Siheyuan: I earned foreign exchange in the heyday

With two packs of cigarettes and two fish in hand, Chen Changan was almost the most handsome guy on the street. His rate of turning heads was quite high.

When he was approaching the gate of the courtyard, Chen Changan suddenly thought of something and hurriedly hid the cigarette in his pants and clothes, but this was not a winter cotton-padded jacket, and even if he hid it well, it felt like someone could tell at a glance that something was hidden.

The second sister looked at Chen Changan's strange behavior and asked, "Brother, what are you doing? You can't hide so many cigarettes on your body."

"Do you think I don't know that this is just a case of covering one's ears and stealing a bell? But living in this courtyard, covering one's ears is better than not covering one's ears at all."

Seeing the confused look in his second sister's eyes, Chen Changan had no choice but to say, "I'll tell you when I get back."

Sure enough, just after entering the front yard, the door god was the door god. When he saw the two fish that Chen Changan was carrying, he shouted, "Wow, Changan, where did you get two such big fish? Do you want your third aunt to pick them up for you, and bring your sisters to the third uncle's house to eat in the evening?"

This made Chen Changan feel sick. How could there be such a warm neighbor in later generations? Although he knew the character of the third uncle, he still felt uncomfortable when he met him.

He said calmly, "Don't bother me, uncle. This fish was given to us because they saw that we were in trouble. I will keep one more useful fish. I will bother you next time when I have the chance."

As he spoke, he walked quickly towards home. Fortunately, he lived in the front yard. If he lived in the back yard, he would be considered thick-skinned to be able to take it home.

The third uncle didn't gain any advantage. He pouted and looked at Chen Changan's back. He wanted to mutter something, but suddenly he shouted, "Changan, what's hiding behind you? It's bulging. Show it to the third uncle."

As he said this, he walked quickly towards Chen Changan.

Can this make the uncle take out the cigarettes he has hidden? If he lets the uncle take out the cigarettes, he will be accused of being stingy if he takes two packs of Zhonghua cigarettes, not to mention the extra cigarettes. These are Zhonghua cigarettes. He has no job and no money, and he can't even bear to smoke these cigarettes. So he gives them to the uncle? This is no different from throwing meat buns at a dog.

He opened the door, entered the house, pulled the girl who was still in a daze, closed the door, and locked the door. All in one go. He put the fish in the water tank first, hid the cigarettes in the quilt, and stood at the door with the unpacked Zhonghua cigarettes in his hand. Then he heard the third uncle knocking on the door.

"Changan, I'm your uncle. Open the door. I want to talk to you."

The third uncle's voice was quite loud, and soon many neighbors from the front yard gathered to watch. If he continued to make noise like this for a while, the neighbors from the middle yard would also come.

Chen Changan was so fed up with this uncle that he had no choice but to open the door and stand at the door to block the uncle from entering the house. Seeing that the uncle could not enter the house but still stood at the door and looked inside, he said, "Uncle, that's enough. We are all in the same yard. We will see each other sooner or later. Don't offend him too much."

The third uncle saw Chen Changan's slightly fierce look and felt that his behavior was not in line with the style of a scholar. He smiled and said, "Changan, I am concerned about you. Okay, I won't bother you anymore. I will go back now."

After saying that, he turned around and went back without any more lingering feelings.

The neighbors who were watching didn't see anything interesting to watch so they dispersed.

When the third uncle returned home, the third aunt followed him in and asked, "Boss, what did you see? You even knew that he went home for those two fish? It's not worth it, right?"

The third uncle glanced at the third aunt and said, "What do you know? Chen Changan, that kid, has something dirty on him. If it's not a good thing, how can he hide it and not dare to show it to others?"

The third aunt heard this and said, "What good things are you doing? He doesn't dare to show it openly. He must have stolen something. Why don't we go to the street office to report him?"

The third uncle curled his lips and said, "If you know what it is, then report it. It looks like a cigarette to me. If I find it, I can definitely get a pack back."

Then he reached out and took the cigarette from his ear, looked at it and smelled it, and continued, "It could also be a pack of Zhonghua. I don't know where this kid got these good cigarettes from."

On the other side, Chen Changan sent the third uncle away, feeling unhappy. What kind of weird courtyard is this? Yan Fugui is a people's teacher after all, and he never stops taking advantage of him. It's really like what many fellow time travelers said, the manure cart has to taste the saltiness when it passes by.

Looking at the second sister standing at the door at a loss, he sighed and said, "Go pour a glass of water for big brother. Big brother will make braised catfish for you later."

After drinking some water and taking a short rest, Chen Changan went to the kitchen at home which was converted from a warehouse. He looked at the two fish, one which was still alive and the other which had started to turn over. He picked up the fish with its belly turned over and prepared to start working.

After a while, the younger sister heard her calling out, "My elder sister and I are back."

Then Chen Changan saw his younger sister leading a pretty girl in. This was his older sister, Chen Xiuying.

She looked Chen Changan up and down, then asked coldly, "Is big brother okay?" Then she walked to Chen Changan, touched his arms and legs, and nodded, "Yes, I'm glad you're okay. I was so worried. If you were gone, the three of us sisters would probably be eaten up by the people in this yard."

This was the first time Chen Changan saw his sister after waking up. Hearing her say this, he must know the situation of this courtyard. Although it was cold and deserted, she was still his sister, the icy beauty, and seemed not bad.

"Are you all hungry? We're having fish tonight. Clean up, wash your hands, and get ready to eat."

Chen Changan would also be able to cook for himself in the future, but the heat on this stove was difficult to control, so he asked his second sister to help him light the fire. At this time, a high heat was needed to collect the sauce. With the help of Chen Changan, his eldest sister Xiuying, and his second sister Xiuhua, the braised catfish with cornmeal pancakes was ready.