Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

"Tanghulu~"

"Seobing, freshly baked sesame cake."

"Baozi, hot and fragrant baozi."

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The streets are bustling with the sounds of hawking and shouting, full of the flavor of modern life.

Now that we have come to this era, we must try the most authentic food.

But after taking a bite at a small stall, Han Li frowned immediately: "Uncle, this, this doesn't have braised shrimp oil."

"Oh, I forgot to add it. I'm so sorry. So, as an apology, I'll give you half the price of this meal. Please come often in the future."

"As long as the goods are genuine and the price is reasonable, you won't suffer any loss."

Han Li naturally understood that the fried tofu boss would serve different dishes to different customers. If it was regular customers, he would add braised shrimp oil, but if it looked unfamiliar, he would choose to forget to add it. Most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyway.

Even if the customer notices that the food is lacking in condiments, it is not a big problem and can be resolved by a timely apology.

Eating delicious fried tofu and smelling other delicious aromas in the air, Han Li started a shopping and eating trip with tens of thousands of cash in his pocket. He didn't stop until his belly was full, just like a rich man who can do whatever he wants.

If his stomach allowed, he would like to try all the delicious food on this street.

After eating and drinking, I strolled around leisurely to digest the food and get to know the outrageous prices of this era.

Salt (large-grain salt) is 800 yuan (8 cents) per pound.

A box of matches costs 200 yuan (2 cents).

Cabbage is 30 yuan (3 cents (one cent equals 10 cents)) per catty.

Eggs cost 550 yuan (5 cents) each.

Pork costs 6400 yuan (6 cents) per pound.

Cornmeal (cornmeal made from crushed whole corn) is 750 yuan (7 cents) per pound.

White flour costs 1500 yuan (1 cents) per pound.

Polished rice costs 1600 yuan (1 cents) per pound.

(Two-pronged flour is a mixture of white flour and corn flour.)

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From Han Li's perspective in the future, the prices of goods in this era were indeed ridiculously high, but correspondingly, the wages were also high.

Take Han Shanhai for example, he is a heavy-duty worker and can earn more than 200,000 yuan a month, which means he has an annual salary of more than 3 million yuan. Doesn't it sound impressive?

However, with the high prices at the time, life is not easy with a monthly salary of more than 200,000 yuan.

After all, living in the capital, everything from oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, coal and other daily necessities costs money.

It was because Han Shanhai knew very well that his family could not even afford to get sick that he sent his eldest son to study medicine.

After strolling around for a while, Han Li thought about his future path as he walked. Should he marry a virtuous wife, achieve the happiness of having a wife and children, and feel the charm of the changing times?

Or do you want to build a career in this era and live a magnificent life?

As for training birds, for Han Li, it is just a side job and not worthy of being called a goal.

As he thought about it, Han Li shook his head with a smile: "As expected, when people are hungry, they only have one worry, but once they are full, they have countless worries."

However, after thinking about the Han family's complicated sanitary conditions, he immediately made up his mind to start from this aspect.

After all, the Han family’s sanitary conditions are very bad. Other people in the Han family are used to it, but Han Li, as a person with a certain degree of mental mysophobia, really can’t stand it.

You know, Han Li is the kind of person who won't even use chopsticks if they fall into the sink, but will just throw them into the trash can.

Yesterday, Han Li had done his best to carefully decorate the cave in the back mountain of Qinjia Village. There was thick straw underneath and washed sheets on top.

All in all, life in this era is a severe challenge for him.

After buying lime and soap, Han Li bought a string of candied haws when he returned.

This was naturally bought for my younger sister Han Xiaoxiao.

Han Li had no sister in his previous life, and he remained unmarried for half his life. He liked children very much, so he loved Han Xiaoxiao, his cute and adorable sister, very much.

"When we go back later, Xiaoxiao will laugh so hard that her eyes will disappear when she sees the candied haws."

However, just as Han Li was about to reach the gate of the courtyard at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, he heard Jia Zhang's extremely vicious curse.

It should be that my previous incarnation was very familiar with the old woman's swearing and recognized it instantly.

Although I couldn't hear it clearly, the words used by this old hag, Jia Zhang, were not nice. She used all kinds of vicious words like "damn it", "you're blind", "you deserve to be poor all your life" and so on.

Taking a step closer and listening to the sound to determine the location, he felt that the old woman's voice seemed to be coming from the direction of his home, and there was even Han Xiaoxiao's crying mixed in.

"Damn it, this is too much!" Han Li's face turned cold and he quickly quickened his pace.

When I entered the courtyard, I saw a lot of people standing in the outer courtyard watching the fight, but no one stepped forward to stop the fight.

"You are so young and yet you are still talking nonsense. You are really a little bastard who has a life but no one to take care of him..."

Listening to Jia Zhang's increasingly vicious curses, Han Li rushed home and also understood the whole story from the old woman's curses and the discussions of the onlookers.

When Jia Zhang passed by the front yard, she saw that there was no one around, so she blew a big sneeze and wiped it on the clothes that were hanging out to dry.

I thought no one saw it, but I didn't expect that Han Xiaoxiao who ran to the Chuihua Gate saw it.

Later, the third aunt found a large black stain on her clothes and started scolding her immediately.

Seeing Han Xiaoxiao playing in the outer yard, he thought it was a child who did it, so he immediately went to Li Yumei to ask for compensation.

Han Xiaoxiao had no choice but to tell the truth.

The third aunt couldn't swallow this humiliation, so she went to find Jia Zhang to argue with her, but the old hag Jia Zhang refused to admit it and insisted that the third aunt produce evidence, otherwise she would have to pay compensation.

The third aunt sold Han Xiaoxiao without thinking twice.

Who is Jia Zhang? She is an old shrew who makes trouble for no reason and makes a scene for a reason. Besides, the Han family is honest and easy to bully, so she can take advantage of this opportunity to extort money.

When he got closer, Han Li saw the old hag Jia Zhang blocking the door of Han's house, with one hand on her waist and the other pointing into the house, her face full of viciousness and spitting everywhere.

The old woman cursed more and more vigorously, and her voice became louder and louder, completely drowning out Li Yumei's arguments and Han Xiaoxiao's crying in the room.

"shut up!"

The sudden shout frightened Jia Zhang so much that she trembled all over. She looked back instantly after she fell silent.

Seeing that Jia Zhang was about to start cursing again, Han Li spoke first: "Whoever wipes his nose on someone's clothes will have his whole family killed! Jia Zhang, if you dare to swear, I, Han Li, will kowtow to you and apologize, and compensate you 5 yuan! Do you dare to swear?"

These words hit Jia Zhang's sore spot directly. People from the old times were more superstitious and would never dare to make such a poisonous oath for fear that it would come true.

Han Li was also sure of this. Even if Jia Zhang really dared to kowtow and apologize and swear an oath for 5 yuan, then who wouldn't cheat?

On the contrary, Jia Zhang really swore a poisonous oath, and when Jia Dongxu dies in the future, it will become the retribution for all the evil deeds done by Jia Zhang.

The third aunt also knew that it was Jia Zhang who did this immoral and sinister thing, but she had no solid evidence and could not do anything to punish her.

The Yan family wanted to eat everything but didn't want to suffer any loss. Now that they had a rare opportunity to talk, she hurriedly joined in the fun.

"That's right. If you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. Jia Zhang, you can get 50,000 yuan if you swear. This is a good deal."

"I think the boss of the Han family is very sincere."

Whether they were just there to watch the fun or some women who had been bullied by Jia Zhang, they all joined in the fun.

Naturally, Jia Zhang didn't dare to swear an oath, so she immediately started to make trouble: she sat down on the ground, clapped her hands on her thighs, and prepared to start wailing.

But Han Li's voice once again spoke first: "Uncle Jia, please come back and take care of your wife! Jia Zhang is going to ruin the reputation of your Jia family completely!"

Jia Zhang was stunned: This, these are my lyrics!

The women watching immediately burst into laughter, and the laughter grew louder and louder.

Jia Zhang was so angry that her face turned blue. She stared at Han Li with vicious eyes, full of hatred.

She was wondering whether to pounce on Han Li and grab his bloody face, but she was worried that she would suffer a loss.

Because if the fight really starts, there will be two people on the other side.

In fact, Han Li had already prepared for the battle, always keeping in mind the teachings of Captain Li: I am not good at reasoning, but I like to hit people! If you don't fight back after being hit, don't stay in my Second Division!

Next time you encounter someone beating you up, no matter how high or low his rank is, beat the bastard up first!

Jia Zhang slapped her legs and cursed: "You damned little beast, you bully a widow like me. You little beast will not die a good death..."

An older woman in the crowd couldn't bear to watch, so she stepped forward to help Jia Zhang up and tried to comfort and mediate.

Since Yi Zhonghai accepted Jia Dongxu as his apprentice, it would be inappropriate to ignore this.

Jia Zhang knew that she would get nothing out of it if she continued to make trouble, so she prepared to leave. Before she left, she said harshly, "You little bastard, just wait for me. This matter is not over yet!"

At this time, Han Xiaoxiao, who was crying so hard that snot bubbles came out, ran out and said, "Big pot, wuwu..."

Seeing that his sister was frightened, Han Li picked her up distressedly and comforted her in a gentle voice: "Xiaoxiao, don't cry. Look what Daguo bought for you?"

When Han Xiaoxiao saw the candied haws, she stopped crying instantly and exclaimed in surprise: "Tang Fuluer!"

"Thank you, Cauldron. Cauldron, you seven."

"The big pot is over, you are seven."

Seeing his sister burst into laughter, Han Li helped her wipe away her tears and found that her little face and hair were covered with the old woman's saliva.

Han Li felt disgusted, irritated, and very angry. He clenched his fist unconsciously: "To be kind to animals is to be cruel to yourself!"

Before, he had wanted to use his honest persona to secretly plot against others and become the sixth in command, but now it seems that no matter whether it is a human or a ghost, he wants to take advantage of the weak one.

If a person is not ruthless, he cannot stand firm!

It is foreseeable that this will make him an enemy of the Jia family. When the mama's boy Jia Dongxu gets off work, he will definitely stand up for his mother, and another commotion is inevitable.

Han Li felt that he had to make some careful plans and give the Jia family a tough time!

Put the poultry training plan on the agenda, so that people in the courtyard will no longer dare to take advantage of the Han family!

Let the Han family stand up from now on!

Seeing his mother Li Yumei frowning, Han Li smiled and comforted her: "Mom, don't worry. I have seen many such bad things in the countryside, and I know how to deal with them."

Then he changed the subject: "Mom, boil some hot water. I bought some soap. Let's wash Xiao Xiao while it's hot today."

"Okay." Li Yumei was very pleased. She felt that her son had grown up, so she prepared to get busy.

At this time, Han Xiaoxiao handed over the candied haws: "Mom, your seven-tang Fuluer."

Li Yumei was about to refuse, but her eldest son said, "Mom, you should try it too. Otherwise, when Xiaoxiao grows up, she will think you don't like sweet food."

Han Li paused and continued, "I have heard of this kind of thing in the countryside. It is said that during the Chinese New Year, a 16 or 17-year-old boy had meat in his bowl, while his parents had cabbage in their bowls.

When relatives came to visit, they asked curiously, "Why do you and your parents eat differently?" The young man said confidently, "My parents don't like to eat meat."

Han Li loves his sister, but he knows his limits. Blindly spoiling her will only hurt her.

He also wanted to correct the Han family's habit of giving-style education, otherwise Han Yong and Han Cong might be trained to become the next Stankang Bao Guowei.

Although Li Yumei had not read much, she could distinguish between good and bad and knew that what her son said made sense.

She didn't refuse anymore and ate a candied haws. The moment it entered her mouth, it was so sweet that she wanted to cry.

It’s the taste of happiness!

I vaguely remember that the last time I ate candied haws was when I just got married.

"Xiaoxiao, eat quickly. Mommy will go boil some water for you to take a bath."

Looking at his mother Li Yumei's clothes full of patches, Han Li felt sad. As far as he could remember, she must have worn these clothes for nearly ten years.

It perfectly illustrates what it means, three years new, three years old, and then three years new and old again.

Han Li sighed secretly, looked towards the Moon Gate, and murmured expectantly, "I hope nothing goes wrong with Xu Wood."