[{"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-142":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},2104279,3398,"Chapter 142","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-142",142,"\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo was not stingy and gave a procurement price far higher than the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>5 cents for a salted egg, 3 Brother Yuan for a chicken.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made Qin Qin Jingru's parents smile from ear to ear, and also made Qin Qin Jingru's eyes shine.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the Qin Village area, Qin Qin Jingru's appearance is that of a top-notch beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With her looks, matchmakers have almost trampled the threshold of her house.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, ever since her cousin Qin Qin Huairu married into the city, she has been eating the enviable commodity grain.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Jingru, who has an outstanding appearance, began to yearn for life in the city, with her heart set on marrying into the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Becoming a city person like her cousin, eating commodity grain, and getting rid of the bitter life of facing the yellow earth and backing the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now meeting Cao Cao Weiguo, a city person with good conditions, Qin Qin Jingru's heart felt like grass was growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After selling the chickens and eggs, Mother Qin took out two sacks from the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>One sack contained half a bag of dried wood ear, and one sack contained half a bag of sun-dried dates.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo didn't go to find a scale, but just weighed it with his hand:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This wood ear is about 7 jin; I'll pay 2 Brother Yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The dates are about 12 jin; I'll pay 3 Brother Yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Is this price okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Mother Qin clapped her hands happily: \"Okay, too okay, thank you, Comrade Cao Weiguo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo said the weight on the high side, and the price was almost half higher than the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How could Mother Qin not be happy? Looking at Cao Cao Weiguo was like looking at a god of wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo paid readily, and this appearance of not lacking money made Qin Qin Jingru's eyes bloom with peach blossoms.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She felt that Cao Cao Weiguo was really good: young, handsome, good conditions, and generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This is the ideal object in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Declining the invitation to eat at the Qin house, Cao Cao Weiguo tied the things to his bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Jingru was reluctant to part: \"Brother Cao, when will you come to the village again? I'll treat you to a meal then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo pushed his bicycle and laughed: \"Next time I come, it might be in a month or two. When I arrive in the village, I will definitely come to find you for a meal. Goodbye, Comrade Qin Qin Jingru.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Waving his hand, Cao Cao Weiguo rode his bicycle away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He knew Qin Qin Jingru's mind; as long as he made a move, it would be very easy to chase Qin Qin Jingru.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This Qin Qin Jingru is young and beautiful, with large eyes, delicate and moist skin, exquisite features, and a good figure—a proper beauty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's just that he has a beautiful wife at home, and a lover, Bai Sister Lijuan, outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Provoking the young and beautiful Qin Qin Jingru again is really a bit immoral.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Furthermore, Qin Qin Jingru is not the same as Bai Sister Lijuan; she might be entangled and cause trouble at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Ever since Su Mei came to visit, Song Song Yulan hasn't given him a good look for several days.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo knew his wife was jealous, but pretended not to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Every day he thought of ways to make his wife happy, and only then did he coax his wife well.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He didn't dare to provoke Qin Qin Jingru, fearing he would cause unrest at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not to mention that Qin Qin Jingru also has a cousin like Qin Qin Huairu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he gets involved with Qin Qin Jingru, life will be lively in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Sihe Academy\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Early in the morning, when Cao Cao Weiguo was washing his face, a prompt sounded in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ding! Weekly check-in successful!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Obtained 5 buffaloes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Washing his face calmly, Cao Cao Weiguo returned to the room in a happy mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wife, today let's go out to eat steamed buns, and then go shopping at Wangfujing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After Cao Cao Weiguo finished speaking, he went to push the \"Yongjiu\" bicycle, and Song Song Yulan closed the door happily and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two walked out side by side and were bumped into by the First Mistress in the middle courtyard:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, Song Yulan, going out so early?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo laughed: \"Morning, First Mistress, nothing to do today, going to Wangfujing for a stroll!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The First Mistress said with a smile: \"Going to Wangfujing, that's good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"First Mistress, you go ahead and be busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo replied and continued to push the car out.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qin Qin Huairu, who was washing clothes early in the morning, looked enviously at Song Song Yulan's rosy face.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jia Jia Zhangshi leaned out of the window, looking at the Cao couple and cursing: \"Black-hearted beasts, get hit by a car and die when you go out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Jealousy makes people unrecognizable!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once thinking that Cao Cao Weiguo's life was prosperous but he didn't help her family, Jia Jia Zhangshi was full of resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She wished Cao Cao Weiguo would die an unnatural death, and then move everything in the Cao house away.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wife, get on the car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After leaving the Sihe Academy, Cao Cao Weiguo patted the back seat of the bicycle.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mm!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan sat on the back seat, smiling as brightly as a flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo rode the car and carried Song Song Yulan out of the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Arriving at an old restaurant with history.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In this era, the whole country implements a planned economy, and restaurants are also state-run.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if you are a rich person, if you don't have grain coupons, the restaurant won't entertain you.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you want to eat at a restaurant, money alone is not enough; you must have tickets.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Grain coupons are issued in quotas. In this day and age, having enough to eat is a problem. Ordinary families eat meat once or twice a year, let alone eating at a restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Generally, eating at a restaurant is for \"tooth-beating\" (a treat) or entertaining guests.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Like Cao Cao Weiguo, who occasionally eats at a restaurant, it is a life that everyone in the Sihe Academy envies, and it is also a spendthrift behavior in people's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two parked their bicycles, and after entering the restaurant, Cao Cao Weiguo handed the grain coupons to the waiter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He ordered two steamers of small steamed buns, two bowls of wontons, a plate of side dishes...\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With Cao Cao Weiguo's culinary skills, he could do it himself at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But eating at home doesn't have the atmosphere of eating at a restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The food was quickly served by the waiter, and Cao Cao Weiguo took out chopsticks and handed them to Song Song Yulan.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Start eating!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan looked at the steaming small steamed buns and the large bowls of wontons, and couldn't help but feel a bit pained.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This breakfast would cost at least five or six days' worth of rations.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"These things can be done at home; how expensive it is to eat at a restaurant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo looked at Song Song Yulan, who was feeling pained, and laughed:\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Doing it yourself is life; eating at a restaurant is enjoyment. Our family doesn't lack money; occasionally eating at a restaurant is nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wife, eat quickly; after eating, let's go shopping.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan helplessly picked up a small steamed bun; it tasted really good.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After finishing breakfast, Song Song Yulan was very satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the two left the restaurant, Song Song Yulan rubbed her belly: \"A bit full.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Then let's walk for a while to digest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan responded, and the two walked the streets together.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Walking slowly, the two chatted, talking about family matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Shazhu, who was out cooking for others, happened to pass by and saw the Cao couple chatting and laughing, and felt waves of sourness in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Everyone is a cook; why does Cao Cao Weiguo get promoted, get rich, and marry a wife?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And he is living worse and worse, not to mention having no wife, but also being kicked out of the kitchen and sweeping the streets with a broom.\u003C\u002Fp>",1393,"2026-06-16T06:52:23.012Z","2026-06-17T08:52:03.356Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","c75fc823f999bbe43683510cbebe714503946a5c1d180e33a5e63fbb0286715b","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-143","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-141",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]