Siheyuan, a comfortable life under Zhengyang Gate

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, look who's back. What a rare guest."

"Aunt Cheng, you have a distinguished guest."

"Monkey, you haven't been back for a long time. Can you still find your way home?"

"Monkey, Jingli, you didn't get lost on the way back, did you? Did you go down the wrong alley?"

Today, Fan Xiaojun held a full-month banquet for his youngest son Fan Yongheng and invited relatives and friends to come to his home for a gathering.

Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu were playing mahjong in the yard. When they saw Hou Kui and Xu Jingli coming back, they started to tease them.

"I've lived in Qianmenlou for decades, how could I not find my way home?"

Hou Kui and Xu Jingli greeted their relatives, friends, and neighbors one by one, and took out cigarettes to distribute to everyone.

My little nephew is having a full moon banquet.

Since they were not very busy during that period, the two of them flew back from Guangzhou to celebrate for their nephew.

Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu teased them, asking them whether they knew the way home and whether they had taken the wrong alley on their way back. Of course they had not.

This is their home, where they were born and raised.

Not to mention that I haven’t been home for less than a year, even if I haven’t been home for ten or even dozens of years, I can still find my home with my eyes closed.

"Xiao Kui, Jing Li."

"Dad, mom."

"Brother, sister-in-law." Fan Xiaojun took the suitcase from his brother and brought it into the house.

"Lili, give me a hug." Xu Jingli took the little nephew from Zhao Lili: "Hengheng, I am your aunt, this little guy is smiling at me."

Cheng Xueru didn't see her eldest grandson: "Where's Xiaozhen? Didn't you two bring Xiaozhen back?"

"I brought it back. I'm playing with Xiao Zongzi and the others in the alley."

If they come back without bringing back my mother's precious grandson and my father-in-law and mother-in-law's precious grandson, how can they easily get past my mother and father-in-law and mother-in-law?
A group of little kids including Xiao Zongzi were playing in the alley, and Xiao Zhen went to play with them.

"Elder sister, elder brother-in-law."

"Jingping, Lixia, Xiaoxia."

He Xiaoxia said: "Sister, you haven't been back for a long time, I miss you so much."

"I'm busy with work, so I really can't spare the time to come back. By the way, Xiaoxia, is your farmhouse finished?"

"It's almost time. You plan to open the business in April, big sister. You have to come and support me then."

"Okay, if I'm free then, I'll bring some friends to support you."

"Thank you, sis."

The various infrastructure facilities of the villa have been almost completed, and the finishing work in all aspects will be completed in another two months.

It will be officially open to the public around April.

Now many people go to Simatai to play every day, and many tourists come to her villa to ask if it is open and whether they can get food and accommodation.

Her farm villa will be added to the capital city tour routes of Xueru Travel Company in due course.

He Xiaoxia is very confident about the business after the villa opens.

"Brother Xiaowu, Xiaokun, thank you for your hard work today, chefs."

Hou Kui came to the kitchen, took out cigarettes and handed them to Yang Yukun and Han Chunming.

Yang Yukun waved his hand, and Hou Kui put the cigarette in his own mouth.

Han Chunming laughed and said, "Monkey, you still remember to come back."

"Brother Xiaowu, look at what you said, this is my home, of course I know to come back."

"Your household registration has been moved to Yangcheng. This place is at most your hometown."

"My hometown is also my home." Hou Kui said, "In fact, I also want to come back often, but the company is really busy and I can't leave."

Yang Yukun smiled and said, "Brother-in-law, how many days will you stay this time? Will you return to Yangcheng before the New Year?"

"We have to go back."

"No way, Monkey, the New Year is only ten days away, and you still have to go back to Guangzhou?"

"The company hasn't closed for the holiday yet. I have to go back to arrange the company's production work before and after the New Year. I will be back on the 27th or 28th of the twelfth lunar month."

"When will you go back?"

"Don't Grandpa Niu's family pick up their grandson's wife on the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month? They'll go back after the wedding banquet."

The company isn't very busy these days, so I can stay at home for two more days.

After attending the wedding banquet at Uncle Niu’s house, he would return to Guangzhou on the afternoon of the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and would come back to celebrate the New Year around the 27th or 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

"That's perfect. You can help Grandpa Niu pick up his grandson's wife and drive the main wedding car."

Yang Yukun was the manager, he had to arrange all kinds of affairs, so he would not go to pick up the bride. Han Chunming and Fan Xiaojun were the head chefs, they had to arrange meals at home and could not go either, and they also had to arrange for a few drivers.

Since the eldest brother-in-law was going to have the wedding banquet at Niu Ye's house before returning to Yangcheng, Yang Yukun arranged for him to drive the main wedding car to pick up the bride and groom.

"Sure, if there's anything I can do, just give me some work."

"Your eyeballs are about to fall into the pot. Stand to the side and don't drool in the pot. You can't finish such a big pot by yourself."

“This braised pork looks delicious.”

"Give it to me, look at you like that."

Han Chunming scooped a few pieces of braised pork into a bowl and gave them to Hou Li, who was so greedy that his saliva was about to drop.

"It's delicious. It smells really good."

"Monkey, you're eating secretly, right? I saw it all."

"Whoever stole some, I'm here to taste it for you guys first to see if the two chefs put too much salt."

"Is it tasty?"

"Really delicious."

"Stop eating secretly, we are short of one person, come and play mahjong."

"Okay, I'll make up the number for you." After finishing the remaining two pieces of braised pork, Hou Kui ran to play a few rounds of mahjong with Yang Huajian and Mao Ditu.

Yang Yukun and Han Chunming continued to work in the kitchen, preparing each dish.

"Brother, Brother Xiaowu, how are the preparations going?" Fan Xiaojun came to the kitchen.

"Everything is ready, let's prepare the meal." The dishes were ready and it was almost time to prepare the meal, so Yang Yukun asked Fan Xiaojun to prepare the meal.

"Got it."

Fan Xiaojun asked everyone to help set up the table, chairs, and dishes.

After the chairs, benches, bowls and chopsticks were arranged, Yang Yukun and Han Chunming began to arrange for the dishes to be served from the kitchen. One dish after another, delicious and filling, was brought to the table, and finally a dish of get-out-of-body soup was served.

Hou Kui waved and said, "Xiao Kun, Xiao Wu Ge, come here, the seats are reserved for the two of you."

Mao Tutu said with a smile: "Monkey is a distinguished guest who has come all the way from Guangzhou. I suggest that we brothers each toast Monkey a glass first."

Yang Huajian smiled and said, "Map's suggestion is good. Monkey has married to Yangcheng. We are at most his natal family. We are honored guests who have come all the way from Yangcheng."

"Nonsense, what distinguished guest? This is my home, okay?" Hou Kui said with a smile, "Don't bother with that. Let's have a drink together. I'll treat you to a meal later. You can choose any restaurant in the capital."

Yang Yukun said: "Xiaojun, why don't you say something?"

Han Chunming said: "It's time to say a few words. Dear friends, relatives and neighbors, let's give Comrade Fan Xiaojun a round of applause and let Xiaojun say a few words to us."

"it is good……!"

"Xiaojun, say a few words."

"Okay." Fan Xiaojun picked up the wine bowl and stood up: "First of all, I want to thank my wife Comrade Zhao Lili. Secondly, on behalf of my son Fan Yongheng, I would like to thank all relatives, friends, neighbors and neighbors for their blessings. Everyone, eat and drink well."

"it is good……."

"Come on, brothers, let's toast to Xiaojun and congratulate him on the birth of his young master."

"Congratulations, Xiaojun."

"Thank you."

"Here, drink."

The other tables had finished eating and left, but Yang Yukun and his table were still drinking.

Let the neighbors who came to help clean up the dishes from other tables first, and they will clean up their own table later.

As it was getting dark, Yang Yukun and his group ended their drinking party for the day.

None of us got drunk and we spent most of the time chatting and talking about all sorts of things.

After cleaning up the tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and utensils, Yang Yukun asked Han Chunming and others to help move all the things to Uncle Niu's house. They had to go to Uncle Niu's house early tomorrow morning to help, and the tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and other things had to be taken to Uncle Niu's house to be used.

"Uncle Niu, Brother Niu, Sister-in-law, Si Niu, let's discuss the menu for the wedding banquet."

"it is good."

After pulling the tables, chairs, benches, pots, pans, and other items to Uncle Niu's house, Yang Yukun, Han Chunming, and Fan Xiaojun decided on the wedding banquet menu with Uncle Niu's family.

Tomorrow morning, the person in charge of purchasing will have to go buy ingredients and other things, and then start preparing for the wedding banquet the day after tomorrow.

After the menu was decided, Yang Yukun and his friends left Niu Ye’s house and went home.

The next morning, when Yang Yukun arrived at Uncle Niu's house, the person in charge of purchasing had already bought back all kinds of ingredients and seasonings.

After breakfast, the neighbors who helped out all started working according to their respective responsibilities. The kitchen was busy preparing various ingredients, the girls and boys helped to make balloons and decorate the wedding room, and they killed ducks, chickens, and fish, etc., preparing in an orderly manner. (End of this chapter)