Siheyuan: Steel Mill Driver

"Brother Gousheng, come and eat. It was all thanks to you and your sister-in-law that day. When Xiao'e is out of confinement, I'll treat you to a meal."

"I'll take the candy, but forget about the wine. You're a father now, and what if the smell of the wine bothers your child?"

"Also, you lose your memory when you drink. Will Sister Xiao'e take care of you or the child?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you. You don't have to drink, but you have to eat."

"We'll talk about it later. Have you decided on a name for the child? What's it called?"

"Hey, don't mention it. I'm not satisfied with any of the names I've come up with these days. There are too many names like Xu Baoguo, Xu Ankang, Xu Weiguo, and Xu Zhixiang, but Xiao'e is not satisfied! My head is about to explode because of this name!"

"By the way, Gousheng, do you have any good names to suggest?"

Li Feng said speechlessly: "Come on, what should I name your child?"

"Hey, it's okay, I was just saying, I didn't say I had to use the name you gave me."

"Okay, then I'll just tell you something! I took Xiao'e to the hospital early that morning, and Ke Yue said she gave birth not long after arriving at the hospital."

"Early in the morning, there are names like Xu Ri, Dong Sheng, Chen Xi, Xiang Yang, Zhao Yang, etc. I think Zhao Yang is good. You can think about it when you go back. For example, names with the word liang in it are also good. It's beautiful when the sky is just getting light!"

As soon as Xu Damao got home, he said, "Wife, what do you think of these names? What do you think of Xu Ri, Dong Sheng, Chen Xi, Xiang Yang, Zhao Yang, a single name, Yang, Liang?"

Xu's mother said, "Xiangyang is doing well."

Xu Wude said: "Chenxi is fine, but I guess my grandson will scold you in the future. This name is too difficult to write!"

Lou Xiao'e heard several names, and she didn't know why, but when she heard Zhaoyang, her eyes lit up and she said, "How about calling me Zhaoyang?"

"Xu Zhaoyang?"

Xu Damao said quickly, "No problem, you can call it anything you want. Please don't make me think of a name. My head is about to explode these days."

Xu's father and mother also felt it was a good idea so they didn't say anything, and finally the family decided on this name.

Lou Xiao'e asked, "Da Mao, did you ask Third Uncle to give you the name? I just think it's better than yours."

Xu Damao said speechlessly: "It really wasn't Uncle San who came up with the name!"

The whole family was stunned and asked, "Who gave it that name?"

Father Xu said, "That's right. The name was not given in vain. You can send something when the time comes."

"Hey, I know this. These were all chosen by Li Gousheng. He asked me what to name the child, and I told him about the naming process I had done in the past two days. I let him pick a few names at random."

"That's it!"

In the front yard, Su Keyue heard Li Feng naming the child. When Xu Damao left, she walked over with her hands behind her back and whispered, "Brother-in-law, you care about Sister Xiao'e, don't you?"

"Girl, how can you say this outside? It would be terrible if someone heard it, and if the Xu family heard it, how bad would it be?"

Su Keyue curled her lips and said, "When Sister Xiao'e entered the delivery room, the way she looked at you was not right. Don't you have anything to explain?"

"Haha, I'm just kidding, don't take it seriously." After saying that, he ran to the east ear room.

"Little girl, come and talk to me!"

At the Yan family dinner, as soon as the third aunt had divided the rice, Yan Jiefang couldn't wait to pick up the bowl and took a sip of cornmeal porridge. He immediately stopped and said, "Mom, what did you add to it? Why is your throat so hoarse?"

The third aunt sighed and said, "Go ask your father!"

Yan Bugui also sighed and said, "There is no other way. There are so many people in our family. If we don't save food, there won't be enough."

"If you eat sparingly, you can either see the bottom of the bowl or it will be gone in two pees. I had no choice but to add some bran!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Ah, isn't that food for cattle and sheep?"

"That's right! Now in order to avoid starvation, people have to eat!"

"Don't think this thing is easy to get! I got it from Li Gousheng! Nowadays, bran is 1 cent per pound, and you need proof before they will sell it to you."

"This stuff is even more expensive on the black market, 20 cents per pound! Do you know how much food costs per pound? The prices have skyrocketed!"

"Eat it, close your eyes and it will pass!"

"Tomorrow, Jiefang will go to Zuojiazhuang to see if he can bring back some sweet potatoes! It's not enough to just eat like this, so let's go back and see if we can dig up some wild vegetables!"

"Hey! Why do I have to go again? I have to eat enough tomorrow morning, otherwise I won't go. Anyone who has tried it will know how it feels."

"Humph, you kid, you've read all your books in vain! You've read a lot of poetry and books, but you only remember one thing: being full. You've endured hardships and worked hard, but you only remember one thing: eating. Of the seven emotions and six desires, the one you can't let go of the most is appetite."

"What else can you do! If you get married now and go out to live alone, how long can you survive?"

Time flies, and a month has passed. During this month, Yu Li also gave birth to a girl. The Yan family was okay with this and didn't say anything. The third aunt helped take care of the baby for a few days, but then didn't care about it anymore.

She didn't even tell Yu Li's parents' home. It was not until Yu Haitang was on vacation and went to Siheyuan to play that she found out that her sister had given birth to a child.

When Yu Haitang went home and told her mother about this, she cried and said, "Your sister still hates me! She has never come back since she returned to her parents' home!"

Yu Haitang didn't want to listen to her mother's nagging, so she said, "Okay, Mom, isn't it good for you to be alone at home if she doesn't come? If I have a date in the future, don't get involved. Let's talk about it in advance."

"Why? Even though your sister is having a hard time now, she has her husband's family to help her. Look at whose family is not having a hard time now?"

"Come on, you really have a bad eye. My sister's mother-in-law only went there to take care of her for two days after she gave birth, and then she never took care of her again."

"And her mother-in-law insisted that my sister give birth at home. It was my sister who told my brother-in-law that if she didn't go to the hospital, they would divorce her. That's when my brother-in-law took my sister to the hospital."

"The doctor said my sister has a special physical condition. If she doesn't go to the hospital, it will be very dangerous."

"Besides, whose life is not hard when you talk about it? The one my sister dated before, his life is not hard at all. When I went there yesterday, the dumplings he ate were quite bitter, huh?"

"I heard from my sister that in order to prevent the smell of cooking from spreading everywhere, his family often makes dumplings. Li Feng is fed up with them."

"Humph, no matter how good the food is, who would be willing to marry their daughter to him? Even widows would have to think twice if they met him."

"Can you please stop looking down on me like that? But I disappointed you and I'm getting married again. Are you angry?"

"Humph, why am I angry? It's probably not a good thing."