Siheyuan: Wang Bo's Happy Life

Wang Bo rode a tricycle, turning left and right on the street, found a deserted place, put the tricycle away, and flashed directly into the small courtyard.

After this period of tinkering, Wang Bo placed a bed in the room on the right side of the courtyard, a bookshelf against the wall in the middle room, and a set of tables and chairs.

After Wang Bo came in, he sat on a chair and picked up a book to read.

After an unknown amount of time, Wang Bo felt a little hungry. He thought that it would be even more enjoyable if he bought some peanuts and melon seeds to put here and make some tea.

After exiting the space and looking up at the sun, it was probably afternoon. Wang Bo rode his tricycle leisurely and first bought a rooster and three hens, then some bamboo fences. Finally, he used his meat purchase certificate to buy three pounds of unshaved pork ribs for two yuan.

After returning to the courtyard, Wang Bo first placed the bamboo fence and chickens in the small courtyard, and then washed the ribs at the faucet in the middle courtyard.

It just so happened that Sha Zhu came back from get off work with a lunch box in his hand. He saw Wang Bo standing in front of the sink, busying himself with work.

"Hey, Wang Bo, you're going to improve your life today by buying so many spare ribs."

Wang Bo had never cooked spare ribs before, and was worrying about how to make them delicious. When he saw Sha Zhu, he was delighted, thinking that here came a free chef.

Wang Bo didn't hesitate and made arrangements directly, "Isn't this Zhuzi? Are you off work? It's just right, chef, come and help me stew it."

Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment, but still said, "I can help you stew the ribs, but you have to promise me something."

Wang Bo thought about it and nodded solemnly, "Okay, I promise to let you eat at my place. Call Yu Shui later to come and eat together."

Sha Zhu was so angry that he laughed, "So from the beginning, you were planning to make me work for nothing and not let me eat, right?"

Wang Bo said innocently, "We are all neighbors, it's normal for us to help each other, but you can't ask me to treat you to a meal just for helping you, that's too extravagant and wasteful."

Sha Zhu was too lazy to listen to Wang Bo's nonsense and said directly: "You must eat, and you still have to fight me again. I have been training for the past few months, and I will definitely be able to knock you down."

"Okay."

Wang Bo didn't care at all. He had been working hard for the past few months and his strength had increased a lot. The effect of the skill "The children in the south village bully me because I am old and weak" also increased his physical fitness from five times to six times. He was really not afraid of fighting.

Wang Bo stepped aside and made a "please" gesture, "Come on, Chef He."

When Sha Zhu heard that Wang Bo agreed, he handed the lunch box to Wang Bo without further ado and started to pack up. After he was done, he took out some seasonings from the house and brought them back to Wang Bo's cabin along with the ribs.

Wang Bo took advantage of an opportunity that Sha Zhu couldn't see and took out two radishes from the small courtyard and handed them to Sha Zhu. It was the first time that Sha Zhu had seen such good radishes. He praised them repeatedly and said that half of the radish would be enough and he would take the rest away.

Just take it. Wang Bo doesn’t need a little bit of it anyway.

Sha Zhu was busy here, Wang Bo said hello to him and said he was going out for a while.

Soon, Sha Zhu started stewing the ribs on the stove. After a while, the aroma of the ribs spread throughout the courtyard, making many people in the compound drool.

When the spare ribs were almost cooked, Sha Zhu chopped the radish into large pieces and threw them into the pot to stew together. After another half an hour, when the spare ribs and radish were stewed, he nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Wang Bo and Aunt Liu from the street came in, talking and laughing.

Wang Bo, who had nothing to do, suddenly remembered Aunt Liu who had taken good care of him before. It happened that pork ribs were stewed today, so he thought of treating her to a meal.

The two of them came over together without waiting for Aunt Liu to get off work.

"Hey, isn't this Zhuzi? You are helping Xiaobo cook."

"Aunt Liu, you're here. Wang Bo didn't tell me. Otherwise, I would have cooked a few more dishes!"

It turns out that Sha Zhu also knew Aunt Liu on the street.

Wang Bo felt that the hut was too stuffy, so he moved the table and chairs outside and asked Aunt Liu to sit outside and rest for a while.

Sha Zhu's food was also stewed. He scooped a large bowl of pork ribs and placed it on the table. He then opened his lunch box, which contained half a stewed chicken.

The child from Aunt Chen's family next door stood far away, staring at the ribs in the bowl, chewing his fingers and drooling. Wang Bo saw him like this, served him a bowl, and said with a smile: "Shi Tou, come here, take it home and eat it with your grandma."

Shitou was only seven or eight years old and quite polite. He first said "Thank you, uncle" to Wang Bo, then carefully took the bowl and ran home happily. Soon Aunt Chen also came out to thank Wang Bo. After Wang Bo declined a few words, Aunt Chen took Shitou home for dinner.

When Aunt Liu saw that Wang Bo still knew how to take care of his neighbors, she gave him a thumbs up.

Wang Bo said that it was nothing and went back to the house to get out the steamed bread made of two pieces of flour. After Sha Zhu called Yu Shui over, they sat down and prepared to eat.

It's already a little hot in the early summer in the old city, but fortunately it's evening now and the breeze is blowing, bringing a hint of coolness.

After a few polite words, Aunt Liu, the oldest one, picked up the chopsticks. She picked up a piece of pork ribs, looked at Wang Bo and said, "Let me try it first?"

"Aunt Liu, please try it first and see how it tastes."

Aunt Liu smiled and put the ribs into her mouth, chewed them, and praised them repeatedly: "Well, it's really good. The ribs are stewed so soft and fragrant, and taste better than the eight big buildings. Zhuzi, your cooking skills are getting better and better."

When Sha Zhu heard Aunt Liu praising him, he immediately looked very proud, "That's right, our craftsmanship is the best in the whole city."

Aunt Liu looked at Sha Zhu and said with a smile: "Look, you're already panting after I praised you for a few words."

Wang Bo walked into the house, and when he came out, he was holding four bottles of Arctic Ocean soda in his hand. These sodas had been chilled in the pond in the courtyard, and they were just the right drink to relieve the greasiness of the pork ribs.

Wang Bo distributed a bottle of soda to each person, "You see, I was busy today and forgot to buy wine. I can only use this instead."

“This thing is good.”

Aunt Liu held the soda in her hand. After taking a sip, she kept smacking the taste of the soda. Yu Shui on the side sipped it in small sips, her eyes narrowed with joy.

"Don't just drink this, come on, everyone, pick up your chopsticks and try the ribs."

Wang Bo first picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and gave it to Yu Shui, then asked a few people to start eating.

Seeing the host start eating, the others picked up their chopsticks and began to eat happily.

When the ribs were being stewed just now, Wang Bo had been secretly eating them. Now he was not very hungry, so he picked up a piece of radish to taste. The radish, which was full of juice, had the aroma of the ribs and its own sweetness. It tasted better than the ribs.

Just as the four of them were eating happily, Qin Huairu led Bang Geng over and stopped in front of the table. Bang Geng stared at the ribs in the bowl and couldn't take his eyes off.