Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

"Uncle, I asked me today what do you think if I don't want to spend the Chinese New Year together this year?"

After dinner, Cai Quanwu, Silly Zhu, and He Yuyu gathered around the table, eating melon seeds and chatting.

"How did you live before? Did you all live together?" Cai Quanwu didn't know how they lived before, so he asked.

"Ever since my father ran away, Yuyu and I have lived together with the first man's family. It saves trouble and we can't get many things." Silly Zhu said matter-of-factly.

Silly Zhu thought to himself that he had to prepare everything for the Chinese New Year. He had to go to work before, but the rain was still small and it didn't work. How could he have time to prepare? It would be convenient for him to spend time with the uncle's house. All he had to do was provide some money and supplies. The aunt could do everything. They were well prepared, all they had to do was open their mouths.

However, the situation changed this year. After my uncle came, I was no longer the leader and asked my uncle to make the decision.

After hearing what Silly Zhu said, Cai Quanwu thought to himself, tomorrow will be the Little New Year. Yi Zhonghai asked Silly Zhu what he meant today.

After thinking about it for a while, I guess I was still afraid that I would refuse to celebrate the New Year together, so I delayed saying it until now, because if I didn’t say it, I would have no time, and we would celebrate the New Year tomorrow.

If we don’t spend the New Year together, we definitely won’t spend the New Year’s Eve together.

"Pillars, rainwater, what do you think?"

Cai Quan wanted to seek the opinions of two siblings, Shazhu and He Yuyu, before making a decision.

"It doesn't matter."

"Uncle, I listen to you."

The attitude of the two people made Cai Quanwu feel pained. It doesn't make any difference whether you said it or not. It's better not to ask.

After thinking about it, Cai Quanwu decided to spend time together this year.

Some things can't be done overnight. In the past, your life was not very good, and people took you to celebrate the New Year. You can't think of living alone this year when your uncle comes and your life is better.

If someone spread the news like this, Cai Quanwu wouldn't care, but Silly Zhu's reputation would be ruined.

It already has a bad reputation and it can’t get any worse.

After making the decision, Cai Quanwu immediately said to Silly Zhu: "We are still living together this year, and we are living a good life. If we had not been together, there would have been a lot of gossip."

"You take some white flour and wild boar to the uncle's house tomorrow morning. I'll go after get off work to see if I can buy braised pork. We can't eat for free."

"I know, uncle." Silly Zhu said.

When we celebrate the New Year together, we still have to give out what we need. Nowadays, no one has much food due to rationing.

……

Grandpa's house.

"You told Zhuzhu today, what did Zhuzhu say?"

The old man and his wife were sitting at the table chatting, and the eldest mother asked.

In fact, this matter was started by the eldest mother. In previous years, she and her brother and sister would celebrate the New Year together, and the lively atmosphere was good.

If they don't spend this year together, it will be just him, his wife and the old lady, and there will be no New Year atmosphere at all.

If we really don't live together, it's not certain who the old lady will live with.

The uncle frowned and said, "What else can I say? He must have said that he should go home and ask his uncle."

"It's useless for him to say anything now. His uncle has to make the decision on everything."

"Then do you think Zhu Zhu and his uncle can agree to live together?" Aunt asked a little uneasily.

The elder thought for a while, frowned, and said to the aunt, "I think you'll agree. The guy named Cai is a smart man. He just came here. If he doesn't spend this year with us, he will definitely be gossiped about by others."

"A person named Cai is definitely not going to do something like shooting himself in the foot because of his shrewdness."

After hearing the explanation from the uncle, the aunt felt relieved. She felt that Zhuzi's uncle was a good person. He was polite and smiling to everyone he met.

Moreover, what Zhuzhu's uncle said about Jia Zhang was right and very reasonable. I don't know why the head of the family just couldn't stand him.

The head of the family always said that Zhuzi and his uncle had ulterior motives, and there was nothing she could do about it.

Originally, the head of the family wanted to invite the Jia family to live together, but the aunt stopped him. The three generations of the family are enjoying themselves happily. If you put a finger in it, will they agree or not?

The Jia Zhang family is not easy to get along with.

……

Early the next morning, Silhu took his things and went to the uncle's house as soon as he got up.

"Master, aunt, my uncle said that we will spend time together this year. These are the white noodles and some food that my uncle asked me to bring over." Silly Zhu came into the room and put down the things, and said to the first master and his wife with a smile.

After the first uncle and the first aunt looked at each other, the first aunt said politely:

"Oh, Zhuzi, your uncle is too polite. What else can he take? He still needs a bite from you."

"That's definitely not possible. I didn't come here to eat if I didn't get anything in previous years. This year, if there is something at home, it's time for me to get some for you to eat."

"Master, mom, I'm going back first, and I have to go back for breakfast."

With that said, Silly Zhu went out to go home.

After Silly Zhu left, the eldest mother looked at the things he brought over, smiled and said to the eldest uncle: "Zhu Zhu's uncle is quite good."

The first uncle didn't comment on what the aunt said. The man named Cai was polite to everyone on the surface, but he didn't know what he was thinking. He smiled like a tiger.

……

When he arrived at the grain store, Cai Quanwu greeted everyone with a smile and said jokingly: "Happy New Year, everyone."

When Sister Zhao heard Cai Quanwu's words, she said with disgust:

"Go, it's too early to say New Year greetings, and my sister's red envelope isn't ready yet."

Everyone laughed after hearing this, and then started to get busy. There were already scattered people outside to buy food.

Cai Quanwu felt bored and consciously returned to his hut and started to make preparations. He would definitely be busy later.

As soon as he sorted out his affairs, Brother Li started calling him outside to move food. He hurried out and followed Brother Li to move.

In this way, Cai Quanwu finished moving the white noodles and stick noodles, and kept moving things like this all morning. By the time he got off work, he was half exhausted.

After lunch, Cai Quanwu took a rest and walked into the director's office with two brown paper bags.

One kraft paper bag contains about two kilograms of braised beef, and the other contains two kilograms of braised pork.

These things were cooked by Cai Quanwu in the rental house last night.

It’s almost Chinese New Year, so it’s easy to braise it and eat it, but it’s too slow to make temporarily.

Cai Quanwu put the things on the table, sat opposite the director, and said with a smile: "A little braised pork. Today is a small year. The director will go back to add some dishes and drink some wine in the evening."

Director Ma pointed at Cai Quanwu and pretended to criticize, "You kid, you do all kinds of crooked things. Forget it this time. Don't do it next time."

With that said, Director Ma took out his cigarettes and handed one to Cai Quanwu.

Taking the cigarette from the director, Cai Quanwu lit it and said with a smile: "Director, you can't talk nonsense. I am obviously communicating with the leader, how can I say it is evil? Look, I am I’ll just get a cigarette from you.”

Director Ma smiled happily when he heard such a fresh and refined statement, but he didn't know how to reply to Cai Quanwu, so he could only keep mumbling.

"You, you..."

Before the director could say anything else, Cai Quanwu took the initiative to leave. He was just here to deliver something and didn't want to talk more.

"Director, you are busy, I will leave first."

After Cai Quanwu left, Director Ma picked up the kraft paper bag and put it under his nose and smelled it. It smelled really good. It must have tasted good. Then he put the kraft paper bag away.