Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

After school, He Lai found that the spinach and cabbage planted in the yard before the New Year had grown, and the radish didn't seem to grow. He immediately took a knife and cut 2 cabbages and a spinach. Fresh ingredients must be delicious.

I took it to the kitchen and worked on it for a while, and based on my memory, I fried two large plates of the food. The wild boar meat was crispy and fragrant.

He Lai filled a large bowl with half of a dish and went to Li Dawa's house. Only Grandma Li and Little Stone were at home. Grandma Li took a bite and said it was delicious. He Lai immediately gave her half and ran to the next house.

Grandma Li wiped away her grandson's hand that was reaching for the bowl and put the dish in the cupboard to be put together with other dishes later.

When they arrived at the deaf old lady's house, Aunt Yi was chatting and warming herself by the fire as usual, when she saw He Lai coming over with a bowl.

"Old lady, Aunt Yi, come and try the dishes I made. Grandma Li said they were delicious. I'll bring some for you to try."

When the deaf old lady heard that there was food to eat, she immediately burst into smiles. Aunt Yi took two pairs of chopsticks from the cupboard, each picked up a piece, and frowned for a moment, but soon both of them regained their expressions of enjoying the food.

"Well, not bad, not bad. Xiao Laizi can cook now."

The deaf old lady said with a smile.

"Then eat more. I made a lot. I'll get it for you after you finish eating." He Lai said happily.

"Save it for dinner later. I just ate some cakes. I can't stand eating it again at night." The deaf old lady answered without leaving a trace.

"Okay, that's it. I'll leave first. I want to give it to Brother Damao to try!" He said and ran away.

"Water, water, hurry up." The deaf old lady saw He Lai coming out and immediately couldn't hold any more water. Aunt Yi also immediately scooped two bowls of water. After they drank, she said, "I'll go get some water later, it's still edible."

"Hey, it's good that you have this kind of filial piety. Let us enjoy our life." The deaf old lady lay back in the rocking chair.

Came to Xu Damao's house.

"Brother Damao, Sister Zhaodi, let's go to my house for dinner."

"Hey, what's going on? Did Shazhu bring back some delicious food?"

"Don't ask, it must be delicious. Come on, sister Zhaodi, hold your brother's hand." He Lai took Xu Zhaodi and walked towards their own yard.

"Bah, bah, bah."

"Come on, brother, it's salty!"

He Lai was stunned for a moment and also tasted it.

“It seems to be a little bit salty.”

Xu Damao rolled his eyes and said, "You're not as good as me."

He Lai then remembered that wild boar meat was pickled, so of course it was salty. Damn it, he was deceived by two groups of people.

"Ahhhh!" a scream rang out.

Grandma Li, Aunt Yi, and the deaf old lady all smiled slightly.

"How about draining the water a few times?"

"Let's try it!"

The two of them did what they said, and after a few rounds of water, they finally talked. Xu Zhaodi picked up a piece of meat and started eating.

"Come on, brother, it's delicious!"

"Okay, Sister Zhaodi, you eat the meat and I'll give you the steamed buns."

"Brother Damao, come, eat more spinach and cabbage. They're just grown in my yard. They're very fresh." As he spoke, he picked out the vegetables and started eating some cabbage.

"Don't mention it, this fresh stuff tastes better than the one in the cellar." Xu Damao said with emotion.

"That's because I cooked it well, Sister Zhaodi, you're not going to tell me, right?!"

“Mmm, mmm, delicious!”

"Hey, that's it."

Wu Juan came back pushing the bicycle and Xiao Yushui. When they entered the house, they saw He Lai lying on the rocking chair, patting his belly.

"Come on, brother, what are you eating? I want to eat too."

Xiao Yushui took He Lai's hand and said.

"Well, it's nothing. I just ate some of the cabbages grown in the yard. Yu Shui, do you want to eat some? There's still half a head in the kitchen. I'll cook it for you now." Yu Shui quickly agreed and offered to help He Lai light the fire.

The two walked into the kitchen. Wu Juan looked at them with a smile, drank a sip of water and lay down on the rocking chair, "Little guy, you are so full and still cooking. I will make you eat it later." She smiled and closed her eyes.

This time He Lai summed up his experience and tasted the dish to see if it was salty before taking it out of the pot. Fortunately, it was completed smoothly.

Xiao Yushui commented that the dishes without lunch boxes were delicious. "Damn it, little girl, just wait."

Wu Juan and Xiao Yushui sat at the dining table, eating the food in their lunch boxes with great relish. Wu Juan looked at the dish of pork and cabbage and laughed secretly in her heart. She pushed the dish in front of him and smiled, signaling him to eat quickly.

He Lai touched his bloated stomach and felt helpless. He really couldn't eat anymore.

He had no choice but to use a roundabout tactic. He stood up and walked behind his mother, stepped on the small stool next to him, and began to gently massage his mother's shoulders with both hands, as if to say, "As long as you don't ask me to stop, I will keep massaging you like this."

Wu Juan felt He Lai's caring service and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. She closed her eyes and enjoyed the comfort of this moment.

At the same time, she was secretly thinking in her heart, how can she make her eldest son willingly work for her next time?

Trust between people is like this, it is gradually built up through day-to-day interactions, but it may also slowly disappear due to some trivial things.

Wu Juan couldn't help but sigh, it turned out that living frugally might not always lead to good results!

Sure enough, in the next few days, every time Wu Juan came back, she either had shoulder pain or foot pain, or was hit by someone or fell off her bicycle. In this way, Wu Juan enjoyed the service of two little maids, Xiao Laizi and Xiao Yuzi. My mother has fallen!

Is the mother who used to work hard and never complain never coming back? Where has the mother who used to hug me and comfort me gone?

Now I am just a money-grubber who loves other people's money like my life, a young old lady who only knows how to enjoy other people's services! This other person is me, He Lai, with Xiao Yushui attached.

Finally it was the weekend, He Lai gathered Sha Zhu and Xu Damao to go fishing and collect the cages, there were only two cages left, Xu Damao had one, and they set out early today.

At the riverside, three people rode their bicycles towards the cage.

He Lai suddenly saw a short, plump woman wearing a hat in front of him. She was actually taking out the fish from the cage. After taking them out, she threw the cage directly into the water without caring whether the cage rope was loose or not.

He Lai instantly guessed that it was Jia Zhang, exchanged a glance with Xu Damao and Sha Zhu, and followed them for a long time.

The three of them discussed it, and Sha Zhu and Xu Damao cooperated. Sha Zhu grabbed Jia Zhang's bag, and Xu Damao patted Jia Zhang's shoulder and said, "Aunt Jia, we'll be waiting for you in the courtyard."

"Someone come, someone is stealing my things, I don't want to live any longer, Lao Jia, come and take them all away..."

Jia Zhang immediately fell to the ground and screamed, but unfortunately there were no spectators, and by the time she reacted it was already too late.

He Lai and his friends had already ridden their bicycles back home. Now things got lively.

A bloody meeting of the whole hospital is about to take place. I wonder how Jia Zhang will respond.