Siheyuan: How the Little People Live

Ye Wenwu, who was half asleep in the morning, heard some noise outside. He got up and opened the door, only to find that his two uncles were already up.

However, because I was too excited yesterday and lacked sleep, I could only say to my two uncles with blurry eyes:

"Uncle, there are some food in the kitchen. You can prepare some for yourselves. Don't be reluctant to use them. I'm a little sleepy, so I'll sleep for a while."

"Wenwu, it's okay. You can go to sleep. We in the countryside are used to getting up at 5:00, unlike you city people. I'll call you when breakfast is ready."

After that, the two of them suggested going to the kitchen to get something to eat.

When breakfast was ready, Ye Wenwu also got ready. He washed up and ate the porridge in front of him, frowning a little.

"Wenwu, why is uncle's cooking not tasty?"

Perhaps seeing what Ye Wenwu was thinking, uncle Zhang Liguo asked.

"Don't uncle have a lot of dishes in his kitchen? And rice, why did you only make these? Are you afraid of wasting it?"

"Hey, did you do anything today? Why do you eat so much? Besides, some white rice porridge is already very good. Wenwu, you have to live your life too. You can't eat carelessly. After all, your parents are gone."

Ye Wenwu did not refute his words, because he knew that people in rural areas are like this and they will save as much as they can, and it is impossible for you to ask them to change it in a short period of time.

Then the three of them prepared to go out, but there was only one bicycle at home, and they couldn't ride the bicycle alone with their two uncles following behind them.

"Uncle, wait a moment. I'm going to borrow a bicycle from Uncle Three's house."

Ye Wenwu said this and ran quickly towards the house opposite.

"Third Aunt, Third Uncle hasn't gotten up yet?"

Seeing the three aunts preparing breakfast, Ye Wenwu asked casually.

"Your third uncle is up, how is Wenwu, what's the matter?"

"Dad, Wenwu came to see you this morning, come here quickly."

As the third aunt called out, the third uncle Yan Bugui's voice came from inside the house.

"Oh, okay, I'll be right there."

When he opened the door, the third uncle Yan Bugui straightened his collar and patted the creases on his body.

"Wenwu, what do you want to talk to me about so early in the morning?"

Ye Wenwu smiled naively and said a little embarrassedly:

"Uncle, aren't my two uncles here? I'm going to go with them to my grandfather's house to see what's going on. But, you know we only have one bicycle at home, one for three people. If it were a child, it would be ok, but we three are adults, so isn't it shameless to ask you to borrow a bicycle?"

The third uncle Yan Bugui did not agree immediately. Instead, he looked at Zhang Liguo and Zhang Lijun standing at the door, and then took care of his bicycle on the corridor. It was indeed as Ye Wenwu said, these three people could not ride a bicycle.

But thinking that if I lent my bicycle to Ye Wenwu in the morning, I would have to run to school, I said hesitantly:

"Wenwu, it's not that I don't want to lend it to you, it's mainly because I have to go to work in the morning, look at this..."

"Uncle, I'm not lending you this for free. I need this car for at least four or five days. I'll give you 5 dollars. Can you lend it to me for five days? You're not afraid that I'll run away, are you? My family is all here, so I'm sure I won't run away."

Of course Ye Wenwu knew what Third Uncle Yan Bugui was thinking. Third Uncle Yan Bugui was obsessed with making money, and he would definitely agree to your request as long as there was an advantage to be gained.

When Yan Bugui heard Ye Wenwu say that it was not a free loan but a fee of 5 yuan, his eyes lit up. Although he needed to walk to school every day for these 5 days, the 5 yuan he could earn was equivalent to a month's food allowance.

"Wenwu, this is so embarrassing." Although the third uncle Yan Bugui said sorry, his hands did not stop at all. He quickly grabbed the 5 yuan, rubbed his body and put it into his pocket.

Seeing that the third uncle Yan Bugui agreed, "Then I will take the bicycle away, and return it to you in 5 days. Don't worry, you won't be missing a single part. If there is a part missing, I will compensate you."

After saying that, he picked up the bicycle next to him and walked home with his uncles.

Seeing their nephew borrow a bicycle from the opposite house, both uncle Zhang Liguo and uncle Zhang Lijun were a little surprised.

"Wenwu, is he so confident in lending you his bicycle?"

After all, a bicycle costs several hundred dollars and is a big item, so no one would be willing to lend it to you.

"Hey, this is Yan Bugui, the third uncle of our Hongxing Courtyard. He always likes to take advantage of small opportunities. How could he borrow it for free? I gave him 5 yuan."

"What? Five yuan. Wenwu, we don't want the bicycle anymore. Your uncle and I can run back. You need the five yuan back. It will take a long time to eat. Why is it so expensive to borrow a bicycle? It's not worth it."

Hearing that Ye Wenwu rented a bicycle for 5 yuan, both of them looked distressed. Not only did they feel sorry for the 5 yuan, but they also felt sorry for their nephew's life. They were extremely worried.

"My two uncles, there are a lot of things going on today. Things that can be solved with money are not a problem. Besides, I have a work target. When the time comes, I will also go to work in the factory and earn dozens of dollars a month."

"The most important thing for us now is to go to my parents' place first, and then I have something to discuss with you, and I may need a bicycle at that time."

Seeing that Ye Wenwu was still very persistent and had given all the money, the two uncles no longer insisted. They followed Ye Wenwu on their bicycles and bought some paper money, fruits and wine. Of course, all the money was paid by Ye Wenwu himself, and he did not ask his two uncles to pay.

When he arrived at the grave of his original body's parents, Ye Wenwu felt a lump in his throat for some reason, and he began to cry unconsciously and knelt down.

The two uncles were also there, looking at the grave in front of them with tears in their eyes.

When Ye Wenwu felt that he could move, he found that an hour had passed. He then asked his two uncles to sit beside him. He was ready to tell his two honest uncles about his plan. The first thing was to get their consent. The second was to make the interests involved clear.

No matter what, I have to fill this big loophole today.