Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Well, now that the backbones of our hospital have arrived, let's discuss whether we can think of a way to get some meat back for the people in the hospital."

"As you know, we haven't smelled the aroma of meat in our courtyard for several months."

"Today, the sesame oil from the old Xu family reminded me that we should think of a way to collectively improve the food. Those present are the backbone of the Siheyuan, so let's discuss the feasibility of this matter."

Yi Zhonghai looked around and stated his purpose.

"Hey, uncle, you haven't woken up yet."

Sha Zhu leaned lazily on the cabinet by the wall and spoke nonchalantly.

"Silly, how can you talk like that?"

Jia Dongxu, who was beside him, tugged at the corner of Sha Zhu's clothes.

"Brother Jia, what are you pulling me for?"

Jia Dongxu covered his face and said, "Go ahead and beg me. I don't care about you anymore."

"Shazhu is right. His words are true. We can't even get enough food these days, and you still want to eat meat? You must be joking."

Liu Haizhong saw an opportunity to step on Yi Zhonghai.

Xu Fugui sat there calmly, and with him around, it was naturally not Xu Damao's turn to speak.

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Yan Bugui didn't even raise his head. He drank a sip of wine, peeled a peanut, and felt great.

Yi Zhonghai saw that this wouldn't work. The meeting couldn't be disbanded just as it started. He had just said that he would hold a meeting of the entire institute and had good things to say. If this went badly, not to mention improving his prestige, he would probably lose nothing in the end.

"Old Yan, you are a learned man, please tell me."

Yi Zhonghai's eyes turned and he thought of Yan Bugui. Although this man was a bit stingy, he could still provide some constructive suggestions from time to time.

Why did he hold a small meeting? It was because he met Yan Bugui when he was off work. He learned from him that Xu Damao had brought back braised meat. Judging from the bulging appearance of the bag, it weighed about three pounds.

"Hey, Lao Yi, what you said is ridiculous. I'm an elementary school teacher. I just want to have a full meal. Eating meat is something I dare not even think about."

After Yan Bugui finished speaking, he slurped another cup, and filled it up again after he finished it. He mainly drank by himself.

Yi Zhonghai's face turned dark and his temples started throbbing again.

"Yes, it's also my fault that I am incompetent as an uncle and I don't have the ability to lead everyone to have enough food. I am ashamed of everyone's trust."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Liu Haizhong's eyes lit up, his chance had come.

"Cough cough."

Liu Haizhong coughed twice to attract attention.

"Since Lao Yi admits that he is incompetent, then I will take on the responsibility."

Then he stood up, straightened his clothes, puffed out his fat belly, spit on his hands, and smoothed his middle-parted hair.

"I bother!"

"I have a bad temper, Liu Haizhong, why are you pretending? Don't you know your own worth?"

"Why, you're rebelling?"

Yi Zhonghai's right-hand man, Sha Zhu, couldn't stand it anymore and started to choke.

"Silly Zhu, how do you talk to the leader?"

"You don't respect your leaders. Be careful or I will hold a meeting to criticize you."

Liu Haizhong became angry and embarrassed.

"Silly Zhu, why don't you apologize to your uncle?"

"And Lao Liu, as a leader, you should have the bearing of a leader and be able to tolerate opposing opinions, right?"

Yi Zhonghai acted as a peacemaker.

Yan Bugui was still busy drinking wine and eating peanuts.

Xu Fugui had an inexplicable smile on his face.

"Silly Zhu, I won't argue with you today. I am a tolerant person."

After Liu Haizhong finished speaking, I don’t know if it was intentional or not, but he actually puffed up his fat belly.

"puff.."

Xu Damao was the first one who couldn't help but laugh.

Yi Zhonghai saw that this was his chance, so he said to Xu Damao, "Damo, what are you laughing at?"

"Hahaha"

Damn it, it’s so hard to hold it in. As soon as Xu Damao opened his mouth, he couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Liu Haizhong was so embarrassed that he wanted to kill Xu Damao.

"Hahaha"

Seeing Xu Damao laugh, Shazhu and Jia Dongxu couldn't bear it anymore.

"Hmph. You guys talk, I'm leaving now."

Liu Haizhong turned around and left, his face was all exposed today.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu, don't bother with the younger generation. Without you, Lao Liu, nothing would have been accomplished today."

He used all his strength to finally hold back the furious Liu Haizhong, and almost made Yi Zhonghai sweat all over.

"Xu Damao, you're still laughing."

"And you, Silly Zhu, Dongxu, apologize to your second uncle."

Yi Zhonghai pulled Liu Haizhong and winked at Shazhu and Jia Dongxu. Liu Haizhong was so big and lucky for Yi Zhonghai's strength, otherwise Yan Bugui and the other two wouldn't be able to hold him back.

"Second uncle, don't be angry. We were wrong. We admit our mistake."

Xu Damao didn't move, and Sha Zhu naturally didn't care about Liu Haizhong's face. There was no way, so Jia Dongxu apologized reluctantly. Liu Haizhong felt that he had a way out and sat down.

Yi Zhonghai nodded with satisfaction. Not bad, you have good sense. You are worthy of being my, Yi Zhonghai’s apprentice.

"Ugh!"

I sighed. This team is a mess. It's so hard for me.

"Cough cough cough."

After a long sigh, Yi Zhonghai coughed lightly again. Look, the routine is the same. I don’t know whether he learned it from Liu Haizhong or Liu Haizhong’s own.

"Old Yan, I still have five pounds of corn flour. When you go back, take some with you. It will be a token of your appreciation as an old neighbor."

Among all the people present, only Yan Bugui fell for it.

He sipped another cup, then held his glasses, looked at a few people, and then his eyes fell on Xu Damao.

"If you ask me, this matter will still fall on Damao."

Xu Damao's heart tightened. Damn it, if it falls on me, I can't catch it!

"Old Yan, don't talk nonsense. Zhuzi and Dongxu, neither of them is less capable than my Damao."

"Who doesn't know Zhuzi's cooking skills? Especially the leaders of the steel mill, they all specifically asked Zhuzi to cook. With this relationship, it should be easy to get some meat back, right?"

"And Dongxu, the young talent of the steel mill, has your old Yi, the seventh-level master chef, behind him, so it won't be a problem to get some meat."

Xu Fugui really couldn't sit still. Who would dare to take on this job of handling meat? This wasn't just one or two pounds. This was the entire hospital. Even fifty pounds wouldn't be enough.

"Look, you are the one who knows how to talk, Old Xu. Even if you praise Shazhu and Dongxu to bits, they still don't have any way to get the meat."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Sha Zhu wanted to jump out to express his dissatisfaction, but fortunately he was held back by Jia Dongxu.

Seeing Sha Zhu’s reaction, Yi Zhonghai was almost angry to death.

"Lao Xu, did you eat meat today?"

"Don't deny it. In our courtyard, if anyone comes near me, I will know what you brought."

"Besides, Damao is so capable. How can we not appreciate his kindness when he helps the old neighbors in the courtyard?"

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, Xu Fugui understood. He must have been seen by Yan Laokou when he entered the room, which led to today's small meeting.

Yi Zhonghai, you old mule, you really have a good plan.

"Da Mao, come and tell these three gentlemen where your meat comes from."

After Xu Fugui finished speaking, he gave Xu Damao a wink.

"That was given to me by my brother Zheng."

Xu Damao felt a little proud and raised his head, thinking: It's finally my turn to speak.

After hearing what Xu Damao said, Xu Fugui's face turned dark. He had miscalculated. How could he have forgotten that Xu Damao had a problem of liking to show off?

Yi Zhonghai and Yan Bugui smiled at each other.