Siheyuan: Xu Damao's New Life

Xu Damao was thinking about Cai Quanwu while riding his bike. He didn't know what background this world with plot integration had arranged for them. Could he use the similar appearance of Cai Quanwu and He Daqing to do something? For example, let Sha Zhu recognize him as a relative and provide Cai Quanwu with old age care! Anyway, Cai Quanwu is an old bachelor now. However, this matter is still difficult and needs to be planned slowly. After all, He Daqing is still alive, and he is not as easy to fool as Sha Zhu. Oh, I am always worried.

At the entrance of No. 95 courtyard, the third uncle was basking in the sun with his eyes half closed, and the lame glasses reflected the sunlight. Hearing the movement at the door, Yan Bugui stood up quickly, because he would never miss any opportunity to take advantage.

"Oh, Third Master, you are in such a good mood."

Yan Bugui looked at the cart full of stuff at the back and said, "Da Mao, are you going shopping? These are all new. How much do they cost?"

"Well, the house is renovated, so we have to buy some things to live on. Besides, I'm getting married soon. Ezi, come here, let me introduce you. This is Yan Bugui, the front yard manager of our courtyard. He is a primary school teacher and a cultured man." Xu Damao said as he helped Lou Xiao'e down from the back seat. "Uncle, this is my wife, Lou Xiao'e."

"Hello, Third Uncle."

"Okay, all good. Then the third uncle would like to congratulate you on your happy wedding, long life together, harmonious marriage, and soon having a baby." Yan Bugui congratulated.

This sentence made Lou Xiao'e a little shy, and Xu Damao quickly came to the rescue, "Ezi, where are the candies and snacks we bought? Hurry up and get some for Uncle San."

Lou Xiao'e quickly took out a handful of newly bought White Rabbit fruit from the cart and handed them to the third uncle, "Third uncle, why don't you go home and get something? Here are some melon seeds and peanuts.

When Yan Bugui saw that he couldn't even hold all the food, he shouted into the house, "Old lady, bring an empty plate."

Third Aunt Yang Ruihua was mending clothes. "What's wrong with the old man? I'll be there right away." After saying that, she took an empty plate from the kitchen and hurried out.

When Yan Bugui saw that the plate his wife was holding was too small, he cursed in his heart that this spendthrift woman didn't know how to get a bigger one, so he simply stuffed the White Rabbit milk candy into his pocket and brought the plate over.

Xu Damao knew that he loved to take advantage of others, so he didn't take it as an offense. Instead, he gave him a lot of peanuts and melon seeds.

"Da Mao, what are you doing?" asked the third aunt.

"I'm taking my wife shopping for some things. We have to decorate the house."

"Oh, congratulations to Damao. I don't have anything to do now, so come with you to help clean up." The third aunt also tasted the sweetness of helping Xu Damao last time, she was really generous.

Xu Damao nodded. There were so many things. It would be good to have more people to help. He also needed to go to the trust store later. "Then let's go together. We still have a lot to do today."

The group arrived at the backyard in front of Xu Damao's house and began to unload the things. At this time, Yan Bugui secretly pulled Xu Damao and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with Damao's hunched neck? Why does he look so much like He Daqing?"

"Maybe they are related. I just happened to meet them on the street. But they do look similar. I'll ask Yu Shui to come over and take a look."

At this time, the commotion in Xu Damao's house also attracted many idle aunts in the compound to come and watch, and it was very lively with everyone talking at once.

Seeing this, Xu Damao said, "Third Aunt, please bring my wife to distribute some wedding candy to everyone, and introduce her to us."

The third aunt responded, and then shouted in a loud voice: "Stop making noises, this is Damao's new wife. She came here today to buy some things to decorate the new house and to distribute wedding candies. Everyone has a share, line up and come one by one to receive it."

A group of middle-aged women were also laughing and chatting as they stood in a loose formation waiting to receive their things.

"I didn't expect Damao to get married secretly."

"This Damao's wife is really pretty."

"It's obvious that this girl is not an ordinary person. I don't know whose family she belongs to."

"This girl has a big butt. It's obvious that she can give birth to a son."

"Da Mao should have gotten married a long time ago at this age."

"Congratulations, Damao."

"Da Mao must have a baby soon."

Lou Xiao'e blushed again after hearing this. She had never heard such vulgar words in the Lou family. She just kept her head down and distributed things. It was only because the third aunt kept looking after her from time to time that she did not run away in shame.

Soon, all the aunties received their things and came to help, chatting and laughing. Strength lies in numbers, and in less than an hour, the house was thoroughly cleaned, and all the newly bought things were put in place, and then everyone dispersed.

Xu Damao stopped Yan Bugui and handed him ten yuan, a pound of meat ticket and two wine tickets. "Uncle, I just finished cleaning up and I have a lot of things to do. Can you please go out and buy some vegetables and two bottles of good wine? We will go to your house for lunch at noon."

The third uncle nodded happily and went out to buy groceries.

Seeing that the matter was over, Cai Quanwu offered to resign. He still had to see if he could get another job.

Xu Damao handed over fifty cents and paid the bill. "Master Cai, don't leave yet. I have to trouble you again this afternoon. I'll take you to see someone now." After that, he took Lou Xiao'e and Cai Quanwu to the Central Courtyard to find He Yushui.

He Yushui cooked millet porridge early in the morning and went to the hospital to visit Sha Zhu. He had already returned. She also bought some preserved eggs and half a pound of pork on the way. She was preparing to make preserved egg and lean meat porridge in Sha Zhu's room. It was delicious and nutritious and suitable for patients. Although she did not learn cooking skills, she was influenced by it since she was a child, and her cooking skills were still far superior to ordinary people.

"Rainwater, Rainwater, are you home?"

He Yushui heard Xu Damao's voice and came out of the kitchen, "Brother Damao, I'm here, what's the matter?" He Yushui saw a beautiful girl standing next to Xu Damao and asked, "Brother Damao, this can't be my sister-in-law, right?"

"Yes, my wife Lou Xiao'e. Gezi, this is Uncle He's daughter, Shazhu's sister. His family has some connection with yours."

"Sister-in-law," He Yushui called out, and then she saw Cai Quanwu following behind her. She was stunned for a moment, her eyes a little red, and she thought of her father He Daqing.

"Yushui, do you have a picture of your father at home? I suspect you may have some relationship."

He Yushui ran back to his room without saying anything, and then ran out again, holding a wooden photo frame in his hand. There were several black and white photos in the frame, one of which was a family photo of He Daqing with his wife and two children when Yushui was a child.

He Yushui looked at Cai Quanwu and said, "You...this..." But she was choked with sobs and couldn't speak.

Xu Damao took the photo frame and handed it to Cai Quanwu. He pointed at He Daqing and said, "Old Cai, look at this man. Doesn't he look like you? His name is He Daqing, and he's Yu Shui's father."

Cai Quanwu took the photo frame and looked at it carefully. When he saw the face of the person in the photo that was 90% similar to his own, his eyes instantly became moist.

"My father's name is He Ping'an, and my mother's surname is Cai. My father married into my mother's family later, so I inherited my mother's genes. My father told me before that I had an older brother named He Daqing. There was chaos and war at that time, and my father and brother were separated on the way to Sijiucheng from Chengde. After that, my father worked odd jobs while looking for my brother, and he gave up after several years of unsuccessful search. Later, he married into my mother's family, and then I was born. At that time, my family still had some savings, but those years were also very chaotic. My father and mother fell ill and died one after another, and the family's money was spent on medical treatment and medicine. I myself was uneducated and had no prospects, so I made a living by doing odd jobs and riding a tricycle in the Zhengyangmen area." Cai Quanwu burst into tears when he talked about the sad things.

After listening to Cai Quanwu's narration, He Yushui was basically certain that this was his second uncle, because his father He Daqing told him that his grandfather was named He Ping'an and their hometown was Chengde.

He Yushui couldn't hold back any longer and called out "Uncle", and threw himself into Cai Quanwu's arms, crying like a tearful man. Cai Quanwu also reached out and patted He Yushui's back, and the uncle and nephew hugged each other and cried bitterly, as if they were venting the grievances they had suffered over the years.