Siheyuan: The Final Winner

Chapter 25 The smell of meat floats in the yard, and the birds react

 In the evening, people returning from get off work gradually returned to the courtyard.

 The students also got out of school, and the courtyard suddenly became lively.

 Smoke is everywhere. Compared with the cold autumn smoke in the countryside, at least the people in the city still have steamed buns to eat.

No matter how bad the situation is, there are sweet potatoes, potatoes, cabbage and clappers to satisfy your hunger.

 As long as you have food stamps, you can always find something to eat.

Unlike farmers, who do not have food stamps, they can only wait for relief food when they run out of food.

This is still the capital area, and there are many remote places that don’t even have relief food, which is pitiful.

 As for the meat Lou Xiao'e brought back, she said she bought it from the market, but she actually got it from her parents' home.

 If there is really pork in the market, how can it be kept until the afternoon?

 Father Lou is known as Lou Bancheng. No matter how hard life is now, it will not affect his family.

Jiang Ping'an saw through it without saying anything, and was busy in the kitchen.

The aroma lingers and spreads, filling every corner of the courtyard, getting into people's nostrils, making people salivate.

Yi Zhonghai's house is next door. After Yi Zhonghai got home from get off work, he just sat down and took a sip of hot water, and he smelled the fragrance.

 “Xu Damao’s family eats meat again?” Yi Zhonghai swallowed his saliva and asked enviously.

The eldest mother shook her head and said: "Xu Damao went to the countryside to play a movie. He came back safely today. I guess Lou Xiao'e went back to her parents' house again. Otherwise, where would the meat come from?"

"That's right, Lou Xiao'e is rich and kind-hearted, and Jiang Ping'an is too thick-skinned. He has to pester Lou Xiao'e. This will make him feel bad again!" Yi Zhonghai complained.

Over the years, Jiang Ping'an has often taken advantage of people in the courtyard, and Yi Zhonghai is no longer surprised.

Just like He Yuzhu's sister He Yuyu, when she first entered junior high school, it was Jiang Ping'an who lured her to help with laundry with a few candies.

Later on, as I washed, He Yuyu became a habit.

Even if she no longer gives her sweets, she never forgets to take Jiang Ping'an's clothes with her every time she washes clothes.

 After a few years, He Yuyu has gone to high school, and this habit has not changed.

 I heard that a few months ago, He Yu had to go to high school as a sender.

Jiang Ping'an secretly went to discuss privately with Yan Jiedi, the girl from the third uncle's family, and asked her to take over He Yueyue's class.

What is surprising is that Yan Jiedi happily agreed.

If He Yuyu hadn't come back just in time and stopped her, Yan Jiedi would have been busy at the pool when she came back from school today.

The eldest mother smiled and said, "I came back safely in the afternoon. Not long after, I asked for a new pair of shoes from Jia Zhang."

"Really? Did Jia Zhang give it to her again?" Yi Zhonghai was shocked and dumbfounded. He hurriedly asked: "Didn't Jia Zhang make trouble?"

"Why didn't you make a fuss? You were sitting at the door and yelling. People in the whole courtyard who were not at work came to look at it. Instead, they were scolded. Your good intentions were not rewarded." The eldest mother said with a frown.

Hearing this, Yi Zhonghai suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, this kid Jiang Ping'an is the only one who can take advantage of Jia and Zhang!"

 “Who says it’s not?” the aunt agreed with a smile.

Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt a little bit disgusted again. He sighed and said, "Jia Dongxu, this kid, I'm afraid he's going to be useless!"

“After all these years, I can’t even pass the second-level benchwork exam. I really regret accepting him as my apprentice. I’ve been involved in it all these years.”

“That’s fine. The problem is that he has no filial piety at all. He never gives me any gifts or anything. I think the shoes made by Jia Zhang are very good!”

Hearing this, the eldest mother frowned and asked tentatively: "If you put it this way, we can't count on Jia Dongxu to take care of himself in old age?"

"It's hard to make a conclusion now, but I'm very uneasy and uneasy." Yi Zhonghai said sadly.

After thinking about it, he raised his head and warned: "In the future, we must be better to Ping An and Silly Zhu. We can't put eggs in the same vegetable basket. We should be prepared!"

The eldest mother nodded and replied: "It should have been so long ago. I am more optimistic about Ping An. He is smarter and has a good relationship with us. If he can provide for us in old age, our life will definitely be easier."

Yi Zhonghai pondered for a while and said: "Ping'an and Silly Zhu each have their own advantages and disadvantages. Ping'an is popular and is a clever guy. He will definitely develop well in the future. The disadvantage is that it is not easy to control and there are too many variables."

“Silly Zhu is easy to control, but he has a lot of shortcomings. He likes to cause trouble. Every time, I step in to help him finish it off. If we choose him to take care of him in old age, we will have to worry less about it in the future.”

 …

 In the backyard, the second uncle Liu Haizhong’s home.

He was holding a fried egg in his bangs and was stunned when he smelled the aroma of meat.

He squinted his eyes, took a greedy sip, exhaled a long breath, and said, "This is the smell of braised pork!"

The second aunt answered: "Jiang Ping'an is back. Lou Xiao'e invites him to dinner. He must have some meat."

"There's nothing to envy. It's only because of one's ability that one can eat meat!" Liu Haizhong said with a pout.

Then he said to his eldest son Liu Guangqi in a serious and thoughtful manner:

"Guang Qi, you should get closer to Jiang Ping'an from now on. Even if you can learn one and a half moves, it will be enough to become popular and drink spicy food."

Liu Guangqi frowned and said, "What can I learn from him? He still owes our family sixty yuan and hasn't paid it back!"

"He owes money. It's not that he won't pay it back. Ding is Dingmao and Mao. You have to look at them separately!" Liu Haizhong said with a glare.

The second aunt interjected: "It's better not to let Guang Qi learn from him, so as not to be led astray by him. How many people do you think he owes now?"

Liu Haizhong thought for a while, frowned and said, "This guy seems to have borrowed money from everyone in the courtyard!"

The second aunt nodded and said: "Really! We Guangqi really want to learn from him and borrow money everywhere. Will we be able to survive in the future?"

 “That’s true, let’s forget what I just said.” Liu Haizhong nodded.

 …

 In the outer courtyard, the third eldest brother, Yanbu, belongs to your noble family.

　　A large family gathered around the table, each of them was given a wowotou and ate around a small plate of pickles.

 While the third uncle was eating, he distributed pickles to everyone one by one.

Suddenly, a faint smell of meat lingered on the nose, and the whole family was suddenly stunned.

 “It smells so good!” Yan Jiedi said with squinted eyes.

The third uncle suddenly laughed and said: "Quick, take a few more puffs. The aroma of this braised pork is authentic. When the smell dissipates, if you don't inhale it, you will be in a big loss!"

So the whole family started to smoke fiercely.

　　After inhaling for a while, everyone’s heads were cold and everyone stopped with satisfaction.

At this time, the third aunt said: "It should be Xu Damao's family eating meat. Xu Damao went to the countryside today, Jiang Ping'an came back, and Lou Xiao'e went back to her parents' house to get meat to eat."

The third uncle said with an unhappy look on his face: "Don't mention that kid Jiang Ping'an. People say I am stingy, but he is even more stingy than me!"

“If it hadn’t been for the rain last time, our Jie Di would have washed his clothes for free.”

Yan Jiedi blushed and said softly: "Dad, Brother Ping'an said that every time I wash his clothes, he will treat me to half a steamed bun!"

"Is there such a good thing?" The third uncle was startled and asked doubtfully, "Why didn't you tell me before?"

Yan Jiedi rolled her eyes and said depressedly: "Did you give me a chance to say it?"

“Every time I talk about this, you complain and criticize me without giving me a chance to speak.”

 (End of this chapter)