Siheyuan: Being a fisherman in 1962

"Hmph, these days, things thrown on the ground are ownerless, and it doesn't count as stealing if you pick them up." Jia Zhang was secretly proud of herself, as if she could already smell the aroma of the bacon after it was cooked.

However, her actions did not escape Chen Fei's eyes. Chen Fei turned around and happened to meet Jia Zhang's eyes. Their eyes met in the air, and for a moment, a subtle sense of tension filled the air.

"What are you doing?" Chen Fei's voice was not loud, but it carried unquestionable power.

Jia Zhang was stunned for a moment, then put on an innocent look and said, "Oh, Xiaofei, I just felt it was a pity to leave it here, so I thought of taking it back to feed the cats and dogs at home."

Fade Chen sneered, walked forward, and said with a sharp gaze: "Feeding cats and dogs? I think you want to eat it yourself. I worked hard to get this bacon, not for you to pick up casually."

Jia Zhang's face changed, and she was about to argue, but she saw Chen Fei reaching out to take the bacon back from the bag.

She got anxious and hugged the bag tightly, refusing to let go: "Xiao Fei, why are you so unkind? I just picked up some leftovers, I didn't steal or rob!"

The two men were in a stalemate, and the surrounding workers gathered around and started talking.

Chen Fei took a deep breath. He knew that if he didn't handle this matter well, he would become a laughing stock in the factory.

So, he decided to solve the dispute in another way...

Qin Huairu, the neighbor who was always shrewd and calculating, took advantage of the night and quietly tampered with the bacon that Chen Fei hung under the eaves.

There was a barely perceptible cunning flash in his eyes, a smug smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and then he turned and disappeared into the night without leaving any trace, as if all this was just an illusion in the wind.

The next morning, when the first ray of sunlight penetrated the clouds and sprinkled on the threshold of Chen Fei's house, he prepared to take out the bacon as an ingredient for breakfast as usual.

However, an inexplicable premonition made him stop what he was doing and carefully look at the seemingly ordinary piece of bacon.

In the end, he shook his head and decided to throw it away. Although he had some doubts in his mind, he didn't think too much about it and turned around and went out.

This scene happened to be seen by Jia Zhang who was passing by.

She muttered to herself, thinking that Chen Fei was tired of the taste of his own bacon, or that the bacon had been stored for too long and had gone bad, and she couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

After Chen Fei left, she quietly stepped forward and carefully examined the abandoned bacon. She sniffed it lightly, but there was no strange smell at all. Instead, it was even more tempting, which made her even more confused.

"Humph, this kid really doesn't know how to appreciate his good fortune." Jia Zhang cursed inwardly, then her eyes rolled and a plan came to her mind. She decided to take the bacon home and enjoy it, and by the way, prove to Fade Chen that she could make delicious food without him.

So, Jia Zhang hummed a little tune, held the bacon tightly in her arms, as if she was holding some rare treasure, and hurried back to her small but warm little house.

In the afternoon, the sunlight shone through the window lattice onto the mottled ground, and Jia Zhang was busy in the kitchen.

The bacon was sliced ​​skillfully and stir-fried with fresh cabbage. Soon, the whole house was filled with an irresistible aroma.

Jia Zhang looked at the delicacies in the pot with satisfaction, her lips curled up unconsciously, and she felt a sense of accomplishment: "Look, even without Fade Chen, I can make this dish look good, smell good and taste good!"

Just as she was about to start eating, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by Banggeng's slightly childish but energetic voice: "Grandma, what smells so good?"

Jia Zhang went out with a smile, took Bang Geng's hand and went into the house, pointed at the bacon and cabbage on the table and said, "Come, come, look at the delicious food that grandma made for you. This is our family's secret weapon!"

Banggeng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't wait to take a bite. He immediately praised it highly: "Wow, grandma, this is so delicious! Where are Xiaodang and Huaihua? Call them back to eat together!"

Jia Zhang smiled mysteriously and shook her head: "No hurry, this bacon was picked up by grandma, it was not stolen or robbed, we two grandparents can enjoy it, let the two of them play outside for a while longer."

After saying that, the grandparents smiled at each other and continued to enjoy this unexpected delicacy. Outside the door, Xiaodang and Huaihua's laughter seemed to add a bit of color to this heartwarming scene.

Banggeng, the little boy who always had a naughty smile on his face, was now concentrating on the dining table, chewing the bacon on the plate with big mouthfuls, his face filled with unprecedented satisfaction and happiness.

The bacon is bright red in color, oily and fragrant, as if it can arouse people's deepest desires.

"Grandma, this bacon is so delicious! I want more!" Banggeng licked the remaining grease at the corner of his mouth, his eyes flashing with anticipation.

Seeing her grandson eating so happily, Jia Zhang felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"Okay, okay, grandma will make another plate for you right away." She said as she stood up. Although her steps were unsteady, her eyes were full of doting.

In the kitchen, Jia Zhang's busy figure looked particularly warm under the dim light.

She skillfully cut the meat, seasoned it, and made a fire, and every step revealed her love and persistence for life.

However, just as she was concentrating on preparing the second plate of bacon, she suddenly felt dizzy, causing her to stagger and almost drop the knife in her hand.

"What's going on? This body..." Jia Zhang was secretly shocked. She forced herself to calm down and tried to find the source of the discomfort.

At this moment, she vaguely heard Banggeng's strange laughter coming from the outer room. There was a sense of weirdness and excitement in the voice that did not belong to a child.

With an ominous premonition in her heart, Jia Zhang hurriedly put down the work in her hands and walked out of the kitchen quickly.

I saw Banggeng muttering to himself in the air, his eyes empty and blurry, as if he was being pulled by some force.

He stretched out his hand, as if trying to touch something invisible, with a strange smile on his lips.

"Banggeng! What's wrong with you?" Jia Zhang's voice was trembling. She quickly stepped forward and tried to wake up her grandson. But Banggeng seemed to be in another world and did not respond to her call.

In desperation, Jia Zhang pinched herself hard, and the pain made her sober up instantly.

I realized that this was not simply due to gluttony, but something much stranger was happening.

"Qin Huairu! Qin Huairu! Come back soon!" Jia Zhang shouted her daughter-in-law's name while trying to keep herself calm. She knew that she would not be able to handle this sudden change by herself.

Soon, Qin Huairu hurried back after hearing the news, and as soon as she entered the door, she saw a scene that terrified her.

The state of Banggeng made her face pale instantly, and the worry in her heart surged like a tide.

"Mom, Banggeng...what happened to him?" Qin Huairu's voice was choked with sobs.

Jia Zhang told Qin Huairu everything that had happened before, including Banggeng's abnormal behavior and her sudden discomfort.

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this bacon." She said in a heavy tone, her eyes fixed on the bacon on the table, as if she wanted to see through it.

Qin Huairu frowned when she heard this and quickly checked the source of the bacon.

Her heart was filled with doubts and anxieties, and her intuition told her that there must be some unknown secret hidden behind all this.