Siheyuan (traditional courtyard house): 52 years of farming, producing hundreds of millions of tons

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on the way back.

Yi Zhonghai fell twice.

Liu Haizhong tripped and fell three times.

Yan Fugui fell eight times. Later, Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong couldn't bear to watch anymore. They said Yan Fugui couldn't fall anymore, or he would get hurt.

The two men helped Yan Fugui back to the courtyard house.

Return to the courtyard.

The three of them went home separately, too exhausted to even say goodbye.

Liu Haizhong returned home.

He tried to take off his shirt, but as soon as he raised his hand, he grimaced in pain.

My whole body aches!

Get moving, it feels so good!

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

The second aunt was startled.

He rushed over and helped Liu Haizhong take off his shirt.

"Don't mention it!"

"That kid Ping An is too cunning!"

"He made us work all day, digging irrigation ditches, carrying soil in the afternoon, and moving stones. I was exhausted."

Liu Haizhong complained.

"I'll get your food for you. Eat it and then go to sleep!"

My second aunt is very considerate.

"Don't eat!"

Liu Haizhong grimaced and shrieked as he slowly made his way to the bedroom. All he wanted to do was lie down, throw himself onto the bed, and get a good night's sleep.

forecourt.

Yan family.

When Yan Fugui got home, he didn't lift his foot before kicking the threshold and fell face-first to the ground with a thud.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Yan Jiecheng was startled.

He and Yan Jiefang ran over and helped Yan Fugui up.

Yan Fugui was as limp as a noodle and could no longer stand up. Liu Haizhong was almost exhausted, let alone Yan Fugui, a worker at Feili.

"Stop talking, quickly help your dad to the bedroom!"

"Honey, lie down for a while, I'll get some brown sugar and make you some."

The three aunties felt sorry for Yan Fugui.

"No, we only have that little bit of brown sugar at home, we can't touch it!"

"I'm just too tired, I'll be fine after a rest!"

Upon hearing that precious brown sugar would be used, Yan Fugui immediately spoke up.

Yi Zhonghai's family.

He seemed perfectly fine; he was able to go home by himself and find a chair to sit down.

"Honey, I'll go heat up some rice for you!"

The older woman could tell from Yi Zhonghai's haggard face that he was exhausted.

"Don't..."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, he slid off the chair.

"Husband, what's wrong with you?"

The old woman was terrified.

Yi Zhonghai wasn't drunk, so why did he slide off the chair?

"Don't worry, I'm just too tired."

"Yan Fugui and Liu Haizhong are in a worse situation than me!"

"I won't eat dinner. Help me to bed. I want to go straight to sleep."

Yi Zhonghai couldn't hold on any longer either.

They nodded in agreement.

Yi Zhonghai lay down on the bed, and less than half a minute later, he started snoring.

Jia family.

Jia Dongxu went home.

Just admitted to the hospital.

He then discovered a strange phenomenon.

People in the courtyard pointed and whispered about him.

He was completely oblivious to the darkness. He hadn't done anything, yet the people in the courtyard were pointing and whispering about him. It must be that something had happened to Jia Zhangshi. What had she done?

Jia Dongxu hurried home.

He froze as soon as he entered the door.

Jia Zhangshi had a bruised and swollen face, clearly indicating that she had been beaten badly.

"Mom, who did this?"

"Wan Ping'an?"

Jia Dongxu speculated.

In the courtyard, not many people dared to hit Jia Zhangshi.

The first one was, of course, the deaf old lady; the second was He Daqing; the third was Xu Fugui; and recently, Wan Ping'an has also appeared.

A deaf elderly woman using a cane wouldn't leave such marks.

Since Daqing works at the restaurant and isn't home, it's impossible for Jia Zhangshi to go to the restaurant either.

Xu Fugui went to the six mu of land; he didn't have time.

Only Wan Ping'an remained; he had the most freedom of time and could stay home whenever he wanted.

"It wasn't him. I was robbed on my way back from the hospital. They stole my money. How could I give it to them?"

“I fought them, I alone, and I drove off a whole group of them.”

Jia Zhangshi was trying to glorify herself.

is it?

Jia Dongxu was very suspicious.

But Jia Zhangshi didn't want to talk about it, and he couldn't force her to.

After dinner.

Jia Zhangshi took out the glass bottle.

"Mom, what's this dark thing?"

Jia Dongxu was very curious.

"This is the medicine I bought. The master who sold it said to apply it to the burns at midnight, and my burns will definitely heal within three days!"

Jia Zhangshi was very pleased with herself.

The medicine prescribed by the hospital costs three yuan per course of treatment, and there's no guarantee that one course will cure the problem; it might require two courses.

The medicine sold by the street vendor is three yuan a bottle, and it will be returned within three days!

She's so smart!

"Mom, what kind of master?"

"You haven't been scammed, have you?"

"This is for treating illness, so don't do anything reckless or put anything on your body."

Jia Dongxu was very worried.

Jia Zhangshi's burns are quite severe. The doctor said that she must take the medication as prescribed, otherwise there is a risk of infection and the burns may worsen.

The dark, murky stuff in the glass bottle seemed utterly unreliable to Jia Dongxu!

"Do you think my mother is stupid?"


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