Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

After making arrangements for Yaya and having lunch at home, Cao Liang returned to Sijiu City.

Before leaving, Cao Liang gave instructions to several elders and Xiaojun again before going back.

Yaya didn't care.

With Xiaojun's help, she moved all her luggage into a small wooden house.

After finishing it, Xiaojun couldn't help but ask, "Yaya, did you make big brother angry?"

Xiaojun didn't know about the conversation between Cao Liang and the others.

Cao Liang just told him not to help Yaya.

Now that he saw that Cao Liang let Yaya live in such a simple place, he asked this question.

"It's okay, Third Brother, don't worry about it."

Yaya is so excited now. After she gets through this period, she can go and become an educated youth. The thought of it makes her excited.

Seeing that she didn't say anything, Xiaojun didn't ask any more questions and went back.

In the evening.

Yaya has already cleaned up the house.

The bed was a bit shabby but at least it was sleepable.

She now understood Cao Liang's intention, which was simply to make her suffer.

But she has always been stubborn, and she thinks this little bit of hardship is nothing.

Just grit your teeth and hold on and it will pass.

After working for a long time, Yaya was a little hungry.

Just when she was about to go out to her second aunt's house for dinner, she saw Xiaojun coming over with a pot.

Yaya asked curiously, "Third brother, what are you doing with the pot?"

"For you."

Xiaojun said, "Grandpa and grandma told my parents that you have to eat by yourself from now on. Here, here are your rations for today."

As he spoke, Xiaojun handed some corn flour to Yaya.

"what?"

Yaya was stunned and pointed at herself in disbelief, "I'm eating alone?"

"Yes, that's what my parents said. They said it was my eldest brother's intention."

Xiaojun nodded.

Yaya immediately understood that this was a test from her elder brother.

She gritted her teeth and nodded, "Okay, I get it, just eat it yourself."

Yaya took the pot and corn flour and turned back to the house.

Xiaojun couldn't help feeling a little worried, but he didn't dare to do anything and turned back.

After all, his father had just solemnly instructed him to come back immediately after delivering the things.

If anyone dares to help Yaya, he will be beaten up.

He is already a grown man. If he was beaten like this, he would be laughed to death by his neighbors in the village.

After Xiaojun left, Yaya was indeed hungry, so she prepared to cook something to eat.

But when I saw it, I was stunned. There was no stove here.

But this didn't bother her.

She found two stones and placed them at the door, then put the pot on top.

But the problem came again.

There was no firewood, but luckily there were some unwanted wooden boards next to the cabin, so she picked them up to make a fire.

Then I made some cornmeal porridge to eat.

"Damn you, big brother. You actually want to make me compromise in this way. You really underestimate me."

Yaya complained to herself.

She took a sip of the cornmeal porridge and found it a little hard to swallow. There wasn't even any pickles.

She hadn't eaten cornmeal porridge and steamed bread for a long time.

But for the sake of her ideals, she could only grit her teeth and endure it.

After eating something, Yaya went to bed early.

Fortunately, Chen Huilan brought back a quilt for her, otherwise she would not have been able to sleep well.

...

the next day.

Yaya was still sleeping soundly when there was a knock on the door.

"Who is this? Can't I sleep?"

Yaya asked dissatisfiedly, still confused.

"Yaya, it's me."

Xiaojun's voice came from outside the door.

Yaya put on her clothes and opened the door. "Third brother, what are you doing? It's so early in the morning."

Xiaojun carried two hoes and said to Yaya, "Grandpa and my father asked me to come and inform you to come with us to clean up the land at home."

"Ah? Let me go to plow the fields?" Yaya said in shock.

Xiaojun nodded, "My grandfather and my father told me that, and he also said it was my eldest brother's idea."

It’s the eldest brother again.

This stinky brother did it on purpose.

Yaya said with a bitter face: "But I haven't had breakfast yet."

"Didn't you do it yourself?"

Xiaojun said: "There is nothing prepared for you at home."

Yaya felt very aggrieved, but for the sake of her own ideals, she had to follow Xiaojun out.

Arriving at the field, Yaya looked at the huge field and asked in shock, "Third brother, do we have to till all this?"

"Yeah, it's the same every year."

Xiaojun nodded.

He's used to it.

Xiaomin went to the city, but he chose to stay in the countryside, and the family’s land would be handed over to him in the future.

He is not young either.

I've been looking for a partner recently.

Although he did not go to the city, Cao Liang did not treat him badly and gave him some money.

I also bought him a bicycle.

After saying that, Xiaojun, Cao Dashan and Cao Weimin started to work.

After a while, the second aunt and the old lady also came.

Seeing this, Yaya had no choice but to start working.

But things were not as simple as she thought.

After just working for a while, she was exhausted.

That would have been fine, because she wasn't wearing gloves and her hands were almost frozen.

His face was also red from the cold.

When Cao Dashan saw this, he felt a little distressed.

Seeing this, the old lady reminded: "Old man, don't forget Liangzi's instructions."

The couple had lived together for so long, and the old lady could see what her husband was thinking at a glance.

Cao Dashan had no choice but to not go to see Yaya, otherwise he would be in a bad mood.

After an hour of drying.

The grandparents stopped to drink some water and take a rest.

Seeing this, Yaya also wanted to go over and drink some water.

Just as I was about to get a bowl of water, I heard my second uncle stop me and say, "Yaya, didn't you prepare hot water for yourself?"

Yaya was puzzled and asked, "Don't you have them with you?"

"We have our own. If you want to drink, you have to prepare it yourself."

The second uncle said this seriously, without any intention of joking.

"Humph, I'm not drinking anymore."

Yaya also got angry and sat aside angrily.

Second Aunt whispered, "Master, isn't this a bad idea? This girl has never suffered any hardship since she was a child."

"What's wrong with that? Do you really trust this girl to be an educated youth?"

Second Aunt was naturally worried, she just felt sorry for Yaya.

Cao Weimin reminded: "Chunhua, don't help her secretly, otherwise Liangzi might be angry."

Second Aunt nodded.

Cao Weimin saw Xiaojun again, "And you too, if you don't want your big brother to beat you up, go help your sister."

"I see."

Cao Xiaojun hurriedly nodded in agreement.

He had seen his elder brother's strength. He could lift things weighing one or two hundred pounds with ease. He had also practiced martial arts when he was a child. So it would be easy for him to deal with him.

Rested for ten minutes.

Everyone continued to work.

Cao Weimin shouted to Yaya, "Yaya, get to work."

After struggling until noon, Yaya felt extremely tired and her throat was dry.

When she got back to the cabin, she quickly boiled some water to drink.

After drinking the water, I was just about to go to my second aunt’s house for dinner when I realized what Xiaojun said last night.

I could only start cooking cornmeal porridge with great difficulty.

I took a break at noon and continued working in the afternoon.

At the end of the day, Yaya felt like her body wasn't her own.

But this is just the beginning.