Siheyuan: The Qing Dynasty is back

The courtyard is quiet and peaceful at night.

People nowadays basically have no nightlife and prepare to go to bed as soon as it gets dark.

Those who have wives can make babies at night. Those who don’t have wives can just toss and turn and sleep hard!

He Daqing was like this, used to the extravagant nightlife of the later generations. No matter how dangerous the end of the world was, at night there were still many poor women in need of help in the base, waiting for the charity of the destined person.

He Daqing felt that he had to speed up the pace of getting married, as life like this was really difficult.

Unlike He Daqing who couldn't sleep because he missed his wife, Yi Zhonghai, the aunt and the deaf old lady in the backyard were also awake. They gathered around Yi Zhonghai's bed and discussed in low voices.

I only heard Yi Zhonghai say: "So, He Daqing came back these few days and gave Jia Zhang a good beating, and then she calmed down?"

The deaf old lady said, "Zhong Hai, don't think too much. The most important thing is to recover from your injuries. I guess He Daqing came back and troubled you because he knew what happened that year and wanted revenge. He went to Jia Zhangshi to make an example of her and establish his authority. This way, everyone will be afraid of him and dare not cause trouble for him or take advantage of his family."

Yi Zhonghai slapped the bed under him fiercely and said, "He is still trying to show off his power. Wait until I get better and see how I will deal with him. How can I face people in the future if I don't take revenge?"

The aunt said sadly: "Old Yi, don't think about these things now. Can't we just live a peaceful life? Why do you have to provoke him?"

Yi Zhonghai said angrily: "This is a matter of who provokes whom. We are already sworn enemies. Even if I don't want to provoke him anymore, He Daqing will not let me go as long as there is a chance."

"Alas, what will we do when we are old? Now that Dongxu is gone, the Jia family is having a hard time. Shazhu can't be relied on anymore. You should be nicer to Qin Huairu and help her more. I think his Banggeng is still a good kid. Maybe we will have to rely on this child when we are old."

The deaf old lady advised: "Zhonghai, don't count on the Jia family. With someone like Jia Zhang, the Jia family will be led astray by her sooner or later."

The aunt shed tears and said: "It's all my fault. I didn't give you a child. Otherwise, you wouldn't be like this now."

Yi Zhonghai actually had a secret in his heart that he had never told anyone. When he was young, he once drank with Lao Jia, and they both drank too much. Lao Jia was drunk and unconscious. He was also drunk and confused. At that time, he saw Jia Zhangshi sleeping. The young and energetic Yi Zhonghai pretended to be Lao Jia while Jia Zhangshi was confused and got the job done.

Later, the Japanese invaders came to Sijiucheng. When he was working for them, he was kicked in the lower body by the Japanese supervisor. After that, he had no reaction for a long time. Until now, Yi Zhonghai is filled with hatred when he thinks of the supervisors kicking him hard in the lower body and laughing at the same time.

Later, he got together with an older woman, and they didn't have any children for so many years. He suspected that it was his fault.

He had also secretly tried to find someone outside, but no one could give birth to a child for him. Later, he had given up hope.

But later he found that Jia Dongxu looked more and more like him. So Yi Zhonghai always suspected that Jia Dongxu was his child. This was also his only hope.

So after Lao Jia left, he accepted Jia Dongxu as his apprentice. He planned to train him well. In the compound, he also asked some young people such as Sha Zhu to regard Jia Dongxu as the backbone, thinking that when he saw it, Jia Dongxu would be respected like himself.

But he didn't expect Jia Dongxu to leave so soon. His plan fell through.

Later, he wanted to train Shazhu to help the Jia family and raise Banggeng so that he could rest assured about his grandson. Now that He Daqing is back, his plan has been disrupted again.

Yi Zhonghai's hatred for He Daqing now is no less than that for those Japanese supervisors who ruined his life.

The deaf old lady saw that Yi Zhonghai still had a fierce look on his face, and she knew that her words had no effect, so she gave up trying to persuade him.

"Zhong Hai just came back, you should go to bed early. I am old and can't stay up late. I'm going to bed first."

The deaf old lady went back to her room to sleep. Yi Zhonghai and Auntie saw that it was already late. They also tidied up and went to rest. It was just that everyone had different thoughts in their minds after lying down.

The next day, after Shazhu and the others went to work.

He Daqing took the fishing rod he had just made yesterday, carried a bucket of water, and rode his bike to Houhai to go fishing.

We arrived here very quickly. The weather was a bit cold now and it was still early, so there were not many people fishing.

He Daqing found a place to dig up some earthworms. This thing is the best fishing bait. All fish will eat it.

Then he walked along the shore, using his mental power to check for schools of fish underwater.

Until he found a place with lush aquatic plants, there were the most fish here, and they were not small. He saw several big grass carps weighing five or six kilograms.

After putting the things away, He Daqing took out a small stool from the space and sat on the shore. He hung a lively earthworm on it and put it directly into the mouth of the big grass carp.

It's a bit cold now, the fish don't want to move around, they are resting in the grass. I was startled by the pie that suddenly fell from the sky, and then I saw that it was my favorite spicy strips.

He swooped over and bit it in his mouth, intending to swallow it and taste this delicacy that he hadn't eaten for a long time.

As a result, the fish felt a pain in its mouth and felt that something was catching it. A force was pulling it up. The fish struggled desperately. But no matter how hard it struggled, it was still pulled out of the water. A smiling man grabbed it and threw it into a small bucket.

It knew that its life might be over, so it shed tears of regret. However, the tears merged with the water in the bucket, and no one knew that there was a fish's tears in the bucket of water.

He Daqing was very proud to see that he had caught a big grass carp weighing about five kilograms so quickly. In his previous life, he used high-end fishing gear and used a car to pull the bait to make nests everywhere, but he couldn't catch any fish. Now, he can get such a big harvest with just a small earthworm. He now feels like a novice who has just entered the pit, full of passion.

With motivation, He Daqing continued to hang up earthworms and continued to look for big fish.

Maybe the fish just now made a lot of noise, and many fish around ran away. But there were still a few fearless ones wandering around.

Keep throwing it right up to their mouths. Wait for the fish to take the bait.

I fished from morning until three or four in the afternoon.

At noon, He Daqing would just take out some buns he had bought before to fill his stomach. The rest of the time he was either fishing or looking for fish. He changed the location five or six times.

It seems like it’s almost time to go back.

After counting today's catch, I found a lot of fish piled up in a corner of the space. There were more than a dozen big fish weighing more than five kilograms, and dozens of fish weighing two or three kilograms.

In the bucket next to it, there are two fish weighing about three pounds. One is a grass carp and the other is a carp. I am going to take these back home. I will eat the ones in the space later. They won't go bad anyway.

After packing up my things, there was no one around.

He Daqing rode his bike back.

I passed by the vegetable market and went in to take a look.

Many things are not easy to buy now. He often comes to the market just to see what he sees and buy it. He puts it in the space and eats it slowly later. After the baptism of the end of the world, He Daqing attaches great importance to food. He usually wants to store more.

After walking around, he bought some rare vegetables in this season. The butcher shop had no fat left, only some lean meat, which he estimated would be gone after get off work. He took out his meat coupons and money and bought all of them. He saw some large bones that had been removed from the water. These did not require coupons, but He Daqing did not miss them. He bought all of them.

Anything that can be solved with money is not a problem, he has money!

I looked around and bought some odds and ends.

After leaving the market and storing everything in the space, He Daqing went home carrying the two fish in the bucket and a few large bones.

I came back late today and Yan Bugui had already returned from get off work.

Seeing He Daqing carrying a bucket and a fishing rod, he said with some surprise: "Daqing, you went fishing? How was it?"

As he said that, he ran over and looked into the bucket. When he saw two big fish weighing about three pounds, Yan Bugui asked anxiously, "Daqing, where did you catch them? Are there many fish over there?"

Don't underestimate a fisherman's enthusiasm for a new fishing spot, which is no less than the temptation of a beautiful woman.

He Daqing smiled and said, "It's right over at Houhai, but the weather has been cool recently. There are fewer people. I've only caught two big ones since this morning. I let go of the other small ones."

Yan Bugui felt that he had missed out on several hundred million yuan, and said regretfully, "Oh, why didn't I think that there are fewer people now? I used to fish there, and there were more people than fish at that time. I could only catch a few fish in a whole day, and they were all small crucian carps. I didn't expect to find such a big fish now. I'll try tomorrow."

"Let me tell you, Daqing, my fishing skills are pretty good. If you can catch such a big fish, then I'm sure I can do it too."

Facing Yan Bugui's nagging, He Daqing said impatiently: "Okay, Old Yan, you should try it earlier, maybe you can catch a few big fish weighing more than ten kilograms. Today, a grass carp weighing at least 17 or 18 kilograms was hooked, but I didn't lure it well and it ran away. I still regret it now."

He Daqing said casually that the fish that escaped must be the biggest. This does not need to be proven, as all fishermen know it.

Yan Bugui became even more excited after hearing this. "That's because your technique is not good enough. You should relax first and pull it back little by little. After pulling for a while, relax a little. Then you can wait until the fish runs out of energy and flips over before pulling it up."

"Oh, I wish I was there. I would not let it run away. Take me with you next time you go, and I will teach you then."

Yan Bugui got into the mood as he was talking, as if he was fishing freely. He didn't think about the fact that his bamboo fishing rod, let alone 17 or 18 jin, could break even a 4 or 5 jin fish.

Seeing that the workers were about to get off work and come back, He Daqing said, "Okay, Old Yan, I'm done talking to you. I have to go back to cook. Let's go fishing together some other day."

Yan Bugui was still a little reluctant to leave, and reluctantly said to He Daqing: "Daqing, I'll call you next time. Then you take me with you, and we'll go fishing in a place with lots of fish. Most people don't know about that place."

Facing Yan Bugui's eyes, He Daqing got goosebumps.

Alas, it was all my fault. I shouldn't have discussed fishing with the fisherman. He could drag me into a conversation until I doubted my life.

Decisively abandoning Yan Bugui, He Daqing pushed the cart into the central courtyard.

Now in the middle courtyard, He Daqing lives in the main house, Shazhu and Yushui live in the east wing, and the west wing belongs to the Jia family. A mother and son live in the side room next to the main house, and the son works at the recycling station.

It can be said that the He family is the only one that dominates the Central Courtyard. If the Jia family is driven away at some point, all the good houses in the Central Courtyard will belong to the He family.