I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

Jingyi heard her parents talking about the He family two days ago, but unfortunately she had to go to school early in the morning, and only returned to the courtyard with Wang Suying after eight o'clock in the evening, so she really had no time to look for Yushui.

Today is Sunday. She refused to go to Lou Mansion with Wang Suying. After her parents went to work, she couldn't wait to see her little friend.

It's only been a few days since I last saw him, and He Yushui's chubby face has become much thinner. He is disheveled and his clothes are filthy.

Jingyi took her back to her home in the backyard and turned on the stove in the kitchen to boil water. While the rain was not paying attention, she took the hot water out of the station space.

First, I washed her hair with shampoo, then used a large bathtub to scrub her. I took out my own clean clothes and changed them for her from head to toe. The clothes she was wearing were also the clothes Lou Xiao'e wore when she was a child, all very beautiful.

Throw the dirty clothes you take off into the fully automatic washing machine in the space and take them out after drying.

After a lot of trouble, Jingyi braided her pigtails. These fools can't do it, Yushui needs to learn how to do it sooner.

In the previous life, Yu Shui often talked to Jing Yi about her miserable childhood. To make matters worse, a few days after his father He Da Qing passed away, his brother's only 100 yuan was stolen. The brother and sister were immediately in trouble.

It was winter, and his brother Shazhu was young and couldn't find a job in the restaurant. The two siblings could only go to the streets to pick up rags and go to the vegetable market to pick up rotten vegetable peels that no one wanted to eat. Both of them had frostbite on their hands!

First of all, they had to stop someone from taking advantage of their house to rob! When the brother and sister went to bed at night, they put the money under their pillows. When they woke up in the morning, they found that the money was gone. The bolt that was fastened before going to bed last night was also pulled out from the outside by the thief.

Sha Zhu wanted to report the case, but was stopped by Yi Zhonghai, who told him that reporting the case would inevitably involve his father's affairs, and family disgrace should not be made public!

This matter is closely related to Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family! Yi Zhonghai is a hypocrite, he would definitely not do it himself. The one who did this sneaky thing must be his apprentice Jia Dongxu.

Jingyi bought a roll of masking tape from the shopping platform and followed Yushui to the main house in the middle courtyard. She went to the inner room and touched under the pillow, and there was indeed a stack of banknotes hidden inside.

She took out all the money and taped them to the wooden board under the bed. After doing the above, she went to the kitchen of He's house and saw that the rice and flour jars were still full, so she felt relieved.

The two little people sat in the main hall and talked. Yu Shui's mood had been unstable in the past few days, until she saw her friend Xu Yueling today, her mood finally stabilized.

"Don't be afraid, Yushui! Your father will definitely come back after a while. You can come to me if you have any problems, and I will try to go home earlier in the future." Jingyi comforted her little friend.

In the previous life, Yi Zhonghai withheld Sha Zhu's employment letter until the Spring Festival holiday in 1952, when he returned it to Sha Zhu. The story he made up made Sha Zhu feel grateful to him.

He is obviously bullying Shazhu because he is young and lacks social experience. I don't know if the personnel department of the steel rolling mill has a basis for the employment notice, and you can go to apply for it as long as you bring your household registration book.

Should we tell Sha Zhu that his father He Daqing sends living expenses to Yi Zhonghai every month and asks him to pass them on to his brothers and sisters?

Jingyi thought for a while and shook her head secretly! Once this money is in Shazhu's hands, it will be equivalent to Jia's money in the future. This money is Yushui's living expenses. How much can be used on Yushui in the future? It is better to keep it with Yi Zhonghai first, and let him return it with interest later. Maybe this matter can even put Yi Zhonghai in jail.

Just as I was thinking about something, I saw Shazhu coming back dejectedly! Jingyi quickly whispered to him, "My dad said that it doesn't matter if you lost your employment notice. The factory has a copy! As long as you bring your household registration booklet, you can go and process it."

After hearing this, Sha Zhu slapped his thigh and his eyes lit up! Yes! The steel mill must have a stub. Why didn't I think of it!

He went into the house to look for the household registration book at home, but then he remembered that today was Sunday and he could only go to the steel mill to register for employment tomorrow.

"This matter cannot be told to anyone, otherwise it will be bad for you and your sister. Ever since the incident in your family, what has been the attitude of the neighbors in the compound towards you two? Not a word of concern! Especially in the east wing, how good was the relationship between the two families when your father was here? Now look, they are unwilling to show up." Jingyi gently warned Shazhu, trying to save the fate of the brother and sister.

Sha Zhu looks stupid, but he is actually very smart. After Jingyi's advice, he thought back to what the people in the courtyard had done in the past few days, especially Yi Zhonghai's family, and their behavior was completely different from before.

There must be something fishy going on here! He originally wanted to take his household registration booklet and ask Yi Zhonghai about it. But now, he has completely given up on this idea.

"Also, there are no adults in your house now, so someone will definitely bully you. The money you put under the pillow is very unsafe. I will help you stick the money on the bed board, and you can just peel it off when you need it." Jingyi told him where the money went.

Sha Zhu ran into the inner room again and looked under the bed. Xu Yueling's method of hiding money was very secretive, so he decided to hide money in the same way in the future.

"Xu Yueling, you are so smart. Now you are the only one who treats us the same as before! From now on, I will not trouble Xu Damao again." Sha Zhu said embarrassedly. In the end, it was this little girl who came out to solve the problem for him.

"Now it's different from the past! Remember, you must lock the door when you are not at home. There are people in our courtyard who have dirty hands and feet!" Jingyi warned Shazhu again.

Jia Dongxu in the West Wing was not a clean man. As his good friend, Sha Zhu knew this. He looked down on him for this! But would he steal from him?

But in the past few days when his family was in trouble, Jia Dongxu didn't even say a word of concern. Just like Xu Yueling said, these people just wanted him and his sister to have trouble.

After Jingyi's advice, Shazhu became optimistic about his future. As long as he could get his job done, he could make a living on his own. By then, he would no longer have to rely on anyone.

After telling Sha Zhu about this, Jingyi took He Yushui back to her own home. She locked the door and provided snacks and fruits for Yushui to choose from. Before she left, she also gave her a bag of peach biscuits and other snacks. She was afraid that He Yushui would be hungry when she was not in the yard.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, Yi Zhonghai, holding a bowl with two steamed buns on it, walked through the moon-shaped doorway to the backyard and went straight to the back room.

The deaf old lady was busy in her kitchen. When she saw Yi Zhonghai bringing her dinner, she immediately smiled.

"Stop busying yourself! Today we have your favorite steamed pork with rice flour." Yi Zhonghai raised the bowl in his hand and said to the deaf old lady with a smile.

"That's a good feeling! Let's go inside."

The deaf old lady put down her work, locked the door, and let Yi Zhonghai into the inner room.

Yi Zhonghai placed the bowl in his hand on the kang table, then took off his shoes, got on the kang, and sat cross-legged at the other end of the kang table.

The deaf old lady came in with chopsticks and began to enjoy her dinner. While eating, she asked Yi Zhonghai: "How are the two brothers and sisters Sha Zhuzi doing these days?"

"Very good! I went to his kitchen and checked, and the food jars were full. He Daqing must have made sufficient preparations before leaving. Based on his and his sister's appetite, they can probably last for two months." Yi Zhonghai replied nonchalantly.

"What are you going to do after two months?" the deaf old lady asked again.

"Can I let them hold out for two months? In a few days, I will think of a way to let Jia Zhang seize his rice jar. I guess Sha Zhu should have some money in his hands. He shouldn't have any money now." Yi Zhonghai sneered, looking confident.

The deaf old lady didn't say anything for a while, she tacitly agreed to Yi Zhonghai's actions. After a long time, she started to tell Yi Zhonghai again.

"There's no one in charge of the middle courtyard, so you take over. I'm old and don't have the energy to manage things, so I'm going to resign from this position this time. Who do you want to be the manager of the backyard?"

"The only people from the backyard who are qualified to run for election are Xu Wude and Liu Haizhong. Xu Wude is not on the same path as us, so I am optimistic about Liu Haizhong." Yi Zhonghai blurted out without even thinking twice.

"Xu Wude is cunning and Liu Haizhong is stupid. It's better to choose Liu Haizhong, you can control him. You go and reveal the news to him and let him secretly canvass for votes in the courtyard." The deaf old lady also agreed to choose Liu Haizhong. The Xu family made her feel uneasy.

Yi Zhonghai came out of the back room holding an empty bowl. His plan with the deaf old lady went very smoothly, and this courtyard house No. 95 would be his world from now on.