Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

After returning home, Sha Zhu went to cook and He Daqing also opened the lunch box.

There were two simple hamburgers and a portion of sweet and sour pork in it. I brought them back for Chen Xueru and Yushui to try.

After Sha Zhu finished cooking, Chen Xueru and Yu Shui ate hamburgers and sweet and sour pork and exclaimed that they were delicious. Seeing their expressions that they wanted to eat more, He Daqing smiled and promised to cook for them again in the future.

In the next few days, He Daqing was responsible for the lunch of the three experts every day when he went to work, and he also made them eat well in different ways every day.

After watching it a few times, Director Yang and his team stopped paying attention. From what we can see now, these experts are really impressed by He Daqing's cooking skills. They are very happy to eat it every day.

In the past few days, the three main rooms of He Daqing's house have been renovated. The living room in the middle is now very spacious. The two bedrooms on the left and right have earthen beds. Now they have started to use the stove to burn in the evening. It is very warm.

The attic on the second floor was also completed. It was divided into three rooms. It was still quite empty. He Daqing planned to go there and bring back all the things from the silk shop over there at the weekend and put them on the second floor for later use.

At night, He Daqing and Chen Xueru slept on the heated kang, which felt much more comfortable than on bed.

Yu Shui also lives in the other house. Her house will be renovated starting tomorrow.

Once she finishes decorating her place, it will be time for Silly Zhu's two rooms.

He Daqing has been very busy at work recently and has no time to pay attention to things in the hospital.

The Jia family has been having a hard time recently. To be more precise, Qin Huairu has been having a hard time recently.

Last time, Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu extorted dozens of kilograms of corn flour from Xu Damao, and she thought she could eat for a longer period of time. However, Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng saw that there was more food at home, and they couldn't control their appetite. So the food that was originally planned to last for more than half a month was eaten up in about ten days.

Now Qin Huairu was facing the crisis of food shortage again.

Now she doesn’t know what to do?

Ask Yi Zhonghai to borrow some. His family is also in financial difficulty and they only gave him a little bit of food last time.

She didn't dare to make any plans for Sha Zhu now, for fear that He Daqing would find out and take revenge on her.

Finally, she thought of Xu Damao, who often went to the countryside and should be able to get some food. But she thought of what happened to her at Xu Damao's house last time, which made her hesitate.

This afternoon, she saw Xu Damao pushing back half a bag of grain, and she was really envious.

In the evening, Qin Huairu felt tired as she watched Jia Zhang and Banggeng finish the last few steamed buns.

Are these two the reincarnations of starving ghosts? She ate less in a day when she was pregnant than they ate in one meal.

Even then, Jia Zhang said, "Qin Huairu, please make the steamed bread bigger next time. It's not enough for one person to eat when it's this small."

Qin Huairu said in embarrassment: "Mom, there is no food at home, what can I use to steam big buns for you?"

"What? No more food? Wasn't there still half a bag of food a few days ago? How come you ate it so fast?"

Qin Huairu really wanted to say something back, but she was just thinking about it. In front of Jia Zhang, she had never been able to resist.

"It's true that there is no more food. I made a few days' worth of steamed bread, but you and Banggeng ate them all in one meal. How can there be any food left now?"

After hearing this, Jia Zhang immediately became unhappy: "You think Bang Geng and I eat too much, right?"

"Hey, Dongxu, look at your wife. You've only been gone for a short time, but she already thinks I eat too much! She doesn't want to feed me anymore! Dongxu, if I had known earlier, I would have gone with you. I would have avoided being despised by others, and now she doesn't even let me eat!"

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang who was sitting at the table, slapping her thighs and yelling. If it weren't for the remnants of steamed bread on the corners of her mouth that she hadn't wiped clean, others would have really thought that she was starving and not being given food.

"Mom, I never said I won't give you food. I just said we have no food now. What should we do in the future?"

"I don't care. If you can't get food, it means you are incompetent! But you can't let Banggeng and I starve. If you starve my grandson and make him skinny, I will show you how I will deal with you!"

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly, "I don't have a job now, and I don't have any money. Where can I get food?"

After hearing this, Jia Zhang scolded him directly, "Are you a pig? If you don't have it, can't you go and borrow it? Didn't Yi Zhonghai's family, Sha Zhu's family, and last time you borrowed from Xu Damao? Can't you borrow from them again? Go quickly, what's the use of you if you can't even do such a small thing!"

Qin Huairu was driven out of the house by Jia Zhangshi to borrow food. She didn't know who to borrow from, so she decided to go to the toilet first.

While walking, I was thinking about who should I borrow from.

As soon as I arrived at the toilet door, I met Xu Damao who was coming back from the toilet.

Seeing Qin Huairu coming over with her head down, Xu Damao said enthusiastically, "Hey, Sister Qin, you're here to use the restroom yourself, too?"

After hearing this, Qin Huairu saw Xu Damao's nonchalant look and said with disdain: "Isn't this nonsense? Do I need someone to replace me?"

Xu Damao chuckled and said, "Sister Qin and I were just joking. I saw you lowering your head because I was afraid you might fall. It's been five or six months, right? It would be dangerous if you fell."

Facing Xu Damao's teasing, Qin Huairu said with some disgust: "Go away, I'm not in the mood to joke with you!"

"What's the matter? Just tell me if there is anything. I, Xu Damao, will definitely help you if I can."

Qin Huairu thought about it and said tentatively: "My family is running out of food, so can you lend me some food? I will pay you back when I get a job."

When Xu Damao heard this, he immediately said, "No problem, isn't it just a little food? Come to my house tonight and get it, and I'll give you some."

Qin Huairu was quite happy when she heard the first part. But when she heard about going to Xu Damao's house, she was not happy. She had never forgotten the last time she went there to ask for chicken soup. Xu Damao had no good intentions towards her.

"Let's go to your house. If you're willing, just take it out. I'll wait for you at your door. If you're not willing, forget it."

Xu Damao looked at Qin Huairu's watery eyes, thought for a moment and said, "There are too many people outside now. If someone sees us, they will talk nonsense again. It will not be good for your reputation then."

"How about this, Sister Qin? When everyone is asleep at night, I will quietly go to the cellar and put the food there. You can also quietly go there in the middle of the night to get it. This way, you won't have to worry about others seeing it. How do you think?"

Qin Huairu thought about it. It was indeed still early, and it would be hard to say if someone saw her.

If Xu Damao put the grain in the cellar, and I went to get it last, I wouldn't have to contact Xu Damao, and I wouldn't have to worry about being seen. This seemed to work.

So she said, "Then you should put the grain into the cellar early. I will go get it at midnight when my mother-in-law and the others are asleep. Don't worry, Damao. I will definitely return it to you when I start working."

Xu Damao said indifferently: "It's okay, I don't need that little bit of food. Just pay me back when you have more."

"Then remember to get it early in the evening. I'll put it back when I get back and no one is around. If you get there too late and someone else takes it, it's not my fault."

Qin Huairu thought so. If someone went downstairs to get some food or something and ran into him, they might just take it away.

"Then Damao, you can put it away later. I'll try to get it as early as possible. If someone accidentally takes it away, it will be a big loss."

Seeing that Qin Huairu had taken the bait, Xu Damao said happily, "Okay, I'll go when no one is around. You should go early too."

After the two of them discussed it, Xu Damao went back triumphantly. Tonight he had to taste what this seductive woman was like? There must be something special about her that could make Sha Zhu, a bastard, obsessed with her.

Qin Huairu also hurried to the toilet. She was also thinking about getting food tonight. She believed that as long as she was not at Xu Damao's house, Xu Damao would not dare to do anything to her even if he was bold. If she screamed at that time, it would be enough for Xu Damao to drink a pot.

When she got home, Jia Zhang saw Qin Huairu with empty hands and asked, "Did you borrow the grain?"

Qin Huairu could only respond by saying, "I just bought it at the black market tonight. I'll get it tomorrow morning. Don't worry, you won't starve."

When Jia Zhang heard that there would be food tomorrow, she stopped talking. As long as she wasn't starving, she didn't care who Qin Huairu borrowed the food from. As for whether she returned it or not, that was Qin Huairu's business. It had nothing to do with her.

After cleaning up the house, Qin Huairu lay on the bed and waited for Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng to fall asleep. When they fell asleep, she could go to the cellar to get food.

I guess Xu Damao has already put the food in the cellar by now? I guess Xu Damao has also gone back a long time ago, right?

Qin Huairu kept thinking about this until midnight. Now Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng were both asleep. Qin Huairu also started to act.

She quietly got out of bed, put on a large cotton jacket, then went out with a flashlight.

This cellar was in front of Shazhu's house, and it also stored winter vegetables from several families in the middle courtyard. Therefore, no one locked the door or anything.

Qin Huairu gently pushed open the door of the cellar. It was dark inside and she couldn't see anything.

She didn't know where Xu Damao had put the food. But the cellar wasn't big, so she should be able to find it quickly after entering.

Qin Huairu walked slowly into the cellar.

She looked around with the flashlight, but there was nothing near the door, so she slowly walked inside.

In a corner that Qin Huairu had not yet photographed, Xu Damao was waiting there with anticipation for the little lamb to come to his door.

What he said was to put the food in the cellar and let Qin Huairu get it herself, but how could he leave?

He failed to succeed at home last time, so he must try it this time. Otherwise, it would be a big loss. The food is enough for him to play with several women in the countryside.

Qin Huairu quickly arrived at the corner where Xu Damao was. Suddenly she heard, "Sister Qin, I'm here!"

In this dark environment, Xu Damao's words frightened Qin Huairu so much that she screamed "Ah".

Seeing this, Xu Damao quickly stepped forward and covered Qin Huairu's mouth.

He whispered, "Sister Qin, it's me, Xu Damao! Don't shout yet, or you'll be in trouble if you wake her up!"

Qin Huairu was relieved when she heard that it was Xu Damao's voice. She quickly shook her head to indicate that she would not call anymore.

Seeing that Qin Huairu stopped yelling, Xu Damao let go of her hand and said, "Sister Qin, I'm sorry, I just came in not long ago. I wanted to leave after putting down the food, but you came in. I thought it was someone else. So I hid here."

Qin Huairu was very skeptical about Xu Damao's words. But now was not the time to talk about this matter. She just wanted to take the food and leave.

"Da Mao, where is the food? Give it to me quickly. I'm afraid Xiao Dang won't be able to find me when he wakes up, and that would be the end of me."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Sister Qin, the food is right there. Don't worry, I have something else to tell you."

Just as Xu Damao was about to go over and grab Qin Huairu's hand, his eyes suddenly went dark and he fainted.