Siheyuan: A Beautiful Life

At around five o'clock in the evening, Wu Aiguo rode his bicycle back to the courtyard.

"Patriot! Are you off work?" Yan Bugui greeted Wu Aiguo enthusiastically when he saw Wu Aiguo walking into the front yard pushing his bicycle.

Wu Aiguo saw Yan Bugui, who was watering the flowers with a kettle in his hand, and asked Yan Bugui with a smile: "Third uncle! Don't you claim that you have every plan? Why haven't you thought about using these flower pots? Plant some spring onions and leeks or something?”

When Yan Bugui heard Wu Aiguo's reminder, he was obviously stunned. Then he reached out and patted the back of his head, and complained regretfully: "Why didn't I think about this?"

Having said this, Yan Bugui said to Wu Aiguo with a grateful look on his face: "Aiguo! Thank you for reminding me of this. By the way, you have a relative coming to your family. I heard your mother say that he seems to be your uncle."

When Wu Aiguo heard Yan Bugui's words, he subconsciously looked in the direction of the east wing. When he saw the closed door, he pushed his bicycle to the door of his house and parked it, and then walked towards the backyard.

In the memory of the original owner, Wu Aiguo's grandmother's house was in Chenjiashan on the outskirts of Kyoto.

Wu Aiguo's mother has five brothers and sisters. Her mother, Chen Shuying, is the third eldest child in the family, the eldest is Chen Shulan, the second is Chen Weijun, the fourth is Chen Weiguo, and the fifth is Chen Weimin.

Wu Aiguo had been to Chenjiashan several times when he was a child. When he grew up, he never went to Chenjiashan again because he hung out all day long.

Wu Aiguo walked through the Moon Gate and came to the backyard. He stretched out his hand to lift the curtain at the gate. Before he entered the house, he smiled and asked: "Mom! I heard the third uncle said that we have a relative coming to our house?"

Wu Aiguo walked into the room and saw his second uncle Chen Weiguo and a young man about eighteen or nineteen years old sitting at the table in the living room.

After Chen Weiguo came to Chen Shuying's home, through casual chats with Chen Shuying, he had learned from Chen Shuying that his nephew Wu Aiguo not only returned from joining the army, but also became a cadre.

When Chen Weiguo saw Wu Aiguo walking into the room, he immediately greeted Wu Aiguo with a smile: "Aiguo! Are you back from get off work?"

As soon as Chen Weiguo finished speaking, he kicked his son and reminded him dissatisfied: "Xiaodong! What are you doing here? Why don't you call someone quickly?"

When Xiaodong heard Chen Weiguo's reminder, he reacted and greeted Wu Aiguo with some restraint: "Cousin! You are back."

Wu Aiguo heard Chen Weiguo's words, saw Xiaodong's reserved look, and asked him politely: "Second uncle! When did you and Xiaodong come?"

Chen Weiguo heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry and replied with a smile: "Aiguo! We just arrived in the city at noon."

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Weiguo's answer, he thought of his grandpa and grandma living in the countryside, and asked Chen Weiguo with a smile: "Second uncle! Are grandpa and grandma in good health?"

"Patriot! Your grandpa and grandma are still in good health, but the food at home is not enough. Your second uncle came to the city this time just to get some food back." Chen Shuying heard Wu Aiguo ask about her parents, He quickly told Wu Aiguo about the situation of the two old people and the reason why his brother came to the city.

When Wu Aiguo heard the situation introduced by Chen Shuying, he said to Chen Shuying: "Mom! There is food in our cellar. You can go get one hundred kilograms of stick noodles and twenty kilograms of white flour later and bring them back to my second uncle."

When Wu Aiguo said this, something suddenly occurred to him. He quickly took out five unity cards from his pocket and said to Chen Weiguo: "Second uncle! Take these fifty yuan and help me when you return to the village. Give ten yuan to your grandparents, and another ten yuan to your uncle, aunt, and uncle, and keep the remaining ten yuan for yourself."

Chen Weiguo came to the city to find Chen Shuying this time, mainly because the food at home was not enough, so he had to go to the city to ask Chen Shuying for food. What Chen Weiguo didn't expect was that when Wu Aiguo learned of his intention, not only did he not give him food, but he Give him fifty yuan back.

Living in the countryside, the whole family works in the team every day to earn work points. It is not easy to earn a few dollars in a year.

Now Wu Aiguo offered fifty yuan, which shocked Chen Weiguo. He replied with some embarrassment: "Aiguo! As long as you have food, I can't ask for anything for this money."

Chen Shuying on the side saw Wu Aiguo paying for Chen Weiguo to take it back to the village and distribute it to his parents and brothers and sisters living in the countryside. She felt very happy and persuaded Chen Weiguo: "Weiguo! Aiguo is your nephew. Since he gives you money, then you should keep it. Besides, Xiaodong will also have to spend money on his wedding, right?"

When Chen Weiguo heard Chen Shuying mentioning his son's marriage, he thought of the bride price proposed by the woman. He finally gritted his teeth and said to Wu Aiguo with a grateful look on his face: "Patriot! Just treat this money as being borrowed by your second uncle from you. Wait until your second uncle When I have the money, I will return it to you."

When Wu Aiguo heard Chen Weiguo's promise, he smiled and replied: "Second uncle! Why can't we borrow it or not? We are a family and we don't talk about two families. If you say this, we will be divided."

Chen Weiguo saw that Wu Aiguo had gone so far as to say what he said, so he took the money Wu Aiguo handed him and said with gratitude: "Aiguo! Since you said so, I will accept the money. .”

When Wu Aiguo saw Chen Weiguo taking the money, he immediately asked Chen Weiguo: "Second uncle! Is Xiaodong's partner from that village? When are you going to hold Xiaodong's wedding?"

When Chen Weiguo heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry, he thought of his son's marriage and introduced with some embarrassment: "Aiguo! Xiaodong's partner is from Wang Jia'ao next door, and our two families became in-laws through marriage exchange."

"What! Exchange marriage! Second uncle! Are you planning to use Xiaoqin to help Xiaodong exchange for a wife?" Wu Aiguo frowned when he heard the situation introduced by Chen Weiguo, and asked Chen Weiguo in surprise.

When Chen Weiguo heard Wu Aiguo's inquiry, he nodded subconsciously and replied: "The eldest son of the Liu family is twenty-three years old this year, and his daughter is nineteen years old!"

"The Liu family will marry their daughter to Xiaodong, and our family will marry Xiaoqin to the eldest son of the Liu family. Since they are exchanging relatives, no bride price is required."

Because of poverty, marriage exchange is very common in rural areas, but Wu Aiguo is a descendant after all, so he is naturally very repulsive to this method of marriage exchange.

Facing the situation introduced by Chen Weiguo, Wu Aiguo asked Chen Weiguo solemnly: "Second uncle! Is Xiaoqin willing to marry into the Liu family? Besides, the ten yuan I gave you can completely help Xiaodong live in the countryside. Why would you sacrifice Xiaoqin’s happiness to marry Xiaodong if you don’t want a daughter-in-law?”