Siheyuan Great Craftsmen

"Oh my god, are you redecorating the house?"

Zhou Weimin did not answer Zhou Tian's question, but looked at the layout of the room with interest.

"Yes! Second Uncle, how is it? Not bad! This is carefully designed by me!"

Seeing that his second uncle was only looking at the house and didn't urge him, Zhou Tian said with some pride.

After all, he had put a lot of effort into the design of the room. He dared not show it in front of outsiders, but in front of his own uncle, he naturally had no need to hide it.

"Not bad!"

The second uncle nodded, as if he couldn't see enough. He looked around with envy in his eyes, but then he thought of something and asked, "How much did such a good decoration cost?"

"three million!"

The expression on Zhou Tian’s face froze for a moment, and he scratched his head.

"Three million, isn't that too much?"

The second uncle's face changed slightly, and he said with some distress that at this price, it would be enough to build a house in the village. But thinking that this was in the city, he became a little relieved.

“Three million, Uncle, this price is really not expensive, I didn’t spend more!”

Zhou Tian saw his second uncle’s face change and immediately explained.

"Okay, you don't have to explain to your uncle. You spend your own money, and you know how to spend it. But you are a bit of a spendthrift!"

Although Zhou Weimin liked the layout of the room very much, he felt a little heartbroken when he thought about spending three million. However, his nephew had grown up and started working, so he couldn't say much.

"Uncle, how about I take you up and down to have a look?"

Seeing the undisguised love in Zhou Weimin's eyes, he immediately spoke.

"Okay then! I'll take a look!"

Zhou Weimin didn't hesitate and followed Zhou Tian around the house. After the tour, they sat down again and Zhou Tian asked again about his grandparents' health in the countryside.

"Don't worry, your second uncle is in the village, and your grandparents are in good health!"

Zhou Weimin took a sip of water.

"But Xiaotian, you haven't been back for half a year. Your grandparents miss you and the three little ones. Since the school is about to have a holiday, why don't you let the three little ones go back? As for you, you have to be busy with work. If you can go back, go back. If you can't, send the three little ones back to accompany them!"

As Zhou Tian listened to Zhou Weimin's words, the kind smiles of his grandparents emerged in his mind, and his nose felt sore.

"Uncle, don't worry. When my second brother, third brother, and little sister are on vacation, I will take a few days off to send them back!"

To be honest, not only his grandparents missed them, he also missed his grandparents in the countryside. It's just that he was very busy during this period, and he also had to study, so he had no free time at all.

Now that his second uncle has brought the message, even if he has no time, he will take a few days off to visit his grandparents.

"That's great! Then I can report to the two elders!"

Hearing Zhou Tian's agreement, Zhou Weimin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. You know, in their family, with the death of their eldest brother, it can be said that the two elders love Zhou Tian the most now, followed by Zhou Hao and the younger ones. After all, as the saying goes, the eldest grandson is the life of his grandmother.

When the eldest brother was alive, Zhou Tian was deeply loved by the two elders. Now that the eldest brother is gone, the two elders feel even more distressed and loving towards Zhou Tian.

If there were a ranking list in his parents' hearts, Zhou Tian would definitely be ranked first, and he would be ranked last.

If he failed to complete the task assigned by the two elders this time, he could imagine how they would treat him when he returned.

"Brother, we are back!"

The voices of Zhou Haosanxiao were heard from outside the door. As the door opened, Zhou Hao, Zhou Yu and Zhou Ting walked in with their schoolbags on their backs.

When they saw their second uncle Zhou Weimin in the living room, they all shouted "Second Uncle" with joy and ran to Zhou Weimin's side, especially their younger sister Zhou Ting, who almost sat in Zhou Weimin's arms.

"Ouch, Xiaoting, you've gained weight, Xiaohao, Xiaoyu!"

Zhou Weimin first pinched Zhou Ting's nose lovingly, then looked at Zhou Hao and Zhou Yu with a smile, a happy smile on his face.

"Xiaohao, you and your brother and sister stay in the house with your second uncle! I'll go buy some good food, and we'll have a good meal today!"

His younger brothers and sisters had finished school, and it was getting late, so he should prepare dinner for them. Originally, his second brother Zhou Hao should have cooked during this time, but now that his second uncle was here, he naturally wanted to show off his cooking skills to him.

"I know, brother!"

The second brother Zhou Hao was also very sensible. He guessed what his eldest brother was thinking and nodded.

"Xiaotian, no need, I have to go back soon, no need to prepare, I'll go back and eat!"

But my second uncle who was sitting nearby stood up and refused.

"Oh, Uncle, how can you leave without staying at home for one night? I'm leaving, and you, my second brother, will have to look after me. I can't let you leave!"

Zhou Tian walked forward and pushed his second uncle to sit down. Without waiting for his second uncle to say anything, he turned around and left the house.

As soon as I walked into the central courtyard, I saw Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu gathered together to discuss something. When they saw Zhou Tian, ​​they stopped at the same time.

"Xiaotian, are you going out?"

Yi Zhonghai greeted Zhou Tian with a smile.

"Master Yi, yes! My second uncle is here today, I'm going to the market to buy some good food. I won't say any more, it's getting late, Master Yi, I'm leaving first!"

Having said that, Zhou Tian hurriedly left the central courtyard.

Looking at Zhou Tian's receding back, Yi Zhonghai couldn't help but sigh inwardly. However, when he saw Jia Dongxu looking at Zhou Tian with envy, he said helplessly, "Forget it. Let's just stick with Dongxu!"

After thinking about it, he continued to say to Jia Dongxu: "Dongxu! Dongmei is the daughter of the director of the third workshop. I have already agreed with him that you will go to Beihai Park for a blind date tomorrow! You must behave well this time and don't be reluctant like the previous times, understand?"

Upon hearing this, Jia Dongxu withdrew his gaze and nodded obediently, then a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face.

"Master, I understand, but you also know my mother's character. Once the money is in her hands, she will never take it out! I have no choice!"

Yi Zhonghai wanted to say something, but thinking of Jia Zhang's character, he could only shake his head helplessly, took out two fifty thousand yuan bills from his pocket, handed them to him and said, "Forget it, the money, Master will pay for it for you, there must be no problems this time, understand?"

As he said this, he patted Jia Dongxu's shoulder vigorously, then turned around and went home. He had done his best for his apprentice, and if it still didn't work out, then it could only be fate!

Jia Dongxu looked at his master gratefully and returned to his home. As soon as he got home, Jia Zhang suddenly came up to him and asked with a hint of greed on her face: "Dongxu, what did your master say to you? Did he give you money?"

Faced with the sudden appearance of Jia Zhang, Jia Dongxu was startled and took two steps back before speaking.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"

After saying that, he walked towards the bed and lay down on it, feeling extremely tired.

"Don't lie to your mother, kid. Your mother has walked more roads than you have eaten salt. I know exactly what that old man is thinking!"

When Jia Zhang saw her son's tired face, she couldn't help feeling distressed, but when she thought about Yi Zhonghai's salary, her heart hardened again.

Because she knew that the old man had always been counting on his son to support him in his old age, and he would not allow his son to be single. In that case, it was only natural for him to give his son some money.

After all, in her opinion, how could Yi Zhonghai and his wife spend all of their nearly 600,000 yuan a month salary? What's wrong with giving them some?

Didn’t you see that kid from the Zhou family could support a family of four with his salary of more than 500,000 yuan?

Not to mention the different thoughts of the people in the courtyard, Zhou Tian bought a chicken, a pound of celery, and a pound of pork from the Chaoyang vegetable market and hurried back to the courtyard.

Along the way, many people in the courtyard stared at the chicken and pork in Zhou Tian's hands with envy, especially Yan Bugui's family, who wished they could snatch the meat from Zhou Tian's hands immediately.

But thinking of Zhou Tian's position in the factory, they did not dare to do so and could only return to their own homes, as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind.

Zhou Tian naturally didn't know what everyone in the yard was thinking. He didn't stay in the front yard or the middle yard, but went straight into the back yard. When he opened the door, he heard the laughter of his brothers and sisters coming from home.

He smiled, went to the kitchen, and began to prepare. He first mixed some flour, which he had little left, and he planned to eat it for one meal today.

Then he added some corn flour and steamed thirty steamed buns.

Light the fire, add water, put the steamer on, put the steamed buns in, then start washing and cutting the vegetables. After a while, the aroma of fried meat instantly spread throughout the courtyard.

There was also the aroma of chicken mixed in, making everyone in the yard start breathing heavily.

However, Zhou Tian had anticipated this situation, and he continued cooking without being moved.

In less than half an hour, all the dishes were cooked, and Zhou Tian shouted outside: "Xiao Hao, Xiao Yu, serve the dishes!"

"Brother, we are here!"

Before Zhou Hao responded, Zhou Yu's voice came in first, followed by a trot and running into the kitchen.

"It smells so good, bro!"

Running into the kitchen, Zhou Yu took a look at the fried celery with meat on the plate. He couldn't help but walk forward to smell it and exclaimed in admiration.

"How can you be so rude, boy? Take the food out!"

Zhou Tian looked at Zhou Yu's appearance and couldn't help but slam him on the head, scolding him with a smile.

"Got it, I'll take it out right away!"

Zhou Yu rubbed his head, smiled naively at Zhou Tian, ​​then quickly walked out with the dishes.

Zhou Hao also walked into the kitchen at this time and looked at his elder brother with envy: "Brother, when will you teach me how to cook? The dishes you cook are so delicious!"

"Wait for a while, when we are on vacation and back home, I will teach you again!"

Zhou Tian looked back at his second brother and said with a smile that it was not that he was unwilling to teach his second brother, but if he could make some home-cooked dishes in the yard, he could still give his second brother some pointers.

But if you cook meat dishes often, it would be too high-profile!