Siheyuan: The opening earthquake of stealing and replacing pillars

He Yuzhu took the broken wood and looked at it for a while. Apart from a faint fragrance, it felt similar to jujube wood. Just as he was about to throw it away, he suddenly found a layer of black paint on the surface. He scratched the paint twice with his little fingernail and it fell off, revealing the true appearance inside!

The dark brown wood grain is very clear. Although it is very old, the gloss is still there. It is either huanghuali or sandalwood. He is not sure what it is yet. He will have to let Mr. Luo see it to know.

Huanghuali is indeed precious, but it is really nothing special in that era. A lot of it was burned at that time, so it is no wonder that it was painted with a layer of black paint. I guess they were afraid that others would see it! I just don’t know if it was done by the old lady. If it was her, wow, the craftsmanship is beyond doubt, she is an expert!

He Yuzhu said calmly: "Let's move it to the cellar first!"

"it is good!"

MCA rolled up its sleeves and got to work.

When the two men were about to carry away the incense table, He Yuzhu suddenly felt someone was staring at him. Turning back, he found a repairman turning around with a panicked look on his face. In an instant, he understood something.

It seems that they have discovered the secret of the incense table a long time ago, but just didn't point it out. Could it be that they were hoping to take advantage of the situation?

Hehe, luckily I didn’t throw it away, you would be disappointed!

After they left, the two repairmen rushed out of the house. The older one had a gloomy face. Although it was impossible to tell what his expression was, his eyes showed that he was extremely unwilling.

"Master, he has also noticed it, what should we do?"

The young man is an apprentice, and unlike his master he is not as calm and composed. He can’t wait to catch up and rob.

"What's the hurry?" The master gently scolded, and then asked: "You said they carried it to the cellar?"

The master is old and can’t hear clearly!

The young disciple nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, it should be next to that door. I saw it before I came here!"

The master remained silent after hearing this. He thought for a long time before saying, "Work first, and we'll talk after you're done!"

The young apprentice's eyes lit up, he knew that the master was going to 'check out the place', this was a code word, others could not hear it, only the master and the apprentice knew it, he immediately became proud again.

"Hey, okay~"

……

When He Daqing was here, he had always used the He family's cellar, but after he eloped with Widow Bai, Qin Huairu also joined in, so the door was usually not locked. There was no light in the cellar, so Ma Hua found a stick to hold the door, and while there was light, the two of them lifted the incense table downstairs.

It was the first time for He Yuzhu to come in. He burst into laughter after a quick glance. This was not a cellar at all, it was clearly a basement. Although it was not big, it would be worth one or two million in the future.

There were two shelves in the cellar, with a few cabbage leaves still on them. Qin Huairu must have left them untouched after using them. In addition, there were some broken jars piled on the ground. He Yuzhu cleared a space with his feet and put down the incense table.

"Okay, go ahead and do your work. I'll clean up in here!" He Yuzhu wanted to put the incense table into the space, but of course he couldn't let Ma Hua see it.

"Master, let me do it!"

"No need, you should go back and keep an eye on it, don't let them cut corners!"

Ma Hua was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "That's impossible. They are well-known for being honest in our South City. They will definitely not do that!"

You know nothing, haven't you heard that you can know a person's face but not his heart? He Yuzhu believed in his feelings, so there must be something wrong between the master and the apprentice.

"It never hurts to be careful, let's go!"

"All right!"

After Ma Hua left, He Yuzhu put the incense table into the space. Then he looked at the bottles and jars on the ground, and his heart suddenly warmed up. He thought, if he could find one or two more antiques, he would be rich.

But after digging around for a while, I found that they were all modern handicrafts. Not to mention antiques, they were not even from the Republic of China period.

"Grandma's!"

He Yuzhu laughed and cursed and went home.

After a simple meal, He Yuzhu began to tidy up the bookshelf. As soon as he put the books on the shelf, Yi Zhonghai came.

"What's wrong, uncle?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at the decoration of the house and felt warm in his heart. He thought that when he was old and could not walk anymore, it would be nice to be able to live in this house in his old age!

"Can't you come over if nothing's wrong?" Yi Zhonghai said unhappily.

He Yuzhu smiled, dropped the work in his hands, walked to the bench and sat down, and put his legs on the teacup, acting like a complete "second-generation rich man". There's nothing he can do about it, as a second-generation rich man, he still has to look classy!

Yi Zhonghai was somewhat dissatisfied. He frowned and said, "Zhu Zi, can't you be serious? Put your legs down!"

"I'm not being frivolous!" He Yuzhu pouted and said, "Uncle, this is my home, okay? Why do you want to restrict my freedom?"

"You~"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he was speechless. He really couldn't understand why He Yuzhu became like this. It was as if he had become a different person since the earthquake. It was okay that he was cold to Qin Huairu, but he also ignored him. What did I do to provoke you!

After a long silence, Yi Zhonghai said again: "Zhu Zi, I know you don't want Bang Geng to follow Xu Damao. Qin Huairu doesn't want to either, but she has her own difficulties. You said Bang Geng has been unemployed at home for such a long time since he came back from the production team. Now he has finally found a job. It's not appropriate for you to ask him to quit!"

"Whether it's suitable or not has nothing to do with me anymore, uncle. If you want to talk about this, let's stop talking about it! It's boring~" He Yuzhu said impatiently.

Yi Zhonghai glared at him, then looked at the decoration of the house. He immediately understood where He Yuzhu's confidence came from. It was obvious that he wanted to replace someone. Had all these years of hard work been in vain?

"We all live in the same courtyard, there's nothing we can't talk about. Zhuzi, listen to my advice, don't get angry with Qin Huairu, it's not easy for her, raising three children alone. You're a man, be magnanimous, admit your mistake to her, and that's it. Just live your life as usual in the future. When Banggeng becomes successful, will he forget you?"

It's easy to say, if you are willing to take it to your home!

He Yuzhu stretched his legs. Yi Zhonghai thought he had listened to him, but he changed his posture again. This made Yi Zhonghai very angry!

"That's hard to say. Didn't you see that Banggeng is ignoring me now? Well, you want me to stick to someone's cold butt, am I a bastard?" He Yuzhu said jokingly.

This doesn't seem to be right. Am I not the one who is standing on the pillar and getting cold feet? It seems that he is scolding me in a roundabout way!

Yi Zhonghai, who understood what was happening, almost vomited blood in anger!

"We are all neighbors. Do you really plan to never talk to Qin Huairu for the rest of your life? You plan to stop associating with the Jia family? Putting aside the joke, you have to greet Qin Huairu. You won't forget how good she has been to you, right? Zhuzi, I don't ask you to do anything else now. Just talk to Qin Huairu in the future. This way, both families will save face. What do you think?"

He Yuzhu looked at Yi Zhonghai and said speechlessly, "What are you talking about, you old man? You're trying to persuade me. I've thought it through very clearly. Qin Huairu and I are just not meant to be together. She'll go her own way and I'll go mine. Isn't she looking forward to my marriage? I'll get married right away to show her!"

"What Yin-Yang Dao, what single-plank bridge, I think you are just talking nonsense!"

Yi Zhonghai finally realized that He Yuzhu was just taking advantage of the situation. How had Qin Huairu done anything wrong to you that you could just say you didn't want her?

You are all about to get the marriage certificate, why bother with such a trivial matter?

"I'm not talking nonsense. Why should I, a young man, marry a widow? There are so many young ladies. I'm spoiled for choice!"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he laughed. What a young man, he really knows how to flatter himself. What about the incident with Lou Xiaoe?

Don’t you look at your age? You are already forty. Apart from the widow, which other girl would like you?

He Yuzhu saw Yi Zhonghai wanted to reply, and immediately said: "Qin Huairu is a widow, but she has to flirt with a young man like me. How can this be so shameful? You know her reputation. If my future wife knew about this, where would I put my face? Isn't it embarrassing?"

This made some sense, and Yi Zhonghai was speechless. Thinking back to the beginning, he had to do it secretly when he wanted to help Qin Huairu, not to mention that He Yuzhu was a bachelor.

Yi Zhonghai thought about it and decided to use the stick as the starting point.

"Then let's not talk about Qin Huairu. Banggeng is a good kid. Since you don't agree with him working with Xu Damao, why don't you find him a job? That way all the problems will be solved. You are the canteen director now, so it shouldn't be difficult for you to get a quota!"

He Yuzhu stood up immediately after hearing this. He said angrily, "Why? I'm not his father! You really think highly of me by asking me to find a job for Banggeng. I didn't open the steel mill, so I can let anyone in if I want! Uncle, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you've already retired, don't you? Stop worrying about this and that all day long. Times have changed, you'd better be quiet!"

“No matter how times change, we can never be separated from the masses!”