Chapter 57 Unfortunate Xu Damao
Get up and steam the enema, and prepare to eat several good meals in the next two days.
During the Chinese New Year, every household doesn't prepare some meat and have a good meal. It just so happens that they take this opportunity to steam all the enema they made and put it in the space to eat later.
The aroma makes everyone who smells it can't help but salivate.
Then in a tacit understanding, he cut out a small piece of the meat that he had originally eaten during the New Year and put it in a pot to fry.
No one can bear the poison you put in me. I pretend that there is nothing wrong with me at home. I also eat meat at home today.
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, directed his son to take out the table at home, put pens, ink, paper and inkstones on them, add water and carefully grind the ink sticks, and prepare to write couplets with splashes of ink.
As the only teacher and educated person in the courtyard, every year the couplets in the courtyard are given to him to write. Of course, it is not unconditional. I don’t need more than a handful of melon seeds, and a few cents will do.
Anyway, you can't do it for free.
I can earn a little every year and save money on buying melon seeds and peanuts during the New Year.
As for why he uses ink sticks instead of ink, according to him, the ink is carefully ground, and the written words are more elegant, smoother, and more beautiful.
In fact, Yanbu's abacus is crackling, and he has already calculated that compared with the same price of ink sticks and ink, more words can be written.
Of course he had to write with an ink stick.
When Du Yun went to look for him, a plate on the table was piled with melon seeds and candies, all left by the neighbor who asked him to write a couplet.
Yan Bugui shouted with a splash of ink, "Xiao Du, would you like the third uncle to write you two Spring Festival couplets?"
Before he could finish speaking, Du Yun opened his big hand and grabbed a handful of melon seeds, which made Yan Bugui feel very distressed.
This is his hard-earned income. If you get so much at once, when the family distributes it later, he will get a smaller share.
If this were someone else, he would be furious and would not agree to anything. Facing Du Yun, he could not say much. The main reason was that Du Yun was a capable person in the courtyard and he could not offend him when he was needed in the future.
"Third uncle, get me two couplets."
Yan Bugui agreed and wrote down the couplets.
"The red heart is toward the party to seize the revolution, and they are rushing to promote production."
"Love the collective and work hard without complaining, and build the country with one heart and one mind."
Very characteristic of this era.
Du Yun picked up the couplet and left, but Yan Bugui couldn't bear it anymore.
"Don't go, Xiao Du, you haven't paid the polishing fee yet."
"Then I'll give you a sausage."
Yan Bugui was overjoyed, gave a thumbs up and said, "You are still generous."
Du Yun smiled, it was just a joy to celebrate the New Year.
I took the couplet home and prepared to post it in the evening.
When he went out and saw Yan Bugui again, he was still writing couplets for others in the middle courtyard.
The sausage he gave was clearly there.
Du Yunjue said, "Good guy, you are using this sausage as an example to show off to others, to let others know that the retouching fee has increased now."
"Crack!" A small firecracker fell at his feet and exploded. It was Yan Jiekuang who led his sister to set off the firecrackers. Du Yun waved his hand to drive them away.
"Put it aside, and I'll spank you when you fall at my feet."
Yan Jiekuang stuck out his tongue and turned around to leave.
At this time, the New Year atmosphere is very strong, every household is preparing delicious food, and the greatest joy for children is to set off firecrackers.
Looking at their crackling firecrackers, it’s really festival time.
The most common firecrackers at this time are those with a string of 50 or 100 firecrackers.
One dime rings fifty, two cents rings one hundred, and after it is lit, it crackles and crackles endlessly.
Du Yun went out to buy a few strings and handed one dollar to the salesperson.
"Comrade, give me five skewers of one hundred."
The salesperson handed him five skewers with a cold face.
Du Yun found something boring. They set off firecrackers to celebrate the New Year, but the salesperson still had to sell firecrackers to you here. Is it comfortable to watch you celebrate the New Year?
When I came out, I saw a group of children setting off firecrackers.
I don’t know who built the snowman next to me. The originally white snowman was now filled with craters, causing a group of children to laugh endlessly.
From time to time, children would insert firecrackers into the snowman, light them, and blow up another hole in it.
"Get out of the way and look at me."
Du Yun felt itchy and asked them to get out of the way, then lit a bunch of firecrackers in his hand and threw them over.
Crackling, crackling, accompanied by a burst of smoke rising, a hundred firecrackers, it is very enjoyable to listen to.
A group of children were even more lively and regarded him as the boss.
Without him, anyone who lets him fire will be hundreds of firecrackers, which is awesome.
Even if other children had money to buy firecrackers, they would dismantle fifty firecrackers and set them off one by one.
In this way, a string of fifty firecrackers can be set off for a while, and if you save some, it can be set off for several days.
When the original child king saw him, he was a little unconvinced and said, "What's the matter? It depends on me. I guarantee that I will be better than him."
I don’t know which child next to me made the poop, which was relatively thin. The kid king took out a firecracker, stuck it in, and lit it.
Holy shit, Du Yun turned around and ran away in shock.
Just kidding, what if this splashes on you?
However, the children paid no attention to this and clapped their hands one after another. Then they heard a bang and a group of children cried loudly and looked for their mother.
Du Yun was also convinced, this is really a tough life, no need to explain.
After a while, I heard the sound of a child crying for father and mother. Can you stop crying? It would be weird if the daddy didn't whip out the seven wolves to serve him.
Especially the child king who took action. He had already thought that the men's singles were over, and the women's singles. If he was not convinced, he would take care of the mixed doubles.
It would be weird not to get beaten when your partner is so broken.
In the morning, Du Yun was woken up by a knock on the door. It was not knocking on his own door, but on Xu Damao's door.
Du Yun wondered, with what Xu Damao had done in the past two days, how could anyone come to his home to pay New Year's greetings.
And it’s so early, many people haven’t gotten up yet.
Suddenly a stick voice came from the side: "Uncle Damao, Uncle Damao, the New Year is here... Give me a little to celebrate the New Year, and we will live together. One yuan is less, two yuan is less, three yuan and two yuan are just right... No dolls
You can’t hold me.”
Let me go, this is not a New Year greeting. This is He Yuzhu's revenge. You interfered with his blind date. It would be strange for He Yuzhu not to take revenge.
Since I have no children, of course I have to let the three Qin Huairu family members take the lead in the charge.
Sure enough, Xu Damao's angry voice was heard, which was unprecedented.
Then I heard the voices of other children in the courtyard, kowtowing to him and paying New Year greetings. Although the words they said could not be heard clearly, they sounded similar to Bangge.
Poor Xu Damao, you said he gave money or not.
I feel aggrieved when I give money, but if I don’t give money, it’s just to celebrate the New Year, but as a result, I’m said to be destitute and childless.
As Xu Damao, who still has no children, he had to bite the bullet and give it.
I just don't know how much it will cost in the end.
Nowadays, every family has several children. There are more than 20 children in the courtyard, and there are a dozen children younger than Xu Damao.
This was only a dozen yuan, less than half a month's salary, but it was all gone on New Year's Day.
Just as I was thinking about it, Bangge brought his two younger sisters over to pay New Year greetings.
As for Sophora japonica, she is still breastfeeding and her walking is unsteady. Where can I come to pay New Year greetings?
The two entered the home, knelt down with a plop, took the bowls and chopsticks in their hands and started singing: "Uncle Du, the Spring Festival has arrived..."
"Stop, stop, stop." As soon as the two of them opened their mouths, Du Yun already knew what they were talking about and quickly told them to shut up.
Huaihua looked at him in confusion, wondering why she was not allowed to continue. They were at Xu Damao's house, and each of them asked for one yuan, which could buy a lot of firecrackers.
"He Yuzhu taught you to say this, right?"
"no."
"I know it without guessing. Let me tell you, you can't say this casually. It's okay to go to Xu Damao's house and say it. He has just made people angry. Do whatever you want. But if you go to other people's houses and say this, you will know when you go home and ask your mother.
as a result of."
Du Yuncai was not interested in explaining the reason to them. This was not about educating his children. He grabbed a bag of melon seed candies for each of them and asked them to leave.
Later, other people came to pay New Year greetings. Du Yun accepted them with a smile and gave them a handful of melon seeds.
Apparently, they were also told by He Yuzhu not to ask for new year's money like this anymore and just pay normal New Year greetings.
After dinner, there was a group worship, and everyone in the courtyard gathered together to pay New Year greetings.
It would be nice for a group of people to get together in a lively manner and pay New Year greetings to each other.
Everyone would say hello to him, and Du Yun would also greet them with a smile and say a few auspicious words.
Full of New Year's joy.
Just after the New Year greetings and before everyone could leave, Xu Damao stood up and shouted, "Master, you have to make the decision for me..."
Xu Damao burst into tears as he recounted his pitiful experience this morning. He was blackmailed out of more than ten yuan, less than half a month's salary, and he cried just thinking about it.
Du Yun was a qualified melon-eater in the back, watching his jokes, who made Xu Damao arouse public outrage.
It was not easy in the courtyard. After hearing his cry, someone immediately stood up and wanted to return the money to him.
Nowadays, it is good to give one or two cents as a lucky gift. If you are reluctant to part with it, just give one or two cents. It is outrageous to ask someone for a yuan of lucky money.
He Yuzhu stood up and said, "Hey, Brother Wang, why are you so anxious? This is the New Year's money he gave to his children. How can you get it back?"
"Tell me, was it your idea?"
Xu Damao's new grudges were compounded by his old grudges. When he heard that he couldn't stand it any more, he jumped up and started to curse.
He had long suspected that He Yuzhu was behind this.
"It doesn't matter if it was my idea. I asked you to stay out of human affairs and ruin my blind date. It's a good thing I didn't kill you."
"I told you, I really didn't."
But no one believed it, and they all looked at him with strange expressions. You ruined the blind date and didn't allow others to mess with you.
Anyway, Xu Damao will definitely suffer this loss.
However, Xu Damao wanted to say that he had not missed it at all and that he was more unjust than Dou E.
But there was no way, he was determined to do this to Dou E. Who knew that he had already ruined a blind date for He Yuzhu before, so who else could it be if it wasn't him this time?
"Grandson, you don't have to tell me, I just want to trick you this time, so what do you do?"
"I don't care, you must give it back to me. Children are not sensible, so why are adults so ignorant? If each person wants a yuan of New Year's money, if they don't give it, they will say I have no children. You can imagine it."
He Yuzhu pulled the stem of the stick, sat down on the chair and said, "If you want money, it's no problem. They will kowtow to you to celebrate the New Year. If you kowtow your head back again, I will give you the money."
"you……"
Xu Damao almost exploded with anger. He asked him to kowtow to the children. How could it be possible?
He Yuzhu stood in front, and everyone looked at him with strange expressions, but never mentioned the matter of repaying the money.
Who would be willing to pay back the new year's money when they get two or three yuan all at once, especially if there is a family with five children, that is five yuan. You ask them to give five yuan to Xu Damao at once.
They live frugally, these five yuan are their family's monthly expenses.
There was no way, no matter how angry Xu Damao was, he could only admit defeat.
Chapter completed!