Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Saturday came in a blink of an eye. Xu Damao had already made arrangements with his brother-in-law and Nan Yi in advance, and gave them the keys, asking them to bring their wives and several apprentices to the place to cook after get off work. After all, there were dozens of people in total, and too few people would not be able to handle it.

Xu Damao drove his father-in-law back to the yard to pick up a few children, and then went to collect rainwater. When Xu Damao led everyone to the yard, a group of people were already busy.

Here, Ma Hua was leading people to wash and cut vegetables, Liang Ladi and Ding Qiunan were wiping the table and benches, and Sha Zhu and Nan Yi had already put the fish and chicken that needed to be stewed into the pot and were stir-frying them.

The children rushed into the yard and started to have fun, sometimes circling around the stove. Yu Shui joined the two sisters-in-law and helped wipe the table. He Daqing stood beside Sha Zhu and Nan Yi with his hands behind his back, giving them some pointers from time to time.

Xu Damao estimated that his father-in-law's cooking skills had been honed over the years, and even if they were not top grade, they should be at least first grade, and he was fully capable of preparing state banquets.

At this time, some people who had been waiting in advance had already come over. Xu Damao also hurried to the door to greet the guests. Not long after, several motorcycles with sidecars arrived first, and not long after that, more than a dozen bicycles with people on the back arrived.

"Brother Zheng, you are finally here, everyone come in quickly."

"Xiao Fan, this isn't your first time here, just find a place to sit."

Xu Damao had entertained his subordinates here before, including Fan Sizhe, Zhao Guodong, Zhou Xiaoguang, his two apprentices, etc. This time, there were too many people, so Xu Damao did not invite them.

Seeing that everyone had come in vain, Xu Damao asked Nan Yi and his brother-in-law to start cooking, while he took people to the warehouse to move cigarettes, liquor and drinks. As he entertained guests here for a long time, Xu Damao specially converted the back house in the front yard into a small warehouse, where some materials that are easier to store are stored for a long time.

Soon, boxes of fine wine were brought up, and cartons of cigarettes were opened and placed directly on the table. The four children each held a bottle of Arctic Ocean soda and were reluctant to let go, even if Liang Ladi scolded them.

Although the weather in May and June was already a bit hot, fortunately the sun was about to set and the yard had become much cooler, so Xu Damao simply put all the tables in the yard.

Soon, delicious dishes were served one after another, making everyone, who had been hungry for half a day, drool.

"This smell is so delicious. The same chef usually doesn't have this smell in the cafeteria."

"Don't you see what you eat in the factory? Can a big pot of food be as delicious as a small stir-fry? The factory is not willing to give us so many good things to eat."

"This is a complete banquet with chicken, duck, fish and meat. I have never had such a sumptuous banquet in my life."

Xu Damao waited until everyone's discussions died down before he said, "Well, the dishes are almost ready, let's start eating right away. We'll be working together in the future, so I'd like to offer a toast to everyone here, and hope that everyone will support me in my future work."

"Okay, I will always support you, big brother!"

"No problem, I'll listen to you, boss!"

"Promise to obey orders from now on!"

"I'll punish anyone who doesn't obey me!"

After finishing a glass of wine, Xu Damao toasted with two more glasses before returning to his seat to continue drinking. At this time, Sha Zhu and Nan Yi had completed their tasks, and there were still a few stews being watched by the apprentices.

Since the kitchen helpers still had to work for a while, Xu Damao reserved a table for them. He couldn't treat the people who worked unfairly, right? Otherwise, who knows how they would criticize him in their hearts! He still understood the principle of ending up with nothing even if he was criticized by thousands of people.

Xu Damao and his team sat at the main table, including Xu Damao, He Daqing, Sha Zhu, Nan Yi, Zheng Gang, Fan Sizhe and two deputy directors of the security department. It can be said that everyone at this table was a warrior who had been tested by alcohol. When they got together, no one was willing to give in, and the battle was quite intense.

The three women took their children to a separate table in the house. The noise of talking and finger-guessing outside was too loud, so it was better to eat in the house in silence, and even whisper among the women.

Soon, several stews were served, including pork stewed with vermicelli, chicken stewed with mushrooms, boiled fish, braised spareribs, etc. Everyone's mouths were full of grease, their belts were loosened again and again, and they had to hold on to the wall even when going to the toilet.

The banquet lasted until 8:30. In fact, everyone had already stopped eating, but they could still drink. They were all men, who would give in easily? Even if they had just come back from the toilet after vomiting, they would continue drinking, and they would stop drinking when the glass was empty!

Xu Damao stood at the door and watched the drunks stagger out of the door, and stuffed two boxes of Zhonghua into each of their pockets. Fortunately, there were a few who didn't drink, otherwise he would have to worry about whether he had to go out to look for them tomorrow.

After seeing off the guests, the rest were just our own people. Ma Hua and his friends didn't drink much, just a few sips, and they cleaned up very quickly.

When they left, Xu Damao didn't give them any money, but he gave each of them a bottle of wine and asked them to pack up the leftovers. He also shared some of the unused meat and vegetables with everyone, which made the people who came to help very happy.

Xu Damao cheated when he drank tonight, and most of the wine was transferred into the space by him, so he had no problem driving. So he drove the women and children back to the yard first, and then drove another trip to send the men back, and the noisy yard returned to peace.

The next day, Xu Damao slept until 9:30 in the morning. He was really exhausted the night before. It can only be said that Yu Shui has a strong learning ability and learns new things very quickly. Although she is pregnant, Xu Damao feels very satisfied.

Xu Damao woke up Yu Shui only after he finished cooking. The girl was very upset last night and she hasn't woken up yet.

"Yushui, I'm going to go outside and take a walk to see if I can protect more antiques." Xu Damao said solemnly.

Yu Shui rolled her eyes at him and spoke better than she could sing. It was just a matter of picking up something for free, yet she spoke so noblely.

"Go ahead, but be careful in broad daylight and don't get seen by anyone," Yu Shui warned.

There is a movement to eliminate the four olds going on now. Antique paintings and calligraphy, ancient medical books and the like have been labeled as the four olds and will be gathered together to be burned or destroyed. Xu Damao wants to preserve as many of these things as possible.

The couple ate and talked for more than 20 minutes before finishing their meal. After Xu Damao finished cleaning up, he took off his vest and put on a shirt, then pushed the cart out the door.

Yan Bugui was fiddling with his flowers and plants in the front yard. When he saw Xu Damao pushing the cart out, he asked, "Damo, are you going out?"

"Well, I have something to do. Why didn't Second Master go fishing today?"

"The weather is a bit hot, so I didn't go today. Besides, I can go fishing anytime in my condition!"

Xu Damao was moved, thinking that the school was closed. So he parked the car, took out a cigarette, and sat over to chat with Yan Bugui.