Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 907: Going off the beaten track
On January 3, Xu Damao ended his vacation and came out from his parents' home, pushing the bicycle assigned by his factory. On the bicycle were hung a chicken and some dry goods that his father Xu Wude brought back from the countryside. There was also a leather bag hanging on the handlebars.

Xu Damao has seldom appeared in the yard recently. This time he came back to show off his good life, so he appeared at the gate of the yard in a swagger. He just pushed the bike into the yard, but found that he couldn't push it anymore. Xu Damao was a little puzzled. When he turned around, he saw Yan Bugui holding his handlebars and looking at Xu Damao with a smile.

"Uncle, what are you doing? Why don't you let people go home?" Xu Damao said with a smile.

"Da Mao, you're back. Where have you been? Why did you bring back so many things?" Yan Bugui said with a smile, still holding on to his hand.

Xu Damao also knew Yan Bugui's personality, but he would feel uncomfortable if he was allowed to take advantage of him for no reason, so he smiled and replied, "Where else can I go? I went back to my parents' house to celebrate the festival. Look, my parents saw that I had lost weight, so they gave me all the delicious food at home."

Xu Damao's meaning was actually very simple. He wanted Yan Bugui to back down by using the excuse that his parents care about their children. This was a gift from his parents to add nutrition to him, and it would be unreasonable if you insisted.

Yan Bugui was stunned at first, then he smiled and said: "Oh Damao, you don't know, look at my family, I support a family of six by myself, it's so difficult for me, look at our child, he is so thin that a gust of wind can blow him away, I also want to increase the nutrition of the child, but your uncle only has this little ability, you want to go fishing, it's also difficult in this icy and snowy weather"

Xu Damao lost his patience when he heard Yan Bugui's endless complaints about poverty, and said directly, "Come on, Third Uncle, I'm afraid of you. This little bunch of mushrooms is from the mountain. I'm giving it to you, and it's worthy of you standing outside in such a cold weather."

As he said this, he handed over a bunch of mushrooms. Yan Bugui took it with a smile and said, "Thank you Damao. I'll come over when you kill the chicken. I have a bottle of good wine at home. Then."

"Come on, Third Uncle, stop it and don't ruin our friendship." Xu Damao said unhappily, and then he pushed the cart to the Central Courtyard. Xu Damao was also a smart man, after what happened to Yan Bugui, he didn't want to show off anymore. He knew that there was a Jia Zhang in the Central Courtyard, and he would just rob her. Xu Damao pushed the cart and trotted to his home.

At this time, Jia Zhang was sitting in front of the window looking outside. She saw the old hen hanging on Xu Damao's car at a glance. She put on her shoes, got out of bed and rushed out of the house. Unfortunately, Xu Damao ran too fast. When she came out, Xu Damao had already entered the house and closed the door.

No matter how unreasonable Jia Zhang was, she didn't dare to just break into someone else's house and take things, because that would be a big deal.

In the evening, Jia Dongxu came back and Qin Huairu prepared dinner. When the people from the Jia family sat at the table, Jia Zhang saw her own food and started to look embarrassed. Jia Dongxu and his wife knew what kind of person their mother was, so they ate in silence and ignored her.

But as Jia Zhang was talking, she mentioned that Xu Damao from the backyard had returned and brought back an old hen. She probably cooked it that night because she had never seen Xu Damao come out of the backyard.

Jia Dongxu was stunned when he heard this. His master had just told him at noon that he wanted to use Xu Damao to establish his authority. Today Xu Damao came back and brought back a chicken. Jia Dongxu stood up and said, "Mom, wait, I will definitely let you eat his chicken. I'll go find my master."

Jia Zhang was delighted when she heard this. She stopped eating, put down her chopsticks and said, "Then I'll go to the backyard and keep an eye on it."

Jia Dongxu didn't stay in Yi Zhonghai's house for long. He went home after a while and called Jia Zhang back. He also talked with Qin Huairu for a while, and then waited for the aroma of stewed chicken to come from the yard. To this end, Jia Zhang deliberately left a crack in the door so that Jia Geng, who was so cold, could go directly into the bed.

Xu Damao returned home, tidied up a bit, and sat in the outer room to smoke. The stove was already lit, but unfortunately the temperature was not high enough, so Xu Damao took out a bottle of wine and poured himself a glass, thinking of warming himself up. When the temperature in the house rose, he looked at the old hen on the floor and thought it was better to eat it today to avoid being missed. Xu Damao carried the chicken into the kitchen and started to work.

Xu Damao was busy for more than an hour, from killing the chicken, plucking the feathers, cleaning and cutting it into pieces, and then stewing it. Stewing the chicken also takes time. Xu Damao just took out some peanuts and drank a little wine while waiting to eat the chicken.

You can imagine how capable Jia Zhang must be to be able to tell whether the chicken is out of the pot just by smelling it. Just when Xu Damao had taken out half of the chicken and put it on the table, the door of his house rang. Xu Damao was stunned and his heart skipped a beat. This was trouble.

Xu Damao didn't open the door, but asked directly, "Who is it? It's so late at night."

A soft voice came from outside the door, "It's me, your sister Qin, Damao, can you open the door? I have something to talk to you about."

Xu Damao knew what was going on. When he heard it was Qin Huairu, he immediately asked if she had taken a fancy to his stewed chicken. Xu Damao was not one to let anyone take advantage of him. He immediately said, "It's too late, Sister Qin. Can we talk tomorrow if we have something to say? You see, it's not appropriate for us to be alone together."

When Xu Damao was talking, he was already gnawing on the chicken leg. Qin Huairu heard the sound of eating and got a little anxious. She said directly: "Da Mao, our little dog is still young. He smelled the smell of your stewed chicken and kept making a fuss at home. Can you lend me a bowl? I'll return it to you another day."

Xu Damao burst into laughter. He had heard of people borrowing money, bills, and food, but this was the first time he heard of someone borrowing chicken. He replied directly, "If the child is making a fuss, just give him a beating. If that doesn't work, ask Brother Dongxu to buy one tomorrow. This is the first time I've heard of someone borrowing chicken. Sorry, Sister Qin, I don't even have enough for myself. This chicken is my food for two days."

Qin Huairu stood outside the door and argued with Xu Damao through the door for a while. Seeing that Xu Damao was a good-for-nothing and refused to open the door, Qin Huairu turned around and went home.

Xu Damao thought that the Jia family would be at peace, but a few minutes later, his door was slammed with a loud bang, and even the door frame shook. Jia Zhang cursed: "Damn Xu Damao, come out here. I lend you a bowl of chicken because I think highly of you, but you are still making excuses. Come out here, you inhuman thing."

Xu Damao stood up in anger, but after a moment, he slowly sat down without saying a word and turned off the lights in the room. This time, it was Jia Zhang who was stunned.

After seeing what happened at the Moon Gate, Jia Dongxu was so angry that his teeth were itching. He didn't expect Xu Damao to take him by surprise. What should he do? He broke down the door, but the other party refused to open it. Now the lights were off, so they couldn't break in. Yi Zhonghai, who was secretly watching Xu Damao's house, also had an ugly expression on his face and waved to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Dongxu understood that he couldn't make a fuss today, and he couldn't make a fuss anymore, so he walked over and pulled Jia Zhang back home, saying as he pulled her, "Mom, don't pay attention to this thing that's not a human being. We won't pay attention to such a selfish person."

Jia Zhang looked at her son who kept glaring at her. She knew there was nothing she could do today, so she followed Jia Dongxu back to the central courtyard with a grim expression.

(End of this chapter)