Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

"What! The deaf old lady is dying!"

He Yuzhu was shocked and hurried to the backyard.

Ran Qiuye also ran to the backyard holding her two children.

When the other people in the yard heard that the deaf old lady was dying, they also rushed over.

Soon, the originally bustling middle courtyard was suddenly deserted, and everyone ran to the backyard.

"Hey, where are all the people? Where have they gone?"

At this time, Banggeng ran back from the front yard.

He followed those soldiers and wandered outside for several days.

His body was smelly, so he was despised by the other soldiers. He had to go home, take a shower, and clean himself up.

But when I got home, I didn't see anyone.

'No one is around, let's check if there's any money at home!'

Banggeng happily rummaged around the house, trying to find some money.

I'm busy with my career outside and don't have any coins on me.

The other soldiers who are rich eat and drink the best food.

Because I was young, I was not treated well by the older soldiers and was not allowed to eat any good food.

So you have to have money in your pocket.

But after searching for a long time, not a single chicken feather was found.

"Damn it, where did you two old bastards hide the money? They wouldn't have put it all in their own pockets, would they?"

Bang Geng was a little annoyed and cursed in a low voice.

But no matter how much you curse, you still have no money.

Banggeng is now at the gate, looking at the yard, wondering where to get the money.

suddenly!

He saw the He family's door open.

he knows!

The He family must be rich, and have a lot of money.

But he didn't dare go in.

He didn't know why there was no one in the yard.

Why was the He family's door open and it seemed like no one was home?

Banggeng felt as uncomfortable as if he was being scratched by a cat.

It’s like you know there is a gold mine in the mountains, but you dare not take a step because there are ferocious beasts in the mountains, and thus you miss out on huge wealth.

After some mental struggle, Banggeng walked to the door of He's house and looked inside.

'No one?'

Bang Geng didn't see anyone in the room.

"He Xiao! He Ye!"

Banggeng called into the house twice again, but got no response.

"There's really no one here! !"

Bang Geng was overjoyed and quickly slipped into the He family.

As a born thief, Banggeng has a natural keen sense of where the money is kept, at least that's what he thinks.

After taking a quick look around the room, I was attracted by an envelope on the cabinet in the main room.

Banggeng walked over excitedly, picked up the envelope and squeezed it.

'money…!'

Banggeng pinched the envelope, feeling its weight and thickness. He knew that there was a lot of money inside.

Bang Geng didn't dare to open it because he didn't have time to do so. What he had to do now was to leave quickly when no one was in the yard.

Just as I was about to leave, I was attracted by the food on the table.

He hadn't had a full meal for several days, so he couldn't resist the temptation of food.

Although it’s just some melon seeds, peanuts and mineral water...no, it’s fruit.

Banggeng walked over and started stuffing the things on the table into his bag.

backyard.

The deaf old lady's house was truly surrounded tightly, as if countless gazes were shooting straight at the house like sharp arrows.

The entire yard is enveloped in it, making people feel as if they are in a huge vortex.

At this moment, He Yuzhu's family was quietly guarding the deaf old lady's bed, and the atmosphere was solemn and sad.

The deaf old lady was breathing weakly, breathing in less than she was breathing out, and the signs of life that were once full of vitality seemed to be dissipating bit by bit.

She opened her mouth hard, as if she had thousands of words to say, but in the end only faint sounds came out.

Her eyes were full of nostalgia and reluctance to live, and that look seemed to be able to penetrate people's hearts, allowing everyone present to feel her deepest emotions.

"This morning, just after daybreak, the old lady suddenly said she wanted to take a bath and asked me to quickly boil some water for her."

"My heart tightened at the time, and I hurried to the kitchen to light a fire and boil water, but the water didn't boil in time. When I hurried back, I found that the old lady...she had become like this."

Li Qin stood aside, her eyes already red and swollen like peaches from crying.

Over the past six months, she has been living with the deaf old lady day and night, and the deep feelings between them have long been deeply rooted in each other's hearts.

Now that she is about to be separated from her loved ones forever, how can she not feel extremely sad and painful in her heart?

The sadness surged in her heart like a tide, almost drowning her.

"Maybe the old lady knew she was going to leave soon, so she wanted to leave cleanly, but she didn't expect it to turn out like this."

Three uncles...

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and the third uncle Yan Bugui are also by the bed.

Although the first and second uncles were dismissed, the people in the courtyard have not yet fully adapted to the fact that they are no longer the uncles in charge.

So the two of them also sneaked into the deaf old lady's house.

"Whoever goes to buy the shroud, I'll pay one dollar for the errand."

Seeing that the deaf old lady was about to die, we had to quickly change her into burial clothes before her body became stiff.

Otherwise it will become stiff and you won’t be able to wear it.

'One dollar! I'm rich.'

Originally He Yuzhu was shouting at the people outside the house, but the third uncle next to him immediately raised his hands high.

"I'll go, I'll go, I'll go buy some shrouds."

He Yuzhu looked at the third uncle helplessly.

This calculating guy is really speechless...!

He Yuzhu said to the third uncle.

"Uncle, you pay first. I don't know how much it will cost. When I come back, I'll give you the one dollar as well. Okay?"

The third uncle nodded.

He was not afraid that He Yuzhu would default on his debt, because he would never do such a thing.

"Okay, let's find the deaf old lady and take care of her problem. It doesn't matter whether it's worth money or not. There's no rush."

The third uncle spoke loudly to show that he was not a greedy person.

However, the neighbors outside looked down on him.

The third uncle hurried out of the backyard and walked towards the middle yard.

Banggeng filled a bag with delicious food, quickly left the He family and ran towards his own home.

As soon as he left the He family, he was seen by the third uncle who came out from the backyard.

'Great! What is he doing at the He family?'

Although the third uncle was curious, he had more important things to do now, which was related to the one-dollar errand fee.

However, he still saw that there seemed to be an envelope tucked under Banggeng's armpit.

However, Banggeng, who had just flashed by, had already run back to his home and closed the door.

The third uncle left the courtyard in confusion and went to find someone to buy funeral clothes.

In this era, although all monsters and demons have been defeated, coffins, shrouds and other things can still be bought.

But forget about the so-called four olds, such as incense, candles, and paper money. Whoever sells them will die.

Banggeng ran back home, his heart pounding.

He took out the envelope from under his arm and opened it carefully.

'Oh my god! That's a lot of money.'

There was a stack of money in the envelope, each note was ten yuan. When I took it out and counted it, there were exactly two hundred yuan.

Bang Geng was so scared that he sat down on the ground.

With so much money, it is impossible for the He family not to remember and put it so blatantly on the cabinet.

why?

"Did they deliberately put it there, waiting for me to steal it and then catch me?"

Banggeng's heart was beating fast, he seemed to smell a conspiracy.

"No, he couldn't have known that I would return to the courtyard today and at this time, so it couldn't be that Shazhu was deliberately trying to trick me."

Banggeng quickly denied the view that this was Shazhu's conspiracy.

Although this silly Zhu is smart, he can't tell fortunes and predict that he will come back today.

Deaf old lady's house.

The deaf old lady has passed away.

This surprised everyone, but they were also relieved. At least the deaf old lady passed away without pain. She died when she was told to, and she died peacefully.

"Qiuye, take the children home. It's not convenient for them to be here."

He Yuzhu asked Ran Qiuye to take He Ye, He Xiao, and Li Qin's daughter Mengmeng back home. After all, someone had died here, and it was not good to have children here, as it was taboo.

Ran Qiuye nodded, took the three children out of the backyard and returned to the middle yard.

Banggeng weighed the pros and cons at home and decided it would be better not to take the money.

If Sha Zhu were to investigate this, not only his family but also the Jia family would be in big trouble!

I was really bewildered. How dare I steal money from Sha Zhu's family? Haven't I learned enough lessons over the years?

So Banggeng took the envelope and was about to go out to return it to the He family.

But just as he was about to open the door, he saw through the crack that Sha Zhu's wife, his former class teacher Ran Qiuye, was returning home from the backyard with her three children.

Behind her was her mother Qin Huairu, who was also coming back from the backyard with Xiaodang and Huaihua.

After all, someone died, and Xiaodang and Huaihua were children, so they naturally couldn't stay in the backyard.

"This old deaf man finally died. It's really unfair that such an old man could live to be over 80 years old. Is God blind?"

Jia Zhang complained in a low voice.

Ever since she married into the courtyard house, this deaf old lady has been against her.

But she couldn't afford to offend that old immortal, and was always bullied by the deaf old lady, which made Jia Zhang very unhappy.

Now that the deaf old lady is dead, the mountain that was pressing on her is gone, and she is very happy.

I finally got rid of this pent-up anger.

"Mom, please keep your voice down. If the people in the yard hear you, you'll be punished again."

Qin Huairu said to her with disdain.

Although she also didn't like the deaf old lady, it was because of her that she couldn't marry Zhuzi.

At least that's what she thought.

Back then, the reason why Zhuzi suddenly ignored me was definitely because of this old guy's instigation, which caused Zhuzi to suddenly dislike me.

Jia Zhang looked around and didn't see anyone else, so she suddenly raised her head and said.

"I am afraid of them. I, Zhang Xiaohua, have been afraid of them before..."

"what……!!"

Jia Zhang said to Qin Huairu as she pushed open the door.

As a result, as soon as she pushed the door open, she saw Bang Geng standing in the room who was about to open the door, which scared the unprepared Jia Zhang.

Banggeng just saw through the crack in the door that his mother and grandmother had also returned, and he was also very worried.

If I don't return the money quickly, I'll be in trouble if the He family finds out.

But now that someone from the He family is still here, it is definitely impossible to pay the money back.

I will have to find a chance to escape from the courtyard later and never come back.

Even if the He family finds out, they won’t be able to find me.

"Great joke...!!! You scared grandma to death."

Jia Zhang patted her chest, her scalp numbed with fear. If she had not been so brave, she would have followed the deaf old lady.

"Bang Geng, why are you back? You look thinner. Come on, sit down. Mom will get you something to eat."

Qin Huairu was extremely happy to see her son return.

I'm going to cook for my son.

How could Banggeng dare to stay? The Siheyuan was now a place of trouble. If he stayed for one more minute, he might be doomed.

So he said to Qin Huairu.

"No need, Mom. I'm going out right away."

Saying that, he was about to leave.

Qin Huairu would let Banggeng leave at will.

Now if I don't keep him and he runs away and doesn't come back for several days, I will get used to him. My son may no longer be my son.

So Qin Huairu grabbed his arm and stopped him from leaving.

Bang Geng became anxious and shook his hands hard to break free from Qin Huairu's hands.

Also breaking free from the shackles were the melon seeds, peanuts, mineral water, beer, drinks, and eight-treasure porridge in Banggeng's pocket...

The contents of his pockets were scattered all over the floor.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi also realized from the things in the eldest brother's pocket that this guy had gone to the He family to steal things again.

"Bang Geng, have you gone to the He family to steal things again?"

Qin Huairu said with a look of disappointment.

You could steal from anyone else, but why do you have to steal from the He family? Don’t you know that the things in the He family are very expensive?

"What do you mean by stealing? It's just some peanuts and melon seeds. They're not worth much. My good grandson eats his food, that's his family's good fortune."

Jia Zhang didn't care.

A few peanuts and sunflower seeds are nothing to be afraid of. Sha Zhu, who is rich and powerful, will not argue with a child.

Jia Zhang held the stick and asked him to sit down.

"Don't be afraid, dear grandson. Grandma is here. Sha Zhu wouldn't dare to do anything to you. Come on, sit down. Your mother will make you something delicious."

Qin Huairu sighed and went to the kitchen.

Xiaodang and Huaihua also looked at Banggeng and asked him to tell them what he had done during this period as a soldier.

Seeing that he would not be able to escape for the time being, he asked Jia Zhang.

"Grandma, did something happen in the yard? Why is there no one here?"

When Jia Zhang heard Banggeng asking her, she looked very excited.

"My dear grandson, you may not know yet, but the old deaf woman in the backyard has died. We just watched her die."

"Shazhu has lost his biggest backer now. He will never be able to stand up again in Siheyuan."

After hearing this, Banggeng, who originally wanted to escape, suddenly felt less anxious.

Now that the deaf old lady is dead, the big backer who helped Sha Zhu is gone, so what is there for him to be afraid of?

So Banggeng no longer mentioned leaving, but waited peacefully for his mother to come over with delicious food.

He told Xiaodang and Huaihua about the glorious deeds he had done during his time as a soldier.

Soon, with the help of the neighbors, the deaf old lady changed into her shroud.

Although there is no mourning hall, the solemn environment is still there.

At least the deaf old lady hung a white silk thread at her door.

When Ran Qiuye returned home, he found that the envelope he had placed on the cabinet was gone.

She was sure that the pillar was not taken.

I definitely won’t take it.

It was impossible for the third uncle to take it. There were only a few people in the room at the time, and no one took it, but the envelope was missing.

Who would have taken it then?

Ran Qiuye suddenly saw Bang Geng wolfing down food in the Jia family across the street.

She had some doubts in her mind.

During the time this kid was away, not even a needle was lost in the courtyard.

This kid just came back and money was lost in his home.

Although I don’t know the exact number, it was definitely lost.

"Aunt Li, please help me call Zhuzi back later."

Aunt Li suddenly rushed towards the door, probably going home to get something, when she was stopped by Ran Qiuye.

"Okay, I'll go get the stuff and call."

Aunt Li nodded in agreement, took the things and quickly went back to the backyard.

Soon, He Yuzhu, sweating profusely, returned to the central courtyard.

Ran Qiuye whispered a few words in his ear, and He Yuzhu's eyes were fixed on Jia's stick.

That look almost scared Bang Geng to the point of incontinence.