Siheyuan: I can always stay out of it

There was actually nothing much to talk about between the deaf old lady and He Daqing, and their relationship was not much better than that between He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai. After all, the deaf old lady was also involved in driving He Daqing away.

Although so many years have passed, He Daqing still has a knot in his heart. Even though he can't figure out why the old woman is so nice to Sha Zhu, he doesn't think that the old woman is sincere. There must be something he didn't expect.

The two sat in front of the house in silence for a while, and the deaf old lady was speechless.

As for what Shazhu wanted from him, she didn't know. Apart from occasionally cooking her a delicious meal and making her happy, it seemed that there was nothing to gain from it.

"Think whatever you want. I just want to have a grandson. If you want to know what I want, you can think about it yourself. I can't think of it..."

The deaf old lady spoke very tactfully. The general meaning was that Shazhu is in this state now, and I asked him what he wanted to achieve. Do you believe me?

He Daqing was speechless. What the deaf old lady said was indeed correct.

But he just couldn't understand why the deaf old lady looked at Sha Zhu differently. This old deaf man was not a good person. He was like an aunt who had taken care of her for so many years. In her eyes, he was probably just a servant.

What are the advantages of being a fool?

He Daqing himself couldn't explain it.

Apart from his mediocre cooking skills, he has no advantages in other aspects.

He Daqing sometimes doubted whether this boy was his own son. After all, he was a smart man, so how could he have such a stupid son?

For example, Yu Shui is not very smart, maybe because he was still young when he left. What about Sha Zhu?

You have to know that the nickname Sha Zhu was said by He Daqing himself, which was enough to prove that Sha Zhu was not very smart since he was a child. This really puzzled He Daqing, and he felt like a tiger father and a dog son.

If Chen Xu knew what He Daqing was thinking, he would probably agree with this point of view.

After all, He Daqing was able to deal with Lou Xiao'e's mother in the later period, which can be considered as capable.

Look at Sha Zhu again, he has been a blood bag all his life. If the deaf old lady had given him a push, and with the naive and silly Lou Xiao'e around, Sha Zhu would have been almost doomed to be extinct.

If you say that Shazhu never realized the fact that he was a blood bag in his entire life, it is probably not possible for Chen Xu either. After all, this guy is a little clever. But he has really been a blood bag all his life. What a fool.

Is Widow Qin so attractive? She would rather die than help raise the child?

Normal people can't do this, right? And really, I don't know the nature of a ungrateful person? This is almost impossible. After decades of getting along, even a fool can find clues from his daily words and deeds.

I don't know whether he overestimated human nature or was willing to do it, but he deserved it to end up freezing to death in the bridge hole.

If you don't care yourself, how can you expect others to care?

It’s the same old saying, if even Dorgon can’t handle it, how can you, Shazhu, be capable of doing it!

Chen Xu had never thought of Qin Huairu from the beginning. Firstly, Qin Huairu was not pretty in his eyes, secondly, her age was not suitable, and thirdly, he had no intention of raising a child for others.

Don't say that you, Qin Huairu, can only get an eight in his eyes. Even if you can get a ten, it is impossible to ask him to help raise other people's children.

Can’t have children or something?

Even if he chose Princess Taiping, Yu Shui, he would never choose the widow Qin Huairu.

Not only him, no normal man would choose Qin Huairu, right?

How many men are willing to help others raise children? I wouldn’t say there are no such men, but they are definitely rare.

Chen Xu didn't stay in his hometown for long this time. The next day, he walked around the village, bought some mountain products, and left.

He wanted to stay in his hometown for a while longer, but when he thought it was not the time to relax, he took the initiative to leave.

In addition to Linjia Village, he has occasionally visited the surrounding villages in the past six months. If he is lucky, he can bring back some things. It’s just a matter of walking a little more.

Qinjia Village.

This is Qin Huairu's village, but she seldom comes back in recent years. According to a little girl, Qin Huairu has not been back for three or four years. Chen Xu nodded slightly. After the people in Zicheng Village knew that he and Qin Huairu lived in the same courtyard, some people occasionally asked about Qin Huairu's recent situation.

Chen Xu didn't say much, just said it was okay, and brushed off the rest with the word "unfamiliar".

The little girl's name is Qin Jingru. She is now in her 61st year. She is only fourteen or fifteen years old. Her facial features are standard. She is just a little malnourished, and her face looks a little sallow. But this is normal. People in the countryside are basically like this in recent years.

Chen Xu has come here several times in the past six months. Occasionally, he can buy one or two old hens or eggs that don't lay eggs here, which is considered a good harvest.

By turning a corner from Qinjia Village and passing Zhoujia Village, you can return to the main road. It is about ten miles longer than riding directly back to Sijiucheng, but it is not far.

Chen Xu now habitually visits nearby villages. After going there so many times, he has at least become familiar with the villagers around him.

Even so, Chen Xu remained vigilant.

Because a few months ago, a purchasing agent disappeared with his car, and no one knew whether he was dead or alive. There was almost no possibility of his escape, after all, his family was in Beijing.

Now, if you rob a purchasing agent, you can at least get a bicycle and some money. If you are lucky, you can also get the purchased materials. Moreover, there is usually only one purchasing agent, and even if he has a gun, he cannot withstand others' dirty tricks.

He is considered a soft persimmon that is easy to bully, so it is normal for him to be targeted.

The reason why Chen Xu had never encountered such things was because he did not look like a purchasing agent. After all, there was no symbol of a purchasing agent's identity in his car, such as the pair of large baskets hanging on the back seat.

But even so, Chen Xu did not dare to take it lightly. After all, many people knew that he was now a purchasing agent, and it was inevitable that someone would target him.

Such as now.

Looking at the people walking towards him with smiles on their faces, Chen Xu stopped the car and took out his gun in one go.

Facing the black muzzle of the gun, several people stopped, but the leader still had a smile on his face.

"Comrade, there's no need to be so nervous, right? We just need to ask a few questions."

Chen Xu had a blank expression on his face, but he sneered in his heart. "Ask something?"

It was not the first time he had encountered refugees from Sijiu City who asked him about things in Sijiu City, but they all knew the rules and kept a distance from him. It was obvious that there was something wrong with these people.

Regardless of whether they were really asking questions or not, the fact that these people were able to remain calm when facing gunpoint shows that they are definitely not ordinary people.

"Now move away slowly and keep your hands where I can see them."

Since Chen Xu had discovered the suspicious points, there was naturally no reason for him to continue the conversation. He now looked tense and would shoot if there was any sign of trouble.

If the area wasn't very empty and the farthest place where people could hide was several hundred meters away, he would probably have opened fire.