Siheyuan: The romantic and suave Xu Damao

"Cui Lan, I heard from Cuinong that you found a good job. Congratulations!"

Xu Damao gnawed on the chicken feet and smiled at Cuilan.

"Thank you, brother Damao. This is really a good job."

“What do you mainly do?”

"I mainly take care of an old lady at home, helping with cooking, washing clothes and chatting with her."

"Are you busy? Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired or busy at all. The old lady often calls me over to chat. She said that since I was asked by her son to take care of her, I can't wash anyone else's clothes except her own. Otherwise, she will be angry. Hahahaha."

Cuilan covered her mouth and laughed as she spoke.

"What? Is this old lady so open-minded? Will her son listen to her? Will he pretend to obey her but actually disobey her? Will he let you wash his own clothes and those of other family members?"

Xu Damao looked as if he couldn't believe it.

"No, they both go to work during the day, leaving only an old lady with limited mobility and a child at home. The old lady won't even let me touch the child's clothes, saying she wants her son to wash them..."

"That old lady is so nice to you?"

"Yes, the old lady always asks me to chat when she has nothing to do. In fact, we are both miserable people."

I told her about how I was sold to a landlord as a concubine, and the old lady felt sorry for me when she found out about my situation.

"Then do you think the food you cook suits the old lady's taste? She is from a wealthy family, so she should be a picky eater, right? As far as I know, your cooking skills are not as good as your sister Cuinong's."

Xu Damao glanced at Cuinong as he spoke, and Cuinong listened to Xu Damao chatting with her sister with a smile.

"What kind of big family is that? The old lady used to be from a poor family, but all her sons joined the war to fight the Japanese invaders, but this one son is the only one left..."

"Oh, a family full of loyal and brave people, then you have to make the old lady happy."

"Yes, that's why the old lady often asks me to chat. She is actually quite lonely. When she found out that I have a younger sister at home, she asked me to bring some delicious food to her. See."

Cuilan opened the paper package on the table, and found a bag of candy inside!

You have to know that sugar is not a good thing that can be easily obtained nowadays. This shows how good the old lady is to Cuilan.

"Cuinong, you eat."

Cuilan picked up a candy and put it into Cuinong's mouth.

Cuinong had a candy in her little mouth, her beautiful big eyes narrowed into slits, and her face had an expression of happiness and satisfaction.

"So how much do they pay you per month?"

"Twenty-five yuan is a lot for such an easy job. It's much better than working in the fields in the village."

As Cuilan spoke, she looked at her younger sister Cuinong, her eyes full of love.

"Yes, brother Damao, you don't know that my sister and I are weak and don't have much strength."

"When I was in the village, my sister saw that I was too tired to go to the fields in the spring. She let me rest and then she gritted her teeth and plowed the fields by herself. When she got home, she fainted from exhaustion. I was scared at the time."

"So from now on, when we go to the fields, we will do as much as we can. If my sister does too much, I will go over and make trouble so that she can rest, hehe."

Although Cuinong was speaking with a smile, her red eyes betrayed her mood at this moment.

"Silly girl!"

Cuilan scolded softly.

"Let's not talk about the past. To congratulate Cuilan on finding a good job, we have to drink a little. I just happened to have some wine!"

As soon as Xu Damao finished speaking, he stood up suddenly and walked towards the door with big strides.

After a while, he came back with a bottle of Jiannanchun liquor in his hand.

"Wow! It's Jiannanchun!" Cuilan said in surprise, "This wine is not cheap, it's much more expensive than this roast chicken! Brother Damao, don't drink it, save it for entertaining guests later."

"Hey, Cuilan, I didn't expect you to have such good taste. But I tell you, I keep good wine like this for myself."

As Xu Damao spoke, he unscrewed the bottle cap.

At this time, Cuinong walked out of the house and brought two small bowls. She put the bowls on the table and stared at the bottle of Jiannanchun. It was obvious that she was also full of expectations for this fine wine.

"Cuinong, try some too. This is good wine, with a mellow taste. It definitely won't make you drunk!"

Xu Damao invited enthusiastically.

Cuinong was a little moved after hearing this, but she still turned to look at her sister Cuinong. Her big, watery eyes flashed with a desire to try but also a little hesitant, as if she was asking for her sister's opinion:

"Can I drink?"

"Have a drink. This is good wine. I've seen this kind of wine in the house where I work. The owner even told me to be careful and not to drop it when I'm cleaning the table."

Seeing that Cuilan was talking excitedly, Xu Damao took the opportunity to fill the two sisters' glasses with wine.

Cuilan continued, picking up the exquisite little wine bowl in front of her, and took a sip. In an instant, her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had discovered some new world.

Cuinong, who was standing by, saw her sister's intoxicated expression and curiously picked up the wine bowl and drank it all. However, her expression turned extremely ugly the next second.

Her little mouth curled up and her brows furrowed tightly. Her originally watery eyes were now wide open and her face was full of disgust.

"It's so unpalatable! What on earth does it taste like? How can you think it tastes good?"

Cuinong complained while swallowing the liquor in her mouth with difficulty, then shook her head and made her comments.

"Drink slowly! Who told you to drink so much in one breath?"

Cuilan, who used to be the concubine of a big landlord, scolded her sister. I heard Cuilan say before that when a concubine is sent out by the landlord to entertain guests, she has to drink with the guests, and she will occasionally drink with the landlord at home.

"I just saw you took a sip and seemed to enjoy it, so I wanted to try more..."

Cuinong blushed and muttered softly, obviously a little unconvinced.

Because of the big gulp of wine she just drank, her cheeks instantly flushed with an intoxicating red, and even her swan-like slender white neck was dyed a light pink, making her look even more shy and lovely.

"Cui Lan, just work hard over there. Twenty-five dollars a month is enough for you two sisters to live well, and you can even save some money. Come on, touch it!"

Xu Damao picked up the wine bowl and clinked it with Cuilan. Cuinong, who was standing beside him, was already dazed and drunk. Just one sip of wine had turned her into this state...