Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

"Okay then. I'll go, but you need to wait a while. It takes a long time to stew the rabbit meat. I guess the meat isn't cooked yet. I'll go over there when it's cooked. Otherwise, even if I go over now, I won't be able to borrow the meat."

After listening to this, Jia Zhang felt that it was very right. It was indeed not a good time to go there now. The best time would be to go after the meat was cooked and before their family started to eat. Going too early or too late would not be good. She was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law who was not only obedient but also smart and capable.

After making the plan, the family began to wait patiently. Although Banggeng was young, he understood what the adults said and knew that there might be meat to eat later, so he stopped making a fuss. Of course, he would not eat now, he still had to wait to eat the meat. If he was full now and couldn't eat later, that would be a big loss.

While the Jia family was waiting patiently, the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai also smelled the aroma of stewed meat and realized that it was Zhang Jialiang's family in the front yard who were stewing the meat. He lit a cigarette and sat there, motionless. The flickering light of the cigarette butt reflected his pensive expression. No one knew what he was thinking about.

The situation at the second uncle's house was completely the opposite. Their house was very lively. The second uncle was holding his belt and teaching the two brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu a lesson.

Today's reason is that Zhang Jialiang in the front yard was able to catch a rabbit and several fish, so why don't the two brothers have the ability?

He should also be given some meat as a gift to show his filial piety. He deserves to be beaten for his lack of ability. Fortunately, he has two incompetent sons at home, otherwise how could he vent his anger?

He was angry because of Zhang Jialiang. After the Zhang family stewed the meat, they should have sent some to him, the second uncle who had a high reputation in the courtyard. At least they should have expressed their gratitude verbally. Otherwise, it would be too disrespectful to him. How could he not be angry?

Sha Zhu was at the old lady's house in the backyard. Today the factory had a reception, so as the chef, he naturally brought a meat dish home for the old lady to satisfy her craving.

At this time, he smelled the aroma of Zhang's stew in the front yard, and he commented seriously and solemnly:

"It's stewed rabbit meat and fish. The taste is okay, but it's far inferior to mine. I didn't use much oil, and there weren't many seasonings. It's not quite up to par."

Old Mrs. Long ate the meat dishes brought back by Sha Zhu, but she was not jealous of the Zhang family's stewed meat. Zhang Jialiang's family had stewed meat, and she had her eldest grandson Sha Zhu, which was enough.

The aroma of stewed meat from Zhang Jialiang's home caused a huge commotion in the entire courtyard. Although Zhang Jialiang had considered some of this, he did not expect that it would cause such a huge undercurrent.

This is understandable. Although he has a relatively good understanding of the current and future situation of the Siheyuan, he is not a person of this era after all.

It has only been a month, and he has not yet fully transformed. However, as time goes by, he will gradually integrate into this era, adapt to the life in the courtyard, and become the real Zhang Jialiang of this era.

After nearly an hour, the meat was finally stewed. At this time, everyone in the Zhang family had been patient for a long time. Under the tempting aroma of the stewed meat, it really tested their endurance. Just one hour seemed like a very long time.

The sad thing is that even though the meat is cooked, they still have to be patient. It is not time to eat the meat yet. They have to send away the people who have their eyes on their meat before they can enjoy it to their heart's content.

Sure enough, just as they were getting ready and putting the steamed steamed buns and cornmeal paste, as well as a small amount of rabbit meat and fish soup on the table, Qin Huairu appeared in a timely manner.

This made Zhang Jialiang admire her very much. Qin Huairu was very accurate in estimating the time it would take for the stewed meat to be cooked. This talent of hers was something that most people could not learn.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The knock on the door that the Zhang family had been waiting for for a long time finally came. The Zhang family did not close the door, it was just ajar. After the knock on the door, Qin Huairu's figure appeared outside their door.

Zhang Jiani glanced at everyone at home, stood up very naturally, walked to her door, and said to Qin Huairu who came to knock on the door:

"What's the matter, sister-in-law Jia?

Why are you here at this hour?"

Qin Huairu's face was filled with a kind smile, but her tone was very heavy, with a hint of shame.

"I'm sorry, sister Jiani, I'm pregnant recently and I'm weak. The doctor at the hospital said I need to increase my nutrition, but you know the situation in my family. Dongxu is the only one who earns money, and we are still rural residents without a ration, which has dragged down Dongxu. How can we have money to increase our nutrition?

Banggeng is still young. When he smelled that your family had stewed meat, he started clamoring for some meat. We haven’t had meat at home for a long time.

I heard that your Liangzi caught a big fat rabbit and some big fish. This is what I thought. I would like to lend you some meat and return it to you next month when we buy some meat.

I shouldn't have said this, but for the sake of my child, I'll just risk my reputation."

When Zhang Jiani heard this, it was exactly the same as what her brother had said, even the routine was exactly the same, and the excuses she used were all about the stick and the baby in her belly.

But who doesn’t know that your family ate meat a few days ago?

Everyone in the compound basically knows which family eats meat.

I just ate meat a few days ago, and now I want to eat meat again. It’s really a bit too greedy.

You said you wanted to borrow something. When has your family ever returned anything they borrowed?

This is well-known in the Siheyuan.

"Sister-in-law Jia, it's not that I don't give you face, but my grandma has been feeling unwell recently and doesn't want to eat. She went to the hospital and the doctor said that she is a little weak and needs to increase her nutrition, otherwise the consequences will be serious.

You know the situation of our family, it’s not even as good as yours.

In order to provide more nutrition for grandma, my younger brother has been running out of the city for the past month to fish in the river and hunt in the mountains.

But you also know that hunting and fishing are not that easy.

Besides, my brother has no experience and no tools, so he has almost always come back empty-handed in the past month and has suffered a lot.

I finally had some harvest today, but I didn't make much, so I made a small bowl for grandma to eat. I plan to pickle the rest and give her a little every day. No one else in our family plans to eat it, so I'll leave it for grandma, so I really can't lend it to you."

Zhang Jiani looked at the big bowl in Qin Huairu's hand and felt a little uncomfortable. My goodness, she came to borrow meat and brought such a big bowl that could hold half a basin. This was not something she borrowed for the child, this was for the whole family to eat meat!

She became even more resolute in her thinking that it was impossible to lend the meat, as her grandmother, mother, and younger brothers and sisters were all waiting to eat the meat. How could she lend it to others when she couldn't have the meat at home?