The strong fisherman in the courtyard

He Yuzhu rushed up while Xu Damao was throwing his shoes.

Xu Damao trembled, pointed at He Yuzhu and stammered, "Silly, silly Zhu, what do you want to do..."

He Yuzhu walked up to Xu Damao and punched him in the face.

This was not the end. He Yuzhu kicked Xu Damao twice in the lower body, causing Xu Damao to cover his crotch and scream.

If I don't get along with He Yuzhu anymore, I can secretly blame He Yuzhu for Xu Damao's inability to have children. That will be a lot of fun. Li Ming lit a cigarette and thought while smoking.

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, an old man in the courtyard, finally came in and pointed at He Yuzhu, "Zhu, what are you doing?"

He Yuzhu got off Xu Damao only after he saw the old man Yi Zhonghai coming. Otherwise, He Yuzhu would have beaten Xu Damao for a while longer!

"Alright, alright, it's okay, let's all go back and cook!" Yi Zhonghai was no longer openly taking sides. This hypocrite simply ignored Xu Damao who was curled up on the ground.

When Li Ming saw that they were chasing people away, and he was not from the middle courtyard, he turned around and went back home. He couldn't help but sigh that the atmosphere in the front courtyard was better!

Chapter 16 Daily life

"You're back after watching the fun, son." As soon as Li Ming entered the house, he heard his mother's voice coming from the kitchen.

"Well, I've finished looking at it. The Central Courtyard is quite lively, with chaos every day." Li Ming walked to the kitchen to see if there was anything he could do to help.

"Okay, don't come in. You're in the way." Mother Li looked at Comrade Li Ming with disdain.

Li Ming turned around and left when he heard it. "By the way, Mom, I caught another fish today. Please take care of it."

"Don't worry, we're cooking. We'll have fish tonight."

"By the way, go to the cooperative at the entrance of the alley and buy a bottle of wine. Your father likes it." Li's mother said casually.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Comrade Li Ming waved his hand and left the house, planning to go to the cooperative to buy wine.

"Mingzi is off work! Where are you going?" The third uncle Yan Fugui was watering the flowers at the door and looked at Li Ming.

"Hey, Third Uncle, I caught a fish weighing more than two kilograms today, and I plan to have fish for dinner. Comrade Li Weiguo likes to drink with fish, so I have to go buy a bottle." Li Ming said he caught a fish as soon as he opened his mouth, hoping to provoke Third Uncle.

The third uncle quickly put down the kettle and said, "Why buy anything? Just bring the wine."

Li Ming quickly shook his head, "That won't do, Third Uncle, my dad can't drink your watered-down Erguotou. I'd better go buy some, and you just need to continue watering the flowers."

After saying this, he hurried out of the yard without waiting for Yan Fugui to reply. It would be enough to tease Yan Fugui's heartstrings, but he must not bring this old bastard to his house for dinner, otherwise he would not even get to drink soup.

Yan Fugui was very disappointed that he couldn't have the Li family's meal today. Although the Li family's cooking skills were not as good as that of Shazhu from the central courtyard, their daily meals were the best in the courtyard.

Although Yi Zhonghai's current salary is not low, he has not yet reached the level 8 worker at the beginning of the plot. His monthly salary is less than yuan, and he is always thinking about his retirement and can't bear to eat.

The items sold by the Sijiucheng Supply and Marketing Cooperative in those days were diverse, including basic necessities such as rice, flour, grain, oil, meat, eggs, fish, vegetables, as well as fast-moving consumer goods such as tobacco, alcohol, sugar, tea, and cloth.

Most of the daily necessities needed by the people around here can be bought from the supply and marketing cooperatives.

Li Ming came out of the supply and marketing cooperative with two bottles of Erguotou and ran into Comrade Li Weiguo who was leaving get off work with Liu Haizhong.

"Mingzi, your mother asked you to buy something!" Comrade Li Weiguo had sharp eyes and saw his eldest son coming out of the supply and marketing cooperative from a distance.

When the two walked up to his face, Li Ming pursed his lips and replied, "Well, I caught some fish, and my mom wanted to cook it for you. After that, she asked me to buy you some wine. So your meal tonight was all paid for by me."

Li Weiguo and the other man were delighted by what they saw. Liu Haizhong was extremely envious of the Li family's filial and obedient eldest son. There was no family in this courtyard that did not envy the Li family.

Father Li slapped his hand on Li Ming's shoulder and said bluntly, "That proves that my son has a promising future."

"Hurry up and give me the wine. Hold it and don't drop it again."

After saying that, he took the wine from Li Ming.

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

Li family.

"Comrade Li, you took advantage of my brother again today." Li Rui sat at the dinner table and complained to her father who was drinking happily.

"That's right. Who in the steel mill doesn't envy our family? My son is a cadre now, and when my precious daughter graduates, she will also be a cadre." Father Li laughed foolishly while drinking.

Li Ming ignored his father who was so drunk that he lost his way after drinking only two taels of wine. His father was a typical person who loved both food and drinking.

"Mingzi, did you receive any good things when you went to the countryside today?" Mother Li asked her precious son.

"Sister, go and close the door." Li Ming instructed his sister to close the door before continuing.

"Nothing. I went to the countryside today and didn't see even a chicken feather. But I did get to know a production team leader in Shibalidian. He told me that the canteens in the countryside have changed from serving fish and meat to serving coarse rice."

"Sometimes we don't even have enough brown rice to eat. This year's drought is severe, and the grain harvest is expected to be poor."

When Mr. Li heard this, he stopped laughing and listened seriously to the news his son brought from the countryside.

"But I plan to go there once a month. It would be good if we can get something. Even if we can't get anything good for the steel mill, it would be convenient for us to store some food."

Father Li nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right. Your mother and I have to work harder to collect food during this period."

"I'll find the food coupons at home after dinner. Let's exchange the food coupons for food first."

"Okay, then I'll come back earlier after get off work and change more then." Father Li nodded solemnly.

Ever since Li Ming was admitted to secondary technical school, he has had a say in some matters at home. Especially now, as Li Ming can start to earn money at home and is doing well in the purchasing department of the steel mill, his parents attach great importance to Li Ming's suggestions.

The most important thing is that Mr. and Mrs. Li are not stupid. Anyone who has paid attention to food issues in recent times can feel that food is becoming increasingly difficult to buy.

"By the way, brother, when I came back today I heard that He Yushui's brother had a fight with Xu Damao again." Sister Li Rui blinked her big eyes and asked Li Ming for gossip.

"Well, that's right. If there's a day when they don't fight, it means that Xu Damao or He Yuzhu must be missing from the hospital."

"As long as these two enemies are in our yard, don't worry, there will be a lot of fun in our yard in the future." Li Ming finished the last bite of rice, lay on the chair, touched his stomach contentedly and said.

I can only eat to fill my stomach now, and when the New Year comes, it will be good if I can eat 70% full in one meal. But I will not be short of food and drink by then, and I can secretly take it out for my own use, but I have to be careful to avoid being remembered by the beasts in the courtyard. Who knows how the white lotus Qin Huairu will suck my blood when the three-year disaster comes.

After helping his mother clear the table, Comrade Li Ming returned to his own cabin, ready to immerse himself in his own breeding space to take a look to see when the first batch of meat and grain could be harvested.

Especially recently, Li Ming discovered that there is a built warehouse in his breeding space. Throwing things in it will keep the time in a stopped state. This is a magic weapon that can help his family better survive the three-year disaster.

It's also thanks to this system that I have it. If I had gone to Jiaobenji, I would have been able to do a lot of fun.

Chapter 17 Daily Life 2

The next day.

It was almost eight o'clock when Li Ming woke up from his bed. After all, his three-legged situation was special, and he had to adapt to the local conditions when he went to work. At this time, if he went there today, it was estimated that there would be no one in the office.

Li Ming got up slowly, packed himself up, and then rode his bike to the steel mill.

The Sangu office of the steel rolling mill.

Li Ming pushed the door open and, as expected, Section Chief Xu Qiang was the only one in the room, smoking alone.

"You're here early again today!" Xu Qiang joked as he looked at Li Ming who pushed the door open.

"Well, I'm early again. Mainly because I'm not used to it, haha."

"But Brother Xu, you come really early every day."

Xu Qiang had a constipated expression on his face. "Do you think I am willing to come so early? If I don't come earlier, the door of Sangu's office will be opened every day until the end of the workday. Do you believe it?"

"I believe it. Today I believe it completely." After saying that, he threw himself onto the chair, and took the cigarette thrown by Xu Qiang and lit it for himself.

"Did you not receive anything when you went to the countryside yesterday?"

"Yeah, it was just a simple trip, but the situation down there is not good." Having said that, Li Ming sat up straight and looked at Xu Qiang.

"Brother Xu, you should stock up on some food. Nowadays, the canteens in the countryside have started to eat brown rice and other foods. Sometimes even this is not enough."

"This news makes me panic!"

Xu Qiang waved his hand nonchalantly, "I and a few others have already started stockpiling. If you didn't tell me when you came back from the countryside this time, I would have told you."

"Tell your family to stock up on food recently. Get as much as you can, otherwise you will suffer a loss later."

"Only those of us in purchasing and some smart people know it quickly. If we say this today, no one will believe it."

Li Ming nodded, "That's right, I guess they still think we are fools."

"As for your chance of becoming a regular employee, if it doesn't work out, just wait for a few months. It won't make much difference." Xu Qiang comforted her.

"Well, don't worry, Chief. Although our family conditions are not very good, we definitely don't need this little money from me."

"If we have a chance, we will go for it. If we don't, we will lie down!" Comrade Li Ming, as one of those who was forced to be involved in the later generations, has a deep understanding of lying down.

"Lie down?" Section Chief Xu had never encountered this before, so he slowly typed a question mark.

"Haha, just lie down and don't move. Do whatever you want." Comrade Li Ming began to explain the problem to the old comrade.

Xu Qiang nodded in agreement, "According to what you said, all three of us are lying down, and I think we are all lying down pretty well, haha."

The two of them were talking and laughing, and they chatted until it was almost time for lunch. The remaining four idlers then slowly pushed open the office door and came in.

"Old Xu, this is your hush money!" Zhou Tian threw a large front door onto the desk.

"Okay, these are for both of us." Xu Qiang said as he tore open the package, took out two boxes and threw them to Li Ming.

"Whoever draws the remaining ones gets to take them!"

The four people felt as if their bodies were hollowed out every day, and they each found a place to lie down.

Li Ming's face twitched when he saw this. "No, brothers, what were you doing last night?"

"Why do I see you guys looking so listless every day?"

"That's right. If you said that you four teamed up to have fun yesterday, I would understand. But why are you all so cocky today?" Xu Qiang moved a chair and sat down next to Li Ming and began to interrogate the four of them.

The four of them looked at each other, their lips moved a few times, but they didn't speak yet.

Xu Qiang and Li Ming looked at each other and realized that there must be something big going on here, and they had no intention of letting the four people go.

"I say, if you four really have something wrong, you have to tell us about it. If we can find a way to help you, then you will be fine, right?"

"Are you right, Mingzi?"

"Brother Xu is right. If you have something to say, you really have to tell us. One more person means one more way out."

Wang Jun stood up and said, "Well, we have to say what needs to be said. Xiao Ming is right. I will go get our meals. We can't delay eating just because we have something to say."

Although Li Ming and Xu Qiang were frightened, they naturally didn't mind when someone offered to treat them. They quickly handed over the lunch box, and Wang Jun took it and left.

At this time, Zheng Ping also stood up suddenly, "Wang Jun is right, but you guys help us, I'm sorry, I'll go buy two bottles of wine for us."

The remaining two people slowly typed question marks to express their incomprehension.

Seeing this, Xu Qiang shouted directly, "I want Lotus White!"

Zheng Ping nodded and followed him out immediately.

As for Li Ming and Xu Qiang, they were naturally even more curious, and their eyes were fixed on the remaining two slow-reacting salted fish.

"You two don't have anything to buy, right? If not, then just tell me quickly." Xu Qiang moved a stool and sat opposite Wu Gang.

"This, this, how about I tell you?" Zhou Tian was about to speak when he saw that he couldn't avoid it.

Wu Gang was a little embarrassed, how should I put it, a little shy! He agreed.

This made the two of them even more curious.

"Ahem, actually, this is what happened. The four of us teamed up the day before yesterday to find a house with a half-open door."

"We know. Brother Tian, ​​please tell us what we don't know." Li Ming added.

"Yes, yes, get to the point!"

"That family is a pair of sisters, and the four of us are going to go back home in the middle of the night after we finish our business."

"Suddenly two big guys burst into the yard and chased the four of us to beat us up. We were too exhausted to fight them, so we just turned around and ran away."

"And then?" Xu Qiang took a big bite of the melon, and Li Ming expressed his anticipation.

"Then the four of us went home from get off work yesterday feeling unhappy. What's going on? We all came here to find someone to solve our physiological problems. Why did you two dare to beat up the four of us?"

"Then the four of us went there again last night, but to our surprise, the two men had been waiting for us in the yard."

"The four of us were caught off guard and got beaten up by the two of them."

Li Ming had a lot of complaints in his heart and didn't know whether he should complain or not. Xu Qiang also had a look on his face that said "you are kidding me".

What's going on? They were not satisfied with being chased away, so the four of them went back to settle the score, but the four of them were no match for the two of them! The most important thing is that they didn't even know what the other party was up to? So they got beaten for nothing!

Comrade Li Ming and Comrade Xu Qiang looked at each other in bewilderment.