The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

New Year’s Eve has arrived in a blink of an eye. The sun is shining brightly, which seems to herald a new life and beauty in the coming year.

New Year, New Atmosphere. In the past two years, people have lived a better life, living and working in peace and contentment, no longer suffering from war and displacement. Although they cannot eat meat every day, they are not hungry, and they can eat meat occasionally, so they still care about the most important traditional festival, the New Year.

In the courtyard, every household starts busy early in the morning.

Especially those who work in the steel mill, they are all so happy that they can't stop smiling, which makes people envious. Although there are only two days off this year and they have to go back to work on the second day of the Chinese New Year, Lou Zhenhua is generous in terms of workers' welfare, giving each worker two kilograms of pork and ten kilograms of flour, which is far ahead of other factories.

In the former Soviet Union, the welfare is second to none.

Of course, Shengli Canning Factory is a small factory and is not included. With just that few workers, Chang Wei beat them up for a while, and each worker in the factory was given two cans of braised meat, two cans of braised pork offal, two cans of luncheon meat, two cans of fruit, and a set of pig offal. If a big factory did this, the boss would be heartbroken.

The point is that Chang Wei feels that it is a bit unreasonable for the workers to not even have food to eat during the New Year as they are the ones making the canned food.

Every household in the Siheyuan was very busy, but there were always exceptions. The He family in the middle courtyard was deserted. Since He Daqing left, the door had only been opened a few times. He Yuzhu came back once a month, and He Yushui lived in the cross courtyard of the Chang family, so this side was empty and the house was covered with dust.

However, early this morning, He Yuzhu came back. Instead of going home, he went straight to the Chang family's courtyard and knocked on the gate.

Chang Wei came out to open the door, and seeing that it was Sha Zhu, he stepped aside to invite him in. "Zhu is here, come in quickly, Yu Shui has already gotten up."

I thought to myself that Shazhu was taking Xiao Yushui to have a family reunion.

He Yuzhu handed over the bag of pheasants and said, "Brother Wei, I won't go in.

My master and I went to help in the kitchen, and they gave us two live pheasants. I heard from Yu Shui that my sister-in-law was pregnant, so I made her some soup to nourish her body. "

Okay, I was thinking wrong.

Chang Wei nodded and smiled, then continued without any hesitation, "Thank you for being so thoughtful, Zhuzi. Why don't you come in and sit down and watch the rain."

He Yuzhu smiled. He knew that He Yushui raised by the Chang family was much better than when her father was alive. She was plump and fair, and her clothes were nice and decent. "I just saw her a few days ago. Her face has grown fat. I'll take her out for a walk tomorrow when we have a day off. This is the bad thing about being a cook. We are busier when others are on holiday."

"No holiday?"

"Let me go. I'm just an apprentice and don't have to be on duty. I can rest after I finish my work this afternoon."

"How is Uncle He doing lately?" Chang Wei asked casually.

Since he was not here to bring Xiao Yushui, the pheasant must have been sent by He Daqing and asked He Yuzhu to deliver it. Otherwise, it was impossible to expect a boy, who was at such a heartless age, to think of sending such gifts.

"He's like that. Brother Wei, it's almost time. I have to go back to prepare the food." He Yuzhu smiled, touched the back of his head and said goodbye.

"Then wait a moment."

As he said that, Chang Wei walked into the kitchen, took out a plate of pig offal, some apples and a bunch of grapes from his portable space, put them in a bag, turned around and handed them to He Yuzhu.

"We are going back to the village today and will not eat here. You will have to eat and drink when you come back. You can take this home and keep it for later use. Just soak the pig offal in water. It has been processed. Don't worry about the rain. Take it out for a walk after you have a rest. Don't get rusty with it."

He knew that He Daqing was still in Sijiu City. Who told He Daqing this? The two of them knew it tacitly.

"Brother Wei, this..." He Yuzhu hesitated. A set of pig offal is more valuable than two pheasants. Why does he feel like he is taking advantage of it?

"Here, I'm a butcher, and this stuff is not good." Chang Wei smiled and stuffed the bag into his hand.

"Okay! Thank you, Brother Wei. I'll be leaving first." He Yuzhu took his things and left happily. He just happened to learn how to make a dish called Nine-Turn Large Intestine and would practice it in the evening.

Chang Wei smiled slightly, closed the door and went back to the house. This is a give and take, and we are not taking advantage of each other.

In the side bedroom, the three Qin sisters, Liu Qing and He Yushui were all dressed neatly. Today, Chang Wei was going to have a reunion dinner in the courtyard of Mentou Hutong.

As soon as they entered the door, He Yushui and Qin Jingru happily clung to Chang Wei and asked excitedly, "Brother Wei, can we really skate later?"

"Of course, the shoes are prepared for you." Chang Wei hugged them and nodded.

The backyard pond in Mentou Hutong is quite large and has already frozen over, so Chen Xueru bought ice skates specially for this purpose.

"Oh~ let's go ice skating!" the two little girls cheered excitedly.

Then the family went out and headed straight for the courtyard in Mentou Hutong.

Xu Huizhen and Chen Xueru had already prepared the New Year's goods and were now preparing the dishes.

On New Year's Eve, Xu Huizhen's tavern and Chen Xueru's silk shop were also closed. The tavern had no business, who would come out to drink lonely wine instead of reuniting with family?

The same goes for silk and satin shops. Those who buy clothes and make clothes have already made preparations. Who would wait until New Year's Eve to buy cloth?

After Chang Wei sent Qin Huairu and the others to Mentou Hutong, he changed his face and went out to pick up Liang Ladi.

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Divide the two ends.

He Yuzhu was carrying the bag home and had just arrived at the central courtyard.

A figure trotted over and plucked the bag in his hand. "Hey! Silly Zhu, you're back? Let me see what you brought."

He Yuzhu grabbed the bag and said with an unhappy look on his face, "Go away, what do you care about what I bring? It has nothing to do with you, Jia Xiaokou."

When Jia Dongxu saw the things in the bag, his eyes instantly turned red. "Wow, you are so generous, Shazhu? You actually bought apples and grapes to eat. Since I have some, why don't you give me an apple to try!"

He knew that the He family brought back a lot of good things every year, so he ran out when he saw Sha Zhu in the house. He thought that Sha Zhu had no one to support him, so he took advantage of him. Unexpectedly, there was not only a pig's offal in the bag, but also fruits. It is not easy to find apples and grapes of such good quality on the market, especially such large crystal grapes, which is the first time I have seen...

Hearing about apples and grapes, He Yuzhu opened it and took a look. It was indeed, the appearance was so good. This was a rare thing. He didn't expect Chang Wei to be able to get this thing. Then he looked at Jia Dongxu with a joking face. "What kind of thing is it that you want to have a share of? According to what you said, your wife should also have a share. I haven't tried it yet. Let Master Zhu try it?"

Is Sha Zhu easy to mess with? No, he is not called a scoundrel for nothing. The moment he speaks, Jia Dongxu is furious.

"Shazhu, you..." Jia Dongxu pointed at him, but he didn't dare to curse him in person. The reason was simple. He couldn't beat Shazhu, even if his whole family was combined. If he dared to curse, he would get beaten up. He didn't have the courage of Xu Damao in the backyard.

"Can't bear to leave? Then why are you still arguing with me about whoever sees it gets a share? Or just go wherever you want." He Yuzhu said jokingly and staggered back home.

He had met Zhang Xiaoyu twice, and the big breasts definitely attracted his attention. Sixteen or seventeen years old is the age when people are curious about matters between men and women, and the face is not as attractive as the protruding parts of the body, and he is more interested in it.

"Bah~ You are so stupid, you will never get married in your life."

After He Yuzhu left, Jia Dongxu went back to the house cursing and muttering to himself.

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