Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Niu Dazhuang, the culprit, is still unaware of his actions, happily out partying with three beautiful women.

After leaving the Forbidden City, I walked to Donglaishun on Wangfujing Street.

Now Niu Dazhuang has grain coupons and money, and he can even treat his woman to a meal, so why not show off a little?

We didn't order any side dishes, but instead ordered ten plates of mutton. Each plate weighed only four ounces, and the price was very reasonable at 56 cents a plate.

Niu Dazhuang showed off half of it by himself, and then ordered ten more plates.

For an average person, four adults ordering some side dishes and a sesame seed cake at the end would only cost four or five yuan for a meal.

Niu Dazhuang didn't order any side dishes, he only ate meat. In the end, the mutton cost 11.2 yuan, plus 0.2 yuan for the condiments, for a total of 11.4 yuan.

When it came time to pay, the waiter looked at me with disdain, but inwardly he was envious. "What a country bumpkin!" he thought.

After leaving Donglaishun

"Brother-in-law, let's find a place to sit for a while. I'm too full to walk."

The four of them sat down on the side of the road.

"Brother-in-law, I wish we could eat meat every day! This would be so great! And we could also drink sweet soda!"

"You brat, you've only had one good meal and you've already become picky. You think our house isn't conspicuous enough in this compound? You want to eat meat every day!"

"Ningru, your sister is right. There are many people in the compound, and there's no shortage of gossip. It's not that there's nothing good going on, it's that there are no good people."

"Other people eat meager rations every day, while your family eats meat and fish every day. If they don't tattle on you, whose family will they tattle on? Isn't this just causing trouble for Dazhuang?" Qin Huairu explained.

"I was just saying it in front of you all," Qin Ningru said, looking aggrieved.

"Ningru, just bear with it for a few more days. I'll go look at houses this Sunday. If it's suitable, we'll buy it and move in. Then it'll be just the two of us in the courtyard, and we can eat however we want!" Niu Dazhuang boasted again.

"Really? That's great!" Qin Ningru exclaimed happily.

Qin Huairu looked slightly sad: "The three of them moved away. What am I going to do?"

"Dazhuang, where's the house? Is it close to our compound?"

Niu Dazhuang had forgotten about that. Since he'd already said it, he could only grit his teeth and continue.

"In the southern part of the city, it only takes about twenty minutes by bicycle!"

"oh!"

When she returned, Qin Huairu was clearly not as happy as she had been when she arrived.

After playing for most of the day, everyone was tired. When we got home, we went to bed and took a nap. Dinner was simple: a bowl of millet porridge for each of us.

Niu Dazhuang didn't want to go out that night, but Qin Ningru could go out shopping and have fun, so of course she could keep him company.

Although I'm still quite inexperienced, it's much better than the first time...

After resting for two days, Niu Dazhuang went back to work.

The first thing I do when I get to work is to go to the kitchen to help out. I have to take care of the truck first and wash it inside and out.

After lunch, I swaggered to Director Bai's office with my lunchbox in hand.

Upon entering, Bai Hongyan pointed at the lunchbox with her chopsticks and immediately began asking questions: "What about the potatoes? Where's the table?... "

Niu Dazhuang answered in Russian.

"Hmm, not bad, you didn't eat the words I taught you while you were eating!"

"That's right. With a brain like mine, I was considered a top student by my teachers when I was in school. Learning a few simple Russian words was a piece of cake for me!"

"Niu Dazhuang, I've only just realized you can brag." Bai Hongyan said, pointing to her arm.

"How do you say this in Russian?"

"Teacher Bai, you don't seem to have taught this, how would I know!" Niu Dazhuang said honestly.

"You've only learned a few words, and you're already showing off! Your workplace is getting impatient with you!"

"Hehe... Teacher Bai, I was just showing off a little in front of you. Once I'm outside, I'm very well-behaved. I do whatever people tell me to do. If you don't believe me, go ask my master, and Chef Zhang in the kitchen."

"Alright, let's eat!"

He slurped down the soup, picked up the thermos, poured in a little more hot water, shook the lunchbox, and then downed it in one gulp. He killed two birds with one stone; not only did he finish the last bit of soup in the lunchbox, but he also saved himself the trouble of washing dishes.

A cigarette after a meal is better than being a god.

Niu Dazhuang, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, said, "Teacher Bai, how do you say this arm in Russian? And this thigh, calf..."

Niu Dazhuang was busy learning Russian, while Gao Chunsheng was whispering with Wang Waizui from the second team.

The second team runs the Beijing-Hebei route. They have a lot of contact with the production communes, so when they bring back agricultural machinery parts from Fengtian, they naturally go to them for the best deals.

Over the next two days, Niu Dazhuang focused on different parts of his body, learning a few words each day.

On Saturday, after everyone had gone home from get off work, Niu Dazhuang, as usual, took a small notebook and went to find Bai Hongyan.

"Comrade Bai Hongyan, given that you are a conscientious and responsible teacher, I would like to invite you to see a movie tomorrow. Would you do me the honor?" Now that the two were familiar with each other, Niu Dazhuang spoke much more casually.

Bai Hongyan glanced at him: "I don't have time for that. Let's get practical!"

Niu Dazhuang's mind raced: "How about we go with Lao Mo?"

"No, you don't even earn as much as I do. If we go, Lao Mo, how come it's only seven or eight yuan for the two of us? I feel bad if I treat you, but I feel bad if you pay."

Now Niu Dazhuang had no more spells to recite.

"Then how about something more practical?"

"It wouldn't be fun if I brought it up myself. Think about it slowly on your own. Come on, let's review the new words we learned these past two days..."

How many of the various parts of the human body are on the surface?

As Bai Hongyan taught, her pretty little face turned red. She had taught her the arms and legs, but the rest... cough cough...

"Alright, that's enough for today." Without waiting for Niu Dazhuang's reply, she hurriedly turned to leave.

"No, Teacher Bai, why are you in such a hurry? I have something urgent to do back home!"

"You're such an idiot! You don't understand anything! I'm leaving..."

"How do you know I have a club? Do you have X-ray vision?" Niu Dazhuang started driving, and at a pretty fast speed.

Bai Hongyan turned around and glared at him fiercely: "If you keep talking nonsense, don't come here again." After saying that, she ran away.

"How am I such a fool? Women, I just don't understand them. My wife and sister-in-law are the best!"

Niu Dazhuang rode his bicycle home alone.

The rumors of the fox spirit's mischief have reached the courtyard today.

Niu Dazhuang got home a little late; he had just stepped inside.

"Dazhuang, have you heard?" Qin Huairu was vividly describing the story to Qin Xueru when she saw Dazhuang return and casually asked him.

"What did you hear?"

"There's a fox spirit in our city. I heard it emptied a big capitalist's house in just a few minutes, leaving nothing behind, not even pots and pans. What would a fox spirit do with pots and pans if it doesn't cook for itself?" Qin Huairu told Niu Dazhuang the story vividly again.