Siheyuan: Rebirth of Liu Ergou

"Huizhen, give me three liang of Erguotou and a plate of pork belly slices." As soon as he entered the tavern, Fan Quanyou ran to the counter and shouted to everyone, staring at the boss Xu Huizhen's chest.

"Oh! Cadre Fan is here. What are you staring at? Don't drop your eyes on the ground, or it will be embarrassing, right?" Teacher Xu teased Fan Quanyou with malicious words.

Fan Quanyou turned around, took out a pack of Daqianmen from his pocket, tore it open, lit a cigarette for himself, and took a fierce puff.

"What are you talking about, Mr. Xu? If you don't stare at me, how do you know where I'm looking? We are the eldest brother, not the second brother, and the pot, not the ear pot. We are no worse than each other. What do you think?"

When Fan Quanyou said this, Teacher Xu's face turned red.

Fan Quanyou laughed twice, then sat down at the table beside him and crossed his legs.

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at him, ignored him, and went to work in the kitchen.

After a while, Xu Huizhen came over with wine and food and placed them in front of Fan Quanyou.

"The other dishes will have to wait, you eat first." Xu Huizhen said and prepared to leave.

"Hey, Teacher Zexu, please sit down and have a couple of drinks with me." Fan Quanyou said with a grin.

Xu Huizhen frowned slightly, "I still have to greet other guests."

"Look, there's no one else in the store now, why don't you chat with me?" Fan Quanyou said as he pulled Xu Huizhen's sleeve.

Xu Huizhen struggled to break free, "Fan Quanyou, stop touching me!"

"Oh, I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously." Fan Quanyou laughed.

At this moment, a person walked in from the door, and Xu Huizhen went to meet him as if she had seen a savior.

Xu Damao lifted the door curtain in a high-spirited manner and appeared in front of everyone. He had a cigarette between his lips and a sly smile on his face. "Hey, are you all here? I'm in a good mood today, so all the wine and food are mine."

After that, Xu Damao took Liu Yi into the tavern and walked straight to the table in front of the counter. As luck would have it, Niu Gui was sitting there.

"Hey! Uncle Niu, are you here? Xu Damao pays his respects to Uncle Niu, and I wish you good luck!" Xu Damao gave Niu Gui a thousand punches.

Niu Gui sneered and glanced at Xu Damao, saying, "Master Niu? I am not a master, so I dare not trouble you to pay my respects. I drink by myself and pay for it myself. You can sit in the empty seat, or you will accuse me of bullying the weak. It is not worth it."

Xu Damao was not polite either. He sat down next to Fan Quanyou and shouted to him, "Old Fan, come and sit here. Let's have a good chat."

Seeing this, Fan Quanyou hurried over.

"You're a great kid. You've been doing very well lately." Fan Quanyou patted Xu Damao on the shoulder.

"It's just average, third in the world." Xu Damao pretended to be modest.

"Stop talking nonsense. What do you want from me?" Fan Quanyou went straight to the point.

Xu Damao leaned close to Fan Quanyou's ear and whispered a few words, and Fan Quanyou's face changed slightly.

"This is not a easy thing to do..." Fan Quanyou looked embarrassed.

"I don't care, you have to help me get it done. After it's done, I won't treat you unfairly." Xu Damao threatened.

"Okay, okay, I'll do my best." Fan Quanyou agreed reluctantly.

The two chatted for a while, Xu Damao and Liu Yi whispered a few words to each other, and then left the tavern.

Liu Yi felt like he was sitting on wax while sitting at the wine table.

"What's your name, little brother?" Uncle Niu asked while bowing to Liu Yi.

"Master Niu, I don't deserve it. My surname is Liu Yi, my courtesy name is Yunting." Liu Yi quickly stood up and bowed to Niu Gui at a 90-degree angle. Then he sat down leisurely. Looking at Liu Yi's demeanor, Niu Gui smiled and nodded, looking at him with a higher regard.

At 11 o'clock in the evening, everyone got up and went home. Liu Yi saw that Xu Damao had not come back, so he happily paid for everyone's drinks today, a total of twenty-three yuan and sixty cents.

Xu Huizhen took Liu Yi's hand and came to the backyard. The whole backyard was decorated with lights and colors. Taking advantage of the drunkenness, Xu Huizhen hugged Liu Yi.

"Ergou, you don't need to take any responsibility for me. As long as the child is born, you just need to spend more time looking after the baby." Xu Huizhen greedily sniffed the scent on Liu Yi's body.

As the night deepened, Liu Yi, holding Xu Huizhen in his arms, stepped into their bridal chamber. The flickering red candles illuminated their happy faces. They sat opposite each other, holding hands, and drank the wedding wine together. At that moment, time seemed to stand still, and the whole world was left with only them.

The moon seemed to be infected by the romantic atmosphere and closed its eyes shyly, leaving this happy space to the newlyweds.

The morning sun shone through the window onto Xu Huizhen's face. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at Liu Yi beside her. The corners of her mouth could not help but slightly rise. However, her brows were slightly wrinkled, as if she was thinking about something.

Liu Yi noticed the change in Xu Huizhen's expression and asked with concern: "What's wrong, Huizhen? Are you worried about something?" Xu Huizhen shook her head gently, smiled and said: "No, I'm just wondering what our future life will be like." Liu Yi held her hand and said affectionately: "No matter what we encounter in the future, we must face it together and create our own happiness together." Xu Huizhen nodded, her eyes full of determination.

On this beautiful morning, they snuggled up to each other, their hearts full of expectations and longings for the future.

Just as she was about to fetch water to wash up, Xu Huizhen frowned slightly, glanced at Liu Yi, and scolded him with a smile, "You beast, you don't know how to be compassionate. Even though I was married before, you know it was a fake marriage. I am just getting married as a young lady."