Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Along the way, Qin Jingru was skipping in front and leading the way, while Xu Damao followed behind with a filthy look on his face.

He had already started thinking about how to trick Qin Jingru.

After Qin Jingru learned that Xu Damao lived in the same yard with his cousin, she relaxed her guard against Xu Damao.

Soon, Qin Jingru brought Xu Damao to a dilapidated courtyard.

It is surrounded by fences, with three adobe houses in the middle and a wooden kitchen on the left.

Qin Jingru smiled and opened the fence gate and said, "This is my home. The village chief and others are waiting for you inside. Come in quickly."

Xu Damao nodded and followed Qin Jingru into the yard.

When Village Chief Qin and his companions heard the voice, they also came to the yard to greet Xu Damao.

Village Chief Qin said happily: "Projectionist Xu, come quickly, we are waiting for you."

"This is my nephew's house. The chicken his wife cooks is very famous. Please eat more later. In order to entertain you, my nephew has dug out all the wine that was hidden for Jingru's wedding. We are in for a treat."

Xu Damao no longer had the arrogance he had just now. After all, these people were Qin Jingru's elders, and he still had to leave a good impression.

"Village Chief Qin, you are too polite. Life is hard for everyone right now. Just be casual. There is no need to trouble everyone for me. Otherwise, I will feel bad."

After hearing this, Village Chief Qin felt as if he had heard it wrongly, because this was not what was said in the village committee just now.

But no matter what, it's almost done, it's too late to say anything.

At the courtesy of Village Chief Qin and several elders from Qin Village, Xu Damao sat down on the kang with them.

As soon as we sat down, Qin Jingru came over with a few cold dishes, including cucumbers and tomatoes.

At the same time, Qin Jingru's father also brought a jar of well-sealed wine. He said happily: "Uncle Village Chief, Projectionist Xu, we must have a few drinks today. This is the good wine I have buried behind the house for more than ten years. I have never been willing to drink it. If you, Projectionist Xu, hadn't come today, I really wouldn't have been willing to dig it out."

As he was talking, his hands didn't stop. He opened the jar of wine in a few seconds, and the room was immediately filled with a strong and fragrant smell of wine, which was particularly mellow.

Village Chief Qin took a deep breath, smacked his lips a few times, and said, "Good wine, really good wine! I haven't smelled such a mellow wine for a long time. I am really lucky today."

The others also swallowed their saliva and looked eagerly at the jar in Qin Jingru's father's hand, waiting for him to pour the wine.

Xu Damao smelled the aroma of the wine, and the wine bug in his stomach was tempted. He licked his lips and said, "This wine is really good. It can be considered a good wine even in the city."

Listening to the praises from several people, Qin Jingru's father happily poured a bowl for everyone.

Several people held the wine in their bowls, said a few polite words to each other, and then couldn't wait to put it into their mouths.

In recent years, not to mention drinking, everyone has not had enough to eat, and many people have not tasted alcohol for a long time. Now that the good wine has gone down, everyone slowly savors it, feeling the long-lost taste.

While everyone was savoring the meal, Qin Jingru came up with a large basin filled with chicken nuggets, potatoes, and cabbage stewed together with green and red peppers and coriander. The sight of it made people's appetite increase.

Village Chief Qin laughed and said, "Come on, Projectionist Xu, try our country chicken. How is it? Is it as good as the one made by your city chefs?"

Xu Damao took a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth. It tasted really good.

So he nodded and said, "It's really delicious, no worse than the average chef's. Let's eat together."

Suddenly he looked up and saw Qin Jingru, who was standing beside him, with her throat moving constantly and swallowing hard.

Xu Damao knew that women in rural areas were generally not allowed to sit at the table, and they would hide in the kitchen and take care of themselves.

Xu Damao looked at Qin Jingru's fair neck and eager eyes, and said to Village Chief Qin: "Village Chief Qin, we, the men, can't forget Sister Jingru and Auntie when we drink. Should we share some of the chicken with them?"

Xu Damao's words stunned Village Chief Qin, but he was a guest and he was asked to show a few more movies in the evening, so Village Chief Qin nodded and agreed.

When Qin Jingru heard what Xu Damao said, she looked at him in surprise. Although this man was not good-looking, he was a city dweller, had a salary of more than 30 yuan a month, and was so considerate and caring towards women. He was really much better than the peasants in their village.

Thinking of this, Qin Jingru's face turned red again.

Seeing his daughter in a daze, her father shouted, "You stupid girl, the projectionist Xu asked you to share some food, but you didn't thank him. Why are you just standing there in a daze? Hurry up and thank him, and share less food with your mother!"

Under her father's scolding, Qin Jingru lowered her head and said thank you to Xu Damao, then quickly took some chicken and prepared to leave.

Xu Damao grabbed Qin Jingru's hand, took the empty bowl from her hand and said, "Who can eat just a few pieces of meat? Give us more."

As he said this, he added a few more pieces of meat to the bowl and handed it to Qin Jingru.

It was the first time after Qin Jingru became an adult that a man other than her family held her hand, and her heart was pounding wildly.

After Xu Damao handed her the bowl, she ran out of the house without even raising her head.

Qin Jingru's father said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, Projectionist Xu. My daughter is still young and doesn't understand much. Don't mind it."

Xu Damao said with a smile: "It's okay, I think Jingru is a good girl, come and have a drink!"

Then, they drank happily until it got dark outside.

Xu Damao ate until his mouth was full of oil and drank until he was slightly tipsy. Then he went to the square to watch a movie with a few people.

By the time Xu Damao pushed the things over, a lot of people had already gathered here, adults and children were waiting to watch the movie.

Xu Damao set up the camera and screen, and started showing the movie.

Originally it was agreed to have two shows, but Xu Damao was so happy after drinking that he agreed to three shows in the evening, and for two consecutive days.

This made Village Chief Qin and his companions so happy that they drank a few more glasses with Xu Damao before they stopped.

Xu Damao was playing a movie here. The little girl Qin Jingru looked at the dark sky and quietly squeezed over to Xu Damao.

When Xu Damao saw this charming little girl coming to him voluntarily, he happily took her to his seat and let Qin Jingru sit next to the projector to watch the movie.

While watching, he boasted to Qin Jingru about how great life was in the city, how awesome he was, and how powerful he was in other villages.

After all the boasting, Qin Jingru, a little girl who had never even left the village, became envious and her eyes lit up. She dreamed of leaving the countryside and living a life of luxury in the city.