Siheyuan: All the incense in the family is counting on you

Looking at the eldest sister's expression, Li Bowen reached out and flicked her head.

"I'm telling you, put away that expression from now on. I'm your brother, not your girlfriend. Don't blink at me!"

The genes of the Li family are amazing. Needless to say, he looks like a replica of Li Xunhuan. His eldest sister also looks like someone who would bring disaster to the country and the people. She didn't dress up much in her hometown before, so she looked okay.

After arriving in the city, she didn't do much work every day and just stayed in the house. She gained some weight and her skin became whiter. Her uncle and aunt prepared clam oil, moisturizer and other things for her, and bought her some new clothes. Looking at them now, it's really hard to take your eyes off them.

You have to know that this girl is only 16 years old now. What will she look like when she grows up to be or years old?

"How could I not!" The eldest sister's face immediately turned red, and when she pouted her lips, she looked even more charming.

"Okay, okay, okay, I'll give it to you, keep the flowers for yourself. Uncle and aunt, I'm leaving now. I'm going to the Central Courtyard to drink. You don't have to leave the door open for me tonight." Li Bowen felt like he was about to run away.

"Drink less!" came the old lady's voice from behind.

When I slipped into the middle courtyard, He Yuzhu was sitting at the door picking vegetables. Qin Huairu was washing clothes at the pond not far away. The two of them were chatting and laughing.

When Li Bowen walked by, he caught a glimpse of Jia Zhangshi sitting on a chair in the west wing with a gloomy face, listening to the conversation of the two people.

This Jia Zhang is really good. Her daughter-in-law worked with her belly bulging, while she sat cross-legged in the room and kept an eye on her. Li Bowen coughed and pointed to the west room and said, "Is the pillar almost done?"

He Yuzhu curled his lips and deliberately said loudly, "It will be ready soon. The carp stewed with tofu is already cooked. We just need to stir-fry the eggplant and beans and fry the peanuts."

Then he shouted to the east wing: "Uncle, uncle! Come over and have a drink!"

These words are meant for Jia Zhangshi to hear. Jia Zhangshi is well-known in the Siheyuan for being lazy and greedy. It would make her more uncomfortable if you help her with things than scolding her.

Qin Huairu held back her laughter, carried the basin to the clothesline, half-knelt down, scooped up the clothes in the basin and hung them on the rope. There was nothing she could do about it since she had children at home, there were always endless clothes to be washed.

In the east wing, Jia Zhang heard He Yuzhu's shouting and muttered angrily, "You little bastard, you'll die from the fish bones!"

He Yuzhu carried the dishes into the makeshift kitchen and started cooking. Li Bowen went into the house and got a stool. He then took out the picture book that had been read to pieces by him from the head of He Yuzhu's bed, sat down at the door, lit a cigarette, and started reading leisurely.

After everything was ready and served on the table, He Yuzhu took the bowls and chopsticks and put them on the table. He said to Li Bowen, "You sit down first. I'll go over and invite the old man!"

Li Bowen nodded, and thought to himself: "You got a drink for just one sentence, do you think it's worth it?"

Soon, the two came back together, and Li Bowen quickly stood up to greet them: "Uncle, please take a seat!"

Yi Zhonghai took a look at the three dishes on the table and said, "You two brothers, the food is really good. I am benefiting from you!"

"Look at what you said, you are the elder, isn't it my duty to treat you to a drink?" He Yuzhu helped move the stool over.

"Okay, then I'm welcome!"

After sitting down, they were served a glass of wine. They waited for Yi Zhonghai to pick up his chopsticks first before they started eating. He Yuzhu's cooking skills were truly amazing. Although there weren't so many seasonings these days, he was able to create a different taste from others with just these simple seasonings.

The three of them shared a bottle of wine and three dishes, and they ate very happily. When the bottle of wine was empty and the meal was almost finished, Yi Zhonghai stood up with his hand on the table: "Okay, we've almost finished drinking. You two brothers can't complain even if I'm here. I'll go back and lie down for a while."

After sending Yi Zhonghai back, he glanced at the table and said, "Look at the pillar! What is that?"

He Yuzhu picked up a ticket from the table: "Hey, this old man is really something, inviting him over for a drink and still giving him food coupons!"

Li Bowen took a closer look and saw that it was a food coupon worth one kilogram. This made Li Bowen a little confused. Does this fit the personality of an old man?

Although people's lives are difficult at this time and one has to give some food coupons when going to someone's house for a meal, but given his relationship with He Yuzhu, is it necessary to do so?

Or is it that He Yuzhu has not yet entered Yi Zhonghai's sight?

There is such a possibility. He is now focusing all his attention on Jia Dongxu, thinking of letting this apprentice take care of him in his old age. Although he maintains his own image towards other people, he still keeps a distance.

If it had continued like this, He Yuzhu might have had a good ending, but the wheel of fate probably wouldn't let him go. He glanced at the west wing, not knowing when this incident with Jia Dongxu had happened.

Calculating the time now, it is October in the second half of 61, and Qin Huairu's belly is already three or four months pregnant. It is estimated that this guy only has a few months left.

I just don't know how it disappeared.

The two men put away the table and set up a bench in the main room, covering it with wooden boards. Li Bowen stayed there for the entire night. The back house in the front yard had actually been renovated, but it was already damp in the first place, and the newly painted walls and paved floor made it even damper.

It's fine if we force ourselves to move in, but it's better to let the place air out. Li Bowen happens to be going back to his hometown quite often during this period, so he can just make do with it when he comes back.

After waiting for a few days for it to dry completely, you can officially move in.

Li Bowen, who was sleeping soundly, was awakened by the chattering sounds in the yard. He squinted his eyes and looked out the window. The sunlight had already shone into the house through the window, forming beams of light.

"It's so annoying. I can't even get a good night's sleep so early in the morning!" He muttered, reached out and pulled his vest over his eyes, then went back to sleep.

The good thing about being a buyer is that you don’t have to get up so early every day to go to work.

The two people who didn't need to report to work on time slept until 9:30, washed up leisurely, grabbed a steamed bread, and rode the tricycle to the steel mill.

"Are you going to your department or to the cafeteria with me?" After entering the factory, He Yuzhu braked and turned back to ask.

Li Bowen thought for a moment and said, "I'll go to the department first to check in and see if there's anything I can tell you. Then I'll go to the cafeteria to find you. You can ride the tricycle over there!"

No matter what time it is, you must not let your leader see you being idle. If you really have nothing to do, find a corner to stay by yourself. Li Bowen, who has sufficient experience, will naturally not make such a mistake. He will show up to see if there are any arrangements. If there is nothing to do, he will say that he is going to the countryside, and he can stay there for several days.

After strolling around and confirming from Section Chief Gao what he wanted to purchase for the next few days, Li Bowen strolled to the cafeteria with the list.

It was not yet time for dinner, and He Yuzhu was busy, so there was no one to chat with him.

Li Bowen found a place to sit down and began to study his space.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t look at it, but once you do, you’ll be shocked: “What the hell, what’s going on!”