As you wish, start from the Siheyuan

Uncle Yi Zhonghai has gray hair on his temples and wrinkles on his face like those carved by knives and axes, which clearly show the traces of time. It is like he is holding the tools in his hands, knocking, hitting, grinding, and shaping them into one piece, naturally, all of which reflect his superb skills, and his superb skills naturally come from the accumulation of years.

It turns out that the old man's decades of hard work were not in vain. His eyes were always determined and he seemed to have a stubborn spirit of never giving up, until he finished the last precision workpiece assigned by his superior.

He looked at the workpiece he had completed in his hands, as if he was appreciating a fine work of art. Yi Zhonghai slowly stroked it, slowly felt it, and had a feeling of being unable to let it go. At the same time, an indescribable feeling of loneliness and solitude arose.

Every time I create a fine product, it’s like watching my own child grow up from birth to adulthood, or even telling his or her entire life at a glance.

However, compared with his real flesh and blood, it is still a little lacking. Yi Zhonghai is unwilling to accept this. Year after year, the greater his hopes are, the greater his disappointment is. Sometimes he even feels that he is a little crazy.

After waiting for decades, when he was almost in despair, he imagined many people as his children who would take care of him in his old age, such as Sha Zhu, Qin Huairu, Bang Geng... and so on.

No one could stop his children from supporting him in his old age, so he concealed the child support that Sha Zhu's father sent every month. He was happy to solve the problem for a filial child like Qin Huairu.

He turned a blind eye to the evil deeds committed by Jia Zhangshi, Xu Damao and others, and would often receive deep gratitude if he gave the victims a little help, even a word of concern.

Yi Zhonghai has enough food and clothing, and his wife, Auntie, is hardworking and considerate. His only, and almost paranoid, wish is to have a child who can take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life.

There must be something hateful about a pitiful person. The hateful thing about this old man is that he is unscrupulous and schemes against others for his own retirement problem.

His hypocrisy is different from that of real villains like Xu Damao and Jia Zhangshi, and sometimes it may be even more hateful.

The uncle and aunt are both over 50, and it is no longer realistic for them to have another child. In fact, Yi Zhonghai had looked for several widows in the past few years who were all fertile. For him, it was nothing more than a matter of food, but none of them had been successful. So later he secretly sought treatment from a doctor, and it turned out that it was indeed his own problem.

When I walked into the courtyard, an old lady was walking towards the backyard with a bowl of meat and vegetables and a steamed bun.

"Auntie, are you delivering food to the old lady?"

I happened to meet an old lady and just greeted her.

"Fang is back! It's not time for dinner yet! The weather is getting warmer, and the old lady eats less now. She's getting hungry. I have to take her over quickly, hehe..."

The lady walked quite fast, obviously worried that the old lady could have a bite to eat early.

"Auntie, you are so kind!"

"No, you came to the courtyard too late. The old lady is from a loyal family. Her husband and children died for the country. It turns out that this courtyard was donated by the old lady's family. When she died, there was no one around. Your uncle and I have decided to take care of the old lady in her old age."

The old lady spoke calmly, with a firm look in her eyes, without any pretense.

In my heart, I secretly admire the actions of the aunt and her husband. Although I don’t approve of some of the uncle’s actions, I still approve of their contributions to the country and their treatment of the elderly.

Today, my thoughts have changed a little. People are good by nature. People are close in nature but their habits make them different. Everyone's living environment determines his character and way of doing things.

In the same era, the same unit, the same yard, different family environments are the most important factor in determining a person's survival habits.

Therefore, before getting married, people often visit the area around the other party's residence to find out what kind of people their parents are like, how many brothers and sisters they have, etc. The growing environment is also the most important part of intuitively understanding a person.

There is also what people usually call a good match. Only when the two families are well matched can they have the same values ​​and the same outlook on life.

Why is it so difficult to enter the upper class of society? Cultural differences are only a small aspect. People in the upper class do not have to worry about survival all day long. All they think about all day is how to better drive the lower-level workers and how to climb up and step on the lower to get to a higher level!

It's like a group of people fighting for a piece of gold on the ground in front. No one is willing to give way to the latter. Instead, they will try their best to get rid of the competitors at the same level, and then find ways to surpass the people in front until they grab the gold or are trampled.

Therefore, the two classes that are originally almost opposite will have very different thoughts and ideas, and these differences are not just the difference between selfishness and mischief and kindness and magnanimity, which are just details of survival, but the difference between life and death, strong and weak.

For the poor, taking a step back means opening up a new world, cutting off troubles, and cutting off an arm to survive.

For the wealthy class, one step back means falling into an abyss, endless troubles, and no return.

The higher you stand, the farther you can see, but you cannot fail, otherwise you will fall harder.

And if someone falls halfway up the mountain, he certainly won’t be in any better condition!

Therefore, many people believe that the best destination is to give up ambitions and be indifferent to the crowd, but these people often end up being mediocre. There are also some who stand out because they have more opportunities than others.

I secretly decided to help the aunt's family if I could.

When I got home, I woke up the system.

"Brother System, Brother Tong? Good luck to you."

“…If you have to fart, do it now!”

"Haha..., Brother Tong is so cool! I want to draw a lottery, ten times in a row."

"Ding... deduct 10000 points of willpower."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for obtaining the three-dimensional intelligent irrigation system."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for obtaining a small Huandan."

"Ding..., thank you for your understanding."

"Ding..., thank you for your understanding."

"Ding..., thank you for your understanding."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for obtaining the smart ranch."

"Ding... Congratulations to the host for obtaining a small Huandan."

……

Ten draws, not bad. Now I can develop the space vigorously again. I have 5 Xiao Huan Dan including the previous ones. This thing can not only cure infertility and other congenital and acquired physical defects, but also make people's body functions ten years younger. It is definitely a miracle drug!

"Knock knock... Uncle, Aunt... are you home?"

I knocked on the door of an old man's house.

"Oh, it's Xiao Fang! What's the matter? If you have any problem, tell your uncle and he will take care of it for you."

An old lady opened the door. Her family started eating later than the deaf old lady and are still eating now.

"Xiao Fang is here. Have you eaten yet? Sit down and eat something."

An old man put down his chopsticks and asked me to sit down.

Seeing the two lonely people, and the few meat dishes, a plate of pickles, and two bowls of porridge on the table, I thought to myself that this might be the life of the richest man in the courtyard!

"No, uncle and aunt, I came here in a hurry because I asked someone to bring back some magic medicine from abroad. This medicine can not only cure congenital and acquired physical defects and increase the chance of pregnancy, but also restore body functions for 5-10 years.

I was thinking about the uncle and aunt who were still worried about not having children! So I spent a lot of money to buy this magic medicine. I heard that this thing is only supplied to leaders abroad!"

"…Really? Are you telling the truth?"

"Yes! Xiao Fang, this is not a joke."

The uncle and aunt were all shocked, and uncle Yi Zhonghai was shaking with excitement.

I quickly took out two small pills. The dark brown pills emitted a soul-devouring light under the illumination of the kerosene lamp.