When it was time to cook, even though Jia Dongsheng tried to stop her, he still couldn't stop Jia Zhang from wanting to show off, and the door of the room was wide open.
The rich aroma of meat instantly filled the courtyard.
"Whose family is stewing meat? It smells so good."
"Yes, it's been a long time since we had such a strong aroma of meat in our yard. I think the last time was during the Chinese New Year."
"Whose family could it be? Old Jia's."
"The second son of the Jia family is back. It is said that he has learned a lot and made a lot of money in recent years. As soon as he came back, he bought meat for Aunt Jia."
"Such a rich aroma, you must have bought a lot of meat, right?"
"When I saw him coming back earlier, he was carrying a large piece of meat. It must have weighed at least two or three pounds, right?"
"Is this braised pork? I'm craving it."
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The aroma of meat coming from the Jia family's house really attracted the attention of many neighbors.
Even in Yan Fugui's family, the eldest brother Yan Jiecheng, led his younger brothers and sisters to squat at the gates of the front and middle yards, holding a steamed bun in each hand and eating it with big mouthfuls to the aroma of meat in the yard.
The steamed bread that usually makes your throat ache now has a meaty aroma.
Sha Zhu just happened to come back at this time, but he also came home with his arch-enemy, Xu Damao.
Speaking of which, the reason why Sha Zhu and Xu Damao don't get along so well has to do with their previous generation.
Sha Zhu's father He Daqing and Xu Damao's father Xu Youfu had a bad relationship when they lived in the yard before, and they would quarrel with each other every few days.
The main conflict is that Xu Damao's father is not honest. Although he has a wife, as a projectionist, he still takes every opportunity to hook up with women.
Similarly, Sha Zhu's father is a romantic figure. Because Sha Zhu's mother passed away early, Sha Zhu's father always wanted to find a suitable woman to be his companion. Who knew that by such a coincidence, the two old men would attract the same woman.
There's another good thing about this.
The fighting between them eventually led to many conflicts. In the end, Sha Zhu's father ran away to Baocheng with a widow. Xu Damao's father also felt humiliated and moved out of the courtyard to live in the old house.
And what about Sha Zhu and Xu Damao?
Also because of the relationship with the older generation, they have been fighting since they were young, and even when they grew up, they are in their twenties and are still the same. They can be said to be a pair of enemies.
"Silly Zhu, it's hard to succeed with your plan."
If we talk about smart people in the courtyard, Xu Damao is definitely one of them. He knows exactly what Sha Zhu is thinking, which makes him pay close attention to Sha Zhu's movements.
Ever since Jia Dongxu got into trouble, Xu Damao discovered that Sha Zhu's attitude towards the Jia family had changed, or to be more precise, his attitude towards Qin Huairu had changed dramatically.
That kind of change is just like a mouse wanting to eat rice.
Xu Damao took over his father's position as projectionist, and also inherited his father's personality of flirting with women.
He has not been idle these years, so how could Sha Zhu's thoughts escape his eyes?
It's just that Qin Huairu lived in the middle courtyard and he lived in the back courtyard, and Jia Zhang was watching him closely, so he never had the chance. Otherwise, he would have taken action long ago. It was not Sha Zhu's turn to have any evil thoughts, he was the first to do it.
Qin Huairu's beauty and figure were so attractive that not only was Sha Zhu greedy for her, he was also very greedy for her!
Xu Damao was the first to know about Jia Dongsheng's return, and he also knew that the chances of success were probably slim.
Qin Huairu has lived in the courtyard for so many years, and Xu Damao knows her very well. She is a relatively decent woman. If such a woman has no one to rely on, he still has a chance to succeed in order to make a living.
But now that the Jia family has a man again, Qin Huairu will definitely do her duty again. However, he has no chance, which also means that Sha Zhu has no chance.
As long as Sha Zhu has no chance, Xu Damao will be very happy.
"Xu Damao, get away from me, or I'll beat you up."
Sha Zhu looked unhappy. He was holding a lunch box with a meat dish he had brought back from the factory.
Although it is not a major meat dish, in this era, it is also a staple dish with some minced meat.
I originally wanted to bring it back to please Qin Huairu, but who knew that as soon as I entered the yard, I smelled the aroma of meat coming from the Jia family.
As a chef, how could Sha Zhu not understand what kind of dish this aroma was?
Braised pork, with a pure aroma. To put it in a broader sense, this is all he can do.
He was already upset about not being able to please Qin Huairu, and Xu Damao dared to add fuel to the fire. How could Sha Zhu not be angry?
"Haha, I was right, didn't I? The second son of the Jia family is back. He was a scoundrel back then, but now that he's back, how could I possibly let you continue to harass my sister-in-law?"
Although Xu Damao was also afraid that Sha Zhu would take action, it was very difficult for him to see Sha Zhu so aggrieved, so even if he risked getting beaten, he had to continue to make sarcastic remarks.
"Peng."
Needless to say, Sha Zhu had never been able to gain any advantage in verbal battles with Xu Damao, so he had experience when facing Xu Damao. Without saying a word, he punched Xu Damao in the chest.
"Hey, Silly Zhu, if you dare to hit me, I'll fight you."
Xu Damao was not the kind of person who would not fight back when being beaten. He immediately stepped forward and started fighting with Sha Zhu.
only......
Xu Damao's fighting ability is really not commendable. After a few moves, he was beaten to the ground by Sha Zhu.
"What are you doing?"
At this time, a strong voice sounded, and a tall middle-aged man walked in from outside. He found that a group of people were gathered in the middle courtyard. Sha Zhu was holding Xu Damao and beating him, but no one was trying to stop them. He hurried forward to stop them.
"Silly Zhu, let me go right now."
After seeing everything clearly, the middle-aged man shouted loudly.
"A great uncle."
Hearing someone stopping him, Sha Zhu looked up and saw that it was Yi Zhonghai, an old man in the courtyard. He stopped moving his hands involuntarily.
Ever since Sha Zhu's father ran away to Baocheng, the people who took the best care of Sha Zhu and his siblings in the yard were the deaf old lady in the backyard and Yi Zhonghai.
So Sha Zhu had great respect for Yi Zhonghai, and immediately stopped and stood up.
"Hey, Silly Zhu, if you don't beat me to death today, I'll go to the police station and sue you."
"How dare you say that."
Sha Zhu was furious, his eyebrows raised, and he was about to continue beating him, but Yi Zhonghai shouted, "Stop it right there, Xu Damao, stand up quickly too. What are you doing? Do you think it's honorable to get beaten?"
"Forehead..."
Xu Damao did not continue to shout. After all, being beaten was not very glorious.
"Tell me, what's going on? Our compound is rated as an excellent compound by the street every year, but it's just a reluctant selection every year because you two are always making trouble."
Yi Zhonghai looked at the two of them and felt very angry. They would get up early in two days if they didn't fight for three days. If he was not familiar with the staff of the street office, many times the selection of excellent courtyards would have been eliminated because of Sha Zhu and Xu Damao's quarrels.
As the eldest uncle in the courtyard, he has a hard time!
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