Siheyuan: Banggeng and I are classmates

Yan Bugui, who was guarding the gate of the courtyard, saw their eyes light up and came forward to stand in front of the net bag with envy.

"Tsk tsk tsk, there are so many neighbors in the yard, and every year your mall treats the best. You have all kinds of chicken, duck, fish and meat, which is much better than us. You even have beef and mutton."

"Oh, good fellows, we have almost got all the livestock for you!"

"The money I'll have to spend on buying the meat by the end of the year will probably be enough to cover more than two months' salary for me, and there's also this..." Yan Bugui said, his eyes almost emitting laser light, trying to look through the cloth bag.

But even if Yan Bugui couldn't see it, he could guess that these two big bags of New Year's goods could at least equal two months' salary for him.

Li Haifu grinned and was quite proud. After all, he was the only one who could fill the yard with goods for so many years, but he still pretended to be humble.

"How can this little bit of meat be as valuable as you say, Old Yan? Besides, this is New Year's goods for Xu Yan and I. We worked overtime at the mall at the end of the year, so we should get more compensation for the New Year's goods."

"We should, we should, we should!" Yan Bugui echoed.

He reached out to help Xu Yan carry the bicycle into the yard. After entering the yard, Xu Yan took out a White Rabbit cigarette from her pocket and stuffed it into Yan Bugui's hand with a warm smile.

"Uncle, this is the candy our mall gives out. Try it, it's super sweet!"

Yan Bugui took it and looked at it, grinning and said, "Isn't this White Rabbit Milk Candy? I know, but it's really inappropriate for me to accept candy from you. You have children at home, and I asked you to help buy those old ones a few days ago-"

"It's appropriate. I didn't fail to collect money when I bought things for you before. What's inappropriate?" Xu Yan pushed Yan Bugui's hand back, looked into the house and shouted:

"You three, hurry up and unload the goods. Pushing them all the way back must be exhausting. Next year, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, you all have to go to the mall to help out. You have to eat and work!"

When the three brothers and Li Yujie in the room heard the scolding, they all ran out of the house quickly, took the bicycle from Li Haifu, and the two brothers Aihua and Qinghua gathered all their strength to take off the cloth bag and carried it into the house.

Only then did Yan Bugui smile and take his hand back, putting the candy into his pocket. He was secretly happy with his harvest. He could estimate the weight by just weighing it with his little hand.

Two taels of milk candy cost fifty cents, not including the price of the milk candy ticket. Yan Bugui couldn't help but curl up his lips as he calculated.

"Whoo~"

Li Haifu, who had just finished relaxing his burden, breathed a sigh of relief, shrugged his shoulders, took out a box of Pegasus from his pocket, handed it to Yan Bugui and said, "Old Yan, give it a try!"

"it is good!"

Yan Bugui nodded and took it with a smile. Li Haifu took out a match and lit it for him. The two of them started smoking in the yard. Xu Yan went back to the house and sat on a chair, watching the four people busying themselves.

The things were unloaded quickly in three trips. Li Muhua parked the empty bicycle in the corner. The three people in the room had already opened the packages.

"Here, this red woolen scarf is for you!" Xu Yan handed the scarf to Li Yujie. The two brothers naturally had no feelings for the red scarf. Only Li Muhua, who came into the room, complained:

"Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple scarves, why don't you just collect them all for me!"

Li Yujie looked at Li Muhua proudly, and the red scarf she was wearing made her face turn red.

"You're the only one who talks too much!" Xu Yan scolded her in a bad mood and then picked out some small items such as clam oil hairbands and handed them to Li Yujie.

“Warrior shoes, these must be for me!”

Li Qinghua's eyes lit up as he was rummaging through the sundries. He snatched the cardboard box from the ground and opened it quickly. Inside was a pair of white basketball sneakers with a big red Huili logo on them.

Li Aihua also took out another pair, and despite the cold weather, the two of them took off their cotton shoes and tried them on.

"It's a little big, but it will be perfect to wear next spring."

After hearing this, Xu Yan added, "You should wear them sparingly. These are not given by the mall. I bought them for 9 yuan a pair."

As she spoke, Xu Yan took out the last paper box and threw it to Li Muhua.

"These are the finest poplin. I will use them to make shirts for you next spring..."

Several people in the room were happily dividing their belongings, and soon they all returned to their respective rooms with a small pile of things. Among them were large items such as the Huili shoes and white cotton socks, the crispy candies in their pockets, pencils, ink, and exercise books, and the rest were just household items.

Li Muhua came out again, holding a hanging firecracker in his hand, and looked around the courtyard. Unfortunately, there was no stainless steel basin for him to set off the firecrackers, and it was meaningless for him to set off the chickens and rabbits that couldn't escape.

Li Muhua frowned and thought for a while, then went back to the house and called Li Qinghua. The two of them ran along the alley to a far distance. When they estimated that no one here recognized them, one of them was responsible for lighting matches and the other for lighting firecrackers, and then threw them over the courtyard wall.

"Snapped!"

"Damn it, which little bastard dares to throw firecrackers into our yard?" The residents in the yard who were frightened by the firecrackers rushed out of the door, but the two men had already run away and disappeared without a trace.

In the far corner of the alley, two people were leaning against the wall.

"Hahahaha, you are smart and know how to have fun. You can even think of such a wicked way of setting off firecrackers." Li Qinghua stopped and praised sincerely.

Li Muhua grinned and said, "What do you mean by immoral? I am adding to the New Year atmosphere for them. They should thank me!"

After Li Muhua finished speaking, he leaned over the gate and looked around. Seeing that there were people in the yard, he quickly shouted, "Hurry up, keep lighting the fire!"

"Okay!" Li Qinghua lit the match, Li Muhua lit the fuse, and threw it in after estimating the approximate location.

The firecrackers fell silently at the man's feet.

"Snapped!"

"Fuck you, my uncle..."

……

Li Muhua came up with this idea just as he remembered the previous public toilet firecracker incident. By doing this reverse operation, he became the Li Muhua who was hated by everyone and dogs before.

In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. On New Year's Eve, Li Muhua rarely went out to cause trouble. Xu Yan sat at the table and taught the four of them how to cut paper-cuts.

Yan Bugui carried his own table to the center of the courtyard, with red paper and brushes ready, and began to write couplets for everyone in the courtyard.

He was promoted again this year, and naturally the neighbors gathered to respond. They came up with snacks such as peanuts and melon seeds and asked him to write an auspicious couplet in exchange.

As each couplet was completed, the crowd applauded and praised Yan Bugui.

Li Muhua, who had slipped out, watched him write the couplet and nodded in praise. It couldn't be said to be very good, but it was dignified and elegant, which was more than enough to be written on a couplet.

You can't expect too much from people. You have to know that Yan Bugui is just a third-grade math teacher.

Soon, everyone put a handful of melon seeds and peanuts, and a small hill gradually rose on the table in front of Yan Bugui. Everyone gradually dispersed, holding the couplets, and pasted them on their own doors.

"Xiao Li, what kind of couplet do you want?" Yan Bugui asked Li Fuhai with a complacent look on his face.

"As long as the family is peaceful and harmonious, just write it down as you like!"

Yan Bugui nodded and waved his ink brush.

"Peace is worth a thousand..."

Soon Li Muhua and the other two returned to their doorstep holding the couplets and started pasting them. Xu Yan and Li Yujie also took out the window decorations they had cut out and started pasting them.

At this time, Xu Damao rushed to the front yard and posted couplets on the gate with Yan Bugui.

You should know that in previous years this couplet was posted by Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui. This year, Xu Damao became the second uncle, so naturally he had to show off.

After the couplets were posted, the smell of meat gradually wafted through the yard. Even the usually stingy Yan family was no exception and stewed a pot of pork and pickles.

"Sigh~~"

Sha Zhu closed his eyes and took a deep breath in front of the stove.

"Stewed fish, braised pork elbow, fried meatballs, frying pancakes, and braised beef. This must be the Li family in the front yard..."

After a long while, Sha Zhu finally opened his eyes, lifted the lid of the pot and said, "The stewed carrot and meat is a bit shabby, but with my cooking skills and more than a pound of meat, it's definitely better than the pig food they make..."