Siheyuan: I'm not happy, don't even think about having a good life

When it was time to get off work, Hong Guan rode his bike out of the steel rolling mill and found that someone seemed to be following him. When he arrived at Nanluoguxiang, he looked back and saw an old-fashioned car driving past him.

When passing by, Hong Guan saw through the curtain, a white-skinned figure was vaguely seen, staring at him from a corner of the curtain, which made Hong Guan a little puzzled.

He walked back home in confusion, took out a box of Mu Shu Pork and gave it to He Yushui to heat up. Hong Guan kept tapping his fingers on the table, and a bold idea came to his mind.

The wind direction is a bit wrong now. As far as I can remember, Lou Bancheng has already started to reduce his holdings in the steel mill, which means he has also discovered something is wrong.

When the plot begins, Lou Xiao'e has been married to Xu Damao for about three or four years. If you calculate the time, it's almost the same!

Now Xu Damao is married and has children. Xu Damao's mother no longer works for the Lou family, so she naturally won't say anything. And I have a good family background, so I am a good candidate for investigation!

Soon, it was the weekend. Hong Guan took out the fishing gear and asked He Yushui to carry it. He pushed the cart out and just hung up the iron general when he heard Yi Zhonghai's voice, "Hong Guan, no one in our yard locks the door, only yours does. If the people in the street office see this, they will misunderstand!"

"What's the misunderstanding? What's there to be misunderstanding about? Which law stipulates that ordinary people are not allowed to lock their homes?"

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly, "I am the boss of the courtyard. I am doing this for the good of our courtyard. If you lock the door and it affects our courtyard's selection of civilized courtyards, can you afford the responsibility? People can't be so selfish and only think about themselves!"

Hearing about the matter that would affect the civilized courtyard, the residents of the other courtyards all stared at Hong Guan. Although they didn't say anything, their meaning was very clear. Although the reward was not much, it was also something real!

"Oh, you are so awesome, you want me to not lock the door, but you have to write me a letter of guarantee, or a guarantee letter, saying that if something is lost in my house, you will compensate for it, and I will not lock the door!"

"Humph, your family lost something, why do you want me to pay for it?"

"Then I'm going to lock the door of my house. What the hell are you talking about? You think you have all the good reputation and don't have to take any responsibility, right? Food is so precious these days. If no one is home and someone outside sneaks in and steals the food, I will stew you!"

"You, you are just making up stories. Nothing has ever been lost in our courtyard!"

"That was before the famine. Are you sure nothing was stolen from our yard in 1942? Now many people are starving. Not to mention stealing, they are even willing to kill for a bite of food!

Either write a letter of guarantee or shut up. Don't act like a saint. We all know what kind of person you are. It's only been five years. You won't lose your memory!"

Seeing people coming from the front and back yards, staring at him in groups of three or five and whispering something, Yi Zhonghai's expression changed back and forth, but he couldn't say anything to refute!

"If our civilized courtyard is lost, will you be responsible?"

"Haha, that sounds nice, but have you forgotten that our Civilized Courtyard was lost because of you? Did you take responsibility? It took three years for the Civilized Courtyard to be returned to us. What compensation did you give for three consecutive years?

Sometimes, don’t just talk, we are not fools, we have to look at what he has done. You say people shouldn’t be so selfish, but everyone in the factory knows about the selfishness of some people!

The most disgusting thing is that some people even embezzle the money that a father sends back to his child, causing the child to become as thin as a stick and even walk unsteadily!"

After Hong Guan helped everyone recall the past, everyone looked at Yi Zhonghai with fear, and quickly dispersed and went back home, not wanting to have anything to do with Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that his face turned black. He snorted and walked home. Hong Guan said to He Yushui from behind, "Yushui, stay away from people who talk about morality but are actually petty thieves. Otherwise, when he is struck by lightning, he will implicate us!"

Yi Zhonghai stumbled and almost fell, and walked into the house in a somewhat embarrassed manner. He Yushui sat in the back seat, and Hong Guan pushed the car out. He suddenly glanced at the backyard and saw the deaf old lady looking at him with vicious eyes!

Hong Guan was speechless. You and Yi Zhonghai, one is half dead and the other is about to reach the age of 50, why do you have to cause trouble? Isn't it good for everyone to live in peace?

When he arrived at the front yard, he saw Sha Zhu glaring at him, then he closed the door and went into the house. Yan Bugui gave Hong Guan a thumbs up. For so many years, Yi Zhonghai had been suppressing him and Liu Haizhong. Hong Guan's words were so satisfying.

"Hong Guan, where are you going to fish?"

"Uncle, let's go to the countryside. There are too many people fishing in the city. There are people all over the moat. It's too noisy and inconvenient to fish. It's the busy farming season now. People in the village are busy. There's no one by the river in the countryside!"

"It's better to have a bicycle, it's convenient!"

"Haha, that's not bad. Uncle, we're leaving first. We'll talk again when we have time!"

"Okay, you guys hurry up, I'm going to go to Shichahai too, I'll catch as many fish as I can!"

After leaving Nanluoguxiang, Hong Guan set off on his bike. His target was not some small river in the countryside, but the Miyun Reservoir. He didn't go there just to fish, but to catch some fish and put them in the pond of the Milin Manor!

From Nanluoguxiang to Miyun Reservoir, it is nearly 80 kilometers, and the roads are all gravel and difficult to drive on. Hongguan is not familiar with the roads, so he rode for four hours, which is already his limit. It was almost November, and he was still tired and sweating.

When we arrived at the Miyun Reservoir, it was already noon. As expected, there were not many people here. Everyone was collecting the harvested grain. There were no threshers or drying towers in those days, so everything was done manually!

He took out four aluminum lunch boxes and an iron plate from his bag, lit the fire, heated up the twice-cooked pork and braised pork. The aroma wafted out and He Yushui kept swallowing her saliva.

Although there was no shortage of food at home, it had been a long time since we had such a rich meal. After heating up the two dishes, Hong Guan made a fried fish fillet and a grilled sparerib, took out four steamed buns made of 200g of flour, grilled them, and started eating.

He Yushui's little mouth was greasy from eating, and her eyes could not be seen from her smile, making her look like a cunning little fox.

After dinner, Hong Guan started fishing. He Yushui was bored, so he could only spread the oilcloth and soon fell asleep.

Hong Guan came to He Yushui quietly, pressed her neck, and she fainted. He put away her things, picked her up, and went into the Jungle Manor. This way, he would not have to worry about being seen by He Yushui when he went into the water.

He put on diving goggles and a swimming cap, jumped into the air, put his clothes into the ring, leaving only a pair of swimming trunks, and jumped into the reservoir!

As soon as I entered, I shuddered. The water temperature was too cold. Fortunately, my attributes were high enough!

When he saw the big fish in the water, he took out the iron net from the ring and activated the electromagnetic control function. As long as the big fish within ten meters was caught in the net, Hong Guan would swim over immediately and put the big fish into the pond.

After two hours of hard work, I not only caught hundreds of big fish, but also ten turtles. It’s really fun to cheat. It’s fun to keep cheating!

It was almost time. I swam to the shore, entered the Jungle Manor, changed my clothes, carried He Yu Shui out, put him on the rain sheet, pressed on his philtrum, and He Yu Shui slowly woke up.

"Oh, how did I fall asleep? How long has it been?"

"Haha, you little lazy pig, you've already slept for two hours, we should leave."

"Ah, you're going back so soon. There's a mountain over there. Let's go up there and see if we can catch a rabbit."

"Let's do it next time. I miscalculated this time. I really didn't expect that Miyun Reservoir is so far away. It will take another four hours to ride back. I'm afraid it will be dark by the time I get to Siheyuan!"

"Well, Brother Guan, did you catch any fish?"

Hong Guan smiled and took out a black fish weighing nearly 20 kilograms from the bushes, as well as three carps and grass carps weighing two or three kilograms. When He Yushui saw them, he was immediately happy, "Great, I want to eat boiled fish when I get home!"

"Okay, let's go, you little greedy cat!"

Because there was an extra big fish, He Yushui could no longer carry the things and sit in the back. He could only put the fish away, cover it with a tarp, and then secure the bucket and other things.

He Yushui was wearing a rain cloth to protect herself from the wind and sitting on the beam. Her soft body leaned against Hong Guan, which made him daydream a little. He kept repeating to himself in his heart, "Two years left, two years left!"

When they returned to the courtyard, it was almost seven o'clock and the sky was completely dark. He Yushui followed behind with a red face, because she felt Hong Guan's strength from where she was sitting on the beam.

As soon as he walked to the front yard, Yan Bugui came running over and said, "Hong Guan, how is it? What's the harvest?"

"That's good. There aren't that many people over there, so it's easier to catch fish! What about you, Uncle San?"

"I'm okay, but not as good as last time. When I go to work tomorrow, I'll ask Jie Cheng to take it to the steel mill. I should be able to exchange it for five kilograms of corn flour!"

"That's good. If nothing else, I'll go back first. I haven't eaten yet and I'm exhausted!"

"Wait a minute, after you left today, I heard a piece of news. Someone on the street said that Sha Zhu might be Yi Zhonghai's son. It was because He Daqing found out about this that he abandoned the two children and ran away!"

Hong Guan smiled secretly in his heart, he didn't expect that the young Ayi would have such a quick effect. However, the story of Liu Beiwen had not been spread yet, so it seemed that he had to wait for two days!

Seeing He Yushui's nervous expression, Hong Guan could only say, "How is it possible? When Yushui's father ran away, I guess it was related to the fact that he cooked for the Japanese. Everyone knew that he was forced to do so, but he was afraid of being held accountable later, so he ran away!"

“I think it’s possible!”

"Okay, Third Uncle, thank you for the information. If you have any more news, remember to tell me!" He took out half a pack of Daqianmen and handed it over. There were still a lot of this stuff in the ring, so it didn't matter if he gave it away.

Yan Bugui took half a pack of cigarettes and smiled so hard that his eyes couldn't be seen. That was really enough.

When pushing the car into the house and unloading the things, He Yushui came over nervously, "Brother Guan, what you just said to the third uncle, is it true? Didn't my father run away because he fell in love with the widow?"

Hong Guan was really speechless. "Yushui, your brain is a good thing, you should learn to use it more, otherwise it will become more and more dull!

Your father is not a worldly-wise man. Tan’s cuisine is official cuisine. Sha Zhu also said that your ancestors were imperial chefs. Would he be fascinated by a widow with children and abandon you two?

You don't say anything, and it may be because you favor boys over girls and don't care, but what about Shazhu? He is the only child in your family. No matter how stupid your father is, he can't not care!

Besides, your father gives you five dollars a month, and that's unshakable. Don't you also communicate with him? Can't you feel whether he cares about you or not?"

He Yushui nodded, her eyes a little red. "He does care about me, but he doesn't let me write to him all the time. He always hesitates about many things. I thought he didn't want to come back!"

He touched He Yushui's head with some heartache and said, "Silly girl, I'm telling you, don't think that just because you glued the letter shut, others won't be able to see the contents. You're too naive. Your father is smarter than you, so he didn't say much in the letter. You should be more careful in the future!"

In fact, Hong Guan was originally puzzled by Sha Zhu's claim that he was a hired farmer for three generations. His ancestors were royal chefs, and the three houses were ancestral property, so how could they be hired farmers for three generations?

This was a bug in our country in the early days. For a cook, if you have never opened a restaurant and your family does not have any land, then no matter how much money your family has, you are still a hired farmer.

In the poem “Man is Iron and Rice is Steel”, Nan Yi is also a cook. But why does his family background not look good? Because his family ran a restaurant in the old society and he was the young master of the family. So when the class background was determined, his background was not good.

This is what Hong Guan learned after coming to this world. If it were in the future, he would never be able to figure it out no matter how hard he tried!

Soon Hong Guan prepared boiled fish and stewed fish. The aroma slowly drifted out and many people in the yard smelled it.

At the Jia family, Jia Zhang had eaten three steamed buns in the evening and felt pretty good. She was sewing shoe soles with a smile on her face. When she smelled this, she suddenly felt hungry!

"Who is so immoral that they cook delicious food in the middle of the night? Isn't this fatal?"

Qin Huairu brought the foot-washing water and placed it beside the kang, letting Jia Dongxu heat his feet. "Mom, keep your voice down. Most people in the courtyard are having two meals now. I just saw Hong Guan and Yu Shui just came back. They should be cooking. Maybe they caught some fish today!"

Jia Zhang's eyes lit up. "Is it Hong Guan's family? Aren't you on good terms with Hong Guan? Go, go to his house and ask for some fish. I've heard that the guy is great at fishing and cooks delicious food. It's a good opportunity for us to try some!"

Xiao Banggeng got down from the kang and hugged Qin Huairu's legs. "Mom, I want to eat fish, I want to eat fish!"

As the boiled fish came out of the pot, the spicy and fragrant taste became stronger, making people drool. Hong Guan was so happy looking at the emotional value given by the system.

Jia Dongxu looked at Jia Zhang and Bang Geng with an extremely ugly expression on his face. He suddenly shouted, "That's enough. What are you eating? Go to sleep. Even if we have a good relationship, we can't push our luck. Besides, what have we done to help them? How dare you ask for fish?"

Jia Zhang grumbled unhappily, "Didn't I want Qin Huairu to bring back some fish for Bang Geng to try?"

"Mom, are you crazy? Huairu is my wife. If you ask her to go to Hongguan's house to ask for fish at this time, what will others think? Also, if she becomes annoying and doesn't help us get cornmeal next month, do you still want me to take the risk and go to Pigeon City to buy expensive grain?

If I get caught, I'll be fired! Besides, Pigeon City isn't safe. What if someone gets hungry and robs me at night and kills me? Would you be satisfied?"

"Hey, what are you talking about? I was just saying it casually. Why do you talk like that? If you don't want to go, then don't go. Hurry up and wash your feet and let's go to bed.

That little bastard Hong Guan, he eats good food but doesn't even know how to share some with our family, he's so stuffed that he's dying!"

Jia Dongxu glanced at Jia Zhang, and she immediately shut up. Xiao Bang Geng was still very afraid of Jia Dongxu because he would really get beaten. But when she saw that her grandmother had calmed down and didn't want to be beaten anymore, she also shut up.

But I was thinking in my heart, how nice it would be if Hong Guan was my father, I could eat good food every day!