Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

As the sun sets, people who have gone out to play or volunteered to work overtime begin to return, and the quiet courtyard begins to become lively.

"Sizzle, sizzle! Sizzle!" The oil was sizzling in the hot pan, and Li Guohua kept turning the rabbit meat with a large spatula.

"Brother, it smells so good!"

Camellia was like a little tail. It didn't do its homework and just kept circling around Li Guohua.

Li Guohua is generous with the amount of oil he uses when cooking. He adds any seasonings into the pan and stir-frys them. The aroma soon fills the backyard.

The little guys gathered in a circle outside the Li family's window. They didn't make any noise, but just watched Li Guohua cook and they were all smelling the fragrance.

The leader was a chubby little boy, twelve years old, named Zhou Xiaohu. Because he was so skinny, his friends called him Sick Tiger.

His family also lived in the backyard. Their parents died early, and the two brothers depended on their grandmother for support. They also lived in the backyard, next to the backyard of the Li family, and beyond that was the home of the deaf old lady.

His brother is Zhou Dahu, 15 years old this year. He is not seen now, so he must have gone out to find a job. Otherwise, it would be difficult for his grandmother to avoid starvation if she was the only one left.

The little boy next to him is called San'er, he is ten years old this year. He has four brothers and sisters, an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother. The one he is holding the hand, has a bare face and is not even wearing pants.

They live in good conditions. My father is a worker in a steel rolling mill. He lives in the right room of the west wing and is a neighbor of my second uncle Liu Haizhong.

The difference is that Liuhaizhong has two rooms, while his family only has one room, and a family of six is ​​squeezed together. It’s okay now that the child is young, but it will become more and more inconvenient in the future.

The rest were even younger children, running around in the alleys all day long, with dirty faces and bodies. There were no human traffickers in that era, otherwise they could steal a whole bunch of candies for just one candy.

After stir-frying for a while and waiting for the rabbit meat to absorb the flavor, Li Guohua added a bowl of water to the pot and the rest was just simmered on low heat, otherwise it would be too hard and not tasty.

"Xiao Hu, come here!" Li Guohua walked to the door and shouted

Looking at these little guys in front of the house, each with a pure and timid look in their eyes, I can't help but want to laugh. They are still lovable when they are young. When they are older, they will not be so annoying when they chase chickens and dogs.

"Brother Guohua!" Zhou Xiaohu walked to the door and called out in confusion.

Nowadays, food is precious for every household, and he didn't expect Li Guohua to give him meat.

He stayed here just to smell the fragrance, but he couldn't eat it, and he couldn't let anyone see or smell it.

The worst thing was that the more he smelled the fragrance, the hungrier he became. His belt was almost tight to the limit, but his stomach was still growling.

"Here, one for each person, share them and the extra ones are yours!" Li Guohua took out a handful of unwrapped candies from his pocket.

This is the cheapest sugar sold in the supply and marketing cooperative. Li Guohua bought a lot of it last time and has kept it in the space. As for camellia, it is naturally indispensable.

These little guys are much more likable than the terrier. We can tell from now what that guy will be like in ten years, and he will definitely not be a good breed.

"Thank you, Brother Guohua!" Zhou Xiaohu stretched out his two dirty little hands, took the candy from Li Guohua, and then obediently began to give the candies to the little ones, one piece per person.

They can't even afford to eat, so what else can they say now that they have candy to eat?

Everyone was sensible. Each of them took a candy and then quickly dispersed, as if they knew it was not good for a group of people to gather here.

"Hey, Guohua, what are you cooking? It smells so good. Your cooking skills are almost as good as mine!" Sha Zhu carried two lunch boxes and walked into the backyard leisurely with his hands behind his back.

Sha Zhu, whose real name is He Yuzhu, is someone Feiyangyang has to offer cigarettes to whenever he sees him. He is a level 10 cook at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, earning 27 yuan. He lives in the middle courtyard of a quadrangle courtyard and occupies all three main rooms, but he converted two of them into one large room, so there are only two rooms left.

He was an apprentice in Hongbinlou in his early years, but when he was 16 years old, his father He Daqing ran away with a widow, leaving only him and He Yushui, the brother and sister, to depend on each other.

Fortunately, when He Daqing left, he was given a job in the steel mill. He Daqing worked as a chef in the Tan Family Restaurant in his early years and was very good at cooking. He also learned the skills of Tan Family cuisine.

In addition to the Sichuan cuisine he learned at Hongbinlou, Sha Zhu was considered a talent in the steel mill, especially in cooking. There was no other chef in the steel mill who could compare to him.

It's a pity that this guy has been neglected since he was a child, doesn't understand the ways of the world, can't stand the slightest bit of humiliation, and often contradicts and bullies his leaders in person.

You said that people are all concerned about their reputation. If you embarrass them in front of them, they will have a chance to make things difficult for you behind their backs. If Sha Zhu hadn't had the skills to cook and the leader needed to entertain him, he would have been sent to the workshop to work as a laborer.

But forget about promotion. Sha Zhu has such good skills and has been working in the factory for several years, but he is still a level 10 cook.

But this guy is also a cunning guy. Relying on his skills, he often takes private jobs to prepare banquets for others. Not only can he get paid, but he can also bring back food. It's really comfortable.

As the saying goes, a cook will never starve to death in a famine.

"Sha Zhu, aren't you a cook? Guess what!" When Li Guohua saw the young Sha Zhu, he also wanted to tease him.

"Well, it's definitely not pork. The aroma is wrong. The taste is a bit strong. There are too many seasonings. It must be pheasant or rabbit!" Sha Zhu thought for a while and said.

In fact, it might also be a wild boar, but wild boars are difficult to catch at this time, so he didn't even think about it.

"Of course you are a great chef. You can even guess this. I met a silly rabbit when I went to Xishan today. I'll give it to you as an extra meal tonight." Li Guohua said in surprise

He really didn't expect that Shazhu, that bastard, could actually guess it.

"It smells cooked. Come on, come on, I'll scoop up a spoonful and bring it to my ancestors!"

Sha Zhu opened his lunch box, which contained half a box of stewed cabbage with meat. He was about to get the spatula and lift the lid of the pot.

"Snapped!"

Li Guohua pushed Sha Zhu's hand away and said, "Sha Zhu, are you trying to rob me?"

When Chahua saw Shazhu was about to shovel the meat, she immediately stood beside the pot and looked at Shazhu nervously.

"Li Guohua, you are still a technical secondary school student. Do you know how to respect the elderly and love the young? The old lady is the ancestor of our hospital. It's okay for her to eat a piece of your meat. It means she respects you!" Sha Zhu said bluntly

In his opinion, Li Guohua was ungrateful and dared not give food to the old lady.

"Sha Zhu, that's your ancestor, not mine! My last name is Li, and I don't have such a great ancestor!" Li Guohua looked at Sha Zhu and couldn't help but feel angry.

You call me grandma, you are willing to bring food, and you just do good things. I don’t care. But if you want to find such an ancestor for me, I won’t agree.

To put it bluntly, this guy was successfully bullied by an old man. He is harming others and not benefiting himself, but he still feels self-satisfied.

"Li Guohua, have you ever heard the uncle say that we should respect and care for the elderly? The old lady has no children and has made contributions to the revolution. Why don't we just save a mouth? Do you want me to ask the uncle to come over and judge?" Sha Zhu said angrily.

"Silly Zhu, don't just listen to what others say. You need to use your own brain! If you want to seek justice, why don't we go to the street to seek justice?

Didn't you say that the old lady had made contributions to the revolution? I think the street will definitely be willing to help the old lady! Tomorrow I will go to the street to ask Director Wang why the street didn't arrange a place for the old lady! "Li Guohua smiled and said bluntly

If Shazhu, an old man, wants to cause trouble for me, I don't mind making a big deal out of it.

"Grandson, come back soon and don't talk to the fool!"

Suddenly, the voice of the deaf old lady was heard outside the door.

"Okay, Li Guohua, I misjudged you. You are an ungrateful person. Let's wait and see!" When Sha Zhu heard the old lady's call, he picked up the lunch box, said something harsh and ran out.

Li Guohua frowned and looked in the direction of the deaf old lady's house. Today he had offended four families at once.

But there is nothing to regret. This deaf old lady is not a good person. She smashed the glass of Liu Haizhong's house and beat Jia Zhangshi. Let's not talk about these. Lou Xiaoe was so good to her and bought her shoes for free. In the end, she still plotted against Lou Xiaoe. She was very evil.

And there's that bastard Shazhu. It's not that he's stupid, he just wants to use his own flesh to do favors.

During dinner, Li Guohua told his family what happened in the evening. This kind of thing cannot be kept secret, otherwise the family will not be on guard at all and will not know that someone is doing something bad to them.

"How could this idiot Zhu be like this? He even dared to rob us. He doesn't treat us as human beings!" When the eldest brother Li Guoliang heard this, he was immediately furious.

It's your own thing and you can't make the decision. You are bullying others.

"Hey, it's just a few pieces of rabbit meat, why bother arguing with him? This time we're going to offend the old man!" Mother Chen Lan sighed.

Living in a courtyard house is not easy, there are troubles inside and outside. If you offend Sha Zhu and the deaf old lady, then Yi Zhonghai, who advocates respecting the elderly and loving the young, will definitely be offended as well. I am afraid that he will plot against the Li family in the future.

Don’t underestimate the Siheyuan. Although it directly assists the street in managing the Siheyuan, sometimes they will know some policies and regulations first.

It is very likely that without your knowledge, there was a task assigned by the street and he signed you up.

This is an era that mainly relies on the people. If everyone says you are a good person, then you are a good person.

If everyone says you have problems, it will be difficult for you to stay in the Siheyuan. This is also the reason why Yi Zhonghai can drive people out of the Siheyuan.

"There's nothing to regret. We don't eat their food or wear their clothes. We just need to live our own life well." Li Chuwu took a sip of wine and said with squinted eyes.

"Well, it's only because He Daqing is gone, otherwise how could Sha Zhu listen to Yi Zhonghai so much! I heard that Xu Fugui next door is also preparing to move out. From now on, no one can control Yi Zhonghai!" Mother Chen Lan sighed.

He Daqing, Lao Jia, Xu Fugui, Yi Zhonghai are the oldest residents of the courtyard, and the Li family are latecomers.

These families know each other well and have always been in a three-way competition, dominating the public opinion in the courtyard. He Daqing ran away for the widow, Lao Jia died in an accident, and Xu Fugui was about to move out again.

As an uncle living in a courtyard house and a level 7 fitter in a steel rolling mill, everyone would give him face, whether on the street or in the factory.

Most of the residents of the Siheyuan are lower-class working people. They dare not offend him for fear that they will ask him for something in the future.

Li Chuwu saw his mother was worried and consoled her, "Okay, there's nothing to worry about. We are upright and we are not afraid of Yi Zhonghai!"

Seeing his mother so worried, Li Guohua wanted to persuade her but didn't know where to start.

Yi Zhonghai’s so-called calculations are just a few of them. People of this era may be worried about information asymmetry.

But as a latecomer, my perspective was completely different and it was easy to crack it.

The main reason is that I am not a cadre now, otherwise I wouldn’t have so many worries. It seems that I need to pay more attention to my work.