Living in a Siheyuan

In the hospital, Yi Zhonghai was sent to the emergency room by Sha Zhu and the aunt. After several hours of rescue by the doctor, Yi Zhonghai was finally out of danger.

After pushing Yi Zhonghai into the ward, the doctor told the aunt not to make Yi Zhonghai angry again, otherwise he might not be able to be rescued next time.

Finally, he told Yi Zhonghai to stay in the hospital for two days for observation and then go back if he was fine.

After all the trouble, it was already midnight. Since Sha Zhu had to go to work the next day, he went home, leaving the aunt alone in the hospital to take care of Yi Zhonghai.

Besides, Li Pingan returned home and packed up everything in the house and put it in the space, leaving only some daily necessities and kitchen stoves.

He was thinking about the accommodation problem starting tomorrow. He definitely couldn't let anyone live in his house. If he moved out, he would need a letter of introduction, and it wouldn't be convenient to live there. It was almost August now, and many people were sleeping outside on mats in the hot weather.

He planned to discuss with Master Yu tomorrow to set up a simple tent for him outside, so that he could live in the space at night.

The next day was Monday. The purchasing department had a meeting this morning, so Li Pingan got up early.

Just after he finished washing up, Master Yu came with two people. Li Pingan handed the keys of the house and the front door to Master Yu, and told them all the things in the kitchen to use as they pleased. Anyway, he didn't have to cook.

When I rode my bike to the purchasing department, several people were already there. They were smoking and chatting in the office. When it was time to go to work, all six buyers were there. Zhou Changming also came out with a folder.

Zhou Changming looked at everyone and said, "Everyone did a good job last week. Only two people did not complete their tasks. The remaining four have completed their tasks very well. They deserve encouragement. Here I want to especially praise our new comrade Li Pingan. He just joined the company last week. As a newcomer, he also completed his tasks very well. This is worth learning from. I hope he can keep up the good work in the future."

After saying that, he looked at Li Ping'an and nodded encouragingly. Then he said to everyone, "This month, it's still the same. Keep working hard to complete the procurement tasks. Do you have anything else to say?"

Seeing that no one had anything else to do, they dispersed. So Li Pingan and his friends went to the finance office to get thirty yuan and then rode their bikes away.

Li Pingan also rode his bike home. Today was the first day and he wanted to go and take a look.

When they got home, Yu Linhai and the other six had already started removing tiles from the roof. They looked like they were working very quickly. Li Pingan came forward and took out six packs of Daqianmen from his bag and gave one pack to each of them. Everyone was very grateful, as they couldn't afford this cigarette, which cost 40 cents a pack and required cigarette coupons.

Seeing that the kitchen stoves were all placed in the corner, Li Pingan asked Yu Linhai: "Master Yu, are you going to cook here for lunch?"

Yu Linhai had just accepted the cigarette and knew that Li Ping'an was generous and kind. He replied, "We all brought some food with us. I have a daughter who is idle at home. I asked her to buy some vegetables and she will come over to cook later. This way we won't be delayed in our work."

Li Pingan thought that today was the first day of work, so he had to make sure everyone had a good meal. Then he chatted with Yu Linhai for a few words and pushed the cart out.

After walking around outside, Li Pingan took out three pounds of pork from the space, and packed some vegetables. Finally, he took out a big watermelon. With these things, Li Pingan returned home.

Entering the yard, Yu Linhai and the others were still busy on the roof. In the kitchen, a girl of about 17 or 18 was busy cleaning the stove, with some vegetables beside her. Looking at the girl's pretty face and graceful figure, Li Ping'an couldn't help but be moved. Is this the feeling of love at first sight?

The girl also felt Li Ping'an's burning gaze, and when she looked up, she saw Li Ping'an staring at her in a daze. Her face flushed, and she glared at Li Ping'an and quickly turned away.

Li Pingan also realized that it was impolite to stare at a girl like that. He touched his head awkwardly and saw that no one was paying attention to him. He quickly pushed the cart forward and said, "Hello, I am the owner of this house. My name is Li Pingan. Are you Master Yu's daughter?"

The girl looked a little better now. She nodded to Li Pingan and said, "Yes, my name is Yu Li. Come and make lunch for my dad and his family."

When he heard her name was Yu Li, Li Pingan was stunned. He didn't expect that he and Yu Li would meet like this. What a fate!

Yu Li is much prettier now than in the TV series. At least she is not so thin. Maybe she became thin after marrying into the stingy family of Yan Lao. After all, with the way of eating pickles by the root in his family, no one can gain weight. Yu Li now has a round face and a tall figure. She is fat where she should be fat and thin where she should be thin. She has completely grown up to meet Li Ping'an's aesthetic standards.

Seeing that Yu Li was still busy, Li Pingan quickly took down the vegetables and meat from the car and said to Yu Li, "What are you going to cook for lunch? I bought some vegetables here and you can help me cook them. Today is the first day and we need to make sure everyone has a good meal."

Yu Li also had a good impression of this boy who was about the same age as her. She heard her father briefly talk about Li Ping'an last night and knew that he was the only one in his family now. Seeing how much meat and vegetables Li Ping'an bought, as well as a big watermelon, she felt that Li Ping'an was a good person.

She is the eldest in the family, with a younger sister and a younger brother. The whole family relies on her father Yu Linhai to work outside to earn money to support the family. Nowadays, people rarely repair houses, except for those that are really uninhabitable. After all, the houses nowadays are all public, and they may be moved away one day. So her family also lives a difficult life.

Yu Li stopped going to school after graduating from junior high school. Sometimes when her father and his family were working and there was no one to cook, she would go and help cook. She had met many employers who would deduct wages even for using some seasonings. Now that Li Ping'an was so generous, she liked this handsome boy with a scholarly temperament more and more.

Thinking of this, Yu Li's face turned red again. She looked up and saw Li Pingan looking at her again, and quickly rolled her eyes at him. She said, "At noon, I bought some vegetables and fried them, and then made some corn paste, and heated up the steamed bread we brought with us. Usually when we work outside, if we don't have food, everyone eats like this."

Li Pingan was also struck by Yu Li's cute rolling eyes. At this time, he was telling himself in his heart that this was his daughter-in-law. No one else could help her. Not to mention the Yan family.

Thinking of this, Li Pingan became more diligent. He took all the food to Yu Li and said, "I won't make your food today. You make these dishes first. I'll go buy some more food. We'll have steamed rice for lunch."

After saying that, without waiting for Li to reply, he hurriedly pushed the cart and ran out again.

Yu Li was about to say that they didn't need to buy so many things, because she knew that Li Ping'an had given them money for the meal. But before she could say anything, she saw Li Ping'an had already run out.

Thinking about Li Ping'an's silly look just now, Yu Li's mouth slowly showed a smile. Then she thought about whether she was also silly just now, and her face, which had just recovered, turned red again.

Here Yu Li was busy packing up the meat and vegetables that Li Pingan brought. Over there Li Pingan rode his bike to a deserted place to smoke a cigarette and cheer himself up. After all, he had never been so moved in his two lives and was a little excited.

He took out about ten kilograms of rice and a lunch box of pork head. After thinking for a while, he took out a dozen eggs and quickly returned home.

When they got home, Yu Li saw that Li Ping'an had brought so many things again, and she quickly said, "Why did you buy so many things again? What you brought just now was enough. Everyone is having a hard time now, who would spend money like you?"

Li Pingan looked at Yu Li, whose face was still slightly flushed, and said, "Do you want to be my home and manage my accounts? I don't feel sorry for you, but I do."

After hearing this, Yu Li looked at the smiling Li Pingan and said angrily: "What are you talking about? I don't want to care about you anymore."

Li Pingan also realized that this was just a joke in the later generations, but it would be considered as flirting with women and being a hooligan now. He quickly said, "I was just joking, don't be angry. I just thought that Uncle Yu and the others worked so hard, they should eat well, otherwise they would not have the energy to work."

In fact, Yu Li was not really angry, so she listened to Li Ping'an and started to process the ingredients.

Li Pingan also helped, fetching water from the middle courtyard and adding firewood. The two talked and laughed while cooking. With his knowledge of later life, Li Pingan soon made Yu Li laugh.

Yu Linhai, who was on the roof, saw the situation below and sighed inwardly, thinking that he had lost a lot of money on this job. He probably couldn't save his daughter.

A man who worked with Yu Linhai next to him said to Yu Linhai with a smile: "Old Yu, you are very secretive. You didn't even tell me that I was working for your son-in-law's family. If I had known, we wouldn't have charged you for your work." After saying that, several people who were working behind him also laughed.

Yu Linhai also replied angrily: "Hurry up and work hard. Don't you see the meat and watermelon over there? If you don't do your job well, don't eat lunch."

After hearing this, everyone worked even harder. After all, nowadays, ordinary people may not be able to eat meat for several months.

Soon, it was noon, and everyone put down their work and came over.

Li Pingan placed the eight-person table in the middle of the yard, which was just enough for eight people to sit down. As the food was served, there was braised pork, twice-cooked pork, pork head, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, two stir-fried vegetables, and an egg drop soup. It was also served with rice.

Everyone is drooling at the sight of such food. Many people don’t dare to eat like this during the Chinese New Year at home.

Yu Linhai said to Li Pingan, "Pingan, this is too expensive. You gave us money for the meal, and you bought so much meat and vegetables. How can we feel good about this?"

Li Pingan also stood up and said, "Uncle Yu, fellow workers. Today is the first day of work, so let's eat well. I wanted to have a drink with everyone, but I didn't buy any wine because I had to work on the rooftop in the afternoon. Let's eat well and be full at noon."

"Then we would like to thank you Ping An. Don't worry. We will do your job well and make you satisfied." Yu Linhai replied.

Everyone started to happily eat this sumptuous lunch.

After eating and drinking, everyone sat at the table to rest and eat watermelon.

Yu Linhai said, "Ping An, we will use the wood we removed to build a tent for you in that corner this afternoon. We will also bring in some materials this afternoon, but have you found a place for your toilet?"

Li Ping'an hasn't looked for it yet. He wants to ask Director Wang or Zhang Zhiyong if they have it. If that doesn't work, he can only go to Black Market Master Wu and his gang.

Li Pingan replied: "Not yet. It's not easy to find. I plan to ask someone this afternoon."

A man in his thirties sitting next to him said, "Old Yu, if you want to find toilets or something, you can go find Chief Ma from the logistics department at the meat processing plant. Some time ago, a few of us helped renovate the guesthouse there and replaced several toilets, wash basins, boilers, radiators and so on. They were all piled up in the warehouse at the back. I wonder if they are still there?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Linhai immediately asked Li Pingan, "I know what's inside. Although it's old, it hasn't been used for long. Do you want it? If you want it, let's go over now. I'm pretty familiar with Deputy Section Chief Ma."

Li Pingan heard that there was a ready-made boiler heater, so he didn't hesitate and rode his bike to the meat processing factory with Yu Linhai.

Arriving at the meat processing plant, they found the deputy section chief Ma. Yu Linhai talked to him for a long time, and after Li Ping'an sent two packs of Huazi, the other party finally agreed to let them process the things.

So in the warehouse, Li Pingan picked out a toilet and a wash basin. He also bought the boiler, radiator and pipes. This saved Li Pingan a lot of trouble. His home could also be decorated to be more comfortable.

I called a few rickshaws to take the things back home and put them away. The workers were working hard, and it seemed that the lunch at noon had worked.