The Beginning of a Courtyard House: Sixty Years of Internal Strength

"Okay, I'll also say if you're still brewing wine."

I can just buy the wine directly from you.

Now I have to hire people to haul liquor from Niulanshan Winery.

It's quite far and inconvenient.

"Sigh, brewing wine is such a hassle."

I only worked on it once or twice.

I never did it again after that, and just sold the brewing equipment.

Otherwise, you could set up a small brewery.

"Forget it, I can't manage to run my own brewery."

Xu Huizhen shook her head.

"Jianguo, try Huizhen's pickled vegetables, they're delicious."

It's different from everyone else's.

"Oh, really? I'd better try it right away."

Li Jianguo knew that the pickled vegetables at the tavern were delicious.

The reason is because of that unique pressure stone.

He picked up a piece of pickled vegetable and tasted it.

Yes, it's definitely crisper and more flavorful than regular pickled vegetables.

"I really didn't expect you to have this trick up your sleeve."

"If I had known, I would have given you more money back then, and even bought the recipe for pickled vegetables."

Li Jianguo asked a question he already knew the answer to.

Xu Huizhen shook her head repeatedly.

"This pickled vegetable recipe isn't from my family."

It belongs to my father-in-law; he just told me the recipe before he passed away.

"Well, it seems you're really lucky."

With undiluted wine and these pickled vegetables.

It should be easy to run.

"Haha, it's alright, I guess we'll just have to make do."

However, the current issue of public-private partnerships is giving me quite a headache.

The current manager of this small tavern.

There are just too many things to do every day.

I gradually lost control of everything.

Xu Huizhen became depressed.

Chen Xueru and Li Jianguo exchanged a glance.

We didn't talk about that.

After all, this matter is quite sensitive.

It's not convenient to discuss this in more detail.

Chen Xueru quickly changed the subject.

The three chatted for another half hour.

He then accompanied Chen Xueru back to the courtyard.

Chen Xueru praised her again.

"Brother Jianguo, you really have excellent taste."

I didn't expect you to actually foresee the public-private partnership.

"Hey, Sister Xueru, am I amazing?"

Don't you understand yet?

He then picked up Chen Xueru and carried her to the room.

After Li Jianguo returned to the courtyard, he looked at Yan Bugui, whose expression remained unchanged.

It seems that Yan Jiecheng has not yet taken any action.

That's really inefficient; I bet he's really planning to get his hands on evidence.

Let's confront his father again.

Hopefully he won't mess this up.

After I overcame the two hurdles of getting home, Yao Yao went to cook.

Unexpectedly, Qin Huairu's belly was already quite protruding.

That old woman, Jia Zhangshi, still doesn't do anything.

He sews shoe soles every day.

It can take months to make a single pair of shoes.

The soles of the shoes had been polished smooth from being handled by her hands.

Two months of peaceful days passed quickly.

When spring arrived, Li Jianguo and Yao Yao quickly got busy with the tea plantation.

Transplanting rice seedlings is quite troublesome, as it requires selecting tree branches.

Healthy, semi-lignified branches that are new growth this year.

Cuttings with plump leaf buds.

After cutting, place it at a 45° angle.

Insert it diagonally into the soil and then thoroughly water it with the spiritual spring water.

We also need to build a sunshade, as the newly planted saplings cannot be exposed to direct sunlight.

You also need to maintain humidity, and it will take more than a month for it to take root.

Light exposure can be gradually increased after roots have formed.

After Li Jianguo finished watering and setting up the shed.

I just ignored it.

This kind of rice planting should be easy to succeed.

I plugged in a few and familiarized myself with the process.

There are still many new branches; we can plant them slowly later.

Then Yao Yao and I started selecting seeds.

Tea tree seeds actually need to be spread out to dry.

After removing the empty and shriveled seeds,

When storing in wet sand layers, a temperature of 5-10 degrees Celsius needs to be maintained.

Store for 2-3 months.

They also need to be inspected regularly to prevent them from getting moldy.

After these tea seedlings sprout and germinate.

Then you can plant it in the soil.

Li Jianguo didn't expect this either.

The seeds germinate in the sand.

And it can't be too wet, otherwise water will easily accumulate.

Li Jianguo directly wet the sand with the spring water.

Hopefully they will sprout normally.

Irrigation with the spiritual spring water should be fine.

There are so many small branches that can be used for rice planting.

More than 80 can be found from just one tree.

If all the seedlings are transplanted, there will be more than 400 seedlings.

Li Jianguo was very pleased to see this.

If these seedlings can all grow up...

The two of them can drink as much as they want without any problem.

I wonder if it tastes as good as the original flavor.

They all grew up being watered with the sacred spring water.

It's definitely not much worse, and might even be more powerful than the mother tree.

Lately, the two of them have been busy with the tea trees.

Qin Huairu went into labor right after dinner, presumably because she was about to give birth.

Jia Zhangshi rushed into the courtyard and shouted.

Of all the ones, Sha Zhuchong is the fastest.

They are also the most proactive.

He hurriedly ran to borrow a handcart.

Together with Jia Dongxu, they lifted Qin Huairu onto the cart.

The two of them pulled the cart and ran to the hospital.

Li Jianguo glanced at his watch; it was only a little past 7.

It wasn't too late, and some people in the courtyard went to see what was going on.

Li Jianguo and Yao Yao went together as well.

They just wanted to see how much the child resembled Sha Zhu.

Qin Huairu is still more numerous.

After arriving at the hospital.

Unexpectedly, the baby was born in just over half an hour.

It seems that Qin Huairu, having given birth to one child, is quite experienced.

The nurse walked out of the delivery room.

Congratulations to the family, mother and child are safe and sound!

Li Jianguo was so happy to see Sha Zhu that he almost shouted it out.

He originally intended to rush over and catch the child.

Unexpectedly, Jia Zhangshi was even faster.

He ran over in a flash and hugged his grandson tightly.

He kept talking excitedly.

"That's wonderful! The Jia family has another great grandson!"

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu finally calmed down and forcibly suppressed the smirk that was creeping up his face.

At this moment, Li Jianguo also quickly joined in.

"Dongxu, congratulations, it's another boy."

Your family has really grown quite a few descendants.

At this moment, Jia Dongxu also became happy.

"Yes, yes, Jianguo, you need to hurry up too."

"We haven't had a child all these years."

Li Jianguo completely ignored Jia Dongxu and looked at the child.

You can't really tell unless you look closely, because the child is still young.

However, go looking for the problem with the answer in mind.

It was soon clear that his features did indeed resemble those of Sha Zhu.

At this moment, Li Jianguo was even happier.

He patted Jia Dongxu on the shoulder and said.

"Oh dear, Dongxu, you'd better work hard."

Now that we have another child, I need to earn more money to raise him well.

Li Jianguo looked at Jia Dongxu with a smile.

Sha Zhu immediately understood the meaning behind Li Jianguo's words.

They quickly stepped forward and pushed Li Jianguo aside.

At the same time, look towards the child.

His heart pounded wildly; something was wrong.

This child really does resemble me.

It has the shape of one's own shadow.

After Li Jianguo and Yao Yao received the answer.

He didn't stay in the hospital either.

They walked home talking and laughing.

"Brother Jianguo, did you see that?"

That child's eyes and nose look a lot like Sha Zhu's.

Newborn babies look so much like their parents.

If they grow to be two or three years old.

He's just a total silly boy.