Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Boss, are you really not going to ask Jie Cheng to get up and eat?"

"Don't shout. It's just right that he doesn't eat. It saves a meal."

Yan Bugui had spoken, so Yang Ruihua had nothing more to say. She didn't have time to stay at home now. She had to leave after dinner. Even if there was no work, she would go to the neighborhood committee in advance. Many jobs were done by finding people through the neighborhood committee. There were advantages to going early.

Yan Jiefang and his two siblings would not say anything. In the Yan family, there was no so-called sibling love or brotherly love. There was only calculation between them. If someone didn't eat, the rest of the people would naturally get more food so that they wouldn't go hungry.

After everyone at home had finished their meal and left, Yan Jiecheng got up.

This guy was woken up by hunger. His body was lacking in nutrition, and his normal food didn't have much oil or fat. Plus, the weather was cold, which made him even more hungry.

Yan Jiecheng did not look for food at home. He knew very well that he was not invited to eat, and it was impossible for him to be left with food alone.

He went straight to the office, bought a few sausages, returned home, poured a cup of hot water, ate and drank, and then went back to sleep.

I slept until about five in the afternoon, time to get off work.

The courtyard began to become noisy. It wasn't crowded, but there were groups of people, some coming back from get off work, some doing odd jobs. As the wives started to cook, the gentlemen gathered under the veranda, smoking and chatting.

"I heard that Cui Dake and Qin Huairu are going to hold a wedding banquet tomorrow."

"Erlu, who told you that? I heard they weren't planning on having a banquet."

"You are behind the times. This is the latest news for me."

"Does that mean we can have a good meal?"

"Don't even think about it. Cui Dake is only going to set up two tables, one for the colleagues in the cafeteria who have a good relationship with him, and the other for a few leaders."

"No way, there are still people in Qin Huairu's family, and Cui Dake's parents are also alive and well. Aren't they coming?"

"It's not that I won't come, it's that Cui Dake didn't tell his family at all."

"why?"

"I married a widow, so I can't afford to lose her."

"I say, kid, keep your voice down, it's not good for others to hear you."

"If we don't sit at the table during the day, can we have the wedding wine in the evening?"

"It seems not."

"Then go and ask for it. We can save on the gift."

"Yes, if any of you want to improve your life, you can go to the office to buy sausages. There are starch sausages and pure meat sausages. If you think they are too expensive, there are also cheap sheep and beef offal. There are even cheaper large bones. You can eat them yourself with your own money. How great."

"That's right. With this office, poor people like us can improve our lives from time to time."

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While these people were chatting in the corridor, Sha Zhu came back with a gloomy face, carrying two lunch boxes. He went straight back to the house without talking to anyone.

Sha Zhu thought he had let it go, but when he heard that Cui Dake and Qin Huairu were going to have a wedding banquet at the factory, he felt a dull pain in his heart. After all, he had wasted the past ten years.

"Shazhu, can I exchange some food for you two? Can we have a drink?"

Yan Jiecheng took two sausages and knocked on Sha Zhu's door.

"Yan Jiecheng, can you drink alcohol in this state?"

Sha Zhu didn't refuse. He might as well drink alone, and it would be nice to have someone to keep him company. Besides, his relationship with Yan Jiecheng during these days could not be said to be good or bad.

"This is all trivial."

Yan Jiecheng not only took two sausages, but also brought the two wild carrots.

When Sha Zhu saw what Yan Jiecheng had, he didn't say anything, but he was quite satisfied in his heart. This Yan Jiecheng finally learned to bring something when he went out to drink with others.

It was just right to have sausage. Today all the dishes in the factory were vegetarian, so Sha Zhu made some fried sausage and radish. The main idea was to be casual. When cooking at home, of course you just cook whatever is available.

"Come on, Shazhu, let's go together."

"Okay, done."

Sha Zhu was feeling depressed and wanted to drink, so of course he wouldn't refuse. After the two of them drank three glasses of wine in a row, they started talking more.

"Silly Zhu, can you tolerate this?"

"Yan Jiecheng, what's the matter? You are drunk and talking nonsense."

"Pretend to be confused? Pretend not to see? Pretend not to hear?"

"Yan Jiecheng, can you still drink this wine? If not, go back to sleep."

Sha Zhu has come to his senses and understood what Yan Jiecheng meant.

"Silly Zhu, I'm serious. How about we find a chance to beat that guy up?"

"You dare?"

"Silly Zhu, it's useless for me to dare. I'm as thin as a stick now. A strong wind can blow me away."

"That's it."

"No, I'm speaking up for you."

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's drink."

As the saying goes, drinking to drown your sorrows only makes you more sorrowful. Sha Zhu was already upset, and Yan Jiecheng had been constantly provoking him. But Sha Zhu was not stupid. Even if he wanted to take revenge, he couldn't do so at this time. As long as Cui Dake was beaten at night, the first suspect would probably be him, Sha Zhu.

Yan Jiecheng, with a wretched look on his face, held up his wine glass and asked, "If you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. Silly Zhu, are you still going tonight?"

"You don't want your life?"

Shazhu really didn't expect that Yan Jiecheng was really addicted. His body was in such a mess, but he didn't think about how to take care of his body and was still thinking about things between men and women. He was just risking his life for whoring.

"Silly Zhu, you can drink, but don't curse me."

"I'm telling the truth. How can I curse you? The doctor has said that you are seriously ill. If you don't exercise moderation, you may die."

"A quack, absolutely a quack. After taking the medicine today, I feel much better. My waist is no longer sore and I have more strength."

"What medicine is so magical?"

"If you want, I'll give you two."

"I'm in good health, I don't need that stuff. Medicine is poisonous, you should be more careful."

"Silly Zhu, why are you being so nagging now? Just tell me whether you are going or not and that's it."

"Don't go."

Sha Zhu is not really stupid, he was really scared last night, if Yan Jiecheng really died there, he can't get away with it. Afterwards, Sha Zhu also thought about it, he would not go with Yan Jiecheng in the future, the risk is too great, he can't handle this.

"Silly Zhu, you are really good at cooking. It's a pity that your skills are wasted because no woman is interested in you."

When Yan Jiecheng said this, Shazhu's face turned dark, and he thought to himself: Damn it, if you have nothing to say, don't try to find something to say.

"Yan Jiecheng, why don't we just leave it at that? I feel a little dizzy. Can we drink another day?"

"Silly Zhu, you feel dizzy after just a few drinks. I think you are weaker than me."

"Okay, I'm weak, I'm weak."

Sha Zhu understood that Yan Jiecheng had drunk too much and couldn't drink any more. Thinking of this, Sha Zhu helped Yan Jiecheng up and decided to send him home.

When he opened the door, he saw Qin Huairu raising her hand and preparing to knock on the door.

Sha Zhu just stood there in a daze.