Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

The tofu made by He Yuzhu was well received by the factory leaders. They also agreed to He Yuzhu's proposal to make tofu. As for the jelly, although the leaders had not tasted it, they believed that He Yuzhu's product must be extraordinary, so they agreed.

Before leaving get off work in the afternoon, He Yuzhu made mung bean starch from the mung beans that he had soaked yesterday. Then he made jelly with the mung bean starch. He cut the mung bean jelly into thin slices, poured sauce on it, and asked Li Huaian to give one portion to the factory leaders. He kept one portion for Li Huaian and shared it with everyone else in the cafeteria.

Before leaving get off work, Li Huaian came to the kitchen and saw He Yuzhu carrying a bucket and pouring water into the vat. Li Huaian walked over and asked, "Zhuzi, how much tofu can be made from these soybeans?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "I calculated at noon today that about 100 kilograms of soybeans can make about 300 kilograms of tofu. Let's soak 100 kilograms of soybeans today to test the water. If the workers respond well tomorrow, we will increase the amount in a few days."

Li Huaian asked: "Zhu Zi, since we can make tofu ourselves, can we make dried tofu?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Sure! But it takes a lot of time to make." Then He Yuzhu reminded, "Don't forget to bring two large teacups tomorrow morning."

"Oh!" Li Huaian responded with a smile, and said, "If there is nothing else, everyone should pack up and get ready to go home!"

"Got it!" After saying that, He Yuzhu walked to a table not far away, picked up the medium-sized lunch box on the table, stuffed it into Li Huaian's hand, and said, "Go back and let your family try it."

"Zhu Zi, you are still a tough guy! I won't be polite!" After saying that, Li Huaian suddenly thought of a question, stopped and asked, "How many soybeans and mung beans are there in the warehouse?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I checked the warehouse records. There are about 8,000 kilograms of soybeans and 3,000 kilograms of mung beans. The soybeans were collected from the countryside by the purchasing department in the past. The mung beans are the extra mung bean soup every summer. Our warehouse is relatively dry and placed in a ventilated place, so there are no insects. But the situation in the countryside is not good now. It will be difficult to guarantee non-staple food in the future. If things go wrong, we will have to rely on these things to survive."

Li Huaian said: "Zhu Zi, to be honest, I'm lucky to have you. Otherwise, my head would be hurting."

He Yuzhu said: "Don't we have two acres of wasteland behind the canteen?! We should find time to open up the wasteland and plant some leafy vegetables after the New Year. If we continue like this, the workers will scold us!"

Li Huaian said, "I will ask my leader for instructions on reclaiming wasteland and growing vegetables."

"Okay!" He Yuzhu responded, and watched Li Huaian leave the cafeteria, muttering, "This kid knows how to behave, but he's timid. Not as good as Li Huaide."

About twenty minutes later, the bell rang. He Yuzhu took a light step and walked out of the cafeteria first. He walked to the parking lot. He Yuzhu pushed the tricycle out and rode it out of the steel mill gate.

When He Yuzhu passed by the entrance of Nanluoguxiang, he saw a lot of people gathered at the entrance. He heard people inside talking: "It's so tragic! A whole family of good people died."

"Who said it wasn't true?! Cripple Sun was a good man, and his wife was very polite. How could they just disappear like that?! Even their children were not spared. It's so tragic."

"What's going on?! Is Qin Huairu dead?!" He Yuzhu muttered to himself, and then mixed in the crowd to watch for a while. Cao Yong, who was on good terms with him, just came out. He Yuzhu walked up and asked, "What's going on in there?!"

Cao Yong was slightly stunned and asked, "Why are you here?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "I happened to pass by here on my way home from get off work." Then he asked, "What's going on inside?!"

Cao Yong replied: "You don't know, it was so tragic inside. The whole family was killed, the women's faces were scratched, and the third legs of the men and children were chopped off."

He Yuzhu muttered, "Who is so wicked?! To do such a thing?!"

Cao Yong replied: "Aren't they still investigating? Someone saw the family at the door in the morning. They were gone in the afternoon."

He Yuzhu said, "Sun Quezi is a good person, and he doesn't have any grudges against anyone." He Yuzhu suddenly thought of something and asked, "Is Qin Huairu's ex-husband still serving his sentence in another place?!"

Cao Yong looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "Do you suspect that Qin Huairu's ex-husband did it?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "That's hard to say. I think you should go back and investigate."

Although He Yuzhu was just guessing, he guessed it right. It was indeed Jia Dongxu who did it.

This story started two months ago. Two months ago, Jia Zhang, who was serving a sentence with Jia Dongxu, fell ill with a common cold. In low-altitude areas, a minor illness like a cold would go away after a while. But on the plateau, it is no longer a minor illness. At first, Jia Zhang didn't take it seriously, but after a while, the cold turned into high-altitude emphysema. The police who delivered the supplies found something wrong and sent Jia Zhang to the hospital, but it was too late. Jia Zhang died within a few days of being in the hospital.

Jia Dongxu took Jia Zhang's ashes back to the place where he was serving his sentence. After burying Jia Zhang, Jia Dongxu's resentment towards Sun Quezi and Qin Huairu deepened. A month ago, Jia Dongxu finally found an opportunity and escaped from the place where he was serving his sentence.

Two days ago, Jia Dongxu, who had suffered all the way, arrived in Sijiucheng. Because he had no letter of introduction, he could not stay in a hotel. But for Jia Dongxu, who grew up in Sijiucheng, these were not difficult for him. Jia Dongxu disguised himself as a beggar and begged in the name of Nanluoguxiang to find out the whereabouts of Qin Huairu. When Jia Dongxu learned that Qin Huairu divorced him and gave her to Sun Quezi, and gave birth to a son with Sun Quezi, Jia Dongxu's anger reached its peak.

Jia Dongxu suppressed his anger, went to a bathhouse a little further away, got a haircut, took a bath, changed into cleaner clothes, and then went to the black market. In the black market, Jia Dongxu spent a lot of money to buy a knife, some food coupons and meat coupons. After having a good meal in a state-owned restaurant, Jia Dongxu found an abandoned yard and slept for the night. At noon the next day, Jia Dongxu came to the repair shop. He watched the repair shop from a distance until noon, when Jia Dongxu finally got the chance. He saw Sun Quezi go to the public toilet. Jia Dongxu no longer hid and walked directly into the repair shop.

Qin Huairu, who was feeding her child, heard the sound and thought that Sun Quezi had returned. Just as she was about to ask, she saw Jia Dongxu standing in front of her. Qin Huairu was immediately startled. Before Qin Huairu could speak, she felt something piercing her chest.

Qin Huairu glanced at her chest and looked at Jia Dongxu in horror. Jia Dongxu looked at Qin Huairu with a ferocious expression and said, "Don't worry! They will come to accompany you soon!" Then Jia Dongxu stabbed Qin Huairu eight times. Then Jia Dongxu used a knife to cut the neck of Qin Huairu's son before Qin Huairu died, and then hid behind the door. After a while, Sun Quezi came back.

After Sun Quezi entered the door, he was about to call Qin Huairu, but the door closed. Sun Quezi instinctively turned around to see who closed the door. However, Jia Dongxu did not give Sun Quezi this opportunity, and stabbed the knife directly into Sun Quezi's back. One knife was not enough, two knives, anyway, Jia Dongxu didn't know how many times he stabbed. He didn't stop until he felt relieved.