Siheyuan: abandoning moral qualities and enjoying an immoral life

"Have you been wronged?" Wang Hongtao asked.

Wang Hongtao looked at Yu Li and knew without hesitation that she had just been bullied at home.

Women at that time did not have as good a status as they do now. If you married well, your in-laws would treat you as one of their own. If you married poorly, it was common for your in-laws to bully you as an outsider.

Yu Li herself doesn't have a job, and her husband Yan Jiecheng doesn't have a proper job either. They can only go to the street office every day to do odd jobs, and it's considered good if they can earn ten yuan a month.

After deducting the food expenses for Uncle Three and various miscellaneous expenses, I can barely save a few cents a month.

The argument just now started because I settled the bill with Yan Jiecheng at the end of the month and found that there was only 86 cents left.

Yu Li complained that Yan Jiecheng was useless, and Yan Jiecheng retorted that Yu Li was not as good as himself. The more Yu Li thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, so she ran out, planning to find a place where no one was around to cry for a while.

As a result, I ran into Wang Hongtao as soon as I went out.

Yu Li was already feeling aggrieved, and now seeing Wang Hongtao protecting her even though the radio would fall to the ground, the two comparisons made her tears fall like pearls from a broken string.

"Come on, come to my house and help me cook dinner. I just bought a fish today."

"Ok!"

Yu Li followed behind with her head down.

……

As soon as he entered the door, he heard the third uncle's family arguing. Wang Hongtao paused for a while at the door.

Then I saw the third aunt going out with a frown on her face, probably looking for Yu Li.

After seeing Wang Hongtao, the third aunt forced a smile and said, "Little Wang is back?"

"Wow, where did you get such a big fish? It must weigh about five or six pounds, right?"

Wang Hongtao smiled back: "I bought it on my way home from get off work. I'll need your Yu Li to help me make it later."

"Cooking fish? No problem, no problem! Our Yu Li is good at this!"

The third aunt's eyes lit up as she thought about what Yu Li would bring back later. The fish head was definitely out of the question, but it would be nice to bring back some fish meat or fish soup. It would be best if they were cooked, as fish wastes a lot of oil.

After the two walked away, the third aunt shook her head and muttered, "You really don't know how to live. Why buy fish when it's not a festival? It would be better to buy some fatty meat with that money..."

When I went back and told him what happened just now, the uncle waved his hand and decided immediately: "Today's dinner will be postponed for an hour and a half, so that Li can come back and see if she can bring some leftovers. We can save a meal if we can."

Everyone raised their hands in agreement.

……

It was a rare opportunity to buy a big fish, so Wang Hongtao thought of inviting Xu Damao and his wife from next door to come over and have a taste, so he put down the radio and went next door.

Yu Li took a washbasin and a kitchen knife and went to the pond in the middle courtyard to clean the fish.

"Big Hat, is Big Hat here?"

Thinking that he was not a outsider, Wang Hongtao walked in.

"Old Wang is here. Xu Damao has gone to the countryside to show movies."

When she heard someone entering the room, Lou Xiao'e panicked at first, but then she felt relieved after she heard clearly that the person was Wang Hongtao.

It turned out that she was still lying in bed, dazed.

Before this young daughter-in-law got married, her parents-in-law moved out. She has been living a life of eating when she is full and sleeping when she is full. Her life is so leisurely and her figure is getting better and better.

Lou Xiao'e, who has been spoiled since childhood and has never experienced a hard life, still looks like a girl in her teens even in her twenties. Her face is full of collagen and she looks so tender that you could pinch a bag of water on it.

She had just gotten out of bed, and her face was as red as a child's.

Lou Xiao'e rubbed her eyes first and then propped herself up to sit up. Her two smooth and round arms were exposed from under the quilt, with a purple silk suspender visible on her shoulders. It was unclear whether she was wearing a nightgown or a bellyband underneath.

The erotic scene made Wang Hongtao swallow his saliva.

Going to the countryside? It would be great to go to the countryside! Wang Hongtao muttered to himself.

Lou Xiao'e looked at him with disdain: "Look at your evil look, are you planning something bad again?"

"Hey, look at what sister-in-law said... Am I that kind of person?"

"I bought a big fathead today and wanted to treat my sister-in-law and brother Damao to a good meal, but unfortunately our brother Damao is unlucky and has to go to the countryside..."

Wang Hongtao said this with a look of regret on his face.

Lou Xiao'e pouted: What a pity? Do you believe this? Look at the corners of your mouth in the mirror before you speak.

My ears are almost stretched to the roots...

I wanted to make some sarcastic remarks to him, but when I thought about his unusually thick face, I decided to give up.

"Fathead fish? I want to eat the fish head with chopped pepper!"

Wang Hongtao: "Okay, I'll cook it according to what you eat. Eat more and save up some energy. I want to hear the sound of puffing tonight."

"You... why are you so annoying... I will die if you don't bully me, right?"

Seeing Lou Xiao'e's flushed face and seductive eyes, Wang Hongtao knew that she was somewhat moved, so he leaned close to Lou Xiao'e's ear and whispered:

"you hate me?"

"I'm different. I don't hate my sister-in-law at all. I like her..."

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After saying that, he ran out of the room before Lou Xiao'e could react, and did not forget to close the door.

Lou Xiao'e hugged the pillow shyly for a while before she started to change her clothes.

This person is so mean!

After going out for a walk, when Wang Hongtao came back, he had a bunch of red peppers and garlic in his hand, which are necessary ingredients for making chopped pepper fish head.

……

Because he had been to the countryside, Wang Hongtao came back earlier than usual today. The others were just coming back slowly at this time.

As adults going to work and children going to school gradually returned to the courtyard, the yard began to become lively, and the smell of cooking smoke and firewood became thicker.

Compared to the countryside, life in the city is undoubtedly much better, and even the poorest people can still have steamed corn bread to eat.

Unlike in the countryside, when the food is finished, you can only wait for relief food to come.

This is the situation near the old city. The situation in more remote areas is really pitiful.

Lou Xiao'e also came empty-handed. She was holding half a pound of pork and explained to Yu Li that she bought it at the market.

Yu Li nodded to show that she understood, but Wang Hongtao didn't believe it.

Where are you going to buy meat, Lou Xiao'e, if you don't get up before nine o'clock?

The little bit of meat would have been snatched away by others, right?

This woman must have taken it from her parents’ home!

Wang Hongtao thought secretly: Maybe he knew Xu Damao was going to the countryside today, so he ran back to get it.

Although Lou Bancheng at this time could no longer be called Lou Bancheng, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse, and no matter how difficult life was, it would not be as difficult for them.

Hey, it seems this little goblin has the same idea as me...

Chapter 119: The fragrance spreads all over the yard, and the birds react

Fish head with chopped pepper belongs to Hunan cuisine, while the skill that Wang Hongtao learned from Sha Zhu is Sichuan cuisine. Logically speaking, these two do not belong to the same cuisine, but Wang Hongtao has a hunch that he can do it too.

So Yu Li was sent to cook other dishes, and Wang Hongtao made the chopped pepper fish head himself under Lou Xiaoe's curious gaze.

He first cut the fish head that Yu Li had cleaned in half, added enough oyster sauce, cooking wine and pepper, and marinated it for about ten minutes.

While marinating the vegetables, he was not idle. He took out enough pickled peppers, red peppers and garlic, cut and chopped them. In order to make the taste better, he took out a small can of pickled beans while no one was paying attention and chopped them up as well.

Then heat the pan with chopped onion, ginger and garlic, add red oil and chopped garlic chili sauce, then add cooking wine and sugar, stir-fry for a few minutes, and the chopped pepper sauce is ready.

Pour the chopped pepper sauce on the fish head and steam it over high heat.

After steaming, pour out the water in the plate, then drizzle with hot oil and serve.

The fish head served on the table probably looks like this:

The chopped pepper fish head is different from other dishes. It has a very strong aroma, with the spicy taste of chopped pepper and the freshness of fish head. The fragrance spreads and instantly sweeps the entire backyard.

Liu Haizhong’s family lives in the east wing.

He was enjoying his meal, eating scrambled eggs and drinking wine, when Liu Hai was suddenly startled and his chopsticks stopped in mid-air.

He squinted his eyes and took a greedy breath: "It smells so good, spicy and fresh, who is cooking this dish?"

The second aunt swallowed her saliva and said enviously:

"It should be Wang Hongtao's family across the street. I just saw this guy bring back a big silver carp. He also bought a whole bunch of chili peppers and wild peppers. I guess he made chopped pepper fish head."

Liu Haizhong also licked his lips: "Hey, this thing is not to be envied, people follow behind Director Li all day long, any leak is enough for him to eat."

Then Liu Haizhong placed his hopes on Liu Guangqi again: "Boss, you should get closer to the Wang brothers in the future. It would be even better if you can learn a few tricks from them."

Liu Guangqi curled his lips and said, "What's there to learn? How much oil does this meal use? I estimate it's at least half a bowl! Even if you are rich, you can't eat like this!"

Liu Haizhong said dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with wasting oil? At least people have to be able to get it before they can waste it! You want to waste it, but can you get it?"

Liu Guangqi lowered his head and remained silent.

The second aunt couldn't stand it any longer: "Guangqi is right. Half a bowl of oil is enough for you to fry many eggs in one meal."

"Besides, how many people like Director Li can we have in our factory?

Don't let us learn how to spend money instead of how to make money. Then how can we make ends meet?"

Liu Haizhong agreed. No matter how promising Guangqi was, he would never be able to find another Director Li even if he learned Wang Hongtao's skills.

So he nodded and said, "That's right, just ignore what I said."

At this moment, Liu Guangfu took advantage of his father's concentration on thinking about something, secretly picked up an egg with chopsticks, and quickly stuffed it into his mouth.

Unfortunately, he was unlucky and was caught by Liu Haizhong who had just come to his senses.

As a result, Liu Haizhong hit his fingers hard with a chopstick: "You son of a bitch, you don't learn your lesson every day. You just follow your second brother to steal food. How dare you touch my eggs?"

After saying that, he started beating him up, and even Liu Guangtian, who was standing silently by the side, was beaten up as well.

Liu Guangtian looked innocent:

"Oh, Dad, you hit the wrong person. I didn't touch the chopsticks. It was the third brother who just picked up the food!"

Liu Haizhong kept his hands on his body: "You are not a good person either!"

But the second auntie was still echoing: "Old Liu beat them well. If he hadn't beaten them, they would have dared to do it again next time. They don't learn their lesson!"

"Dad, please stop hitting me. I know I was wrong and I won't do it again next time!" Guangfu dodged while protecting his head and begging for mercy.

Liu Guangqi, who was standing by, saw all of this and made a secret decision in his mind.

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The Jia family in the middle courtyard.

Jia Zhang and Bang Geng both had sharp noses. Bang Geng sniffed and said, "Granny, what's that smell? It's so strong, but it smells pretty good."

Jia Zhang was old and experienced, and she knew at the first smell that Boss Wang must have made the big silver carp into chopped pepper fish head.

"Hey, this is the chopped pepper fish head made by the kid named Wang in the backyard. It's spicy and not tasty. Let's wait for Shazhu to bring back the lunch box at home. That's what's delicious!"

Bang Geng looked at his grandmother suspiciously: "This smells delicious! Grandma, go get me some, I want to eat it!"

Jia Zhang sighed heavily: "Alas, your grandmother is not that capable. If you want to blame someone, blame it on your bad luck of being born in the Jia family. Your father died early, and your mother didn't love you. You have suffered a lot..."

"ah…."

"I don't care, I just want to eat the fish head, I just want to eat the fish head!" Banggeng didn't care about anything else. He just lay on the ground and rolled around, shouting that he wanted to eat.

Qin Huairu just glanced at the funny grandparents and grandchildren and ignored them and continued to busy herself with her own things.

Seeing that Qin Huairu ignored him, Jia Zhang hurriedly pulled Bang Geng up: "Oh my dear grandson, you are not allowed to roll around, get up quickly..."

"If you really want to eat fish, you have to ask your mother for help."

It's not that Jia Zhang has suddenly become reasonable, but the last agreement was that Jia Zhang would be the one to wash Bang Geng's and Jia Zhang's own clothes, so she didn't want Bang Geng to roll around.

Seeing that Qin Huairu was indifferent, Jia Zhang turned to Qin Huairu and said, "Qin Huairu, didn't you hear your son say he wanted to eat fish? Why don't you find a way to get him some?"