Siheyuan: The rise and fall of the He family is our responsibility

He Yuzhu did not rush home directly, but went to the vegetable market first and bought some fruits and snacks. After that, he ran to the courtyard.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he was discovered by Yan Bugui, who was holding his little daughter in the sun.

"You...are Zhuzi?" Yan Bugui looked at the tough young man in front of him and was a little hesitant to recognize him for a moment.

"Yes, Third Uncle, I'm He Yuzhu. My master gave me a day off today, so I came back to see how the rain was doing."

He Yuzhu took out a piece of soft and glutinous cake from the bag and fed it to Yan Jiedi in Yan Bugui's arms.

It was the first time for the little girl to eat something so sweet. She held the pastry in her tender little hands, gently licked it with her newly grown milk teeth, and gave a lovely smile to He Yuzhu who was feeding her.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was willing to give cakes to his daughter, Yan Bugui was about to call his own boys out to eat some, when he heard He Yuzhu say, "Okay, Third Uncle, I still have to go back to see my sister, so I won't talk much more. I'll see you later."

After saying this, before Yan Bugui could react, he used the footwork he learned from the boxing manual and left quickly.

By the time Yan Bugui came to his senses, He Yuzhu had already walked to the gate of the central courtyard.

"Strange, could it be that my eyes are blurry? How can this guy walk so fast?"

At this time, only Jia Zhang was outside in the middle courtyard, sewing shoe soles. When she saw He Yuzhu coming in with cakes in his hand, a bright smile suddenly appeared on her old face:

"Hey, isn't this Zhuzi? I miss you so much after not seeing you for a long time. How about coming to my house and having a cup of tea to warm yourself up?"

"Forget it, Auntie. I still have to go see my sister, so I won't drink tea."

Although it was only the early 1950s and Jia Zhang had not yet turned into an old hag who would summon the dead at every turn, He Yuzhu still did not like her, so he rejected her cleanly.

"What's wrong with this stupid boy? He ran away so quickly. How could I eat him? He really doesn't know what's good for him." Jia Zhang thought angrily. She simply stopped sewing the soles and turned back to the house.

After He Yuzhu arrived at the backyard, he walked straight towards the deaf old lady's house. When he pushed the door open, he saw He Yushui sitting at the table with the deaf old lady, eating breakfast with a well-behaved look on his face.

When she heard the door open, He Yushui saw He Yuzhu pushing the door open. Her little mouth immediately pouted and she rushed towards He Yuzhu with tears in her eyes.

"Stinky brother, you still remember to come back! I thought you didn't want me anymore." This was the first time that He Yushui and He Yuzhu had been separated for such a long time since he was born.

If it weren't for He Yuzhu's repeated assurances before leaving and the deaf old lady's constant persuasion, she would probably have secretly gone to look for her brother alone.

Now seeing He Yuzhu's figure, the longing that had been suppressed for a long time burst out in an instant, and the little girl turned into a sloth, hugging He Yuzhu tightly and refusing to let go.

He Yuzhu caught his sister with one hand to prevent her from falling. Then he put the cake in his hand on the table, touched Yushui's little head, and said lovingly:

"Why are you crying, silly girl? Your brother is back, dear, stop crying and smile."

"No." He Yushui buried her head in He Yuzhu's arms and said in a low voice: "Yushui can't laugh now, wait until Yushui has cried enough before laughing."

"Okay, okay, then you cry slowly, my little princess." He Yuzhu had no way to deal with his sister, so he could only hold Yu Shui and sit on the stool, and said to the deaf old lady who was watching this scene with a kind face: "Grandma, I'm back."

"Glad that you're back. If you don't come back, I'll probably have to tie up Yu Shui. Otherwise, I'm really afraid that she'll sneak out to look for you when I'm not paying attention."

"I'm really sorry to trouble you to take care of the rain." He Yuzhu said sincerely.

"It's not a bother, it's not a bother. I should say that thanks to the rain, this old woman's house has some life in it, and it makes me feel that I'm not too old and unwanted."

He Yuzhu looked at the deaf old lady with complicated eyes. He could tell that what the deaf old lady said at this time was the truth. It seemed that she really accepted Yu Shui in her heart and no longer regarded her as a burden as before.

I don’t know when it started, but He Yushui, who was tired of crying, fell into a deep sleep surrounded by her brother, who gave her a sense of security.

"Grandma, I'll send Yu Shui back to bed first. I won't chat with you any longer. This is the snack I offer to you as a gift. Please try it." In order not to wake up Yu Shui, He Yuzhu subconsciously lowered his voice and spoke.

"Okay, you should go back quickly, otherwise you will catch a cold in the rain." The deaf old lady also said in a low voice.

After He Yuzhu brought He Yushui back from the deaf old lady, he carefully put her on the bed.

When I took off Yu Shui's socks, I found that there was a big hole in them. Not only that, but even the stitching on his shoes was a bit torn.

He Yuzhu frowned and secretly made up his mind to bring Yu Shui to live in Taifeng Building as soon as possible so that she would no longer suffer any grievances.

Yu Shui slept until one o'clock in the afternoon.

Seeing Yu Shui wake up, He Yuzhu put down the boxing manual in his hand and said to Yu Shui who was still a little confused: "Yu Shui, put on your shoes quickly and go out with me."

"Why go out? I'm so sleepy. I don't want to go out." He Yu Shui hadn't fully woken up yet, and said with his little head nodding.

Seeing that He Yushui was about to fall asleep again, He Yuzhu had no choice but to use his trump card.

"Really? That's a pity. I wanted to go out and buy candied haws for someone, but it seems I can't do that." He Yuzhu said regretfully, but he observed He Yushui's reaction out of the corner of his eye.

Sure enough, after hearing the word "tanghulu", Yu Shui, who was originally a little depressed, instantly woke up, put on his shoes and coat as quickly as possible, and said to He Yuzhu excitedly:

"Let's go. I'm ready."

Looking at He Yushui who had finished preparing in an instant, He Yuzhu thought, "Sure enough, the only thing that can impress this little greedy cat is the candied haws."

Afterwards, He Yuzhu first bought his sister a string of the candied haws he had been longing for, and then took her to a store in Beixinqiao to buy socks.

Although there was not much money left after buying the pastries, it was still enough to buy a pair of socks and shoes.

But unfortunately, He Yuzhu took Yu Shui to visit all the shops around, but couldn't find any place selling ordinary cloth shoes.

This is normal. Right now, everything is in ruins and people don't have much money.

For ordinary people, it is definitely most cost-effective to make shoes at home.

So most of the shops outside sell expensive leather shoes and the like, but there aren't many for ordinary people to wear.

There was no other way. Since he couldn't buy shoes, He Yuzhu had to take his sister to a shoe repair shop and try to get the shoes repaired.