Siheyuan: A warm home with wife and children

"This world is truly unpredictable," the old man said, shaking his head as he carried the fish into the house.

"Hey old man, you've had a great harvest today!"

Aunt Yi was overjoyed to see her husband bring back two fish.

The old man tilted his head back proudly, "Look at what you're saying, do you think my fishing skills are just bragging?"

"No, no, haha..." Aunt Yi chuckled as she tried to take it.

Old Man Yan turned around and dodged him: "Don't be in such a hurry, this fish isn't for our family."

The woman was stunned. "If you don't give the fish you caught to your own family, who are you going to give them to?"

Old Yan smacked his lips. "Tsk, what are you thinking? I mean this fish has another use."

"Look, I plan to have Jie Cheng deliver this smaller one to Yang Jianguo."

"And then, what about this big one!" Old Man Yan said smugly, "I plan to sell it to Sha Zhu."

An older woman reached out and patted his arm, "Go away, don't call people by their names, his name is Zhuzi."

As she spoke, she turned her head to look outside, as if afraid that someone would hear her.

"Don't worry, that silly Zhu has gone out."

Old Man Yan glanced at the fish in his hand again, his expression pained, and said, "Do you think this can really work?"

Aunt Yi understood what he said and nodded, saying, "I can't guarantee anything else, but there's definitely no problem with Jian Guo."

"Just you wait and see!" Seeing the pained look on his face, Aunt Yi felt she had to say a few more words.

"Old man, you must not back down."

“We’ve already given away several items. If you back out now, all our previous investments will be wasted.”

“Look, if we let Jie Cheng help his family more and hang around in front of the young couple more, their relationship will definitely get better and better.”

"When Jiecheng graduates and it's time for him to look for a job, I'll mention it to his brother Jianguo."

"I can't guarantee anything else, but surely you could at least arrange a temporary job for me?"

Aunt Yi knew exactly what she was doing.

Jiecheng is about to graduate, and then she'll have to find a job.

These days, what job is better than being a factory worker?

Hearing his wife say this, Old Man Yan glared and said in a strained voice:

"Oh, so all this fawning over him is just to get me a temporary worker?"

"You can pull it down!"

The old lady said irritably, "So what if he's a temporary worker? If you're so capable, why don't you turn this into a temporary job?"

"If you can handle this, we'll stop talking to him from today onwards and go our separate ways, okay?"

"If that doesn't work, I'll go find the principal." Old Yan scratched his neck, as if he had some great influence over the principal.

"Is that how you interpret teaching and nurturing students? Do you think he's like you?"

Old Man Yan chuckled to himself and said, "That's true."

"So, it's more reliable to get him a job at the steel rolling mill. If this falls through, are you planning to let him stay at home and eat and drink for free?"

After being rebuked by his wife, Old Man Yan fell silent with a sad look in his eyes.

You can't just eat and drink for free; you have to be clear about how much money you have.

Even his son was no exception.

It's just a pity about those peanuts, and this fish...

If this hadn't happened...

Wouldn't it be great if we could sell them all to Sha Zhu for a little extra money while he's getting married and having a banquet?

Isn't it great to resell and cash out?

just now……

Just this one fish alone will cost at least one dollar and seventy or eighty cents.

Having "snatched" two yuan from Yan Laokou, Yan Laokou felt that his lifelong reputation was about to be ruined.

There are several people in this compound, including Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong.

Who can take even half a penny from Yan Laokou's pocket?

In Yang Jianguo's case, it became a case of him taking the initiative... to get involved.

Difficult, too difficult.

Uncle Yi was really upset!

It felt like someone had used a spoon to dig a hole in my heart...

One spoonful, one spoonful, and another spoonful...

My heart feels empty.

The couple now find solace in each other as they move forward.

Even an older woman like me feels sorry for her.

But they had already agreed on this: Jie Cheng would go to the steel rolling mill to earn a salary to supplement their family income.

The elderly couple weren't worried about whether he agreed or not.

All the expenses over the years, all the money spent on doing things for him, isn't that all money?

Once Yan Jiecheng starts working, this money will have to be accounted for one by one.

Old Man Yan nodded in agreement, "We'll have to make him pay for food too, five yuan a month will do."

"Once you start working, you can't just stay home and eat and drink for free."

"I think so. I'll talk to him about it later."

"Alright, stop thinking about it, hurry up and have Jie Cheng deliver it." Aunt Yi could tell from his expression that Xiao Mi's stinginess had struck again.

Thinking to myself, 'All you can do is scheme like this. Why don't you think about the old things you brought back from Ren Jianguo's place?'

Aunt Yi understood that as long as she maintained a good relationship with him...

No matter what, I will definitely not let you suffer any losses.

Yang Jianguo is no ordinary person.

Even the smallest, most insignificant profits that we look down on are enough to feed our ordinary family for many years.

Even a fish is calculating and scheming.

Luckily, he understood the situation, otherwise he would have been ripped off.

Thinking it over, Aunt Yi reached out and snatched the fish, calling into the house, "Jiecheng, Jiecheng, come quick!"

Five minutes later, looking at the bighead carp that Yan Jiecheng was carrying.

Yang Jianguo was dumbfounded!

What?

He's blown up the fishpond himself.

The ice on the river outside has only melted by half, right?

You guys just put this volume... on it?!

However, Yang Jianguo still accepted the fish.

Quite decisively, he told Yan Jiecheng to go back and thank Uncle Yi, and then took the fish home.

Now it was Yan Jie's turn to be dumbfounded. What was going on?

You just took the fish away without even giving me a return gift.

Yan Jiecheng lowered his head and went back into the house, his mind preoccupied.

"It's solved, it's solved."

Seeing how absent-minded he looked, the auntie slapped him on the shoulder: "Hey, I'm talking to you!"

"Mom." Yan Jiecheng rubbed his shoulder, looking annoyed.

The older woman ignored him and asked anxiously, "So, what did Jianguo say?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Jiecheng retorted angrily, "People say, 'Thank you for the fish, Dad,' and then they just take the fish away."

"That's it?" Aunt Yi's eyes lit up.

Yan Jiecheng nodded. "That's it."

Then, puzzled, he asked, "Mom, why are you happy that we lost a fish for nothing?"

An older woman glanced at him and noticed his stingy manner.

I felt smug inside. You, Mom, always figure things out so well.

His face darkened, and he said irritably, "What do you know!"

"Alright, I'm too lazy to talk to you anymore."

The old lady stared intently and said solemnly, "You better remember this well. Always be polite to your brother Jianguo."

"Yingzi too, did you hear me?" Aunt Yi added a special reminder, just in case he forgot.

Yan Jiecheng was displeased. "You're just being cold and insincere, is it really necessary?"

The older woman raised her hand and slapped him hard on the back twice, shouting, "Do what I tell you to do, do you hear me, do you hear me?"

Yan Jie jumped up and down to avoid it, saying hurriedly, "I heard you, I heard you, I'll listen to you."

In the next room, Yan Jiefang, who was doing his homework, pouted and thought, 'It would have been so much better if you had refused Mom; then I could have gone instead.'

Yan Jiefang could see clearly that his parents were plotting for his older brother!

However, knowing my parents' personalities, they'll definitely settle the score with him later.

No matter how much is given to Yang Jianguo, he will have to pay for it himself.

Thinking of this made Yan Jiefang feel relieved.

In the Yan family, scheming is their family tradition.

You might say it's bad, but with Yan Lao's meager salary, he managed to support all four of his children.

But you'd say it's good?

In the end, he was reduced to scavenging for scraps on the streets and having to rely on Sha Zhu for his old age.

Hey…

Isn't that interesting?!

Inside the house, Yingzi saw the fish her husband was carrying and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

On that very day, three fish were brought in.

It's not that I dislike it.

Ordinary families might want to eat it, but they might not be able to get it all year round.

I just think this is quite interesting.

"You mean, didn't Uncle One and Uncle Two discuss this beforehand?"

Yang Jianguo filled a basin with water and cleaned the fish on the stove.

It needs to be killed properly, washed clean, and then put in the cellar.

Otherwise, if you wait until you want to eat it and then thaw it before killing it, then... you won't be able to get rid of the fishy smell.

“Uncle Yi definitely caught it by fishing, but Uncle Er… I don’t know,” Yingzi replied with a smile.

Yang Jianguo didn't turn his head, but said with a smile, "I bought it. Our Uncle Er values ​​face more than money."

Going fishing with bangs? Don't be ridiculous.