Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

After telling a joke about "fish ball noodles" to comfort He Yushui and explaining some other things, Han Li took his sister to the front yard.

When they were almost at the hanging flower gate in the middle courtyard, Han Xiaoxiao sniffed and said excitedly, "Big pot, it smells so good!"

Upon hearing this, Han Li sniffed and found that the smell of meat was coming from Sha Zhu's house.

I have to say, these professionals are professionals. Just smelling the aroma of meat is enough to increase one's appetite.

"You little greedy cat, we have meat at home tonight too."

Han Xiaoxiao pouted: "But, the rice cakes in our house are not as delicious as this one."

Han Li suddenly found it funny and joked, "Xiaoxiao, I think you don't want to eat Youyou. You want to eat the bamboo shoots and pork that your mother made for you."

Han Xiaoxiao asked innocently, "Big pot, is stir-fried bamboo shoots good or bad?"

"Of course they are. Brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu love eating fried bamboo shoots with pork. Look how happy they are every night when they eat fried bamboo shoots with pork."

Han Xiaoxiao tilted her neck to think about it, and when she realized what was happening, she pouted and said angrily, "The big pot is broken, I don't want to stir-fry seven bamboo shoots again."

Han Li laughed happily and continued to tease her: "Xiao Xiao doesn't want to eat meat, then we can eat it tonight, Xiao Xiao, is it okay for you to watch?"

"No." Han Xiaoxiao answered very straightforwardly, and quickly changed the subject: "I want seven and a half, not seven bamboo shoots fried with a and a half!"

Afraid of making his sister cry, and then having to comfort her again, Han Li stopped talking: "Okay, okay, let's go home and eat some meat."

The two came to the front yard and smelled a meaty aroma, which was certainly not as fragrant as the one in the middle yard.

Just as Han Li was about to go home, he smelled the aroma of meat coming from the outer yard. It should be from Goudan's house.

After all, Goudan's family has made some money from selling paper windmills in recent days, so they must improve the food.

There is the aroma of meat in the central courtyard, the front courtyard and the outer courtyard, which directly makes the whole courtyard of No. 95 Siheyuan waft with the aroma of meat, which instantly arouses people's appetite as soon as they enter the courtyard.

As soon as Han Li and Han Xiaoxiao returned home, Li's mother started nagging angrily: "Starting tomorrow, our family can't buy meat anymore. We've been eating meat every day these past few days, and everyone in the courtyard is dissatisfied."

Han Li also understood Li's mother's concerns and advised: "Mom, aren't all the good things happening in our family happening at the same time? The last few times we ate meat were for happy events, and today my brother Jinsheng is coming to visit relatives, it would be rude if we don't buy some meat to entertain him."

After hearing what her eldest son said, Li Yumei was still a little confused. Wasn't it her little daughter who was clamoring for meat today? How did the eldest son think that the meat was bought to entertain relatives?

But then I thought, if Han Jinsheng stayed for dinner, he would definitely have to buy meat.

When someone raises a complaint again, I can use this excuse to get away with it.

"Okay. Boss, go to the old house and get the half bottle of wine that your brother Jinsheng left for your dad. It will be just right for your dad to drink to relieve his fatigue in the evening."

Li Yumei has made up her mind. The family has been spending too much money lately, so she has to give up meat for a while. Otherwise, her children will become picky eaters and won't be able to eat steamed bread or corn porridge in the future.

"Okay." Han Li responded and walked towards the outer courtyard.

It was indeed the smell of meat wafting from Goudan’s house.

When Han Li found the half bottle of Erguotou and was about to return to the front yard, his two younger brothers came back from school.

"Brother, we have something to tell you."

Seeing his two brothers' serious expressions, Han Li couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's going on? Why are you being so mysterious?"

The third brother Han Cong said angrily, "Brother, I think Yan Jiecheng must have been instructed by someone to testify against you at the whole hospital meeting last night."

At this time, the second brother Han Yong also nodded in agreement.

Seeing the brothers' confident looks, Han Li became more curious: "Tell me how you found out?"

"Brother, when I went to school today, I saw Yan Jiecheng showing off candy to his classmates, and I felt something was wrong. Old Yan is so stingy, and Yan Jiecheng can only envy others. Later, I thought that maybe Third Aunt is pregnant again, and bought the candy for her wedding."

Han Cong became more and more angry as he spoke: "But then I saw Yan Jiefang envious of others eating candy, I thought it was strange, so I went to ask Yan Jiefang's classmates, and they all said that Yan Jiefang didn't eat candy today."

"The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong, so I told my second brother about it. We discussed it and decided that someone must have given Yan Jiecheng some benefits so that he could testify against you, my eldest brother. Otherwise, where did Yan Jiecheng get the candy?"

Han Li looked at his two younger brothers with satisfaction. He was worrying about how he could deal with Yan Bugui, but he didn't expect that his two younger brothers would come to his aid right away. It really paid off that he loved them so much.

"Not bad, Xiaocong is observant and Xiaoyong is good at thinking. I'll give you two credit. Think carefully about what reward you want and I'll give it to you later."

After praising them, Han Li was afraid that his two younger brothers would get cocky, so he warned them: "But you two shouldn't be complacent. Keep up the good work and keep up the good work."

In fact, Han Li was already very happy that his younger brother could keenly notice that something was wrong with Yan Jiecheng.

At this time, Han Yong smiled shyly and took over the conversation: "Brother, it's not over yet. We originally wanted to beat up Yan Jiecheng to help you vent your anger, but then we thought that Yan Laokou is a teacher, and we have no evidence to beat Yan Jiecheng, which will make it easier for us to blackmail him.

Finally, we found Yan Jiefang and told him what delicious food Yan Jiecheng had eaten, which made Yan Jiefang burst into tears. "

Han Li was dumbfounded when he heard this. He didn't expect that his two younger brothers would resort to the strategy of sowing discord. Really, well done!

After thinking for a while, Han Li whispered a few words to his third brother Han Cong, then smiled and encouraged him: "Once this is done, I will ask my parents for pocket money for you two."

After hearing this, the eyes of the brothers Han Yong and Han Cong brightened up. Because their family was poor, they had no pocket money, and when they saw others buying delicious food, they could only envy them.

Han Cong nodded like a chicken pecking at rice and said confidently: "Brother, I promise to complete the task."

Then, Han Li gave money to his two younger brothers with a satisfied smile, and saw them running out happily.

Han Li looked towards the front yard and laughed coldly, "Yan Suanpan, Yan Suanpan, let me teach you today what it means to be greedy for small gains and suffer big losses!"

After waiting in the outer courtyard for more than twenty minutes, the two younger brothers looked like victorious generals, with smug expressions on their faces.

"Brother, I have done everything you asked me to do."

Han Li nodded in satisfaction and waved his hand: "Let's go, there will be meat for dinner."

When the three brothers arrived at the front yard, they heard Yan Jiefang's crying and Yan Bugui's scolding coming from the west wing.

Han Li smiled softly and sighed: "It's going to be a good show tonight."

As soon as the three brothers entered the house, Old Han came back and immediately noticed the Erguotou in the eldest son's hand.

He usually couldn't bear to drink this wine and only drank it at relatives' homes.

"Big brother, why are you spending money so recklessly again?" Although Old Han was also very pleased, he felt that his eldest son had been spending money a little too lavishly recently. There was no happy event today, so why did he buy meat and wine?

Han Li hurriedly explained: "I didn't buy this. My brother Jinsheng gave it to me, along with cakes, sugar, and tea."

As the matter was a bit complicated, Han Li was too lazy to explain too much and left it to Li's mother to explain the reasons later.

Old Han coughed awkwardly twice and quickly changed the subject: "Jin Sheng is such a jerk. Why did he bring such expensive things when he came?"

Seeing that Old Han was craving for wine, Han Li smiled and reminded him, "Dad, my brother Jinsheng said that after opening this wine, you have to drink it up as soon as possible. Once the smell of the wine is gone, it will not taste good."

Old Han nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes. Pour me a glass first to taste it. I haven't had this kind of wine for a long time."

Afterwards, Lao Han sipped his Erguotou with great enjoyment, praising it over and over again: "Good wine, good wine, really strong!"

Han Li poured another glass of wine for Lao Han: "Dad, I have something to tell you."

Old Han stopped his hand that was about to hold the wine, and asked curiously: "What's the matter?"

"Dad, I see that Xiaoyong and Xiaocong are a little weak and need to replenish sugar. Our family is having a better time now, so I'll give them some pocket money so that they can buy some snacks."

At this point, Han Li changed the subject: "In the future, those who have good academic performance will be given more pocket money, which can also motivate them to study hard. For those whose academic performance declines, hmm, deduct their pocket money and have a meal of bamboo shoots and fried pork."

After listening to his eldest son's words, Old Han thought carefully for a while and felt that what his eldest son said made sense. Now that the family's conditions are better, as long as the child's academic performance can improve, spending some money is not a big deal.

Especially with the previous experience of He Yushui suffering from stomach disease, he didn't want to save a small amount of money and then spend a big amount of money later, and let his son suffer the same pain.

"Let me think about this matter again." This is what Lao Han has learned recently. When he encounters something that he cannot make a decision on the spot, he uses this sentence to get around it.

Although Lao Han is the head of the family, his wife has always been in charge of the money at home. He must discuss this matter with his wife to see how much pocket money is appropriate.

Han Li knew his own situation and did not ask any more questions. Instead, he was very satisfied with Old Han's progress.

Not long after, the Han family started to eat dinner.

Han Li had a full lunch and was not very hungry at night, so he just ate a few bites.

If this happened at the Yan family, Han Li would have eaten mutton hotpot for lunch and probably wouldn't have been able to have dinner, so this was a good way to save some food.

Not long after dinner, a familiar and shrill gong sound broke the silence of the courtyard.

Han Li is quite looking forward to this: the good show is about to begin!