Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

When Wang Jianjun returned to the courtyard, the third uncle had already returned from get off work and was watering the flowers with his fish bucket.

Wang Jianjun was actually somewhat envious of the Third Uncle's job as a teacher.

In this era, primary school teachers basically don't need to prepare lessons. The teacher is only responsible for teaching, and whether the students are willing to learn is up to the individual.

Moreover, most parents do not have the awareness of pushing their children to grow up.

Teachers don’t need to stay in school when they don’t have classes, and there are winter and summer vacations, so it can be said to be the most leisurely job.

That's why Yan Bugui usually has plenty of time to go fishing.

When Wang Jianjun smelled the fishy smell on him, he knew that he had just come back from fishing.

The third uncle is also a sociable person. He will say a few words to anyone who passes by.

"Jianjun is back, bringing back so many books. Is he going to the library?"

"I bought it at the bookstore. I have nothing to do at night so I read a book to kill time."

Yan Bugui sighed and said:

"It's good to read books. You young people should read more. But unfortunately my son Jie Cheng is not good at studying. Now he doesn't have enough education and can't even find a formal job. He can only work as a temporary worker."

Yan Jiecheng is only 18 years old this year and has not even graduated from junior high school.

My impression is that this guy skipped classes every day to go out and play when he was in school, so it was impossible for him to study well.

Wang Jianjun smiled and didn't respond to the topic.

He suddenly thought that the rivers in his space could be used to raise fish, so he asked:

"Uncle, I heard that you are an experienced fisherman in our hospital. I want to ask where there are more fish around here."

When talking about his professional field, Yan Bugui couldn't help but act as a teacher and talked to Wang Jianjun incessantly about his fishing experience.

At the end of the speech, Yan Bugui enthusiastically invited Wang Jianjun to go fishing with him tomorrow.

"Tomorrow is not possible. I have to go to work at the steel mill tomorrow. I will report today. How about Sunday?"

Yan Bugui remembered that Wang Jianjun's father, Wang Defa, was a worker in a steel rolling mill, and thought that he would inherit his father's job after retiring from the army this time.

"Okay, then let's go fishing together on Sunday. By the way, Jianjun, do you have a fishing rod?"

"No, Uncle San, do you have an extra fishing rod? If you do, lend me one."

Yan Bugui shook his head, then showed a shrewd smile and said:

"I only have one fishing rod, but I know there's a supply and marketing cooperative that sells fishing rods. If you need one, I'll bring one to you tomorrow when I pass by after get off work. One fishing rod costs 1.2 yuan, and Uncle San will only charge you 10 cents for running errands."

Wow, this is very uncle-like. It really caught me off guard.

And only Yan Bugui can earn this money.

You can earn some money for running errands with just a few words, and it won't disgust others.

Yan Bugui is not a fool since he can become the third uncle. If he is shameless enough to take advantage of others, he will only ruin his own reputation.

Even though he usually just chats with people, in fact this old man is very smart and can often keenly discover some useful information when chatting with people.

In the original drama, he gathered information through daily conversations and knew that it was more cost-effective to take the fine grain coupons to Zuojiazhuang to exchange for sweet potatoes.

With his talent, he would have been an intelligence agent before liberation.

Wang Jianjun was not short of those small things, so he felt it was worthwhile to spend a dime to save time running errands.

As for whether the third uncle would take the opportunity to raise the price, he was not worried. Although Yan Bugui liked to take advantage, he still had dignity and had a better bottom line than the other two uncles.

He took out his wallet and counted out one dollar and three cents, handed it to Yan Bugui and said:

"Second uncle, you are an expert. When the time comes, you can help me pick a good fishing rod."

The second uncle took the money and said he would take care of it.

After confirming the fishing time, Wang Jianjun said goodbye to the third uncle and returned to the backyard.

Yan Bugui happily put the money into his pocket.

Having earned a dime today, he couldn't help but sing a few lines:

"Build a seven-star stove, boil three rivers in a copper kettle. Set up an eight-immortal table to entertain ten..."

Just after singing two lines, I heard Sha Zhu's sarcastic ridicule from outside the door.

"Oh, the singing is really good. Is there any happy event happening to Third Master today? He even invited a troupe to perform in the courtyard."

Yan Bugui almost choked. After hearing Sha Zhu's voice, his good mood disappeared immediately. He glared at Sha Zhu and cursed:

"Silly Zhu, you just need to use that mouth."

He Yuzhu was not angry, he was a person who liked to show off.

If you ignore him, he will be unhappy, and now he will happily say:

"Don't worry, Third Uncle. Just keep singing. If you sing well, I'll give you a dime."

Seeing that Sha Zhu was getting more and more outrageous, Yi Zhonghai, who was following him, hurriedly said:

"Stop it, idiot! How can you talk to your Third Uncle like that? He is your elder. This is so disrespectful."

Then he asked Yan Bugui:

"Old Yan, I just saw you and Wang Jianjun chatting here. What were you talking about that made you so happy?"

The third uncle didn't think much about it and explained casually:

"Jianjun went to the steel mill today to take over his father Wang Defa's shift. He saw me and chatted for a while. We made an appointment to go fishing nearby on Sunday."

When Sha Zhu heard that they were going fishing, he lost interest, but he habitually said a few sarcastic words:

"No wonder the third uncle is so happy, it turns out he sold another fishing rod."

Obviously, this is not the first time Yan Bugui has been doing the fishing rod business.

Yan Bugui was a little embarrassed, but he couldn't help but retort:

"Silly Zhu, don't talk nonsense. Who dares to do business these days? I call that hard work fee. Do you understand hard work fee?"

Yi Zhonghai felt a little overwhelmed. This He Yuzhu was really unnecessary.

But Old Yan said that Wang Jianjun would take over his father's job, so there was no chance that he would go to the factory to work as a fitter.

Yi Zhonghai felt somewhat proud in his heart. He thought that by then, Wang Jianjun would be at my mercy.

As soon as Wang Jianjun walked into the middle courtyard, he felt a sense of being watched.

With a casual glance, he saw Jia Zhang sitting on the kang, staring at him through the half-open window.

I thought I was a polite person after all.

Then he waved enthusiastically to Jia Zhang with a sincere smile on his face.

Then the next moment there was a loud "bang".

That was the sound of the window being closed manually.

Wang Jianjun shook his head helplessly. He was so friendly, why didn't the other party appreciate it?

It turns out that the people in the Qinman Siheyuan cannot be understood by common sense.

After a while, Jia Dongxu followed Yi Zhonghai back to the central courtyard.

As soon as I entered the house, I saw needles and thread all over the floor and a half-finished pair of shoes.

At this moment, Jia Zhang was sitting on the kang and cursing loudly.

As for Qin Huairu, when Jia Zhang got angry, she saw that the situation was not good, so she took Banggeng and went outside to cook.

Seeing his mother like this, Jia Dongxu hurried forward and said with concern:

"Mom, what happened? Who bullied you?"

When she saw her eldest son coming back, Jia Zhang immediately grabbed his hand and complained to him.

"Dongxu, you're finally back. I was almost bullied to death by Wang Jianjun."

"what!!!"

When Jia Dongxu heard that his mother was bullied by Wang Jianjun, he immediately became jealous.

This guy just cheated my family out of 250 yuan yesterday, and today he comes to bully my mother again.

Damn Wang Jianjun, do you really think my Jia family is easy to bully?