Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

The next morning, He Yuzhu got up early as usual and cooked for the two wives who held the helm of the family. That's right, the two wives together make up one sky. Everyone knows what it means. To put it bluntly, it means being afraid of his wife and being henpecked. To put it nicely, it means loving his wife and sister.

After breakfast, He Yushui went out to play, and Huang Yingfanhe went to work. He Yuzhu cleaned up the house and rode out on his bicycle. Although there are fewer supplies during the New Year this year, compared with the next two years, it is still sufficient. At least now you can buy things with money and tickets. In the next two years, you may not be able to buy things even if you have money and tickets. Anyway, the difficulties of the three years of natural disasters are beyond the cognition of many people now. Otherwise, the older generation will not complain endlessly when they see the younger generation wasting food.

He Yuzhu rode his bicycle out of Sijiucheng. When he reached a deserted place, He Yuzhu took out two suitcase-sized rattan boxes, one of which contained a bag of flour, and the other contained about 20 kilograms of meat and dried fruit snacks such as brown sugar and melon seeds. He Yuzhu fixed the two boxes on the back seat of the bicycle and continued to ride his bicycle towards Sanjiadian Village.

Halfway through the journey, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. Although the snow was not heavy, the road was very slippery, so He Yuzhu had to slow down. The journey that would normally take He Yuzhu more than an hour took him two and a half hours.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" He Yuzhu arrived at Lu Shunyi's house and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?!" Niu Guihua, who was washing things in the yard, asked when she heard a knock on the door.

He Yuzhu answered at the door: "Third aunt! It's me! Zhuzi!"

Lu Guoliang, who was chatting with his elder brother in the main room, also heard the sound, ran out of the main room, opened the door, and asked, "Zhu Zi, why are you here?!"

He Yuzhu said, "My uncle and his family are here. Huang Ying is worried that you don't have enough food, so she asked me to bring some over." After that, He Yuzhu pushed the car into the yard.

At this time, Lu Guodong also walked out of the main room and said, "Zhu Zi, it's snowing so heavily, what are you doing here?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Uncle, it's rare for you to come back. As your nephew, I shouldn't express my gratitude."

Lu Guoliang asked: "Zhu Zi, what's in this? Why is it so heavy?!"

He Yuzhu glanced behind him and saw that the courtyard door was closed. He whispered, "The upper box contains thirty kilograms of flour, and the lower box contains twenty kilograms of meat and some dried fruit snacks."

When Niu Guihua heard about meat and flour, she sighed deeply and said, "Zhu Zi, you are still a thoughtful nephew."

He Yuzhu said: "Third aunt, you are wrong. It's not that I am considerate, but my wife is sensible."

Niu Guihua smiled and said, "You are right. You are lucky to marry Huang Ying, who is both beautiful and capable."

"Zhu Zi is here?!" Lu Shunyi walked out of the house at this time.

"Grandpa!" He Yuzhu called out and asked, "Where's grandma?!"

Lu Shunyi replied, "Your grandmother took your uncle's family to visit. They should be back in a while."

He Yuzhu said: "Third uncle, please move the things in!"

"Okay!" Lu Guoliang responded, and took his wife to move the two boxes into the kitchen.

He Yuzhu followed Lu Guodong and Lu Shunyi into the main hall and asked, "Grandpa, is it okay for my uncle and his family to live in the village?!"

Lu Shunyi glared at He Yuzhu and said, "This is his home. He lives at home, who dares to gossip about him?"

He Yuzhu said: "I am worried! After all, my uncle and his family haven't come back for so many years. And now everyone in the village eats from a big pot."

Lu Guodong said: "Zhu Zi, don't worry. I have already informed the villagers. We will start our own fire in the next few days."

"That's good!" He Yuzhu echoed, saying, "Look around and see if you need anything at home. I'll be here on New Year's Day. Tell me and I'll send it to you later."

Lu Guodong said, "Zhu Zi, you just got married and you don't have a lot of money. You don't have to be so polite."

He Yuzhu said: "Even if we are not well off, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. I am in the city, and I have more solutions than you. Uncle, don't feel burdened."

Lu Guoliang walked in and said, "This is my nephew after all. He is not like some people."

He Yuzhu was slightly stunned and asked, "Third uncle, what do you mean?!"

Lu Guoliang felt that there was no need to hide this from He Yuzhu, so he told He Yuzhu directly about what happened that year and the breakup of the relationship after they left yesterday. After listening to the whole process, He Yuzhu secretly said, "Good guy!" Then He Yuzhu comforted him, "Grandpa, uncle, and third uncle, it's better to break up with this kind of person, so as to avoid being harmed by her in the future."

Niu Guihua walked in and said, "Zhu Zi, I put the box you brought next to the car for you."

"Hey! Thank you, Third Aunt." He Yuzhu echoed, and said, "Grandpa, I still have to go back to bring food to my wife. I'll go back first."

Lu Shunyi said: "Zhu Zi, eat first before leaving!"

"No need!" He Yuzhu said and walked out. Lu Guodong said to Lu Shunyi: "Dad, I'll go see Zhuzi off!"

"Yes!" Lu Shunyi nodded. Lu Guoliang then said, "I'll go too." After that, Lu Guoliang followed Lu Guodong out of the hall.

He Yuzhu pushed the bicycle out of the yard and said, "Uncle, uncle, I have something to tell you. Grandpa was here just now, and I'm afraid he would be sad if he knew."

Lu Guodong and Lu Guoliang looked at each other and then looked at He Yuzhu. Lu Guodong asked, "Zhuzi, what's the matter?!"

He Yuzhu said: "I found a letter that my fourth uncle wrote to my mother before liberation. At that time, my mother had already died. From the signature on this letter, I found some clues about my fourth uncle. I guess he has died."

After listening to He Yuzhu's words, Lu Guodong and Lu Guoliang sighed at the same time. Lu Guoliang said, "We have long thought that your fourth uncle has died, but there has been no news. We just have a thought in our hearts."

Lu Guodong asked: "Zhu Zi, do you know where your fourth uncle's grave is?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "I don't know the exact location. It's probably in the mountain city. I'll tell you when I have definite news."

Lu Guodong warned: "Zhu Zi, be careful on the road!"

"Got it!" He Yuzhu responded, and rode his bicycle slowly away from the sight of Lu Guodong and Lu Guoliang.

Lu Guoliang asked: "Brother, do you want to tell Dad about Fourth Brother's affairs?!"

Lu Guodong replied: "Don't tell him yet. If he knew, our family wouldn't be able to celebrate the New Year."

"Dad!" After seeing He Yuzhu off, Lu Guodong and Lu Guoliang walked into the main room.

Lu Shunyi, who was smoking, glanced at his two sons and asked, "Zhu Zi left?!"

"Let's go!" Lu Guodong replied. Seeing that Lu Shunyi looked upset, he quietly exchanged glances with Lu Guoliang and asked, "Dad, what's wrong with you?!"

Lu Shunyi said, "Zhu Zi is a good person. Your sister is not so lucky. It's not easy for her either. Please help her more if you can in the future."

Lu Guodong said, "Dad, don't worry! We know what's going on."