Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

For several afternoons in a row, Sha Zhu cooked dinner for the security guards. One day, he asked Niu Xihua, who came to pick up the food, how many days would they have to wait?

"Oh, you are getting annoyed and planning to quit." Niu Xihua thought, and then said calmly: "This is not something you should ask. If you don't want to do it anymore, let's go to the cafeteria."

Sha Zhu explained: "It's not that I don't want to do it, I just think you guys are working hard, so I want to see if I can give you some meat."

"That would be great, but is it possible?"

"Why not? You have guns. Why don't you just go hunting in the mountains?"

"I thought it was a good idea. The famine has been going on for several years. The good things to hunt in the mountains are long gone. The remaining things have all fled deep into the mountains and cannot be hunted." Niu Xihua complained, "You are not hungry in the cafeteria, so you don't know the situation outside."

"Oh, it seems that I underestimated the power of the working people." Sha Zhu suddenly realized.

Niu Xihua returned to the Security Office and told squad leader Zheng about this. Squad leader Zheng said, "So this is his purpose. Let's go to Yesanpo in the west someday."

"Then we are in for a treat." Everyone happily applied to join the battle, "Let's all go then."

But that's not what Sha Zhu meant. Sha Zhu has been working overtime these days and has no time to go to Aunt You's house. He hasn't received any letter from the Yu family and is worried.

Sha Zhu was anxious. Yan Jiecheng had been feeling uncomfortable recently and was always worried, but he couldn't find the reason. So he told the third uncle about it. The third uncle said: "My son wants a wife." So the third uncle went to ask Aunt You about his son's matchmaking.

Aunt You saw that Uncle San was not enthusiastic at all. After all, he only gave him 3 yuan for matchmaking, which was really stingy. "Teacher Yan, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing serious. It's just my eldest son Jie Cheng's marriage proposal. People say you are warm-hearted and always concerned about other people's concerns. You see, it's been many days and there's still no news. I'm a little worried, so I came to ask."

Although she didn't like the Third Uncle, she had to fool him anyway. Aunt You explained, "I'm looking for one for your son. Considering the conditions of your family and your son Jie Cheng, we have to find a good one. The girls I know so far are not good enough for your son. I'll try harder. Please ask Jie Cheng to be more patient. Good people are waiting for you."

The third uncle was in a good mood after hearing these words. He smiled and said, "Okay, then please choose carefully. I will thank you very much if the matter is settled."

As soon as the third uncle went out, Sha Zhu knocked on the door and came in. When Aunt You saw Sha Zhu coming, she was overjoyed. There was nothing she could do because the other party gave her a lot, so it was not a big deal.

Sha Zhu apologized first: "Aunt You, the factory has arranged tasks for me to work overtime these days, so I don't have time to come. Please don't be angry." Then he asked how the Yu family replied.

"The Yu family also thinks that you, Zhuzi, are great, so they asked you to meet them this Sunday morning at the moat outside Anding Gate. Today is Friday, and I was afraid that you had forgotten about the blind date, so I planned to wait for you at the factory gate tomorrow. Fortunately, you came today." Aunt You first told Sha Zhu the agreed time and place, and then demonstrated her good character of being eager to help others.

"You've always been thinking of me. I came here in a hurry and didn't bring anything. Please bear with me. I hope you'll be well tomorrow." Sha Zhu gave his assurance.

"No, no, how can you bring things every time you come back? You can't live like this. Just remember how kind I am to you, Aunt You."

After returning from Aunt You's house, Sha Zhu saw the deaf old lady walking from his door to the backyard.

The deaf old lady is a five-guarantee household, and now has no children. It is said that she had a son before, but he was captured by the Japanese when he went out of the city to find food a few years ago and never came back. Later, the old lady also made contributions to the anti-Japanese war, often making clothes and cloth shoes and sending them to the National Salvation Association. Although there was no document to prove her previous righteous behavior after liberation, the old lady did not force it. She didn't care much about these false names because she had no children.

The old lady of the five-guarantee household was supported by the state, but after all, she was old, so it was the uncle who took care of her food and drink. She gave her food book to the uncle, and the aunt cooked and brought it to her.

In the past few years of famine, everyone didn't have much food, and the old lady didn't have much. When Sha Zhu pretended to be blind, the deaf old lady often brought him food, and he was very touched. The old lady must have saved food for Sha Zhu, otherwise she wouldn't have given him one every few days. If the aunt helped her cook for Sha Zhu every day, the uncle would have brought it directly to her, so why would the old lady with poor legs and feet have to run again?

However, Sha Zhu was worried that the old lady had already seen through his pretense of blindness, because the old lady had experienced so much that her eyes were empty, so how could she not see through his little tricks? If so, then everything she did was still false and utilitarian.

However, Sha Zhu still couldn't bear it. He called the old lady and helped her walk to the main house in the backyard.

As they walked, the old lady asked Sha Zhu, "Did you have a conflict with your uncle in the factory?"

"No?"

"Then your uncle said you haven't been to his house for a long time."

"I'm working overtime at the factory. I come back at this time every day. I'm tired from a day's work and just want to sleep."

"Young people just sleep a lot, unlike me who is old and afraid of death and doesn't sleep at all."

"Grandma, what are you talking about? You're not old at all. You look almost the same as my aunt."

"My God, you silly Zhu, when did you learn to say coaxing words?" The old lady patted the silly Zhu, "But I like to hear this."

After entering the house, Sha Zhu poured a glass of water for the old lady and was about to leave, but the old lady stopped him and patted the bed, "Sit down and talk to me for a while."

“Zhu Zi, haven’t you brought lunch boxes to the Jia family recently?”

"No, you should know what happened before. Because I took the lunch box, I was sent to the workshop by the canteen director. Now I finally went back, and the director directly told me not to do such things that harm the public and benefit myself. Besides, you have seen what I looked like when I was blind. Do the Jia family treat me well? Why should I rush to do that?"

"It's right not to take it. I always thought it was okay for you to take some food and drink in the cafeteria, but I didn't expect it to be such a mistake. If someone catches you, it will be bad for you to be used in the future." The old lady said worriedly, "Zhu Zi, don't dare to do it again in the future. No matter who tells you to do it, you are not allowed to do it. Let's just live an honest life."

"Grandma, from what you said, it seems that the uncle is here to negotiate peace with you." Sha Zhu asked.

"What? Who does the uncle say is good?"

"Oh, I'm deaf again." Sha Zhu stretched and said loudly, "Grandma, I'm sleepy. I'm going back to sleep."

"Okay, go back." The old lady already understood Sha Zhu's thoughts and didn't intend to persuade him any further.

As soon as Sha Zhu returned to the house, the door of the old man's house in the east wing opened. The old man had been waiting for a long time.

"Old lady, what did Zhuzi say?" an old man asked as he entered the room.

"Zhu Zi disagrees."