Siheyuan: Traveling through three years to gain the power of a palm

However, the Liu family's banquet in the yard also involved Jiang Fan and the others.

The two families got married one after another, but Jiang Fan did not inform the neighbors. Everyone only found out on the wedding day, and he did not hold a wedding banquet in the yard.

Comparing this to the Liu family, everyone immediately felt that the Jiang family had done a poor job and started discussing the matter privately. They even brought up the story of Jiang Ping'an's marriage.

Naturally, no one dared to say anything to their faces; they all spoke privately. However, it was obvious that the attitude of the people in the courtyard towards Jiang Fan's family had changed a lot.

They used to say hello when they met, but now they just turn their heads away. It's because there are so many people in the Jiang family, and maybe someone will jump out and get close to them and start a big fight.

While cooking in the evening, Shen Yue spoke without hesitation, "Liu Guangqi is getting married next week, and Liu Haizhong also came to our house to talk about it. What are the rules in our family?"

"Then let's go and take a look. They've come to invite us, so it wouldn't be appropriate not to go." Jiang Fan responded without raising his head while chopping vegetables.

According to the information he knew, Liu Guangqi planned to run away on the wedding night.

Just think about it, the day before, Liu Haizhong proudly held a wedding for his eldest son and showed off his most proud work.

The next morning, hey! My daughter-in-law ran away with my son!

This is such a surprise! I wonder if Liu Haizhong can handle it now!

"Okay, just let your dad go when the time comes. It's just in the yard anyway, and besides not being able to be served on the table, there's nothing fancy about it."

Jiang Daniu, who was stirring the batter, looked up with a confused look on his face. He remembered that he was the head of the family. At least on the surface, that was the case.

At the He family, Liu Haizhong came to He Daqing and asked him to prepare a banquet.

He Daqing had no reason to refuse the deal that came to his doorstep.

However, when he heard that eight tables would be set up and each table would cost twelve yuan, Sha Zhu couldn't help but exclaim.

"Are you marrying a wife or a landlord marrying a concubine?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Haizhong glanced at Sha Zhu displeasedly. Sha Zhu also realized that he had said the wrong thing and lowered his head in silence.

"Brother He, can you take this job?"

He Daqing took a puff of his cigarette and said calmly, "I can accept it, but my appearance fee is much more expensive than Sha Zhu's."

Liu Haizhong was extremely proud and patted his chest, saying, "It's no big deal. As long as you organize a beautiful banquet, I'll pay any price."

He Daqing nodded, "Then I'll make a menu for you in the next two days. You can see if it's suitable. It will be easier to prepare the dishes if you decide on it early."

Liu Haizhong nodded repeatedly and decided to do it.

Chapter 490 Liu Haizhong Asks for Help

Looking at the list of materials to be prepared for the banquet, Liu Haizhong looked troubled.

The menu provided by He Daqing is very good and definitely worth the price, but the ingredients are really hard to find.

Apart from anything else, it was hard to buy these eight chickens and fish, not to mention the other meats. And the various condiments, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar were all hard to get.

"Old Liu, you'd better prepare these ingredients before Saturday. Some dishes need to be prepared in advance." He Daqing hugged Fugui and didn't care about Liu Haizhong's embarrassment at all.

He Fugui, Sha Zhu's son. The name is very rustic, but it was what He Daqing requested.

Liu Haizhong gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, Brother He, don't worry. I will prepare all these things before Saturday."

After saying that, he hurried home to attend the meeting.

As soon as Liu Haizhong left, Sha Zhu popped up and said, "Dad, do you think Liu Haizhong can really get so many things? Even if he buys them on the black market, it will take several days."

"Don't worry about this useless thing. Go make some milk powder. I think Fugui is hungry again."

Yang Shufen suffered a difficult delivery and was seriously injured, so He Daqing found two buckets of milk powder to feed Fugui.

Sha Zhu said reluctantly, then turned around to make the milk powder. After Fugui was born, he never held him properly. He was either in He Daqing's arms or in He Yushui's arms.

The two of them were extremely enthusiastic towards the little guy, and He Zhaodi was ignored.

"I don't know how this little guy can eat so much. It's only been a short while and the milk powder is almost gone."

Sha Zhu frowned and sighed. Zhaodi had been fed by her mother before, and he hadn't thought much of it. But now that she was using formula, he realized how much it cost.

"You're a useless father, after all. My grandson can't drink rice soup. When he was little, Yu Shui drank too much rice soup, which delayed his growth. Now he's so skinny."

After hearing what He Daqing said, Sha Zhu was speechless and walked into the house angrily.

As soon as Liu Haizhong returned home, he called a family meeting.

When they heard the amount of food that needed to be prepared, Aunt Meng and Liu Guangfu were both shocked.

"Dad, how much will so many materials cost? We don't have anywhere to buy them?" Liu Guangfu couldn't help but say.

"Even if there is no place, you have to find a place, the pigeon market, the black market, you have to prepare everything even if you have to run all over the city." Liu Haizhong's eyes were firm, and his tone of voice left no room for doubt, so Liu Guangfu gritted his teeth and endured it.

Liu Haizhong's heart was bleeding, but this was a major matter that concerned whether he could become an official, so he had to do it well.

In order to make the marriage happen, Liu Guangqi has been instilling a message in Liu Haizhong these past two days, that is, as long as Li Yi's father is satisfied, Liu Haizhong's dream of becoming an official can be realized.

This temptation is comparable to the scene in the original plot where Qin Huairu told Sha Zhu that she would marry him as long as he helped raise the child and Jia Zhangshi.

That's why Liu Haizhong spared no effort in doing this, all for the sake of becoming an official.

At this moment, Aunt Meng's eyes lit up and she looked at Liu Haizhong and said, "Old Liu, why don't we go ask Xu Damao? And also Jiang Yue from the Jiang family."

Liu Haizhong slammed the table and said, "Yeah, there should be a way for them two."

Xu Damao is a projectionist, and needless to say, he has good relations with every village.

Jiang Yue is from the purchasing department, and thanks to Jiang Fan's secret help, he is doing very well.

Liu Haizhong acted immediately and went to Xu Damao's house first to explain his purpose.

"Uncle Liu, I should have contributed to Liu Guangqi's wedding, and since you came to me personally, I have to lend you a hand."

"but!"

These two words made Liu Haizhong stunned. What else could have happened?

Xu Damao continued, "I, Xu Damao, have long since stopped working as a projectionist in the Propaganda Department. Besides showing films at the factory, the ones who go to the countryside to show films are all my apprentices. Have you seen me go to the countryside these days?"

"Ah this!"

Liu Haizhong was stunned, his expression somewhat dull. He usually didn't care about these things. However, Xu Damao didn't go to the countryside very often, and he stayed in the courtyard every day.

"Then Damao, can you ask your apprentice to help me buy some things?" Liu Haizhong asked hurriedly.

Xu Damao spread his hands and said helplessly, "It's too late for you to tell me now. He just went to the countryside today and will be staying there for several days. I guess he won't be able to help you."

One road was blocked, Liu Haizhong was a little disappointed. After saying goodbye to Xu Damao, he immediately found Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue lives alone in the front house. He just finished his meal and is reading and studying.

After opening the door and seeing Liu Haizhong, a hint of surprise flashed across Jiang Yue's face.

"What does he want from me?"

However, out of courtesy, Jiang Yue still welcomed the person in.

"Uncle Liu, what can I do for you?"

Without any greetings, Jiang Yue asked.

Liu Haizhong was not so direct when facing Jiang Yue. He first made a few polite remarks in other aspects.

But Jiang Yue didn't want to hear him say more, "Uncle Liu, if you have nothing else to do, go home. It's getting late and I need to rest."

Hearing this, Liu Haizhong became a little anxious. He couldn't wait to understand. Any delay would block his path to progress.

"Xiao Jiang, here's the thing. Isn't your brother Guangqi getting married? But the ingredients for the banquet are a bit hard to come by. I thought you were our factory's purchasing agent, could you help me out?"

Jiang Yue understood that this person came to ask him to do something for him. Although he still had one step to go before becoming a deputy section chief, his performance in the purchasing department was the best, so it would not be a problem for him to become a deputy section chief within two years.

But isn't it wrong for Liu Haizhong to come to him and ask him to do something without bringing anything?

"Uncle Liu, I understand what you mean, but I'm sorry, I can't do anything about this."

"What do you mean by being powerless? How can you be powerless just because I asked you to help buy something? If you don't want to help, just say so!" Liu Haizhong roared angrily in a loud voice.

Jiang Yue's face darkened, and his gaze turned cold as he looked at Liu Haizhong.

"What's wrong with the third brother? Someone is causing trouble!" Jiang Dalei was next door. He ran over with a stool in a few seconds. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Liu Haizhong standing inside.

"Fatty Liu! How dare you bully my brother!"

Jiang Dalei picked up the bench and was about to hit, but was stopped by Qi Ting.

"Brother, calm down first." Jiang Yue also spoke up to stop him.

Liu Haizhong was also startled. While Jiang Yue was stopping people, he took the opportunity to escape, but as soon as he reached the door, Jiang Fan brought people to block the door.

Not only them, other neighbors also came out to watch the show.

"Fatty, why are you running here so late at night instead of staying home to think about how to arrange a wedding for your eldest son?"

Jiang Fan looked at Liu Haizhong with a smile. Together with the people behind him, they looked like a gang of evil forces bullying the weak.

Liu Haizhong suddenly collapsed to the ground and asked in fear, "What are you doing? Don't come over here, or I'll call the police."

Chapter 491: Preparing a Trap for Liu Haizhong

Jiang Fan found it a little funny. This Fatty Liu was really dancing happily even though he had no skills.

"Fatty Liu, what are you doing? If others see this, they'll think our family is bullying you. Stand up!"

Jiang Fan suddenly raised his voice, scaring Liu Haizhong so much that he stood up immediately.

"Jiang Yue, what does this Fatty Liu want from you? Is he forcing you to do something?" asked Jiang Daniu.

Jiang Yue nodded and said, "Uncle, he wants me to use my work in the purchasing department to help him buy some ingredients for the banquet for Liu Guangqi."

"Okay Liu Haizhong, you are going to let Jiang Yue abuse his power for personal gain."

"I didn't have that idea. I just wanted to buy something from my fellow villagers," Liu Haizhong explained.

"So you're trying to buy and sell it, which is a serious crime."

Liu Haizhong shook his head like a rattle. He didn't dare to take any charges, nor could he take any. Otherwise, how could he be an official?

Jiang Fan looked at Jiang Yue, "You agree?"

"No, I still know what I can do and what I can't do."

"Well done, Brother Jiang Yue. This is what we young people of the new era should do. We must put an end to all illegal activities." Xu Damao's voice came from behind.

Jiang Fan nodded. On the surface, the only people in the yard who could help Liu Haizhong with this matter were Xu Damao, Jiang Yue, and the two cooks, He Daqing and his son.

I just don’t know why Liu Haizhong didn’t go to find the He family?

Jiang Fan gently patted Fatty Liu's shoulder and said, "Liu Haizhong, don't you think it's wrong to ask my brother to do this for you?"

"That's not right."

"Then you should apologize to him, right?"

"It should."

Liu Haizhong agreed tremblingly, and then bowed his head and admitted his mistake to Jiang Yue.

Jiang Yue had no intention of investigating further. After telling him not to come to him about such matters, he let him go.

Liu Haizhong didn't dare to stay any longer and ran home in shame.

In the crowd, Xu Damao was still denouncing Liu Haizhong's behavior. He even expanded the criticism to the level of bribery, comparing Liu Haizhong to a wealthy landlord who gave gifts to officials, while he and Jiang Yue were honest officials... good people.

Patting Xu Damao on the shoulder, Jiang Fan signaled that there was no need to say too much to the neighbors. Their family no longer cared about what these people thought.

Xu Damao followed Jiang Fan and explained, "Liu Haizhong also came to me at first, but I had already gone to the countryside. I just didn't expect him to come directly to Jiang Yue. I thought that for such a big thing, he should have talked to Uncle Erniu and the others first."

"That's nothing. What makes me angry is that he came here without anything and asked for help. He tried to test the cadres by saying a few nice words. Which cadre couldn't withstand such a test? No wonder he can't become an official."

Jiang Fan was very angry. It would have been fine if you didn't take anything when you came here before you became an official, but now that you are an official, you still don't take anything. Then isn't your position as an official in vain?

Thinking of this, Jiang Fan waved to Xu Damao and whispered a few words in his ear.

Xu Damao nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "Don't worry, leave it to me."

After Liu Haizhong returned home, he was breathing heavily and looked terrified, as if he had seen something terrible.