Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

After leaving Wang Xia's house, He Yuzhu did not dare to delay for a moment and went straight to Zhang Hu's house. Zhang Hu's house was not far from the police station, in a large courtyard. This large courtyard was composed of many scattered one- and two-story courtyards. Zhang Hu's house was in the main house and east wing in the backyard of a two-story courtyard.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" He Yuzhu knocked on the door gently.

Zhang Hu's wife Gao Yuzhen heard the knock on the door and asked, "Who is it?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Aunt, I am He Yuzhu!"

Gao Yuzhen opened the door and asked, "Zhu Zi, what are you doing here so late?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "My wife asked me to come here." He Yuzhu took off the backpack, opened the cloth covering it, and took out the two bags of grain. Before Gao Yuzhen could react, He Yuzhu put on the empty backpack and said, "I have delivered the things. I will go back first!" After that, He Yuzhu left as fast as he could.

By the time Gao Yuzhen realized what was happening, He Yuzhu had already disappeared. Gao Yuzhen closed the door, put the two bags of grain on the table, opened the bags, and was shocked to see what was inside: "How did he get so much grain?! No, I'll wait for Lao Zhang to come back tomorrow and ask him first." Gao Yuzhen immediately tied the bags tightly and put the two bags of grain into the jar.

He Ping's home was not far from Zhang Hu's home, and He Yuzhu arrived at the door of He Ping's home soon. Before He Yuzhu could knock on the door, the door opened, and He Ping saw He Yuzhu standing at the door and asked, "Why are you here so late?!" Then He Ping handed the foot basin in his hand to his wife.

He Yuzhu walked into the house, took off the backpack and put it on, and said, "My wife asked me to bring something over." Then He Yuzhu opened the cloth covering the backpack, took out the two bags of grain, and prepared to leave.

However, He Ping was a little faster. He grabbed He Yuzhu and pointed at something on the ground and asked, "What's going on?!"

He Yuzhu pretended to be stupid and said, "Go ask my wife, I'm just running errands!" After saying that, He Yuzhu wanted to leave.

He Ping glared at He Yuzhu and said, "Don't play dumb with me, kid. Stay here! Let me see what's inside!"

He Yuzhu would not listen to He Ping. Taking advantage of the moment when He Ping let go of his hand, He Yuzhu ran out, turned around and waved at He Ping, turned a corner, and went straight out of the courtyard.

After He Yuzhu left, He Ping's wife Han Erni walked in from outside and asked, "Boss, why did Huang Ying's husband come here so late?!"

He Ping replied: "Send something!"

After his wife closed the door, He Ping took the two bags under the light, opened them, and saw that they were all food. However, when He Ping opened his mouth, Han Erni couldn't help but shout, "Food?!"

He Ping immediately made a gesture to keep quiet and said, "Go get the scale."

"Hey!" Han Erni walked to the cabinet, took the scale hanging next to the cabinet, and walked to He Ping's side. He Ping took the scale, weighed the two bags of grain quickly, and said, "Where did this kid get so much grain?!"

Han Erni asked cautiously: "Huang Ying's man won't make a mistake, right?!"

He Ping said: "I know Huang Ying and her man well. They shouldn't make any mistakes. I'll find out tomorrow when I ask Huang Ying. Put the things away first. If there's no problem, we'll eat!"

In the past two years, there has been a severe shortage of food. The canteen of the Public Security Bureau has temporarily cancelled all functions except for heating rice and boiling water. Others don't know what Huang Ying eats for lunch, but he and Zhang Hu know it very well. Sometimes the two of them can even get a free meal.

After returning home, He Yuzhu put the backpack in the utility room, then went to the bathroom to wash up briefly and went upstairs. Huang Ying heard the sound of the door opening and asked, "Are you back?!"

He Yuzhu closed the door and replied, "I'm back!" Then he walked to the bed, sat on it, and said, "The things have been delivered. But I didn't even charge you. You should know what to say when they ask you tomorrow. Just this once, don't be a good person next time."

Huang Ying smiled and asked, "Am I such a spendthrift?!"

He Yuzhu nodded heavily and said, "He's really a spendthrift!"

Before He Yuzhu could even utter the word "home", he felt a wave of pain in his waist. He Yuzhu slapped Huang Ying's hand that was twisting the soft flesh on his waist and urged, "Let go!"

"Humph!" Huang Ying raised her eyebrows and asked, "Do you still dare to say that I'm a spendthrift?!"

He Yuzhu said in a servile manner: "No more talking! No more talking! Let's go to sleep!" He Yuzhu then transformed into a wolf and pounced on Huang Ying. Huang Ying struggled symbolically for a while, and then the wonderful sound of playing poker came from the house.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, He Yuzhu climbed out of bed, holding his waist, and glanced at Huang Ying who was still sleeping soundly. He muttered, "There is no such thing as a spoiled field, only a tired cow. This saying is true! I guess I need to get some food to replenish my body!"

After breakfast, He Yushui went to school. After He Yuzhu sent Huang Ying to the police station, he rode his bicycle to the steel mill. As soon as Huang Ying entered her office, He Ping came in. Huang Ying asked, "Instructor, what's the matter?!"

He Ping walked over to Huang Ying and sat down, then asked, "Yingzi, what happened last night?!"

Huang Ying said, "Didn't you say there was a food shortage? I just happen to have some extra at home. I asked Zhuzi to deliver it to you and Uncle Zhang."

He Ping was stunned for a moment and asked, "Is your family really not short of food?!"

"My Zhuzi is afraid of starving! He has been hoarding food since he started working. As his salary increases, he has been hoarding more food. Although I don't know how long the current situation will last, I can't just watch you and Uncle Zhang's family go hungry, can I?!" Huang Ying said this, but she had another thought in her heart: "It will take more than a few years for our family to finish eating all the food. If Zhuzi didn't want to, I would have used it to help the needy comrades in the relief center a long time ago."

"Hey?! Old He, you're here too!" Just then Zhang Hu walked in from outside. He Ping asked, "Didn't you go back?! Why are you here again?!"

"I'm here to find this girl!" Zhang Hu said and closed the office door.

He Ping and Zhang Hu sat down and asked, "Did He Yuzhu deliver food to your family last night?!"

"Yeah!" Zhang Hu responded, looked at He Ping, and said, "That kid didn't send it to your family too, did he?!"

He Ping said, "Yes! And a lot of it. 50 kilograms of cornmeal and 20 kilograms of standard flour."

Zhang Hu said, "My family is the same as yours." Then Zhang Hu looked at Huang Ying and said, "Girl, do you have more food, or what?!"

He Ping glanced at Huang Ying and helped explain: "Who told Huang Ying to find a good man! He Yuzhu must have some strange disease. He has been stockpiling food at home since he started working. The family has stockpiled a lot of food in the past few years." He Ping asked: "Yingzi, didn't you really ask your Zhuzi to send us food?!"

Huang Ying said, "Now you know I'm fine, right?! As for my grain-guarding slave, even if I say nothing bad about him, he won't be willing to give out grain to others!"

Zhang Hu smiled and said, "It seems that we benefited from your help this time!" Then he changed the subject and said, "But I still have to give you the money."

Huang Ying was not polite and said directly: "Just calculate it according to the price of the grain station! But no tickets are required."

Zhang Hu and He Ping looked at each other and laughed at the same time. He Ping said, "Okay! We'll do as you say! But we have to make a deal! This is just the first time, and it won't happen again!"