Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

Sha Zhu returned home happily. He first walked to the door of his house, looked out, and after confirming that no one was around, he held the box given to him by the old lady tightly and tiptoed out the door. As soon as he walked out of the door, he ran into the third uncle. Sha Zhu politely greeted him, then quickly got on his bicycle and went straight to Wang Liqin's house.

As soon as I stepped into Wang Liqin's house, I saw Yu Shui and Xiao Hua playing together. Their chattering laughter filled the whole room.

When Yu Shui saw Sha Zhu walk into the door, she immediately flew into Sha Zhu's arms like a happy little bird.

Sha Zhu happily lifted Yu Shui up high, as if letting her feel the excitement and joy of riding a roller coaster. After some laughter and play, Sha Zhu gently put Yu Shui down, turned to Xiao Hua and said, "Sister, take Yu Shui out to play for a while, I want to talk to your sister alone." Xiao Hua nodded obediently, took Yu Shui's hand and went out.

"What's the matter? Why do you want to send Xiaohua away?" Xiaoqin asked curiously.

Sha Zhu carefully placed the box on the table and said in a low voice, "This contains all my wealth now. I can't let Xiaohua know about it, so I'll leave it with you for now. Oh, by the way, why doesn't Xiaohua go home to live?"

Xiaoqin smiled awkwardly and explained, "We just moved to a new place, and it's too lonely for just Yu Shui and I. It's a good idea for Xiaohua to come over and keep us company." After saying that, Xiaoqin glanced at Sha Zhu thoughtfully.

Sha Zhu seemed to smell something strange, but he didn't investigate further. He looked at Xiao Qin with a burning gaze, and suddenly a smile appeared on his lips: "Oh my, it feels like a long time since we last met. Why do I feel like you look a bit like a rich lady?"

Xiaoqin's heart tightened, and she replied calmly, "Really? Maybe it's because I haven't gone out much recently." Her voice trembled slightly, revealing a bit of guilt.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu simply opened his arms and shouted heartily: "Come here, come here, give me a hug!" Xiao Qin obediently sat on Sha Zhu's thighs, looking delicate and lovely.

Sha Zhu's hands began to become restless. He groped up and down and asked curiously, "Hey, this place seems to be a lot fuller! Could it be that eating fat has such a benefit?" Xiao Qin snuggled tightly in Sha Zhu's arms, trying to block the hot hand, but with little success.

"Can you please stop being like this? Every time you come here you only want to do this kind of thing." Xiaoqin said softly in an angry voice.

Sha Zhu didn't care, still moving his hands around, and asked: "What's the matter, do you have a strange man outside?" Wang Liqin hurriedly whispered: "Don't talk nonsense, I'm not that kind of person, I have already promised my life to you."

"In that case, then you should just please your husband and try to have children for our He family as soon as possible." Sha Zhu said with a sly smile.

"My sisters are still outside. They will be back soon. Next time, I'll let you hug me again." Xiaoqin whispered softly, as if she was coaxing a naughty child.

But Sha Zhu had no resistance to such words. He muttered, "Just let me hold you for a while..."

Wang Liqin smiled slightly, reached out her hand and gently stroked Shazhu's hair, then hugged He Yuzhu tightly in her arms like a baby.

The two were immersed in this brief warmth, but good times are always so short - after a while, the joyful shouts of their sisters were heard.

"Brother, come and see! I caught a very interesting bug with fur on its body!" Xiao Hua shouted excitedly, his face full of surprise; however, Yu Shui, who was following behind, seemed a little scared and did not dare to reach out and touch the bug.

Seeing the lively and lovely rain rushing towards this side, Xiaoqin hurriedly pushed hard and pushed Shazhu out of her arms.

I thought to myself: This clever little girl must be taught a lesson, and I can’t let her be so naughty!

But in fact, Sha Zhu was a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart. He walked forward quickly, first knocked the insect to the ground and stepped on it to death, then pulled Yu Shui's little hand to the basin and washed it carefully.

Not only that, Sha Zhu also patiently reminded Yu Shui again and again: "Remember, bugs can bite people, so don't catch them with your hands!" Yu Shui blinked her innocent big eyes and asked curiously: "But didn't my brother also catch bugs on my sister-in-law just now?"

Wang Liqin and Sha Zhu were so embarrassed that they wanted to find a hole to crawl into. At this moment, Yu Shui said, "Sister Xiaohua just said that when we grow up, everyone must learn to catch lice. Is that right, brother?" Wang Liqin and Sha Zhu glared at Wang Lihua fiercely, and their eyes seemed to be murderous.

"Don't blame me. I just took a peek. I didn't know she would ask so many questions!" Wang Lihua's voice became lower and lower, and she was obviously a little scared.

Sha Zhu turned around, looked at Xiao Qin and asked, "Do you want to handle it or should I?"

"You go first, the next scene may be a bit cruel." Xiaoqin replied.

Sha Zhu turned and left the yard, Wang Lihua's voice of begging for mercy echoing in his ears, and his mood instantly improved a lot. Back in the courtyard, Jia Zhang saw Sha Zhu and smiled with a guilty conscience. Sha Zhu also responded with a meaningful smile and greeted several aunts in the yard. Seeing that no one was in the house, he went straight to the old lady's room.

When the deaf old lady saw Sha Zhu coming in, she hurriedly said, "Zhu Zi, take your wife home quickly and teach her how to cook!"

"What happened, grandma?" Sha Zhu asked in confusion.

Xiao Ran anxiously dragged Sha Zhu out of the room quickly, and the two walked silently on the way back. Xiao Ran lowered his voice to tell Sha Zhu what happened: "Everything was going well, but something went wrong when we were cooking at noon. I forgot to add water to the pot for the first time, causing the bottom of the pot to burn." Sha Zhu asked nervously: "What happened later?"

"After the pot broke, I couldn't cook at home, so I had to take the ingredients to the old lady's house to borrow the kitchen to cook. I thought everything would be fine, but I mistakenly put the dough starter into the porridge instead of sugar, and the whole pot of porridge became inedible." Sha Zhu sighed and suggested: "Then change other food!"

"I did nothing wrong when I fried a plate of shredded potatoes, except that I put a little too much salt. But the old lady looked around for water as soon as she took a bite. But I didn't know that there was a strong liquor there at the time - a 60-degree liquor. As a result, the old lady tilted her head back and took a big gulp!" Xiao Ran suddenly fell silent when he said this.

Sha Zhu asked helplessly: "What else happened?"

I thought to myself that there must be something wrong with what she had just drunk. Suddenly, the method of inducing vomiting that my mother had taught me came to my mind. So, without hesitation, I reached out and dug into the old lady's throat. Sure enough, the wine was successfully vomited out, but... I'm afraid her stomach is empty now!

"Brother Zhuzi, I really didn't mean it!" Zhang Ran's tears welled up in his eyes, almost bursting out.

After a moment of silence, Sha Zhu calculated with his fingers: "The old lady should be able to live another ten years."

"What's the matter, Brother Zhuzi, do you think the old lady is in good health?" Zhang Ran asked expectantly.

However, Sha Zhu shook his head and said, "That's not the case. She could have lived another twenty years, but after what you did, her life span has been halved." Hearing this, Zhang Ran's tears instantly fell, "Brother Zhu, I really didn't mean it..."

It was pointless to say more. Sha Zhu patted Zhang Ran on the shoulder and consoled him: "Okay, let's go buy a new pot." After that, Zhang Ran followed Sha Zhu out the door like a little tail that had been wronged.

When they reached the gate of the yard, they saw Yan Fugui fiddling with his beloved flowers and plants. Seeing Sha Zhu and Zhang Ran preparing to go out, Yan Fugui asked curiously, "Zhu Zi, where are you going?"

"Oh, let's go out and buy a pot. The one at home is broken." Sha Zhu replied casually.

Yan Fugui quickly reached out and grabbed Sha Zhu, saying, "Don't worry, just leave the errands to Jie Cheng and Jie Fang. I have something serious to discuss with you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to Jie Cheng and Jiefang and ordered, "You two, hurry up and buy a pot for Zhuzi!" After making the arrangements, Yan Fugui grabbed Sha Zhu's arm tightly and walked into the house.

"Shazhu's wife, please go inside and rest first. Shazhu and I have something to discuss!"

The two men walked into the room, and Yan Fugui took out the form he had made earlier. There were two whole sheets of paper, both sides of which were densely covered with words.

Sha Zhu looked carefully and found that the name of the school was on the title. He knew the purpose of Yan Fugui's action, but he still asked, "Uncle San, what are you doing?"

"Zhu Zi, aren't you planning to buy some food? I have specially listed all the things that can be bought in the market, and even marked the prices."

"Well, I know this, Uncle Third, what I actually want to ask is, what exactly do you want to achieve by doing this?"

"Zhu Zi, I, your uncle, just want to save more money. After all, your brother Jiefang is not young anymore, and I, your uncle, have been thinking about doing more work so that I can find him a wife and start a family!"

Yan Fugui scratched his head, a hint of shyness on his face. He knew very well that he was embarrassed to ask for help from the younger generation for his son's marriage.

Sha Zhu looked at Yan Fugui helplessly and sighed, "Uncle, you are asking for too much! I'm giving you all the fish for the month, which is about ten yuan, which is really a lot of money. Think about it, even if you go out to work odd jobs or find some work on the street, I'm afraid you won't get such a high reward, right? How should I treat you, Uncle?"

"Yes, Zhuzi, I have always remembered how good you have been to the Third Uncle over the years. Alas, it was indeed my fault this time, Third Uncle. I apologize to you. Just pretend that I didn't mention anything just now." Yan Fugui said with a look of regret.

"Come on, Third Uncle, now that we've talked about it, I can't just watch you suffer. Let me give you a tip. Maybe you can earn some extra income every month, but I can't guarantee how much." Sha Zhu patted Yan Fugui's shoulder and comforted him.

"Hey! Zhuzi, tell me quickly, even if you can only earn a little bit, it's good. After all, a little bit adds up to a lot!" Yan Fugui stared at the other party with expectation and asked anxiously.

As he spoke, he pointed to the carefully cared-for flowers and plants and continued, "Look at these things. What would happen if we replaced them with various vegetables? Also, our yard is so spacious, we can definitely make a few gutters or trenches. Think about it carefully..."

Yan Fugui became more and more excited as he spoke: "Oh my god, why didn't I think of this idea before! Zhuzi, this is really a great idea! In this way, we can save money on buying vegetables this year, and it will definitely save a lot!"

"That's settled then, Uncle Third. I'll take this piece of paper first. Next, you have to think carefully about what vegetables you want to grow. If you grow more, you can not only sell the excess to earn some pocket money, but even if you don't sell it, it's also a good idea to keep it in your own yard and exchange it with others!" Zhuzi suggested with a smile.

"Okay, Zhuzi, if you have any good ideas in the future, remember to help the third uncle more." Yan Fugui nodded with satisfaction to express his gratitude.

"Don't worry, it's easy to talk about!" Zhuzi responded readily.