Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

The next morning, Zhang Renkang got up before 4:30. He took a look at He Yushui, who was sleeping soundly on the bed. He Yushui packed her things last night. Actually, there was nothing much, just the clothes and shoes Zhang Renkang had bought for her, some of her own underwear, and quilts. Zhang Renkang had new ones, so He Yushui didn't want her previous quilt anymore, so she moved in with Zhang Renkang that night.

Zhang Renkang shook his head, thinking that he had to talk to He Yushui about sleeping with the curtains drawn. She was not a child anymore. Zhang Renkang felt hot in his stomach when he saw He Yushui's long legs stretched out. He got up, went to the toilet, washed up, lifted the latch of the door, pushed the cart and left. He still had to go help Chen Wei. He couldn't delay Chen Wei's wedding today.

He Yushui quietly watched Zhang Renkang pushing the cart out of the door from the window and smiled happily. In fact, she didn't sleep much last night. Zhang Renkang's room was much more comfortable than hers. The bed was soft and comfortable, and the fire was not turned off until twelve o'clock. With the heater coming in, the room was also warm. He Yushui had never been so happy and cheerful. She blushed at Zhang Renkang's back. In fact, she deliberately stretched her thighs out of the quilt, just to let Zhang Renkang see that she was no worse than Yu Li, except that she had less meat. He Yushui looked at the two bulges on her chest and stomped her feet. Humph, I will grow up.

Zhang Renkang opened the bolt of the courtyard gate. The city was still dark. After closing the gate, he rode his bike with a flashlight and braved the cold wind to Chen Wei's side.

Around 5:50, every household had gotten up one after another. The lights were on in the houses and people were wearing coats and going to the toilet. Seeing the gate open, Yan Bugui knew that Zhang Renkang had gone out. Last night, Zhang Renkang told him that he had to help in the kitchen early in the morning and asked him not to lock the gate tonight.

Yi Zhonghai came back from the toilet and called He Daqing from Shazhu's room, saying

"Xu Fugui should be here soon. Get up first and I'll go take some food to the old lady. You can come to my place to eat later."

He Daqing yawned and saw that it was already past six twenty. He nodded and went to the water tank to get a ladle of cold water and put it in the basin. The cold water stimulated He Daqing to shiver. After catching his breath, He Daqing went out to the toilet and came back to the backyard. Seeing that the lights were still off in Zhang Renkang's house, he went to the deaf old lady's room. When the deaf old lady saw He Daqing, she asked excitedly:

"Daqing, when did you come back?"

He Daqing laughed

"Old lady, it was too late last night so I didn't come to greet you."

The deaf old lady laughed

"What about my eldest grandson? Do you have any ideas?"

He Daqing shook his head and said

"Let's wait for Xu Fugui to come over and discuss the terms today. I estimate that the Xu family won't be able to meet the demand without five or six thousand this time. We can only try our best to see if we can reach an agreement. Otherwise, if they are willing to let Sha Zhu go shooting, then let him go. We can't do anything about it."

The deaf old lady said anxiously

"Daqing, you can't say that. I only have this one grandson. If nothing works out, I'll just sell this house and see if I can get some money for my grandson."

(Let me explain about the house. The setting of this book is that the deaf old lady and He Daqing's father, that is, Sha Zhu's grandfather, ran away from the palace. You can also think that the deaf old lady and Sha Zhu's grandfather are having an affair. The old lady has no children all her life and she really treats Sha Zhu as her grandson. The premise of Yi Zhonghai's providing for the old lady in her old age is that he has discussed it with the old lady. Sha Zhu will provide Yi Zhonghai with old age care, so according to Yi Zhonghai's initial idea, he didn't think about the old lady's house, because Sha Zhu will provide him with old age, and then his house will also belong to Sha Zhu. This way, this hole can be filled in.)

The deaf old lady trembled as she took out a box from the bedside cabinet and opened it, saying

"Back then, I took out these few things from there. Take them and see how much they are worth."

He Daqing saw that the green bracelet and the golden phoenix hairpin with two rubies weighed about 130 to 150 grams of gold (more than 60 grams each). He nodded and said,

"Old lady, when the time comes, I will sell the main house and you can move to the rainwater house."

The deaf old lady said

"What about the rain?"

He Daqing glanced at Zhang Renkang's house and said

"She will follow Zhang Renkang from now on. Whether it is a blessing or a curse depends on herself. Now Shazhu is the most important."

The deaf old lady nodded and said nothing. He Daqing said

"Leave the box here with you until we have a clear discussion with Xu Fugui."

It was already past seven when He Yushui got up. He Daqing and Yi Zhonghai were confronting Xu Fugui in Shazhu's house. Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong were testifying together to coordinate the negotiations between them.

Xu Fugui said viciously

"He Daqing, you've got to come back. You're Shazhu's father. Tell me how you're going to explain this to me."

He Daqing nodded and said

"Lao Xu, now that things have come to this, there is no point in saying anything. Just name a price. We are old neighbors, and we all know each other. Let me say this in advance. My ability is limited. If you ask for too much, I can't fulfill it."

Xu Fugui snorted coldly and said

"He Daqing, do you mean my son got hurt in vain?"

"Do you know what my son is like?"

He Daqing sighed and said

"Lao Xu, I heard about it. It's like this now. Sha Zhu will have to go to labor camp at the very least. I can only try my best to compensate you. If you want more, then I can't do anything about it. Just let Sha Zhu be shot."

Yi Zhonghai came out to smooth things over and said

"Lao Xu, calm down. You can make up your mind about the conditions. You know what He Daqing is talking about. Just tell me."

Xu Fugui opened his mouth and said

"The He family will compensate my family Damao with 10,000 yuan, and give my family 15 yuan every month from now on."

He Daqing said

"Lao Xu, what you said is meaningless. First of all, I can't afford 10,000 yuan. Secondly, don't even think about when you will be released. Even if you are released, you may not even make 15 yuan. How can I get the money to give you?"

Yan Bugui said

"Lao Xu, just name a suitable price. Lao Liu and I will be your witnesses. If you do that, He Daqing will just stop talking."

Xu Fugui said

"He Daqing, you tell me yourself."

He Da sorted it out and said

"Three thousand, this is what I can give you. You have to give me some time to raise the money, and give Sha Zhu a letter of understanding."

Xu Fugui said angrily

"He Daqing, are you sending away beggars?"

"My son's thing is broken, and 3,000 yuan is not enough for my retirement."

Yi Zhonghai said

"Lao Xu, tell me how much is appropriate."

Xu Fugui suppressed his anger and said

"The minimum is 6,000, and when Shazhu is released, half of his earnings must be given to my son as compensation."

He Daqing thought about it. Now He Yushui has Sha Zhu's 1,000 yuan, Yi Zhonghai is willing to pay 500 yuan, and his two main rooms are sold for 800 yuan. In addition, the two rooms of the old lady in the backyard are also the best houses after the main rooms, which are sold for 650 yuan. That's 2,950 yuan. He Yushui gave her 500 or 600 yuan last time. It's only been a week and he asked her to pay 500 yuan, so it's 3,500 yuan.

The bracelet and hairpin in the old lady's hand are estimated to be sold for more than 160 yuan, which is still 2,400 yuan short.

"Lao Xu, I won't hide it from you. I can't come up with 6,000 or 5,000 yuan. If you can do it, I will go and raise the money. If you don't want to, then I have no choice. You go to the police station and let Sha Zhu be shot."

Xu Fugui saw that He Daqing was serious. According to his understanding of He Daqing, he was afraid that He Daqing really couldn't take it out, so he nodded and said

"Okay, five thousand is five thousand now, but there is one thing, you have to give me another hundred dollars every year for the next twenty years."

He Daqing said

"Okay, we'll start counting after Shazhu comes out, just let Shazhu give it to you."

The two of them looked at Yan Bugui and said

"Uncle, please record this for me."

Yan Bugui nodded and said

"On November 64, 11, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu reached the following agreement. In view of the personal injury caused to Xu Damao by He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu gave Xu Damao a lump sum compensation of 29 yuan. In addition, after He Yuzhu returned from labor reform, he would give Xu Damao yuan per year for a period of years. In response, Xu Damao received a letter of understanding from He Yuzhu, and the two voluntarily reached a settlement."

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"You two, how about this?"

After Xu Fugui and He Daqing confirmed that everything was correct, Yan Bugui wrote two copies and gave them to the two of them.

"It is better to resolve a feud than to create one. Now that Sha Zhu has been punished, you should both take a step back."

Xu Fugui said

"He Daqing, when will you pay?"

He Daqing looked at Yi Zhonghai and said

"Come and get the money and the letter of apology tomorrow afternoon."

Xu Fugui nodded and went out

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