Zhou Juan, Zhou Fang, Zhou Sheng and their friends had fun for a while.
Zhou Juan, a child who was forced to grow up, also had a smile on her face.
Wait until the children leave.
Zhou Qiang began to process river shrimp, and he planned to make shrimp paste.
Shrimp paste generally needs to be fermented, which takes more than ten days.
The next few days.
In the morning, Zhou Qiang sometimes goes to the auto repair shop to make money, and sometimes goes to school.
In the afternoon, Zhou Qiang usually goes fishing.
Most of the fish caught were replaced with food, including white noodles, pheasants, eggs, vermicelli, etc. As long as it was food, Zhou Qiang would change it.
A small part of it was made into smoked dried fish, grilled dried fish and other things that are easy to preserve.
In addition, Zhou Qiang is making more and more shrimp paste.
These are foods that can be stored for a long time.
Zhou Qiang knew that food would be even more scarce in the coming period, so he took precautions.
Zhou Hua hasn't come to cause trouble recently. He seemed afraid.
Flash forward a few days later.
It's the weekend.
Zhou Qiang didn't go out in the morning.
He supervises his younger siblings in their homework.
Finished lunch at noon.
In the afternoon, Zhou Qiang took his younger brothers and sisters to go fishing together.
Also traveling with him was Yan Bugui, the third uncle.
Yan Bugui's salary is not high, and there are many people eating at home, so he has to go fishing to supplement the family income.
He and Zhou Qiang have become "fishing friends".
"Xiaoqiang, let me tell you, I found a place with lots of fish."
"Third uncle, I also found a place with lots of fish."
"Well then, let's go to the place you're looking for first."
"Can."
"By the way, Xiaoqiang, can you give me some more of your bait?" Yan Bugui always wanted to take advantage.
"Third uncle, I don't have much bait this time, so I can't give it to you." Zhou Qiang refused directly. He was not embarrassed.
Yan Bugui touched his nose and adjusted his old glasses wrapped with white tape. He was not angry or embarrassed, and talked about other things.
Life has made him, a self-proclaimed scholar, very thick-skinned.
Large courtyard.
After Zhou Qiang's family left.
It didn't take long.
A middle-aged man in his forties and two young men in their twenties came.
The clothes of the three of them were all patched, torn, and dirty.
They are relatives from Zhou Qiang's hometown.
A middle-aged man named Zhou Tong is Zhou Tie's elder brother and Zhou Qiang's uncle.
Two young men, Zhou Jiang and Zhou He, were the sons of Zhou Tong.
"Dad, the door is locked." Zhou Jiang tugged on the door lock of Zhou Qiang's house but did not open it. He had been to Zhou Qiang's house before.
"Is it locked? Isn't the door unlocked here?" Zhou Tong smoked a dry cigarette. He was lean, short, with dark skin and triangular eyes, which were always squinted, giving people a sinister feeling.
"Who are you looking for?" The third aunt came out, and several neighbors also came out.
On weekends, I don’t have to go to work, and there are many people in the courtyard.
"We are looking for Zhou Qiang." Zhou Jiang replied.
"Who are you? What are you doing with Zhou Qiang?" asked the third aunt. Her family also ate fish and meat given by Zhou Qiang recently, and she benefited from it, so she wanted to help Zhou Qiang look after his house.
"I am Zhou Qiang's cousin, this is my father, and this is my brother. We can't survive in the village, so we come to Zhou Qiang." Zhou Jiang and the others had already thought about what they wanted to do before they came.
They came to Zhou Qiang's house and ate nothing.
They focused on the Zhou family's job quota, the Zhou Tie and his wife's compensation, and the house.
They believe that the death of Zhou Tie and his wife is their chance to turn over.
From now on, Zhou Jiang and Zhou He will work in the city, and they will become city dwellers.
The house in the village's hometown can be lent to Zhou Qiang's brother and sister. For the sake of relatives, the rent can be charged less.
By the way, their village is in Hongxing Commune, Zhouzhuang.
Qin Huairu's natal family is also in Hongxing Commune, in Qinjiazhuang, not a village.
"Can't survive? Are you coming to seek refuge with the Zhou family?" The third aunt understood what was going on as soon as she heard this. While interrogating Zhou Jiang and others about their origins, she winked and asked her neighbors to go to the middle courtyard to find the elder Yi Zhonghai.
"First, tell me where you are from?" The third aunt began to question.
"We are from Zhouzhuang, Hongxing Commune." Zhou Jiang answered honestly.
"Red Star Commune? Just wait, we also have a Red Star Commune here, let her come over and see if she recognizes you." The third aunt was talking about Qin Huairu.
"Is it Qin Huairu from Qinjiazhuang?" Zhou Tong interrupted.
Zhou Tong knew about Qin Huairu.
When the Jia family married Qin Huairu, they also asked Zhou Tong for news about the Qin family.
"Do you recognize Qin Huairu?" The third aunt was a little surprised.
"Yes, I went to help Qin Huairu when she got married." Zhou Tong's words were true.
Zhou Tong is the "wandering ghost" in the village. He usually eats and is lazy, wandering around. He has been to Qinjiazhuang and recognizes Qin Huairu's father, Qin Youfu.
When Qin Huairu married Jia Dongxu of the Jia family in Dazayuan, Zhou Tong was there to watch the excitement.
Just watching the excitement, not having a meal.
At this time, He Yuzhu swaggered over from the middle courtyard.
He Yuzhu's nickname is "Silly Zhu".
He Yuzhu is the "taking the blame" male protagonist in "Love in the Courtyard". He likes to raise other people's children and doesn't care about his own son.
He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing, is a cook, and He Yuzhu is also a cook.
He Yuzhu is the chef of Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill. He is good at Sichuan cuisine, Tanjia cuisine, etc. He is a good cook with good cooking skills.
He Yuzhu's father, He Daqing, ran away with Widow White.
When He Daqing ran away with White Widow, the only two brothers left in the He family were He Yuzhu and He Yuyu. He Yuzhu's mother passed away early.
At that time, He Yuzhu should have just started working, and He Yuzhu was still young and still in school.
He Daqing is also a very cruel person.
For the sake of widows and to raise other people's sons, they abandoned their own sons and daughters.
Later, He Daqing was kicked out of the house by the White Widow's son. He was left homeless and could only go home and rely on He Yuzhu to support him in his old age.
In "Love in the Courtyard", He Yuzhu was in a similar situation to his father. He got married to Qin Huairu and Widow Qin, and raised Widow Qin's children.
He Yuzhu is even worse than He Daqing. He Yuzhu has never married a yellow girl. If it were not for the halo of the protagonist, he would not have any children of his own.
Later, He Yuzhu was kicked out of the house by Widow Qin's son and froze to death outside. (This part is heard, but it is very credible. Let’s not talk about that time, let’s talk about today’s society. When the children of widows grow old, the old men who are driven away are not young or old.)
He Yuzhu, 25 years old this year, is still single.
Well, one reason is that there are no adults in the family planning the marriage. (This should be the main reason.)
The other is that He Yuzhu is too angry.
Ordinary girls look down on him.
The girl he could like was disliked by He Yuzhu, who was rude, ugly, etc., a cook, and uneducated.
He Yuzhu's mortal enemy, Xu Damao from the backyard, married a beautiful daughter-in-law, Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of the big businessman 'Lou Bancheng'.
He Yuzhu's neighbor, Jia Dongxu of the Jia family in Zhongyuan'er, married a beautiful village girl, Qin Huairu.
These two beautiful women suddenly raised He Yuzhu's eyes.
When He Yuzhu is looking for a woman, he must surpass these two.
This is a bit difficult.
Therefore, He Yuzhu is twenty-five years old and has not yet found a wife.
He Yuzhu should have a sharp mouth and a tofu heart.
He is unforgiving with his words and loves to take advantage of his words.
He is willing to take care of anything that happens in the courtyard, so he is good at fighting injustice.
Just now, someone from the front yard went to the middle yard to look for Mr. Yi Zhonghai.
I happened to meet He Yuzhu and told him about the front yard.
He Yuzhu heard that someone was coming from Zhou Qiang's hometown and wanted to bully Zhou Qiang's brother and sister. He suddenly felt a sense of justice and hurried to the front yard. When he saw injustice on the road, he yelled and took action when it was time to take action.
At this moment, He Yuzhu, the god of war in the courtyard, represents justice. (He Yuzhu never lost in fights in the Siheyuan. He was a good fighter, so he was nicknamed the "God of War in the Siheyuan".)
I saw He Yuzhu walking up to Zhou Tong and the others.
"Where did you come from? What are you doing here?" He Yuzhu put his hands in his pockets, squinted his eyes, and looked at Zhou Tong, Zhou Jiang, and Zhou He with some contempt.
"We are from Hongxing Commune, and our home is in Zhouzhuang. We can't survive at home, so we come to seek refuge with Zhou Qiang." Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't seem to be easy to mess with, Zhou Jiang answered honestly.
"The village is fine, why can't we survive?" He Yuzhu asked casually, still with contempt in his eyes.
"It's not good in the village, brother. It won't rain, and the crops will die due to drought. We haven't harvested much food. Now, we don't have a grain of food at home, and we have been hungry for several days." Zhou Jiang looked a little sallow and thin. It felt like I had been hungry for a long time.
"Have you been hungry for several days? It doesn't look like you have been hungry for several days." Although Zhou Tong and his three men were sallow and thin, they were still different from people who had been hungry for several days, He Yuzhu could tell.
"That's right, brother, before we set off from home, we borrowed some food and had a full meal before we set off on the road." Zhou Jiang and the others indeed borrowed food.
At this time, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai also walked over one after the other.
Jia Dongxu did not show up. He likes to stay at home and not come forward. If anything happens, let his wife come forward. His wife is better at getting into trouble than he is.
Qin Huairu can be regarded as the heroine in "Love in the Courtyard".
She is from Qinjiazhuang, Hongxing Commune. She has good looks and is the village beauty.
When she was eighteen, she married Jia Dongxu, a city man.
In this era, it is a good thing for a villager to marry a city dweller.
City people generally do not marry village people.
Because of the household registration issue, the villagers have no food supply or food stamps in the city, so eating is a problem.
In addition, there is no job and no income, which is a burden on the family.
Therefore, urban people basically do not marry rural people.
In the large courtyard, the reason why Jia Dongxu of the Jia family married the village girl Qin Huairu was probably because of the poor conditions of the Jia family.
Jia Dongxu's father died young.
Jia Dongxu's mother, Jia Zhang, has a rural household registration and has no food supply. She is too lazy to cook because she eats so much that she spends money instead of making money. She is addicted to painkillers.
Therefore, the conditions of the Jia family are very poor.
If you want to marry a girl who has a job in the city, you can't.
I can only marry a rural girl.
He even married a village beauty!
Qin Huairu is now 28 years old and has a son named Jia Gen (Bang Gen is a nickname, so he is a nickname), who is about 7 years old. One daughter, Jia Xiaodang, was about 2 years old and had an unborn daughter, Jia Huaihua, in her belly.
Qin Huairu is as beautiful as a flower and charming at that age.
You need to have a good figure, good looks, and a pair of eyes that can talk.
As soon as she appeared, He Yuzhu couldn't help but take a second look.
He Yuzhu, a bachelor, had long been obsessed with the graceful and charming Qin Huairu.
It's just that He Yuzhu is bold and doesn't dare to do what "Cao Cao" likes to do.
"Are you Master Zhou Tong from Zhouzhuang?" Qin Huairu recognized Zhou Tong.
"Yes, you are Qin Youfu's daughter, Qin Huairu. I even went to help you when you got married." Zhou Tong said carelessly. He finally saw someone he knew.
"I am the steward of this courtyard, Yi Zhonghai, what are you doing here?" Yi Zhonghai took a step forward and asked. He has a task assigned by Wang Xiuping to stand up for Zhou Qiang's family.
"We can't survive in the village, so come and seek refuge with Zhou Qiang." Zhou Jiang and the others were asked again.
Seeing Yi Zhonghai come forward, He Yuzhu took a few steps back, leaned next to Qin Huairu, and asked in a low voice: "Sister Qin, what happened to Zhou Tong this week?"
"Zhou Tong is a street kid in Zhouzhuang. He likes to run around and does not do his job all day long. He does not farm and earns no work points.
For food and other things, I either borrowed or cheated.
Not a good person anyway. "Qin Huairu knows a lot about Zhou Tong. She heard about it when she went home occasionally and had family time with her family.
"It turns out they are this kind of person, let's see how I deal with them." He Yuzhu's mouth had reached Qin Huairu's ear unknowingly. The hot breath he exhaled made Qin Huairu itchy.
Qin Huairu was not annoyed, but gave He Yuzhu a wink.
He Yuzhu was immediately elated and his whole body was full of strength.
At this time, "We are not leaving!" Zhou Tong and three others shouted.
It turned out that Yi Zhonghai asked them to leave, but they refused to leave.
"We can't survive anymore. Come to Zhou Qiang's house to find a way to survive." Zhou Tong and the others sat at the door of Zhou Qiang's house and refused to leave.
"The Zhou family has no income now and is a poor household. The Zhou family is almost in trouble and cannot help you." Yi Zhonghai kept persuading, but to no avail.
"Hey, what's going on?" He Yuzhu walked up to Zhou Tong and the others, "You want to be a rogue here, right?"
"We are not being rogue, we just can't survive."
"You're just trying to hold on until I beat you up!" He Yuzhu planned to take action. He was inspired by Qin Huairu and wanted to show off his skills.
"Okay, if you want to beat us up, come here, come here, beat us here, it's best to beat us to death, come on, come on." Well, Zhou Tong and his son are all scoundrels, and the thing they are least afraid of is a 'noble man' Hit them.
'Guiren' means a person who has a job and money.
If a 'nobleman' beats them up, they will blackmail this person.
They have experienced this kind of blackmailing for many times, and they all have experience.
Zhou Tong and the others stretched their heads towards He Yuzhu, waiting for He Yuzhu to hit them.
He Yuzhu couldn't help it and was about to take action.
But he was pulled back by Yi Zhonghai.
Yi Zhonghai was old and had experienced a lot. He knew that Zhou Tong and the others wanted to blackmail He Yuzhu.
Seeing that He Yuzhu didn't dare to make a move, Zhou Tong became even more enthusiastic. He pointed at He Yuzhu's nose and shouted: "Guawazi, you can't do it, why are you so timid? Aren't you going to beat us up? Come on, we won't fight back. You can beat me hard, come on."
Zhou Tong forced He Yuzhu to take a few steps back.
Yi Zhonghai and others looked at Zhou Tong helplessly, they had no choice.
They were all working people and didn't want to get caught up in the 'hole shit'.
Zhou Tong, father and son, seemed to have won, leaning proudly at the door of Zhou Qiang's house, looking at the people in the courtyard unscrupulously.
"Guawazi, come on!"
"That boss in charge, are you here to beat us up?"
"We can't survive any longer, so just beat us to death."
"Daughter of the Qin family, are you living comfortably in the city?"
"Where is the food station in the city?" Well, Zhou Tong was thinking about how to buy food supplies after work.
A group of people in the courtyard looked at Zhou Tong and the others being arrogant, but there was nothing they could do.
crucial moment.
"Who are you? Do you have a letter of introduction?" Wang Xiuping came. Someone just went to notify her.
"We, we are visiting relatives, and we haven't issued a letter of introduction." Upon hearing the letter of introduction, Zhou Tong immediately panicked. The three of them, father and son, are "wandering ghosts" and never write letters of introduction when going out.
"No letter of introduction? Come, follow me to the police station and explain the problem honestly." Wang Xiuping looked down at Zhou Tong and the others.
"We, let's go back and open a letter of introduction." Zhou Tong, father and son, ran away in a hurry.
Zhou Tong, father and son, who left the courtyard helpless, fled after Wang Xiuping's words.
"Isn't Xiaoqiang at home?" Wang Xiuping asked.
"Director Wang, Xiaoqiang and Lao Yan went fishing together." The third aunt hurriedly replied.
"Xiaoqiang went fishing again? His fishing skills are pretty good." Wang Xiuping smiled and nodded. Recently, Zhou Qiang brings her fish almost every day.
Of course, Wang Xiuping didn't ask for it in vain and gave Zhou Qiang a few uncommon tickets.
"Yes, Xiaoqiang even treated us to fish." Third Aunt said with a smile.
"Yes, my family ate it too."
"Xiao Qiang's fish soup is delicious." The neighbors all praised Zhou Qiang.
Make small talk.
"Lao Yi, if those three people come again in the future, please notify me and I will deal with them." Wang Xiuping gave a few words and left.
Everyone dispersed.
Qin Huairu went home.
He Yuzhu followed slowly.
Yi Zhonghai also followed.
Zhou Qiang brother and sister are still fishing and don't know about the courtyard yet.
(End of chapter)
