Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Because they left early, Zhang Dabao and the other two returned to Compound 95. The sun was still in the sky. When they came to the backyard, Zhang Dabao saw Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, are you back from the countryside?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Our industry gets busier as the Chinese New Year approaches. I've been in the countryside for several days and I'm exhausted," said Xu Damao.

"Brother Damao, let's have a drink together later," Zhang Dabao invited.

"I have to go to my father-in-law's house to see my son. I came back to wash the dirt off my body first. Tomorrow I will celebrate the New Year at home. I'll treat you and we'll have a drink together," said Xu Damao.

"See your son? Then go ahead, this is the serious business." Zhang Dabao smiled and walked into the house.

"Xu Damao is shaking now. He has two sons at once, which means he has one more son than I do," said Jia Dongxu.

"You have two daughters, and does he have one? People say that daughters are their father's little cotton-padded jackets, while sons can only be considered leather jackets. Daughters are caring and warm, while sons can only be worn to show off and let others know that they are their sons, but they are hot in summer and cold in winter," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

"Seventh Uncle, you know so much. What you said is very good. I just like my daughter." Jia Dongxu opened his mouth and smiled.

"Get out of here, go wash first. You are not as good as Brother Damao. Everyone knows that they should go home and wash before going to see the children, but you don't know." Zhang Dabao scolded Jia Dongxu.

"I know. How can I be worse than Damao?" Jia Dongxu put his bag in the house and went to the middle courtyard to wash his face.

"Can't I wash it here? Why are you so dogmatic?" Zhang Dabao laughed.

Qin Huairu poked her head out and smiled at Zhang Dabao, who smiled and nodded.

"Seventh Uncle, let's eat fish today. Zhuzi bought some fresh fish." Just as I got home and was about to lie down on the bed to rest, Jia Dongxu came in again.

"Fresh fish, are there any fresh fish for sale in the market now?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Who knows where he got it from? Let's eat it first. Fish is good and nutritious. Fish soup can also increase milk production," said Jia Dongxu.

"Then let's eat fish. There may not be enough mermaids like these. We have meat and mutton in the kitchen. Let's call your mother, your aunt, Yushui, and Jingru to make carrot and mutton dumplings," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

"I just like eating dumplings. The more wine I drink, the tastier the dumplings are," said Jia Youcai.

"What don't you like to eat? You talk a lot like that. Do you want to go to college? Go quickly, I'll light up the kang," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu always eats at an astonishing speed. He would first go home to call people, then cut carrots and chop meat in one go. He also went to the greenhouse to cut a pound of leeks, fried eggs, and prepared another kind of stuffing.

"Sister, did you see that? Dongxu is really a good cook." Professional chef He Yuzhu was amazed by Jia Dongxu's speed.

"This is a personal hobby, there's nothing we can do about it. If he had this kind of concentration to learn locksmithing, he would at least be a level six worker," said Zhang Dabao.

"Everyone says he is smart, but he is not good at studying and he is not good at locksmithing. However, when he does something he likes, he studies it thoroughly. I understand now that his intelligence is not in the right place," said Zhang Cuihua while making dumplings.

"Don't say anything, he is just a peculiar talent," Zhang Lianhua concluded.

"Da Biao, are Da Zheng and the others from next door?" Zhang Cuihua suddenly asked.

"Da Zheng, Shou An, Shou Ying have switched shifts and have gone home. After the New Year, when your brothers and nephews are back, call them to the yard for a meal. If you need to deal with Jia Dongxu, I can tell them," Zhang Da Bao said with a smile.

"Why are you punishing me? I'm so obedient now," Jia Dongxu said to Zhang Dabao with resentment.

"Whether you are obedient or not is not up to you. It is your mother who thinks you are obedient. Then you are truly obedient. Do we brothers listen to you or your mother?" Zhang Dabao asked Jia Dongxu with a smile.

"No matter who tells me to do this, no one can deal with me," Jia Dongxu lowered his voice.

"Da Biao, why do you always scare Dongxu? Now that elder sister has beaten him well enough," Zhang Lianhua laughed out loud.

"Dongxu is very obedient now," He Yuzhu also helped.

"If you treat my aunt badly, do you want me to punish you?" Jia Dongxu suddenly found his vent and directed his anger at He Yuzhu.

"Who treated your aunt badly? Now it's about you," said He Yuzhu.

"You should be careful too," Jia Dongxu threatened He Yuzhu.

"Brother, what Dongxu said is true. If you let my sister-in-law suffer any injustice, she will not only have brothers and sisters, nephews, but also sisters and nephews," said He Yushui.

"Oh my god!" He Yuzhu was stunned. "How dare I do that? There are so many people here. If one of them hits me, I won't be able to bear it."

The adults were chatting, Qin Huairu was looking after the children, and the smart Jingshu went out to set off firecrackers. The New Year atmosphere was much better than in the village.

Zhang Dabao likes to eat dumplings stuffed with leeks and eggs, but he doesn't like to drink. However, Jia Dongxu and He Yuzhu like to drink, so the two of them ate fish and dumplings and got drunk.

"He's like this every time he drinks. It's so annoying," said Zhang Cuihua as she looked at her son who was unable to stand steadily.

"Okay, I'll take care of him. I'll light up the kang in the east room later and let him rest there for a night. When Huairu is feeding Huaihua at night, just give Dongxu some water to drink," said Zhang Dabia.

"I really want to beat him to death," Zhang Cuihua said hatefully, and cleaned up the aftermath of the dinner with He Yushui and Qin Jingru. Zhang Dabao took advantage of this opportunity to burn the kang in the east wing.

After the smoke in the east wing dissipated, Zhang Dabao carried Jia Dongxu to the east wing, made him lie down, and took off his shoes.

It was late at night and the whole earth was quiet. In the middle of the night, Zhang Dabao's door opened and a woman came to the bed. She smelled of milk, and Zhang Dabao knew it was Qin Huairu.

Exercise makes people happy and cheerful. After the exercise, Qin Huairu rested for a while and returned to her room. She was afraid that the child would come to her in the middle of the night if he was hungry.

Today is New Year's Eve. After Jia Dongxu got up, he rubbed his head hard, then rubbed his face with his hands, and left the east wing.

"Seventh Uncle, I can't drink anymore. I will never be fooled by Zhuzi again," Jia Dongxu said with regret.

"Did Brother Zhuzi ask you to drink? I think you just wanted to drink, drinking one cup after another," said Zhang Dabao.

"Really? I really don't want to drink anymore. I feel so uncomfortable. I'll quit drinking," said Jia Dongxu.

"Quit it? How dare you say that? If you quit drinking, Brother Zhuzi can quit eating. No one drinks with you, and you punish yourself with one cup after another. Who can bear this?" Zhang Dabao said.