Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The sun was shining brightly, and the hustle and bustle of the train station and the heat mixed together, creating a restless atmosphere.

Chen Xueru, holding a parasol, stood side by side with Feng Liping, both of them looking into the station.

Not far away stood three people, old, middle-aged and young. They were the visitors from the Zhang family today.

The old man Zhang Baiqi is Zhang Baishu’s seventh brother, the middle-aged man is Zhang Baiqi’s eldest son Zhang Zhenqian, and the young man holding the umbrella is Zhang Baiqi’s grandson Zhang Xingbang.

Chen Xueru kept looking down at the watch on her wrist, with an anxious look on her face.

She turned her head to look at Feng Liping and asked anxiously, "Mother Feng, have you found out everything? Is it too late?"

Feng Liping kept fanning herself and said in a soothing voice, "Miss, don't worry. I've already found out. The train will arrive today."

"Okay! It's really frustrating!" Chen Xueru muttered.

At this time, in the station, the sound of "clang clang" of a train was heard, and the train slowly stopped at the platform.

At the conductor's shouts, the crowd in the carriage poured out like a tide, and the platform suddenly became bustling.

He Yuzhu hung the backpack on his chest, holding the rain on his back, and helped Zhang Baishu walk out of the carriage and stand on the platform.

He looked around at the crowded crowd and shouted, "Yushui, let's wait until the crowd is smaller before following behind."

"I got it, brother!" Yu Shui responded obediently, lying on his shoulder.

He Yuzhu turned his head to look at Zhang Baishu beside him and asked with concern: "Master, are you okay? How do you feel?"

"It's okay, I can still hold on." Zhang Baishu smiled kindly and patted the back of his hand.

He Yuzhu looked at the crowd in front of him, feeling the summer that was different from that in the north.

The sun was shining brightly, and my clothes were soaked with sweat without me noticing, leaving my skin sticky.

Following the crowd out of the station, He Yuzhu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He turned his head and said to Yu Shui: "Yu Shui, look around, can you find your sister Xue Ru?"

"Okay, brother." Yu Shui stood up, supported He Yuzhu's shoulder with one hand, and placed the other hand on his forehead, searching into the distance.

Zhang Baishu looked at He Yuzhu, who had a lot of stuff on him, and suggested softly, "Zhuzi, I don't need your support now. Let's just walk slowly."

"Grandpa, this~" He Yuzhu looked at Zhang Baishu, whose hair and beard were all white, and felt a little nervous, fearing that he would be pushed down by someone.

Seeing this, Zhang Baishu took his hand back and waved it: "Alright, just listen to me. I know my body well, and it's not to this extent yet."

"Okay, old man, don't stay too far away from me, let's just walk slower." Seeing his firm attitude, He Yuzhu no longer insisted.

"Brother, I saw it. Sister Xueru!!"

The rain suddenly danced on He Yuzhu's back and pointed happily at the crowd in the distance.

He Yuzhu looked in the direction of the rain's finger and saw Chen Xueru's figure as expected, with a bright smile on his face.

He retracted his gaze and turned to look at Zhang Baishu: "Old man, let's go! Xueru is here to pick us up."

"Great!" Zhang Baishu was a little excited at this time, thinking that people from the Zhang family should also come, and he wondered how many familiar faces were left.

When they got closer, Chen Xueru also noticed the waving Yu Shui and excitedly grabbed Feng Liping's hand: "Feng Ma, I saw Yu Shui. Look there."

She loosened her hand and pointed forward.

"It's Yu Shui, miss. Let's go over there!" Feng Liping looked in the direction of her finger and saw that it was indeed Yu Shui. She said happily.

Chen Xueru couldn't wait to trot towards them. Feng Liping looked at her back, smiled and shook her head, then turned and walked towards the three members of the Zhang family.

She walked up to the three people and said, "Master Zhang, they are here."

"Really? Where is it?" Zhang Baiqi asked excitedly.

Feng Liping smiled and nodded, then led the way towards He Yuzhu, and the three members of the Zhang family quickly followed.

The rain had already washed off He Yuzhu's back. At this moment, she was running towards Chen Xueru with a brisk pace, her face filled with innocent joy.

"Sister Xueru!"

Chen Xueru heard the call of the rain, slowed down, squatted down gently, and warmly embraced the rain that was running towards her.

"Hey, Yushui, do you miss your sister?"

"I want to, but my brother said he can only come during the holidays. I've been looking forward to today." Yu Shui said excitedly, with joy flashing in his eyes.

After hearing this, Chen Xueru stood up with a smile on her face and took Yu Shui's hand affectionately: "Okay, sister will take you to have a good time in the city."

"Okay, okay, there are delicious food, don't forget it." Yu Shui did not forget the delicious food and reminded him.

Chen Xueru smiled and nodded, took her hand, and came to He Yuzhu and Zhang Baishu.

Her gaze moved over He Yuzhu, and a gentle smile flashed in her eyes.

Chen Xueru then turned around gracefully and saluted Zhang Baishu respectfully: "Old man, how have you been lately?"

Zhang Baishu looked at the gentle and lovely Chen Xueru in front of him and nodded with satisfaction: "Okay, I never thought I could come back here to take a look."

Before he finished speaking, he caught a glimpse of several people walking towards him from behind.

His words paused unconsciously, and a complex emotion flashed across his face.

At the same time, Zhang Baiqi also saw Zhang Baishu in front of him. Although Zhang Baishu's hair and beard were all white, his face still slowly overlapped with the one in his memory.

He quickly stepped past Feng Liping, his voice trembling: "Third brother, is that you? I'm the seventh brother!"

Zhang Baishu was also excited and hurried forward to support Zhang Baiqi, looking at his face carefully. His lips were trembling, but he couldn't speak.

He reached out and gently stroked Zhang Baiqi's eyebrows, tears of excitement streaming down his eyes: "Seventh brother, seventh brother!"

Zhang Baiqi couldn't help but burst into tears at this moment, and hugged Zhang Baishu tightly and cried loudly.

He Yuzhu pulled Chen Xueru's hand and saw this scene. He couldn't help feeling sad.

It seems that Zhang Baishu had to spend half his life in Beijing. He lost contact with his family during the turmoil, and when they met again, the two brothers had grown old.

Seeing that the two old men had almost vented their emotions, He Yuzhu looked up at the scorching sky.

He stepped forward and suggested softly, "Master, it's too hot now. Do you think we should go home first and talk later?"

When Zhang Baishu heard He Yuzhu's voice, he gradually calmed down.

He patted Zhang Baiqi's shoulder gently and said, "Seventh brother, Zhuzi is right. Let's go home first. You can slowly tell me what happened over the years."

Zhang Baiqi took the handkerchief handed to her by Zhang Zhenqian, wiped the tears from her face, and nodded in agreement.

He looked at He Yuzhu and smiled friendly: "You are Zhuzi, right? You are very good."

He Yuzhu bowed respectfully to Zhang Baiqi and said, "Zhuzi greets Uncle Master!"

Zhang Baiqi nodded with satisfaction and said kindly, "Get up. There's no need for us to be so polite to each other."

After saying that, he turned around and looked at Zhang Zhenqian and his son, "Boss, help your uncle, let's go home first."

Zhang Baiqi introduced to Zhang Baishu who was standing beside him: "Third brother, this is Zhenqian. He was still a child when you left. The younger one is Zhenqian's son Xingbang."

Zhang Baishu looked at them and a gratified smile appeared on his face.

Zhang Zhenqian and his son also hurriedly bowed and greeted: "Hello, Third Uncle (Third Grandpa)!"

"Okay, okay, let's go home first!" Zhang Baishu said, turning back to look at Chen Xueru, "Xiao Chen, you come with us too."

Chen Xueru nodded respectfully and responded: "Okay, old man."