Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

"You should go and take a look first. We don't know if we can drink it yet."

"If you can drink it, you can stay if you want."

Guan Jiaqi had no interest in keeping the wine as a family heirloom, she just gave a reminder.

"Okay, then I'll go take a look."

Cai Quanwu left after saying a few words.

"Xiao Cai, take a look. There are several jars that have been placed in the utility room. I took one out and it seems to still have wine in it. I just don't know if it's still drinkable."

Guan's mother pointed at a dusty wine jar on the stool and said with a smile.

Cai Quanwu walked over and took a closer look and found that the jar was sealed very well. It seemed that Guan's father should be someone who knew a lot about wine.

Who normally buys wine and seals the jar so well?

"Aunt, uncle used to be a wine lover. I think this jar is well sealed, so the wine should be drinkable."

Cai Quanwu didn't even need to open the box; he knew the wine would not go bad just by looking at the sealing technique.

"What's the point of loving wine? He didn't drink much before, otherwise there wouldn't be any left."

"Your uncle used to work in a winery. He brought this wine directly back from the winery. He said it was to pay for his work. I don't know the details."

"After I brought it back, I didn't drink much and kept it in the utility room. No one asked about it."

"That's why these jars have been preserved."

"Otherwise it would have been looted long ago."

Guan's mother smiled and told Cai Quanwu the origin of these jars of wine.

During those years of war and chaos, anything of value was looted. These jars were placed in the storage room, covered by all kinds of broken things, and did not attract anyone's attention.

If they knew there was wine in it, someone would have drunk it long ago. How could it have been preserved?

Hearing this, Cai Quanwu suddenly realized that he had been thinking wrong. It turned out that the wine was sealed in someone else's winery. No wonder it was sealed so well.

It was indeed as Guan's mother said. If Guan's father loved wine, these jars of wine would not have been kept and would have been drunk long ago.

"Aunt, this wine is good stuff, please put it away first, I will go out and buy two bottles of wine. Drinking this wine will ruin good stuff."

Cai Quanwu was a little reluctant to give it up. This thing would be a good thing even now, let alone in the future.

The past few years have been turbulent, and there are not many wineries that can brew wine normally, let alone store old wine.

"What good stuff is this? It was given to your uncle by someone who couldn't sell it before. Drink it if you can, don't waste it."

Guan's mother didn't have any idea about wine. In her mind, as long as it wasn't spoiled and could be drunk, she would just open it and drink it. There was no point in wasting it.

"Mom, don't worry about it. Let him go out and buy it. He wants to keep the wine."

Cai Quanwu was thinking about how to explain to Guan's mother when Guan Jiaqi came out of the kitchen and told him what Cai Quanwu meant.

After hearing what her daughter said, Guan's mother finally understood and said with a smile:

"You guys decide for yourself. If Xiao Cai wants to stay, then she can stay."

"Stay, I'll go buy some more wine." Cai Quanwu said, and hurried out.

If you don’t go now, Uncle Liu will be here soon.

"Qiqi, have you finished cooking?" Guan's mother asked as soon as Cai Quanwu left.

"No, I'm steaming the bacon. I'll just fry some eggs. It'll be quick."

After Guan Jiaqi finished speaking, she took the wine jar off the stool and prepared to put it back in the utility room.

I thought about bringing it to Cai Quanwu when I go back to the courtyard.

When Guan Jiaqi came out of the utility room, her mother asked worriedly, "Qiqi, what on earth does Xiao Cai do? He takes good things so lightly. The things he brought today are worth a lot of money."

"Those who spend money lavishly still have a long life ahead of them..."

Guan's mother didn't say the rest of the words, but Guan Jiaqi understood what her mother meant.

"Mom, don't worry about this. It's normal for someone to show you the good things they brought when they came to visit for the first time."

"Besides, the two of us will have a monthly salary of 60 or 70 yuan in the future, which is enough for us to spend."

"Mom, don't worry, you won't starve."

Guan Jiaqi didn't take her mother's worries seriously, explained it, and then teased her mother.

"Girl, I'm worried about myself. I'm worried that if you have children in the future, you won't be able to raise them." Guan's mother scolded with a smile.

While Guan Jiaqi was chatting and laughing with her mother, Uncle Liu came over from home.

Uncle Liu entered the room and joked to Guan Jiaqi and her daughter, who were talking and laughing:

"You two are in a good mood."

Then he looked around, didn't see Cai Quanwu, and asked curiously: "Jiaqi, where is your friend?"

"He's gone to buy some wine, Uncle Liu. You sit down first. He should be riding his bike there. He'll be back soon."

After Guan Jiaqi answered Uncle Liu, she quickly asked him to sit down.

"That's what happened. If I had known earlier, I should have kept the bottle of wine. Why did I go out to buy wine?"

Hearing that Cai Quanwu went out to buy wine, Uncle Liu said with a hint of complaint in his tone.

However, Guan Jiaqi and the others just listened to what he said and didn't take it seriously. They thought it was just a polite remark.

Although I knew what was going on, I still expressed my gratitude. I only heard Guan's mother politely say:

"Hey, Lao Liu, when someone comes to our house, how can I ask you to get some wine? This is ridiculous."

"You guys are just too polite." Uncle Liu replied with a smile.

"Uncle Liu, please sit down. I'll go cook some food."

Guan Jiaqi smelled the aroma of the bacon and knew that it was steamed. She greeted her uncle and turned to the kitchen to fry eggs.

Uncle Liu also smelled the aroma of bacon. He thought that the bacon was saved by the Guan family, and laughed and teased Guan's mother:

"Sister Guan, this son-in-law came to visit us and he took out all the treasures from the bottom of the box. I have to say, this bacon is really delicious."

Guan's mother knew that Uncle Liu had misunderstood, so she started to explain, "This bacon was brought by Xiao Cai. Others may not know what life is like in our family, but you, Old Liu, must know. How could we have any stock?"

When Uncle Liu heard that it was Cai Quanwu who brought the child, he first praised, "This child is good," and then comforted Guan's mother:

"Sister Guan, you have finally gotten your reward after all the hard work. Jiaqi has found a good partner. When she gets married, I will ask her to be filial to you."

On the way, Uncle Liu asked Cai Quanwu who were his family members.

It sounds like if there are no elders, then the mother-in-law is an elder, so we have to be filial to her.

"If I can see Qiqi find a good family and live a good life, I will die with my eyes closed. Otherwise, I will not be able to face Lao Guan in the underworld."

Guan's mother didn't have so many thoughts.

She has not yet thought about letting her son-in-law support her.

Others don't have elders to support, but they should be self-aware.

She is an old woman and doesn't want to implicate her daughter.

Of course, it would be better if the son-in-law was filial.

Guan's mother and Uncle Liu had not been chatting for a while when Cai Quanwu bought the wine.

"Uncle Liu is here."

Cai Quanwu was holding two bottles of Lotus White in his hands. When he saw Uncle Liu when he entered the room, he greeted him directly.

"Oh, Xiao Cai, how can I let you spend money?" Uncle Liu spoke very politely when he saw Cai Quanwu holding the wine.

Cai Quanwu heard Uncle Liu's polite words, put the wine on the table, and said nonchalantly:

"It's not a big deal. We are all family members, and there are no outsiders."

When Guan's mother heard what Cai Quanwu said, she was so happy that her face was full of smiles.

Xiao Cai's words showed that he didn't treat her as an outsider, so how could she not be happy?

Although she said that she could die with peace of mind now, that was just talk.

If the son-in-law and daughter are filial, and she can have a grandson, the family can live happily, who really wants to die?