Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

It was the third day of the Chinese New Year. He Yuzhu got up in the morning and looked at the Western calendar that he had strongly requested to buy when buying coal and New Year's goods before the New Year. There were many circles drawn on it. He Yuzhu knew that a day worthy of being recorded in history had arrived.

He Yuzhu suppressed his excitement and went to the yard to practice martial arts as usual.

But why is it so hard to suppress the corners of my mouth?

He Yuzhu was like this for the whole morning.

No matter what you do, always smile.

This made He Daqing say to his neighbors that He Yuzhu was dreaming of getting married when they were chatting with him.

However, as it was approaching noon, He Yuzhu was no longer happy and even began to look a little anxious.

On the one hand, Master Sun didn't send anyone to look for him.

On the other hand, it is so quiet outside the compound, just like any other day.

He Yuzhu didn't know what went wrong.

Could it be that this little butterfly flapped its wings because of traveling through time and space and being reborn?

You can’t blame He Yuzhu for making random guesses.

It’s mainly because of this day, it’s so important.

It is so important that it is understandable that He Yuzhu, who is just a nobody in later generations, is worried about gains and losses.

However, it was obvious that He Yuzhu took himself too seriously.

Just before noon, someone outside the compound shouted, "Our troops have entered the city from Xizhimen. We are liberated."

All of a sudden, He Yuzhu, who was waiting for the letter in the yard, stood up.

Yes, our army came in from Xizhimen, and it took some time for the news to get through.

Now, He Yuzhu can finally put his heart at ease.

Next, we have to wait for the letter from Master Sun.

However, this wait took another half a day.

He Yuzhu had finished his dinner and it was getting dark outside. Some people had even returned from the welcoming event at the Temple of Heaven. Only then did Master Sun send someone to look for He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu followed the people sent by Master Sun and came to the temporary base of Master Sun’s company.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Master Sun sitting there leisurely drinking tea.

"Master, what's the matter? Can you tell me in advance?"

Master Sun pointed to the stool next to him.

"No hurry, sit down for a while and wait for everyone to come and talk together."

Now that everyone is here, He Yuzhu is no longer in a hurry.

I followed Master Sun's example and sat there calmly with my eyes closed to rest.

"You little bastard, I've been busy all day, so I need to take a break. What the hell are you learning from?"

Master Sun looked at the little brat pretending to be an adult, scolded him with a smile, and then gave him some advice.

"Don't say I didn't tell you in advance. You'll be busy these two days."

Having said that, he stopped talking.

After a while, makeshift tents and straw houses were used as temporary meeting rooms, and dozens of people came one after another.

He Yuzhu took a look and although he couldn't say he recognized all of them, most of them looked familiar.

Some of them are neighbors from other alleys in Nanluoguxiang.

As for the rest, He Yuzhu also knew that they were on the left and right of Nanluoguxiang.

As for the small number of people he didn't know, He Yuzhu was able to find out through their chatting that they all lived not far from Nanluoguxiang.

Seeing the last young soldier who came in with the roll call list nodded, Master Sun cleared his throat and stood up.

"Everyone, first of all, I would like to express my gratitude for coming here so late."

As he spoke, Master Sun saluted everyone.

In an instant, all kinds of comments were made.

There were even people clapping, bowing, and even clasping their fists.

For a moment, He Yuzhu couldn't tell who was saying what.

However, Master Sun’s experience is there.

Wei Wei Void pressed his hand, and the sound below suddenly disappeared.

Next, Master Sun praised the people below again.

There are some words that should be said but should not be said. If they were put in later times, they might be called formal words or official language because we have heard them too many times.

But, looking at it now, it seems so inspiring.

Seeing that everyone's emotions were aroused, Master Sun began to assign tasks.

"XXX, XXX, team one, responsible for investigating and visiting residents in the XXXX area. XXX, XX, team two, responsible for residents in the XXXX area..."

He Yuzhu once said that he was not wronging Master Sun at all.

Clang clang clang.

Master Sun mentioned more than thirty teams in one breath.

Finally, Master Sun said, "Everyone, do you have the confidence to complete the test of D and RM?"

"Make sure to complete the mission."

"have!!!"

There were two different voices responding.

However, these two voices were so loud and deafening.

"Okay, that's all for today. We'll officially start tomorrow morning."

Master Sun clapped his hands in satisfaction and asked everyone to disperse.

"By the way, Zhuzi, please stay for a while."

Just when He Yuzhu was wondering why his name was not called when the area was assigned, Master Sun asked him to stay.

When most people had left, Master Sun picked up the teacup and took a few gulps. Then he began to explain tomorrow's affairs to He Yuzhu.

"After breakfast tomorrow morning, come over to my side and join my team to investigate the western half of the area with Nanluoguxiang as the center line."

"Master, are we the only two? Aren't the others in teams? Why are there only two of us?"

He Yuzhu asked with a little disbelief.

You should know that starting from Di'anmen East Street in the south of Nanluoguxiang to Gulou East Street in the north, there are eight large alleys in between, namely Fuxiang, Suoyi, Yuer, Maoer, Jingyang Hutong, Shajing, Heizhima and Gulou Qianyuan.

Not to mention there are some small alleys like Fangzhuanchang Hutong, Xiaochang Hutong, Xinanli Hutong, Gangxiawazi Hutong and so on.

There are even a few slanted ones like Doujiao Hutong and Dongbuyaqiao Hutong.

With so many alleys, one can imagine how many residents there are in them.

Although other teams are about the same size, don't forget that their team consists of two local residents and four fighters.

To put it bluntly, a small team can be split into two groups.

However, when it comes to He Yuzhu and Master Sun, it is simply a group, and a simplified version of the group at that.

With only He Yuzhu and Master Sun together, how long will it take to complete the visit?

What's more, when Master Sun was assigning tasks to everyone just now, he said that all of them must be completed before noon the day after tomorrow, which is the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, and then come back to summarize.

It’s impossible to finish the journey in a day and a half.

But unexpectedly, Master Sun curled his lips.

"Why do you think I have to go down to the district? Not only me, but even the people in the kitchen have to go down."

After saying that, Master Sun couldn't help but complain.

"I don't know which idiot arranged this, from Xinjiekou Beidajie to Beixinqiao, and from Gulou Dajie to Di'anmen Dajie, my people were all deployed. I only have 137 people including myself, and I've sent them all out, and it's still so tight."

Then, of course, there are the “beep, beep, beep” telegraph sounds that are not suitable for broadcast.

After complaining for a while, Master Sun finally felt relieved.

"Okay, Zhuzi, go back and have a good rest for the night. You'll be tired tomorrow morning."

He Yuzhu knew that once the mission was issued, it would be as heavy as a mountain.

Cursing someone behind their back is just to vent your anger, but what needs to be done must be done.

Just nodded.

"Okay, Master, I got it. I'll come early tomorrow and try to start when they're making breakfast."

"Okay, let's do this for now."

Master Sun waved his hand weakly.

After returning home, He Yuzhu told He Daqing that he had to get up early in the morning to help with the work, and then went back to his own room and prepared to go to bed early.

However, because he was worried, He Yuzhu didn't sleep well that night.

He Yuzhu packed up and prepared to go out quietly, thinking that he could get up earlier than usual to practice martial arts. He saw He Daqing smoking and guarding him at the door of the main room.

"Be quiet for a while, if you disturb your sister, I will punish you."

As he spoke, He Daqing took out a small cloth bag from his arms and threw it to He Yuzhu, then turned around and went back to the house, closing the door behind him.

He Yuzhu held the still warm small cloth bag in his hand, feeling overwhelmed with emotion.

However, no matter how touched I am, I still have to go out.

He Yuzhu ate the hot pancake in his small cloth pocket while groping his way to Di'anmen East Street.

From a distance, you can see Master Sun and his team's temporary residence, which is already bustling with people.

When we got closer, we could see many people packing up their things, gathering teams, and getting ready to set off.

"That's great, Zhuzi, have you eaten yet? If not, take a bite quickly and get ready to go."

When Master Sun saw He Yuzhu coming, he greeted He Yuzhu incoherently while eating a sweet potato.

"Master, eat now, don't worry about me."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Master Sun did not give in. Instead, he took a few more sweet potatoes from the basket next to him and put them into his dry food bag.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was still in a daze, Master Sun took a few more and handed them to He Yuzhu, asking him to put them in as well.

"Your father said you were an idiot, but he didn't wrong you at all. Why, you thought I would have time to cook for you at noon, but if you don't take it now, you will be hungry at noon?"

Now He Yuzhu realized that time was really tight and the task was heavy.

Even the cooks have been sent down, so how can we have lunch?

So He Yuzhu also took a few and put them in his small cloth pocket.

However, He Yuzhu's mouth was not idle.

"Master, have you forgotten that my home is in Maoer Hutong? Besides, if I go to Nanluoguxiang, I'm home, right? I can eat at anyone's house."

Master Sun also knew that He Yuzhu was talking nonsense, but bickering would become boring if it continued.

"Yes, yes, He Yuzhu, Nanluoguxiang is full of homes, the only thing missing is eating at hundreds of homes."

This sentence was so fatal that He Yuzhu was completely speechless.