When ranking the neighbors who were distant and close, Xu Zhiguo gave low marks to most of the neighbors in the courtyard, and the person who made the best impression on him was Li Zhutao.

This old woman is a very popular and kind old man. She was also seventy-three years old, and her hair was beginning to thin out with silver strands. But the old man is still very neat, with clear thinking and flexible brain. The main reason is that she can be fair and just in dealing with neighborhood disputes and handling conflicts and disputes, and she will not be biased because of the estranged relationship between relatives and relatives.

At present, the old man Li Zhutao is not only the oldest person in the courtyard, but also the oldest old man in the Fang family, her husband Fang Renyi died early, and the younger brother-in-law Fang Rende is now the male old man with the highest rank in the Fang family, Li Zhutao is Fang Rende's eldest sister-in-law, and Fang Rende also respects this eldest sister-in-law for three points in the clan, so naturally everyone respects her very much.

Maybe it's because Li Zhutao married here from the village under the camphor tree, so Li Zhutao's nickname is 'Zhangshu Po'. Although she has a name and a surname, Shanghu calls her that from top to bottom, but her real name is rarely remembered. Zhangshu Po herself never talks about other people's affairs behind her back. But if someone else does something out of the ordinary, she will also criticize him to his face. Her seniority determines the authority of her speech. But she never relied on the old to sell the old, and always did not treat things and people.

This is what Xu Zhiguo admires most about her. Xu Zhiguo is very sorry that Zhang Shupo still does not have a grandson under his knees. His son, Fang Yunxing, was a tall, thin man with a short and round head. He stammers with a slight stutter, which also causes him to be reluctant to talk much in front of others. But Fang Yunxing is quick to think, and whenever Fang Yunxing says something from his mouth, it is often more logical. Although Fang Yunxing doesn't read much, it is not easy to explain things thoroughly.

Fang Yunxing's wife, Wu Meiying, is a relatively quiet young woman, not very beautiful. There were even some inconspicuous freckles on her face. She has a fairly well-proportioned figure, a fair complexion, and often has a wave of shawl-length hair, so when you look at it from a distance or from the side, you think she is a Peugeot beauty. Wu Meiying rarely participates in group activities in the yard, and climbs into a big bed to sleep at every turn. She is very fond of lazy bed, and it is difficult to see her in the whole compound unless something special attracts her.

The summer harvest and summer planting work is in full swing, and there are few idle croppers in the whole yard. In the evening, Xu Zhiguo said to his wife: I see that other people's beans have almost been harvested, you go to the neighbors' houses in the yard to say hello, tomorrow everyone will give us the vacant land in the yard for a day, and I will go in the morning to pull in the soybeans from our own land. Xiao Ju said, okay, I'll go talk to them.

Xu Zhiguo put the soybeans from the ground and dried them in the courtyard with the stalks, and went into the house for breakfast, Zhang Xueyun followed closely behind, and accused Xu Zhiguo when he opened his mouth: "Zhiguo, you don't take a look, who cleaned this yard in the morning, our yard has set rules, whoever cleans it out first, who will use it on this day, does this rule count?" You quickly collect the beans. Xu Zhiguo distinguished: "I said hello to your households last night, and let me dry beans all day today, do you immediately regret it?" Zhang Xueyun insisted: "I didn't see you come to my house last night to talk about this." Xiao Ju then explained that she said yes to Caihe, and you were not at home at the time, so if you don't believe it, go and ask your Caihe. Besides, this is the second time you have beaten the beans, the beans will not be bad, my family is the first time to beat the beans, and the beans on the watercress must fall off immediately.

Zhang Xueyun played a scoundrel and said, "I don't care about this, whoever cleans it first will use it, anyway, I will do things according to the rules." Xu Zhiguo knew that it was useless to talk to Zhang Xueyun more, so he asked Xiaoju to find Fang Caihe to come over to reason, and Caihe people went out and immediately turned back and said that they couldn't find where Fang Caihe was for a while.

Xiao Ju discussed with Zhang Xueyun and said, "Uncle, let's do it, can we each divide half of the space to use it?" Zhang Xueyun didn't give an inch at first, and the onlookers began to persuade Zhang Xueyun, and finally Zhang Shupo also criticized Zhang Xueyun's domineering behavior. Zhangshu Po said angrily: "Xue Yun, you are also a grandmother, why are you getting older and more confused, or are you so unreasonable?" Even if Xiaoju didn't greet everyone last night, does his family still have the right to use our public space? What's more, Xiao Ju has already greeted everyone. I'll say it a little more ugly, if it's you Zhang Xueyun, you have to pluck the beans at the beginning, Xu Zhiguo is the second stubble, is it that Xu Zhiguo doesn't let you, you don't get angry with him? Everyone also said in unison: "Sister-in-law Xueyun, just give way, we will all let you show it tomorrow." Zhang Xueyun had no choice but to put away her bean stalks. When Fang Caihe came home from outside, Zhang Xueyun told her that the neighbors had helped Xu Zhiguo not let her dry beans, and Fang Caihe stood at the door of her house and gossiped: "I thought it was really a family, but I didn't expect that my elbows were still turning more to outsiders, it seems that the ancestral grave of the Fang family is smoking." Zhangshu couldn't listen to it, so she stood up and spoke first: "Caihe, don't talk so ugly, okay?" Everyone is a reasonable person, if you are not convinced, let the whole yard come out to comment on this reason, if someone will support you, I will let Xiaoju put away the beans and give the yard to your home, and the rest of us have no gossip. ”

Fang Caihe said angrily: "Wife, I didn't name anyone, you just came over to pick up, are you also confused, or are you relying on the elders to rely on the old and sell the old?" I don't dare to quarrel with you, and any reason will become unreasonable. ”

When she heard this, she was very angry and said, "Caihe, everyone knows what kind of virtue they are. You come and tell me, I don't care what you say about me now, I just hope that no one will point a finger at you when you reach my age. Fang Caihe was still sarcastic about Zhangshu Po, Fang Caiyu couldn't bear it anymore, and also stood up and said to her: "Caihe, you don't say a few words, today's incident is your mother's fault, you are still talking nonsense here, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, we are not really used to it, so we just turn a blind eye and let things go by." If you keep talking, no one will support you. Fang Caihe then said: "Sister Caiyu, I am just talking about things, since you want to unite to repair me, I am not afraid of you." Fang Caiyu only shook his head and sighed and said: "Caihe, you are becoming more and more virtuous with your mother now, okay, if you want to make trouble, I am too lazy to be like you." With that, he closed the door of his house.

Zhangshu Po Li Zhutao also walked home to close the door of her house, and fell down Caihe standing alone in the yard, not walking, not walking and boring.