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

Siheyuan.

Jia family.

After dinner, the family of three sat down for a chat.

Most of the time, it was Jia Zhangshi who was talking, while Jia Gensheng and Jia Dongxu, after years of training, had long since become qualified listeners.

We will definitely applaud when it's time to applaud.

When it's time to applaud, you'll definitely cheer.

"Mom, there's something I want to tell you."

"Look, I'm going on a blind date soon and getting married. Shouldn't we buy a couple of big-ticket items for our family?"

Jia Dongxu was very uneasy.

When making requests, he dared not look at Jia Zhangshi.

Jia Gensheng remained expressionless.

He was the one who earned the money in the family, but it was Jia Zhangshi who held the real economic power.

Without Jia Zhangshi's approval, he dared not spend a single penny. If Jia Dongxu wanted to buy something big, he could only go to Jia Zhangshi; what he said didn't count at all.

"What are you going to buy?"

“We marry a wife to serve us, not to enjoy a life of luxury.”

Jia Zhangshi slammed her hand on the table.

They objected on the spot.

"Mom, if you don't want to buy me anything big, can't you at least buy me a new outfit?"

Jia Dongxu looked at his clothes.

They're all old clothes from last year.

There are ugly patches.

Whether you wear new clothes or not, you're still you, aren't you?

"I think you're just trying to look good."

"Not buying!"

Jia Zhangshi still disagreed.

Jia Dongxu was at his wit's end and looked at Jia Gensheng with pleading eyes.

Jia Gensheng sighed; there was nothing he could do.

"I think we should buy him a new set of clothes!"

"After all, if he's going on a blind date, he might not be interested in the girl if he doesn't dress well."

"At most, I'll buy it for him now, but I won't buy it for him during the Chinese New Year."

Jia Gensheng forced himself to persuade him.

"Humph, shut up!"

Madam Jia glared at Jia Gensheng.

"Okay, I'll buy you a new outfit. But it's a deal, if I buy it now, I won't buy you anything for Chinese New Year. So don't ask me for it again during Chinese New Year!"

Jia Zhangshi agreed.

Jia Dongxu's smile was not happy at all.

He didn't want to buy his New Year's clothes in advance; he wanted to buy an extra set. But since Jia Zhangshi had spoken, he didn't dare to pretend to disobey.

Yan family.

After dinner, the family chatted together.

"When Zhang the matchmaker came out of Wan Ping'an's house, she was holding a big watermelon in her hands, and her face was so smiling that her chrysanthemum wrinkles were even more numerous!"

Yan Jiecheng described it with gestures.

"Wan Ping'an's watermelon sells for a little over a dollar, maybe even a little over two dollars. Zhang the matchmaker got a big watermelon for free, of course she's happy!"

"She'll definitely introduce Wan Ping'an to a good match!"

Yan Fugui guessed it.

He guessed it when Zhang the matchmaker inquired about Wan Ping'an's background.

Things are finally going smoothly again!

"Dad, Mom, who do you think Matchmaker Zhang will introduce to potential partners first?"

"Wan Ping'an, or Jia Dongxu?"

Yan Jiecheng thought of a question.

"Good question. I guess he'll introduce Wan Ping'an first."

"You all know what kind of person Jia Zhangshi is. She's too stingy and definitely won't give Zhang the matchmaker much money."

“Wan Ping’an is different. Just because of a big watermelon and Zhang Meige’s smiling face full of wrinkles, he will definitely satisfy Wan Ping’an first.”

Yan Fugui analyzed.

The Yan family members all nodded in agreement, agreeing that the analysis made sense.

Unbeknownst to them, Wan Ping'an had rejected Zhang the matchmaker's suggestion to find him a partner. Had he not refused, the scenario they had predicted would have definitely played out.

the next morning.

The beasts have just woken up.

Lazy beasts like the deaf old lady, once awake, just lie in bed and don't get up at all.

"The smell of meat?"

"That damned Wan Ping'an again! He ate meat again, and what's with all this meat so early in the morning?"

The deaf old lady complained.

Wan Ping'an would poison her food every mealtime, so she had to change her eating habits and eat at different times than Wan Ping'an to avoid not being able to eat.

breakfast.

Wan Ping'an ate rabbit fried rice!

They bothered the deaf old lady again.

After finishing breakfast, I opened a big watermelon and started selling it at my stall while eating it!

Sun Tiezhu did not come.

He set up another stall outside the courtyard house, selling Wan Ping'an's watermelons.

Only Wan Ping'an remained in the courtyard.

"Da Mao, you sell it!"

“Just like Sun Tiezhu, I’ll give you a dollar a day, plus a watermelon.”

Wan Ping'an was getting annoyed.

He doesn't like repetitive manual labor that requires no skill.

He prefers to use high-tech products.

"no problem!"

Xu Damao was overjoyed.

Giving him one yuan a day, plus a big watermelon, is equivalent to giving him more than two or even three yuan.

He earned more in a month than his father did in a month.

He family.

"Silly Zhu, you'd better reserve this spot for me."

"I'm asking you, did you send rainwater to buy watermelons yesterday?"

He Daqing looked serious.

Sha Zhu could only nod; he couldn't lie. Too many people in the courtyard had seen it, and He Daqing could find out what happened if he asked.

"Are you mentally ill?"

"It's still because the boss calls you 'Silly Pillar' that he's made you silly."

Aren't you afraid of getting soaked by the rain?

He Daqing slapped Sha Zhu on the head.

Sha Zhu was also aggrieved, as the idea was proposed by Yi Zhonghai.

But he dared not say it; if he did, He Daqing would surely beat him even more severely.

He Daqing warned him repeatedly to stay away from Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady, but he failed to do so and could only grit his teeth and accept it.