Siheyuan: A Very Happy Era

Chapter 48 The Nature of People

Immediately afterwards, Tian Guihua hurriedly called Li Guoqiang and others to come forward and get some rice soup to drink.

Since Li Guoqiang and the others were now tired, hungry and cold, they did not pretend to be polite. They quickly took out the enamel teacups they brought from home from their bags, filled a cup of rice soup, and then squatted on the ground or stood there, drinking in small sips.

Not long after, their hands and feet, which had been frozen stiff, gradually became warmer.

At the same time, their somewhat uneasy hearts also calmed down a little.

After they all finished drinking the rice soup, Xu Guangfu smiled slightly, and then said in a gentle voice: "I knew you were coming tonight, so I asked my family to make room for you in advance."

"Take out all the quilts you brought with you and sleep on my kang for the night. Tomorrow morning, I will take you to the brigade to handle the settlement procedures, collect food rations, and discuss lodging."

Hearing this, Li Guoqiang and others naturally did not object. They immediately took out the quilt and followed Tian Guihua into the inner room.

However, when they saw that there was only a kang for them to sleep on, except for Li Guoqiang who was not surprised, the others suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

After all, these days a person's reputation is more important than his life. No matter which one of them, no one wants to ruin his reputation as soon as he arrives here.

When Tian Guihua saw this situation, she immediately found it funny and then hurriedly began to explain.

"Don't worry, I tell you. In our area, whenever there are guests at home, no matter if they are men or women, everyone will squeeze together on the kang, and each of you will have your own quilt, so no one can touch anyone else!"

"Besides, Old Xu and I are here to watch over you, so you don't have to worry about people gossiping about you."

After saying that, she immediately turned around and walked out, as if she was worried that if she stayed there, the kids like Li Guoqiang would feel uncomfortable.

At this time, Shao Ruian and others heard what Tian Guihua said, and they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and then became a little hesitant.

Li Guoqiang plans to take this opportunity to carefully observe the performance of his friends.

Because he knows that a person's true nature can be best seen when he is faced with a choice between benefits and losses.

Soon, someone among them made a choice.

Shao Ruian took a few steps forward and placed the quilt at the end of the kang, while explaining softly.

"I am the oldest and have the responsibility to take good care of my brothers and sisters. Let me sleep on the coldest end of the kang here!"

As soon as the voice fell, someone immediately said, "No! Brother Rui'an, I am all flesh and I am not afraid of cold on weekdays. Let me sleep at the end of the kang!"

After saying that, Zhao Dabao immediately went forward holding the quilt and pushed Shao Ruian away.

Seeing this, Shao Ruian frowned slightly, then hurriedly smiled and said thank you.

"Thank you for taking care of me, your brother!"

As he said this, he hurriedly quickened his pace, took off his shoes and got on the kang without waiting for the quilt to be made.

Seeing this scene, Li Guoqiang instantly classified Shao Ruian as a person who should not be closely befriended and who should be guarded against. At the same time, he also thought that Zhao Dabao, who looked very much like Xiao Yueyue, was quite interesting.

Regardless of whether Zhao Dabao couldn't stand Shao Ruian's hypocritical attitude, or was truly considering everyone, or just had the same idea as Shao Ruian, it could be seen that Zhao Dabao was a smart person and someone you could try to get in touch with more deeply.

While thinking, Wang Zhiyong quickly and silently walked to Shao Ruian with the quilt in his arms.

Seeing this, Li Guoqiang hurriedly wanted to follow forward, but was immediately stopped by Liu Jianjun.

"Brother Qiangzi, don't do that! You are so weak, and you've been freezing outside for so long. Now you have to sleep at the head of the kang!" As he said that, Liu Jianjun pulled Li Guoqiang to the head of the kang, and at the same time snatched Li Guoqiang's quilt and put it on the head of the kang.

Then he secretly winked at Li Guoqiang, and then quickly ran to Wang Zhiyong's side and lay down.

When Li Guoqiang saw this scene, he recalled the look Liu Jianjun had just given him and felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity in his heart.

this is not.
Isn't this the same look that his bad friends in his previous life often gave him when they were picking up girls in the bar with him?
While he was suddenly enlightened, he couldn't help feeling angry and amused at the same time.

Damn, this rascal is really playful. Even at this time, he is still thinking about picking up girls? Aren't you afraid that he will be caught and put behind the fence?
The problem is, Liu Jianjun just wants to play by himself! No one is trying to stop him, but they still want to drag him into it.

This is a bit annoying.

Through this incident, he could also see that Liu Jianjun was not a person worth making close friends with, otherwise he might be cheated one day.

Then, his mind changed, and he quickly thought of a compromise, then turned around and walked towards the outer room.

After a while, he came in with his bedding roll, then picked up the quilt on the head of the kang, walked to Liu Jianjun's side and lay down, and put the bedding roll on the other side.

Seeing his actions, Liu Jianjun was slightly stunned, and then a sullen look appeared on his face.

Shao Ruian, Zhao Dabao, Wang Zhiyong and others all showed a hint of surprise, as if they had not expected that Li Guoqiang could solve the problem that troubled them so easily.

Shao Ruian, in particular, felt quite annoyed.

If he had known this would be possible, he would not have been so anxious to grab a seat at the end of the kang.

After a while, when Li Guoqiang lay down quietly on the kang, the pressure instantly fell on the three girls: Xu Wanling, Shang Xiuzhen and Zhang Chunyan.

Although they now had Li Guoqiang's bedding roll as a barrier, they neither wanted to rush to sleep at the head of the kang like Shao Ruian, nor did they want to take the initiative to ask to sleep next to Li Guoqiang.

Because that might lead to people gossiping about you behind your back.

How to do?
Xu Wanling, Shang Xiuzhen, and Zhang Chunyan looked at each other silently. In the end, Zhang Chunyan, the girl with a more gentle personality, gave in first and took the initiative to walk towards Li Guoqiang with the quilt in her arms.

Seeing this, Xu Wanling and Shang Xiuzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and then they both tried to be polite to each other. Finally, Shang Xiuzhen slept next to Zhang Chunyan on the grounds that she was petite and not afraid of being crowded, while Xu Wanling slept at the head of the kang.

Fortunately, this kang is relatively large, otherwise it would not be able to accommodate eight people.

However, since Li Guoqiang used the bedding roll as a barrier, everyone could only huddle tightly in their own quilts, not daring to move around, for fear of accidentally bumping into others.

Not long after, Xu Guangfu and Tian Guihua came in from the outer room. They saw that Li Guoqiang and others were already lying on the kang. Without saying anything, they blew out the oil lamp on the table and walked into the innermost east room.

As time went by, gradually, three snoring sounds were heard in the room one after another.

Among them, the most famous one is the little fat man Zhao Dabao, followed by Liu Jianjun, and finally Wang Zhiyong.

Li Guoqiang listened to the snoring sound beside his ear, rolled his eyes silently in the dark, and then practiced the health-preserving breathing method as usual.

In the end, he didn't know how many times he had practiced, he just knew that he had a dream.

He dreamed that he had his own house here, two hunting dogs, and a shotgun.

Just when he was dreaming that he was taking his hunting dogs and holding a hunting rifle to knock down a mighty and domineering tiger in the mountains, he was suddenly awakened by sobbing sounds coming from his ears.

(End of this chapter)