Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

The next morning, after the people in the courtyard greeted each other, those who needed to go out went out, and the rest either waited for guests to come, or, like the Yan family, had no guests and stayed at home to catch up on sleep.

Early in the morning on the second day of the Chinese New Year, after breakfast, Yan Bugui pushed his bicycle and went out with his wife and daughter.

"Third uncle!" Yan Bugui just walked to the gate of the courtyard when he heard He Yuzhu's call. Yan Bugui stopped and asked, "Shazhu, what's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, can you use your other bicycle today? If not, can you lend it to me? Don't worry, I'll return it this afternoon."

Yan Bugui thought for a moment and replied, "I don't think he will need it. Jie Kuang is at home, just ask him to borrow it!"

"Hey!" He Yuzhu responded, watching Yan Bugui go out, and then walked to the door of the back house where Yan Jiekuang lived. He Yuzhu was about to knock on the door, and Yan Jiekuang opened the door. Seeing He Yuzhu, Yan Jiekuang was stunned for a moment, then reacted and asked, "Brother Zhuzi, why are you here instead of accompanying your wife back to her parents' home?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and replied, "I came to borrow your bicycle."

Yan Jiekuang took out the bicycle key from his pocket, threw it to He Yuzhu, and said, "Don't lose it! Remember to return it. Also, help me cook a meal when you have time."

He Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and agreed: "No problem! But you have to tell me when to do it in advance." Then He Yuzhu unlocked Yan Jiekuang's bicycle and pushed the bicycle into the middle courtyard. Not long after, He Yuzhu came out with Liu Lan on the bicycle.

Yan Jiekuang saw the object hanging on the handlebar of the bicycle and muttered with a smile: "Shazhu may not be good at other things, but he is still good at being filial to his elders."

"Jie Kuang, what are you mumbling about?!" At this moment, Yan Jiefang appeared beside Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang shuddered, turned his head to look at Yan Jiefang, and asked, "Second brother, when did you come here?!"

"Just came over a while ago?!" Yan Jiefang replied, and then asked: "What were you looking at just now?!"

"Nothing?!" Yan Jiekuang turned around, took out the key, opened the door of the main room, and walked in. Yan Jiefang followed him into the main room and asked, "Jiekuang, what are your plans for today?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "No!"

Yan Jiefang then suggested: "How about we go ice skating in Shichahai?"

"Not interested! You go by yourself! I plan to have a good sleep at home today." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang brought the pot on the stove to the table, then put the kettle on the ground on the stove, then took out the warm breakfast from the pot and ate it slowly.

Yan Jiefang originally planned that Yan Jiekuang would go with him, and all expenses would be paid by Yan Jiekuang. Now that Yan Jiekuang refused to take the bait, Yan Jiefang had no other choice. After breakfast, Yan Jiefang said hello to Yan Jiekuang, went back to his room to get his things, and went out.

After Yan Jiefang left, Yan Jiekuang closed the damper of the stove, then left the main room and returned to his room. Lying on the bed, Yan Jiekuang closed his eyes. After a while, Yan Jiekuang entered the space. Yan Jiekuang had been in this world for several months. But Yan Jiekuang only had a rough idea of ​​what was in the space. There were still many containers that had not been opened. Yan Jiekuang planned to take advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that he was the only one at home today to open all the containers.

I don't know if Yan Jiekuang is lucky or if he has the physique of a koi fish. The first container he opened was full of neatly stacked wooden boxes. He opened any wooden box and found that it was full of peeled jadeite. And the quality of these jadeite seemed to be pretty good. Yan Jiekuang didn't know what they were like, so he could only put them aside and take them out when he had the chance.

Then Yan Jiekuang opened two more containers. The containers were full of mechanical equipment. According to Yan Jiekuang's knowledge, these equipment should belong to an assembly line. As for the use of these equipment, Yan Jiekuang was not in the mood to understand for the time being.

By noon, Yan Jiekuang had not even opened one-fifth of the containers. Looking at the remaining containers, Yan Jiekuang could only sigh helplessly and then exit the space. After a short rest, Yan Jiekuang took out a meal from the space and ate it voraciously.

Yan Jiekuang had just finished his meal when Yan Bugui's voice reached his ears. Yan Jiekuang hurried out of the house and asked, "Dad, why did you come back so early?! Didn't my uncles invite you to have a meal?!"

Yan Bugui said, "How come you don't know what's going on in the countryside? Fortunately, I listened to you and bought some snacks that won't go bad. You didn't see that your uncle and his family are worse off than we were before. But it's not bad! Their village chief is smart. He saw that the situation was not right and planted a lot of sweet potatoes last year. Although eating too many sweet potatoes will cause heartburn, at least we won't starve to death."

Yan Jie Di walked up to Yan Jie Kuang and sniffed him like a puppy, then asked, "Third brother, what delicious food do you eat at home?!"

"You little foodie! I knew I couldn't hide it from you. It's cold outside, you and your parents go inside first. I'll be right there." Yan Jiekuang went back to his room, took out a pot of hot pot soup base from the space, poured it into a clean enamel basin, and then took out some meatballs and thinly sliced ​​beef and mutton and put them on the table, as well as vegetables like potatoes. He first brought the enamel basin into the main room, and then took the dishes over.

When Yan Bugui changed his clothes and came out of the inner room, Yan Jiekuang had already opened the damper of the stove, fanned the fire again, and put the enamel washbasin on the stove. Yan Bugui walked to Yan Jiekuang's side and said with a smile: "You are still a kid who knows how to enjoy yourself!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I didn't have enough mutton hotpot last time. Today, no one is home, so I want to improve my diet. I didn't expect you to come back so early."

Yan Bugui asked: "Where's Jiefang?! Why can't I see him?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied, "He went to Shichahai to skate." Then he urged, "Mom! You and Jie Di come quickly. We can eat soon."

"Coming!" The third aunt responded and took Yan Jiedi to the stove. They followed the example of Yan Jiekuang and Yan Bugui, and each of them moved two stools, one large and one small, and then sat around the stove and started eating.

Although the Yan family had closed their doors and beds, the smell of the hot pot still spread out in a very overbearing way. Soon the whole courtyard was filled with a strong aroma. Jia Zhang smelled the smell and walked out of her house. Following the smell, Jia Zhang walked to the door of the Yan family. Through the window, Jia Zhang saw Yan Bugui's family gathered around the stove, talking and laughing while eating lunch. When Jia Zhang saw the meat on the stools next to Yan Bugui and others, her eyes widened and she muttered in her heart: "The Yan family is such a piece of shit?! There is so much meat, but they don't even know how to share some with our family. They only know how to eat it all by themselves! Be careful or they will eat you to death!"

Yan Jiekuang, who was sitting opposite the window, looked up for a moment and exchanged glances with Jia Zhangshi. Yan Jiekuang gave Jia Zhangshi a strange smile. Jia Zhangshi was frightened by Yan Jiekuang and hurried back to the middle courtyard. Yan Bugui and the third aunt heard the noise and looked out the window at the same time.

The third aunt asked, "Who was outside just now?!"