The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

The father-in-law and son-in-law were chatting when Liu Qing came back. "Awei, I just heard that someone from the courtyard is coming to deliver eggs. Should we set up a feast in the courtyard?"

Generally, after collecting the eggs, the boy would set up a banquet to entertain guests for twelfth day.

Chang Wei thought to himself that he had a very average relationship with the families in the courtyard, so he felt that there shouldn't be many people who would send eggs. "We must accept those who send eggs. They are sending blessings, and we can't let people say otherwise. Sister Qing, when the time comes, we will see how many families there are. If there are not many, we will treat them to a meal at a restaurant. If there are more, we can talk about it later."

Because he planted some fruits in his space farm and had less land, he specially raised a hundred hens for his wives. Now the number of pigs has been reduced. The eggs in the portable space can't be eaten up at all, but giving eggs is a custom and a blessing.

Qin Zhenghai reminded him, "Xiaoqing, you have to remember how much each family gave you, and you have to pay it back later."

This is the principle of reciprocity. When someone gives birth to a child, they have to return the money, so the number cannot be wrong, unless the family has no descendants.

Chang Wei was thankful that he was not in the village. If he was in the village, the eggs at home would probably be piled up into a mountain...

"Okay, then I'll go cook for Huairu first."

After lunch, Chang Wei went to the Victory Cannery. Qin Huairu had been in the hospital awaiting delivery for the past few days, so he could only leave the welfare home for the time being and go to the cannery in the afternoon.

After Chang Wei left, people from the courtyard came to his door one after another.

"Sister Qing, I sent some eggs to Huairu to nourish her body, and as a token of my appreciation."

Gao Shuzhen put a basket of eggs on the big table. She was the first one to deliver eggs in advance, and she also wrapped a red envelope. She didn't want others to see it, otherwise other families would feel unfair if they saw so many gifts, and would gossip behind her back.

"Sister Shuzhen, thank you for your thoughtfulness." Liu Qing didn't expect that the Yi family, who were the first to come to the door, would send so many eggs, probably fifty or sixty, and also gave them a red envelope.

"Sister Qing, can I see the baby? Just look at the door." Gao Shuzhen said with interest. Although she had never given birth to a child, she knew some things: a young child cannot be seen at birth.

"There's nothing you can't see. Awei said just don't get too close. In fact, children can't see strangers. It's mainly because of concerns about germs and stuff. I don't understand either." Liu Qing responded with a smile.

Then he took Gao Shuzhen to lift the curtain and stood at the door to take a look.

Gao Shuzhen saw the two chubby children swinging their arms and legs, her eyes full of love and envy. "So well behaved, so cute."

Qin Huairu greeted with a smile. "Aunt Gao is here, come in and sit down."

"No." Gao Shuzhen smiled and waved her hand in praise. "Huairu, you are amazing, giving birth to two big fat boys at once.

The little guy is awake, why don't you hold him?"

"My mom says it's not good to hold them too much, because they will become inseparable from you. When they are full, let them play by themselves for a while and they will fall asleep after a while."

"Yeah, fine then. Huairu, take a good rest. I'll go back first."

"Hey, Aunt Gao, take care."

Liu Qing followed and saw the child off. Gao Shuzhen took a lingering look at the child and left, thinking to herself that if I gave birth to the child, I would definitely hold the child in my arms every day and would never be satisfied.

Soon after Gao Shuzhen left, starting with Aunt Qu and Aunt Zhang from the outer courtyard, every household in the courtyard came to the door. Yang Ruihua from Yan Bugui's family in the front courtyard sent thirty eggs, and Liu Haizhong's family sent sixty eggs...

In the end, there was no room for the egg basket on the large table in the living room.

In the evening, the Jia family also arrived, and Jia Zhang and Zhang Xiaoyu came to see them off with their big bellies.

"I sent eggs to your house."

Jia Zhang came forward with eight eggs in her basket.

Liu Qing was chatting with Yang Ruihua who stayed to chat, and when he saw someone coming, he stood up quickly.

Seeing that it was Jia Zhang who came to deliver eggs, he thought that it made sense because her daughter-in-law was about to give birth.

"Thank you, it's thoughtful." Liu Qing said politely, took out the eggs and returned the basket to Jia Zhang.

Just at this time, Wu Yanzhi from the Xu family in the backyard also came to deliver eggs, carrying a basket.

"Sister Qing, I was delayed by something. It's not too late to deliver it, is it?" Wu Yanzhi glanced at Jia Zhang with contempt, and deliberately showed off the basket in front of Jia Zhang and handed it to Liu Qing.

"Sister Yanzhi, listen to what you said, come and sit down." Liu Qing greeted her with a smile, but he was surprised in his heart, why did the Xu family in the backyard also send so much?

Jia Zhang and Wu Yanzhi were sworn enemies. She snorted coldly, carried the basket and left with Zhang Xiaoyu.

I thought to myself, you are so stupid, even if you send more, it will only be enough for one meal, it will definitely not be as much as I eat, you are at a loss, there is nothing to brag about.

When Zhang Xiaoyu saw the table full of eggs, she was envious. Even in the village, she had never seen anyone collect so many eggs.

I sighed in my heart, not knowing how many eggs I would be able to collect. People who sent a lot of eggs even put down the baskets, and then they would send them back. I only sent eight eggs, which was probably the least, which was a bit embarrassing.

……

When Chang Wei got home from get off work, Liu Qing handed him a small notebook.

After taking a look, Chang Wei was left silent.

What's the situation?

Why do every household send so much?

The relationship isn't that good?

This...it's impossible not to invite this guest.

"Ah Wei, I've checked. Every household in the courtyard has come. We can't not invite them for dinner. Several families sent 60 yuan. Gao Shuzhen even gave them a 10-yuan red envelope. The rest of the residents sent 20 to 30 yuan. Oh, except for Jia Zhang, who sent 8."

Chang Wei was silent again. Giving away 60 eggs was a gift from close friends and relatives. These people really confused him...

"Then please treat me when the time comes. There are enough tables in the courtyard."

He doesn't care whether he makes a loss or not, he just doesn't want the trouble.

Liu Qing's face was filled with joy, and he agreed with rare generosity. "Well, it's a bit troublesome, but it won't cost much to have ten tables. The main point is that it's a celebration, and we have two big fat boys in our family."

At this time, there was a knock on the courtyard door, and Chang Wei smiled and stood up.

"Sister Qing, clean up and eat. I'll go see who's coming."

"Okay! The Huaiyu vegetable should be almost done." Liu Qing followed him out to the kitchen.

……

Chang Wei opened the door. "Zhu Zi is here."

He Yuzhu congratulated him immediately when he saw him. "Brother Wei, congratulations."

Chang Wei invited with a smile. "Thank you. Come inside. We can have a bite together."

"No, Brother Wei, I've already eaten and I have to go back to work, so I'll just take some time out." He Yuzhu smiled and handed over the bag in his hand. "I got a leg of lamb, you can make some astragalus lamb soup for sister-in-law to nourish her body. I also brought astragalus, but you can't eat too much, you have to eat in moderation."

Chang Wei took the bag and thanked him. "Thank you, Zhuzi, you are so thoughtful."

I thought He Daqing was well-informed, but Sha Zhu, a young boy, didn't understand any of this. Astragalus mutton soup is for mothers to recover from childbirth. It replenishes blood and qi, increases immunity, and helps mothers recover and stay healthy.

He Yuzhu chuckled. "Brother Wei, go back and eat. I have to go back to work."

Chang Wei called him. "Zhu Zi, are you free to come back this weekend?"

Speaking of eating, an idea suddenly came to my mind. Isn't there a ready-made chef in front of me? It's a good opportunity to see how Sha Zhu's cooking skills have improved.

He Yuzhu thought of it immediately. "Brother Wei, does the little guy want to treat us for twelve days?"

Chang Wei nodded. "I didn't expect that everyone in the hospital would come to give me eggs. It would be unreasonable not to treat them to a meal."

He Yuzhu said without hesitation. "Hey, that's easy. I can just take a rest two days in advance."

He thought that others took such good care of the rain, and it was a rare opportunity to help, so how could he not be enthusiastic.

"That's a good relationship, but it will be hard for you."

"No big deal, then Brother Wei, I'll go back to work first."

"Okay, walk slowly."

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