Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Come on, come on, Xu Damao, let's go together."

Erlang can drink quite well now. Even though he cannot drink as much as others, he won’t get drunk after just one glass like he did in the beginning.

It turns out that alcohol tolerance can be acquired through training. The author clearly remembers that when he was in school, a classmate started to get drunk after drinking half a bottle of beer. His legs were not in control and they crossed and swayed back and forth. Since there was nothing to do except for classes, a group of people would often drink together, beer in the summer and white wine in the winter. After a while, in half a semester, the classmate who couldn't drink at the beginning became the one who could drink the most.

"Xu Damao, I did find out, but you can't?"

After drinking a glass of wine, Erleng spoke.

"Erlang, what are you talking about? Why can't I do it?"

After hearing what Erlang said, Xu Damao disagreed, picked up another cup for himself, and then continued: "Erlang, don't worry, today you drink one cup and I drink two cups, it will not be less than you."

Er Leng continued, "Hey, Xu Damao, you misunderstood. I'm not talking about my drinking capacity."

"Not a drinking capacity? That's even more wrong. I'm not bad looking and I have a good job. Apart from the lack of a wife, what else is wrong with me?"

Xu Damao was already drunk and was talking more.

(Xu Damao's age is set as 19 in this book.)

"hey-hey."

Erlang didn't say anything. He just drank a glass of wine and ate some peanuts.

Xu Damao held the wine glass, his eyes a little dazed: "Erlang, what's wrong? Can't you say it?"

Er Leng said, "I'm afraid you'll be embarrassed if I tell you this."

"Tsk, what are you embarrassed about? Tell me."

"Did I really say that?"

"Uh...who...who doesn't say who is the grandson."

Wow, these two are even arguing with each other.

"Come on, come on, let's have a drink before we talk."

"No...if you don't tell me, I won't drink with you."

After Xu Damao finished speaking, he covered the wine glass with his hand.

"Then can I say it?"

"Speak, speak, you must speak today."

Xu Damao became excited.

"Xu Damao, I heard that you were often beaten in your courtyard."

Erlang stopped drinking the wine and drank boiled water instead.

"Nonsense, I'm going to get...beaten? Don't listen to other people's nonsense."

"I'm Xu Damao, and this is what I am in our courtyard."

Xu Damao raised his thumb and pointed at himself.

"I saw it. There is a scar on the back of your head."

Erleng pointed at Xu Damao.

"That...that doesn't count. That stinky cook Shazhu is not a hero for stabbing people in the back."

"Erlang, you come and judge for yourself. That bastard Shazhu took advantage of me and... and the widow Qin... No... No, not the widow, but the young wife."

Xu Damao is having trouble speaking now.

"Wait a minute, I'm going to go to the bathroom and I'll come back and talk to you."

Speaking of his young wife, Xu Damao actually showed an intoxicated expression on his face. He was probably thinking of his lover again.

After going out, when Xu Damao came back, he was much more sober and he no longer staggered when he walked.

Liu Guozheng understood that the guy had vomited, a trick that people who often drink know. When he saw that he couldn't hold on any longer, he went to the bathroom, cleared his throat, and vomited everything out. The effect was surprisingly good.

This method is not recommended. It can be used occasionally, but not frequently, as it has a great impact on the stomach and esophagus.

"Hey, Erlang, let me tell you, the young wife in our courtyard is really top-notch."

When talking about his young wife, Xu Damao was beaming with joy.

"Xu Damao, what we were talking about just now was the issue of Sha Zhu beating you, not the young wife."

Erlang poured a glass of water for Xu Damao.

"You don't know this, right? When talking about Sha Zhu, we have to talk about the little wife, and when talking about the little wife, we have to talk about Brother Zheng."

"I said Xu Damao, why did you bring this up with Brother Zheng?"

Erlang didn't understand, but Liu Guozheng understood that he might be the catalyst for Qin Huairu's evolution.

"Last week, last week, didn't our village send Jia Dongxu to jail?"

"I heard that Brother Zheng put in a lot of effort. Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu really hated Brother Zheng."

"Especially Jia Zhang. When they mention Zheng Ge, they will immediately summon Old Jia. Oh, Old Jia is Jia Dongxu's father. They summon Old Jia to take Zheng Ge away."

"Erlang, Brother Zheng, don't you think this is nonsense? If Old Jia is really summoned back, the first person to be taken away will definitely be that fat old woman Jia Zhang. She is really a piece of shit and scolds whoever she catches."

After taking a sip of water, Xu Damao poured himself another glass of wine.

"Xu Damao, you are getting off topic. What I want to ask is why did Sha Zhu hit you?"

Erlang didn't care about Jia Zhang and the young wife, and he didn't know them.

"Hey, don't be impatient."

"When I came back that day, I saw Qin Huairu washing clothes by the sink. When she saw me coming into the yard, she asked me to help her wring the clothes. I had good intentions and agreed based on the mentality of helping neighbors."

"Who knew that Shazhu, that stinky cook, saw me. Erleng, you don't know, Shazhu is a fool. He misunderstood me and thought I was flirting with his sister Qin, so he hit me on the back of the head with a stick. Fortunately, the stick was not thick, otherwise I would not have been able to get any benefit."

After saying that, Xu Damao touched the back of his head, with a hint of anger on his face.

"No, Damao, you said you helped someone's young wife, how did you help her?"

The third brother, who had been silent, couldn't help but wonder, helping the neighbors was a good thing, so why did he get beaten?

"Oh, Third Brother, oh, I feel wronged!"

Speaking of this, Xu Damao burst into tears.

Looking at this, Liu Guozheng seemed to understand something. Either Xu Damao took advantage of the situation or was tricked by Qin Huairu.

To explain why Xu Damao was framed, to put it bluntly, the cause of this incident was Xu Damao himself.

According to the beastly logic, Xu Damao would definitely be considered one of the culprits that caused Jia Dongxu to go to prison.

In other words, if Xu Damao had not brought back the pig head, Xu Fugui's fragrant oil would not have been revealed.

Without fragrant oil, the so-called ancestor of the courtyard, the deaf old lady, would not appear.

There would be no confrontation between Yi Zhonghai and Xu Fugui.

It would not arouse Yi Zhonghai's intention to enhance his own prestige under the guise of improving the food for everyone in the courtyard.

Finally, they found the Xu father and son, but they disagreed.

This is how Jia Dongxu, Sha Zhu, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiecheng came to Xiwang New Village to buy meat.

What followed was that Jia Dongxu made false accusations, was then sued, spoke without restraint in court, and finally got himself sent to jail.

"Xu Damao, you can't say you feel wronged. You just say you feel wronged when you get beaten. Tell me, how did you help?"

Not to mention the third brother is curious, the second brother is even more curious.

Xu Damao wiped his tears and said, "That's right. When I was helping to twist the clothes, I used too much force and pulled Qin Huairu into my arms."

"Hahaha."

"Da Mao, you idiot, don't you know how strong you are?"

"You must have been tricked."

Erleng said very affirmatively.