Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

He Yushui ran to the deaf old lady's room. The deaf old lady had just laid down when she saw He Yushui coming in. She said expressionlessly:

"Rain, come and see grandma"

The deaf old lady actually didn't like He Yushui very much. She had a deep-rooted idea of ​​favoring boys over girls. He Yushui usually didn't bother to come to the deaf old lady to make things uncomfortable. But today, He Yushui decided to fight for Sha Zhu one last time. She didn't want to care about Sha Zhu anymore. He Yushui said

"Old lady, I'm here for my silly brother."

The deaf old lady saw that He Yushui was after Sha Zhu and thought that Sha Zhu had gotten into trouble again and asked nervously:

"What happened to Zhuzi? Who bullied my grandson again?"

"Look, I, an old lady, won't punish him."

He Yushui looked at the old woman speechlessly and said

"Madam, my brother is about 28 or 29 years old this year, right? Don't you think it's time to find him a wife?"

"If the Jia family continues to be dragged down like this, you don't want my brother to become extinct, do you?"

When the deaf old lady heard this, she understood. Looking at the swollen half of He Yushui's face, she knew clearly that He Yushui and Sha Zhu must have quarreled over the Jia family. However, the Jia family and Sha Zhu were a trap set by Yi Zhonghai after all. The deaf old lady had seen through it all these years but didn't say anything, otherwise Yi Zhonghai would have turned against her long ago.

The retirement group all have a tacit understanding. As early as ten years ago when He Daqing and the White Widow ran away, Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady had made a plan. Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu took care of the deaf old lady. Jia Dongxu in the past and Sha Zhu now take care of Yi Zhonghai in his old age. Now letting the deaf old lady come forward, isn't this going to cost Yi Zhonghai his life?

Seeing that the deaf old lady remained silent, He Yushui said

"Old lady, my brother treats you well, right? Can you bear to see him become extinct?"

The deaf old lady sighed, glanced at He Yushui, then lowered her head and said slowly

"I understand. I will go to discuss this with Zhuzi tonight."

Seeing this, He Yushui said nothing more and snorted.

"Shazhu, the Jia family has severed ties with me today. I have said what I need to say. I will not ask any more questions in the future. Old lady, you can do whatever you want. If my silly brother is really tied up to death by the Jia family, he will never be able to marry again in this life."

After saying that, He Yushui left without waiting for the old lady to reply. The deaf old lady sighed when she saw He Yushui leaving. How could she not know why Sha Zhu became like this? The deaf old lady planned to go to Sha Zhu to talk to him. If not, she should find a wife for Sha Zhu first, so that Sha Zhu would not be able to marry in his life, just as He Yushui said.

When He Yushui returned to Zhang Renkang's house, she saw that Zhang Renkang had already fried some pork and eggs, and the bowl of white rice porridge was almost drooling. He Yushui said in surprise with red eyes:

"Zhang Renkang, do you usually eat like this?"

In this day and age, most families only had cornmeal steamed bread and a bowl of porridge, or at least a plate of pickled vegetables. The Yan family's pickled vegetables were all picked by the root. The better families only had steamed buns made of two grams of flour (cornmeal and white flour) and fried vegetables. They were nothing like Zhang Renkang, who loved meat.

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"Do I need this little money?"

He Yushui thought about it and realized that Zhang Renkang earned more than 100 yuan a month, and he could afford to eat meat every day. He Yushui looked at Zhang Renkang eagerly without saying a word.

Zhang Renkang smiled and pointed at the cupboard at the kitchen door and said

"If you're hungry, come and eat with us. The dishes are in the cupboard over there."

He Yushui blushed and took the bowl and chopsticks and sat next to Zhang Renkang, eating silently. Zhang Renkang didn't mind and served He Yushui a bowl of rice porridge, saying

"Have you thought about it carefully? Once the deaf old lady leaves, you will become a thorn in the side of Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family."

He Yushui was surprised

"Did you see me go to the old lady's room?"

Zhang Renkang smiled

"I didn't see it. I guess you would go to find the deaf old lady."

"This situation was originally caused by the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai disguised the deaf old lady as a deaf relative of a martyr who sent straw sandals, and created public opinion that the deaf old lady was the ancestor. This was just to brainwash the whole courtyard and control public opinion. The old lady supported Yi Zhonghai for her own retirement and let Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu support her. In turn, with this positive image, Yi Zhonghai brainwashed and trained Jia Dongxu and Sha Zhu to support her in her old age."

"Jia Dongxu died early, so Yi Zhonghai planned to let Sha Zhu serve as a blood bag for the Jia family to raise Bang Geng, and then let Sha Zhu and Bang Geng take care of him in his old age. Of course, Yi Zhonghai might also want to find Qin Huairu to give birth to a child of his own for Sha Zhu to raise."

He Yushui was stunned. She couldn't understand whether Yi Zhonghai was really so dark and vicious. He Yushui couldn't believe that this big courtyard was actually plotting against her silly brother. He Yushui asked

"Why do you say that? No matter what happened, the uncle has always helped us brothers and sisters. He can't be so bad."

Zhang Renkang said with a smile

"You don't believe it, do you?"

He Yushui nodded. She didn't believe that Yi Zhonghai was really as sinister as Zhang Renkang said.

"My brother and I have been helped by the Great Master before. You can't say that the Great Master was plotting against us more than a decade ago, right?"

Zhang Renkang continued

"I suggest you go to the post office and ask if there are letters and money sent from Baocheng every month, and the recipient is He Yuzhu. Ask how long it took to deliver the letter and who picked it up."

He Yushui was stunned when she heard this. The name of Baocheng was the biggest pain in her and Shazhu's hearts. Twelve years ago, Shazhu was eighteen and He Yushui was four. Their biological father He Daqing abandoned her and Shazhu and ran to Baocheng with a widow named Bai and ignored them. At that time, the young He Yushui followed Shazhu to Baocheng to find her father, but He Daqing didn't even see her and left her and her brother and sister freezing outside the courtyard gate all night. At that time, Shazhu swore that he would never coexist with He Daqing. Now Zhang Renkang said that He Daqing would mail money to her and Shazhu every month? Then why didn't she know anything about it for more than ten years?

He Yushui asked

"You mean, our dad sends money to me and my silly brother every month?"

Zhang Renkang laughed

"Yes, but Sha Zhu doesn't know about this. I guess Yi Zhonghai has told him many times that He Daqing doesn't care about you two anymore, which aroused Sha Zhu's hatred. If you don't believe me, go to the post office and ask. It's best to keep it confidential. Don't tell anyone you ask."

He Yushui dropped her chopsticks and ran out like crazy. Zhang Renkang couldn't stop her even after shouting at her. The post office was closed today, the weekend.

Yan Bugui and the third aunt at the gate were also puzzled when they saw He Yushui running around like crazy. They knew about the quarrels in Sha Zhu's house, but Yan Bugui didn't bother to care about Sha Zhu's affairs. Sha Zhu never took him, the third uncle, seriously. He always called him "Old Man Yan". Zhang Renkang at least showed some respect to them and sometimes even handed them a cigarette.

He Yushui rushed to the post office, but it was the weekend and the post office was closed today so how could there be anyone there? He Yushui walked on the street in a daze. She knew that Zhang Renkang had no reason to lie to her. Besides, she wouldn't be able to fool him for a few days. Everything would be clear tomorrow when the post office opened. If He Daqing had been sending money to herself and Sha Zhu for the past ten years, where did the money go?

Did Yi Zhonghai really take it away? Why didn't he say anything? Was it because he wanted Sha Zhu and himself to hate He Daqing? He Yushui's brain obviously couldn't handle so many things. She was about to explode thinking about this matter. She decided to go back to Zhang Renkang to ask for clarification.