Siheyuan: I found a wife right after I crossed over

"That's right. Doesn't he always say that Banggeng is still a child and stealing things is no big deal? I think stealing things from other people's homes is no big deal. Let's steal from his home and see if he gets anxious!" Yang Xiaojuan also said.

"You know what, this old guy is really something. He was about to explode with anger, but he didn't go to ask for the meat back. He even called the old lady back." Xu Damao said.

"He's just afraid of getting slapped in the face. If everyone in the yard knew that Banggeng stole his things, he would lose face."

"This old guy is a complete hypocrite. He deserves to be punished!"

Several people were talking excitedly, and Shazhu sighed and shook his head: "Chongzi, should we cook the vegetables first or make the dumplings first?"

"Of course we'll cook the dishes first. We can eat the dishes and make dumplings at the same time." Yang Chong said with a bit of regret. It was a pity that the system did not reward a TV.

Otherwise, how pleasant it would be for everyone to sit around the fireplace, eating New Year's Eve dinner while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

But it seems that there was no Spring Festival Gala in that era, and there didn’t seem to be any TV stations either.

"Okay, I think the dumplings are almost done, so I'll start cooking." Sha Zhu responded and put the pot on the stove, ready to start cooking.

At the Jia family, who was separated by a wall, when Jia Zhang saw Banggeng coming back with the pork, she jumped off the edge of the bed with joy.

"My Bang Geng is really capable! He is worthy of being the pillar of our Jia family. He brought back the meat in just a short while! Be good, take the meat to your mother and ask her to cook a meat dish for us."

Bang Geng ran up to Qin Huairu, held the pork in his hand in front of her, and said proudly: "Mom, hurry up and fry some meat for me, so we can have meat to eat!"

The thing Qin Huairu was most worried about finally happened. Bang Geng was really instigated by Jia Zhang to steal again.

"Mom, why did you let Banggeng steal things again? Have you forgotten what happened last time? If he is caught again, our family doesn't have thirty dollars to compensate him." Qin Huairu complained to Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Zhang said disapprovingly: "What are you afraid of? Our Banggeng is so smart, how could he fall into the same trap twice? Besides, the one I asked him to steal today was Yi Zhonghai, so even if he found out, he wouldn't dare to say anything."

Qin Huairu said: "Even if the uncle doesn't say anything, what if Bang Geng gets addicted to stealing and can't change this habit in the future?"

Jia Zhang said: "If you can't change, then just keep stealing! Who made you incompetent and unable to earn money, so that Banggeng can't eat meat? If you were capable and coaxed Shazhu's money, would my Banggeng have to steal?"

Qin Huairu's face turned pale. "How come it's all my fault? I have to take care of the family's food, drink, defecation and urination by myself. I have to cook, wash dishes and clothes, and work for others to earn money."

Jia Zhang said, "Do you want me, an old man, to do it, or do you want Bang Geng to do it?"

Qin Huairu said: "I'm not asking you to do it. I mean I've done so much, from morning till night, my waist is broken. Why do you blame me for everything? Don't forget, I'm pregnant."

"You have to think of a way when you are pregnant. Otherwise, you will not be able to work for half a year after the child is born. What will the child eat? What will our whole family eat?" Jia Zhang said earnestly, "Huai Ru, you don't need to be so tired. There are better ways to live."

Qin Huairu looked at her suspiciously, not knowing what she meant by a better way to live.

Jia Zhang said carefully, "Look, you're working on the street with a big belly, pasting paper boxes all day, but you only earn a few cents, and you can't even take care of your family's food. But if you open your mouth and coax that silly boy Sha Zhu, you can have all the delicious food, and he will even have to bring you the food for two people. Tell me, which way of life is better?"

Qin Huairu blushed: "Mom, how can you be like this, teaching your daughter-in-law to coax other men, now you don't say I'm seducing wild men?"

Jia Zhang said: "I said those for outsiders to hear, just listen to it, don't take it seriously. Nowadays, what others say about you is nothing, the most important thing is to have enough food to eat. As long as you can live a good life, what's the harm of letting others say a few words of gossip? Can it make you lose two taels of meat?"

Qin Huairu was silent, and Jia Zhangshi continued, "Think about it, our family now has four people, and in the future it will be five. If we all rely on you as a woman, won't you be exhausted to death? It's better to take advantage of your youth and beauty to coax more men and get more things and money. If in another two years, you are old and ugly, you can't coax men, and you won't be able to work by then. How will you live then?"

Qin Huairu lowered her head and said nothing, her heart was in turmoil.

Jia Zhang took the pork from Bang Geng's hand and stuffed it into her hand: "Take your time to think about these. Let's fry the pork first. Who doesn't eat meat on New Year's Eve?"

Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, but still started cutting the meat.

Banggeng was bored, so he ran out of the house and came to the gate of the yard.

At this time, the other children in the yard had already gone home to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, and the ground was still littered with debris from exploded firecrackers.

Bang Geng lowered his head and searched on the ground. Now he didn't have to worry about anyone snatching the item from him.

However, the firecrackers on the ground had almost been picked up by other children. Banggeng lowered his head and searched for a long time but couldn't find a single unburned firecracker.

Just when he was about to go home in frustration, his eyes suddenly lit up.

There was a firecracker lying quietly in a crack in a stone on the ground in front.

It is very big, several times bigger than ordinary firecrackers.

The firecracker lay in the narrow crevice between the stones and was very inconspicuous. Perhaps that was why it slipped through the net and was not picked up by other children.

Banggeng suddenly became excited and squatted down to pick up the firecrackers.

But the crack between the stones was too narrow to get his fingers in. Finally, Banggeng found a small wooden stick and used the technique of picking out door bolts with a stick. After a long time, he finally picked it out.

"My grandma taught me a good technique. No one else can pick up this firecracker." Banggeng thought proudly and put the hard-earned firecracker into his pocket.

Chapter 117 If You Can Blow It Up

At this time, the food was already on the table in Yang Chong's house.

Sha Zhu is worthy of being the chef of the steel mill canteen. He cooks neatly and efficiently, and the dishes are delicious and tasty.

In addition, Yang Chong has everything here, so the table is fully filled.

Stir-fried diced rabbit, stewed chicken, twice-cooked pork, boiled pork slices, Kung Pao chicken, boiled fish...

This huge table of food makes people drool.

Even his mortal enemy Xu Damao said in a tut-tut voice: "Good job, Shazhu, you are really good at this. The dish you made is so appetizing."

Lou Xiao'e also said, "I've always heard people say that Zhuzi's dishes are delicious, but I never had a chance to try them. Today, I'm lucky enough to have Chongzi's help." She stretched out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish fillet, took a bite and widened her eyes in surprise: "This is really delicious. I dare say I have never eaten such delicious fish in my life."

Sha Zhu chuckled: "I believe what others say, but it's a bit untrue when you, Miss Lou, say this. Who is your Miss Lou? Your family is so rich. I heard that they have several chefs who cook for you. Do you think highly of my skills?"

Lou Xiao'e shook her head and said seriously, "I'm not exaggerating. My family used to have several chefs, all of whom were hired at high salaries. But the dishes they cooked are really not as delicious as yours. Zhuzi, if you opened a restaurant in those years, it would definitely be a big hit."

Sha Zhu was very pleased with what she said: "Okay, Gezi, you are quite good at talking, but why did you marry Xu Damao, that bastard? It was a waste."

Xu Damao stood up immediately and said anxiously: "Silly Zhu, you are looking for trouble, right? You are trying to sow discord between us right in front of me? Tell me, how come it was in vain that Mo Zi married me?"

Sha Zhu laughed and said, "How come it's all in vain? We've been married for several years and don't even have a child. Don't you think it's all in vain? I can tell from the looks of it that you're useless."

Lou Xiao'e blushed immediately: "Silly Zhu, how can you talk like that?"

Xu Damao was no longer anxious at this time. Instead, he said proudly, "Silly Zhu, don't be so cocky. It was those years that Ge Zi didn't get pregnant, but now she is going to get pregnant soon. My Xu family will soon have an heir."

Sha Zhu said in disbelief: "You are just bragging! Everyone knows your skills. It only takes a few seconds to make someone pregnant? Who would believe it!"

Xu Damao was even more proud: "It's a different time now, Silly Zhu, I'm telling you, it's not just a few seconds now. Ever since Chongzi prescribed me some medicine, my time has been getting longer and longer, now more than ten minutes is no problem at all."

Sha Zhu was shocked. He looked at Yang Chong and then at Lou Xiao'e: "Really? Xu Damao can really make it?"

Lou Xiao'e's face was red all the way to her neck. She pinched Xu Damao hard and said, "Why are you saying this in front of others? We still have two children."

Yes, Yang Chong was a little speechless. How could Xu Damao spread such things everywhere? Aren't there two underage girls, Yang Xiaojuan and He Yushui? How could he teach the children bad things?

However, He Yushui didn't seem to understand and asked curiously, "Brother, what are you talking about? What about a few seconds or ten minutes?"

Sha Zhu scratched his head embarrassedly: "Nothing, this is not for you to hear, don't ask."

He Yushui became even more curious, and pestered Yang Chong again, asking, "Brother Chongzi, my brother won't tell me, but you tell me, what does that mean?"

Yang Chong: ...

Yang Xiaojuan quickly pulled her back and whispered in her ear, "Silly girl, don't ask anymore. That's not for us to hear."

He Yushui asked her instead: "Xiaojuan, do you know?"

Yang Xiaojuan blushed: "Don't ask, you will understand when Brother Zhuzi finds you a sister-in-law."

At this point, He Yushui finally seemed to understand something and stopped asking questions.

But Xu Damao was unwilling to let go of this opportunity to fight back. He chuckled and said, "Wait for him to marry her a sister-in-law? I think it will take a long time. It's better to let Qin Huairu..."

Before he finished speaking, Sha Zhu got anxious, stood up, and clenched his fists: "Grandson, you want a fight, right?"

There was a lot of chaos, and Yang Chong had no choice but to slam the table: "Can we still have a good New Year's Eve dinner? If you don't want to eat, leave now, so that I can have a peaceful New Year!"

After this outburst of anger, the two men immediately became dispirited. Xu Damao said angrily, "Chongzi, stop it. We are just joking. It's okay."

Sha Zhu also said: "Yes, Chongzi, we both know our limits. We can never quarrel at the New Year's Eve dinner."

Lou Xiao'e said, "Chongzi, look, they both know they are wrong. Don't be angry. Just sit down and eat." Then she winked at Xu Damao.

Xu Damao quickly picked up the bottle, unscrewed the cap, and gulped down three glasses of wine. He then picked up the glass himself and said, "Chongzi, please don't bother with us. I'll drink three glasses of wine as an apology to you."

As he said this, he tilted his head back and drank all three glasses of wine.

Sha Zhu didn't dare to fall behind, and quickly poured three glasses of wine: "Chongzi, it's my fault. I shouldn't have argued with Xu Damao on New Year's Day. I will punish myself by drinking three glasses. Please don't hold grudges against me."

As he said this, he drank it all in one gulp.

Yang Chong was just trying to scare them, and seeing that it had come to this, he naturally decided to stop while he was ahead. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's have a good meal together during the New Year. Even if there is a huge grudge, let's put it off until after the New Year. Besides, you two grew up together in the same courtyard, how big of a grudge can you have?"

Both of them nodded in agreement. Lou Xiaoe said quickly, "Come on, why are you still standing there? Sit down and eat."

As he spoke, he picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass of wine for Yang Chong first: "Chongzi, this wine is the good wine that my father collected. He asked me to steal it back. Damao was reluctant to drink it, so he said he must bring it over to drink with you."

Yang Chong picked up his glass and said, "Come on, let's toast together. I hope everything will be fine in the coming year."

The festive and harmonious atmosphere returned to the room.

On the other side, Banggeng returned to the house and was about to tell Qin Huairu that he had picked up a firecracker when he came over with dumplings that had just come out of the pot: "Banggeng, stop playing, it's time to eat dumplings. Xiaodang, come and eat dumplings."

Banggeng took one bite and threw away his chopsticks: "Pumpkin dumplings are too disgusting. I don't want dumplings. I want meat!"

Then he ran to Qin Huairu who was still cooking in the kitchen and said, "Mom, I don't want to eat dumplings, I want to eat meat. Give me meat quickly!"

Qin Huairu said angrily: "If you want to eat meat, you have to eat dumplings first. If you don't eat dumplings, you won't be able to eat meat!"

As he said this, he raised the bowl of fried potatoes and meat high up. Banggeng was so anxious that he jumped twice but still couldn't reach it. He was so angry that he opened his mouth and cursed: "Give me the meat quickly, or I will blow up the house!"

Qin Huairu didn't take it seriously at all: "You're just a little kid and you want to threaten me? Go ahead and do it if you can!"

Banggeng didn't even think twice and took out the firecracker from his pocket and threw it into the stove.

Chapter 118: Brother Chongzi's Cannon is Loud

Qin Huairu could never have imagined that Banggeng's mention of blowing up the house was not a joke.

What's more unexpected is that Banggeng has a firecracker with amazing explosive power in his pocket.

This type of firecracker is a double-kick firecracker that only appeared in later generations. Its explosive power far exceeds that of firecrackers of this era.

In later generations' acne scars, we can often see that someone lights firecrackers and then covers the bottom with a basin or pan, and then with a bang, the basin flies into the sky.

Now, the one suffering is the Jia family’s stove.

The fire in the stove had just been used to cook food and had not yet been sealed with wet coals.

The firecrackers exploded immediately after they were thrown in.

"Bang!" With a loud bang, the stove exploded.

Mud and bricks flew out.

Fortunately, Qin Huairu saw Banggeng taking out the firecrackers. Although she had never seen the power of such firecrackers, she could think of the consequences just by looking at how thick they were.

She immediately squatted on the ground.

Just as she squatted down, the stove exploded.

A piece of rubble flew over her head, and if she had been a second later she would have been hit on the head by the rock.

Bang Geng was not so lucky.

Although he was much shorter than Qin Huairu, he was facing the stove. A piece of gravel flew over and hit him on the nose.

Fortunately, the piece of gravel was small and did not kill Bang Geng.

If that were the case, it would be such a pity that a great thief would die young.

However, although the gravel was small, it still made Banggeng's nose bleed.

Bang Geng was so frightened that he stood there stupidly, not daring to move.

Blood was flowing from his nose.

Jia Zhang, who was far away, was also shocked. She was stunned for a long time before she suddenly called out, "Bang Geng, my dear grandson!"

He dropped the chopsticks in his hand and quickly ran over, hugged Banggeng, and wiped the blood off his face with his hands. While wiping, he asked: "Banggeng, are you okay? Don't scare your grandma. Your father is gone. If you die too, how will grandma live!"

At this time, the people in the yard were also startled by the sound. They dropped their chopsticks and ran out to see what was going on.

Xu Damao first locked onto the location of the accident and pointed at the Jia family: "The sound just now came from next door, something must have happened at the Jia family!"

It was true. The Jia family’s house was filled with smoke and dust was coming out of the house.