My Courtyard Refuge

: Lao Fang’s Wedding

“Sister, why don’t you grow potatoes and sweet potatoes, but instead grow sunflowers?”

Xu Dong was very curious. The yield of potatoes and sweet potatoes is much higher than that of sunflowers.

The middle-aged woman explained: “I used to grow sunflowers in my hometown in the countryside. This kind of thing likes heat and cold, is more drought-tolerant, and has lower requirements on the soil. I think it is more reliable than growing potatoes.”

“Really? Sister, you know a lot.” Xu Dong praised.

“You’ll know it once you plant it, it’s very simple.” The middle-aged woman said modestly.

“Okay, how many catties do you have in total?”

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“It’s a total of nine and a half catties. Before I came here, I was in the sun and didn’t have any moisture.” The middle-aged woman promised quickly.

“I’ll exchange it with you for cornmeal, how much do you want?”

“I won’t change anything less than forty catties.”

“Forty catties? Can it be less?”

In fact, the fat content of melon seeds is as high as 50%, and the calories are high, which is really worth the price.

The middle-aged woman hesitated, “The minimum is thirty-eight catties, I won’t sell it if it’s less, why not take it home and eat it yourself!”

“Okay, thirty-eight catties is thirty-eight catties. I’ll get corn flour. Wait for me for a while, and don’t sell it to anyone else.”

“Brother, don’t worry, say sellIf you give it to you, I will sell it to you, unless you don’t want it, I will consider other people. ”

Ten minutes later, the transaction was completed.

The middle-aged woman left with a big bag of cornflour with a smile on her face; Xu Dong put away the melon seeds and continued to wander around the stall area.

“How did you sell this pot of cactus?”

He plans to buy it back and put it on his desk. It is green and eye-catching, and it can also purify the air. It serves multiple purposes.

“Two hundred dollars.”

“It’s expensive.” Xu Dong countered, “Is it worth a hundred?”

“Okay, cash or QR code?”

After buying cactus, I came across another good thing, this time it was half a basket of eggs.

Although there is no shortage of eggs at home, it is definitely not a loss to buy them. It just happened that Section Chief Li asked him to help him get some nutritional products, and eggs are very suitable.

“Boss, how do you sell the eggs?”

The stall owner was an old man, and he directly extended a finger: “It’s not for sale, one egg is exchanged for one catty of flour or rice.”

“Cornmeal instead?”

“Corn flour is also available, but only two catties can be exchanged for one.”

With the shortage of rations, the price of corn flour on the market has risen a lot recently. In the past, a catty of hybrid rice could be exchanged for two catties of corn flour, but now it can only be exchanged for a catty of seven taels.

“How many eggs are in the basket?”

“A total of 22.”

“No badass, are you?”

Xu Dong picked two eggs at random and shook them gently by his ears.

This is the method his mother taught him. Fresh eggs make no noise, while rotten eggs make scum.

“Don’t worry, eggs are so in short supply, how could they be put out of date.”

“Okay, I want all the eggs, just wait for me, I’ll get you cornmeal right now.”

Ten minutes later, the eggs were in hand, but the time was almost up, so Xu Dong packed up and drove back to the courtyard.

Leave raw melon seeds and take away dinner.

Not long after dinner, Xiaoyun next door came as expected, and this time Xu Dong took her food, scooping up half a bowl of fish with pickled cabbage.

After Xiaoyun left, Xu Dong looked at Keke and Lele, and couldn’t help frowning:

“Eat well, it’s not a good habit to be picky eaters, you two look at Xiaoyun, no matter what food Dad puts for her, she will eat it clean.”

“Father, I want to eat braised pork ribs.” Coco said delicately.

Lele complained even more: “Yes, Dad, there are shrimps and fish every day, can you ask grandma to change something new?”

“It’s good to have a stutter. You two are still picking. Fortunately, you have a good father. Otherwise, let alone eating meat, it would be difficult to eat enough.”

“Hee hee, Dad, you are so kind.”

“Daddy I love you!”

Facing the daily coquetry of the little cotton-padded jackets, Xu Dong has no resistance at all, and finally can only let it go:

“Okay, grandma is going to make sea cucumbers for you tomorrow. Do you two still remember what sea cucumbers taste like?”

The twins shook their heads simultaneously.

The family was not rich before, and the last time the Keke sisters ate sea cucumbers was a few years ago, when Father Xu celebrated his 60th birthday.

“Dad, is the sea cucumber delicious?”

“It’s delicious, don’t worry, it will be available at noon tomorrow.”

…

On the penultimate day of May, Lao Fang personally took sister Han Caixian back to Beijing.

Han Huixian’s green card was finally completed. It cost more than 100,000 yuan, and there were 250 catties of rice. It was really bleeding.

On the day of his return, Lao Fang brought his new wife directly to the company and sent wedding invitations to his colleagues.

Looking at Lao Fang’s new daughter-in-law, the old comrades were extremely envious. Who would have thought that Lao Fang, who is over half a century old, would have such good luck.

“Old Fang, congratulations.”

Uncle Chen is in a very complicated mood. Who doesn’t want to marry a new daughter-in-law and have a second life, but it’s a pity that there are too many family ties on his side, unless he really doesn’t want to lose face.

“Hey, come to my house for a drink tomorrow night, we won’t go home until we’re drunk.”

That’s right, the wedding is scheduled for tomorrow night.

Why is it so urgent?

Firstly, the wedding was simple, and both the man and the woman had no relatives, so the most important thing was to invite colleagues from the security department to get together;

Secondly, everyone has already made an appointment to go to see Xiang Xin together on the weekend. One side is the widow and the other side is the wedding. It is not good for the two sides to collide.

Section Chief Li said sourly from the side:

“Old Fang, you are very lucky this time. You have married such a good wife. You must treat Xiao Han well in the future, do you know?”

Although Xu Dong had learned about Lao Fang’s marriage a long time ago, he really didn’t expect the bride to be so young, so temperamental, and prettier than his own wife.

Han Caixian smiled and said, “Thank you Section Chief Li, but our old Fang is very good to me, so you don’t have to worry.”

“Yes, Xiao Han is my daughter-in-law, if I am not nice to her, who else can I be nice to?” Old Fang said triumphantly.

“Oh, look at these couples, they are indeed newlyweds, and the husband sings and the wife follows. These nasty words are like they don’t want money.” Sister Feng teased.

Han Caixian blushed, Lao Fang hugged his daughter-in-lawWaist, “Okay, don’t make fun of Xiao Han, come to my house directly after get off work tomorrow night, we will see you soon.”

“Old Fang, did you invite Xiao Xiang?” Xu Dong took the opportunity to ask.

Lao Fang nodded: “I sent her an invitation message, but she declined.”

“Just decline it politely, I’m really afraid that she will be brave!” Section Chief Li sighed.

“I heard from Lao Xiang that Xiang Xin is much better and can eat now. It seems that he has figured it out.” Uncle Chen echoed.

Sister Feng said sincerely: “It’s fine, this girl is too worrying.”

Lao Fang saw that the atmosphere was a little heavy, and he couldn’t stay any longer, so he quickly sent the invitation, and then took his wife to the north gate.