Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

Just as He Yushui, holding He Yuyao, reached the door, they heard Sha Zhu's voice calling from the kitchen.

She didn't even bother to greet He Daqing, and ran to the kitchen with the child in her arms to see.

When she saw the two big furry bear paws that Sha Zhu took out of the sack, she exclaimed in surprise: "Brother, is this what Dad brought back? Do you have any more?"

Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "There are only these two left, but there is still a lot of bear meat. We are in for a treat."

Sha Zhu wanted to brag a few more words, but he saw He Daqing coming to the kitchen door, so he quickly shut up.

He Daqing glared at him and said, "I'm lucky this time. I ran into a wounded blind bear. Don't go out and make a fuss about it. We can just eat it secretly at home."

"Zhu Zi, put all these away. When we have time some other day, we can make a bear paw to try first, and then we can eat the remaining one during the Chinese New Year."

Sha Zhu nodded and asked, "Dad, there is more than just this much meat for a bear. Where are the remaining meat and the two bear paws?"

"This black bear is too big to be brought back in one go. I hid the rest in a safer place. I'll bring them back later."

After saying that, he took the child from He Yushui's arms and carried him back to the living room.

He Yushui followed He Daqing happily and said with a smile, "Dad, you are so awesome that you managed to kill a blind bear. The bear paws you brought back last time were so delicious, but too few. This time I can finally have a big meal and enjoy it."

He Daqing laughed and scolded, "You are just greedy, but considering that you haven't eaten much good food at school this semester, I will make it in a few days and let you eat more. But you have to help your mother take care of your two younger brothers and sisters at home these few days."

He Yushui immediately assured: "Don't worry, I like playing with my brothers and sisters the most. I'm thinking of taking them to play with firecrackers when they grow up."

Arriving in the living room, Chen Xueru took the child and said, "Hurry up and call Zhuzi to come over for dinner. Everyone hasn't eaten yet because they are waiting for you. You must be hungry after running around all day. Eat early and rest."

In order to save time today, He Daqing ran non-stop in the mountains for a whole day and only ate a few bites of dry food. Now, smelling the fragrance of the food, his stomach was already growling with hunger.

So he asked Yushui to call Shazhu, and everyone had dinner first.

During the meal, He Daqing told the others about his hunting experience of the black bear. When Chen Xueru heard that someone had lost his life, she said worriedly, "Daqing, why don't you go into the mountains again in the future? We don't need to take such risks."

He Yushui also said: "Yes, Dad, there were so many people and guns and they got into trouble. It's too dangerous for you to be alone."

Sha Zhu and Yu Li also opposed He Daqing's adventure into the mountains.

He Daqing thought about it and realized that the Chinese New Year was coming soon. Starting from the second half of next year, the disaster situation would be alleviated and there would be no need to go hunting after that.

The famine here has caused serious losses to the animals in the mountains. If it continues like this, they will probably become extinct, so I'd better avoid bothering them in the future.

Thinking of this, he nodded and agreed to never go hunting in the mountains again.

Only after seeing He Daqing agree did Chen Xueru and the others feel relieved.

Then everyone started discussing when and how to eat bear paws. The atmosphere was quite lively.

At the beginning, He Daqing brought back a few small pieces of bear paw meat from Li Huaide's father-in-law's house, and everyone still misses the taste. Now that they have it at home, they must enjoy it to their heart's content.

After dinner, He Daqing was playing with the two children while Chen Xueru brought him hot water for washing his feet.

Feeling the warmth coming from the soles of his feet, He Daqing looked at Chen Xueru's virtuous appearance and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "This era is still good. There will be fewer and fewer virtuous wives and mothers like this in the future."

The more he looked at it, the more He Daqing felt that his current life was truly happy.

Chen Xueru felt He Daqing's fiery gaze, raised her head and looked into his eyes, then blushed and rolled her eyes at He Daqing.

"What are you looking at? Be careful the child might fall!"

He Daqing chuckled and said, "I'm wondering if I should give Chenchen and Yaoyao another brother or sister?"

Chen Xueru patted his legs and said, "No, do you really treat me like a sow? These two debt collectors torture me every day. If you want me to take care of myself again, I won't care!"

He Daqing put the children on the kang, lowered his head and kissed Chen Xueru, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife. When these two little guys grow up, if they dare not respect you, I will punish them."

Chen Xueru smiled and said, "You are willing to do it. If the children are disobedient, it's because you spoil them. Every day when you come home, you hold them tightly and won't let go. When the time comes, don't even think about punishing them. It's good enough that you don't get angry with them."

The night passed by with just some chatting and joking.

The next day, when He Daqing arrived at the steel rolling mill, he felt that the Chinese New Year was getting closer and everyone's attention was no longer on work.

Along the way, several acquaintances have asked him what the factory will distribute this year.

Every year during the Chinese New Year, the factory will distribute some benefits.

In previous years, there were pork, white flour, rice and so on.

However, food has been very scarce in the past two years, so don't even think about those things.

This year, food is becoming increasingly scarce, and many people hope that the factory can distribute some coarse grains or mixed grains, otherwise their families might run out of food during the New Year.

He Daqing has not received any news about this matter so far, but he can conclude that there is no need to worry about welfare and food this year.

Up to now, if he had not stored more kimchi and pickles in the autumn and summer, the canteen of the steel rolling mill might have used grain porridge to fill the stomach, and there would be no vegetables and steamed buns to eat every day like now.

Occasionally, the factory would bring back some seafood for everyone to enjoy.

The food at the steel mill is among the best among all the factories in the entire city. Many people are scrambling to work in the steel mill just for the good food.

Sure enough, a few days later, on the first day of the Chinese New Year, everyone received the benefits distributed by the factory this year.

A piece of cloth, a towel, and a hot water bottle.

All the employees who received the benefits sighed. During the Chinese New Year this year, many families probably had trouble even getting enough to eat, let alone making dumplings. It would be better to work in a factory.

However, after receiving these things, He Daqing was notified to go to the small warehouse to collect benefits, which was the treatment for cadres.

When He Daqing arrived at the small warehouse that Qin Huairu was in charge of, he saw that there were already seven or eight people queuing here, so he also lined up behind these people.

After a while, a man was seen coming out carrying two hairtails, a sea fish, and some dried goods.

Although He Daqing looked down on these things as he had many better ones in his space, the others were all very happy.

With these New Year's goods, my family can finally have a good New Year this year.