Siheyuan: Picked up by a goddess in 48 years

In the evening, the workers got off work and went home one after another. When they arrived at the central courtyard, Yi Zhonghai noticed some movement in the west wing and guessed that a new tenant must have moved in.

"Are there new residents in the courtyard?"

Yi Zhonghai looked at his wife Wu Tiehua.

The latter nodded, his face not looking good. Yi Zhonghai frowned slightly, and suddenly thought of something, "Did Dongxu move in?"

Wu Tiehua hummed lightly in response. She had no opinion about Jia Dongxu, but she had a lot of opinions about Zhang Daya. She couldn't stand the shrewish look of the other party.

There are some factors that are difficult to explain, but she feels she is in the wrong so she doesn't mention them.

Yi Zhonghai was not surprised by this. His family and the Jia family were neighbors before, and he and Old Jia were also workmates.

It was just that a few years ago, Lao Jia had an accident in the factory, leaving behind an orphan and a widow, so out of some small thoughts, he helped out.

And he promised to accept Jia Dongxu as his disciple in the future.

"Well, you can make two more dishes and I'll go over and take a look." Yi Zhonghai said, and seeing what Wu Tiehua was about to say, he quickly added, "I agree to accept Dongxu as my apprentice. As the saying goes, an apprentice is half a son."

"I will train him, and we will have someone to take care of in the future."

When she was mentioned about her fault, Wu Tiehua stopped talking and prepared to cook. However, when she saw her husband walking towards the Jia family with her own eyes, she was still very angry.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Are you home, sister-in-law? I'm Lao Yi." After knocking on the door, Yi Zhonghai signed up directly to avoid being scolded.

Jia Zhang in the room opened her mouth when she heard a knock on the door, but when she heard it was Lao Yi, she decisively closed her mouth and went to open the door with a hum.

"Sister-in-law, you and Dongxu moved in without telling me, so I can help you move." Yi Zhonghai said these caring words in a complaining tone and entered the house through the gap made by Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang rolled her eyes at him, glanced at the door opposite, snorted, and closed the door.

"Teacher, master."

Jia Dongxu saw Yi Zhonghai and called out unnaturally.

Yi Zhonghai nodded, "Well, Dongxu, are you planning to work in the factory this year?"

According to his age, Jia Dongxu could have gone to work a long time ago, but perhaps because his father died in the factory, Jia Dongxu was not very willing to go to work.

Jia Dongxu nodded when he heard this but said nothing.

Yi Zhonghai was very pleased about this. He was planning to train someone to take care of the elderly, not a useless person who would just eat and wait for death.

"Well, okay. Then let me know when you are ready and I will take you to the factory to report. In the future, your master will lead you and you will not suffer any harm in the factory." Yi Zhonghai said this in order to gain Jia Dongxu's gratitude.

But Jia Dongxu just nodded, showing no gratitude at all.

If he had not secretly seen that scene once, he would really be grateful for Yi Zhonghai's care, but after seeing that scene, he just felt awkward facing Yi Zhonghai.

The same goes for his mother. His mother always thought it was very secretive, but ever since he ran into her and Yi Zhonghai that time, he had been paying attention secretly and knew everything about his mother's activities.

But thinking about what he had eaten, he chose to pretend he knew nothing.

Yi Zhonghai was not surprised by Jia Dongxu's performance. He just thought that the kid was still brooding over the death of Old Jia. In his heart, he felt more and more relieved. The more Jia Dongxu was like this, the more it proved that his vision was correct.

"Well, come to my place tonight for dinner to celebrate your and your mother's move into your new home."

Hearing this, Jia Zhang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly burst into laughter, and Jia Dongxu also began to look forward to dinner. Although he felt a little awkward facing Yi Zhonghai, it was undeniable that Yi Zhonghai was really good to him.

At first he thought Yi Zhonghai was nice to him because of his mother, but later he found out that it was not the case. He thought about it carefully and had some guesses in his mind.

"Dongxu, our master's house is right across the street. Go there first and ask your aunt to find you something to eat. Your mother and I have something to discuss." Yi Zhonghai suddenly said.

Jia Dongxu stood up and walked out silently.

Seeing that Jia Dongxu was so obedient, Yi Zhonghai already regarded this disciple as half his own son. In his opinion, this is how his own son should be treated.

After Jia Dongxu left, Jia Zhang immediately gave Yi Zhonghai a cold look.

"You old pervert, I'm telling you, don't even think about doing anything stupid!"

Yi Zhonghai was amused when he saw this. "What's the matter, sister-in-law, have you changed your ways? Or are you blaming me for not visiting you and Dongxu during this period of time?"

"I'm not in the mood!"

Jia Zhang glared at Yi Zhonghai and went straight out to the Yi family.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai could only suppress his anger.

At the Yi family, after dinner, Wu Tiehua was washing the pots and dishes with a dark face. She cooked for four people and she had to clean up by herself, which was not a big deal.

But Zhang Daya kept eating and taking things, which made her angry and distressed.

But Yi Zhonghai didn't say anything, and she couldn't argue with Zhang Daya in front of Jia Dongxu.

On the other side, Jia Zhang came home carrying half a bag of flour and a dozen eggs. After putting the things away, she said to Jia Dongxu, "Dongxu, I'll go back and see if I left anything behind. You go to sleep first."

Jia Dongxu glanced at the darkening sky outside and nodded silently. He was used to it.

Jia Zhang hurried out of the door.

On the other side, the Yi family.

Yi Zhonghai, who was furious, had no intention of resting. He looked at his wife's expressionless face without any interest.

"I'm going to go for a walk to help digest the food."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai put on his clothes and went out.

Lu Zhenyuan witnessed Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai leaving the compound one after another at home. Although it was only around seven o'clock, it got dark early at this time of year and it was impossible to see clearly outside.

He also identified the two people based on the vague outlines of their bodies.

The reason why he was waiting here was to wait and see whether the Jia family would come during the Year of the Rooster, so that he could strike hard at them.

Unexpectedly, the chicken thief did not wait for the opportunity, but instead captured the scene of Jia Zhangshi and Yi Zhonghai leaving one after another.

After thinking about it, he always felt that there was something wrong.

"Sister Wanyi, I'm going to Aunt Mei's room for a while!" After saying something to his cheap sister, Lu Zhenyuan took out the Polaroid camera and went straight to Aunt Mei's room.

But he didn't stay for more than ten seconds before he quietly slipped out of the compound.

At this time, the street lights had been put up. Although not all of them were powered on, there was a light on at a distance. In the dim light, he saw Yi Zhonghai's back.

Immediately followed quietly.

After walking for quite a distance, Lu Zhenyuan found that Yi Zhonghai had entered an alley. He followed him and immediately realized that there was something wrong with this alley.

In front of most of the gates of the courtyards in this alley, there are either big red lanterns hung or red ribbons tied around their backs.

He witnessed with his own eyes Yi Zhonghai talking to a woman in the alley whose face he couldn't see clearly but who should be quite old, and they seemed to have reached some kind of deal in the end.

The woman led Yi Zhonghai to the door of a house. After letting Yi Zhonghai in, the woman took off the red cloth hanging on the door.

Lu Zhenyuan didn't dare to go in, because there was not only a woman in the alley, but also several men standing not far away.

And he guessed where this was, most likely the Eight Great Hutongs!

The so-called Eight Great Hutongs are actually a synonym for red-light districts and mainly refer to eight specific alleys, but are not limited to these eight alleys. They are named this way because these eight alleys are the most famous in the same industry, thus they have a nickname.

This is also a name passed down from the old society and has been passed down to this day.

After Lu Zhenyuan took a picture of Yi Zhonghai being led into the house by the woman, he left.

There is no way I can't get in. If I'm lucky, I get in but get kicked out. If I'm unlucky, haha...

But it doesn’t matter. Since we have discovered Yi Zhonghai’s activities, there will still be a chance. We can call Zhang Zhengcai or Chai San next time, and we won’t be afraid of not being able to get some dirty information on Yi Zhonghai.

Chai San is the retired scout under Zheng Weihong. He was unlucky today and didn't meet anyone.

Lu Zhenyuan, who was walking home, didn't know that he missed a big news!