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

After thanking Master Liu repeatedly, he took the things and was escorted out of the courtyard by Sha Zhu.

"Lao Liu, there are still a lot of leftovers in the kitchen. Call the few people who helped today, and we will have a drink tonight to thank you for your help today."

After Master Liu left, Cai Quanwu said to the second uncle.

When people have lunch at noon, they give gifts.

This favor of helping others needs to be calculated separately.

Anyway, you can't avoid this meal, so it's better to invite him early than late.

Cai Quanwu had seen that Master Liu had cooked a lot more dishes, and this matter was just settled.

"Okay, it's up to you."

The second uncle didn't expect Cai Quanwu to be so open-minded, and agreed with a smile.

When Cai Quanwu heard that the second uncle agreed, he looked around and searched for the third uncle in the yard, thinking of telling him.

Unexpectedly, even the third uncle was nowhere to be seen, and the square table used for accounting at the door of Cai Quanwu's house was also nowhere to be seen.

Moreover, the yard that was filled with tables, chairs and benches just now was now empty, as every household had taken everything back.

I guess he was afraid of losing it.

At this time, the women had washed all the dishes and were allowed to take them back.

Soon everyone in the yard had left, leaving only Cai Quanwu and the second uncle.

Cai Quanwu didn't want to stay any longer, so he handed a cigarette to the second uncle and said with a smile:

"Lao Liu, you've been busy all day. Go back and have a rest. I'll have someone call you for dinner."

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, the second uncle thought about it and walked towards the backyard with his hands behind his back.

"Okay, I'll go back first. I got up early today and won't be free for a while. I'm a little tired."

As soon as the second uncle left, Sha Zhu happened to come back after sending Master Liu off. He and Cai Quanwu looked at each other, and they walked towards Sha Zhu's house at the same time.

When I got home, I found Guan Jiaqi, Xiao Wu and the little kid He Yushui talking and laughing together. It seemed that they were in a good mood.

"What are you talking about? You look so happy." Cai Quanwu looked at the smiling people and asked curiously.

"We are talking about Aunt Jia." He Yushui answered with a smile.

"You guys are so boring. Why do you think of talking about her?" Sha Zhu curled his lips and didn't care about the bad taste of several people.

"Ms. Jia Zhang is just that kind of person. She's always like that in any situation. You just need to pay less attention to her in the future." Cai Quanwu reminded Guan Jiaqi and Xiao Wu.

Jia Zhang is a toad. She doesn't bite people, but she annoys people.

After hearing what Cai Quanwu said, several people nodded.

Just then, the third uncle walked in from outside with manuscript paper in his hand and greeted everyone.

"It's all there."

After Third Uncle said hello, Sha Zhu and the others called out "Third Uncle" as a response.

Cai Quanwu saw the manuscript paper in the third uncle's hand and knew what he came for, so he greeted him:

"Old Yan, hurry up and sit down."

As soon as Cai Quanwu finished speaking, Xiao Wu and the others gathered together and gave up their seats.

Then the third uncle and Cai Quanwu sat down around the table.

As soon as he sat down, the third uncle handed the manuscript to Cai Quanwu and said impatiently: "Old Cai, I have calculated the account for you."

"I received fifteen dollars and eighty cents in total. Do the math."

"No need, Old Yan, I still don't trust you."

Cai Quanwu glanced at it and didn't try to calculate. With the third uncle's astute calculations, he would definitely not make a mistake.

The third uncle must have used the abacus at home to calculate several times before coming here, so how could he have made a mistake?

Moreover, although the third uncle likes to take advantage of others, he still disdains to do anything to cheat or deceive others.

"Okay, Lao Cai, I'll leave this account to you."

As the third uncle spoke, he took out a stack of money from his pocket, counted it, and handed it to Cai Quanwu.

Cai Quanwu took the money and gave it to Xiao Wu immediately without even looking at it.

"Xiaoqing, you will be the head of the family from now on. I'll give you the money to keep."

Xiao Wu looked at the money Cai Quanwu handed over and was stunned for a moment. After he realized what was happening and took it, he happily said to Cai Quan, "Thank you, uncle."

Xiao Wu's gratitude came from the bottom of her heart. She didn't expect that Cai Quanwu would really let her manage the money as soon as he came.

"We are all family, there is nothing to thank me for." Cai Quanwu said there was no need to be so polite.

When the third uncle saw Cai Quanwu hand the money directly to Xiao Wu, he thought to himself that Cai Quanwu played this trick beautifully. He was tying a rope for Sha Zhu so that the new wife could hold Sha Zhu tightly.

Moreover, the new daughter-in-law will be grateful to Cai Quanwu.

From now on, this couple will not be able to make any waves under Cai Quanwu's control.

But this is someone else's family affair, he just thought about it in his mind.

"Old Cai, this matter is over. I'm going back first." After saying this, the third uncle suggested going home.

"Old Yan, then you go back first and come over for dinner tonight. Old Liu and I have agreed that we should have a drink tonight."

"okay."

When the third uncle heard Cai Quanwu talking about dinner, he agreed with a smile. He would definitely not refuse such a good deal.

As soon as the third uncle left, Guan Jiaqi started complaining.

"It's such a waste to hold this wedding banquet. I think the cigarettes and alcohol cost a lot of money, and the gift money is so little, it's not even enough to cover the cigarettes and alcohol."

"This is how it is when you host a wedding banquet, and you still expect to make a profit." Cai Quanwu joked.

"We won't do it anymore in the future." Guan Jiaqi blurted out.

When Guan Jiaqi said this, she felt something was wrong and immediately blushed.

Xiao Wu deliberately stared at Guan Jiaqi, and the meaning in his eyes was self-evident.

"Okay, let's talk about this later."

"By the way, Zhuzi, take care of the meat in the kitchen before it goes bad."

Cai Quanwu looked at Guan Jiaqi, who was blushing from face to neck, and spoke to help her out and ease her embarrassment.

After hearing Cai Quanwu talking about serious matters, several people went to the kitchen together.

In this era, there is no such thing as a new bride who doesn't work.

……

In the evening, two tables were set up at Sha Zhu's house, one for men and one for women. Everyone came to have a great time and left with a satisfied meal.

Since I drank a lot at noon, I didn't drink much at night, but the leftovers from lunch were basically eaten up.

People of that era had big appetites. If they were allowed to eat as much as they wanted, they would be comparable to the big eaters of later generations.

Cai Quanwu watched them stuff big pieces of fat into their mouths and gobble them up, feeling a little dizzy.

This is not much different from drinking lard directly.

The only pity is that Xu Damao didn’t come in the evening.

Because Xu Damao drank a little too much at noon, he was still sleeping soundly at home when I called him to eat dinner. Even after calling him several times, he was unwilling to get up to eat, so I had to give up.

Cai Quanwu had originally been wondering whether Xu Damao would take the lead in making trouble for Sha Zhu in the bridal chamber that night, but now it seems that is impossible.

But I can't say for sure.

Maybe Xu Damao woke up in the middle of the night and came over to eavesdrop.

After dinner, Cai Quanwu sent Guan Jiaqi and Guan's mother to the intersection, stopped a rickshaw, and took them back.

When they went back, Cai Quanwu gave them several pounds of wild boar meat and a wild boar stomach, and asked Guan's mother to take them back and stew them to nourish her body.

After watching Guan Jiaqi and her daughter leave, Cai Quanwu staggered back to the courtyard.

When they arrived at Sha Zhu's house, the house had already been cleaned. Cai Quanwu took a look and then pulled He Yushui back to the house to sleep.

Today is Sha Zhu's big day, so we need to let them rest early.

Fortunately, Xu Damao drank too much, otherwise it would be impossible for Sha Zhu and his wife to go to bed early.

Now that Xu Damao is not taking the lead, others probably won't cause trouble.

Jia Dongxu is already married, and he probably can't bring himself to eavesdrop. All men know that whoever is short will be embarrassed.

The younger generation of the Siheyuan people who came later are still minors and do not have such courage.

……

The next morning, when Cai Quanwu saw Sha Zhu by the pool, Sha Zhu was yawning continuously, his eyes were dark, and his limbs were weak, as if all the energy had been drained away from his body, and he looked like someone who had indulged in excessive sexual activities.

Young men and women, after starting to eat meat, become addicted to it and lose self-control, which Cai Quan could not understand.

But being a man seven times a night is not that easy.

I've only heard of cows dying of exhaustion, but I've never heard of land being ruined by plowing.

I wanted to remind you, but then I thought better of it.

Who hasn’t dreamed of picking up a gun, mounting a horse, and galloping at full speed when they were young?

Just think of it as Shazhu paying for his dream.

I remember that when he was dating his girlfriend, he also took up his gun and mounted his horse, killing many people on the battlefield, and the blood flowed like a river.

We are all ignorant and fearless, and we all fail to realize that if we don't know the value of xx when we are young, we will shed tears when we see nothing in our old age.

As someone who had experienced it, he had no reason to laugh at Sha Zhu.