Dang, Dang, Dang!
Early the next morning, Li Weidong was awakened by the sound of a broken gong.
He rubbed his eyes, sat up from the bed, yawned and said, "Who is banging the gong so early on this weekend?"
When the words came out of his mouth, Li Weidong trembled, widened his eyes and said, "Could it be that there's a fire outside?"
Unlike the high-rise buildings of later generations, there is no so-called fire alarm system in the courtyard house.
It all depends on human vigilance to detect a fire.
At this time, Yu Li was also awakened.
She rubbed her eyes and said, "It should be the uncle who told us to get up and clean up."
"Cleaning."
Only then did Li Weidong remember that Qin Huairu had arranged for each household to clean their yards yesterday.
"You continue to sleep. The place our family has been allocated is in the backyard. If your butt is bigger, I can do it myself."
"Okay, I'll get up after a while and help you cook."
The pregnant woman was sleepy, Yu Li yawned, fell on the pillow and fell asleep again.
Li Weidong lifted the quilt and got out of bed, got dressed, put on a veil, mask, and hat, picked up the broom behind the door and left the house.
At this time, the sky was just dawning, and the east was glowing fish-belly white.
The residents in the compound have all gotten up and are busy in the compound with brooms, shovels, and brooms.
The courtyard suddenly became a bustling work scene.
The area assigned to Li Weidong was adjacent to Shazhu. After Shazhu and Han Zhizhi finished cleaning their own areas, they came to help Li Weidong clean it.
Silly Zhu is nothing more than a clumsy person with no strength and cannot do such delicate work, but Han Zhizhi is a fierce general.
A broom was swung like a painted halberd by Fang Tian. Everywhere it passed there was no dust, and the air was filled with gray.
Even though both Li Weidong and Shazhu were wearing masks, they still had to stay away.
"When this woman works, she has nothing to do with us men!"
Silly Zhu took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it for Li Weidong, and said with a smile: "There will be a homecoming banquet due to rain in two days, so you have to come early then."
"Don't worry, I will definitely be there on time."
Li Weidong felt sad when he remembered that Slender Monkey held the Zhouzhou banquet next week.
They have such a close relationship, he has to hand over at least five yuan in gift money, and the two families have a ten yuan gift money.
A monthly bonus of 200 yuan and a salary can't afford to do this.
The two were chatting when Yi Zhonghai ran in from the door with his mouth covered. When passing by Li Weidong, Li Weidong could smell a strong stench.
Boy, this tastes really good.
Yi Zhonghai suffered a big loss.
The latrines in this era were all dry toilets, which were dirty, and some children were unruly and defecated everywhere.
As soon as Yi Zhonghai entered the hut, he almost fainted from the smoke. He pinched his nose and cleaned a small area, and then he couldn't bear it anymore.
"No, if this continues, my old man will have to die there!"
Yi Zhonghai muttered and opened the door.
The aunt was cooking. When she smelled the smell, she quickly took out the washbasin and kicked him out.
"I didn't know how to wash myself after finishing my work, so I just went inside. The smell was so bad."
"Oh, let's finish the work first, I still haven't finished half of it!"
Yi Zhonghai grinned and said, "If I keep doing this, I will die there."
Auntie also knew what was going on inside. Every time she went to the latrine, she held her nose while going there.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai's appearance, she also knew that Yi Zhonghai couldn't continue working inside.
However, she was not in good health and could still work.
Now Qin Huairu is watching there. If they don't clean out the latrine, Qin Huairu will definitely not let them go.
Qin Huairu is not something to be afraid of, but there is Li Weidong standing behind her.
That kid Li Weidong is not easy to deal with.
After thinking for a long time, Aunt Ma sighed: "Lao Yi, how about we pay someone to help us clean up."
The people who clean the huts on the street are members of the commune. After cleaning, they will send the things to the commune for uniform distribution.
It's just that they are only responsible for cleaning public latrines on the streets on weekdays. If residents hire them, they need to be paid for their labor.
Yi Zhonghai has also heard that the labor remuneration price of those people is not low. Every time one is cleaned, they need to pay 2 cents.
2 cents. As an eighth-level fitter, Yi Zhonghai could still afford it despite the recent poor financial situation.
However, according to the regulations of the courtyard house, the latrines outside need to be cleaned every day until they are inspected by the street.
In other words, Yi Zhonghai has to spend 2 cents every day.
"This is too extravagant. How much do we have to spend?" Yi Zhonghai clicked his tongue.
The eldest mother smiled bitterly and said: "There is nothing we can do about it. Who made us lose to Qin Huairu and Li Weidong this time!"
"But I heard that the street will be inspected in about ten days. We can only spend 2 yuan at most."
"Two yuan can change a life, it's worth it!"
Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai could only nod in agreement. After eating, he immediately found the people who were cleaning the latrines on the street.
Yi Zhonghai could pay people to do the work for him, but Jia and Zhang were not so lucky.
The aisle behind the deaf old lady's house was filled with clutter, including all sorts of random things.
Mrs. Jia Zhang bravely walked in, picked up a broom and started sweeping. The sound of the broom sweeping the floor woke up the sleeping deaf old lady.
The old deaf lady was in a bad mood recently. She had been suffering from insomnia and kept staring until dawn. Now she finally fell asleep, but was woken up.
She suddenly became furious.
Pushing open the window, she saw Mrs. Jia Zhang there. She scolded with a cold face: "Girl Zhang, why are you not sleeping at home so early in the morning? Why did you come to my backyard!"
Mrs. Jia Zhang straightened up with support on her waist, frowned and said, "Old lady, you think I want to come here? I was assigned to come here because our compound recently had a big cleaning."
As she said that, she looked at the garbage on the ground and said with a smile: "Old lady, if you throw away garbage in the future, there will be a trash can at the door of our compound. Now the streets are promoting civility and establishing new trends. You can throw the garbage in Here, there is no respect for civility.”
Her persuasion was well-intentioned, but to the deaf old lady's ears, it seemed a bit harsh.
The deaf old lady squinted her eyes and said: "Oh, people's hearts are really old, Zhang Yatou, you are just a little girl from the countryside. When you came to the compound, you kowtowed to my ancestors, but now you dare to teach me a lesson Here I come! It’s so ridiculous, you don’t even know who you are.”
Mrs. Jia Zhang was a little unhappy after being scolded all over her face, but she did not dare to get angry when facing the deaf old lady, the ancestor of the courtyard house.
She could only lick her face and say with a smile: "Old lady, the purpose of the cleaning is to select advanced courtyards. You are the ancestor of the courtyards. You should lead by example and support our work."
Don't tell me, what Jia Zhang said is quite average. If it were an ordinary person, he would really be able to grasp it.
But the deaf old lady is someone who can pretend to be crazy and knock on other people’s windows!
Seeing that Mr. Jia Zhang didn't give her face, the deaf old lady became even more angry. She turned around and picked up a brick in the corner and threw it out.
Although the deaf old lady usually looks weak, she actually has a lot of strength. Jia Zhang was caught off guard and was hit in the foot by a brick.
The pain was so painful that she almost shed tears. She hugged her feet and stared at the deaf old lady and shouted loudly: "Deaf old lady, what are you doing!"
"Ah? There is a person standing here. I thought it was a mouse. I want to kill the mouse." The deaf old lady started to act crazy.
"You, you." Mrs. Jia Zhang looked at the deaf old lady, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she thought to herself: The deaf old lady used to be the ancestor of the courtyard. Firstly, she came because she was the oldest in the courtyard and the first to live in the courtyard. people. Secondly, it was because she had Shazhu and Yi Zhonghai supporting her behind her back.
Yi Zhonghai can control the residents through moral kidnapping. Silly Zhu used his fists to subdue the residents.
With these two generals, one civil and one military, assisting her, no ordinary resident would dare to go against the deaf old lady.
but.
The situation is different now. Yi Zhonghai's position as the first uncle has been taken away by Qin Huairu.
After Sha Zhu married Han Zhizhi, he ignored the deaf old lady.
Without the help of these two people, the deaf old lady would only have the name of an ancestor, but no real ancestor.
In this case, she, Jia Zhang, didn't need to be afraid of the deaf old lady at all.
After thinking clearly, Mrs. Jia Zhang seemed to be a different person, her eyes widened, a hint of gloom appeared on her face, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised.
The deaf old lady didn't take Jia and Zhang seriously at all, and she still kept scolding: "Girl Zhang, when you first came to Siheyuan, you were beaten up by old Jia all day long. It was my old lady who made the decision for you. , and your mother-in-law bullied you and refused to let you eat. You were hungry for three days and three nights, and you almost fainted from hunger. You ran to my old woman’s door to beg, but it was my old woman who helped you. If it weren’t for me, you I have been kicked out of the Jia family a long time ago, and now you dare to mention anything about being civilized and establishing new trends in front of me, don't you feel embarrassed?"
Mrs. Jia Zhang tightened her grip on the broom handle, strode to the window, and spat fiercely at the deaf old lady who was immersed in the good times of the past.
"Bah, you old man, you still dare to mention those things back then. The reason why our old man got into an accident has nothing to do with you, a damn old woman."
The thick yellow phlegm stuck directly to the eyebrows of the deaf old lady. The smell of the fishy smell almost made the deaf old lady vomit it out.
She didn't expect that Mrs. Jia Zhang would dare to mention the old events of the year, and she felt guilty for a moment. After she realized what she was doing, she stared and said, "How dare you, a girl from the Zhang family, talk to my old lady like that! I, I."
The deaf old lady wanted to mention Yi Zhonghai, but she thought that Yi Zhonghai was no longer the master of the courtyard. She wanted to mention Sha Zhu, but she thought that Sha Zhu had not been to her for a long time.
In the end, I couldn't tell the reason, I could only hesitate.
Seeing the deaf old lady's appearance, Mrs. Jia Zhang smiled proudly: "Okay, old man, you thought it was back then! Let me tell you, things have changed in the Siheyuan now. My daughter-in-law is the grand master of the Siheyuan. , if you apologize to me nicely and angrily today, I will spare you, otherwise I will never be done with you!"
"Apologise to you? Zhang Yatou, you dare to say this!"
The deaf old lady had never been treated like this before, and she almost fainted.
After she stood firm by holding on to the wall, she said sternly: "I, the deaf old lady, am the ancestor of this courtyard house. Let me see what you can do to me!"
"Haha, I have been an ancestor for so long that I really think I am an ancestor."
As Jia Zhang spoke, she threw away the broom in her hand, rolled up her sleeves, and revealed a pair of claws.
"Old man, I didn't get any benefits from Silly Zhu back then. Do you want to try your hand at it?"
Silly Zhu did fight with Jia Zhang, and he did lose. Of course, the main reason was that Qin Huairu was by his side.
But from then on, the Jia Zhang family thought that they could defeat the God of War in the Siheyuan, and that their martial arts should be the best in the entire Siheyuan. No one except Li Weidong took it seriously.
When the deaf old lady saw Mrs. Jia Zhang rolling up her sleeves, she actually laughed: "Haha, Zhang Yatou, okay, you are getting more and more capable now, and you dare to fight with my old lady!"
"I'm standing here now, come on! Come on!"
The deaf old lady thinks she is an old person, and everyone has to give her some respect.
However, she forgot that she was facing Jia Zhang this time.
Jia Zhang is never unreasonable.
I saw two gray claws flying out, and there were two bloody wounds on the deaf old lady's face.
Actually, Mrs. Jia Zhang had already gathered some strength, but the deaf old lady was still screaming.
"This is terrible! Someone has committed the crime! Someone, come quickly!"
Mrs. Jia Zhang was not afraid and spat: "What's the matter? You asked me to beat you, but now you start calling people. Don't you feel embarrassed?"
The deaf old lady also understood at this time that she would not be Jia Zhang's opponent and could only rely on others for help.
She staggered out of the house on crutches and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Someone is coming, someone is coming quickly, someone is going to beat me, an old woman, to death!"
The screams broke the peace of the courtyard, and the residents who were cleaning gathered around.
"Hey, isn't this the deaf old lady? I haven't seen her for a while. I thought she had died in the house."
"Scream, what's wrong with her face? It looks like there are two bloody wounds. It's like she was beaten."
"She should have been beaten a long time ago. Just yesterday, my child sang a little louder at home. She turned around and smashed the glass window of my house. You know, glass is so precious. She actually broke it. For two yuan, this old woman is so mean!"
"Why don't you come forward and ask what's going on?"
"Don't go, you might be blackmailed by her."
"That's right, this old lady has no one to take care of her now. If she relies on her, she will have an extra mother."
Although the residents gathered around, no one came forward.
The deaf old lady likes to rely on her old age and make trouble all day long in the courtyard. The people in the courtyard are almost bored with her.
At this time, Yi Zhonghai came back from outside and saw the miserable condition of the deaf old lady, and his heart skipped a beat.
(End of chapter)
