Daily life in the courtyard

Chapter 49
Today is the first day of wedding leave.

After the farce last night, most people in the courtyard stopped.

Perhaps to avoid embarrassment, when Wei Pingan and Zhou Wen went out with their carts, they avoided them as much as they could.

Old Litou suggested while drinking, take some candies and give them from door to door according to the custom.

Even if you don't like it in your heart, it's better than being caught by someone.

Old Litou has a good relationship with Wei Ping'an, so he never asked him to sign, so he didn't know about the previous hanging.

So Wei Pingan didn't accept it.

"Xiaowen, you guys go out for a while longer, don't come back in a hurry. It's fine for me and Zimo to eat at noon..."

The old lady is sensible and knows that the newlyweds should have more personal space.

And after eating this morning, the old lady and Zhou Wen were busy in the kitchen and talked about the compound.

Zhou Wen knew it in his heart.

Just nod.

The old lady reminded her not to forget to play outside with Wei Pingan for a while.

Don't come back and delay her from running errands.

As for what to do?
After the young couple of Wei Pingan rode away by bicycle, the old lady went to the supply and marketing cooperative outside the two alleys and bought 5 catties of candy.

Starting with Yan Bugui's family who lived in the west wing of the front yard, I visited them one by one.

"Big sister, we will be neighbors in the neighborhood from now on. The granddaughter just got married, and you are also happy..."

"Hey, big sister, your life is really good. You are blessed with both sons and daughters. The new daughter-in-law can't use others to make quilts and clothes. It must be you..."

After a few words, the third mother of Yan Bugui's family smiled happily.

According to the custom, the three mothers are indeed the most "live" and lucky people in the whole yard.

This is the focus of happy events this year.

Except for Wei Pingan.

The old lady went back to her room in the anteroom, grabbed another small handful of candies, and went to the east wing.

"Teacher Hu, you're at home..."

Then there is Wang Haixing's house next door.

Wang Haixing and his wife are both at home today, and they have been busy at home since sending their children to school in the morning.

The old lady sat for a while, then went to the opposite side, where there were also two households.

The middle courtyard, Jia's, is the second home the old lady went to.

The first mother was very polite before, although my wife had an unpleasant fight with Wei Pingan yesterday, she did not reach out to hit the smiling face.

The old lady was older than her, and she spoke warmly and intimately, so the first mother chatted with the old lady too much.

But Jia Zhang's is different.

Isn't the title of a poisonous old godmother just for naught.

"Hmph, your uncle has offended everyone in the yard, but now you're out to smooth things over..."

"If you say that your granddaughter's eyes are a little bit wrong, why did you just fall in love with that little bastard Wei Ping'an, alas..."

The old lady didn't even sit down, she went into the room to look at the little boy, watched over Qin Huairu and praised her, then left.

Shaking his head, let's forget about this old godmother from now on.

No matter how open-minded Zhang Huizhi was, she also understood that Jia Zhang's quality was limited, if she wasn't born mean and witty, or she couldn't speak well.

This kind of person is easy to deal with, and you don't have to worry about it.

At noon, I went to the backyard.

"Old lady, you drink water..."

"Hey, thank you, look at you, you look so fair, your man is blessed..."

"Old lady Zhang, my Da Mao went to the countryside to show a movie and hasn't come back yet. Why don't you take the money instead."

Lou Xiaoe wrapped 5 cents in a red envelope and handed it to the old lady.

Mrs. Zhang also understood that it was really difficult for a young daughter-in-law to go to Wei Ping'an's house alone and knock on the door.

What's more, many people in this yard are hostile to her son-in-law, so she is also afraid of causing controversy.

Then there are the west ear room and the east ear room, and finally the deaf old lady's side.

When Wei Ping'an and Zhou Wen came back with big bags and small bags, they saw Zhou Zimo running around in circles with Lai Fu having fun in the yard.

"Zimo, where's grandma?"

"I was croaking at the deaf old lady in the backyard. I just came back..."

Wei Pingan: ...

At noon, Wei Pingan took Zhou Wen to eat roast duck. It was not Quanjude, but a cheap shop that was more than 400 years earlier than Quanjude.

The former is hanging oven roast duck, while the latter is braised oven roast duck.

The braised oven roasted duck of Bianyifang has become a world intangible cultural heritage decades later, and some nutrition experts have confirmed through a third party that the braised oven roasted duck has more nutritional value than the hanging oven roasted duck...

And neither is it a marketing strategy or the fact that it is.

When Wei Pingan heard that Zhou Wen was hungry, they were closer to Bianyifang.

At this time, the roast duck in Bianyifang is still roasted with sorghum straw, which will be replaced by an electric stew oven later.

Sorghum stalks are sorghum stalks with ears removed, and the stewing furnace is a brick hearth, one meter square.

Compared with hanging oven roast duck, braised oven roast duck will have whiter and more tender meat, and the duck skin will be fuller and richer in juice, and the skin will be oily and crispy.

Anyway, the taste is just - beautiful.

Zhou Wen heard about a girl who hiccups after every meal.

Its deliciousness can be imagined.

So when he left, Wei Pingan specially packed another one, wrapped it in burnt oil paper, and carried it in a net bag for Zhou Wen.

These days, if Wei Ping'an was walking on the street with his things in his hands, Zhou Wen, who was with him, would be pointed out and feel ashamed.

Although the slogan is that women can hold up half the sky, the traditional concept is deeply rooted, and Zhou Wen rushed to carry it.

"Zimo, come with me to the kitchen, get some roast duck for the deaf old lady, and call grandma to come home for dinner."

Zhou Wen arranged.

Although it was only the second day after marriage, Zhou Wen quickly adapted to the role of wife.

Wei Pingan didn't object to giving some duck meat to the deaf old lady in the backyard.

He only needs to keep himself away from the people in the courtyard, keep a distance, and save the trouble of crawling.

But do not deny your family members to get along with them.

A deaf old lady can only eat a few pieces of meat.

It's always good to have one more neighbor who can talk to my grandma in the compound.

Zhou Zimo ran out of the yard with the oil-paper bag in his pocket, and Laifu jumped on his heels to the door, watched eagerly, but didn't go out.

After all, Jixiang and Laifu were puppies before, but now Wei Pingan's spiritual pet column has changed from Hong Niu to X3.

It shows that auspiciousness and blessings have also been recognized by the system.

Even if it is still a cub, it can be regarded as enlightened and has become a spiritual pet.

Tonight's meal was a big one.

Because there are roast ducks that are packed, there is no cooking.

Cold tomatoes, cucumbers, and two side dishes are enough for a family of four to feast on.

"Zimo and I will go back to the front yard tonight. The house is given to us, so people will gossip..."

"Grandma, you should live here first tonight. Tomorrow I will go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy an electric fan, and then move in. Otherwise, it will be too hot at night."

There is also an electric fan ticket at home.

Because Wei Pingan has an air conditioner at home, it has been useless.

"Well then..."

"Grandma, how is your harvest today? What's the attitude of the people in the yard?"

Zhou Wen asked while eating.

The old lady opened up the topic, which one did things more openly and poured water, which one was quite awkward, and didn't know how to speak when sitting there, and which one just ignored...

Although the old lady is old, she has a clear mind and a good memory.

Wei Ping'an suddenly thought of a sentence: An old man in a family is like a treasure.

Having an old lady like Zhang Huizhi on the stall is a blessing accumulated in eight lifetimes.

If it was the Jiazhang family, I would have to ask, who missed the eight generations of ancestors...?
The night is as thick as ink.

The old lady and Zhou Zimo went to sleep on the second floor of the hut.

Wei Pingan and Zhou Wen were lying on the bed.

One leaned against the bed and lit a cigarette, and the other lay on the man's chest, drawing circles with his index finger...

A cigarette after the event is better than a living fairy.

"Head of the family, you said that you will start helping Zimo enlightenment tomorrow, is that true?"

"Well, I think Zimo likes reading very much, so I will teach him how to read in my spare time, and when he reaches the age next year, I will find him a school to study in."

"Thank you."

Now, it belongs to the private space of the two. Zhou Wen called Wei Pingan the head of the house, and Wei Pingan called Zhou Wen's daughter-in-law.

Under normal circumstances, it is Ping An, Lao Wei, and Comrade Wei Ping An, who is my family member to the outside world...

Wei Ping'an called Zhou Wen, most of them were Xiaowen, and he called people on the street during the day, and he was also calling Comrade Zhou Wen...

These are the characteristics of an era.

(End of this chapter)