Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Ma Xiaobao wiped the snot from the corner of his mouth and answered expectantly: "I will agree to everything you say!"

Banggeng pulled Ma Xiaobao closer and whispered some words into his ear.

After hearing this, Ma Xiaobao was excited to do as he was told. "Xiaobao, don't tell them that I taught you, understand? Go home after you finish, and I'll lend you the hoop to play with for a day tomorrow!" Banggen warned. "I know!" Ma Xiaobao happily ran towards the Ye family.

Liu Yue was stewing meat in the kitchen when he heard some noise outside the courtyard gate. He saw that it was Ma Xieyan's son, Ma Xiaobao, who must have come because of the smell of meat, so he smiled and greeted him. "Xiaobao, what's up?"

Ma Xiaobao took a deep breath, almost unable to hold back his mouthful of , but he did not forget what Banggeng had told him. "Aunt Ye, someone is looking for you at the door!" he reported. "Someone is looking for me at the door?" Liu Yue was puzzled. She didn't seem to have much contact with other people except her family and neighbors. Who was looking for her?

She was just about to cut a piece of meat to treat Ma Xiaobao, but found that he had disappeared quickly. She smiled and shook her head, gently closed the door, and hurriedly walked towards the entrance of the alley.

After she passed through the courtyard gate, a stealthy figure flashed into the Ye family, skillfully took out the stewed pork elbow, grabbed the less hot part, and quickly ran back home.

As for Liu Yue, after walking out of the yard, he didn't see anyone he knew, only people passing by in a hurry on their way to work.

Thinking about the delicious food in the pot, I went home without staying for long.

When she got home and opened the door, she was shocked by the scene in the kitchen: the pot lid was lying on the side, the pork elbow in the pot was gone, and only the fragrant broth was boiling.

After understanding the situation, she naturally knew what had happened. She walked out of the house and wanted to ask Ma Xiaobao for advice, but then she thought that it might not be appropriate for a woman to go directly to his house, so she returned home full of resentment, sat directly on the edge of the bed, depressed alone, and even forgot to cook.

Banggeng came running back with the elbow in his hand, and as soon as he entered the room, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu on the sickbed were dumbfounded. "Banggeng, where did you get the elbow?"

Bang Geng replied proudly: "I picked it up from the Ye family!"

"Isn't Ye Chuan's mother at home?"

"I sent them all away!"

Jia Zhang was so happy when she heard this that she couldn't stop smiling. She quickly closed the doors and windows, turned back to caress Bang Geng's head and praised him, "My dear grandson, you are awesome!"

It happened to be the rush hour after get off work, and the number of pedestrians on the street gradually increased.

Qin Huairu rushes off to work like an arrow after work. She is a typical example of someone who is lazy during work hours but races against time after work.

After returning home, she did not rush home, but stood outside the courtyard gate and looked towards the ironworks.

Recently, she would stay here every time this happened, just like a wife waiting for the return of a working person.

Whenever she saw Zhuzi appear, Qin Huairu would immediately step forward with a smile on her face and take the lunch box from his hand. Zhuzi would always happily hand the food to her at this time. The feeling of being loved and accepted made her feel sweet in her heart.

Today was no exception. I was thinking whether I could take the opportunity to hold her hand while handing her the food. That gentle touch seemed to have become an emotion that I could not get rid of in my heart.

There were a lot of leftovers in the afternoon, so he simply packed up three lunch boxes and returned, leaving two for the Qin family and giving the other one to his sister to share.

He Yushui was quite dissatisfied because he had not brought leftovers home in recent days, and his eyes were full of complaints when he looked at Sha Zhu.

When she was still thirty or forty meters away from the courtyard, she had already seen the pretty figure stretching her neck to look into the distance, obviously also waiting for him.

When she found the pillar, Qin Huairu smiled and walked a few steps closer to grab the bag full of food.

Zhuzi was stunned, pointed at one of the boxes and said, "Sister Qin..."

"That's all, Zhuzi, thank you for your kindness.

I'll bring the lunch box back for you later." After she finished speaking, she turned around and left happily.

Zhuzi withdrew his hand and sighed, then smiled with relief.

Anyway, it doesn't matter if there is one more person. As long as Qin Huairu can enjoy the meal, he will be happy.

He walked into the house with his hands in his pockets, and returned to his nest humming a little tune.

He Yushui had already returned home and was about to heat up the leftover steamed buns from last night when he saw Sha Zhu returning home.

However, when she saw her brother's empty hands, her face suddenly became dark. "Brother, why didn't you bring today's meal?"

Sha Zhu smiled rather embarrassedly: "Oh, didn't I give it to Sister Qin?"

This answer made He Yushui even more furious, and his voice unconsciously rose: "Do you really treat me as an outsider? Just give away food when you have it? What on earth are you thinking?"

He said in a panic: "Oh my God, please speak softly, don't let the neighbors hear it!"

"So what if they knew? I don't know what kind of medicine he took, but he doesn't care about his own sister at all!" she said in a sarcastic tone.

I quickly promised, "Okay, okay, I will definitely bring you something good tomorrow and I won't treat my sister badly!"

After hearing this, He Yushui was still very angry and pointed at the big pot in front of the dining table, "What are we eating tonight? Only steamed buns made of 200 grams of flour!"

Zhuzi waved his finger and said, "Okay, ancestor, go do your homework first. You are my brother, a famous chef in our Tan family. It is not a small matter for you to cook a good meal. Just wait and relax!"

Hearing this, He Yushui's mood eased a little, but he still walked towards the dining table with a stern face, ready to do his homework.

At the same time, Qin Huairu returned to the Jia family's residence with three lunch boxes in her hands.

For lunch, she bought a few mixed-flour steamed buns, thinking that this would save her cooking time in the evening.

Putting the steamed buns on the dining table, she smiled and said, "Banggen, Xiaodangdang, wash your hands and let grandma and dad eat."

The family sat down at the dinner table. Qin Huairu wanted to use a spoon to scoop a mouthful of food to her mouth, but was surprised to find that no one else had started yet.

She wondered:

"Why isn't anyone eating yet?"

Whenever Sha Zhu brought back some leftover dishes, they would eat them up like hungry tigers descending from the mountains.

At this moment, Jia Zhang forced a smile and responded:

"We are all full, Huairu, please eat more."

"Mom, I ate a lot too!" Banggen also said.

Then, Xiao Dangdang echoed, "Mom, I can't eat anymore either." He burped to make it clear.

We had just finished eating a pork elbow weighing more than three pounds, including the skin and meat. Our stomachs were full of meat, so naturally we didn't have any extra appetite to eat anymore.

Qin Huairu sensed something was wrong, but without thinking too much about it, she grabbed a steamed bun, paired it with the remaining dishes in the lunch box, and started eating.

Looking at the remaining lunch boxes, Jia Zhang took two and said, "This is enough for you. I'll save these two for Dongxu and I to eat tomorrow." Qin Huairu nodded without any doubt. One plate of food was enough to satisfy her needs.

Ye Yongshun and Ye Chuan returned home one after another, looking forward to the delicious food as usual.

However, today was unusual. There were only a few steamed buns on the table and the atmosphere was cold.

Liu Yue was lying on the bed with an angry look on his face.

Ye Yongshun casually asked:

"Why isn't today's meal ready yet?"

Liu Yue answered bluntly: "If you want to eat it, just make it!" This resentment made Ye Yongshun confused and at a loss.

Ye Chuan secretly laughed at the low emotional intelligence of men in this era, who could still ask questions without any scruples even when their wives were unhappy.

He couldn't help but ask with concern: "Mom, are you feeling unwell?"

Hearing his son's caring words, Liu Yue softened his tone and explained, "The big pork elbow that had been stewed for two hours was stolen!"

Ye Yongshun was also confused and didn't quite understand what this meant.

Liu Yue explained that she was cooking at home when Ma Xiaobao came to tell her that she had to go out. When she returned home, she found that the elbow had disappeared.

After hearing the whole story, Ye Chuan immediately guessed who had done this. "Mom, don't worry about it, just let me handle it!" He made up his mind.

After finishing speaking, Liu Yue felt much more relaxed. He looked at the steamed buns on the table and said, "I'll go fry some eggs. That'll be fine as dinner."

Glancing at his wife's sudden change in attitude, Ye Yongshun wondered what was going on. She could even be so perfunctory as to deal with eggs.

However, considering her bad mood, he refrained from making any comments.

After a makeshift meal, Ye Chuan left home and went to discuss things with his neighbor Yi Dahai.

Aunt Yi, who was washing dishes in the kitchen, was startled by Ye Chuan's knock on the door. "Child, are you looking for trouble?" she asked in surprise.

Ye Chuan had always been friendly with Aunt Yi and said with a smile: "Aunt Yi, are you busy? I have something I want to talk to you about."

Aunt Yi smiled and nodded, and called to the inner room: "Old Yi, Ye Chuan came to talk to you about something." Yi Dahai was even more surprised, this was the first time Ye Chuan visited his home. "What do you want to talk to me about?" He looked puzzled.

Ye Chuan said, "Master, you are an important person in the courtyard. Something is missing from our house. Can I report it to your superiors?"

"Did something go missing from your house?" Yi Dahai was also surprised.

Aunt Yi added, "Ye Chuan, something was lost at your house, let's check first if it's a valuable."

Ye Chuan said seriously, "It's worth a lot! Quite expensive!" Yi Zhonghai felt heavy in his heart. They lived in a five-good compound. If they really lost something extremely valuable, he would be responsible for the management of the compound, and there would be no way to maintain the reputation of the compound. "What was lost?" "A pork elbow!" Ye Chuan answered seriously. "What?" Yi Zhonghai suspected that he had heard it wrong, and immediately confirmed it again. "Elbow, pork elbow!" Ye Chuan confirmed again.

Yi Zhonghai let out a long sigh and said in a slightly complaining tone: "Yezi, you are messing around, aren't you? I thought I lost something precious!" Ye Chuan was confused: "Uncle, isn't an elbow worth money? That's a big elbow that weighs four pounds!"

Seeing his serious look, Aunt Yi almost couldn't help laughing.

Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "It's just an elbow, why make a fuss!" However, this did not calm Ye Chuan's anger: "Uncle, after all, you are a seventh-level technician in the steel rolling mill, so you naturally don't care about such things! Now is a difficult time, and my family finally bought this elbow for two yuan! If there is nothing to fill the stomach at home, it is easy to starve to death.