Because today, apart from helping to move potatoes under the guidance of the cafeteria director, which took some effort, the rest of his work was very easy.

For example, washing pots and pans, peeling potatoes—are these tasks difficult at all? They're really not difficult at all!

Chapter 200: Liu Guangtian's "Happiness" and the Stinking Jia Zhangshi

And the most crucial point is that these tasks weren't done by him alone; several other people helped him with them.

There wasn't much work to begin with, and with several people sharing the workload, Liu Guangtian probably didn't exert as much effort in the cafeteria as he used to when he was just wandering around outside.

Of course, Liu Guangtian also knew that not everyone in the cafeteria had it so easy. The reason he received better treatment was because someone was protecting him.

He knew, of course, that the one protecting him wasn't his father, but rather Sha Zhu, who was highly respected in the cafeteria.

This changed Liu Guangtian's perception of Sha Zhu quite a bit, from calling him "Sha Zhu" all the time to calling him "Brother Zhu" now.

What Liu Guangtian didn't know was that his good days were not over yet!

After returning home from get off work with his father, Liu Guangtian heard his father instruct him to fry two eggs today.

This wasn't unusual in the past. My family was relatively well-off, and it was normal for my dad to eat an egg when he was happy.

But when it was time to eat, his father actually invited him to eat eggs with him, which made Liu Guangtian feel like it was all a dream.

However, it must be said that this change has left Liu Guangtian somewhat 'lost'. If his treatment at home can improve so much after he starts working, then it seems he won't need to think about running away anymore!

However, this thought was quickly dispelled, because Liu Guangfu, who was standing next to him, saw that his older brother could eat eggs, so he also picked up a piece with his chopsticks.

But this one bite of his chopsticks earned him a slap from Uncle Er. In Uncle Er's eyes, Liu Guangtian was now starting to make money for him.

It's normal for me to give you a little favor, but who do you think you are, Liu Guangfu? Do you even deserve to eat this scrambled eggs?

When Uncle Er got angry, the result was predictable. He slapped Liu Guangfu so hard he was completely disoriented, and at the same time, he instantly brought Liu Guangtian, who had just been immersed in 'happiness', back to reality.

It seems... it's not that my father has changed, it's just that my position in the family has changed!

At this time, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were still brothers who had suffered together, and it was not yet time for them to become enemies.

So, in order to prevent his brothers from suffering any longer, Liu Guangtian still felt that he should follow his original plan, find a way to get a permanent position, and then run away!

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Regardless of the circumstances, even if the Jia and Liu families still have some internal conflicts, at least they are on the 'right path'.

So, as the old man who was "persecuted" by both of these companies, would he just remain indifferent?

The answer is of course no. Although what Grandpa Yi values ​​most right now is his retirement, as long as his retirement is not affected, everything else is negotiable.

But that doesn't mean Uncle Yi has no temper. He's already been bullied to the point of being taken advantage of. If he doesn't try to fight back, is he even a man?

Besides, the position of the head of the household in this courtyard is something that Grandpa Yi values ​​quite a bit. After all, apart from retirement, what Grandpa Yi values ​​most is his reputation.

When he was the eldest uncle, he had a very good reputation in the courtyard, which greatly satisfied his vanity. But now all of that is gone, all because this second uncle came to pick a fight with him!

Of course, there's also that old hag Jia Zhangshi! If she hadn't been looking for trouble, Liu Haizhong wouldn't have found an excuse to target him!

But... how to deal with Jia Zhangshi and Liu Haizhong? This has become a new 'topic'.

However, Uncle Yi didn't have to think about this problem for long before the answer came to him on its own.

After sweeping the streets all day, Jia Zhangshi returned to her courtyard house. Too tired to cook dinner, she went straight to Uncle Yi's house for a free meal.

Although he disliked Jia Zhangshi very much, she was still the grandmother of his godson! So Uncle Yi still received Jia Zhangshi.

However, as soon as Jia Zhangshi sat down, Uncle Yi smelled a strange odor, which was of course coming from Jia Zhangshi herself.

Although the smell wasn't as 'intense' as shoveling manure, there was quite a bit of kitchen waste in the garbage I collected from those courtyards this afternoon to avoid being lazy.

These garbage items have only one characteristic: they smell terrible. Otherwise, if you were just sweeping up garbage on the street, the smell wouldn't be this strong.

The smell immediately made Banggeng, who was standing nearby, cover his nose. "Grandma, why do you smell so strong?"

Madam Jia had long since become accustomed to the stench and couldn't smell anything amiss about herself. She lifted her sleeve and sniffed herself, but felt nothing at all.

"What does it taste like? It has no taste at all!"

But Banggeng wasn't having it. "Go and clean yourself up! You smell awful! Get out of here!!"

Seeing that her grandson had said so, and in order to ensure that Banggeng would take good care of her in her old age, Jia Zhangshi obediently went back to fetch water to wipe 227, and then changed her clothes before coming out.

The smell was indeed much less, but the smell in Jia Zhangshi's hair hadn't been dealt with and still had a strange odor.

After smelling it, the hamster got angry again: "You stink!! Get away from me!"

Jia Zhangshi felt a little wronged and immediately said, "Bang Geng, I went out to work just as you asked."

These smells came from when Grandma was sweeping the streets! Grandma didn't have much experience today, but she'll definitely take better care of them when she gets back!

"You'll have to bear with this weird joke for now!"

Upon hearing that Jia Zhangshi had gone to 'make money,' Bang Geng immediately shut up, since he would also get a share of the money.

Seeing that Banggeng was silent, Jia Zhangshi was very happy and immediately began to show off her quick wit today: "You don't know how tiring it is to sweep the streets."

This morning I swept the street from one end to the other, and then I had to push the cart back to the garbage station. I was so exhausted that I almost passed out.

Fortunately, your grandma is resourceful, so in the afternoon I simply didn't go sweeping the streets.

Finally, I pushed the empty cart to the yards next to the garbage station and collected some garbage to fill the cart. They thought I had finished my work!

Chapter 201 Grandpa Yi Seeks an 'Alliance' with Xu Damao

Seeing Jia Zhangshi's animated expression in front of him, Uncle Yi's mind raced. Could he take advantage of Jia Zhangshi's behavior?

It's clear that this old man, Jia Zhangshi, must have reached some kind of consensus with Bang Geng; otherwise, he certainly wouldn't have taken the initiative to work.

So... what if I were to cause some minor disruption and make Jia Zhangshi lose her street-sweeping job? Then the 'agreement' between Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng might no longer be valid?