Siheyuan: Returning to 61 to collect waste

Hu Qiumei said nothing more. After all, she was the one living her own life, so it didn't matter whether the old lady knew about it or not.

"Grandma, the dishes are ready, please come down, wash your hands and eat!" Sha Zhu shouted in the kitchen.

"Hey, here I come!" the deaf old lady replied, and Hu Qiumei hurried forward to help her wash her hands.

After all, Sha Zhu is the inheritor of Tan family cuisine. Soon he put six delicious dishes on the table, which looked mouth-watering.

The deaf old lady sat down at the table, looked at the six dishes and said with a smile: "Girl Hu, look at the dishes my grandson cooked, aren't they very good!"

Hu Qiumei nodded and had to admit that the deaf old lady was right. Although Sha Zhu was not a satisfactory person, his cooking skills were indeed of high standard.

Silly Zhu sat at the table and said, "Old lady, if you like it, eat more. The Spring Festival is in two days. I will prepare a table of sumptuous dishes for you!"

The deaf old lady smiled and nodded, then put the Moutai liquor on the table.

Sha Zhu took the bottle in surprise and exclaimed, "Wow, old lady, you even brought out your treasures? Is today a special day? Why did you invest so much money?"

"I am happy today! You two should finish this bottle of wine. The more you drink, the happier I am."

"As long as you say so, I hope you won't feel bad later!" Sha Zhu said half-jokingly...

"I don't feel bad, I don't feel bad. Why should I feel bad if my grandson drinks? Girl Hu, pour some wine!" After hearing this, Hu Qiumei picked up the bottle of wine helplessly and poured a glass for each of them.

"Come, let's eat together, girl Hu, how about trying Sha Zhu's cooking?"

Hu Qiumei took a bite of the dish and put it into her mouth, her eyes lit up. Although Sha Zhu was usually a little dull, the dishes he cooked were really first-rate, with a good grasp of both seasoning and cooking time.

Then she picked up another piece of braised pork and put it in her mouth. It was soft and sticky. This might be the most delicious braised pork she had ever eaten. "Hu girl, how does it taste?" the deaf old lady asked expectantly.

"Yes, it is delicious." Hu Qiumei nodded in response.

Sha Zhu was not in a hurry to eat. Instead, he picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and looked at the woman opposite with his eyes slightly closed.

Although Hu Qiumei is not as beautiful as Tong Yao or Qin Huairu, she also has a unique charm. It's a pity that she married a guy like Xu Damao.

"As long as it tastes good, eat and drink more, then the old lady will be happy." The deaf old lady was between the two of them, constantly talking to encourage them.

"That's right. The old lady will be happier if she eats more." Sha Zhu also agreed and raised his glass to clink with hers.

Hu Qiumei swallowed the braised pork in her mouth. Seeing Sha Zhu raising his glass, she also picked up the glass and drank the wine in one breath.

A glass of wine in the deaf old lady's house contains at least one or two ounces of wine. Even a man would find it difficult to drink it all at once, let alone a woman.

Seeing Hu Qiumei drink up the whole glass of wine in one gulp, the deaf old lady smiled happily.

Her goal today was to make them both a little drunk, which was the most critical step in implementing her plan. Now that Hu Qiumei cooperated with the drinking, her goal was largely achieved.

After a few rounds, a bottle of Moutai was almost empty. Sha Zhu's eyes seemed a little hazy, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Hu Qiumei was also different.

Although she drank the same amount of alcohol as Sha Zhu, Hu Qiumei was very clear-headed and did not feel tipsy at all.

When she was in the countryside in her early years, her neighbor had a small winemaking workshop. Her father often went to help in his spare time, and she often played in the workshop when she was a child.

She was only seven or eight years old at that time. Whenever her father and neighbors saw her passing by, they would dip some wine with chopsticks and give it to her to taste.

She has been drinking strong liquor since she was a child. At first, she would just taste it lightly, but gradually she could drink a glass of liquor without feeling anything. When she was 70 or years old, a pound of liquor with a -proof alcohol content was as easy for her to drink as water.

She just drank half a catty of Maotai, and she still felt unsatisfied. The 50-proof liquor tasted a little sweet in her mouth. When Hu Qiumei drank the third cup, she couldn't help but wonder:

It wasn't a festival, so why did they ask Sha Zhu to cook? Moreover, the deaf old lady actually took out the Moutai liquor that she had treasured for many years. Could there be any conspiracy behind this?

Seeing that Sha Zhu was already drunk, she also pretended to be drunk and began to stutter when she spoke. The deaf old lady seemed very satisfied, especially when Sha Zhu looked at Hu Qiumei, which made her feel that there was hope for something good to happen tonight.

"Sha Zhuzi, Hu girl, you young people have common topics. I'm going outside to bask in the sun, and you guys can chat and do whatever you want to do!" After saying that, the deaf old lady carried a chair and went out of the door. Then she locked the door and sat in front of it, acting as if she was guarding the door alone and no one could get past it.

Hearing the sound of the door being locked, Hu Qiumei's heart tightened slightly, realizing the other party's true intention. But she did not make a sound, and instead looked at Sha Zhu with a strange look in his eyes, wondering if this was planned by the deaf old lady alone, or if both parties had planned it in advance?

At this moment, Sha Zhu's vision has begun to blur. In his mind, Hu Qiumei, who could have scored 70 points, now seems to have scored full marks. Alcohol can not only make cowards brave, but also arouse some excitement.

"Qiumei, I heard that you and that guy Xu Damao are divorced?" Sha Zhu asked, calling Hu Qiumei by her nickname in his tone.

"I haven't divorced Damao, and I have no plans to do so. Shazhu, please be polite when you speak. Qiumei is not someone you can call casually." Hu Qiumei replied with a serious face.

But Sha Zhu didn't care at all, still smiling: "Hey, Qiumei, what's so great about Xu Damao? Am I not better than him? I'm a chef in a steel factory, no less than him as a movie projectionist!"

Hu Qiumei remained silent and just looked at him coldly.

At this moment, Sha Zhu couldn't tell whether the situation was good or bad, and he even reached out to grab her wrist. Hu Qiumei was of course very sober, and immediately pulled her hand back, stood up, and stared at him angrily: "Sha Zhu, what do you want to do? I am Xu Damao's wife, please be careful!"

Xu Damao, who left his parents' home in a hurry, had no idea that there was a crisis at home. If he had not been an excellent drinker, perhaps the two of them would have been lying together by now.

He pedaled his bike with all his strength, sweating profusely, and returned to the courtyard in just five minutes. When he stepped into the front yard, Yan Bugui greeted him enthusiastically: "Hey, Damao is back?"

But Xu Damao had no time to respond at this moment. He put his bicycle on the ground and ran inside, saying, "Uncle, please help me look after my bicycle."

"Hey, Damao, it's the second uncle, not the third uncle!" However, Yan Bugui's words could only be heard behind Xu Damao.

Xu Damao hurriedly crossed the middle courtyard and came to the backyard, where he saw the deaf old lady sitting carelessly at the door of her house. Seeing Xu Damao running towards her with an angry face, the deaf old lady was shocked: Didn't you say you had left the courtyard? Why did you come back again?

Time passed by, and there was no movement in the room. Could it be that Hu Qiumei was really drunk to death? Could it be that Sha Zhu hadn't succeeded yet? She was a little anxious, so she pretended to be calm.

"Deaf old lady! What are you doing sitting here? Where is my wife?" Xu Damao asked loudly.

"What? Madam, I can't hear you..." The deaf old lady waved her hands, trying to use delaying tactics to buy more time.

"Where is my wife? Is she in the room?" Xu Damao asked more anxiously.

"Can you speak louder? I really can't hear you clearly!" The deaf old lady still answered loudly.

At this time, Xu Damao didn't care about the status of the deaf old lady. He pushed her open and saw the locked door. The deaf old lady stumbled and almost fell. She struggled to stand up and pointed at Xu Damao with her cane and said angrily: "Xu family boy, how dare you hit the old lady?"

Xu Damao sneered: "Humph, hand over the key quickly, otherwise if anything happens to my wife, don't blame me for being rude!"

Seeing this, the deaf old lady stopped pretending to be deaf and dumb and said, "Xu family boy, why are you so lawless?"

Xu Damao picked up a brick, pointed at the deaf old lady and shouted, "You damn old woman, give me the key quickly, or I will send you to see ** today!"

The noise of the two arguing attracted many neighbors to watch. It was Sunday and everyone was there.

"Xu Damao, put down the brick! What do you want to do?" Yi Zhonghai rushed over and stopped him sternly.

"Shut up! The old woman locked me and Shazhu together, and you still ask why?" Xu Damao said excitedly.

"What did you say?" The neighbors looked at each other, not believing their ears. Everyone knew that the deaf old lady liked Shazhu, but it couldn't be too much.

At this moment, Hu Qiumei's voice came from the room: "Da Mao, I'm fine, don't be impulsive."

Hearing Hu Qiumei's voice, Xu Damao immediately breathed a sigh of relief and raised a brick to smash the door lock.

The door opened, and Hu Qiumei was standing at the door, neatly dressed and clear-headed. Everyone looked into the room and saw Sha Zhu sitting at the table, holding an empty bottle of Maotai in his hand, mumbling something.

Only when everyone got closer did they hear clearly that he was talking to himself: "Qiumei, where are you? Why don't we just make do with each other? You give me a child and make that villain Xu Damao die of rage!"

Xu Damao could no longer suppress his anger and hit Sha Zhu on the back of the head with a brick. Sha Zhu's eyes widened and he fell to the ground unconscious.

As if he still wasn't satisfied, Xu Damao turned the table upside down in front of everyone, and pots, bowls and bottles fell to the ground.

The deaf old lady finally reacted, "Xu family boy, what are you doing? Do you still want to follow the law?"

Xu Damao grabbed a brick and was about to hit the other person, but was quickly held back by Yi Zhonghai, "Xu Damao, that's an old lady, don't you want to live?"

Hu Qiumei quickly snatched the brick from Xu Damao's hand and cried, "Da Mao, don't be like this, I'm fine."

At this time, more and more people gathered in front of the deaf old lady's door. Ye Chuan stood behind the crowd, watching the scene he had planned with a satisfied smile.

Yan Bugui and Ye Yongshun stepped forward. As the managers of the compound, they naturally could not stand idly by. "Go and see my grandson!" the deaf old lady shouted.