A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 97 Xu Damao's Treat

At this time in the Li family, only Li Xiang was at home.

Mother Li went out to chat with someone, the eldest sister went to the next door yard to find Xiuxiu, and the younger brother finished his homework and went out to have fun.

"Brother, where are you at home?" Xu Damao's greeting was already signed before his legs crossed the threshold.

The cooked food in hand, even though it was wrapped in paper, could not cover up the aroma of braised food.

"Brother Damao, what are you doing?" Li Xiang looked at his cheerful expression and asked pretending not to know.

"Look at your memory. Didn't we make an appointment last Sunday to have two drinks this week? I've bought the food and drinks now. You haven't cooked the food at home yet, so don't shirk it~"

Li wanted to see him stop talking, unless someone really came over at this time and said it was urgent and asked him to go out.

Otherwise, it would be too shameful to refuse openly.

The Li family and the Xu family have never had any conflicts, so they would not do this.

There was no reason to refuse, so I had to go and keep the appointment.

By the way, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu's approach to inviting people is exactly the same.

They all come directly to block the door, and most of the thin-skinned people can only obey.

Li Xiang felt that these two people had such a tacit understanding that if one of them changed genders, they might become happy enemies.

As the old saying goes, one mountain cannot contain two tigers, unless there is one male and one female.

It's not as if they are fighting like crazy now, and they look like black-eyed chickens when they meet.

"Brother Damao, look what you said, I didn't expect you to come back this week. When I got home last night, I saw your house was still dark." Since someone is inviting you to dinner, you still have to say polite words.

"Then we made an appointment, and I must keep my promise. I arrived home at midnight last night, and I went out again early this morning because I had something to do. I have been thinking about it. If I don't get it done, I will buy a couple of them quickly. Good food is coming to you." Xu Damao shook the cooked food in his hand and kept saying good things.

A person with a simple mind can be coaxed into confusion by his few words.

But for Li Xiang, what Xu Damao said was too hard to hear, so just listen to it.

"Since there are good dishes, I will bring a bottle of good wine over tonight. It was given by my teacher. Usually I am reluctant to open it. Today we take this opportunity to taste what good wine tastes like."

Li wanted to come and go without being rude. Xu Damao was so happy by his words that he bared his teeth.

Look, how much this brother values ​​him.

Xu Damao decided to go back and add some hard vegetables, so that the game he brought back yesterday could be put to use.

The two made an appointment, and Xu Damao went back first.

When Li's mother came back and said she was going to Xu Damao's house, Li wanted her mother to bring out a bottle of wine that she had brought back.

Mother Li did as he was told and put the wine she found in front of him.

But he said somewhat unhappily: "I didn't say it before, don't deal with Xu Damao. This man has too many eyes and is not an honest person."

Li Xiang spread his hands and replied helplessly: "Then they came to the door, and there's nothing I can do about it."

Mother Li understood what her son meant, but she should still be unhappy. Anyway, she just didn't like people who beat their wives.

When the time came, Li Xiang took the bottle of wine to Xu Damao's house.

The deaf old lady was sitting at the door of her house, waiting for her aunt to bring her food.

Seeing Li Xiang going to Xu Damao's house, his eyes showed confusion.

When did this child get close to Xu Damao?

The old lady thought for a long time and didn't understand. At the same time, she felt worried in her heart.

Xu Damao wouldn't take Li Xiang to bully Zhu Zhu.Li Xiang couldn't know the old lady's thoughts. If he knew, he would just laugh at her for thinking too much. Why would he bully He Yuzhu when he has nothing to do?

When they arrived at Xu's house, Xu Damao was still busy with the last dish, pheasant stewed with mushrooms.

Seeing Li Xiang coming, he took Li Xiang to the table and sat down with a spatula in his hand.

"Brother, you sit down first, I'll be ready soon." He said without forgetting to glance at the wine bottle in Li Xiang's hand.

The wine Li Xiang brought did not disappoint him.

Different from the current cheap feeling of transparent glass bottles, the wine Li Xiang brought was actually in a white porcelain bottle.

Let alone whether the wine tastes good or not, just the appearance alone makes it more respectable to display at home.

Xu Damao boasted that he had seen a lot of the world. Anyway, he had never seen wine packaged like this, not even in the Lou family.

He was fortunate that the dishes he prepared today were tough enough, so he didn't lose his portion.

Li Xiang hasn't had much dealings with the Xu family. In the past, the Xu family looked down on the Li family. They were too poor and even the poor couldn't get into the eyes of the Xu family. Without you in people's eyes, there would be no conflicts to make.

Later, even though the conditions of the Li family got better, Xu Damao was busy outside every day, and Lou Xiao'e didn't stay in the yard often, so the two families still had little chance of contact.

Last time, Li wanted to carry Xu Damao to the hospital, and when the two families met later, they only exchanged a few words.

But most of it is one-sided enthusiasm on Xu Damao's side.

Li's mother and eldest sister have never been very fond of him, especially Li's mother, who often murmurs behind his back.

Xu Damao was not only polite to Li Xiang, he was also polite to the rest of the Li family.

Even the nine-year-old Li Xiaodi will slowly say: "I'm playing" when he sees it.

Unlike before, there was no one in sight, and he passed by on a bicycle.

"Come on, let's eat a chicken leg first. These are just brought back from the countryside. The meat is chewy."

Xu Damao picked up a chicken leg and put it in Li Xiang's bowl.

Li Xiang was pouring wine into Xu Damao's wine glass. When he unscrewed the lid of the wine, Xu Damao's face showed distress.

What a wonderful porcelain bottle. The greatest respect for it is to put it on the shelf in its original form.

The two of them clinked a glass, and Li Xiang took a small sip, and then started to eat with peace of mind.

He doesn't drink well, nor is he good at drinking, and Li Xiang couldn't tell much difference when he drank liquor.

Xu Damao didn't say much about this. He didn't drink well either. He usually lay down on the floor after playing around at the wine table.

Besides, his main purpose today was not to drink.

Mainly, I just want to find someone to talk to and share my recent mood.

"This wine is really good for you. It feels like a line when it enters your throat. I have never had such a comfortable wine." Xu Damao said while looking for a topic.

"Brother Damao, you are so polite. People in the courtyard say that the leader always invites you to dinner. You haven't had any good wine when dining with the leader." Li Xiang swallowed the meat in his mouth and said.

Li Xiang's words gave Xu Damao a reason to show off.

For a long time, all I could hear was his boasting.

One moment he talked about how highly the leaders valued him, and the other moment he talked about how well-known he was in the steel rolling mill.

Li Xiang kept stuffing food into his mouth, nodding from time to time as he listened to Xu Damao's words.

To show that he is listening.

(End of this chapter)