Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

It was already March, but the fifteenth day of the first lunar month had not yet arrived. The Spring Festival in 85 was the latest one.

The children are all going back to school today. When the children go to school, Qin Jingru will also go to work. She goes to work just to kill time.

Aunt Guo has an even easier job because no one comes back for lunch, so she only has to cook breakfast and dinner. She spends the time in between cleaning, so she has more free time.

Zhao Shanhe is going back to China Europe International Business University, and his teaching career is about to begin a new semester.

Zhao Shanhe no longer has the passion he had when he first arrived in the semester. He feels that guiding students is even more difficult than doing scientific research himself.

In mid-March, it was determined that scientific research and technology should be oriented towards economic development, and the importance of scientific researchers is self-evident.

Back to the old courtyard, an uninvited guest came to the old courtyard today.

An old lady was wandering around the gate of the courtyard. Her clothes were ragged and her face looked not very good.

The third uncle saw the old lady hanging around the door and thought she was a beggar.

The third uncle went out and said, "Go, go, go beg somewhere else, we are not rich either."

The third uncle knows that if you give a beggar food once, she will come every day, wait at the door at mealtime, and pester you all day long.

The third uncle doesn't want to get into such trouble.

Who knew the old lady would say, "I'm not begging, may I ask if He Daqing still lives here?"

"Who are you? What do you want from He Daqing? Who are you to him?"

"You are Teacher Yan, right? You really don't remember me? My last name is Bai."

The third uncle thought to himself, I know someone named Bai, but you haven’t even washed your face, how could I know you?

Apart from anything else, the third uncle has a good memory. He has some impression of anyone who has been to the courtyard.

Her surname is Bai, and she is looking for He Daqing. She knows He Daqing. Isn't this the widow that He Daqing was looking for back then? For this Bai widow, He Daqing abandoned Sha Zhu and He Yushui and ran away with the Bai widow.

The 16-year-old Sha Zhu brought young Yu Shui to look for him once, but in the end he was not even allowed to enter the door. Sha Zhu ran back dejectedly. This long-lost memory once again surfaced in the third uncle's mind.

"You are the White Widow from back then, the one who ran away with Lao He."

"Teacher Yan, I didn't expect you still remember me."

"This was a big event in the hospital back then. How could I not remember it? He Daqing ran away for you, leaving behind two children, Shazhu and Yushui.

Shazhu and Yushui were motherless children, and their father ran away with you. The two children had a miserable life, especially Yushui, who was still so young.

"No, why am I telling you this? Are you here to see He Daqing?"

"Um"

"Old He has been back for so many years, why are you looking for him?"

"Teacher Yan, just tell me if He Daqing can still live here?"

"He Daqing lives here, in the backyard."

After Widow Bai confirmed that He Daqing lived here and was still alive, she walked straight inside.

"He Daqing, He Daqing"

The third uncle hurriedly caught up and said, "Stop shouting, I'll take you there."

"Thank you, Teacher Yan"

The third uncle took the White Widow to the backyard, and when they reached the middle yard they ran into Ma Dongmei who was about to go out.

The third uncle said, "Dongmei, are you going out?"

"Yeah, I have something to do outside."

"Dongmei, is the matter urgent? If not, go out later."

"I'm not in a hurry. I'm bored staying here, so I'll go out for a walk. I offended everyone in the hospital last year, and I don't have anyone to talk to."

"Uncle, what's the matter?"

"It's okay, your father-in-law is at home?"

"Yes, you know, he went out because it was hot. Just go find him."

"I'm not looking for him. This old lady is looking for your father-in-law. Why don't you take him with you?"

The third uncle knew that it was hard to take advantage of He Daqing, and that the White Widow must not be living well now, so she probably wanted He Daqing to take care of her in her old age.

If he took it over, He Daqing would definitely blame him.

"Third Uncle, this lady could be?"

"Yes, it's her. Since you know, then take me there. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."

"Uncle San, you are so unkind. You brought her here, so take her away. My Zhuzi doesn't want to see her."

"My daughter, please, let me see Daqing. I came here specially to find him. I kneel down for you." As she said this, the White Widow knelt down.

Ma Dongmei has never been a pushover. "Don't try to be so mean. Don't think I don't understand your feelings. We won't keep an outsider in our family."

"Especially Zhuzi, I hate you so much. You almost didn't even recognize him as your father back then. You'd better leave quickly. I will pretend that you have never been here. Don't kneel to me either. I'm afraid it will shorten my life."

"Uncle, you brought that person in here, take him away and don't bring him to my house."

"I'll go get it. He's here to look for Lao He. Or you can go get your father-in-law."

"Third Uncle, my family has only had a few years of peace. You know Zhuzi's temper. If Zhuzi comes back, there will be a commotion."

The voices of several people attracted Yi Zhonghai, "Dongmei, what's the matter? Why did you quarrel with your uncle?"

"Uncle Yi, look for yourself. Uncle San brought this girl Baoding in. You also know what happened back then. Zhuzi hated her to death. Do you think I can take over the family?"

"Are you Xiaobai? Why are you back?"

"Yi Zhonghai?"

"Yes, it's me"

"Please let me see Da Qing. I really have nowhere else to go."

"This..." Yi Zhonghai hesitated. Sha Zhu was the person he had found with great difficulty to support him in his old age. Now Sha Zhu had agreed to take care of him in his old age, and he had basically eaten with Sha Zhu over the years.

When Sha Zhu mentioned the White Widow, he hated her with gnashing teeth, especially when Sha Zhu didn't even go in the door in the rain. Now the situation is reversed.

"Xiaobai, I can't take care of this matter. Please talk to Dongmei."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai went back into the house. If he had known, he would not have come out.

"My daughter, please, let me see Daqing."

"No, you have a son. Go back and find your son."

"Third Uncle, you..., Third Uncle." The figure of Third Uncle was still in the central courtyard. He ran away when Yi Zhonghai attracted attention just now.

"This uncle is running really fast." Ma Dongmei didn't care about the uncle anymore and said to Old Lady Bai

"Mrs. Bai, you are old, I don't want to do anything, just get out of here, you are not welcome in my house."

"Can you please let me meet Da Qing?"

"No, I said no and it means no, you leave now. If you don't leave, I will call the police."

"Then report it, I want to see the Qing Dynasty anyway."

"What on earth do you want to do, old lady? Even if you meet my father-in-law, what can you do? We don't agree, so don't even think about staying."