[{"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-709":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},2109896,3398,"Chapter 709: Things That Are Forced Are Not Good Deals","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-709",709,"\u003Cp>Nanluoguxiang\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three members of the Cao family were eating when Yu Yu Haitang rushed into the room: \"Where’s the car? Why don't I see it? Where did you park it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo picked up a piece of cucumber: \"The car was driven back to the rolling mill. It’s a public vehicle; how could I park it in the alley? If it were lost or damaged, I couldn't bear the responsibility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang said disappointedly: \"That’s no fun. I wanted to bask in your glory and sit in a car.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan smiled: \"If you want to sit in a car, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Have you eaten? If not, eat a few bites at our house, so you don't have to cook when you get home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang giggled: \"Thank you, Sister Song Yulan. Sister Song Yulan is the best to me. Don't move, I’ll get the bowls and chopsticks myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the first or second time she had eaten at the Cao house; Yu Yu Haitang didn't know when to be formal, acting as if she were eating at her own home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Yu Yu Haitang fill a large bowl of rice to the brim, Cao Cao Weiguo said with an exaggerated expression: \"Yu Yu Haitang, are you the reincarnation of Zhu Zhu Bajie? Eating so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Cao Weiguo, what did you say? Do you believe I’ll perish with you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang was immediately enraged, her face turning red as she gripped her chopsticks tightly. That look made it seem like she wanted to swallow Cao Cao Weiguo alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan placed a piece of meat on Yu Yu Haitang’s rice: \"Alright, you’re so old and still acting like a child. How childish are you? Eat, if you keep acting up, the child will laugh at you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo poked his son’s little belly with his finger: \"Son, do you think a Zhu Zhu Bajie came to our house?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Giggle...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it was because he was ticklish or understood what Cao Cao Weiguo said, little Ping'an waved his little hands and laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Yu Yu Haitang’s teeth itch with anger, and she stared fiercely at Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so beautiful that the people chasing her could fill a truck, and this stinking bastard Cao Cao Weiguo actually said she was Zhu Zhu Bajie. Your dog eyes must be blind!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao! You just wait for this lady!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sooner or later, I’ll make you fall at my feet!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burying her head in her food in anger, Yu Yu Haitang turned her grief and indignation into appetite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cao Weiguo, eating!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Jinpeng, come in quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, Cao Weiguo, come out. I have something to tell you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys eat, I’ll go out for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo put down his bowl and chopsticks and left the room. Yu Yu Haitang curiously stretched her head to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan said: \"Yu Haitang, men are talking about business, what’s there to look at? Eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang said \"Oh,\" and lowered her head, eating her rice with a preoccupied mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Jinpeng whispered a few words mysteriously, and Cao Cao Weiguo’s eyes lit up: \"Interesting. Wait for me for a moment, I’ll go over with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Jinpeng whispered: \"It’s best to bring something for self-defense. That person is not a good person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo: \"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back to the room, he took a satchel from the wardrobe. Cao Cao Weiguo turned to Song Song Yulan: \"Song Yulan, you guys eat, I’m going out to handle something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan: \"Mmm, it’s dark outside, be careful, come back early.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo smiled: \"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Cao Cao Weiguo left, Yu Yu Haitang couldn't help but ask Song Song Yulan: \"Sister Song Yulan, what did Brother Cao Weiguo go do in the middle of the night?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Song Song Yulan smiled: \"Why are you so curious? Men have men’s things to do. If Brother Cao Weiguo doesn't say, I never ask.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yu Haitang said \"Oh,\" and lowered her head, continuing to eat her rice absentmindedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo rode his bicycle, following Lu Jinpeng to Rouge Alley, turning left and right into an old, dilapidated house, where he met the seller.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lu Jinpeng, this seller was an old resident of Jingcheng who had become disabled due to martial arts practice in his early years, later performed acrobatics at Tianqiao, and after liberation, had done some small business while walking the streets... He was responsible for waste recycling in this area and had become familiar with the residents. The seller’s son had been caught selling things at the pigeon market, and because he urgently needed to raise the fine to get him out, he had found him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This seller brought out an old object, but the asking price was too high, and he wasn't sure, so he found Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo originally didn't want to show his face, but he couldn't resist the object in the seller’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bronze wine vessel!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Cao Cao Weiguo wasn't short of money, he couldn't help but be tempted and wanted to find out if it was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if it was real!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the dimly lit room, the white-haired, thin seller handed the object to Cao Cao Weiguo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good stuff!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he got his hands on it, Cao Cao Weiguo’s eyes lit up, thinking this trip wasn't in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This object was a bronze jue, with a cup-shaped body, a pointed tail, three conical legs, and bird-shaped patterns on the body... It was 22 centimeters high and about 17 centimeters at its widest point, dignified and atmospheric, with ancient patterns. It was clearly a Western Zhou phoenix bird pattern jue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, the seller asked nervously: \"Are you satisfied with this object?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo thought for a moment: \"This object is an old one, but the price you’re asking is too high. I can't give that much; I can only offer ten Brother Yuan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller opened his mouth, shook his head with a bitter face: \"Ten Brother Yuan is really too little, little comrade. I can see you’re not someone who lacks money. Can you add some more? I really urgently need money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price the seller told Lu Jinpeng was sixty Brother Yuan; Cao Cao Weiguo offered ten, which was a huge difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But according to the current situation, ten Brother Yuan was already quite a lot, or one could say it was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bronze jue was an antique, but currently, antiques were not only worthless, they could even cause trouble. Even if they were thrown on the street, no one would pick them up, and if they did, they would just sell them as scrap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for sending them to a cultural relic store, not to mention having to explain their origin, the money received would be pitifully small. Otherwise, this seller wouldn't have secretly sought out Lu Jinpeng.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller frowned, struggling in his heart. After a while, he gritted his teeth and said: \"Little comrade, I have some other objects handed down from my ancestors. Do you want to take a look at them together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller also understood the current situation and knew there was little hope of getting more money, so he had to bring out more to sell. No matter what, he had to raise the fine. There was only one seedling in the family, and it couldn't be broken!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo placed the bronze jue on the table: \"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller turned and went into the inner room, whispered a few words to someone inside, and then came out holding a wooden box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little comrade, these are all the family assets handed down from my ancestors. If it weren't for the difficulties the family is facing, I would have no other way... If my ancestors knew I was so wasteful... Sigh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller opened the old wooden box, which contained many objects, including porcelain, bronze, and wood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cao Cao Weiguo just took one look, and he knew what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either the seller wasn't telling the truth, or the seller’s father was a tomb raider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because among the things in this box, there were at least three \"funerary objects.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seller took out an object wrapped in blue cloth from the wooden box, opened it, and inside was a black-glazed tea cup: \"Little comrade, look at this. According to my father, this is an object from the Song Dynasty. It should be worth quite a bit, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1446,"2026-06-16T08:10:16.781Z","2026-06-16T08:22:08.249Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","07dbef5f68a137f29f9948547b2956ca8680c70244518659f4983f04d94bb51f","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-710","siheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-beautiful-life-chapter-708",843,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsiheyuan-the-salted-fish-s-good-life-cover.jpg"]