Living in a Siheyuan

When I got off work, I went to the cafeteria and saw Sha Zhu still leading people to slaughter pigs, so I said hello and went home.

He didn't know that after he left, Sha Zhu was killing a pig and boasting to others: "See? That's my little brother. We grew up together. He killed this wild boar in the mountains."

Several people around him complimented him very much, and then Sha Zhu happily told everyone the story of Li Ping'an.

Back at the courtyard, since he lived in the back house, he didn't have to go to the front yard. This saved him a lot of trouble. Otherwise, he would have to deal with the third uncle Yan Bugui every day.

After entering the courtyard and closing the gate, he saw that the grape trellis next to him was bare. So he went into the space again and found a grape vine with fruits still hanging on it. He carefully spread the vines on the trellis and planted the roots. Then he took a drop of spiritual liquid from the space and mixed it with water and poured it on the roots.

This way the entire grape trellis looks much more pleasant, and it is also comfortable to sit under it on summer evenings.

I put a hare and a pheasant in the kitchen. I also took out some vegetables and braised meat. I will wait for Sha Zhu to come in the evening to cook. After all, he is a good cook.

Thinking that He Yushui would come in the evening, he took out a pheasant from the space and rode to Yu Li's house. He hadn't seen Yu Li for several days and missed her a little.

When we arrived at Yu Li's house, they hadn't cooked yet. Yu Li and her mother were at home making paper boxes. This was a part-time job they took on at the street office, and they only made a few cents for 100 paper boxes. They usually did this to earn some pocket money when they had nothing to do at home.

Seeing Li Pingan coming, Yu Li stood up happily and said, "Brother Pingan, why are you here?"

Li Pingan handed the pheasant in his hand to Yu Li and said, "I went to the mountains today and got a few pheasants. I'm sending them to Haitang and Xiaohu for nourishment."

Yu Li's mother also asked Li Ping'an to sit down. Yu Haitang, who was doing homework inside, heard Li Ping'an's voice and ran out immediately. Seeing the pheasant in Yu Li's hand, she said happily: "Brother-in-law is still good. He still remembers me when he has good things."

Yu Li deliberately angered her by saying, "If you don't finish your homework, I won't give you any food. I'll give it to Xiaohu when he comes back later."

Yu Haitang hugged Li Ping'an's legs and said, "Humph, my brother-in-law told me to eat, how dare you disobey my brother-in-law?"

Yu's mother poured water for Li Ping'an and said with a smile: "Ping'an, you got the pheasant with great difficulty, keep it for yourself. We haven't finished the meat we brought a few days ago."

"Aunt, I have some more. You can dry them and eat them later." Li Ping'an also said to Yu's mother.

Seeing Yu Li put the pheasant into the kitchen and come out, she said, "Shazhu will bring his sister Yushui to my place for dinner tonight. Do you and Haitang want to come over?"

Yu Li hadn't spoken yet, but when Yu Haitang heard that He Yushui was going too, she immediately said, "Of course, brother-in-law, I'll help you pour some wine."

Yu Li said angrily, "Then you go. I won't go. I'll cook pheasant at home."

Yu Haitang was dumbfounded at this moment. She was still young, and her family would definitely not let her go alone. So she looked at Li Pingan.

Li Pingan gave her a helpless expression.

Yu Haitang ran over and pulled Yu Li and said, "Sister, I know you want to go too, right? You haven't seen your brother-in-law for a few days. Last night, you were still calling for him when you fell asleep..."

Before Yu Haitang finished speaking, Yu Li covered her mouth and said quickly, "Go, go, I'll take you there. Don't talk nonsense!"

At the same time, she blushed and secretly glanced at Li Ping'an. When she saw that Li Ping'an was looking at her with a smile, Yu Li embarrassedly avoided his gaze.

Yu's mother also smiled and said, "Then you two go, and come back early."

Amid Yu Haitang's cheerful cheers, Li Ping'an brought Yu Li and her back to the courtyard.

After parking the car, Yu Haitang went to play with He Yushui. Li Pingan also asked her to bring He Yushui over to play and have dinner here in the evening.

When Yu Li got home, she started to clean up like a hostess. Li Pingan watched her go into the kitchen and followed her in.

He hugged Yu Li, who was about to wash the vegetables, and said, "Have you missed me these days? I miss you every day, and I can't sleep at night because of you."

Yu Li was in his arms, listening to these cheesy words, feeling very sweet in her heart. She said, "It's only been a few days since we last met, what is there to miss? Don't disturb me while I'm working, Haitang and the others will be here soon."

Li Pingan said: "Then kiss me and I will let you go."

Yu Li had no choice but to secretly look outside, blushing as she pecked Li Ping'an lightly on the face, and immediately pushed him away.

Li Pingan touched the place where Yu Li had kissed him and said, "I didn't even feel it, and you kissed me. How about another one?"

Yu Li looked at Li Ping'an who was acting funny and pushed him out of the kitchen angrily.

After telling Yu Li outside that Sha Zhu would come to cook the food, he sat at the table under the grape trellis to drink water and rest.

As soon as the cups were served, Yu Haitang came over with He Yushui. The two little beauties were chattering and clamoring to listen to the radio. There was no other way, so Li Pingan went to bring the radio out and put it on the table outside, and tuned it to the crosstalk channel for them. Now they finally quieted down.

Soon, Sha Zhu came back. He was carrying some pig offal. Li Pingan smiled and said, "Great, Brother Zhu, we haven't had any meat yet, but you guys got it back first."

Sha Zhu raised the thing in his hand cheerfully and said, "This is the reward for my hard work in butchering the pig. It was originally a whole pig, but our old director kept half of it. Tonight I will make you a dish called "Nine-Turn Large Intestine" so that you can taste my cooking skills.

Li Pingan brought Sha Zhu to the kitchen, and Yu Li had finished washing the vegetables. When Sha Zhu saw Yu Li, he said to Li Pingan enviously, "You are really good. I haven't found a partner yet, but you already have a wife who comes to your house and cooks for you."

"That's because you, Brother Zhuzi, have too high standards. Otherwise, you would have been married a long time ago, and your children might even be old enough to help with the housework." Li Ping'an replied.

Sha Zhu didn't respond, and said to Yu Li: "Sister-in-law, I'll take care of the rest. You just wait outside to eat. I'll be done soon."

Yu Li also put the things away and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhuzi. Ping An said that your dishes are delicious. I'm waiting for you to cook. Otherwise, I will cook it."

Sha Zhu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I just like these things in the kitchen, just wait." After that, he looked at the dishes on the chopping board and said, "Sure, Ping An, there are chickens and rabbits. Then we will have a feast tonight."

"Brother Zhuzi, just do it. We will eat whatever you cook." Li Pingan said.

While Sha Zhu was busy cooking, Yu Li went to Li Ping'an's room to clean up.

Soon, the kitchen was filled with fragrance, and the seductive Yu Haitang and He Yushui couldn't even listen to the radio anymore. They ran to the kitchen from time to time to check.

The dishes were ready in a moment: nine-turn large intestine, big plate chicken, braised rabbit meat, braised pork, and two vegetables.

When the dishes were served on the table, Yu Haitang and He Yushui couldn't wait to start showing off their fandom.

After tasting a few bites, Yu Li said, "No wonder Brother Ping An didn't let me cook. Brother Zhuzi's dishes are really delicious. They're probably better than those made by chefs in restaurants outside."

Sha Zhu said happily: "That's right, I learned cooking from my father since I was a child, and later I became a disciple of a master to continue learning. I dare say that I am one of the best in this city."

Li Ping'an also nodded in agreement. He added some dishes to Yu Li's bowl first, then picked up the wine bottle and poured wine for Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu looked at Li Ping'an's actions and said enviously, "Ping'an, I don't have a girlfriend yet. If you know anyone, introduce them to me."

Li Pingan picked up the wine and clinked it with Sha Zhu. After finishing his drink, he said, "Don't worry, Brother Zhuzi, I'll introduce you to someone suitable."

Sha Zhu said to Yu Li with concern, "Sister-in-law, I'm a chef in a steel mill. I earn 37.5 yuan a month. I live in a courtyard house. I can make some extra money with my cooking skills. If you have any good girls, introduce them to me."

Yu Li put down her chopsticks and said, "Brother Zhuzi, I don't know many girls. I don't think you would be interested in me with such good conditions."

Sha Zhu said while drinking, "It is said that beautiful women know beautiful women, so the one you know must be good. When you find a suitable one, help me to introduce it."

Yu Li had no choice but to evade the question, "Okay then, Brother Zhuzi, I'll keep an eye out for you if there's anyone suitable."

Sha Zhu didn't care and told Li Ping'an about the wild boar they had shot today.

Yu Li only just realized that Li Pingan had gone into the mountains to hunt wild boars. She looked at him and said, "Brother Pingan, you scared me to death. Don't go there again. I heard that some people went into the mountains and never came back."

Li Pingan also comforted him: "It's okay, I know what's going on. I ran away when the situation was not right. I haven't married you home yet."

So Li Pingan told everyone how he went into the mountains to hunt wild boars. Of course, he made it up, but he told it in a bizarre way, fighting the wild boar for 300 rounds. Everyone was very excited. Sha Zhu insisted on going with him to try it next time.

After tonight, Sha Zhu will probably let the whole factory know about Li Ping'an's glorious battle with the wild boar tomorrow. This is also the result that Li Ping'an wanted.

We ate until dark, and everyone was having a great time. The two kids were so full that their stomachs were full. Sha Zhu was also a little dizzy from drinking, so He Yushui helped him back home.

Yu Li cleaned up the dishes, and Li Pingan packed up all the remaining dishes for Yu Li to take back. If she couldn't finish the fresh food, she could still eat the leftovers. The leftovers were occasionally sent to the space to feed the pigs.

Li Pingan pushed the cart and sent Yu Li and Yu Haitang home. Because Yu Haitang had eaten too much, and Li Pingan didn't want to be separated from Yu Li so soon, so the three of them pushed the cart and walked to Yu Li's house.

On the way, Yu Li asked, "Brother Ping'an, you said Brother Zhuzi has such good conditions, why hasn't he gotten married yet? I was confused just now, but I didn't dare to ask."

Seeing Yu Li's gossipy look, Li Pingan smiled and told her about how Sha Zhu had beaten up his father-in-law and smashed the man's house when he went on a blind date. He also said that the matchmakers in the neighborhood would not introduce him to a date because his reputation was ruined.

Yu Li was also stunned when she heard this. She really didn't realize that Sha Zhu was so stupid.

He also slapped Li Ping'an on the back and said, "You can't drink when you come to my house in the future. If you are like Sha Zhu, I will never talk to you again."

Li Pingan thought to himself, what does this have to do with me? But he still said to Li: "Don't worry, I seldom drink outside, and even if I do drink, I try to drink less. And my alcohol tolerance is better than that of ten idiots. Didn't you see that he was drunk tonight, but I was fine?"

Yu Li thought about it and agreed, but she was still worried and said, "Even if you can drink a lot, you can't drink!"

After being forced by Yu Li to swear not to drink any more, Li Pingan also sent them to their doorstep.

After watching the two sisters enter the gate, he rode his bike home.