Siheyuan: I stand for Xu Damao because he is my brother

When Xu Dacan returned to the courtyard, the atmosphere of New Year's Eve was already very strong.

Every household is making dumplings.

At that time, it was good enough to have dumplings for the New Year’s Eve dinner, unlike later when there were seven plates and eight bowls on the table. People like Yan Bugui’s family couldn’t even have dumplings.

What's the best thing about Chinese New Year in their house? Fried peanuts!

Peanuts in shells are only available during the Chinese New Year. The family can only buy a certain amount of peanuts. They are fried in an iron pan and can fill up half a basin. They are then taken out and distributed to everyone on New Year's Eve.

Peanut Tickets

Yan Bugui even took a spatula and gave one to each of his children. This time he did not forget his daughter-in-law.

I've worked like a slave for them for a whole year, and now I can't even eat a few peanuts?

As soon as New Year's Eve comes, it's clear which family in the whole courtyard has the best New Year's Eve dinner. Of course, it has to be Qin Huairu's family!

Braised pork, peanuts, stewed chicken...

Qin Huairu's New Year's Eve dinner

Wow, six dishes! Even the food at Liu Haizhong's house in the backyard is not as good as his. There are only dumplings and a bottle of white wine on the table.

The other families in the yard were similar. They would put out a few plates of dumplings, and those who could afford to make two kinds of fillings were considered wealthy families.

But Qin Huairu's family is not just about them, there is also Yi Zhonghai's family, Sha Zhu, the victim, and the deaf old lady in the backyard...

It’s as if they are afraid that other people in the hospital don’t know that they are in the same group!

By the way, there is one person missing at the New Year’s Eve dinner table today.

He Yushui didn’t come back for the New Year!

But there were so many elders at the table, from the deaf old lady to Yi Zhonghai, from the aunt to Jia Zhang, but no one asked any more questions.

It's a joke, her brother Shazhu is so heartless that he just tells Banggeng to "eat with your cheeks wide open!"

In addition, he begged Qin Huairu to call Qin Jingru back as soon as possible.

His mind was filled with the thought of finding a wife, and even Shazhu forgot that he had a younger sister.

As for the others? Sorry, I'm really not familiar with them...

"..."

Backyard, Xu Damao's house.

Xu Dacan raised his glass and said, "Brother, sister-in-law, this is the first time we spend the New Year together. I want to toast you two with this glass of wine. I hope that our family can think together, work together, and work towards the same goal!"

Lou Xiao'e savored his toast and said, "What a great way to work towards the same goal. I'll drink it!" Then she drank it all in one gulp.

Xu Damao’s family also had a sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner, with candied pork elbow, stewed chicken with mushrooms, dry-fried fish, and a plate of sausage and tripe.

The dumplings are filled with three kinds of fillings: lamb and cabbage, beef and celery, and leek and pork!

Xu Damao kept picking up food for him: "Eat, brother! You are the main force today, so accompany me and have a few more drinks."

Today, Lou Xiao'e rarely stopped him: "Drink, drink, this is much more lively than last year. When Liu Yueru gets married next year, I wonder how lively our New Year will be. Just thinking about it makes me excited!"

Xu Dacan's hand holding the chopsticks trembled slightly. He didn't know where Lou Xiao'e would be next year.

As a time traveler, he would never watch the Lou family repeat the same mistakes.

On TV, the Lou family left in midsummer, and they still had seven months to plan. It’s too early to say anything now.

The first problem is that the source of information cannot be explained.

At this point in time, even future "power holders" like Li Huaide had not received any news, and even Sha Zhu had not yet gone to the Great Spiritual Guide's house to cook.

Secondly, it is not clear whether people can persuade others or not, but things can teach people, once is enough!

As long as people's personal interests are not harmed, they will always have a lucky mentality in their hearts. There is no point in saying more...

But some preparatory work can still be done in advance, such as determining Xu Damao's position.

Under the current known conditions, many things have gone astray because of the appearance of Xu Dacan.

For example, Sha Zhu made a scene and was punished by being kept in the factory for observation;

For example, the two plenary sessions were not held;

Xu Damao was no longer a film projectionist, but a proper clerk and cadre.

The last and most important point is that because of Xu Dacan’s arrival, Lou Xiao’e and the deaf old woman are not so close anymore.

Although they still greet each other when they meet, I still send her good food and help her exchange food coupons like in the past...

Even a deaf old woman asked her to buy a pair of shoes, but she ended up wearing them on her stupid feet, but she refused to let it happen!

On the contrary, because of "Zhang Xian's recipe for fertility", the relationship between Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao has become more stable than before.

"..."

At 12 o'clock in the night, Xu Dacan lit firecrackers in the alley outside to bid farewell to the Lunar New Year of the Snake and welcome the arrival of the Lunar New Year of the Horse.

This year is a leap March, and the year when Xu Dacan traveled through time was also a leap year, and it was a rare year with two springs.

There is an old saying that goes, "In a year with two springs and a leap month, three people have to hide from spring." As a result, he hid directly 58 years ago.

After feeling some emotion in his heart, he accompanied Xu Damao and watched the neighbors set off firecrackers to ward off bad luck.

When the noises around him died down, Xu Dacan said to Damao, "Brother, make a wish?"

Xu Damao didn't quite understand: "Make a wish?"

"Yes, New Year's wish means what do you want most in the new year?" Xu Dacan said earnestly.

Xu Damao was about to speak out his wish when Xu Dacan covered his mouth and said, "You can't say it out loud. It won't work if you say it out loud."

Xu Damao opened his eyes wide and nodded quickly, but in his heart he said eight times in a row: "God, I hope you can give me a child this year, preferably a son, please!"

"..."

Everyone goes to bed late on New Year’s Eve, and generally gets up a little late on New Year’s Day.

But just after 7 o'clock in the morning, Sha Zhu led Qin Huairu's three children and slipped into the backyard.

They went straight to the door of Xu Damao's house. Sha Zhu winked at Bang Geng, asking him to keep watch. He took out a saw blade from his arms, inserted it into the crack of the door of Xu Damao's house, and tried to open the bolt inside.

Why are the tricks that used to work so well in the past no longer working today?

Sha Zhu tried to wipe the bolt for two minutes but failed. He leaned over to take a peek through the crack in the door and was almost furious - there was a lock on the inside of Xu Damao's door, so he must have been well prepared!

Sha Zhu was so angry that he kept cursing: "Sun thief, you locked the door from the inside, who are you trying to protect?!"

In the west room, Xu Dacan became alert when he heard some movement on the door.

I put on my slippers and took a look, and I knew what was going on.

There was a stove lit in the room, with water on the stove. This could prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and also provide warm water at any time.

Xu Dacan took an enamel pot and filled it with half a cup of water, then poured it out through the crack in the door.

Then I heard a scream from outside the house: "Ah~!"