The strong fisherman in the courtyard

"Uncle Wu, it doesn't matter whether you bring your bucket or not."

Li Ming took a look and saw that there was only a crab in Wu Qiangguo's bucket, blowing bubbles alone at the bottom of the water.

"That won't do! I also gained a lot from this!"

After Wu Qiangguo finished speaking, he picked up both buckets in his hands. Now who could tell which one was his and which one was Li Ming's?

This cool move made Li Ming and Wu Xuanxuan laugh. He is such a grown-up, but he is still like a child!

. . . . . .

In the evening, Li Ming and two other people returned to the courtyard from the Jinshui River carrying buckets and fishing rods.

Li's mother and Wu's mother were having a pleasant conversation in the outer courtyard, while Comrade Li Weiguo was sitting on a recliner nearby, flipping through technical books.

Mr. Li is planning to get a promotion next year. He can't be as good as an engineer, but he can't be too bad, right?

As for Li Rui, she was also reading a book with great interest.

The two families have decided to have dinner in the outer courtyard today. After all, last time they had it in the front courtyard, and this time they will have it in the outer courtyard. At least the task of cleaning up the pots and pans after dinner will not be left to the Li family.

"Brother, you guys are back?"

Li Rui's eyesight was very good. She shouted as soon as she saw the bucket passing through the gate. Then she put down the book in her hand and went to meet him.

Li Ming smiled and patted his sister's head, "I'm back. Let me show you what your brother got today!"

Li Rui took the bucket and looked inside. Five big fish were swimming restlessly in the bucket, taking up a lot of space. Occasionally, one or two of them would jump around.

The bottom of the bucket was covered with a layer of small crabs, each of which was blowing bubbles.

"Mom, we still have crabs to eat today!"

Li Rui ran to Li's mother with the bucket and showed it to her. Liu Lanfang took a curious look and said, "Wow! That's quite a lot!"

Then he looked at Wu Qiangguo who had just passed by. There was not a single fish in his bucket, but there were a dozen small crabs.

"Lao Wu, if our two families were counting on you for dinner tonight, we would probably go hungry."

Li Weiguo poked his head out and said something, which made Lao Wu's face turn red.

"I, I got quite a few too, just to satisfy my craving."

Li Rui was too lazy to pay attention to the bickering over there. She looked at her mother with her big eyes and asked, "How are we going to eat these crabs?"

"We refined a lot of lard before the New Year. Let's fry it. The main thing is that the lard is not big, so we can't eat much if we steam it."

Mother Li touched her greedy girl's face and said.

"Then I'll get the lard!"

The Wu family did not rush to take the lard. Although their family had no worries about food and drink at the moment, they did not have as much lard as the Li family.

The last time I went to the Li family for dinner, they had two full jars of lard.

Wu Xuanxuan also followed Li Rui to the front yard, intending to help her current little sister.

Li Ming is today's hero, so he doesn't need to worry about this matter.

Soon, the delicious aroma of crabs and fish wafted from the outer courtyard. If it were in the front yard, many people would definitely be able to smell it, and who knows what they would be mumbling in their hearts.

However, this is much more convenient in the outer courtyard. It is close to the street, and the fragrance cannot spread throughout the courtyard and be smelled.

It was a pity for Yan Jiecheng, who had just returned from a part-time job. His mouth was drooling as he was drooling over the dinner of the two families.

But he also knew that the relationship between the Li family and their family would never allow Yan Jiecheng to have a taste of the new things. The Wu family that came later also kept their distance from the Yan family.

After all, the Yan family's reputation in this area was so good that one didn't need to ask around to know what the situation was. Yan Jiecheng could only suppress his desire and quickly walked towards the front yard.

Although there is not so much food at home, at least we can still have a few sips of corn grits porridge. If it were really in the outer courtyard, we could only smell the fragrance!

Besides, their Yan family also has traditional skills. Just like the Jia family's peeping at people behind the window, their Yan family is best at eating with the aroma of food from their neighbors' homes!

"I'm so grateful to Li Ming today. I haven't had such delicious food in a long time."

Wu Qiangguo touched his bulging belly contentedly and said happily.

All five fish have been cooked today. Engineers are also hard workers and their need for meat is no less than that of Li's father, the welder.

The three big men each finished a fish and had almost half of the lard-fried crabs.

"Today's dish is suitable for drinking. Tsk tsk, what a pity."

Comrade Lao Li felt quite regretful, after all he had to go to work tomorrow. However, no one in his family drank tonight.

Mother Li glared at Old Li and said, "Just be content. Look at your co-workers. They all have pale faces. But you have an unbelievably rosy complexion all day long."

Li Weiguo smiled awkwardly. His family could eat well in this year, and he was taking advantage of his son.

If Li Ming hadn't prepared food for the family in advance, their Li family would probably be in the same situation as the Wu family. There would definitely be enough food, but it would be impossible for them to eat without eating for every meal!

Li Weiguo has actually gained a few pounds in the past two months!

"Bang bang"

"Bang bang"

"Bang bang"

The sound of the gong belonging to the courtyard sounded again. The two families who were eating in the outer courtyard looked at each other, and they all knew that it was time for another courtyard-wide meeting.

They had heard it once last time when the Wu family was welcomed to move into the courtyard. This time the gong sounded again. How could it not be familiar?

Chapter 324 Another Plenary Session

"Come on, it looks like our courtyard is going to be lively again."

Li Weiguo spread his hands helplessly. He was really annoyed by the constant meetings in the Siheyuan. It was so annoying!

Wu Qiangguo and his family of three looked quite excited. After all, this was their first time attending the whole courtyard meeting. In fact, this was not enough to make them excited. They just wanted to see what kind of people the neighbors in this courtyard were like.

After all, I had only heard about it from others before, and now is the first time I can see it for myself!

"Shall we go over there?"

Wu Qiangguo asked.

Li Weiguo nodded helplessly, "Go, what else can I do but not go?"

As for the dishes and chopsticks left over from the two families' meal, they had just been cleaned up, and it was a good time for everyone to go and see what kind of trouble was going on in the courtyard.

Li Ming also followed behind with a helpless look on his face. There was no need to think about it, as he knew these beasts were definitely up to no good!

Moreover, if nothing unexpected happens, it must be related to the Jia family!

. . . . . .

The central courtyard was already in a mess when the two families arrived, with only a few households in the backyard left.

Liu Haizhong was not in a hurry. He and Yan Fugui were calmly drinking water from an enamel jar each.

After a while, until everyone in the yard was present, Liu Haizhong slowly stood up.

"Everyone, please be quiet, be quiet! This time we are holding this whole institute meeting for one thing, everyone, please listen, listen."

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, the neighbors in the yard were quite respectful and quieted down, waiting for Liu Haizhong's next words.

"I think everyone has heard about Jia Dongxu from the Jia family in our hospital. Jia Dongxu was beaten by criminals in broad daylight and was hospitalized. He is still lying in the hospital now."

"Jia Dongxu's body also needs to be replenished, but everyone in our courtyard knows about the Jia family's situation, so last night, Master Yi brought Qin Huai Tathagata to the backyard to find me and said that we should hold a meeting and help each other!"

Liu Haizhong is not stupid. He directly throws Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu out. After all, he was not the one who initiated this matter, so naturally it is not Liu Haizhong who should bear the consequences.

When Yi Zhonghai heard Liu Haizhong trying to shift the blame, his face darkened. After Liu Haizhong became the boss, he always felt that Liu Haizhong's brain had become much more useful, but this was not a big problem.

Yi Zhonghai is Jia Dongxu's master. It is understandable for a master to run around for his apprentice, isn't it?

"It doesn't matter whether Jia Dongxu is in good health or not!"

Xu Damao's voice rang out in the crowd, Qin Huairu stared at Xu Damao with two big eyes. Yi Zhonghai also looked over with an unhappy expression.

Jia Zhang is not in the courtyard now, otherwise she would have to bite Xu Damao no matter what! Jia Zhang came back to get a hundred yuan, gave it to Qin Huairu, and went to the hospital again. She wanted to wear it in the courtyard, but Yi Zhonghai said that it would be difficult to handle these things while she was there.

There was no other way, Jia Zhang could only continue to accompany her son tonight!

"That's right, our families' conditions are not good either!"

"And the street office doesn't allow private donations, you idiot!"

"The Jia family needs help, and so does our family!"

"That's right, everyone is not rich! Even the stray dogs on the road know what the situation is like this year!"

Li Ming laughed out loud when he heard the noisy neighbors in the yard. It wasn't because he had a low sense of laughter, but mainly because he couldn't help laughing every time he saw this kind of scene.

Wu Qiangguo was also amazed at the lively school assembly. This was really the first time for the Wu family to encounter such a lively assembly.

"Good thing we're not having a meeting indoors, otherwise the roof would have been blown off!"

Wu Qiangguo now has a certain understanding of the combat effectiveness of these ordinary neighbors in the courtyard.

Liu Lanfang and Wu Xuanxuan were also surprised to see the messy scene. It felt like visiting a vegetable market!

"Sister Wu, has our courtyard always been like this?"

Liu Lanfang said in surprise.

Wu Fang nodded calmly, "This is still considered good. We haven't seen a fight in our hospital for a long time. You will see something even more outrageous by then."

After hearing this, Wu Xuanxuan shook her head helplessly. It turned out that to live in this courtyard, one needed to have a certain level of martial arts skills!

What's the difference between this and a group of bandits?

I guess the only difference is within the city.

Li Ming took out a handful of melon seeds from somewhere and threw them to Wu Xuanxuan, then watched the group of people making noise with relish, it was so pleasant!

When Wu Xuanxuan saw Li Ming's actions, she laughed out loud, looking very bright.

I gave some to Liu Lanfang, and she started cracking it too. You know what, it looked lively and it smelled quite delicious when eaten with melon seeds.

"Hey, at least listen to me!"

Liu Haizhong said angrily.

"Uncle, who told you to breathe so hard when you talk?"

Xu Damao's mean voice sounded again, and Liu Haizhong also glared at him.

"After Master Yi's suggestion, I thought of holding such a meeting, not to ask everyone to donate money, let alone food!"

"It was the Jia family who paid for it and bought some from each of our households at the price on the black market, so that the Jia family could get through this difficult time!"

Everyone calmed down after hearing what Liu Haizhong said. Although they were also unwilling to let the Jia family spend money to buy food, they were all neighbors in the same courtyard. Now that things had come to this, they had to help.

What's more, Qin Huairu looked at the men in the courtyard with tears in her eyes. She felt a little bit sorry for these grown men.

"That's it?"

Wu Qiangguo wondered.

"Isn't that what I said?"

Li Weiguo spread his hands and said.

In fact, if they had moved to another courtyard house, this strange phenomenon would not have occurred. But the Jia family had a very bad reputation in their courtyard house, so there was nothing they could do but resort to this last resort!

Wu Qiangguo thought about it, thought of the people in the Jia family, and immediately understood.

"That's true. This is the characteristic of our courtyard."

Wu Qiangguo looked in Qin Huairu's direction and said in a gloomy tone.

In return, Liu Lanfang beside her nodded in agreement.

"Okay, then as the eldest uncle of our courtyard, I will take the lead and come first!"

Liu Haizhong cleared his throat and said, "Our family produced 5 kilograms of coarse grains."

No one said anything and continued to wait, especially Qin Huairu, who hoped that Liu Haizhong would continue speaking.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no response from Liu Haizhong. Then everyone realized that Liu Haizhong would only provide 5 kilograms of food!

Liu Haizhong didn't care whether he felt embarrassed or not. After all, there were many people in his Liu family who were waiting to eat with their mouths open.

"Second uncle, it's your turn."