1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

He Yuzhu walked into the Li family's kitchen. On the chopping board were a piece of wild boar meat weighing four or five pounds, six pheasant eggs, washed wild mushrooms, a few potatoes, and a plate of peeled peanuts!

"Tsk tsk! Big Brother Li really spent a lot of money today. These dishes are amazing. We are all in for a treat today!"

He Yuzhu was busy in the kitchen, and the aroma of cooking meat had already spread from the Li family's kitchen.

The front yard, Yan Bugui’s home.

As the family of six gathered around the dining table, Yan Bugui was the first to smell the aroma of meat: "It smells really good. Is the Li family stewing meat?"

He walked to the door and stretched his neck to look into the Li family's kitchen. Sure enough, white smoke was still coming out of the Li family's kitchen.

"You said that Li Dajiang's family cooks meat, why don't they give us a break? It's so weird that our two families live next door to each other!"

"Dad, don't you usually not want us to play with Li Weimin and his family? You also said that you don't want them to come to our house for dinner! Why did his family let us go over to eat meat?"

Yan Jiekuang asked in confusion.

"What do you know, you bastard? You are you and I am me, just eat your meal! Even eating can't stop your mouth!"

"Mom, put some more water in my bottle. I'll take it over and have a drink with Li Dajiang!"

Yan Jiecheng, the eldest son of the Yan family, rolled his eyes. He could see that his father was planning to take advantage of the Li family!

Yan Jiefang didn't dare to say anything else. Since his father was not at home, he could eat more, but he didn't want to get involved in anything else.

But there was one thing he wanted to ask his father: "Dad, today I saw Li Weiguo's second uncle driving a donkey cart with a silly roe deer and a basket of prey on it. I heard from afar that it was Li Weiguo who hunted it. Dad, can I play with Li Weiguo in the future?"

"What? Li Weiguo hunted so many prey? And there was also a stupid roe deer?"

Yan Bugui suddenly understood why there was the smell of meat in the Li family today.

"No wonder the Li family is stewing meat today. A silly roe deer can be sold for at least a hundred yuan. Add some other prey, and it will be at least two hundred yuan. The Li family is making a fortune today!"

The Jia family in the middle courtyard.

Qin Huairu stretched his neck and stared at the gate of the yard. Why didn't Sha Zhu come back today? Without Sha Zhu's two lunch boxes, his family would definitely not have a peaceful dinner.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the air was filled with a strong aroma of meat.

Qin Huairu couldn't help swallowing, thinking that it wasn't a festival this year, so who wouldn't stew meat to celebrate the occasion?

Bang Geng in the room also smelled the aroma of meat: "Grandma, the meat smells so good, I want to eat meat!"

When Jia Zhang smelled it carefully, she found that it was indeed the smell of meat. She ran to the door at the speed of a 100-meter sprint and sniffed carefully the source of the meaty smell.

"It's the front yard. Some bastard is stewing meat there. I'm going to scold them to death today. They want to keep the Jia family from eating alone. No way!"

She twisted her fat body, picked up the big bowl on the table and rushed out.

"Granny, give me more. I want to eat meat!"

When Banggeng heard Jia Zhang holding the bowl and asking for meat, he jumped for joy.

Jia Dongxu also smiled. With his mother Jia Zhang taking action, there was no meat that could not be recovered.

The deaf old lady in the backyard had already smelled the aroma of meat. She sat on a bench with a cane, staring at the gate, waiting for someone to bring her meat.

All residents of the Siheyuan know the rules that when there is something delicious at home, they should first send a bowl to the ancestors in the backyard.

A few days ago, the Li family didn't send her any fish when they had them, and she still remembered this. Next time there was a meeting, she would let Xiao Yi teach the Li family a lesson.

Not taking her seriously means being disrespectful to the elderly and should be condemned by everyone.

"Whose family is stewing this meat?"

The old lady couldn't help it, so she walked forward unsteadily on her crutches.

In the main house of the Li family, a table of food has been prepared.

Li Dajiang asked Li Weiguo to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a bottle of Lianhua Bai.

It was a rare occasion for the Li family to have guests, so Wang Guifang was not stingy and used the multi-grain flour she had just exchanged to steam twenty steamed buns.

After steaming it, I found that it seemed like white flour was mixed into the steamed buns, and it smelled so good.

Chief Ma from the Security Department and Chief Liu from the Purchasing Department arrived at Li's house on time, one holding two bottles of wine and the other holding a can of food and two bags of snacks, as if they had discussed it beforehand.

"Dajiang, we are really here! Is your meal ready?" Ma Haitao's voice was as loud as ever before he arrived.

"It's ready. Brother Zhuzi is the chef himself. The meal is really amazing. Why did you come at this hour?"

"Good food is never too late. We come at the perfect time!" Section Chief Liu walked in and handed the two bottles of wine in his hand to Wang Guifang: "It's just a little gift from me, don't despise it, sister-in-law!"

"No, no, you come here to give face to Dajiang. Come and sit down." Wang Guifang did not refuse and quickly asked them to sit down.

"Wow! Potatoes stewed with meat, meat fried with mushrooms, scrambled eggs, fried peanuts, Li Dajiang, these dishes of yours are really good!"

Ma Haitao was shocked by the dishes prepared by Li Dajiang. He had never eaten so many delicious dishes when he was a guest at anyone's house!

"Section Chiefs, you haven't been here for several years. It just so happens that Brother Zhuzi is here to help us. Let's have a good meal!"

"Section Chiefs, I, He Yuzhu, grew up in a compound. This is the first time I've seen someone as kind and righteous as Brother Li. You can tell from the dishes he prepared that Brother Li is really treating us with all his heart!"

"Okay, Zhuzi, you've worked hard for a long time, sit down and eat!"

"Haha... Then I won't be polite!"

After everyone was seated, Li Dajiang poured wine for them, and the Li family's lively banquet began.

Wang Guifang took He Yushui and the four children of the Li family to eat at a low table in the bedroom. The main dish in the room was wild boar stewed with potatoes, and the little ones ate with great relish.

And outside the Li family’s house.

When Jia Zhang saw that it was Li Jia Dun Rou, she was about to curse, but then she saw Chief Ma from the steel rolling mill’s security department and another man walk in.

The curse words that were about to come out of her mouth were swallowed back.

She may not remember others, but she was particularly impressed by Chief Ma of the Security Department.

This Section Chief Ma is quite fierce. When Li Dajiang was injured in the leg by enemy spies and was covered in blood, it was he who carried you, Li Dajiang, back.

"Jia Zhang, what are you doing here?"

Just as Jia Zhang was reminiscing about the past, a deaf old lady came over from behind with a cane.

The shout just now frightened Jia Zhang so much that she shuddered.

"Old lady, why are you walking without making any sound? Are you trying to scare me to death?"

"Bah! Zhang Xiaohua, what are you doing here sneakily?"

"I didn't do anything. Please stay here, old lady! I'm going back to eat first!"

After saying this, Jia Zhang ran away.

It would be fine if only the Li family members were in the Li family's house, but now there is Section Chief Ma from the steel rolling mill and another section chief. It would be bad if her trouble affected her son's work.

So, Jia Zhang came excitedly and left dejectedly, which made Yan Bugui in the room look very surprised.

"Hey! It's strange today. Jia Zhang didn't make any trouble and was just scared away!"