The Courtyard House: Xu Damao's Aunt is the Queen of Women

Sha Zhu roared to the sky, trying to jump up, but the mud was too deep, and his legs sank in and he couldn't pull them out.

At the edge of the pool, Xu Damao ran over and took a look. He burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face.

"Silly Zhu. This means you can't take a bath. Get out of here right now."

Sha Zhu was so angry he almost fainted. He turned around and shouted, "Xu Damao, you son of a bitch, stop watching and save me!"

Save you? I'd be kind enough not to throw stones at you, you son of a bitch, and you expect me to save you?

Xu Damao pursed his lips, casually said "wait," and turned back to his assigned plot of land to continue turning the soil, showing no intention of saving Sha Zhu.

Jia Zhangshi?

That old hag ran away a long time ago.

The cotton fields are very large, with each person responsible for more than 20 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares) of land. The discipline officers only come to inspect the fields regularly and do not keep an eye on the land.

Why are you staring at me?

The meaning of "responsible land" is that it is your responsibility to cultivate these lands well, and it all depends on your own initiative.

Of course, you can be irresponsible, but the discipline officers will allocate your food rations based on the quality of the cotton in your field.

Unless you want to go hungry, just stick to farming!

A dozen minutes later, Sha Zhu waited and waited, but Xu Damao did not return. He immediately realized that this scoundrel was abandoning him and started cursing.

"Xu Damao, I'll fuck your grandma!!!"

"You damn scoundrel, you bastard, you bitch, just wait until I get out, I'll kill you!"

Xu Damao, who was not far away, turned his head and glanced at the ground before continuing to dig.

This is Sha Zhu, a beast worse than a pig or a dog.

Sha Zhu cursed for about ten minutes until his neck was hoarse before Qin Huairu finally arrived. Seeing him stuck at the bottom of the reservoir, unable to move, she ran to call the warden to bring a rope. It took the three of them to pull him up.

The correctional officers didn't ask how the person fell in; as long as they weren't dead, they let them do whatever they wanted.

"Xu Damao... I..."

The idiot Zhu, who was lying on the ground panting heavily, pointed at Xu Damao and cursed in a hoarse voice.

He hadn't said two words before he rolled his eyes and fainted.

Qin Huairu was startled and nudged him with her toe, calling out, "Silly Zhu, Silly Zhu, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Damao walked over, and a stench entered his nostrils, causing him to back away repeatedly.

"Damn it, did this beast fall into the latrine?"

Qin Huairu gazed at Xu Damao with alluring eyes and said softly, "Damao..."

Xu Damao almost vomited, took several steps back, and glared at Qin Huairu with disgust and loathing.

"Go to hell! What the hell are you doing, acting all horny? Don't you have a mirror or need to pee? Look at yourself, you're so ugly it makes me want to throw up!"

Snap, the sound of a heart breaking.

Qin Huairu's face flushed red, turning a dark reddish-brown, and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Xu Damao, you..."

"What's wrong with me? Am I not telling the truth?"

Xu Damao sneered, "Qin Huairu, only a good-for-nothing like Sha Zhu who's never slept with a woman would fall for your tricks. I'm not Sha Zhu, understand?"

Qin Huairu wiped away her tears, glared at Xu Damao with resentment, and turned to leave.

Xu Damao called out from behind, "Hey, aren't you going to save your pillar?"

"none of your business!"

……

The Liu family courtyard.

As night fell, a four-dish-and-soup meal was laid out on the long table in the living room: braised pork ribs, pork and cabbage stew with vermicelli, dry-fried shredded potatoes, stir-fried mutton, and seaweed and egg drop soup.

When Naza returned with Ye Juan, she instantly turned into a little fangirl upon seeing Ye Xi, chattering incessantly with questions.

At first, Ye Xi, who had a cool and aloof personality, would answer patiently, but gradually she became so annoyed by this chatterbox that her head was about to explode.

"Sister Xi..."

Naza brought out a bowl of rice, and before she could even open her mouth, Ye Xi waved her hand to interrupt her.

"Eat without talking."

"Oh~"

Naza put the basin on the table with a pitiful look on her face and picked up the bowl to scoop rice.

Liu Hao couldn't help but laugh out loud and asked, "Nazha, Sister Xi doesn't talk much usually, so don't bother her. If you want to chat, ask Xiaomeng."

Sitting opposite her, He Xiaomeng smiled and said softly, "Yes, I'll talk to you."

Naza looked at He Xiaomeng with a strange expression, because when she entered the room, she saw Liu Hao carrying He Xiaomeng out of the room, and He Xiaomeng looked weak and listless.

So, what is her relationship with Liu Hao?

Uh, I dare not think about it, I dare not ask!

Naza isn't stupid; she naturally knows that He Xiaomeng is definitely Liu Hao's woman, and she can also tell that Ye Xi probably is too.

Tsk tsk, Secretary Liu really is someone you can only know by his face, not his heart!

He appears to be a righteous person on the surface, but in reality he is... well, not exactly a bad person.

"Sister Xiaomeng, your skin is so beautiful!"

"I'm from Zhejiang. Nazha, your skin is also very good, so fair and delicate."

"If it weren't as nice as you, Sister Xiaomeng, could I touch it?"

"You touched it again after eating!"

The two chatted as they ate. Liu Hao focused on eating, while Ye Juan and Ye Xi discussed their plans for a picnic at Bosten Lake in a few days.

Spring is here, a perfect time for outings, and they plan to go fishing and have a barbecue by the lake.

Ye Xi picked up a piece of mutton and fed it to herself. When Ye Juan said she wanted to roast a whole lamb, she shook her head: "Roasting a whole lamb is too much trouble. Let's just have hot pot instead."

"Isn't hot pot troublesome?"

"It's no trouble at all! Just add water to the bottom of the wok and boil it, then wash the vegetables in the lake. It's that simple."

Ye Juan was taken aback; it seemed that hot pot was indeed simpler than roasting a whole lamb.

"Hmm...that's right, let's have hot pot then, lamb hot pot."

Ye Xi rolled her eyes. It seemed like her younger sister had a grudge against sheep. She was always thinking about killing sheep and eating mutton.

"I want to eat fish hot pot."

"Lamb hot pot!"

"Fish hot pot!"

The two sisters, unable to reach an agreement, both turned to look at Liu Hao.

"Liu Hao, what kind of hot pot do you want to eat?"

Liu Hao fell silent. Both were his children, so what was he supposed to do?

"Hmm, I want to eat both."

Ye Juan said with a smile, "Then let's cook two. There's still plenty of hot pot broth!"

Liu Hao bought the hot pot base from the system's store. He bought a large box, 50 kilograms in total, with each piece weighing 1 kilogram. It was sealed in aluminum cans and had a shelf life of three years.

As for where Liu Hao got it from, Ye Juan, Ye Xi, and He Xiaomeng never asked, they just ate it.

Ye Xi asked softly, "Juan'er, where is Ye Zhen?"

"He'll be the supervisor in the cotton fields! He'll eat in the canteen by himself, so we don't need to worry about him."

After Ye Juan finished speaking, she remembered that Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu had made up, and immediately shared it with Liu Hao.

"Honey, Sha Zhu actually forgave Qin Huairu! I'm completely stunned! This simp is hopeless."

???

Liu Hao's lips twitched a few times, looking somewhat nauseous.

"Don't talk about such disgusting things while we're eating! But then again, did Qin Huairu feed Sha Zhu meat?"

Naza blinked her clear, innocent eyes and said naively, "Secretary Liu, the farm only adds meat and vegetables on major holidays, such as the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and New Year's Eve. There are no meat and vegetables available on other days, so Qin Huairu doesn't have any meat for Shazhu to eat."

Liu Hao: "..."

Ye Juan: "..."

Ye Xi: "..."

He Xiaomeng: "..."