Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 132: Drunken Banquet in the Village
At the gate of the courtyard, Yan Bugui and Grandpa Sun were playing chess, with a few people surrounding them.

Yan Jiekuang had just returned from work. Before his bicycle entered the yard, a man rushed out and bumped into his bicycle. Both of them fell to the ground with the bicycle. Yan Bugui, who was playing chess, saw what happened and ran over to grab Yan Laosan. "Da Mao, what's the hurry? Don't you even look out for people?" Yan Bugui said.

Xu Damao also stood up, supported his elbow and said, "How would I know San'er would come in? Aren't we going to the cinema to show the movie? Oh, it's almost time. I'm leaving now." Before he could finish his words, he ran out.

Yan Jiekuang shouted, "I have a bicycle here." Xu Damao ran back in a hurry, got on the bicycle, said, "Thank you, third brother," and disappeared.

Yan Bugui said, "You're a projectionist again, otherwise why would you rush? Are you okay?"

Yan Jiekuang said, "I'm fine. Go play chess. I'll go find my mother."

Yan Jiekuang entered the front yard and headed straight for the old couple's house. Yan Jiedi rushed over and tried to jump onto Yan Jiekuang's back. Yan Jiekuang was afraid that she would fall, so he didn't dodge. He carried his sister on his back and said, "Are you reading?"

Yan Jiedi said: "Don't worry, I'm watching all the time."

The two of them entered the house. Yan Jiekuang put his sister down and saw his mother sitting there in a daze. He asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay, I miss your grandma. Next week should be your grandma's birthday, her 70th birthday. Should we go?" Yang Ruiping said.

Yan Jiekuang said, "Let's go. Everyone in our family will go. If grandma is seventy and still hasn't gone, when will she go?"

Yang Ruiping said worriedly, "I am worried about your grandfather. We didn't go to his 70th birthday party, even though those two years were tough."

"Why think so much? Grandma and grandpa are both seventy years old, so let's celebrate together and go." Yan Jiekuang said firmly.

Yang Ruiping seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Then go, I'll go find Old Yan."

The whole family finally decided to go to the countryside to celebrate the birthday. Grandpa and grandma in the countryside didn’t know about it yet, so everyone prepared their own gifts.

Yan Jiekuang simply and roughly prepared a pig and a sheep and placed them in Cai Quanwu's new house. It was said that it was transferred to them by Pian'erye.

Yan Jiekuang wanted to borrow a truck, otherwise how could he transport the goods there? After much thought, he still had no idea where to borrow one. The day before he was to leave, Yan Jiekuang drove back in a big Jiefang truck. The neighbors in the yard were shocked, but Yan Jiekuang felt relieved.

The next day, when the car was about to start, something went wrong. Xiaodang jumped into the car with Huaihua and said to Yan Jiekuang, "Third Uncle, Second Uncle, let's go too."

Yan Bugui looked at Jia Zhangshi, who turned away as if she didn't see him. It was Jia Xiaobao who kept pointing in Xiaodang's direction.

Jia Dongxu came over and asked, "Is it a trouble?" Yan Jiekuang rolled his eyes, which means that you agree.

"Let's go together and relax." Yan Jiekuang said.

The cart started moving, heading for Sanyuan Village. Halfway along the way, it turned a corner, taking Yan Jiekuang's pigs and sheep with it, and Yan Bugui kept looking back as he sat in the cart.

When we arrived at Sanyuan Village, my grandfather was confused. What did it mean? We were here to escape. No way, we could take all these good things with us when we were escaping.

Yang Ruiping took the lead and walked over to tell the old couple the purpose of their visit. Grandma's eyes were filled with tears, but grandpa smiled brightly. He quickly asked everyone to go home.

In the evening, all the important people in Sanyuan Village came. The old village chief still remembered Yan Jiekuang, the baby who had given them a surprise, and held Yan Jiekuang tightly and refused to let go. Yang Dongnan even became the team leader of the production team.

Yang Ruian sent a letter to his daughter overnight, asking her to come back.

Three days later, Sanyuan Village slaughtered pigs and sheep and held a feast. Yan Jiekuang was the chef. This was what grandma said, and it had to be done.

Every household took out their own tables, chairs, bowls, dishes and chopsticks, and several aunts helped Yan Jiekuang.

Yan Bugui was very ashamed, so he brought 20 kilograms of liquor. The other party used their own brewed wine and said, "Enough."

The old village chief and the elders of the village all sat at the main table. Grandma and grandpa also sat at the main table with a happy look on their faces. Dad and Yang Ruian and Yang Ruijun were busy making arrangements.

Xiaodang and Huaihua followed Yan Jiedi and Yang Dongle to help serve the dishes. This village banquet, in the words of the old village chief, "is the second village banquet since the discovery of the grain warehouse last time. Let's eat."

Yan Jiekuang sat together with a few young people, as well as Xiaodang Huaihua and Yan Jiedi. Yang Dongle had the task of following his mother to take care of his grandmother's table.

Xiaodang, Huaihua and Yan Jiedi listened to the young people in the village telling the glorious history of Yan Jiekuang. He was only four years old at that time and was nicknamed "Rabbit Killer".

Until now, Yan Jiekuang’s rabbit cage is still kept in the village office, and the children in the village go to borrow it whenever they have time.

Several older ones drank too much, and those who spoke rudely were sent home to sleep. The rest continued to drink, and were sent away when they passed out, and this continued until the moon was high in the sky.

Grandma looked at the drunk grandpa, asked the men to send him to the kang, and stood blankly at the door.

"Grandma, what's wrong with you?" Yan Jiekuang asked.

Grandma chuckled and said, "Why is it so similar to the day when your grandpa and I got married? Your grandpa was also drunk and sent to the kang."

Yan Jiekuang and his mother Yang Ruiping were delighted when they heard this. Grandma said, "I'm sorry to have cost you money, but today we are really happy. It's not about the grand ceremony or the feast, but the fact that everyone in the village can eat meat again."

Yang Ruiping hugged her grandmother and cried, saying, "It's all because of my useless daughter that my mother has to live a hard life."

Grandma said sternly: "How can I blame you? We all have survived for generations. My mother didn't live as well as your mother."

When Yang Ruiping heard this, she burst into laughter. Grandma and her mother Yang Ruiping sat on a stool at the door. There was a dim light flickering in the room, and there was bright moonlight outside.

There were a row of people sitting on the steps below, including the three brothers of the Yan family, Yang Dongle, Xiaodang, Huaihua, and the two brothers of the Yang family.

Grandma sang a little tune, "The moon is bright, the wind is gentle, the leaves cover the window lattice..."

The voice was long and far-reaching, and the song penetrated the world until it reached everyone's heart. Yan Jiekuang wiped away his tears and said, "It's great."

Then he heard his mother say the same thing behind him, "That's great." Yan Jiekuang turned his head and the two smiled at each other.

The next day, because Yan Jiefang had a mission, everyone went back home. On the way back, Huaihua said, "Uncle San, you never took me to hunt rabbits. Isn't it a pity?"

Yan Jiekuang rolled his eyes and said, "You eat more chicken legs than our family eats together. Why do you want rabbit?"

Huaihua was unhappy and said, "I don't want the rabbit, I want the process."

"Okay, I'll take you to fight some other day while you're still lingering on the tail of the children." Yan Jiekuang said.

Xiaodang and Yan Jiedi laughed out loud. Huaihua came up and started hitting Yan Jiekuang. Everyone was laughing and joking in the car.

At this time, the courtyard was undercurrent, just because Liu Haizhong pulled back a TV, which was exactly the same as the one in the Yan family.

Wherever Liu Haizhong went, his belly was the first thing he saw. The two young men behind him were carrying a TV and walking home in a swagger. Everyone was still curious and gathered around him. Zhao Yue'e looked at Liu Haizhong with a worried look.

Liu Haizhong said arrogantly: "I don't have a box to protect me, don't touch it."

Xu Damao squeezed in and said, "Uncle Liu, where did you get this TV? I went to the Friendship Department Store, and they didn't sell this imported model."

Liu Haizhong was stunned and said, "What do you care? There is none in Sijiu City, and there is none anywhere else."

Liu Haizhong instructed the young man to install the TV for him. Xu Damao frowned outside, and so did another person.

At night, Zhang Erzhu went to Xu Damao's house with two bottles of wine. Yi Zhonghai saw this, shook his head and said, "Can't you be quiet?"

(End of this chapter)