Siheyuan: Get the system at the beginning

Just when Zhang Xiaoyan returned home and was busy putting the soil into the basket on the wooden rack, Yi Zhonghai's wife, Auntie, came over. Of course, she had served the deaf old lady breakfast and tidied the room before coming over to take on the task.

"Xiao Zhang, what are you doing? I saw you busying around here since early morning."

"It's an old lady! I have nothing to do now, so I'll find something to do."

Zhang Xiaoyan knew what was going on when she saw the person coming so she wasn't very enthusiastic and her tone of voice was cold.

The aunt felt a little unhappy that the other party didn't respect her, but she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she smiled and said enthusiastically:

"Xiao Zhang, the New Year is coming today. Your uncle and madam thought it would be too lonely for you to celebrate the New Year at home alone. We also celebrate the New Year together as a family. If you come this year, you can celebrate the New Year with us! That way it will be more lively."

"Thank you for your kindness, but no, the customs in my hometown may be different from yours. We can't go to other people's homes during the New Year. As the saying goes, 'there is always a New Year's Eve for begging.' Although we are in a new society now, there are some customs that I dare not change easily. If my ancestors find out, I will be scolded."

Zhang Xiaoyan put down the small shovel in her hand and looked at the middle-aged lady standing at the door who was speaking with a serious face. To be frank, the middle-aged lady did not expect the other party to refuse, but not only did she refuse, she also gave a reason that she could not refute.

"Ah! You still have such a saying in your place! This is really a local custom. In that case, I won't bother you anymore. I have to go back and prepare the New Year's Eve dinner."

"Well, go ahead and get busy! Once I'm done here, it's time to prepare lunch."

The old lady had turned around long ago. She didn't answer after hearing this and went straight to the deaf old lady's room as if she didn't hear it.

"Okay, I'm not deaf, I heard everything you said, but I didn't expect this girl to be so conservative."

As the auntie entered the room and was about to speak, she was stopped by the deaf old lady. A hint of viciousness flashed in her shrewd little eyes.

The auntie didn't say anything else, and the room suddenly became quiet. The old lady sitting on the kang took a deep breath and then said:

"I will go there with Yi Zhonghai tonight. I don't believe it. My uncle and I are kind enough to invite a younger generation to come over for the New Year reunion. If she still refuses, let's see if she still wants to keep her reputation. You should go back and cook! The meat today should be a little more mushy. The meat yesterday had less salt. I am old, so I prefer a heavier taste."

The deaf old lady gave some pointers after she finished speaking, and the aunt nodded without commenting:

"That's what the old lady said. Today I will stew the meat for you until it's soft and mushy. You can take a rest first. There are some Zhenzi cakes on the table. If you are hungry, you can have some first."

The first lady stopped talking and went back to the middle courtyard. Yi Zhonghai, who was not doing well here and was in the Jia family, was looking at his apprentice in surprise.

He didn't expect that the quarrelsome and swearing Jia Pozi would become mute and unable to make any sound. He was not as easy to deceive as Jia Pozi. If there was nothing wrong with her throat, how could she not make any sound? There must be something wrong with her to make her mute.

"Master, can you please say something?"

Jia Dongxu handed the tea made by his wife to the master. He felt a strange feeling in his heart, but did not think much about it.

"Oh! What? Your mom actually saw a doctor. Then we should listen to the doctor and take the medicine first. I came here today to tell you that our two families will not be together for the New Year this year. We will have a good meal on the 15th day of the first lunar month."

Yi Zhonghai was originally thinking about how to say this, but he didn't expect that Mrs. Jia couldn't speak now. After all, as neighbors for decades, he naturally knew what kind of character Mrs. Jia was. He didn't expect that even after this, Mrs. Jia still wanted to make trouble.

Mrs. Jia was originally fantasizing about eating more meat to replenish herself. After all, she was a talkative person, but now she couldn't even make a sound. She was so frustrated that she had to make up for it at the dinner table.

I thought Yi Zhonghai came to talk about dinner, but I never expected that he would bring such bad news. I couldn't sit still. Even though my throat couldn't make any sound, my two big bear-paw-like palms kept slapping on the kang table. The sound was scary enough.

"Mom, don't get excited, don't bang your hands on the table, don't hurt your hands, Master, what's going on? Didn't we celebrate the New Year together in previous years?"

When Jia Dongxu heard what his master said, he didn't react for a moment. He only hurried over to grab his mother's hands to stop her from hurting herself after hearing the sound of banging on the table. He turned to look at his master with a confused and shocked look on his face, not understanding why this happened.

"Sister-in-law Jia and Dongxu, don't get excited. This is what the old lady said. We have something to do today, and it won't be easy to perform without you here, so we will eat the reunion dinner tonight separately. Don't worry, we will have the same reunion dinner during the New Year."

How could they be the same? Mrs. Jia was furious. It was like she had missed a meal of meat, which was a huge loss. But she couldn't say anything, so she could only stare at the other person.

"Master, aren't we just having a family reunion dinner? What are you doing?"

When Jia Dongxu heard that it was the old lady who said that, he stopped thinking about it, but he was still a little curious. Mrs. Jia also calmed down and listened carefully, with an expression that said, "If you don't give me an explanation, you'll have to worry about your life."

"It's because Sha Zhu has taken a fancy to the newcomer Xiao Zhang, and the old lady also likes him and wants to bring the two together, so it would be a bit inconvenient if you want to come today."

Yi Zhonghai did not care about Mrs. Jia's expression towards him, but said to his apprentice in a comforting way,

Both mother and child were still digesting the news. Qin Huairu, who was holding the child beside her, was shocked. She knew that Sha Zhu had her in his heart, but if that idiot got married, how could he give her money?

What's more, Zhang Xiaoyan is not someone you can easily mess with. I'm afraid that in the future, not to mention getting money, I probably won't even be able to eat a candy. Why doesn't this old man just die?

Sha Zhu is not satisfied with having Sister Qin himself, he also wants to get married and find such a beautiful woman. Have you asked me?

No matter how much hatred Qin Huairu felt in her heart, she always had a smiling face and was humming a nursery rhyme to comfort the children.

"You mean Zhang Xiaoyan? How is that possible? They don't look like a good match!"

Jia Dongxu's face was full of disbelief. He didn't believe that Zhang Xiaoyan would like Sha Zhu. Putting aside the facts, how could such a fool be worthy of such a beautiful female doctor? Was it because he was ugly?