Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

Hearing that Zheng Xi was going to celebrate his son's birthday, Sha Zhu said, "I haven't finished talking yet. You still need to carve a tank and a cannon that can fire shells."

"It's simple. Just take out a gun barrel and add a thin spring inside." Zheng Xi said very professionally. Sha Zhu wanted to embarrass him, but he said he could do it. Who would have thought that Zheng Xi would say, "But not this time. Let's do it on next year's birthday. Otherwise, if I give them all at once, I, your old father-in-law, will have nothing to give out in the future."

Sha Zhu grabbed the gun and said, "Don't talk about father-in-law, just give birth to a daughter first. If you give birth to a son, I won't return the betrothal gift."

"This betrothal ceremony can be used to establish a marriage or a vow of brotherhood."

On the afternoon of June's first birthday, Zheng Xi, Jin Dachui and Sha Zhu got off work together. When they were about to leave the factory, Ma Hua, Liu Lan and Fatty were already waiting there.

When they got home, Shazhu's master's wife, Yu Li's parents, Mr. Ren and his wife, Mr. Guan, the deaf old lady, and the uncle and aunt had already surrounded Xiao Liuyi, who was picked up by Yu Li from the nursery. Some pinched his face, and some patted his head. The master's wife wanted to hug her grandson, but Liuyi kept twisting his body to get out of the master's wife's arms. The master's wife pinched his nose and said, "Little guy, you feel alienated after not seeing me for only half a month. You don't want me to hold you anymore."

Liuyi had just learned to walk and was in the mood to move. He didn’t want to be restrained and kept repeating, “Go, go.”

"You little bastard, you're still chasing me." The master's wife said as she slapped Liuyi's little butt.

Liuyi covered his bare butt with his hands in grievance and looked at the aunt, I said I wanted to walk by myself, why did you hit me?

When the master's wife saw Liuyi covering his buttocks and looking at her with a pout, she smiled and said, "Don't even mention beating you, I'll beat your dad too." She demonstrated to Liuyi and hit Shazhu on the shoulder. Shazhu pretended to be in pain, and Liuyi walked up to Shazhu and hit him twice on the spot where he was hit. This made the crowd laugh.

Aunt Ren said: "This child is really filial. He knows how to care for others at such a young age. It's great."

Uncle Guan nodded, "He is filial. He didn't cry when he was beaten, but comforted his father when he was beaten. He is very thoughtful."

The deaf old lady and the uncle and his wife watched with smiles on their faces, their eyes full of blessings and expectations.

Yu Li and Liu Lan brought a small table, on which were placed a pen, a spatula, the wooden pistol given by Zheng Xi, and a five-yuan bill with "Steel Worker" printed on it.

Liuyi was brought to the table, and Yu Li said to him, "Go, catch one." Everyone also said, "Catch one, any one will do."

Liuyi looked at the thing in front of him. It was a pen. He didn’t recognize it. It was short and thin and not fun to use.

He knew the stir-frying pan, he saw his father often use it to push a bunch of things around, but the pile of things after his father's stirring were very fragrant and delicious, and he and his mother were very happy every time they ate. He wanted to reach out and grab this thing, stir it for his father and eat it fragrantly.

He looked at the piece of black wood next to it. Ever since his father brought this thing home, his father couldn't let it go. His mother said that this was a gift given to him by someone else. He always wanted to take it and play with it, but his mother said to lend it to his father for a while. Now it is finally placed on the table and he can finally play with it.

Liuyi wanted to reach out and grab the gun, but then he looked at the frying pan. He also wanted to eat something delicious. What should he do? He looked at his own hands, and then he stretched out his hands and grabbed the frying pan and the gun at the same time and never let go.

Zheng Xi patted Sha Zhu and said, "I told you that my son-in-law must follow me and become a soldier in the future."

Sha Zhu pointed at the frying pan in Liu Yi's left hand and said, "The one in the other hand is a frying pan. That's a skill passed down from my ancestors. You also need the one from my uncle-in-law and father-in-law? I haven't agreed yet."

"The right hand holding the gun is the one in charge, and the left hand holding the spatula is the one in support. Didn't you agree to let me carve a machine gun for my brother-in-law?" Zheng Xi also pointed at Liuyi's left hand.

"Joining the army is a matter of growing up. Now that you've got the spatula, you have to learn how to cook from me. You can't let your skills get lost in his hands. You did it voluntarily." Sha Zhu insisted.

"Zhu Zi, you can't let him learn to cook too early. I see he is in good health, so he should exercise first. Cooking is a physical job, and one must have a good physique to be a soldier." Uncle Guan reminded.

Sha Zhu nodded, "When he grows up, I will teach him how to wrestle. It helps to strengthen the body, and if he learns it, he won't be bullied when he goes out. If you have any special skills, don't hide them from him and teach them to him."

"Sure, as long as he is willing to learn and is not afraid of hard work, I will teach him then."

Uncle Ren asked: "Zhu Zi, has there never been a large size on June 1st?"

"Well, I gave him a three-character name, with 'Xiang' in the middle. I haven't decided on the third character yet. I was thinking that the third character would be whatever he grabbed today. If he grabs a pen, he'll be called 'Wen'; if he grabs a gun, he'll be called 'Jun'; if he grabs a frying pan, he'll be called 'Ding'; if he grabs money, he'll be called 'Cai'"

Jin Dachui asked: "What should we call someone who has both a gun and a frying pan now?"

"I don't know either, Uncle Ren. You are the most knowledgeable here. Why don't you give the last word?" Sha Zhu looked at Uncle Ren who first raised this topic.

Yu Li and Yu's father and mother also agreed and asked Uncle Ren to think of one.

"Since your second character is 'towards', you can use 'front' for the third character. 'Forward' has the same name as one of our marshals, which means to move forward bravely and keep moving forward. There is a promising future ahead."

"He Xiangqian, He Xiangqian." Uncle Guan read Liuyi's name, "Xiangqian, Xiangqian, Xiangqian... You still have to be a soldier. Good."

Yu Li picked up Liu Yi and said, "You will be called He Xiangqian from now on. Grandpa Ren's expectation for you is to move forward bravely and never retreat." Liu Yi nodded, not quite understanding. Yu Li looked at him and said, "Okay, since you nodded and agreed, a man should keep his word."

Liuyi made a promise to his mother without any clear reason.

After the June 1st birthday party, Ma Hua and Fatty had already prepared the meal. Everyone happily ate the June 1st birthday banquet and went home.

The old man drank a lot today because he was happy. The successor of the He family was there, which made his retirement security much stronger. He helped the deaf old lady back to the backyard and talked to her. The old lady knew that he was in a good mood and did not urge him to go back. The two talked until about nine o'clock. The old lady could not stand it anymore, so the old man helped her close the door and go home.

When he reached the backyard exit, he heard a humming sound, a bit like a ghost crying, which frightened him. As a model worker who had been reformed into an atheist for many years, he believed that it was not a ghost, but a person crying. Following the sound, he came to the cellar door behind Sha Zhu's house, and the humming sound became clearer.

An old man pushed open the door, turned on the light, and asked, "Who's in there?"