Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Lao Yi, Dong Xu, you guys are here to buy meat too."

Yan Bugui picked up a few big bone sticks with a big smile on his face. He thought that the bones he bought today were totally worth it.

"Old Yan, this big bone is pretty good. There's still a lot of meat on it."

"That's right, you didn't even look at who bought it."

"These big bone sticks, they must weigh about five pounds, right?"

"Five pounds and two ounces, round off the number, so it's five pounds."

"How much is it?"

"I spent thirty cents on five catties, Lao Yi, you have to say, Liu Guozheng is cruel, but he is very honest in selling things. Well, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to go back and cook bones."

Yan Bugui left happily, for this time he had made good use of the situation and got an extra two taels of money, especially the big bones. He could use them to make soup, which could be boiled for several days in a row. When they were completely tasteless, he could sell them at a scrap recycling station. This business made him admire himself.

"Master, do you think Liu Guozheng is stupid? He can't even clean the meat off the big bone stick."

"It should be that they just opened and want to attract repeat customers."

"Ah."

Jia Dongxu nodded and agreed with it.

“Hey, isn’t this Master Yi and Jia Donglu?”

As he spoke, Liu Guozheng took a special look at Yi Zhonghai's legs. It seemed that the initial treatment was good.

"Liu Guozheng, can you speak? My name is Jia Dongxu, not Jia Donglu."

Jia Dongxu's face turned red.

Yi Zhonghai's face was not looking good either. He couldn't help wondering what Liu Guozheng meant. Was he the one who asked someone to break his legs?

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Donglu, please forgive me, I slipped up."

"you..."

In front of Liu Guozheng, Jia Dongxu didn't dare to stab.

Liu Guozheng looked at Yi Zhonghai with a smile: "Master Yi, there are no sequelae to your leg, right?"

"Liu Guozheng, is that you?"

Yi Zhonghai was almost unable to control the anger in his heart. It was because of his broken leg that he missed the assessment for the eighth-level fitter.

"Yi Zhonghai, don't talk nonsense. You know how Jia Donglu got in."

"Humph!"

This snort was Jia Dongxu's last bit of stubbornness.

"Liu Guozheng, don't be so arrogant."

If Yi Zhonghai didn't want to buy meat without a ticket, he would have turned around and left long ago.

"Look, what you said is not against the law."

As Liu Guozheng was talking, he was tidying up his stall, putting away his tools, sweeping the counter, and preparing to close the stall for a break.

"Liu Guozheng, what do you mean? We came here to buy meat, but you closed the store. Believe it or not, I will complain to you."

Jia Dongxu was anxious. He was looking forward to eating meat in the evening. What would he eat if he couldn’t buy meat?

"Go ahead. Remember to tell the truth this time. Don't distort the facts. You know the consequences."

As they were talking, their things were packed up.

"Liu Guozheng, you can't be so petty..."

"Okay, Yi Zhonghai, stop talking about your theories. We have finished buying the things we prepared for today, so of course we have to close the shop."

Jia Dongxu was dumbfounded, his eyes revealing disappointment. Is it so difficult for me, Jia Dongxu, to eat some meat?

"Dongxu, let's go buy it somewhere else."

They’ve sold out. There’s nothing you can do about it. No matter how eloquent you are, they won’t make meat appear for you.

"Master, forget it. It's already this late. Where can I buy meat?"

Although he was unhappy, Jia Dongxu was not a child, so he would not make a fuss about buying meat.

"I still don't believe it. Go home and wait. I'm going to buy some roast duck."

Yi Zhonghai felt very embarrassed. They had agreed to have meat at the dinner yesterday, but till now the meat has not been bought. Doesn't this make Yi Zhonghai seem incompetent?

He still saw the flash of disappointment in Jia Dongxu's eyes.

I must regain my face today, especially in front of my elderly parents. I cannot lose face.

"Master, master."

Seeing that he couldn't call Yi Zhonghai back, Jia Dongxu had to go home first and wait at home obediently.

..............

"Old Three, how are you today? Not tired anymore, are you?"

"Tired, even more tired."

"Hmph, Third Brother, you asked for it. I told you to go out later, but you didn't listen. Don't you know that women are best at shopping?"

"Brother Zheng, how could I know that shopping is more tiring than practicing martial arts?"

"Don't you know now?"

"Alas, I want to go back to our village."

"Hey, forget about going back to the village. Shopping is not tiring. It's a woman's natural skill."

"Isn't it?"

The third brother had a bitter face and looked like he had lost all hope in life.

"Xiao'e, tomorrow is Sunday, shall we go shopping again?"

"Okay, Yushui and Aunt Wen will both go. It's nothing to do anyway."

"Okay, okay, I haven't been shopping for a long time. Every time I go shopping, I'm alone and no one is there to accompany me."

“Yushui, you silly girl, call Xiaohao when you have nothing to do.”

"Sister Xiaolan, this is not good."

"What's wrong? If you're embarrassed, I'll help you call."

"Uh-huh."

Although the women were busy, they still discussed going shopping tomorrow.

"It's over, it's over, Brother Zheng, did you hear me? They still have to go shopping tomorrow."

"Third brother, you'll get used to it."

"Brother Zheng, why don't you ask Xu Fang to send more meat tomorrow, so you don't have to go out shopping."

"Don't be afraid, Third Brother. Shopping is like a delicacy. No matter how delicious it is, you will get tired of it eventually. Isn't it okay to wait until they get tired of shopping?"

"Then Brother Zheng, when do you think they will get tired of shopping?"

"We should wait until they can't walk anymore."

"what?"