Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Yan Bugui retreated to the corner of the alley to ensure that Lao Yi could not see him, and then said in a pinched voice: "Where did the man carrying the two chickens go? We brothers chased him for so long!"

Then Yan Bugui said in a hoarse voice: "It seems to have run into the alley ahead. Let's go over and take a look."

When Yi Zhonghai in the alley heard this, he began to wonder, he had run so far, but they were still chasing him! He immediately picked up the chicken and tried to run away.

But just as he was about to run, he heard that shrill voice, "Let's give chase. If we can't get anything good this time, we'll chase him to his house and then we'll charge him with speculation!"

Then another rough voice came, "Stop talking nonsense, let's chase that bastard! Damn it, I just want to eat chicken today."

Then Yi Zhonghai heard footsteps coming from the entrance of the alley. He looked at the two chickens in his hands reluctantly, and had no choice but to throw them on the ground and ran forward without looking back.

Yan Bugui, who was standing at the corner of the alley, heard the footsteps gradually fading away and waited for a while before slowly walking over, picking up the two chickens with their claws and wings tied up on the ground, and walked towards the courtyard with a smile on his face.

Yan Bugui was so happy. Others spent money to buy things at the black market, but he didn't spend any money. He also got some good things from the stalls and even got two chickens from Yi Zhonghai with a little trick! He couldn't wait to share his joy with his wife!

Yan Bugui knocked on the door again, three long and one short knocks. Yang Ruihua was waiting for his old man in the house. When he heard the agreed signal, he quickly put on his cotton coat and came out to open the door.

"Old man, come in quickly and don't let anyone see you." Yang Ruihua said in a low voice.

"You carry the things in, and I'll close the door."

Yan Bugui quickly closed the door and went into his house. As expected of the gatekeeper of the courtyard, he closed the door without making any sound.

"Old lady, guess what happened to me this time when I went out?" Yan Bugui asked with some pride.

"How would I know? It looks like you've encountered good things?" Yang Ruihua asked.

Yan Bugui chuckled and recounted what happened at the black market tonight, and how he teased Yi Zhonghai on the way back.

"Old man, you are so talented! Not only did you not spend any money, but you also got a lot of things." Yang Ruihua praised.

Yan Bugui reached into his pocket and took out the pair of jade bracelets and three small ornaments and four pendants with red strings. "My dear, you have to keep these things and leave them to the children in the future."

Yang Ruihua stroked the jade bracelet and couldn't let it go, so he put it on to try it out.

Seeing that his wife liked the bracelet, Yan Bugui said, "If you like it, you can keep it, but it's better not to wear it now."

Yang Ruihua really liked it, and nodded when he heard it, "Okay, then I'll keep it, but I'll give it to the old lady. I like Yu Li very much."

Yan Bugui also nodded, "Okay, Yu Li is a good girl. After all, she is the eldest daughter-in-law, so she should be decent."

Yang Ruihua took off the bracelet, wrapped it with a piece of red cloth, and then hid it.

"Old man, go to bed quickly. The eldest brother is getting married tomorrow and there are many things waiting for us!"

"I can't sleep after taking a walk. How about we have another child?"

"You old pervert, you're so old and you still have a child, can you afford to support another one?" Yang Ruihua refused, but he got into Yan Bugui's bed. Soon, the sound of fighting could be heard in the room.

Before dawn the next day, Yan Jiecheng, who had packed up everything, woke up Yan Bugui's family. "Dad, Mom, today is your son's big day. How can you still sleep in?"

Yan Bugui rubbed his old waist and glared at his boss angrily. This bastard didn't have any sympathy for his father's hard work.

Yan Jiecheng felt a little confused by the glare, but he still felt his father's unfriendly gaze. He left after saying "Dad, I'm going to borrow the car from Brother Damao in the backyard first" and slipped away.

This little brat!

Yan Bugui cursed inwardly, but still got the family busy, making paste, pasting wedding characters, cleaning, and making breakfast. The family was having a great time.

Soon it was half past eight, and Yan Jiecheng had already set out with his younger brother Jiefang and Liu Guangtian to pick up the bride. The eldest uncle Liu Haizhong also came early to help, directing everyone to do this and that. Nan Yi was also invited by Yan Bugui to be the chef for five yuan, and was washing and cutting vegetables with a few aunties in the courtyard.

Xu Damao took the bus to his father-in-law's house to pick up his wife for dinner, and his bicycle was borrowed by Yan Jiecheng early in the morning.

Yan Jiecheng and his two companions were not harassed when they arrived at the Yu family. Instead, they lined up three bicycles in a row and earned enough face. Although Yan Jiecheng was still an apprentice, he would be a formal worker in the steel mill as long as he was converted to a regular employee. In addition, the Yan family also bought a new bicycle, which was far from being as stingy as the family had heard before.

The Yu family has three children, sisters Yu Li and Yu Haitang, and a younger brother Yu Haitao who is in junior high school. Yu's mother is somewhat glad that she did not listen to the rumors and oppose this marriage. Now it seems that her daughter will have a good life in the Yan family.

Yu's father and mother did not go with the bride-picking party, but their two children went back with their sister and brother-in-law to attend the banquet as representatives of the bride's family.

Everyone returned to the courtyard very smoothly. When Yan Jiekuang and Liu Guangfu saw people coming, they took a few people to light the prepared firecrackers. Xu Damao took a bag of melon seeds, peanuts and wedding candies and threw handfuls of them into the crowd, causing a scramble among the crowd.

Soon it was eleven o'clock and the bride was welcomed into the house. Nan Yi started cooking, and meat and vegetables were stewed on the earthen stove nearby.

Since many dishes were cut and prepared in advance, Nan Yi's movements were also very fast. Plate after plate of fragrant dishes were served on the table. Judging from the meat dishes on the table, Yan Bugui had indeed spent a lot of money. There was a braised fish, a chicken stewed with mushrooms, and a pot of potato vermicelli stewed with meat.

Yan Bugui saw that all the dishes had been served, so he stood up and began to speak, "Today is my family's Jie Cheng's big day, and we welcome all the neighbors and relatives to come and show our support. As you all know, conditions are rather difficult right now, so this is all I can do. Well, I won't say much else, let's get started."

Yan Bugui sat at the table with Pian Ye, Liu Haizhong, Xu Damao, Nan Yi and Yi Zhonghai. Yan Bugui reluctantly pulled Yi Zhonghai over because he had cheated him of two chickens.

Jia Dongxu was the representative of the Jia family. When Jia Zhang saw Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e were both at the banquet, she immediately started to make a scene. "Why are both of them at Xu Damao's banquet, but only one of us can go? You are looking down on us orphans and widows! Old Jia, come up and take them away!"

It can be said that the effect of Jia Zhang's spell this time was not very good, because she only had one hand waving around, and she protected the other hand very well for fear of becoming disabled.

Someone who knew about the situation said, "Xu Damao not only gave five dollars for himself, but also for his parents. If you can give so much as well, you can go to as many people as you want!"

When Jia Zhang heard that it would cost so much money, she quickly got up and ran back home. The farce was over, and everyone continued to eat and drink. Yan Jiecheng and his wife also started to toast.