Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

"Okay, stop being so weird. It's not your money anyway. You've been living a carefree life for half a year and earned enough to buy a house. That's enough."

"That's what I said, but when I think about losing so much money, I feel painful..."

Xu Damao was still a little depressed. At this moment, he understood Yi Zhonghai's mood.

The days when the two of them often went out to eat are probably gone forever. Xu Damao is now extremely poor, and his position as the richest man in the courtyard has only lasted for half a year.

"By the way, do you plan to spend the New Year in Siheyuan or go back to your hometown?"

Xu Damao thought of Chen Xu alone and considered whether he should call his good brothers to go back to his parents' house to celebrate the New Year.

"Let's go back to my hometown. After all, my parents are buried there."

Chen Xu said with a calm expression.

He was thinking about inviting Lin Chan and his mother-in-law to come to his hometown to celebrate the New Year.

"That's fine. I was planning to take you to my parents' house for the New Year."

In fact, Xu Damao brought Chen Xu along because he felt guilty. Now his father thinks he is not an eye, and his nose is not a nose. He always wants to slap him, which makes Xu Damao afraid to go back for a while. If Chen Xu was there, his father would at least be more restrained.

"Forget it. You're not in bad shape now. You might as well think about finding a wife. You're not a child anymore."

Xu Damao was born in 1937, and it is now 1960, which means he is 23 years old. He has already reached the age where he needs to find a wife. If his illness had not been exposed at the beginning, he would probably be together with Lou Xiao'e now.

"Chen Xu, can I call you brother? I feel like you are just like my mother..."

Chen Xu was silent. Although Xu Damao's words were just a few casual complaints, he also discovered some of his own inadequacies in his heart.

Indeed, according to this body, he is only eighteen years old, but if based on his previous life, he is a few years older than Xu Damao, and he does not look like an eighteen-year-old.

Today is Sunday, and Chen Xu doesn't know where to go after staying at Xu Damao's place.

In about half a year, the space has grown from the size of a small room to the current one acre of land.

In addition to the pond that has always existed, he expanded it to the size of three acres. Two acres were used as his living area and warehouse, and the rest of the area was covered with corn, potatoes and some vegetables.

There are not many lotus flowers in the pond, but they have grown.

Looking at his own space, Chen Xu inexplicably felt a sense of accomplishment. This was the child he had raised with all his heart and soul...

The fish fry in the pond have grown a lot, but it still looks crowded. Chen Xu is now expanding the pond every day. He feels that the three-acre pond is still too small. If the fish reproduce, it will be even more terrible.

Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. As long as there is enough food for the time being, the number of fish is obviously more important than anything else.

Chen Xu still had an idea of ​​the urgency of the matter.

Once the space expands, are you still worried that there won’t be place to grow things?

Moreover, if a large amount of grain is taken out now, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will discover the clues. Out of caution, Chen Xu would not choose to grow a large amount of grain at this time.

As for animal husbandry, it is now completely out of the question.

To put it bluntly, there is not enough space. If the place was big enough, he could even raise a tiger.

If he didn't want to always buy bran on the black market, he would be too lazy to grow crops now. He could directly use the extra food to raise fish in the future. At least he wanted to achieve self-sufficiency in space, which was a virtuous cycle.

The two of them squatted at the door, looking at Sha Zhu who came in from outside.

It only took five months for the child to go from being a big guy to being as thin as a stick.

Apparently, Laogai is a good place to lose weight.

Five months of labor reform have changed Sha Zhu a lot. He is now taciturn and ignores Chen Xu and Xu Damao, which makes Chen Xu frown.

There is a saying that a dog that bites doesn't bark.

Chen Xu didn't believe that Sha Zhu had no resentment towards the two of them. If he were in their place, he would definitely not be able to swallow this humiliation. Therefore, Chen Xu always remained vigilant against Sha Zhu, while Xu Damao didn't pay that much attention at all.

He now has a completely condescending attitude towards Sha Zhu. After all, compared to Sha Zhu who has nothing now, he is still a winner in life even if he loses money.

After Sha Zhu returned to the backyard, Chen Xu gave him instructions.

"Da Mao, you should be more careful in your daily life and don't let others trick you."

"You mean the silly pillar?"

Xu Damao looked at Chen Xu, somewhat unable to believe that Sha Zhu had the guts to provoke them.

"If you were sent to a labor camp for five months, would you want to take revenge?"

"Of course, as long as we find the opportunity..."

Xu Damao fell silent as he spoke. If he were in Sha Zhu's position, he would take revenge, so why wouldn't Sha Zhu do the same? How could Xu Damao not know how much of a grudge Sha Zhu holds against this guy whom he had fought with since childhood?

"Okay, I see."

This is also the reason why Xu Damao is particularly grateful to Chen Xu.

If Chen Xu had not stopped him from causing several deaths, it would be strange if those people in the Siheyuan didn't kill him if they knew about it.

Especially Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu, Xu Damao was sure that if they got such a good opportunity, they would definitely kill him.

"Okay, just pay attention. I'll go back first."

Chen Xu did not stay with Xu Damao for long.

backyard.

Looking at Sha Zhu who was accompanying the deaf old lady, Chen Xu ignored him and went straight back home.

Sha Zhu is now very grateful to the deaf old lady. When he came back, he was planning to rent a house outside, but the deaf old lady actually prepared a house for him.

Although this room used to belong to Chen Xu, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, it was good enough for him to have a place to live in given his current conditions. What's more, the deaf old lady also gave her room closer to Chen Xu to Sha Zhu.

With the five hundred yuan that Yu Shui gave him, Sha Zhu finally stood firm on his feet again.

Knowing that it was the money left by He Daqing, Sha Zhu felt very complicated. In fact, when he knew that He Daqing had sent money back, his resentment towards He Daqing was not so great. What's more, he came back specially to deal with his affairs and finally left him 500 yuan.

Sha Zhu was grateful to the deaf old lady and He Daqing.

But he was not in a good mood towards Yi Zhonghai.

Obviously, because no one guided Sha Zhu in the matter of embezzling living expenses, coupled with the resentment from five months of forced labor, Sha Zhu now does not hate Yi Zhonghai, but he is not as close to him as before.

The deaf old lady saw it but didn't say anything. Anyway, she achieved her goal.

With Sha Zhu around, her last days should be much easier.

Unfortunately, the old lady didn't expect that the good days would only last for a while...

When she saw Chen Xu, the deaf old lady smiled. There was no conflict between her and Chen Xu, so why should she make their relationship awkward?

Sha Zhu just took a look and ignored him. In Sha Zhu's mind, Chen Xu was just a troublemaker. It was indeed he who was looking for trouble at the beginning, but Sha Zhu was obviously not the kind of person who would put the blame on himself.

Therefore, the better Chen Xu's life is now, the more unhappy he feels.

The same is true for Xu Damao.

But he felt a little happy in his heart. After all, Xu Damao was crippled by him. Sha Zhu, who didn't know that Xu Damao had recovered now, felt like he had achieved revenge.

Five months would mean Xu Damao would be extinct for the rest of his life. Thinking of this, Sha Zhu felt a lot better.

It’s just that this guy Chen Xu made him a little unhappy, but he couldn’t do anything about Chen Xu for the time being.