Siheyuan, Shazhu: I have both parents in this life

Chapter 28: The fragrance of birds attracts greedy ghosts (in order to rush to the list, please collect, recommend, monthly ticket and comment)
It took half an hour just to pluck the sparrow's feathers, mainly because it was too small. He Yuzhu burned the small feathers with fire.

Then it was time to open the belly. Xu Damao's mouth was never idle. He kept asking if the bird tasted good and how many he could eat.

He Yuzhu was also thinking about how to eat these things. He couldn't roast them all, mainly because they were too small. In the end, he decided to roast eight, stew ten, and eat the remaining ten tomorrow. They wouldn't go bad if he kept them today.

After opening the belly and washing it clean, He Yuzhu used chopsticks to string the fish into four skewers, two on each skewer. He then took some charcoal from the hearth of the wood stove without an open flame and started roasting them.

After a while, the fragrance came out. Xu Damao was so greedy that he kept swallowing his saliva. He Yuzhu also swallowed his saliva unconsciously. There was a shortage of meat these days, and besides, this thing was more fragrant than ordinary meat.

As they were roasting, Jia Zhang's dog-like nose twitched, "Roasting sparrows, I was wondering why those two little bastards wouldn't let me see them. Damn them, give me a few to die for. Dongxu, go ask that kid from the He family for a few."

Jia Dongxu was also confused by the food and replied, "Okay, Mom."

He put on his shoes and went out, but he didn't dare to go directly into the He family's house. His mother had just been scolded by He's aunt, and he was afraid of being scolded if he went in, so he followed the smell and went to the window of He's kitchen.

When I reached the window, I heard Xu Damao asking from inside: "Brother Zhuzi, when will it be ready? This smells so good. Look, my saliva is flowing out." As he said this, he wiped the corner of his mouth with his sleeve.

He Yuzhu was disgusted enough and said angrily, "You are so dirty."

"Hey, you can't help it, are you almost done?"

"almost!"

When Jia Dongxu heard that he was almost done, he couldn't help swallowing his saliva and said, "Zhu Zi, are you roasting sparrows? Can you give me a few to try?"

Xu Damao jumped up when he heard Jia Dongxu's voice. "Jia Dongxu, what are you doing here? You don't have any share in the roasted sparrow."

"Xu Damao, are you looking for a fight? This is Zhuzi's roasted sparrow. What does it have to do with you? Aren't you just a freeloader?"

"I contributed the slingshot, I plucked the hair, isn't it, Brother Zhuzi? I can eat it."

"Sure, I'll give you the first one." He Yuzhu replied without even raising his head.

"Zhu Zi, can you let us have a try?" Jia Dongxu did not continue to argue with Xu Damao, but asked He Yuzhu.

"If you want to eat them, go catch them yourself. There are plenty of sparrows."

"Give me a few first, and I'll catch them and return them to you tomorrow."

He Yuzhu was stunned. Why did this routine seem so familiar? Did the Jia family start borrowing things based on ability from now on?
"Then you can catch it yourself and eat it tomorrow. I don't even have enough to share."

"That's right, we don't have enough to eat." Xu Damao joined in.

"You have so many, how can it not be enough? Give me a few. What if you eat a few less?"

"You are so shameless. Why should I give you food? Is it because you are so thick-skinned?" Xu Damao was really unforgiving with his words.

Jia Dongxu was not that thick-skinned, and was exposed by Xu Damao directly, and his face turned pale and red.

"Xu Damao, just wait for me. I'm going to beat you up the next time I see you."

Xu Damao was really scared, and he couldn't win. In the past two days, he had to rely on his brother Zhuzi's help to fight back a little.

He didn't dare to talk back and hid beside He Yuzhu. "What are you afraid of?" He Yuzhu smiled at Xu Damao and bumped him with his shoulder.

"Brother Zhuzi, what if I'm alone? He's so much older than me?"

He Yuzhu secretly laughed in his heart: "This kid looks quite cunning, but his mouth is really causing trouble. He knows that he will be beaten if he is left alone, so he is not forgiving with his mouth."

"Then you just stay at home!"

"No, Brother Zhuzi, I don't want to be locked up at home by my mother again."

"Then you can practice with me from now on. Look at your small body, you're like a bean sprout."

"I'm not Douya." Xu Damao was dissatisfied when he thought of Douya's big head and thin body.

Jia Dongxu at the window was furious. These two little bastards had just left him hanging. He gritted his teeth, the scoundrel in his heart rising up again, and said, "Zhu Zi, don't regret it. We'll see each other everywhere in this compound. If you need anything in the future, don't count on me for help."

He Yuzhu then raised his head, his eyes full of disdain, "Jia Dongxu, how can you help me? Oh, by the way, if you don't take advantage of me, you are really doing me a favor."

Xu Damao started to assist again: "That's right, Jia Dongxu, if you don't take advantage of my brother Zhuzi, you're helping me."

"He Yuzhu, you, you just wait, there will be a time when you will have to beg me for help!" Jia Dongxu was shaking with anger.

"I'll wait." He Yuzhu said lightly.

After Jia Zhang sent her son out, she also went to the door to wait. At first she thought it would be a piece of cake, but she never expected that her son not only did not get what he wanted but was scolded by those two little bastards. Now her son was so angry that he was shaking, so Jia Zhang spoke.

"Dongxu, where have you been? Is there something wrong with your family? I'll buy you some meat and make dumplings tomorrow to make them hungry."

Jia Dongxu was simply annoyed by his mother and thought to himself, "Didn't you ask me to come?" He didn't believe that his mother would buy meat to make dumplings for him. It was not long after the Chinese New Year and the family hadn't seen meat for almost a month. There was not much oil in the dishes. She was just trying to save face for him.

He Yuzhu and Xu Damao looked at each other, and both of them couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Before Jia Dongxu could speak, He Yuzhu deliberately raised his voice and shouted out the window, "Hey, Aunt Jia Zhang, how much meat are you going to sell? Dumplings are better with meat and eggs."

"Yes, meat and egg dumplings are delicious. Your mouth is full of oil and they are so fragrant." This was Xu Damao's conditioned reflex. Meat and egg dumplings were indeed delicious.

"Zhuzi, Damao, your sparrows haven't been roasted yet? Bring them over quickly when they're done." Chen Lanxiang's voice came from the inner room. She didn't want to care about the younger generations' bickering. Jia Zhang was a sharp-tongued person, and she didn't want her son to learn bad habits by bickering with that shrew.

When Jia Zhang heard this, she couldn't hold back her pride. She was just trying to find a way out for her son, so how could she really buy meat to make dumplings?

But how could she swallow the teasing from He Yuzhu and Xu Damao?

"He Yuzhu, you little bastard, do you think I can't afford to buy meat? They're just a few sparrows, I don't care about them." Jia Zhang shouted at the top of her voice.

"Oh, Aunt Jia, you're really stubborn. Tomorrow I'll see if you're eating meat dumplings."

He Yuzhu retorted calmly, flipping the roasted sparrows in his hands with skillful movements, and the aroma became more and more intense.

"You... you uneducated thing!" Jia Zhang was so angry that she trembled all over. She stamped her feet and turned to Jia Dongxu and said, "Dongxu, go home and stop talking nonsense with those two uneducated people."

(End of this chapter)