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

a few days later.

Xu Damao was in Jiang Fan's room, discussing with him their wedding the day after tomorrow.

These days, Xu Damao and Xu Wude have been running back and forth between Lou's house and the courtyard, busy with Xu Damao's wedding.

Xu Wude was already moving to make room for Xu Damao. The old couple and Xu Xin would all leave the courtyard house and move to other streets, leaving Xu Damao with ample space to leave behind descendants for the Xu family.

"Brother, I'm getting married the day after tomorrow, you must provide me with a car."

"Okay, I get it. You've told me this eight hundred times. I'll go with you to the Lou family to pick someone up the day after tomorrow. I've already taken my leave."

Jiang Fan said impatiently that ever since Lou Zhenhua set the wedding date for Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao, Xu Damao has been as energetic as an animal in spring.

Lou Zhenhua did not hold a grand wedding for Lou Xiao'e, but simply told a few friends that Lou Xiao'e was going to marry into a working-class family. These friends would then tell others about this to show Lou Zhenhua's attitude.

Xu Damao didn't invite many people, and there was no matchmaker. Only Jiang Fan and Jiang Dalei followed him to pick up the bride. There were three cars, which was not too high-profile, and the scene was not even as grand as Jiang Ping'an's wedding.

"Just to remind you, Sha Zhu is getting married in a couple of days. I don't know the exact date, but I think it will be within a few days."

Jiang Fan held the still steaming cup. Sha Zhu was also getting married in a few days. Yang Shufen had come to the courtyard once before, but she didn't run into Xu Damao that time, and nothing happened.

Both Yi Zhonghai and Aunt Wu were very satisfied with Yang Shufen. They could see that Yang Shufen was a good girl to live with. Sha Zhu was especially satisfied. If he said anything bad about Yang Shufen again, Sha Zhu would probably get angry.

So Sha Zhu's marriage went smoothly.

Nowadays, there are no unnecessary procedures. The two families just discuss and set a good date, then take the letter of introduction to get a marriage certificate.

In some places, even a marriage certificate is not issued. After the two families have discussed it, the man takes someone to the woman's home and takes her home directly, and they can live together for the rest of their lives.

"Shazhu got married, and he married a rural woman with a rural household registration, but I married..."

Xu Damao had a rather proud look on his face. Indeed, in a way, Xu Damao was lucky enough to marry Lou Xiao'e.

Jiang Fan nodded. Although Xu Damao and Sha Zhu did not get along, he would not delay his own marriage just to ruin Sha Zhu's marriage. If he dared to do so, not only Lou Zhenhua but also Xu Wude would kill him.

Suddenly, Xu Damao approached Jiang Fan mysteriously, "Brother, I want to tell you something."

"The Lou family gave Lou Xiao'e more than a dozen gold bars as a dowry, and this is only a part of it. I can't even imagine what else it had."

Jiang Fan was secretly shocked after hearing Xu Damao's words, but not because of the gold and silver treasures, which he also had. He was shocked that Xu Damao would actually tell him this. Although Xu Damao might not have been telling the truth and the amount might have been a little less, the fact that he told Jiang Fan this showed that he trusted Jiang Fan very much.

You know, in the original plot, Xu Damao only took two gold bars from Lou Xiao'e's dowry. No one knows how much Lou Xiao'e's dowry was.

"So much?" Jiang Fan pretended to be surprised, with an expression of disbelief on his face. He understood Xu Damao's thoughts. She was getting married, and the dowry was so large, so she wanted to show off in front of him.

As Xu Damao's good brother, Jiang Fan naturally would not fail to give Xu Damao face and listened to him praising the Lou family's magnanimity and generosity.

"Ha, you're making my mouth dry." Xu Damao took a sip of hot water and exhaled comfortably.

"Finished?"

"That's it."

"Okay!" Jiang Fan shouted, then looked at Xu Damao with a wicked smile, "You've finished speaking, it's my turn to speak."

"Da Mao, if you call me brother after we leave this door, I won't argue with you. But if you call me brother after we enter this door, what should you call me?"

Looking at Jiang Fan's harmless smile, Xu Damao's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and the excitement on his face gradually turned into fear. He secretly cursed himself in his heart for being so careless and how could he have forgotten about this.

Two days ago, Lou Zhenhua set a date for their wedding. Xu Damao was very happy and took Jiang Fan to his house for a drink. After drinking too much, he started crying in front of Jiang Fan.

"Brother, if it weren't for you, I don't know what my life would be like in the future."

"Without you, I don't know if I can ever regain my masculinity in the future! Show me your true manliness!"

"If you hadn't reminded me to see a doctor, I might have died and become the second Yi Zhonghai. I would have been laughed to death by Sha Zhu."

"And you're so concerned about my marriage too. Brother, I really don't know how to thank you!"

Xu Damao, for some reason, suddenly expressed his willingness to kowtow to Jiang Fan and become his adoptive father. Xu Wude was so angry that he beat him with two belts on the spot. The drunken Xu Damao's fighting power soared, and he nearly sent Xu Wude to his knees with a flurry of punches.

Jiang Fan had no choice but to look at Xu Wude, who told him to ignore it and just bear with it if he dared to yell. He could only kowtow to Xu Damao in front of Xu Wude and listen to him call him "Dad." Why just one kowtow? Because Xu Damao fainted after kowtow.

Jiang Fan couldn't describe in words how Xu Wude felt at that time. He wanted to beat Xu Damao to death, but was also afraid that Xu Damao would shout out that it was so comfortable.

When Xu Damao woke up the next day, he couldn't believe what had happened the night before. Was that something he could do? Kowtow to Jiang Fan? Accept Jiang Fan as his godfather?

He asked Xu Wood, "Dad, I didn't do that last night, did I?"

Xu Wude said to Xu Damao in a sarcastic tone, "Hey, look, isn't this Jiang Fan's good son Xu Damao? Why are you calling me dad? Go find your adoptive father. I'm just an old man who was almost beaten to death by his own son."

"Dad, stop joking. I just drank too much last night and was not conscious." Xu Damao said embarrassedly. Although he was not quite clear about what happened last night, his intuition told him that it was definitely not a good thing.

Xu Wude didn't hit Xu Damao in the face after all. He just kicked him hard on the butt a few times and then told him, "Xu Damao, if you don't give me a grandson after one year of marriage, I will break your legs!"

Xu Damao didn't stay at home for long, and quickly found Jiang Fan to confirm what happened last night. Jiang Fan didn't hesitate, and when he saw Xu Damao, he smiled and said, "My good son."

Finally, after Xu Damao's repeated requests and the payment of three roast ducks, Jiang Fan agreed not to mention the matter in the presence of outsiders.

Even though Xu Damao was extremely reluctant, he had to call out, "Dad."

"what?"

"Godfather."

"Yeah, comfortable."

Chapter 142 Xu Damao Gets Married

Time soon came to Xu Damao's wedding day.

In the morning, Jiang Fan put on his gloves, rode his bicycle and followed Xu Damao, who was wearing new clothes, to Lou's house.

At the Lou family's house, Lou Xiao'e, wearing a new gray dress, burst into tears while Tan Yali comforted her. Lou Xiao'e had been dating Xu Damao for quite some time. Although she had long been prepared to marry him, she couldn't help crying when the day finally came.

"mom."

Thousands of words were condensed into one word: Mom. Lou Xiao'e had a lot of things she wanted to say, but she couldn't say them out loud.

Tan Yali held her hand, sat beside her, and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Mom understands. Mom knows you want to say a lot to Mom. Mom knows it all."

"Xiao'e, you are just getting married. If you miss your mother or feel unhappy in the future, just come back. There is a room reserved for you at home."

"We went to the Xu family today. You will be the daughter-in-law of the Xu family in the future. You should think more about the Xu family and give birth to a child as soon as possible." (In that era, the status of having children or not in the husband's family was really different)

Tan Yali wanted to have a son. She had suffered a lot in the past because she didn't have a son. She knew how hard it was for a woman without a son to live in her husband's family.

However, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. Perhaps it was because he had no son that Lou Zhenhua kept her by his side.

Lou Xiao'e blushed and lowered her head. Tan Yali had been giving her some knowledge these past two days, and she was no longer a girl who knew nothing.

Lou Zhenhua sat on the sofa. He now knew that marrying Lou Xiao'e would not completely solve their capitalist status problem. But he didn't want to leave with his family. At such an old age, he didn't want to toss around. Moreover, the Lou family's roots were here, with so many properties and various treasures. These were not easy to take away, and he was reluctant to do so.

Now he only hoped that the method Jiang Fan said would be useful, so that he could make some contribution and bring honor to himself, hoping to save himself.

Soon, Xu Damao brought his men to the Lou family.

It wasn't very lively at the Lou family's place, with only about ten people scattered around.

Xu Damao came up to Lou Zhenhua and called out respectfully, "Dad."

Lou Zhenhua looked at Xu Damao, then at Jiang Fan, "Damo, Xiao'e will be in your care from now on. Take good care of her."

Xu Damao immediately expressed his opinion, "Dad, don't worry, I will definitely treat Xiao'e well. She doesn't have to do anything when she comes to our house. She can enjoy..."

"Hey!" Lou Zhenhua raised his hand, stopping Xu Damao from continuing. "Xiao'e is a member of your Xu family now that she's married into it. You should do whatever you're supposed to do at home."

Lou Zhenhua would not let Xu Damao say that Lou Xiao'e should marry him and enjoy a good life at this time. This was inappropriate.

……

Lou Xiao'e sat in the back seat of the car and said goodbye to her parents reluctantly.

Xu Damao also comforted Lou Xiao'e, "Ezi, don't be too sad. Just come back often in the future. I'm going to the countryside often to show movies. If you feel uncomfortable living alone, come back and live with your parents. I'll send you here and then go back to work."

Lou Xiao'e didn't say anything, but just hugged Xu Damao tightly.

In the courtyard, except for those who were working, everyone else was sitting in the yard, waiting to see Xu Damao come back with the bride.

"Old Chen's family, what kind of girl did Xu Damao marry? There's not a single breath of wind in the yard."

"Who knows? He's so secretive. Even if I ask him, he won't tell me."

"Do you think Xu Damao will hold a banquet in the courtyard? He has two employees and can collect a lot of things from the countryside. I guess he has a lot of food at home."

"Definitely not. If they were going to hold a wedding banquet, everyone would have prepared it long ago. Have you seen the Xu family make any moves? Not to mention the ingredients and the chef, we only found out about his marriage in the past two days."

The neighbors were discussing Xu Damao's marriage. Suddenly, someone saw Shen Yue holding the child and asked, "Sister Shen, your Jiang Fan and Xu Damao are close. Do you know which family he married?"

When everyone heard this, they turned around and looked at Shen Yue.

"How would I know? I don't care about these things. I can't even change my eldest grandson's diapers every day. He has to be held in my arms all day. He can't sleep without me, and he cries when I put him down. He's a real fuss. Besides, Xu Damao is getting married. If you want to ask, you should ask Xu's sister-in-law. Why are you asking me?"

"Sister Shen, what you said is true. We watched Damao grow up, so we care about him. And Xu Damao always sends gifts to your family every time he comes back from showing a movie. We don't have any."

"Yes, we have been neighbors for so many years. When Old Xu went to the countryside, we were able to benefit from him. Now that Xu Damao has gone to the countryside, all the things he has sent to your home are good."

Shen Yue held Pengpeng in her arms, looked up, smiled at the people in front of her, and greeted them warmly, "That's right. Damao has indeed given our family a lot of things in the past two years, but they were all replacements. Didn't you see his bicycle? It was repaired by our second son. Damao is a particular kid. He won't let the second son work for nothing. When people come to thank us, it's not easy to refuse the gifts.

But Sister Xu, what you said just now about caring about the younger one is quite human. I remember your eldest son has been married for two years now, so why is there still no news? I heard that you make your daughter-in-law take medicine every day. That's not right.

I heard from Yu'er that their teacher said that childbirth isn't solely a woman's responsibility. If the seeds aren't good, even the best land won't produce crops. I think we should go to the hospital as soon as possible. If the seeds are really bad, we should get treatment as soon as possible so as not to waste other people's good land.

And Sister Zhao, I remember your Dayuan is two years older than Xu Damao, right? You still don't have a partner? I'm not saying, don't be so picky. Don't set your standards too high.

As the saying goes, marry low and marry high, just find someone who is similar. Look at the young men on the street, they are twenty-four or twenty-five years old and still single. Even Sha Zhu is about to get married.

And your Cai Kun, he's still lying around at home all day, and he hasn't found a job yet? As a grown man, you can go out and carry heavy bags, but how can you just lie around at home all day? That would make you a lazy bum, and it would be hard to find a partner in the future..."

Shen Yue didn't say anything random. The people she was talking about were those who had conflicts with the Jiang family in the past. They were considered to have a bad relationship with her, the kind that wouldn't even greet each other when they met. She wouldn't take the initiative to provoke other neighbors with whom she had an average relationship.

After hearing these words, the neighbors' faces changed drastically and they all retreated, because what Shen Yue said was the truth, especially Sister Xu, who had the ugliest expression.

Her son had been married for almost two and a half years, but his daughter-in-law hadn't gotten pregnant at all. She was getting really anxious, and had been looking for folk remedies for the past year, which had even worsened the relationship between her and her mother-in-law. After hearing what Shen Yue said, she couldn't help but wonder if her son wasn't doing well.

Not long after, firecrackers were heard at the gate of the courtyard, and Xu Damao returned with his wife.

Chapter 143 Lou Xiaoe Enters the Siheyuan

As the sound of firecrackers rang out outside the courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e ushered in a new chapter. The young couple stepped into the courtyard house, attracting everyone's attention.

Everyone looked at Lou Xiao'e, the new daughter-in-law.

Lou Xiao'e is not as good-looking as she is in the plot. She is not even as pretty as Qin Huairu and Qin Jingru.

She is a lady from a wealthy family. Although the Lou family is very low-key now, the education and resources she has received since childhood are unmatched by others. Not to mention that she is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she definitely does not behave like that in the plot.

"Da Mao, this is your new wife. She is so beautiful."

"Look at this appearance and this figure, you can obviously give birth to a son, Damao, you are ready to go."

"Da Mao, why don't we have a wedding banquet in the yard? If I were to marry such a beautiful wife, I would definitely have a grand banquet."

Lou Xiao'e felt a little embarrassed by what she said, and her face turned red. After all, she was just a little girl, and it would be embarrassing to be told that she could give birth to a son.

Xu Damao took Lou Xiao'e's hand and introduced her to everyone. "Dear neighbors, since everyone is here, I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce her to you."

"This is Comrade Lou Xiao'e, my wife, Xu Damao. We are a legal couple with a valid license."

Lou Xiao'e also continued, saying, "Hello everyone, my name is Lou Xiao'e, and I will be a member of our courtyard from now on."

Xu Wude and his mother also came over and stood in front of the neighbors. He bowed to everyone and spoke.

"Xiao'e is the daughter-in-law of our Xu family. She will also live in our courtyard. Please take good care of her in the future. As for this banquet, we won't hold it. Everyone knows what's happening on the streets right now. We can't make any mistakes."

"I have some candy here. Let's share some home and eat some to sweeten our mouths and share in the good luck."

Xu's mother took some candy out of her bag. It was the newly released White Rabbit milk candy. She distributed a few to each household. Everyone said auspicious words and congratulated Xu Damao. The most common one was naturally "May you have a son soon."

After a busy period, Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e finally entered the Xu family.

"Xiao E, the environment in the courtyard can't compare to your small Western-style house, so don't despise it. This is the room where my parents live. They moved out in the past two days. It's close to the cinema and convenient for work. This is my sister's room. She's still in school and she won't live here in the future. The two of us will live in this room."

Xu Damao pushed open the door of the house. The inside was clean and tidy. There were brand new furniture, beds, quilts, kettles, in short, everything was new. This was enough to show the sincerity of the Xu family.

Lou Xiao'e wasn't the kind of rich girl who thought, "Why not eat meat porridge?" She also had some understanding of the lives of ordinary families. She was deeply touched by the Xu family's preparations. She knew that this was the best room an ordinary family could prepare.

"Da Mao, thank you."

"Why are you saying thank you to me? We are married now, and what's mine is yours." Xu Damao looked at Lou Xiao'e's eyes affectionately, but he didn't say out loud what was in his heart, "What's yours is mine."