Yi Zhonghai's Siheyuan

Just like that, Yan Jiefang took Qin Jingru on a tour around Sijiucheng. During the tour, there were many things that Qin Jingru had never seen in the countryside. As an old Sijiucheng native, Yan Jiefang naturally explained them to Qin Jingru!

The two of them felt better and better about each other. Yan Jiefang thought Qin Jingru was beautiful and did not spend money lavishly like the girls in the city, which was in line with the Yan family's stingy calculations. Yan Jiefang only spent one cent to buy Qin Jingru an ice lolly, and Qin Jingru was already very happy.

Qin Jingru also felt that Yan Jiefang was good. Although he was not as good as Xu Wu, Yan Jiefang was very patient and polite to her.

The two of them walked around until everyone got off work in the afternoon. Yan Jiefang and Qin Jingru returned home one after another. Yan Bugui naturally noticed that something was wrong with his second son at the door.

That night, the Yan family held a family meeting. Yan Bugui: "Jiefang, did you go out with Qin Jingru today?"

Yan Jiefang: "Yes, Dad, I think Qin Jingru is a good person and she doesn't spend money recklessly. I am also old enough to get married now."

When these words were spoken, everyone in the Yan family was stunned, especially Yang Ruihua. She disliked the Jia family very much. If her family became relatives with the Jia family, Qin Huairu would have to come to her family to ask for money every day.

Yan Bugui: "Liberation, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible. How can our family afford to support a person without a ration in the countryside?"

Yan Jiefang sighed and said, "Dad, tell me what I should do. I am not a child anymore. Which girl in the city would be interested in me? I won't say anything since you bought a job for my elder brother. But now I am doing odd jobs every day. Am I not going to get married for the rest of my life?"

Yang Ruihua: "Even if you marry a country girl, you can't marry someone who has anything to do with the Jia family. Don't you remember what happened to Sha Zhu?"

Yan Bugui also sighed deeply. He had been thinking about finding a city wife for his son, but considering the reality, this was almost impossible. The family's money had already been used to buy a job for the eldest son, and now the second son was clamoring to get married before the money was recovered.

Yan Bugui paused and said, "How about this! Jiefang, you should get in touch with Qin Jingru for a while and see how it goes. By the way, ask her not to have anything to do with her sister's family after she gets married. If she agrees, then we can discuss the marriage." With that, Yan Bugui picked up the teacup and returned to the bedroom.

After Yang Ruihua followed him back to the room, he couldn't help but ask, "Old man, are you still asleep? Do you still want to live with the Jia family in the future?"

Yan Bugui looked at his wife and said, "Then what do you think we should do? How can we buy Jiefang a job with the little money we have now? Who would be interested in Jiefang if she doesn't have a decent job? Besides, I think Qin Huairu is pretty good. Not to mention how she treats the people in the courtyard, just look at how she treats the Jia family. She has been taking care of everything since she married into the family and is completely devoted to the Jia family. Look at our eldest daughter-in-law Yu Li. Not long after she married into the family, she said she wanted to separate from the family."

Hearing this, Yang Ruihua had nothing to say. Yes, Qin Huairu was really good to Mrs. Jia and even made her work even when she was pregnant.

After Yi Zhonghai returned home, he learned that Yan Jiefang and Qin Jingru were together. Yi Zhonghai thought that Qin Jingru had a connection with the Siheyuan and was indeed a character in the plot.

Yi Zhonghai plans to make some stir-fried meat today, and then boil some lard and put it aside. He usually uses lard to stir-fry vegetables to make them more fragrant.

Yi Zhonghai took out a piece of fatty pork belly and a piece of pork fat from the space, cut them into pieces with a knife, and then cut some green and red peppers and smashed some garlic.

As Yi Zhonghai began to boil lard, a strong aroma of pork spread in the yard. The five children of Xu Damao's family in the backyard and the three children of the He family in the middle yard were gathered outside the kitchen with Yi Xuanzong and others, smelling the aroma.

Yi Zhonghai took out the cooked oil residue, let it cool down, and gave each person two pieces. The children took the oil residue and went to the yard to play. Xiaodang and Huaihua were drooling over it.

Xiao Dang couldn't stand the gluttony, so he said to Qin Jingru, "Aunt, I want to eat lard residue too..."

Qin Jingru didn't know what to do for a moment, because she had just arrived and was not familiar with Yi Zhonghai's house, so it was impossible for her to go to his house to ask for it.

Seeing a group of children in the middle yard eating lard crunching sounds, Huaihua walked over to Duoduo and said, "Brother Duoduo, can you give me a piece?"

Xuanyunduo was not a stingy person, so he gave a piece of the oil residue in his hand to Huaihua, who ate it in one bite and chewed it with satisfaction.

As soon as Sha Zhu entered the yard, he smelled the aroma of lard. Sha Zhu went straight to Yi Zhonghai's kitchen and saw Yi Zhonghai putting the boiled lard residue into the oil bowl.

Sha Zhu took a small piece of oil residue and put it in his mouth and said, "Uncle Yi, are you making oil residue dumplings tonight?"

Yi Zhonghai: "I don't plan to wrap it. I'll share this little bit of grease with the neighbors in the yard later." Yi Zhonghai doesn't like to eat greasy food.

After hearing this, Sha Zhu took charge of distributing the oil residue. He carried a basin and went door to door to distribute it.

Yi Zhonghai started cooking while Huang Yulan was making a set of autumn clothes for Yi Zhonghai. The Mid-Autumn Festival was coming soon. After the Mid-Autumn Festival, it would be autumn and the weather would turn cooler.

After Shazhu in the yard had divided the food, those who had children in their homes would take the oil residue and eat it at the doorstep, making a crunching sound.

Qin Huairu's family naturally divided the oil residue as well. Qin Huairu gave the oil residue to her two daughters and also gave some to Qin Jingru.

It was also the first time that Qin Jingru felt the unity of this courtyard. Xiao Huaihua gave a piece of oil residue in her hand to Xuanyunduo. She had just eaten Xuanyunduo's food, so now she was returning it.

Xuanyunduo naturally wouldn't want it, so Xiaohuahua could only accept it with a smile.

When Xu Damao came back pushing his bicycle, he was stopped by Yan Bugui. Xu Damao said, "Uncle Yan, I didn't go to the countryside today and I don't have anything to give you."

Yan Bugui shook his head and said, "That's not what Damao is talking about. My Jiefang has taken a fancy to Qin Jingru. Do you think the Jia family will ask for too much?"

Xu Damao thought about it and said, "Uncle Yan, you are worrying too much. It's good for Qin Jingru to come to her cousin's house, but Qin Jingru also has her own parents. When the time comes, you can just go and say no to Qin Jingru's parents. As for Qin Huairu, you just need to give a matchmaker gift."

Yan Bugui slapped his head and said, "Oh, how could I forget this! Yes, Qin Jingru has her own parents, so when the time comes, we can just go to Qinjia Village to propose marriage."

After saying that, Xu Damao pushed the cart towards the central courtyard. Xuanyunduo saw his father coming back and immediately ran over, holding the lard residue in his hand and told his father that it was given by Grandpa Yi.

After Xu Damao brought the five children back, Qin Jingru asked Qin Huairu, "Sister, who is this person riding a bicycle? He has so many children."

Qin Huairu said angrily, "He was a sworn enemy of that idiot Zhu from the Central Court before they got married. They fought every day, but somehow they reconciled. His wife gave birth to triplets at once, and then twins."

Qin Jingru was a little shocked when she heard this. This girl was too fertile.