Douluo's Blue Silver Family

Chapter 262 Stick Joke

Watching the old man walk out of the courtyard gate with his fishing gear, Yuan Changqing realized that since the old man hadn't bought a bicycle yet, he had to take the bus. Afterward, Yuan Changqing turned around and went home to have breakfast.

After having breakfast, Yuan Changqing had nothing to do at home, so he decided to go out for a stroll while the weather was still relatively cool in the morning.

Although Yuan Changqing was also born from his mother's womb after ten months in this world, he did not possess another body or anything like that.

However, Yuan Changqing had not awakened his memories in the seventeen years prior, and his current understanding of the courtyard house was limited to what he had learned in this life.

However, Yuan Changqing's memories of his past life have awakened, and he still wants to see the environment here with his own eyes and experience the characteristics of this era.

...

After staying at home for a while, Yuan Changqing went out of the courtyard house. Because it was a holiday, many children had already gathered outside to play.

Some played games like Eagle Catches Chicks, some played beanbag toss, some wrestled and fought, and some even peed and played in the mud.

The little girls were fine; they played games like jump rope and drop the handkerchief.

These children all live in this area. Although you may not recognize all of them, they are all familiar faces.

Moreover, these games are more fun with more people, which is a part of everyone's growth process.

Upon seeing these, Yuan Changqing was momentarily dazed. Whether it was his past life or this one, these were all beautiful memories from his childhood.

Childhood is the most beautiful stage of everyone's life. As we grow up, we have to work and struggle to make a living, which brings troubles, difficulties and so on.

Seeing how happy and joyful these children were, Yuan Changqing thought about how he was similar when he was a child, and a smile unconsciously appeared on his face.

After watching for a while, Yuan Changqing left. These childhood memories were now behind him, and he had to start working.

Then, he saw some old men playing chess on the street. Since Yuan Changqing had nothing else to do, he went over to take a look.

However, after watching for a while, even Yuan Changqing, who doesn't play chess often, realized that the two old men playing chess were not very good; they were both terrible chess players.

This was truly a battle of equals, a clash of titans, a fight so fierce and evenly matched that it was impossible to determine a winner.

However, the atmosphere and momentum of the game were not affected at all by the skill level of the players.

Moreover, several elderly men were also offering advice from the sidelines, each offering their own opinions, showing no awareness of the gentlemanly principle of "keeping quiet while watching the game." In the end, the two elderly men could not determine a winner, and the game ended in a draw.

The point of playing chess by the roadside is the atmosphere and the liveliness. This way, people can chat while playing chess, and news from all over the world comes from places like this, just like some aunties and grandmas who like to gather together and gossip.

News of weddings, fights, and promotions—these are all kinds of gossip, with bits and pieces of truth and falsehood. It's quite interesting to hear them; it just goes to show how peculiar human curiosity can be!

Just as Yuan Changqing was listening with great interest, a scream suddenly came from not far away.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I saw a boy with a bowl cut hairstyle, who looked about six or seven years old. His hairstyle looked very old-fashioned.

After getting a clear look at the child, Yuan Changqing realized that it was Banggeng from the courtyard of his own house. The child was crying loudly on the ground, and it seemed that he had lost a fight.

However, it must be said that this guy was really spoiled by his grandma. Although he hasn't completely evolved into a "master thief" yet, he has learned his grandma's tantrums and tantrums perfectly.

Bang Geng, who lost the fight, immediately used this move and cried his eyes out.

Afterwards, Banggeng cried for a while, and seeing that no one paid attention to him, he ran home crying.

A short while later, Jia Zhangshi came out again with Bang Geng. Judging from the direction they went, they were heading to the supply and marketing cooperative.

To be fair, Jia Zhangshi really treated Banggeng well, but she spoiled him too much. However, Jia Zhangshi bears the greatest responsibility for Banggeng's future as the "Master Thief".

Since Jia Dongxu's death, the Jia family is now left with only a widow and her child. Qin Huairu is currently pregnant and has not yet taken over Jia Dongxu's job at the Hongxing Steel Rolling Mill.

Although there was compensation and subsidies from the steel rolling mill, Jia Zhangshi hid all of this money as retirement funds and was reluctant to use it under normal circumstances.

However, as soon as Banggeng started crying, Jia Zhangshi took him to the supply and marketing cooperative, which shows how much she doted on Banggeng.

It's true that as long as a child cries or makes a fuss, they get whatever they want. No wonder Banggeng developed a personality that thinks he's the most important person in the world.

Just like Shazhu now, he brings back meals from the steel mill for Banggeng's family every day, but after eating them, he feels no gratitude at all, as if it's his due.

Moreover, when Bang-ge sees Sha-ju, he always calls him "Sha-ju, Sha-ju," showing no respect what a junior should show to an elder.

That's just how it is. Other people's children aren't so spoiled. And it's not like decades later, it's just that he met Jia Zhangshi. If the second uncle's child was like that, he would have been beaten until he cried like a banshee long ago.

After all, my second uncle's consistent philosophy was corporal punishment; if he did something wrong, he would beat him without hesitation.

Life isn't good these days. We're in the middle of a three-year period, and even eating cornbread is a struggle, let alone having money to buy candy.

It should be noted that none of the Jia family members currently have urban household registration, and therefore do not receive any grain rations. At this time, household registration is usually based on the mother's side, and Qin Huairu will only be able to obtain urban household registration after she takes over the job at the steel rolling mill.

Although you can buy it with money now, you still need food coupons, and there's no guarantee you can buy it.

However, the Jia family doesn't worry about these things now, with the help of Uncle Da and Sha Zhu, especially Sha Zhu.

Moreover, Sha Zhu really did his best to help. I really don't know what he was thinking. I can only say that you can't know what it's like to be a fish.

Moreover, Sha Zhu is now twenty-four or twenty-five years old, so why is he still single and unmarried? Qin Huairu has only recently become a widow and hasn't yet evolved into a "white lotus" (a term for a seemingly innocent but actually manipulative woman). This hasn't affected Sha Zhu's ability to find a wife.

So why isn't Sha Zhu married yet? You see, in this era, people usually get married around the age of twenty. Finding a partner is also very easy. As long as you are introduced by a matchmaker and you like each other, you can get a marriage certificate very quickly.

Yuan Changqing believes that the reason why Sha Zhu is still not married is because there are no elders in his family to help with the arrangements.

Although Sha Zhu has been on many blind dates, the lack of help from elders to make decisions has left him confused.

Another reason is that Sha Zhu has too high standards. Ever since Qin Huairu married Jia Dongxu, Sha Zhu has unconsciously started looking for a partner based on Qin Huairu's standards.

Although Qin Huairu has a rural household registration, she is truly beautiful and has a great figure.

As the head of the courtyard house, Sha Zhu, with a decent income, naturally had high standards.

However, Sha Zhu was always sloppy and messy, and every time he went on a blind date, he either liked the other person but didn't like them back.

It wasn't that the other party liked Sha Zhu but didn't like him back; it's just that one blind date after another failed, so the matchmaker stopped coming.

In addition, the old man is now plotting against Sha Zhu in order to secure his retirement, and is trying to get Sha Zhu to help the Jia family.

In this way, Sha Zhu will unknowingly ruin his reputation. If outsiders hear that a bachelor like him is trying to set up a widow, it will be even more difficult for him to get married.

All we can say is that this is a matter between the old man, the Jia family, and Sha Zhu. If Sha Zhu is willing, no one else can interfere.

Moreover, judging from what Yuan Changqing saw of Bang Geng, if the education method is not changed and continues like this, Bang Geng's "master thief" attributes will begin to awaken.

However, with people like Jia Zhangshi existing, changing anything is practically impossible.

After all, Jia Zhangshi was a master at taking advantage of others, and Jia Dongxu was taught by her to be a petty thief and cunning scoundrel. His death was also partly due to Jia Zhangshi's teachings.

And now, it seems that the "watching stick" meme is poised to take over.

After strolling around outside, the temperature gradually rose, so Yuan Changqing wandered back to the courtyard house.

...

Every morning when Yuan Changqing woke up, he saw that everyone in the compound was busy washing up and emptying chamber pots.

When it comes to solving hygiene problems, this is the aspect that Yuan Changqing has found most difficult since regaining his memories.

After all, the courtyard house is a large mansion in Nanluoguxiang, which used to be the residence of high-ranking officials and nobles, and the conditions in all aspects were very good.

Before the traditional courtyard houses were converted into the large, crowded courtyards they are today, they had toilets inside.

However, after the state distributed the courtyard houses to the people, they filled in the toilets inside the courtyard houses and converted them into houses, so that more people could live there.

Nowadays, people can only go to the public toilet outside the courtyard house if they want to use the toilet, which is why every household has a chamber pot.

The public toilets outside were dry toilets, and with so many people in the area, the smell was even worse, making it almost unbearable.

A toilet like this is even more unacceptable than a shower.

However, people need to eat, drink, and relieve themselves, and Yuan Changqing's family didn't have the means to do so, so he could only follow the crowd and endure dealing with his personal hygiene problems every day.

Although he wasn't used to it and hadn't yet adapted to his previous habits, Yuan Changqing couldn't show it too obviously.

We've been doing this for over ten years now. If you change now, it will be noticed over time, and I don't know how to explain it.

Back at the courtyard house, Yuan Changqing saw Xu Damao dressed smartly, preparing to go out.

Yuan Changqing asked, "Hey, Xu Damao, you're all dressed up. Are you going on a blind date?"

"That's right, Changqing, buddy, you're off on a date," Xu Damao said smugly.

Then, Xu Damao lifted his wrist, looked at his watch, and said, "It's getting late, I'm off."

Yuan Changqing found his expression somewhat amusing; he was showing off, doing it specifically for his own benefit.

However, in this day and age, there are really not many people who own bicycles, watches, sewing machines, and radios.

If a family has these things, it's enough to show that the family is well-off and lives a good life. When looking for a partner, having these things will greatly increase the success rate.

(End of this chapter)