[{"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-133":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},2104270,3398,"Chapter 133: Eating Meat","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>Sihe Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu couldn't do anything about Jia Jia Zhangshi, so she had to leave the room and head to the back courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She found Cao Cao Weiguo pitifully to borrow jujube cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said straightforwardly: \"It’s all eaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This sentence blocked Qin Qin Huairu, making her chest tight: \"Then can you lend me two eggs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She had already come!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How could she return empty-handed!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since she had already thickened her skin to open her mouth, she had to bring something back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo blocked the door and shook his head: \"Sister Qin, the eggs in my house are also eaten.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lying with his eyes open.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Who doesn't know that your house’s eggs are almost filling the rice jar.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You carry eggs home from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The hens at home also lay eggs every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You two are almost able to use eggs as a meal!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said with a resentful expression: \"Cao Weiguo, can’t you help your sister? Sister is really too bitter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said: \"Sister Qin, didn't the courtyard help you yesterday? Is fifty-some Brother Yuan not enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>You know, fifty-some Brother Yuan is enough for an ordinary family’s living expenses for half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu was slightly stunned by these words, but then she wiped her tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The money is for Bang Geng’s medical treatment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Bang Geng’s illness hasn't fully recovered, how dare I take the medical money to buy grain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Since yesterday, our family has run out of grain; there isn't even a spoonful of mixed flour to scrape out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu’s tears come whenever she wants; it’s a pity she isn't an actress.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But no matter how Qin Qin Huairu performed, Cao Cao Weiguo’s heart was as clear as a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He just stood there motionless, watching the performance quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made Qin Qin Huairu feel annoyed; Cao Cao Weiguo’s heart was too hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu: \"I’m not asking for it for free; I’m borrowing it. I’ll pay you back when I get my salary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo thought for a moment and said: \"Borrowing is fine, but you have to write an IOU.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made Qin Qin Huairu a bit embarrassed; if she wrote an IOU, it wouldn't be easy to default on the debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She said she was borrowing, but she didn't intend to pay it back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But since things had already reached this point, she couldn't bear to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If she has to write an IOU, she’ll write an IOU!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Get the things back first and talk later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu said: \"I’ll write an IOU.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He went back to the room and asked Song Song Yulan to take out the cornmeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Then he went to the study and took out an old steelyard, weighing it in front of Qin Qin Huairu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Fifteen pounds and three ounces, let’s count it as fifteen pounds; those three ounces are my kindness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made Qin Qin Huairu feel a sense of disgust in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Three ounces of cornmeal as kindness, you have the nerve to say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is the IOU, sign it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo wrote an IOU skillfully and handed it to Qin Qin Huairu with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Cao Weiguo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu signed her name and took the cornmeal away, full of unhappiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Steel Rolling Mill.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Workers walked into the factory like a tide, and the loudspeakers played impassioned broadcasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo arrived at the entrance on his bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He casually handed out cigarettes to the two security officers on duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Section Chief Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Section Chief Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The officers holding the cigarettes beamed: \"Section Chief Cao, what are we eating today?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo smiled: \"Going early today, lunch will have a basin of fish with pickled vegetables.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Fish with pickled vegetables!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Remembering the taste of fish with pickled vegetables, the two swallowed their saliva.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Morning, Section Chief Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hello, Section Chief Cao!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Master, have some tea!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When he arrived at the cafeteria, the kitchen was already busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Some were kneading dough, some were moving vegetables, some were washing vegetables, some were cutting vegetables...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo took the thermos cup and looked at the radish slices on the cutting board: \"How many radishes are left in the warehouse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Li Dong, who had returned to work in the kitchen, answered immediately: \"There are over one hundred and thirty pounds left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said: \"Use forty pounds today, and pickle the rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Li Dong: \"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo walked to Chu Jinshui’s side: \"Senior Brother, make more vegetable buns today; the workers like to eat them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Chu Jinshui smiled: \"Okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since Chu Jinshui replaced Seeing Shazhu’s job, Cao Cao Weiguo’s work in the kitchen had become much easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For the daily work meals, Chu Jinshui could already be independently responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When Cao Cao Weiguo was away, Chu Jinshui would be in charge of the big pot of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After 10 AM, Section Chief Director Jiang called and asked Cao Cao Weiguo to come over to cook.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ten-some minutes later, Wu Wu Chunshan drove over to pick up Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Cao Cao Weiguo being picked up by a car again, the workers were envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This Cao Cao Weiguo not only mixed well in the factory but was also doing well outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Can a person with a car be an ordinary person?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Workers in the workshop surrounded Shen Gong: \"Shen Gong, Section Chief Cao went out in a car again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shen Gong smiled: \"It’s ten-to-one that he went to cook for a leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An old machinist said enviously: \"Old Shen, your eye for people is still good; you found a good son-in-law for your niece.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shen Gong smiled and said: \"What eye for people? It’s just that fate arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not far away, Yi Yi Zhonghai was processing parts with an unhappy mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This Cao Cao Weiguo has ability, but his character is not good!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Disrespectful to elders!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Selfish!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Such a person is only glorious for a while; if his character is not good, he will suffer sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Arriving at Section Chief Director Jiang’s house, Cao Cao Weiguo cooked six dishes and one soup with flowing movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>First dish: Vinegar-braised potato shreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Second dish: Tomato tea eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Third dish: Minced meat braised tofu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fourth dish: Sweet and sour pork tenderloin.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Fifth dish: Dongpo pork.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sixth dish: Braised grass carp.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seventh dish: Dough drop soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This table of dishes made the guests praise it endlessly, earning enough face for Section Chief Director Jiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After finishing the dishes, Cao Cao Weiguo said goodbye and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Madam Chen personally sent him out of the family building and also gave Cao Cao Weiguo a genuine leather belt.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sitting in the car and leaving the family courtyard, Cao Cao Weiguo didn't plan to return to the factory.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He got off the car at Beixinqiao and strolled leisurely through the streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The first stop was naturally the trust store.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After browsing for over half an hour, he bought a bamboo-carved pen holder and a sandalwood box.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bamboo-carved pen holder was a work of the Jiading school from the Ming Dynasty, with superb carving skills, simple and elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The sandalwood box was 27.5 cm long and 22 cm wide, rectangular with rounded corners, made entirely of gold-star sandalwood, with a picture of \"Year after Year with Fish\" carved on the lid; the specific era is unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Coming out of the trust store, Cao Cao Weiguo went to the Xinhua Bookstore again.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He flipped through books in the bookstore for twenty-some minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Finally, he bought five books: \"Red Crag,\" \"Railway Guerrillas,\" \"Pu Cao Ji\"...\u003C\u002Fp>",1288,"2026-06-16T06:52:23.012Z","2026-06-17T08:52:03.356Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","9d6c52ad09bd6bdf6830cb83b27adb4e70b4ff0a183d85a8e6c5c27ee49805a5","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-134","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-132",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]