[{"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-112":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Courtyard House: A Salted Fish's Good Life",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2104125,3398,"Chapter 112: Shopping and Eating","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-112",112,"\u003Cp>Jingcheng\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan sat on the back seat of the bicycle, nervous and happy. She hugged Cao Cao Weiguo's waist happily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two visited the Temple of Heaven, the Summer Palace, and Wang Wang Fujing together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if it was just shopping and they didn't buy anything, they were very happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At noon, Cao Cao Weiguo took Song Song Yulan to Quanjude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roast duck made Song Song Yulan feel both heartache and happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meal cost a full eight Brother Yuan and six mao, enough for the family's expenses for half a month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing lunch, Cao Cao Weiguo carried Song Song Yulan to Beihai Park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time they didn't go fishing, but instead, he taught Song Song Yulan how to ride a bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be anxious, don't be afraid, I'm holding it for you from behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan rode unsteadily, and Cao Cao Weiguo carefully held it from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a whole afternoon of tossing and turning, she finally learned how to ride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan, who had learned to ride, was happy and excited; she was so fresh that she didn't want to get off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no other way, in order to make his wife happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan rode the bike toward the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo followed behind carrying the duck carcass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, Song Yulan, you're back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan pushed the bicycle, and Cao Cao Weiguo followed beside her carrying the duck carcass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they entered the courtyard, they ran into Third Master, who was full of smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, come to my house for a drink tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo looked at Third Master in surprise: \"Third Master, do you have something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master stared: \"Hey, can't you have a few drinks with your uncle if there's nothing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo smiled: \"Fine, Third Master is treating, I'd have to go even if knives were falling from the sky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master laughed happily: \"That's right, come over early tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said with a smile: \"Definitely, definitely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having received Cao Cao Weiguo's confirmation, Third Master went home happily to make arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the middle courtyard, Bang Geng saw the roast duck at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom! I want to eat roast duck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not daring to ask Cao Cao Weiguo for it himself, Bang Geng ran to find Qin Qin Huairu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said grumpily: \"Stop craving it, Cao Cao Weiguo won't give it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang Geng said with a face full of resentment: \"Stingy ghost! Iron rooster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi cursed in a low voice with a vicious look in her eyes: \"Heartless beast, eating fish and meat every day, but doesn't know how to help the neighbors, he definitely won't have a good end!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo turned a blind eye to this family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan naturally wouldn't give the Jia family a good look either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed the bicycle forward without saying a word, afraid of getting into trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi nagged meanly: \"Not even a greeting, this pair has nothing good in them!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu looked at their backs, looking at the roast duck in Cao Cao Weiguo's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt bad inside; she had been married to the Jia family for so many years and hadn't even eaten a bite of roast duck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that Song Song Yulan was also from the countryside, how could she have such good luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Married to Cao Cao Weiguo, eating and drinking well, enjoying the good life she dreamed of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wife, I'll boil a pot of duck soup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to Third Master's house tonight, you eat at home by yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving home, Cao Cao Weiguo took out a casserole and stewed the duck carcass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a short while, the aroma of the stewed duck soup spread out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made the Deaf Old Lady in the back courtyard drool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Master opened the window, drooling: \"What is this Cao Cao Weiguo stewing? Why is it so fragrant!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Guangfu swallowed his saliva: \"I just saw him come back carrying a bag of duck carcasses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Guangtian said: \"He must have gone to eat roast duck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Aunt said enviously: \"Look at their life, eating meat every few days.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second Master said: \"It's because Cao Cao Weiguo is capable, earning such a high salary, he couldn't spend it all even if he ate meat every meal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the kitchen, the duck soup was stewing, and Song Song Yulan watched it carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo carried a bottle of Xifeng liquor and half a strip of cured meat and went out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, you're too slow, if you don't come, the food will be cold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking to Third Master's house, as soon as Cao Cao Weiguo arrived, Third Master complained casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third Master, it's my fault, didn't I prepare good wine and meat for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he raised the Xifeng liquor and the bright red cured meat in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at that strip of cured meat, everyone in the room had their eyes light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the two little ones, Yan Jiekang and Yan Yan Jiedi, who were drooling at the sight of the cured meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master and Third Aunt also stared at the cured meat and couldn't look away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bright red cured meat was a rare and good thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family hadn't eaten such good cured meat in years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Li's eyes also shone when she saw the cured meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since marrying into the Yan family, let alone such good cured meat, she couldn't even eat a few bites of pork a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during the New Year, the Yan family only cut one or two catties of pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with the Yan family's three sons and one daughter, plus Third Master and Third Aunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whole family eating together, she could only taste the meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at you, you're here, why be so polite!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My family invited you to dinner, how could I let you spend money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the white liquor and cured meat, Third Master was naturally full of joy, but he was still polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said with a smile: \"Third Master, this is my first time eating at your house, I couldn't come empty-handed. It's just a small token of my respect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master was full of smiles: \"This gift is not small, Cao Weiguo is a classy person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo still had a good impression of Third Master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could be on good terms, he could be on good terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, living in the courtyard, human interaction was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he offended everyone in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the ten-year movement started, it would be trouble if someone reported or ostracized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Third Master's character in the Sihe Academy was still respectable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except for being calculating and stingy, he hadn't done anything bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yu Li, go fry some of this cured meat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master took the wine and meat and reluctantly handed the cured meat to Yu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to his temperament, he wouldn't be willing to eat this cured meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, this cured meat was brought by Cao Cao Weiguo, and he still had requests for Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had no choice but to part with it in pain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay Dad, I'll go add a dish now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Li took the cured meat and ran to the kitchen happily; today she could finally taste some cured meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad, Cao Weiguo, sit down quickly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest son, Yan Yan Jiecheng, greeted him diligently: \"Cao Weiguo, drink a few more cups today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host and guests sat down, and Third Master picked up a bottle of Moutai: \"Cao Weiguo, look what this is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo's eyes lit up: \"Third Master is amazing! This is Moutai!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third Master said happily: \"Right! You know your stuff! This is my treasured treasure!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, Third Master handed the wine to Yan Yan Jiecheng: \"Yan Jiecheng, pour wine for Cao Weiguo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1334,"2026-06-16T06:49:19.248Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","a5bf15469ee2c3ce0797ba0c6b9ab113e10a760be68c7fee4a9227531a652bc3","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-113","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-111",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]