Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

After returning home, He Yuzhu took the roast duck into the kitchen. He sliced ​​off all the duck meat except for the two roast duck legs. He Yuzhu brought the plate to the table and said to He Yushui, "If you are hungry, eat these two roast duck legs first to fill your stomach. I will make the duck bones into salt and pepper, and heat up the chicken soup, and then we will eat."

"Oh!" He Yushui, who had been craving for the food for a long time, responded and immediately grabbed a duck leg and started to eat it. He Yuzhu saw He Yushui's expression and smiled and reminded him, "Slow down! No one is going to snatch it from you!" Then He Yuzhu went into the kitchen.

He Yushui followed him to the kitchen door and said while watching He Yuzhu cooking: "Brother, I find that you have really changed. You used to be silly and you would listen to whatever an old man said."

He Yuzhu asked back: "Do you think my brother is better now?! Or before?!"

He Yushui answered decisively: "Of course it is now!"

He Yuzhu gave the reason he had thought of a long time ago: "Yushui, there was no other way before. After our father ran away with the White Widow, there were only two of us left in the whole family. You were only seven years old at that time, and I had just turned sixteen, still a little boy. If we didn't find someone to help us, the two of us would have been bullied to death by the people in the courtyard. If Yi Zhonghai was sincere to us, I would definitely help him if he had any problems. Even if it was to take care of him in his old age and see him to the end of his life. But he was not sincere to us. In other words, we were just tools in his hands. If he was useful, he would continue to use us. If he was not useful, he could be thrown away at will. If you want to survive in this cannibalistic courtyard, you must learn to endure, and you must learn to find opportunities. Either don't do anything, or you must beat them to death with a stick."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, He Yushui frowned tightly and asked thoughtfully: "Brother, do you think there are any good people in our courtyard?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "At present, there are no good people among the adults. Among the children, Yan Jie Di and Xu Xiao Ling are both half good people. The others are not good people either. Especially the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. You should have less contact with her in the future, and it is best not to have contact with her. She has not been in this courtyard for too long, and at least she needs some face for now. Wait a few years and you will see! This woman is a powerful character."

He Yushui said, "Brother, don't worry! I won't have any contact with her! You don't know, there were several times when I got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, and I saw her coming out of the cellar with an old man."

"Good guy?! I didn't expect this girl to be so secretive!" He Yuzhu turned his head and looked at He Yushui. He Yushui felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by He Yuzhu and asked, "What's wrong?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and replied, "Nothing?! I didn't expect you, a girl, to be able to hide things in your heart. If I hadn't reminded you today, would you not have said it out loud?!"

"Hehe!" He Yushui smiled awkwardly, changed the subject, and asked, "Brother, is this salt and pepper duck rack delicious?!"

He Yuzhu took the fried duck bones out of the pot, drained some oil, sprinkled some pepper and salt on them, handed the plate to He Yushui, and said, "Try it!"

He Yushui couldn't wait to reach out and take a piece from the plate and put it in his mouth. He blew a breath and made an indistinct sound: "It's hot! So good!"

He Yuzhu rolled his eyes at He Yushui, put the plate in He Yushui's hand, and turned around to heat up the chicken soup and steamed buns.

As time went by, He Yuzhu brought the chicken soup and steamed buns to the table. He Yuzhu took the bowl and chopsticks handed over by He Yushui, wrapped a piece of duck meat for He Yushui himself, put it in He Yushui's bowl, and said, "Don't stand there! Eat it!"

"Oh!" He Yushui responded and said, "Brother, you eat too!"

"Hmm!" He Yuzhu responded and picked up a piece of duck bone and put it into his mouth.

Halfway through the meal, He Yuzhu asked, "Yushui, you don't have any plans for next Sunday, right?!"

He Yushui swallowed the food in his mouth and replied, "No arrangements."

"That's good that there are no plans!" He Yuzhu replied, and then said, "I want to take you to Baocheng next Sunday to see our father."

He Yushui was slightly stunned and asked, "Brother, why do you want to go see him for no reason?! He doesn't want us anymore. Why go see him?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I always feel that there must be something behind our father's leaving Sijiu City. Besides, you can't tell anyone about our going to Baocheng. I'm afraid that someone will interfere again."

He Yushui is not a fool, but very smart. She immediately noticed the problem from He Yuzhu's words and couldn't help asking, "Brother, did you find something wrong?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "No! It's just that many things don't make sense. Since they don't make sense, there must be a problem. Whether there is a problem or not, you will know if you ask?!"

He Yushui said: "What if that woman doesn't let us see our father?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Why don't we just not go to her house? Don't worry about it. I'll find a way."

The reason why He Yuzhu went to He Daqing was not only for the remittance stubs in He Daqing's hand, but also to find out the situation of his mother's family and the dowry of his mother who was taken away by He Daqing. Even if He Yuzhu didn't want these things, he had to leave them to He Yushui, and not let the two sons of the White Widow get away with them. In addition, there was the problem of the house. Because the house was still under the name of He Daqing. As long as the house was not transferred, there would be hidden dangers.

At the same time, Xu Wude came in from outside pushing his bicycle. Yan Bugui saw Xu Wude and greeted him with a smile: "Hey?! Old Xu, you're back?!"

Xu Wood replied, "I'm back!" and then asked, "Have you eaten?!"

"I ate it!" Yan Bugui answered, looking back and forth at Xu Wude's bicycle. Xu Wude handed a bunch of dried mushrooms to Yan Bugui and said, "Old Yan, this bunch of mushrooms will be used as a dish when we go back!"

Yan Bugui wanted to take the mushrooms that Xu Wude handed over, but thinking of Director Wang's words, he waved his hand and said, "Old Xu, no need! Go back!"

"Really not wanting to?!" Xu Wude asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"Really? Go back!" Yan Bugui said this, but his heart was bleeding. This bunch of mushrooms can be eaten at least for two months if the family saves some. And the taste of mushrooms is not as good as meat, but it is almost the same. When there is no meat, it is still good to use mushrooms to satisfy your craving.

Since Yan Bugui said so, Xu Wude didn't force it. He put the mushrooms back on the handlebars of the bicycle and said, "Then I'll go back first. I'll come and have a drink with you later when I have time!" After that, Xu Wude pushed the bicycle and walked past Yan Bugui.

After Xu Wude left, the third aunt came out of the house and complained, "Old Yan, Xu Wude gave you mushrooms, why don't you want them?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Director Wang just criticized me for this. If I take Xu Wude's things at this time, wouldn't that be an eye drop for Director Wang?! If Director Wang finds out, won't he punish me?! Without the status of the head of the hospital, who will take me seriously?!"

The third aunt thought about it carefully and realized that it was true, so she didn't say anything more. She said a few nice words to Yan Bugui and went back to the house. Yan Bugui stayed at the door for a while, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt uncomfortable, so he went home. This can be regarded as out of sight, out of mind, to save himself from feeling bad.