Comfortable life in Siheyuan

After Liu Qingshan returned to his room, he began to think about the gathering with Sha Zhu and Nan Yi at home tomorrow. In order to make the gathering more interesting, he decided to prepare something special in advance - coconut snails brought back from the island city.

These four coconut snails were treasures that Liu Qingshan had brought back with great effort. He first poured a basin of clean water, then picked up a brush and carefully wiped each coconut snail, as if he was protecting a precious work of art.

Looking at these beautiful coconut snails, Liu Qingshan's hands couldn't help itching. He couldn't resist the urge to open one and see what surprises were inside. So he started looking for tools and finally found a hammer in his parents' room.

Liu Qingshan held the hammer tightly and tapped the shell of the coconut snail gently. Once, twice... With the continuous tapping sound, the shell of the coconut snail finally cracked. He excitedly turned the snail meat over and over to check, but he still couldn't find the legendary Melo Pearl. Liu Qingshan's mood suddenly became a little depressed.

However, he soon realized that the reason why Melo Pearls are so precious is that they are extremely rare. If Melo Pearls can be found anywhere, they probably won't be so valuable.

Thinking of this, Liu Qingshan's mood gradually calmed down, and he even felt that not finding the Melo Pearl was also a unique experience. After all, this rare experience itself is a precious treasure.

Seeing Liu Qingshan looking at the snail meat, the mother-in-law came over curiously with her two children.

"Qingshan, what kind of snail is this? Why is it so big?" asked my mother-in-law curiously.

"Mom, these are coconut snails from the sea. These are not the biggest ones!" Liu Qingshan explained with a smile.

"Dad, Dad!" Xixi reached out to touch him, and kept calling Dad.

"Oh! My dear daughter, do you want this?" Liu Qingshan called Xixi and handed him a cleaned coconut snail.

Xixi curiously reached out her hand and touched the coconut snail, then retracted her hand in fear.

"Dad, I'm scared!" Xixi looked at Liu Qingshan pitifully.

"Don't be afraid, Xixi. This is a coconut snail. It doesn't bite. Look!" As he said that, Liu Qingshan grabbed his daughter's hand and gently touched the snail meat.

"Soft, soft." The child said happily, and his little face suddenly broke into a smile.

Liu Qingshan also started playing with the child. There were a few snails left, but he didn't plan to open them for the time being.

Seeing the two children laughing happily, Liu Qingshan felt particularly satisfied.

In the evening, Liu Qingshan simply made a dish of spicy fried snail slices, and the whole family enjoyed it very much.

The only drawback is that the smell is too fragrant, causing complaints in the courtyard.

In the middle courtyard of the Jia family, Banggeng was making a fuss with his grandmother Jia Zhang and refused to eat!

"Grandma, I want to eat meat. I don't want to eat this or that." Banggeng said as he pushed all the steamed buns on the table aside.

"If you don't want steamed buns, what do you want to eat? Grandma doesn't have money to buy you meat. Your mother only earns this much, how can she afford to let you eat meat? My dear grandson, be obedient. We can eat it just by smelling the meat." Jia Zhang coaxed Bang Geng in a low voice, and her head was sweating with anxiety.

The two younger sisters, Xiaodang and Huaihua, who were sitting next to them, were more self-conscious. They each took a steamed bun made of two grains of flour and munched on it with relish.

At this time, Qin Huairu walked in and noticed something strange on the table as soon as she sat down.

He asked with a cold face: "What's wrong? What happened?"

Banggeng didn't back down and said again that he didn't want to eat rice, he wanted to eat meat.

Qin Huairu's face instantly became gloomier.

"Huai Ru, why don't you go to the Liu family in the backyard and see if you can give some to the child? Look how greedy Bang Geng is." Jia Zhang was also a person who could not tell what she was doing. At this moment, she was still thinking about finding meat for her grandson.

"You really don't want to eat!" Qin Huairu asked pretending to be indifferent.

"I don't want to eat it, I don't want to eat it. I want to eat meat." Seeing that his mother didn't get angry, Banggeng's voice became louder.

"If you don't want to eat, then starve. I've never heard that skipping a meal can kill a person." Qin Huairu put away the dishes and chopsticks in front of Banggeng and sat there eating.

"Qin Huairu, what do you want to do? Do you want to starve my eldest grandson to death? You have no ability, but you blame the child for wanting to eat meat?" Jia Zhang immediately became excited and stood up to educate Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang calmly and said calmly: "If you want to give your grandson meat, then you can buy it yourself, or you can ask for it yourself. My money can only guarantee that this family has food to eat. If you continue to be so unreasonable, then you can go back to where you should go. If you really miss this grandson, you can take him with you."

"You want to chase me away! And you want me to go to work! You are dreaming. This is the Jia family, you are the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, don't even think about leaving us in this life." Jia Zhang roared angrily.

"Okay, then this house is given to you. Tomorrow I will go find matchmaker Wang and ask her to find an old bachelor for me. I don't believe that someone like me, Qin Huairu, can't find an older bachelor." Qin Huairu stared at Jia Zhangshi. The air pressure in the room suddenly dropped a lot, and Bang Geng, who was sitting there, didn't even dare to breathe.

"You want to remarry, do you want to leave this family?" Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu in disbelief and asked loudly.

"You have been forcing me. If I don't remarry, I won't be worthy of your trouble for so long. I will return your job, house and children to you. You should have no objection to this, right?" Qin Huairu calmly put down the steamed bun in her hand and said slowly.

"You are such a cruel mother. You just throw away your own flesh and blood." Jia Zhang looked incredulous, as if she didn't recognize Qin Huairu anymore.

Jia Zhang was frightened by Qin Huairu's words. Although she liked to make trouble, she didn't really want to force Qin Huairu away. After all, the family still needed her to manage.

"Qin Huairu, don't scare me. I can't stand it." Jia Zhang's tone softened.

Qin Huairu was secretly happy. She knew her threat had worked, so she struck while the iron was hot and said, "I don't want this to happen either. As long as our family lives a good life, I will definitely not leave. But if someone still wants to make trouble unreasonably, don't blame me for being ruthless."

After saying that, Qin Huairu glanced at Bang Geng, who lowered his head without saying a word. She thought to herself that this child should be properly disciplined.

"Banggeng, listen carefully. Don't be picky about food in the future. Eat whatever is available, otherwise you will starve. If you make trouble like this again next time, don't blame me for not giving you food." Qin Huairu said sternly.

The noise from the Jia family did not spread too far, but the He family and the Yi Zhonghai family, who were in the central courtyard, still heard it.

"Qin Huairu has become tough now. She dares to confront her mother-in-law!" said an aunt in surprise.

"Qin Huairu used to be quite filial, but that old hag in her family is too troublesome." The old man said helplessly.

"Yes, life is really not easy with such a mother-in-law." said an aunt with emotion.

"Old woman, what is going on in the backyard? Why does it smell so good? You should buy some meat tomorrow morning. I'm feeling greedy just by smelling it." asked an old man.

"Yes, yes, mom, I'm greedy too. It smells so good." Yi Xiaojun on the side also echoed.

"Okay, okay! I'll buy it for you two tomorrow."