Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Zhang Dabao sent Zhang Cuihua and Jia Dongxu back to Zhangjia Village. He first took some things and visited his three uncles, Zhang Zhiling, Zhang Zhian and Zhang Zhixia. Then he came to the Zhang family's ancestral tomb. It was New Year's Day, and there were some traces of burned paper next to the tomb, which must have meant someone had come to pay their respects.

Zhang Dabao bowed at the graves of his grandparents, parents, and then went to the ancestral tomb to pay homage to all his ancestors. He came to the small house where he had lived for many days. The house was covered with dust. Zhang Dabao cleaned it up and lay on the small bed for a while. Every time he came here, he would lie here for a while, as this place always made him calm down.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Dabao heard someone outside calling him "Brother Dabao".

"Da Zheng, aren't you guys not having a holiday?" The one who called him was Zhang Da Zheng, the third son of Zhang Zhiling's family.

"We didn't take turns to rest on holiday. Shou'an, Shouying, I swapped shifts with other colleagues. We found a few more people to take over so that we could stay at home for three days and then return to work," said Zhang Dazheng.

"It's a good idea. It seems that you get along well with your colleagues," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Dazheng.

"My colleagues are all very nice. When they hear my name, the first thing they ask is, "Do you know Zhang Dabao? Is Sister Hua from our factory your sister?" Then they look very surprised, and it seems that I have benefited from you," said Zhang Dazheng.

"My elder sister is more famous than me. Everyone in the factory knows her," Zhang Dabao smiled.

"Go home for dinner. My mother was almost done when I arrived. Brother Dalin, Brother Dasen and the others were also there," said Zhang Dazheng.

"Let's go." Zhang Dabao took Zhang Dazheng to Zhang Zhiling's house.

"Fourth uncle, you are so generous this time. You called all the brothers here?" As soon as Zhang Dabao entered the house, he saw Zhang Zhiling's three brothers, his own six brothers, Zhang Shoucheng, Zhang Shouan, and the three older brothers and five younger brothers of Zhang Zhiling's three families.

"Isn't it the New Year? After the New Year, Dasen and the others will go into the city. If I want to see you again, I'll have something else to do. It's the New Year, so let's have a drink together," said Zhang Zhiling.

After having dinner at Zhang Zhiling's house, Zhang Dabao said goodbye to everyone and went to Jiajia Village to pick up Zhang Cuihua and Jia Dongxu.

"Ding Di" Zhang Dabao honked the horn twice at the door of Jia Youcai, and then Zhang Cuihua and Jia Dongxu came out, and Jia Youcai and his wife and several children also came out.

"Brother Youcai, sister-in-law" When Zhang Dabao saw Jia Youcai coming out, he quickly got out of the car to say hello and handed Jia Youcai a cigarette.

"Da Biao, from today on, I am no longer called Jia Youcai. I have changed my name. You can just call me Brother Shitou from now on. I have already told my seventh uncle and ninth uncle about this," Jia Youcai said seriously.

"Brother Shitou?" Zhang Dabao was confused, not understanding why a name he had been called for more than forty years suddenly had to be changed.

"Yes, from now on I will be called Jia Shitou," said Jia Youcai.

"Okay, Brother Shitou," Zhang Dabao called out, trying hard to hold back his laughter. He asked Zhang Cuihua and Jia Dongxu to get in the car, then waved goodbye to Jia Shitou.

"Dongxu, is your third uncle recruiting anything?" After leaving the village, Zhang Dabao couldn't help but asked Jia Dongxu.

"This bastard said that the reason we didn't live well in the past was because his great-grandfather gave his father and brothers bad names. As a result, when Cai Xin came into being, he really changed their names," Zhang Cuihua said angrily.

"I was just saying it casually. Who would have thought that my uncle would take it seriously. But it would be better to change the name. What does it matter if it's Jia Shitou or Zhen Shitou? But Jia Youcai sounds like a poor man, just like my father's Jia Youfu. You can tell he is not blessed just by hearing the name," Jia Dongxu said aggrievedly.

"I told you not to talk nonsense, I told you not to talk nonsense." Zhang Cuihua beat Jia Dongxu several more times.

"Mom, it hurts so much, please stop hitting me." Jia Dongxu couldn't run away or hide, so he could only endure it for several times.

"Sister, Dongxu is wrong. Brother Shitou is a nice guy," Zhang Dabia laughed out loud.

"Seventh Uncle, this is what you told me," Jia Dongxu said after being beaten by his mother.

"I told you? Why can't I remember it?" Zhang Dabao laughed. He had to bear the brunt of this tragedy.

"When you raised those two crows, you and Banggeng named them Wangcai and Laifu. I disagreed and said that they were similar to the names of my father and my uncles. You said at that time that my father and their names were not good," said Jia Dongxu.

"Did this happen?" In fact, Zhang Dabao remembered it. He didn't expect that Jia Dongxu, this bastard, had such a good memory. It had been almost a year, and he could still remember it.

"Of course," Jia Youcai said affirmatively.

"If there is, then there is. I just said it casually. But you only need to change your third uncle's name. There is no need to change it for your father and brother Youwang. They are both dead. If you change their names, they may not be able to receive them when you burn paper for them," said Zhang Zaibiao.

"If you want your father to change his name, I will beat you to death." Zhang Cuihua also threatened Jia Dongxu at the right time.

"I'm not their elder, why should I change their names?" Jia Dongxu is now particularly perceptive, especially when facing his mother's threats.

"Have you been to Director Shi?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu again.

"I went there. Director Shi said he would treat you to a drink after the New Year," said Jia Dongxu.

"It seems that you have some prospects for becoming the captain. Tell me the truth now, can you be the captain? This is a serious section-level cadre, a middle-level leader of your institute, and the responsibility is not small," Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu.

"Can't I be a team leader at the section level? People like my mother can be deputy section chief or section chief, so why can't I?" Jia Dongxu said proudly.

"What kind of person am I? Tell me clearly." Then Jia Dongxu was beaten severely again.

"Dongxu, what are our mouths used for? Two major functions." Zhang Dabao did not comfort Jia Dongxu who had just been beaten by his mother, but instead tried to reason with him.

"Two major functions?" Jia Dongxu didn't quite understand.

"Eating and talking. Why do you have to open your mouth to talk? Can't you say something pleasing to people? Can't you use your brain? Is your brain just a decoration?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu several questions in a row.

Jia Dongxu opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but no words came out after opening his mouth several times. It must be that something had passed through his brain.

"This time it's good. You don't have to say it if you don't know how to say it. But if you say the wrong thing, you will be beaten. Didn't you want to say just now that I said the truth, right? But there are some truths that no one likes to hear. Let me tell you a story. In ancient times, there was a man who had the same poor speaking skills as you. When he celebrated the first birthday of a relative's child, he looked at the child and said that the child would die sooner or later. Then people beat him up severely. Do you think he said something wrong?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu.

"Don't know? Who won't die? This is the absolute truth, but you will get beaten if you say it out loud, so I suggest you think it over before you say anything." Zhang Dabao still taught Jia Dongxu a lesson.