Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

As soon as Li Dongfang finished speaking, the whole audience burst into the warmest cheers. After a silent calculation in his mind, he realized that the remaining one point would be no less than what the whole family could eat today.

As for the certain people Li Dongfang mentioned, they were immediately expelled from the Intermediate Court.

The unwilling Jia Zhang and Bang Geng were still guarding outside. They didn't believe that they could clean up everything without leaving any residue. Even if there were only chicken bones left, they would be able to smash them themselves.

However, the result was naturally not as good as Jia Zhang had expected. The dishes were quickly distributed. Many of the plates were borrowed from various families and were taken away very carefully. There was quite a bit of oil in the soup, and with some cabbage and radish, it could be considered a semi-meat dish, which was quite delicious.

The most outrageous thing was that the third aunt actually packed up all the bones and leftovers and took them away. I don’t know whether they were used to make fertilizer for the third uncle’s flowers or to make soup at home. Anyway, the food was as clean as if it had been licked by a chicken. Even the ground was swept clean without a single chicken feather left.

Soon the central courtyard became quiet. The only table left was Li Dongfang's. Now only the third uncle Sha Zhu and Li Dongfang were left, drinking and chatting. Accompanied by the screams of the two boys from the Liu family who were eating at the table just now and the angry shouts of Liu Haizhong, Li Dongfang felt it was quite exciting.

After finishing the last glass of wine, the third aunt showed up in time with Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang. The third uncle said awkwardly, "Dongfang, I'll clean these plates and bring them to you tomorrow morning."

Li Dongfang also understood what Third Uncle was thinking, and nodded with a smile to indicate that it was okay. Sha Zhu, who sat at the same table, also had no objection. After all, he was basically the royal chef of Li Dongfang's family now, and he didn't care about these little things. However, he still smiled and said, "Third Uncle, we can't eat with the bowl in our hands and smash the pot when we put it down."

Of course the Third Uncle knew what Sha Zhu was talking about, and he said with a smile: "What are you talking about? The Third Uncle has always stood on Dongfang's side, right Dongfang?"

Li Dongfang also smiled when he heard this and said, "Third Uncle, don't listen to Zhuzi's nonsense. I respect you very much."

The third uncle laughed when he heard that, and waved his hand at the two boys. Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang directly carried the table back home. Sha Zhu was stunned. The third uncle always did things in an unexpected way.

"Fortunately, besides our two families, there are only Auntie One and Auntie Two's family at this table, otherwise there would definitely be another commotion."

Sha Zhu sat on the stool and looked at the space in front of him which suddenly became empty. He felt a little uncomfortable and kept muttering in dissatisfaction.

At this time, Jia Zhang's hand tightly grasped Bang Geng's arm, her fingers almost sank into Bang Geng's flesh. Her body kept shaking, as if a gust of autumn wind wrapped in leaves was blowing past. Bang Geng stood there blankly, his eyes looked a little confused, as if he didn't expect these people to be even more excessive than his grandmother, leaving them with nothing but bones and dregs.

Li Dongfang stood up and raised his chin towards Sha Zhu, who immediately understood and said, "Let's go. I've been holding it in for a long time too."

It’s not that Li Dongfang has to call Sha Zhu just to pee, but it’s mainly because he suddenly remembered what Sha Zhu said about falling in love with the widow next door. He feels that this guy probably can’t get rid of the tradition of the He family. In this case, he has to help him no matter what, after all, Sha Zhu has saved his life.

As they walked, holding a cigarette in their mouth, they said to Sha Zhu, "After you prepare the meal tomorrow, you can send some to the neighboring courtyard... Widow Liu, right? Remember, it should be enough for her family to have half a full meal."

Sha Zhu was a little surprised that Li Dongfang suddenly mentioned Widow Liu and said, "Why did you mention this? And why did she want to eat half full? There is only one woman in her family, and she can't eat much."

Li Dongfang glanced at him and beckoned him to come closer. Li Dongfang whispered in his ear, "You do this, this...

Seeing Sha Zhu's bewildered face, Li Dongfang was too lazy to explain the reason and said directly: "Just listen to me. Deliver one meal a day, and occasionally skip two days. Just remember it."

Sha Zhu looked at Li Dongfang blankly, but still nodded to show that he understood.

Li Dongfang knew that many people were thinking about this Widow Liu, and they often sent her food, drinks, clothes and other necessities. However, this Widow Liu was very shrewd, and she would accept all the gifts from everyone, but he had never heard of anyone taking advantage of her. It was estimated that this was the top-level white lotus before Qin Huairu evolved, and it was even possible that Qin Huairu learned this from her.

But it is impossible for Qin Huairu to become like that now.

At present, Widow Liu has not found her ideal next buyer, so let's just help Sha Zhu. After all, Widow Liu is really beautiful, but her figure is a bit... easy to give birth to.

As for Li Dongfang's confidence in helping Sha Zhu win her over, he had also considered it. After all, with the quality of his own family's food and Sha Zhu's cooking skills, he didn't know whether Widow Liu would be able to eat the food sent by others in the future. As for sending semi-saturated food and stopping for two days occasionally, it was to let her understand that Sha Zhu was not so dependent on her, but he couldn't let her give up thinking about her. It depended on how long she could hold on. Wanting to be full was not something she could just say, she had to make a choice.

After returning home, Li Dongfang felt that You Fengxia and Shuyi looked at him differently. At this time, the system prompt came. After a closer look, he found that the favorability between the two had reached 100. What else was there to say? He had been busy for half a night.

I didn't get up until almost noon the next day. While brushing my teeth, I was still savoring the taste of last night. It's worthy of the favorability of 100. I won't talk about unlocking it or anything, but...tsk tsk.

The weather was nice today, and the two of them started washing the sheets early in the morning without any prior arrangement, mainly because there was a hole in the roof that leaked yesterday and the sheets were wet.

After finishing breakfast and lunch, Li Dongfang continued to go out for a stroll on his bicycle, heading to the supply and marketing cooperative to see if he could buy something for his home. As for what, that depended on what was available. Alas, this was an age of scarcity.

Along the way, Li Dongfang kept feeling that he seemed to have forgotten something, but he couldn't remember what it was for a while.

After a round of shopping, Li Dongfang really didn't like the daily necessities. He wanted to buy some ready-made clothes, but he wasn't even allowed to try them on. Forget it, since he had a sewing machine at home, he could buy some cloth and ask You Fengxia and the others to make a few pieces for him. Qin Huairu was due to give birth in a few months, so he could make a few pieces for the child as well.

Li Dongfang really looked down upon the popular Dacron cloth, so he bought a lot of artificial cotton, mulberry silk, brocade and even the rare officer's cloth, and then went home satisfied. This era still had its advantages, because if you said something was what it was, it was what it was, unlike in later generations when someone said it was mulberry silk, it was hard to tell whether it was silk or not.

I was riding my bicycle towards the courtyard when I suddenly saw a blonde foreign girl wearing a fitted tweed windbreaker. She was quite eye-catching on the streets of Beijing, especially with the belt around her waist, which was a unique sight.

I slowed down and followed the foreign girl for a long time. I saw her push open the door of a street shop and walked in. I looked up and saw that it was a sewing shop. It looked quite familiar. I suddenly remembered the cheongsam woman I saw in the tavern last time. I seemed to have seen her at the door of this shop as well.

Wait, the tavern...