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

Everyone in the courtyard heard Jia Zhang's performance.

But no one came out, because everyone in the yard knew what kind of person Jia Zhang was. She often did bad things. As she got older, she became less and less respectful in doing things. She was simply an old rogue.

Jia Dongxu saw everything through the window. When he heard his old mother's crying, he began to curse He Yuzhu and his sister loudly and cheer for his old mother.

"You little bastards, you dare to bully my mom. I'll beat you two to death with one punch. You country bumpkins, you haven't even washed off the mud yet, but you come to the city to bully people."

He Yushui shook He Yuzhu's hand: "Brother, I'm scared, let's go."

He Yuzhu glanced at his frightened sister and decided not to get entangled with the old woman Jia Zhang: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you. No one dares to bully you when I am here."

Having said that, He Yuzhu took He Yushui to the backyard.

Jia Zhang paused as she slapped her thigh. Why didn't He Yuzhu play by the rules? Why didn't he get entangled with her?

Jia Dongxu was still cursing in the house. He had a lame leg and his life was not very good, so he needed to vent his anger about his unhappy life by cursing.

He Yuzhu walked into the backyard.

In the backyard, the deaf old lady was basking in the sun, and she also heard Jia Zhang's crying.

If it were someone else, the deaf old lady might have helped teach Jia Zhang a lesson, but forget it for these two country kids.

When they came, they didn't even bother to pay their respects to the most respected old lady in their courtyard first.

She glanced at the clothes on He Yuzhu and He Yushui, and a sneer escaped her toothless mouth.

"You are indeed a country bumpkin, you have never seen the world. You bought new clothes to show off right after you came to the city. If you keep spending like this, I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on for long and will have to go back to the village again!"

He Yuzhu knew that the deaf old lady was the worst person.

But at this moment, He Yuzhu was too lazy to pay attention to her.

There is still a long way to go, so let’s wait and see.

If things continue like this, you old woman will have a hard time!

Thinking of this, He Yuzhu gave him a vicious look.

Suddenly, the deaf old lady felt the blood in her heart tighten.

Could it be that he got angry just now and his heartache came back again?

……

back home.

He Yuzhu washed his hands and started cooking.

When cleaning the house before, He Yuzhu found that the house was not very dirty.

Not only that, the kitchen was fully equipped with pots, pans, and utensils, and they were all new. I guess Lou Zhenhua had someone replace them.

He Yuzhu decided to steam some buns first and then start cooking.

Chop the carrots, green peppers, and pork into shreds. Next, prepare the sauce. Heat the oil, add the shredded pork and vegetables, stir-fry evenly and pour a bowl of sauce. Finally, stir-fry over medium heat until the sauce is slightly reduced.

After waiting for a while, the steamed buns were ready.

He Yuzhu took out bowls and plates from the cupboard and brought the steamed buns and shredded pork with fish flavor to the table, then took out two pairs of chopsticks.

"Rainwater, come and eat."

A rich fragrance emanated from He Yuzhu's house and was blown by the wind to the entire courtyard.

The deaf old lady next door smelled the sweet and sour aroma first. She couldn't help swallowing her saliva. She looked at the steamed bun soaked in vegetable soup in the bowl and suddenly felt that it didn't smell good anymore.

"You're a country boy, but you know how to eat."

In the central courtyard, the Jia family also smelled the aroma of meat.

Jia Dongxu was chewing a steamed bun made of two-grain flour in his mouth, his face sticking out of the window, his nose twitching constantly. As he smelled the aroma, it seemed as if the bun in his mouth also tasted good.

"Mom, can we have some meat sometime?"

While Jia Dongxu was intoxicated by the aroma of the fish-flavored pork shreds, he asked Jia Zhangshi, as he had not eaten meat for a long time.

Jia Zhang did not answer Jia Dongxu, but instead kept cursing in the direction of He Yuzhu's house.

"You bastard finally caught some meat, but you're not going to let it go, are you? There's so much meat, can't you share some with my family?"

"Eat, eat, eat. Eat you two little brats to death, ugh!"

"You uneducated country bumpkins, you who dig for food in the dirt, why didn't you fall into the ditch and drown the two of you bastards, but come to our courtyard to eat meat instead?"

"Can you eat meat? Are you worthy? When will country people be able to eat city food?"

In the front yard, the third uncle's family couldn't eat the meat after smelling it.

"Old man, how about we cut some meat to eat?" The third aunt asked Yan Bugui tentatively.

Yan Bugui sucked the oil on his chopsticks and shook his head, saying, "No, no, no, we only have a bowl of rice and a jug of water, and we can't learn from others to be extravagant and dissolute."

After hearing this, Yan Bugui's children rolled their eyes in their hearts. What's the point of not learning to be extravagant and licentious from others? He was simply stingy and didn't want to buy meat!

……

At noon, the steel mill got off work and Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard before thanking Xiaoqi.

After entering the courtyard, she didn't rush back to the house, but hid under the corridor waiting for Xie Xiaoqi.

Soon, Xie Xiaoqi also came back, carrying three lunch boxes, and walked into the house happily humming a mysterious tune.

Qin Huairu saw it and hurriedly called out to Xie Xiaoqi: "Hey, Xie Xiaoqi, you've passed by!"

It was too late. Xie Xiaoqi had already entered the house. Qin Huairu did not stop and followed Xie Xiaoqi into the house.

In the room, Xie Xiaoqi had already put the lunch box on the table. When he saw Qin Huairu coming in, he quickly moved the lunch box to the side and lowered his body to protect the lunch box.

"Sister Qin, this time it's not your turn. It's really not your turn."

Hearing this, Qin Huairu retracted her outstretched hand.

Xie Xiaoqi added: "Qin Huairu, I found that I don't understand you. Since you married into this courtyard at the age of 18, I realized today that you are a person who needs others to move forward, not behind you."

Qin Huairu had a smile on her face but was wondering in her heart, who did Xie Xiaoqi learn to be so smart from today?

But she couldn't admit it.

"Why do I need people to face forward and not backward?"

Xie Xiaoqi said, "Teacher Ran Qiuye, please talk about this matter."

Qin Huairu felt relieved and sat down.

"I didn't say I wouldn't help you!"

Xie Xiaoqi was happy: "That's about right. We'll split the lunch box in half."

Qin Huairu refused to give in and forcibly held all the lunch boxes in her arms.

Xie Xiaoqi was anxious: "Then what should I eat?"

Qin Huairu took out a bottle of wine of unknown brand and a small bag of dried peanuts from behind her and said, "Just eat this!"

After saying that, Qin Huairu happily walked away with the lunch box.

Xie Xiaoqi sat at the table depressed and picked up a peanut to eat.

"What the hell is this!"

……

backyard.

He Yuzhu and his sister were eating, unaware that the aroma of their own meat had already aroused the appetite of the beasts in the courtyard.

He Yuzhu wiped the oil stains from the corners of He Yushui's mouth and continued chatting with his sister.

"Yushui, I'll get you enrolled in school in a while, and you can go to school now."

"Is school fun?"

He Yushui recalled how the older brothers and sisters who studied in the village went to school, and felt that going to school must not be very fun.

"It's fun. You can meet a lot of other kids. You can play with them and learn knowledge. You can go to a good school in the future."

"Does that teach slingshot?"

He Yushui had been coveting her brother's slingshot for a long time, but her brother never let her play with it.

He Yuzhu blocked He Yushui's mouth with a steamed bun.

"Be good, Rainwater. If you want to play with slingshots, wait until you are older. It is too dangerous to play with them now."

"okay!"

He Yushui lowered her head obediently and decided to listen to her brother.