Comfortable life in Siheyuan

In the afternoon, Nan Yi was not in a hurry to take the fish back, and a large group of people stayed in Liu Qingshan's yard to chat. Finally, at about five o'clock, Sha Zhu came back on his bike.

"Everyone is here. You have so much free time." Sha Zhu pushed the cart and entered the yard.

"Aren't we waiting for you to come back? How can we share the fish if you don't come back?" Nan Yi joked with a smile.

"If you say so, then I won't be polite. Wife, let's take all the fish back and not leave any for them." Sha Zhu also started joking.

"It's been divided a long time ago. Go wash your face. Look at how sweaty you are." Tian Xiuyun walked over and said with concern.

"Okay, it's getting late. I'll go back and prepare dinner first. What we had for lunch will do. I'll have to have an extra bowl of fish soup for dinner." Nan Yi said with a smile.

"Then we'll leave too. I'll bring some fish soup to the old lady in the evening." The old lady that Tian Xiuyun was talking about was the deaf old lady in the backyard. Now that Zhuzi is married and has children, he occasionally improves her food. The old lady rarely comes out of the yard anymore."

"Okay, I won't keep you here anymore. Catch more fish next time and we'll have a fish feast." Liu Qingshan said with a smile.

Nan Yi and his family of three went out directly from the east gate and did not even pass through the yard.

Sha Zhu and his wife, one holding the child and the other carrying a bucket of water, even borrowed a basin from Liu Qingshan to cover the bucket.

After Sha Zhu left Liu's house, before he even walked out of the backyard, Xu Damao, who was standing at the door, said sarcastically, "Hey! What good stuff did you take from the Liu's house? And you're still hiding it!"

Sha Zhu stared at Xu Damao's disgusting face, and the anger in his heart was instantly ignited. He retorted without any courtesy: "Who do you think you are? Do I have to report to you when I take something? Why don't you take a piss and look in the mirror to see how much you weigh! Humph!"

Seeing this, Xu Damao not only did not restrain himself, but became even more aggressive. He approached Sha Zhu with a playful smile, wanting to continue provoking him: "Hey! Aren't I just kidding you? Why are you so angry? Come on, open it and show me."

However, Sha Zhu didn't want to get entangled with this scoundrel any more. He gave Xu Damao a fierce look, then quickened his pace without looking back and walked straight towards the central courtyard.

As soon as Xu Damao saw this, he guessed what good stuff Sha Zhu was carrying, and he quickly chased after him. As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, he started shouting loudly: "Zhu Zi, what's in your bucket? Show it to others!"

"What's your business? My wife is pregnant. I went fishing. What's your business?" As he was talking, he arrived at the door. Sha Zhu let his wife and children in and put the bucket in. He stood at the door and a human guard came to guard the door.

"Zhu Zi, did you catch any fish? Can I trade some with you? The children at home are malnourished." Jia Zhangshi followed over swiftly like a cat that smelled fish.

"I'd rather trade with anyone than you!" Sha Zhu replied angrily. "Zhu Zi, how can you talk like that!" Jia Zhang was unhappy when she heard it, "We are all neighbors, what's wrong with helping each other?"

"What can you give me in exchange? I'm giving these fish to my wife to nourish her body. She's pregnant and needs nutrition!" The latter sentence was said to Xu Damao, in order to stimulate him that he would be childless if he couldn't have children.

"I still have corn flour at home. Can I trade it with you?" Jia Zhang thought of the corn flour she had asked for from Liu Haizhong's house today, and immediately spoke up.

"Auntie Jia, my wife doesn't need cornmeal to supplement her nutrition. You should leave it to your grandson." Sha Zhu didn't want to pay attention to this old woman.

"What's wrong with exchanging your two fish? We are all neighbors living in the same yard. Isn't it normal for us to help each other? Zhuzi, please be kind. We will definitely remember your kindness." Jia Zhang's little mouth was like a machine gun, firing non-stop.

"That's right. Your wife's pregnancy doesn't affect Aunt Jia. Zhuzi, you don't know how to help others at all. You should help your neighbors!" Xu Damao echoed from the side.

"What do you know? You've never given birth to a child, so what do you know?" Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao with disdain.

"Hey! Shazhu, I mean well, why are you scolding me?" Xu Damao got angry as soon as he heard people say that he had never had a child.

"Get out! You asked for it. What does it have to do with you if I catch some fish for my wife and kids? Is it your turn to jump around here?" Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao angrily.

The noise in the middle yard became louder and louder, and soon many neighbors from the front and back yards came.

"What's the matter? It's a rare chance to rest, but you can't even relax!" The third uncle came over with a smile and tried to smooth things over.

"That's right. I just want to exchange two fish with Zhuzi. He caught the fish by fishing anyway, so can't I just exchange some corn flour for some?" Jia Zhang looked at the crowd and began to complain.

"No, not to mention that this fish is for my wife's health, our two families have not been in contact for a long time, and we don't have that kind of relationship." Sha Zhu said seriously.

"Shazhu, this is where you're wrong. We're neighbors living in the same courtyard, we should help each other!" Xu Damao cheered from the side.

Sha Zhu didn't respond to Xu Damao's words, but ran after Xu Damao in a few steps.

Xu Damao jumped out like a rabbit. Perhaps it was because he had been beaten so many times that it had become a conditioned reflex.

"Sha Mao, if you keep talking dirty to me, I'm going to smash your mouth." Seeing that he couldn't catch up with the man, Sha Zhu simply stood in the yard and started to make threats.

Originally Sha Zhu was guarding the door, but now the door was empty. Jia Zhang seized the opportunity and quickly ran into Sha Zhu's room.

As soon as I entered the house, I walked towards the water bucket.

"Get out! Who let you into our house? Do you want to rob us?" Tian Xiuyun, who was holding Niu Niu, shouted angrily with a dark face.

"I just came in to take a look. Don't be so angry!" Jia Zhang said as she moved towards the water bucket.

At this time, Shazhu in the yard also hurried in.

"Get out, you old hag. What do you want to do in my house? Don't you have any shame now? Get out of here now." Sha Zhu took a few steps forward, grabbed Jia Zhang's arm, and dragged him out.

"Hey! What do you want to do, Silly Zhu? Do you want to hit the old man?" Jia Zhang said in a timid tone, and her panic could be seen from her eyes.

Carrying Jia Zhang to the door, Sha Zhu exerted force with both hands and threw her out.

"From now on, don't come into our house unless someone invites you. You are not welcome in our home." As he said that, Sha Zhu closed the door.

Jia Zhang got up in a panic, pointing at Sha Zhu's door and cursing, but she didn't dare to rush in again.

Jia Zhang cursed for a while outside the door, but when she saw that Sha Zhu didn't respond, she went home in shame. Seeing this, the neighbors around also dispersed.

Sha Zhu went to the kitchen as if no one was around and started making fish soup. Before dinner, he even took a big bowl of it to the backyard.

"Old lady, look what delicious food we have today!" Sha Zhu showed off happily.

"You silly Zhuzi, what are you arguing about in the yard today? Why does it sound like you are arguing with the Jia family?" the deaf old lady scolded with a smile.

"I just went fishing with Qingshan and the others today and came back with some fish! That Jia family member wants to get some money from me, but he's dreaming. I still have to nourish my wife." Sha Zhu said with a smile on his face.

"Look at your expression. My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant again?" Old Lady Long is very experienced. How could she hide the fact from Sha Zhu's silly and cheerful look?

"Hey! How did you guess it before I even said anything? You're really amazing!" Sha Zhu joked with a smile.

"Go, you can't hide two ounces of sesame oil in a dog's stomach."