Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

At this time, Zhang Dabao and Wen Li had arrived at the foot of a higher mountain, set up camp, and settled down. It was getting dark, and there was no way to find food locally. They had to eat the food they brought with them. Then they rested early and planned to go hunting yellow sheep in the mountain early tomorrow morning.

Sometimes plans are not as good as changes. Just like Zhang Dabao and Wen Li, they planned to get up early, but they had so much fun at night that they didn't get up. What they wanted to do in the morning had to be done in the afternoon. There was nothing they could do since they were both young.

Climbing the mountain and hunting sheep went smoothly. Zhang Dabao also used his speed to catch two sheep and put them in the space when Yu Li was happy about her results.

On Sunday evening, Wen Li came back exhausted with a sheep.

When I got home, I said to my parents, "There's a sheep outside, you guys take care of it," and then I went to sleep without even washing my face.

When Mr. and Mrs. Wen saw this, they thought, "Hunting is too tiring." They had no choice but to bring the sheep in. As they didn't know how to handle it, they asked a familiar butcher to help them. They gave the butcher the sheep's head as a gift, and they worked until midnight to clean up the sheep's offal.

"Mom, what should we eat today? Let's have mutton offal. Should we call my sisters over as well?" Wen Li said.

"I owe you money every day and have been busy for most of the night, but all you do is eat. Go and call them, and tell them that you asked someone to buy these for your job transfer. The mutton will be given away, and the offal will be eaten by you. By the way, how is your work going?" asked the mother.

"Mom, I've been transferred to Xiangyang Post Office as a switchboard operator. The job is easy, and most importantly, it's close to home." Wen Li hugged her mother.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier?" The mother pretended to be angry and hit Wenli twice, then shed tears of joy.

Zhang Dabao returned to Yard 95 in the evening. He Yuzhu and He Yushui came and sat with him for a while. Zhang Dabao told He Yuzhu that they might have to eat earlier because the sheep had to be processed in time, otherwise they would not be fresh by Saturday.

He Yuzhu found out about the two of them when He Yushui carried a pile of clothes home. He felt even happier because he had a deep understanding of Zhang Dabao's abilities.

"It seems that you have to pay most of the money for cooking ingredients. I didn't buy anything except the ham," said He Yuzhu.

"I have prepared a lot. You make a list and I will take it to Hufeng Hutong in advance," Zhang Dabao said to He Yuzhu.

"OK," He Yuzhu wrote. The two agreed to treat each other on Tuesday night. He Yuzhu went to prepare in advance, and Zhang Dabao went to invite people.

On Monday morning, Jia Dongxu came to find Zhang Dabao and agreed to pick up Yi Zhonghai from the hospital at 2 pm. Zhang Dabao agreed.

Since he was planning to host a dinner party tomorrow, it would be awkward for him, as a junior, to not have the presence of an elder, so he wanted to invite Li Huaide, because Li Huaide and Yu Sinian were old friends and also department-level cadres, and were of equal rank.

It would be bad to let my aunt attend, because although she is also a department-level leader, she is a woman and some things are difficult to say. It would also be bad to let my uncle-in-law attend, because my uncle-in-law's rank is too high and people who come to the banquet will feel uncomfortable, so Li Huaide is the first choice.

When they arrived at the steel rolling mill, Zhang Dabao told Li Huaide about treating them to a meal. Li Huaide readily agreed and called Yu Sinian to ask him to inform Ji De Nian, Lin Hua, Lei Huanian and others.

"Uncle, will it be bad if I don't go and invite you in person?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Those with whom we have a shallow relationship must be invited in person, but for someone like Yu Sinian, with whom I have known for decades, it would not be appropriate for you to invite him while I am attending the banquet. So it is best to make a phone call to appear close and let him inform his brothers. You are treating him as one of your own and giving him face." Li Huaide educated Zhang Dabao again.

"Dabia, there may be a mission to the north in the near future. I will try to help you. It is somewhat dangerous, but you will get great credit if you complete it," Li Huaide said to Zhang Dabia in a serious tone.

"Where is the north?" Zhang Dabao pointed to the east and west.

"Don't guess randomly, everything is confidential. The departure time is around the weekend, and the trip will take about ten days. You can drive there, so be mentally prepared and prepare things in advance," said Li Huaide.

Zhang Dabao nodded to show his agreement. He was not afraid of danger. He was now a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining. To be honest, he was not afraid of anyone.

The banquet has been arranged. Zhang Dabao went to Chunfeng Hutong and put the things and lamb that He Yuzhu needed to make Tan family cuisine. Zhang Dabao thought of asking He Yuzhu and Jia Dongxu to take care of it in the evening, and asking He Yuzhu to make more tomorrow and bring some back for Jia Dongxu so that the people at home can also taste it.

Jia Dongxu came just after lunch.

Zhang Dabao saw that there was no way to rest, so he dragged Jia Dongxu to the hospital. As soon as they entered the ward, the nurses pointed at them.

"Dongxu, what do they mean? Have you gotten into trouble again?" Zhang Dabia asked.

"Did I get into trouble?" Jia Dongxu said.

"Why were they pointing at you and laughing?" Zhang Dabao felt that something must have happened to his eldest nephew.

"It was the day before yesterday when a nurse in the ward asked me to do a urine test for my master," Jia Dongxu said a little embarrassedly.

"Your master still needs a urine test, and his important parts were also hit? Is the urine test abnormal? How did you do it?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu.

"I went out and came back. The nurse asked me if I had taken the test. I said I had. Then she asked why it was so fast. I said I couldn't swallow it unless I did it quickly," Jia Dongxu said aggrievedly.

"You drank it?" Zhang Dabao thought of something.

"She asked me to swallow it. Who knew I was the one who sent it to the office? The key point is that it doesn't taste good at all." After Jia Dongxu said this, Zhang Dabao felt sick.

"Have you read all those books? You don't have any common sense at all." While cursing, he slapped Jia Dongxu on the back. He slapped Jia Dongxu four or five times before he let out a sigh of relief.

"I haven't dealt with these things before." Jia Dongxu felt very aggrieved.

"By the way, what did your mother say about Xiaodang?" Zhang Dabao quickly changed the subject, because if he continued talking about it, Jia Dongxu might be beaten to death.

"My mother doesn't call anyone anymore. Times are tough right now. Some people don't even hold wedding banquets when they get married. As for our children's birthdays, we just have a meal together," said Jia Dongxu.

"Then let's have dinner tomorrow night. I'll invite people to Ma Si Hutong. I'll ask Zhuzi to cook more dishes and you can bring them back. Some good food can be considered as celebrating Xiaodang's birthday. I'll also prepare a birthday cake for her. You can come to my room to get it tomorrow at noon," said Zhang Dabao.

"Seventh Uncle, what is a birthday cake? Are there any cakes like this? Is it delicious?" Jia Dongxu is really a foodie.

"You fucking bastard..." Zhang Dabao wanted to scold him, but after thinking it over he decided not to. What's the point of scolding a stupid person? Fortunately, her mother was smart and her son was even smarter. He could be considered a blessed person. Compared to Jia Youfu, he was truly blessed.