Siheyuan: Big City, Small Love

Chapter 147: Stick

"Brother Zhuzi, do you still have those badgers?" He Lai asked cautiously, fearing that he had eaten them all.

"I ate two and pickled two more. What's wrong? Do you want to eat some? I'll make them for you now."

When Sha Zhu heard He Lai ask this, he thought He Lai wanted to eat, so he just said it directly.

"Brother Zhuzi, where is that Pi? Is it still there?" He Lai asked with a worried look on his face, fearing that it was gone.

"It's here. I was going to throw it away. I think I put it in the kitchen. What's the matter?" Sha Zhu was a little surprised by He Lai's words.

"Um, um, Brother Zhuzi, I just went to Master's place, and it seems that Master likes this thing very much, how about you deliver it to Master?

When I went there, I accidentally let it slip that you had a badger." He Lai felt a little embarrassed.

"What? No wonder my left eyelid kept twitching at the factory today. It turns out that you, Xiao Laizi, were the one who tricked me."

As soon as Sha Zhu heard it, he knew it was not good and complained.

"Can you blame me for this? Who knew you wouldn't send one over and eat it all by yourself? Look at me, I gave one to my master as soon as I got back!"

He Lai also became confident.

"Xiao Laizi, please speak nicely. The food is for all of us to eat. Your brother Zhuzi didn't eat it alone!" Wu Juan spoke for Sha Zhu.

"Anyway, the skin is not thrown away. Brother Zhuzi, I advise you to send both the meat and the skin now. When I left, the master seemed very angry. It's better to bring some rabbit and wild boar meat with you. If it's not enough, I'll take it."

He Lai could only try to make up for Sha Zhu.

When Sha Zhu heard this, he thought it made sense and quickly ran home.

"You, you. You cause trouble as soon as you come back." Wu Juan pointed at He Lai's head and said.

"Sister Yushui, whose fault is this?" He Lai could only pull Yushui.

"It's definitely not Brother Lai's fault." Yu Shui's words were so considerate, which made He Lai's guilt disappear for the most part.

Qin Huairu was still laughing secretly there.

"Sister-in-law, you're still laughing. You must have eaten a lot of badger meat. I heard that the oil produced by badgers can be exchanged for dozens of kilograms of meat."

He Lai deliberately teased Qin Huairu.

"What! So expensive! Ah, this, this, this." Qin Huairu regretted it instantly.

Wu Juan saw that Qin Huairu's face looked bad too. Although she felt a little regretful, she just couldn't bear to see He Lai looking like a villain who had succeeded.

"You like to stir up trouble, don't you? You like to be sarcastic, don't you? Come in now."

Wu Juan pinched He Lai's ear and walked into the room.

"Rainwater, save me, save your brother..."

Yu Shui shook her head and could only follow him into the room.

Qin Huairu was still thinking about the badger and didn't even notice that Xier was drooling in her arms.

……

The next day, Yu Shui told He Lai that Sha Zhu did not come back last night.

He Lai felt a little regretful when he heard this. Is it that serious? Are those four skins of no use at all?

He Lai had no idea that all the fat on the skin had been scraped off by Sha Zhu, fried and eaten, leaving only four empty skins which of course were of little use.

Sha Zhu was punished by Master Hu to stand for the whole night and is now catching up on his sleep at the steel rolling mill.

He Lai said he didn't want to think about it anymore. If he continued to think about it, Sha Zhu would probably come and beat him up.

"Yushui, let's go out for a walk." He Lai put down the medicine book, took Yushui's hand and went out. His heart could no longer calm down.

He Lai and Yu Shui went to Hu Zi's house first.

"Auntie Sun, you can walk now! It seems that you have recovered well."

He Lai saw Aunt Sun cleaning the house and said with a smile.

"Thanks to Xiao Laizi, who taught Chun'er and Huzi how to massage, I am so blessed. I am massaged by these two little ones every day. How can I not feel good?"

Aunt Sun was also very happy.

"Brother Lai, come and stay for dinner today. I got some bones with some meat on them." Hu Zi said with a smile.

"Okay, then I'll try Hu Zi's cooking." He Lai agreed without hesitation.

"Well, that was made by Chun'er and grandma." Hu Zi was a little embarrassed as he was not very good at cooking.

"Ah, Huzi, you are imitating your brother. Okay, then we just sit and wait for the food. Yushui, go and help Chuner." He Lai directed Yushui.

"Hmph, Chun'er and I often cook together, right, Chun'er?" Yu Shui looked proud.

Chun'er became more and more shy and just nodded.

"Huzi, your house is a little small now, why don't you go to Uncle Li's house and get a bunk bed? Otherwise, it will be inconvenient to sleep together when it's too big."

He Lai looked at the already small space and also mentioned the issue of the bunk beds.

"Okay, I'll go talk to him later." Hu Zi actually saw Sha Zhu's family doing this a few days ago, and he wanted to do it himself. After He Lai said it, he decisively agreed.

There was no other way, the teenage Hu Zi had to take care of the family. Aunt Sun was a bit conservative and reluctant to spend money, so she had to let Hu Zi do it herself.

It is no joke that children from poor families have to grow up early.

Soon, a big pot of cabbage and bone soup was served, along with a bowl of bean sprouts.

He Lai was also very considerate. He picked up a bone and started chewing it. Bones are good things. After he chewed up all the meat, he picked out the marrow and ate it.

"Auntie Sun, you must eat more of this bone marrow. It will be very helpful for your thigh to recover. Also, drink more of this bone soup. Bone soup is the best for the elderly."

He Lai was still persuading Aunt Sun.

There's no way. If you didn't say it, Aunt Sun would probably have just kept eating that little bit of cabbage.

When Hu Zi heard this, he immediately picked up a big bone, fished it out and handed it to his grandmother.

Aunt Sun had no choice but to put down her chopsticks and take the bone. Chun Er also served Aunt Sun some bone soup.

"Okay, okay, okay, you guys eat too, you guys eat too." Aunt Sun gnawed on the bone, then picked up the marrow with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Auntie Sun, don't rush to go to work. Make sure you recover before going." He Lai started to act like an old lady again. She couldn't change this.

After all, Aunt Sun is the only relative of his two younger brothers, so it’s always right to worry more about her.

"Okay, I'll listen to Xiao Laizi. I won't go. I definitely won't go."

Aunt Sun also smacked her lips, wondering how this little boy knew that she was going to sweep the streets.

Well, after hearing what Xiao Laizi said, I guess the two younger ones will definitely not let me go. Forget it, forget it, I'll just take a few more days off. I guess they won't give the job to others.

After staying for a while, He Lai got up and went to Sha Zhu's house, and found that Bang Geng was playing with Xiao Yangzi, and Qin Yuru was sitting next to them holding Xier.

"Uncle, come and hold me!" Xier saw He Lai and could now say He Lai's name. She stretched out her two little hands and asked He Lai to hold her.

He Lai was not vague and directly took Xier from Qin Yuru.

"Come here, uncle, candy, candy!" As soon as Xier was in his arms, she started asking for candy.

So that's how it is. Is Qin Huairu's daughter so amazing? Her sugar technology is incredible. This, this, this makes He Lai unable to refuse.

I had no choice but to take out a candy, unwrap it, hold it in my hand and let her lick it.

Seeing this, Xiao Yangzi also started to hug Qin Huairu's legs and ask for candy. Are all Qin Huairu's children so awesome?

Forget it, forget it, just give it to me.

"Here you go, here you go, debt collector, you great guy, come here, uncle will give you one too."

He Lai also gave one to Bang Geng.

"Thank you, Uncle Lai." Bang Geng immediately took it happily and said thank you.

"Isn't this kid quite polite? Is this the chicken-stealing boy in the drama?"

He Lai was still thinking about the interesting things in the play when Xier bit his hand. He then realized that only a little bit of the candy was left after being licked off.

Xier will call you a licking dog from now on, because you lick so fast!