Siheyuan Shangpeng

In the backyard of the deaf old lady's house, the deaf old lady was alone in the house and feeling sad. The old lady was holding a photo in her hand and crying silently.

In the photo, the deaf old lady is dressed as a noblewoman sitting on a chair, with a man in a bald military uniform standing next to her, and two teenagers and a girl standing behind her.

After being sad in silence for a while, the deaf old lady put away the photos and put them into a small box. In the small box were several bald military medals and a bald military flag. The deaf old lady solemnly touched the military flag and covered the small box. Then she got up and walked to the bed, knocked on the wall, and two bricks were knocked down. Then she put the small box into the wall and put the bricks back, and the wall was restored to its original state.

After that, he walked under the bed, pulled out a box, opened it and looked inside. In the box were more than ten yellow croakers of different sizes, some gold and silver jewelry, and some banknotes. After looking through them, he pushed the box back under the bed, smiled disdainfully, and muttered, "I hope that one day when something happens, these things will make people give up other things. Alas! I'm getting old after all!" Then he fell on the bed and went to sleep.

He Yuzhu walked towards his home from the business in the front yard in a daze, muttering as he walked, "Why? Is it true? Who can I trust?"

"Zhu Zi, what are you mumbling about? What about Yu Shui? Why didn't she come back with you? Let me tell you, how could you leave He Yu Shui alone at the Shangjia? It's her first day in the Siheyuan. Aren't you causing trouble for her? Besides, do you know what kind of family she is from? How dare you leave Yu Shui there alone? If something happens, how will you face your mother..." He Yu Zhu was caught by Yi Zhonghai and scolded as soon as he arrived at the door of his house, leaving him dumbfounded.

"No, uncle, what's going on? You come here and scold me without knowing anything. Just don't worry about the rain. You will understand tomorrow. It's so late. You should go back and rest. I will go back to sleep too. I am very tired after today." After saying that, He Yuzhu opened and closed the door in one go.

Yi Zhonghai was also blocked by He Yuzhu's words. Before he could react, He Yuzhu had already entered the house. When he was about to follow him, he found that He Yuzhu had closed the door and almost hit his nose. Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he knocked hard on He Yuzhu's door and found that He Yuzhu had actually locked the door from the inside.

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he stood in front of He Yuzhu's house and shivered for a long time. Finally, he shook his head and walked towards himself. However, he stopped halfway and thought for a while, then turned and walked towards the deaf old lady's house in the backyard.

When he arrived at the deaf old lady's house, Yi Zhonghai knocked on the door, and after the deaf old lady answered, he pushed the door open and walked in.

After entering the house, Yi Zhonghai looked out the door. When he found no one was around, he closed the door, pulled a stool over and sat down on it. He walked to the bed, looked at the deaf old lady and said, "Godmother, I have something to tell you. Please give me some advice."

"Zhong Hai, what's the matter? You tell me... Old lady, I'm old and I may not be able to give you good advice on some things."

Yi Zhonghai thought to himself, "You damn old lady, if you weren't still useful, I would have thought I was willing to serve you like a grandson. Now you're showing off!"

I was thinking in my heart but I said something else, "Godmother, please don't say that. I still need you to give me advice. There are some things that I still need you to check for me."

"Zhonghai, it's rare that you still think highly of an old woman like me. Tell me, what's the matter that brings you to see an old woman like me so late at night?" The deaf old lady knew in her heart that Yi Zhonghai was not a good person, but she still had to rely on his family for food and clothing, so the two of them had to huddle together for warmth.

"Godmother, a new family moved into our yard today. Their surname is Shang, and they live in the front yard. They were brought here by Director Wang himself. It is said that they will be the workshop director of the steel rolling mill."

"Come if you want, what does it have to do with us? Are you afraid that he is a leader and will affect our retirement?

Zhonghai, you have to remember that he is a leader, and leaders generally don't care about trivial matters of their neighbors. He has his dignity, and as long as we don't provoke him, I guess he won't bother with us.

Later, you can talk to that woman from the Jia family and ask her not to provoke others."

"No, godmother, it would be fine if it were so.

After the meeting tonight, Shangjia’s wife took He Yushui to her house for a while, saying that she had a liking for He Yushui and liked her very much. Shazhu also went, but only Shazhu came back by himself, saying that Yushui slept with Shangjia’s wife tonight. And... and..."

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't be so hesitant! How can I know what's going on if you don't explain it clearly?"

"Alas! Godmother, Shazhu was not in the right state after returning from the business. He was not so polite to me and even talked back to me. Then he went back to his room, locked the door and said he was tired and went to sleep.

Do you think there is something wrong with this?"

"Oh? Repeat to me everything you said and what Zhuzi said. I want to hear it."

Yi Zhonghai repeated to the deaf old lady word for word what he said during his meeting with He Yuzhu.

The deaf old lady closed her eyes and thought quietly for a while before saying to Yi Zhonghai, "There are two possibilities.

One possibility is that the merchant said something to Zhuzi, which aroused Zhuzi's suspicion, but this possibility is not very likely. Everyone knows the principle of talking about deep things with a simple friend, so how could he, a workshop director, not understand it? So the other possibility is more likely.

Another possibility is that Zhuzi was upset by the merchant and was unhappy, and you just happened to hit him in the nick of time. You know Zhuzi's temper, and we instilled that temper in him, so just bear with it!

Don't listen to what I think. Which one do you think is more likely?"

"Madam, I also think the second possibility is more likely, but I just feel uneasy and always feel that something is going to happen.

Although what we did is not against the law, if it is exposed, everyone in the city will poke our spines."

"What, you regret it? Haha... Is it any use to regret it now? Who was it that cried and asked me to help you find someone to take care of the old man? I told you to concentrate on being good to Zhuzi, but you didn't believe me and insisted on controlling him.

That Jia Dongxu is okay, but his mother is a worthless person. Just watch her, she is a nuisance, and you will have to worry about her in the future."

"Godmother, it's too late to say anything now, we can only go down this path.

The main thing now is to stabilize Shazhu and slowly make him become what we want him to be. He, as a thug, cannot escape from our grasp, what do you think, godmother?"