The days of being a buyer in Siheyuan

"Oh, that's okay."

Liu Minghui handed the sack in Yu Li's hand to Liu's mother.

"Mom, this is what I brought back this time."

When Liu's mother took it, she was shocked.

"Why are there so many? Just bring some food, but why bring wine for your father?"

"If there are people in the village who can make wine, just go and buy some from them. It's such a waste to buy this wine."

Liu's mother looked at the things Liu Minghui brought back and muttered.

"Take it if you give it to me. This is a gift to honor my father."

Liu Minghui didn't care about what his mother arranged and planned to take Yu Li to where he used to live.

"Lily, let me take you to put your things down first."

As he spoke, he and Yu Li entered the house on the right. This room had not been occupied for more than half a year. When they opened the door, they saw that it was quite clean inside. It was probably because Liu's mother cleaned it regularly.

In the countryside, people also use kangs for heating, and there is no other furniture in the house except the kang.

Liu Minghui helped Yu Li spread the kang mat, and then took out the quilt from the box at the head of the kang.

"This is what I used before. You can use this for the next two days."

Yu Li nodded, took it, and then made the bed herself.

Wait until both of them are done before going out together.

When she returned to the main room, she saw her sister-in-law accompanying her little niece, so Yu Li walked over and started chatting with her.

"Sister-in-law, your belly is quite big."

The eldest sister-in-law smiled and said, "That's right. The baby is due in a few months."

Yu Li looked at her little niece and asked, "Does Yumei want a brother or a sister?"

"I want a younger brother. Mom just wants a younger brother." Liu Yumei answered in a baby voice.

At this time, Liu's father came in from outside with a chicken in his hand.

"Get ready so your mom can cook."

"It's getting late now. Your brother and the others should be back soon." Father Liu said, looking at them.

The eldest sister-in-law quickly stood up and took the things that Liu's father was holding and said, "Dad, let me take care of this."

"Sister-in-law, let Minghui and I take care of it. You should rest more since you have a stomachache."

Yu Li pulled her sister-in-law and said.

She couldn't let her sister-in-law handle it. Although it was her first time visiting the house, she probably wouldn't be able to come many times in the future. She should be diligent and leave a good impression.

After saying that, he pulled Liu Minghui to the kitchen.

"Xiu Lan, don't worry too much. Just let them cook."

Father Liu saw that Yang Xiulan was about to follow and tried to stop her.

This means that Yang Xiulan’s belly is quite big now, so she still needs to be more careful.

Liu's mother was busy in the kitchen. After Yu Li and Liu Minghui came over, Yu Li and Liu's mother went to the side and chatted and laughed while working.

Liu Minghui saw that he couldn't do it either, so he decided not to go in and make things worse.

He took an axe and started chopping wood outside.

After chopping for a while, Liu Lao Da and Lao Er came in, each holding two fish in their hands. The fish were not big, probably weighing less than one kilogram each.

In those days, there was no such thing as fishing by setting nests like in later generations. It was considered good if the wild fish in the river could grow to one or two kilograms.

"Brother, I'm back today."

"Just leave this to your elder brother."

When Liu Lao Da and Liu Lao Er came in, they saw Liu Minghui chopping wood. Liu Lao Da even wanted to take the axe from Liu Minghui.

Rejected by Liu Minghui.

"Brother, you should go change your clothes first. I can still do this little job."

Liu Minghui saw that both of their clothes were a little wet, so he asked them to change their clothes quickly to avoid catching a cold.

After half an hour of hard work, Yu Li and her partner finally prepared the meal, and they brought the meal to the table together.

Everyone sat down around the table and started eating. During the meal, the Liu family was very enthusiastic towards Li.

The eldest and second brothers also learned about Yu Li from their eldest sister-in-law.

They still admired this younger brother of theirs. Not only did he find a job, but he also found such a beautiful wife.

After dinner, Yu Li helped pack up and Liu Minghui took her for a walk around the village.

Yu Li would go to the homes of people she was close to and sit for a while. She brought a bag of hard candies with her and gave each child a lot of them.

The news that Yu Li was Liu Minghui's wife spread throughout the village.

In the next two days, Liu Minghui discussed the marriage with his father at home.

Liu's father hoped that Liu Minghui could set up a few tables in the village and invite a few good relatives to have fun together.

"That's fine, but we're in the city, so we can just have a meal together at a restaurant."

What Liu Minghui meant was that it was okay to have a banquet in the village, but it would be better to keep it low-key and not have one in the city.

Liu's father and others had no objection. After all, as long as the Yu family agreed, it would be fine.

On the third day, Liu Minghui and his companion planned to go back home. Today was the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the day after tomorrow was New Year's Eve, so they had to go back and prepare the house.

Liu Minghui and Yu Li packed up their things early in the morning and rode away on their bicycles under the reluctant gaze of their little niece.

Liu Minghui first sent Yu Li back to Yu's home.

"Uncle and aunt, I brought Yu Li back to you."

Liu Minghui brought Yu Li into Yu's house.

Liu Minghui brought a lot of things to Yu's mother, which were exchanged in the village in the past two days. There were a lot of bacon and dried goods.

Because Yu Li was with him, Liu Minghui had no excuse to take things from the space and could only find someone to replace them.

"Kid, why are you bringing so many things here again?"

"Don't do this next time."

Mother Yu took the things and said happily.

There are a lot of neighbors watching outside, so she has to show off.

"mom."

Yu Li was a little speechless about her own mother. What was there to brag about? She was shouting so loudly that maybe even the people in the courtyard next door could hear it.

"Auntie, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

After Liu Minghui gave the things to Yu's mother, he wanted to slip away.

Especially the looks from many people at the door made him feel chilly.

"Brother Minghui, why don't you have lunch before leaving?"

Yu Li tried to keep him.

"Goodbye, I promised Deputy Director Li to bring him something, it's quite urgent."

Liu Minghui planned to give the medicinal wine to Li Huaide first, and then go and wish Old Li a happy new year.

Yu Li and the others did not stop them since they had serious business to do during the day, especially since Yu Li had heard from Liu Minghui that Deputy Director Li of the steel rolling mill was his immediate superior and also Liu Minghui's backer.

The things that Deputy Director Li asked us to do still need to be done. "Then you can go and do your work first. I will come to see you when I am free tomorrow."

Yu Li looked at Liu Minghui and said.

After saying goodbye to Yu Li, Liu Minghui rode his bike back to the courtyard. He decided to go to Li Huaide in the afternoon.

At Yu Li's home, Yu's mother took Yu Li back to the inner room.

"Lily, how have you been spending the past two days at the Liu family?"

Yu Li said shyly, "It's OK. Minghui's family is pretty nice."

"Is their place big enough to live in?"

This is what Yu's mother wanted to know. She was afraid that her daughter would be eaten up after being away for two days.

"Mom, what are you thinking? I live in Minghui's room. He lives with his brother."

Of course Yu Li understood what her mother meant.