Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When Yan Jiekuang turned into the alley where the courtyard was located, it was almost five o'clock in the evening. When Yan Jiekuang was about to reach the courtyard, he suddenly saw a man sneaking into the place where Yan Bugui put the garbage he picked up in the TV series.

Yan Jiekuang quietly walked over, stuck his head in along the wall, and saw Jia Dongxu talking to two strangers. Because they were too far away, Yan Jiekuang couldn't hear clearly what they were talking about. But judging from Jia Dongxu's expression, it was probably not a good thing. After waiting for a few minutes, Yan Jiekuang saw that Jia Dongxu had no intention of coming out, so he didn't stay any longer and left quietly.

"Why are you back so late?!" Yan Jiekuang just walked into the courtyard gate when Yan Bugui's voice rang out. Yan Jiekuang smiled and said, "Well, I heard that Yueshengzhai's braised beef is delicious. I got out of school early today, so I went there. I met Yan Jiecheng on the way, and he said he had to take the car today and would not be back in the evening." After that, Yan Jiekuang took out the braised beef wrapped in paper from his schoolbag and put it under Yan Bugui's nose.

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he smelled the aroma of meat. Yan Jiekuang asked, "Dad, are your vegetables tough?!"

"Hard!" Yan Bugui replied, and asked, "Jie Kuang, how are you going to eat this meat?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I bought half a catty today. There are only five people in our family today. One or two ounces per person." After saying that, Yan Jiekuang stuffed the meat in his hand into Yan Bugui's hand.

Yan Bugui took the meat and instinctively put it under his nose to sniff it. It was as if the smell of meat could fill his stomach. Then Yan Bugui showed a bright smile on his face, followed Yan Jiekuang into the main hall, and said: "Mother, hurry up! Cut the meat. Be careful when cutting. One ounce per person, don't cut more or less."

The third aunt took the meat and said with a smile: "Are you still not confident about my knife skills? 1Just wait!"

After the three aunts left, Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiekuang and said, "Jiekuang, it's quite chaotic outside right now, try to come back earlier next time."

"Dad! I know!" Yan Jiekuang replied, teasing Yan Jiedi, and suddenly thought of the several houses on the side. He asked, "Dad, what's going on with those houses on the side?!"

Yan Bugui asked back, "Are you interested in the house on the back?!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "I am already a little older, I should have some private space, right?!"

Yan Jiefang joked, "You little brat, you still know about personal space?! I, your second brother, have grown up living in the same room with you guys, haven't I?!"

Yan Bugui glared at Yan Jiefang and said, "When distributing the houses, who can blame us for having such a small family?! We are lucky to be able to get these two rooms."

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, we are all getting older now. You can't let Jie Di continue to sleep with you guys, right?! Anyway, the house next to it is empty. Go to the street office and ask if you can rent it?"

The third aunt came in with the chopped beef and said, "What's so good about the back house? The last time the street office came to check the house, I took a look. The wall paint was falling off. The roof was also a mess. It's not habitable at all. I heard from the street office that the funds are tight now. There are too many bad houses, and there is no extra money to repair these back houses."

After hearing what his mother said, Yan Jiekuang's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "The street office doesn't have the money to repair it. If you can rent it to us, we can repair it ourselves. The wall is easy to fix, just paste some newspapers on it, and the roof is a little more expensive, but it won't cost much."

Yan Bugui thought about it, nodded, and said, "Okay, I'll find some time to go to the street office and ask."

Yan Jiefang asked: "Dad, can we share the meat now?!"

Yan Bugui smiled, pretended to be heroic, and said, "Okay! I'll divide the meat!" After that, Yan Bugui picked up the spoon used to divide peanuts during the New Year and divided the beef into everyone's bowl.

Yan Jiefang saw the meat in the bowl and took a bite impatiently. The beef sauce instantly filled Yan Jiefang's mouth. Yan Jiefang closed his eyes unconsciously and thought to himself, "Isn't this too delicious?!" Soon, the piece of beef that belonged to Yan Jiefang went into his stomach. Yan Jiefang looked at the meat in other people's bowls with an unsatisfied look and drooled.

Seeing Yan Jiefang's reaction, Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Jiefang, good food can't be eaten like you do. You have to chew it slowly and savor it slowly."

The third aunt rolled her eyes at Yan Bugui in displeasure and said, "Eating can't stop you from talking?!"

Yan Bugui understood what his wife meant, smiled, and said nothing more. After dinner, Yan Jiekuang returned to the room. As soon as he sat down, Yan Jiekuang saw Jia Dongxu walking past the window. Yan Jiekuang frowned unconsciously, and thought to himself: "This fake thing, why did he come back so late?! What was he talking about with those people just now?! Could this guy be an enemy spy?!" But Yan Jiekuang quickly drove this idea out of his mind. Because Yan Jiekuang felt that it was unlikely that Jia Dongxu was an enemy spy. But he had suffered such a big loss here, and he had not said anything, which was not in line with the family style of the Jia family. In all likelihood, Jia Dongxu was holding back something bad.

Just as Yan Jiekuang thought. Jia Dongxu did want to deal with their family. But this time the target was not Yan Jiekuang, but Yan Jiedi. Yan Jiekuang saw that the two people who were talking to Jia Dongxu were all good friends of Jia Dongxu. One of them knew a human trafficker. Jia Dongxu wanted to find a human trafficker to kidnap Yan Jiedi. In this way, Jia Dongxu could vent his anger and make a fortune.

After sitting in the house for a while, Yan Jiekuang went out. As soon as he reached the gate of the courtyard, Yan Jiekuang saw Xu Damao coming back. Yan Jiekuang called out, "Brother Damao!"

"Jie Kuang!" Xu Damao echoed, and said, "I'll give you an apple."

"Thank you, Brother Damao!" Yan Jiekuang took the apple from Xu Damao with a smile and said, "Brother Damao, I haven't seen you for a while. Where have you been?!"

Xu Damao replied, "Where else can I go?! Of course I went to the countryside to show movies. I went to a lot of places this time. I was exhausted." Then he asked, "Tell me what the scene was like when Sha Zhu got married?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "What kind of scene could there be?! Each family got some candy, and the rest had nothing."

"Hey?! This silly Zhu is quite stingy!!" Xu Damao muttered, and said, "This kid is really lucky."

Yan Jiekuang heard the hidden meaning in Xu Damao's words and said, "Brother Damao, things change over time. It's impossible for people to be unlucky all the time. But then again, after Brother Zhuzi and Yi Zhonghai had a falling out, his family's luck has been much better than before."

Xu Damao thought about it, nodded in agreement, and said, "What you said does make some sense. I don't want to chat with you anymore. I'm going back first."

After Xu Damao left, Yan Jiekuang looked at the apple in his hand, smiled unconsciously, and muttered: "Xu Damao is really generous. No wonder he can deceive so many young girls and wives."

"Third brother!" Yan Jiedi ran out at this time. Yan Jiekuang smiled and rubbed Yan Jiedi's little head, and asked: "Why did you come out?!"

Yan Jiedi replied: "I saw you outside, so I came out."

"You little greedy cat, did you come out because of the smell?!" Yan Jiekuang handed the apple in his hand to Yan Jiedi, and then said, "Take it back and let mom wash it for you before eating."

"Oh!" Yan Jiedi responded, holding the apple in her hand, and ran back to the courtyard happily.