Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

Without waiting for Jia Dongxu to come back to cook, Zhang Dabao made a pot of spare ribs by himself. People nowadays are short of oil and water. Zhang Dabao cannot eat meat that is too fatty. He also feels uncomfortable seeing others eating fatty meat. But he is fine to eat spare ribs because they are oily and the meat is leaner. Both adults and children like to eat them. Put some potatoes in the ribs, and the potatoes are especially delicious.

The pot is boiling, and Zhang Dabao and Huaihua start playing games in the yard.

Banggeng is always the first one to come home from school. As soon as he enters the yard, he smells the fragrance and sees Zhang Dabao in the yard.

"Seventh Uncle!" Banggeng shouted loudly, scaring Huaihua.

"You scared me. You've grown a lot taller and lost a lot of weight. Does your father let you eat well?" Zhang Dabao asked, touching Banggeng's head.

"My dad wants to eat delicious food every day. Is that okay? He always talks to my grandma in my name. I'm not as greedy as him. Now that time has passed, my dad is a little bit arrogant," said Bang Geng.

Zhang Dabiao laughed. This script is wrong. Aren't you stupid and bad? Why are you so sensible now? You don't steal anymore, and now you are getting rich by raising geese.

After Zhang Dabao left, he divided his shares into half to Qin Jingru, and the remaining half to Banggeng, Niu Xiaozheng and Yan Jiedi. Banggeng is now the largest shareholder. In the past year or so, he has made dozens of dollars from raising geese. Yan Jiedi also has a lot of private money. Niu Xiaozheng did not have a penny. Under the threat of force from his mother, he asked his mother to keep the money for him, saying that she would give it to him when he grew up.

Banggeng is now the richest student in the entire Red Star Primary School. No one dares to bully him, not even those in the older grades, because everyone is afraid of weapons such as lime powder, chili powder, and iron bars.

"Uncle Seventh, what I said is true. My father is greedy, lazy and loves to drink. I can't control him. If you don't believe me, ask my aunt." Bang Geng's statement was confirmed by Qin Jingru.

"It seems like your father is going to be beaten again. I'll go call your other uncles and give him a good lesson," said Zhang Dabao.

"Just beat him up and make him change. If you beat him too hard, you will have to spend money to see a doctor for him," Banggeng said seriously.

Zhang Dabao was laughing so hard that he couldn't stop. Zhang Lianhua and He Yuzhu, who heard the noise from the central courtyard, also came over and were also laughing so hard that they couldn't stop. Zhang Cuihua also came back after a while.

"Where is Dongxu? Is he so busy at work now?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Busy for nothing? Who knows what he's busy for every day?" Zhang Cuihua said disdainfully.

"Banggeng, go next door and call your cousin and uncle over." Zhang Dabao thought of Zhang Dazheng and the other two people next door.

After a while, Zhang Dazheng and Zhang Shouying arrived first, and then Zhang Shouan and his wife came with their child.

"Shou'an, boy or girl?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"My younger uncle has a boy; my sixth uncle's family also gave birth to a boy; Shouyong's wife also gave birth to a boy," said Zhang Shouan.

"All boys? There are few girls in our family. Dongxu likes girls." Zhang Dabao saw his eldest nephew coming back pushing a bicycle.

"Seventh Uncle, you're back." Jia Dongxu was still very happy to see Zhang Dabao.

"Dongxu, why didn't you come home after work?" Zhang Cuihua asked her son.

"Of course I have something important to do. I study every day after get off work. Director Shi said he would introduce me to the organization," said Jia Dongxu.

"It seems like you're going to make progress again. Hurry and wash your hands and cook a few more dishes," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu said the same thing as Banggeng, he was very greedy, he couldn't resist the smell of meat, and when he saw his two cousins ​​and an uncle coming, he knew that there would be not only meat but also wine tonight, so he was happy to help.

Jia Dongxu went to the kitchen while Zhang Dazheng, Zhang Cuihua, He Yuzhu and others were chatting outside. Early May is the most pleasant time of the year. It is not cold but definitely not hot, especially in the morning and evening. But after mid-May, the short spring in the capital is gone and it will be hot until after the National Day.

Since he had not been back for a long time, Zhang Dabao specially gave some gifts to each of his neighbors. He gave Liu Guangtian even more because his wife Chen Hong was pregnant and was about to give birth.

Liu Guangfu is now as tall as an adult, but the childish look on his face tells people that he is still a child. When he saw Zhang Dabao, Liu Guangfu was a little shy.

"Guangfu, how are your grades?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Brother Dabiao, my grades are not very good. I probably won't be able to get into high school, let alone technical secondary school. I plan to find a job after graduating from junior high school. My mother is getting old, and it's not good for her eyes to embroider every day," said Liu Guangfu.

"He's a good kid." Zhang Dabiao praised Liu Guangfu and returned home. After he came back, Jia Dongxu's dishes were ready, and they started eating at two tables, one for men and one for women.

"Dongxu, let's invite your sixth uncle and his family over for dinner tomorrow. You tell Director Shi and the others to come back early to prepare the dishes. I'll bring back some ribs tomorrow morning." Zhang Dabao assigned Jia Dongxu a task while he was just starting to drink.

"Seventh uncle, no problem, but Sixth uncle and his family are quite a lot, with almost twenty adults and children. My eldest cousin Shoucheng's family also had a boy, and my eldest aunt is taking care of the child now," said Jia Dongxu.

"If you let your eldest cousin take care of the child, then your second cousin will have to bear the brunt of the situation. Your eldest aunt is not a capable person either, and it will be difficult for her to take care of one child," said Zhang Dabao.

"It's okay, uncle. Xiaohong can do it herself and the child is not naughty. Xiaohong still has time to embroider some things and she earned a lot last month," said Zhang Shouan.

"That's right. You shouldn't compare yourself with other brothers. Your sister-in-law and brother's job is to deliver goods, so they can't be at home. Your mother can't take care of one and the other. There's nothing you can do about it. Be nice to your wife. They suffer for you," Zhang Dabao said to his nephew.

"I understand, uncle." Zhang Shouan doesn't talk much, but it can be seen that he is really good to his wife.

As long as a couple works together in a family, there will be nothing bad in their life. Even if they are not living well now, they will definitely be able to live well in the future.

After eating and drinking, the women cleaned the table and the men chatted. Of course, Jia Dongxu couldn't join in the conversation because he was drunk again as expected.

In the evening, Qin Huairu came over. The dry wood that had been left for a long time met the raging fire and burned quickly.

Afterwards, Zhang Dabao told Qin Huairu that he hoped she would take her children to live there as the living conditions there would be better.

"I'm willing to go, but what about Dongxu?" Qin Huairu asked.

"Take Dongxu with you. If your mother-in-law is willing to go, take her with you too," said Zhang Dabao.

"Actually, life at home is much better than before. Is life outside really that good?" Qin Huairu asked.

"When a toad sits in a well, the sky outside will always appear as big as the well mouth to it," said Zhang Dabao.

"Dongxu and my mother-in-law have no objection, and I have even less objection. Who doesn't want to live a good life?" Qin Huairu said.

"Let's do it again" Zhang Dabao took the stage again.