Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

As soon as Sha Zhu and He Lai stepped into the courtyard, they saw everyone waiting for them in the middle courtyard.

Sha Zhu was dragged by Xu Damao to inspect the food ingredients. Every household in the yard had produced something.

The men were chatting together, waiting for the meal to start. There was no other way, no one else had the cooking skills, and who asked He Daqing to cook for Xiao Laizi? This was a strong enough reason.

Everyone knew that the fish was caught by He Lai. With Sha Zhu's arrival, he became the backbone, and with the help of a few young people, they started cooking soon!

He Lai handed the purchased ingredients to He Daqing. After all, this was his home place. There were only a few women and children, plus a deaf old lady, and no one else. After all, the He family provided the ingredients themselves, and no one else gave them.

He Daqing quickly prepared the dishes, all of which looked delicious. He Lai also asked He Daqing to take three fish away, fearing that there would not be enough. He Daqing did not hesitate and took the fish to the Central Court to test Sha Zhu's cooking skills.

On He Lai's side, Wu Juan, Aunt Yi, Aunt Xu, Aunt Li, a deaf old lady and three children, and Xu Zhaodi, sat in a row and started eating.

When He Lai brought the rain, Zhao Di started to eat the pig's trotters, and she never got tired of eating them. It must be said that He Daqing's cooking skills were really good, and the deaf old lady also kept praising He Lai. Everyone knew that this was the change brought by He Lai.

He Lai just hopes that the deaf old lady will not influence others at that time, and let Yi Zhonghai use her as a tool to respect the elderly and love the young to achieve his goal.

The three little ones didn’t have much fighting power and only touched the food a few times, after all, their stomachs were there.

Zhaodi found her mother. Yu Shui hesitated for a moment and then threw herself into Aunt Yi's arms. He Lai was pulled into Wu Juan's arms. The women's chat was all about family matters and was boring.

After a while, He Lai winked at Xiao Yushui and pulled Zhaodi to the central courtyard.

The central courtyard was bustling with people sitting at four tables. Sha Zhu and his friends also set up a table nearby. Xiao Yushui found He Daqing among the crowd. He Daqing immediately wiped his mouth and hugged his daughter in his arms.

He Daqing dotes on his daughter very much and basically responds to her every request, although the things he gives her are not much. He will try his best to satisfy her if he can.

Compared to Shazhu, don't be too hypocritical. You've never played with Yushui. Unlike many daughters in other families who are money-losing and have endless work to do, Yushui basically doesn't do any work at home.

If He Daqing hadn't left, Yushui would have been able to grow up without worries. Even if he had left, he would have sent her 10 yuan without fail. You have to know that the average consumption was 5 yuan in those days. Besides, Yushui was just a child. This money could have allowed her to live a good life, but things are unpredictable.

Xiao Yushui also clung to her father, and He Daqing asked his daughter if she wanted to eat something more. Xiao Yushui just lay in He Daqing's arms, unusually quiet.

Zhaodi didn't dare to go near Xu Fugui, after all, she was not favored. She followed He Lai to Shazhu's table and sat down next to him.

"Little Laizi, how about taking everyone fishing together tomorrow?"

Yi Zhonghai suggested that after all, everyone knew that He Lai had fishing skills. Everyone immediately quieted down when they heard this, and they all hoped that he could take them with him.

He Lai heard this and said, "No problem, uncles, aunts, and brothers, you can go if you are willing. I am willing to share the method I know with everyone!"

"Well done, Xiao Laizi. Come on, everyone, cheer for our Xiao Laizi..." Yi Zhonghai continued.

There was a burst of applause immediately. After all, this was a real benefit. If you had this trick, you wouldn't have to worry about going hungry.

"Little Laizi, look, everyone has finished eating. Why don't you tell everyone about fishing?" A middle-aged man spoke first.

"Okay, I'll go get the ingredients for making the bait first." He turned around and said to Sha Zhu, "Brother Zhu, take me to your kitchen."

He Lai said that the things at Sha Zhu's house could be used just the same, after all, there had been a little rain.

"Okay, let's go." Sha Zhu didn't say anything.

After a while, they came into the room with all kinds of things. He Lai put the plate on the table and began to explain.

"My method may be a bit wasteful of food, but it works well. First of all, you need to make a bait before fishing. What is making a bait?

It means throwing food into the water to attract fish to eat. The more fish you attract, the greater your chances of catching fish, so I think the food is the key.

This is the grain and corn I used. You can also use cornmeal. If you want corn, chop it up and add some distiller's grains. You can also use your own white wine and some sesame oil and mix it well.

The purpose is to better attract fish. Generally, we use earthworms to fish, but you can also use tender corn to fish, which is also very effective. I have finished. Thank you."

He Lai looked embarrassed. After all, this level could only be considered a novice in the eyes of future generations.

However, everyone in the compound was thinking about the feasibility of this method. After all, people like Yan Fugui who only know how to use earthworms for free would have to think about it for a long time. It's such a waste of food, I can't bear it.

"Oh, by the way, if you want to catch grass carp like Damao, you need to prepare a good rod. An ordinary rod won't be able to handle the force. If the rod breaks or the line breaks, you can't blame me.

As for how to catch grass carp, you can ask Brother Damao, he caught a lot today!"

He Lai finally tricked Xu Damao.

This caused an uproar, and everyone was asking whether Xu Damao was real and asked him to quickly tell them the method.

Xu Damao was now confused and said that the method of fishing grass carp was very simple. Just put a few reeds in the water and observe whether there are any fish coming to eat the grass. If there are any fish, just hook them and that's it.

No one believed that they could catch big fish just like that, and asked Xu Damao to explain every step clearly.

He Lai secretly took Xiao Yushui from He Daqing and slipped back to the backyard. The people in the backyard had already dispersed and returned to their homes.

Wu Juan carefully took the rain water and asked softly, "He Lai, do you want to take a bath?" He Lai shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to take a bath. Seeing this, Wu Juan took the rain water into the bathroom to wash up.

He Lai secretly sighed in his heart that his mother was so caring towards Yu Shui, as if she was her own daughter, while he himself was like an outsider.

But it’s okay, I just want to enjoy my free time. After all, I am still an adult in my heart, so I will just let my mother tie my wife down tightly.

Thinking of this, He Lai stopped worrying about it. He quickly washed his face, brushed his teeth, and prepared to go to bed.

He knew in his heart that something unexpected might happen tomorrow! He should quickly gather his strength to face the unknown challenges. With his thoughts drifting, He Lai gradually fell asleep...