Siheyuan: Starting to work in the security department

The door of the courtyard house will be locked at night, but it will be opened at four or five in the morning.

Some people come out to use the restroom; some people go to work early.

When Niu Ping'an returned to the courtyard, the gate was indeed open.

After returning to the house, Niu Ping'an quickly took out the money and counted it.

There were more than a dozen shoe tickets, food tickets, cigarette tickets, and wine tickets; and more than a hundred yuan in cash.

"What a fat sheep!"

After counting the harvest, Niu Ping'an felt a little emotional.

Zhao Si had a lot of money and notes on him, probably around five or six hundred yuan in cash alone, and so many notes.

As for the fact that the money and bills collected later did not match Zhao Si's confession, Niu Ping'an was not worried at all.

It was dark and everyone was in a hurry. Who knew if Zhao Si had lost the money?

Besides, Zhao Si’s confession might not be completely trustworthy. What if he just gave a random number?

No one can explain it clearly, and even if there is doubt, there is nothing we can do.

Now Niu Ping'an is a little worried about whether Zhao Si's accomplices will retaliate.

Zhao Si has so much money on him, so I think he must have a team.

But after thinking about it, Niu Ping'an felt that he was worrying too much.

The money and bills have all been handed over. No one would be so loyal if there is no benefit, right?

It seems unwise to risk yourself for a dead man.

After thinking about it for a long time, I couldn't figure it out, so I simply lit the stove and heated the kang.

This is the bad thing about living alone. There is no one at home to watch the stove. It’s a hassle!

I slept until I woke up naturally, and my stomach was growling with hunger.

I looked at the time and it was just noon.

Being hungry and no longer sleepy, Niu Ping'an simply got dressed and got up.

After pouring some hot water into the basin, Niu Ping'an held the basin and went out of the house to wash in the pool in the middle courtyard.

As soon as I walked out the door, I saw Lou Xiaoe sitting at the door basking in the sun.

Since marrying Xu Damao, Lou Xiaoe cut her long hair into shoulder-length short hair.

The whole person is less girlish and more mature.

Compared to long hair, it is much less attractive.

Lou Xiaoe was a little surprised to see that Niu Ping'an had just gotten up at this hour.

"Ping An, you're not going to work today?"

"Sister Xiao'e, I had an operation last night and got off work at dawn. I'm taking a rest today."

Niu Pingan replied politely.

The two families are close to each other, so they see each other every day, so they are not strangers.

Besides, Niu Ping'an has a good relationship with Xu Damao.

“That’s hard enough!”

Lou Xiaoe understood and nodded in reply.

Lou Xiao'e, who is kind-hearted by nature, has a certain sympathy for Niu Ping'an.

Xu Damao had already introduced the situation of these neighbors in the yard to her.

According to him, there are no good people in the courtyard.

Especially Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai from the Intermediate Court, who were degraded to being worthless.

Sha Zhu was greedy for the widow; Yi Zhonghai had done all sorts of bad things and had ruined his reputation.

Lou Xiaoe would certainly not believe Xu Damao's one-sided statement, but after observing for a period of time, he basically concluded that most of what Xu Damao said was true.

Sha Zhu never tires of delivering lunch boxes to the Jia family, and Lou Xiaoe would not believe that there was nothing wrong with it;

It is even simpler to deal with Yi Zhonghai. You can get information about his glorious deeds by just asking around.

Xu Damao was close to Niu Ping'an and felt very sympathetic towards his situation.

After all, Niu Ping'an is not very old and he is the only one left at home.

Especially when Niu Baoguo passed away, Xu Damao saw Niu Ping'an's reaction throughout.

When Xu Damao introduced Niu Ping'an's family, his face was full of sighs.

Without the deaf old lady in the backyard, Lou Xiaoe is less at risk of being brainwashed.

However, Lou Xiaoe's identity is sensitive, so she is destined not to fit in with the group of aunts, and she looks quite pitiful being alone during the day.

In this era, identity is too important, and people tend to stay away from people with capitalist backgrounds.

Everyone hates capitalists, yet everyone envies them!

"Okay."

Niu Ping'an replied casually and prepared to go wash up.

"Ping An, have you had lunch?"

"Not yet, Sister Xiaoe wants to treat me to a meal?" Niu Ping'an teased.

After saying this, Niu Ping'an felt a little regretful.

The social atmosphere in this era is still relatively conservative, and it is not good for a single man and a single woman to be in the same room.

Lou Xiaoe just said something polite, but he didn't expect Niu Ping'an to say that, and was stunned for a moment.

Soon, Lou Xiaoe came to his senses. He realized that he had not eaten yet and was not stingy.

"Okay, I haven't eaten yet.

There are still a few steamed buns at home, and some canned food from my mother's house, let's just eat whatever we want."

Lou Xiaoe can't cook. As the daughter of the Lou family, she lives a life of having everything provided for her at her parents' home.

When Xu Damao was not at home, she would just make something to eat for herself.

The Lou family is not short of money, so just taking some good things from the store would be enough for her to eat and drink.

As for whether it would have a bad impact, the carefree Lou Xiaoe didn't think much about it. After all, Niu Ping'an was just a little brother in her eyes.

"Okay, then let's have a good meal with sister-in-law today!"

Niu Ping'an was just joking at first, but he didn't expect Lou Xiao'e to take it seriously. Seeing that Lou Xiao'e didn't refuse, he didn't be polite to her. After all, Lou Xiao'e was a rich woman and didn't care about this.

"Then I'll heat up the buns first, they'll be ready in a moment."

Lou Xiaoe still knows how to do some simple hot stuff, so he stood up and prepared to go back to the house.

"okay!"

Niu Ping'an responded and went to wash up.

After washing up and arriving at Xu Damao's house, the steamed buns were not yet hot, and there were some pastries on the table.

Lou Xiaoe poured Niu Ping'an a cup of hot water.

"Ping An, the meal will be ready soon, eat some cakes first to fill your stomach."

Niu Ping'an took the teacup and turned around to look around curiously.

This is the first time Niu Ping'an has come to Xu Damao's house since Xu Damao got married.

The house was tidy and clean. It turned out that housework is more suitable for women.

“Thank you, sister-in-law!

My sister-in-law is so kind, and her house is so bright and clean."

Hearing Niu Ping'an's flattery, Lou Xiao'e showed an embarrassed look on his face.

"I learned all of this on the spot, so I'll just do it casually."

As a girl in the Lou family, Lou Xiaoe doesn't have to do these things.

Not to mention having servants, there is also a washing machine for doing laundry, so you don’t have to do anything.

Now that I'm married, I'm learning to do some housework.

I haven’t had time to learn how to wash clothes, clean the house, and cook.

"Women are more talented at housework."

Niu Pingan sighed.

The two chatted casually, and soon the steamed buns were almost done.

Four white flour buns, a box of canned pork, and a box of canned beef.

"Eat it while it's hot. This can tastes pretty good."

Lou Xiaoe brought the food to the table and warmly invited Niu Ping'an to start eating.

"Wow, I can have a good meal today!"

Seeing the two cans of meat, Niu Pingan felt a little emotional.

No matter how difficult the country is, rich people can still live a happy life.

If these capitalists don't die, no one will.

"Then eat more."

Lou Xiao'e thought that Niu Ping'an had few opportunities to eat meat, so he became even more enthusiastic.

The meal was finished in just over ten minutes. There wasn't much food and the two of them didn't have big appetites, so they had just enough.

The canned food tastes pretty good, without any technology or hard work, and it tastes just right.

"Ping An, you're not full, are you? Take these cakes back with you."

People of this era lack oil and water and have big appetites.

Lou Xiao'e had no shortage of food and seeing that Niu Ping'an ate almost as much as she did, she thought he was not full and felt a little embarrassed.

It's embarrassing to invite people to dinner but the guests don't eat enough.

Lou Xiaoe took out some cakes, wrapped them in brown paper, and prepared to let Niu Ping'an take them back to eat.

"Sister-in-law, stop working, I'm full.

I don’t have a big appetite, and Damao knows that.”

Niu Ping'an quickly refused. He had no shortage of food and could only eat two steamed buns at most on a normal day.

"Why are you being so polite to me? My sister-in-law doesn't need these things."

Lou Xiaoe thought Niu Ping'an was just shy and embarrassed.

With a stern face, he stuffed the pastry into Niu Ping'an's hands.

Seeing that he couldn't refuse, Niu Ping'an had no choice but to accept it.

"Okay, then I'll shamelessly accept it."

"That's right!"

Lou Xiaoe laughed. She was still quite lonely in the yard. Today, she became much more familiar with Niu Ping'an and was in a good mood.

"Sister-in-law Xiao'e, it's rude not to return the favor!

You and Brother Damao will come to my place for dinner tonight."

Making friends requires give and take. If you only want to receive without giving, the friendship will not last long.

"Forget it, Ping An. Vegetables are hard to buy in this year."

Lou Xiaoe hesitated for a moment but finally refused. In her opinion, Niu Ping'an's life alone was already difficult, so she shouldn't spend money on him.

"I have a big fish in my room. I'll grill it tonight and make a grilled fish. Sister-in-law, you can try my cooking skills and have a drink with Brother Damao in the evening."

Niu Ping'an did not give Lou Xiaoe another chance to refuse and directly said that there were ready-made ingredients at home.

In fact, there are many kinds of food in Niu Ping'an's space.

But whether it is fresh pork, beef, mutton or out-of-season vegetables, they are not suitable to be eaten.

Fish is a relatively easy-to-obtain meat at this time, so it doesn't seem out of place to take it out.

Seeing this, Lou Xiaoe had no choice but to agree.

"Okay, I'll tell him when Damao comes back."

"Okay, then I'll go back first."

After saying hello, Niu Ping'an left Xu Damao's house with the pastries.

After returning to his home, Niu Ping'an took out a grass carp weighing five or six kilograms from the space.

It will be troublesome to deal with it in the hospital, and it will definitely become known to everyone.

He went to the central courtyard to fetch a bucket of water, then returned to the house to kill the fish.

In this painful era, everything is inconvenient!

It was still early, so Niu Ping'an lay down on the kang and prepared to take a nap.