Living in a Siheyuan

After returning to the courtyard, Yan Bugui said to Li Pingan as he got off the car: "Pingan, thank you for making the trip this time. I'll probably have to trouble you again tomorrow."

"It's okay, Uncle. I don't have anything to do these days anyway. Come and call me when you want to go tomorrow."

Yan Bugui thought for a moment and said, "Ping An, Second Uncle knows that you have many connections, can you help me get 50 kilograms of food? You also know that food is too hard to get now. Even if I go to the black market, I probably won't be able to get it. I've been thinking all the way but still don't know where to get food."

Li Ping'an thought that Yan Jiecheng was still taking over his daughter Yu Li's job, so it would be embarrassing if he didn't help.

So he said, "Second Uncle, you know that it's hard to get food now. I can find a way for you, but the price will probably not be low. And you have to keep it a secret."

Yan Bugui was overjoyed when he heard this, and said, "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone I give it to. As long as you can get it, I will exchange it for Jiecheng no matter how much it costs."

"Hey, what do you call this? This kid is so annoying."

Li Pingan comforted Yan Bugui and promised to bring food the next morning, which allowed Yan Bugui to return home.

Not to mention that Yan Bugui went home and told the second aunt about the situation, which made her cry until midnight.

Take Li Ping'an's return home, for example. He was also carefully questioned by Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e.

Li Ping'an couldn't withstand the attacks from the two and could only tell the story again.

After hearing this, Yu Li said viciously, "It's obvious that the Liang family wanted to force their daughter to come to the city, and they also extorted so much money and food from Yan Jiecheng. It's really infuriating."

Li Pingan said: "Yes, everyone has seen it. But they have evidence, Yan Jiecheng was caught on the spot. If this matter really went to the police station, Yan Jiecheng would definitely go to jail."

Lou Xiao'e said, "Do you think the Yan family can treat that woman well if she marries to the city like this? Can she be happy in the future?"

Li Pingan looked at the innocent Lou Xiaoe as if she were a fool. He immediately angrily said to Lou Xiaoe: "Am I wrong? She will definitely suffer at home in the future."

Li Pingan could only helplessly say: "People are starving to death in the countryside now, so how can they care about whether they are being bullied or not. Besides, rural people will try every possible means to marry into the city. This is just a small trick."

"Just wait and see. If the Yan family treats Liang Yu'er badly in the future, her family will come with a large group of people to vent her anger. By then, the Yan family will have to sacrifice a lot of things before they give up. Do you think the Yan family dares to provoke her? Her family probably hopes that the Yan family will bully her sister. Let them have a reason to come to the Yan family to cause trouble."

After listening to what Li Ping'an said, Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e looked at him in shock. They had not expected such a thing to happen. It seems that the rural roads are also slippery now.

The next day, Li Ping'an quietly put 50 kilograms of corn flour into the truck bed and told Yan Bugui to give it to him later.

After breakfast, Yan Bugui arrived early. I took him to the factory to get a certificate.

With Li Ping'an's guidance, the certificate was issued quickly.

Then rode to Liangjia Village.

On the way, Yan Bugui gave Li Pingan the thirty yuan for buying food.

Yes, Li Pingan didn't ask for much, he only charged 60 cents per pound, which was lower than the black market price.

We arrived at Liangjia Village, at Liang Dashan’s home.

Seeing Yan Bugui brought money and food, Liang Dashan's family was very happy and received them warmly. Yan Bugui was not happy at all and was heartbroken.

Li Ping'an also disliked the Liang family because their methods were too despicable.

When he saw Liang Yuer, Li Pingan also understood why Yan Jiecheng refused to agree.

This guy looked twice as heavy as Yan Jiecheng, with thick eyebrows and a big face.

If Yan Jiecheng was said to be stronger, no one would believe it. It would be possible if the two of them switched places.

Yan Bugui also saw his daughter-in-law. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak. It's not easy to be so strong in this day and age.

Before noon, the two had obtained their marriage certificate.

The Liang family packed a piece of Liang Yuer's clothes and sent the newlyweds away. They didn't even provide lunch. They also reminded Yan Jiecheng to bring the remaining food over early.

Li Ping'an rode a motorcycle with Yan Bugui and Liang Yuer, while Yan Jiecheng followed behind on a bicycle.

Originally, he wanted Yan Jiecheng to bring his new wife, but Li Pingan looked at his thin body and thought that he would have to lie down halfway.

We walked and stopped along the way, and finally returned to the courtyard at two or three in the afternoon.

This time Li Ping'an's mission was accomplished, but the Yan family was in a state of excitement.

Yan Jiecheng lived in the same room with his two younger brothers. This morning, his second aunt moved the two younger brothers to the next room.

It's called next door, but it's actually just a room separated by a wooden board. If you fart here, you can hear it from the other side. Originally, Yan Jie lived here, but now he has to move into Yan Bugui's bedroom.

After waiting for a long time for them to come back, the second aunt was also shocked when she saw her daughter-in-law. But she heard that they had not eaten yet.

Second Auntie hurried to cook.

I steamed a dozen steamed buns and cooked some porridge.

Normally, the family would eat two meals of these dozen steamed buns. But today, as soon as they were served, Liang Yuer grabbed them all by herself and ate them one by one. Soon, she finished all the dozen steamed buns.

She still felt hungry, so after asking Second Aunt if she had any more, she drank all the porridge that she and Yan Jiecheng had prepared.

This appetite shocked Yan Bugui's family. Which family can afford such a treat nowadays?

So Yan Bugui said, "Well, Yu'er. We don't have much food at home, so we share the food every time we eat. But our family is very fair, and everyone shares it equally. You should be more careful in the future and don't eat like this."

Liang Yuer wiped her mouth with her sleeve and said, "In our family, whoever works faster gets to eat more, and those who work slower have to go hungry. I'm used to it. I will slowly change in the future."

The corners of Yan Jiecheng's mouth twitched and he dared not say a word.

Others don't know. Last night, Liang Yuer ran to his room after learning that he was willing to marry her. Yan Jiecheng looked at Liang Yuer, who was disgusted, and naturally didn't want to. Who knew that Liang Yuer would lift him to the bed like a cat or a dog. She tossed him around five or six times. He still felt a little weak when he saw Liang Yuer.

After Liang Yuer had eaten her fill, she carried her clothes into the house. Seeing this small room, she didn't complain and just lay down on the bed to sleep. She was also tired from last night.

Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiecheng and wanted to say something. Then he thought about it and shook his head. Then he sighed and stopped talking.

Second Aunt also looked at Yan Jiecheng, her eyes were red. How was she going to live from now on?

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head in guilt as his parents looked at him. He knew that he had failed this time. He didn't know what to do in the future. He could only bite the bullet and walk towards Liang Yuer in the house.

At night when we got off work, everyone knew that Yan Jiecheng was married. And they also saw the bride. Everyone was shocked. Does Yan Jiecheng have a good appetite?

Someone even teased Yan Bugui to set up a few tables to celebrate. Yan Bugui was so angry that he almost went up to fight with others.

Yan Jiecheng hid at home and didn't go out.

Liang Yuer was not afraid of trouble. She greeted everyone enthusiastically when she met them at the door. Everyone said that although this daughter-in-law didn't look good, she was a nice person.

He Yuzhu came back with a lunch box and saw this strong man who was not much worse than himself. He was also in awe. He bowed to Liang Yuer and performed a street etiquette.

He Daqing, who was standing behind him, was so angry that he kicked He Yuzhu. What time is it? Didn't he see that Yan Bugui's face turned blue with anger?

In the end, Yan Jiecheng got married without even giving out candy to everyone. Although no one said anything, people kept making fun of the Yan family.

Li Ping'an doesn't care about other people's affairs. He now plays with his two sons every day. Occasionally he goes to the factory to hand in some materials to complete tasks. The rest of the time he spends with Yu Li. Sometimes he even secretly has a few friendly battles with Lou Xiao'e.

No one mentioned their relationship, and they were still normal. Others could not see it at all. Yu Li did not doubt it at all. Sometimes she would say a few good words for Lou Xiao'e and teach Li Ping'an a lesson, asking him to give in to Lou Xiao'e. At this time, Lou Xiao'e acted like she had succeeded in her evil plan, and secretly made a face at Li Ping'an.

Xu Damao had never doubted it. Now that he was back, he didn't cook at home. He just brought all the good things he got outside to Li Ping'an's house to eat together.

Anyway, the cooking skills of both of them are not very good. They are at the level of being able to cook well and eat well, but not to the point of being deadly.

The days passed by uneventfully.

New Year's Day is coming again.

The two little guys are already over nine months old.

Now he can walk slowly, which makes Yu Li and Lou Xiao'e even busier. One falls down while walking, and the other crawls under the bed. The house is in chaos all day long.

Li Pingan was so annoyed that he dared not stay at home any longer. If the child fell, Li Pingan would have to endure Yu Li's nagging for a long time.

These days he has been going to the factory to chat and gossip with a few colleagues.

That day, he was chatting in the office when Liu Zhiwei sent someone to look for him again.

When he arrived at the office, he saw Liu Zhiwei's sad face. Li Ping'an was used to it. Recently, several of their leaders were like this. Without supplies, no one could do anything.

Liu Zhiwei said to Li Pingan: "Pingan, is there anything you can get out of the mountains now?"

Li Pingan refused without thinking: "It's really impossible, Chief. Don't you see that the villagers in the countryside are starving? They will not let go of anything that can be eaten."

"Besides, the villagers are watching you closely now. The way out is blocked for you."

"Hey, Director Li insisted on preparing a delicious meal for everyone on New Year's Day. How can we do that now?"

Li Ping'an couldn't bear to see Liu Zhiwei in such an awkward situation.

So he whispered in Liu Zhiwei's ear: "Section Chief, ask Director Li. If you are willing to spend money, I can contact a few pigs. But it must be kept confidential. They are secretly raising them in the mountains and plan to sell them on the black market. I can only intercept them for us because I know them."

When Liu Zhiwei heard this, his eyes lit up immediately and he became more energetic.

I asked hurriedly, "Really? How many?"

Li Pingan pretended to think for a moment and said, "I heard there are four pigs in total, but they said they would keep one for themselves. They plan to sell three pigs on the black market. And they are all big fat pigs weighing 300 kilograms. But the price is not cheap, and it has to be kept secret."

After hearing this, Liu Zhiwei immediately stood up and said, "Wait for me here. I'll go find Director Li now."

After saying that, he ran out.