Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

This article is slightly modified based on the plot, and it is where the brain is stored.

Winter of 1960. The sky was a little gloomy since noon, and the cold wind blew across the faces of the hurried passers-by on the road. There was still a lot of snow on the ground that had not melted. A tall and thin young man with a long face was limping and pushing a bicycle, walking slowly with his head down. There were projectors and many local specialties on the back seat and handlebars of the bicycle. The young man's name was Xu Damao, a projectionist of the Red Star Steel Rolling Plant. A few days ago, he went to the countryside to show movies. It happened that the road was blocked by heavy snow, so he stayed in the commune below for two days. After the snow stopped yesterday, he started to return this morning. As a result, he fell into a ditch and fainted without seeing the road clearly. The real Xu Damao was occupied by a soul from the 21st century. After a long while, when he woke up, the souls of the two people had merged into one, and then he pushed the bicycle to the courtyard.

Li Qinglin, a member of the 21st century screwdriver army, enjoys the blessing of 886. He is middle-aged and has parents, a wife and daughter. He is not rich but lives a stable life. It was only after working overtime that he got into a car accident due to fatigue driving. Then he traveled to the world of Siheyuan, merged his soul with Xu Damao, and successfully took over his place.

Ding ding ding... Ding ding

Just as Xu Damao lowered his head and pushed the cart forward with difficulty, he heard a ding and was startled. He often read online articles on Tomato Literature and thought that his system had arrived, after all, it was a standard feature for time travelers. But when he closed his eyes, he saw nothing in his mind, only darkness.

"Hey, comrade in front, if you are not riding a bike, please move to the side and don't block the road. This road is narrow and there is snow on the ground." A woman in her forties pedaled her bike hard while trying to control the handlebars.

Xu Damao turned his head and saw this scene, and quickly pushed the bike to the side. At the same time, he said, "Okay, sister, I fell off my bike and was injured, so I'm walking a little slowly. I'll lean on the side and you go first." But in his heart, he thought, it turned out to be a bicycle bell, so why hasn't my golden finger been credited yet? It can't be that I don't have it, then how can I eat hot food, drink spicy drinks, get promoted and get a raise, marry a white, rich and beautiful woman, and reach the peak of life in this era.

As I was thinking, I arrived at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. Just as I was about to carry the car in, a skinny old man wearing glasses came out and helped carry the car in. At the same time, he said, "Da Mao, how did you do this? You are in a ditch, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Damao saw that this was the Third Uncle Yan Bugui, the calculating and calculating master in the original play, whose catchphrase was "Eat well and wear well, but if you can't plan well, you will be poor." But he looked younger than in the original play. "Oh, Third Uncle, you're right. I'm unlucky and fell into a ditch today. I've finally come back." Xu Damao said, picking up a bunch of dried mushrooms and handing it to the Third Uncle, "This is a gift to you. You can use it to make soup or something. I won't chat with you anymore. I have to go home and apply some safflower oil." Xu Damao said and pushed the cart to the backyard.

To explain why Xu Damao occasionally gives Yan Bugui some benefits, firstly, he is the third uncle in the courtyard and has some say. Not long after Xu Damao took over his father's job, his father Xu Fugui used his connections to find another job in the cinema to show movies. Not long after, the cinema reallocated housing for his parents and sister to move out, and the courtyard was left to Xu Damao as a wedding house. Xu Damao himself is weak and has a mortal enemy, the courtyard god of war Sha Zhu, and the third uncle Yi Zhonghai who is biased. He can help him when he is in trouble by winning over the third uncle. Secondly, he was beaten quite badly by Sha Zhu once, and almost became a plate of fried eggs with green onions. It was the third uncle who helped to say a word and arranged to send him to the hospital, so Xu Damao always has a sense of gratitude to the third uncle, but not much.

Passing by the middle courtyard, it was snowing so I didn't see the legendary White Lotus Mother Qin Huairu washing clothes. Xu Damao arrived at his door, took out the key and opened the door. He first unloaded the projector and the mountain products given by the villagers, put them away, locked the bicycle, and then filled a basin with water to wash. After washing, he searched the house for a long time before finding safflower oil and applied it. At this time, going to the countryside to show movies was a good job, but there were still some remote places that were dangerous. Occasionally, wild wolves and wild boars would come out to stroll in the ravines, and falling down was commonplace.

After Xu Damao rubbed his feet for a while, he felt a little better. The redness and swelling of his knees and ankles also subsided a little. Fortunately, it was just a minor sprain and bump without any broken bones. He should be able to heal in a few days.

After finishing all this work, he felt hungry. He quickly got some firewood and two pieces of honeycomb coal to light the stove, and put the pot on the stove to boil water. Xu Damao looked at the remaining ingredients in the kitchen, about ten pounds of white flour, ten pounds of rice, potatoes, cabbage, mushrooms, and sausages. There was also a bag in the corner filled with a lot of corn flour. Looking at the dust on the bag, it was clear that the corn flour must have been there for a long time. Not to mention that Xu Damao's living standard was really good.

Let's make a bowl of noodles. In such a cold day, eating noodles with soup will keep you warm, Xu Damao thought as he started to cook. It's not to mention that Xu Damao can cook simple meals after living for a long time. In addition, Li Qinglin often cooks in modern times. In order to feed his wife and daughter, he watched a lot of teaching videos online and learned a lot. I don't say how good he is, but he is not much different from the chefs in ordinary small restaurants, and he has a few specialties of his own.

After the water boiled, he kneaded the dough, pulled the noodles, put them in the pot, cut some cabbage tips and a few slices of bacon and put them in the pot, added seasoning, and in more than 30 minutes, a big bowl of fragrant noodles was ready. Xu Damao moved a stool and sat by the stove, holding the big bowl and slurping it up. It was so delicious.

After finishing the meal and clearing the dishes, Li Qinglin had time to take a closer look at the room. This was a three-room conversion from two rooms. As soon as you enter the door, you will see a living room and dining room of about 20 square meters. There are two chairs against the wall, and a small low cabinet in the middle. In the middle, there is a dining table and a few stools. There is also a cabinet against the west wall where Xu Damao's collection of cigarettes, alcohol and other sundries are placed. The south side was the bedroom of his parents in the past. Of course, Xu Damao lives there now. There is a big bed, a wardrobe and a bedside table, which is less than 20 square meters. The north side is just over 10 square meters. There is a small bed, a desk, a chair and a wardrobe. It was where Xu Damao lived in the past. Later, when his younger sister grew up, his younger sister Xu Xiaoying lived there, so Xu Damao could only sleep on the floor in the living room. The walls around are a little yellowed, and newspapers are still pasted in some places. In addition, the old wooden windows and the not-so-bright glass make it look very old and aging. There is also a small house built by himself outside, which serves as a kitchen and utility room. Of course, the weather is cold now, and there is a stove in the house, so cooking is usually done inside. Only when the weather is hot will the stove be moved outside and cooking be done in the kitchen outside.

Li Qinglin was quite satisfied after walking around. Except for the old furniture, the house of nearly 60 square meters in Sijiucheng was quite spacious and would be worth a lot of money in the future. He opened the cupboard and took out a box of Daqianmen. He unpacked it, took out a cigarette, sat on the chair and smoked it. Xu Damao had quite a collection, including more than ten bottles of Fenjiu, Xifeng, Maotai and other fine wines, as well as a half-Daqianmen.

After Li Qinglin finished smoking, he put two more coal balls into the stove, then went back to bed, covered himself with a quilt and prepared to sleep. Perhaps because he had traveled a long way after being injured, Li Qinglin felt a little tired and soon fell asleep in a daze.