Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 603: Back Sea Tour
Although it was only a few years after the liberation, once the shadow of war was gone, the city's vitality would quickly recover. In the early spring, Shichahai was suddenly bustling with people, and all kinds of idle people came out. The riverside was full of people fishing, people walking and playing with birds in the woods, people playing chess, and people setting up stalls to perform. What puzzled Wang Wenyuan was that he actually saw people selling powerful pills in the nearby corridor.

Xu Damao got out of the car, looked around, and was extremely excited. Suddenly, he pointed in a direction and shouted, "Ah, ah!" Wang Wenyuan and Sun Zhen looked in the direction he pointed, laughed, and asked, "Didn't you say that there was a funeral in your courtyard today? Why is Yan Bugui, the third uncle, still sitting here and doing nothing?"

Xu Damao was speechless and said, "I don't know either, but the purchase is his business. It was assigned by the uncle."

Wang Wenyuan raised his wrist, looked at his watch and said, "It's almost noon now, and the meal will probably start soon. Keep an eye on him, then pretend to run into him and help him carry his things. I think you'll get away with being lazy today."

When Xu Damao heard this, his eyes lit up and he said with a smile, "Thank you, brother Yuanzi. I'll go right away. You can take your sister out to play."

The reason why Xu Damao followed Wang Wenyuan here was that he was afraid of being criticized when he went back, and if he confronted Sha Zhu again, he would be labeled as a sly person. Now Yan Bugui saved him. This old guy must be fishing here for the money from purchasing. In this way, he could threaten Yan Bugui, and then he would become the one who went out to help with purchasing, and the problem was solved perfectly.

Wang Wenyuan ignored him and rode his bike along the East River, taking his sister for a slow stroll. Halfway through, he bought the little girl a candied haws. When they were almost at Houhai, Wang Wenyuan found a quiet place. The river bank was also shallow, so Wang Wenyuan found a clean place to sit down. The little girl ran to the river to play. After a while, she caught a small crab and came back to show off to her brother. After a while, she picked up a snail and came back to show off again. Wang Wenyuan sat not far away, smoking and watching her.

At noon, Wang Wenyuan took the little girl to a small noodle shop and had fried noodles with soybean paste. The little girl looked like a little cat after eating so much, but she kept eating with a smile on her face and said it was delicious, better than the one made by Feng's mother. Wang Wenyuan was delighted and said, "Isn't it delicious? They have had this noodle shop for decades. Lao Li, my sister is praising you." As he spoke, he shouted towards the kitchen.

A man with a simple and honest face came out and said, "Oh, our sister is eating so much. Okay, as long as you eat, your brother Li will make it for you anytime."

Wang Wenyuan asked, "When did you reopen? Can I buy flour? I heard that the supply is limited now."

Old Li waved his hand and said, "My noodle shop is a public-private partnership. See, your sister-in-law is the public manager, and the flour is also rationed by the public, so it's enough."

Wang Wenyuan gave him a thumbs up and said that you, Brother Li, are the most sober person in the world. You are awesome.

After eating the noodles, the brother and sister were about to go home. The little girl started to doze off after eating.

When he returned to his home in Maoer Hutong, he first carried his sister to the kang in the east room, tucked her into the quilt and covered her. The little girl turned over and fell asleep. Wang Wenyuan went to the sink to fetch water and boiled it. Without waiting for the water to boil, he filled a basin with water and started washing at the door.

At this time, the yard next door was very noisy. It seemed that the banquet was about to start. Wang Wenyuan waited for the water to boil, brewed a pot of tea, and went to the study, thinking of reading for a while. He looked at Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai, and then he realized that Mother Feng had not prepared any food for them at noon. Both rice bowls were empty. Wang Wenyuan went to the kitchen again, got two cans, one with meat and one with fish, mixed them with a little flour, and poured them into the rice bowls. Then he brought the tea to the yard and let them eat. It seemed that the two little guys were starving, and they had even learned to pounce on their food like a vicious dog.

Wang Wenyuan returned to his study, lit some sandalwood, and read the Dongxuan Sutra. In an instant, the world became quiet.

At around two o'clock in the afternoon, Wang Wenyuan walked out of the study and went to see the little girl first. Unexpectedly, the little girl was still sleeping soundly while holding Xiaobai. It seemed that she couldn't get up. Wang Wenyuan went to the next yard. It seemed that neither Mother Hua nor Mother Feng came today. When he went to the main room, he saw that as expected, only the old lady was dozing off in the rocking chair.

Wang Wenyuan called out softly, "Grandma!" Granny Jinhua opened her eyes, looked at Wang Wenyuan and said, "When did you come back?"

"I came back at noon. By the way, both mothers are not here? Did you have lunch?" Wang Wenyuan helped Grandma Jinhua sit up. Grandma Jinhua said, "The people in the neighboring courtyard insisted on taking us to the banquet. So, your mother Hua went to the street, and it was just me and your mother Feng. It was a courtesy and it was hard to refuse, so I let your mother Feng go. At noon, your mother Feng came back and delivered food."

Wang Wenyuan then realized that there were two lunch boxes on the eight-immortal table. Wang Wenyuan frowned and said, "Our home has nothing to do with that courtyard. Why would we go there to have a feast?"

Granny Jinhua looked at Wang Wenyuan and said, "Don't you know that your mother Hua has gone to work at the street office, and is in charge of the regulation of this area? Can she not go? Then will your mother Hua be able to work smoothly in that courtyard in the future?"

Wang Wenyuan slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot about this. By the way, how much is my mother's salary? What kind of clerk is this?"

Granny Jinhua said, "It's said that it's 220,000 per month, so it's considered a clerk, a formal position."

Wang Wenyuan said happily: "My mother Hua is amazing."

Wang Wenyuan was chatting with Grandma Jinhua. The little girl had messy hair and clothes. She was holding Xiaobai, and Xiaohei was following behind her. She came in crying.

Wang Wenyuan saw that she had woken up, but was still half asleep, so he tried to comfort her. Granny Jinhua was very happy and said, "This little girl looks good enough to go out and perform."

Wang Wenyuan quickly packed the little girl's clothes and coaxed her. The little girl said, "Brother, I dreamed that you ran away again without me."

"Dreams are the opposite of what they actually are, which means your brother will take you with him wherever he goes." Granny Jinhua said with a smile in the rocking chair.

Wang Wenyuan also coaxed the little girl and said, "It's right to listen to grandma."

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Xiao Hei was lying next to the old lady's rocking chair, wagging his tail. This little guy knew who was the boss in the family. Xiao Bai was very attached to the little girl now. Usually, wherever the little girl was, he would be there, unless he was hungry.

Wang Wenyuan made a cup of sugar water for the little girl, who sat there drinking it. The two continued chatting about Lao Li's noodle shop. The old lady was curious. She had eaten Lao Li's noodles before and wanted to eat more. Wang Wenyuan looked at Grandma Jinhua's expression and said, "Grandma, I'll buy some for you tomorrow. Lao Li asked about you today. He knows your taste."

Granny Jinhua said, "Then buy a few more bowls and eat them in the evening. Ask Mama Feng to cook and buy some raw noodles. We'll have noodles with soybean paste in the evening. Oh, and don't forget the pickled garlic. Old Li's pickled garlic is also amazing. The more I think about it, the more I want to eat it."

The little girl drank the sugar water and said, "Grandma, I want to eat it too. It's delicious."

Granny Jinhua and Wang Wenyuan both laughed out loud.

(End of this chapter)