1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

"Besides, turtles are more valuable than fish. A fish can be sold for two yuan at most, but this turtle can be sold for ten yuan! Think about it, which is better, turtle or fish?"

"Haha! Of course the turtle is better!"

After listening to Li Weiguo's explanation, Li Weimin suddenly became energetic.

He no longer despised the turtle in his hand, and happily picked up the fishing rod and walked ashore.

Li Dajiang looked at his second son who also came back with the spoils and asked with a smile: "Now that we have had enough fun, let's go home!"

"Okay, let's go home!"

This time, Li Dajiang was the one carrying the fishing rod. Li Weimin and Li Weihua both carried the trophies they had caught, holding their heads high and looking very proud.

When they arrived at the alley, the old men and women were stunned when they saw the things the Li family’s children were carrying!

"Dajiang, are you going fishing? You've caught a lot!" As they spoke, several people surrounded the Li family.

"Haha! I'm just lucky!"

Li Dajiang didn't stop at all. He knew that if he stopped, the neighbors would keep talking to him and he wouldn't be able to get home in half an hour.

"Wow! Did you see there's another turtle? It looks like it weighs about four or five kilograms!"

"I heard that a stewed turtle in a state-owned restaurant costs more than ten yuan. This thing is really rare!"

"Really just over ten bucks? That's enough for a month's salary. Dajiang, where did you guys fish? Tell me, I'll try my luck tomorrow too!"

"We fished it out of Shichahai!"

"Okay, I'll pack up my fishing rod and try my luck tomorrow!"

"I'm going to buy a fishing rod. If I can catch a turtle, I won't have to worry for a month!"

Many people saw what the Li family had harvested and went home to prepare their fishing gear.

Li Weiguo thought that he must not go to Shichahai from now on. If they let this commotion happen, Shichahai will definitely become lively.

If all else fails, they can go to Kunming Lake, which is remote and where they don't have any acquaintances, so they can take the bus there.

When they entered the courtyard, Yan Bugui was still guarding the gate.

When Yan Bugui saw what the Li family was holding, he started shouting.

"Oh, Dajiang, today is a big day! This is a great harvest!"

His shout was not a big deal, but it alarmed everyone in the front yard.

Upon hearing this, the three aunts also rushed out from the house to watch the fun: "Wow! Two big fish and a turtle! You are so lucky!"

"Weiguo bought a fishing rod, so I took the kids to practice. These are what Weimin and Weihua fished!"

Li Dajiang didn't want to hide the fact that his child could fish from everyone. Sooner or later, everyone in the courtyard would know about it. He told everyone directly that naturally no one would come to ask about it when they ate fish at home.

"Oh my god! Are these all caught by Wei Min and Wei Hua?"

The three aunts looked at the two children carrying things in disbelief.

I wondered how the Li family's children could be so good! These two fish must weigh at least four catties, enough for the whole family to have a meal.

And this four or five kilograms of soft-shelled turtle is worth at least ten dollars if sold!

How come these things don’t belong to his Yan family!

"Yes! Third Aunt, I caught two fish, and my second brother caught a turtle! Hehe..."

"Wei Min, Wei Hua, you two are awesome!"

More and more people gathered in the yard, and Li Weiguo carried the sack back into the house while Li Dajiang was talking.

If the people in the courtyard knew that his family had sold a lot of money and things, they would be so jealous!

Li Dajiang put the three fishing rods back into the house, took out a wooden basin and filled it with water.

All the children in the courtyard came to watch the fun, but he did not move his things into the house.

A group of children gathered around the wooden basin, looking at it curiously.

The news of the Li family fishing spread throughout the courtyard in an instant.

Some people are envious, some are jealous, and some are obsessed with something.

In the middle courtyard, Jia Zhang heard that Li Dajiang's family had caught fish again, and she swallowed her saliva with greed.

"Damn you Li Cripple, if I can't eat fish this time, I won't be called Jia Zhang anymore!"

From this sentence, we can hear that Jia Zhang is determined to take advantage of the Li family.

To be honest, when Old Jia was alive, the Jia family had a better life than any other family.

Old Jia and Uncle Yi Zhonghai were both fitters in the same workshop. Old Jia had better skills than Yi Zhonghai and his salary was higher than Yi Zhonghai's. It is conceivable that the Jia family had never suffered any grievances in terms of food at that time.

It’s a pity that Lao Jia didn’t live long. He died in a workshop accident.

From then on, the Jia family's life became difficult. It is said that it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Jia Zhang, who was used to eating and drinking, suddenly couldn't eat. How could she bear it?

So she set her sights on the residents of the Fourth Courtyard. Now, no matter which family made something delicious, she would take the bowl to ask for it.

The excuse was that her family was in financial difficulty and her grandson Banggeng was still young and needed nutrition.

No matter what, she has only one purpose: her family is in trouble and she is right.

If the other party doesn't give it to her, she will throw a tantrum at the door and call Lao Jia to take the other party away.

In the end, the eldest uncle would come forward to speak for the Jia family and put the blame of not being united with the neighbors. If the family refused, it would mean that they were destroying the neighborhood relationship. The family's reputation in the courtyard would be ruined, and the eldest uncle would take the lead in isolating the family. In the end, they would have to apologize to the Jia family.

Such things happened several times in the courtyard, and people suffered greatly from it. They would avoid Jia Zhang when they saw her.

In order to live a peaceful life, people stopped competing with Jia Zhang.

As long as she came to their house, they would give it to her no matter how reluctant they were. To put it bluntly, they wanted to exchange things for peace and quiet.

If Jia Zhang doesn't get what she wants, she will make the whole family restless and even summon Old Jia to come up and make trouble. Don't you think it's disgusting?

Although the Jia family had a bad reputation in the courtyard, with the support of the old man, the residents in the courtyard dared not speak out.

There was another person who was also thinking about Li Jiayu, and that was the deaf old lady in the backyard.

She went to Li's house last night but failed, and has been holding a grudge against him ever since. Today she heard that the Li family had caught fish again.

Her ears were no longer deaf, and her eyes were shining as she looked in the direction of the Li family.

"If the Li family doesn't follow the rules again this time, she will definitely let Xiao Yi hold a meeting for the whole courtyard to teach the Li family a lesson. If they dare not respect her, the ancestor, in the courtyard, they are disrespectful to the elders!"

Soon, the broadcast announcing the end of get off work sounded, and the workers of the steel mill walked out of the workshop and headed home in groups.

The old man looked at Sha Zhu carrying the bucket and walked back, and asked curiously: "Zhu Zi, why are you still carrying the bucket? Whose is this?"

"Uncle, this is our family's water bucket. Brother Zhuzi is carrying it for me!"

Before Sha Zhu could speak, Wang Guifang answered with a smile.

"Oh, I said Zhuzi didn't bring the bucket this morning. Comrade Wang Guifang, when did you bring the bucket to the factory?"

"I know, uncle. Brother Li went fishing in Shichahai today and asked our factory's purchasing department to buy some of the fish. Among them was a large fish weighing more than 20 kilograms. The logistics department has already spread the news!"

Sha Zhu excitedly talked about what he knew.