Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Time passed quickly, and it was almost midnight. He Yuzhu, who was sleeping in bed, suddenly opened his eyes, took out his watch from under his pillow to check the time, and quickly got up from the bed and put on his clothes. After a simple wash, He Yuzhu opened the door and prepared to call He Yushui. Unexpectedly, He Yushui's door opened.

He Yushui called out softly, "Brother!" Then he closed the door and walked into He Yuzhu's room. He Yuzhu looked at He Yushui in the faint moonlight and asked, "Are you not asleep?!"

He Yushui nodded honestly. He Yuzhu said, "It's okay, you can sleep for a while on the train." Then He Yuzhu put on a shoulder bag and took He Yushui out.

It must be said that He Yuzhu and his sister were lucky. Someone had a stomachache and went to the toilet at night, so the gate of the courtyard was open when He Yuzhu and He Yushui went out. After walking for more than an hour, He Yuzhu and He Yushui arrived at the train.

Entering the waiting hall, He Yuzhu and his sister waited for a while, and then the ticket checking began. After getting on the train, He Yuzhu and He Yushui chatted for a while, and then the train started to move. He Yushui couldn't stand it anymore and fell asleep. He Yuzhu really felt sorry for his sister, and was afraid that He Yushui would get cold, so he took off his coat and covered He Yushui.

A little after 7:30 in the morning, when the train was about to arrive at Baocheng Station, He Yuzhu woke up He Yushui. He Yushui rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked, "Brother, are we here?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Almost there!"

"Oh!" He Yushui rubbed his eyes and returned the clothes covering his body to He Yuzhu. He Yuzhu took the clothes and put them on while saying, "After we get off the car, I'll take you to eat donkey meat hotpot. After we finish eating, we'll go find our dad."

"Oh!" He Yushui responded happily, took He Yuzhu's arm, and asked, "Brother, do you think Dad will be scared when he sees us?!"

He Yuzhu said: "I won't be scared. But when he sees you, Dad will be so happy. But when he sees me, I can't say for sure!"

While He Yuzhu and his sister were bickering, the train pulled into Baocheng Station. After getting off the train, He Yuzhu and He Yushui followed the crowd out of the train station and walked into a state-owned breakfast shop not far from the train station.

It is said that women can eat a lot, especially women before the reform and opening up. The most important thing is that they don't have enough oil in their stomachs. He Yuzhu bought four donkey meat hot buns and two bowls of soy milk. When He Yuzhu picked up the second donkey meat hot bun and prepared to eat it, He Yushui had already finished the two donkey meat hot buns in front of her. Seeing He Yushui's big watery eyes staring at the donkey meat hot bun in her hand, He Yuzhu felt a little embarrassed and broke half of it and handed it over.

He Yushui didn't hesitate to take half of the donkey meat hotpot and ate it in two or three bites. In the end, he still looked unsatisfied and drank the remaining half bowl of soy milk.

After breakfast, He Yushui became more energetic. He followed He Yuzhu out of the breakfast shop and headed towards the direction where the White Widow lived.

Baocheng is not a big place, and the place where Bai Guafu lives is not far from the train station. After walking for about an hour, He Yuzhu suddenly stopped in front of a restaurant. He Yushui, who was following behind, saw He Yuzhu suddenly stop and asked, "Brother, why don't you leave?!"

He Yuzhu did not answer and walked into the restaurant. The male waiter who was mopping the floor saw He Yuzhu and said, "Comrade, we are not open yet. You have to wait a while for your meal."

He Yuzhu took out a cigarette case, took out a cigarette and handed it over, saying, "Comrade, I'm not here to eat. I want to ask you, is there a chef named He Daqing in your store?!"

The male waiter took the cigarette, put it behind his ear, and said, "Are you looking for Master He? He just got here. I'll go call him for you."

"Hey! Thank you!" He Yuzhu greeted him and watched the male waiter go into the kitchen.

"Who's looking for me?!" Not long after, before He Daqing came out, his voice came out first. The moment He Daqing saw He Yuzhu and He Yushui, he was stunned. After a while, He Daqing came to his senses and shouted, "Zhuzi! Yushui!"

"Dad!" He Yushui couldn't hold back any longer and threw herself into He Daqing's arms. He Daqing hugged He Yushui tightly, patting her on the back and soothing her: "Yushui, be good! Don't cry! Don't cry!"

He Yushui cried and asked, "Dad, why don't you want us?! You are so cruel! Do you know how hard our life is?!"

After crying for a while, He Yushui also changed. He Daqing said hello to the manager and took He Yushui and He Yuzhu into the restaurant's utility room.

After asking his son and daughter to sit down, He Daqing asked, "Zhu Zi, why are you here?!"

He Yuzhu said unhappily, "I haven't heard from you in so many years. I was afraid you were dead, so I came to see you."

"How come there is no news?!" He Daqing jumped up and said, "I send you money and letters every month!"

He Yuzhu said: "You don't believe what I said. You can ask Yu Shui if we have received it?!"

He Daqing looked at He Yushui. He Yushui shook his head and said, "Dad, we haven't received anything." Then He Yushui told He Daqing about their life experiences after He Daqing left. After listening to He Yushui's narration, He Daqing buried his face deeply in his rough hands. After a while, He Daqing recovered, looked at He Yuzhu and He Yushui, and said, "Now you are all grown up, and I should tell you some things."

When registering for household registration, He Daqing didn't know what happened, and he wrote poor peasant in his class. Except for the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai's family, the other families in the courtyard moved in later than He Daqing's family, so they didn't know much about He Daqing. They only knew that He Daqing was a cook, so they were all fine. Later, He Daqing went to work in the steel rolling mill and "met" Bai Guafu. At first, He Daqing didn't think about marrying Bai Guafu. Later, when he was having sex with Bai Guafu, he was caught by people arranged by Bai Guafu. In order to save his life and for He Yuzhu and He Yushui, He Daqing had to agree to marry Bai Guafu. Bai Guafu was afraid that He Daqing would regret it, so she forced He Daqing to write a note, and used He Daqing's class to force He Daqing to go to Baocheng with her. The last time He Yuzhu and his sister came to Baocheng, Bai Guafu got the news in advance, held the door herself, and asked her two sons to watch He Daqing and not let him come out.

He Yuzhu said: "Dad, you fell into Yi Zhonghai's trap."

He Yushui and He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu at the same time when they heard what He Yuzhu said. He Yuzhu said, "This matter was actually set up by the deaf old woman in the backyard and Yi Zhonghai. The deaf old woman wanted me to take care of them in their old age. You will never agree to this. They will only feel at ease if you are gone."

He Daqing was not a fool. He thought about it carefully and understood it instantly. He Daqing gritted his teeth and said, "Yi Zhonghai, I will kill you sooner or later!"

He Yuzhu said, "Dad, the money you sent us probably fell into Yi Zhonghai's hands. Do you still have the remittance stub?!"

He Daqing answered decisively: "Yes!"

He Yuzhu said, "Just give me the stub. Don't worry about the rest."

He Daqing instantly understood what He Yuzhu meant by the stub, and then he carefully looked at his son. He Daqing said, "Zhuzi, now I am completely relieved."

He Yuzhu said, "Dad, don't blame me for being rude. This time, besides coming to see you, I also want to ask you for my mother's dowry and the recipe books you took away, as well as the house transfer procedures."

He Daqing said: "Even if you don't tell me, I will take these things away for you."

He Yuzhu then asked: "Dad, what's the situation at my mother's family?!"