Comfortable life in Siheyuan

Early in the morning on this weekend, my sister and brother-in-law came and brought a bag of things.

"Mom, let me help Xiao San clean up the house first. His new house is like a doghouse. How can he meet people today?"

"Okay, I'll help you clean up. I'll also replace some of the things I bought for him." As she said that, my mother took out a bowl and two tea bottles.

"I brought two bottles of Fenjiu for San'er. He can drink it with dinner tonight. There are also some curtains. There are no curtains in his room." The sister looked disgusted.

"The purchasing station has been busy recently, so I haven't had time to do it. I was planning to help him clean up after a while, but I didn't know he would be talking about marriage so soon. Oh, time goes by so fast, the mistress has grown up." Mom sighed.

"Okay, no need to wait, I brought it here. I bought some old ones that were taken down from the workplace. I washed them and they are usable. Just don't be disgusted."

"His second sister, new cloth is so expensive nowadays. This is very good. How much did you spend? Mom will give it to you." As she said this, the mother prepared to get the money.

The second sister grabbed the mother's hand and said, "What are you doing? I'm his sister, and you're still very clear with me. This is meaningless. If you are like this, I can't come back to this family anymore." The second sister pretended to be angry and said.

"Okay, let your brother repay the favor himself. You, as his sister, have done enough for him." Mom said with a smile.

The three siblings have always had a good relationship since they were young. Although Xiao San was weak since childhood, she is very smart. She is very good at crying, but she never cries loudly. She just watches you shed tears and twitches. Her acting skills are better than those of young actors.

At that time, she had a nickname, the Third Lady. Even a scoundrel like Sha Zhu didn't dare to hit her. After all, everyone knew that the third daughter of the Liu family was weak and could not be touched. If anyone hit her, it would be embarrassing to tell others about it.

"Mom, what's wrong with Xiao San'er's brain? He's so pretentious. You two old people have never beaten him since he was a child, right? The food my eldest brother and I eat is not as good as his. If there is something good at home, we give it to him first. Sometimes my eldest brother and I are so angry that our teeth hurt." The second sister said gritting her teeth!

"Isn't it because he is weak and was sick when he was a child?" Mom explained with a smile.

"His illness has long been cured, but he was able to eat and drink freely until he graduated from elementary school. Look how capable he is."

"Yes, fortunately he uses all his intelligence in studying. Now he has passed the college entrance examination and has no worries about getting married. Look at our courtyard, who has better conditions than him? He has a house and a car. If he had used his mind on unconventional ways, our family would have been in trouble long ago." Mom said with emotion.

"My mistress is getting married soon. I wonder how my eldest brother is doing over there. I haven't seen him for several years. The newspaper said that things have been a bit uneasy in the southwest recently. I don't know how my eldest brother is doing."

"The eldest son is a cadre now. I don't know when he can get married. Alas." Mom sighed.

"By the way, Mom, is dinner ready? I asked you to bring some meat back a few days ago, but you wouldn't let me."

"Xiao San repaired a broken lathe in the factory. He was rewarded with two kilograms of pork by the factory. He doesn't need to salt it and can store it in the cellar in his yard. It will be enough for him to eat in the evening."

"He's really capable. He won't starve anywhere."

"Have a simple lunch today, and then have a good meal at night."

After talking, the two of them cleaned the house again.

...

In the afternoon, Liu Qingshan rode his bike to Wannian Hutong, carrying two bottles of Xifeng wine that he had prepared, and went to Daqianmen. When he arrived at Feng Yu's house, he pushed the bike in directly.

"Uncle, aunt, my parents asked me to come over and invite you to dinner. Everything is ready at home." After saying that, he put the cigarettes and alcohol in his hands on the table.

"You're here, so why bring anything with you? Isn't it a waste of money?" said the aunt with a smile.

"You'd better take the things back first. This is not appropriate. We don't have so many etiquettes in our family." Father Feng also said kindly.

"It's okay. I'm here to invite you to dinner. I can't come empty-handed. If others see me, they'll laugh at me."

"This kid has a heart. Then old man, let's go!"

"Row."

After saying that, he turned around to pack up his things and pushed them out the door.

Liu Qingshan rode his bike with Xiaoyu and his brother Feng Lei. Feng's father and Feng's mother rode their bikes to the Red Star Courtyard.

...

"Mom and Dad, this is Uncle Feng and Aunt Ding, Xiaoyu's parents, and this is Feng Lei, Xiaoyu's younger brother." Liu Qingshan hurried forward and led them into the house and sat down.

"Uncle and aunt, this is my parents, this is my sister and brother-in-law."

"Brother, sister-in-law has been wanting to meet you for a long time. Come and sit down first." After saying that, Liu's mother turned around to get tea leaves, and her sister followed her to make tea.

A few cups of tea were served and everyone sat at the table and started chatting.

"Qingshan is a good young man. Our family is very satisfied with him, mainly because Xiaoyu also has a good impression of him. We will listen to Xiaoyu." Uncle Feng said with a smile!

"Xiaoyu is a good kid..."

The two families began to flatter each other for the sake of Liu Qingshan and Feng Yu's small family.

Liu Qingshan saw that the time was almost up, so he went to inform Sha Zhu to start working.

"Brother, my sister-in-law and her children are very happy with each other now. My idea is to get them married as soon as possible. What do you think? Let's discuss it together."

"We have everything we need. We have a good house in Qingshan, and we care about Xiaoyu. Now we live in a new society, and we don't care about those conditions. We don't need a dowry. My daughter's monthly salary is much better than the dowry in the countryside."

"You can't let your daughter down. Our family's conditions aren't great, but they're not bad either. We can't treat Xiaoyu unfairly."

"The fact that they both live a good life is more important than anything else. Our homes are not far from each other, so we should be closer in the future."

"Dad, uncle, let's go to my yard and talk."

"Come on, brother and sister-in-law, let's go to Qingshan House and take a look."

After that, a group of people went to the main hall in the east courtyard.

"This is Qingshan's own home, connected to ours, and he usually eats at our place. He doesn't cook here by himself. If they get married in the future, they can eat at my place or cook at home, depending on how busy they are at work. It's up to them." Father Liu said!

"Qingshan's house is well built and the yard is big enough to grow some vegetables." Uncle Feng said with a smile.

"Yes, the houses allocated by the factory were all dilapidated at that time. It was because the place was large that we decided to move here and repair it ourselves."

As they were talking, Liu's mother and sister brought up the dishes.

"Let's sit down first. The food is here. We can eat and chat at the same time." said Liu's mother.

"Let's all go sit over there."

My brother-in-law went to the counter and took two bottles of Fenjiu. He opened the wine and poured a glass for each person.

"Here, first glass. Let's welcome brother, sister-in-law and your family. Thank you! Thank you!" Everyone at the table, except Feng Lei, took a sip of wine.

"Qingshan, you and Xiaoyu should go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get your certificate in a couple of days. We'll discuss other things later." Uncle Feng said to Liu Qingshan with a smile on his face!

"Uncle, I'll toast you a glass, thank you." After saying that, Liu Qingshan tilted his head back and drank it.

"Xiaoyu, this is your sister and brother-in-law. We are all family from now on. Your sister works in the meat processing factory, and your brother-in-law works in the supply and marketing cooperative. If you have any problems in the future, tell them in advance. We are family, so don't be shy."

"Sister, brother-in-law, I toast to you."

"Well, you're welcome." My sister also drank a glass.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the two families gathered around the table and started chatting.

"Brother, who from your family is coming to the wedding? How about we join our two families and set up two tables in the yard?"

"We are from the south of the Yangtze River. There was war at home and not many people were left. I followed the army and traveled around. Later, I was injured and my hand could not hold a gun. My wife's hometown is here, so I followed her and retired here. There are not many relatives here because of the war."

"Well, it was similar in our family. At that time, most of the houses were empty. Our hometown is in Hebei. Later, we came here to make a living. We met my husband's family who took us in, and we settled down here."

Several people were chatting and sighing.

"No need to say anything. It's not easy to get food these days, and they don't follow the old etiquette when they get married. Pick a good day, Qingshan, you ride your bike to pick up Xiaoyu, and then we'll have dinner together in the evening. Don't bother with anything else. We'll be a family from now on." Uncle Feng made the final decision.

"Qingshan, you have to treat Xiaoyu well in the future. We can only feel at ease if you live a good life." Aunt also advised!

"Uncle and aunt, I will treat Xiaoyu well in the future. Don't worry, I will never let him suffer any grievances." Liu Qingshan promised.

Feng Yu was particularly shy today and kept her head down.

My sister and mother cleaned up the things on the table. Xiaoyu also wanted to get up to help, but was stopped by Liu's mother.

My sister brought a few more cups of tea.

"Come on, everyone, have some tea to sober up."

Had some tea.

A few people looked up the calendar and finally decided to get married next Friday.

It was getting late, so Liu Qingshan sent the Feng family back to Wannian Hutong.

"Qingshan, you and Xiaoyu, don't forget to get a letter of introduction tomorrow, and go get the certificate when you are free on Tuesday." Uncle Feng instructed.

"Hey, thank you uncle. I'll go back first. Goodbye, auntie. Goodbye, Xiaoyu and Xiaolei."

"Qingshan, ride slowly and be careful on the road." Feng Yu also reminded him.