Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 570 Return to daily life
As night fell, in the main hall of Grandma Jinhua's courtyard, Grandma Jinhua was still lying in the rocking chair.

On the eight-immortals table there was a dried fruit plate with peanuts and melon seeds, as well as a ceramic teapot and five cups neatly placed on a porcelain plate.

Wang Wenyuan and the two mothers sat on each side, with Wang Wenyuan sitting with his back to the door. There was a cup of tea in front of each of them. Mother Hua excitedly told Grandma Jinhua about everything that happened in the next yard, and Grandma Jinhua listened with great interest.

In front of Wang Wenyuan there was a wooden ashtray, which was an object from the old government building. Next to it was a box of Camel cigarettes and a kerosene lighter.

Wang Wenyuan also made jokes and added to the story, while Feng's mother was eating melon seeds and drinking tea nearby. Little Wenli snuggled up to her brother, peeling the outer wrapper of chocolate, and from time to time she pulled her brother's sleeve to ask something.

Wang Wenyuan said: "When I first came back, I knew that the old woman was not a good person. I thought she was just a scoundrel, but I didn't expect her to steal things. This is the first time I have seen such a person."

Mother Hua said disapprovingly: "Haha, this kind of people have problems in their bones. Ask Mother Feng if those dirty hands and feet have been like this since they were young."

Mother Feng spat out, "It's an addiction, and it's also a disease."

Mother Hua said while eating melon seeds: "I am quite curious why that old man is making excuses for his wife like that, as if he is protecting his own wife."

Wang Wenyuan lit up a cigarette and took a puff, then said, "How can I not protect her? She's his apprentice's mother, and they're family."

Mother Hua shook her head and said, "No, he is the person appointed by the Street Office. He should be of some ability. It is impossible for him to protect her so blatantly. I think there must be something else going on."

When Feng's mother heard this, she stopped eating melon seeds and asked, "Do you think they are having an affair?"

Wang Wenyuan just took a sip of tea, and when he tilted his head, the tea sprayed onto the ground. Granny Jinhua was giggling in the rocking chair. Wang Wenyuan wiped his mouth and said, "Mother Feng, you are so bold. Who would like that old woman, who is fat and big-eared?"

Mother Hua said: "Hey, you don't understand. Everyone has their own preferences. Blow out the lights and see."

"Cough, cough, cough, you silly Xiaohua, you say whatever you want. Don't you see Lili is still here?" said Grandma Jinhua.

Wang Wenyuan lowered his head, looked at his sister who was a little sleepy, and asked, "Sister, do you want to sleep with Mama Hua or with your brother today?"

Wang Wenli was a little confused. She looked up at her brother, then at Mother Hua, and said, "I want to sleep with my brother tonight."

Wang Wenyuan was suddenly excited. This was the third day since he came back, and the little tail was sticking to him again. He picked up the little girl and said, "Okay, let's stop chatting with mom and go to bed."

Mother Hua even pretended to be angry and said, "This little girl has forgotten her mother now that she has a brother."

Wang Wenyuan carried his sister out of the house. When he walked out of the door, he heard Mother Feng ask Mother Hua, "Hey, sister, do you think they had an affair before, or did it happen later?"

Wang Wenyuan brought his sister back to his own courtyard under the moonlight. The kang in the room was already warm and lively, and the little sister's quilt, mattress, and cotton pillow were all already laid out. In fact, even if the little girl didn't say it, Hua's mother already wanted her to go back to her brother.

Wang Wenyuan took off his sister's clothes and let her get into bed. Just as he was about to turn around, the little girl grabbed Wang Wenyuan's hand and said, "Brother!"

"I'll go turn off the lights. Brother, get into bed too. Let's go to sleep and I'll tell you a story." After saying that, Wang Wenyuan turned off the lights, took off his clothes, got into his own bed, lay on his side, looked at his sister, and told her the science story "The Tadpole Looking for Its Mother" in a soft voice.

The next day, January 5, was Minor Cold.
This year the snow fell particularly early and there was a lot of it. When Wang Wenyuan woke up, snowflakes were floating in the sky outside. Wang Wenyuan looked down and found that the little girl had crawled into his bed at some point, holding his arms with her two little hands.

Wang Wenyuan bent down and kissed the little girl, then slowly pulled out his arm and moved slowly to the right, with his other hand still pressing down the quilt. He was afraid that the cold wind would get into the bed. Wang Wenyuan put on his clothes, walked to the square table, picked up his teacup, put some tea leaves in it, then got the kettle from the kitchen, filled the water tank with water and went back to the east room. After coming back, he added new coal to the stove and started to work. When the fire came up, he put the kettle on it and the temperature in the room rose all of a sudden.

Wang Wenyuan took his toiletries, walked out of the hall, and came to the pool in the northwest corner of the yard to start washing. His physique was not afraid of cold tap water, but in order to get water, he used a hammer to knock on the water pipe for a long time. In the end, Hua's mother came with hot water and poured it on. Then he started to wash. Hua's mother went to the east room to check on the little girl, and then went back to her yard. When Wang Wenyuan returned to the east room, the little girl woke up in a daze and shouted, "Brother, why didn't you call me?" Wang Wenyuan realized that since yesterday, the little girl no longer "Guo Guo, Guo Guo!" Wang Wenyuan sat on the kang and touched his sister's head and said, "Brother wanted you to sleep a little longer, why are you getting up now? Look, what is floating in the sky outside."

The little girl looked out the window and shouted, "Oh, it's snowing, brother, I want to get up, hurry up and dress me."

Wang Wenyuan dressed the little girl and said, "Wash first, then we can go out, okay?"

"Okay!" The little girl said and let her brother fiddle with it. The washbasin in the corner of the room was prepared for the little girl. Wang Wenyuan mixed the water and brewed his own tea. Then he helped the little girl wash and taught her how to brush her teeth. The little girl only learned how to brush her teeth from him in the past two days. Before that, she only used tooth powder to rinse her mouth. This was also the habit of Grandma Jinhua and the two mothers. Wang Wenyuan corrected this.

Wang Wenyuan took the little girl, who was dressed warmly, with him. He was drinking tea at the door and watching the little girl play wildly for a while. Unexpectedly, the snowflakes became bigger and bigger, and it felt a bit like cotton rain. So he took her to the next yard for breakfast.

In the dining room of the west wing, only Mother Hua was there. When she saw the little girl coming in, she hugged her and asked, "Did you sleep well last night? Do you miss Mother Hua?"

The little girl giggled and said, "I slept well. My brother told me a story. I miss my mother too."

"You heartless little thing. Mother Hua is sad, and you are sleeping soundly. How can you miss Mother Hua?" Mother Hua said, pretending to be sad.

The little girl rolled her eyes and said, "I was hugging Mother Hua in my dream, don't be sad."

Mother Hua was amused by the clever little girl. Wang Wenyuan went to the kitchen to help Mother Feng serve the meal. Mother Hua took the little girl to meet Grandma Jinhua.

In the morning, they had porridge made of cornmeal, steamed bread, two side dishes, and three boiled eggs. It seemed that Mother Feng gave one to the old lady, one to the little girl, and one to herself. Wang Wenyuan frowned and asked, "Mom, is there no food at home?"

Mother Hua avoided the old lady's gaze and said nothing. Granny Jinhua said, "It's my fault. I have too many daughters. Most of them don't have jobs, so I just distributed the food and other things to them."

When Wang Wenyuan heard this, he realized that this was his grandmother helping the daughters who had been dismissed, so he stopped asking questions. He peeled the egg in front of him, broke it in half, put one half in Hua Mama's bowl and the other half in Feng Mama's bowl, then lowered his head to drink the porridge, ate two steamed buns, and said, "I'll go to the basement to take a look."

Wang Wenyuan arrived at the basement, only to find it was empty. No wonder grandma and the two mothers had been eating these in the morning. It seemed they had been doing this for a long time. Wang Wenyuan came out of the basement, stood at the door of the main house smoking a cigarette, looking at the heavy snow, feeling a little melancholy. He was not a god and could not create food. It seemed that he could only go find people who had gone there and ask where he could buy food.

When they returned to Grandma Jinhua's courtyard, they had already finished their meal and were resting in the main hall. Grandma Feng was lighting a fire. Wang Wenyuan said, "Grandma, I'm going to go out for a walk. I haven't walked around for a few days. The little girl will stay at home. It's snowing too hard outside, so I won't take her with me."

Granny Jinhua looked at Wang Wenyuan and said, "Today is different from the past. There are some things you can do and some things you can't do. You should know that."

"I know. Don't forget that I have also retired. Let me see the situation outside first." Wang Wenyuan said.

The little girl ran over, hugged her thighs and said, "Brother, come back early and bring me some delicious food."

Wang Wenyuan touched his head and said he understood. He turned and left the house. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Xiao Yushui standing at the door. Wang Wenyuan smiled and said, "This is not a coincidence. Go in quickly. Your mother Feng has left breakfast for you."

"Okay, Brother Yuan, if you want to go out, you have to come back early." Xiao Yushui said.

Wang Wenyuan touched her head and said, "I understand. Go in and close the door."

Wang Wenyuan walked out of the yard, thought for a moment, and headed towards the overpass.

(End of this chapter)