Siheyuan: Traveling through Sizhu, the scumbag father ran away at the beginning

After looking around the kitchen, He Yuzhu saw that all kinds of seasonings and ingredients were available.

So we decided to cook twice-cooked pork, braised five-willow fish, mapo tofu, Dongpo pork elbow and other dishes, and add a little spring water to the dishes. After all, spring water has an extraordinary effect in enhancing the flavor.

The preparations were quickly completed and He Yuzhu devoted himself to cooking.

Soon, the kitchen was filled with mouth-watering aroma.

……

When He Yuzhu walked towards the living room carrying a tray full of dishes, the leader and Liang Sicheng both happened to smell the tempting aroma.

The two men looked at each other, and Liang Sicheng's eyes were full of surprise at the fragrance that came from it.

The big boss winked at Liang Sicheng proudly, as if to say: "See! I told you that He Yuzhu's cooking skills are amazing!"

"Boss, Mr. Liang Sicheng, the food is ready!" He Yuzhu gently placed the dishes on the table.

"He Yuzhu, thank you for your hard work. Come on, Mr. Liang Sicheng, please taste He Yuzhu's cooking first!" The leader walked to the dining table first and pulled Liang Sicheng to sit down.

"Since the leader is so humble, I will respectfully obey your command!" Liang Sicheng answered politely, but still did not pick up his chopsticks.

Secretary Fang immediately brought wine glasses to the two of them.

The leader then picked up a pair of chopsticks, picked up the five-liu fish closest to him and put it into his mouth to taste it carefully, while signaling to Liang Sicheng beside him to eat as much as he wanted.

Seeing that the leader had already started eating, Liang Sicheng could actually not wait any longer, so he picked up a piece of twice-cooked pork and started eating.

Suddenly Liang Sicheng's mouth was filled with the rich taste of pork. The meat was tender but not greasy, and blended with the unique aroma of onion, ginger and garlic. He was intoxicated with the food.

The big leader smiled silently, and then continued to eat the five-willow fish in front of him. When he gently bit into the fish meat, his eyes instantly widened, and he felt an unprecedented fragrance. He couldn't help but pick up another piece, closed his eyes and savored the encounter between the fish meat and the tip of his tongue.

"It's so delicious! This is simply the most delicious dish in the world. He Yuzhu's cooking skills are simply superb!" Liang Sicheng praised enthusiastically.

At this moment, He Yuzhu brought the remaining dishes and replied with a smile: "No, no! This is all the kindness of the leaders!"

"He Yuzhu, sit down and eat with us!" The big boss invited He Yuzhu to enjoy with him.

The three of them enjoyed the food and chatted at the same time, and the dining table was filled with a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

……

At the same time, in the courtyard of Yan's family.

"Uncle, you can't just sit there and do nothing! My dad's funeral affairs must be handled properly! But my brother and I have no funeral experience at all! Now we can only find you to help us!" Xu Damao pulled Yan Bugui's sleeve and begged.

"It's not my turn to decide on this matter! You know, besides your Jia family, the eldest lady of Yi Zhonghai's family also passed away not long ago!" Yan Bugui didn't want to get involved in these matters at all.

Moreover, Xu Damao was thinking of asking everyone in the hospital to donate money to handle Xu Fugui's funeral. It was estimated that even Yan Bugui would have to donate some money by then, otherwise he would be considered stingy by others.

Facing the confused and helpless brother Xu Damao, his sister Xu Xiaoyun suggested: "Brother, why don't we ask Officer Zhang Feng? Maybe he knows how to deal with Dad's funeral!"

Xu Damao, who was at his wit's end at the moment, agreed with his sister Xu Xiaoyun's suggestion.

He was very sad about the passing of Xu Fugui, but what worried Xu Damao even more was that the weather was hot now, and at such a temperature Xu Fugui's body might not last too long before starting to stink and rot.

He still remembered someone saying that once the body started to stink, the stench would remain in the room for a long time and would not dissipate. How would he be able to marry a bride in the future?

Arriving at Zhang Feng's office at the police station, Xu Damao anxiously asked Zhang Feng: "Officer Zhang, what do you think we should do? We can't just keep my father's body at home. The weather is getting hotter and hotter. What if it really stinks? What should we do?"

However, Zhang Feng was speechless after hearing this: "Shouldn't you, the son, handle this?"

Xu Damao slowly explained that he had no experience in arranging funeral matters, and he felt that no one in the courtyard was trustworthy. Now seeing the compassionate look in Officer Zhang Feng's eyes, he was somewhat moved.

"According to convention, the body of a person who died of normal causes needs to be kept for three days. But for someone who was executed like Xu Fugui, you only need to keep vigil for a day and a night. According to your current conditions, you don't need to send wreaths or paper money. I don't think your father will blame you!" Zhang Feng touched his chin and offered advice. He thought there was no need to be overly extravagant, as long as the etiquette was met, it would be fine.

After hearing Zhang Feng's suggestion, Xu Damao and his sister nodded and decided to do as he said. So Xu Damao returned to the courtyard and made simple preparations in the yard outside his house.

He first found some white cloth, tore it into pieces and hung it in the yard. From a distance, it looked like a funeral.

Zhang Feng passed by Courtyard No. 95 while on patrol and came in to take a look. He found Xu Damao busy in the backyard. He noticed that the white cloth casually arranged by Xu Damao was like a soul-calling flag. He didn't know whether Xu Damao really didn't understand or was pretending not to understand. Anyway, it seemed that the mourning hall was arranged in a decent manner.

Just as Zhang Feng was about to leave the courtyard, he accidentally heard crying sounds coming from the Jia family's house. He shook his head and left.

Ever since the moment Xu Fugui's body was sent back, Qin Huairu's emotions have been very unstable. She felt that she had been very unlucky recently, especially since she had been hurt and almost had a miscarriage. Now a mourning hall was set up in the courtyard again, which really frightened her.

Therefore, Qin Huairu asked Jia Zhang to find Yi Zhonghai to confide in him, insisting that the Xu family's mourning hall would be detrimental to the child she was carrying. She had never thought about the impact of her previous mourning hall on other families.

Although Yi Zhonghai felt that her reason was somewhat illogical, if her reason really cut off the Yi family's bloodline, he would regret it too late.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai decided to go to the Xu family in person to give Xu Damao some advice.

"Xu Damao, you can't leave your father in the yard like this, you have to move him away as soon as possible!" Yi Zhonghai glanced at the stretcher with Xu Fugui on the ground. For some reason he felt that Xu Fugui would lift the white cloth and jump out to seek revenge on him. Yi Zhonghai thought he was dazzled and rubbed his glasses hard.

Xu Damao felt even more sad after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, but after Zhang Feng's suggestion, he also knew that he should keep vigil for his father for a day and then bury him, so that it would not affect his marriage.

So Xu Damao replied: "According to our customs, we do need to keep vigil for three days, but after all, my father died in an undignified way. I think we should just leave the body in the yard for one night! I will find someone to bury my father tomorrow!"

Damn Yi Zhonghai, I haven't even come to seek revenge on you, but you come to meddle in my father's affairs after his death. You are really meddling in other people's business!

Yi Zhonghai didn't wait for Xu Damao to finish and immediately interrupted him, "You can't leave it in the yard all night. You should know that there are pregnant women in our yard, and it is not appropriate for them to see this kind of scene!"

Yi Zhonghai did not come to discuss with Xu Damao this time, but came to give Xu Damao an order! As Yi Zhonghai said this, he went to his room to get a shovel and hurried to dig a grave for Xu Fugui.

Facing Yi Zhonghai's majesty, Xu Damao's eyes rolled around and he said worriedly: "But if I bury my father now, others will think I am unfilial."

Yi Zhonghai said quickly: "Wait until he rots and stinks, then people will say you are unfilial! Okay, Damao, don't hesitate any longer! Go find a place to bury your father! I will pay for repairing your father's grave!"

"Your family doesn't have a fixed cemetery, so the public cemetery in the west of the capital is a good choice!"

When Xu Damao heard that Yi Zhonghai was willing to pay, no matter what the money was given under, it was his money in his hands. Anyway, Xu Damao was now much less sad. Finally, he nodded to Yi Zhonghai and agreed to bury Xu Fugui as soon as possible.

Two hours later, with the help of Yi Zhonghai, Xu Fugui's body was buried in a public place west of the capital, and he paid for a tombstone to be erected for him.

Yi Zhonghai muttered in his heart: "Lao Xu, even though you cheated on me, you took the blame for me, so it's a favor. Let's just say we're even. Look, I even paid for your tombstone! Have a good reincarnation!"

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai gave Xu Damao fifty yuan and told him to find a few craftsmen to repair the grave of his father Xu Damao.

After thanking Yi Zhonghai on the surface, Xu Damao took Xu Xiaoyun to pay tribute to Xu Fugui and then went straight back to the courtyard.

Dad is dead, so I can just repair his grave. I can use the money for living expenses for myself and my sister. Yi Zhonghai, just wait! I, Xu Damao, will definitely avenge you for framing my dad!

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Yi Zhonghai came to the Jia family to report the good news and told Qin Huairu that he had dealt with the matter of Xu Fugui's body and had asked Xu Damao to bury Xu Fugui.

"Huai Ru, everything is fine now. Just relax and take good care of your baby!" Yi Zhonghai even kindly helped Qin Huai Ru comb her hair.

"Zhong Hai, maybe I have been affected by bad luck. I feel very uncomfortable. Now I just want to drink chicken soup!" Qin Huairu enjoyed the comfortable treatment at this moment.

So, Yi Zhonghai gently stroked her face and said, "No problem, for the sake of your baby boy, I will stew a chicken for you early tomorrow morning!"

After saying that, he climbed onto the bed with a smile, and soon the bed began to sing, babbling.

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When Xu Damao and Xu Xiaoyun returned to the courtyard, it was almost dawn.

In the courtyard, only the Jia family's house had lights on.

"Brother, what's that noise coming from the Jia family?" Xu Xiaoyun's voice was shaking with fear. The noise today seemed particularly loud.

Xu Damao quickly glanced in the direction of the Jia family, then pulled Xu Xiaoyun and hurried back home: "It may be the rats in the Jia family, Xiaoyun, you don't have to be afraid!"

Xu Damao was very angry. How could such a good thing be given to the damn Yi Zhonghai? Moreover, Qin Huairu was pregnant...

Yi Zhonghai is becoming more and more brazen now! Just wait, if I find a chance I will expose him to you!

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The next morning, people in the yard were surprised to see Xu Damao's arm wrapped in white cloth.

I didn’t think Xu Damao was very filial, so why did he start to be filial only after Xu Fugui died?

"Xu Damao, why are you pretending to be a filial son now!"

"You're right. Xu Fugui never saw you being filial when he was alive, but now that he's dead, you're pretending to be filial!"

"Are you worried that your father's spirit will come to trouble you?"

Several aunties in the courtyard mocked him.

Xu Damao tore off the white cloth on his arm, and his face turned red.

At this time He Yuzhu came out of his room. Because Xu Huizhen took Chen Xueru to visit his father-in-law Xu Yuanshan, he had nothing to do yesterday, so he came to the courtyard to clean up the old house, thinking of renting it out.

Seeing Xu Damao's constipated expression, He Yuzhu sneered and said, "Xu Damao, why don't you wear mourning clothes for your father?"

"None of your business!" Xu Damao replied unhappily. The ridicule of several aunties had already made Xu Damao lose face, and now even He Yuzhu had meddled in, which made Xu Damao even more annoyed. So he called out, "Xiao Yun, come with me to worship Dad later!"

Because he hurriedly buried Xu Fugui last night and then returned home, Xu Damao began to have nightmares. In his dreams, he seemed to hear his late father Xu Fugui questioning why he didn't keep vigil for him and why he didn't give him a decent coffin!

In order to avoid having nightmares again, Xu Damao decided to burn more paper money, hoping that Xu Fugui could become a rich ghost and buy his own coffin.

Xu Damao was about to take Xu Xiaoyun away when Yi Zhonghai walked out of the Jia family.

"Xu Damao, didn't I give you fifty dollars? Find someone to repair your father's grave!" Yi Zhonghai stopped Xu Damao and said seriously. If it weren't for his decisive action and helping Xu Damao to bury Xu Fugui directly, there might have been a big mess last night. Xu Damao knew nothing about handling funeral affairs.

"My father has been buried well! The renovations will definitely disturb him, so forget it! I plan to burn more paper money for my father! This money can be considered as a favor to you for asking me not to keep vigil for my father and to bury him as soon as possible!" Xu Damao was not interested in the renovations at all.

This made Yi Zhonghai feel ashamed and angry. Yi Zhonghai originally just wanted to express his care for Xu Fugui, and he didn't expect that Xu Damao's words would embarrass him and make it seem as if he was bullying and making things difficult for Xu Damao.

"Nonsense! The money I gave was already prepared for repairing your father's grave! If he hadn't helped me so much, would I have given you the money? If you don't repair it, you have to pay me back!"

Yi Zhonghai said the wrong thing under the tense situation, but He Yuzhu seized the opportunity.

"Yi Zhonghai, when you say that, don't you mean you already foresaw Xu Fugui's death?"

He Yuzhu knew very well that the Xu family’s affairs were extremely complicated. If it weren’t for Yi Zhonghai’s conspiracy, perhaps Xu Fugui would not have died.

At this moment, the uneasiness on Yi Zhonghai's face exposed his carelessness.