When something happened to Xu Damao, the most anxious person in the courtyard was Qin Huairu.
Qin Huairu has a deal with Xu Damao.
Xu Damao gives Qin Huairu twenty kilograms of stick noodles every month.
Sometimes, Xu Damao returned the money.
Especially when Xu Damao was in glory, he gave Qin Huairu more things.
However, Xu Damao was not in glory for a long time and fell down.
As soon as Xu Damao fell, Qin Huairu panicked.
Because if she didn't rely on Xu Damao, her family wouldn't have enough to eat.
At a time when almost every household does not have enough to eat, Qin Huairu's family can still eat enough and eat white flour and meat from time to time. It is considered a very good family.
"Without Xu Damao, what should we do next?" Qin Huairu was worried.
She never thought about living on her own.
She is always looking for someone to take advantage of.
"My uncle, I only give you some white noodles occasionally, but sometimes it doesn't last long."
"He Yuzhu has three children, Zhou Xiaoxia has no job, and his family is also very nervous. There should be no benefits."
He Yuzhu has been married now and has two sons and a daughter. He lives a very happy life.
It’s just that the expenses are so high that He Yuzhu’s salary doesn’t leave anything left every month.
The only way the family can have enough food is through the lunch boxes that He Yuzhu brings home every day.
"Zhou Qiang? Zhou Qiang's salary is quite high, but, forget it, Zhou Qiang is not easy to mess with. I can't afford to offend him." Qin Huairu was afraid of Zhou Qiang. She always felt that Zhou Qiang's eyes could see through everything.
"Who among the others is rich?"
"Who else can I rely on in the courtyard?"
Qin Huairu calculated carefully and found that there was no one to look for.
It's not that easy to find the enemy.
Without the silly pillars in the TV series, even a pretty widow like Qin Huairu would not be able to easily find a hardcore victim.
Qin Huairu can only find something to go home from time to time, but it also costs money and there are certain risks. If someone else's wife comes to visit, it will be troublesome.
The Jia family's life was not easy.
Time passes day by day.
The life of Qin Huairu's family gradually became like that of other families, starving to death without enough food.
White flour and meat are not so easy to eat.
Qin Huairu in the TV series clings to Silly Zhu and gets everything. Finally, Qin Huairu is the richest in the courtyard. A daughter can recruit a son-in-law, so she is not an ordinary rich man. Almost all the houses in the courtyard belong to Qin Huairu.
But not anymore.
He Yuzhu got married, and his family lived a peaceful life without provoking the pretty widow or raising the pretty widow, her children, or her mother-in-law.
The faces of Qin Huairu's family members are no longer so rosy, and they all look a bit sallow and thin.
Time passes year by year.
1967, 1968.
Zhou Qiang's eldest sister, Zhou Juan, grew up and got married.
Wang Meili prepared a generous dowry for Zhou Juan.
Zhou Juan's husband works at the Agricultural Science Station and is Zhou Qiang's subordinate. He is a pretty good man and a motivated young man.
Although he couldn't afford Sanzhuanyisheng, he had a separate place at home and the couple had a place to live, so Zhou Qiang didn't need to worry about it.
Zhou Juan's life was ordinary and happy.
Zhou Qiang's second sister Zhou Fang, after graduating from junior high school, Zhou Qiang once again used his job quota at home to change Zhou Fang's job. He worked in a dairy factory and the job was good.
After working for several years and becoming an adult, Zhou Fang's marriage was in some trouble.
She fell in love with a poor boy.
This poor boy has nothing at home and a lot of debt.
If you get married, you will definitely not have a place to live.
I can't afford the betrothal gift, nor can I buy any of the three turns and one ring.
After Zhou Qiang met this young man, he felt that he was not bad, so he proposed to 'recruit a son-in-law' and asked the young man to 'step in the door'.
The young man was shy and unwilling, but his family did not object.
Because the young man's family really has no money.
Zhou Qiang also promised to give a lot of gifts.
Under such circumstances, the young man did not last long before marrying into the Zhou family in the large courtyard.
They settled into the big room.
The small room was occupied by Zhou Sheng.
After Zhou Sheng graduated from junior high school, he had to go to the countryside to join the queue.
Zhou Qiang asked Zhou Sheng to go to Zhouzhuang and farm with Zhou Shan and others.
It didn't take long.
Zhou Qiang recruited Zhou Sheng into the Agricultural Science Station as a temporary worker.
After working for two years, I became a full-time employee.
Later, when Zhou Sheng came of age, he married a village beauty.
Zhou Qiang found the wedding room separately.
The situation is the same as Zhou Qiang's house. In name, you are renting it, but in fact you are buying it.
Of course it was Zhou Qiang who paid for it.
On the third day of the wedding, Zhou Qiang paid for all kinds of supplies.
Both rooms in the courtyard were used by Zhou Fang.
Fast forward to the summer of 1976.
night.
Zhou Qiang’s family.
Zhou Qiang and Wang Meili, their eldest daughter Zhou Yingying is 10 years old, their second son Zhou Qian is 8 years old, and their youngest son Zhou Kun is 6 years old. They are watching TV together in the yard.
Zhou Qiang's changes in the past few years are either big or small.
At work.
In terms of planting and breeding, Zhou Qiang has made great contributions.
He insists on sustainable agriculture.
We have always resisted the extensive use of pesticides and chemical fertilizers.
After years of resistance from Zhou Qiang, and with Zhou Qiang vigorously publicizing the dangers, everyone gradually came to the concept of not using chemical fertilizers and pesticides lightly.
Nowadays, many kinds of 'farmyard fertilizer' have been researched, and Zhou Qiang was not the one to develop it alone.
Although the effect of farmyard fertilizer is not as fast as that of chemical fertilizer, it is not much different.
The advantage is that it will not cause soil compaction and other problems.
In terms of breeding, large-scale and standardized breeding has begun.
A large chicken farm, hatching chickens, making feed, and letting the chickens run around every day (running chickens).
During the growth process of the chicks, hormones and other drugs are resolutely eliminated, so that everyone can have a safe bite of chicken.
Sow aspect.
From the sow's pregnancy, one-stop service.
There are no various additives in the feed, ensuring the supply of conscientious pork.
The same goes for other farming.
Zhou Qiang has set strict standards.
After years of publicity and demands, the breeding industry has established rules that do not allow everyone to breed "poisonous poultry".
In terms of life, Zhou Qiang has not changed much.
My wife and children are on the hot bed every day.
Wang Meili has been unemployed.
On the one hand, there are many children and they need to be taken care of.
On the one hand, Zhou Qiang didn't want Wang Meili to get involved.
"Brother Qiang, Sister Xiaoxia is working as a temporary worker in the canteen of some company." When Wang Meili said this, it was obvious that she wanted to go out to work.
The two sons of He Yuzhu's family are about to reach adulthood.
They have to think about their son marrying a wife and having children, and prepare betrothal gifts and so on.
"Sister Xiaoxia is preparing a bride price for her son. Fortunately, they have a deaf old lady's house, so they don't have to find another house."
The deaf old lady passed away.
When she died, she left the house to He Yuzhu.
The deaf old lady's funeral arrangements were handled by Yi Zhonghai.
He Yuzhu and Zhou Xiaoxia also served the deaf old lady for a while.
The deaf old lady always regarded He Yuzhu as her grandson.
Now, He Yuzhu's two sons live in the house of the deaf old lady.
He Yuzhu's small room is where He Yuzhu's daughter lives.
In the TV series, these two houses were occupied by Qin Huairu's family.
Now, Qin Huairu's family of five is still crowded in one room.
"Brother Qiang, I also want to go out to work." Wang Meili said it anyway. The children have grown up, and she doesn't want to sit idle at home every day.
"Want to work? Wait until next year. After Yingying goes to elementary school next year, I will find a job for you."
"Brother Qiang, what kind of job can you find for me? Go to the agricultural science station?"
"It's easy to arrange temporary workers at the Agricultural Science Station. For other units, you need to find someone to ask."
"Just go to the Agricultural Science Station and work as a temporary worker." Wang Meili didn't want Zhou Qiang to be too troublesome.
"We'll talk about it then. By the way, Meili, I asked you to study when you have nothing to do. Have you studied?"
"I've learned it. I've learned all the high school textbooks, but what's the use of learning it?"
"After learning, I can help my children with their homework." Zhou Qiang did not mention the resumption of the college entrance examination next year. He just let Wang Meili study when she was free. When he can take the college entrance examination, he wants Wang Meili to go to college.
Of course, Zhou Qiang also wants to be admitted to college legitimately. He wants a diploma.
Zhou Qiang's current level can serve as a professor in a university.
"Yingying's homework is simple and easy to tutor."
"Mom, you answered the math question wrong last time." Zhou Yingying interrupted.
"No, I was right. It was your question that was wrong." Wang Meili told Zhou Yingying about elementary school mathematics.
Chat for a while.
"Dad, I still want to sleep here today." Zhou Yingying said.
In summer, the weather is hot.
Zhou Qiang built a small shed in the yard.
At night, you can burn some mugwort and put a few wooden beds on it, and you can sleep in the yard, which is very cool.
"Okay, let's all sleep in the yard today."
After a brief tidying up, Zhou Qiang and his family were sleeping in the yard.
It's about three o'clock in the middle of the night.
Suddenly there was an earthquake.
Zhou Qiang woke up immediately.
"No, there's an earthquake!" Zhou Qiang shouted.
This voice not only woke up the family, but also woke up the neighbors.
"Dad, Mom" Zhou Yingying cried.
"Yingying is not afraid, dad is here." Zhou Qiang picked up his daughter with one hand and Wang Meili with the other, letting his two sons grab his clothes.
It shook for a moment.
stopped.
"Don't be afraid, it's not an earthquake in Beijing, it's an earthquake nearby. We just felt some earthquakes here." Zhou Qiang comforted his wife and children.
"I wonder how Zhou Juan and the others are doing?" Wang Meili asked.
"It should be fine. The earthquake was not noticeable. The house they live in should be fine. However, I'm afraid it's going to rain later."
"It's raining? Then our shed is considered an earthquake shed?"
"Yes, I'll call Zhou Fang and the others to come over." Zhou Fang is close to here.
"Okay, go and come back quickly."
Zhou Qiang took a flashlight and quickly went to the courtyard.
The courtyard was also in panic at this time.
Fortunately, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and asked everyone to quickly set up an earthquake tent, help each other, and stabilize the situation in time.
However, everyone found that Xu Damao did not come out of the house.
After Xu Damao returned from the labor camp, he had lost his job as a projectionist at the steel rolling mill.
However, Xu Damao moved around and worked as a projectionist in a movie theater.
Xu Damao is still single in the past few years. It's not that he can't find a wife, but Xu Damao has high vision and looks down on ordinary people.
Xu Damao, who was single, continued to behave randomly and often went to the pretty widow's house.
Among them, Qin Huairu is naturally indispensable.
Not long after Xu Damao came back, he renewed his relationship with Qin Huairu.
The two got what they needed and often met secretly in the movie theater's warehouse.
This time it was Qin Huairu who discovered that Xu Damao was in the house and did not come out.
"Banggen, go and see your Uncle Xu, he's still in the house." Qin Huairu was somewhat friendly with Xu Damao.
During the earthquake, Xu Damao was so frightened that his legs became weak. He sat under the table and could not get out.
After Jia Gan went in, he helped Xu Damao out.
Xu Damao is not only a villain, but also a coward.
But such people can do well most of the time.
In the words of a deaf old lady, "People like Xu Damao are definitely traitors when facing the Japanese."
forecourt.
Zhou Qiang is here.
"Second brother, why are you here?" Zhou Fang and the others were busy building an earthquake tent in the front yard.
"Xiaoqiang is here? An earthquake shelter is being set up here. Do you want to come over?" Yan Bugui said hello.
"No need, third uncle. I've already set up an earthquake shelter over there. I'll ask Xiaofang and the others to come over."
"It's all set up? So fast?" Yan Bugui was shocked, because it had just been a few minutes after the earthquake.
"Third uncle, I built it before, for keeping cool at night."
"So that's it, now it's put to use."
"Third uncle, you are busy first.
Xiaofang, come with me.
No need to bring anything. "Zhou Qiang left with Zhou Fang's family of four.
After a while.
Zhou Fang's family settled down at Zhou Qiang's house.
"Second brother, what's going on with Sister Juan?" Zhou Fang thought of Zhou Juan.
"It should be fine."
"What about Xiao Sheng?"
"Xiao Sheng will be fine.
The day has changed. It's going to rain soon. I'll find some thick clothes for you. "
Soon the rain came pouring down.
Zhou Qiang and the others hid under the shed, but nothing happened.
After dawn.
Zhou Qiang started cooking.
He had moved the stove under the shed.
Rice, noodles, vegetables, meat, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, everything is lacking.
Meals are prepared quickly.
"Hmm, my second brother's cooking is delicious!" Zhou Fang was full of praise.
"Brother Qiang's cooking is indeed delicious. I have been learning from him for a long time, but it's just not as good as his cooking." Wang Meili also praised.
"I have also learned it, but I can't learn it from home. My second brother must have left it behind. He passed it down from male to female, from within to outside." Zhou Fang was funny.
Everyone talked and laughed and finished breakfast quickly.
"I'm going to see Xiaojuan and Xiaosheng. Don't go anywhere." Zhou Qiang said a few words and left.
Large courtyard.
It had just rained heavily.
forecourt.
Yanbu Guizheng was discussing with everyone the matter of collective fire.
He asked others to come forward.
He did not produce anything himself, and said that his family produced the most wood to build an earthquake shelter.
At this time, Yan Bugui's second son Yan Jiefang, third son Yan Jiekuang, and daughter Yan Jieti arrived.
Yan Jiefang said plausibly: "Let me tell you, I know all these pieces of wood. My two brothers, Yan Jiekuang and I, brought my sister back one by one at night.
The property is now back to its original owner.
Come out here, we're going to tear down this earthquake shelter! "
Yes, the son of Yanbu Gui's family was not well educated and something went wrong.
Yan Jiefang, Yan Jiekuang, and Yan Jieti demolished the earthquake shelter in the front yard together.
No more earthquake shelters.
People like Yan Bugui who live in the front yard can only go to the middle yard and back yard to use the earthquake shelter.
When he went to the intermediate hospital, Yan Bugui still held the TV in his arms.
His family also bought a TV. It was just a small nine-inch TV. It was very precious to Yanbu. Even if there was an earthquake, he would still take it out.
He gave up his life rather than his wealth.
But the seismic shed in the middle courtyard is small and there are too many people.
As for the earthquake shed that Xu Damao asked Jia Gong to help build in the backyard, Xu Damao was the only one.
But when Qin Huairu and Yan Bugui and others wanted to borrow the earthquake shed, Xu Damao refused.
He immediately shouted back at Yan Bugui, "The third uncle's son demolished the earthquake shelter and lives in our house. Why?"
Yan Bugui and the others left in despair.
At the critical moment, it is difficult to evaluate Xu Damao and his actions.
"Xiaojuan, as long as you have nothing to do here, come to me if you need anything."
"Xiao Sheng, if you can't do it here, come with me."
Zhou Qiang brought Zhou Sheng's family home.
At noon, a group of people were eating, which was quite lively.
After dinner.
"This is not the center of the formation, but the earthquake was felt strongly. I can imagine that this earthquake must be very powerful.
I'm going to take people to fight the earthquake and provide disaster relief. You guys should take care of yourselves at home." Zhou Qiang did not choose to remain indifferent.
This time, he was going to stand up and do something.
Agricultural science station.
Webmaster Wang Baoguo has already begun organizing manpower for earthquake relief.
It's all voluntary, not forced.
But many people came.
Zhou Qiang came and actively participated.
Soon, everyone set off with big iron pots, grains, vegetables, meat and other daily necessities.
There are big trucks and tractors, maybe not fast, but there is no turning back.
Everyone has only one idea, earthquake relief.
(End of chapter)
