early morning.
A faint golden light spread across the capital. The city, which had been silent for a night, came to life again like a lion.
The courtyard also woke up from the cold. The residents got up one after another to wash their faces, cook, and spank their children. The air was filled with a strong flavor of life.
Aunt Zhang, who lived not far from the inverted house, was cooking when she suddenly smelled a strong fragrance.
Holding the spatula in hand, she opened the window and looked outside. Her nose twitched and she soon discovered the source of the scent, which was the Yu family in the back room.
Aunt Zhang turned to look at Uncle Zhang, who was helping to pack the vegetables, and asked, "Old Zhang, is the Yu family getting rich?"
"Get rich? How is this possible? Last night, Yu Qiuhua was criticized at a meeting by the stewards in the compound. The reason for the criticism was that she wanted to occupy He Wenhui's house. If Yu Qiuhua's family was really rich, she would How could you do such a stupid thing?"
As he spoke, Uncle Zhang raised his head and looked at Aunt Zhang in surprise: "Why do you ask these questions?"
"Didn't you smell it?" Aunt Zhang asked.
"What do you smell?" Uncle Zhang looked surprised.
Aunt Zhang then remembered that Uncle Zhang had a cold last night, his nose was a little stuffy, and he couldn't smell anything at all.
But it doesn't matter anymore. Those residents who smelled the fragrance have all gathered in front of the door of the inverted room, holding bowls and talking.
"Tsk, tsk, it's so delicious so early in the morning, what kind of food did you cook?"
"I just went into the house and took a look. It seemed like they were baking pancakes!"
"Frying pancakes?! Oh my god, how much oil does it take? Is Yu Qiuhua really not good enough?"
"I don't know, but looking at her like that, she doesn't seem to care."
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The aunt and uncle of the Zhang family also came out of the house with bowls and chopsticks to join in the fun.
Yan Bugui from the Yan family came with his three aunts, Yan Jiekuang and Yan Jiecheng.
Each of them held a bowl of stick noodle porridge so thin that you could see the bottom, and Yan Bugui asked the three of them to squat at the door of Qiuhua's house.
Then he said loudly: "Don't you always complain that our family doesn't cook vegetables in the morning on weekdays? Now you just squat here and breathe hard. This is a big meal."
As he spoke, Yan Bugui gave a demonstration first. He stretched his neck and took a deep breath, his face full of intoxication.
"Boys, suck it hard!"
Third aunt: "..."
Yan Jiefang: "..."
Yan Jiekuang: "..."
Yan Jiecheng walked slowly while holding the bowl. Seeing this, his expression changed, he turned around and ran away without looking back.
Just kidding, he is nearly thirty years old now, but he can't even afford this person.
It's just that Yan Jiecheng seemed to be overly worried. The residents in the courtyard had long been accustomed to the Yan family's stingy behavior, and they didn't care about Yan Bugui's behavior at all.
Everyone is just curious as to why the Yu Qiuhua family is suddenly so generous.
At this time, Yu Qiuhua, He Wenyuan and He Wenda came out with plates filled with golden flatbreads.
Because it had just come out of the pan and was still hot, the surface of the flatbread was sizzling with oil and gas, making the greedy onlookers swallow their saliva.
He Wenda was relatively young and still had a sense of shame. Seeing the onlookers staring at them like wolves and tigers, he was inevitably a little timid.
He gently tugged at the corner of Yu Qiuhua's clothes: "Mom, when other people make delicious food, they close the door and eat it secretly. Isn't it good for us to come out in such a big way?"
"Huh, other people's homes are other people's homes. They are afraid of being poked in the back by their neighbors. What are we, the Yu family, afraid of? Let's see who dares to come up and cause trouble!"
It was rare for Yu Qiuhua to be so beautiful, so she naturally wanted to enjoy the envious gazes of everyone. She picked up a piece of pancake, took a deep breath, and gently put it into her mouth.
Click, click, click...the pancakes are extremely crispy and radiating
The smell and sound that came out made all the residents watching swallow their saliva.
Zhang Erdan from the Zhang family was a glutton, and soon he couldn't stand it anymore. He stepped forward and said with a smile: "Aunt Yu, what does pancakes taste like? You can also let me try it. Just a small amount is enough." , I have never eaten pancakes since I was a child."
If it were anyone else, even if they didn't want to break up, they would have said no in nice words.
but.
Yu Qiuhua thought of the humiliation he had suffered recently, a sneer appeared on his face, and he said coldly: "If you want to eat, you can. Just call me grandma and I will let you eat."
Although Yu Qiuhua is older, she is not Zhang Erdan's biological grandmother after all. If Zhang Erdan shouts, he will not be able to hold his head up in the compound from now on.
However, Zhang Erdan only hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward and shouted loudly: "Grandma! My good grandma!"
Now, it was Yu Qiuhua's turn to be blinded. She originally wanted to use this to reject Zhang Erdan.
Zhang Erdan didn't care about that, he reached out to grab pancakes from the plate, but Yu Qiuhua was reluctant.
She stretched out her hand and slapped Zhang Erdan's hand with such force that it turned Zhang Erdan's hand red.
Zhang Erdan looked confused: "Aunt Yu, I just called you grandma, why didn't you let me eat pancakes?"
"That doesn't count just now. Now you have to kowtow to me and I will give you food." Yu Qiuhua said with a roll of his eyes.
Aren't you a shameless guy? Today I'm going to see how shameless you can be.
As soon as these words came out, Zhang Erdan's expression suddenly changed.
He had already endured great humiliation by calling his grandma just now, and the main reason was that his grandma had died long ago and was now buried in a cemetery outside the city.
His grandmother liked him very much during her lifetime. Even if she knew that her eldest grandson called someone else's grandmother just to eat delicious food, she would not care at her grave.
Of course, if his grandma cares, she can secretly talk to Yu Qiuhua about this issue while Yu Qiuhua is asleep at night.
but.
Now Yu Qiuhua does not admit what happened just now. She wants him to kneel down and then give him pancakes. This is completely unacceptable to Zhang Erdan.
As the saying goes, if a man has gold at his knees, he can kneel to heaven and kneel to his parents, but he must not kneel to an old godly woman.
Although Zhang Erdan is only five years old this year, he already understands these principles. In his opinion, Yu Qiuhua is acting rogue and deliberately doing this to him.
Zhang Erdan licked his nose, which was about to fall into the rice bowl, and said to Yu Qiuhua: "Aunt Yu, why are you being unreasonable? We made a clear agreement just now. As long as I call you grandma, it will be fine. Now you have changed your tune!"
Yu Qiuhua didn't feel that there was anything inappropriate about his behavior at all. He turned his nostrils to the sky and said in a cold voice: "Zhang Erdan, the pancakes are mine. If you want to eat them, you have to do as I say. Otherwise, you Just get out of here and don't embarrass yourself here. By the way, I heard that your family is almost too poor to open the pot. Why don't you go to the streets to pick up some scraps as soon as possible? Otherwise, no one will pity you when you are really hungry! "
hiss....
As soon as these words came out, the onlookers took a deep breath.
Zhang Erdan's family is a well-known poor household in the courtyard. His father died early, leaving him to depend on an old woman who was sick all year round. Because Zhang Erdan could not do heavy work and was not a formal employee in the factory, the street office considered that Life is not easy for them, so we specially applied for subsistence allowances for them.
Zhang Erdan is a hard-working and kind-hearted child. Every day while he is at school, he secretly picks up some scraps and takes them to a junk shop outside the city to exchange them for money to supplement his family's income.
It's just that he is a child after all. Other children wear good clothes and go to school happily. He can only wear rags every time and pick up scraps like a garbage man. After all, he is a little shy.
The residents in the courtyard were all aware of Zhang Erdan's situation. Instead of looking down on him, they praised the child's ability.
On weekdays, no one ever deliberately told Zhang Erdan about picking up scraps to his face.
So as not to leave a shadow on his young mind.
As the saying goes, hit someone without slapping someone in the face, and expose someone without exposing their shortcomings. Yu Qiuhua actually laughed at Zhang Erdan in public, which made the onlookers dissatisfied.
"Yu Qiuhua, what are you doing? Zhang Erdan is just a child, and you look down on others like this."
"Yeah, it's obvious that Zhang Erdan has already called her grandma, but she still wants to make excessive demands. It's really abominable."
"When Zhang Erdan is asked to kneel down, what does Yu Qiuhua think of himself? A wealthy landlord before liberation?"
"Yes, yes, Yu Qiuhua's behavior has destroyed the unity of our courtyard."
...
It has to be said that the residents of the courtyard have also learned moral kidnapping under Yi Zhonghai's long-term influence.
Of course, judging from Yu Qiuhua's behavior, this is not moral kidnapping at all.
It's just that although the big guys were dissatisfied with Qiuhua's behavior and talked about it, they didn't point their fingers at Yu Qiuhua.
After all, everyone knows that Yu Qiuhua is an unreasonable old woman. If she offends her, she will definitely be in trouble in the future.
It's just that it's not appropriate to just forget about it. Someone saw Yan Bugui squatting there drinking porridge, rolled his eyes, walked over and whispered: "Third uncle, you are the steward of our courtyard, Yu Qiu Hua bullies people, you have to take care of this."
Yan Bugui had just dealt with Yu Qiuhua last night, and now he was worried that Yu Qiuhua would hold a grudge against him and not dare to speak.
"This, that, Yu Qiuhua may have just made a slip of the tongue. We are all neighbors in the same compound. There is no need to be so tense..."
The words have not yet finished.
A strange voice came from behind.
I don't know when Xu Damao appeared in front of Yueya Gate.
He stared at Yan Bugui and said coldly: "Old Yan, the street office appointed you guys as stewards to manage the compound. Now when we encounter a situation where residents are being bullied, you don't step forward to take care of it. So, then What else do you need to do!"
"You!" Yan Bugui felt a little confused at first when he saw Xu Damao.
Just at noon that day before punishing Yu Qiuhua, he had reached an agreement with Xu Damao at the wine table. The two worked together to drive Liu Haizhong out of the position of second uncle, and then appointed Yan Bugui as the second uncle. The vacancy left by Yan Bugui was replaced by Xu Damao.
It stands to reason that the two of them are allies, but now Xu Damao has taken the initiative to break up in front of everyone, making it impossible for him to step down. This can only explain one problem, and that is that Xu Damao himself wants to be the second uncle.
Yan Bugui regretted a little. He should have stepped forward when Zhang Erdan was wronged just now.
Seeing Yan Bugui's deflated look, Xu Damao felt proud in his heart.
As long as he destroys Yan Bugui's prestige and adds Wang Weidong's help, the second uncle of the courtyard will be his.
Since you can be the second uncle, why should you be the third uncle?
Xu Damao was a ruthless guy. Before Yan Bugui could react, he strode over, stared into Yu Qiuhua's eyes and said, "Yu Qiuhua, I saw everything that happened just now. Since Zhang Erdan has followed your instructions, Yes, after calling your grandma, you should give some pancakes to Zhang Erdan."
Yu Qiuhua said with a cold face: "Xu Damao, this is between me and Zhang Erdan, what does it have to do with you!"
"Of course it does matter. I am the steward of the courtyard. When the master is not in the courtyard, I should be in charge of the courtyard!"
Xu Damao was a man who knew how to mobilize the masses. Seeing that Yu Qiuhua did not give in, he did not talk to her. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the onlookers.
"You guys must have seen what happened just now. Since it was Yu Qiuhua who didn't keep his promise and also wanted Zhang Erdan to kneel down to insult others, you guys tell us how we should deal with Yu Qiuhua."
Now that the residents who were watching saw that someone was willing to come forward to correct Yu Qiuhua, of course they couldn't find a job, they all raised their hands and said loudly.
"Yu Qiuhua is obviously bullying others by doing this. I suggest that we hold another meeting and let Yu Qiuhua do the
review. "
"It's just a review. It's too easy. Yu Qiuhua doesn't have a long memory."
"I suggest that we go to the street office now and ask Director Wang to come forward and drive Yu Qiuhua out of the courtyard."
Yu Qiuhua's reputation in the courtyard has long been bad. When the residents heard that she was going to be evicted, they immediately became energetic.
They all expressed that they were going to the sub-district office to find Director Wang.
Yu Qiuhua had already thought about how to deal with Xu Damao, but Xu Damao did not follow common sense and asked the residents to drive her away.
Yu Qiuhua panicked all of a sudden and quickly took Xu Damao's arm and said, "Brother Damao, this is all a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding. I was just joking with Zhang Erdan!"
Xu Damao lowered his face and said, "Are you kidding me? I am also joking when I ask you to kneel down for me. Are you going to kneel down?"
Yu Qiuhua hesitated and was speechless.
Xu Damao continued: "I'll give you two choices now. One is to obediently give all the pancakes on the plate to Zhang Erdan, and the other is to go to the street with us to do it."
Hearing this, Yu Qiuhua's face turned pale.
There is still more than half a piece of pancake on her plate. If she gives it to someone else, she should cut off a piece of meat from her body.
However, when you get to the sub-district office, you will be criticized at least, and in more serious cases, you will be kicked out of the courtyard.
Yu Qiuhua was unreasonable, but he was not a fool, and he made a decision quickly.
She gritted her teeth, picked up the piece of pancake from the plate, and handed it to Zhang Erdan: "Erdan, what I did was wrong just now, I hope you can forgive me."
When Zhang Erdan saw the golden pancakes, he naturally wouldn't argue with Yu Qiuhua. After taking the pancakes, he ran away quickly.
While running, he shouted: "Mom, mother, look what good things I have brought for you!"
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