Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

My uncle Zhang Liguo has recovered after being counseled and can eat and drink again.

Ye Wenwu went to see his aunt again. His aunt Ji Wenjing came from a scholarly family and her bones were weak. In addition, she had lived in this moldy place for a long time. Yesterday, she was busy carrying water and was sweating profusely. This led to her being bedridden and unable to get up.

Fortunately, I drank some Chinese herbal medicine in the morning and the fever on my forehead has subsided.

Ye Wenwu and his friends came in a hurry and did not buy any vegetables.

Fortunately, there is still some bacon at home, which was recently caught by someone in the mountains.

At noon, my eldest uncle's family and my second uncle's family cooked together.

My uncle Zhang Liguo, cousin Zhang Xingbang, cousin-in-law Liu Mei, cousin Zhang Xingai, and cousin Zhang Wanru.

My second uncle is Zhang Lijun, my second aunt is Liu Xiaomei, my cousin is Zhang Wanying, and my cousin is Zhang Wanting.

Except for the aunt who was ill in bed, there were a total of 10 people from both families, including Ye Wenwu, eating around two tables put together.

Cousin Zhang Xingbang and cousin Liu Mei are very familiar with Ye Wenwu, but younger cousin Zhang Xingai and younger cousin Zhang Wanru seem to have a thousand reasons. They keep asking Ye Wenwu why, and Ye Wenwu feels like his head is about to explode.

My second uncle's cousins ​​Zhang Wanying and Zhang Wanting were much more ladylike. They seldom asked questions and just listened quietly.

Ye Wenwu said that if his child turned out like this, he would be going crazy.

The food on the table was very rich, with stir-fried vegetables, fried eggs, and steamed bacon. If it were placed in later times, it would definitely be shabby, after all, there were 10 people at the table.

But when everyone picked up a piece of bacon, they took small bites, kept it in their mouths and savored it slowly for a long time before swallowing it.

Ye Wenwu did not touch the meat dishes. Ever since his cousin-in-law Liu Mei returned to the village, he and his cousin had nothing to do. They just went out to eat and rarely cooked at home.

It was only on the last day that I cooked a meal for myself, but it was a combination of meat and vegetables, very balanced.

His cousins, their wives, and their brothers and sisters-in-law all had their eyes fixed on the meat and vegetables on the table, but Ye Wenwu didn't rush to grab the food with them.

"Uncle, let's go check out the scene after lunch and clean up the place. As for the future plans, I'll tell you after we're done."

After thinking about it, Ye Wenwu finally expressed his thoughts.

After all, you can't just sit here and wait, you have to do some work.

"Wenwu, wait a minute your second uncle and I will take your cousins ​​to clean up. We are sorry to bother you with this matter. It is a bit unreasonable for you to come here and help with the work."

My uncle Zhang Liguo really disagreed. How could he let guests come to help his family with work? Wouldn't that make the villagers poke holes in his spine?

"Yes, Wenwu, you can just rest here for a while and let these guys go over. It will be a good opportunity to give them some exercise."

My second uncle Zhang Lijun also disagreed. This matter was already quite troublesome, and now he was asked to do the work again. He couldn't bear it.

In addition, since the two of them had loved Ye Wenwu's mother since he was a child, it was naturally impossible for her to let this nephew do those dirty and tiring work.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? I can't just sit there and watch you work. If that's the case, I won't come here anymore."

Seeing Ye Wenwu's attitude, they knew that he would not come again if they didn't work for him, so the eldest uncle Zhang Liguo and the second uncle Zhang Lijun remained silent.

After finishing lunch and taking a short rest, four or five people in the family came to the address of the newly built house.

It was a beautiful place with green mountains and clear water, but it was completely destroyed by a fire, and there were burnt sticks everywhere.

Everyone who came had worked in the fields before, so they were not afraid of the dirt on the soil. They started lifting the soil with their bare hands.

But it only took one afternoon for four or five people, exhausted and sweating, to clean the place.

"Uncle, uncle, I still have 300 yuan on me tomorrow. You can use the money to buy some wood from the nearby lumberyard. I will be waiting for this batch of wood to go fishing."

Ye Wenwu sat there sweating profusely and said to the big show Zhang Liguo next to him.

The weather was already quite sunny, and it was a bit stuffy today. After working a midnight shift, Ye 2 couldn't stand it anymore.

Uncle Zhang Liguo was a little hesitant. After all, he had already taken 600 yuan from Ye Wenwu. Taking another 300 yuan would be too unfair.

"Uncle, have you forgotten what I told you at noon?"

Only then did uncle Zhang Liguo take the 300 yuan handed over by Ye Wenwu.

But he was still a little worried. What if his grandparents or third brother didn't fall for it?

By then, both our families will owe Ye Wenwu a full 900 yuan.

That is, the pensions of his sister and brother-in-law were basically squandered by the two brothers, and they were ashamed to face their sister's brother-in-law.

"Uncle, don't worry. We are going to lure them out this time. We will provide them with the best and most convenient conditions. I don't believe they won't be tempted."

"Besides, if they dare to burn it once, they will surely dare to burn it again next time."

Seeing that his nephew Ye Wenwu was so confident, uncle Zhang Liguo didn't say anything. After all, he had already paid 600 yuan in compensation before, so he wouldn't mind having so much debt.

The next morning, my eldest uncle Zhang Liguo and my second uncle Zhang Lijun, along with several men from the same village, headed towards the nearest lumberyard, bringing with them a few carts.

. . . . . .

My grandfather Zhang Youheng’s home.

"That little bastard actually gave the two unfilial sons another 300 yuan to go to the wood factory to buy wood. They didn't even come to see us two elders with the money. They are really a bunch of ungrateful people."

Grandma Liu Xiaocui was so angry that she gritted her teeth and complained to grandpa Zhang Youheng.

Grandpa Zhang Youheng's face was livid. He thought that after this incident, his two sons would come home and kowtow and admit their mistakes, so he could tie these two sons to his side tightly.

Unexpectedly, it was ruined by the son of his daughter who ran away from home.

"How about we do it again?"

Suddenly, Grandma Liu Xiaocui's eyes lit up. She had already tasted the sweetness, and the first success made her feel a little elated.

"No, they were caught off guard the first time, and we tricked those two unfilial sons back. Since it has already happened once, they will definitely pay attention. They must have sent people to wait there. If I just have this idea, I will definitely be caught by them."

Grandpa Zhang Youheng knew that they succeeded the first time because they had never thought of it, but the next time would not be so easy and they would be more likely to catch them. Then it would be hard to explain.

He directly rejected his wife's method and gave her a warning.

"I'm telling you, you're not allowed to try this yourself without my approval."