Siheyuan: I found a wife right after I crossed over

Yang Chong waved his hand: "You eat first, I'll see how the room is cleaned up."

Then he went to the new house.

It was dinner time, and the two masters Meng Jingui had just returned home for dinner. When they left, they deliberately left the doors and windows open to let some air in.

Yang Chong took a look and found that the original wall paint inside had almost been scraped off. The next step was to spray some water on the wall and then apply it again, and then paint it white.

Turning around, I saw that the windows were a bit old, and one was almost falling off. It seemed that I had to ask Master Meng to replace all the doors and windows of this room with new ones this afternoon. After all, Yang Xiaojuan was a girl living here, so the doors and windows had to be tightly closed to ensure safety.

Of course, the cost of doors and windows has to be added separately so as not to let the master suffer a loss.

While I was watching here, Yan Bugui came and asked outside: "Is Chongzi back?"

Yang Chong came out quickly: "Third uncle, what's the matter?"

Yan Bugui looked embarrassed: "Chongzi, Third Uncle really has something to trouble you again. I feel a little embarrassed to bother you all the time, but there is no other way. I can only come to you for this matter."

Yang Chong said, "Third uncle, look at what you said. We all live in the same courtyard. We will see each other sooner or later. If you have something to say, just speak up. Why are you being so polite?"

Yan Bugui then spoke: "It's like this, Chongzi, isn't it thanks to you that Jie Cheng got a job as a worker in the steel mill? His girlfriend is also saved, and your third aunt and I are planning to settle the marriage as soon as possible, and then we can arrange the wedding for them earlier, so I won't have to worry about him anymore."

Yang Chong nodded: "You are right, it is time for Brother Jie Cheng to get married, so I congratulate you first."

Yan Bugui said, "Speaking of engagement, shouldn't we invite the girl's parents to our house to see the family situation and then have a meal together? Jie Cheng said that the meal must be decent, at least with two meat dishes, otherwise the girl's parents will think we are too stingy, and it will be bad if they don't agree."

Yang Chong thought, isn't it others who think so? Don't you think you are stingy?

But he just thought about it, and still smiled as he said, "Xie Cheng is right. This is an important event in life, don't let it be delayed because of these two meat dishes."

Yan Bugui said, "That makes sense, but the problem is where to get the two pieces of meat. Not to mention that it's the end of the month now, who still has meat coupons? Even if there are meat coupons, it's not easy to buy meat. So I was thinking, Chongzi, aren't you hunting for meat for the factory? If it's convenient for you, see if you can help Uncle San get a rabbit or a pheasant, wouldn't that solve all the problems?"

After that, he immediately added: "Of course, Chongzi, don't worry, Uncle San will give you as much money as you deserve. I won't let you suffer any loss."

Yang Chong said, "Hey, that's it. No problem. Anyway, I hunted all the rabbits and pheasants myself, so it doesn't matter if I hand one or two less to the factory. So, is the date set?"

Yan Bugui said quickly, "It's settled. It'll be the day after tomorrow. Yu Li and her family will come the day after tomorrow."

Yang Chong nodded: "Okay, Third Uncle, I'll remember it. I'll give it to you tomorrow afternoon, or at the latest tonight. I promise not to delay your business."

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Thank you, Chongzi. I know that you are honest and open-minded, much more open-minded than some people in the hospital. OK, I will leave it to you."

Yang Chong said, "You're welcome." Then he remembered and asked, "By the way, Uncle San, I forgot to ask you, how is Xie Cheng doing at the factory now?"

Yan Bugui nodded repeatedly: "Of course it's good. The steel rolling mill is such a good state-owned factory. Thanks to you, he was able to get in. How could it be bad?" Then he leaned closer to Yang Chong and lowered his voice and said: "It's just bad luck that the division was assigned to Old Yi. I heard from Jie Cheng that Old Yi is not a good person. Not only does he not take care of him, but he also always arranges him to do this and that, and never teaches him the skills. Needless to say, Old Yi must be holding a grudge against me. Alas, how can Old Yi be so petty? He is still a big boss in the hospital."

He added: "To be honest, if you were not so young, I would think that you are broad-minded and honest, and you would be the most suitable person to be a great uncle."

Chapter 67 I will give you some nourishment at night

Yang Chong did not take Yan Bugui's words too seriously. After chatting with him for a few words, Yang Xiaojuan called out, "Brother, come back for dinner."

He responded, and Yan Bugui quickly said: "Chongzi hasn't eaten yet, so I won't delay your meal." Then he left tactfully.

Yang Chong was just about to go back when he suddenly saw a thin girl coming in from the front, carrying a big schoolbag.

The girl looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old, quite tall, but pale and thin, with no blood on her face, and she looked like she could be blown away by a gust of wind.

She came into the yard and looked at Yang Xiaojuan curiously, with some confusion in her eyes.

Yang Xiaojuan also looked at her.

The girl turned around and saw Yang Chong, then she smiled and called out, "Brother Chongzi."

Yang Chong also recognized her now. Isn't this Sha Zhu's sister He Yushui?

He has not seen He Yushui since he came here, but he has this impression of her in his mind.

Sha Zhu's mother died early, and his father He Daqing ran away with the White Widow, leaving him and his sister to depend on each other.

Sha Zhu treated his sister very well, raising her and sending her to school. He Yushui was also very hardworking and studied very hard, and went to high school.

But later, Sha Zhu somehow fell in love with Jia Dongxu's wife Qin Huairu. Then he was used by the Jia family and was bewitched by Qin Huairu. Not only did he give Qin Huairu the lunch box he originally brought back from the factory for He Yushui, but he also borrowed money from Qin Huairu from time to time. He almost emptied his family's wealth by the Jia family without realizing it.

He Yushui was so angry that she tried to persuade Sha Zhu several times but he wouldn't listen. She was so angry that she just moved out of her home and lived in school to avoid being upset by being seen.

"Oh, isn't it raining? Why are you back? Is it winter vacation?" Yang Chong asked in surprise.

He Yushui nodded excitedly: "Yes, our school is on winter vacation, Brother Chongzi, do you miss me?"

Although He Yushui is a few years younger than Yang Chong, they have had a very good relationship since childhood. He often follows him around and plays with him, so there is no barrier when talking to him.

Yang Chong smiled and said, "Yes, of course I miss my sister Yu Shui."

He Yushui chuckled, but then she remembered something and pointed her mouth in the direction of Yang Xiaojuan: "Brother, who is that? Why don't I know him?"

Yang Chong said, "I forgot to introduce you. Come, Xiaojuan, you two can get acquainted."

Yang Xiaojuan had been staring at them for a long time. When she heard someone calling her, she quickly ran over: "Brother."

Yang Chong pulled the two of them together, put his left arm around He Yushui and his right arm around Yang Xiaojuan and said, "You two are both my sisters. This is Yushui, the sister of brother Zhuzi from the north room. Yushui, this is Xiaojuan, the child of my second uncle."

Then he turned around and pointed at the new house and said, "By the way, I just bought this house. After it's ready, Xiaojuan will live here, and you two will be neighbors."

Yang Xiaojuan smiled and said, "You are Yu Shui. My brother kept talking about you a few days ago, saying that you will have a holiday soon and that I will have someone to play with when I have a holiday. Otherwise, when my brother and sister-in-law go to work, I will be the only one left at home and I will be bored to death."

He Yushui was stunned and looked at Yang Chong in surprise: "Brother Chongzi, when did I have a sister-in-law? Why didn't I know?"

Yang Chong said, "Just a few days ago, you were in school, I don't know, and I didn't treat you, so I just had a meal with your sister-in-law."

He Yushui excitedly asked, "What does the sister-in-law look like? Is she pretty?"

Without waiting for Yang Chong to answer, Yang Xiaojuan rushed to say, "Of course she is beautiful. Our sister-in-law is the most beautiful in our courtyard. No one can compare to her."

"Really? Where is she? Let me go see my new sister-in-law." He Yushui was very curious when she heard her speak so excitedly. She couldn't wait to meet this new sister-in-law whom she had never met before.

Yang Xiaojuan said: "I can't see her now. My sister-in-law has gone to work and won't be back until the evening."

"Oh." He Yushui then asked again: "By the way, you said that brother and sister-in-law are going to work? Brother, do you have a job? Where do you work? I found that I haven't been back for a month, and it feels like a world away. Why is everything different from before?"

Yang Chong smiled and said, "Yes, a lot of things have happened in the past few days, and it has indeed changed a lot for you. Your sister-in-law and I are now working in the steel rolling mill. I am in the purchasing department, and your sister-in-law is in the statistics department."

He Yushui said, "That's great. You two working couples won't have to worry about not having enough to eat anymore."

Yang Chong nodded, but then looked at He Yushui and shook his head: "Are you still worried that I won't have enough to eat? Look at how thin you are now, with a pale face and skinny body. So, come to my place for dinner tonight, and I'll make you something delicious to replenish your body."

He Yushui nodded excitedly: "Okay, Brother Chongzi, I will definitely come over in the evening."

When she got off work in the evening, He Yushui finally saw Yu Xiu. She grabbed Yu Xiu's hand and was so surprised that she forgot to close her mouth: "Sister-in-law, I thought Xiaojuan was bragging this afternoon. I thought how beautiful the new sister-in-law would be, seeing how much she praised. But when I saw you, I realized that you are even more beautiful than she said. Not to mention this courtyard, even on this street, there is no one prettier than you."

Yang Xiaojuan also said: "That's right, there is no one on this street more beautiful than our sister-in-law."

Yu Xiu's face flushed: "You two little girls, your little mouths are as sweet as honey, you almost coaxed me into the ditch." Then she wrinkled her nose: "What's that smell? Why does it smell like medicine?"

Yang Xiaojuan said quickly: "Sister-in-law, my brother is making medicine for you. He said that you are in poor health, so he made some medicine for you to adjust your body."

"Really?" Yu Xiu walked into the kitchen and saw that both stoves were lit. On one stove there was a soup pot cooking rice porridge, and on the other stove there was a medicine pot where Yang Chong was decocting medicine.

"Brother, I feel much better now than before. Why do I still need to take medicine? Chinese medicine is so bitter. I don't want to take it." Yu Xiu said with a bitter face.

Yang Chong said, "Your health is much better than before, but some of the damage is difficult to recover by food alone. I've prescribed a few doses of medicine for you and you'll be fine. Also, don't worry, this medicine is not bitter, so don't be sad."

Yu Xiu pouted: "Okay, I'll do as you say. By the way, what are we having for dinner?"

Yang Chong pointed at the chopping board and said, "Yu Shui will have dinner here tonight. Let's make some delicious food for the girl. Look how thin she has become."

Yu Xiu took a look and saw braised large intestines and pig's trotters on the chopping board, and a chopped pheasant next to it.

Chapter 68 I will live in your house from now on

Yang Chong kept his word and really cooked several dishes in the evening to entertain He Yushui who had returned from vacation.

There were braised large intestines, stewed chicken nuggets, and pig's trotters stewed with soybeans. As soon as they were served on the table, He Yushui's eyes popped out of his head in surprise.

"Brother Chongzi, are you having trouble making ends meet? How do you make so many delicious foods? How much do they cost?" He Yushui said uneasily while swallowing his saliva.

Yang Chong rubbed her head with his hand and said, "Don't worry, these things don't cost a penny, just eat as much as you want, and I won't go poor."

He Yushui looked unconvinced: "You didn't spend a penny? Who are you trying to fool? For example, this chicken alone costs several dollars, and there are also the large intestines and pig's trotters..."

Yang Xiaojuan chuckled: "Just eat it with confidence, I'm not lying to you, he really didn't spend a penny on these things."

He Yushui was a little puzzled, so Yang Xiaojuan explained: "You don't know, do you? These things are all brought back by my brother from hunting in the mountains, pheasants, wild boars and so on. I eat them every day these days."

"Brother, can you hunt pheasants and wild boars?" He Yushui's face was full of shock. She increasingly found that after a month away from home, the world seemed to have changed and was completely different from what she knew.

Yang Chong nodded: "Yes, to be precise, we beat them for the factory. After we beat them, we sold them to the factory. Otherwise, how do you think your sister-in-law and I could work in the steel mill? Isn't it all thanks to this ability?"

He Yushui didn't know what to say, and thought to himself, why didn't I know that Brother Chongzi could hunt before?

But it was unnecessary to think about this now. Now that the pile of meat had been served, there was only one thing she had to do.

That’s eating!

Just eat as much as you can.

He Yushui had never eaten so much meat in her life, especially in the past two years. Sha Zhu was obsessed with Qin Huairu and gave all the good things to Qin Huairu, almost forgetting about his own sister.

Even the limited food rations were secretly given to the Jia family, otherwise how could He Yushui become so thin?

So He Yushui lowered his head and focused on eating, saying as he ate, "It's delicious, brother, sister-in-law, this meat is really delicious. I wish you were my brothers, so I could eat here every day."

Yu Xiu's eyes turned red as she watched. She remembered herself when she was just picked up by Yang Chong. At that time, she was just like Yu Shui now.

But at that time, I was a little beggar with no relatives around me, wandering around begging.

But Yu Shui has a brother by his side.

This idiot Zhu, even though he looks like a decent person, how could he be so bewildered that he let Qin Huairu trick him into being like that, even ignoring his own sister?

A few people were eating when Sha Zhu came and knocked on the door: "Chongzi? I heard that my sister Yushui is back from vacation and there is no one in the house. Is she here with you?"

As soon as he entered the house, he saw Yushui wolfing down the food. Shazhu was anxious: "Girl, why are you running to Chongzi's house instead of staying at home after you come back? And you're eating it too. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"

He Yushui raised her head, not even bothering to wipe the grease from her mouth: "Where else would I go if I didn't come to Brother Chongzi's house? You don't care about me, but Brother Chongzi loves me and makes so many delicious foods for me."

Sha Zhu was a little embarrassed by what he said. He looked at the table full of delicious food and said, "Chongzi, your life is not bad."

Yang Chong stood up and said, "It has been a month since we last saw rain. I made something delicious and asked her to come over to eat. Brother Zhuzi, why don't you sit down and eat with us?"

Sha Zhu was too embarrassed to sit down, so he quickly waved his hands: "No, no, you guys eat, Chongzi, you spoil her too much."

He Yushui said unconvincedly: "Humph, if you don't care about me, it's not okay for Brother Chongzi to be nice to me? You have to let me starve to death, right?"

Sha Zhu's face turned red: "Yu Shui, what nonsense are you talking about? When did I ignore you? If I didn't care about you, would you have grown up like this?"

Yu Shui said, "That was in the past. Now you only have the sister-in-law of the Jia family in your heart. You give everything in the house to her without ever asking me if I need it. Brother, I'm wondering, why don't you just marry a wife yourself? Why do you have to be nice to someone else's wife?"

Sha Zhu's face became redder and redder. He felt really embarrassed to have his own sister scold him in front of so many people.

Yang Chong quickly tried to smooth things over: "Yushui! Don't say that. Is it easy for your brother to have worked so hard to raise you all these years?"

He Yushui stopped arguing, but still grumbled with a flat mouth: "That was in the past. Now my brother doesn't care about my life or death at all. He only cares about the sister-in-law of the Jia family."

Sha Zhu turned around and left the house.

Yang Chong shook his head: "Yu Shui, you can't embarrass your brother like this."

Yu Shui said, "Am I wrong? I don't know what's wrong with his brain. How could he let Qin Huairu be so obsessed with him? Even a fool can see that Qin Huairu and the Jia family are using him now. He is just a fool. He gives things from his home to others all day long and supports their wives and children. He is already in his twenties or thirties and doesn't even have a partner."

Yu Xiu said, "Brother Chongzi, why don't you find a chance to enlighten Brother Zhuzi and tell him to stay away from that family? Otherwise, he will always be having affairs with other people's wives. How can outsiders not gossip about him? Which girl would be willing to marry a man like that?"

Yang Chong nodded: "Okay, I'll try my best to talk, but Brother Zhuzi may not listen to me."

Yu Shui said, "If he doesn't listen to you, I won't care about him calling me brother anymore. He doesn't think of me as his sister anyway."

Then he looked up at Yang Chong and said, "Brother, I will move to your house when the time comes. You will be my real brother. Are you willing to take me in?"

Yang Xiaojuan said: "Then we can live in the same room."

Yang Chong said, "Don't make a fuss. He's your own brother. Don't just think about severing the relationship. Breaking bones is not enough. Your brother is actually a good person. He's just bewildered. Just make him understand."

Several people were eating and talking, it was quite lively.

After dinner, Yu Shui did not go back immediately, but continued to play with Yang Xiaojuan until very late. Seeing that Yu Xiu and Yang Chong were going to bed, he reluctantly went back.

After the meal, Yang Chong forced Yu Xiu to drink a large bowl of bitter medicine. The medicine was black and bitter. Yu Xiu almost vomited it several times, but in the end he did not dare to.

"Brother, this medicine tastes so bad. Can I not drink it in the future?" After pinching her nose and drinking the bowl of medicine, Yu Xiu asked Yang Chong with a bitter face.

Yang Chong nodded: "Yes, but you have to drink it for a week."