Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

As soon as the meal was ready, Xu Jianshe and Hu Yingzi came back. When Han Qingqiu saw the smiles on their faces, he knew that he was right.

Hu Yingzi threw herself into Han Qingqiu's arms, hugged Han Qingqiu, twisted her body and said coquettishly: "Aunt Han, I'm so happy, I'm going to be a mother too."

Han Qingqiu had a look of disgust on her face: "You are about to become a mother, but you still act like a child, letting Kunkun and the others laugh at you."

Kun Kun stretched out his two little hands, hooked his ten fingers, and scratched his two little cheeks twice, saying, "Shame on you, auntie is not shy."

Hu Yingzi was in a good mood and didn't bother with the child. She came over and asked seriously, "Kunkun, do you like a brother or a sister?"

KunKun answered without hesitation: "Brother."

Hu Yingzi smiled brightly and said, "Okay, wait for your aunt to give birth to a younger brother for you." Then she went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

Han Qingqiu quickly stopped him and said, "Take a rest, don't faint again, let me do it."

Hu Yingzi said nonchalantly, "I'm fine. I'm not as delicate as my sister. The doctor said that I'm in good health and don't need to take pregnancy-maintaining medicine."

Xu Huizhen was very angry and started to complain about me. She was about to hit him with a broom, but then she thought better of it. After all, she was pregnant. She needed special protection.

Xu Jianshe also said, "Yingzi, let me do it. You just sit over there and catch your breath."

Hu Yingzi: "When my mother was pregnant, she could do all kinds of work. I have been used to working since I was a child, so I really can't sit still for a while."

Today, their lives improved and He Daqing didn't come to eat. He Yuzhu felt embarrassed to eat alone, so he took a lunch box and filled some meat dishes for him and brought them to him on his way back.

In the evening, after returning to the courtyard, He Daqing had already eaten. Since his son brought back delicious food, he poured himself a glass of wine and wanted to drink a few sips with the food.

He Yuzhu sat down and chatted with his father. Today, Xu Huizhen got a job quota, which made him feel a sense of urgency. His wife was too capable, and in comparison, he was too incompetent.

He also wanted to do something, and he was good at cooking inherited from his ancestors. So he thought of instant noodles. Food was in short supply in recent years, so it might not be the best time, but it did not prevent him and his father from testing the recipe first. After these two years, when the difficult times were over, he could learn from Xu Huizhen and set up a food factory specializing in the production of instant noodles and ham sausages.

So he said to his father, "Dad, I've thought of a food called instant noodles. It's made by steaming the noodles, deep-frying them until they're dry, and packaging them after they're shaped and set, with a seasoning packet. When you need them, you can put them in a bowl, pour boiling water over them, and eat them. It's simple, convenient, and delicious. When you're on a business trip, you can take them with you, or when the adults aren't at home, the kids can soak them and eat them themselves."

He Daqing: "Yeah, that sounds good."

He Yuzhu: "It's this seasoning packet. I want you to help me come up with a recipe. It will make the noodles taste delicious."

He Daqing thought for a moment and said, "I can give it a try. It's nothing more than salt, spices, and a little MSG to enhance the flavor."

There was no industrial monosodium glutamate in this era, but the He family, whose ancestors were all chefs, had their own secret recipes to make dishes more delicious, which they called monosodium glutamate. These secret recipes were very precious and would not be passed on casually. Most of them could only be passed on to one's sons and grandsons. Even daughters were not passed on, because after a daughter got married, she would belong to another family. This is the truth that a married daughter is like spilled water.

So, the father and son secretly decided to make instant noodles. They couldn't let their daughter-in-law (daughter-in-law) be left in the dust.

The father and son chatted for a while, and then He Yuzhu got up and went back to his room to rest. Just as he lay down and hadn't fallen asleep yet, he heard Jia Zhang knocking on the door of Yi Zhonghai's house next door in the yard, "Old Yi, open the door quickly, Huairu is about to give birth, find someone to take her to the hospital."

With a creaky sound, Yi Zhonghai opened the door and said, "Shazhu has a bicycle at home. Ask him to ride the bicycle to take Huairu to the hospital."

Yi Zhonghai learned his lesson this time. He let Jia Zhangshi come and call her herself, and he would not be the one to take the lead.

Jia Zhang walked to He Yuzhu's door again, knocked on it, and shouted at the top of her voice: "Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, open the door quickly, my daughter-in-law is about to give birth, you quickly ride your bike and take her to the hospital."

Xu Huizhen felt uncomfortable when she thought of He Yuzhu riding a bicycle with Qin Huairu. She said through the window: "Qin Huairu is about to give birth, how can she sit on a bicycle? You have to borrow a cart from the front yard, or go out and call a tricycle and let her lie on the car."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she realized that what Xu Hui said was true. Qin Huairu was in so much pain that she couldn't even straighten her back, so it was really not suitable for her to ride a bicycle.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice but to go to Old Li’s house in the front yard to borrow a cart, but who would pull the cart became another problem.

Now, he is no longer the boss in the yard, and his words are not so powerful. He had a quarrel with the He family some time ago, and his prestige was ruined. He no longer has the face to make decisions.

Neighbors didn't come out to help. In the original plot, Yi Zhonghai and He Yuzhu helped the Jia family, and Qin Huairu lived a smooth life in the courtyard.

Now, He Yuzhu is on strike, Yi Zhonghai is not helpful, and Jia Zhang is not popular in the courtyard. Only a fool would come out in the middle of the night to pull a cart for a pregnant woman.

Seeing this, Jia Zhang was also at a loss. She couldn't let Yi Zhonghai pull the cart, after all, he was older and considered the elder.

There was no other way, so Jia Zhang called He Yuzhu again, "Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, come out and pull the cart quickly, Huairu can't stand the pain anymore."

He Yuzhu was furious when he heard Jia Zhang call him "Shazhu". Now, he was also a well-known person, a cadre. Who in the courtyard called him "Shazhu"? Most of the older people called him "Zhuzi", the children called him "Brother Zhuzi", and the peers called him "Director He".

Moreover, in the dream, he treated this old woman like his mother, and this old woman was always finding fault with him, and was born to be a selfish and bad person. I don't know if the person in the dream was crazy.

Thinking of this, he opened the door with a bang and said angrily: "What does Sharu's giving birth to a child have to do with me? Is the baby in Sharu's belly mine? Do I owe you, the Jia family, something? Whoever wants to pull the cart can do so. Don't come to me." After that, he slammed the door shut again.

Jia Zhang was not one to take a loss. After being scolded, she was stunned for a while. After she reacted, she cursed: "Well, you silly Zhu, you are so stupid. I let you pull the cart because I respect you. Don't think that you can ignore the neighbors just because you are a lousy director. Bah, what's so great about that."

He Daqing couldn't stand it anymore in the room. How dare his eldest son scold him? Did he think his father was dead?

He opened the door and cursed, "Ms. Jia Zhang, you old hag, do you think I dare not beat you? Can you just scold my son, He Daqing? Look at you, you lost your husband when you were young, and your son when you were old. If you don't do good deeds, you may not be able to protect your grandson."

He Daqing is quite vicious. However, evildoers need evildoers to deal with them, and Jia Zhangshi needs an evildoer like He Daqing to deal with her.

Seeing that the two were arguing endlessly, Yi Zhonghai reminded them, "Sister Jia, business is more important."

Jia Zhang came to her senses and went to the backyard to look for Liu Haizhong. "Liu Haizhong, you are now the boss of the yard. Tell your son to get up and take my daughter-in-law to the hospital."

Liu Haizhong had no choice but to ask his second son Liu Guangtian to go. After his eldest son got married, he went to work in another place.

Liu Guangtian held his stomach and said loudly: "Aunt Jia, I ate something bad today and my stomach aches. I can't pull the cart. Please find someone else."

Obviously, this is an excuse for not wanting to help.

Qin Huairu had a severe stomachache at this time. Seeing that her mother-in-law was endless and could not be relied on, she leaned against the door frame and said, "Uncle Yi, I will pay fifty cents for the work. Please help me find someone. I can't wait any longer."

Finally, Yi Zhonghai ran to the front yard and spent 60 cents to find Yan Jiecheng before he agreed to help.

Mrs. Jia Zhang asked Aunt Yi to help take care of the two children at home. She also packed a small bag and went to the hospital with her. After all, the baby in Qin Huairu's belly was her grandson, and the Jia family only had one boy, so the family was still a little small.