The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

Xu Huizhen looked at Liu Lan and asked, "Girl, what do you want to do?"

Liu Lan thought about it and said with a smile, "Sister Huizhen, I want to learn cooking so that Brother Wei and the sisters can eat the meals I cook every day."

What she really wants now is to crawl into someone's bed, but it is impossible. She is too young and Chang Wei will not agree. He won't even give her a chance to push her butt.

Tian Zao immediately suggested, "Girl, do you want to learn cooking? That's easy. Just ask Uncle Gui to teach you. Although he's not as good as the top chefs, he's also a famous chef."

Keeping a little cook at home? This is possible. Chang Wei looked at Liu Qing and asked for her opinion. "Sister Qing, what do you think?"

Liu Qing thought it was okay. Although the mother and daughter were not as good-looking and talented as others, Chang Wei still spoiled them. But they had no other great talents, so it was good for them to take on the indispensable logistics of the family. "If the eldest girl wants to learn, then let her learn. It's just right that there will be more people in the family in the future, and someone will have to take care of them."

Chang Wei made the decision. "Okay, that's settled. The girl will go to the welfare home to learn cooking. I'll go talk to Uncle Gui. Huizhen, starting tomorrow, you should give Cai Quanwu a little more salary so that he can be more busy and you can do less."

After dinner, they set up their table in the backyard, sat together in the sun, chatted, ate fruit, and watched Xian Yi leading the two well-fed little girls to skate happily. The family was feeling very comfortable.

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Easy home.

Yi Zhonghai and the three members of the Jia family sat together at the dinner table, which was quite warm.

Four dishes and a soup were prepared, and after Gao Shuzhen brought some food back to the deaf old lady, they started eating.

Jia Dongxu seemed to have come to his senses and picked up some food for Yi Zhonghai. "Master, please eat this."

Yi Zhonghai nodded happily with a smile on his face. "Well, Dongxu, Xiaoyu, you guys eat too."

Zhang Xiaoyu showed her filial piety by picking up food for Gao Shuzhen and coaxing her master's wife with a smile.

Jia Zhang was not polite. It was a rare occasion for her to have rice at noon, and she gobbled it up as if no one was around.

Except for Jia Zhang's ugly eating manners, the rest of the meal was harmonious and warm.

evening.

The sun sets and the temperature drops. Chang Wei leads the girls to move to the warm bedroom, where they prepare to make dumplings together.

The noodles and meat filling have been prepared in advance. Just mix the cabbage and pork and add the seasonings.

Everyone was chatting while making dumplings, but there were two naughty little girls who would pinch some dough from time to time and knead it in their hands. They refused to change even after being spanked by Liu Qing.

Xu Huizhen still had a solution. She handed each of them a small piece of noodles and said with a smile, "You two girls, be good. I'll teach you how to use the noodles in your hands. How about grilling them and adding some seasoning? It's delicious."

"Okay~" The two little girls became interested as soon as they heard it and answered in unison.

There is strength in numbers, and each person can make 20 or 30 of them.

After finishing, Xu Huizhen took the two little girls to the stove to roast noodles.

Use a clean branch to roll the dough into long strips, wrap them along the branch, and then the three of them roast the noodles with great interest...

It was roasted directly over fire, so of course the surface was black. But the two little girls ate the roasted noodles they made themselves with relish, and they felt like little cats.

This caused everyone to laugh.

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Siheyuan!

He Yuzhu returned home, washed a pig's offal and put it in the pot to prepare for the water, and took advantage of the free time to go to the deaf old lady in the backyard. "Old lady, don't let Aunt Gao cook for you tonight, I'll call you when the meal is ready."

My mother reminded me when she was alive, and my father also reminded me before he passed away, to send some food to the old lady when they had time, and to invite her home for a meal during the holidays. The old lady has always loved me and treated me very well since I was a child.

The deaf old lady was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. "My good grandson is back. OK, I'll go to your place for dinner tonight."

Because he is a distant relative of He Yuzhu's mother, and the old lady has no children, no partner, and is a lonely old woman, so she has always treated Shazhu as her own grandson, showing unwarranted favoritism. Of course, there is a purpose, thinking that someone will help him break the pot, which is a normal idea.

"It's settled then. I'll go back first."

After that, He Yuzhu went out, returned home, drained the pig offal, and began to stew it. While stewing, he chopped the meat he brought back into stuffing and prepared to make dumplings.

Jia family,

Under the guidance of Zhang Xiaoyu, Jia Dongxu showed great filial piety and went to the Yi family early in the afternoon to help make dumplings.

However, Jia Zhang was sleeping at home. After having a full meal at Yi Zhonghai's house at noon, she fell asleep immediately after returning home, waiting for the ready-made food.

Suddenly, the aroma of braised food wafted over, and Jia Zhang sat up suddenly.

She climbed aside the curtain and looked out, and saw the smoke rising from the He family's kitchen. She knew that Sha Zhu had returned and was cooking something delicious. It was rare that she did not think of taking advantage of him, and she muttered, "I wonder what delicious food this fatherless and motherless Sha Zhu will cook..." and then fell asleep again.

Life has been good in the past two years, and it is the most important festival in the eyes of Chinese people. Families from all households gather together warmly to make dumplings. Even Yan Bugui generously bought a pound of meat to make dumplings.

Lou family.

Lou Zhenhua's trip to Tianjin was very smooth. More than a dozen factories, big and small, were successfully sold in Tianjin and the city. He only had a few shops left, which were no longer important.

Moreover, the other members of the Lou family have been sent away one after another along with their property as planned...

Why did the benefits of the steel mill increase this year? It was because the steel mill was in the hands of the Lou family and it was the last New Year and the last benefit. The steel mill had already signed the contract, and it would be officially renamed on the 15th day after the New Year.

However, in the business circle, Lou Zhenhua's reputation as a prodigal son was widely spread. He did not engage in good manufacturing business, but chose to engage in transportation, especially risky sea transportation. In the end, he gave up halfway and returned empty-handed...

Whether he is really a prodigal son or not, just like Tan Yali said, we'll see who laughs last.

In the evening, Lou Zhenhua and his family of three had a warm New Year's Eve dinner. Although it was not as lively as in previous years, there were not so many rules. Instead, it was particularly relaxing and comfortable.

Lou Xiao'e took a sip of the juice. "Mom and Dad, I'm full."

Tan Yali said lovingly. "Don't you want to eat more? There will be your favorite sweet soup later."

Lou Xiao'e giggled. "Mom, I don't want to drink anymore. Brother Awei said that eating too much sweet food is not good for you. I'll just go back to my room and eat some fruit that Brother Awei brought me."

Tan Yali chuckled. "Girl, you probably like to eat fruit, right? This is someone who likes to give fruit..."

Lou Xiao'e smiled sweetly and answered openly, "Of course I like Brother Awei, hehe~, Mom and Dad, I'm going back to my room first."

"go Go!"

Lou Xiao'e ran upstairs happily and turned back to ask, "Mom and Dad, can I go play with Brother Awei tomorrow?"

Lou Zhenhua smiled and said, "How can someone come to visit on the first day of the Lunar New Year?"

"When can that happen?"

Tan Yali continued. "On the second day of the New Year, Awei will definitely go back to the village. On the third day, he will probably visit relatives and friends. Let's go in a few days! He won't run away anymore."

"All right!"

Lou Xiao'e went back to her room with a pout, obviously dissatisfied with the answer.

Lou Zhenhua took a sip of wine and said casually, "Didn't this girl just go to Awei's place yesterday?"

Tan Yali smiled like an auntie. "You don't know what your daughter is like. She has always been clingy since she was young. Now she wants to be clingy with Awei 24 hours a day to be happy."

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