He Yuzhu looked at Zhao Wanqiu, whose face was as beautiful as a peach blossom, and his heartbeat quickened. In order to hide his awkwardness, he quickly changed the topic. "Wanqiu, let me tell you about the situation in our courtyard house. After all, the two of you will have to face the people in the courtyard in the future.”
Looking at Zhao Wanqiu and her sister's serious expressions as if they were listening attentively, He Yuzhu calmly took out three porcelain cups and stood up to fill the thermos. Then, he sat down and slowly took a sip. After Zhao Wanqiu gave her a strange look, he said,""I'm thirsty. You two drink some water too.”
"Speaking of our courtyard house, it was said to be a part of the royal residence. After the death of the previous dynasty, it was bought by a merchant. After that, the merchant's family left the capital during the war and did not return after the war ended. Later, the new government saw that this courtyard house was empty, so they took it back and re-issued the deed to the poor families who worked in the nearby factories. At that time, our family was the worst and had the best property, so we were assigned this main house and a side room. I'm telling you this to tell you."
" Your family is lucky," Zhao Wanqiu said coldly.
" Cough, cough, cough." He Yuzhu choked and quickly lowered his head to cough violently. After a while, he raised his head and looked at Zhao Wanqiu speechlessly. Zhao Wanqiu also looked at He Yuzhu innocently.
After a long time, He Yuzhu gave up and continued,""There are more than 20 families living in this courtyard house, and every family has people working in the nearby factories. Most of them, including me, work in the Red Star Rolling Mill. Except for the old lady in the backyard, she is a family member of a martyr. Her husband and son died in the hands of the Japanese, but she doesn't want to cause trouble for the country. She lives alone. I told you that I am taking care of the old lady now. Other than sleeping in her own room, the old lady eats three meals a day with us. Are you willing?”
"Yes. The old lady's family has sacrificed so much for the country and is worthy of everyone's respect. It's only right to take care of her.”Zhao Wanqiu replied seriously.
"Our Siheyuan is usually run by three masters. The front yard is the third master, Yan Bugui, who is a primary school teacher. There are six people in the family. The middle-aged man is Yi Zhonghai. He's a fair person. There are only two people in the family and he doesn't have any children. You have to pay attention to this when you talk to an uncle and an aunt in the future. Liu Haizhong lives in the backyard. There are five people in the family. His character is not good. Try not to interact with him in the future. There were two families that he had to pay special attention to. The first was Xu Damao's family who lived in the backyard. None of the three of them were good people. In the future, if you see this family, don't pay attention to them, especially Xu Damao. He was a lecherous person. If you provoked him, you had to let me know. I would teach him a lesson. Otherwise, this kid would push his luck. The last family is the Jia family of our middle court. Jia Zhangshi's son passed away before the new year last year, leaving behind a family of orphans and widows. Jia Zhangshi is lazy and will always pester, throw tantrums, roll around, and swear. In the future, don't talk to her, and it's best not to interact with the other members of the Jia family. Alright, that's about all. I'll tell you the details slowly in the future. Wanqiu, do you remember?”He Yuzhu drank a mouthful of water and asked.
"Yes, I've roughly remembered it. I'll pay attention to it in the future.”Zhao Wanqiu smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Zhao Yi Qiu said dejectedly,""Brother-in-law, I don't understand. Am I too stupid?”He Yuzhu smiled and patted Zhao Yiqiu's head,""Yi Qiu, you're still young, you'll understand when you grow up.”
Zhao Yiqiu looked at He Yuzhu in confusion. She probably couldn't understand his words. She rubbed her stomach and said softly," Brother-in-law, I'm hungry."
"Ah, I talked too much and forgot the time. Brother-in-law will cook now.”He Yuzhu quickly said. He stood up and took out two cans from the cabinet beside him." You two eat some cans to fill your stomachs first. There's still some meat at home. I'll make braised pork for you later."”
After she finished speaking, she happily went to start the fire and cook. When Zhao Yiqiu heard that she would be able to eat meat soon, she couldn't stop drooling. She hadn't eaten meat in a long time and happily put the canned food aside, planning to eat it after the meat was finished. She looked at her brother-in-law with anticipation as he cooked. As for her sister, she had already gone to help.
He Yuzhu persuaded Zhao Wanqiu, who had come over to help, to go back. Then, he thought about how Zhao Wanqiu and her sister had been homeless for the past few months and were extremely lacking in nutrition. He looked at the cupboard and prepared to cook a pot of rice. Then, he prepared to make some sour and spicy shredded potatoes, stir-fried pork, and braised pork.
He quickly cut the meat and potatoes and prepared the ingredients. When the fire was up, He Yuzhu placed the washed rice into the pot to cook. At this moment, Zhao Wanqiu, who was watching him cook, asked,""Zhu Zi, don't you have a younger sister? Why haven't I seen her?”
" Oh no, I forgot. School has long since ended for Rainy. Why isn't she back yet? Moreover, we haven't met anyone in the courtyard since we came back. Wanqiu, watch the fire. I'll go to Old Madam's place to take a look. I hope that nothing bad has happened.”As he spoke, he hurried to the backyard.
He Yuzhu pushed open the Deaf Old Lady's door and went in. His sister, He Yushui, was sitting on the bed and chatting with the Deaf Old Lady. When they heard the door open, they turned their heads and looked over. He Yuzhu asked,"Yu Shui, why aren't you and the old lady staying at our house? I'm worried about your safety.”
He Yushui shouted unhappily,"" Brother, you still have the cheek to say that. First Uncle and the rest had already returned, but you were nowhere to be seen. I thought that you had gone to cook for someone again, so I stayed at home to do my homework. In the end, not long after, there was a commotion in the courtyard. Qin Huiru suddenly had a stomachache when she was eating. Jia Zhangshi said that she was about to give birth, so First Uncle and the rest sent Qin Huiru to the hospital. After I finished my homework and didn't feel like staying at home, I came over to Old Madam's place to chat.”
"Oh, I see. I was wondering why I didn't see anyone in the courtyard when I just came back.”
"Good grandson, did you go to cook for someone? Why are you back so early?”The Deaf Old Lady asked with a smile.
" I didn't cook for anyone," He Yuzhu said happily." I didn't go to work today."”
"Really? Brother, where did you go?”The younger sister asked in surprise.
"My cute little sister, take a guess.”
" I'm not a worm in your stomach," He Yushui said with a bitter face." How could I know what you were doing? You, on the other hand, didn't come back earlier to cook. You caused me and the old lady to starve."”
"Good grandson, it must be a good thing to see that you're so happy." The Deaf Old Lady smiled.”
"Hey, Old Madam, it's not only a good thing, but it's also a joyous occasion.”He Yuzhu smiled.
"My dear grandson, have you found a partner?" The Deaf Old Lady asked anxiously.”
"Hehe, I haven't found a partner yet." The Deaf Old Lady looked at He Yuzhu unhappily.
"Brother, if you haven't found a partner, what good things can happen to you?”He Yushui said disdainfully.
"I didn't find a partner today. I just went to get married to a girl," He Yuzhu said with a beaming face.”
"What? Married?" He Yushui jumped up from the bed and shouted in disbelief. Even the Deaf Old Lady was shocked by her actions. After she recovered, she said with a smile,"My dear grandson, you're telling the truth. Where's my granddaughter-in-law? Is she at your house?”
As she spoke, she stood up and grabbed He Yuzhu's hand to walk out.
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