The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Chapter 369 Xu Damao’s Thoughts

"Mingzi, I finally figured out what this bastard Yan Jiecheng does for a living. Damn, his odd jobs are giving me a hard time!"

Xu Damao and Li Ming were squatting in the shade of the backyard, smoking and muttering to themselves.

Odd jobs are not fixed jobs in themselves. Basically, you do whatever you can. It is not easy for Xu Damao to figure it out for Yan Jiecheng now.

You said that it would be easy to deal with Yan Jiecheng in the courtyard, but the problem is that Yan Jiecheng has not fallen into their hands yet, and they have no legitimate reason to do so, and they are causing trouble in vain. If they want to get rid of Yan Jiecheng in advance, they can only do it outside.

"Brother Damao, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us what this bastard has been doing recently. We two brothers will give him a lesson as soon as possible." Li Ming rolled his eyes helplessly.

Xu Damao chuckled, "I have inquired about it. Yan Jiecheng's whereabouts were erratic before, but he took a short-term job yesterday. I heard that he was going to work as a porter at a soda factory temporarily. The job should be for about a week."

"How is it? Is your brother Damao reliable?" Xu Damao had a smirk on his face. It must be said that Xu Damao was more or less talented in finding out information.

Li Ming gave Xu Damao a thumbs up and said, "But have you thought about it? How are we going to deal with him?"

"This thing is just a short-term job. It's not worth it for us to ruin it, and it will be too troublesome."

"I personally suggest that we think about it carefully and find a suitable way to teach Yan Jiecheng a lesson."

"Oh, do I need to think about this?" Xu Damao spread his hands with an arrogant look on his face.

"Xisuo!"

"I'll keep an eye on him for a few days and find out his route after work. Then we can just put him in a sack." Xu Damao put out the cigarette in his hand and lit another one. For some reason, he felt a little short of cigarettes today.

"Put on a sack?" Li Ming wondered. It felt a little familiar. But this was indeed a good idea. He would let out some anger first and let Yan Jiecheng behave himself for a while.

"Yes, he can't see us, so we can vent our anger first and make him behave for a while. After that, if we feel that he is getting too proud, we two brothers will give him another try!" Xu Damao clenched his fist and made a gesture of encouragement.

You can't expect Xu Damao to come up with a solution to the problem completely, but this method is not impossible. Anyway, let him vent his anger first. It just so happens that last time, Li Ming didn't get enough revenge for Yan Jiecheng killing his chicken!

"Alright, I have the sack. Brother Damao, you go and keep an eye on them. You have to do this job. I can't do it. I don't have any experience."

"Just leave it to me. That's it. But you have to go with me. Otherwise, I, your brother Damao, am not sure about your decision." Xu Damao said embarrassedly.

Xu Damao's fighting ability can be said to be at the bottom of the group in Siheyuan, and he has been squeezed by Yu Li many times recently, and he even walks with a weak posture.

Li Ming nodded directly, "No problem, when the time comes, put on the sack, I will first control him tightly, and then you can play freely!"

"No problem!" Xu Damao felt at ease with a partner with extremely strong fighting ability by his side!

"Da Mao, it's time for dinner!" Yu Li's voice came from Xu's house. Xu Damao was startled and turned to look at Li Ming, "Together?"

"No, no, I'll go home for dinner. Our meal is ready now." Li Ming was too lazy to be a light bulb. It would be more refreshing to go home for dinner.

After saying that, he left without any reluctance. Xu Damao looked at Li Ming's back with disappointment. It would be great if Li Ming could accompany him home for dinner. He didn't know why, but whenever Xu Damao saw Yu Li, he always felt an urge to go weak in his calves.

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"Da Mao, what were you and Li Ming whispering about in the yard just now? Why were you two so engrossed?" Yu Li asked curiously as she looked at Xu Damao who walked into the house.

Xu Damao smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, just don't worry about men's affairs."

Yu Li didn't care, nor was she angry, but she looked at Xu Damao deeply and sat down directly at the dining table.

Seeing this, Xu Damao quickly sat down and started eating.

"By the way, Damao, I want to find something to do."

Yu Li has a small appetite, so after she finished eating, she rested her hands on her face and watched Xu Damao wolfing down the food.

Xu Damao was stunned and didn't react. The main reason was that there seemed to be very few women in the courtyard who had jobs after marriage. The most important thing was that Yu Li was not an employee of any formal unit, so Xu Damao was a little confused.

"Why did you think of finding a job? Our family's conditions shouldn't be that bad, right?" Xu Damao asked doubtfully.

"I have a lot of time after I finish my housework at home every day, but I don't know what to do, so I want to ask you, on the one hand, I can kill time, and on the other hand, I can earn some money for the family."

Yu Li's attitude as a strong woman has begun to show. In Siheyuan, there are very few women who work after getting married. Even if there are, such as Li Ming's mother, she is a formal employee, unlike them who are unemployed.

You see, Qin Huairu didn't say anything about doing some work at home to supplement the family income, right?

"Okay, but what can you do?" Xu Damao had no intention of refusing. After all, it was to supplement the family income. No matter how much he could earn, every extra dollar counted.

Yu Li rolled her eyes. "When I was at home, my family got odd jobs making matchboxes from the street office and brought them home to do. I can do it, too."

"But I'm not familiar with the neighborhood office here, so if possible, take me to the neighborhood office to ask."

Xu Damao was delighted and put down his chopsticks. "We don't have to go to the street office. Wait for me to finish my meal. I'll take you to the front yard after that."

"forecourt?"

Xu Damao slapped his head and said, "It's my fault for not explaining it to you clearly, haha."

"Li Ming's mother works at the street office. She is also a clerk there. Our family has a good relationship with them, so there is no need for you to go to the street office to ask. We can just go to Li Ming's house and ask."

This time it was Yu Li's turn to be surprised. After marrying into this courtyard house, she didn't know these neighbors very well. The only thing she knew about the Li family in the front yard was that their family of four were all formal workers.

She had thought that they all worked in the steel mill, but she didn't expect that there were also people working in the street office! She didn't expect that although there were many things to do in the Siheyuan, there were also many capable people here!

Not to mention others, even Sha Zhu, who has the worst relationship with Xu Damao, is a chef in the steel rolling mill. Together with Xu Damao, the projectionist, there are two of the Eight Major Members in their courtyard!

There was only one postman in the alley where their family lived!

Chapter 370 Xu Damao Visits Again

Yu Li was stunned for a while and couldn't help laughing. This was perfect. It would save a lot of trouble. It was easier to get things done with someone in the court. The same went for the courtyard house.

Not to mention whether it will work, at least we don’t have to run so far in this hot weather, right?

"Okay, then let's buy some things in the afternoon and go over in the evening?" Yu Li blinked and said expectantly.

Xu Damao agreed without even thinking about it. Although he felt that the relationship between their two families did not need to be so troublesome, when he remembered that his father had brought some things with him when he visited the Li family some time ago, he agreed.

What's more, it was his own wife who asked for it. It wouldn't cost much to buy some things. If this thing could be done, it would probably take only a month to earn back the money.

Although you can't make much money from pasting matchboxes, it is at least an income for the family, right? Xu Damao is very happy now. The wife he married is not only beautiful, but also sensible. He is very satisfied!

However, when he thought of Yan Jiecheng in the front yard, Xu Damao felt a lot more uncomfortable. Being targeted by a chicken killer was not a good thing. He had to find out Yan Jiecheng's route during this period of time and let this bastard behave himself for a while first!

"No problem, I'll listen to you."

"Okay, let's eat quickly."

In the evening, in the front yard of Li’s house.

The door of the Li family's house, which had just finished dinner, was knocked again. The four people in the house looked at each other in amazement. Why did it feel like there were more guests in their house recently?

Li Ming walked over and opened the door, only to see Xu Damao and Yu Li standing outside the door. Yu Li was holding a bag of things in her hands.

"Brother Damao? Why are you here again? Want to borrow a bicycle?" Li Ming joked with a smile.

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and said, "Go away. I'm going to see my aunt today." Then he pushed Li Ming away and walked into the house with Yu Li.

Li's father and mother laughed out loud when they saw this. The relationship between the two children has been pretty good recently. They were very happy that Li Ming could find a friend in the courtyard.

"Da Mao, you came just like that, but why do you bring things with you? You haven't learned from your father!" Comrade Li Weiguo threw a cigarette to Xu Damao and said with a smile.

Xu Damao took it and lit it for Comrade Li Weiguo attentively, "Well, I really have something to do today, Uncle."

"Aunt, my wife is thinking that she is doing nothing at home, so she plans to ask our street office if there are any odd jobs of pasting matchboxes. She is planning to take some." Xu Damao was too lazy to beat around the bush. They were all acquaintances, so it would be best to get straight to the point.

Yu Li stood behind Xu Damao and greeted each member of the family one by one in a coquettish manner.

When Li's mother heard this, she burst out laughing. "Da Mao, you brought something home for such a small matter!"

"But you married a really good wife!" Li's mother said and gave Yu Li a thumbs up, and Yu Li blushed.

"Hey, Auntie, we have good manners. We can't be like Shazhu, right? Besides, I can't stand Mingzi's beating!"

"Okay, just leave it to your aunt. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, take Yu Li to the street office and I will take care of it for you then." The smile on Li's mother's face was very sincere. Apart from anything else, Xu Damao was indeed much better than He Yuzhu in this regard.

"Thank you, Aunt Wu!" Xu Damao responded happily, and Yu Li behind him also expressed his gratitude in a low voice.

"But you can just take the things. We just got married and things are not easy for our family. And it's not a good time this year either." Mother Li picked up the things and stuffed them directly into Yu Li's hands. Yu Li had never seen a gift being returned to someone's home. She had seen many people like this before, but they all wanted to eat the food on the spot.

This was the first time she had seen this operation, so she looked up at Xu Damao, as if asking for his opinion.

Xu Damao waved his hand and said, "Aunt Wu said she would give it to us, so I'll treat Mingzi to a meal at home in a couple of days."

"Okay, I'll eat meat!" Li Ming was too lazy to be polite to Xu Damao. He was a projectionist and had a lot of money under his control, so eating meat was a simple thing for him.

"Okay, then we'll leave first. I'll bring Yu Li to the street to find you tomorrow." Xu Damao said politely to Li's mother, and then took Yu Li to the backyard.

"Look at Xu Damao, this kid knows how to get things done, much better than that fool in the Intermediate Court!" Father Li sighed as he watched the newlyweds leave.

Li Mingle's mouth curled up, "You've already said that He Yuzhu is a fool, so why compare a fool with a normal person?"

"Hey, that's exactly what happened."

"But it's good that the Xu family married a daughter-in-law this time. It would be a pity if such a good girl married into the Yan family." Mother Li had a very good impression of Yu Li. She knew that there were not many girls in the Gu family, and Yu Li was already very good.

Li Ming saw that the topic of discussion was getting closer and closer to him, so he simply went back to the second bedroom quietly. As long as they couldn't see him, they would not think of focusing their fire on him!

Besides, Xu Damao is older than Li Ming, so it is normal for him to get married early. In the original plot, Xu Damao has been married to Lou Xiao'e for several years. Xu Damao should be grateful to Li Ming. If it weren't for Li Ming, how could Xu Damao be a bachelor for so long?

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The next day.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Li Ming was taking a walk in the yard. This has become his daily compulsory homework, mainly because he has nothing to do, so he takes a walk and gets some sun. It's like killing two birds with one stone!

"Akiko!"

Li Ming's ears moved. He felt that the voice was a little familiar, so he turned his head and looked in the direction of Chuihua Gate.

Wow, the four biggest losers in the purchasing department of the steel rolling mill are all here!

"Why are you here? Is there a group activity and you plan to take me along?" Li Ming asked curiously.

Zhou Tian was speechless, "Do you think we want to go? Damn it, our door was kicked open by that damn Old Xu early in the morning!"

"He said that we must go to the steel mill at 10 o'clock in the morning. He had an important announcement to make, and then he went off on his yo-yo."

"I have been wandering around the city for so long to finally gather everyone together. Now the only one missing is you."

Li Ming ignored the resentment in Zhou Tian that could feed the Evil Sword Immortal, walked over with a smile, and distributed tobacco to the four of them.

"Then let's go and see what our chief wants to do!"

"Let's go. I didn't sleep well today. Let's finish it early and go back to catch up on some sleep!"

"Me too, that bastard Lao Zhou kicked my door and scared me!"

"Let's beat him up after we're done!"

After hearing this, Zhou Tian silently quickened his pace, leading the four of them and rushing towards the steel mill.

Chapter 371 Xu Qiang's Promotion

Li Ming was looking at the direction of the steel mill thoughtfully. Maybe Xu Qiang would get a promotion today. After all, his cheap uncle had told him that after his promotion, the position of the chief of the third section of the purchasing department would be vacant, and it would be just right for him to find a new position then.

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Steel Rolling Mill, Office of Section 3, Purchasing Department.

When the five of them arrived at the office, Xu Qiang was already smoking in the office, with a trace of reluctance occasionally flashing across his face, and he paced back and forth in the office.

"Old Xu, what are you doing? Are the soles of your shoes free?" Zhou Tian opened his mouth and retorted. It was obvious that he was very unhappy because his door was kicked open by this bastard so early in the morning!

Xu Qiang's pace back and forth paused, he was just reminiscing about the old days, and he didn't even notice this group of brats coming in.

"Get out! Sit down quickly, I have something to tell you." Xu Qiang's slight sense of sadness was wiped out by his scolding. He was really fed up with being in the same pot with these bastards for so many years!

A few people found a place to sit casually, took out their cigarettes and lit them up tacitly, waiting quietly for the section chief in front of them to start nagging.

I think it must be an important matter, otherwise this damn section chief wouldn't have called them to the steel mill at such a short notice.

"I'm leaving our purchasing department." Xu Qiang sighed slightly.

The five people present were all stunned. That's right, Comrade Li Ming was just pretending. He couldn't show a calm expression, as this would be detrimental to unity.

“You retired?”

"Did he get fired from the steel mill?"

Xu Qiang's eyes twitched. Hearing the unscrupulous words coming out of his men's mouths, he wanted to spit in their faces. Damn it, couldn't any of them say a nice word? If they continued to talk, he felt like he was going to die!

It's really like a dog's mouth cannot spit out ivory!

"Get lost, I got a promotion!"

The discussion among the crowd fell silent. To be honest, this was no less than a reshaping of their worldview.