I am in the courtyard, animals are just vegetables!

Woe to you!

These words really left Cao Dongfang speechless. I am the victim and I am still a minor. And you, Chen Xueru, still want to give me a red envelope. I am at a disadvantage.

But I am also a grown man, so I won't argue with you. I have saved you 150,000 yuan, so you should bow down to me. Are you willing to repay me by being my slave in this life?

Send me home after you finish cooking the meat, woman!

What an unreasonable woman!

I'll have to tidy it up later!

When I returned to the courtyard, I ran into the third uncle Yan Bugui who was guarding the gate. I said hello to him and went home without saying anything to Yan Bugui.

Nothing serious happened in the yard!

......

At half past ten at night, Cao Dongfang went to someone's house again and harmed a girl. He had to be punished. He had not been punished for three days and was tearing off the roof. This was not acceptable. He went home before dawn.

On New Year's Eve, I went to Chen Xueru's house in the morning. At noon, there were leftovers at my own home, including meat, vegetables and white flour buns. He Yushui was at home, and Cao's mother and Cao Jiajia also came back to eat.

It was enough for three people to eat, and it was also a way to finish off the leftovers. There would be leftovers in the evening, and He Yushui would continue to eat them on the first day of the new year.

Ten steamed knife fish, a plate of boiled shrimps with thirty large shrimps, a large plate of cuttlefish fried with chili peppers, a large bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, a large bowl of mutton soup, a large plate of steamed abalone, and a large bowl of bird's nest porridge.

There are six dishes and one soup. We will spend New Year's Eve at noon, so we can just heat up the food for dinner. There are also more than two kilograms of dumplings, which is enough for Chen Xueru to have two meals. What's more, Cao Dongfang will come over in the evening, so whatever he needs can be made and bought on the spot.

"Piggy, hello." I spoke to little Houkui for the first time during lunch.

"Hello, Hou Kui. Uncle will give you a New Year's gift." After saying that, he took out a jade pendant.

This is from the foot basin treasure, it’s new, never used, it’s an imperial green Guanyin jade pendant. Men wear Guanyin and women wear Buddha.

"Hou Kui, thank you Uncle Dongfang for the Emperor Green Jade Pendant. Brother Dongfang has a good thing!" Chen Xueru is quite knowledgeable.

"Thank you...Dong...Zhuzhu." Little Houkui couldn't say Uncle Dongfang yet.

"You're welcome. Let's eat. Sister Xueru knows about the Emperor Jade Green Jade Pendant. You're quite knowledgeable." Cao Dongfang said.

"That's right. I saw it before the founding of the People's Republic of China. Unfortunately, no one bought it for me and I couldn't afford it. I was so miserable." Chen Xueru began to play the victim.

"Haha, you just act every day and become a good actor. I'll give you one as well, an imperial green bracelet." After saying that, he took out another imperial green bracelet and gave it to Chen Xueru.

"Brother Dongfang, you really have good stuff. Do you have any more? Give me a few more." Chen Xueru said.

"You can't wear it anyway. I'm learning carving and jewelry design. I'll slowly make you a few sets. Don't worry, let's eat first," said Cao Dongfang.

"Mom, fish, eat." said Hou Kui.

"Okay, let's eat fish and try whether the fish cooked by Uncle Dongfang is delicious." Chen Xueru fed a piece of fish to the little Hou Kui in her arms.

"It's delicious, and...eat...eat fish." Little Hou Kui said incoherently.

"Eat a few pieces, not big ones. It's okay. If you don't eat too much, fish will be easy to digest," said Cao Dongfang.

While eating, Chen Xueru fed Hou Kui a few bites of fish.

The meal lasted for an hour. When Cao Dongfang packed up and left, Hou Kui spit again.

.......

"Dongfang is back. Do you want to eat the ingredients you left in the kitchen tonight? Make dumplings stuffed with cabbage." asked Cao's mother.

"Six dishes and one soup will be enough. Do you want vegetarian dishes? I'd like dumplings stuffed with cabbage. There are no other good dishes," said Cao Dongfang.

"No need for vegetarian dishes. Shrimp, fish and Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will be enough." said Cao's mother.

"All six dishes are ready. Heat up the mutton soup. The rest are seafood, but you can eat meat too. Make the dumplings first, and the remaining dishes will be ready in half an hour." Cao Dongfang said.

"become!"

Cao Dongfang and his mother were making dumplings. He Yushui was also learning. Cao Jiajia was reading a comic book that Cao Dongfang bought for her a few days ago.

The dumplings are wrapped at 6pm, and the rest starts at :pm, so it’s just right for dinner at pm.

At half past five, Cao Dongfang started preparing delicious dishes, including hot soup, steamed fish and steamed dumplings, all in one go.

"Everyone, it's time for dinner." Cao Dongfang said.

"Let's eat. Today is the New Year's Eve dinner." said Cao's mother.

I first paid my respects to Cao Dashan and then talked about my recent situation before ending.

At the dinner table, Cao's mother said, "I wish you all good health and good luck in this new year! Let's eat."

Today's six dishes and one soup are the same as those at Chen Xueru's house. The cooking here in the courtyard is not as good as that in Chen Xueru's independent house, so we have to pay more attention to the smell.

.......

"The food today is delicious. Dongfang, how much mutton soup did you make yesterday?" asked Cao's mother.

"Twenty kilograms, a full pot. Eat less pork and more mutton." Cao Dongfang said.

"Brother, you didn't make fried chicken, that's the most delicious." Cao Jiajia said, nodding her head.

"It's too troublesome to fry the chicken with so much food. I'll make it for you next time when I have time. Let's eat." Cao Dongfang said.

"Okay, next time brother, you must remember that liars are just like little dogs." Cao Jiajia said seriously.

"To make fried chicken, or puppies, Jia Jia, you are so smart for eating! I will make it for you at noon on the second day of the Chinese New Year, come and eat." Cao Dongfang said.

"Dongfang, did you know that we need to change the new money in March?" asked Cao's mother.

"I know. Just change it. It's a small matter. There will be some big things in the second half of the year. Some people will have a hard time then." Cao Dongfang said.

"What will happen in the second half of the year and will it have an impact on our family?" asked Cao's mother.

"In theory, yes, but in reality, no. Grain and oil will finally be rationed. It will be distributed to each person on average and based on the person's age, job, etc., and will be rationed for a month," said Cao Dongfang.

"It really doesn't have much impact on us, so it's okay." said Cao's mother.

After dinner, Cao's mother gave red envelopes and took He Yushui and Cao Jiajia out to play.

Cao Dongfang also went out to Chen Xueru's house.

.......

The next day, Cao's mother took Cao Dongfang and Cao Jiajia to pay New Year's greetings.

It was mainly Grandpa Wei's house. The rest of the people, including Xie Jun, sat for more than ten minutes and then left. At Old Man Wei's house, Old Man Wei was not at home. He went out to pay New Year's greetings. Aunt Wei greeted Cao Dongfang.

Even Cao's mother was a little jealous of Cao Dongfang's enthusiasm. After having lunch with Aunt Wei at Wei's house, they started chatting again.

I left Wei’s home in the afternoon and went home.

......

The compound was peaceful during the New Year and nothing happened. Then school started and it was March.

The country began to recover the first set of currency and issue and exchange the second set of currency.

The money in the house was exchanged by Cao's mother. Cao Dongfang exchanged all the currency in his hands in five times. He also exchanged forty sets of almost new currency from Ma Kangri's mother.

Chen Xueru and Cao Dongfang exchanged the private money in her hands twenty times in total, and each time the amount was no more than 10,000 yuan.

There is nothing wrong with being cautious. The grand currency exchange ended on May 5, and people's lives returned to normal.

Cao Dongfang studies during the day and goes to Chen Xueru's place at night, and is very punctual every three days. Chen Xueru doesn't seem to be in a hurry to find a man, nor does she go to Xu Huizhen's tavern.

Always taking care of the children at home.

The holidays began in mid-July, and Cao Dongfang now had more time as the food ration was about to arrive.

Cao Dongfang did not take these seriously. He knew that his other identity was a "sacrificer" and the country would never treat him unfairly.

Storing grain and oil has no meaning to Cao Dongfang. If he is short of oil, he can go hunting and refine it, and then see how many votes the country can give him.

Cao Dongfang looked at the people living in the front yard. Alas, two more families with women and children had not received their quotas. Aunt Zhao and Aunt Sun both had rural household registration, and their family of three or four children would not receive any quotas either.

Jia Zhang came back a month later, another one without a ration. Cao Dongfang really didn't want to care. These women were being petty. The country distributed land to rural residents, and these women and children all had rural household registration.

As long as you don't starve to death, it's fine. Don't bother yourself with their tricks. The families in the compound with many children don't have enough food to eat.

This little brat is going to eat me to death!

The children’s food intake will never be enough.

......

"Sister Xueru, there are 100 kilograms of flour and 50 kilograms of rice. Your shop assistant has seen it and you have something to say. There is still more than a month left. What do you want to eat today?" Cao Dongfang asked.

"Fish, Hou Kui wants to eat fish every day, and it's the fish you cook." Chen Xueru said with a smile.

"Little brat, you can order food and eat it now. I'll go buy some fish and cook for him later.

Hou Kui is old enough to eat pasta and steamed buns now. He drinks milk powder every day, which is nutritious and will give him special skills when he grows up. "Cao Dongfang said.

"Go away. You never say nice things to me. Hou Kui is only a little over one year old." Chen Xueru blushed.

"This is called training from the age of 20, it's too late!" said Cao Dongfang.