Siheyuan, my new life

Yi Zhonghai walked out of the deaf old lady's house, exchanged a few words with the neighbors he met, and walked back to the central courtyard, where he happened to see He Daqing walking into the yard.

Yi Zhonghai asked knowingly and smiled: "Daqing, why did you come back so late today?"

He Daqing's face showed a little tiredness. He smiled and said, "The factory didn't have any treats today, so I cooked a few dishes for my friends. I just came back after finishing the work. Okay, we won't talk anymore. I have to go home to make dinner for Zhuzi and Yushui." After that, he hurried into the house.

Yi Zhonghai looked at He Daqing's back and sneered in his heart, "You are still trying to fool me? You, He Daqing, will have a hard time in the future."

Yi Zhonghai returned home and sat at the eight-immortal table. Seeing Aunt Xiuqin's concerned look, he smiled and said, "The old lady came to me just to ask about what happened in the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill today. There's nothing else. Don't worry about it. Go take a shower and go to bed early. I'll smoke a cigarette before going to bed."

After his wife washed up and returned to the bedroom, Yi Zhonghai got up, closed the door, and turned off the lights in the main room.

Looking back through the glass on the door, I could see a figure standing at the door of Jia's house opposite, looking here.

A sinister smile appeared on Yi Zhonghai's face. Just now, when he was talking with He Daqing in the middle courtyard, he noticed that the traitor Jia Dongxu was observing him curiously.

If the lights had not been turned off, Yi Zhonghai believed that the traitor would most likely come over and pretend to be nice to him. Now he was getting more and more annoyed with this traitor. In the past, in order to get Jia Dongxu to raise a child for him, he was indeed quite partial to the Jia family in the courtyard. This also made Jia Zhangshi even more unscrupulous. She threw tantrums, stole things, and acted like she was the boss of the world, the second of the earth, and she was the third. She was simply a cancer in the courtyard No. 95.

Jia Dongxu prided himself on being smart, but he did not expect that the reason why Yi Zhonghai deliberately indulged Jia Zhang was actually to let Jia Zhang offend everyone in Courtyard No. 95 and make the Jia family the lone wolf in the courtyard.

If the Jia family lost Yi Zhonghai's support, they would definitely be retaliated by those families who were bullied by Jia Zhang in the past.

In Yi Zhonghai's heart, he would not trust anyone except his wife Xiuqin. He and his wife had gone through life and death and had come to where they are today after many hardships. He believed that as long as he did not do anything that would anger the heavens and the people, Xiuqin would definitely stay by his side, so he gave most of the family's money to Xiuqin for safekeeping.

Over the years, Xiuqin has lived up to his trust. Not only has she managed her own household in an orderly manner and has almost had everything provided for her, but Xiuqin has also taken good care of the deaf old lady's daily life, which has greatly boosted her reputation.

As for that woman Qin Huairu, Yi Zhonghai had never truly believed in her. How could a woman who could collude with her family to plot against him possibly gain his trust?

Yi Zhonghai groped his way back to the eight-immortals table with the help of the little light from the cigarette butt, leaned back in his chair and began to think carefully.

In the backyard of the No. 95 courtyard, the Xu family's house was blocked by the family members of the arrested people in the yard. More than 20 people were crowded there, talking in a mess.

Xu Fugui did not go out to watch the excitement, and even closed the door. He sat at the eight-immortal table, drinking tea and listening to the noise outside.

The eldest son Xu Damao, who is already fifteen years old this year, was lying on the glass door, looking eagerly at the noisy crowd outside, looking eager to try.

Xu Fugui looked at his son with some pain in his teeth. This kid had been very naughty since he was young. He would either climb trees to get bird eggs or go to the river to catch fish and shrimps all day long. He also liked to tease the children of the same age in the yard. He couldn't remember how many times he had beaten him, but he never changed.

If I hadn't stopped him last night, this kid would have definitely followed Liu Haizhong to join in the fun. Xu Fugui had worked as a driver for the famous Lou Bancheng for several years, and was considered one of Lou Bancheng's close confidants. Lou Bancheng's third concubine, Lou Tan, even married her personal maid Lanxiang to Xu Fugui. Later, due to the turbulent times, the housekeeper Lou Cheng selected a confidant who was excellent in marksmanship and kung fu from his own men to serve as Lou Bancheng's driver and bodyguard.

The quick-witted Xu Fugui first went to Lou's Cinema to learn projection technology, and later entered Lou's Steel Rolling Mill as a projectionist, while his wife Lanxiang continued to stay in the Lou family as a servant.

As the first and second wives of the Lou family left one after another, the third concubine Lou Tan became the mistress of the Lou family in Beijing. Since Lou Tan and Lanxiang could be regarded as playmates who grew up together, Lanxiang's salary in the Lou family was much higher than Xu Fugui's, and Lou Tan would give her a lot of rewards during festivals.

Even after the peaceful liberation of the city of 1949, the Lou family responded to the call and dismissed all the servants, but Lanxiang continued to work for the Lou family in the name of helping out a relative.

Ever since the dispute with Liu Haizhong over the stewardship, although the two families are backyard neighbors, they have become incompatible with each other.

It’s not that Xu Fugui can’t see things clearly. He has been hanging out with Lou Bancheng for several years. Whether in terms of vision or how he deals with people, he cannot be compared to Liu Haizhong, a fool.

Although Xu Fugui was a little unhappy about not being able to become the steward, he didn't care too much. But since Liu Haizhong became the steward, he would deliberately show off in front of Xu Fugui almost every day, calling him the second uncle. After doing this several times, Xu Fugui was completely irritated. The two had a big fight, and in the end, it was the first uncle Yi Zhonghai who came out to mediate and ended the quarrel. However, since then, the two families have been completely at odds with each other. Although they are neighbors, they don't even say hello to each other when they meet.

After hearing Liu Haizhong talking nonsense in the yard last night, Xu Damao wanted to go out to see what was going on, but his father Xu Fugui slapped him in the face and made him stay home and do his homework.

Xu Fugui didn't let his son go out to watch the fun. First, ever since the two families had a big quarrel and completely fell out, Xu Fugui would instigate people to oppose anything that Liu Haizhong supported, and almost every time he made Liu Haizhong lose face. After a few times, Liu Haizhong, the second uncle in charge, was almost a decoration. Only he pretended to be something with a big belly every day, and no neighbors in the courtyard took him seriously.

In addition, Xu Fugui's vision far exceeds that of workshop workers such as Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong. Based on his own experience, he determined that the identity of the residents of the west wing was not simple, and believed that Liu Haizhong would run into a big snag again this time.

The result was far beyond Xu Fugui's expectations. Liu Haizhong kicked down the gate of the west wing under the influence of alcohol and smashed the jeep. In the end, not only Liu Haizhong was arrested by the police station, but also the neighbors who followed him to extort money were taken to the police station one by one, and finally Director Tang of the Street Office was also taken away.

Xu Fugui took the opportunity to scold his son while sighing. If he hadn't stopped him, the boy would have been in jail. It was a pity that his son only remembered to eat but not to be beaten. He had just scolded him last night, and tonight he heard the noise outside and wanted to go out to watch the fun.

In fact, when the family members were making a big fuss at the door of Liu Haizhong's house last night, Xu Fugui was watching happily with his wife and children. He was of course happy that Liu Haizhong made a fool of himself, and Xu Fugui almost watched the monkey show with tea and a handful of melon seeds. It was because he was worried that this matter involved residents of more than a dozen courtyards, otherwise Xu Fugui would have to show a movie in the yard to celebrate.