The strong fisherman in the courtyard

The old man and the young chatted for a while before Zhang's granddaughter finally arrived. She was wearing a white dress and had a simple ponytail, which made her look quite elegant.

Comrade Li Ming just glanced at it without looking at it for long. If he looked at it for long, people would misunderstand him, especially when he was guarding an old man like Old Man Zhang. Being the granddaughter's recommendation officer was not something that could be called a no-brainer.

Besides, in the future, when the emperor holds Douyin in his hands, what kind of beauty has he not seen? These are just external things, and they should not be lingered in his heart. Humph!

"grandfather."

Zhang Wan'er greeted Old Man Zhang in a clear voice, and then looked at Li Ming. At this time, Li Ming had already scanned Zhang Wan'er's appearance and figure. Although she was indeed beautiful, it was nothing compared to her family background.

Comrade Li Ming naturally tried to stay as far away from this woman's thoughts as possible and didn't care much about her opinion. He lit a cigarette for himself and sat on the mat and smoked.

When he saw Zhang Wan'er looking at him, he stood up and greeted her.

"Hello, Li Ming."

"My name is Zhang Wan'er."

"I always hear grandpa talking about you. Today I have some free time so I can come and see you. It will satisfy grandpa and me."

Li Ming was secretly complaining in his heart. They were indeed the children of high-ranking officials. The tone of their voices was quite condescending. No matter how good the situation was, Li Ming would not dare to get involved. What's more, in the 60s, these people were the first to fall.

Comrade Li Ming did not respond. Since he had no intention of flirting, there was no point in doing so.

"Old Zhang, I'll give you my respect, but I've also seen your granddaughter, so I'll leave first."

"Take your time fishing." Then he turned to look at Zhang Wan'er, "Miss Zhang Wan'er, I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first."

After saying that, he walked out without waiting for the two to reply.

The grandparents and grandchildren who stayed behind looked at each other in bewilderment.

“This, this…” Old man Zhang seemed to have something stuck in his throat and couldn’t utter a single word.

"It's okay, Grandpa. It doesn't look like I'm very popular."

"But it's at least a meeting. It satisfies my curiosity." Zhang Wan'er was quite open-minded and started to counsel Old Man Zhang.

Old man Zhang sighed, "Well, today I, an old man, have done something wrong, haha."

After saying that, he packed up his fishing gear, got in the car with everyone and headed home.

. . . . . .

Shijia Hutong, Old Man Zhang’s study.

"Alas, I was too anxious about this matter today, and I didn't see these two children go together."

"I thought my granddaughter's appearance would impress Li Ming, but he only glanced at her. Haha."

Old man Zhang was chatting with Secretary Li in the study.

"Why can't this kid just let it go? If I had this opportunity when I was young, I would definitely try it."

Secretary Li smiled. He was originally a soldier under Old Man Zhang. When no one was around, the two of them had a closer relationship.

"This kid is ambitious. You can tell from his daily behavior. Although his family conditions are average, he has a strong sense of self-confidence."

"Although I can't see where his confidence comes from, I don't want to try it."

Secretary Li smiled and expressed his feelings towards Li Ming.

"Oh? Is this kid so confident?"

Old man Zhang is old after all, and he likes fishing on weekdays. He saw that Li Ming had no intention of currying favor with the powerful and was not afraid to communicate with him, so he decided to match him with his granddaughter.

"When we first met, we went fishing over there. He saw how busy we were and didn't even want to talk to us. Usually, a guy his age would at least try to listen to us."

"You're right. I remember I was the one who talked to him at the beginning." Old man Zhang said after taking a puff of his pipe.

"Hey, anyway, I can't figure this guy out, and it's getting harder and harder to figure him out. And even though he looks skinny, I always feel like there's a tiger hidden inside him."

After listening to this, Old Man Zhang became more and more interested, but he still suppressed the thoughts in his heart.

"These are all easy to explain, but I don't know why Li Ming is not interested in Wan'er today."

"Your granddaughter is really beautiful and has a good temperament, but I could feel it when she was talking to that kid Li Ming today."

"It has a hint of arrogance, and probably a sense of superiority. I guess that kid just doesn't like that."

"Don't deny it, I'm sure you feel what I said. You should worry about whether you can meet your fishing friend next time you go fishing."

After hearing what Secretary Li said, the old man's face frowned. If his grandson-in-law didn't catch the fish and his own fishing friends were involved, it would be a complete loss of both the wife and the army.

On the other side, Li Ming was humming a little tune while riding his bicycle on the way home.

"Hehe, I thought Old Man Zhang was a nice guy, and the people in his family should be similar."

"I am just an ordinary person who thinks too much. No matter which dynasty or generation, the sons of nobles and high-ranking officials are always a little arrogant."

"But there's nothing wrong with that. It's a position our ancestors fought for, so it's natural for us to be proud of it, hehe."

"But it has nothing to do with us. We should avoid going there to fish in the future. Although Old Man Zhang is fine, it will be troublesome if the daughter thinks that we are just ordinary people and doesn't give face to us and then finds fault with us."

Li Ming felt relieved as he got closer and closer to home. After all, home is comfortable.

"If this woman is really upset, then I don't mind stepping on her bones."

"It would be better if Zi didn't find faults and affect my life."

Li Ming comforted himself by talking to himself, saying that it was not easy to travel to this era. After all, he had survived a second life and it must be a bit easier.

. . . . . . .

"Akira came back early today!"

A group of middle-aged women who were chatting at the gate of the courtyard greeted Li Ming when they saw him coming back.

"Hey, I don't have anything to do today. I'll be back after packing up my things." Li Ming replied with a smile along with the group of aunts and grandmas.

"Tsk, this bustling market is still much better. Even though there are more beasts in this courtyard, it's still more comfortable than those people."

Comrade Li Ming got out of the car carrying a bucket and a fishing rod, and went into the house to start cleaning up.

[Ding, the system recognizes the host's choice, and rewards the number of lucky draws*1, and rewards Li Yuanba's physical development progress*10%. ]

Li Ming, who was packing up, was stunned. "Brother Tongzi, I didn't go fishing or anything, why is there such a reward?"

[Ding, the host's thoughts are clear, the system recognizes the host's choice and gives a special reward! ]

Chapter 46 Liu Haizhong is defeated

Li Ming smacked his lips and muttered, "My brother Tongzi is still on my side."

When his parents and sister came back in the evening, Li Ming had already prepared dinner at home.

"Let me try my son's cooking today!" When Li's mother came back and saw that her eldest son had already prepared the meal and boiled water, she felt instantly happy.

Father Li went straight to the sink, took Li Rui and washed their hands, then sat at the dining table to prepare for dinner.

"Hey, I came home early today, so I thought I'd just cook dinner right away."

"Let's eat quickly."

"Wow! There's fish again." When Father Li saw that there was fish for dinner, he happily went to a storage cabinet on the south wall and picked up an opened bottle of Erguotou.

"Hey, this fish tastes best with wine."

Mother Li rolled her eyes at him and said, "Drink less. If you drink too much, don't even think about going to bed."

"Hey!"

one-one-one-one

In the middle courtyard, the He family.

After get off work, Yi Zhonghai went to He Yuzhu's house with half a roast duck and a bottle of wine. The two had just finished their meal.

"Zhuzi, every household is having trouble with food recently, and you are the one who has to take care of it. You won't be in vain!" Yi Zhonghai took a sip and praised He Yuzhu.

"Well, what you said, 'A cook will never starve to death in a disaster year', is not said in vain." He Yuzhu shook his head and followed suit.

"What's the matter? Are you short of food? How about I try to get you some?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head. "That's not the case. Your aunt and I have enough to eat, but we also have to take care of the deaf old lady in the backyard, and sometimes she can't turn around."

"You said this wouldn't be a big deal if it happened on a normal day, but now it's become a big deal."

"Well, what's my job? I can just help the old lady in the backyard when I have time."

"We can't just let you handle it alone. This old lady is also an elder in our compound."

He Yuzhu was so drunk that he spoke without thinking. Yi Zhonghai was just waiting for He Yuzhu to open his mouth. Yi Zhonghai was already satisfied to hear that He Yuzhu could take part of the task. This kind of thing should be done slowly, like boiling a frog in warm water.

He had finally found a backup plan for his retirement, but now he can't run away.

"Come on, Zhuzi, take a bag."

Yi Zhonghai threw a cigarette to He Yuzhu, then lit it for himself and took a puff.

"Otherwise, it's you, He Yuzhu, who is still the most important person in our courtyard!"

"Haha, uncle, please don't praise me. This is all I can do."

The two were chatting lively, one was willing to set the bait, and the other took the bait voluntarily, just like Jiang Taigong fishing.

Xu family in the backyard.

Liu Haizhong and Xu Damao were toasting each other, while Xu Damao was eating and drinking in silence.

"Old Xu, you know what was discussed at the meeting in our courtyard yesterday. So I went to visit all the neighbors in our courtyard, and today I came to your house."

Xu Fugui narrowed his eyes and knew that the old guy was holding back. He was putting on airs just because he became the second-in-command. It was a pity that he lost by a few votes that year.

"Old Liu, we are from the same hospital. If you have any problem, just tell me and I will definitely help if I can."

"Haha, Lao Xu, I feel relieved when you say that."

"Look, we are the only two families in our backyard that have food to eat these days. I think we should help the big guys in the backyard together."

"We are all neighbors. We can't just watch our neighbors suffer."

Damn Liu Haizhong, you're trying to show off your power and even want to drag my Xu family into this. Humph, you're trying to make trouble today.

"Hey, Lao Liu, you can't say that. Our Lao Xu family is still not as good as your Lao Liu's."

"Look at the people in my family. They are all waiting for me to eat. Besides, Damao is not young anymore. I have been thinking about finding a marriage for him these days."

"If this marriage goes through, there might be a few more people in the family. I have the will but not the ability to do what you said!"

Xu Fugui directly blocked Liu Haizhong's way. Liu Haizhong, if you want to keep a good reputation for yourself, that's fine. But if you want to drag my Xu family into being a scapegoat, that's impossible!

After all, not everyone in the courtyard is the big fool in the central courtyard!

After hearing what Xu Fugui said, Liu Haizhong's face suddenly turned red. His original good idea of ​​pulling in Xu Fugui, who had extra food at home, to earn some fame for himself, has gone down the drain.

"Hey, Lao Xu, you can't say that..."

Liu Haizhong had just opened his mouth to say a word when Xu Fugui flopped and poked his head on the table, pretending to be drunk!

Xu Damao, who was eating nearby, almost burst out laughing. He knew how much his father could drink, and it was obvious that he had no intention of talking to the old man Liu Haizhong at this moment.

"Second uncle, my dad is drunk, why don't you go home first? I can drink with him next time?"

Liu Haizhong's face looked extremely ugly. He admitted that he had no talent for being an official, but Xu Fugui's drunken behavior obviously fooled him, Liu Haizhong, as if he were a fool!

"Humph!"

Liu Haizhong snorted, turned around and left.

As soon as Liu Haizhong left the room, Xu Fugui immediately got up from the table.

"Dad, you get drunk too quickly." Xu Damao looked at his father with a smile.

Xu Fugui chuckled, "I had no intention of getting along well with Liu Haizhong. Besides, this old bastard came to our house today with no good intentions."

"Then I don't need to give him face. Just this table of food is already considering the relationship between neighbors."

Xu Fugui said slowly.

"When I retire, you will be the only one living in this courtyard. At least Liu Haizhong is not worthy of our Xu family to make friends with."

"If you really want to hang out with our neighbors, then go to the front yard, the Li family!"

"Spend more time with them and get along with the Li family with all your heart. It will definitely do you good in the future."

"Do you know?"