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

The Jia family will definitely fall for it!

"Wan Ping'an has closed up shop and stopped selling. Can I finally go home?"

Jia Gensheng breathed a sigh of relief.

He initially married Jia Zhangshi, thinking he could live a happy life with his wife in harmony.

I never expected to marry a tyrant.

Madam Jia was strong-willed; if anyone didn't listen to her, she would cause a scene, disrupting the peace of the entire courtyard every time.

After several attempts to cause trouble, Jia Gensheng gave up in despair. Unable to defeat Jia Zhangshi, he had no choice but to submit and hand over the position of head of the family to her.

"Huh, why is there one pumpkin that we forgot to bring in?"

"Didn't Wan Ping'an see that?"

Jia Gensheng was very surprised.

He didn't think much of it and turned to go home.

"Wan Ping'an has closed up shop."

Before Jia Zhangshi could ask, Jia Gensheng took the initiative to report the situation.

"I understand. Keep an eye on it tomorrow."

"Was there anything unusual when Wan Ping'an was selling pumpkins?"

Jia Zhangshi nodded.

She hated Wan Ping'an and wanted to find something wrong with him.

"no!"

"It's just a normal transaction."

"Oh right, I just remembered that Wan Ping'an carried the pumpkins into the house and accidentally forgot one, which is now sitting in front of his house."

Jia Gensheng dared not hide it.

"Missed one?"

Jia Zhangshi's eyes lit up.

"Great!"

"Dongxu, did you hear me?"

"Wan Ping'an dropped it, he lost it. Why don't you hurry up and pick it up?"

Jia Zhangshi was excited.

No need to spend a high price to buy it.

"Mom, Wan Ping'an is a ruthless person. Could it be a trap?"

Jia Dongxu was somewhat incredulous.

"You didn't show up? Were you scared out of your wits?"

"If this were Wan Ping'an's house, there might be traps, but the pumpkin is in the yard, so there aren't any traps?"

"Go and retrieve it quickly, what if someone else picks it up?"

Jia Zhangshi urged Jia Dongxu.

Left with no other option, Jia Dongxu headed straight for the backyard.

When they arrived at Wan Ping'an's house, there was indeed a lost pumpkin.

He looked around. He was clearly there to pick up pumpkins, but he gave off the feeling of stealing. It was a habit he had developed, and he couldn't change his habitual actions overnight.

"Pah, I thought it was lost."

"It's rotten! Wan Ping'an doesn't want it anymore!"

Jia Dongxu picked up the pumpkin only to find it was rotten, so he threw it away and went home cursing.

Why did you come back empty-handed?

Jia Zhangshi frowned.

"Mom, the pumpkin is rotten."

How badly is it rotten?

"It's about the size of an egg."

"You're so stupid. It's such a big pumpkin, and only a tiny piece the size of an egg is rotten. Can't you eat the rest?"

Jia Zhangshi rebuked Jia Dongxu.

"Go and pick them up quickly. As long as they're not completely rotten, they're edible. Hurry up and go!"

Jia Zhangshi urged Jia Dongxu.

Having no other option, Jia Dongxu went to collect the rotten pumpkin and took it home!

Chapter 46 The Jia family eats rotten pumpkin and is targeted by the deaf old woman.

Jia Dongxu went to pick up the rotten pumpkin, and Wan Ping'an watched the whole process.

“If you pay a high price to buy a pumpkin I grow from someone else, you will definitely be able to buy it. At most, you will only lose a little money.”

"But you insist on picking up rotten pumpkins instead."

Can you eat a rotten pumpkin?

"The real show is about to begin!"

Wan Ping'an watched as Jia Dongxu picked up the rotten pumpkin, a cold smile appearing on his lips.

As soon as Jia Dongxu picked up the pumpkin, he shivered.

"It's not cold outside, so why am I shivering?"

Jia Dongxu was suspicious and kept looking around.

"Jia Dongxu, what are you doing sneaking around in the backyard?"

Xu Damao's voice rang out from not far away.

"Are you in charge?"

Jia Dongxu broke out in a cold sweat.

Fortunately, he was facing away from Xu Damao, and his body blocked Xu Damao's view of the pumpkin he was holding.

In his haste, Jia Dongxu stuffed the pumpkin under his clothes, not caring whether it would get his clothes dirty.

When they got home, Jia Zhangshi was already impatient.

"Why so slow?"

"It's just a few steps to the backyard, can't you hurry up?"

While grumbling, Jia Zhangshi took the pumpkin.

"Such a good, such a big pumpkin, and only a small piece is rotten, and Wan Ping'an is going to throw it away. That little brat doesn't know how to cherish food."

Madam Jia Zhang cursed and swore as she dug away the rotten part.

Not wanting to dig away too much, Jia Zhangshi only removed the most severely rotten parts, leaving behind some that showed signs of decay.

"What are you looking at?"

"Hurry up and boil the water!"

"Let's steam pumpkin today too!"

Jia Zhangshi urged Jia Gensheng.

Jia Gensheng was familiar with the process and quickly lit a fire to boil water.

Jia Zhangshi personally put the pumpkin into the pot to steam.

"Add more firewood, why is it taking so long?"

Jia Zhangshi ate in a hurry.

It seems Jia Gensheng is reluctant to burn firewood, and he hasn't boiled the water yet. When will the pumpkin be cooked?

"This is the fastest speed possible."

"It can't be faster!"

Jia Gensheng shook his head.

"You're really useless. You've been boiling water to steam pumpkin for so long and the water still hasn't boiled."

Jia Zhangshi complained.

Amid her incessant complaining, the water finally boiled.

The aroma of pumpkin is coming out.

"It smells so good, this is the perfect scent!"