He Da Qing quivered and jumped off the bed. When he opened his eyes, he found that his younger brother had already appeared outside his room. He Da Qing could not believe it. He quickly climbed down from the bed and grabbed his younger brother, as if he was afraid that He Shao Qing would suddenly disappear.
"Shaoqing, you've been away from home for so many years and there's no news from you. I thought something had happened to you."
He Daqing was worried about his brother's safety and whether he was injured on the battlefield. Fortunately, his brother sent him some money regularly, so he knew that his brother was not dead.
"Big brother, you know that I've been fighting for the past few years. How could I have the time to write to you?"
This was just an excuse for He Shaoqing. The most important reason was that he didn't know how to write a letter. He was afraid that some things would make his brother worry, so he didn't write a letter.
"Don't find excuses for yourself. Aren't you just lazy? Let me check if you've been hurt. As long as you're safe, I'm relieved."
He Shaoqing was helpless against his big brother's words.
"By the way, brother, I heard those children call you Erzhu just now. Did something happen?”
Who knew that when he heard He Shao Qing say this, He Da Qing's face immediately sank.
"Hmph, I would have forgotten if you didn't mention it. Do you know what this bastard did?”
When He Shaoqing heard this, he shot a look at the pillar beside him, meaning to say, how did you offend your father?
He did not expect his nephew to rub his head awkwardly and lower his head, looking embarrassed.
"Last year, I asked him to buy a basket of steamed buns, but he was fooled by a fake note.”
When He Shao Qing heard his brother asking Zhu Zi to buy steamed buns on the street, he immediately complained. Over the years, many people had injured Zhu Zi. Among these people, there were many hooligans. Who knew if Zhu Zi would be bullied?
"Brother, how old do you think he is? Besides, it's not right for you to let him sell steamed buns on the street."
He Daqing was not pleased. So what if he was a peddler? At this age, he had already married and had children. What peddler was there to talk about?
"There's no need for so much. It's not easy for anyone. He's already fourteen years old. You went to the front line and fought with the Japanese when you were fourteen. I entered a restaurant when I was fourteen."
"Alright, alright, I won't talk nonsense with you. Let me ask you, why do you have this name?”
" That bastard came back with a stack of counterfeit money. In a fit of anger, I scolded him. He was an idiot. Later on, everyone called him an idiot…"
"That's a feeling, but you can't let your neighbors call you that.”
"This is just a name. How can you say that?”
"But, brother, don't you think about it? He's almost an adult, and everyone calls him a stupid pillar.”
He Shao Qing's answer made He Da Qing raise his eyebrows. He really hadn't thought of this. But after thinking about it carefully, it made sense. It was fine to call him silly Zhu Zi. After all, he was his own child. But how could he call an unrelated neighbor silly Zhu Zi?
"It's my fault, it's my fault. But since everyone has said so, why don't we settle on this?"
He Yuzhu's heart warmed when he saw his uncle speaking up for him. He Daqing had never cared about what his son thought, so he turned a blind eye to him.
In the beginning, he didn't want to be called a stupid pillar because he wasn't stupid. He knew that being a stupid pillar was an insult.
"Alright, brother, you don't have to blame yourself. When they all go home, I'll talk to them outside. You're a grown man. You can't let him cry so sadly.”
As He Shaoqing spoke, he saw that Shi Tou was still waiting outside, so he gestured for him to go over and sit down.
"Little Qing, who is he?"
"Oh right, I forgot to tell you. This is my guard, surnamed Shi. You should know that 49 City has been liberated. Our unit has received orders to take over 49 City and is currently guarding the north gate."
There was still a long way to go from the North Gate to the Southern Copper Gong Alley. With his lazy personality, he naturally would not come here.
"Sit down and let him prepare some food for you. You can also try the Sichuan cuisine that he has developed over the years.”
It would have been fine if his brother hadn't mentioned it. But now that he did, He Shaoqing was very curious. Why didn't he learn more cooking skills in school?
"Brother, why don't you let him go to school? He's still in middle school. You can let him go to high school or let him learn cooking in school."
In this era, homework was not very complicated, so they had a lot of free time. After most parents finished their homework, they would play outside with their classmates. Parents with poorer conditions would let their children help them with some housework, while parents with poorer conditions would not let their children go to school. They would go out to work early.
"That's Jia Dongxu. He just joined the company this year. He just graduated from high school and is already a factory worker. What's the use of being in school? He might as well be a chef.”
"Brother, you're wrong. I've sent you a lot of silver notes over the past few years. Our family doesn't lack that bit of silver notes. Why don't we keep it for you? In case you get into a good university and get a good job in the future."
"Shaoqing, what you mean is good, but this guy's grades are so bad that he even asked me to ask Lou Bancheng to help him in middle school. I hope he can get into high school and have a good result one day."
Alright, my brother's way of thinking is too conservative. It's unlikely that he will change.
"Xiao Shi, go out with him and help him get some food. This is your tip."
He Shaoqing took out a banknote and called for Shi Zhu and the other two. This child was not comfortable staying here, so it was not bad to bring him around.
"Yes, Guild Leader," the man replied.
He Daqing couldn't help but ask after leaving the room. He had long wanted to know why Stone called him captain, but he was too embarrassed to ask in front of so many people.
"Shaoqing, the guards around you called you captain. You became captain?”
"Yeah, about four or five years ago. By the way, brother, did you buy all my money all these years and put it in the bank?”
He Shaoqing was really afraid that his brother would use all his cash to buy golden yuan notes. This kind of thing was not uncommon in history. In 1948, because of the depreciating of the golden yuan notes, many people went bankrupt.
"No, from the beginning, I felt that this Golden Yuan Certificate was not very reliable, so I never took it out. It's not like you don't know that the French currency has been depreciating in the past two years.”
He Shaoqing was delighted when he heard that. Fortunately, he did not exchange it. The exchange rate of RMB had been falling over the years, but overall it was relatively stable, unlike the Golden Yuan Notes and the French Coins.
Yu Luo sat on a chair and ate ice cream along the way. There were only three of them left.
He Shaoqing was afraid that she would eat too much today, so he persuaded her to drink a cup of red bean tea and took a stick of ice cream from her.
He Shaoqing handed the ice cream in his hand to his brother. It was not that he did not want it, but he really did not like to eat ice cream. Even when he was young, he did not like to eat ice cream.
He Daqing didn't mind his daughter taking a lick and swallowed the food in the bowl in a few bites.
"By the way, brother, I seem to have found a few new neighbors here. Didn't Lou Bancheng buy them for us?”
He Daqing was eating ice cream. He replied ambiguously,"
"You are talking about the Yan family. They moved here more than a month ago. I don't know much about them, but they don't work here. Yan Bugui is a teacher, another one is Cai, who works in a textile factory, and the other two are from the Intermediate Court.”
The two of them talked about the recent situation. The biggest problem was the commotion caused by the army in Beijing. Although the lives of the civilians were not as miserable as those in Japan, they were not much better.
He Daqing suddenly thought of his younger brother's marriage. He didn't know if his younger brother liked anyone, but considering the constant wars in the past few years, he probably didn't like anyone.
"Shaoqing, do you have a partner?”
He Shaoqing was speechless by his big brother's question. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still in a difficult position when it came to this.
"Big brother, I've been fighting for the past few years, so I don't have the time to think about those things."
"You're already twenty-two years old. When I was this age, he was just a child. Didn't you say that you would come back when he was twenty?”
He Shaoqing felt goosebumps all over his body. He had lived for two lifetimes and had never encountered such a thing. How could he accept his brother's words?
"Brother, let's wait another two years!"
Helplessly, He Shaoqing could only use delaying tactics to muddle through.
"Alright, don't lie to me. I'll quickly get someone to introduce you."
When He Shaoqing heard this, he immediately recalled the bloody storm four years ago.
"Brother, there's no need. You should focus on your cultivation.”
"No, no matter what, I have to arrange a wedding for you."
He Shaoqing was dumbfounded. Why was this guy so excited? What if Big Brother really recommended him?
"Brother, you don't have to worry about this. I already have someone I like."
The only thing He Shaoqing could do now was to take out a fake identity to fool his brother. If it was really fake, then he would find someone to fool his brother.
When He Daqing heard that his younger brother had a girl he liked, he stopped recommending girlfriends to his younger brother. Instead, he asked his younger sister excitedly.
He Shaoqing was furious when his elder brother said that, but as his elder brother, he couldn't flare up.
"Alright, brother. Once the country is liberated, I'll bring it here. I'll go shopping now. Yu 'er, come with me."
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