Siheyuan: A blessed place to start

Under the guidance of their father, the two brothers of the Xiao family became more and more courageous and became the new generation of child kings in the courtyard.

The front yard seemed calm on the surface, but it was turbulent behind the scenes.

Xu Damao stayed with Lao Yi for more than half an hour before he came out. More than ten minutes after he came out, Jia Zhang slowly walked out.

This scene stunned Yan Laoxi who was standing opposite.

"Old man, what are you looking at? Come and eat quickly, or the food will get cold."

As soon as the third aunt said one word, Yan Fugui stopped her immediately.

"Shh, don't talk!"

In the room, except for the three aunts, Yan Jiecheng, Jiefang, and Jie Kuang were all speechless.

After so many years, the troubles in the Yi family are enough to write a book. Is it still not enough?

What catches your eyes!

"Something big is going to happen in our hospital. Let's eat quickly. After dinner..."

Yan Fugui muttered as he approached the table and prepared to eat, but when he sat down he found that all the dishes on the table had been eaten!

He just picked up the chopsticks and his hands were shaking with anger.

You filial sons, look at me, I look at you to show you don’t look at me, I’m not the only one eating this!

"What the hell is this!"

Having said that, Yan Fugui slammed his chopsticks down, and the meal was really impossible to eat.

He has been the one who set the portion sizes for their family's dishes over the years. Whenever it comes to meat dishes, the number of pieces must not exceed six. One piece per person is just right, no more, no less.

No one should take advantage of anyone else, and everyone, young and old, should be treated fairly.

There are plenty of vegetarian dishes, but you can't be greedy.

Each person gets a spoonful of radish and cabbage. Don't even think about getting another spoonful.

This rule was changed after the children grew up and had bigger appetites. If it were in the past, it would be even more outrageous than this!

After eating at their house, it was as if I had not eaten at all. I was only 40% full, and I felt hungrier after eating than if I had not eaten at all.

So greedy!

"I say, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, you are all not young anymore..."

"Dad, please don't blame me for this. My elder brother and second brother are the ones who are really grown up! If they don't get married, they will become idiots...even worse than idiots! idiots married a widow and had a child!"

"Hiss... If Yan Jiekuang doesn't beat you for a day, you'll feel itchy all over, right?"

As Yan Jiecheng spoke, he patted Yan Jiekuang on the shoulder, indicating that if he said one more word, he would have to endure the greetings from his brothers.

Yan Jiefang pouted and expressed his speechlessness.

"Dad, just talking about marriage, you're not the only one who's anxious, we're anxious too! Take my eldest brother for example, he could have gotten married, but he was just one dollar short of the gift, so Yu Li refused to do it! Is our family really that short of that one dollar?"

"Now, Yu Li's child is already in primary school! My eldest brother is still single. Isn't this all your fault?"

Yan Jiefang poured out his grievances and complained, apparently standing up for the boss, but in fact he was also redressing his own grievances.

Back then, he and his classmate had been childhood sweethearts, but Yan Fugui despised the fact that she had a rural household registration and was not rationed. He was afraid that she would marry a freeloader, so he refused to let her in.

Now, if you want to marry a rural wife, you have to be remarried, because the young girls have already been married, and only divorced women or widows can be married.

Can Yan Jiecheng bear this gap?

So in a fit of anger, I would rather not marry than surrender.

Old Yan felt aggrieved as he listened to the complaints of the filial sons.

"I am doing this for your own good. It costs so much money to marry a wife. Do you earn that much money? And you, Yan Jiefang, if you marry a country girl, our whole family will starve to death. Can I agree to this?"

Yan Fugui insisted on his own way and completely ignored everyone's opinions.

The two brothers didn't want to say much. They just felt that it was really hopeless to continue living in such a depressed state for the rest of their lives.

"Well, according to what you said, we two brothers should remain single, so that you can have an honor too!"

Yan Jiecheng fired the first shot of the rebellion, and when Yan Jiefang heard this, he also began to criticize.

"Dad, my brother and I pay five dollars a month for living expenses. We have paid a lot of money over the years. I think we have already paid back the money you spent on our paintings. Now it's time for you to fulfill your responsibilities!"

Yan Fugui was suddenly called in for a talk by the two brothers, and his face turned pale with fear.

It's not just the yard that's going to change, it's the home that's going to change!

"Okay, so you guys have had this in mind for a long time, right? Tell me, what duties do I have left to perform?"

Old Man Yan was so angry that he was fuming, and the three aunts beside him could only sigh.

Although sometimes I feel that I, as an old man, have gone too far, but if I don’t do this, can I support these four children by myself?

"It is said that raising a son is a way to support your old age. Don't worry, we can provide for your old age, but the prerequisite is that you have to give us the money for marrying a wife!"

"Yes, big brother is right!"

As soon as Yan Jiecheng finished talking about Jiefang, someone else echoed him. It was obvious that the two brothers had discussed it beforehand.

Yan Fugui didn't hesitate, "I raised you from childhood, brought you up, and I also have to help you find a wife? Okay, tell me, how much is the betrothal gift?"

Look at the situation, the two brothers are just asking for money. They have worked for so many years, and only hand in five dollars a month, which comes out to sixty-five dollars a year. With this money, they can find wives everywhere!

But the two brothers have always followed their family's arrangements. Today, they went on a blind date with this person and looked down on her because of her poor background.

I'm going on another blind date with that girl tomorrow, but I dislike that she doesn't have a fixed amount.

Later, he went on a blind date with that girl again, but he disliked the high gift price she asked for.

It was dragged on and on, and in the end even the matchmaker stopped doing business with his family. In their words, the Yan family was just trying to get something for nothing, so they were making fun of them!

The two brothers never disliked the girl's appearance, but they never succeeded. Why? Because Old Man Yan disliked this and that and was reluctant to give out the bride price.

If the betrothal gift had been ten yuan back then, Yan Jiecheng and Yu Li's child would have been in elementary school and would be older than Xiao Shigan.