Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Hey, Sister Li, I don't think you're that much older than me. I'm only eighteen this year, and you're at most twenty-one or twenty-two years old."

"Little brother, you are so sweet. I am not that young. I am already 24 after the Chinese New Year."

"Sister, you are really well-maintained. You must have been from a wealthy family before. Let me guess. Sister, you must have been married before 49!"

"Your guess is really accurate, little brother. Alas, no matter whether they are big or small, they are all like that."

The two chatted happily. Xu Damao found topics to talk about, often making Liu Lili giggle. After just a few dozen minutes, the two became familiar with each other.

"Sister Lili, you have to tell the truth. How long did you watch me take a shower just now? Hehe."

Xu Damao chuckled and asked Liu Lili with a teasing look on his face.

"Oh, why are you asking that? I just took a look or two."

When Liu Lili heard this question, two pink clouds slowly appeared on her face. She lowered her head, stamped her feet lightly and answered in a low voice, not daring to look Xu Damao in the eye.

"Haha, just one or two glances? Then you looked at it for quite a long time, maybe several minutes."

"No way!"

Liu Lili was very embarrassed. She stamped her feet again, turned around and pretended to leave.

"Hey, don't go. I didn't ask you to peek at me. I even felt flattered that such a beautiful sister liked to look at me. I became more confident in myself."

Xu Damao talked nonsense in a serious manner.

Liu Lili covered her face with her hands, turned her back to Xu Damao and shook her head. She looked cute and her fantastic figure was on display. It was unclear whether this cute look was fake or real.

"Hehe, this little widow probably did this to seduce me."

"Hey, don't turn around, or you won't be able to see your pretty face."

Xu Damao was thinking obscenely, but he continued to talk nonsense.

"Hey, stop talking, little brother. I just looked at you a few times. It wasn't intentional. I just felt that I had never seen a brother as good-looking as you in this village."

Liu Lili turned around and lowered her head to look at her toes.

"Okay, then, since you peeked at me, you should at least make some compensation to me."

"What compensation?"

Liu Lili opened her almond eyes and looked at Xu Damao with a puzzled look.

"Sister Li, you have to treat me to lunch later. It's my compensation for peeking at me taking a bath. By the way, don't forget to go to the south of the village to watch a movie after dinner."

"There's no problem with eating, but don't you eat at the village chief's house or the commune?"

"No, no, there's nothing good about the food in the commune. It's not as good as the food at Sister Li's house."

"Oh, the village chief is back!"

Liu Lili in front of him suddenly let out a low cry of surprise, then jumped back into the room like a frightened deer.

Xu Damao turned around and saw the old village chief walking towards him from afar.

"Hey, this little widow has a really good eye."

"Comrade projectionist, let's go to the commune to rest. It's relatively close to the South Land. The commune will prepare meals and we can eat there."

When the old village chief came in and saw Xu Damao wearing only a pair of shorts, he made the suggestion without changing his expression.

"Ah, I won't go for this. It was too hot just now, so I splashed some cold water on myself and washed my clothes. Look, they are hanging on the rope and are not dry yet."

"I'll put it on after it dries. I won't go to the commune. You go and do your work, old man."

"We can't skip the meal. Wouldn't that make it seem like our village didn't treat us well? How about we wait until the clothes are dry before going over? Clothes are drying fast today."

The old village chief came over and persuaded Xu Damao.

"Really, no need. Don't worry, old man. I will definitely arrive in the South on time. Otherwise, I will be punished if I fail to complete the screening task."

Only after Xu Damao repeatedly declined did the old man leave.

Liu Lili came out of the room again only after the village chief walked away.

"Hey, young man, you really are a projectionist from the city."

"That's not the case. How could I possibly lie to such a beautiful sister like you?"

"Oh, you're just sweet-talking..."

"Hey, Sister Li, look, I turned down the commune's big meal just to have your meal. What delicious food are you going to make this afternoon?"

"How about stewed potatoes? The stewed potatoes I make are delicious."

"No meat?"

Xu Damao deliberately pretended to be disappointed.

"Of course there isn't any, it's just that there isn't much fat. Stewed meat with potatoes is my specialty."

"Okay, then let's do it now? We have to finish eating early and go to the movie screening. How am I going to get there?"

"You don't have to come over, little brother. I can do it by myself."

"How can that be possible? It's only natural for me to go over and peel potatoes and help out. Do I have to go out and take a walk?"

"Hey, little brother, you are so tall, how can this small fence stop you?"

There was something suggestive in Liu Lili's words, and she even felt embarrassed after she finished speaking. A little pink cloud appeared on her fair cheek, and she avoided looking directly at Xu Damao.

"Yeah, there's no way this little fence can stop me!"

Xu Damao pretended not to hear the hidden meaning in Liu Lili's words, and acted like he was so awesome, saying that climbing over the fence would be a piece of cake for him.

He held on to two thicker branches on the fence with both hands, exerted force with his arms, pushed off the ground with his feet, and gracefully crossed the fence and came to the yard where Liu Lili's home was.

"I originally wanted to stew a fish tonight, but since Sister Li wants you to make stewed potatoes, let's eat potatoes."

"You can cook fish, but we don't have any at home. The fish I cook is delicious."

"That's great. I have a fish in my basket. I caught it in the river when I came from the city today. It's quite big. Wait for me!"

Xu Damao walked back and easily climbed over the fence. His feet landed silently, showing his excellent climbing skills...

Walking to the basket at the back of the bicycle, Xu Damao reached his hands in and pretended to grab out the big black fish weighing four or five kilograms from the portable space.

"Sister Li, come over here and continue!"

"Wow! Such a big black fish, I think we two can't finish it! And it's so fierce! I'm a little afraid to take it."

Indeed, the big black fish shook its head and tail in Xu Damao's hand, looking ferocious.

"Snapped!"

Xu Damao threw the black fish directly to the other side of the fence, and then he flipped over the fence and jumped over.

Seeing the big black fish still twisting on the ground, he picked up a stick and hit the black fish on the forehead.

This blow knocked the black fish unconscious.