Siheyuan: Full of Love

New Year’s Eve.

Zhang Dazhuang and You Fengxia got up early in the morning and started to put up Spring Festival couplets and auspicious characters.

The whole compound was bustling with activity.

Lou Xiao'e also came over and chatted with You Fengxia, saying that she was going to celebrate the New Year at Xu Damao's parents' house.

The two little girls even congratulated each other.

Zhang Dazhuang teased them, why don’t they wish him a happy new year and he can give them red envelopes.

This earned the two girls' cold stares.

Early in the morning, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang took things to deliver to other people's homes.

Zhang Dazhuang was just seeing Xu Damao off. When he saw them, he casually asked, "What are you two doing?"

Yan Jiecheng stared at the big slap mark on his face. There was nothing he could do as he didn't sleep well last night after being slapped.

I got up late in the morning and got hit twice more.

"Brother Dazhuang, my father asked me to deliver flour to Aunt Wang's house." Yan Jiecheng replied.

Zhang Dazhuang smiled and said, "Didn't your dad tell you why he sent flour to Aunt Wang's house?"

"He told us to tell him after we deliver the goods!" Yan Jiecheng said dejectedly.

Zhang Dazhuang looked at him and comforted him. "Jiecheng, this is a good thing. Go ahead and you will know it slowly."

Yan Jiecheng nodded, "Okay! Brother Dazhuang, let's go first."

Zhang Dazhuang returned to the house and said to You Fengxia who was preparing the food: "Feng'er, don't do it yet. How about I give you a task?"

You Fengxia asked in confusion: "What mission?"

"Just now I saw the two boys from the Yan family bring some flour to Aunt Wang. You can take some meat from our house and give it to Aunt Wang.

Let their family have a meal of meat dumplings today."

You Fengxia said happily: "Okay! I'll go right away!"

"Wait a minute, I haven't finished yet. There are two more houses, you can send them there as well."

. . .

"Aunt Wang, I'm Fengxia!"

"Da Zhuang's wife, come on! Come in and sit down!"

"Aunt Wang, I came here to see if you have any 2-piece noodles.

Da Zhuang wants to eat the steamed bread made of two-grain flour, but I don’t know how to ferment it, so I’m going to see if you have any!”

"Daughter-in-law Da Zhuang, I have some here, just wait!"

"Mom!" The boy from the Wang family watched helplessly as his two-grain-of-flour vegetable dumplings were gone.

This is my New Year’s Eve dinner.

Although Brother Jie Cheng gave me some flour, my mother said that it was to repay a favor and could not be eaten.

Make noodle and vegetable dumplings in the evening.

It’s over. After eating such a big bowl, the vegetable dumplings made of two bowls of flour will be half gone.

"Da Zhuang's wife, you can take it and bring the bowl to me later."

"This bowl is really big! Thank you, Aunt Wang!" You Fengxia walked away happily holding the bowl.

After a while, the bowl was returned.

"Aunt Wang, here's the bowl for you."

"Fengxia, what are you doing?" Aunt Wang was a little confused when she saw the meat in the bowl.

"Aunt Wang, this meat is a reward from the factory for Dazhuang and his team who caught a thief during their night shift.

There are still a lot of them at home, how about you make some dumplings and try them?"

"Fengxia, you can't accept this Aunt Wang!"

"Aunt Wang, I've already used up the two cups of flour. You can't let me eat it for free, right? Food is so precious these days."

Goodness! Food is precious, so isn’t this meat expensive?

This big bowl contains two pounds of meat!

"Fengxia, that doesn't require so much meat!"

"Oh, Aunt Wang, just take it. I have to go back and pack the ingredients!"

You Fengxia put a heavy bowl of meat into Aunt Wang's hands and turned away.

"Mom, we have meat to eat!" Aunt Wang's youngest son clapped his hands.

Aunt Wang stared at You Fengxia's pretty back and thought to herself, she is pretty and has a good heart.

Da Zhuang is blessed.

She wiped her eyes secretly and said, "Mom will cut half of the meat, and you can take it to your brother Jie Cheng's house. We will make dumplings with the remaining half today!"

"Grandma Li, I heard that the shoes you make are very good..."

"Uncle Liu, is my aunt home?..."

. . .

"Don't mention it, Feng'er, you completed the task well! I will reward you well when I have the chance!" Zhang Dazhuang praised.

You Fengxia asked excitedly: "What reward do you want for me?"

Zhang Dazhuang gave her a look that could only be understood.

You Fengxia snorted proudly: "Are you rewarding me or yourself? No, I have to decide the reward myself!"

Zhang Dazhuang said: "Okay, tell me when you remember it!"

"Hmph! That's pretty much it!"

Near noon, Jia Dongxu and Liu Lan came over.

Jia Zhang was making meat and egg dumplings at home when she heard someone outside shouting that Jia Dongxu was coming, so she quickly looked out the window.

Seeing that it was Zhang Dazhuang who welcomed them in, he curled his lips.

Go wherever you want, as long as you don’t bother me!

I haven’t eaten meat and egg dumplings for many years. This year I finally have some meat!

Jia Zhang looked at the curtain full of dumplings in front of her and felt a little greedy.

How about cooking two to satisfy your craving?

"Fengxia, let me help! Wow! So many delicious foods!" Liu Lan walked into the kitchen and said in surprise when she saw the abundant ingredients.

"Let's have this for lunch today. Don't worry about having too much. My man will take care of it for you! After lunch, we'll start making dumplings!"

You Fengxia said with a smile.

Liu Lan praised: "I didn't expect that Fengxia, you are so beautiful and efficient! Zhang Dazhuang is a lucky man."

You Fengxia pointed at the two people outside and said coquettishly, "They are the same."

After saying this, the two of them burst into laughter.

Zhang Dazhuang and Jia Dongxu were chatting outside.

The silly guy is coming.

"Dongxu, I heard from people in the courtyard that you are here. Are you planning to have some fun with Dazhuang this New Year?"

Jia Dongxu nodded and said, "We'll spend the holiday in the courtyard this year, and Dazhuang and I can just stay together.

I won’t go to the old lady’s place!”

Sha Zhu smiled and said, "Okay! Dongxu, you are also a smart person. Dazhuang has a lot of good stuff here!"

Zhang Dazhuang said: "Do you think Brother Dongxu came here just to eat? Wrong!"

"What's that for?"

Jia Dongxu said from the side: "It's for eating a lot!"

"Haha~"

"Haha~"

Several people burst into laughter.

The two girls in the kitchen were curiously sticking their heads out to look.

I don't know what they are talking about so happily.