Siheyuan: I, an ordinary resident, the king of chefs

"Besides, we have lived in the courtyard for such a long time, and I have also discovered that there are still two or three empty houses in this courtyard. Now that we can save some money by setting up a stall, we must hurry up and buy these two or three houses."

"This way you can move into your own house and live alone. With your own house, it will be easier for you to find a wife."

"Otherwise, when you and your sister-in-law have a baby, it will be inconvenient for them to live in the same room with your parents."

"We earn hundreds more now than before, and you don't have to worry about food and clothing anymore. You should focus on finding a wife. You should get married at your age."

"Let's see how business goes tomorrow. If business is good, we can buy the house tomorrow!"

If Zhang Liang had said this in the past, their family would never have dared to even think about it.

It costs more than 200 yuan to buy a house. Their family can only earn a few dozen yuan a month at most. They have already spent all of it on buying groceries and clothes. How can they dare to consider buying a house?

But now they can save enough money to buy a house in just two days, which is like a dream.

When Zhang Liang mentioned the matter of marriage again, Zhang Hechun frowned and waved his hand to refuse:

"Didn't I say I wouldn't consider getting a wife?"

"As I watch our family's life gradually improve, I feel content and don't want to think about anything else."

"Now I will set up the stall with you at home, and let the marriage take its course. If you rush to marry a wife, and bring you a sister-in-law who is difficult to get along with, won't life be hard for you brothers and sisters?"

Zhang Hechun refused so straightforwardly that Zhang Liang didn't know what to say. He could only sigh and say:

"You've been working hard for our family for so many years. It's time for you to think about your own affairs."

"But what you said makes sense. This matter really can't be rushed. Anyway, our family is slowly getting richer, so we don't have to worry about others looking down on us for being poor!"

Zhang Hechun finally nodded in satisfaction when he saw that Zhang Liang was not bothered about getting married.

"By the way, we don't have to buy an empty house in this compound, right? Didn't you say yesterday that you wanted to renovate our house?"

"Now you've bought a house in the compound. Isn't it a waste to just leave it there?"

Zhang Liang smiled and shook his head, explaining to him:

"We must renovate this house, and buy the empty house in the yard!"

“Brother, don’t look at the empty houses in this compound. I can’t help it now, but those uncles and aunts are watching them very closely!”

"If we go too late, this nice empty house will be snatched away by someone else. We grew up in this compound, so it would definitely be better if we could continue to live here!"

After hearing Zhang Liang's explanation, Zhang Hechun nodded thoughtfully.

Zhang Lin next to him took the initiative to speak up: "I support Third Brother! What Third Brother said must be right, let's do as he says!"

Zhang Man, who was sitting next to him, also smiled and said:

"I also think what the third brother said makes sense, so let's do as he says."

After finishing her meal, the fifth sister started licking the candied haws in her hand and said in a baby voice:

"Me too……"

Having said this, Zhang Hechun finally didn't say anything else and accepted it with pleasure.

Seeing that the brothers and sisters all agreed, Zhang Liang quickly smiled and clapped his hands and said, "Okay, let's do as we said today!"

After discussing it, they started eating the food in front of them.

Zhang Lin had been eating dinner made by Zhang Liang for two days, but now with the braised meat and cold dishes in front of her, she couldn't help but eat more.

I ate three bowls of rice before I reluctantly stopped:

"I can't eat any more. If my appetite was bigger, I would definitely eat another bowl of rice!"

Zhang Hechun and Zhang Man were also very full. After all, they had not been full for years. How could they resist eating such delicious food?

Even the fifth sister ate a lot of meat, and her little mouth was covered with oil. The little girl ate the candied haws in her hand contentedly, and burped from time to time.

Zhang Liang felt happy but also a little sad when he saw the brothers and sisters eating so much.

If the family hadn't been poor for so long, how could they eat so much?

It feels like I cherish the meal I have in front of me, fearing that there will not be another one.

When Zhang Liang thought of this, he secretly made up his mind: he must take advantage of this time to set up a stall and earn more money to make his family's life better so that they can eat meat every meal!

After the brothers and sisters finished their meal, they put all the dishes and chopsticks on the table into the kitchen.

Several people started to busy themselves with their own work again. Zhang Hechun still had some finishing work left on the cart he had just made, while Zhang Man and Zhang Lin were helping Zhang Liang prepare the marinade and red oil sauce in the kitchen.

Zhang Liang then washed and cut the ingredients that Zhang Man and Zhang Lin had bought in the afternoon, and put them into the cooked marinade one by one.

And at this time in the compound.

The third uncle Yan Bugui walked into the courtyard humming a little tune, holding two big fish in his hands.

His expression looked extremely smug.

The two fish in his hand today were caught by him by breaking through the ice. Each one is bigger than the other, and they would be sold for several cents in the market!

He was secretly planning to braise one of the two fish and stew the other one into soup to nourish the children at home.

Yan Bugui walked into the yard happily. Before he entered his house, he smelled the tempting aroma of braised meat coming from the yard.

He walked into the house with two fishes in his hand, looking somewhat puzzled. After handing the fishes to the third aunt, he asked:

"Who in the compound is stewing meat? The smell is so delicious! It makes my mouth water!"

"He said he would bring these two fish back today for the kids to enjoy as a snack. I can hardly walk after smelling the braised meat!"

The third aunt took the fish from his hand and said unhappily, "Whose braised meat is there in our compound? Isn't it Zhang Liang's family?"

The three aunts couldn't help swallowing their saliva when they said this: "From this afternoon till now, the smell of their braised meat has been floating in the yard. It's really tempting."

After hearing what the third aunt said, Yan Bugui also looked in the direction of Zhang Liang's house.

Smelling the aroma of the braised meat, Yan Bugui seemed to be able to see the tempting braised meat in front of him, just waiting for him to reach out and take it.

The smell was so appetizing that Yan Bugui blinked hard, trying to wake himself up.