Rebirth of Siheyuan: Starting from escaping famine in 42

The next day.

In a dim bedroom, Xu Damao opened his eyes drowsily, looked outside, and found that it was already bright outside, but why was there no movement outside?

Without thinking much, he looked down at Qin Xueru who was sleeping with her arms around his, and gently kissed her soft face.

Xu Damao felt like he wanted to relieve himself, so he quietly got up from bed, put on his clothes, took a newspaper and a urinal, and left the bedroom.

Qin Xueru turned over and was not awakened by Xu Damao's actions.

Walking from the backyard all the way through the middle yard and finally to the front yard, Xu Damao didn't meet anyone. After thinking for a while, he remembered that today was still the National Day holiday.

Feeling that the enemy behind him was about to come out, Xu Damao hurried to the public toilet in the alley.

After Xu Damao came back from the toilet, he rinsed the urinal in the pool in the middle courtyard, went back to the backyard and put the urinal in an inconspicuous place in front of the door, then gently pushed the door open and walked in.

When he walked into the bedroom, he saw Qin Xueru had already gotten up. Xu Damao reached out and hugged her from behind, smiling and asking, "Why did you get up so early?"

Qin Xueru said softly, "I can't sleep. Please sit for a while. I'll go make breakfast."

Just as she was about to stand up, she felt a pain in her lower body, forcing her to sit back down.

Xu Damao asked worriedly: "Xue Ru, are you okay?"

Qin Xueru rolled her eyes at Xu Damao and said in a reproachful tone, "It's not your fault. Who told you to use so much force last night?"

After saying that, she lowered her head belatedly, her face flushed, making her look particularly attractive.

"hey-hey!"

Xu Damao smiled foolishly, then stood up and said, "Xue Ru, sit down for a while. I'll go cook."

After saying that, he walked out of the bedroom directly without closing the door so that they could see each other.

Xu Damao washed the rice and prepared to cook a pot of millet porridge. He then took four eggs, washed them, put them in a small pot, added some water, and started to cook the eggs.

What to eat for the staple food! Xu Damao thought for a long time, but couldn't think of what to eat, so he had to say hello to Qin Xueru and went outside to buy fried dough sticks.

"Xue Ru, I'm going to buy some fried dough sticks. I'll be back soon."

"Ah."

After Xu Damao left, Qin Xueru slowly stood up, frowned, and walked slowly to the stove outside the bedroom. She sat down next to the stove, stirring the millet porridge with a large spoon.

After a while, Xu Damao walked in with a pound of fried dough sticks and fried cakes. Seeing Qin Xueru looking at the pot by the stove, he couldn't help but ask, "Xueru, why are you out?"

Qin Xueru slowly stood up and said with a smile: "Come out and move around, Damao, the rice porridge is ready."

"I'll serve it. I'll serve it."

Xu Damao put the fried dough sticks and fried cakes on the dining table, then walked to Qin Xueru, first helped her to sit at the dining table, then walked to the stove, brought down the millet porridge, and put the kettle on.

Then he took the bowl and chopsticks, brought the millet porridge back to the dining table, served two bowls of rice porridge, and put the boiled eggs on a plate and placed it on the dining table.

Xu Damao peeled an egg, handed it to Qin Xueru, and said with a smile: "Eat it!"

"Thank you."

Qin Xueru smiled, then began to eat in small bites. She looked up at Xu Damao and said, "Da Mao, after dinner, let's go to the old house to visit our parents!"

Hearing this, Xu Damao asked, "Xueru, if you are not feeling well, you can go now. You can go in two days."

Qin Xueru said softly, "It's okay, Damao, you can take him by bicycle instead of walking."

Xu Damao thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay! Let's eat first, and then you can take a nap after dinner, and then we'll go to the old house to visit our parents."

"Ah."

Qin Xueru responded softly and lowered her head to continue eating breakfast.

After breakfast, Xu Damao first helped Qin Xueru back to the house to lie down and rest, and then he went to clean up the dishes and wash them in the middle courtyard.

Xu Damao washed the dishes and put them in the cupboard. Then he found two bottles of white wine and a piece of pork belly, and took two bags of snacks. He put them all on the dining table. He would take them with him when he went to the old house later, and he wouldn't have to spend money to buy them.

More than an hour later.

Qin Xueru woke up naturally at around nine o'clock. She frowned and slowly got up. She didn't feel as much pain as in the morning. She put on her shoes and walked out of the bedroom slowly.

Xu Damao heard the noise and turned his head to look. He found that he was weak and had become exhausted. He smiled and asked, "Wife, are you feeling better?"

Qin Xueru was still a little uncomfortable with such words, and she blushed and whispered, "It's much better than this morning."

Xu Damao smiled and said, "It's good that you feel better. There's water in the basin. Wash yourself first. We'll leave when you're done."

"Okay, Damao."

Qin Xueru walked slowly to the basin, stretched out her hands and began to wash.

Xu Damao took the prepared things, went outside the house, tied everything to the handlebars, and was ready to go after a while.

I went back to the house, found a small mattress, and put it on the back seat of the bicycle.

After Qin Xueru finished washing up, Xu Damao closed the door and asked her to walk slowly holding the bicycle.

When they met their neighbors on the way out of the courtyard, Xu Damao introduced them to Qin Xueru, and after a few polite words, they walked out of the courtyard.

Let her sit on the back seat first, then Xu Damao raised his leg over the bicycle to measure it, and said to Qin Xueru, "Xueru, sit tight."

Then he pedaled the bicycle hard and soon he went far away.

The courtyard was not far from the old house. Xu Damao rode a bicycle with Qin Xueru and it took them about ten minutes to arrive.

Xu Damao was not familiar with the neighbors near the old house, so he just nodded as a greeting.

The old house consists of two bungalows located in a large courtyard.

After entering the courtyard, Xu Damao parked his bicycle and shouted into the house, "Dad, Mom, Xueru and I are here to see you."

Xu's mother was the first to walk out of the house, followed by his father Xu Fugui and sister Xu Ling.

"Da Mao, Xue Ru, didn't I tell you not to come? Go inside first."

Xu Ling ran to Qin Xueru and took her arm: "Sister-in-law."

"Ah."

Qin Xueru responded with a smile, then followed Xu's mother and Xu Ling into the house.

Xu Damao carried wine, meat and snacks, followed Xu Fugui into the house and asked, "Dad, you didn't go out?"

"What are you going out for?"

Xu Fugui took a look at what Xu Damao had brought, and then said, "Da Mao, you can just keep the meat and snacks here for yourselves, why are you bringing them here?"

Xu's mother followed suit and said, "Yes! Why bring it here? If we want to eat it, we can just go buy it."

Xu Ling and Qin Xueru were whispering to each other.

Xu Damao handed his father a cigarette, lit one for himself, and said with a smile: "We'll eat here at noon, because we're afraid you two elders haven't prepared anything."

Xu's mother said to her son angrily, "Do you think your father and mother are stupid? They can't go out and buy some?"

He turned to Qin Xueru and said, "Xueru! You must keep an eye on Xu Damao from now on. If he ever causes you any injustice, come to me directly. Got it?"

Qin Xueru smiled and glanced at Xu Damao, then nodded to her mother-in-law and said, "I understand, mother."