The courtyard: the atmosphere of human life

"Sibei'er?" Xiao Ling leaned on the bed, looking at Sibei'er and Huazi in the yard with surprise.

"Did you go to the hospital? Is your foot okay?"

Sibeier saw that Xiao Ling was the only one at home, so he stood in the main room (note: the main room before the entrance) and looked towards the inner room.

"I've checked it out. It's fine."

Xiao Ling was quite agile. She had already jumped from the bed on one foot to the door of the inner room.

"It's okay, let's go."

"Hey, why are you leaving just after entering the door?" Xiao Ling's smile froze on her face and had not yet faded away.

"I still have to go to my grandma's house to deliver noodles."

After saying this, Sibei turned around and walked out of the room without even giving Xiao Ling a chance to speak.

"Hey, Sibeier, will you come tomorrow?"

Xiao Ling held the cotton door curtain with one hand and held the door frame with the other, and shouted at Sibei'er's back.

"not coming."

Sibei walked out of the yard without looking back. The third brother stopped and glanced at Xiao Ling. She pouted her lips with a lonely expression and was still looking at Sibei's back.

"Brother, you are so awesome." The third brother trotted two steps and caught up with the fourth brother.

"What do you mean?" The fourth brother turned his head and glanced at the third brother who followed him.

"What do you mean? What do you mean?" The third brother pursed his lips, and his small eyes narrowed into slits when he smiled.

The fourth brother suddenly stopped, picked up the half bag of noodles on his shoulder and threw it onto the third brother's shoulder.

"You are the one who has many ideas. I think you are walking too easily. Carry it."

Sibei dusted off the flour on his body and walked forward with big strides.

Darong had just packed up the equipment for frying fruit when Manager Li came out with a smile on her face.

"DaRong, do you have a girlfriend?" Manager Li asked directly without beating around the bush.

Darong was not a shy person, she smiled slightly and shook her head.

After she broke up with Cheng Laoxiao, she went to find the matchmaker, Li Ersaozi, to talk to her. At that time, most people who were dating had a matchmaker to introduce them to each other. After telling the matchmaker that they were not suitable, the other party could not come to the house to bother them again.

Although Cheng Laoxiao deliberately waited for Darong on the avenue several times later, Darong was always in a desperate state and never gave him a chance to speak. There was no contact between the two of them anymore, and they broke off completely.

"Can I introduce one to you?" Manager Li asked Darong cheerfully.

Darong was a little shy and didn't know how to answer.

"There's nothing to be shy about. Men should get married when they are old enough, and women should get married when they are old enough. My nephew wears a big hat (note: the big hat is a local name for the hats worn by staff of public security, courts, military and police departments in the southern suburbs at that time.), not only does he have a good job, his family conditions are also good, and both his parents are working. Can you meet him someday?"

"Hey, Manager Li, why do you have to introduce a girl to your nephew as soon as you meet her?" Pei Bin walked over happily from behind, wiping his hands.

"What's the matter? Do you have any objections?" Manager Li pretended to be angry and gave Pei Bin a blank look.

"No, no, how could I dare to do that? But in our breakfast department, is there any unmarried girl who doesn't know your nephew?"

Pei Bin put his arm around Manager Li's shoulders and spun her 360 degrees in his arms.

"You little brat, you're making me dizzy."

Manager Li pushed Pei Bin's arm away and kicked Pei Bin on the butt. The two of them started fighting and the matter of introducing a date to Darong was forgotten.

After changing her clothes, Darong carried her schoolbag and left the breakfast shop.

"Hey, Darong."

Pei Bin pushed the cart and took two quick steps, then called out to Da Rong from behind.

"What's wrong?" Darong thought she hadn't cleaned up something, so she stopped and turned around to look at Pei Bin in confusion.

"It's okay, let's talk while walking." Pei Bin caught up with Darong's pace.

"You must not go to see Manager Li's nephew. He is a judge in the court, but he is ugly with pockmarks all over his face. Xiao Cui doesn't even like him."

Pei Bin didn't say the rest of the words. In fact, what he was thinking was, how could someone who even Xiao Cui looked down upon be worthy of you? But even though he thought so in his heart, he was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

"Oh, okay, got it."

Darong didn't expect Pei Bin to say this to her. She suddenly had some doubts in her heart. Pei Bin was so enthusiastic in helping her out, which seemed different from the cold attitude he had shown when she first met him.

"Is there anything else?" Darong stopped at an alley intersection and asked Pei Bin.

"Ah? Oh, there's nothing else." Pei Bin was stunned for a moment, then answered stutteringly.

"Okay, thank you. I'll turn here. Bye." After saying this, Darong nodded to Pei Bin and turned into the alley.

Pei Bin stood stupidly at the entrance of the alley, watching Darong's receding figure disappear at the end of the alley. This was the first time he was rejected by a girl.

In the past, if he was talking and walking with a girl, the girl would be excited and shy and hope that he could stay with her for a while longer. But Darong actually parted ways with him at the entrance of an alley where there was no need to turn.

Life is very strange. We never love what is easily available, and we always find it hard to get what we love so much.

It's not that Darong didn't like Pei Bin, but she wasn't sure what Pei Bin was thinking. Plus, she had just broken up with Cheng Laoxiao and had no intention of finding another partner. Instead of worrying about the gains and losses, it would be more comfortable for her to just not have any illusions.

"Xiaoying, open the door."

Darong knocked on the door and called Xiaoying to come out to open it, but Xiaoying didn't come. Instead, Xizi scratched the door and called out from inside, sounding a little panicked.

This frightened Darong. She was worried that something had happened to Xiaoying, so she quickly moved some stones over, put them under her feet, and leaned over the wall to look inside.

It would have been fine if she hadn't looked at it, but once she did, Darong was completely frightened. In the yard, Xiaoying's upper body was lying on the high threshold of the door, and she was obviously unconscious.

Darong didn't have time to think about it, so she quickly jumped over the wall and jumped in. As soon as Darong hugged Xiaoying, she smelled a strong smell of coal, and she was terrified, thinking that Xiaoying was poisoned by gas.

While carrying Xiaoying out of the door and placing her in the yard, she opened the door and ran to the back dormitory to ask Aunt Liu for help.

Because all the people living in these three rows of dormitories are employees of Nanjian, they all go to work during the day, except for Aunt Liu who is in poor health and has been staying at home on sick leave.

"Second Aunt, Xiaoying has been poisoned by gas. What should we do?" Darong's voice trembled a little.

"Don't panic, Second Girl, go to the team and call Third Uncle back. Go there as soon as you can."

While instructing her second daughter to report the news, Aunt Liu rushed into her own small kitchen with a white porcelain bowl and poured a large bowl of sour soup.

When Darong returned to the yard, Xiaoying was still lying on the ground motionless. She hugged Xiaoying and called her, while pulling at Xiaoying's collar with her hands, trying to make her breathe easier.

At this time, Aunt Liu also came in.

"DaRong, hold XiaoYing up and pry her mouth open."