Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

In stark contrast to Yi Zhonghai's family, Yan Fugui's family in the front yard was filled with both joy and sorrow. Yang Ruihua gave birth to a daughter this afternoon, which made Yan Fugui very happy. In the minds of Chinese people, having both sons and daughters is the greatest happiness in life. But although he had both sons and daughters, the ensuing food problem made Yan Fugui very sad.

He is an old teacher who has been working at Red Star Primary School since before the liberation, with a salary of only 27 yuan per month. However, he has to bear the food for five people in his family, and Yan Fugui feels a lot of pressure. He has three sons, all of whom are in their prime. As the saying goes, the little brats will starve their father to death. This is not just a saying.

Seeing his wife's pale face, Yan Fugui felt very distressed. He rummaged in his piggy bank for a few times, looking at the few sparse bills, and Yan Fugui felt even more depressed. "Knock, knock, knock" There was a knock on the door of Yan Fugui's house. Yan Fugui opened the door with his hands behind his back, and He Yuzhu was standing at the door.

He Yuzhu held a piece of meat in his hand and said, "I heard from Huairu that Third Aunt gave birth to a daughter this afternoon. Congratulations, Third Uncle, you have a son and a daughter. I gave you this piece of pork so that Third Aunt can supplement her nutrition." Yan Fugui's eyes lit up when he saw the piece of pork. This was a piece of fat meat that couldn't be fatter.

Yan Fugui was very moved. He took the food from He Yuzhu's hands and said, "Zhuzi, I don't know how to thank you." He Yuzhu smiled and waved his hands, saying, "We are all neighbors. I don't want to eat this big piece of fat meat. Okay, Uncle, go take care of Auntie. I'm going home first."

Yan Fugui nodded and said, "Hey, hey, okay, then I'll have to trouble you, Zhuzi." Yan Fugui closed the door, took the piece of pork and went to talk to his wife. Yang Ruihua looked at the piece of fat meat and was very happy. Yang Ruihua smiled on his pale face and said, "Zhuzi is a good kid. Our family has become a favor to him."

Yan Fugui nodded and said, "If there is any problem in his family in the future, we can repay him for this favor. You lie on the bed first, I will make you some soup right away. You have worked hard. We finally have a son and a daughter." Yang Ruihua nodded and said, "Isn't this my duty as a daughter-in-law."

In the homes of ordinary people, this is the most common romance. Yang Ruihua looked at her daughter sleeping next to her, and her heart was naturally very sweet. Yan Fugui went to the kitchen and cut a few thick slices of fat for the first time, then took out a small mountain ginseng from the cupboard, sighed, and reluctantly cut half of it, then threw it into the pork and boiled the soup.

Yan Fugui likes to smoke. He likes to smoke and think about problems when he is worried. He is thinking about holding a full-month banquet for his daughter. As a teacher, he cannot favor boys over girls. His three sons all held full-month banquets when they were so poor, so he wants to hold one for his only daughter.

In He Yuzhu's home, the two little girls, Qin Jingru and He Yushui, ate very happily, and He Yuzhu was also very happy. Seeing that her sister had no manners when eating, Qin Huairu was a little unhappy and wanted to say something. But her husband stopped her and said, "It's just a little girl. Let her eat more. It's okay."

Hearing her brother-in-law say this, Qin Jingru, who was originally very reserved, immediately raised her cheeks and started eating. He Yushui's appetite was not that good. He often ate the dishes cooked by his brother, and most of them went into Qin Jingru's stomach. Qin Huairu knocked her sister's head with chopsticks and said, "Why don't you thank your brother-in-law?"

Qin Jingru smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, brother-in-law." Looking at the cute little girl, He Yuzhu was so happy that he couldn't be happier. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. Going to my brother-in-law's house is like going to your own home. Don't be restrained."

Qin Jingru nodded. Although his stomach was full, he really didn't want to waste the soup in the bowl, so he forced himself to drink it.

Looking at his sister, Qin Huairu felt a little bitter. He used to be like this, too. If there was anything delicious, he would eat it desperately. Even if his stomach was about to burst, he couldn't bear to give up the leftovers. Life in the countryside was really hard. Qin Huairu had changed his life now, but what would happen to his sister in the future?

He Yuzhu drank a few glasses of wine and said, "Huairu, the third uncle's family gave birth to a daughter. The third uncle is so happy." Qin Huairu nodded and said, "Yes, since ancient times, having both a son and a daughter is a great happiness." But in her heart, she was thinking that the first few babies of the third aunt were all boys. If the first baby was a girl, the third uncle might not think so.

Qin Jingru covered her stomach and said, "Oh, I haven't eaten so much in a long time." Qin Huairu glanced at her sister and said, "Look at you, you haven't eaten or done anything. Get off the bed and move around to digest the food, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable." Qin Huairu still loves her sister very much.

Qin Jingru said reluctantly, "I, I don't want to digest all these good things, I want to stay for a while. This is the first time, oh, not the second time, that I've eaten so much since I was a child. The first time was your wedding with your brother-in-law, and the second time was tonight. The dishes cooked by your brother-in-law are really delicious."

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Haha, stay at your brother-in-law's house for a few more days, so that you can eat well every night. But your sister is right, if you eat too much, you will easily get kidney stones. Yushui, take sister Jingru out to play. It's dark outside now, and you are not allowed to leave the courtyard, understand?"

He Yushui nodded, took Qin Jingru's hand and said, "Sister Jingru, I'll take you to play skipping with Erhua and the others." Qin Jingru also became interested, and the two little girls walked out of the house hand in hand. Qin Huairu looked at the dishes on the table, thought about it, and took them to the kitchen to wash up. He Yuzhu leaned on the pillow and slowly drank the wine.

This is the life a man should live, but unfortunately I will never see it in the future.