Comfortable life in Siheyuan

The next morning, everyone in Liu Qingshan's family got up early and were busy cleaning the house because his sister and brother-in-law were coming over today.

His elder sister Liu Qingxia is two years older than Liu Qingshan. She married his brother-in-law Zhao Xinjie before and gave birth to a son, whose nickname is Dongdong. The whole family dotes on him.

My brother-in-law's family is also well-off. His father is a retired soldier who was assigned to a meat processing factory as a section chief. His mother works in a street office. My brother-in-law graduated from a technical secondary school and went to work as a clerk in a supply and marketing cooperative. His family is well-off.

After a while, a family of three arrived.

"Dad, Mom, we're here." My sister's voice came from far away. She was holding the child in her arms. My brother-in-law was pushing a bicycle with half a pound of meat and some canned food hanging on his handlebars.

In this day and age, it is really impressive to bring these things to visit neighbors. Neighbors all came over to watch and expressed envy. "Look at his second sister, she married well."

"Yes, yes." Several people nearby echoed.

My brother-in-law parked his bike and came over with the vegetables.

"Dad, Mom, Qingshan." My brother-in-law greeted me.

"San'er, it's ok. You're already working now. When are you going to get married? Your elder brother is in the army, so it's impossible to urge him. You better hurry up now. Do you hear me?"

The second sister was still as impetuous as before. I really don't know what my brother-in-law likes about her. He rolled his eyes, ignored her, and took the thing.

"Dondong, be good. Uncle will hold you. Are you dissatisfied with your mommy's nagging and you don't want to listen? Let's go and say hello to grandma and grandpa."

"Xiao San, are you looking for a beating? Don't think that I can't beat you just because I'm a mother." As she said that, she chased after him.

The family was having a lot of fun, and everyone in the yard had dispersed.

"Mom and Dad, Xiaosan is working this time, so even if you don't bring a letter, I would still plan to come back with Xinjie to visit. Xiaosan, have you divided the house? Do you want me to find someone to inform your leader?" My sister stopped joking and said seriously.

"Sister, the house has been divided. The courtyard next door has been cleaned up now." Liu Qingshan also replied.

"It's the small yard on the east side of our house. It's not a small place, but it will cost more money to clean it up." My brother-in-law also said!

"I called you back because I want you to take him to the Trust Store when you are free next week. He wants to buy some old furniture. See if you have any acquaintances there, Xinjie. It can also be more affordable." Dad Liu Yaohui said after taking a sip of water!

"Xinjie has a classmate who was assigned to Dongsi Trust Bank. Let's go and take a look next Sunday. How long will it take you to clean up your house? Where will you put the furniture you bought?" said my sister.

"It will probably take a few days. We just need to clean up the place and build two rooms on the original basis, add a small kitchen in the east corner, clear the weeds outside, repair the courtyard wall, and open a separate small door." Liu Qingshan said easily.

"Such a big place is a waste, isn't it? If you don't have enough money, just tell us. Your sister has been working for a few years and has some savings. Your brother-in-law also saves a little. If there is no more, there should be 300 to 500 yuan."

My brother-in-law also said, "Yes, San'er, if you have something to say, you have to tell me. I have saved some money over the years, and there is no urgent need for it at home. If you need it, just take it first."

Liu Qingshan felt warm in his heart at what his sister and brother-in-law said, and he was very grateful: "Brother-in-law, sister, it's really not necessary. Our family conditions are actually quite good now. If we see too many people getting jealous, there will be more people. Build two rooms first, and if it's not enough in the future, you can build more. I have obtained the house deeds, and that piece of land is all mine!"

"That's good, why hasn't that place been divided out? It's quite big." My brother-in-law asked in confusion.

"I don't like any of the ones I can get, and some of them don't have the money to repair them. After all, I'm a college student. This yard is just right for me, and it's close to home, so I can take care of my parents." Liu Qingshan explained.

"Sister, something big happened in our hospital. Can you guess what happened?" Liu Qingshan said to his sister in a playful manner.

"Don't tease your sister. Speak nicely." His father patted him.

"Hurry up and tell me, don't force me to slap you." My sister waved her fist.

"Don't be surprised if I tell you that. Just control yourself."

"Say it quickly."

"Shazhu got married. It happened yesterday. He found a girl from the countryside. She's pretty."

My sister's eyes widened: "Shazhu is married, is this true? Doesn't he have high standards? He wants someone from the city, who is pretty and better than Xu Damao in every way. Why did he marry someone from the countryside?"

Liu Qingshan whispered, "Don't make it public. I advised him not to make it public. I told him that you are a cook and you don't lack food and drink. You can just get a pretty one. Qin Huairu is also from the countryside. Don't you think she is pretty? Sha Zhu's eyes lit up immediately. I was afraid that Xu Damao would sabotage it, so I told him not to make it public. Now it's done!"

"Why did you think of finding a wife for him? I never saw you two have any interaction with each other." The sister asked puzzledly.

"Sha Zhu is a nice guy. I was still young at that time. I met a group of troublemakers on the road, and Brother Zhu pulled me back. And since I saw him being so stupid and alone, I took the trouble to say a few words to him, just to help him get along!" Liu Qingshan certainly couldn't say that he wanted to see a big show, a different plot.

"Shazhu is not a bad person, he just needs personal discipline. Yi Zhonghai's education over the years has been purposeful and has led Shazhu astray." The old man started talking while holding his grandson.

"Old Yi has no children. To put it bluntly, his family has no descendants. In the old society, it was very tragic to have a family without descendants. Our generation has more or less encountered this. He is afraid that no one will take care of him in his old age." said Liu's mother.

"He used to have an apprentice named Jia Dongxu, and he was counting on him to take care of him in his old age. But Jia Dongxu had an old mother, and Jia Zhang was not an easy person to deal with. So he was very cautious when teaching his apprentice, fearing that his apprentice would not take care of him when he was old. Sha Zhu's father ran away, and he has been guiding Sha Zhu, subtly teaching him to respect the elderly. Chiang Kai-shek is also an old man, so shouldn't he respect that too?" the old man added.

"What we respect is character, not age. We can't judge everything by age. That doesn't make sense," Liu Qingshan also said.

"Your courtyard is quite complicated. The interpersonal relationships are quite messy. Shazhu is married. Is he afraid that Shazhu's wife will not provide for him in his old age?" the brother-in-law said in surprise.

"He has always wanted to find an obedient wife for Sha Zhu, but all he found were ugly ones, which Sha Zhu doesn't like," said Liu's mother.

"Many families in the yard understood what was going on, but since it was none of their business, they ignored it. After all, Old Yi is a senior worker in the factory, so we tried not to offend him!" said Liu's father.

"What a terrible human nature." My sister said with a blink of her lips.

"Just keep it to yourselves and don't spread it out. It's better to avoid these things if you can. It's troublesome." Liu's mother whispered.

"Okay, go and cook. Have a drink with Xinjie at noon. It's rare for the family to get together, so have some fun." Dad said to Mom!

"I'll go help Mom, too."

My sister followed my mother into the kitchen. The three grown men were chatting about family matters and teasing the little ones.

The Liu family was filled with laughter.