Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Xu Wude pushed his bicycle into the backyard and rang the bicycle bell out of habit. Wu Caihua, who was cooking, heard the bell and immediately put down her work, pushed the door open and walked out. While taking the things from Xu Wude, she asked, "Old Xu, is everything going well?"

Xu Wood replied, "It went smoothly!" Then he asked, "Where's Damao?!"

Wu Caihua replied: "The factory leader asked him to go to the textile factory to show a movie today. He will be back later."

At this time, Xu Xiaoling also ran out of the house and helped her parents bring the things into the house. Xu Wude locked the bicycle, walked into the house, took the towel handed over by Wu Caihua, wiped his face, and asked: "Has there been any incident in the courtyard these two days?!"

"Yes!" Wu Caihua took the towel from Xu Wude and said, "Yesterday, Jia Zhang smashed the window of He Yuzhu's house and took He Yuzhu's things. I didn't expect that He Yuzhu would be so tough and actually report it to the police directly."

Xu Wude said: "The Jia family is protected by Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai just watched Jia Zhang being arrested by the police?!"

Wu Caihua said, "Then Director Wang from the Street Office also came. Later, Jia Zhang was taken away by the police, and Yi Zhonghai was taken away by the Street Office." Then, without waiting for Xu Wude to ask, Wu Caihua told her husband what happened. After listening to his wife's narration, Xu Wude pondered for a few seconds, laughed, and said, "It seems that everyone in the courtyard has been deceived by this kid Sha Zhu."

Wu Caihua said, "Old Xu, Yi Zhonghai is not someone you can easily get along with. He has a lot of connections in the steel mill. He Yuzhu has offended him like this. Can he let He Yuzhu go?!"

Xu Wude said: "No matter how wide his connections are, Yi Zhonghai is just a fitter. He Yuzhu is a cook, and Yi Zhonghai has no control over He Yuzhu. But if Yi Zhonghai irritates He Yuzhu, it will be difficult for him to have enough food in the factory! In the future, our hospital will be in for a lot of fun!"

Since Jia Zhang was arrested, the whole courtyard has become peaceful. At least no one is looking for trouble every day, or scolding someone they don't like. It was Wednesday afternoon, and Jia Dongxu had just returned from get off work when the police came to his door.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Jia Dongxu heard the knock on the door, opened it, saw the police, and asked, "Comrade, what can I do for you?!"

The police officer asked, "Are you Zhang Dalian's son?!"

"It is me!" Jia Dongxu nodded in response.

The police officer opened the briefcase in his hand, took out the verdict and the receipt, and said, "Please sign this."

Jia Dongxu took the pen and asked, "When will my mother come out?!"

The police said, "Zhang Dalian's attitude is not very good, but in view of your family's active compensation for the victim, the court sentenced Zhang Dalian to five years. You can go to the detention center to see Zhang Dalian tomorrow. In a few days, she will be sent to Qinghe Farm for reform."

Jia Dongxu's hand holding the pen began to tremble unconsciously, and he signed the receipt with trembling hands. The police took back the pen and receipt, handed the verdict to Jia Dongxu, and left without stopping. At this time, Jia Dongxu seemed to have lost the last bit of strength in his body, and he sat down on the ground, muttering to himself: "This sentence is too heavy?!"

At this time, the neighbors who were watching the excitement began to talk among themselves. They all felt that Jia Zhang deserved it, and that the five-year sentence was too light, and it would be best if she was never released.

Yi Zhonghai walked out of his house, walked in front of Jia Dongxu, helped Jia Dongxu up, and said, "Dongxu, I will ask for leave for you tomorrow. Buy some food your mother likes and go see her."

Jia Dongxu looked up at Yi Zhonghai and shouted a little aggrievedly: "Master!"

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "Every failure makes one wiser. When you visit your mother tomorrow, try to persuade her. It's time for her to change her temper."

"Hey!" Jia Dongxu responded, "Why is the sentence so heavy for taking such a small amount of things from He Yuzhu's house?! I can't understand it!"

Yi Zhonghai said, "It has come to this. Even if you can't figure it out, you have to figure it out. Life has to go on. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about Banggeng and the baby in Huairu's belly, right?! Besides, you are going to take the Level 4 worker exam soon. What if you fail the exam if you don't adjust your mentality?!"

On the other hand, when Yi Zhonghai was trying to comfort Jia Dongxu, He Yuzhu came out of the police station. As soon as he reached the entrance of the alley, He Yuzhu saw Wang Xia and called out, "Auntie Wang!"

Wang Xia stopped and saw the rice bag in He Yuzhu's hand. She asked, "Did you just come from the police station?!"

He Yuzhu nodded and said, "The police are really efficient."

Wang Xia smiled and said, "You! I really don't know what to say to you! It's getting late, you should go back!"

He Yuzhu said, "Aunt Wang, I would like to ask you to write a letter of introduction."

Wang Xia's face changed and she asked, "Why do you want to write a letter of introduction?!"

He Yuzhu said, "I want to take Yushui to Baocheng on Sunday to see our eccentric father. No matter what, blood is thicker than water. I haven't heard from him for so many years. Even if we are just ordinary friends, we should go and see him. What's more, my sister doesn't usually say it, but she always thinks about him in her heart. I can't leave her with any regrets, right?!"

After listening to He Yuzhu, Wang Xia said, "Zhuzi, you have really grown up. Okay, when you are free tomorrow, go to the street office to get it from me!"

"Hey! Thank you, Aunt Wang! It's okay, I'll leave first!" After saying that, He Yuzhu got Wang Xia's permission and walked past Wang Xia.

"Brother!" He Yuzhu just walked to the gate of the courtyard when He Yushui's voice rang out. He Yuzhu stopped, looked at He Yushui, whose face was flushed, and asked, "Where have you been again?!"

He Yushui replied, "I'm doing my homework at a classmate's house. Look, I just finished and rushed back."

He Yuzhu asked: "You! Is it appropriate to always trouble others?!"

He Yushui smiled and replied, "It's not appropriate. If you can support me with some snacks or candies, that would be appropriate."

"Okay! I'll get it for you when we get back! Let's go! Don't stand there like an idiot!" After saying that, He Yuzhu took He Yushui into the gate of the courtyard.

"Zhu Zi!" Yan Bugui called out to He Yuzhu who came in from outside.

He Yuzhu asked: "Uncle, what's the matter?!"

Yan Bugui said, "The police came just now. I heard that Jia Zhang was sentenced to five years."

He Yuzhu replied: "I know about this."

Yan Bugui saw the rice bag in He Yuzhu's hand and understood immediately. He Yuzhu said, "Third uncle, I just happen to have something I want to trouble Third aunt with."

Yan Bugui asked: "What's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Yushui will be out of school early on Saturday. I would like to ask Third Aunt to take Yushui to the bathhouse for a bath. Don't worry, I will pay for the bathing tickets. Ask Third Aunt to bring Jie Di along as well."

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "Is this a matter? No problem! I agreed on behalf of your third aunt!"

"Thank you, Uncle Three! I'll give you the bath ticket the day after tomorrow!" He Yuzhu said and left with He Yushui.

The third aunt came out of her house and said, "He Yuzhu has really changed now."

After returning home, He Yushui put away his schoolbag first, then walked into He Yuzhu's room and asked, "Brother, I can just wipe it at home. Why waste money by going to the bathhouse?!"

He Yuzhu looked outside and whispered, "I'll find time to go to the street office tomorrow to get the letter of introduction. We'll leave before dawn on Sunday. We'll try to get back to the courtyard in the evening to see our father. As a girl, you should dress up, right?! Take a good bath. Even if you don't change into new clothes, you should at least change into clean clothes, right?!"