Siheyuan: I Raised Ten Thousand Wild Boars

As the sun sets, people who were busy outside start to come back one after another, and Nanluoguxiang becomes lively.

Li Guohua rode a bicycle with two old hens in the basket on the back seat and sped towards the courtyard.

When we met familiar people along the way, we would greet each other with "Are you busy?" or "Have you eaten?" The kindness of the courtyard culture was everywhere. Of course, some people in the Siheyuan were not included.

When I walked into the courtyard, I found that Uncle Fang’s door was closed. I haven’t seen him for a long time and I don’t know where he went.

"Hey, Guohua is back?"

"Where did you buy this chicken? It's so big?" Yan Bugui greeted Li Guohua hurriedly when he saw him come in, and habitually looked at the basket on the back seat of the car.

"I found it on the road. I exchanged it for cloth coupons. I heard it's called Taoyuan Chicken. It's big and lays eggs! School is about to start, so I bought it back to lay eggs to nourish Camellia."

Since his eldest brother started working, Li Guohua has started to bring things home more frequently.

The faces of the five members of the Li family were visibly ruddy. This was in stark contrast to the sallow faces of the other residents in the courtyard. In order to conceal their identities, they bought two chickens to lay eggs.

"Good, that's great!"

"By the way, your third aunt has stewed fish tonight. Come to third uncle's house for dinner and we'll have a good drink!" Third uncle looked around guiltily and said in a low voice.

"Uncle, don't bother me. I'm sure the food is ready at home!"

There is no good banquet, and I'm afraid Yan Bugui went to fish for the three-inch small fish himself, and I don't know how many there were. In addition, the third uncle is most famous for his wine diluted with water. In the past, drinking this would make people feel uncomfortable.

As for what Yan Bugui wanted to see him about, it was clear as day.

Ever since the eldest brother Li Guoliang started working at the steel rolling mill, everyone speculated that it was Li Guohua who contributed. Some said that Li Guohua asked his classmates for help, and some said that Li Guohua’s leader valued him, so he helped the eldest brother of the Li family.

No matter what, it was all Li Guohua's credit. Those who had idle labor in their families came to him for help, even the second uncle Liu Haizhong was no exception.

"Uncle, there's really no need!"

"Hey, do you look down on your uncle?" Yan Bugui looked angry.

"Okay then, I'll park the car home first and come over later!" Li Guohua had no choice. If he continued talking, the third uncle might hit him.

The whole courtyard came to ask for help, and Yan Bugui was no exception. But he was different. Every day after Li Guohua got off work, he would take a small stool and hold textbooks to Li's house to give Chahua lessons and help her with her homework.

I thought he wouldn't be able to hold on for much longer, but he came every day and even when I called him to have dinner with me in the evening, he refused to eat.

It would be very uncomfortable to have an outsider at home during meal time, especially in front of him. I wouldn't dare to eat anything delicious secretly.

In order to stop him from going to my house again, I still have to find a way to deal with it, just as a way of repaying the favor.

"Hey, that's right, go quickly and come back soon!" Yan Bugui rubbed his hands happily, as if there was some great news.

After saying goodbye to the third uncle, I walked while thinking about how to arrange for Yan Jiecheng.

As a result, when passing by the Intermediate Court, he was stopped again.

"Li Er, are you planning to raise these two chickens to lay eggs?" Jia Zhang, who had a narrow upper body and a wide lower body with a big face and cheeks, stopped in front of the bicycle and stared at the old hens.

The other residents in the middle courtyard also looked over to see what Jia Zhang was going to do next.

"Yes!" Li Guohua said briefly and didn't want to say more.

Sometimes, you have to admire some people. They can quarrel with you one moment and still talk to you the next, as if nothing happened.

"You are so lucky! Look at this cage in my house, it's big and sturdy, and it's very convenient for raising chickens." Jia Zhang said, pointing to his bamboo cage.

This bamboo cage was used to raise rabbits before, but in less than two days, the two little wild rabbits died. In the end, they could not escape the knife and became the victims of the Jia family.

"Aunt Jia, I finally discovered a good thing about you!"

"Right, Li Er, if you say that scholars are different from each other, you have good vision. I, Aunt Jia, am just warm-hearted. Please don't be polite."

Jia Zhang's face was filled with pride. It was a rare opportunity for her to be praised in front of everyone in the courtyard.

"Aunt Jia, you may not look good, but you have beautiful thoughts!"

After saying that, she ignored him and went back home. If she kept the chicken in his cage, not only would she not be able to see the eggs in the future, but she might even lose some limbs when laying the eggs.

"You're not that good-looking, but you have beautiful thoughts?" Jia Zhang didn't react for a moment, thinking to herself, I'm almost fifty years old, how can I still compare to when I was young.

Could it be that this kid Li Guohua also has a special hobby and likes middle-aged women?

"Hahaha, Aunt Jia, people say you are shameless!" Sha Zhu was cooking at the door and saw the whole process. Seeing that Jia Zhang hadn't reacted yet, he quickly reminded her with a smile.

There was laughter coming from all around.

"Hmph, you idiot, who are you scolding?" Jia Zhang felt humiliated and started cursing.

"It's not me who scolds you, it's Li Guohua who scolds you!"

"I just heard you scolding me. If you don't give me an explanation today, you can't even cook dinner!"

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"Second brother! Hey, old hen, there are chickens to eat!"

Camellia seemed to be waiting for him at the door on purpose. As soon as he entered the Moon Gate, she came to greet him. After seeing the old hen, she jumped for joy.

"You haven't had enough meat recently. This old hen is kept for laying eggs. If some people still can't study well, they will be beaten with sticks!"

Li Guohua was also very happy to see his younger sister, who was much more lively than before. She was so young, she shouldn't have to shoulder so much, she should just grow up happily.

"Humph, second brother, I don't like you anymore. You actually want mom to beat me up!"

When it comes to studying, the little girl gives up immediately. There is nothing she can do. She really can't concentrate on studying. She often asks Li Guohua if her parents gave her the brain, otherwise why is she so stupid?

After explaining the situation to my family, I set off with a bottle of unmarked wine.

This wine is sorghum wine that I brewed in my space. In addition to sorghum wine, I also brewed corn wine and rice wine. I brewed a lot of them. I don’t know if I will see villains after drinking it. So I asked my third uncle to help me taste it tonight.

When I arrived at the third uncle's house, the food was already prepared, which was a bit surprising. A bowl of stewed fish, a bowl of braised pork with cabbage, a bowl of mixed shredded radish, a bowl of peanuts, and some homemade pickled vegetables.

Although the fish was very small and the meat in the cabbage was probably just the few pieces on the surface, the meal was definitely good. The third uncle really had to use a knife to cut the meat.

The family did not eat together. Yan Bugui and Yan Jiecheng sat at one table with Li Guohua, and the three aunts and three children sat at another table.