Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

Three osmanthus trees are planted along the wall, adding a bit of vitality to the entire yard. In summer, not only is the fragrance filling the garden, but it also symbolizes good luck.

In particular, there was a stone ledge and three small stone benches next to the osmanthus tree in the yard, which made Zhou Tian extremely satisfied.

There is a door between the first and second courtyards, which is the hanging flower door. It should have been rebuilt by Yangshi Lei. The entire hanging flower door is carved with gorgeous wood carvings or paintings, and its shape is particularly exquisite.

After passing the hanging flower gate, you will reach the second courtyard. It gives people a feeling of being in a different world. The area of ​​the courtyard is relatively moderate, about 50 square meters, with a square patio in the middle, so that sunlight can fully shine into the courtyard.

The second courtyard was not big, and he immediately saw Yangshi Lei who was repairing the gate with a group of apprentices.

"Boss, why are you here?!"

Yangshi Lei saw Zhou Tian coming in and hurriedly went up to him and asked.

"Master Lei, I want to ask, how long will it take to clean up this yard?"

Zhou Tian looked at the newly renovated courtyard and asked.

"I'm afraid it will take another day!"

Yangshi Lei answered, but when he saw Zhou Tian frowned, he immediately said: "But if the boss is in a hurry to move, I can take my apprentices to work on it in the afternoon, and the boss can move in tomorrow!"

"Is that so? Fine then. Then I'll trouble Master Lei to hurry up. I have something urgent to do and I need to move in as soon as possible. If Master Lei can finish all the work today, I'll give you another 100,000. Do you think that's okay?"

"Okay? Why not? Don't worry, Boss. We will definitely get all the work done today!"

When Yangshi Lei heard about this good thing, he immediately grinned and naturally agreed quickly.

"Well, Master Lei, you go ahead and do your work! I'll take a look around first!"

Hearing Yangshi Lei's agreement, Zhou Tian stopped urging him and began to look around the entire renovated second courtyard.

"Well, sir, take your time to read it. I'll get busy now!"

Yangshi Lei said this and turned around to continue working with his apprentices.

After Yangshi Lei's renovation, the entire second courtyard has been restored to 80% of its original appearance.

Whether it is the main house, the east and west wing rooms or the side rooms, they all look brand new, as if they were newly built, surrounded by corridors that connect the rooms. The pillars and railings of the corridors have also been repainted, which looks very bright.

In the corners of the yard, there are some bonsai or rockery, which adds a bit of elegance. In the corners of the wall, there are also bamboos, orchids and other plants, which bring a touch of fresh green to the whole yard.

He casually pushed open a room and saw that the walls were painted snow-white and the furniture in the room was neatly arranged, clean and bright. Zhou Tian couldn't help but feel more satisfied with Yangshi Lei's work attitude.

I looked at the rest of the rooms again. Except for the main room which was still being renovated, the rest of the rooms were the same.

Suddenly Zhou Tian remembered the bathroom and kitchen that he had asked Yangshi Lei to build, so he walked towards the ear room in the southwest corner. When he pushed open the ear room's door, he felt his eyes brighten. Sure enough, Yangshi Lei did not disappoint him. The entire ear room was about 18 square meters.

In addition to an eight-square-meter squat toilet, a bathroom was built on the other side.

There are two lounge chairs next to the bathroom, and the water pipes between the toilet and the bathroom are connected directly to the public toilet outside.

After visiting the bathroom, Zhou Tian came to another ear room. As expected, it was converted into a kitchen by Yangshi Lei, and the cupboards and washbasin were all installed.

Now he was completely relieved, so he gave a few more instructions to Yangshi Lei, left them with a big front door, and left the courtyard.

By the time we returned to the courtyard, it was almost noon.

Zhou Tian casually ate some leftovers from last night, and then continued to draw the boring machine drawings. In the blink of an eye, when he came to his senses, his second brother and others had returned!

"Brother, didn't you go to work today?"

The second brother Zhou Hao looked at his eldest brother at home and asked in confusion.

"Well, we're moving these days, so big brother asked for a few days off!"

"Moving? Brother, isn't our house good enough? Why do we need to move?"

When they heard their eldest brother say that he was going to move, the second, third and youngest brothers and sister all expressed reluctance and asked, saying that they liked their current home very much. Although the house was small, at least they had their own space.

"Okay, don't worry, the new house is much bigger than ours. Each of you will have your own room, which is even bigger and more spacious!"

Zhou Tian saw through San Xiao's little thoughts at a glance and couldn't help but laugh.

"Really? That's great, we're moving to a new home!"

After all, Zhou Yu and Zhou Ting were young, so when they found out that their new house was bigger and more spacious, they immediately put aside their reluctance and shouted with joy.

But Zhou Hao was still a little reluctant. After all, he grew up in a courtyard house, and his father's memories were still here. For a while, he couldn't accept the fact of moving.

"Brother, can't we just not move?"

Zhou Tian looked at his second brother who was full of memories, and walked up to him and touched his head and said, "Xiaohao, I don't want to move either, but if I don't move, it may really not work. But don't worry, I won't sell the house here. I will leave it to you in the future!"

Listening to his elder brother's comfort, although Zhou Hao felt reluctant, he also knew that since his elder brother said he wanted to move, he must have a reason for moving, so he could only agree sensibly.

"Okay, today might be our last dinner here, so I'll let Big Brother cook today. Go do your homework first!"

Looking at his second brother who still looked a little depressed, Zhou Tian simply clapped his hands and announced.

"That's great, brother, I love your cooking the most!"

"Me too, me too, big brother!"

Zhou Yu and Zhou Ting hurriedly said happily that they had not eaten the food cooked by their eldest brother for a long time. Ever since the last time Uncle Liu came and the eldest brother cooked a meal, the second brother cooked afterwards.

But how can the second brother's cooking skills compare with the eldest brother? Now when they heard that the eldest brother was going to cook, the two children couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

"Brother, don't you need my help?"

When Zhou Hao heard that his elder brother wanted to cook, he did not object and asked.

"No need, go do your homework with your third brother and little sister! Big brother can come alone today!"

Zhou Tian continued to rub his second brother's head.

"OK then!"

Zhou Hao nodded, and went upstairs with the two children.

Zhou Tian also came to the kitchen, took out a chicken and a rabbit from the space, and began to clean up. After all, today was his last night living in the courtyard.

He no longer planned to hide it, and planned to use his best cooking skills to celebrate with his brothers and sisters.

Kill the chicken, bleed it, peel it, and in a short while, the chicken and rabbit were ready. Light the fire, boil the water, and an hour later, Zhou Tian had the chicken stewed with mushrooms and the braised rabbit meat ready.

As the big pot is opened, the rich aroma makes people drool.

The fragrance spread directly through the door and throughout the entire courtyard.

For a moment, the cries of countless children rang out in the yard, and even the adults were breathing in the fragrance in the air and swallowing their saliva.

"Whose prodigal son is this? Why is he cooking chicken stewed with rice and braised rabbit meat so late at night? He simply doesn't want us to eat!"

In the middle courtyard of the Jia family, Jia Zhang looked at the steamed buns made of two grains of flour and stir-fried cabbage with meat in front of her, and smelled the fragrance wafting from the yard. Suddenly, the fragrance became less fragrant and she started to curse.

Originally, she was feeling very proud of herself because her family finally had a meat meal today. However, she didn't expect to be outdone by others in the blink of an eye. How could she tolerate this?

"Okay, Mom, who else could be in our yard? Besides the He family, it's the Zhou family. Obviously, Uncle He from the He family didn't buy chickens today, so it can only be the Zhou family!"

Jia Dongxu frowned as he listened to his mother's scolding, and began to comfort her.

"Humph, this wicked thing, the neighbor only knows how to eat alone, and doesn't even know how to share with others!"

Hearing her son say it was the Zhou family, Jia Zhang's scolding voice gradually became quieter. Obviously, she knew that her family could not afford to offend the Zhou family, so she could only continue to mutter helplessly, holding the two-grain steamed bun in her hand and eating it fiercely.