Siheyuan: I just want to live

Backyard Chen Feng's House

Chen Feng brought the rabbit meat and mixed flour cakes to the table in the main hall and poured a glass of water to cool it beside him so that he could drink it later.

Chen Feng slowly pulled out the stool, slowly sat down, then stretched out his hands, gently picked up the chopsticks, and prepared to start eating. He looked at the mixed flour pancake in front of him and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This pancake is still the same as yesterday, it's really not very delicious." However, in order to fill his stomach, he could only reluctantly put them into his mouth and chew them.

The stone mill is not yet fully built, so it is currently impossible to grind flour. But it doesn't matter, Chen Feng has already made a plan. After the millstone is completed in two days, he will build a windmill, so that he can have white flour to eat in the future. Thinking of this, he felt a little better.

Then, Chen Feng picked up a piece of rabbit meat and put it in his mouth to taste. Well, the taste of the braised rabbit meat was not bad, but compared with the real chef, it was far behind. After all, Chen Feng was just a home cook, and his requirements for food were not high. As long as it was edible and not deadly, it was fine.

Maybe it was because he didn’t eat well at noon, Chen Feng ate very fast and his appetite was a little bigger than usual. He finished his meal in less than ten minutes.

He drank some water and ate the last bite of the biscuit, put the rest of the food in the cupboard, and wiped the table. He was going to feed the chickens and rabbits in the space and go to sleep. After all, he had been busy in the mountains all day and was very tired.

Middle Court Jia Family

Bang Geng was so greedy for the rabbit meat made by Chen Feng that he rolled over on the kang and cried, and kept shouting, "I want to eat meat, bring me meat! I want to eat meat!"

Qin Huairu looked at Banggeng rolling around on the kang and said helplessly, "Good Banggeng, you've already had dinner today."

"Let daddy buy you some meat tomorrow. Go to sleep today. When you wake up and open your eyes, mommy will cook meat for you, okay?"

"Good Bang Geng, stop making trouble and go to sleep!" Qin Huairu gently persuaded Bang Geng.

Bang Geng ignored Qin Huairu who was still making a scene, "No! I want to eat meat now! I want to eat it now, bring me the meat!"

Banggeng is very smart. Shazhu always brings back meat dishes from the factory canteen or makes delicious food himself to improve the food.

Whenever he made such a fuss, Qin Huairu would bring the Jia family's large bowl, which was as big as a soup basin, to Sha Zhu's house and "borrow" all the delicious food, including the soup.

However, Sha Zhu would still laugh foolishly all day long just because Qin Huairu said a few words to him with a smile.

Jia Zhang also said at the side, "If Banggeng wants to eat meat, just give it to him! Look how greedy the child is! How can you be a mother? You useless thing!"

"Banggeng, don't cry! Your mother will bring you meat later. Let's stop crying now! Be good!" Jia Zhang turned around and comforted Banggeng again.

Qin Huairu said helplessly to Jia Zhang, "Mom! Where can I buy meat for him? It's already dark, and the market has been closed for a long time! Besides, I don't have any money on me!"

Except for three yuan for cigarettes, Jia Dongxu would give the rest of his monthly salary to Jia Zhang after get off work on the same day.

Qin Huairu went to buy groceries every morning, and Jia Zhang gave her the money for the next day's groceries the night before.

Qin Huairu didn't have a penny on her, so how could she get meat for Banggeng?

When Jia Zhang heard Qin Huairu mention money, she was furious. "If you don't have money, can't you ask someone to pay for it first? We can pay him back next time we buy meat!"

"Do you think I'm hogging Dongxu's salary? Well, from now on, Dongxu's salary will be given to you, and you will also be responsible for the household expenses, but you must give me ten yuan a month for retirement!"

The Jia family hasn't bought meat for several years. They have "borrowed" meat from Sha Zhu, and never returned it. ╮（﹀＿﹀）╭

When Qin Huairu heard that Jia Zhang wanted to make her housekeeper's surprise disappear, she said respectfully, "Mom! What are you talking about! How can it be my turn to be the head of the family when you are here? Besides, I am still young and need to learn from you!"

How could Qin Huairu know that Jia Dongxu's salary was only 33.5 yuan, except for the 20.5 yuan pension for Jia Zhangshi and the money Jia Xudong left for cigarettes. The remaining 17 yuan, about yuan for food and vegetables every month, meat twice a month, and clothes for the family at the end of the year, basically there was no money left at the end of the year.

Jia Dongxu knew it, but he glanced at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and chose not to tell Qin Huairu the truth.

"Okay! It's settled."

Jia Zhang waved her hand to interrupt Qin Huairu's refusal and continued, "Isn't there someone roasting meat in the courtyard? Go borrow some! Return it to him after we buy it!"

Jia Zhang turned the topic back to meat.

Qin Huairu said worriedly, "She's not stupid, can she borrow it? Don't let her face be embarrassed when she can't borrow it."

Jia Dongxu encouraged him and said, "Just go! You are young, and even if you can't borrow it, people will say something unpleasant."

"Yes! Don't waste time! Go quickly! Otherwise people will have finished eating!" Jia Zhang urged.

"Okay! I'll go!" Qin Huairu went to the kitchen helplessly, picked up the large bowl and left the Jia family.

In fact, every time Qin Huairu "borrowed" meat from Sha Zhu, the three generations of the Jia family would start scrambling for it. Xiaodang and Qin Huairu couldn't even get a bit of soup, so Jia Xudong would urge Qin Huairu to go out and "borrow" meat.

Qin Huairu followed the fragrance in the yard and came to Chen Feng's door. Standing at Chen Feng's door, Qin Huairu gently knocked on the door.

Chen Feng had just finished cleaning the table when he heard someone knocking on the door, so he asked, "Who's knocking?"

Qin Huairu said outside the door, "It's me, your sister Qin!"

Chen Feng did not open the door and continued to speak through the door, "It's the sister-in-law of the Jia family! What's the emergency? Why are you knocking on the door so late?"

Qin Huairu looked at the closed door and continued, "Chen Feng, open the door. Sister Qin will talk to you in the room."

Chen Feng walked a few steps towards the door and did not open it. Instead, he said loudly, "Sister-in-law of the Jia family! It's too late now. Let's just say whatever we want to say! It will be bad for me to open the door and let you in!"

"I don't care if it gets out and my reputation gets spread out! Just open the door for Sister Qin! I really have something to talk to you about!" Qin Huairu continued to insist on asking Chen Feng to open the door and let her in.

Chen Feng heard what Qin Huairu said in the room, and smiled silently. Then he said, "I don't care whether your reputation is good or not, I'm afraid it will affect my reputation!"

Then he said loudly, "Sister-in-law Jia! If you have something to say, tell me now! If you don't, I will turn off the lights and go to bed! I will never open the door for you tonight!"

Qin Huairu was so angry when she heard what he said outside the door. What is my reputation that you don't care about? You even said that I affected your reputation? You have a shitty reputation!

But when she heard Chen Feng was going to turn off the lights and go to bed, she still said anxiously, "Hey, hey, hey! Don't go! I'll tell you, I'll tell you!"

"Sister-in-law Jia, you said I was listening," Chen Feng continued loudly.

"Did your family cook meat just now?" Qin Huairu asked

"Yes! I went into the mountains today and caught a rabbit. I just fried it and ate it." Chen Feng thought to himself, what does my family's fried meat have to do with you? Do I need to report it to the Jia family?

"The meat you fried just now smelled so delicious that I was rolling on the ground because of greed." Qin Huairu couldn't help swallowing as she smelled the aroma that was still in the air.

Then he said, "Since he is still young, please have pity on him! I will lend you a bowl of meat, and we will return it to you when we buy some!"

Qin Huairu looked at the large bowl in her hand and thought that a large bowl is still a bowl. Well, if it’s good, she’ll borrow it as a bowl and never borrow more than that!

Chen Feng knew that the Jia family would never return the meat after borrowing it, and they would definitely not appreciate your kindness. They might even call you a fool and ask you to borrow it again next time. Chen Feng didn't want to lend it to her.

So he said, "I have already finished eating the rabbit meat. You are late! Come earlier next time!"

A rabbit has at least three pounds of meat when peeled! Qin Huairu didn't believe that Chen Feng had finished eating it so quickly.

She continued, "Just for the sake of the child, please be kind enough to lend Sister Qin a bowl of meat! Don't you feel bad that the child has no meat to eat?"

Chen Feng immediately got furious when he heard Qin Huairu say this, and hurriedly shouted anxiously, "Sister-in-law Jia, you can't talk like that!"

"Bang Geng is your and Jia Xudong's child. I have nothing to do with him! Why should I feel bad?"

"You sound like you have nothing to do with me! Isn't this just slandering my innocence?"

"Whose child is asking for meat? If it's not my child, what does it have to do with me?"

Chen Feng spoke a lot in a hurry.

Qin Huairu was stunned by what Chen Feng said. After she came to her senses, she yelled at his door, "Chen Feng! You fucking bastard!"

Then she stomped her lotus feet on the ground, turned around and walked away, with the pigtails on her head swinging into the air.

With tears in his eyes, he walked quickly towards the central courtyard without looking back.

Qin Huairu was completely broken by Chen Feng, and rightly so! After all, she has not yet evolved to the ultimate form of "White Lotus Saint Envoy". She is still too thin-skinned now. If it were in the future, she would definitely let Banggeng recognize Chen Feng as her godfather, and the whole family would come to Chen Feng's house every day to eat and drink.

In fact, Chen Feng's voice was very loud just now. The whole backyard and the middle yard could hear it. People with sharp ears in the front yard could also hear it clearly if they listened carefully.

But this is the effect Chen Feng wanted. Seeing that his goal had been achieved and Qin Huairu left angrily, he collected a dozen cabbages from the kitchen and flashed into the space.

Chen Feng arranged the rabbits and chickens on the north side of the open space, separating them into two spaces of 20 square meters.

Chen Feng first found an old tractor rear tire, cut it in the middle with an angle grinder, and put it in the small space where the chickens were. He put water in one and ten kilograms of food in the other.

Break up a dozen cabbages and throw them into the small space where the rabbits are. This way, you don't have to worry about them being hungry the next day or the day after tomorrow.

Back to reality, Chen Feng turned off the lights, took off his cotton clothes, lay down on the bed and went to sleep. He quickly fell asleep.

But after Qin Huairu was angry with Chen Feng and left the backyard, she passed by Shazhu's door.

Sha Zhu leaned against the door frame and shouted to Qin Huairu, "Sister Qin! It's just a little meat! I'll bring it to you after work! Let's not argue with Chen Feng. It's not worth getting angry!"

Sha Zhu also heard the conversation between Chen Feng and Qin Huairu in the backyard. In fact, everyone in the yard heard it from beginning to end. Even if someone was asleep, they would be woken up by their partner at the head of the bed and eat melons together!

Qin Huairu's eyes were filled with mist. She forced a far-fetched smile, raised her head and said softly to Sha Zhu, "Sha Zhu! You are still good to Sister Qin! Unlike Chen Feng, who used words to anger me and bully me."

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly, and that expression made Shazhu dizzy. He wanted to hug Qin Huairu in his arms immediately and take good care of her. When he came to his senses, he quickly said to Qin Huairu

"Sister Qin, you should go back first! I will go to work... No! I will go to the market to buy meat tomorrow morning and bring it to you after I cook it. You can have a taste of my cooking skills."

"Okay then! I'll go back now, and you should get some rest early too."

"Okay, goodbye Sister Qin!" After saying that, Sha Zhu turned and went into the room.