Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

"elder brother!"

As soon as He Yuzhu stepped into the middle courtyard, Yu Shui saw him and shouted in surprise.

She quickly ran towards He Yuzhu, her face full of surprise gradually turning into a tearful face.

Running up to him, Yu Shui reached out and hugged his thighs tightly. Soon, He Yuzhu's pants were wet with tears.

He Yuzhu quickly propped up his bicycle, squatted down, picked up Yu Shui, and comforted her softly.

He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and carefully wiped the tears from her little face.

"Yushui, big brother is back. Stop crying. You're not looking good crying. Let's go in and make something delicious, okay?"

Yushui cried for a while, venting her emotions. After hearing what he said, she grabbed the handkerchief, wiped the tears from her face, and combed her hair.

He Yuzhu looked at her actions and didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You little girl, you are already being conceited!"

Yu Shui rolled her eyes at him and pursed her lips: "What my sister-in-law said is that I should dress myself up beautifully."

"Oh, did Xueru really come to take you out to play?" He Yuzhu saw that she stopped crying, put her on the ground, and said with some surprise.

Yu Shui quickly held him with one hand and nodded happily: "Yes, sister-in-law took me out for a day yesterday. We ate a lot of delicious food."

He Yuzhu reached out and touched her head: "I'll go prepare dinner first, and you go and call Aunt Wang and the others to come over for dinner later."

Yu Shui nodded repeatedly, stuffed the handkerchief back into his pocket, turned around and ran out to continue playing.

He Yuzhu took out a handkerchief and saw that it was covered with tears and snot. He shouted at her, "Hey, you are really naughty!"

The rain turned around and made a face at him, then ran away leaving behind only a string of laughter.

He Yuzhu shook his head slightly, pushed the cart to the kitchen, and began to prepare dinner for today.

As night fell, the living room in the main house in the central courtyard was brightly lit and noisy sounds were heard.

"This glass of wine is for Aunt Wang. You've been troubled by the rain these past few days! I'll drink it first as a token of my respect." He Yuzhu raised the glass to express his gratitude to Aunt Wang.

Aunt Wang waved her hands repeatedly, pointing at the dishes on the table: "Zhu Zi, you are too polite. There are quite a lot of dishes on your table."

He Yuzhu put down his wine glass, touched his nose, looked at the dishes on the table, and could only smile.

These are the materials produced in the blessed land, and he didn't spend a penny on them. Of course, he did spend money on the seeds.

"Aunt Wang, you're right. This is for everyone to have fun together. Let's eat something delicious."

Zhang Baishu sat at the top, looking at the lively scene, feeling very satisfied.

He stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Zhu Zi, let's get started! Look at those little ones, their eyes are hooked."

He Yuzhu turned his head to look and saw that Xiaoyu and Yushui were indeed greedy and their eyes were fixed on the chicken legs on the table.

Li Huailiang, who was standing aside, was a little older and more restrained, but his Adam's apple moved from time to time, revealing his inner thoughts.

He Yuzhu glanced at everyone and nodded: "Old man, you are welcome! Let's start now!"

After he finished speaking, he picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Zhang Baishu and Li Changsheng.

Seeing a few adults start drinking, I knew it was time to start eating.

Yu Shui immediately picked up a piece of braised pork and put it in Xiao Yu's bowl: "Xiao Yu, my brother's braised pork is the best!"

Xiaoyu looked at the pieces of meat in the bowl, smelled the tempting aroma, her chubby little face full of smiles. She waved the chopsticks in her hand and scooped the meat into her mouth.

Xiaoyu's eyes narrowed with joy as she tasted the soft, glutinous and crispy piece of meat.

Aunt Wang looked at Yu Shui's love for Xiao Yu and a look of kindness appeared on her face as she added more food to the two of them.

Zhang Baishu put down his wine glass, picked up a piece of braised pork and chewed it slowly.

"Zhu Zi, why have you been to Shijingshan these days?"

Li Changsheng, who was sitting next to him, also looked at He Yuzhu curiously. He knew that He Yuzhu had to leave for a few days for something, so he asked his wife to help take care of Yu Shui.

He Yuzhu put down his chopsticks when he heard Zhang Baishu's question: "Hi, my friend at the steel mill is having some troubles and needs my help."

"Zhu Zi, isn't he the head of the Zhao family?" Li Changsheng was a little surprised when he heard it.

He Yuzhu glanced at Li Changsheng and poured wine for everyone again.

He nodded and continued, "Brother Cheng is in charge of security work, so there's no need for me to run over to help. But this is also Brother Cheng's friend, so please help him solve some cooking problems."

Li Changsheng nodded after listening and said jokingly: "Zhu Zi, with your skills, it shouldn't be a big problem."

He Yuzhu laughed and raised his glass: "Uncle Li, you've got it. Let's have one!"

"Haha, ok!" Li Changsheng raised his glass and clinked it with him.

Zhang Baishu put down the spoon and felt very satisfied with today's chicken soup.

He looked at He Yuzhu and asked curiously, "Zhuzi, where did you get this chicken? The soup feels especially delicious today."

He Yuzhu didn't expect Zhang Baishu to ask this, but the true situation couldn't be told to anyone.

The chickens he raised in his blessed land have been breeding for countless generations, and the quality of their meat has become even better.

He Yuzhu glanced at the chicken soup, frowned, and said something nonsense: "Grandpa, I went to the suburbs. They happened to drive me back, so I bought a chicken."

Zhang Baishu raised his eyebrows, took a deep look, and said with a smile: "Is that so? Free-range chicken might be better."

He Yuzhu laughed and didn't continue the topic, and quickly added more dishes to Zhang Baizhu.

Seeing him like this, Zhang Baishu smiled and said, "But Zhuzi, what do you think of that girl?"

"Ah?" When He Yuzhu heard Zhang Baishu suddenly ask about this, his hand holding the dish stopped in mid-air.

When Aunt Wang, who was sitting opposite, heard this, her face was filled with excitement and her eyes were fixed on He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu came to his senses and realized that Chen Xueru had brought Yu Shui back yesterday, and the old man had seen her.

"Hey, her name is Chen Xueru, and her family is in the silk and satin business in Suzhou. She now has a silk and satin shop in Qianmen. We haven't started this for long, so I didn't tell you."

Zhang Baishu nodded slightly after hearing this, thinking: "Suzhou? Haha, you are quite quick, that girl looks pretty good."

After hearing Zhang Baishu's words, Aunt Wang couldn't help but wonder, "Zhu Zi, this girl took the rain away and whispered to me. Tell me how you two met."

"Ah, this?" He Yuzhu didn't expect Aunt Wang to be like this, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.

Li Changsheng saw that he was a little embarrassed, so he coughed lightly and winked at Aunt Wang: "Qiao Yun, let's eat!"

Aunt Wang received Li Changsheng's reminder and saw a few children sitting nearby with a curious look on their faces: "Zhu Zi, look at what Aunt Wang said. Let's talk about it in private."

"Zhu Zi, Chang Sheng, let's go! The wine today is good!" Zhang Baishu spoke at the right time to ease the embarrassment.

"Okay! Please do as you like, old man!"

Several people raised their glasses and clinked them, and the party became lively again.