Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

When Ye Wenwu rode back on his bike, it was already nine o'clock in the evening.

There were very few pedestrians on the road, after all, most people were already asleep at this time.

However, when Ye Wenwu rode to the entrance of his courtyard, he found that there was something shining at the front door. When he got closer, he found that it was his third uncle Yan Bugui who was sitting at the door with a flashlight in his hand.

"It's already so late, and you still have the energy to run to the gate of the compound? You might as well go back and rest. It's so late, there shouldn't be anyone around."

Ye Wenwu stopped his bicycle, picked it up, and prepared to go inside.

The third uncle Yan Bugui, who was dozing off, was also frightened awake by Ye Wenwu's words.

When he went to look for Ye Wenwu, he only saw Ye Wenwu's cousin Zhang Xingbang. Then when he went to look for him again after dinner, he found that Ye Wenwu had not come back yet. He was too lazy to go back, so he prepared to move a stool and sit at the door to see when Ye Wenwu would come back.

After all, this involves his 10 dollars.

If it was any other money, it might involve a matter of principle, but this was something that Yi Zhonghai and Ye Wenwu discussed after get off work, and it was a good thing, so he agreed to it.

"Wenwu, why did you come back so late? I've been waiting for you for a while."

When he saw Ye Wenwu coming back, the sleepiness in Third Uncle Yan Bugui's heart suddenly disappeared.

Ye Wenwu was a little stunned when he heard what the third uncle said.

"Uncle, what do you want to talk to me about? I remember you were sitting at the door waiting for me in the middle of the night."

Ever since the last incident with Sha Zhu, Ye Wenwu felt that his third uncle Yan Bugui was not biased towards him, so he thought of ways to reduce his contacts with his third uncle's family.

So this was also the first time he and his third uncle Yan Bugui had communicated since the Sha Zhu incident.

"And you do have some things to say. Why don't you finish talking about them here before going back?"

The third uncle Yan Bugui thought about it and decided not to follow Ye Wenwu into the room.

After all, he took a look and it seemed to be quite late, so he didn't want to wake others up.

"Well, I'm here today to be a peacemaker. Old Yi asked me to come and help. Wenwu, aren't you on bad terms with the old man? They think that since we're all from the same courtyard, there's nothing that can't be discussed in person. They just watched you grow up, so they wanted me to be the peacemaker and organize a dinner."

After hearing what Third Uncle Yan Bugui meant, Ye Wenwu finally understood what Xu Damao had said before.

It seems that this is another trap set against me, Ye Wenwu guessed in his heart.

However, judging from the appearance of the third uncle Yan Bugui, he probably doesn't know the real situation and might have been fooled by the first uncle Yi Zhonghai and his gang.

"Uncle, it's not that I won't give you this face, but everyone knows the situation clearly. Is there any need to continue discussing this matter?"

"I believe that Uncle Sanye has a clear mind as well."

Ye Wenwu thought about it and decided not to pay attention to this matter.

In addition, he had just undergone a hellish interrogation at the Xu family, and now all he wanted to do was go back and have some sleep, so he had no time to argue with these people.

"Wenwu, I'm doing this for your own good. Can you please trust Third Master again? After all, we are from the same compound. If we really talk about things openly, there is nothing that cannot be solved."

Seeing that Ye Wenwu did not take any action, the third uncle Yan Bugui became a little anxious, and hurried over to pull Ye Wenwu's sleeve.

Ye Wenwu was also a little helpless.

I can't just push Third Uncle Yan Bugui away! After all, Third Uncle always has good intentions.

"Okay, okay? Third Uncle, let's do it tomorrow night. I'm really too tired today. I want to go back and rest for a while."

Ye Wenwu felt a little uncomfortable being pestered and had no choice but to compromise.

He would bring his cousin over tomorrow night. He wanted to see what Yi Zhonghai and the others were planning to do and what tricks they had.

Seeing that Ye Wenwu had agreed to his request, the third uncle Yan Bugui finally felt relieved.

"Well, it's so late, you should go back and have some rest."

Because I locked my bicycle at the door, I pushed the door open and went back into the house to check on the corn seedlings, then lay down on the bed and fell asleep peacefully.

The next morning, Ye Wenwu woke up early, mainly because he was intoxicated by his cousin Zhang Xingbang's cooking skills.

The whole house was filled with smoke and he just didn't want to wake up. Ye Wenwu had to wake up, or else he was really afraid that his cousin would set his house on fire.

"Cousin, what are you doing so early in the morning? Are you going to let me sleep? I thought you set our house on fire while cooking breakfast."

Looking at his cousin Zhang Xingbang whose face was completely blackened by smoke, Ye Wenwu was very upset.

Ye Wenwu felt that he might have been unlucky recently, otherwise why did he always encounter these troublesome things recently?

Cousin Zhang Xingbang also smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Don't you want to save some money and have breakfast at home? Your cousin's wife hasn't been home these days. We can't eat out every day. It's really too expensive to eat out."

Ye Wenwu then realized that his cousin Zhang Xingbang felt a little distressed. He went out to eat every morning and evening, and thought about making something at home.

But Ye Wenwu was too lazy to pay attention to it. You know, if he really wanted to, he could cook a bunch of delicious dishes at home. It’s just that he was busy in the factory and at home every day. He felt like he had traveled through time and space to enjoy a good life.

And with my salary, eating out every day is not a big deal. Even so, I can save 10 or 20 yuan every month.

Ye Wenwu also knew that this was not the way he should live his life.

"My cousin is waiting for his wife to come back. I will ask him to wake you up every morning and learn the craft from his wife. Just wait."

Ye Wenwu could only throw out a harsh word and return to his bed to take a nap.

"Come on, Wenwu, you're awake now, come and help your cousin to make breakfast."

Cousin Zhang Xingbang was not afraid of his cousin's threat. Instead, he pulled the sleepy Ye Wenwu to the kitchen again and started to cook breakfast.

Ye Wenwu drank a bowl of porridge he made very sadly. He began to miss the days when his cousin's wife was around.

At least during that period of time I could sleep in and have ready-made food when I woke up. It’s not like now, when I went to bed so late last night and had to be woken up by my cousin this morning.