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

Captain Wang saw that He Yuzhu rejected his proposal cleanly and neatly, and a hint of disappointment flashed in his eyes. "Well, since you don't want to come, forget it, but remember, I will always keep a place for you here. My name is Wang Youde. When you figure it out, just come to the Public Security Bureau to find me."

After saying that, he asked his men to take the spy who was still asleep away. But before leaving, Captain Wang turned around and told He Yuzhu:

"Also, next time you encounter something like this, remember to come to us. Don't rush in alone. I know you have martial arts skills, but these people have a lot of insidious tricks. Be careful not to fall into their trap." After giving the instructions, she left with the unconscious man.

After the government servants left, the shoe repairman repaired He Yuzhu's shoes as quickly as possible.

When He Yuzhu wanted to pay, the shoe repairman refused to take his money.

"Young man, thanks to you, otherwise who knows what that spy would do to my daughter. I can't thank you enough, how can I have the nerve to take your money."

"Okay then, thank you, Master." He Yuzhu did not refuse. After all, it was just the price of a steamed bun, so there was no need to push it around here.

To put it more darkly, the favor of saving his daughter was offset by five hundred yuan, so the shoe repairman made the profit no matter how you look at it.

When the brother and sister left the shoe repair shop, it was already five o'clock in the afternoon. He Yuzhu went to the vegetable market and used the money he saved to buy two kilograms of pork, intending to nourish his sister's body.

When he returned to the courtyard, he ran into the third uncle Yan Bugui, the gate god of the courtyard, as expected. He didn't know if Yan Bugui was blocking him on purpose, but he always ran into him every time he came back.

"Hey Zhuzi, the meat you cut is really good. I see you are tired after a day's work. How about taking a break and letting your third aunt do it for you?"

Yan Bugui's eyes lit up when he looked at the pork in He Yuzhu's hand. Although it was not a difficult period yet, for ordinary people, meat was still a luxury.

"It's okay, Uncle No. 1. I have my grandma to help me, so I won't bother Aunt No. 3." After saying this, He Yuzhu took his sister's hand and left Uncle No. 3's sight.

When Yan Bugui heard the word "grandma", he immediately wilted. This old lady was not someone he could afford to offend, so he decided not to try to snatch food from a tiger's mouth.

Arriving at the backyard, He Yuzhu went straight to the deaf old lady's house and shouted as soon as he entered the house: "Grandma, look what delicious food I brought you."

"What delicious food has my eldest grandson brought? Let grandma see it." Hearing He Yuzhu's voice, the deaf old lady walked out of the kitchen, wiped her hands with her apron, and asked with a smile.

"Look, I picked out the fat meat. Do you think it's fat?"

"That's great. My grandson has good taste." The deaf old lady gave a thumbs up, indicating that He Yuzhu has a good taste.

Unlike later generations, in the past, the fatter the pork, the better. It could not only be used to satisfy cravings, but could also be made into lard, and the lard residue could be mixed with rice. In short, fat meat was a treasure all over.

"Come on, Zhuzi, give me the meat. How about grandma make braised pork for you tonight?" said the deaf old lady kindly.

"Okay, Yu Shui wants to eat braised pork." Upon hearing this, He Yu Shui immediately raised his hand to show his agreement.

"No problem, it's settled." He Yuzhu also said with a smile.

In the evening, He Yuzhu and his sister and the deaf old lady gathered around the table to eat dinner, on which was a large plate of braised pork.

"Grandma, you eat first." He Yushui, who was always greedy, did not pick up his chopsticks immediately. Instead, he picked up a piece of braised pork and put it into the deaf old lady's bowl, and said obediently.

"Okay, I'll eat it." The deaf old lady put the meat into her mouth with a look of satisfaction, and her eyes were full of kindness when she looked at He Yushui.

After seeing the deaf old lady eating, He Yushui could no longer bear it and added a piece of fat and lean braised pork to eat with two kinds of rice. (Note: Two kinds of rice refers to steamed rice mixed with rice or millet and some coarse grains. In the past, rice was a luxury item, and ordinary people usually mixed it with coarse grains to eat.)

"Yu Shui, eat slowly. No one is going to snatch the food from you." The deaf old lady advised He Yu Shui to eat slowly while continuously adding meat to He Yu Shui's bowl.

He Yuzhu watched the harmonious scene of the grandfather and grandson from the side, eating his meal in silence. No matter what, the two finally felt like family and were no longer hostile to each other as before.

Halfway through the meal, He Yuzhu said, "By the way, grandma, things outside are not very peaceful these days. If you don't have anything to do, try to go out less and wait for a while."

"Okay, I understand." The deaf old lady nodded and took He Yuzhu's words to heart.

After dinner, He Yushui fell asleep early because he had been walking outside all afternoon.

After helping to clean up the dishes, He Yuzhu said goodbye to the deaf old lady, "Grandma, I'll leave the rain in your care. I'm leaving now."

"Zhuzi, why don't you just stay for one night and go back tomorrow. It's dark here, what if something unexpected happens?" The deaf old lady said worriedly when she saw He Yuzhu was about to leave.

"It's okay, grandma. I'm just a grown man, what can happen to me? Besides, I won't stay on the street. I'll just run back to Taifeng Building. Nothing will happen to me."

"Okay, go ahead, but remember to be safe."

Before leaving, He Yuzhu first went to the room where He Yushui was. Looking at his sister's blushing face, a doting smile appeared on the corner of He Yuzhu's mouth.

He gently hooked his sister's straight nose with his right hand and said softly, "Goodbye, lazy pig."

After saying that, he tiptoed out of the room. The moment the door closed, He Yushui, who should have been fast asleep, opened his eyes.

Looking in the direction where He Yuzhu left, he pulled the quilt over his head and muttered dully, "Goodbye, stupid brother."

By the time He Yuzhu set out, it was already completely dark.

Because there have been occasional gunshots recently, the people around were so scared that they didn't dare to go out after dark. He Yuzhu was the only one on the whole street.

Since there was no one around, He Yuzhu was too lazy to pretend anymore and just ran as fast as he could. As his proficiency increased, his running speed was getting closer and closer to the limit of what a human could achieve.

The journey would have taken at least an hour, but with He Yuzhu running at full speed, it took less than twenty minutes to reach the destination.

He Yuzhu returned to the Taifeng Building dormitory and felt like he was about to explode. His skin turned red and even white smoke began to come out of his head.

After a long while, He Yuzhu felt the rusty taste deep in his throat dissipate, and his body became cold again.