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

He Yushui stopped at the door and looked back at Li Bowen.

Li Bowen stood up, took out his army green canvas bag, and pulled out a paper bag from it: "You girls all like to eat snacks, take this bag of melon seeds and eat it!"

He Yushui was so happy now that her face blossomed with joy. She took it in her hand and said, "Thank you, Brother Bowen!"

"Okay, go back and have a rest! Otherwise your brother will be angry with you!" Looking at He Yuzhu's expression, Li Bowen said quickly.

"Tsk~~! He doesn't need to care about my business! Then you guys take a rest, I'm leaving!" He Yushui happily returned to his room.

This melon seed was not actually taken out by Li Bowen from the space. It was the sunflower that his grandparents planted on the sunny slope of the mountain. Food cannot be grown on the mountain, so just plant as many sunflowers as you can, and there is no need to worry about it.

It's true that there is still some harvest every year. It can't be said to be sold, but it is enough for the family to eat during the New Year. This time when he went back, he happened to catch the old man frying melon seeds, so Li Bowen brought back a few bags to give to Li Mei.

Now that I see He Yushui, I'll give some to her. They're all family stuff anyway.

He Yushui left happily, but He Yuzhu's face was not very pretty: "I say, Bowen, let's not talk about it. You can't think about my sister!"

"It's unfair, Zhuzi, I really don't have such an idea. Besides, even if I do, Yushui and I are only two years apart in age, so it's not a big deal!"

"You've already had a blind date with Yu Li, so what's the point of inviting Yu Shui? Don't do anything stupid, or we won't even be able to be brothers anymore!" He Yuzhu warned.

Li Bowen quickly said in a serious tone: "Okay, okay, I understand, I promise, okay!"

"That's pretty much it!"

The next day, he first reported to the steel rolling mill and showed his face. Then Li Bowen rode his bike out of the city and waited for Fox and the others at the intersection.

Fox and his friends arrived around ten o'clock and greeted from a distance: "Bowen!"

Li Bowen rode over and said: "It's quite early, what time did you leave?"

"About four or five o'clock!"

"You have brought all the stuff with you, right?"

Fox lifted the canvas on the car and said, "We have it with us. Don't worry. We are well prepared."

"That's great, let's go!"

Li Bowen was riding a tricycle in front, and Fox and the other three were following behind in mule carts.

After arriving at the courtyard, we opened the gate and drove straight into the yard.

Entering the main room, the three people looked at the grain bags neatly stacked in the corner, their eyes became hot: "Are they all rice?"

"Well, take a look for yourselves!" Li Bowen pointed.

The fox walked forward and stretched out his hand to pull down a sack. The bag weighing over 100 kilograms was like a toy in his hand. He pried open a small gap, and the white rice inside flowed out. The fox quickly caught the water with his hands and then closed the mouth.

I picked up the rice grains in my palm and put them into my mouth, chewing them with a "crunch, crunch" sound: "It smells so good. It's been a long time since I last had rice!"

Li Bowen curled his lips at the side. How could this taste good? It was so stiff and hard.

"Okay, stop sighing. Old Pig, go to the kitchen and light a fire. Cook a pot of rice. Let's eat our fill today. You can transport it back after dark. It's too conspicuous during the day!"

The old pig responded happily and ran to the kitchen to light a fire and cook.

The fragrant rice came out of the pot. The four people didn't even use bowls. They just stood by the pot and ate with spoons. Even though the rice was so hot that they slurped it, no one stopped what they were doing.

A big pot of white rice was cleaned up by four people without any side dishes.

The fox stroked his stomach and burped comfortably: "I have never eaten so full in so many years! It's so satisfying!"

"The good days are yet to come," Li Bowen said with a smile. He now has his own space, can communicate with the afterlife, and can also keep his brothers from starving.

After eating and drinking, the four of them sat in the house to rest. Li Bowen said, "After you transport this truckload of food back, sell it in our villages first. When the New Year comes, we can come to the city to sell it on the black market a few times. The control was loose back then, but it's not possible now. It's too strict!"

Then he continued, "Next time you come, you all should bring your bedding. I borrowed this place from someone else. It can be used as our place to stay. You can sleep here when you can't go back!"

The three of them didn't know what the situation was on the black market in the city, but they knew it was right to listen to Li Bowen, so they all nodded in agreement.

We rested in the house for an afternoon, and started loading the truck when it was getting dark.

Two thousand kilograms of rice, or about twenty sacks, were neatly stacked on the mule cart.

After leaving the house, Li Bowen reminded them: "Be careful when you go back. If you really encounter robbers, you can't fight to the death even if you have to sacrifice your food. People are the most important!"

"Okay, don't worry, we know what we are doing!" said the fox, waving his hand.

Having said that, in the hearts of the three of them, these two thousand kilograms of food are more important than their own lives. If they really encounter robbers, they must fight desperately, otherwise why would they bring their weapons with them!

He slapped the mule's back, and the mule struggled hard, and the cart started. Fox and the other three waved at Li Bowen and said, "Okay, you should go back now. We should hurry back too. We will get home in the middle of the night."

Only after watching them disappear into the night did Li Bowen ride back on his bike.

After arriving at Liu Lan's house and moving the eggs and the bag of flour into the house, he took the towel Liu Lan had prepared, wiped his face, then sat down on the chair next to him, took out a cigarette and put it in his lips.

Liu Lan went out to wash the towel and put it away, then returned to the room, closed the door, and walked over to sit next to Li Bowen.

Li Bowen naturally lifted his legs, resting his calves on Liu Lan's thighs, enjoying her massage: "Is everything fine at home?"

"It's okay. No one will notice my house because it's a private house. I've also told my child not to tell anyone!"

This is a relief. What Li Bowen is most worried about is that they will be discovered at this point, and if they are reported, they will be guilty of a serious crime.

"That's good. We may have put a lot of things in your house before the New Year. You should pay more attention. Have you prepared the coal briquettes for the winter at home?" The weather was about to get cold, and Li Bowen's family had just bought several hundred kilograms of coal, so he asked casually.

"I haven't gotten to it yet. Let's go during our break!"

"Okay, I'll ask He Yuzhu to come and help you on the weekend. It's hard for a woman to do that!"

Liu Lan smiled and said, "You are really good. You let others do all the hard work!"

"Of course not. Why don't you do it yourself when there's someone else doing it? Besides, I have my share of work to do too!" Li Bowen hooked his foot and smiled at Liu Lan.

"You are just a bad guy!" Liu Lan looked at him seductively, then stood up and leaned over.

After finishing, Liu Lan said carefully: "Can I go out and help you sell these eggs?"