Siheyuan: Starting from a Truck Driver

Chapter 188 Nourishing the Body

When Yu Li appeared, she saw the deer on the tricycle and her eyes widened: "Brother Weidong, what is this?"

"Red deer is a specialty of the Northeast, a gift from a friend, to nourish your body. Come, help you, let's carry the red deer into the house together."

Li Weidong lifted the deer's legs and Yu Li grabbed its antlers, and the two worked together to move the sika deer into the house.

"You boil some hot water first. Sha Zhu will come over this afternoon to help us deal with it."

"Hmm!" Yu Li suddenly felt her heart beating faster.

This is more than 200 kilograms of meat, all of which belongs to them.

In an average family, it is difficult to eat meat in a year, but in the Li family, meat seems to be a common meal.

Li Weidong actually brought back a whole elk, which was amazing, more than 200 kilograms of meat!

In such a marriage, the choice is to have enough food and clothing.

Yu Li secretly felt lucky that she had made the right choice to marry Li Weidong, otherwise, who knows who would have gotten such a happy life.

The news that Li Weidong brought back the red deer quickly spread in the yard.

Yi Zhonghai's home.

Ever since Yi Zhonghai was squeezed out of the leadership position of the family, he no longer cares about the opinions of his neighbors and his quality of life has improved dramatically.

For lunch, he enjoyed two eggs, one poached and the other fried.

When he heard that Li Weidong brought back a whole red deer, he felt that even the eggs had lost their taste. He put down his chopsticks and said with a straight face, "How could Li Weidong be so lucky? He married the daughter of the old Yu family and didn't have to pay a gift. The old Yu family gave him a very generous dowry. Now he gave me a red deer. It's so infuriating!"

Who would give a red deer as a gift when it seems impossible?

It must have been a gift from Li Weidong’s father-in-law’s family, but Li Weidong was too embarrassed to say it out loud.

The eldest sister-in-law sighed, "Old Yi, I'm telling you, why do you always pick on Li Weidong? We were wrong back then, but Li Weidong didn't pursue the matter. Can't you be more generous?"

Yi Zhonghai's face darkened: "You are too naive. Li Weidong didn't care on the surface, but he must have done a lot of tricks behind my back. I think I was removed from the position of head of the family because of Li Weidong, and Qin Huairu..."

When talking about Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai felt a pang of heartache.

He spent all his money and finally made Qin Huairu the manager, intending to use her to control the entire compound.

But unexpectedly, Qin Huairu suddenly changed her attitude, which made Yi Zhonghai feel extremely aggrieved.

The worst thing was that he couldn't tell anyone about this grievance.

Ouch, I can’t take it anymore. My heart hurts so much.

Yi Zhonghai quickly swallowed two pills and lay down on the bed.

The Xu family in the yard.

Jia Zhang, who moved here because of loneliness, sat in front of the table, looking at the piles of matchboxes, feeling very depressed.

She originally thought that Qin Huairu was only tough on the surface and asked her to make matchboxes just to vent her anger. When she calmed down, Qin Huairu would forget about it and take her home.

But Qin Huairu seemed to regard making matchboxes as a way to make money. She was required to make 200 matchboxes every day. If she failed to do so, she would not be able to eat.

Jia Zhang also thought about resisting, but Qin Huairu now controlled everything in the Jia family, including food coupons and wages.

Jia Zhang also had some private money, but she had to keep some of it for painkillers.

Painkillers are so delicious that I feel uneasy if I don’t take them for a day.

Jia Zhang depended on Qin Huairu for her livelihood and could only work hard making matchboxes every day.

She hadn't tasted meat for more than a month, and when she heard that Li Weidong brought back a big elk, she couldn't bear it anymore.

So she stood at the door and shouted to the Jia family: "Huai Ru, come out quickly!"

Qin Huairu came out of the house: "Mom, have you finished making the matchbox today?"

"Don't be confused!" Jia Zhang raised her chin and pointed in the direction of the Li family. "Have you heard? The Li family has a big red deer. Li Weidong and you have a good relationship. You can borrow ten or eight kilograms of meat from him later. Then we can eat better at home."

Qin Huairu had long noticed the Li family's meat, but she didn't want to have anything to do with Jia Zhangshi, because in her eyes, Jia Zhangshi was just a tool to make money.

Qin Huairu said with a straight face: "You don't need to worry about this. Hurry up and finish your matchbox. Don't delay."

When Jia Zhang saw Qin Huairu's back, her face was as gloomy as a dark cloud: "You little bitch, you'd better not let me catch your flaws, otherwise I will make you pay."

Jia Zhang harbored resentment towards Qin Huairu.

Because she had to deal with the elk in the afternoon, Yu Li did not prepare too many dishes for lunch.

I only made one dish of stir-fried meat with dried vegetables, one dish of stir-fried tofu with bean curd skin, and a plate of peanuts.

However, Li Weidong ate with gusto, and he clearly felt that Yu Li's cooking skills had improved.

After all, women love to learn, so they need to be encouraged.

After finishing his meal, Li Weidong washed the dishes and then went into the inner room to clean himself.

When he returned to the bedroom, Yu Li was already lying on the bed with her cheeks a little rosy. Seeing Li Weidong come in, she quickly pulled the quilt to cover her head.

"Huh, are you still pretending?"

Li Weidong thought of an interesting idea and did not rush into bed. Instead, he sat on a chair and picked up a book to read.

Sure enough, a few minutes later, a little head poked out cautiously from under the quilt, with anticipation on its face.

"Hey hey hey."

After an intense workout, people often feel tired.

Li Weidong slept until about two in the afternoon when he was awakened by a series of rapid knocks on the door.

"Weidong, are you home?"

At this time, Li Wei** suddenly remembered that he had made an appointment with Sha Zhu to deal with the sika deer at home in the afternoon.

He looked at the mess on the bed, quickly turned over and got up, and pushed Yu Li, who was still sleeping, awake: "Wake up."

"Stop making noise, I'm almost exhausted." Yu Li closed her eyes and shook her head, one of her long legs lazily resting on Li Weidong.

"Humph, you are still a little naive if you want to fight me!"

Li Weidong's cold hand reached into the quilt and pressed against Yu Li's warm and soft body, waking her up instantly.

"Shazhu is here, get up quickly."

Yu Li lost all sleepiness due to Li Weidong's disturbance. She was full of anger and was about to vent, but when she heard these words, she immediately sat up and hurriedly put on her clothes.

"Oh no, if we are seen sleeping during the day by Shazhu, he will definitely laugh at us."

"You're overthinking it. Shazhu has been with Han Zhizhi a lot recently and he probably doesn't have time to care about this." Li Weidong said nonchalantly.

After the two of them got dressed, Li Weidong came to the main room and opened the door to welcome Sha Zhu in. Sure enough, Sha Zhu sniffed the air as soon as he entered the door, and laughed and teased: "Weidong is really good, I'm so lucky this time!" Then his eyes shifted to the red deer.

Sha Zhu only took one look and exclaimed: "This red deer is so fat!"

The red deer was placed on the table. Sha Zhu walked around it, then looked up at Li Weidong and said, "Weidong, deer skin is a good thing. It can be used to make a fur coat. You won't feel cold even when you sleep in the snow."

Li Weidong drives all year round and needs warm clothes, so he nodded and agreed: "Then please try to protect the fur when handling the internal organs."

"Don't worry!" Sha Zhu picked up the butcher knife and cut open the sika deer's belly in a few strokes.

Then he placed the tip of the knife at the gap between the fur and the muscle, and with a slight flick of his wrist, he slowly inserted the tip of the knife. With a slight hiss, the fur was peeled off. Sha Zhu drew a circle around the hooves and neck of the red deer, and the entire piece of fur fell off.

The next step was to cut the meat. Sha Zhu was very focused as he used the butcher knife to work on the elk until all the meat was removed.

Li Weidong asked Yu Li to bring an enamel basin and put the meat in. Sprinkle a lot of salt on it and marinate it at low temperature in winter. The meat can be preserved until next spring.

Sha Zhu was busy inside the house, but many people gathered outside, watching with envy. With such a big piece of meat, just a little bit would make for a good year.

Although everyone wanted to share some, few people took the initiative to ask for it because of face issues. Jia Zhang was different. She swallowed her saliva, squeezed out of the crowd and said to Sha Zhu who was busy, "Sha Zhu, Auntie hasn't tasted venison yet. Cut me a small piece, seven or eight pounds will do."

Sha Zhu was shocked by Jia Zhang's words and asked, "How about I help you cut the whole piece of meat?"

Seeing that Sha Zhu was disobedient, Jia Zhang was so angry that she cursed, "What a fool! It's such a big deer, and you cut a piece of meat. How could Li Weidong not know?"

Sha Zhu held the butcher knife, shook his head and refused, saying, "Mrs. Jia, it's wrong for you to say that. Weidong is my brother. How can I do something that would harm him?"

Jia Zhang wanted to continue scolding, but Li Weidong came out of the house with a jar of salt. She immediately turned her eyes away and looked at Li Weidong. Li Weidong had already heard the noise outside.

In fact, giving some venison to others is nothing, but Jia Zhang's attitude is really unpleasant. Before she could speak, Li Weidong walked up to her, looked down at her and said, "Auntie Jia, I heard that your daughter-in-law doesn't let you go out. If Qin Huairu knew that you were not at home making matchboxes and came here, what do you think she would do?"

Jia Zhang was shocked when she heard this and muttered, "Damn Li Weidong, one day I will catch you guys." After that, she staggered away. Her letter of guarantee was still in Qin Huairu's hand, and she was worried that she would be driven back to Jiajiazhuang.

While Sha Zhu was busy, the whole elk was completely dissected. Yu Li cut the meat into strips, sprinkled salt on it, and hung it on the beam. The remaining offal made Li Weidong a little worried. He glanced at his neighbor outside the door and an idea came to him.

"Wife, why don't we use these bastards to hold a banquet for the whole hospital, what do you think?"

"Ah? Invite everyone in the hospital to come for dinner? Is it appropriate?" Yu Li asked with some concern.

Li Weidong smiled and said, "Don't worry, we only provide the offal, and others have to contribute. Besides, we don't lack these. Neighborhood relations are very important. I will rely on you for my promotion in the future. By the way, you are the head of our hospital now, so you can take this opportunity to show off."