Free Days in Siheyuan

Zhang Yu sat aside and listened intently to Brother Zheng's analysis of Mr. Tao's words and deeds.

But after a long time, Zhang Yu became more and more confused as he listened. He felt that he didn't seem to catch any hints from it.

Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel a little confused. He turned to look at Brother Zheng who was still talking enthusiastically, as if he had discovered a treasure. He suddenly had some doubts. Is it because he didn't have enough insight to see through the human nature and sophistication in this? Or is it because Brother Zheng is too eager and thinks too much?

Zhang Yu opened his mouth, but still couldn't bear to break Brother Zheng's delusion. Maybe he didn't understand Mr. Tao, so he didn't notice the hint first.

Zhang Yu tried to convince himself not to pour cold water on Brother Zheng when he was happiest.

Zheng Gouzi caught him nagging for a long time. Listening to his words repeated back and forth, Zhang Yu was indeed a little bit too much. He rubbed his tortured ears and quickly changed the topic.

At this stage, what Zheng Gouzi is most concerned about is undoubtedly his marriage to the eldest lady of the Tao family. Zhang Yu naturally starts from the key points if he wants to change the topic.

Sure enough, the trump card worked. As soon as this move came out, Zheng Gouzi immediately couldn't think of his future father-in-law.

Before Zhang Yu could breathe a sigh of relief, he soon realized that he was overjoyed. Brother Zheng was indeed not like he was just now. He wished he could use a magnifying glass to clearly understand Mr. Tao's recent words and deeds, but he started again. He was confused about how to propose marriage to the eldest lady of the Tao family.

Regarding this, Zhang Yu, who also had little experience, could only give him a few words: "Cut the knot with a quick knife. Brother Zheng, instead of struggling here, you might as well ask Miss Tao yourself."

"Hey, oh, I'll ask right away." Zheng Gouzi slapped his head and ran out in a hurry as if he was awakened.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Yu was a little speechless. Others were stupid for three years after getting pregnant. Brother Zheng was stupid for three years after falling in love.

But after finally deceiving the person away, Zhang Yu really didn't want to call the person back and torment him again.

However, the speed with which Zheng Gouzi worked this time really surprised Zhang Yu. Within an hour, Zhang Yu had just mixed the dough, boiled some warm water in a big pot, and put the basin into the big pot to let it ferment. , Zheng Gouzi broke in.

This time, he was even more excited than before. As soon as he came in, he said excitedly: "Xiaoyu, Yuling has agreed to get married, she has agreed to get married!"

"Really!" Zhang Yu was a little surprised, but he was really happy for him.

As soon as the Tao family relaxed, the next thing went much smoother.

In the eyes of outsiders, a little gangster like Zheng Gouzi is not someone worth trusting, but when it comes to money, he is really not lacking.

Not only that, he also believes that he can earn more money in the future.

So he wanted to give the eldest daughter of the Tao family a grand wedding. It was best to let everyone know that he and the eldest daughter of the Tao family were married, and hoped to get everyone's blessings!

Of course, one of these people must not leave behind an ex-husband who has not been showing up much recently, let him know that he is not worthy of Miss Tao, and let him witness his happy life with Miss Tao with his own eyes.

Although Tao Yuling didn't know some of Zheng Gouzi's selfish motives, she thought about it and rejected his proposal.

Although she wanted a grand wedding, she wanted the Tao family to have a stable transformation.

As a person who is very sensitive to politics, Tao Yuling has vaguely sensed some signs that a storm is coming from some small details.

Tao Yuling was able to take control of most of the Tao family and defeat a group of adopted brothers who had the support of various forces as a woman without even the support of her biological father. She didn't understand everything.

"A gun shoots out the first bird" and "The first bird dies first." The old sayings tell her that she should be low-key when she should, stay dormant when she should, and never go against the general trend of the country.

So compared to the so-called bustling traffic and crowded houses, she prefers something more affordable.

Therefore, the eldest lady of the Tao family decisively rejected Zheng Gouzi's idea and decided to just have a simple one in accordance with the current general trend.

Zheng Gouzi was a little disappointed after hearing this, but he didn't understand anything. He was just depressed for a while, and soon became calm again with Zhang Yu's comfort.

Zhang Yu clapped his hands and attracted his attention: "Having a simple event does not mean that you have to be perfunctory. Although the process is simple, we can express our feelings in other places. The buns have fillings but not the folds. Let's live our lives. Affordability is the most important thing.”

"What about?" Zheng Gouzi looked directly at Zhang Yu, expecting him to say more.

"For example, a betrothal gift or something." When he said this, Zhang Yu paused for a moment, a little unsure whether Brother Zheng needed a betrothal gift or a dowry now.

Zhang Yu shook his head, wondering why he thought of this strange direction again?

But since turning to this strange direction, Zhang Yu suddenly thought of something. Although he didn't know whether it was appropriate to say it in this place, he still said it.

"Brother Zheng, I once heard someone say that whether a person really loves you depends on whether he is willing to spend money for you. Although someone who is willing to spend money for you may not really love you. But people who are not willing to spend money for you..."

Zhang Yu didn't finish what he said, but Zheng Gouzi obviously understood what he meant and felt it was very reasonable.

Zheng Gouzi slapped his thigh and decided not to worry about whether the wedding was grand or simple. Instead of spending money to show it to others, he might as well spend all the money on Yuling.

Why has he been struggling with such a simple matter for so long? He, Xiaoyu, is still smarter!

Tomorrow he will return all the money he hid to Yuling.

After getting inspiration from Zhang Yu, Zheng Gouzi looked at him more and more eagerly.

Zhang Yu has no choice, and he has never been married. Where can he get this experience?

I can only summarize some of the key points of sensory transmission on the Internet in later generations, remove those that do not conform to the concepts of this era, and then take the essence and discard the dross, and give the other party some ideas.

It was such a novel idea that Zheng Gouzi nodded in agreement. He slapped his hands and decided that the marriage would be done as Zhang Yu said.

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yu instantly regretted and wanted to slap himself in the mouth for being so quick!

He was just talking on paper. In practice, he might not even be as good as Zhao Kuo. Do we really want to do what he said?

In order to avoid problems, Zhang Yu hurriedly took Zheng Gouzi to find Teacher Shi to discuss whether the methods he proposed in his head would work.

After hearing his suggestion, Teacher Shi was silent for a moment, then nodded with a smile: "Okay, but there are some things that need to be changed."

After that, he sorted them out bit by bit, pointing out various unreasonable or inappropriate things. Zhang Yu's eyes lit up after hearing this. This was simply a lifesaver!

Zheng Gouzi looked even more happy, as if he had already imagined the scene on the wedding day.

Seeing this scene, Teacher Shi couldn't help but laugh. Being alone, what he loves most in his life is to see young people living happily together.

While Zheng Gouzi was busy discussing his marriage, the Jia family started making trouble as Zhang Yu expected.

However, it was not as Zhang Yu thought that the trouble started because of the fish.

Although there are some incentives, it is mainly due to water.

It all starts with the fish that Banggeng brought back that day.

The fish is not small, weighing at least three or four kilograms. Although fish is meat, it cannot be compared with pork. To make it not fishy, ​​in addition to oil, various seasonings are indispensable. Naturally, there is no such thing as the Dongxi Jia family.

So, although the adults in the Jia family were all greedy for the braised fish in the state-owned restaurant, after some thought, Jia Zhang decided to make soup.

In this regard, Jia Zhang explained: "Although this fish is not small, if it is braised in braise, it will only last for one meal, but if it is stewed into soup, it can be eaten for two or three meals. Fish soup Although it’s not as good as the braised fish, it’s still meaty, right? Everyone can drink two more bowls.”

BangGeng didn't care whether the fish was braised or stewed in soup. No matter how it was cooked, he could eat the big head.

The commander was happy at the moment, and others were also infected by his happy look. For this fish, the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law even gave up their differences and began to discuss whether to stew them all at once and drink them slowly, or to Break into pieces and simmer one piece at a time.

Jia Dongxu, who never got involved in this, also got involved, and for a while the Jia family was as happy as if they were celebrating a festival.

Not long after, a basin of fish soup was served.

If this fish soup was placed in front of Zhang Yu, Zhang Yu might dislike his clear soup and lack of water, and the fish would be blinded in vain. But in the eyes of the Jia family, where things have not gone well in the past two years and their living standards have plummeted without the support of the first uncle, it is an unparalleled delicacy.

As soon as the fish soup was served, everyone's eyes were focused on the big spoon in Jia Zhang's hand, hoping that the other party would be the first to scoop it for him.

As the current pillar of the family and the confidant of the Jia Zhang family, Jia Dongxu received his first "honor".

Next, of course, is Bangge, the precious grandson, who is the biggest contributor to being able to eat fish soup today.

After specially choosing a lot of fish for the two of them, Jia Zhang scooped up a large bowl of fish soup and a large piece of fish belly meat for herself.

After that, he turned his attention to Qin Huairu, his daughter-in-law.

After Jia Zhang scooped two spoons of clear soup from the top and put it into Qin Huairu's bowl, she wanted to sit down and enjoy the food, but looking at the other party's already pregnant belly, she couldn't help but curl her lips and finally added half a fish head to the other party. .

Forget it, it's easy for her, why would she still be pregnant with the Jia family's grandson?

Qin Huairu looked at the fish in the bowls of her husband, son and mother-in-law, which took up almost half of the entire bowl, and then looked at the bare fish heads in her own bowl. For a moment, she felt her forehead heat up, and she almost broke her chopsticks.

After Jia Zhang tasted the tender fish belly, she showed an expression of enjoyment. Then she turned around and saw that Qin Huairu hadn't started eating yet. He kept staring at the fish head in her bowl. She didn't know she was feeling guilty. , or something else, Mrs. Jia Zhang laughed sarcastically, and then explained: "Eating fish heads and fish eyes is good for children!"

Qin Huairu had no expression on her face, she just looked at the other party to explain.

Mrs. Jia Zhang felt uncomfortable being stared at by Qin Huairu. She unconsciously looked into the basin and saw that there was still half a fish.

She looked at the fish, then at her daughter-in-law. Finally, she reluctantly picked up a fish tail and put it in her daughter-in-law's bowl, and then urged her to eat it quickly.

After saying that, he didn't care what Qin Huairu's reaction was and started eating with enjoyment.

Qin Huairu looked at the fish heads and tails in her bowl, tried her best to control her anger, and swallowed hard.

She turned her gaze to Jia Dongxu, who paid no attention to her.

Qin Huairu's palms placed under the table were scratched by her nails. She remembered this today.

Fortunately, although Banggian's son has shown his evil side at a young age, Qin Huairu's mother is still somewhat filial. When she saw the fish heads and tails in Qin Huairu's bowl, she tried to remove them from her own bowl. Give her some meat.

How could Qin Huairu eat her son? His son suffered a lot when he was born in this family. He hadn't tasted meat for a long time.

In response, Qin Huairu could only force out a smile, and then said: "You can eat the sticks by yourself. Mom has some in her bowl. Mom loves to eat fish heads."

Because of Banggeng's actions, Qin Huairu softened her heart and gained a glimmer of hope. She would just wait until her son grows up.

With faith, Qin Huairu finished the bowl of fish soup and ate all the fish heads and tails under the pityful eyes of Jia Zhang.

With Qin Huairu showing weakness, the atmosphere in the Jia family returned to normal on the surface.

The Jia family was happy to eat, but it was hard for the people next to them.

Although the taste of fish is not strong, in this era when everyone is starving due to lack of food and clothing, and the smell of fish can attract everyone's attention, the Jia family's behavior of drinking fish soup still irritates the people in the courtyard. in the eyes.

When they think that their family can't even eat enough food, let alone meat, but the Jia family can still afford to eat fish, some people feel unbalanced at the moment.

If this mind is unbalanced, isn't it possible that someone will try to cause some stumbling blocks?

It can only be said that this jealousy is terrible, so terrible that no one cares about Jia Zhang's past achievements, or in other words, no one thinks that they will be so unlucky. Jia Zhang is not crazy either sooner or later, but she is crazy in front of him. .

The Jia family has a series of problems. In the past, everyone would pretend they didn't see it when the elder brother was their backer.

Now the first uncle seems to be ignoring things, and the second uncle and the third uncle are thinking of ways to seize power and compete to be the first uncle. The competition is so fierce, and the three of them each have their own advantages. Who knows who will win in the end?

So didn’t those who disliked the Jia family take the opportunity to stand up? Xu Damao is one of them.

As mentioned before, the public water pipes in the courtyard have been frozen because of the cold weather. Recently, everyone has to go to the wells in the alley to get water.

Qin Huairu washed clothes today and almost used the water at home. Jia Dongxu had to carry the water for dressing the fish.

And Jia Zhang was able to drink more fish soup and add a lot of water. Every time she went there, there was no water at home.