Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 30 The next day
After returning home, Zhou Weimin thought about his actions just now. The more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt. He wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. This was definitely a dark history!

Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao had just been married for a short time, and they were in love with each other, but he actually wanted to poach her. He was really crazy.

After washing his face with cold water, Zhou Weimin went straight into the space.

In the kitchen of the wooden house, after cooking two pheasant legs to fill my stomach, I wandered around the space casually.

The next morning.

Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu, who was aching all over, squatted beside the sink and washed themselves.

Xu Damao came back pushing his bicycle. Seeing the two washing up, he smiled and said hello: "Hey, uncle, Shazhu, you got up so early today."

"Oh, what's the matter? The people in the commune don't pamper you anymore?"

He Yuzhu turned his head slightly and saw that Xu Damao's bicycle was empty, and sneered with disdain.

After Xu Damao got a regular job early thanks to his father-in-law, he never came back from the countryside without something on his bicycle. This was the first time he had seen such a thing.

"Don't make yourself uncomfortable so early in the morning. I don't even want to bother with you."

Xu Damao was in a good mood and was too lazy to argue with He Yuzhu. After he finished speaking, he pushed his bicycle back to the backyard.

The reason he didn't come back yesterday was not because he went to the young widow's house, but because he went to his father-in-law Lou Zhenhua's house and talked about Zhou Weimin's case.

He thought he was going to be turned down again, but unexpectedly, his father-in-law was surprisingly easy to talk to this time, and even let him sleep at home with Lou Xiao'e that night.

I had originally planned to go directly to the factory in the morning, but after thinking about it I decided to go back to the courtyard.

He planned to go to the factory with Zhou Weimin later and take advantage of this opportunity to build some relationships. Who knows, maybe Zhou Weimin will stand on his side in the future.

"Hey, Xu Damao has become more capable! Look at how cocky he is, uncle!"

He Yuzhu spat in dissatisfaction, stood up suddenly, and squatted back down again because his legs were sore. He grimaced, and that was it. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'll teach him a lesson after I've rested!"

"Okay, stop thinking about making trouble with Xu Damao. Hurry up and finish washing and go to work. I see that you won't be able to get to the factory in half an hour. You will be late again soon."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Sha Zhu helplessly, then slowly stood up and went back to the house.

If Dongxu hadn't passed away suddenly, he wouldn't have thought of taking Shazhu as a target for retirement support.

This Shazhu is just filial but doesn't have that many thoughts. He also has a skill that allows him to never go hungry. However, he is far worse than Dongxu in terms of being a human being and doing things.

He always wants to teach others a lesson, and he has offended countless people with his words. Sometimes he really doesn't want to clean up after Shazhu because there are too many things to do.

"Oh, it's me and him quarreling again, you are such a fool!"

He Yuzhu originally wanted to ask the old man to criticize Xu Damao with him, but he didn't expect to hear this in return. He could only complain and got up and went back to the house, holding the faucet.

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At this time, the front yard.

Zhou Weimin came out of the space in a listless state and yawned loudly.

I was having so much fun playing in my space last night that I didn’t pay attention to the time. As a result, I didn’t sleep the whole night and I’m really sleepy now.

But anyway, today I just have to report to the factory and then go out for a stroll. I'll find a chance to go into the space and catch up on some sleep.

Thinking of this, Zhou Weimin took the washbasin and left the room, said hello to the third uncle who was washing, and then started washing. After Yan Bugui finished washing, he whispered to Zhou Weimin: "Weimin, Xu Damao just came back. It seems that he has something to ask you. Seeing that you didn't get up, he went back to the backyard."

"Brother Damao just came back. He's quite late this time."

Zhou Weimin nodded nonchalantly, yawned again, and looked up at the middle courtyard. He said casually, "Fortunately, Shazhu hasn't gotten up yet, otherwise he would probably make a fuss again this early in the morning."

"Wei Min, you are wrong. Sha Zhu had already woken up and was squatting there washing up with a grin on his face. Damao happened to come back and ran into him, and the two of them had another argument."

Yan Bugui adjusted his glasses and smiled, then stood up and went back to the house.

Just chat for a few minutes to build relationship. It's time for breakfast soon. If you continue chatting, others will eat for free.

Zhou Weimin grinned silently.

Yesterday, he secretly punched Sha Zhu in the ribs a few times while trying to stop a fight. Today, it was already good enough that Sha Zhu just grimaced, because Sha Zhu had scolded him before.

After washing up, Zhou Weimin started to prepare breakfast, which was cornmeal porridge with pickles as usual.

Although you can cook in the space, you never cook in the yard, as this will inevitably attract attention from those who are interested.

That being said, cornmeal porridge is really unpalatable, so Zhou Weimin didn’t make much of it.

The threshing technology at that time was not mature yet, and corn flour was also ground manually. Due to limited labor, there would be a certain amount of corn cobs in it, not to mention the corn husks, which were not removed at all. It was not the refined corn flour like in later generations.

Even if it is made into porridge, it still feels like pulling the throat. Zhou Weimin is really not used to eating it.

But there was no way, as the rations on the grain book divided into fine grains and coarse grains. His monthly ration was 35 kilograms, of which only 10 kilograms were fine grains and the remaining 25 were coarse grains.

The so-called fine grains, which is what everyone calls white flour, actually also have the problem of threshing. It is not the kind of fine white flour that everyone sees now. According to its color, it should be more correctly called gray flour.

The real white flour was actually what everyone called Fuqiang flour at that time. Even leaders like Li Huaide could get some occasionally.

"Hey, Weimin, is this what you want to eat in the morning? Come on, I'll take you to eat fried dough cakes."

Just when Zhou Weimin finished the last mouthful of cornmeal porridge, Xu Damao parked his bicycle in the yard and walked in.

"I don't want to make it anymore, just a quick bite in the morning. Brother Damao, why didn't you come back yesterday? Sister Xiao'e even came to ask me."

Zhou Weimin took the dishes and walked to the yard, packed up and prepared to go out, and mentioned Lou Xiaoe in passing.

Xu Damao followed Zhou Weimin as if to seek credit, and then asked nervously, "Isn't he in a hurry to help you complete the task? Did you lie to your sister-in-law?"

If Zhou Weimin helped him lie out of kindness, it would be exposed. If he really had to lie in the future, Lou Xiaoe would not believe it.

"No, why would I lie to my sister-in-law? Brother Damao, from what you said, you are going to find..."

Zhou Weimin didn't continue speaking, but changed the subject and said seriously: "Brother, from now on your business is my business. Don't worry, I will definitely think of you when I have good things."

"Hey, you're no different. We're all brothers. If you need anything, just tell me. I'll bring it to you in a couple of days."

This is exactly what Xu Damao wanted him to say. Seeing Zhou Weimin's serious look, it was worth his trip yesterday.

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