Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The headlights cut through the darkness, the roar of the engine sounded in the alley, and the jeep stopped steadily in front of the He family's house.

He Yuzhu retracted his gaze and turned to look at Lu Ming beside him: "Brother Lu, go back and be careful!"

Lu Ming smiled and waved his hand, his face brimming with confidence: "Haha! Don't worry, my driving skills can handle the car even in a hail of bullets."

He Yuzhu smiled, knowing naturally that he was a veteran of many battles.

"Okay! Let's get together again after the New Year."

Lu Ming nodded and agreed: "Okay, I probably won't be back in Harbin so soon after the New Year, so we can have a good reunion then."

He Yuzhu said goodbye to him, holding two pieces of calligraphy in his hands, opened the car door and got out.

He stood in front of the gate, waving goodbye, until the taillights of the jeep gradually disappeared into the night, then he turned and walked towards the gate.

After the doorbell rang, Feng Liping hurried over from the yard to open the door, her face full of concern.

"Finally you're back! Miss was just talking about it! Have you eaten dinner?"

As Feng Liping spoke, she stepped aside and welcomed He Yuzhu into the gate.

"Something went wrong and I came back a little late. Aunt Feng, I've eaten. Have you all eaten?"

He Yuzhu happily explained the reason and asked specifically because he was worried that they had not eaten yet.

Feng Liping held a flashlight in her hand and led He Yuzhu to the middle courtyard: "I've eaten, and I left a portion for you."

Feeling the warmth from home, He Yuzhu's heart was filled with warmth. He hummed lightly and walked quickly towards the north room.

After entering the north room, Chen Xueru saw He Yuzhui, a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes, and she wanted to stand up to greet him.

He Yuzhu hurriedly spoke up to stop her: "Don't worry! Xueru, just sit down. I'm so cold."

Chen Xueru felt his concern, smiled sweetly, and sat steadily on the sofa.

Feng Liping took the coat with a smile and said softly, "I'll go make a pot of tea to warm myself up."

"Excuse me! Aunt Feng!"

Feng Liping waved her hand, turned around, hung her coat on the hanger, and walked out.

He Yuzhu walked to the heater in the house and warmed himself off the cold.

There are currently no conditions for centralized heating, so we can only find ways to keep warm according to local conditions.

However, not many families can use earth heating, and it is not easy to install such a set of equipment when steel is in short supply.

In addition, burning coal in winter is not a small amount of money, and most people can't afford to do so.

He Yuzhu stood in front of the stove, his eyes fell on Chen Xueru, with a mysterious look on his face: "Xueru, guess where I went today?"

Chen Xueru folded her hands, feeling the warmth from the stove in her palms, which made her so comfortable that she narrowed her eyes slightly.

She looked at the expression on He Yuzhu's face and thought to herself that Commander Chen was excluded first, otherwise he would not be like this.

For a moment, she was unsure, so she simply squinted her eyes and waited for He Yuzhu to reveal it.

He Yuzhu saw that she didn't say anything, but he hadn't warmed up yet, so he stood there with a sullen look on his face.

When Feng Liping walked into the house carrying the tray, He Yuzhu patted his clothes and felt that it was about time.

He walked forward and took the tray from Feng Liping's hand: "Auntie Feng, go and have a rest!"

Feng Liping glanced at Chen Xueru lying on the sofa and agreed with a smile.

He Yuzhu strode towards the sofa, bent down and placed the tray in his hand on the coffee table.

He didn't bother to pour himself some water. He pulled his backpack in front of him and sat next to Chen Xueru.

"Xue Ru, look!" He then pulled out the roll of paper as if presenting a treasure.

Seeing that he couldn't help but come closer, Chen Xueru raised the corners of her mouth and opened her eyes to look at He Yuzhu.

She stood up, let go of the heater, took the paper roll and slowly opened it.

"The scenery of the north, thousands of miles of ice..."

Chen Xueru recited softly and came to her senses instantly. Her voice stopped abruptly and her eyes quickly scanned the paper and looked directly at the signature.

"Ah? This is..." He looked at He Yuzhu excitedly, somewhat incredulous.

He Yuzhu grinned, nodded to confirm her thoughts, and teased: "Don't tear it!"

Chen Xueru was delighted and was about to hit him, but then she changed her mind and rolled her eyes at him.

He carefully spread the paper in his hand on the coffee table and admired it carefully.

Looking at the calligraphy and painting above, he silently compared it with the manuscript he had obtained before, and confirmed that it was undoubtedly the original.

He Yuzhu took out the remaining calligraphy and whispered in her ear, "There is one more!"

Chen Xueru turned around in surprise, and seeing his smug look, she didn't rush to take the things, but hit him first.

Seeing He Yuzhu grinning, she snorted softly, took it and admired it slowly.

But she didn't expect there would be a back-up plan. She heard someone whispering in her ear: "The old man said that he would write another one for her after the baby is born!"

Chen Xueru frowned, reached out and twisted He Yuzhu's ear, and the atmosphere in the room instantly became cheerful.

After the Little New Year, the festive atmosphere becomes stronger. Every household is immersed in the joy of preparing New Year's goods. Stores of all sizes are crowded with people and are extremely bustling.

He Yuzhu still maintains his daily routine and goes to and from get off work on time.

Apart from the fruits, vegetables and meat, which he was responsible for, all other trivial matters at home were handled by Feng Ma, who was busy running around.

With the familiar sound of the horn, the last day of work this year finally came to an end.

He Yuzhu and his colleagues in the cafeteria wished each other well and said goodbye one after another.

He got on his bicycle, pedaled easily, and drove out of the gate of the unit.

With a turn of the handlebars, the bicycle stopped steadily in front of the gate.

"Uncle Zeng, I wish you a happy new year in advance! I'll come visit you again after the new year!"

Uncle Zeng had already opened the door and walked up to He Yuzhu with a kind smile on his face.

"Zhu Zi, Happy New Year! We two are waiting for you!"

He Yuzhu took out a cigarette from his pocket, handed it to Uncle Zeng, and bowed to say goodbye.

"Uncle, let's talk after the New Year. I'm going home now!"

Uncle Zeng took the cigarette and waved his hand: "Go! I have to go home too!"

Eager to go home, He Yuzhu rode at full speed, his bicycle flying close to the ground, attracting the attention of passers-by.

When he entered the yard, he saw the tricycle parked in front of the gatehouse at a glance, and immediately realized that Cai Quanwu had arrived.

He pushed the cart and hurried inside.

He Yuzhu lifted the door curtain and walked in. He glanced around the room and saw Cai Quanwu as expected.

He was wearing new clothes, sitting upright on the sofa, chatting with Chen Xueru and Yu Shui.

"Hey! Uncle Cai, you're here!" He Yuzhu bowed and welcomed him with a sincere smile on his face.

The three of them stopped chatting, and Cai Quanwu stood up with a smile on his face: "Zhu Zi, you're back!"

Since his last visit, Cai Quanwu thought that the relationship between the two families would be dull.

Unexpectedly, not only did he not alienate him, but he gave him a job in the silk shop and introduced him to the boss near Qianmen.

During this period, he no longer had to rely on his luck to get work like before.

Instead of giving him money directly to support him, he was asked to earn money through his own strength. He could not refuse this kind of help.

This time, at the invitation of the He family, I came to celebrate the New Year together.

Cai Quanwu gradually accepted the He brothers and sisters in his heart, and felt that the bad fate of the older generation should not affect the younger generation.

The He family only has these two siblings who depend on each other, and he is also alone, so why bother?

He Yushui had already run to He Yuzhu and pulled him towards the sofa: "Brother!"

He Yuzhu rubbed her hair, walked to the sofa and sat down, then picked up the teapot and refilled Cai Quanwu's tea.

"Uncle Cai, it's great that you can come!"

Cai Quanwu picked up his teacup and toasted He Yuzhu and Chen Xueru: "Zhuzi, Xueru, I can't refuse your kindness, let's have some fun together!"

He Yushui held up the teacup and shouted, "Uncle Cai, there's me too!"

"Yes, yes, yes, and there is also rain! Look at what I said..."