Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

It was late at night when He Yuzhu rode his bike back to the courtyard. Jia Dongxu's wedding banquet had already ended and the courtyard was pitch black with only a faint light coming from the windows of the main room.

He Yuzhu walked to the center of the yard, and a rustling sound came from the direction of the west wing.

He glanced across the porch and finally stopped at the base of the Jia family's wall, where he saw several dark shadows squatting.

"Hey! These guys are actually eavesdropping!" He Yuzhu laughed when he saw this. After thinking about it, he squatted down, lifted up the floor tiles, grabbed a few pieces of dirt and threw them towards the corner.

"what!"

The dark figure squatting in the corner was startled by the sudden appearance of dirt and clods of earth, and someone couldn't help but scream out in surprise.

The scream was particularly harsh, immediately breaking the silence of the yard, and several dark shadows fled in fear.

Seeing that his prank was successful, He Yuzhu couldn't help but burst into laughter.

With the light coming from his living room, he recognized Xu Damao who had just run past the door.

After a while, Jia Zhang's voice came from the backyard: "Xu Damao, you little bastard!"

He Yuzhu smiled secretly in his heart and hurried back to the house, not wanting to meet Jia Zhangshi. Unexpectedly, Jia Zhangshi strolled to the backyard to make room for Jia Dongxu.

He entered the living room, quickly closed the door, and turned around to see Yu Shui sitting on a chair. She looked dazed, and it was obvious that she had just taken a nap.

"Yushui, why haven't you gone to bed yet so late?"

Yu Shui rubbed his eyes with his hands and yawned: "Brother, what happened outside?"

He Yuzhu shook his head slightly and said perfunctorily, "Nothing, Jia Zhang is probably making some trouble! By the way, did you go to the banquet with Aunt Tong today?"

A trace of disdain appeared on Yu Shui's little face, and she pouted and said, "Brother, today's food is too bad. I only ate two steamed buns and came back."

He Yuzhu looked at her expression and couldn't help laughing. He ruffled her hair and said, "Haha! Then you won't be able to eat my cooking anymore. What are you going to do?"

When Yu Shui heard this, she thought He Yuzhu was going to abandon her. A trace of panic flashed in her eyes, and she looked up at him hurriedly: "Brother, don't abandon me!"

He Yuzhu saw that she had misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Hey! I meant that you will marry someone else in the future, not abandon you."

"Then I won't marry! I want to stay with my brother forever!"

He Yuzhu smiled and patted Yu Shui's little face: "What nonsense are you talking about! You are still young, you will understand when you grow up!"

"Humph!"

He Yuzhu thought to himself that if Yushui married into another family in the future, she should not let this cause bad relations between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It seemed that it was time to start teaching her some life skills.

He said to Yu Shui seriously, "Yu Shui, you have to get up early starting tomorrow. Follow me to exercise, and I will teach you how to cook later. Do you hear me?"

When Yu Shui heard that she had to get up early, she immediately made a bitter face and shook her head frantically to refuse: "No! I want to sleep!"

"I'm not discussing this with you, I'm informing you! You can't refuse, I will wake you up on time tomorrow."

He Yuzhu patted her cheek gently, turned around and left with satisfaction, leaving Yu Shui sitting alone on the chair, her face full of reluctance.

The next morning, He Yuzhu opened his eyes on time, dressed quickly and got up. He walked to Yushui's little bed and gently pinched her little nose, trying to wake her up as a prank.

Yu Shui frowned slightly, opened her eyes slightly, and looked at He Yuzhu with deep sleepiness and a hint of confusion.

He Yuzhu saw that she had opened her eyes and grinned, "Yushui, get dressed and get up! I'll go steam the buns first, and then you can exercise with me later."

When He Yuzhu finished steaming the buns and returned to the bedroom, he saw Yu Shui curled up in a ball on the bed again as soon as he entered the room.

He Yuzhu smiled slightly, walked forward, grabbed her arm, pulled her up from the bed, and did three and a half spins in the air.

"Ah!" Yu Shui screamed suddenly, turning around and kicking her legs.

He Yuzhu stopped what he was doing and helped her stand on the bed: "Haha! Are you awake now? Put on your shoes and follow me to the yard to exercise together."

"Hmph!" Yu Shui rubbed her eyes, watched He Yuzhu walk out of the room, and scratched her hair helplessly. She could only put on her shoes obediently and follow him to the yard.

Peng Hongwu had already started his morning exercise in the yard. He looked at the two people approaching and greeted them warmly: "Brother Zhuzi, good morning! Yushui, you're here too!"

He Yuzhu smiled and nodded in response, waving at him: "Xiao Wu, you practice on your own today. I have to teach Yu Shui today, we can have breakfast later."

"Okay, Brother Zhuzi!" Peng Hongwu agreed readily, and turned his gaze to Yu Shui who was following behind him, with a friendly smile on his face, "Yu Shui, Brother Zhuzi is very powerful."

Yu Shui rolled her eyes at him, pouted slightly, and muttered in her heart: "Do I need to be awesome? If my brother is awesome, then I am awesome too!"

Peng Hongwu didn't care when he saw this. He just smiled and ran to the side to continue his morning exercise.

He Yuzhu walked over to Yu Shui and helped her tidy up her messy hair: "Okay, let's get started! Let's start with the basics, step by step."

He brought Yu Shui to the side, demonstrated a set of warm-up exercises, and then asked Yu Shui to follow suit to warm up.

He Yuzhu corrected Yu Shui's movements from time to time to get her body moving.

"Okay, now I'll teach you the basic exercises." He said as he began to demonstrate.

Yu Shui stood not far away and watched carefully, trying to remember the details of the movements.

"Okay, Yu Shui, try standing there now, and I'll adjust it for you!" He Yuzhu stopped and asked Yu Shui to start standing in the right posture.

Yu Shui nodded when she heard that, thinking about the details she had just observed, and slowly adjusted her body and stood in a pose.

He Yuzhu saw that she was standing sloppily and was about to correct her, but after thinking it over he went back into the house to get a tickler.

"Tighten it a little bit here! Squat down a little more! Hold it like this!" He Yuzhu said as he tapped the area that needed correction.

Peng Hongwu finished his morning exercise and ran over here to join in the fun, squatting on the side with his arms folded, watching.

As time went by, sweat began to appear on Yu Shui's forehead and his body began to shake a little.

He Yuzhu estimated the time in his mind and decided that the first exercise should not be too long. He shouted to Yushui, "Yushui, that's enough! Let's go wash up and have breakfast!"

A moment later, the three of them stood in front of the sink in the yard, holding their toiletries and began to brush their teeth and wash their faces.

Peng Hongwu was holding a cup of water with white foam on his lips. He suddenly moved closer to He Yuzhu and poked him with his elbow: "Brother Zhuzi, look! That's the wife that Brother Dongxu married yesterday!"

"Huh?" He Yuzhu was washing his face. He wiped away the water drops on his face, raised his head and squinted his eyes, thinking, it's just Qin Huairu, what's so strange about that.

"Fuck!"

The moment his sight touched Qin Huairu, He Yuzhu was stunned. He widened his eyes, as if he had seen something incredible.

He Yuzhu hurriedly wiped the water droplets on his face with a towel. His face suddenly changed and he turned around and hurried back to the living room.

The two children were confused by He Yuzhu's behavior. They looked at each other, washed hurriedly, and ran back.

Qin Huairu stood on the steps, watching the three people leave, her heart full of confusion.

She couldn't help but start to doubt herself. She reached out and touched her cheek, then looked down at her clothes. A gloomy look appeared on her face: "Do you despise me because I'm from the country?"