Siheyuan: Buyers get rich from hunting

As soon as Liu Ping'an arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he saw Xu Damao riding out on a bicycle with a beaming face.

Xu Damao is a projectionist and usually has to travel farther than Liu Ping'an.

But his bicycle was bought for him by his father to facilitate his work.

Xu Damao seemed to be in a very good mood, completely different from how he was in the morning. He was in such a good mood that he even took the initiative to say hello to Liu Ping'an when he saw him.

"Ping An, are you out doing some work?"

"No, I just went out for a walk. Brother Damao, where are you going?"

Xu Damao was in a really good mood. He stopped his bicycle and said proudly, "I'm going back to my father's house. You can take a leisurely stroll."

After saying that, he got on his bike and rode away, humming a little tune.

"It looks like you found some money?"

Liu Ping'an was feeling a little depressed, so he rode his bike back to the central courtyard. He saw He Yuzhu and a beautiful girl standing in front of the clothesline at the door, hanging clothes.

He Yuzhu seemed to be in a good mood as well. When he saw Liu Pingan, he took the initiative to say hello.

"Ping An, just came back from outside."

"Yushui, this is Liu Ping'an, a buyer for the steel mill. He also lives in the yard and is a neighbor of your sister Qin."

"Ping An, this is He Yushui, she is also my sister, she is still studying."

He Yushui was not very old. She stood there in a pretty manner and greeted Liu Pingan shyly.

"Hello, my name is Liu Ping'an."

Liu Ping'an responded and said to He Yuzhu: "Brother Zhuzi, is Xu Damao happy? Why does he look so happy?"

"Xu Damao?!"

He Yuzhu couldn't help but frowned when he heard the name.

"Where did you see him?"

"Just now, when I came back, I saw him riding his bicycle away with a very happy face. He said he was going to his father's house."

He Yuzhu's expression changed instantly and he patted his thigh in regret.

"This kid must be going on a blind date, and I didn't even notice!"

Seeing He Yuzhu's appearance, Liu Ping'an suddenly felt a toothache. After saying a few words, he rode his bike back to his doorstep.

He Yuzhu's attention had already shifted to Xu Damao, so he just replied perfunctorily.

He didn't care where Liu Ping'an was going.

"These two are so hostile to each other? That's too much. I wonder if they will fight each other later."

Liu Ping'an regretted saying that, but when he thought about it, it didn't matter whether he said it or not. If Xu Damao really believed that it could not be kept secret in the hospital, He Yuzhu would know it sooner or later.

Thinking of this, Liu Ping'an felt a little more at ease.

He locked the car, opened the door and returned home. It was too hot and there was no one in the yard. Most people were taking a nap at home.

Even the old men who usually show off their bicycles put them indoors for fear that the seats will be damaged by the sun.

There is a place that is sheltered from the sunlight at the door of Liu Ping'an's house, otherwise he would have put it at home as well.

After returning home, Liu Ping'an went straight into the bedroom. His bedroom was the most spacious of the three rooms.

There is a bedside table next to the earthen kang.

Liu Ping'an took the radio out of the space, put it on the bedside table, tuned the channel and started listening.

You know what, even though there are few channels, they sound quite interesting.

Especially there are crosstalk and opera in it, which sounds very interesting.

In his previous life, he had no interest in either of them. Even though the little black fat man was famous throughout the country, he had never heard a crosstalk.

Of course, he had listened to the crosstalk performances at the Spring Festival Gala several times.

Liu Ping'an was lying on the bed, listening to the crosstalk and feeling a little tasteless in his mouth.

If you have melon seeds to eat at this time, it would be really great. Eat them while listening to crosstalk, and the more you eat, the more delicious they become.

"By the way, I still have peanuts."

Liu Ping'an suddenly remembered the peanuts he had planted in the space, so he grabbed a handful of peanuts from the warehouse and started eating them one by one.

These are raw peanuts. Although they taste delicious, they always feel like they lack some flavor.

"By the way, I can fry peanuts."

Liu Ping'an thought of the old men he saw in the teahouse in his previous life. They loved to gather together and drink with peanuts, and they would drink all day long.

He now fries some peanuts and can bring them to his grandfather Liu Xingwang or give them to a few other children.

Peanuts are delicious when paired with wine, the more you drink, the better.

The more Liu Ping'an thought about it, the more he felt it was right, so he got up and walked to the kitchen and started his mission of frying peanuts.

The most important thing when frying peanuts is the heat.

If the heat is too high, the food will easily burn and have a mushy smell. If the heat is too low, the food will not be cooked through and will have no fragrance and will taste undercooked.

This is a technical job and Liu Ping'an has never tried it before.

But he lacks everything except peanuts, so he can definitely give it a try.

If the space was not unable to produce peanut oil, he would have turned the piles of peanuts in the warehouse into peanut oil long ago.

Making peanut oil requires specialized tools, which are not available in the space.

He didn't know if this space could be upgraded. He felt that the land was not enough and the functions were limited.

But even if he couldn't upgrade, he would still be satisfied. After all, the biggest crisis had been solved and he didn't have to worry about food. What else did he want?

Liu Ping'an took out a match, lit the fuse and put the wood in the stove. There was not much wood, and there was a slight fire smoking the bottom of the pot.

The bottom of the pot heated up and Liu Ping'an poured in lard.

When the lard melted and blue smoke rose, Liu Ping'an poured the peanuts into it.

A sizzling sound was heard. Fortunately, Liu Ping'an's kitchen was against the courtyard wall, otherwise other people would have heard it immediately.

Liu Ping'an looked at the peanuts patiently and frying them diligently, turning them over and over again to avoid burning them if he was not careful.

The color of the peanuts gradually deepened and the sound became smaller, and Liu Ping'an knew that they were cooked.

He hurriedly pulled out the firewood and used the residual heat to heat the peanuts.

After a minute, Liu Ping'an served out the fried peanuts. He smelled them and they were very fragrant!

Liu Ping'an put all the rest of the cooked peanuts into the space.

Anyway, it won’t get cold since it’s in the space, and he can take it out and eat it hot next time.

Liu Ping'an took the chopsticks and the peanuts and returned to the bedroom.

He lay on the bed, listening to the radio comfortably and eating fried peanuts. He looked very lazy, just like a kitten basking in the sun.

After a good meal and a good drink, I feel happy.

Liu Ping'an felt sleepy. He didn't even turn off the radio and fell asleep under the quilt.

I slept until three o'clock in the afternoon.

As for how he knew the time, he had to thank the radio for frequently broadcasting the information when the hour came.

As for his waking up, it was not because of the radio.

Instead, he woke up in a daze when he heard a quarrel in the yard.

He rubbed his eyes and listened, only to find that the two people arguing seemed to be Xu Damao and He Yuzhu.

His heart suddenly skipped a beat.

"No way, they really quarreled?"

Liu Ping'an hurriedly put on his clothes and ran out, only to find that there were quite a few people in the yard. Most of them were squatting at their doorsteps watching the excitement, and the people they were watching were Xu Damao and He Yuzhu in the middle of the yard.

"I say you are such a shady guy. You made a bet with me about who will get married first, and the loser will have to bark like a dog. And you are prepared. Are you going on a blind date today?"

In the middle of the yard, He Yuzhu grabbed Xu Damao's bicycle and looked at him indignantly.

"Don't talk nonsense. The bet you mentioned was made several years ago?"

Xu Damao was in a good mood, especially when he thought of He Yuzhu barking like a dog in front of him, he was extremely happy.

If it wasn't the wrong occasion, he would have wanted to sing and dance to celebrate.

"No matter how many years ago it was, it's impossible for you to get married before me!"

When Liu Ping'an heard what He Yuzhu said, he almost laughed out loud.

These two are just like little kids, they can even fight with each other. No wonder these two old guys are still not married at such an old age.

Apart from personal problems, I'm afraid there are other people causing trouble.

After all, He Yuzhu, a chef at a steel rolling mill, and Xu Damao, a film projectionist, are both employed by the Eight Major Staffs and are very popular in the blind date market.

Even if they have higher requirements, it is not impossible for them to not be able to find a wife.

The current situation is most likely caused by someone's interference. These two people must know this, so the resentment is getting deeper and deeper. Now it is no longer an ordinary betting issue, but a face issue.