[{"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-148":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},2104285,3398,"Chapter 148","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-148",148,"\u003Cp>Back Courtyard\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo started cooking as soon as he returned home, the kitchen knife chopping with a loud thud-thud-thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are only two of us at home; how can we finish so much food?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I forgot to tell you, I have to send a portion of this meal to Xu Xu Damao.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why send food to Brother Xu?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan had been making clothes at home and hadn't heard the commotion in the middle courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Xu Damao was beaten by Seeing Shazhu and it's inconvenient for him to cook, and Sister Lou Xiaoe has returned to her parents' home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is Seeing Shazhu hitting people again! Can't the three masters do something about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo gently scraped his wife's nose: \"You are too innocent. The three masters in this courtyard aren't as competent as you think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Master is a hypocrite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Master is obsessed with power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Master loves to calculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there weren't these three masters in the courtyard, perhaps life would be better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo befriended Xu Xu Damao also to buy people's hearts and have a helper in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Xu Xu Damao might not be good at doing good deeds, but he's great at setting people up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he'll come in handy someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing dinner, he took a portion of food and walked into the Xu house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he entered, he saw Xu Xu Damao curled up on the bed; clearly, Seeing Shazhu's kick hadn't been light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Xu, get up and eat something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Cao Weiguo, thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Xu Damao sat up from the bed, the pain in his waist making him wince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo put the food on the table: \"Alright, why be polite between brothers? Your sister-in-law is still waiting for me at home to eat, so I'll go back first. You rest well after eating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo left the Xu house, and Xu Xu Damao looked at the food on the table, suddenly feeling a bit moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plate of stir-fried green beans with cured meat, 5 white flour steamed buns, and a roast duck leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this day and age, ordinary families don't get to eat a few bites of meat all year round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he couldn't eat well every few days, only eating meat two or three times a month at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Cao Cao Weiguo had gotten him such a sumptuous meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Xu Xu Damao's favorability toward Cao Cao Weiguo soar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This brother is righteous!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Family\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Guangtian sighed: \"Brother Cao Weiguo is really generous, bringing a big plate of meat to Xu Xu Damao, along with white flour steamed buns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Liu Guangfu swallowed his saliva: \"I also saw a duck leg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Master, Liu Haizhong, was eating stir-fried eggs, frowning and wondering what he was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Aunt said: \"Cao Cao Weiguo is actually not bad; he's loyal and capable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at Lu Jinpeng and Chi Ping'an, who have good relationships with him; which one of them hasn't benefited from him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Jinpeng has a formal job and often follows Cao Cao Weiguo to do some private work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now the Lu family can eat meat every few days; their life is really good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xu Xu Damao has a good relationship with him, and when there's trouble, Cao Cao Weiguo really helps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that street loafer Chi Ping'an is going to enter the steel mill next month and get an iron rice bowl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who among the residents in the courtyard isn't envious and jealous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo has made it big, and those who have good relationships with him eat well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many people in the courtyard are envious and jealous, and it's inevitable they feel regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who know they have no family or connection with Cao Cao Weiguo, and even less interaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they want to take advantage, Cao Cao Weiguo won't bother with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they can't take advantage, can they feel good or happy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, some people have started to change their attitudes, starting to ponder how to get closer to Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Aunt is one of them; you have to know that Liu Guangtian still doesn't have a job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Liu Haizhong is a seventh-grade blacksmith and has many apprentices and grand-apprentices,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the end, he is just an old worker with no real power in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has no way to get Liu Guangtian into the steel mill unless he retires early and lets his son take his place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But is Liu Haizhong willing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is the Second Aunt willing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Liu Guangtian takes his place, he still has to start as an apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The income of an apprentice and a seventh-grade blacksmith is worlds apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore, Liu Haizhong still wants to be an official; how could he be willing to retire early?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guangtian, Liu Guangfu, if you have nothing to do, go help Cao Cao Weiguo with more work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no harm in building a good relationship with Cao Cao Weiguo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once the relationship is good, let him get you into the steel mill to get an iron rice bowl in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to the Second Aunt's instructions, the Liu brothers nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their own father couldn't be relied upon, so they had to find their own way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't old, but they knew Cao Cao Weiguo was the most capable person in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What First Master, Third Master, including their own father, the Second Master—they were all empty shells with no substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They only put on airs in the courtyard; once they leave the courtyard, who recognizes you as a master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cao Cao Weiguo is different; he has money and power, and he is successful both in the steel mill and outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, where did he get so many supplies?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, could he have gotten Yan Yan Jiecheng and Chi Ping'an into the steel mill?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's eyes are sharp when it comes to who is capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Family\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan had already set the table and bowls, just waiting for Cao Cao Weiguo to sit down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After marrying Cao Cao Weiguo, Song Song Yulan's complexion was getting better and better, and her figure was becoming fuller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living with Cao Cao Weiguo, the food was definitely not bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They ate meat every few days, eggs every day, and the staple food was white flour steamed buns and fine flour buns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Cao Cao Weiguo married his wife, the family hadn't steamed mixed-flour buns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a life was something Song Song Yulan couldn't have imagined when she was in the countryside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was still her being frugal; if it weren't for her stopping him, the Cao family would probably be eating meat at every meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Cao Cao Weiguo returned home, the couple ate while listening to the radio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan was eating roast duck, her lips shining with oil: \"Wheat will be harvested next month, and I want to go back to my parents' home to help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this era, wheat harvesting relies on manpower, using sickles to harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commonly known as the wheat harvest and summer rush, the harvest time is generally controlled within about ten days and is greatly affected by the weather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the wheat harvest begins, the whole village goes into action, racing against time to harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, if it rains, the consequences would be unimaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan wanted to go back to her parents' home to help with work; Cao Cao Weiguo didn't mind, but he was worried about his wife getting tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's a lot of work during the summer rush; how can I let you go back and suffer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this: when the wheat is harvested next month, I'll go back with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My father-in-law and mother-in-law raised such a virtuous and beautiful wife for me; I must repay them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are so good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan happily picked a piece of meat for Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dinner, Cao Cao Weiguo went into the study and began to organize his recent gains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The farm was full of chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep, as well as dozens of large, fat pigs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wheat, corn, and peanuts were also ready for harvest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fields were full of vegetables and herbs, and the mountains had fruit trees laden with fruit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Cao Cao Weiguo could do whatever he wanted on the farm, he was still busy and sweaty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain of supplies made Cao Cao Weiguo happy but also distressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning so many supplies into cash was also a significant project.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting on a stone stool eating a sweet and crisp apple, Cao Cao Weiguo ground the wheat and corn kernels into powder.\u003C\u002Fp>",1462,"2026-06-16T06:52:23.012Z","2026-06-16T08:22:04.667Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d44dcb4079185329aaf3c6d8b9b8e9f48c5d6dab002a3c01e6732b7b32b375ca","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-149","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-147",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]