Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 917: The Current Situation
Wang Zhan took out his treasured venison, and also took out a sea fish and prawns, and began to prepare the ingredients. Fei Qing helped beside him. The two chatted about their respective schools. They rarely talked about studying when they were together, mainly because there was nothing to talk about. Fei Qing was also a good student.

Xiaowu and Xiaosi bought the beer back. Xiaowu said as soon as he entered the kitchen, "I feel like I didn't say so many hypocritical words like today when I was studying last year."

Xiao Si said angrily: "How dare you say that? That woman is obviously older than your mother. How dare you call her sister?"

"What's it got to do with you? If you don't call me sister, how can these three thermoses be filled?" Xiaowu rolled his eyes at Xiaosi.

"Nonsense, how can I dare to call her auntie after you've called me that? She will definitely kick me out." Xiao Si said.

The two of them joked with each other and stood aside to chat with Wang Zhan and Fei Qing.

After the ingredients were ready, Wang Zhan asked, "How about we start eating now or wait a little longer?"

Xiao Si said, "Just cook the food. I think Big Boss will be back soon."

When Xiaowu came into the main room with a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, Wang Li and Zhang Erya were stunned. Wang Li asked, "Brother Xiaowu, don't you know that we just had breakfast? Are you hungry?"

Xiaowu was happy and said, "Your brother said that we should eat breakfast and lunch together today. This is called making persistent efforts."

Wang Li was confused and turned to go to the kitchen to ask her brother, followed by Zhang Erya. As for the two little kids, they had already skillfully gone to their seats and waited. For them, delicious food must be served on the table.

While cooking, Wang Zhan looked at his sister who had a puzzled look on her face and said, "Today we have a class reunion. If you want to eat, eat. If you don't want to eat, I'll save some for you to eat at noon."

Wang Li and Zhang Erya finally understood. Zhang Erya pulled Wang Li and said, "I'm not hungry yet. How about you?"

Wang Li said with a smile: "It's okay, let's take a look. If there is something delicious, we must eat a few bites. We will talk about lunch later."

Xiao Si and Xiao Wu were setting the tableware. There wasn't much else in the house, but there were still a lot of enamel teacups. Then a few dishes were served. Fei Qing now had only one question in his mind: where did these vegetables come from?

As soon as he sat down at the table, Fei Qing asked a question. Xiao Wu looked at Fei Qing and said, "Didn't you see it when you entered the yard?"

Fei Qing shook his head. Xiao Wu pointed to the southwest corner and said, "This summer, I don't know where Brother Zhan learned this from. He built a low house and installed a stove. It has become a greenhouse, just like the one in Yuquan Farm."

Fei Qing understood that they were growing vegetables in the house. He had seen it before. His family also ate vegetables from Yuquan Farm, but the quantity was said to be very small. He had not really noticed the row of greenhouses in the front yard when he came in.

Wang Zhan smiled, raised his teacup, and said, "It's a rare opportunity for us to get together again. In another half a year, we will be busy again. I wish you all a bright future. Cheers!"

As everyone chatted, they talked about He Yushui. Wang Zhan sighed and said, "Girls are very thoughtful. I don't know what she thinks. Everyone has their own aspirations."

Xiao Wu took a sip and said, "I think the people in that courtyard are evil and selfish, and this problem is contagious."

Big Boss usually doesn’t talk much, but after hearing what Little Five said, he said, “That’s called influence, and it’s contagious?”

Xiao Si laughed loudly, Xiao Wu rolled his eyes at Da Lao Tie, who asked, "Why? Don't you agree? Do you want to practice?"

Xiao Wu was scared and said quickly, "I have to admit defeat. Come on, Brother Tie, I toast to you. You have become stronger. I can't catch up with you even if I ride a horse."

Wang Li and Zhang Erya picked some venison and prawns and took them to their rooms to eat. The two little ones had no intention of leaving the table, but just lowered their heads and ate. When they saw something they wanted but couldn't get, they asked Wang Zhan for help. Fei Qing lamented Wang Zhan's good life, and Wang Zhan rolled his eyes, saying that these were all dry goods left over from last year's Spring Festival, and they would probably be gone in a while.

Xiao Wu said, "It seems that life in our city is indeed not as good as in the countryside."

Fei Qing asked curiously: "What do you mean, the countryside is doing well now?"

Xiao Wu said, "No, I heard from my dad that several villages have organized some kind of commune. Everyone eats together and works together. There are big bowls of meat, and you can eat as much as you want."

Wang Zhan was a little unconvinced and said, "Is this true? Our meat ration is less than half a pound per month."

Xiao Si said, "Let's go and have a look some other day. Let's go to my grandfather's house. I haven't been there for a long time."

Several people remembered the large courtyard on the hillside in Changping and the kind faces of Grandpa Li and Grandma Li.

Xiao Wu shouted, "It's settled. We'll go after the New Year."

Several people toasted together. Everyone expressed their agreement. Even the two younger ones raised their teacups, although they didn't know what the older brothers were saying.

Courtyard No. 95, Yan's Family in the front yard
Yan Bugui was very happy today. He went ice fishing early in the morning and met several fishing friends. They worked together to make several holes in the ice. After that, Yan Bugui's luck increased greatly. He actually caught two carp weighing about two kilograms, as well as some small fish such as whitebait and crucian carp. Before noon, he returned with a full load.

As for the expectant looks of his fellow anglers, he didn't see them at all and slipped away very quickly.

Yan Jiecheng was at home taking a break today. He was looking out the window in the main room, waiting for Director Wang to come. Yan Jiecheng had worked very hard to complete his one-year job of sweeping the streets. Two days ago, he heard that there was a recruitment of temporary workers nearby. The captain of the cleaning team thought Yan Jiecheng was good and said he would recommend him.

Before leaving get off work yesterday, the team leader told him that the street office would visit each household today to connect the family situation of the recommended person and the individual's reputation in the neighborhood.

Today, Yan Jiecheng was a little uneasy. He really wanted to change to a decent job. With a decent job, it would be easier to find a partner. Yan Jiecheng was also at the age to start a family. The most important thing was that he wanted to get out of Yan Bugui's control.

For example, out of his monthly salary of ten yuan, eight yuan was directly taken away by Yan Bugui, five yuan for pension, and three yuan for rent and food expenses. If he had not protested strongly at the beginning, Yan Bugui probably would not have left him a penny.

Therefore, Yan Jiecheng was eager to go out and live alone. The only opportunity he could think of was to get married first, so that he would have a reason to live alone. In fact, he already had a marriage partner, who was his junior high school classmate. He got along well with that girl in junior high school, and they had a good impression of each other. She just made one request, that he have a proper job.

When Yan Bugui happily returned home with the bucket, he saw Yan Jiecheng sitting at the window in a daze. Yan Bugui called out to Yan Jiecheng several times to ask him to come and help, but he did not respond.

Yang Ruiping had already come out from the inner room. First, she wanted to see her husband's catch. Today was the first time that Yan Bugui came back so early. Second, the job of cleaning the fish was all hers, and Yan Bugui didn't do it at all.

Yan Bugui walked up to Yang Ruiping and whispered, "What's wrong with the boss? Are you thinking about love?"

"How can you say that to your own son, you dishonest person? The neighborhood office wants someone to come and check on your family's situation and the neighborhood's reputation. They've been waiting for you since early morning."

Yan Bugui's heart skipped a beat and he looked at Yan Jiecheng's back, thoughtfully.

(End of this chapter)