[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life":3,"chapter-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-1":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Siheyuan: The Salted Fish's Beautiful Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":12,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2103844,3398,"Chapter 1: The Arrival of the Salted Fish","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-1",1,"\u003Cp>The 1960s\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jingcheng\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spring breeze brings warmth, the peach and plum blossoms vie for beauty, and the walls are covered in slogans of striving and progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo carries a bag of corn flour, humming a tune as he walks into the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, he has been in this world for a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden car accident a year ago sent him to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The identity the system arranged for him is that of a martyr's surviving dependent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father sacrificed his life on the battlefield six years ago, and his mother passed away from illness three years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Left alone and helpless, Cao Cao Weiguo lived on a pension and relief from the neighborhood office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two years ago, eighteen-year-old Cao Cao Weiguo graduated from high school.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same year, he took over his mother’s seniority and began working in the staff canteen of the Red Star Rolling Mill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year ago, due to a high fever that wouldn't break, he was possessed by a soul from another world...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo crossed through time and space to arrive in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time moves forward like the wheels of a cart, and he has drifted with the tide, quickly integrating into this era.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ding! Daily check-in successful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Obtained 1 jin of White Rabbit Creamy Candy and 10 jin of peanut seeds!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the crisp mechanical sound in his mind, Cao Cao Weiguo feels delighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, how loud the song of victory rings...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo hums a song all the way, walking with a cheerful pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he reaches the middle courtyard, he sees the First Master washing vegetables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First Master, you're busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, you're back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you passed the Grade 8 cook assessment. Congratulations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, First Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master’s name is Yi Yi Zhonghai, and he is a Grade 8 fitter at the rolling mill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After exchanging greetings, Cao Cao Weiguo continues walking into the courtyard without stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Sihe Academy was once the residence of a high-ranking Qing Dynasty official; now it has become a crowded tenement house, home to over a dozen families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To coordinate neighborhood relations, the neighborhood office elected three respected old workers, known as the \"Three Masters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever a neighborhood dispute arises, it is resolved through the coordination of the Three Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regarding the First Master, who claims to be a \"moral benchmark,\" Cao Cao Weiguo feels not a shred of affection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This First Master has never once helped Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo has no desire to have much interaction with him either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master watches Cao Cao Weiguo’s retreating back, shaking his head and sighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did I never notice this kid before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget it! Having Seeing Shazhu is enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by the water basin, a plump woman is washing clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dressed in a blue work uniform, her bent-over posture forms an alluring curve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, you're back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Cao Cao Weiguo, the woman trots over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her large, captivating eyes are filled with sorrow: \"Cao Weiguo, my family has run out of food. Can you help your sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Comrade Qin Qin Huairu, let's not talk about helping for a moment. You need to hurry up and pay back the 10 Brother Yuan you borrowed. It’s been so long; you aren't planning on welching on the debt, are you? That is my hard-earned money, earned with sweat and blood, and I’m counting on it to get married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo shows no pity for her beauty; instead, he pulls a long face and holds out his hand to collect the debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the pitiful, pretty widow before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo cannot help but recall the past when he first transmigrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time he saw Qin Qin Huairu, Cao Cao Weiguo’s heart had skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone loves beauty, and Cao Cao Weiguo, being a man, is no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Qin Qin Huairu’s beauty, Cao Cao Weiguo had once thought about having a taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both the former \"Cao Cao Weiguo\" and the current Cao Cao Weiguo had provided relief to Qin Qin Huairu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But later, the appetites of Qin Qin Huairu and Jia Jia Zhangshi grew larger and larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Borrowing a jar of salt today, a few jin of flour tomorrow, and asking for money the day after...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their demands were endless, and they never returned what they borrowed, as if they wanted to empty out the Cao household.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Cao Cao Weiguo grow weary and wake up to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gradually, Cao Cao Weiguo began to avoid Qin Qin Huairu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she were to put on the skin of the Thirteenth Aunt, Cao Cao Weiguo would not want to throw his money into the water again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this woman, Qin Qin Huairu, is truly thick-skinned; whenever they meet, she will approach him, pleading for help with a pitiful look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this isn't because Qin Qin Huairu has taken a fancy to Cao Cao Weiguo, but because of her mentality of casting a wide net to catch many fish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lechers at the rolling mill, Seeing Shazhu in the Sihe Academy, Xu Xu Damao, Cao Cao Weiguo... these are all her targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether there are dates or not, she’ll take a swing at the tree first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qin Qin Huairu! Do you still want any face!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is a widow hovering around a bachelor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get back here right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you dare to do anything that brings shame to the Jia family name!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll skin you alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi, sitting at the door mending a shoe sole, points at Qin Qin Huairu and curses angrily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shrill voice rings throughout the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu’s face turns pale from the scolding, and her large, captivating eyes quickly fill with tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo watches the aggrieved and pitiful Qin Qin Huairu with cold indifference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has long since become accustomed to such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, some people are just black-hearted!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They have money at home but don't know how to help their suffering, starving neighbors!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s no wonder they ended up an orphan!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A stingy miser who eats alone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They won't have a good end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following this, Jia Jia Zhangshi’s vicious mouth begins to spew insults.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo’s face turns green with anger, and he looks at Jia Jia Zhangshi with cold, icy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good people don't live long, but pests live for a thousand years!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Some people don't accumulate virtue, and as retribution, they curse their husbands to death and their sons to death!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe one day you'll curse your grandson to death too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And when you're old, you'll fall into a cesspit and drown!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People act, and Heaven watches. You old hag, you'd better go out at noon, because sooner or later you'll face retribution!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful that when you walk at night, someone doesn't put you in a sack and throw you into a mountain ravine to feed the wild boars.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or maybe the wild boars will take you as a wife and produce a litter of piglets!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo is not a person who suffers in silence; he will not let Jia Jia Zhangshi curse him at will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying the corn flour, he walks while retorting, every word stabbing fiercely into Jia Jia Zhangshi’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>",1229,"2026-06-16T06:41:09.589Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z","Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","357310b2f4eca5ca60c3382e8b3a284683c07095c043349dfe400c1c2adae1fc","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-2",null,843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-cover.gif"]