Siheyuan: Struggle in the Red Era

At the end of 54, the Siheyuan ended in turmoil.

The beginning of 55 years kicked off in a strange way.

Since the New Year's greetings, the women, young and old, in the yard have been, contrary to their usual practice, more enthusiastic than the children in visiting each household. Then, several women put their heads together and chattered incessantly.

Soon after, the older men also put cigarettes in their ears, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, gathered in twos and threes, talked and laughed with smiling faces.

Yi Zhonghai had observed these strange phenomena a long time ago.

However, since the women did not bring any aunties to the party, he just mixed in with the men and did not hear anything unusual. He wanted to ask Jia Dongxu, but the guy knew nothing about anything he asked.

I wanted to ask Sha Zhu again, but he had already gone out to prepare a banquet for someone.

Looking back at Liu Haizhong, he saw that his disciples had been coming to visit him to wish him a happy new year for the past few days, and he had no idea what was going on in the courtyard.

Yan Bugui is becoming more and more stingy. If you want to ask him for something, you must have five dollars.

He was reluctant to spend the money, so he decided to ask Qin Huairu.

The feeling that something was being hidden from him in the entire compound was particularly bad and made him feel uneasy.

However, on the second day of the New Year, Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu went back to her parents' home. It was not until the morning of the third day that he found the opportunity to ask Qin Huairu.

"What? What are people discussing in the yard behind your back? And Dongxu didn't ask?"

Yi Zhonghai's face was not very good. He nodded and said, "Dongxu is too honest. He can't compare with others in terms of talking skills. You can talk to everyone. Ask them."

He added: "Although the enemy spies have been almost wiped out, there are still some who are hiding deep in the dark, doing things secretly. Don't be fooled by them if you are not careful."

Although Qin Huairu didn't think it had anything to do with enemy spies, she knew very well that Yi Zhonghai was her golden thigh and she must not offend him, so she nodded seriously and promised, "Don't worry, uncle, I'll go ask right away to see what's going on."

The place where they were talking was by the pond in the middle courtyard, and could be seen clearly from the hallway.

Aunt Jin, Aunt Wang and Liu Sanya gathered together and saw that after Qin Huairu listened to Yi Zhonghai's words, she put down the clothes she was washing, shook her hands, and walked towards the front yard. They immediately winked at each other and then talked nonsense.

"Hey, how many can Shazhu fight at once? Five is fine?"

"I think so. I never thought Shazhu could fight so well."

"That's right, Xu Damao and Xu Fugui were beaten like dogs."

"Not bad, you still know not to hit a woman."

"That's not hitting a woman? Didn't you see Damao's mother being thrown to the ground several times? She's been holding her waist these past two days, maybe she sprained it."

"From the way she walks, it looks like she has twisted her waist."

"Hey, he's such a good hitter. After they get married, his wife will definitely beat him to death. Even if her family wants to support her, they won't be able to beat her."

"Before, the guy in the front yard asked me what the conditions of Shazhu were. I have to go back later. I can't hurt the girl."

A few people casually chatted about Sha Zhu, which actually aroused some interest.

At this time, Qin Huairu also came over and greeted them with a smile: "Aunt Jin, Aunt Wang, San Ya, they are all chatting here."

The three of them responded with a smile, made room for each other, shared a handful of melon seeds, and let Qin Huairu sit and chat with them.

"Hey, Qin Huairu, you went back to your parents' home yesterday. How is life in the countryside now? I guess it's pretty good."

Qin Huairu took the melon seeds and said with a smile: "Life is just like that, it's nothing like living in the city."

It is not yet time to implement ticket supply on a large scale. After a few years of recuperation, the rural areas have had good weather and harvests, so you can buy whatever you want, and life is indeed not bad.

Aunt Wang said, "I heard from Yang Ruihua that you came back yesterday and brought a lot of things. Your family really loves your daughter."

This was a difficult question to answer, so Qin Huairu changed the subject and said, "I've been home for a day, and I don't know what's new. What were you talking about just now? It sounded like you were talking about Sha Zhu."

Aunt Jin got excited and slapped her thigh and said, "You're talking about Shazhu! Someone from the compound ahead wanted to ask me about him. I was thinking, this guy, his mother is dead, his father ran away, even though he has a sister left, he doesn't have to spend money to support her, and he has four rooms at home, what a great condition, I want to be a matchmaker again."

"But the 30th day really scared me."

"Yes, yes, yes. On the 30th, Shazhu was scary."

Liu Sanya nodded in agreement: "You all didn't see it at home. That kick from Shazhu almost broke Xu Damao's balls. He kicked Xu Fugui like it was a game. He was really good at it. Then he just grabbed Damao's mother and threw her far away. Qin Huairu, don't you agree?"

Aunt Wang chuckled and said, "What do you think, will Damao's thing still be useful in the future?"

"Hehehe~"

Several women laughed. Qin Huairu felt a little embarrassed and had to crack some melon seeds.

Liu Sanya stretched out her arm and touched Qin Huairu, and asked while eating melon seeds: "You were the closest to it at that time, did you see the whole process?"

Qin Huairu shook her head: "I went back at that time, and then I came out because the two families started fighting."

Aunt Jin asked: "Did the uncle tell you?"

Qin Huairu was puzzled: "Why are you telling me this? It has nothing to do with me."

The three of them exchanged looks and didn't believe it at all.

Liu Sanya said, "You guys are quite obedient to your uncle. He told you to help Xu Fugui, so you should help Damao's mother up as soon as possible."

Although Qin Huairu felt strange, she still smiled and said, "Uncle Yi is Dongxu's master. Although we don't follow the ancient etiquette now, Dongxu is taken care of by Uncle Yi in the factory. We must listen to him more."

Liu Sanya said "hmm hmm" three times randomly, and no one knew what she meant.

Qin Huairu felt something was wrong, so she changed the subject: "Hey, it's almost time to go to work, why hasn't Xiao Li come back yet?"

The three of them exchanged glances again.

Aunt Jin said, "Xiao Li, he is not married, and he has no relatives in the city. It seems that he has not visited his teacher, so he does not need to go to pay New Year's greetings. He must stay at home for a few more days. He will probably come back on the fifth day of the New Year."

Qin Huairu smiled and said, "Oh, I really envy Xiao Li. He is a technical secondary school student and lives a comfortable life. It's a pity that I don't have any cousins ​​of the right age at home, otherwise, I would at least introduce them to someone. Then, we, as relatives, can also benefit from it and get some rare things to try."

The three of them changed their looks again. Are they going to fight to the death with Xiao Li?