Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Ever since Sha Zhu listened to Yi Zhonghai and started donating lunch boxes to the Jia family, He Yushui has basically never had enough to eat at home.

A teenage girl is as thin as a bamboo pole. I guess a strong wind could blow her away.

So after He Yushui was admitted to junior high school, he lived in the school dormitory, with the five dollars given by Sha Zhu. Although the food was not good, at least he could fill his stomach.

This time, He Yushui went home for the weekend holiday. As soon as he entered the house, he saw his silly brother lying on the bed, breathing heavily with blood at the corners of his mouth.

He Yushui immediately panicked. Could something have happened to my brother? Although Sha Zhu was not nice to He Yushui now, he was the closest person to Yushui, and he was also raised by Sha Zhu.

So He Yushui still cares about Sha Zhu very much. She hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you? What's the matter with the blood at the corner of your mouth? Did someone beat you up?"

Then Sha Zhu remembered that today was Friday and Yu Shui was back from holiday.

Sha Zhu was still thinking about how to explain it. After all, he was beaten and it would be too embarrassing to tell anyone about it.

Just when Sha Zhu was struggling, Yi Zhonghai came in with a few steamed buns and a plate of fried cabbage.

When he saw He Yushui, he said, "Your brother was beaten by Zhou Jin in the backyard just for saying a few fair words for me. It's really lawless. If we weren't in the same courtyard, I would have reported it to the police station.

Zhuzi, Yushui, you guys eat first, I'll go back to the house, your aunt will come and clean up tomorrow."

After Yi Zhonghai left, He Yushui looked at Sha Zhu with a puzzled look on his face and asked, "Brother, is that what the uncle said?"

Sha Zhu did not answer He Yushui's question. He got up and walked to the table, took the steamed bun and ate it while telling He Yushui about what happened in the afternoon.

But what he said became true. An old man saw Zhou Jin's house was being renovated, so he went to ask a few questions out of concern. Maybe his words annoyed Zhou Jin, and they started quarreling. I went up to speak a fair word for the old man, and then I was beaten by Zhou Jin.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, He Yushui was a little bit unconvinced.

After He Daqing left, everyone in the courtyard avoided them. Only the Zhou family would help them from time to time and give them steamed buns to eat.

Moreover, He Yushui grew up following Zhou Jin, and they knew each other very well. Although they hadn't seen each other for five years, she didn't believe that Zhou Jin would become the kind of person who would beat others up over a disagreement.

And Brother Zhou Jin is back, He Yushui is also very excited, and wants to see Brother Zhou Jin who takes her out to play as soon as possible.

"Brother, go to bed and have a rest after dinner. I'll go find Zhou Jin and ask for an explanation. We can't let others bully us for no reason." After finishing his meal, He Yushui went out and walked towards the backyard.

Sha Zhu was about to stop He Yu Shui, but before he could open his mouth, the person disappeared.

Zhou Jin was lying on the kang thinking about life when he heard "bang bang bang".

So I stood up and wondered who was looking for me so late at night.

When he opened the door, he saw a girl who was as thin as a bean sprout standing at the door. Zhou Jin searched his mind for memories of the courtyard house. He seemed to have never seen such a thin girl, so he asked, "Who are you? Why are you looking for me so late at night?"

He Yushui was also stunned when she heard Zhou Jin's question. She didn't expect that her brother Zhou Jin didn't recognize her. She felt a little uncomfortable, but she still answered: "Brother Zhou Jin, I am Yushui."

"Yushui, He Yushui? How come you've become so thin, like a bean sprout? I remember you weren't like this before."

Hearing that Zhou Jin still remembered her, He Yushui felt much better. However, looking at her body that was as thin as a bean sprout, she felt very aggrieved. If it weren't for Qin Huairu who stole her silly brother's heart, she wouldn't be hungry every day.

Seeing that He Yushui's expression was a little strange, Zhou Jin didn't ask any more questions and asked He Yushui into the house to talk.

"Yushui, what's the matter with you coming to see me so late?"

"Oh, I went home and saw my brother was beaten by you, so I came to ask you what happened. I don't really believe what they said."

"That's what I wanted to ask. Actually, it's nothing. I just came back to renovate the house. Today, the master was renovating it, and Yi Zhonghai came up and stopped it, saying that the renovation of the Siheyuan house must be reported to him.

I certainly won't tolerate this hypocrite, so I immediately refuted him and cursed Yi Zhonghai, but your brother suddenly became unhappy and came up to hit me, so I fought back and knocked him away. "

“That’s just like my stupid brother. He was brainwashed by an old man and listens to him in everything without using his brain at all.

Brother Zhou Jin, you won't leave this time, right?"

"No, I'm not leaving. I've already been discharged from the army and have been assigned to the Third Steel Rolling Mill. I'm a colleague of your brother's and I'll officially start work next Monday.

By the way, you should be in school now, why haven't I seen you in the courtyard for so many days since I came back? "

"Brother Zhou Jin, I'm in junior high school now, but I live on campus and only go back to the courtyard on weekends."

Zhou Jin looked at the poor little girl in front of him and thought to himself that it must be Sha Zhu who gave all the lunch boxes to the Jia family. He ate his fill in the cafeteria, but didn't cook when he got home, forgetting that he still had a sister who hadn't eaten.

Yu Shui must have been forced to choose to live in the school dormitory because he didn't want to go hungry every day. That way, at least he could have enough food to eat.

Thinking of this, Zhou Jin stood up and said to He Yushui: "Yushui, you must not have eaten yet. I haven't eaten either. Let me treat you to shabu-shabu mutton."

"Ah! Going out to eat will cost a lot of money. We can just make some steamed corn bread." He Yushui responded with a little surprise.

Zhou Jin quickly pointed to the house that was being renovated, "Yushui, look at my house now, how can I cook? And I have a lot of money. Besides, we haven't seen each other for so many years, what's wrong with my brother treating my sister to a meal?"

After saying that, Zhou Jin pushed He Yushui out of the house without waiting for her consent, and then pushed the bicycle out of the courtyard together.

"Hurry up and get in the car. I'll take you to Donglaishun to eat shabu-shabu."

He Yushui felt a little embarrassed, and after some ideological struggle, he finally sat on the last seat.

In this way, Zhou Jin rode his bike and brought He Yushui to Donglaishun. The two ordered three pounds of mutton and some side dishes.

He Yushui was so moved that tears were about to come out. She hadn't eaten mutton since her father passed away, and later even having enough to eat became a problem.

Zhou Jin looked at He Yushui. This little girl had indeed suffered too much, so he quickly handed her a piece of paper.

“Yushui, your brother didn’t care about you. Now that I’m back, I’ll take care of you from now on.”

After hearing this, He Yushui could no longer control herself and tears started to fall.

Zhou Jin hurriedly comforted him, "Okay, don't cry, otherwise people will think I'm bullying you. Come to my house for dinner on weekends. I'll cover all your living expenses and tuition. Keep this ten dollars and the receipt, and take good care of yourself at school."

Zhou Jin took out a large black bill and several grain and meat coupons from his pocket and handed them to He Yushui.

"Don't worry about money and food. I'm now the deputy chief of the purchasing department at a steel mill, earning more than 80 yuan a month. In addition, my salary and retirement benefits in the army are several thousand yuan. You can't make me poor.

But you just need to know these, and don't tell anyone else." Zhou Jin said quietly to He Yushui.

He Yushui nodded quickly and said, "I understand, Brother Zhou Jin, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"Okay, let's eat. You must be starving."

He Yushui was indeed very hungry. He had not eaten anything since noon. The meal that Yi Zhonghai had just brought over was only enough for Sha Zhu alone. Moreover, Sha Zhu did not care at all whether He Yushui had eaten dinner or not. He only cared about eating himself and did not ask Yushui to eat with him.

Now seeing the plates of mutton, He Yushui was no longer reserved and ate the meat and drank the soup in big mouthfuls.

Both of them hadn't eaten such authentic mutton hotpot for a long time, so they started to eat heartily. In the end, they added another pound of meat before they were almost full.

Seeing He Yushui's satisfied look after eating, Zhou Jin said, "Okay, let's go home after eating. I'll take you to eat roast duck next time you come back."

He Yushui knew that Zhou Jin was truly kind to her, and she was very happy, so she did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

Then the two of them rode their bicycles back to the courtyard. When they arrived at the front gate, they got off the bikes. Zhou Jin pushed the bike and He Yushui stood beside him. As they walked, they talked about what they had experienced over the years.

When Yan Bugui saw the two people coming back from outside, he was instinctively surprised. However, when he thought about it carefully, he realized that the two people had a good relationship since childhood, just like real siblings, so he did not interfere and continued to prepare lessons.

After arriving at the Intermediate Court, the two said goodbye and He Yushui went home.

Looking at He Yushui who had returned, Zhou Jin's mind began to emerge with bits and pieces of his original self and Yushui, because Zhou Jin had always been that kind of child that other people's families loved since he was a child in the courtyard. He was tall and good-looking, had a good personality, and was good at studying.

So He Yushui always likes to follow Zhou Jin around. Zhou Jin also likes this cute little sister very much and often gives her snacks, treating her as his own sister.

Now that the original owner has passed away, whether because he feels sorry for He Yushui and wants her to live a better life, or because of the original owner's emotional influence, Zhou Jin plans to take good care of Yushui in the future.

After He Yushui got home, he went back to the main room to check on Sha Zhu and discovered that he had already fallen asleep. There was nothing left of the food and dishes that Yi Zhonghai had brought, only a few plates on the table.

I couldn't help but feel sad. It seemed that this silly brother really had no place for me in his heart. But fortunately, Brother Zhou Jin came back, and I wouldn't feel like an unwanted child anymore.

He Yushui quickly adjusted his mood, turned around and left the main room, closed the door, and went back to his own room to sleep.

During the weekend, Zhou Jin took He Yushui on a bicycle and wandered around the city, which made the little girl very happy.

Ever since He Daqing left, He Yushui has been working hard to survive every day. That was the period when Sha Zhu had just been hired as a regular employee, so he didn't have to worry about starving. Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long.

But now it’s different, everything has changed, my brother Zhou Jin is back.

On Sunday afternoon, Zhou Jin rode his bike to take He Yushui back to school. Before leaving, he left a pound of White Rabbit milk candy for Yushui. The two agreed that Zhou Jin would come to the school to pick her up on Friday when Yushui had a day off.

It's time for Zhou Jin to arrive in Hankou. Today Zhou Jin is going to work at the steel rolling mill.

Yi Zhonghai and others have been quiet these days because of the house renovation. They must be afraid that Zhou Jin will report the matter to the street office.

After all, he was scolded by Director Wang two days ago because of the house issue and was given a disciplinary punishment. If he really caused trouble again the next day and the street office found out, he, as an old man, might really be finished.

Yi Zhonghai didn't dare to gamble, so he planned to let Zhou Jin go for the time being and wait until he found an opportunity.

"Ding, the host is detected in the courtyard, and meets the sign-in conditions. Would you like to sign in?"

"Sign in."

"Ding, congratulations to the host for winning ten kilograms of rice"

"Ten pounds of mutton"

"Big Black Ten"

Zhou Jin looked at today's sign-in supplies and sighed that the system was quite user-friendly. Knowing that he was from the south and couldn't cook pasta, the system just gave him rice.