Siheyuan: The Rebirth of the Silly Pillar in the 50s

Under the moonlight, He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle home unsteadily.

The mixture of draft beer and Erguotou entered his fifteen-year-old body, which was quite a bit high.

When he walked to the entrance of the courtyard, he let out a long wine burp.

He shook his hand in disgust and muttered: "I won't drink so much next time..."

As soon as I walked to the front yard, I saw neighbors gathered around the door of Yan Bugui's house, and it was overwhelming.

He asked curiously: "What are you doing? What happened to Uncle Yan's family?"

"Your Aunt Yang is giving birth again. We are all here guessing whether the baby is a son or..."

"It's my son! It's my son!"

Suddenly a loud baby cry came from Yan Bugui's house.

The midwife came out excitedly to announce the good news to Yan Bugui.

When Yan Bugui heard that it was his son, he felt briefly happy.

There are many sons these days, and the benefits will only be reflected later.

But the money to raise a son cannot be ignored.

Counting this youngest, their family has three sons.

In the future, we will eat, go to school, get married...

Yan Bugui had a headache thinking about this, and there was a hint of displeasure on his face.

The midwife was a little strange when she saw his expression.

"Aren't you happy to have a son? Just smile!"

"What's so funny. It's not the first time."

Yanbu Gui frowned and wanted to go in to see the child, but was stopped by the neighbors.

"Lao Yan, giving birth to a son is a happy event. So many neighbors are witnessing it. You can't treat me?"

"You're right! Counting this, you have three sons, so you are so lucky!"

"Do you want this blessing for you?"

When Yan Bugui heard the treat, his face became even darker and he immediately responded.

Let’s just say that having more children costs more.

As soon as he was born, someone came to him and asked for money.

Also a treat.

He asks for a favor!

"Why not? If I had three sons, I would walk sideways!"

"That's right! I will definitely tell the world and treat the neighbors to a feast of food and drink for three days and three nights!"

"We haven't had a happy event in our courtyard for a long time. You really need to invite this guest, Lao Yan!"

The neighbors are very united when it comes time to ask for a treat.

Everyone clapped and applauded around Yan Bugui, shouting "treat!"

It seems that if Yan Bugui doesn't agree today, he won't be able to enter the house to see his son's posture.

He Yuzhu was enjoying himself in the crowd.

He knew that Yan Bugui definitely didn't want to treat him.

There are so many people, so many tables cannot be set up.

Where does the money come from?

Could it be from the newborn baby?

"It's okay to treat guests..."

Unexpectedly, Yan Bugui actually let go.

"But my treat cannot be in vain. You must not..."

Yan Bugui pinched his fingers together.

The implication is already very obvious.

The neighbors haven't had any contact with meat for a long time. How many gifts can I give out?

It's definitely less than eating a meal in a hurry.

So everyone agreed without even thinking about it.

"Can I miss your gift money? Lao Yan!"

"You must follow the etiquette!"

"But you must be invited as a guest!"

When Yan Bugui saw the gift money, he suddenly had an idea in his mind.

Setting a banquet is an art, and the essence of this art is that the person hosting the dinner must know how to arrange it so that he or she does not suffer a loss.

Yan Bugui must be a person who will not let himself suffer.

Since there is no loss, then this banquet is still possible.

So, Yan Bugui said: "It's agreed! I will go back and send you invitations later! You are all waiting at home!"

When the neighbors heard it, they thought it looked like this.

Everyone must be enjoying this autumn breeze.

Everyone happily agreed.

Of all the people, only He Yuzhu was the most sober.

If Yan Bugui can agree to hold a banquet so easily, it goes without saying that there must be something going on here.

As for what the explosion was, He Yuzhu really couldn't guess.

He was still looking forward to it a little in his heart, and went home to wait for Yan Bugui's invitation.

Yan Bugui returned to the house, not caring about his wife who had just given birth and her newborn son.

Those who lit lamps and boiled oil began to write with a brush.

Yang Ruihua was very dissatisfied with this and couldn't help complaining: "My son has just come out. Why don't you look at me? Why don't you look at your son? I don't know what kind of power you are using at this time."

"You do not understand!"

Yan Bugui wrote quickly and took the time to reply: "I was writing invitations to the neighbors. They were all clamoring for a treat just now. I agreed."

"You agreed? No, why did you agree?"

Yang Ruihua sat up suddenly, and a sudden burst of pain made her grit her teeth.

"You'll know when the time comes. Anyway, we can't lose this time. Just wait, ah."

Yan Bugui finished writing the last invitation.

He walked out the door holding a pile of small pieces of paper.

Yang Ruihua was deeply disdainful of his strange behavior, rolled his eyes and muttered: "I don't know what goes through my mind all day long. You don't have to spend money to support your son after you give birth? You still have spare money to treat guests!"

……

Yan Bugui's invitations were sent to every household overnight.

As the nearest neighbor, Yi Zhonghai was the first to receive the invitation.

He opened the invitation and wrote: Tomorrow at [-]:[-] p.m., please go to the Central Courtyard with a generous gift to attend the celebration of Yanbu Gui's birth. On behalf of the whole family, Yan Bugui wishes you happiness and good health.

"Is Yan Bugui giving birth to another son this time?"

Yi Zhonghai asked calmly.

Gao Xiaocui was laying out the quilt and casually replied: "Yes, this is the third one."

The speaker has no intention, the listener has the heart.

This sentence directly poked Yi Zhonghai's heart.

Yes, this is the third one.

There are more and more families with three sons in the courtyard.

The more sons there are, the higher the pension security will be.

Like Liu Haizhong, where will the three sons go, who dares to bully him?

Even more so when I get older.

As soon as they heard that he had three sons, no one dared to mess with him even if he himself was not a good character and his life was not good.

Yan Bugui now has an extra layer of protection.

Even if he has been a private teacher all his life, so what?

I will have three sons to support in the future!

Life may not be worse than that of Yi Zhonghai.

He, Yi Zhonghai, has no sons, not even one.

Now he is young, only forty years old, he can move, and he is not too old to walk on the road.

But what about ten or twenty years from now?

As Yi Zhonghai thought about it, he began to feel inwardly. He deeply felt a sense of crisis that he had never experienced before.

He even thought about how miserable his old life would be without a son.

Of course he doesn't want to live such a life.

He has never suffered in his life.

How could he still suffer the pain of not having a son when he is old?

But he can't give birth to a child, which is another problem in the world.

If you can't give birth to a child, where can you make a son?

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai took a puff of his cigarette, lay down on the bed angrily, and sighed deeply.

"Lao Yi, why are you sighing?"

"Xiao Cui, tell me, do we still need a son?"

Gao Xiaocui lowered her eyebrows and subconsciously covered her stomach.

"Didn't you say you didn't want children some time ago? Why did you change your mind again?"

"No."

Yi Zhonghai sat up again and said, "We are not going to have a baby, but if someone else has a baby, we can recognize it, isn't it okay?"

"what?"

Gao Xiaocui didn't understand.

A trace of disappointment flashed in Yi Zhonghai's eyes.

"Forget it, turn off the lights and go to sleep!"

……

Jia family.

Jia Zhang didn't know the words, so she asked Jia Dongxu to help her read the words on the invitation sticker.

She smiled.

"This is a good thing! Our family must go!"

"Mom, you see it says to bring generous gifts. How can our family have any generous gifts?"

"You are stupid. You are going to have a banquet. What can you bring with you? Can the owner of the house take charge? I see that Yan Bugui is making such a big fuss, so I guess this banquet will be good."

"That's what you said. Yan Bugui is the one who sends out invitations and asks people to bring generous gifts. With such a grand ceremony, there must be something fishy and meaty..."

When Jia Dongxu thought of fish, his mouth suddenly became salivating and he even couldn't help but lick his lips.

"Remember, we will bring two big bowls with us tomorrow. When the banquet is finished, we can still enjoy the leftovers!"

"Then what should we give?"

"Didn't the matches Liu Haizhong gave me last time not used up yet? Just take those with you."

"It has to be you, Mom! We didn't spend a penny and got a meal together, and we can even pack it! You are more scheming than Yanbu!"

"That is……"

Jia Zhang reacted and rolled her eyes at Jia Dongxu.

"You, you can't say anything nice to your mother all day long!"

……

Ho family.

"Dad, I advise you, it's best not to prepare such expensive gifts."

He Daqing was choosing in the cupboard whether it would be better to give him a bottle of wine or just give him a gift.

Hearing what He Yuzhu said, he turned back curiously and asked, "What's wrong? Yan Bugui has made such a big fuss. If we don't send something good, I'm afraid we'll be out of etiquette!"

"He's not the kind of person who cares about etiquette!"

He Yuzhu pointed to the word "rich gift" on the invitation and said, "Didn't you see it? How can anyone treat guests with a generous gift written on the face? Doesn't Uncle Yan write all his thoughts on his face?"

He Daqing hadn't reacted just now, so he was overjoyed when He Yuzhu said this.

"Yes, Lao Yan, what does this mean?"

"The neighbors want to take advantage of him by having a banquet, and he wants to take advantage of the neighbors by setting up a banquet!"

"Meat and vegetables are so expensive these days, so he who sets the table may not be able to take advantage!"

"If it's someone else, it might not work. But if it's Yan Bugui, then everything is possible."

He Yuzhu smiled enigmatically.

He Daqing was completely confused.

"Zhuzi, according to what you said, what should we give as a gift?"

“I’ll give you whatever is cheap.”

He Yuzhu thought that after all, his father was the elder in the courtyard, so he couldn't give it too shabbily.

Moreover, they only need three people to go to their house, so they can't afford to lose that person.

"We haven't finished eating the fish, so let's take the smallest one. The fish weren't bought with money anyway, and there are three more fish caught by Yan Bugui."

"Ha ha!"

He Daqing couldn't help but give He Yuzhu a blow!

"Why did you hit me?"

"What have you learned outside all day long? So many crazy ideas! I almost don't recognize you!"

"If your father doesn't recognize his son, you are the one who learned the bad things outside!"

"You brat, you're making fun of your own father again!"