Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Yuzhu replied, "Yes! How can I not?!" Then he asked, "Have the tickets for the New Year been issued?!"

He Yushui replied: "The tickets from the street office have been issued. They are all with me."

He Yuzhu reached into his pocket, took out a stack of bills and money, and said, "These are all the bills I earned before the Chinese New Year. Take a look and pick out anything you want to buy. Ask grandma if they want the rest. If they don't want it, I'll find a way to distribute it. This money is my salary and extra money this year. I haven't counted how much. Wife, count it later, leave me one hundred, and give Yushui another hundred. A girl can't be without money, otherwise she will be easily cheated. Keep the rest of the money, and keep the rest for yourself after you buy things."

Huang Ying picked up the money with a smile, counted out ten big unity notes and gave them to He Yuzhu, then counted out twenty big unity notes and handed them to He Yushui, saying, "Yushui, your brother will give you one hundred, and I'll give you another hundred. Remember, don't date while you're studying. It's not too late to find a partner after you graduate and have a job."

"Thank you, sister-in-law! I'll remember it!" He Yushui put the money into his pocket.

Huang Ying put the remaining money into her pocket, then picked up the ticket and handed it to He Yushui, saying, "Yushui, you pick first."

He Yushui replied: "Sister-in-law, I don't need anything. You can choose it yourself!"

Huang Ying was not polite either. She quickly looked at the types of tickets and said, "Zhu Zi, you got a lot of tickets, didn't you?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "They give it to me, and I take it. It's all earned from my labor anyway."

Huang Ying said, "I'll find time to go to the department store with Yu Shui to buy the clothing tickets, candy tickets, snack tickets, cigarette tickets, and wine tickets. The rest can be kept. We'll see what happens next."

"Okay! I'll do as you say." He Yuzhu went upstairs. After a while, He Yuzhu came downstairs with a thin blanket. Huang Ying saw what He Yuzhu was holding and said, "He Yuzhu! You can't be that serious, can you?! I'm not that delicate!"

He Yushui couldn't help laughing when he saw He Yuzhu's blank expression. He Yuzhu scratched his head and said, "Okay! Don't put it up there yet. Put it on the Luohan bed and use it at home."

At the same time, Lv Guodong and his family returned to their home in Sanjiadian Village. Lv Shunyi saw his eldest son and his family carrying large and small bags of things, and asked in surprise: "Boss, what are you doing with so many things?!"

Lü Guodong replied: "We are all on holiday and come home to celebrate the New Year. The situation is so difficult now, we can't take advantage of the village, right?! These are our food rations and things issued by the unit."

Lu Guoliang said, "Brother, our village held a collective meeting a few days ago. After voting, our village canteen was disbanded. The village distributed the remaining food according to work points."

"Dad, let's take the things to the kitchen first!" Lu Taian took the things from Lu Guodong and went to the kitchen with his brothers and sisters. Kunlan also found an excuse to go into the main room to find her mother-in-law.

Lu Guodong took the cigarette from Lu Guoliang, took out a matchbox and asked, "Do you have a pot for cooking at home?!"

Lu Guoliang asked his father for a light, took a puff of cigarette, and replied, "Yes! Zhuzi was brought back by Taishan and the others." Then Lu Guoliang told Lu Guodong about the jobs that He Yuzhu had arranged for Lu Taishan and Lu Taihe.

Lu Guodong said: "After I went back last time, I wanted to help Taishan find a job. I asked a lot of people but couldn't find a suitable one. I didn't expect Zhuzi to get there first. Zhuzi thought of us, and we should remember this favor."

Lu Shunyi asked: "Boss, how long can you stay at home?!"

Lu Guodong replied, "I have to go back to work on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. I can only stay at home for seven or eight days." Then he asked, "Dad, I see the land next to our house is vacant. I want to build a house in the village. What does the village say?!"

Lu Shunyi smoked a cigarette, frowned and pondered for a few minutes, then asked, "Boss, why did you want to go back to the village to build a house out of the blue?!"

Lu Guodong said, "Dad, there are only a few rooms in the house. When the children get married, the house will not be big enough. I want to build a few rooms next door. We should not only plan for the present, but also for the future, don't you think?!"

Lu Shunyi nodded silently, agreeing with Lu Guodong's words, and said: "After lunch, you two brothers take some things to your uncle's place. Ask your uncle." After that, Lu Shunyi stood up and staggered towards the main room.

Looking at his father's back, Lu Guodong said, "Third brother, I can't always be with my parents, so I need you to be more filial in the future."

Lu Guoliang replied: "Brother, I know this even if you don't tell me. Besides, we are the only two left in our family. If we are not filial, we will not be able to explain to the third, fourth and youngest brothers and sister if we wait any longer."

He Yuzhu sent Huang Ying to the office gate, watched Huang Ying enter the police station gate, and immediately rode his tricycle to the steel mill. When he arrived at the kitchen, He Yuzhu waited for a while and received a notice that there would be no lunch reception today, and He Yuzhu and the people in the kitchen would have a holiday starting today.

Since there was no need to cook, He Yuzhu no longer stayed in the kitchen. He said goodbye to his colleagues and left.

When He Yuzhu arrived at the door of his house, He Yushui and a few of his good friends came in from outside. He Yushui was surprised to see He Yuzhu and asked, "Brother, why are you back?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I'm on vacation starting today." Then he asked, "I can't come back?!"

He Yushui answered firmly: "Yes! Of course I can come back." Then He Yushui said shamelessly: "Brother, I'm inviting a few close classmates to our house today. Can you make some delicious food for them?!"

He Yuzhu looked at He Yushui, then looked at the people behind her, and said with a smile: "Okay! I'll meet your requirements. I'll go cook now. I'll call you when it's done!"

"Thank you, brother! You are so kind! I love you so much!" He Yushui couldn't help but compliment He Yuzhu a few words, and then said: "Brother, I will take them to my room to play first!"

"Go!" He Yuzhu looked at He Yushui and his men into the east wing, chuckled unconsciously, parked the tricycle, and then went into the house.

He Yushui brought people into the east wing and asked them to sit down. Yu Haitang said sourly: "Yushui, your brother is so good to you."

He Yushui replied with a Versailles look on his face: "Of course! Not only is my brother good to me, but my sister-in-law is even better to me. My bicycle was bought for me by my sister-in-law."

Zhang Shuqin said with a look of regret: "Yushui, why did your brother get married so early?! Why couldn't he wait for me for two years?!"

"Puchi!" He Yushui was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud, saying, "I treat you as a sister, but I didn't expect you wanted to be my sister-in-law?!" Then he asked, "Since you wanted to be my sister-in-law, why weren't you born a few years earlier?!"

Yu Haitang asked, "Yushui, your brother is not very old, but he looks old. What kind of woman would fall for your brother?!"

He Yushui replied, "Of course she is a good woman. My sister-in-law is not only beautiful, but also has a good job. Most importantly, she is good to my brother and me." After that, He Yushui opened the lid of the eight-treasure box on the table and said, "Everyone, eat, don't be polite to me!"

Zhang Cuilan, a girl with short hair, was surprised when she saw the contents of the eight-treasure box. She said with some envy, "Yushui, how come you have so many snacks?!"

He Yushui replied: "Part of this is made by my brother, and part of it is bought by my sister-in-law. This shaqima is made by my brother, and it tastes better than the ones you buy outside. Come and try it!"