Love in the Siheyuan: Starting from Jia Dongxu

When Sha Zhu saw the old lady coming, he made a special portion of sweet and sour pork and served it to the old lady, who was smiling happily from ear to ear.

People in the capital at that time were not used to spicy food, but after the taste was improved by slaughtering pigs, it was still very delicious.

"Mom, this lean meat tastes good, right?" Seeing that Jia Zhangshi didn't mention losing weight today, Jia Dongxu walked up to her and teased her.

Zhang Shi rolled his eyes and didn't want to pay attention to Jia Dongxu. He always felt that his son was deliberately provoking him. "Bah, you unfilial son, the ruler can't stop your mouth. How much lean meat is left? Let's continue tomorrow."

"In this weather, it will go bad by tomorrow, so I'll make it for them today."

"The main dish is a big pot of boiled pork slices, and a few other side dishes to make it complete." Jia Dongxu said with a smile.

"You want to cook all the food my wife brought back? No way!"

"Okay, since everyone won't be able to eat well, they will definitely scold you for being stingy." Jia Zhang said.

"It's okay to be stingy, who would spend 15 kilograms of meat on a dinner party?" Jia Dongxu said, looking at Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi, let's make the remaining 8 kilograms of fat, Zuo Chen's braised pork, preserved vegetable pork, and big slices of meat tomorrow."

"You can go to work tomorrow and eat at the factory." Qin Huairu said with a smile.

"Then we'll make it today, and you can eat at home tomorrow!" Jia Dongxu said, "Just give us two drinks in the evening."

As Jia Dongxu was talking, he suddenly remembered that he had to go to Jiajia Village on Monday, and said with a sad face, "Forget it, you guys eat. I have to go to Jiajia Village tomorrow and teach everyone how to raise pigs."

Qin Huairu heard this and immediately said happily, "Ah, you want to go back? I'll go with you to Jia Village? How about we live in the house we were going back to last time?"

"Why are you going back without pots and pans? I won't have a place to live if I go back." Jia Dongxu couldn't help but say after hearing this.

"Then I won't go back." Qin Huairu said unhappily.

Jia Daya listened and said, "Go to the village chief's house and move everything. Let Uncle Er prepare everything for you. He will move everything back after you leave."

"Yes, sure. I'll ask him to arrange it tomorrow." Jia Dongxu said, "Huai Ru, you can go back to your home and bring all your old bedding over."

"Okay, it's settled then. Shall we go back and stay for a few days?" Qin Huairu asked with a smile.

"Probably about a week." Jia Dongxu calculated the time. He had to explain to everyone how to raise pigs, as well as how to raise sows and breeding pigs. It should be no problem to spend more time.

"Okay, there's plenty of time, Mom. The fat is ready. I'm going to take it back to the village and treat everyone to it." Qin Huairu said.

"You should take it over and eat with Dongxu. Who will it be for?" Jia Zhang said, and immediately assigned a task to Sha Zhu, "Come back early after lunch. The wedding banquet here is still waiting for you to come back.

"No problem, Aunt Jia, it will be quick. I'll be back after cooking." Sha Zhu nodded in agreement. Sha Zhu felt that his cooking skills had improved greatly recently, and now he was full of confidence.

"I'll go cook for Master Lei and his friends right away. You can't finish the remaining cooked pork, so let them sing and offer their food. The rice is ready, so I can just cook a few more dishes. Consider this as an apology to Master Lei and his friends for what happened yesterday."

"Look at the arrangement. I have to go upstairs and take a nap. Huairu, you must be tired after carrying so many things today. Take a rest." Just saying this, Qin Huairu surprised him again today.

Not only did she carry herself down the stairs last time, but this time she directly carried a backpack weighing more than 100 kilograms. I must teach her a lesson later. She shouldn't carry things like this.

The old lady was so happy looking at the lively room full of people that she couldn't stop smiling.

This yard hasn't been so lively in many years.

It was the Jia family who, in such a short period of time, gave this courtyard a different flavor.

The old lady took Jia Zhang outside to chat about the past events in the courtyard. No one knew what they were talking about, they just laughed.

Sha Zhu was cooking while Daya was lighting the stove for him.

"Zhu Zi, can I go with you to see how the kitchen helper does it?"

"Ah, no, Master Lei and the others still need to eat, and the house needs to be looked after, you should stay at home and take care of these."

"Don't be in a hurry to make money. After I go to work in the factory, our family will make a lot of money. You just need to take good care of the family at home." Sha Zhu said with a smile.

"But Huairu said he wanted to go to a factory, and I also want to go to a factory to work and earn money." Jia Daya thought for a while and said.

"Well, when I have time, I will ask Dongxu if we can go in together. If it's not a big problem, you can go into the factory." Sha Zhu said.

"Well, in this way, the two of us can make a lot of money." Jia Daya said, looking at Sha Zhu, "When we have a child in two years, we can let our family come over to take care of it, how about that?"

"Well, let's talk about it later," Sha Zhu suddenly remembered what Jia Dongxu said to him, and did not answer.

"What's wrong with Zhuzi?" Jia Daya asked.

"Well, it's still early now. We are all still young. Let's talk about it when the time comes." Sha Zhu said silently and looked outside.

"Ah? Zhuzi, you are just trying to fool me. I am making plans for our family." Jia Daya said.

Sha Zhu didn't know what to think of people, but Jiaxue's face that day really scared him. In a trance, he said, "Uh, Daya, no, you can't let your parents come."

"What's wrong? We have children, isn't it right for them to help take care of them for me? You don't have any elderly people in your family." Jia Daya asked curiously.

"It just won't work!" Sha Zhu said, looking at the dishes, which were already ready. "Go and call the chefs to eat, I'm leaving."

"Hey, Zhuzi, I didn't discuss this with you, did I? Why are you leaving now?"

"No need to discuss, this isn't possible!" Sha Zhu pushed the cart out of the door angrily.

When Jia Daya saw this, she also went into the house angrily. She didn't know what was wrong with Zhuzi today and why he reacted so strongly.

Jia Zhang and the old lady met outside and looked at Jia Daya in confusion.

"Daya, what happened between you and Zhuzi?" Jia Zhang asked.

Jia Daya sat aside angrily and said, "I said I would also work in the factory, and when I have a child in the future, I would let my parents come to see the child. Zhuzi was not happy."

"Are you going to work? Or do you have a child? Don't think too much. It's just a child. There are many aunties in the yard. You can ask them to help look after it."

"Okay, Daya, Master Lei and the others are about to have dinner, so go and make the arrangements. I'll chat with the old lady."

Seeing Jia Daya leave, the old lady said, "Jia Zhang, do you think this girl is plotting against Zhuzi, or is it unintentional?"

"Probably both. I feel this girl is more thoughtful than my Huairu." Jia Zhang said after thinking for a while.

"Take today's shopping for example. This girl bought a lot of vegetables for Master Lei and put them together with the vegetables for my wedding, but then she asked Huairu to carry them back."

"You are feeling sorry for your daughter-in-law," said the old lady.

A look of distress appeared on Jia Zhang's round face. "How can I not feel distressed? It took more than 100 kilograms of stuff to be carried for more than 10 minutes. Dongxu must have been worried all the way back."