Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

"I know, there is no good solution for the time being."

"We were so close before that we didn't hide away. We lived in the same courtyard and ran into each other every day. It was not good to ignore each other, but if we paid too much attention to each other, we were afraid that people in the courtyard would talk about us behind our backs."

Jia Dongxu understood what Cai Quanwu meant, and reluctantly told him about his troubles. He felt that nothing he did was right.

After complaining, Jia Dongxu pointed to the outside of the courtyard and said, "You just came here to test me. What can I do?"

Cai Quanwu had already anticipated Jia Dongxu's current situation.

Who made the two families so close in the past?

In this day and age, the master-disciple relationship cannot be severed easily.

The idea that a teacher is a father for life is deeply rooted in people's hearts.

There are many cases where the master has no descendants and the apprentices take care of the master in his old age and see him to the end of his life.

It’s nothing like what happened decades later, when people are less friendly to each other, masters are nothing, and there are many apprentices who steal their jobs.

At the beginning, Yi Zhonghai probably had this in mind when he accepted Jia Dongxu as his apprentice.

If she really can't have children, she can let Jia Dongxu take care of her in her old age.

But later, Jia Dongxu died unexpectedly, which dealt a heavy blow to Yi Zhonghai, and then it was Sha Zhu's turn to take over.

If nothing had happened to Jia Dongxu, there would be no chance for Sha Zhu.

The reason why Sha Zhu felt close to Cai Quanwu as soon as he arrived was largely because Yi Zhonghai was not very nice to Sha Zhu during that period of time, and the relationship between the two families could only be considered as good neighbors.

If Jia Dongxu dies and Yi Zhonghai puts all his energy on Sha Zhu, it would be hard to say who Sha Zhu is closer to between him and Yi Zhonghai.

Thinking back, sorting out the thoughts in his mind, Cai asked without any doubt:

"Why did you only let your wife go to your mother's place? Why didn't you move to your mother's place? The master shouldn't object, right?"

"It's fun to be old, it's fun to be old. At his age, he should want his home to be more lively."

Cai Quanwu pointed out where Qin Huairu was going, which made Jia Dongxu a little embarrassed. He smiled and said, "I'm just afraid that it will be too obvious and the neighbors will talk about it behind my back."

Jia Dongxu's statement left Cai Quanwu speechless.

He is indecisive and not as bold and daring as Qin Huairu.

After Jia Dongxu's death, Qin Huairu knew that she could not support her family on her own, so she did not hesitate, put her face on the line, and decisively targeted Sha Zhu. Only then did she support her family with the help of Sha Zhu.

In comparison, Jia Dongxu is far behind.

Shaking his head, Cai Quanwu reminded:

"But it's not a good idea for you to be so afraid of wolves in front and tigers behind."

"If you really want to break up, then don't drag it out and just move to that master."

"As long as you are sincere to the master and tell him that you will take care of him until the end of his life, he will definitely not object."

"It's better than playing hide-and-seek like now."

When Jia Dongxu heard Cai Quanwu's proposal, he was a little confused. Having grown up in a courtyard house, he had never thought about moving out of the house.

Letting Qin Huairu live there with her children is only a temporary solution.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s actually a good idea.

That uncle is a nice person with a cheerful personality. Every time I go there by myself, he is very welcoming and treats me with good wine and food.

If I really move there, as long as I promise to take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life, his life should be pretty good.

"Uncle Cai, let me think about it."

After thinking about it for a while, Jia Dongxu was somewhat tempted, but he was cautious and did not make up his mind immediately.

Cai Quanwu looked at the hesitant Jia Dongxu and said nothing more.

Some things should just be said briefly; saying too much would be unpleasant.

For such a big matter, Jia Dongxu would definitely discuss it with Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu.

But the most important thing in this matter is the attitude of the master.

If the master agrees, everything will be easy. If he disagrees, nothing you say will be of any use.

Even if Jia Dongxu wanted to move there, he had to let Jia Zhang test the master's attitude first.

……

Ever since reminding Jia Dongxu that morning, Cai Quanwu no longer paid attention to his movements.

For some things, you still have to make your own decisions; others can only give you suggestions.

Anyway, it doesn’t affect him whether Jia Dongxu moves or not.

Cai Quanwu did not pay attention to Jia Dongxu's situation, but some people were different.

Yi Zhonghai discovered that since that test, Jia Dongxu appeared in the hospital less and less frequently.

In the past, no matter how late it was at night, Jia Dongxu would always return to the courtyard to live.

Gradually, Yi Zhonghai discovered that Jia Dongxu occasionally did not return home at night.

Later, I simply didn't go back to the courtyard for several days.

All these signs gave Yi Zhonghai a bad feeling.

At noon that day, Yi Zhonghai was drinking alone at home.

After finishing his drink, Yi Zhonghai suddenly said to an old lady who was eating at the side:

"There's something wrong with Dongxu. He hasn't returned to the courtyard for several days. Where do you think he could have gone?"

The aunt was eating when she heard this question. She put down her chopsticks, was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a long time before she spoke:

"Don't worry about it. Maybe Dongxu has something wrong. If you really want to know, I'll go out and ask someone later."

The aunt's words did not dispel Yi Zhonghai's bad premonition. She poured herself a glass of wine, and Yi Zhonghai drank it in one gulp. Then he said:

"Wife, I think we should make plans early. Dongxu is unreliable now."

After Yi Zhonghai said this, the aunt fell silent.

If the two of them still held out a glimmer of hope at the beginning, that hope is now basically shattered.

They are not stupid. Except for the day when Jia Dongxu came to pick up Yi Zhonghai, he never came again. Everyone knows what this means.

"Let's wait and see. We can't let a living person die from holding his urine. If that doesn't work, we can think of another way."

The lady was silent for a while and then said something.

"Well, we can only take one step at a time."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He really regretted it now. How could he have been so bewitched and let Cai Quanwu enter the Siheyuan so easily.

If Cai Quanwu had not been allowed to enter the Siheyuan, so many things would not have happened later.

But it's too late to say anything now, there is no medicine for regret in the world.

Yi Zhonghai had no regard for Cai and wanted to skin him alive.

After he came out, he thought more than once that he would take revenge on Cai Quanwu once he had regained his foothold in Siheyuan.

But reality gave him a ruthless blow.

He is no longer the big boss he used to be, but just a bad element who was released from labor reform. Everyone now tries to avoid him as much as possible.

This situation made it difficult for him to gain a foothold in Siheyuan, let alone take revenge on Cai Quanwu.

After realizing that there was no legitimate opportunity to take revenge on Cai Quanwu, Yi Zhonghai had thought about using despicable means to retaliate.

Just thinking about the days of forced labor in there, Yi Zhonghai quickly dismissed this idea.

Now that there is a little disturbance in Siheyuan, especially since something happened to Cai Quanwu, as someone who has a direct conflict with Cai Quanwu, he will definitely be the first to be suspected.

With his current identity, it won’t be easy to get out once he enters again.

Better to die than live.

During the days in there, Yi Zhonghai had no confidence that he could come out alive.

Looking at Yi Zhonghai sighing, Auntie felt helpless and could only comfort him:

"Don't worry, there is no obstacle in the world that cannot be overcome. We are not at the point where we cannot move."

"If it doesn't work, let's go back to the countryside."

Hearing the aunt's comfort, Yi Zhonghai took a sip of wine and said with a wry smile: "I can't go back."

Not to mention the problem of whether I could adapt to the countryside after living in the city for so many years.

Even if he could adapt, Yi Zhonghai would not have the face to go back.

When he first got married, Yi Zhonghai would occasionally go back to the countryside.

After all, if you have established yourself in the city, when you return to the countryside, you will be the object of everyone's envy and it will be so glorious.

However, as the marriage went on for longer and they still had no children, Yi Zhonghai's mentality gradually changed. He was afraid of being laughed at and losing face when he returned to his hometown.

Later, he took the initiative to cut off contact with his hometown.

Even if I want to go back now, those distant relatives may not welcome me.

After all, they didn't get any benefits from Yi Zhonghai.

And how could he save face if he went back in such disgrace?