Siheyuan: Domineering life

As June comes to an end and July begins, the weather becomes increasingly hot.

Yang Jun fishes shirtless by the river every day. Outside, he is a respected leader, but at home, he doesn't want to carry so many things and just wants to do things the easiest way possible.

That day, he was really bored staying at home, so he went out with Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu.

He hadn't been out for a long time and felt that he was out of touch with society. The outside world was changing so much that it was no exaggeration to say that it was changing with each passing day. Every aspect was thriving. You could always see people hurrying by on the street, their faces full of anxiety, as if there were millions of sums of money waiting for them ahead.

Everybody is busy making money, as if the theme of this world is nothing else but making money. Everybody is in a hurry, rushing to all parts of the world. Occasionally you can see people with briefcases tucked under their armpits and mobile phones in their hands.

"Hello, I'm a handsome guy. Please ship the goods to me quickly. My store is packed."

"Can you afford to compensate me for the loss of delaying my fortune?"

"What, five hundred thousand? No no no, I want one million."

As if he was afraid that others didn't know he was a rich man, he pretended to have a bad signal even though he could have said it clearly in one sentence. Especially when he talked about money, his voice was particularly loud and he kept repeating it.

If this happened in later generations, such people would definitely be regarded as idiots, but in modern times, instead of being disgusted, people even feel a little envious.

"Boss, do you want me to carry bags and run errands? I can endure hardships."

"Boss, I eat less and work more, so just take me with you."

Some people bravely recommend themselves, but without exception they are always met with contempt.

"You? Go away."

Often the real bosses won't be so ostentatious. On the contrary, only the so-called bumpkins will do that. They seem afraid that others don't know they are the bosses. But once you want to get along with them, they won't be willing to do so.

This is the so-called get-rich-quick mentality.

As Yang Jun walked along, he always met all kinds of people. As someone who came from that era, he was no longer surprised by this. He walked slowly on the street with his hands behind his back, looking like a hermit.

He has no worries about food and clothing, and he has a virtuous wife and filial son at home. There is nothing else to pursue in life. There are not many people who are as broad-minded and fat as him.

"Boss, how much are the sugar-roasted chestnuts?"

Yang Jun asked as he picked up a sugar-roasted chestnut and tasted it.

The boss was a woman in her thirties. She was average looking but had a very plump figure and looked like a worldly woman.

She looked at Yang Jun tasting it with a distressed look on her face, and said with a smile, "1.5 cents a pound."

"Is it sweet?"

Hearing this, the woman said with a look of rebuke, "Little brother, look at what you said. I'm selling sugar-roasted chestnuts. How can they not be sweet? If they're not sweet, I'll give myself to you to eat."

When Yang Jun heard this, he laughed.

He also didn't expect that women nowadays would be so open-minded. They would make such jokes on the street without fear of being beaten up by their men.

"Yeah, it's quite sweet."

Yang Jun took a bite, then nodded and said, "Give me a pound."

"Alas, one pound is not enough for a young man like you. How about two pounds?"

Regardless of whether Yang Jun was willing or not, he started packing things and stuffed them into the paper bag one handful at a time.

Seeing this, Yang Jun didn't stop it, but just smiled.

He could understand the mentality of the lower class people who wanted to make money to support their families. It was nothing more than selling more. Besides, he was not short of money, so it didn't matter if he ordered more or less. He was not afraid of buying too much, as there were several foodies following him.

"Oh, is it enough? If not, I'll pack you another bag."

The woman saw that the large paper bag was full and Yang Jun had not shown that he had had enough, so she bravely asked.

Hearing this, Yang Jun smiled and said, "Don't pretend anymore. I'll just buy it all for you."

"Oh, I said that you are a generous person, and I was right. Thank you, sister."

When the woman heard this, she immediately put a basket of sugar-roasted chestnuts on Yang Jun.

"I think you're taking me for a fool." Yang Jun said with a smile.

"Oh, sister, I don't mean that. On the contrary, I think you are different from ordinary people. You are a generous and loving person. Good people like you will surely live a long and happy life."

The woman smiled as she served him sugar-roasted chestnuts and kept praising Yang Jun.

"You bought so much at once because you are taking care of my sister's business. I can't thank you enough."

The woman saw that Yang Jun was younger than him, and kept calling him "little brother" in a particularly sweet way.

In the end, all the chestnuts were packed into four large paper bags.

Yang Jun took one bag and asked Sha Zhu and Sun Zhaocai to take the remaining three bags. When the two of them saw this, their smiling faces faltered.

There is one advantage of following Yang Jun, and that is that you never go hungry.

"Sister, does what you said just now count?" Yang Jun suddenly asked.

The woman was stunned for a moment when she heard this.

“What doesn’t count?”

Yang Jun looked at her with a smile and said faintly: "If it's not sweet, I can eat you."

"This...this...little brother, you are such a joker. I was just joking with you, why did you take it seriously?" The woman showed a bitter smile on her face.

"I took it seriously."

Yang Jun said seriously: "I bought the chestnuts because of what you said, otherwise why would I buy so many?"

"Ah? You really take it seriously?"

After hearing this, the woman was so embarrassed that she didn't know what to say. Seeing Yang Jun's serious look, she felt that she would not be able to explain herself if she didn't say something today.

She looked around and pointed to an alley not far ahead.
“Little brother, if you really want to eat some sweets, see, you can pick whatever you want after entering that alley.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun looked up.

That alley was just ordinary, nothing special. There were alleys like this everywhere in the city.

"Are you sure? I can get sweets if I enter the alley?"

"I'm sure." The woman nodded and patted her chest to assure, "With your looks, little brother, I guarantee that you will get the sweetest snacks."

"Okay, I'll trust you again."

After Yang Jun finished speaking, he signaled Sun Zhaocai to settle the bill.

The woman took the money with a smile and said, "Goodbye, little brother."

After saying that, he ran away without looking back.

"hehe."

Looking at her embarrassed back, Yang Jun showed a charming smile.

"You are too young to fight me."

He is a frequent visitor to many kinds of women and has controlled all kinds of women. Do you think you can easily control others by saying a few dirty words? I am not the kind of young man who is shameless. Her selling tricks are simply ridiculous.

At this time, Sun Zhaocai interrupted and said, "Uncle Yang, she just said there's a snack shop in that alley, should we still go?"

Hearing this, Yang Jun looked at him with a smile.

"You want to go?"

"Yeah." Sun Zhaocai nodded.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun looked at Sha Zhu again.

"You want to go too?"

As Sha Zhu stuffed sugar-roasted chestnuts into his mouth, he hummed, "I want to go. As long as there's something delicious, I have to go."

"Okay." Yang Jun suddenly smiled evilly and nodded, "I'll show you around today."

After saying this, he secretly complained, "Two country bumpkins."

After that, he took the two of them towards the alley.

Come to that alley.

There are indeed people selling things in the alley.

Most of the people setting up stalls are women. There are no men. Even if there are, they are just passing by.

They were very strange. Others sold things on the streets at the entrance of the alley, but they only sold things at their doorstep.

There was a stall in front of them with a few items on it. The items were very common, nothing rare, and they looked very old.

There were all kinds of things for sale, but there was no snacks as the woman mentioned.

"There's no snacks sold here?" Sun Zhaocai muttered.

Just as Sha Zhu was complaining, a woman who was sitting at her door selling children's toys suddenly spoke up.

"Three brothers, would you like to come in and rest?"

Upon hearing what was said, Yang Jun and the other two looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person talking to them was a woman in her twenties. The woman had an average appearance, but she seemed to have an extraordinary temperament. Her pair of charming almond-shaped eyes were so attractive that they made people feel itchy.

How should I put it? This woman looks very attractive at first glance.

"Why are you taking a break? You're not selling snacks." Sha Zhu said in a buzzing voice.

The woman was stunned for a moment when she heard this, then she smiled and said, "Who told you that I'm not a snack seller?"

After saying that, he picked up the cloth placed on the ground and pushed open the door behind him.

"I have snacks at home. Please come in and have a look."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu and Sun Zhaocai looked at each other in surprise.

What are you doing selling snacks if you don't set up your stall and hide at home?
Even though they were honest, they guessed what the snack the woman was talking about was.

This is Dazhalan Street, which was one of the famous Eight Hutongs during the Qing Dynasty. Although they have never been here, they have definitely heard of it. If their guess is correct, they have come across the "half-open door".

Sha Zhu and Sun Zhaocai stood there stupidly, not knowing whether to go in or leave, looking at Yang Jun with helpless eyes.

"Uncle Yang, do you still want to go in?"

Yang Jun raised his eyebrows: "Then I have to ask you, didn't you insist on coming here?"

"But I'm here to buy snacks, right?"

Yang Jun waved his hand and interrupted him: "What's the point of saying this now? He's already taken off his pants. How can you just walk away now?"

After that, he added: "Are you still a man?"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu said in a humming voice, "You can go if you want. I won't go anyway. I will only be good to our Zhao Di in my life."

When Sun Zhaocai heard this, he screamed like a cat whose tail was stepped on, "What do you mean, are you saying I'm the kind of person who changes my mind every day?"

The two are brother-in-law and sister-in-law. They would never do such a thing together. Even if they had that intention, they could not admit it.

"I didn't say that. I was just expressing my attitude. As for whether you want to go in or not, it's up to you." Sha Zhu said.

"You are not that kind of person, and I am even less so." Sun Zhaocai said with his neck stiff.

While they were arguing, the woman who had gone in saw that no one was waiting for her, so she returned the same way she had come.

"Come in, it's okay, three people are enough."

When the three heard this, they blushed with shame.

Yang Jun felt even more ashamed.

I originally wanted to make fun of those two guys, but I ended up getting myself involved as well.

"Well... sorry, we suddenly feel a little unwell, so we won't go in." Yang Jun said quickly.

He just wanted to make fun of Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu. Even if they wanted to go in, he would not allow them. It would be awkward for an elder to bring two juniors to such a place. Would he still be able to live as a human being in the future?
When the woman heard this, a look of contempt immediately appeared in her eyes.

She first looked at the calf-like bodies of Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu, and teased, "Look at these two, they are as strong as calves, could it be that... they are not good at that?"

"Or do you have no money?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu's faces turned red.

At this time, he said nothing.

They say they can do it, but they don’t dare to take it seriously. They say they can’t do it, but it’s not like they can do it.

I know I can do it, but I just can't eat snacks.

Seeing this, Yang Jun smiled again and said, "Sister, you misunderstood us. We are here to buy snacks... Forget it."

Yang Jun also felt that it was ridiculous for him to make up such an excuse. If he did that, he would look down on himself.

Without saying a word, he took out a stack of bills from his pocket, which looked to be more than a hundred yuan. He didn't even count them and stuffed them all into her.

"I'm sorry to bother you."

After saying that, he hurriedly pulled Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu away.

The woman was so happy when she saw this that her eyes almost narrowed into slits.

She didn't do anything and didn't make herself tired, but she could still make so much money easily. She thought she must have met a fool.

"Hey, three brothers, come find me when you want some snacks next time."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun and the other two quickened their pace and left.

They came to the street outside and walked for a long way before they stopped.

What happened just now made them very embarrassed, and they still feel ashamed.

After what happened just now, Yang Jun felt inexplicably thirsty. He didn't know what was going on. Logically speaking, he had seen all kinds of women, so how could he blush after a few words from a prostitute?

He thought about it and decided that none of his women were so bold.

At this time, there was a small shop nearby. Yang Jun walked over, asked for a bottle of soda, and signaled Sun Zhaocai to pay.

Then, the three of them found a place to sit down.

"You two look like calves, how come you failed at the critical moment?"

At this time, Yang Jun still did not forget to tease them.

Sun Zhaocai and Sha Zhu rolled their eyes when they heard this.

Yang Jun is their elder and their leader, so they naturally didn't dare to say things like "Why did you fail so badly?"

"Uncle Yang, we are eating sweets, not..."

"I see you didn't bring any drugged wine? Haha!" Yang Jun said with a wicked grin.

"Yes, we just didn't bring any medicinal wine. Are you satisfied?"

Sun Zhaocai thought that after saying this, Yang Jun would not be able to continue to laugh at him.

"If I had brought medicinal wine today, I would have asked her for some advice...hiccup!"

Unexpectedly, as he was speaking, he caught a glimpse of Yang Jun holding a bottle of medicinal wine and waving it in front of him.

"Please start your performance." Yang Jun looked at the two of them with a teasing look on his face.

Sun Zhaocai: "..."

Sha Zhu: "..." (End of this chapter)