After Jia Zhang’s fuss yesterday, Xu Qing felt that even if the weather improved in two days, he would not be able to go to the coal station to buy coal ash and come back.

Because those delivering coal ash must pass through the central courtyard before delivering it to the backyard, and this will definitely be seen by Jia Zhang.

When the time comes, Mrs. Jia and Zhang will follow, and she won't be allowed to rub her. With her messy temper and her sharp and mean mouth, she will definitely be a trouble.

Buying coal ash at this juncture is obviously not a wise choice.

Xu Qing thought about it and decided to forget it. First, he mixed some briquettes with Xu Damao, who lived in the backyard. Anyway, Xu Damao said yesterday that the people at the coal station would send him briquettes in two days, and he would roll the briquettes himself later.

Just give it back to Xu Damao later.

Save me and bring back Mei Hui to get angry with Jia and Zhang!

This is not because he is afraid of Jia Zhang, but because Xu Qing is too lazy to argue with Jia Zhang. Reasoning with an unreasonable and messy person is like playing the piano to a cow. It is a waste of words and painful to think about.

After thinking about this, Xu Qing turned around and returned to the house. After washing, he went into the kitchen to prepare breakfast with the three little ones.

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Xu Qing and the three little ones had breakfast together in the house, and then asked the three little ones to lie on the edge of the kang and write letters to their grandfather and grandma who lived in the country.

After the death of his parents, apart from Xu Qing and his three younger siblings, the ones who were hardest hit were his grandfather and grandmother who were working as farmers in the countryside.

As parents and elders, the old man cannot withstand such a blow when his son and daughter-in-law's plans are changed.

Grandpa worked diligently in the fields in the countryside all his life, and finally raised several children to grow up. As a result, when he was only over sixty, he became sick from overwork and illness. After hearing the bad news, he couldn't afford to fall ill.
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Fortunately, grandma was still strong and managed to come to the city and only visited Xu Qing and Sanxiao once.

However, because grandpa's health was deteriorating and he couldn't live without someone to take care of him, grandma had no choice but to return to the countryside to take care of him.

After his parents passed away, Xu Qing, with the help of relatives, used part of the pension paid by the factory to take care of his parents' funeral arrangements, and the rest was given to his grandma to take back to his hometown.

His grandparents are old and in poor health and need money for medical treatment. His parents are gone, and Xu Qing has to take care of his younger siblings. He has no time to take care of himself and cannot go to the countryside to visit, so he has no choice but to show his filial piety.
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In the past, when his parents were here, Xu Qing didn't have to worry about these things, but now, Xu Qing has to take care of all these things himself.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so I asked the three little ones to write letters to their grandparents, wishing them a happy New Year in advance and saying they are safe.

The old man is too old to come to the city, and Xu Qing cannot take the three little ones back for a visit. On the one hand, the cost of traveling is a problem.

On the other hand, you can’t go back empty-handed, and there are other relatives in the countryside, such as the second father, the third aunt, the fourth aunt, the third uncle, the fourth uncle, the eldest uncle, and the second uncle.

Once you go back, these relatives must at least pay a visit. If you don't go, you will look ignorant. If you go, you can't just take nothing. And this is not something Xu Qing can afford as an apprentice at the moment.

Xu Qing had been thinking about this arrangement for a long time.

While Xu Qing was writing the letter, Xu Qing walked out of the room, looked for Xu Damao, and talked about mixing some briquettes.

Xu Damao had just gotten up, his hair was as messy as a chicken coop, and his eyes were sleepy. When he heard Xu Qing's words, he readily agreed.

"Hey, it's nothing. Brother, I'm here, so don't worry. When the briquettes are delivered to me, I'll ask him to move 300 pieces from me and pile them at the door of your house. You will have more in the future.

Give it back to me."

Xu Damao said it very cheerfully. After all, he had gained a lot of benefits from following Xu Qing. Naturally, he would not speculate on such a trivial matter.

Furthermore, according to Xu Damao's shrewdness, he still wanted to continue to benefit from Xu Qing in the future. How could he mind if it was just a few hundred briquettes? Besides, Xu Qing still borrowed evenly, so why wouldn't he do it?

Although Xu Qing is younger than him, after working together several times, Xu Damao felt that Xu Qing was very smart and calm, completely beyond his previous understanding. He was not just a high school student who only knew how to study.

Compared with the high school students he knows, they have brains!

The last time Xu Damao said that Xu Qing was better than Silly Zhu, although it was a compliment, the most important thing was that he thought Xu Qing was indeed very capable.

After all, it is impossible for Silly Zhu to have such a double blow. As for the two sons of Liu Haizhong, the second uncle, they are even worse. Yan Jiecheng, the third uncle's family in the front yard, is still slightly inferior.

Seeing that Xu Damao agreed, Xu Qing stood at the door of Xu Damao's house and chatted for a while before turning around and heading back to his house.

However, Xu Damao stopped Xu Qing, glanced at the middle courtyard, and asked in a low voice:

"Qingzi, last night, the three stewards of our hospital came to see you. You didn't give any money, did you?"

"No." Xu Qing said calmly.

Xu Damao grinned and reached out to pat Xu Qing on the shoulder, "Well done, don't spoil them. Aunt Jia is so noisy all the time. Let's see who will pay attention to her in the future in our hospital!"

After chatting briefly for a while, Xu Qing went back to his room.

The three little ones in the room had worked together to write a letter to their grandparents. Xu Qing picked it up and read it silently. He felt that the three little ones had written well. Then he picked up the pen, added some more at the end, and wrote the concluding remarks.

And words of New Year blessings to grandparents.

Then I folded it and put it in an envelope. I was going to take the three little ones out for a haircut on the street later, and then stopped by the post office and mailed it out.

Originally, we planned to go out to clear the snow together in the courtyard today, but now it is past ten o'clock, and the sky is still gray and snowy. The first, second, and third uncles gave a short notice and said that they would not clear the snow in the morning.

, I will clean it after it stops raining in the afternoon.

Therefore, Xu Qing took his three little ones, neatly dressed and wrapped in scarves, out of the house, walked out of the compound, and went to the street to get a haircut.

When walking through the middle courtyard, I happened to meet Jia Zhang coming out of the house.

When Mrs. Jia Zhang saw Xu Qing going out with her younger brothers and sisters, she immediately glared and gave Xu Qing a look of resentment.

Xu Qing knew that she was resenting him for what happened last night, so he ignored her and took the little girl's hand through the middle courtyard and into the front yard.

Silly Zhu stood at the door of his own house and saw Xu Qing being stared at by Jia Zhang with rolled eyes, holding a cigarette in his mouth, shaking his head, and grinning.

There is no way, everyone in the courtyard knows about Jia Zhang's virtue.

She is sarcastic and petty, and is fine with nothing usually happening. But if something doesn't go her way, she will hate everyone in the courtyard.

When I feel better or ask for help from others, I immediately greet them with a smile, and forget all the previous things as if I suddenly lost my memory.

Last night, except Silly Zhu, no one in the courtyard chose to give her money. Mrs. Jia Zhang didn't sleep all night last night. She lay on the bed tossing and turning in anger and wandered around the courtyard early in the morning.
Chapter completed!