Comfortable life in Siheyuan

In the evening, people who got off work returned home one after another. Qin Huairu dragged her heavy and tired feet and slowly walked into the house. When she saw the piece of pork in Jia Zhang's hand, her face showed a mixture of astonishment and confusion. She swallowed her saliva involuntarily, as if the tempting aroma had penetrated the air and went straight into her nose.

"Mom, where did this meat come from?" Qin Huairu's voice was a little nervous, and her face became a little stiff. "You didn't buy this piece of meat with the money given by the second uncle?"

Jia Zhang replied nonchalantly, "Since the money is in my hands, I have the final say on how to spend it. Besides, this is for Bang Geng and the others to eat, I didn't waste a single cent."

Qin Huairu felt helpless in the face of this unreasonable old woman. She stared at her silently, feeling endless grievances and dissatisfaction in her heart, but she could not find an effective way to refute her.

At the same time, the second uncle in the backyard returned home in a happy mood. Today is the first day of work after the New Year. The work in the workshop is not busy, and there are sensible apprentices waiting by the side. Liu Haizhong's life is very pleasant and comfortable.

At this time, the second aunt came over angrily and complained to him with a unhappy face: "Look at you, why are you so stubborn? You have to give the five dollars to the Jia family! Go and see for yourself. Today, the old pious woman Jia Zhang came home this afternoon carrying a large piece of meat. She looked so smug that it really makes people angry!"

After hearing what the second aunt said, the second uncle, who was originally in a good mood, suddenly became uncomfortable. He didn't say a word, but just snorted coldly and went back to his room to lie down. It was obvious that he was very angry.

Liu Guangtian returned home with a happy face, but before he could say anything, he realized something was wrong.

Liu Guangtian returned to his and Guangfu's room and asked quietly, "Brother, what's going on at home? Why does the atmosphere feel wrong? My mom's face is so long!"

Guangfu also looked unhappy and whispered, "Brother, let's be careful today and don't make our parents angry. They both have a bad temper."

"What happened? My dad got angry at work. This shouldn't happen. It's the first day at work, so it shouldn't be a big deal!" Liu Guangtian said puzzledly.

"It's not about work. Didn't my dad donate five dollars to the Jia family yesterday? Today, that Jia Zhang came back from buying some meat in the afternoon. She looked very proud. My mom was very angry at the time, and she came back and told my dad about it. Now, the two of them are sulking together." Liu Guangfu looked like he was worried about something, as if a storm would fall on him in the next second.

"Okay, let's be careful at night and try to get beaten less. Alas~" Liu Guangtian sighed and lay down to rest.

Liu Haizhong's family spent their days under this gloomy haze. Guangtian and Guangfu hid for a long time but still couldn't escape the beating.

Liu Guangtian clenched his teeth tightly while sleeping in bed at night.

The next day, everyone in the hospital knew that the Jia family had eaten meat, and everyone's expressions when looking at the Jia family and Liu Haizhong's family became intriguing. This made Liu Haizhong even more furious. When Yi Zhonghai saw Lao Liu's expression, his cheeks hurt from holding back.

In the evening, the brothers Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu were furious when they saw the sticks playing at the gate of the courtyard. They asked, "You eat meat and I get beaten. Why?"

After the two brothers looked at each other, they secretly made up their minds to teach Banggeng a lesson. They looked around to observe the situation and after making sure that there was no one else around, Liu Guangfu picked up a worn-out, oily, and pungent rag on the side of the road.

Then, the two men crept up behind Bang Geng and took advantage of his unpreparedness to wipe the dirty rag across his face, kicking him twice. After they succeeded, they didn't dare to delay and quickly turned around and ran away. Not long after, they hid in a narrow and dark alley nearby.

By the time Banggeng wiped his eyes and wanted to see who had done it, the person had already run away.

Banggeng returned to the courtyard crying, which made Jia Zhang feel distressed. After a while, Jia Zhang's cursing was heard in the courtyard. People passing by in the courtyard frowned.

Half an hour later, the two brothers returned home with smiles on their faces. The second aunt scolded them with a stern face: "Where have you two been? Why did you come back only now? Do you want your dad to wait for you for dinner?"

The second uncle Liu Haizhong also said leisurely at this time: "Little bastard, haven't you learned your lesson from yesterday's beating? Do you deserve to be punished?"

Liu Guangfu became dispirited when he heard his parents' words, but Liu Guangtian was a little braver and said, "Dad, Mom, we brothers know that you are unhappy and angry with the Jia family. Just now, we brothers saw Banggeng playing alone at the gate, so we picked up a stinky rag on the side of the road and smeared it on his face. We also kicked him twice."

After hearing Guang Tian's words, Liu Haizhong and his wife's tone was obviously much better: "Don't cause trouble outside in the future. Did anyone see what happened just now?" The second aunt asked calmly.

"No one saw us, so we turned around and went into the alley, so we came back just now." Liu Guangfu said in a low voice.

Now the cloudy sky in the house had clearly turned sunny.

Liu Haizhong said lightly, "Let's eat," and didn't make things difficult for the two brothers.

One weekend after the Lantern Festival, the He family in the Central Courtyard was dressed in red and colorful clothes early in the morning, waiting for the new son-in-law to come. He Daqing was wearing a brand new cotton coat and sitting in the living room. He was smiling all the time.

He Yushui was sitting in the room, putting on makeup in front of the mirror, while Feng Yu and Ding Qiunan gave her some advice from time to time.

At about nine o'clock, a group of children rushed in from the gate of the courtyard, announcing the good news loudly: "The groom is here, the groom is here."

He Yuzhu and his wife went out to greet them.

The new son-in-law was wearing a brand new military uniform, looking heroic and imposing. His straight posture, coupled with his tall stature, stood out at the door, attracting attention like a crane among chickens.

After entering the house, the new son-in-law and the bride offered a cup of tea to He Daqing and He Yuzhu to show their respect. Then, they got on their bicycles and started their journey home.

Along the way, Sha Zhu pedaled Yu Shui's bicycle with great effort, and a thick quilt was loaded on the back seat. Liu Qingshan and Nan Yi followed closely behind on their own bicycles, and on the shelf behind the bicycles was also tied an exquisite camphorwood box filled with Yu Shui's clothes. These items would go to the Li family with Yu Shui.

This team of four bicycles, each with a bright red flower tied to the handlebar, was lined up in an orderly manner, looking mighty and majestic.

After arriving at Li's house, everyone attended the wedding banquet, took a short rest and then returned.

When they came back, the four bikes became two, and Sha Zhu sat on the back seat of Liu Qingshan. Originally, Liu Qingshan wanted to let Sha Zhu ride him, but he drank a little too much at noon, so for his own safety, Liu Qingshan decided to ride by himself.

Yu Shui's marriage did not cause any waves in the courtyard. After all, she was a nobody in the courtyard.