The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Cough cough."

Yan Bugui rubbed his hands and trotted to Xu Damao. At this time, the two of them were in the center of the yard.

"Da Mao, where did you buy this chicken?"

When Xu Damao heard this, he looked at Yan Bugui in confusion and asked, "Tsk tsk, Uncle, are you planning to buy one to eat?"

"Yeah, bah, how is that possible? I was planning to buy one to keep it for laying eggs and nourish my daughter-in-law. You don't know, my eldest daughter-in-law was too weak after giving birth, and she didn't have much milk to feed the child. It's not a big deal for me to catch crucian carp."

Yan Bugui complained: "I am planning to buy an old hen. The eggs she lays can also nourish my eldest daughter-in-law."

"Oh, Uncle, this is not like you."

Xu Damao looked at Yan Bugui with surprise.

It seems like he is trying to see if this is what I said.

After all, given Yan Bugui's stinginess, it is impossible for him to do such a thing at the expense of himself and for the benefit of others, even if the other party is his son.

But what Xu Damao didn't know was that Yan Bugui's original plan was not this.

He initially decided to go fishing every day and just send some small fish over.

It was only when Xu Damao came back that he came up with this good idea.

Yan Bugui plans to raise an old hen as long as it lays an egg every day.

This egg costs about five cents. Yan Bugui's idea is that he will have something to eat when the time comes and he can save some to exchange for money.

But Yan Bugui certainly would not tell Xu Damao about his plan, instead he asked cheerfully: "Da Mao, a chicken in the market costs about two yuan, look at this."

Before Yan Bugui could finish, Xu Damao said anxiously, "Come on, Uncle, go to the market and buy the two-yuan ones yourself."

Xu Damao is not stupid. The hens that Yan Bugui mentioned that cost two yuan are all young hens. It would be a waste to buy them and wait for them to lay eggs.

Maybe it won’t lay an egg for three days.

They are nothing like what Xu Damao has now. These are all old hens that are one year old or older. It is absolutely no problem for them to lay two eggs in three days.

Seeing Xu Damao turning around and about to leave, Yan Bugui hurriedly stopped him.

"Hey, don't be impatient. I'm just saying it. Just take whatever you think is right."

Yan Bugui didn't dare to try to be clever anymore and was about to take money out of his pocket.

"That's right, don't think I don't understand. If you buy this old hen and feel hungry, you can make it into soup."

"Hey, who's such a spendthrift? I was planning to keep this for placing an order. Didn't I just tell you that?"

Yan Bugui rolled his eyes, took out five dollars from his pocket and handed it to Xu Damao.

"Okay, this is five dollars. I hope I'm not cheating you. This is the price on the market."

Seeing this, Xu Damao took the money and said to Yan Bugui, "Okay, it has to be you, open-minded, pick one yourself."

Xu Damao didn't bargain. They were all neighbors, so he just accepted the price.

"Then I want this one, it looks more energetic."

After some hesitation, Yan Bugui finally chose one.

"Ahem, Damao, how about giving me one too?"

At this time, Yi Zhonghai, who was pushing a bicycle into the yard from outside, also said.

I saw Yi Ping'an still on the back seat of the bicycle.

"Hey, Uncle Yi, are you going to pick up the kids from school?"

When Xu Damao saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, he greeted him warmly.

"Yeah, I've heard you guys talking for a while. By the way, I think it's best to have an egg every day when I come to Ping An. So, you can give me one. It's also five dollars, right?"

Yi Zhonghai said as he touched Yi Ping'an's head in the back seat lovingly.

"Hey, you need to eat more. Ping An has started school. Eat well and try to get a college degree for our college."

Xu Damao also echoed.

As he said this, he handed the remaining three old hens to Yi Zhonghai and let him choose one by himself.

"I don't understand, just pick one at random."

After Yi Zhonghai gave the money to Xu Damao, he pushed his bicycle towards the central courtyard.

Following behind was the little Yi Ping'an.

"Well, stop looking at it. It's gone. I still have a use for the remaining ones."

Seeing the looks of many people in the front yard, Xu Damao started shouting loudly.

He was planning to give one to Liu Minghui and keep the rest at home, but now there are only two left, and Xu Damao doesn't dare to sell any more.

Seeing Xu Damao said this, those who had other ideas had to stop, after all, they also heard what Yan Bugui said.

Come to think of it, it is indeed as Yan Bugui said. If the family can't eat meat, then can't they just eat a few eggs?

After all, this is considered meat.

"Sister-in-law, is Brother Liu home?"

Yu Li opened the door and Xu Damao was standing outside with something in his hand.

Seeing this, Yu Li smiled and said to Xu Damao, "I'm here, come in and sit down first."

"Da Mao is here, come out quickly."

After Xu Damao entered the room, Yu Li hurriedly shouted towards the inner room.

Without saying much, Liu Minghui walked out.

Liu Minghui had just been irritated by Qin Huairu and the other person. He felt a headache and ran to lie down in the room, almost falling asleep.

"Hey, Damao, didn't you say you wouldn't be back in the next few days?"

When he saw Xu Damao, Liu Minghui asked in confusion.

He had heard from Xu Damao before that there were quite a lot of villages to go to for movie showings these days, and even he, a deputy section chief, had to go to at least two places every day.

"Hey, the commune I went to yesterday gave me a lot of goodies. I'll take them back first and then go to the countryside tomorrow."

Xu Damao explained with a smile, then patted the old hen with its feet tied on the ground and said, "Sister-in-law, take this and make some soup for you. There are also some dried mushrooms. It will be very delicious if you put some in."

Upon hearing this, Yu Li looked at Liu Minghui and asked him if he wanted to accept it.

Seeing this, Liu Minghui nodded to Yu Li and said, "Take it. Put it in the next room first and stew it another day. Damao will also come for a meal."

Hearing this, Xu Damao immediately smiled happily and said, "Then I'll wait and look forward to my sister-in-law's cooking skills."

Xu Damao didn't sit for long before he said he was leaving.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Why don't you just eat here tonight?"

Yu Li said enthusiastically.

After hearing this, Xu Damao waved his hand quickly, "No need. I don't know why Li Tiancheng, who married into the Jia family, asked me to come over for a couple of drinks tonight. He was too enthusiastic, and I was embarrassed to refuse."

Xu Damao explained casually.

Liu Minghui and Yu Li looked at each other after hearing this. Yu Li seemed to be hesitant to talk, not knowing whether she should tell Xu Damao.

"Sister-in-law, why do you look so weird?"

Xu Damao noticed that there was something wrong with Yu Li's expression, so he asked.

"Ahem, nothing much. I was just a little surprised to hear that Li Tiancheng invited you to dinner."

"Ah, is there something here that I don't know?"

Xu Damao was even more confused. Fearing that he was being cheated, he quickly asked the two people: "I haven't been back to the courtyard for several days. I really don't know what happened. Sister-in-law, can you tell me?"