The strong fisherman in the courtyard

"Okay, I have work tonight, and it's a good time to digest the food after eating pork." Li Ming looked at Ma Lian deeply, remembered him in his mind, and prepared to digest the food tonight.

The supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of Li Ming Hutong usually closes around 8:00 p.m., and the sales clerks inside go home from get off work at this time. Besides, beating up the sales clerks was a common occurrence in that era!

There are always some people whose eyebrows and eyes are hard to distinguish. When he returned home at night, he was beaten in the face. Comrade Li Ming did not intend to use such unskilled means. He remembered that there were quite a few sacks stored in the storage room at home, so he went back to fill the space with one.

I came out just in time to digest my food after dinner, so I caught that bastard and put him in a sack to vent my anger!

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

"Hey, Mingzi is back so early today!"

"Wow! This is a pork leg. It's not cheap."

As soon as Li Ming entered the door, he was spotted by the third aunt, who started asking him questions like a machine gun.

"Ah, my dad passed the exam today, and I went to the vegetable market this afternoon and happened to see him buy it all."

Li Ming perked up a little, replied, and walked towards home. He didn't want to say anything more to the Abacus family.

After returning to the house and tidying up, I prepared the dishes to be cooked tonight and threw them into the pot. It’s a big pot meal!

It’s simple and convenient. There’s plenty of pork today, so I can eat more oil and fat, which can be considered as a way to nourish my dad!

I pulled out a stool and sat in front of the door, waiting for my family to come home for dinner. Don’t ask why I sit at the door, it’s to keep out thieves!

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It was after five o'clock in the evening when people began to come out of the yard one after another, and the workers in the steel mill also began to go home in groups of three or five.

Li Ming heard many people in the front yard saying that they failed the assessment today. Yes, they were talking about Jia Dongxu, the mama's boy of the Jia family in the Central Courtyard.

He walked beside Yi Zhonghai with a sullen face, as if everyone around him owed him money. When he passed by Li Ming, he glared at him fiercely, just like a puppy at home who got angry at his owner after being mad outside.

Li Ming didn't even look at this idiot, who wouldn't live for many years, why bother with him! Yi Zhonghai, who was standing next to him, saw Jia Dongxu glaring at Li Ming and reached out to pull Jia Dongxu's clothes.

"Mingzi, sit down!" Yi Zhonghai greeted with a smile.

"Ah! The old man is back! I heard it at the steel rolling mill today. You are this, haha!" Li Ming gave Yi Zhonghai a thumbs up. Jia Dongxu on the side was so angry that his eyes turned red.

"Well, it's just a small matter. I'll go back first." The old man replied to Li Ming with a smile and took Jia Dongxu's hand and walked towards the central courtyard.

Li Ming laughed out loud when he saw this. It’s just like rubbing salt into your wounds. What can you do about it?

After a while, Li's father and mother came back, both of them were also laughing happily. Seeing Li Ming sitting on the stool and looking towards the middle courtyard with a smile, Li's mother asked, "Mingzi, what are you laughing about?"

Li Ming told the old couple what happened to Jia Dongxu just now, and they couldn't stop laughing.

"It has to be our son. This must have made Jia Dongxu so excited that he couldn't sleep, haha."

"That's right, he has no ability yet he dares to glare at our good son. If I were here, I would definitely scold him!" Li's mother smiled and patted Li Ming's shoulder, indicating that he did a good job.

Father Li shrugged his nose and sniffed the fragrance in the air.

"Pork?" Father Li stared at Li Ming.

Li Ming waved his hand and said, "You are the hero of our family today. I went to the vegetable market this afternoon and happened to see someone selling meat, so I bought a pig's trotter."

"There's a big pot of food stewing in the house. Oh, by the way, I also bought you two packs of Daqianmen and two bottles of Lianhuabai."

"It's a token of my love for your son, hehe."

Father Li didn't say a word, he rushed into the house, and came out with cigarettes and alcohol, smiling, "Hey, he still has to be my son!"

Li's mother shook her head, too embarrassed to pay attention to Old Li, and pulled Old Li into the house.

Don't think she doesn't know what Li Weiguo wants to do. He definitely plans to wander around the yard with cigarettes and alcohol!

Chapter 49 Revenge does not last overnight

Everyone in the Li family was satisfied with the meal, except the neighbor who was dissatisfied. After dinner, the four members of the Li family slumped in their chairs to digest the food.

"Burp~, my son's cooking skills are quite good!" Father Li took a sip of tea water to rinse his mouth.

"It's okay, but not as delicious as my mom's." Li Ming started praising her, after all, the empress dowager was at home.

Mother Li gave Li Ming a look that said "you are great", and said, "Old Li, you should go wash the pots and dishes today."

Father Li had a puzzled look in his head, "No, I'm a level 6 worker today!"

"Then you have to go too."

"I will make more money for our family in the future."

Li Rui pouted and said, "Dad, you have to go, so stop struggling."

"Well, I thought I could enjoy this good life for a few more days, but I didn't expect it to be over before the end of today." Father Li sighed and refilled his cigarette.

Li Ming looked at his watch and saw the time. It was past seven thirty. "Mom, I'm going out to get food."

"Okay, be safe!"

"Mother, I also want to go out to digest my food." Comrade Li Weiguo said expectantly.

"You wash the pot and that counts as digestion. Your son worked hard today, buying you meat, cigarettes and alcohol, and cooking for you. What did you do?"

"Let's go on."

Seeing her father being embarrassed as usual, Li Rui smiled and turned around to go back to her room with her homework. Although she had finished her homework, she still had to go back to her room early to avoid being drafted.

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Comrade Li Ming walked to the alley opposite the cooperative, leaned against the wall, and stared at Comrade Ma Lian who was selling cigarettes and alcohol at the counter opposite.

When the lights in the cooperative opposite were turned off, the sales clerks who were on duty came out in groups of three or five. The man with a lonely face looked quite pitiful, which showed that this thief Sun was not welcome in the cooperative.

Li Ming waited until Ma Lian was far away before following him.

However, the more he followed, the more familiar the route seemed. Li Ming watched Ma Lian enter the alley, and then found a courtyard house with red lanterns hanging on it and went in.

"Fuck, if I remember correctly, this should be the Eight Great Hutongs!"

"The last fight seemed to have taken place here as well. Why did this horse-faced guy come to Bada Hutong? I remember Zhou Tian told me that there was a red lantern hanging on the door that was bright at night. It didn't seem like it was used for any serious business."

Li Ming fished out a cigarette from his trouser pocket and lit it for himself. He was going to wait for his grandson to come out and give him a surprise. He thought it would be a long-term project, but he didn't expect that just after he finished smoking the cigarette, Ma Lian came out of the yard.

"Damn, this is too weak." Li Ming was surprised to see Ma Lian's speed, but he didn't think much about it and hurriedly followed him, just when Ma Lian was about to step out of the alley.

A woven bag full of the smell of chicken poop fell from the sky and put the horse's face into it. It is worth mentioning that this woven bag was the one that Comrade Li Ming used to hold poultry, and it has a very strong smell.

Ma Lian had just finished feeling comfortable and was feeling extremely relaxed, but he didn't expect to be put in a sack!

"Who is it? Damn it! Believe it or not, I won't sell anything to you in the future." A muffled voice came from inside the sack, accompanied by bursts of retching sounds.

"Good man, this guy is quite arrogant!" Li Ming muttered, raised his fist and hit the sack until the man inside could no longer curse, then he stopped.

"Okay, I've finished digesting the food, let's go home." After taking a look at the woven bag, Li Ming always felt that the kid had vomited in it, but he still forced himself to pull out the sack.

Ma Lian covered his face and said, "Stop hitting me, sir, please stop hitting me. I didn't see anything. Please let me go."

Li Ming was happy, this kid is quite sensible, not bad! He picked up the sack and left, leaving Ma Lian howling in the alley.

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

Li family.

"Mom, I'm back!" Li Ming said to his mother and went into his bedroom to prepare for bed. Today had been a very fulfilling day, so he planned to have a good rest and go to bed early.

The Jia family in the middle courtyard.

Ever since Jia Dongxu came back, he has been looking sullen, as if he was owed a lot of money by others. He didn't even say a word during dinner.

"Dongxu, it's okay, we just need to try harder next time." Jia Zhang couldn't bear it anymore and sat on the kang to persuade him.

Qin Huairu said as she massaged Jia Dongxu's shoulders, "It's okay, Dongxu."

After a long while, Jia Dongxu finally opened his mouth, "I didn't say much at first, but when I was coming back tonight, I passed by the Li family, and the kid from the Li family laughed at me."

Jia Zhang was furious when she heard this. How could this be tolerated? She couldn't even bear to talk about her own treasure, so how could she allow others to find fault with her? She immediately got up and went to the Li family to talk about it.

"Mom, where are you going?" Qin Huairu asked hurriedly when she saw her evil mother-in-law getting up and about to go out.

Jia Zhang said angrily, "What should I do? I'm going to find that bastard from the Li family! He dared to laugh at our Dongxu, he must be crazy!"

Jia Dongxu seemed to have thought of Li Ming's action of tearing down the door, and he quickly stood up and held Jia Zhang, "Mom, it's okay, don't go out at this late hour."

"I'm fine!"

"Hmph, then I'll go talk to the Li family tomorrow." Jia Zhang sat down angrily again. She was probably afraid that she would be beaten again if she went out at night.

Qin Huairu looked at this scene speechlessly. Why did she want to marry into the Jia family in the first place? She thought that there was a sewing machine at home and Jia Dongxu was a formal worker in the factory, so she could enjoy a good life by marrying into the Jia family.

Look what happens now. After so many years of taking the exam, Jia Dongxu is still a second-level worker, and that's because he has Yi Zhonghai as his master. If he didn't have this master, he might still be stuck at the first-level worker level.

Not to mention the bleak atmosphere in the Jia family, other families in the courtyard that have passed the assessment are as lively as if it were New Year's Day.

Easy home.

"Old Yi, eat more meat to replenish your body."

"Your job is strenuous, and you can't do it without enough oil and water. This is a pound of meat I happened to come across when I was shopping at the vegetable market today, so I bought it back." An old lady said as she put some meat into Yi Zhonghai's bowl.

Yi Zhonghai picked up two more pieces for the auntie, "Okay, I'll eat it and you can eat it too!"

"Today's assessment went quite smoothly, haha." After saying that, he picked up the wine beaker and took a sip.

The lady seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, how did Dongxu do on the exam today?"

After hearing this, Yi Zhonghai's originally happy expression suddenly shattered, "What else can I do? I failed again. It's getting worse every time."

"I didn't get any approval this time. I don't know what I've been thinking about all day long!"

"Well, it's okay. After all, Dongxu is still young. Just take care of him slowly." The aunt's face also looked a little unhappy. After all, Jia Dongxu was the candidate decided by their Yi family for the elderly. It was very uncomfortable to see him being helpless all the time.

Chapter 50 Jia Dongxu's New Nickname

The backyard is full of bangs.

The Liu family had an especially sumptuous dinner today. On normal days, they would have one scrambled egg at most, but today they had three! They could have three glasses of wine at most, but today there was no limit! Even the unlucky children in the family didn't get beaten today.

Liu Hai happily took a sip of the wine, "Ha, this wine tastes good today!"

The second aunt shook her head and looked at Liu Haizhong with a smile, "You are in a good mood today, so it tastes good."

"Haha, I must be in a good mood. There are only a few people in the workshop who have been promoted. Besides, I have reached level 6 and earned more than yuan."

"You can't spend it all, you can't spend it all!"

"Oh, by the way, how is our family's food purchase going recently?" Liu Haizhong suddenly remembered that he had to buy more food and store it recently. Now the food shortage in the countryside has spread to the inner city.

The second aunt shook her head. "I can collect some from time to time, but it's not much. But it should be enough for our whole family to eat."

“If we also manage the backyard, it will definitely not be enough.”

Liu Haizhong laughed and said, "The Xu family in the backyard is very wealthy. If they don't help, then we don't need to help either."

"If anyone really comes to our house with this matter, they are a fool!"

"This old man Yi Zhonghai wants to establish a foothold in their middle courtyard. That's his business and has nothing to do with our family."

Although Liu Haizhong doesn't have the brains to be an official, he is not stupid if you think about it! Can a fool pass the 6th level worker exam? A fool can't even pass the 3rd level worker exam!

Jia Dongxu: “%&*%&*%&*”

The big day for the steel rolling mill is also a big day for the courtyard house. Every household spent the night in a lively atmosphere.

The next day.

Comrade Li Ming got up from the bed and stretched himself, "Another day of rest, hey!"

"Cool!"

As Comrade Li Ming stretched out his body, his bones made crisp sounds and his vitality revived.

"Son, eat!" Li's mother's voice came from the front. Li Ming then slowly walked to the small living room in front and sat down to wait for feeding.

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"Mom, are you on duty at the street office today?" Li Ming asked his mother who was cleaning up after eating and drinking.

Mother Li turned around and took down a small bag from the coat rack in front of the door. "Well, the street office needs someone every day. Today is our turn."

"Hey, I'm going to take your mom to work, and then I'll go around the city and go somewhere farther away to see if I can bring back some more food."

"Okay, you guys go ahead. I'm going to lie down at home all day." Li Ming waved his hand and watched the two of them leave.