Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

Just as Xu Damao was sighing, Zhao Fangfang also came out of the house. She glanced at Cuinong who was killing a chicken, then turned to Xu Damao and said, "I'll go help Cuinong."

After saying that, she walked towards the kitchen.

Xu Damao looked at Zhao Fangfang's slim back and felt a warm feeling in his heart.

He knew that Zhao Fangfang was a hardworking woman. When she saw others busy working, she always felt that she should do something too. Thinking of this, the corners of Xu Damao's mouth curled up slightly.

After Zhao Fangfang entered the kitchen, she immediately began to help Cuinong prepare dinner. She washed and cut vegetables quickly and skillfully.

Cuinong was in charge of cooking chicken soup, steaming buns and other staple foods. The two girls chatted while busying themselves, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

After a while, bursts of fragrance wafted from the kitchen, making people salivate.

Xu Damao couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he smelled the fragrance. He wanted to go in and take a look, but he was afraid to disturb them.

So he decided to go out to buy some food and come back later to enjoy the delicious dinner.

Xu Damao pushed his bicycle out and rode out the door. When he passed the kitchen, he deliberately slowed down and looked inside. He saw Zhao Fangfang and Cuinong busy talking and laughing, and he felt very warm in his heart.

"Brother Damao, are you leaving? Aren't you going to stay for dinner?" Cuinong saw Xu Damao was about to go out and hurriedly called out.

Xu Damao stopped the car and replied, "How can that be possible? I want to see your cooking skills! I'll go out and buy some food and come back soon."

Cuinong said with some concern: "Oh, okay. But it's dark now, Brother Damao, you have to be careful when riding your bike, go slower."

Xu Damao smiled and nodded, saying that he would pay attention to safety. Then he rode away on his bike.

After Xu Damao left, Cuinong and Zhao Fangfang continued to work, preparing dinner and looking forward to Xu Damao's return so they could enjoy the sumptuous meal together.

As night fell, the braised food shops on both sides of the street closed one after another. Xu Damao looked for a few braised food shops that he thought served good food, but they were all closed.

He shook his head helplessly and could only try his luck at a nearby restaurant to see if he could buy some food.

Xu Damao lifted the heavy door curtain of the restaurant, and a wave of heat suddenly surged into the room. The shopkeeper at the door saw the tall and burly Xu Damao walking in, and immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and asked, "Big brother, what do you want to eat?"

Xu Damao shook his head and said, "I don't want to eat here. I want to buy some food to take away. Do you have braised pig's trotters and roast chicken?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Yes, yes, but they are all cold. If you want hot ones, you have to wait a little. Big brother, how much do you want?"

The shopkeeper carefully examined Xu Damao's face and found that the customer in front of him was just a young man. However, the word "big brother" had already come out of his mouth, so he could only bite the bullet and continue to call him that.

Xu Damao scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly: "Uh, I want two roast chickens and six pig's trotters. If you have pig's head meat, weigh me two pounds. By the way, do you have sesame cakes here?"

"We have sesame cakes! I'll ask someone to get them right away. Do you want to tear the roast chicken into pieces? And do you want to cut the pig's trotters and pig's head into pieces?"

As soon as Xu Damao opened his mouth, the shopkeeper knew that this was a big deal, and his tone became more enthusiastic.

"It's all done, so we don't have to worry about it when we go back."

"Okay, big brother, please wait a moment, it will be ready soon!"

Xu Damao responded to the stall owner while sorting out the things in his hands.

In a short while, he had everything ready.

He was carrying several paper bags and dried lotus leaf bags filled with various delicacies, which he had carefully selected.

He walked out of the shop and put all the vegetables into the basket on the back of his bicycle.

Then, he thought about it and took out two large baskets of eggs from his personal space.

He carefully placed the eggs at the bottom of the basket and used old clothes as a cushion to ensure that they would not be crushed.

After doing all this, Xu Damao rode his bicycle with confidence and rode leisurely towards the courtyard.

"Clap!"

Xu Damao gently knocked on the gate of the courtyard.

Cuinong, her sister Cuilan and Zhao Fangfang were sitting together in the room chatting.

Hearing the knock on the door, Cuinong immediately stood up excitedly and said, "It must be Brother Damao who is back. I'll go open the door."

As she said this, she ran happily towards the door.

At the same time, Cuilan also got up and prepared to go to the kitchen to serve the dishes.

Seeing this, Zhao Fangfang smiled and said to her, "Let's go together."

Zhao Fangfang also stood up with a smile, and the two of them walked towards the kitchen together. It can be seen that the relationship between them is very harmonious.

"Is it Brother Damao?"

Cuinong walked to the door and asked softly to confirm whether it was Xu Damao.

"It's me, little girl, you're very alert!"

"Of course. In the past, the village was in chaos, with many bandits and hooligans. If you accidentally opened the door, you might get robbed or killed. You wouldn't even know how you died."

Cuinong explained with a pout, then gently opened the gate.

"Okay, okay, Cuinong is the smartest one."

Xu Damao praised Cuinong and pushed the cart into the yard. Cuinong behind him closed the gate again and followed Xu Damao.

"Cuinong, the vegetables I bought are a little cold. Heat them up in the pot."

Xu Damao stopped his bicycle, handed the bag and basket in his hands to Cuinong, and finally walked into the main room carrying two baskets of eggs.

"Okay, don't worry, brother Damao. Go to the main room and wait for dinner."

"Row!"

As soon as Xu Damao entered the main room, he gently placed two baskets of eggs on the ground, fearing that they would be broken. When he was about to turn around and wash his hands, he saw Cuilan coming in with a large iron basin.

"Ah, Damao, move aside, it's hot!"

Xu Damao quickly stepped aside, and Cuilan carefully placed the large iron basin on the table, which contained a pot full of fragrant stewed chicken. Xu Damao looked at the delicious food and couldn't help swallowing his saliva.

Cuilan smiled and said to Xu Damao, "Damo, you're back. Go wash your hands. We're ready to eat." After that, she turned and walked towards the kitchen.

At this time, Zhao Fangfang came in with two plates of delicious dishes. Seeing Xu Damao, she said with a smile on her face: "Damo, you are finally back, sit down and eat." Then, she walked to the table and put the two plates of dishes on the table.

Xu Damao smiled and responded, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

When Zhao Fangfang saw Xu Damao was going to wash his hands, she quickly moved a small stool from the side and placed it next to the table, indicating that Xu Damao should sit here for a while.