Siheyuan: Wang Bo's Happy Life

Hearing Wang Bo say this, Xu Damao was angry and anxious, "Wang Bo, what do you know? That girl is... is." Xu Damao hesitated to speak, and finally said, "That girl is very good anyway. You won't understand even if I tell you."

You just fancy Lou Xiaoe's family because they are rich and powerful. What's so hard to understand about that? Wang Bo thought to himself. I'm just too lazy to expose you.

Wang Bo pretended to be clueless, tapped the table with his hand, and said in a pretentious manner: "Da Mao, you are disrespectful to your elders. I am your second uncle now, call me and let me hear you."

Xu Damao was almost laughed at by Wang Bo and he just didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Xu Damao's mortal enemy Sha Zhu spoke up, "Da Mao, your second uncle is right. You haven't met the girl yet, so it's not certain whether you can get together. So, the third uncle will make the decision for you. Let Old Yan and Old Liu find matchmakers to introduce two candidates to you. This will double your chances."

Xu Damao stiffened his neck and shouted, "No! I will marry Lou Xiao'e! Both families have to go to Lou Xiao'e to restore my reputation!"

Xu Damao's father also said angrily: "Yes, Damao's marriage was ruined by them. These two guys have to go to Lou Xiao'e's house and explain it to her face to face. Otherwise, we will call the police and say that you are destroying people's marriages and arrest you all!"

Yi Zhonghai looked at Xu Damao's father and advised earnestly: "Old Xu, the children are quarreling, why are you, as an elder, still adding fuel to the fire? As I said just now, Damao and the girl haven't met yet, and they are not ready for marriage. But the knife in Damao's hand just now almost cut Guangqi's head. If you call the police, you might get shot."

Liu Guangqi also said hurriedly: "Why don't we all call the police? At worst, we'll all be arrested. Yan Jiecheng and I will only be punished for destroying our marriages, but you, Xu Damao, will be charged with attempted murder!"

Jia Zhang, who had been silent for a long time, watched the fun and shouted while sitting on a bench, "Call the police, arrest them all. If they are all arrested, none of them will be able to get married. They will all be old bachelors in the future, hahahaha."

Nowadays, if you have a criminal record, the whole society will look down on you. You won’t be able to find a job or a wife. You will be pointed at and criticized everywhere, and the streets will give you a lecture every few days. Who can stand this?

Seeing that they were silent, Yi Zhonghai tried to persuade them kindly, "This matter has really gotten out of hand. It's not good for the three of you. How about you do as Xiaobo said and each of your two families find a matchmaker to introduce Damao to a date, or each of your two families compensate Damao five dollars. What do you think?"

"I, Xu Damao, am not that shameful."

Xu Damao said viciously: "I don't need your introduction, and I don't want your money, but you remember, this matter is not over yet."

Liu Guangqi and Yan Jiecheng didn't care about Xu Damao's harsh words. Who couldn't say a few words after losing face? Just say it. It won't hurt anyone, so let him say whatever he wants.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Wang Bo said first: "Since the matter has been resolved, let's adjourn the meeting!"

When everyone saw that there was no more melon to eat, they stood up, picked up their stools, and went home in twos and threes. Yi Zhonghai, who had spoken first, ignored Wang Bo, but looked at Sha Zhu who was chatting and laughing with the deaf old lady, then turned around and walked straight home.

Wang Bo touched his chin and thought to himself that something was going on here.

Wang Bo, who had been acting like a rich man, came to his senses and remembered that he still had to go to the department store to buy seeds. Fortunately, he still had a few cents left in his pocket.

Wang Bo rode his tricycle at lightning speed and soon arrived at the department store. Wang Bo thought for a while and asked for some wheat and corn seeds, as well as some cucumber, bean, eggplant, radish and cabbage seeds. The salesperson rolled his eyes and wrapped each seed with paper. In total, he charged Wang Bo two cents.

After collecting the seeds, Wang Bo rode his bike home excitedly and went straight into the small courtyard as soon as he entered the house.

In this small courtyard, Wang Bo can control everything. He stands at the edge of the field in the yard and plows out five shallow furrows with a wave of his hand. He takes out paper bags, and various vegetable seeds are neatly put into each shallow furrow. He then lifts up a layer of soil in another field and sprinkles wheat and corn seeds on it.

Wang Bo then used his mind to control the flow of long and thin streams of water from the pond, sprinkled them gently on the seeds, and then covered them with soil, completing the planting.

A piece of wheat, a piece of corn, and various vegetables in a row. Wang Bo looked at his fields and nodded with satisfaction.

The next step is to observe the growth of various crops. There is no rush, just take it slow, Wang Bo comforted himself. He walked around the field twice before returning to the courtyard.

It seems that I still have to work to make money.

Wang Bo pushed the tricycle out of the courtyard again, and was thinking about where to go to find work when he ran into Uncle Zhao from the compound next door. Seeing Wang Bo riding a tricycle, he quickly waved to stop him.

"Xiaobo, when did you become a boss? This car is great."

"Uncle Zhao, today is the first day, and I ran into you just as I left the house."

"That's perfect. You can take me to the grain store to buy some food and then take me back. I'm old and can't carry it anymore."

"Okay, thank you for letting me open the store."

Wang Bo waited for Uncle Zhao to get on the tricycle and sat down, then slowly pedaled the tricycle towards the grain store, chatting with Uncle Zhao as he rode.

"Uncle, how much food are you buying?"

Uncle Zhao raised the grain book in his hand and answered, "There are six people in my family, including two children. The total ration is 142 kilograms, 71 kilograms of white flour, 71 kilograms of corn flour, and 1.5 kilograms of oil. I have bought all of this month's supply."

"There are more and more coarse grains nowadays." Wang Bo sighed while riding a tricycle.

"That's right. It's not so bad here. I heard that there are many places with less fine grains."

"Is this enough food?"

"Hey, your aunt and I don't eat much, so now that spring has come, she goes out to dig up some wild vegetables, mixes them with cornmeal, and makes vegetable dumplings, which are delicious."

"Speaking of vegetable dumplings, I heard a joke," Wang Bo said with a smile while pedaling his tricycle, "It was said that an old lady in the village mixed wild vegetables and tree leaves with cornmeal to make vegetable dumplings. When she opened the lid of the pot just after steaming them, guess what? A gust of wind blew the dumplings away! If they were blown away, people would go to pick them up, but the old lady couldn't catch up with them even on her bound feet!"

Uncle Zhao burst into laughter when he heard this, but Wang Bo thought about himself. The monthly ration of 24 kilograms was not enough for a young man like him. Relying on his skills and courage, he often went to the black market to buy food and food coupons with money.

Food on the black market is not expensive now, but in another year or two, there will be a food shortage everywhere, and that will be really hard to endure. Thinking of this, Wang Bo couldn't help but sigh.

But fortunately, I still have a small space in the yard where I can grow vegetables and food. I just need to take care of myself first.