"Three masters, how are the cushions made by my three mothers?"

Xu Qiang asked casually, there should be a cushion on the single bed, and he went to buy a blanket to cover it, so that he could rest for a while if he had nothing to do.

As soon as the third master heard the word cushion, he immediately came back to his senses and said with a smile: "It's almost time, I'll send you home at night." ”

Xu Qiang glanced at the three masters, and immediately nodded with a smile: "Cheng, then I will thank the three masters first." ”

After speaking, Xu Qiang pushed his bicycle past the moon gate, and saw an aunt drying clothes with an enamel basin, and said hello with a smile:

"Auntie, you're busy."

"Hey, Xu Qiang is back." An aunt looked up and answered, and saw that he was wearing a new tweed coat, but she didn't make a fuss like the three masters.

After all, an uncle's salary of 99 yuan a month, and the two of them have no money, the family has a lot of money, although the tweed coat is expensive, she can't afford it, she just smiled and said: "Buy a tweed coat?" Wear it in the spirit! ”

"Hehe, thank you for the compliment!"

Xu Qiang responded, pushed the bicycle past the weeping flower door, entered the house, took off his coat, poured himself a glass of water with a thermos and drank it, and looked at the watch It was already past three o'clock.

The rolling mill got off work at five o'clock, and I made an appointment with Xu Zhijie to eat with him today, but he didn't have to do it himself, he was idle and bored, so he wanted to send some noodles and come back to steam steamed buns at night.

took a basin, scooped the noodles and added water, and for the sake of insurance, he went out to the middle courtyard to find an aunt and ask for an old noodle.

An aunt heard that Xu Qiang wanted to make noodles for the old man, and while looking for a basin to share a little with him, she teased him:

"Qiangzi, it's time for the old man to marry a daughter-in-law, otherwise the steamed buns will have to be steamed by themselves."

"Hehe, I'll look for my brother when he gets married, thank you, auntie."

Xu Qiang said, took the old noodles home and put them in the basin, covered the lid, put the basin on the warm stove, and went to the back room to look at the stove, added briquettes, and the room quickly warmed up.

Just when he wanted to go to the kang and lean on the quilt to read a book for a while, he heard someone knocking on the door outside, Xu Qiang was a little surprised, but he still came out of the back room:

"Come in."

The door squeaked open, and it was the third master who came in, and he was still holding two large pillows in his hands.

"Oh, the third master is here."

Xu Qiang took the two pillows in the hands of the three masters as he spoke, put them on the single bed by the way, and beckoned the three masters to sit down.

I picked up the thermos, took a white porcelain cup, poured a glass of water for the three masters, and sat down myself.

The third master took a sip of water, put the cup on the low cabinet in front of the single bed, glanced at the furnishings in Xu Qiang's room and said:

"Your low cabinet is perfect for this, it can be used to put things and use it as a coffee table."

Xu Qiang also nodded: "This is not that camphor wood box is back, I thought about it, just put it away, but there is not enough space, so I will move here, and in a few days another low cabinet will be sent back, and two will look good together." ”

The third master picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then reluctantly took out five cents from his trouser pocket and put it on the low cabinet, and smiled a little embarrassedly:

"I'll send you these five cents, the old lady's eyes are shallow, what money can you want, just put it in your own pocket, you help understand it so much, but let me help make two cushions, where can I ask for your money?"

Xu Qiang glanced at the third master, and saw that although he had a painful face, he was indeed ready to pay back the five cents for himself, smiled and did not shirk, and directly put it away and put it in his trouser pocket:

"Third master, if you don't say that you are a scholar, there are not many people like you in this courtyard."

Seeing that Xu Qiang was not polite to him, the third master blamed his old ladies in his heart and was a little happy at the same time, feeling that Xu Qiang did not treat himself as an outsider, he licked his lips and asked:

"Qiangzi, the thing I told you last time, is there still that orange? If so, I'll ......."

Xu Qiang was a little surprised when he heard the third master say this, but he quickly realized that he had figured it out and was going to give a gift to the leader with fifteen yuan.

"Oh, the third master, you're late, the orange is gone."

"Oh......"

The third master let out a long sigh, the expression on his face was very complicated, it seemed that he regretted that he was late, but he seemed to feel that he didn't have to spend 15 yuan, and he was a little lucky.

Xu Qiang glanced at the three masters, with a little smile on his face:

"Third master, Xie Cheng followed my brother to learn the craft, according to the old theory, we are not outsiders. I have a few words to say, if you feel it is appropriate, listen to it, if it is not suitable, let's say something else. ”

"Hey, you say, you say."

The third master picked up the water cup and took another sip, seeing that the New Year was coming, and others wanted to walk around and lead him.

It's just that it's not good to spend less money, and he can't afford to spend more money, and there is no one at home who can discuss, so he is worried.

"The third master, the whole courtyard says that you love to calculate, pick the door, and even call Yan Lao, if you want me to say that you earn money to support your family alone, the four children can eat enough, and you can go to school, which is much better than the people in this yard."

"Don't look at it from afar, just look at Qin Huairu, the salary is about the same as yours, and the capital is much smaller than your family, but Yueyue has to change the law and sting a little bit of extra money, so you are reluctant to spend money, calculate and spend money, I don't think there is anything wrong with it."

When the third master heard Xu Qiang say this, he held the water cup in his hand, and his face, which was still smiling, suddenly became bitter, and even his eyes were a little red.

For so many years, he has become accustomed to the people in the yard shouting "Yan Lao" one by one, when he first called it, he only felt that he couldn't raise his head, but when he looked at the four children in the family, he could only smile bitterly and bow his head to admit it.

The people in the yard didn't understand him, and the children in the family didn't understand him, they just thought that he was a picky-minded character, and no one knew his difficulties for so many years.

However, just now, Xu Qiang actually broke through the most difficult place in his heart, and broke through his own painstaking heart, how could he not be moved.

The third master is a scholar, and the only feeling he has at this moment, the only thing he wants to say is: It is enough to have a confidant in life!

Xu Qiang saw that he said a few words that the third master was a little superior, so he immediately stopped continuing, joking, he wanted the third master to buy something here, but he didn't want to be a confidant brother.

"Third master, you have been teaching at Hongxing Primary School for many years, you have to have qualifications, you have to have the ability and ability, don't you have a chance to go up for so many years?"

As soon as the three masters heard Xu Qiang ask, the love in their stomachs slowly put away, looked up at Xu Qiang, couldn't help but shake their heads, and finally everything turned into a bitter smile:

"Our Family ......"

Xu Qiang understood what the three masters meant, the three masters didn't think about it, but he wasn't sure that he would succeed if he gave a gift, so he didn't dare to gamble, for fear that the money would be wasted.