Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Zhou Tieqiang made quite a bit of money today, and returned to his room happily. He took out a bottle of Erguotou from under his bed, and took out the boiled peanuts from last night as a snack, and ate them happily. While eating, he thought that although his nephew was not a good person, he had a way to make money and could bring his uncle to the city, which was not bad.

Singing an unknown little song, drinking one cup after another. Leaning on his bed, patting his belly, he thought that it would be great if there was another woman. It seems that he has to see if there are any women like that when he does business tomorrow. The girls in the city are so beautiful, so the girls in the city should be much more beautiful than those in the countryside.

He took a sip of the wine and felt that life was so beautiful. Two months ago, he was still working hard in the village to make three meals a day, and the money he earned in a month was not as much as what he earns in a day now. If he had known that he would receive a letter from his nephew, he would have come earlier. How much money he lost, Zhou Tieqiang drank a glass of wine and said with a smile, "Damn it, I will go back to the countryside in a while. By then, I will divorce that yellow-faced woman and marry the widow Xu at the head of the village. Didn't you always look down on me before? Then I will kick you out now."

Zhou Tieqiang has made up his mind that he can get married in the future as he is such a capable person. You know, in their poor mountain village, five or six yuan can buy a virgin girl. Although this is not allowed by the government, their place is very backward and the government cannot manage everything.

Inside the Red Star Courtyard, Jia Dongxu and his apprentice walked in with a smile on their faces. As soon as they entered the front yard, they ran into the door god Yan Fugui. Yan Fugui's nose was like a detection instrument. He wrinkled it slightly, and then his eyes lit up and said, "Oh, Lao Yi. Where did you two buy the braised meat? It smells so good. It doesn't taste like the one from Bian Yi Fang, or the one from the roast duck restaurant. It doesn't taste like the one from Lao Wang on the street, but it smells so good."

Yan Fugui almost drooled when he smelled the braised meat. He smiled and said, "Old Yi Dongxu, you two can't eat so much braised meat. I have a bottle of good wine at home. Why don't we eat it together?" Jia Dongxu was a little unhappy when he heard this. He bought the braised meat, so why should you, Yan Fugui, take advantage of it?

Subconsciously he wanted to retort, but Yi Zhonghai thought about it and said with a smile "Okay? Then come on, Dongxu, ask your wife to come to our house. I'll go home first and wait for you at home." Yan Fugui's old face smiled like a chrysanthemum, and he nodded quickly and said "Okay, okay, I'll be there right away."

Jia Dongxu was naturally unhappy, because in his heart, all the braised meat should belong to him. Even if he couldn't finish it, he should leave it for him to eat tomorrow. He secretly thought that his master really didn't know how to live, but he had no choice but to nod and go back home to call his wife Liu Chunhua.

In Yi Zhonghai's house, Bai Xiuying was waiting anxiously. It was already dark outside. Why didn't her husband come back? Did something happen outside? This made Bai Xiuying very nervous. Finally, she saw a familiar figure walking into her house. It was her husband Yi Zhonghai.

Bai Xiuying saw Yi Zhonghai coming over quickly, picked up a towel and wiped her husband's face. She said with some concern, "Why did you come back so late tonight? Logically, shouldn't the steel mill have been off work long ago?" Yi Zhonghai smiled and waved his hand and said, "Today, there is a batch of urgent parts in the factory that need to be handled by me, the master, so I stayed to get off work overtime."

Bai Xiuying looked at her husband with some distress and said, "It's the same in this factory. You are old now, and there is no need for you to work so hard." Yi Zhonghai listened to what his wife said, and suddenly felt unhappy. He snorted coldly and said, "You are a woman with long hair and short knowledge. This is the factory's appreciation of me. How can you say that?"

Then he handed the braised meat to Bai Xiuying, waved his hand and said, "Put the braised meat on a plate. Dongxu and his wife, as well as Yan Fugui, will come to our house for a drink later. I'll go get old lady Long and we'll have a good meal together." Bai Xiuying frowned as she looked at the big bag of braised meat and said, "So much braised meat. We don't have any children, so we should save some money for retirement."

Yi Zhonghai said impatiently, "Okay, stop nagging. Just do what I tell you to do. I'll go ask the old lady now." Bai Xiuying was very self-aware in this family. She knew that what her husband said could not be changed casually. She relied on him to live. If she angered her husband and drove her away, he would be finished.

So I took the braised meat and went to the kitchen, where I started to work. I thought there were two radishes in the kitchen, so I cut them into slices and sprinkled them with salt, which was equivalent to a cold dish. I secretly tasted a piece of the braised meat, and it was fragrant, but I always felt that the braised meat was a bit weird.

"Old lady, old lady, are you asleep?" Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door of Old Lady Long and said humbly. Old Lady Long sighed and said, "Okay, come in, I'm not asleep yet." Yi Zhonghai walked in with a smile. Old Lady Long asked curiously, "It's so late, do you have anything to do? Or do you want to ask me for any advice?"

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "Old lady, I bought a big bag of braised meat when I got off work. I thought you haven't eaten meat for a long time, so I wanted to take you to try it. I also have a good news to tell you." When the old lady heard that there was braised meat to eat tonight, a bright smile appeared on her face. She originally looked very gloomy and scary, but now she looks like a kind old lady.

After wiping the saliva from the corner of her mouth, she said with great satisfaction, "Good, good, very good. In our entire courtyard, you are the only one who is filial to an old lady like me. Since you bought the braised pork, I, an old lady, must taste it carefully."