Xu Damao's Thirty-Six Stratagems in Siheyuan

"Grandma, I want to eat meat. Shazhu's family is stewing meat again. I want to eat meat, I want to eat meat." Jia Geng rolled on the ground. Seeing that there were only stir-fried cabbage, stewed potatoes, and dishes without a single drop of oil, plus steamed corn bread on the table, Bang Geng couldn't stand it anymore.

"Qin Huairu, didn't you hear your son wanted to eat meat? Go to Sha Zhu's house next door and borrow some meat."

Qin Huairu was not willing to indulge her son's bad habits. Originally, she always followed her to get close to Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e, and she felt that Xu Damao was saying that her son had been spoiled by Jia Zhang.

"Banggeng, get up. It's winter now and the ground is cold. If you catch a cold, the money you spent will be enough for your dad to buy you meat. Also, He Yuzhu is your elder, who told you to call him Shazhu?"

"Everyone in the compound is shouting like that, why can't I shout? Mom, I want to eat meat, you go get it for me quickly." He sat on the ground and kicked his legs, but couldn't get up.

"Eat if you want. If you don't, you'll be hungry." Qin Huairu held Xiaodang in her arms, drinking stubble porridge, eating steamed bread, and eating fried cabbage. From time to time, she fed Xiaodang in her arms a mouthful of porridge soup.

"Qin Huairu, I gave you face, didn't I? Why don't you go and get it? If you starve my grandson, I'll let Dongxu beat you to death."

"I'm not so bold as to ask others for meat. If you want to feel sorry for your grandson, you can buy it yourself. Your son is the one who earns the money. If you have the guts, ask Dongxu to buy meat for your son. It's useless to always think about other people's things."

Jia Zhang pretended to slap Qin Huairu, but Qin Huairu showed no weakness. "Mom, whether it is today or in the future, if you or Dongxu dare to lay a finger on me again, believe it or not, I will cut your throats in the middle of the night while you are asleep. If you don't believe me, just try it. I sharpen the knife every day, and I sharpen it very quickly. I guarantee that I can end it with one cut." Qin Huairu's face was expressionless. She just glanced at her mother-in-law lightly and continued to bite the steamed bun in her hand.

This frightened Jia Zhang, so she stopped making a scene and stood up to pick up Bang Geng who was sitting on the ground. "Grandson, we don't need other people's meat. Tonight, I'll ask your father to buy you some fat pork and we'll stew it."

It took several attempts to persuade Jia Geng to stop.

Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e were actually eating meat. The meat was brought by Xu's mother in the morning, along with a few apples.

Lou Xiao'e brought Xiao Huohuo and Yu Li to eat together.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao fed their wives, taking great pains to prepare delicious food, and made them both plump and white.

Xu Damao brought little else with him, but every time he came back from the countryside, he would at least have some meat, either wild rabbit, wild boar meat, or old hens. He Yuzhu was a good cook, and the cabbage he cooked was always delicious.

Yu Li was very satisfied with her husband's actions to take care of the family.

Lou Xiao'e was even more satisfied with Xu Damao's feeding. Now he eats well, sleeps well, and Xiao Huo Huo is easy to take care of, not noisy at all. Lou Xiao'e did not lose weight due to childbirth, but became more plump, with a rosy complexion and smooth skin, which made Yu Li want to touch it. Lou Xiao'e always hit Yu Li's paws and teased her: a female hooligan.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao didn't know that during the time they were living together, Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e also told each other the details of their respective private lives.

This all started when Yu Li once asked Lou Xiao'e, "Xiao'e, did you and Damao have sex during your pregnancy?"

Lou Xiao'e asked knowingly, "Which one?"

"That's it!"

"Which one is it?" Lou Xiao'e laughed out loud at herself.

"Ah, Xiao'e, you just laugh at me. I won't talk to you anymore."

"Yu Li, when you went to the health center for a checkup, didn't the doctor tell you that you couldn't have sex in the first three months or the last three months, but you could have sex in the middle. What's the matter? Are you unable to bear the loneliness and missing your silly Zhu? Hahaha, you should have been there for three months, right? You really didn't have sex?"

"Really? Zhuzi said that it's better to be careful with the first child. So,"

"Ha, I told you that you are a female hooligan. Look at it, look at it. Do you think about it? Do you feel uncomfortable? You can have this."

"Xiao'e, did you and Brother Damao have sex at that time?"

"Of course. Damao and I are so young, we must need it. It's right to listen to the doctor. Look at my Huo Huo, he is strong and healthy."

If this kind of conversation happens once, it will happen twice, three times.

Now, after the two of them had lunch behind closed doors, they talked about more and more details, even how many minutes He Yuzhu was gone and how long Xu Damao was gone.

If He Yuzhu and Xu Damao knew, they would never dare to face these two tiger women.

Once they also talked about Qin Huairu.

"Yu Li, my Damao said that Jia Dongxu, the bastard next door, never lasts more than a minute each time. Don't you think it's weird? Qin Huairu actually gave birth to two babies. Don't you think it's weird?"

"Xiao'e, haven't you seen that Qin Huairu's land is fertile? Sometimes I envy Qin Huairu, she is big where she should be big, and so slim where she shouldn't be big. Look at her breasts, her buttocks, and her waist. It's amazing, she is just not as lucky as me. Xiao'e, do you know, I heard from Zhuzi that Jia Dongxu is still hooking up with a widow outside. It's from Juer Hutong, not far from our courtyard. Zhuzi said he saw it twice with his own eyes."

"Is this true? With Jia Dongxu's small stature of less than 1 meters and international appearance, there are still people who like him. It's really strange."

"I heard that the widow's house was half-closed. She must have set her eyes on the money in Jia Dongxu's pocket. You want to finish it in one minute, so you can save a lot of energy." Hahahaha...

The two of them laughed so hard that they fell backwards.

"Hey, Yu Li, can you stop being so unrestrained? You're pregnant, can you not be so excited?" Lou Xiao'e laughed again, causing Yu Li to laugh uncontrollably, holding her belly. "Xiao'e, stop talking. If you keep laughing, something bad will happen."

How could Xu Damao know this? He was studying his cultural relics textbooks in his office. He was now a little obsessed with studying cultural relics and learning professional knowledge.

Because he wanted to see the real cultural relics in the Palace Museum, he borrowed equipment from the factory and went to the Palace Museum to show a movie to the museum staff. He also applied for a staff pass to enter and exit the museum on the grounds that he could spare time to help with the work for free. Now he really knows that there are always more solutions than problems.

During this period, the Palace Museum was indeed under renovation and maintenance. It did need people to do odd jobs. Xu Damao's "People's Guardian" honorary certificate was put to use. He passed successfully and got the pass.

Success comes from hard work, failure from laziness. With his rich professional knowledge of history and Chinese language and literature, as well as his inquiring spirit, Xu Damao gained a wealth of knowledge and connections in the Palace Museum that he had never imagined during his five years of leisure.

It is true that opportunities always come to those who are prepared. This is definitely not chicken soup for the soul, it is real. Just like reading a book on the Tomato Free Novel App and giving it a thumbs up, it is like using love to generate electricity. This is what I can see and feel.

Gifts of roses, hand left lingering fragrance.