Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

Li Qingfeng came and sat down next to He Daqing, handed him a cigarette, lit one for himself, and asked him, "Master He, thank you for your help today."

He Daqing took a puff of cigarette and said with a smile: "What's the trouble? This is my job."

After hearing this, Li Qingfeng also smiled and said, "Master He, do you want to pay in dollars or in grain?"

When He Daqing heard that he could settle the bill with grain, his eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "Qingfeng, let's settle the bill with grain!"

"Okay." Li Qingfeng went to the cellar to get a bag of grain, returned to the kitchen and handed it to He Daqing: "Master He, please weigh it and check the grain situation."

He Daqing opened the cloth bag and looked at the bag full of fresh food. He lifted it up and weighed it. It was more food than he expected. He smiled and said, "Qingfeng, it's a bit too much."

Li Qingfeng smiled and said, "Master He, isn't it good to have more food? Just treat it as your hard work reward."

After hearing this, He Daqing knew that Li Qingfeng was trying to help him in some way, so he nodded and thanked him, "Qingfeng, thank you."

After a while, the kitchen was cleaned up and the helpers left with the leftovers.

After He Daqing finished the tea in his cup, he wanted to get up and take his son home.

Li Qingfeng handed He Yuzhu a small cloth bag and said to him with a smile, "Zhuzi, take the peanuts, melon seeds, and candies in the bag home to eat."

He Yuzhu first glanced at He Daqing, and after seeing his father nod in agreement, he took the cloth bag and said to Li Qingfeng with a smile, "Thank you, Qingfeng."

"You're welcome." Li Qingfeng sent He Daqing and his son to the door, closed the door and went into the new house.

When he entered the bridal chamber, he saw Wu Lirong sitting on the kang in a bright red dress. Her rosy and delicate cheeks were lightly rosy, and her skin was clear and moist, just the way Li Qingfeng liked it.

Li Qingfeng walked up to her and asked softly, "Lirong, are you full? How about I make you a bowl of noodles?"

Wu Lirong blushed and shook her head and said to Li Qingfeng, "Brother Qingfeng, I'm full, you don't need to make noodles for me. You've been tired all day, take a rest first!"

Li Qingfeng sat beside Wu Lirong, stretched his head and whispered to her, "Let's not rest yet. We have to clean the yard soon. Let me hug you first."

When Wu Lirong heard this, her face turned red with shame and she lowered her head without moving.

Li Qingfeng looked at Wu Lirong's shy appearance, reached out and took Lirong into his arms.

Wu Lirong exclaimed softly, and Li Qingfeng laughed, feeling a little proud that his prank had worked.

The two hugged for a while, then Li Qingfeng let go of Wu Lirong and said softly to her, "Lirong, stay in the room for a while. I'll go clean up the yard."

Wu Lirong said, "Brother Qingfeng, I'll go with you too! Okay?"

Li Qingfeng couldn't persuade her, so he nodded in agreement.

The two came to the yard, and Li Qingfeng took a broom and swept the peanut and melon seed shells, cigarette butts, and firecracker red paper scraps all over the ground.

Wu Lirong cleaned up the dishes and brought a basin of water and a rag to wipe the tables, chairs and benches.

In the end, the two of them washed the dishes together.

After Li Qingfeng and Wu Lirong cleaned the yard and the dishes, they gave the main room a rough clean. When they were done, Li Qingfeng looked at the time and found that it was almost five o'clock.

I prepared to wash my hands and cook. I heated up the leftover food from lunch and fried two more dishes, one tomato and egg, and one hot and sour cabbage. I boiled a pot of millet porridge and heated up a small basket of steamed buns made from two-gram flour, about twenty of them.

The two of them brought the food to the dining table and asked Wu Lirong to serve porridge to the people. He went to his brother's room and called his father and brother to have dinner.

After the four of them finished dinner, the younger brother cleared the dishes and went to the yard to wash them, while Wu Lirong boiled water for them to soak their feet.

Li Qingfeng handed his father a cigarette, lit one for himself, took a deep puff, and then asked his father, "Dad, when are you going to go back?"

Wu Lirong, who was burning a fire nearby, heard Li Qingfeng's question and looked at Brother Qingfeng and father-in-law curiously, not understanding why the two said that.

Upon hearing this, Li Chengman took two puffs of his cigarette before replying, "We'll leave early the day after tomorrow."

Li Qingfeng nodded to show that he understood, and then said: "Dad, you have to comfort Qingshan, so that he won't cause trouble for me after you leave."

"Got it." Li Chengman finished smoking, threw the cigarette butt into the stove, soaked his feet, and went back to the house to rest.

Li Qingfeng looked at Wu Lirong's curious eyes, smiled and said to her, "I'll tell you when we get back to the house."

"Yes!" Wu Lirong prepared warm water for Li Qingfeng, and they began to soak their feet.

After a while, his younger brother Li Qingshan came into the kitchen with red eyes, carrying clean dishes and chopsticks, and mixed the foot washing water by himself.

Li Qingfeng saw his brother's red eyes and knew that his father had already told his brother about leaving the day after tomorrow, so he said to his brother: "Qingshan, take a day off tomorrow and accompany our father to visit the city."

Hearing this, Li Qingshan lowered his head and said, "I understand, brother."

But his tears couldn't help but flow down, dripping into the bathtub.

After soaking their feet, Li Qingfeng and Wu Lirong returned to the bridal chamber. Under the dim candlelight, they looked into each other's eyes. The air around them seemed to be burning and became very hot.

Li Qingfeng took a bottle of wine and two wine glasses, filled himself and Lirong with wine, and said with a smile: "Lirong, today is our big day, let's drink to each other's cups!"

Wu Lirong heard this and nodded happily, and responded, "Yeah!"

Li Qingfeng picked up the wine glass and said affectionately: "Ms. Wu, please give me your guidance for the rest of my life."

Wu Lirong also raised her glass, looked at Li Qingfeng gently, and said, "Mr. Li, please give me your guidance for the rest of my life."

After they finished talking, they held the wine glasses with their hands intertwined and drank the wine in the glasses.

Afterwards, Li Qingfeng put two wine glasses on the table, pulled Wu Lirong to the kang, and kept staring at her.

Wu Lirong's face turned red with shame, and she said coyly, "What are you doing? Haven't you seen enough?"

Li Qingfeng nodded and said with a smile: "I can't get enough of it, Lirong. I can't get enough of it in my whole life."

Upon hearing this, Wu Lirong looked at Li Qingfeng in front of her with affection, her big butterfly-like eyes blinking, as if she was still maintaining her last bit of reserve.

Li Qingfeng couldn't stand being watched anymore, so he blew out the oil lamp. In the pitch-black room, after a rustling sound, Li Qingfeng took off all his and Wu Lirong's clothes, and then pressed Wu Lirong under him.

Then a muffled groan came out of Wu Lirong's mouth.

They were newly married, and the spring tide was surging. The sweet cries seemed to be held back with all their might, but they still came out from the house.