Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

Jia Zhangshi's appetite is more than half again as big as usual. She can usually only eat three cornbreads, but she has already eaten five in this meal.

backyard.

The deaf old woman stood behind the window, staring at Wan Ping'an in the yard with a sinister look in her eyes.

“I remember now. The aroma I smelled just now wasn’t just the smell of chicken, it also smelled of ginseng. Wan Ping’an actually used ginseng to stew chicken.”

"This little bastard is too extravagant, how can he eat so much?"

"I'm old and in poor health, so the ginseng should be given to me to eat."

"You little bastard surnamed Wan, just you wait! Once I catch you red-handed, all your good stuff will be mine, including the ginseng!"

The deaf old lady was not only greedy, but also afraid of dying!

She knew that ginseng was very nourishing, and if she ate some ginseng every day, she would definitely live several years, or even more than ten years, and her health would be much better.

He Daqing's house.

Little girl He Yushui quietly did her homework.

After writing for a while, I would turn my head to look at Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu stood by the wall, facing it. He had been forced to stand facing the wall as punishment by He Daqing since they returned from the backyard, and his legs were aching.

"Have you figured out where you went wrong?"

He Daqing asked coldly.

"Dad, I can't think of anything, just tell me!"

“I don’t think I did anything wrong. Wan Ping’an brought back a lot of pheasants and rabbits. He couldn’t possibly eat them all by himself. Why couldn’t he share them with the neighbors?”

Sha Zhu turned around to face He Daqing.

"Idiot, who taught you that?"

"Did Yi Zhonghai teach you that?"

He Daqing's face darkened.

"The pheasants and rabbits that Wan Ping'an brought back were all hunted by himself. It's his skill. Why should he share them with others?"

"Whoever wants to eat should go hunt for themselves. If they don't know how to hunt, they can buy it with money. How can they expect to eat for free?"

He Daqing pointed at Sha Zhu's nose and cursed.

He's quite smart, how could he have such a stupid son?

Chapter 35 Making cured meat, beasts are envious, He Daqing angrily scolds Sha Zhu

Wan Ping'an sat in the courtyard for a while.

Thunder rumbled.

The rain came.

the next morning.

Wan Ping woke up safely.

"The air is so fresh, and there's a fragrance of earth in it."

Wan Ping'an pushed open the door.

It rained for most of the night, and the air felt especially fresh!

After clearing his memory in the restroom and washing up, Wan Ping'an prepared to eat breakfast.

What should we eat for breakfast?

"Just a simple bowl of tomato noodles, please!"

Wan Ping'an started cooking.

Make a soup with tomatoes and duck eggs, then add noodles and cook them together.

The aroma of tomato and egg noodles has once again begun to afflict the beasts in the courtyard.

next door.

A deaf old lady.

"Here it comes again, here it comes again, that little beast is here again!"

Why are you torturing me like this?

"How can I eat a hard, dry cornbread when I can smell it but can't taste it?"

The deaf old woman harbored deep resentment.

"We must take down Wan Ping'an as soon as possible. I've really had enough of this life where I can smell the aroma of food but can't actually eat it. I hate Wan Ping'an!"

The deaf old woman gritted her teeth so hard they were practically screaming, as if she wanted to tear a piece of flesh off Wan Ping'an!

Middle Court.

The Jia family is having dinner.

Breakfast made by Jia Gensheng.

After marrying into the Jia family, Jia Zhangshi's only contribution to the family was giving birth to a son; she never touched any housework.

Jia Gensheng will do the laundry!

Let Jia Gensheng do the cooking!

Jia Gensheng still did the cleaning!

After Jia Dongxu was born, the father and son worked together, while Jia Zhangshi was only responsible for eating and sleeping!

"Wan Ping'an is eating delicious food again!"

"I've lost my appetite again!"

Jia Zhangshi took two big bites of the cornbread.

He said he had no appetite, but he ate more than anyone else!

Jia Gensheng and Jia Dongxu were already used to it. They kept their heads down, ate their own food, and didn't dare to say anything, lest they be scolded for no reason.

After dinner.

Wan Ping'an took the rabbit he brought back to the yard.

I'm tired of eating meat all the time.

He decided to make it into cured meat to change things up.

"Ping An, with so many rabbits, what are you planning to do with them?"

Xu Damao went out.

Just then, I saw Wan Ping'an cleaning up the rabbit, and I got a little hungry again.

"We can't eat it all, so we plan to make it into cured meat."

Wan Ping'an didn't even raise his head.

"How about giving me another rabbit instead?"

The Xu family ate a pheasant yesterday and thought it tasted very good. They also want to try rabbit meat.

"no problem."

"Just pick one!"

Wan Ping'an nodded and continued making cured meat.

Xu Damao didn't stand on ceremony. He went home and got some sausages, then traded them with Wan Ping'an for a rabbit, planning to have it with his parents when they came home that evening.

When the story of the courtyard house officially begins, Xu Damao's parents are not in the courtyard house. Why did they leave the courtyard house?

"Should we leave the house empty so Xu Damao can get married?"

"Could it be that, like He Daqing, he was schemed against by Yi Zhonghai?"

"Xu Damao's father, like He Daqing, is an old man in the four academies. Their presence will affect Yi Zhonghai's rule over the courtyard house."

Wan Ping'an speculated.

Yi Zhonghai is an absolute hypocrite, willing to do anything to achieve his goals. He almost ruined Sha Zhu's family line by sacrificing his own for his retirement!

"Now, I'm one more person Yi Zhonghai wants to get rid of!"

"I shot an arrow through his crotch, making him urinate in public and lose face. He probably hates me to death now, right?"

Wan Ping'an couldn't help but laugh when he thought of Yi Zhonghai soiling his pants in public.

At the time, he just wanted to scare Yi Zhonghai.

Unexpectedly, Yi Zhonghai had poor mental fortitude and was so frightened that he soiled his pants!

When Wan Ping'an was making cured meat.

Those who had jobs in the compound went to work.

People in the middle and back courtyards would see Wan Ping'an making cured meat when they went out, and they would look on with envy, thinking how much meat there was!