Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

night.

Looking at the lunch box brought by Chen Xu, Xu Damao started to eat with a disappointed look on his face.

Obviously, Xu Damao really had no interest in the food at the steel mill. Apart from filling his stomach, this food had no advantages at all.

Chen Xu ignored Xu Damao's resentment. It was good enough to have something to eat. There were many hungry people outside. The food that Xu Damao despised was hard to come by for many people.

However, Xu Damao started crying while eating. Chen Xu was confused. Even if he didn’t like the food, he wouldn’t cry.

"Chen Xu, what do you think I should do in the future?"

Chen Xu had a blank look on his face. It was all because of this matter after all this time.

"Can you get hard now?"

Xu Damao was crying with tears streaming down his face, but after hearing what Chen Xu said, he still spoke.

"I can get hard, but I can't have children. I'm a sinner of the Xu family, wuwuwu."

Chen Xu didn't expect Xu Damao to attach great importance to the concept of family continuation, but it was normal. People in this era really care about this. In many places, if a person has no descendants, he can't hold his head up, and even can't be buried in the ancestral tomb after death...

At this moment Chen Xu felt uneasy about Xu Damao. How could he comfort him when things had come to this point? Xu Damao was almost the same as he remembered, still infertile. The only difference was that his arrival had caused this guy's illness to be exposed ahead of time.

But there are pros and cons. The good thing is that it was discovered a few years early, so it may still be possible to cure it.

The downside is that there is definitely no hope for Lou Xiao'e, but it's also better if that silly girl doesn't get involved in the Siheyuan. As the only good person in the Siheyuan jokingly called by many netizens in the previous life, Lou Xiao'e is indeed not suitable for living in the Siheyuan.

Chen Xu had no idea about Lou Xiao'e. This young lady should be twenty-one years old now, three years older than him.

However, there is a saying that goes, "A woman three years older than a man in college brings home a gold brick." Marrying Lou Xiao'e, the daughter of a big capitalist, can indeed be considered as bringing home a gold brick.

"Didn't your parents help you find a folk remedy? Maybe it can be cured."

Chen Xu dealt with Xu Damao casually. He didn't like the hospital environment very much, and the smell of disinfectant that kept drilling into his nostrils was not very pleasant either.

"If everything is ok, I'll go back first."

Besides not liking the hospital environment, Chen Xu was not interested in seeing a man crying. It would be better to change to a girl.

He inexplicably thought of Lin Chan, but quickly put the idea out of his mind.

That girl beats people until they cry, which is good enough. Besides, people may not have the chance to cry. Maybe Lin Chan will beg others not to die after one punch...

Chen Xu felt a chill in his heart. This girl was someone that ordinary people couldn't afford to offend.

He has now equated forest cicadas with things like the Siberian tiger.

But in my heart, I think of myself as Wu Song, a man with a magic weapon, just a martial arts master...

Chen Xu felt that he was getting inflated. He couldn't even take a punch, yet he dared to have improper thoughts about others.

But we always have to have dreams, it’s just a matter of time.

The nights in Sijiu City are exceptionally quiet. This is not the afterlife, and it is not that safe.

In addition to some people who fled famine and sneaked into the city, there were also some ruffians who came out at night, and many desperate criminals who could not survive.

Chen Xu actually understood these people, especially those who chose to take risks because they couldn't survive.

I wouldn't say there aren't any people who can keep their original aspirations and not take the wrong path when they are almost starving to death, but there are certainly not many of them. Chen Xu himself feels that he can't do it.

Just like the Siheyuan, it is said that the people here are treacherous and beastly and not good people, but except for those who like to make trouble, such as Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi, Sha Zhu and others, the others are just a microcosm of those people who are afraid of poverty.

It's really not easy to survive these days, especially for those who don't have a formal job. They have to go out every day to earn enough food to support their family. In this situation, how can they be generous?

He understood, but Chen Xu didn't want to be the one being exploited, so he walked extra carefully this time. Nothing was more important than his life. It was true that he had a space, but it also took time to enter it.

What if someone tricks you while you're not paying attention, such as hitting you from behind with a club or something, then it will be useless even if you have space.

It is still early for the black market to open, so the only place he can go is Siheyuan.

Of course, you can also go to the Eight Great Hutongs. Although the famous Eight Great Hutongs in the old city have been cancelled on the surface, there are still some prostitutes, commonly known as half-covered doors...

There is actually no difference between them and the young ladies standing at the entrance of the alleys in the cities of later generations...

Chen Xu knew it, but he definitely wouldn't go.

He is an ambitious young man from the 21st century, who has an incompatible relationship with gambling and drugs...

The journey was relatively safe. Of course, it was also possible that the guy's empty hands made people lose interest in robbing him. The red armbands patrolling at night also played a role.

For this reason, Chen Xu was interrogated several times by the men with red armbands along the way.

Of course he was not panicking, as he had a job and he came out to deliver food to his friend, so the reason was impeccable.

The red armbands didn't ask much, and Chen Xu's frankness made these people feel more favorable towards him.

The leading team leader patted him on the shoulder and warned him with a look of disgust.

"Try to go back earlier next time. It's not safe at night. If something happens to you, we may not be able to find out."

Looking at the figure with the red armband and flashlight leaving, Chen Xu felt that he was probably a third-class cripple in the eyes of this team leader...

This is really speechless. I am in a much better state now. When I first came here, I was just skin and bones. After being able to eat enough during this period, at least I look like I have some meat on my body now.

But you can still see that his body is malnourished. But this is also consistent with people of this era. If you randomly pick out ten people now, at least nine will be malnourished. There is nothing you can do about it.

It was completely dark before we reached the courtyard, so we had to walk in the dark.

It was cloudy tonight, and there was not even a moon. Chen Xu regretted that he did not get a flashlight from the black market last time. This thing is not uncommon nowadays, but he did not have one at home.

Besides, having a flashlight is at least an extra household appliance at home...

Siheyuan.

The deaf old lady's house in the backyard is very lively now.

There were a lot of people but it was very quiet.

The deaf old lady looked obviously unhappy. Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui all looked away and had no intention of speaking.

The middle-aged woman next to him was even more silent. The atmosphere was somewhat gloomy, so she moved behind Yi Zhonghai.

The three uncles in charge actually didn't want to come over, but the deaf old lady asked the aunt to go to her house and call them one by one. Even though they knew what the old lady wanted, there was nothing they could do because she was too old.

Respecting the elderly is a fine tradition of Siheyuan...