Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Brother Zheng, let's go back."

After breakfast the next day, Xu Damao was in a hurry to return to the city.

"Da Mao, are you stupid? Today is Sunday."

Li Dabao, Nan Yi and others were sitting nearby, without moving.

"I...I don't even know what day it is these days."

Xu Damao slapped his forehead and pushed the bicycle back to the wall.

"No, I need to make a phone call and tell my wife."

Xu Damao, who had just sat down, stood up again. Xu Damao had only been married for a month and a half, so it was naturally not the time for him to get bored.

"Da Mao, be quiet, Xiao Hao called again last night. They will come together today."

"That's good, Brother Zheng, what do you think we should do in the morning?"

"What are you doing? Xu Damao, you won't forget what I said yesterday, will you?"

"what's up?"

"Haha, nothing much, I'll ask Uncle Chen to come over and practice with you later."

"Brother Zheng, this isn't good. Didn't we agree yesterday that we had to study this morning?"

However, Xu Damao didn't dare to practice against Chen Huwei. After the match yesterday, he was scolded by Chen Huwei.

"Dabao, Damao, you two will officially start studying from today. Just like Erlang and Laosan, you will study two classes every morning. Each class is 30 minutes long, with a 10-minute break in between."

"The class time is from 8 to 9:10."

Since we agreed yesterday, we must execute it. If you don't want to learn, you can just accompany Chen Huwei to practice martial arts. Li Dabao and Xu Damao naturally chose to learn. They saw that the third brother was amazing, right? Hearing that if he didn't learn, he would have to practice with Chen Huwei, he still went to learn obediently.

"Brother Zheng, didn't you say my wife will be here soon? I still need to accompany my wife."

"Da Mao, don't worry, when you finish your studies, it won't delay you from accompanying your wife."

"Ok."

Xu Damao had no choice but to accept it. He looked at his watch and saw that it was almost time, so he followed the third child to the classroom. The classroom they went to was newly built this year and was mainly used for adult education in the village.

"Lao Nan, let's go, call Master Yuan and go fishing."

"That's a good feeling."

Now there is a wooden corridor built at the place where people often fish by the pond, and it is covered with trumpet creepers. The female comrades in the village, especially Lou Xiaoe and Chen Xiaolan, often sit under the corridor to read and rest, and the children from the school also often play there.

The place where Liu Guozheng and Master Yuan fish is relatively simple, with basic facilities such as parasols, tea tables, and lounge chairs.

The main function of a parasol is not to block the sun, but to prevent leaves from falling on you. Although the tea table is called a tea table, it usually contains snacks and fruits.

A reclining chair is even better. The tilt can be adjusted. You can sit or lie down as you like.

At the beginning, we also prepared chairs, but after sitting on them for a long time, my back and waist would ache and it was extremely uncomfortable, so we later changed them to reclining chairs.

"Master Yuan, this is what it means to live, this is what it means to live."

After putting down the fishing rod, Nan Yi, who was half lying down, sighed.

Master Yuan teased, "Nan Yi, you regret it now, right?"

"I can't say I regret it. If I hadn't gone to the city, I wouldn't have met Qingfang."

"Hahaha, that's right, it seems that everything is destined."

"Yes, I also think it is destined."

Although he can't stay in the village all the time like Master Yuan, Nan Yi will go back to the village during holidays, come every week, and at least four days a month.

"It seems like it was destined that I would be the first to catch a fish."

While Nan Yi was chatting with Master Yuan, Liu Guozheng had already brought up a big fish.

"Ha ha ha ha"

“…”

After Li Dabao and others finished their class, Liu Guohao, He Yushui and Xu Damao's wife Zhang Wenhua also came to Hope New Village.

Liu Guohao came to the pond and dived in. He rode a tricycle with He Yushui and pedaled all the way here, and he was so hot.

"Xiao Hao, you are not afraid of being shocked by the cold water."

"Haha, Master Yuan, don't be afraid, I'm in very good health."

As he spoke, Liu Guohao swam to the center of the pond.

"Xiao Hao, let's compete."

"And I."

"Since we are going to compete, I will definitely be involved."

To be honest, the weather is not too hot, so it is a bit early to swim and bathe at this time. However, Lao San and Er Lang don’t mind the cold. Every morning when they get up, they swim two laps in the pond.

Li Dabao and Xu Damao had no problem either. They both went into the water to participate in the competition yesterday. They just didn't dare to jump in directly like Liu Guohao did. They could only adapt themselves on the side first and then start swimming in.

"Well, there's no way to catch this fish today."

Master Yuan put away the fishing rod to avoid catching anyone again.

"Tomorrow, we will dig a small one next to the pond for our fishing needs."

Liu Guozheng and Nan Yi also put away their fishing rods, and the three of them just lay down on the recliners and chatted.

"Brother Zheng, I want to swim too."

Looking at others swimming in the pond, He Yushui and Zhang Wenhua showed envy in their eyes.

"If you want to swim, that's easy. Go find your sister-in-law. There's a swimming pool over at West Hill. You two can go. You stay here and watch. Xiaohao and the others won't be able to take off their clothes."

He Yushui pulled Zhang Wenhua and skipped off to look for Lou Xiaoe.

Nan Yi would be the chef at noon. Whenever Nan Yi returned to the village, he would basically be the chef, and Liu Xiaolong would help him.

When it gets cooler in the afternoon, start preparing for the barbecue in the evening.

It's rare that all the familiar people are here, so I'd like to change the taste and get two lambs and make a whole roasted lamb.

The sheep were slaughtered on the spot and Nan Yi and his men took care of them.

The female comrades are responsible for washing the vegetables, which are all grown by the villagers themselves.

Master Yuan is cooking edamame and peanuts, which Liu Guozheng had planted earlier against all odds, just for eating. Before crossing over, Liu Guozheng and his friends had a drink together, and the must-order side dishes were peanuts and edamame, which are also the favorites of most northerners.

Of course, there are also boiled eggs and cucumbers, which are also Liu Guozheng's favorites. You should know that Liu Guozheng was from Henan Province in his previous life. In summer, boiled eggs and cucumbers are indispensable cold dishes on the dinner table of people in Henan Province. If you have a bottle of ice-cold beer, it will be even more amazing.

But now there are no eggs or cucumbers, so I can only think about it.

Since the canteen was often filled with meat and fish, and seafood was occasionally provided, Yang Youde and others felt distressed about the food. For this reason, they specifically looked for Liu Guozheng several times and proposed to reduce the canteen expenses, while increasing the proportion of coarse grains, and always remembering the past.

Yang Youde and several other elderly people took turns to persuade Liu Guozheng, but in the end, everyone was convinced by Liu Guozheng. In Liu Guozheng's words: Suffering does not need to be remembered. We work hard just to live a good life. Now that it has been basically achieved, we can enjoy the fruits of our labor with peace of mind.

Since then, Yang Youde and others have gradually accepted it.