Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly and said, "Jie Kuang, please stop talking about things that are not related to the topic. Please give some to your father so that I can save some face."

Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Okay! I won't say it anymore, is that okay?!"

The third aunt raised her wrist to check the time on her watch and said, "It's almost time for them to be released and come back. I'll go cook first!" After that, the third aunt stood up and left the main room.

After his wife left, Yan Bugui asked, "Jie Kuang, Yi Zhonghai suffered a great loss here today. Do you think he will make trouble for us?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "Dad, don't tell me. Yi Zhonghai looks broad-minded, but he is actually quite narrow-minded. He is capable of tripping people up. But now Yi Zhonghai is an old wolf without teeth and claws. It's not easy for him to plot against our family. I guess he will lie dormant for a while, and when he gets the chance, he will do something ruthless to our family! So, Dad, when you make extra money, you must be careful. Don't let Yi Zhonghai catch you."

Yan Bugui rolled his eyes at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Yi Zhonghai wants to find fault with me?! He must be dreaming!"

"Hey?! Auntie, what are you cooking today? Why does it smell so good?!" About a quarter of an hour later, Xu Damao pushed his bicycle into the gate of the courtyard.

The third aunt replied, "What can I do? It's still the same. Cornmeal and cabbage dumpling soup. Today I saw a little bit of lard at the bottom of the jar. So I rinsed the jar. You know what, there is a little less lard, but it is fragrant enough."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "Now that you put it like that, I'm really greedy."

The third aunt said, "You! Stop trying to coax me with words. Go home quickly! Don't let your wife wait anxiously!"

Xu Damao said, "Okay! I'll go back to accompany my wife." Then Xu Damao picked a bunch of garlic from the handlebars of his bicycle and handed it to Auntie San, saying, "Auntie San, life in the countryside is not easy now. Please don't despise this bunch of garlic!"

"How can I be so embarrassed?" The third aunt said she was sorry, but her actions were honest. She took the garlic. Xu Damao then pushed his bicycle into the middle courtyard.

The reason why Xu Damao took the initiative to talk to the third aunt was because when he just came back, Xu Damao heard the neighbors talking about the Yan family's criticism of Yi Zhonghai. Although Xu Damao was not present at the time, the words that the Yan family said about Yi Zhonghai touched Xu Damao's heart.

"Da Mao, you're back!" Liu Aidi opened the door immediately when she heard the sound of the bicycle parking.

Xu Damao locked his bicycle, took down the local specialties hanging on it, handed them to Liu Aidi, and then followed her in and asked, "When I just came back, I heard that Yi Zhonghai and the Yan family had a fight again?!"

"That's right! Yi Zhonghai wanted to get a radio from the Yan family for the deaf old lady next door. But Yi Zhonghai failed to gain anything and was severely criticized by the Yan family." After saying that, Liu Aidi sorted the things in her hands, then made a cup of tea and brought it to Xu Damao, then said, "Da Mao, why is the situation of the Yan family a little different from what you said?!"

Xu Damao said, "You are not the only one who is wondering. I guess everyone in our courtyard is wondering. But then again, after the Yan family's transformation, their current life is actually the best in our entire courtyard."

Liu Aidi smiled and asked, "So whose family in this courtyard lives the best?!"

Xu Damao flirted with Liu Aidi and said, "Of course it's my home! But my family is doing well now. Don't you think so?!" Then Xu Damao hugged Liu Aidi into his arms. Liu Aidi grabbed Xu Damao's ear and said, "Are you going to die?! You bastard, do you still want a child?!"

Xu Damao also came back to his senses at this time. He covered his ear which was grabbed by Liu Aidi and begged for mercy: "It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! Let go!"

Liu Aidi had never intended to hold on to him. She smiled and rolled her eyes at Xu Damao, then let go of his hand and said, "Damo, we have a long way to go. The most important thing now is to heal your wound."

Xu Damao sighed and said, "I know what's going on, don't worry!" Then Xu Damao smiled, saying, "When the time comes, you must give me a big fat boy!"

Liu Aidi said: "As long as you can do it. Not to mention giving birth to one, even giving birth to a group is fine."

"Mom! We're back!" At the same time, Yan Jiefang came in from outside, pushing his bicycle with Yan Jiedi. The third aunt came out of the kitchen and asked, "Jiefang, how is your grandma's house?!"

Yan Jiefang replied, "Not bad! It's all thanks to the foresight of their village chief and party secretary. In addition to growing grain this year, we also planted a lot of sweet potatoes and potatoes. Although grandma and her family don't eat very well, at least they won't go hungry. In addition, my grandma's village is now exchanging grain for food. Ten kilograms of local grain coupons can be exchanged for thirty-two kilograms of sweet potatoes or thirty-five kilograms of potatoes. Ten kilograms of national grain coupons can be exchanged for forty kilograms of sweet potatoes or forty-two kilograms of potatoes. When I came back, my uncle asked me to ask if our family wants to exchange grain?!"

The third aunt replied, "I can't make the decision on this matter. You can ask your father later."

"What do you want to ask me?!" Yan Bugui ran out of his house when he heard the noise. Yan Jiefang said, "About exchanging food." Then Yan Jiefang told Yan Bugui about the situation. Yan Bugui thought about it and shook his head, saying, "We have enough food at home, so we don't need to exchange it for the time being."

"Oh!" Yan Jiefang responded, parked the bike, and then picked Yan Jiedi up from the bicycle.

The third aunt urged: "The food is ready! Wash your hands and get ready to eat!"

"Mom, is there anything to eat?" Yan Jiecheng came back when Yan Bugui was halfway through his meal. The third aunt complained, "Why are you back so late?!"

Yan Jiecheng replied: "The train just arrived at the station, I packed my things and came back."

Yan Bugui asked with a smile: "You haven't been back for almost a month. Do you really treat your home as a guesthouse?!" After saying that, Yan Bugui took a bite of the steamed bun in his hand.

Yan Jiecheng didn't respond and asked, "Dad, can you wait a few months before giving us the money?"

Yan Jiefang and Yan Jiekuang both stopped and looked at Yan Jiecheng at the same time. Yan Jiecheng glanced at Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiekuang and said, "I'm dating someone."

Yan Bugui laughed and said, "Dating is a good thing." Then he changed the subject and continued, "Even if you are dating, you can't be short of money from your family. Besides, dating and giving money to your family are not contradictory."

Yan Jiecheng said, "Dating costs money. Dad, don't you and mom want to have grandchildren?!"

The third aunt replied, "Your father and I are not just your sons. We also have Jiefang and Jiekuang. I tell you, you can't pay a penny less to your family!"

Yan Jiecheng saw that his mother had said so much. If he didn't pay, he probably wouldn't be able to have the meal today. Yan Jiecheng took out ten yuan from his pocket with some pain and handed it to Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui took the money and put it in his pocket. The third aunt took a pair of clean bowls and chopsticks to Yan Jiecheng, and then took a steamed bun of two-grain flour from the basket and handed it to him, saying: "Each person in our family can have one steamed bun of two-grain flour. If it's not enough, we can only eat steamed corn bread."