Following the direction in his memory, He Yuzhu walked to the door of his second uncle's small courtyard.
The old wooden door was half-closed, telling the fact that there was an owner at home.
Pushing the door open, He Yuzhu pushed her bicycle in.
This was not a small courtyard, but it was definitely not a good one.
The layout of three main rooms and two side rooms was not too bad in the countryside.
However, the old house and the mottled years told him that the owner of the house did not live a rich life.
In fact, even without the dowry left behind by his mother, Second Uncle's family should not be too poor.
The main reason why this courtyard left behind by his grandparents had not been rebuilt for so many years was that he did not dare to.
When they had obtained that wealth, even though they did not deliberately show off their wealth, their grandparents 'lives were better than most of the villagers'.
Especially since he had provided for the education of three children and a college student from the Republic of China.
Such a family situation caused Second Uncle to almost be classified as a small landlord when the country was first established.
Moreover, with his family's real situation, even if he was not a landlord, it was inevitable that he was a rich farmer.
It was because of Little Aunt's connections in the district that she was only given the title of a middle-class farmer.
But after this incident, even if the position was set, Second Uncle had been very cautious in his life these years.
He didn't dare to be too generous with his food and clothing, let alone renovate or even build a new house.
He Yuzhu stood in the courtyard and propped her bicycle against the wall. She shouted in the direction of the main house," Second Uncle, are you at home?"”
The door opened, and two girls, one big and one small, ran out.
"Brother!"
"Brother, you're here!"
Eleven, the eldest of the two little girls, was called Mu Yun.
The younger one was only six years old, and her name was Mu Xue.
Both of them were Second Uncle's children, He Yuzhu's cousins.
He Yuzhu looked at his two sisters who surrounded him from both sides, especially the younger one who was hugging his leg. He Yuzhu raised his hand and rubbed the girl's little head.
"Alright, let me go first. I can't walk anymore.”
As he spoke, he took out a tightly wrapped oil-paper bag from his school bag that he was used to carrying on his body.
He opened it under the expectant gazes of his two younger sisters and took out two candies.
"Milk candy!"
Mu Xue was young. She reached out for the milk candy and shouted," Brother, I want to eat it."”
He Yuzhu peeled off the homemade candy wrapper and stuffed the homemade milk candy he made with sugar cane milk and other raw materials into the little girl's mouth.
The milk and sweetness exploded in her mouth. The little girl narrowed her eyes and revealed a satisfied smile.
The older Mu Yun was already sensible. She did not argue with her sister about eating, but she looked at her sister with envy.
He Yuzhu did not favor one over the other. She peeled the other and brought it to Mu Yun's mouth.
" Thank you, brother." Mu Yun opened her mouth and bit the milk candy. She smiled sweetly at He Yuzhu.
At this moment, Second Uncle also came out of the house.
"Zhu Zi is here."
Second Uncle was also very happy to see his eldest nephew whom he had not seen for almost a year.
In fact, her eyes were even red with excitement because her nephew was finally willing to come to her house.
" Second Uncle," He Yuzhu stuffed the oil paper wrapped in milk candy into Mu Xue's hands and handed the pork and fish to Mu Yun.
Second Uncle smiled and nodded." I'm here to see you and Aunt.”
" Okay, okay." Second Uncle nodded excitedly and pulled He Yuzhu into the house." Let's go. Don't stand outside. It's cold outside, but it's warm inside."”
He Yuzhu didn't struggle and just let her second uncle pull her into the house.
Beside him, Mu Xue was still chattering," Brother, you only look at my parents, not me and my sister?”
" You heartless little thing." He Yuzhu raised her hand and gently flicked her forehead." If I don't look at you and your sister, who is this milk candy for?"”
" Hehe." Mu Xue took a sip of the sugar water in her mouth and smiled even sweeter.
"The toffee I bought is really sweet."
"You can't eat too much sweet either. I'll get your sister to keep an eye on you. You can only eat one every morning, noon, and night.”
"Then what if Sister secretly eats it?"
"You're in charge of keeping an eye on Sister."
" Yes, yes." Little Mu Xue nodded seriously, which made the others burst into laughter.
Mu Yun raised her hand and knocked her forehead." You little heartless thing. I've doted on you for so many years in vain."”
As he spoke, he entered the house. Second Uncle pulled He Yuzhu to sit on the brick bed and stood at the side, sizing He Yuzhu up.
After looking for a long time, his eyes, which had just recovered a little, turned red again.
"Our Zhu Zi has grown up. It's been a while since we last met, and he's getting more and more energetic.”
He Yuzhu knew that his second uncle must have remembered his mother.
Second Uncle and Youngest Aunt had been raised by his mother, and they were very close.
Therefore, after his mother left, the two of them entrusted their feelings to Silly Zhu.
In addition, Silly Zhu could be said to be the only male descendant of the three siblings.
Naturally, the two of them treated him as their own son.
One could imagine how Silly Zhu had almost cut off all contact with the two of them in the past year.
The two of them would feel terrible when they thought of their nephew and their sister who had passed away.
Silly Zhu was really an idiot!
In the future, if anyone dared to say that 'Silly Zhu is only silly when facing Qin Huiru, he's always quick-witted at other times' again, he would not dare to be angry with anyone.
He wasn't stupid enough to push away his master, his wife, his second uncle, and his little aunt, who cared about him.
For an outsider like Yi Zhonghai, who had schemed against him for his entire life?
Help Qin Huairu, who had almost ruined her family, raise a child?
He Yuzhu cursed in his heart. In order not to let his second uncle continue to be sad, He Yuzhu decisively changed the topic.
"Second Uncle, is the harvest good this year?”
Over the years, our army has been implementing the policy of distributing land to each household.
Ever since the peaceful liberation of the city, the land reform had begun.
Up until now, almost every household in the countryside had more or less been allocated some of their own fields according to the different composition.
It wasn't until 1952 that the higher-ups proposed the concept of rural co-operations. Only then did a few farming forms of cooperation and mutual help appear in the countryside. However, at that time, the land was still in the hands of the farmers themselves.
In 1956, a new policy was proposed. With the emergence of production teams, it was only in 1957 and 1958 that the land in various rural areas became nationalized and cooperative production.
Therefore, Second Uncle's family now had their own farmland.
Hearing He Yuzhu's concern about the harvest, Second Uncle nodded and smiled." The weather this year is alright. Although it's not a big harvest, the harvest in the fields will pay for the public grain. After the family is full, we might be a little richer.”
" That's good." He Yuzhu nodded." We should take advantage of the good policies and good years.
"If you can plant more, then plant more.
"As commoners, we have to have food in our hands to not panic.”
Second Uncle nodded." That's right.”
As they were chatting, his aunt's voice came from outside." Shouzheng, go catch a rooster and kill it."”
Shouzheng was his second uncle's name, Mu Shouzheng.
This name was naturally not given by his grandparents.
In fact, his mother, second uncle, and aunt did not have any official names at all.
Just like most of the children in the farming family, the older one was called Da Ni 'er, the younger one was called Er Dan, and the younger one was called San Ni' er.
After his family had obtained that fortune and his grandparents sent his mother to school, he asked his teacher to give her an official name, Mu Xuan.
Mu Xuan had studied for a few years. After she became a little cultured, she gave her younger siblings names.
Mu Shouzheng, Mu Wanzhi.
Hearing his aunt call his name, Second Uncle responded to the outside.
Then, she turned to He Yuzhu and said," Zhu Zi, take a rest first. I'll go kill a chicken. I'll get your aunt to make your favorite chicken mushroom stew at noon."”
These words sounded a little familiar. Wasn't this what I used to coax the rainwater?
He Yuzhu thought it was funny and nodded. She then smiled at her aunt who walked in." Thank you, Aunt. I've been thinking about your signature dish for a long time."”
" Hmph." His aunt snorted and glanced at He Yuzhu." My Xiaoxue has been asking for chicken these past few days, so I decided to make it for her."
"If you're willing to stay for dinner, you can join us.”
With that, she picked up the pork and fish on the table and walked out.
There was no reason for her to be polite when her nephew gave her something.
It wasn't easy for him to come over, but didn't he have to make delicious food for him to eat?
Before she left, she muttered in a voice that only she could hear,
"You've been thinking about it for a long time?
"You make it sound nice, but if I really had been thinking about it for a long time, why haven't I seen you come to eat for almost a year?”
Little did she know that He Yuzhu, who had sharp senses, had heard her grumbling.
He Yuzhu looked at his second aunt, who walked into the kitchen with a lie. He felt that it was funny, but at the same time, he sighed secretly.
His uncle's family loved him sincerely.
His aunt only gave birth to two daughters. In the past, when Silly Zhu came, he treated him like his own son and served him well.
Even this idiot could make He Daqing cut off all contact with him with just a few words.
It was no wonder that his aunt was resentful.
Not to mention that his aunt had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She only complained verbally, but in reality, she still doted on him.
Even if his aunt really wanted to find fault with him, pick on him, and chase him out of the house, he would only be appeased.
He Yuzhu could only bear the debt that Silly Zhu owed.
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