Siheyuan: Wang Bo's Happy Life

Hearing Lou Xiao'e's question, Xu Damao thought that Lou Xiao'e was concerned about him and that there was still hope for the two of them, so he quickly explained, "I'm a projectionist at the steel mill. I've been going to the countryside to show movies to my comrades. I was traveling overnight a few days ago and accidentally broke my leg."

At this time, Liu Guangqi also came over. After hearing what Xu Damao said, he laughed at him and said, "You fell down while traveling overnight. I clearly heard that when you were sent to the hospital, your face was covered with urine. Did you fall into the urine bucket?"

Hearing Liu Guangqi humiliating himself in front of Lou Xiaoe, Xu Damao was so angry that he wanted to stand up and beat him up, but he didn't have time to deal with Liu Guangqi now. He just shouted, "Liu Guangqi, what nonsense are you talking about!"

He quickly explained to Lou Xiao'e: "Xiao'e, I really broke my arm accidentally because I was in a hurry that day. Don't listen to their nonsense. They were blocked by others and their arms were broken just because they talked nonsense!"

Yan Jiecheng walked back and laughed at Xu Damao: "Don't flatter yourself. I know someone in the hospital. Your legs were broken by someone hitting you with a stick. No matter how much you praise yourself, the steel mill will not give you a banner."

"That's right, you know what happened to you," Liu Guangqi joined the battle again, "Xu Damao, we broke an arm for telling lies, but you broke both legs, how bad did you have to be?"

Xu Damao really couldn't stand the sarcasm of the two men, so he turned his wheelchair around to beat them. The two men didn't fight back, but kept avoiding him and making fun of him. Xu Damao was in a wheelchair, so how could he catch up with the two men who were agile? Xu Damao, furious, could only curse at Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiecheng.

The three uncles who were in charge of the compound had all gone to work. The rest of the neighbors were watching with a smile on their faces. They had no intention of stopping anything and were all enjoying the fun.

Jia Zhang held the stick stem, smiled contemptuously, and muttered to herself: "Dogs bite each other, with a mouth full of fur, they are not good people, they should be beaten to death."

The eyes of the stick in his arms were shining with excitement. He stared at the three people chasing him and imitated Jia Zhang: "Dog bites dog, they are all dogs."

Today, Lou Xiao'e finally saw what the real urban atmosphere was like. She couldn't help but take a few steps back and stay away from it.

"See? None of these people are good."

Wang Bo seemed to be talking about the three injured people, and also seemed to be talking about the people who were laughing at him in the compound.

"Since you are not angry with me, I will leave first."

Lou Xiao'e looked at Wang Bo, as if waiting for him to ask her to stay.

But Wang Bo said bluntly: "Let's go, don't come back to this courtyard in the future."

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e turned around in disappointment and walked out. After walking a few steps, she heard Wang Bo calling her. She turned around happily and saw Wang Bo holding a snack and saying:

"For the sake of the snacks, I'll say a word to your father. Find a way to leave while the situation is still good. In a few years, you won't be able to leave even if you want to."

Lou Xiao'e looked confused. She nodded mechanically a few times, then turned and left the bustling courtyard.

Wang Bo watched Lou Xiao'e leave, hoping that her father would be able to withdraw in time and that she would have a good home.

"Wang Bo, where is Lou Xiao'e?"

After chasing Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangqi for half a day, Xu Damao finally came to his senses. Seeing that Lou Xiaoe was missing, he hurriedly asked Wang Bo.

Wang Bo raised his head and pointed outside, and replied: "Lou Xiao'e saw that you three were having so much fun, so she left a long time ago."

"Didn't she say anything before she left?"

"No, I'm just a little disappointed to see you and the two of them having so much fun." Wang Bo said casually, "Hey Damao, your former blind date is here, why don't you express your gratitude and show some respect instead of making a fuss with them?"

Hearing Wang Bo's words, Xu Damao's face was filled with regret, which eventually turned into anger. He shouted at Yan Jiecheng and Liu Guangqi who were standing aside and sneering, "I'm not done with you two!"

The onlookers around laughed even more happily.

As summer turns to autumn and the city becomes cooler in the morning and evening except for the noon when it is still hot. The daily life of every household in the courtyard is still tight as they rush around for three meals a day.

Wang Bo still went out early every day, rode his tricycle for a stroll, and took the job if he could find work. If he couldn't find any, he would find a deserted place, put away the tricycle, and go into the small space to read a book and drink tea. In the afternoon, Wang Bo came out of the small space, bought some food, and went home to eat and sleep.

Tonight, Wang Bo was dipping green onions in sauce and eating a pancake at the door when Yan Fugui came over and said to him with a smile, "Xiaobo, tomorrow night is August 15th. The three of us uncles have decided that all residents of our compound will celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together tomorrow night. You must come."

After hearing this, Wang Bo responded casually, "Sure, Teacher Yan, I will definitely go over after dinner tomorrow night."

"Then eat."

After saying this, Yan Fugui turned around and walked back to the front yard.

August 15th is one of the two most important festivals in a year. I have to eat something good tomorrow. Wang Bo looked at the big pancake made of two ounces of flour in his hand and thought to himself, I have more than 400 yuan in my hand, why am I still so frugal? I'll make it tomorrow!

The next day, Wang Bo went directly to the store with his food voucher and bought two kilograms of each of the two types of mooncakes, "Zilaihong" and "Zilaibai".

There are about a dozen small mooncakes in one pound, all freshly baked. Wang Bo took one in his hand and tapped it gently, and the crispy skin fell off directly. He picked it up and put it in his mouth to taste it. The crispy skin was fresh, fragrant and soft. Wang Bo thought the crispy skin alone was delicious.

Looking at the fillings inside, there are green and red shredded pork, peach kernels, melon seeds, and various preserved fruits. Wang Bo took a bite, and the various fillings mixed with the pastry smelled so good when they entered his mouth that he wanted to bite off his tongue.

Wang Bo bought some grapes, peaches, peanuts and melon seeds, put them on the tricycle, and when no one was around, he loaded them directly into the small courtyard.

Wang Bo rushed to the market again, took the money and meat coupons, and bought three pounds of ribs and a pork elbow.

Since July this year, various types of meat have been planned for supply, with each person receiving a monthly ration of 6 taels. An average family cannot eat much meat at all every month.

Wang Bo was out buying food all day, and he used a lot of tickets. He had to buy some high-priced tickets on the black market. Fortunately, he could make a lot of money selling grain and vegetables now, so he didn't care about this.

After putting the things into the small courtyard, Wang Bo was in trouble because he didn't know how to cook this dish.

Wang Bo once again blamed himself. He was already 18 years old before he traveled through time. Why didn't he learn how to cook? What's the point of studying in the classroom all day? What's the point of lying on the bed and sleeping as soon as he got home?

Is the college entrance examination more important or is learning to cook more important?

It is obviously important to learn how to cook now!

Come on, let Sha Zhu cook today, after all he cooks delicious food.

At noon, Wang Bo ate a few bites and hurried to Sha Zhu's house. When he arrived at Sha Zhu's house, he saw him and Yu Shui eating.

"Hey, Zhuzi, you're eating."

Sha Zhu looked up at Wang Bo, lowered his head and ate two more bites before opening his mouth and asking, "What are you doing here?"

Wang Bo found a stool and sat down. He put the thirty yuan he owed on the table and said with a smile, "I just beat you a few times a few days ago. Is it necessary to take it so seriously? At most, I will let you win once next time."

Hearing Wang Bo say this, Sha Zhu became even angrier. He put down his chopsticks and said with a dark face, "No need. I lost to you in wrestling because I am not as skilled as you. It would be really embarrassing if I let you win."

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Come to my place this afternoon to help me and stew some ribs and pork elbows for me."