Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

At dinner time, the fragrance from the backyard was so overpowering that several children went to the backyard with their bowls in hand, and ate their rice while smelling the aroma. It was quite delicious.

"Mom, is there any meat today?"

Bang Geng, the eldest son of the Jia family, started craving for meat again. He hadn't eaten meat for a week since the Chinese New Year, and the aroma filling the yard was too tempting.

"Good boy, your dad will be back soon."

Qin Huairu could only comfort her for now and wait and see whether Jia Dongxu would bring any food when he returned today.

"I am back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jia Dongxu arrived home.

"Dongxu is back, hurry up and wash your hands and have dinner."

Qin Huairu took the oil paper package from Jia Dongxu, which contained a duck head, duck neck and duck feet.

"Bang Geng, come quickly and see what your dad brought back."

Of course, when there are so-called good things, we should first focus on the sticky points.

"Humph, I don't want to eat it. I want to eat fish and braised pork."

Bang Geng's nose is comparable to Jia Zhang's. He can tell what kind of dish is there just by smelling it.

"If you don't want to eat, get out of here."

At home, Jia Dongxu is not as spoiled as Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu.

"Get out of here."

Bang Geng stiffened his neck and turned around to leave.

"Bang Geng, if you dare to walk out of this door today, don't come back."

Jia Dongxu sat at the table calmly and started eating a steamed bun.

Bang Geng didn't dare to move. His little face fell and he sat down obediently. He picked up the duck head and started to chew it.

The duck neck was chopped into several pieces so that everyone in the family could eat it.

Qin Huairu couldn't help but ask, "Dongxu, the newcomer in the backyard is getting married, have you given a gift?"

"What kind of gift would I give? I'm not familiar with it. Besides, how many people in our compound give gifts?"

Jia Dongxu was gnawing on the duck neck without even raising his head.

"My son is right. The newcomer in the backyard is Liu Guozheng's brother. He is our Jia family's enemy. Of course, we cannot give him any gifts."

Jia Zhang was almost spitting out saliva, and she would become extremely "excited" when Liu Guozheng was mentioned.

"I always feel that this is not good, we are all from the same compound."

"What's good or bad about this? We're just following the crowd, and no one can find fault with it."

"Well, you are the boss, you have the final say."

Qin Huairu said nothing more and concentrated on drinking the corn porridge. She couldn't bear to eat the duck neck, she wanted to save it for the duck stems.

Suddenly she felt nauseous and like vomiting.

Qin Huairu hurried out the door. She was eating right now and couldn't vomit directly on the table.

Jia Dongxu was a little worried: "Huai Ru, what's wrong, are you sick?"

"Dongxu, I might be pregnant again."

As a mother of two children, Qin Huairu is quite experienced.

"What's going on again?"

Jia Dongxu didn't react for a moment.

"Dongxu, you fool, Huairu is pregnant again."

Jia Zhang said happily.

"what?"

Jia Dongxu is in a very conflicted mood. His wife's pregnancy is something to be happy about, but he can't be happy. The family is already unhappy, and if there is another person, wouldn't it be even more difficult?

"Huai Ru, you are a great contributor to our Jia family."

Jia Zhang's idea was very simple. The more children the Jia family had, the better. That way, when they grew up, the old Jia family would not be bullied by others. This was also the idea of ​​most ordinary people in Xia State. As a result, the population of Xia State began to grow rapidly, especially in rural areas. Most families had three or four children, and it was not uncommon for families to have five or six children.

"Dongxu, what's wrong with you? Are you unhappy?"

Qin Huairu felt the change in Jia Dongxu's expression at the first moment.

"How could that be? I'm just wondering whether this baby is a boy or a girl."

"I think it should be a boy. I've been craving something sour lately."

There is a saying among the people that sour food means a boy and spicy food means a girl. If you like to eat sour food during pregnancy, most people will think it is a boy; if you like to eat spicy food, it is a girl.

This has even become an accepted law.

"Boys are good, boys are good. When they grow up, they can support each other with Bangteng."

"I'm telling you, Qin Huairu, you must give birth to a boy for my Jia family this time."

As a person who favors boys over girls, Jia Zhang was quite satisfied today. Ever since Qin Huairu said she wanted to eat something sour, she was certain that this baby must be a boy.

"Dongxu, if we have another child, our family's situation will be..."

Qin Huairu did not say the following words, she believed that Jia Dongxu could understand what she meant.

"Don't worry, I'll work hard during this period and save more money."

As a man, what else can I say at this time? Jia Dongxu is also a face-saving person.

Besides, he has been lucky recently and can win ten yuan every day, which is much better than working in a factory.

In Jia Dongxu's opinion, it was because he had too little capital, otherwise he could have won more.

When Jia Dongxu heard today that Qin Huairu was pregnant again, he felt a sense of urgency in his heart, that is, making money is still slow.

It seems that you still need to accumulate more capital if you have a chance, otherwise, no matter how lucky you are, you will not win big money.

"Dongxu, we have to earn money slowly, don't rush."

Qin Huairu was a little scared. Her current life was manageable, but if Jia Dongxu was in a hurry to make money and did something weird again, it would be the end of her life.

Now in the courtyard, no one is willing to lend money to Jia Dongxu, because the lessons of the past are there.

"I know it well."

After Jia Dongxu said this, Qin Huairu became a little anxious. The calmer Jia Dongxu was, the more it showed that he was starting to think about taking shortcuts again.

"Dongxu..."

"Qin Huairu, what do you mean? Dongxu said that he knows the situation, so you don't need to worry about the money."

Jia Zhang couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Qin Huairu directly. From Qin Huairu's tone, it was obvious that she didn't trust her eldest son. If it wasn't for the sake of expanding the Jia family, Jia Zhang would have slapped Qin Huairu in the face.

"Mom, I don't mean anything."

"What do you mean by 'you don't mean anything'? Can you explain it to me?"

Jia Zhang has always been unreasonable and extremely confident in her own guesses.

"All right."

Jia Dongxu shouted loudly.

Jia Zhang glared at Qin Huairu and said nothing more. She was still a little afraid of Jia Dongxu.

"Mom, Huairu is pregnant now, so you have to take on the housework, especially cooking and washing clothes."

"Dongxu, I am your mother?"

"Mom, just tell me whether you will do it or not?"

"Dry."

Although Jia Zhang was extremely unwilling, she did not dare to offend Jia Dongxu.

"Huai Ru, you have to be more careful at work in the future."

"Don't worry, Dongxu. I have experience."

Qin Huairu is experienced, and all the work in the workshop is done by others for her.

What Jia Dongxu didn't know was that the gears of fate began to turn at this moment.