Siheyuan: All the birds want to die, I enjoy happiness

It took Wang Chunsheng nearly two hours to distribute the wages of more than a dozen people, including vegetables and pork.

"Chunsheng, the wages have been paid. What should we do with all the vegetables and pork left?" Now that the wages have been paid, most people have left, leaving only Wang Teng and Wang Chunsheng.

"Don't worry about it. Brother Chen said he will find someone to take care of it later. After you get your things, we can lock the door and leave." Wang Chunsheng packed his things in a bag and prepared to go home. He had a lot of pork, including pork belly, fat, ribs and big bones. His family still needed to replenish their bodies. Now that he was in the cafeteria, he would no longer worry about money. His body was getting better and better, and his sister and mother at home needed to be replenished.

"Okay, I got it. Let's go after I pack my things." Wang Teng said as he picked up a small bag of things. The main reason was that he was the only one in their family. If he took too much and couldn't finish it all by himself, it would be a waste. It would be better to share it with other brothers. Before leaving, the two of them cleaned up and locked the door and went home.

Su Xingchen saw that the time was almost up, so he prepared a few dishes from the space and placed them on the stove to keep them warm in case his mother came back and the food would be cold. He just had to wait for his mother to come back and eat together.

Soon Liu Lihua came in, breathing out hot air, "I'm freezing to death, it's really cold out here."

"Mom is back, so come over quickly to warm up and then we can eat. I've put the food in the pot." As he said that, Su Xingchen walked out and took the food from the pot.

"Okay, I'll wash my hands and warm them up before eating. Why is the weather so weird this year? I guess I'll have to wear thicker pants tomorrow. You don't know that I was freezing to death sitting here today." Liu Lihua complained while washing her hands.

"Ah? Doesn't the street office burn coal stoves for heating? How come your legs are frozen?" Su Xingchen was a little confused when he heard this. Although it is indeed a bit cold this year, it is not so cold that you would feel cold even if you burn a coal stove in the house.

"Oh, don't mention this. Due to the drop in temperature this year, the coal needs to be redistributed. When our street office went to collect it this year, it was gone. It will probably take another day or two before we can collect it." Liu Lihua shook her head helplessly and said.

"Oh, okay, I understand." Su Xingchen couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

Liu Lihua wiped the water off her hands and sat down at the table, complaining, "You'll know what you know."

"Hey, then don't worry about it, let's eat first." Su Xingchen thought of the system that had given him several sets of thermal underwear during this period. This kind of clothes is more than enough for his mother to wear, warm and light. "By the way, mom, Aunt Yi's cousin sent a letter today. I have read the content of the letter. I was thinking of going to tell Aunt Yi at noon. But I saw Yi Zhonghai there, so I didn't go. Why don't you go to see Aunt Yi later?" Su Xingchen said to Liu Lihua after taking a bite of rice.

"Okay, I get it. I've been thinking about it these past few days. I wonder if your aunt's cousin hasn't written to me and I can't get in touch with her. It's good that I can contact her now. I'll go find her after dinner." Liu Lihua nodded and said.

"Okay, then I understand." With that, the two of them started eating and chatting about family matters.

After finishing the meal, Su Xingchen began to clean up the dishes, while Liu Lihua went out to the middle courtyard. She saw that the lights were on at Yi Zhonghai's house, so she walked to the door of the deaf old lady and knocked. "Knock, knock, are you there, elder sister? I have something to talk to you about."

"Are you here, sister? I was washing dishes, so I came over now." The aunt was washing dishes in the house at the moment. When she heard Liu Lihua knocking on the door, she quickly wiped her hands with her apron and went to open the door for Liu Lihua. "Come on, come in. It's cold outside."

"Sister, are you busy? I have something to tell you, so I won't go in. If it's convenient for you, let's go to my house and talk." After the aunt opened the door, Liu Lihua didn't go in. After she finished speaking, she looked at the deaf old lady in the room.

"Okay, wait for me, I'll put on my coat and come." When the aunt heard this, she immediately thought that maybe the letter from her cousin had arrived. She quickly went into the house, took off her apron, picked up the coat on the stool and walked to the door. "Girl, let's go quickly."

"Okay." Liu Lihua and Auntie walked to the front yard. "Sister, your cousin's letter arrived. Chenzi wanted to look for you at noon, but he didn't go when he saw Yi Zhonghai there. So he asked me to come and tell you right after work."

"I knew it. You don't know that I haven't been able to sleep well for these days. I was really afraid that I wouldn't be able to contact my cousin." The aunt became excited as soon as she heard what Liu Lihua said. Although she guessed that it might be a letter from her cousin when Liu Lihua came to see her, she was still very excited when she said it herself.

The two of them walked to Su Xingchen's house without saying a word. "Okay, sister, I know you are very excited. Let Chenzi read the contents of the letter to you later." With that, the two of them entered the house. It was only the distance from the middle courtyard to the front yard, and their cheeks were already red from the cold.

"An old lady is here." Su Xingchen, who was sitting on a stool, stood up and said.

"Chenzi, sit down. Where is the letter? Please read it to me quickly." An old lady came over and said to Su Xingchen impatiently.

"Hey, Auntie, don't be anxious. Sit down first." Seeing Auntie so anxious, Su Xingchen could only smile helplessly and took out the letter from Auntie's cousin from his pocket.

"Lihua, how are you these days? I have been unable to sleep or eat since I received your letter. Our family is living very well in Shanghai. I hope you can come to Shanghai and reunite with us..." Su Xingchen opened the envelope and read the letter aloud to the aunt.

As Su Xingchen was reading, her aunt was crying. She hadn't been in touch with her cousin, with whom she grew up, for so many years, but she didn't expect that she still cared about her so much. Since her cousin's family still welcomed her to Shanghai, she could start preparing to leave the old city.

"Auntie, that's all. I tell you to stop crying. At least now you can contact your cousin, and their family lives a good life and is willing for you to live with them. I think this is something worth being happy about. You should now think of a way to prepare to leave Sijiu City as soon as possible." After Su Xingchen finished reading the letter, he put down the letter in his hand and said to Auntie.

"Chenzi, I know that I can't control my emotions at the moment. It seems that I should really consider leaving Sijiu City." An aunt said, wiping away her tears.