Courtyard House: Starting as an engineer, crushing a yard full of poultry

At the very least, the first impression will be positive.

In the future, if I ever need it, it will be very convenient. This is Xu Damao's standard for conduct.

Time passed slowly, and finally, Xu Damao finished showing the movie, and the villagers all left.

"Xiao Xu, it's getting dark, and it's quite cold on the street. Come in for a hot meal and a couple of drinks to warm up before you go!"

The village head warmly welcomed them.

Xu Damao glanced at the sky and realized it was indeed quite late.

I've been watching this movie for so long, and I've only had some hot tea. Now my stomach is growling.

"Then I'll have to trouble the village chief."

Xu Damao agreed.

After packing my things, I pushed my bicycle and followed the village chief to his house.

The village chief was very hospitable and had his wife cook a few vegetarian dishes and a meat dish.

They then brought out their treasured liquor, which they had kept for many years, and the two of them enjoyed their meal immensely in the room.

After three rounds of drinking.

“Xiao Xu, our village is too remote. The villagers can’t watch a movie for two or three months. It’s also too far from the city. It takes the villagers a long time to walk to the city. Now that winter is here, many villagers don’t want to move.”

The village chief said with a worried look on his face.

"It's nothing. When I get back, I'll talk to our factory manager and ask him to take better care of our village. He can show a movie here at least once a month so the villagers can have some fun too."

After a couple of drinks, Xu Damao was already quite tipsy and started boasting without any hesitation.

Seeing that Xu Damao readily agreed, the village chief's expression immediately changed.

He went from looking gloomy to beaming with joy, toasting and drinking with Xu Damao.

This meal took almost half an hour to eat, which was tough on Liu Haizhong and his son who were waiting in the field.

It took almost an hour just to get here, and then I spent another three hours squatting in the field.

Now that I've calculated the time, I've been outside for a full four hours.

Liu Guangqi is alright; he's still relatively young, so at least he can hold on.

At this moment, all Liu Haizhong could do was gasp for breath.

My hands were already tucked into my sleeves, and if it weren't for the circumstances, I would have loved to tuck my feet into my trouser legs to keep them warm.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the village chief escorted Xu Damao to the village entrance and watched him leave.

Since the movie was being shown in the evening, Xu Damao had prepared a flashlight before coming.

I hung the flashlight on the handlebars of the bike, humming a tune as I leisurely rode towards Beijing.

"Dad, look! Xu Damao is finally out."

Liu Guangqi quickly nudged Liu Haizhong, who was standing to the side.

"Keep it quiet, don't let him spot you. I see him, let's slow down. He's wearing a light up ahead, you can easily spot him. We'll just follow him slowly from behind."

Liu Haizhong also got up, rubbed his hands together, and stamped his feet to warm himself up.

"What should we do? There's no one on the street right now. Should we just take him down?"

Liu Guangqi asked.

"You'll have to rely on your old man when it matters. I've prepared two hoods. When we get to the middle of the road, I'll put one on and give one to you too. We'll rush over quickly and kick him off."

Liu Haizhong said fiercely.

……

"This trip was quite fruitful. At least we can have a decent New Year. I'll keep half of these two baskets of eggs for myself and sell the rest at the pigeon market to make some more money."

"Lou Xiao'e's family is really disappointing. They only gave me a few small yellow croakers. If they had given me a few more, I wouldn't be living such a hard life."

Xu Damao muttered to himself.

Back then, Xu Damao relied on his eloquence and decent looks.

That's how they managed to coax Lou Xiao'e into a frenzy, finally managing to trick her into their hands.

But to everyone's surprise, Lou Xiao'e's family absolutely refused to agree to the marriage, and the final result was self-evident.

That is, Lou Xiao'e severed ties with her family.

Xu Damao originally thought he could get more benefits from Lou Xiao'e's family.

After all, Lou Xiao'e's father was a genuinely wealthy man.

The house they lived in was a small two-story villa.

It can only be said that things don't always go as planned.

For many years, Xu Damao had been racking his brains to repair Lou Xiao'e's relationship with her family.

I can make even more money then.

It's unclear whether Xu Damao was preoccupied with something or if the weather was too cold and the road was slippery.

Xu Damao rode his bicycle, wobbling along ahead.

Without warning, he collapsed in the field.

Chapter 139 Beating Xu Damao

"Dad, it looks like he fell down. Should we go check on him?"

Liu Guangqi said upon seeing this.

"He's still too young. Don't be so reckless. Put this hood on first. If he falls and gets hurt, it'll be hard to handle if he sees our faces."

As Liu Haizhong spoke, he took out a hood from his clothes and put it on.

Then he took out another one and handed it to Liu Shaoqi, who quickly put it on his head.

The father and son rushed over on their bikes and saw Xu Damao lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious.

"Wow, he reeks of alcohol. No wonder he tripped and fell on such a smooth road. He must have gotten drunk. Quick, check if he's carrying anything valuable."

Liu Haizhong leaned closer and took a sniff.

Xu Damao broke one of the two baskets of eggs he got from the village chief.

The other basket was somewhat damaged, but most of it was still intact.

As for the vegetables and meat, there was no loss. Seeing this, Liu Guangqi quickly packed everything up.

It was hung on the bicycle borrowed from Yan Bugui.

"This guy is really good at making money. No wonder his family is still living so well. It seems he has made a lot of money over the years. What we are doing can be considered robbing the rich to help the poor."

Liu Haizhong said with a smile.

"It's this little beast who stole my official position and caused me to end up like this. I have to teach him a lesson."

As Liu Guangqi spoke, he kicked Xu Damao in the stomach.

Xu Damao cried out in pain, which startled Liu Haizhong and his son.

Fortunately, Xu Damao had drunk too much alcohol beforehand, and the fall left him somewhat dazed.

Naturally, he didn't come to his senses.

“This guy can’t hold his liquor, but he loves to drink. Well, with him drinking so much, it’ll be easier for us to move around. Quickly search him and see if he has anything valuable left. Take it all.”

Liu Haizhong said.

Liu Guangqi looked around and saw that there was no one around and it was very quiet, which made him bolder.

After searching Xu Damao's body for a while, they found a few bills.

This delighted Liu Haizhong and his son, who never expected that they would not only teach Xu Damao a lesson this time.

And yet, he managed to acquire such ill-gotten gains.

Although two months' salary was deducted, what we have now is enough to at least have a good New Year.

It was a worthwhile trip; enduring the cold for so long wasn't for nothing.

Having done all this, Liu Guangqi became even bolder.

He punched Xu Damao twice in the head, then proceeded to punch and kick him all over his body.

He vented all the grievances and anger he had suffered during this period on Xu Damao.

Liu Haizhong watched with great interest from the side.

If it weren't for my age, I'd be afraid of straining my back.

He also wanted to go up and beat Xu Damao up.

After Liu Guangqi finished venting, Liu Haizhong still felt something was missing.