The beginning of Siheyuan starts with refusing to bring lunch boxes

A woman in her thirties brought a girl under twenty to the Yan family.

"Oh! His Aunt Liu is here, come in, come in quickly," Yan Bugui hurriedly let the two into the house. The woman in her thirties was the matchmaker, surnamed Liu, and the young girl was Yu Li. She was tall, about 166cm, with two big black braids, and she was fair-skinned and pretty. Yan Jiecheng fell in love with her at first sight, and just smiled like a fool.

When Yu Li arrived at Yan's house, she took a look around. It was quite clean. It seemed that the hostess was a clean person. Then she looked at the dishes on the table. There were stir-fried pork with green peppers, stir-fried cabbage with lard, stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, and stir-fried shredded potatoes. There were four dishes, eggs and meat. It was okay.

So Yan Bugui and his wife, Yan Jiecheng, Yu Li and Liu the matchmaker sat down and discussed at the dinner table, while Yu Li and Yan Jiecheng looked at each other.

Yan Jiecheng fell in love with Yu Li, but Yu Li was not very satisfied with Yan Jiecheng. He was average looking, didn't talk much, was quite thin, and only knew how to laugh.

"Yu Li, our Jie Cheng is now an apprentice in a machine repair factory. He will be able to become a regular employee next year. When you get married, I will prepare a house for you, right here in this courtyard. And, when the time comes, I will buy you a bicycle."

"As for the betrothal gift, now in our city, it is 15, and my family will follow the trend and give 15 too."

Yu Li didn't care about the other things, after all, their conditions were similar. But when she heard that he was going to buy her a bicycle, she was moved. After all, bicycles were big items in that era. So she was somewhat satisfied with the marriage. However, she didn't say it was a sure thing, saying that she would go home and discuss it with her parents.

At noon, Liu the matchmaker and Yu Li had a nice meat meal at Yan's house. Although there wasn't much meat, it was satisfying. After all, in this era, it was normal not to eat meat for ten days or half a month. The Yan family had set a price of "expensive" meat, which they only ate once a month, but they often only ate it once every two months, and they would buy one or two taels each time.

Yan Bugui felt so distressed when he saw Liu the Matchmaker and Yu Li eating meat dishes. He just thought, "Can't you eat less? Haven't you seen meat before?" But he didn't say anything. He could only smile and chat while eating. However, Yu Li didn't notice that Yan Bugui and his wife, as well as Yan Jiecheng, were eating faster and faster.

The other three children of the Yan family were staring at their own door in the yard, wondering, why haven't they left yet? Have they finished eating all the food?

When He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard, he saw Yan Bugui happily watering the flowers. "Second uncle, how was the blind date in Jiecheng today? I can tell from your expression that it went well. Are you going to be a father-in-law?"

Yan Bugui didn't realize that the "father-in-law" He Yuzhu said was not the "father-in-law" he thought of, so he said happily, "Yes, Zhuzi, it went smoothly."

"Then I would like to congratulate the Second Master first."

"It's your good wish, Zhuzi, thank you."

When He Yuzhu returned home, he saw that He Yushui had already prepared the meal. "Brother, I saw two goose eggs in the kitchen, so I fried one with tomatoes and also made some shredded green peppers and potatoes."

"Well, not bad," He Yuzhu praised. He Yuzhu put the goose egg in the morning.

"By the way, brother, Xiaomei is coming to play with me tomorrow," He Yushui said as he put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Oh? Is that so? Okay, I'll make you something delicious tomorrow."

"Brother, you are so nice!" He Yuzhu cheered immediately

On the other hand, the Yu family

"Lili, how was your blind date today?" Yu's father asked Yu Li after work.

"I think it's OK. The conditions are the same as what Liu the matchmaker said. I'll be an apprentice in a machine repair factory and will be hired as a regular employee next year. But their family will find me a house to live in, and they will also buy me a bicycle," Yu Li replied. Actually, Yu Li was not very satisfied, but who could blame her for not having a job since she graduated from elementary school?

After hearing this, Yu's father said, "Buy a bicycle? That seems like a good condition. I heard from Liu the matchmaker that the other party's father is an elementary school teacher. I thought the condition was not that good. If he can buy a bicycle, I guess he has some family background."

Yu Haitang, who was eating nearby, heard her sister say that her boyfriend's family bought her a bicycle, so she said excitedly, "Sister, their family also bought you a bicycle? Which family is it from?"

"It's in the courtyard of No. 95 Hongxing Street," said Yu Li

"Hongxing Street, Yard No. 95, why does it sound so familiar?" Yu Haitang said. She looked up and thought about it carefully. Suddenly, she thought of

"Oh, I see. There are quite a few employees from our factory in that yard. Four of them are well-known in our factory. One is an eighth-level fitter, one is a seventh-level forger, one is a projectionist, and the last one is a seventh-level chef."

"Sister, your blind date is from the machine repair factory, so he is not the projectionist Xu Damao and the chef He Yuzhu. Sister, what is his name?" Yu Haitang asked curiously.

"My name is Yan Jiecheng," Yu Li replied in a low voice

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

Yu Haitang, who was eating, was choked when she heard her sister say that the man's surname was Yan.

"Hey, Haitang, what's wrong with you? Why are you so careless when eating?", and then he took the water cup and gave it to her.

Yu Haitang finally recovered, put down the cup, looked at her sister in disbelief and asked, "Sister, you said his last name is Yan?"

Chapter 83 Yu Haitang reveals her true feelings, Yu Li rejects Yan Jiecheng

Yu Haitang's words stunned Yu Li, and even Yu's father and mother were stunned. Then, Yu's father seemed to sense something was wrong, "Haitang, what's going on?"

Yu's mother said, "Yes, Haitang, do you know something?"

Yu Haitang asked, "Dad, Mom, don't you bother to ask around when you're looking for a husband for your daughter?"

Yu's father said, "Didn't the matchmaker explain the basic situation clearly? Besides, your sister went to the other party's house, and there was nothing wrong. What else do you want to find out?"

Yu Haitang was speechless, thinking that when she was looking for a husband in the future, she must not listen to them and must find one herself.

Yu Li became anxious when she saw Haitang didn't explain the reason. This was related to her lifelong event. "Haitang, what's wrong? Are you trying to make me die of anxiety?"

"Sister, then buy me the hairband I liked a few days ago," Yu Haitang said

Yu Li took out fifty cents from her pocket and put it in her hand. "Now you can tell me, right?" Yu Li rolled her eyes at her.

Yu Haitang then said, "Sister, their family's basic situation may indeed be as that matchmaker Liu said, but have you ever thought about inquiring about their family's reputation?"

"Fame? What kind of fame?" Yu's mother asked.

"My dear mother, you are marrying off your daughter, but you don't ask anything and just listen to what the matchmaker says. You are really careless. How many truths does the matchmaker tell?" Yu Haitang pressed her mother down on the chair and continued.

"Sister, I have learned about the people in their courtyard. The reason is that I paid attention to the chef in their courtyard, but later, I gave up. Among the information I found out, there is one thing that is that there is a person named Yan in their courtyard. He is the reincarnation of the abacus spirit."

"What do you mean?" Yu Li asked

"Listen to me, their family is very stingy, especially your future father-in-law, who always likes to take advantage of others. People jokingly say that every time a manure truck passes by their door, it has to taste the saltiness of the food."

Yu's father said angrily, "What are you talking about? This is on the dinner table."

Yu Haitang stuck out her tongue, and her mother said, "It's nothing. Life is hard these days, and everyone has to be frugal. This isn't a big problem."

Yu Haitang continued, "Have you ever seen a family share rice when eating? Even the soup has to be the same amount. Moreover, I heard that they share pickles by the root. Have you ever heard that everyone has to have the same dumplings? Have you ever heard that during the Chinese New Year, each person can only eat six dumplings? Have you ever heard that after your son starts working, he has to pay for rent and food, and at the same time, he has to pay for his retirement?"

As Yu Haitang asked questions one after another, Yu Li's back became soaked in the already hot weather, and sweat began to flow down her forehead.

"I won't get married!" After saying that, Yu Li ran back to her room.

Yu's father and mother sighed and said, "We were indeed negligent. Tomorrow, go find Liu the matchmaker and tell her that our family doesn't agree. Give her another dollar as a reward for her hard work."

"Okay, I'll go there early tomorrow morning."

The next day

"Matchmaker Liu, is Matchmaker Liu home?"

"Oh, sister-in-law of the Yu family, it's so early, have you all agreed?" Liu, the matchmaker, who was having dinner, was very happy to see that it was Yu's mother. She thought the deal was going to be done, but Yu's mother's words made her a little anxious.

"Matchmaker Liu, please go back to the Yan family. Our family doesn't agree!" After saying this, Yu's mother was about to leave.

Matchmaker Liu didn't agree at all. "Oh, sister-in-law, what do you mean? Didn't they both think each other was good yesterday? Why don't you agree today?"

Yu's mother was also angry, so she asked, "Matchmaker Liu, what is the reputation of that family? As a matchmaker, do you really not know anything about it?" Then she left.

When Liu the matchmaker heard this, she stopped trying to persuade him. Of course, she knew the reputation of the Yan family, but she felt that it was just a little calculated.

"Ah, this teacher Yan has schemed so much that he has ruined his own reputation and his son's marriage as well." So, she didn't even have her meal and went to the No. 95 courtyard, where she happened to run into Yan Bugui who was about to go out.

"Teacher Yan, are you going to work?"

"Aunt Liu, did his family agree?" Yan Bugui asked with a smile.

Matchmaker Liu said a little embarrassedly, "Well, Mr. Yan, well, the Yu family said that we should just forget about this matter. I will introduce another good girl to your family later."

"Forget it? How can I forget it?!" Yan Bugui immediately raised his voice, which frightened Liu the matchmaker.

Fortunately, Yan Jiecheng was far away and had already left. Otherwise, his reaction would be no less than his father's.

"Oh, Mr. Yan, you scared me to death!" Matchmaker Liu patted her chest and said

"No, his aunt, weren't they fine yesterday? I think the two children are quite satisfied with each other. You may not know that our Jie Cheng said yesterday that he must marry Yu Li," Yan Bugui said anxiously.

Matchmaker Liu hesitated and finally said, "It's a blind date. There are bound to be people you like and people you don't like. Anyway, their families don't agree. Forget it. I have something else to do. Teacher Yan, I'm leaving first."

"Don't go. Otherwise, go and talk to her again." After chasing for about 20 to 30 meters, Liu the matchmaker finally ran away, and Yan Bugui finally gave up.

Matchmaker Liu was also very upset. She couldn't just say that your family had a bad reputation and then the Yu family would know about it.

Yan Bugui felt so upset and distressed. What he felt distressed about was the money for yesterday's meal. He had bought half a pound of meat!

"Old Yan, Old Yan, what's the matter?" The second aunt came out at this time and saw Yan Bugui speaking in high and low voices.

"Hey, the Yu family doesn't agree with this marriage"

"Ah?! Did you tell me why?" the second aunt asked hurriedly. She was actually quite satisfied with Li.

"Oh, no, I'm going to work now, don't be late. We can talk about other things when I come back in the evening."

The second aunt sighed and went home

He Yuzhu, who had arrived at work earlier, naturally didn't know about all this. He also didn't know that because of his little butterfly wings, Yu Li was unexpectedly prevented from entering the courtyard.

There was no special meal in the afternoon, so He Yuzhu left early in the morning. He did not go home, but went to the supply and marketing cooperative where Song Xia worked.

As soon as I entered the supply and marketing cooperative, I saw Song Xia chatting with another saleswoman who was slightly older than her.

"Xia Xia," He Yuzhu came in with a smile

"Xiao Song, who is this person? Is there something we don't know?" Seeing He Yuzhu coming in, they thought he was a customer, but he greeted Song Xia directly. This place full of gossip talents immediately became lively. Even the people who were carrying things for customers looked over.

"This is my boyfriend. We just got engaged two days ago," Song Xia said with a red face, and then she took He Yuzhu out of the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Why are you here?" Song Xia's face was still red.

"Come to my house for dinner today. I'll make you something delicious!" He Yuzhu said with a smile on his face.

"Why are we going to your house? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by the neighbors?" Song Xia said with a red face.

"Today Xiaomei is coming to my house to play with Yushui. I asked Yushui to invite Xiaomei to stay for dinner, so I thought I'd invite you along too. Come on, okay~" He Yuzhu, a tough guy, acted like a spoiled brat, and almost made Song Xia hit someone.

"Is it not okay for me to go? Come on, I have to go back to work," he said, and was about to leave.

He Yuzhu grabbed her hand and said, "It's so soft."

"What are you doing? There are so many people here." Song Xia got rid of him and her face turned even redder.

He Yuzhu took the cloth bag off the handlebars and took out some White Rabbit cookies from it. "Go and give them some sweets, or you'll have a hard time~", then he smiled and rode away.

Song Xia returned to the store with the candy

"Xiao Song, your husband is great. He looks very energetic while riding a bike."

"Okay, Sister Jiang, this is yours, sweetie, let me go," she said as she put the bunch of White Rabbits on the counter. Several people came over immediately, one of them took two, one put one in his pocket, and one opened it and ate it.

"Well, seeing as this kid is quite sensible, I'll let you go!"