Siheyuan: How many worlds does the system integrate?

Chapter 10 Moving into Courtyard No. 95

I finished my breakfast in a hurry.

Li Xuewu carried the packages his mother had packed and started moving towards Yard 95.

When I arrived at the door, it was still the same routine. A group of middle-aged women and young wives were sitting at the door chatting and doing handicrafts.

"Wu Zi, you moved here today?" The second aunt spoke first.

"Yes, Aunt Liu, my mother has packed everything for me these two days. It's the weekend now, so just move in. Otherwise you have to wait another week." After saying that, he walked in with the bag on his back.

"When you get to the backyard, ask Shang Guangtian to help you!" Second Aunt shouted from behind.

"Okay, got it!"

"The second son of the Li family has moved in. It seems that the eldest son of the Li family is getting married soon! Second Aunt, have you heard the news?"

"I heard from Old Liu that his eldest son is dating a girl. The girl is pretty, but her requirements are too high," said the second aunt as she rubbed the needle on her scalp.

"The Li family is so well-off. They all have city hukou. Old Li can also make money. His eldest son is now a second-class worker. With these conditions, how many girls would be eager to marry him? How high can a girl ask for?"

The second aunt curled her lips and said, "Hey, don't disbelieve me. I heard from Lao Liu that the girl not only wanted a hundred yuan for the betrothal gift, but also three turns and one ring for thirty-six legs. Xuewen has been complaining to Lao Liu that it's hard to find tickets."

"Wow, is this family marrying off their daughter or selling her?" everyone exclaimed.

"When your family married Qin Huairu, Jia Zhang, they only spent five dollars on the betrothal gift, right?"

"How much is a country girl worth? We even bought a sewing machine!" Jia Zhang glanced at Qin Huairu who was washing clothes in the middle courtyard and continued, "How did the Li family get a house? What tricks did they use? My family of five is still squeezed into two rooms. We have looked for the factory so many times and they said they didn't have any."

"You'd better save some money. There are five people in your family and only Dongxu has a city hukou. It's lucky that you can get those rooms. He learned martial arts and is now a factory worker. Why can't he be given a house?" The second aunt retorted.

"What's wrong with my family having a city hukou? Are they going to let us live? No, I have to go back to the factory. They gave it to other families but not to me. This is obviously bullying!"

Everyone curled their lips and said, you are so shameless.

In the middle courtyard, when Li Xuewu was passing by with his bag on his back, he saw He Yuzhu squatting at the door of his house with a toothbrush holder in his hand, foaming at the mouth, his eyes fixed on Qin Huairu's big peach that was twisting back and forth because of washing clothes.

"Brother Zhuzi, I'm watching you!" Li Xuewu teased with a smile.

"Pfft, cough cough, I'm not brushing my teeth yet, why are you moving so early?" He Yuzhu coughed several times due to being choked.

"Let's finish moving as soon as possible. We still have things to do tonight. By the way, has the rain returned?"

"Well, she came back last night and is still catching up on sleep in her room. Wait for me for a moment, I'll help you move." He Yuzhu quickly spit out the toothpaste in his mouth and rinsed his mouth with water.

"Don't worry, my dad and brother have gone to move the furniture, brother Zhu, you can lend a hand later. For the small items, I can ask Guangtian to help me move them twice." Li Xuewu said. There was really no need to mobilize several people. He didn't have much stuff. Apart from two packages of clothes, there was only a quilt. He didn't cook here, he just came back to sleep.

"Okay then, call me when you're moving the furniture."

"Okay, go ahead." After saying that, he winked at He Yuzhu.

"Get out of here!" He Yuzhu scolded with a smile.

Qin Huairu listened to the conversation between the two and felt that she was involved, but she could not find any evidence. After seeing Li Xuewu leave, she asked, "Zhu Zi, do you have anything tonight?"

"Well, let's go out for a drink with Wu Zi and Guang Tian." He Yuzhu was not stupid. He would not tell anyone that he was going to meet someone who might be his uncle before confirming it.

Although he had secretly gone to the front door to take a look these days, and indeed the man in the tavern was of the same age and looked 70% similar to He Daqing, he was basically certain in his heart that he was most likely his uncle.

He had also talked about this with He Yushui last night. The two racked their brains to think about everything He Daqing had said before. In fact, it was mainly He Yuzhu who was talking and He Yushui who was listening. After all, He Yushui was still young at that time. After analyzing the situation, the two decided to go and meet him.

Li Xuewu and Liu Guangtian ran three or four times and moved all the bedding and packages over there. Because there was no bed, they piled the things on the eight-immortals table first. The two of them were sweating profusely from the heat and were now sitting on the doorstep, each smoking a cigarette.

"Hey, brothers, are you fighting? Aren't you afraid that your dad will see you and beat you up in broad daylight?" Xu Damao walked out of his room in a smart outfit.

Liu Guangtian glanced outside nervously: "Brother Damao, don't be so surprised. I thought my dad was back!"

"Hahaha, you are so bold, it's already the weekend, why haven't I seen the two uncles?" Xu Damao then took out a bunch of things from the house, put them outside the threshold and then closed the door.

"They said the factory had a task, so all their senior workers went to the factory."

Li Xuewu looked at the pile of things under Xu Damao's feet and asked, "Brother Damao, you are dressed so brightly today and have so many things with you. What are you going to do? Propose a marriage?"

"You guessed it right. Today I'm going to propose marriage. I'm getting married soon. I have to thank you two brothers a lot." Xu Damao smiled brightly.

"Then you have to treat us both to a nice drink."

"Of course you are. You have moved here to learn martial arts. Let's get together tomorrow. I'll be leaving first, brother."

"Okay, go ahead."

Watching Xu Damao carrying things and walking towards the front yard, soon another voice came from the middle yard: Shazhu, see, my buddy is getting married soon, and you are just grinning foolishly at your young wife's big butt.

Grandson, you deserve a beating, right? Is it because Grandpa Zhu hasn’t punished you in a few days and you’re itching for it?

Li Xuewu listened and shook his head helplessly. Haha, these two people are really natural enemies. They can provoke each other with anything. Both of them are bad-mouthed. Sha Zhu has the upper hand in terms of fighting power. It is Xu Damao who gets beaten every time, but he is happy to provoke first every time.

Alas, this damn desire to win among men.

It was almost noon when the furniture was delivered back, filling up two trucks. One truck was loaded with a 1.6-meter bed, a desk, and five stools; the other truck was loaded with a wardrobe, a floor-standing cabinet that was more than two meters long, and several boxes of miscellaneous items.

Mother Li came to the backyard and asked them to move the furniture. Li Xuewu called Sha Zhu from the middle yard. The third uncle who was fiddling with flowers and plants in the front yard also asked his two sons Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang to come and help.

There is strength in numbers. With eight people in the courtyard and two cart masters, the ten people moved all the things into the house in two trips. They arranged it according to Li Xuewu's preferences, gave the money to the cart masters, and they left.

Only the people from the courtyard were left in the room. Yan Fugui took the cigarette handed over by Lao Li and sat on a chair in the main hall. He smoked and chatted with Lao Li: "Master Li, the layout of this small house is really nice. It can be considered that he has officially moved here to learn martial arts. If you have any problems in the future, just let him come to me!"

"That's great. Xiao Wu is a reckless child. If he breaks someone's taboo in the courtyard, you, as the third uncle, have to take care of him."

"I think this kid is good, he's sweet-talking and polite, unlike the three kids in my family, they're all green and ignorant and don't know anything."

After chatting for a while and smoking a cigarette, Yan Fugui stood up and said, "It seems there is nothing to do here, Lao Li, let's go back!"

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