The strong fisherman in the courtyard

Li Ming joked with himself with a smile, then went back to the house to help his family. It would be afternoon by the time the system was upgraded, so now was a good time to help out and kill some time.

. . . . . .

"Mom, what are we having for lunch?"

Li Ming entered the house and asked.

"Let's cook in a big pot. It's more convenient, and it won't delay us from cleaning up the New Year's Eve dinner in the evening."

Mother Li gathered up her hair that was scattered because she bent down to tidy up the house, and replied to her son.

"Okay, I'll go clean up the meat." Li Ming found a job for himself and turned to go to the kitchen. "By the way, I just saw Comrade Old Li and Comrade Little Li go out. Where are these two doing?"

Li's mother immediately laughed out loud, the way she described her son was unique.

"Your father said that we don't have enough wine at home. I thought it's New Year's Eve now, so why don't you ask him to go out and buy himself some good wine?"

"Your sister insisted on going with you, so they went out together."

"Well, these two are slacking off. I will definitely ask for more red envelopes next year!"

Li Ming muttered, it seems that his father has a lot of small changes now. Although Comrade Li Ming is not short of money, it would not be good if you go out to fish without taking me with you, right?

"Let me make lunch, and you just clean up the New Year's Eve dinner."

Without waiting for Li's mother to reply, Li Ming rolled up his sleeves and walked towards the kitchen, leaving Li's mother in the small living room looking at her son's departing back with a look of satisfaction on her face.

Look, this is our own son. If we tell others about this, matchmakers will come to the Li family’s doorstep!

Li Ming is a master of two major cuisines. For him, cooking a big pot of food is as easy as Zhang Fei eating bean sprouts.

After a while, the rhythmic sounds of chopping vegetables and meat could be heard from the kitchen. When Old Li and Little Li came back from outside with a lot of bags, the aroma of the big pot of food was already wafting in the front yard.

"Good boy, wife, your skills have improved again?"

Father Li opened the door excitedly and shouted, but he saw his wife preparing ingredients in the living room and not cooking at all.

Old Li was confused, "Could it be that it wasn't made by our family?"

"Your son made it! You two went out for a stroll all morning, and Mingzi made this lunch today!"

Mother Li gave Old Man Li a cold look.

Old Li smiled awkwardly, "Haha, you are worthy of being my son, awesome!"

Immediately, he took Li Rui, put down the things in his hands, and hurried to the kitchen. No matter whether he could help or not, this action was necessary.

He doesn't want to be scolded by his wife on New Year's Eve!

It was obvious that the two people who entered the kitchen did not provide much help. Less than ten minutes later, the three of them came out of the kitchen, each carrying some dishes.

"Mom, let's get ready to eat! Today you can try my cooking!"

Li Ming put the prepared big pot of food on the table. The aroma was so fragrant that it made people's appetites grow!

Chapter 179 New System Function, Ten Consecutive Draws Again

Comrade Li Weiguo sat at the table and took a deep breath at the food. "Wow, son, you have this skill?"

Li Ming waved his hand calmly, "Don't just stand there, eat quickly and taste my cooking!"

The four members of the Li family enjoyed their lunch very much. Li Ming had cooked before, but the meal today was extremely delicious.

Everyone was so full that they slumped in their chairs to digest their food.

"You clean up today."

Mother Li finally enjoyed the meal cooked by her son and was very satisfied. The lazy Old Li and Little Li naturally had to take over the job of washing the pots and dishes.

"No problem, let me take my time, I'll clean it up in a moment."

Father Li touched his belly and said with satisfaction, "By the way, son, what about the New Year's Eve dinner tonight?"

Father Li looked at his eldest son with an expectant expression on his face.

Li Ming nodded. As for the New Year’s Eve dinner, there was nothing wrong with him contributing a little.

"Leave it to me and mom, you two can just help out."

The Li family was very satisfied with this answer. Comrade Li could have a good meal, and Mother Li could save a lot of trouble this year.

. . . . . .

It was around four o'clock in the afternoon. Li Ming had just finished packing some ingredients when he heard the voice of his system boss in his mind.

[Ding, the system has been upgraded, and the host is informed. ]

[After this system upgrade, the hatred value and friendliness value function modules are added to facilitate the host to conduct fishing activities better. 】

Li Ming was stunned. He didn't expect that this system upgrade would be so powerful. Apart from anything else, the hatred value alone would be of great use.

It would be really bad if you live in this beastly courtyard every day and don't pay attention to the people around you. Not to mention other people, just Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu are worth being on guard against.

Both of them are old silver coins. There is no need to say much about Yi Zhonghai. He remembers clearly how He Yuzhu harmed Xu Damao in the original plot.

Although Xu Damao was the one who was humiliated first, He Yuzhu really tortured him to death. If it wasn't for the plot requirements, Li Ming estimated that Xu Damao would not have lived to see the end of the story.

If you commit hooliganism these days, you will be punished with death next time. There is no room for negotiation!

"Brother Tongzi, do I have any gift packs for this system upgrade?"

[Ding, no. 】

"彳庍口巴."

The hatred value function alone is very profitable, and if used well, it can even save your life.

"System, open the new function module."

[Ding, it's turned on. The host needs to enter the corresponding character's name into the corresponding hatred value area or friendly value area, and the system will then query it. ]

[Ding, friendly reminder to the host, when the hatred value is 100, the opponent is already in a state of life and death with the host. If the host finds such a high-risk person in time, this system recommends that the host take action as soon as possible. ]

[Ding, fishing is fun, but don’t be too greedy! ]

Wow, Li Ming is really awesome, this system is becoming more and more humane. A system that knows how to consider the host is a good system!

He is not in a hurry about the friendly value area, but he, Li Ming, has to study the hatred value which is related to his life and property.

Directly opening the hatred value area, Li Ming raised his hand and entered the names of Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu on the light curtain. The light curtain flashed, and the hatred values ​​of the two people towards Li Ming were refreshed.

【Hate Value】

Yi Zhonghai (20)

He Yuzhu (35)

"Damn it, this son of a bitch He Yuzhu really holds a grudge. I just beat this bastard twice!"

Li Ming said with an unhappy face, what does this mean? It means that He Yuzhu is closest to 100 hatred value. If he keeps doing this, he must not be allowed to stay!

Fortunately, this is not some fantasy world of cultivating immortals, otherwise Li Ming would be thinking about how to provide He Yuzhu with a one-stop service.

"Looking at Yi Zhonghai, it seems that as long as it does not affect the old man's retirement plan, everything else is easy to deal with. I have been so opposed to Yi Zhonghai and even slapped them in the face, but the hatred value is only 20. He Yuzhu is still young!"

Li Ming muttered to himself for a long time outside, and then smoked a cigarette before he came to his senses. The main reason was that this silly Zhu was too stingy!

"System, give me a wave of ten consecutive draws to get rid of He Yuzhu's bad luck!"

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the Pistol Mastery Top Level Proficiency Experience Pack*1. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the big black ten*10. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning 2 small yellow croakers. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the big black ten*15. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning a box of canned yellow peaches. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning a box of Chunghwa cigarettes. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the Shandong Cuisine Mastery Experience Pack*1. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the lock picking skill*1. ]

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the lottery. Thank you for your patronage. Happy New Year*1. 】

[Ding, congratulations to the host for winning the lottery. Thank you for your patronage. Happy New Year*1. 】

Li Ming stared at the results of his ten-pick smoke for a long time without saying a word. He always felt that he had picked up a cigarette too early.

It’s okay that there isn’t any good stuff here, but at least I still have my favorite canned yellow peaches and some small change.

Can someone explain to him what this lock picking skill is?

Before, it always said “Thank you for your patronage”. Now, it has kept up with the times and added four more “Happy New Year” at the end!

Li Ming gave a thumbs up to the system screen that appeared in front of him, "Okay, Brother Tongzi, you do this! That's great!"

[Ding, the lottery probability is random. ]

"Great, open my panel and let me see it. This is at least a ten-draw combo, and at least it gives me a skill. I must try it when I have the chance, otherwise I'll just get this skill for nothing!"

【Host】: Li Ming

[Skills Possessing]: Pistol mastery (top level), Bajiquan (top level), fishing (great success), weak point attack (language-oriented), locust stone throwing technique (great success), Sichuan cuisine (great success), Shandong cuisine (great success), antique identification skills (minor success), lock picking (basic).

【Number of draws】:0.

[Physique Template]: Li Yuanba [Development Progress 70%]

[System Items]: 5 one-click mission completion cards, 1860 Colt M1 revolver, 0.44 box of -inch black powder bullets, gun license, locust stone production line, disguise mask, voice-changing button. set of house deeds for the second courtyard.

"That's great. My draw times have been reset to zero. I'll keep working hard to save enough for the next ten draws!"

Li Ming looked at the light screen in front of him and silently encouraged himself, then returned to the house to continue preparing for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.

Chapter 180 Celebrating the New Year

After all, the world is big, and eating is the most important thing! And it is the most important New Year’s Eve dinner of the whole year!

The courtyard of the steel rolling mill.

As the night progresses, the people living in the courtyards seem busier.

"Old Li's, clean up!"

The voice of the third aunt came. Li's mother was cleaning the fish outside, and Li Ming had just finished a chicken nearby. Of course, it was not the two old hens in the chicken coop. Now those two old hens had almost become Li Rui's favorites.

After all, the child depends on these two old hens for eggs every day. The one in Li Ming's hand is just a big rooster that he took out from the space two days ago when he found an excuse to go out.

"Yeah, this is just to clean up the fish. There are a lot of things to clean up for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

Mother Li raised the fish in her hand and responded.

Sometimes the Chinese people’s opening remarks for a conversation are like this. You can basically tell what they are asking, but there must be an introduction, right?

The third aunt smiled more today than usual. "Your food today looks really good!"

Although the third aunt had a smile on her face, it would be a lie to say she wasn't envious when she saw the Li family having chickens, fish, bacon and sausages.

The only ones who can eat so well in the Siheyuan this year are the Li family, and the one who has a meal together with Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu from the Central Courtyard!

Li Ming was too lazy to listen to the extremely meaningless nonsense of the third aunt. He carried the chicken he had prepared and went home, leaving Comrade Wu Fang to deal with the third aunt.

Middle Court.

The central courtyard is even more lively today. After all, the Jia family has children, running back and forth.

He Yushui was currently helping He Yuzhu prepare the ingredients for tonight's meal, while Yi Zhonghai was standing aside with the deaf old lady, watching the lively scene with a smile on his face.

After all, for two old and poor people, this kind of scene can only be seen once a year. Now that they can see it, they naturally want to enjoy it more.

"Zhong Hai, this dinner tonight is really sumptuous!"

Although the deaf old lady liked this kind of scene, there was no doubt that she preferred eating to satisfying her greed.

Yi Zhonghai's face twitched. He didn't expect that the deaf old lady's focus would be so strange, but he still nodded.

"This dinner tonight is a joint meal for the three of us. With Zhu's cooking skills, I'm sure you'll be satisfied."

"You can rest assured."

Yi Zhonghai replied with a smile, then lit a cigarette. Banggeng came over and walked around Yi Zhonghai, which made Yi Zhonghai even more satisfied.