The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 12, Dinner Party

At twelve o'clock at noon, Shazhu's meal was already ready.

Big bone stew, braised pork ribs, steamed pork ribs, sour cabbage, stir-fried lettuce, stir-fried pork, and stir-fried beans, a total of six dishes and one soup. This is the standard for New Years and holidays.

The dishes were placed on the table, ready to let the rain call people.

First of all, the deaf old lady must be called. The old lady took good care of Li Weiguo, and she also contributed to Li Tieniu's funeral, so it doesn't matter if she shows some filial piety.

After calling the third uncle, it would be inappropriate not to call the first uncle or the second uncle.

Although Li Weiguo didn't like the second uncle Liu Haizhong, he would rather offend a gentleman than a villain, not to mention he helped make a fortune.

He asked Yuyu to call the second uncle and the deaf old lady together, and he went to call the first uncle himself, and they gathered together at a table to celebrate their integration into this era.

In the middle courtyard, in the east wing, a man and a woman live here.

Li Weiguo knocked on the door and shouted inside: "Master, are you at home?"

"Here you are, the door is unlocked, come in." A man's voice came from inside the room.

Pushing the door open, the uncle was sitting there drinking tea.

"It's Weiguo, why are you here when you have time?" the first man asked with a smile.

Li Weiguo smiled and said: "Master, haven't I joined the steel rolling mill? I made an appointment with Shazhu a few days ago. I will cook and he will cook, and we will celebrate together. No, there is no elder at the table, so big The food on the table doesn’t even taste good, so I’ll ask you to come with Auntie.”

"Okay, since you came to call me, I'll give you a meal, hahaha." The first man was very happy to be respected and respected by the younger generation.

The east wing of the backyard is the second uncle's house.

Liu Haizhong's family was sitting at the dining table and was about to eat when Yu Yu knocked on the door and shouted: "Second uncle, Brother Wei Guo is calling you three uncles to come over for dinner. We have wine and meat, so we are waiting for you."

"What day is it today? How come Weiguo invites guests to dinner?" the second uncle asked in confusion.

"Brother Wei Guo was assigned to the steel rolling mill by the street a few days ago. He just made a table and it was lively. Come on, I'll call the old lady." With that, Yuyu turned around and walked into the old lady's house.

Li Weiguo joined the security department a few days ago and the whole hospital knew about it, but he was a little confused. Li Weiguo had sold his job in the steel rolling mill and then assigned it back. What was going on? This street was causing trouble.

After the rain went away, the second uncle was puzzled, but he didn't take it to heart. How could the sub-district office's allocation of work be accurate?

He pointed to the door and said happily: "See, I am the second uncle in the courtyard and a sixth-level blacksmith in the factory. He, Li Weiguo, has joined the job, and he will have to rely on me in the future. No, I'm just here to treat you to dinner."

"Well, if you want to put it another way, if you are a leader, the people below you have to fawn over." The second aunt agreed with a smile.

Hearing what the second uncle and his wife said, the three brothers Liu Guangqi, Guangtian and Guangfu couldn't help but curled their lips secretly: "I'll treat you to a meal and you are so busy, I don't know you are the factory leader."

There is a rear house in the backyard and a deaf old lady's house.

The old lady usually hangs out shoe soles and sews clothes in the house, but she is busy now.

Yuyu came in and said to the old lady: "Old lady, Brother Wei Guo is going to invite you to dinner today. Let me come over and invite you over."

"Are you going to eat? Is there any meat?" The old lady stopped her work and asked with a smile.

Yu Yu was angry and funny, and said: "Yes! There is meat and big bone soup, just wait for the ancestors to come over and use the chopsticks."

"Okay. Let's walk then." After that, he put down the needle and thread in his hand, got up and followed the rain.

At Shazhu's house, dishes have been placed on the dining table, including six dishes and one soup, a large bowl of white flour steamed buns, and two bottles of Red Star Erguotou.

After a while, the first uncle and his wife, the second uncle, the third uncle and the deaf old lady all arrived.

Li Weiguo helped the old lady to the main seat, and the others took their seats.

"Okay, in the blink of an eye Weiguo has grown up and established a family, hahaha." The old lady patted the back of Li Weiguo's hand and said.

"Hey, it's all the elders who are helping me." Li Weiguo said modestly.

Picking up a bottle of Red Star Erguotou, he poured a glass of wine for everyone present one by one according to their seniority.

After pouring for a long time, he picked up his own glass and said: "Some time ago, my father passed away, and I was not at home. Thanks to the help of all the elders and neighbors, I was able to handle the funeral arrangements. Here today, I would like to toast all the elders and neighbors. , Gratitude is all in the wine." After that, he raised his glass and drank it down.

The old man shook his head: "We are all neighbors, and we should help each other. There is no need to express gratitude. Just have this intention and come have a drink." As he said this, he invited everyone to raise their glasses.

The second uncle, the third uncle, Shazhu and others also raised their glasses and echoed: "The first uncle is right, neighbors should help each other, come and have a drink."

Everyone raised their glasses together, and the old lady also took a sip, smiling as she watched the others drink.

After drinking the first cup, the old lady took the lead in using chopsticks, and everyone started picking up their dishes.

Fatty and lean, spicy and delicious stir-fried pork, braised pork ribs that are salty, crispy, fragrant but not greasy;

The soft, sweet, white and large white flour steamed buns, as well as the rich and delicious bone soup, made the old ladies and several uncles present have their mouths full of oil and called them prodigal.

How can you not be a waste? The ingredients for this lunch alone cost about ten yuan. This does not include the various seasonings and craftsmanship in Shazhu. The total is at least fourteen or five yuan.

One meal was almost half of his salary. Only Li Weiguo would dare to do it. No other family in the courtyard would be willing to live up to this standard even during the Chinese New Year.

It took almost two hours to finish the meal. The old lady, aunt and He Yuyu left after finishing the meal.

Mainly Li Weiguo, Silly Zhu and a few older men were drinking and kicking. The four of them drank two kilograms of wine and were almost half drunk before they left.

After lunch, Li Weiguo walked slowly and leisurely towards Shichahai. Nanluoguxiang is close to Shichahai. He wanted to try if he could collect some fish and shrimp here to enrich the biological species of the secret realm.

Although fish, shrimps and crabs are not popular, it is still good to raise some to improve your diet.

It took about ten minutes by car to reach Shichahai and Houhai. After getting off the bus, we walked there.

There are many old men fishing in Houhai every day, and the third uncle often goes here to fish to support his family.

After finding a place where no one was around, Li Weiguo squatted down by the lake and swept his thoughts ten meters under the water.

There are relatively few fish within ten meters of the lake, and most of them swim in the center of the lake.

I took some corn kernels from the space and sprinkled them into the lake. Soon, the small fish and shrimps in the lake gathered here.

When the mind sweeps away, there are probably dozens of fish of various colors, including carp, grass carp, catfish, silver carp, and crucian carp. There are also some small shrimps, small crabs, loaches, and eels at the bottom of the lake, which are quite rich in species.

Li Weiguo's mind moved and he put all the fish, shrimps and crabs that his mind swept into the spatial fish pond.

As soon as the fish and shrimp fall into the fish pond in the space, they instantly add a lot of vitality to the space.

Ignoring the fish pond anymore, I sprinkled a lot of steamed bun crumbs into the lake and continued to make nests to lure fish.

Soon, another wave of fish and shrimp gathered at the lake, this time the fish were bigger.

There were five or six three-finger-wide grass carp, herring, and bighead carp, and the rest were a dozen or so smaller miscellaneous fish.

No matter how big or small, they were all collected into the secret fish pond. At the same time, some aquatic plants were collected from the bottom and edge of the lake and planted in the fish pond.

After collecting two batches of fish and shrimp, Li Weiguo didn't want to be greedy for more. He got up and left, strolling leisurely along the lake.

Walking slowly from Houhai to Qianhai, there are many old men and children sitting on the lakeside fishing, each with a boom and a bucket, and more or less something is gained.

Feeling the beautiful scenery around me, I have to say that Shichahai is a good place.

It not only has beautiful scenery, but also has many classic hutongs and courtyards, such as the Big and Little Jinsi Hutongs in the Jinsitao area, the North and South Guanfang Hutong and the Ya'er Hutong on the northern edge of Houhai, as well as Baimi Xiejie and Yandai Xiejie.

Looking at the classic courtyard buildings around him, Li Weiguo felt itchy. In the future, building a house with a single courtyard here was just a small goal. A courtyard with two entrances and three entrances was more expensive, and it might not be possible to buy it if you have money.

If it weren't for the house sale now, he would have wanted to buy thirty or fifty houses here.

There is no point in being greedy. If you want to buy a large number of courtyard houses, you will have to wait until the state returns the private properties.

In order to realize his wish to buy a luxury house in the imperial capital as soon as possible, Li Weiguo decided to go to the ghost market at night to see if he could try to make some money by selling some food.

A friend once commented that all the courtyard houses are animals, none of them are good people, and they are not worthy of being approached by the protagonist. Fanshu would like to declare here that he will not lick anyone for no reason in the future, and of course he will not turn himself into a lone ranger and fight with the whole world. As long as he is a human being, he must have selfish motives. After all, the one he loves most is always himself. We don’t want to be a moral bitch, so we don’t ask others to be moral saints. We are all ordinary people with various flaws. It’s a novel. It’s fun to watch. Just do it, don't take it too seriously. In addition, this book is written in a different era. The "Siheyuan" in the studio is really too violent. I can't stand it after reading it too much, so I won't write it. If there are readers who like the "Siheyuan" kind of story, you can change it. Try other sites.