Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu with a strange look and asked, "Why did you think of asking this?!"

He Yuzhu said, "It takes three to make a hero. It takes three to make a fence. Since you are not in Sijiu City, I have to find some helpers, right?! You also know the situation of my master, so I won't say more. When I return to Sijiu City, I will find time to visit my master. If my master is unreliable, at least I can still have my mother's family to help."

He Daqing stared at He Yuzhu for a while, sighed deeply, and said, "Your mother's family is in Sanjiadian Village outside Sijiu City. Your mother, Lu Bingxin, is the youngest in the family, and she has five older brothers. Since your mother left with me, she has never returned. I don't know what the situation is over there now."

He Yushui asked: "Dad, are you going back with us this time?!"

He Daqing was a little embarrassed when he heard this question. He Yushui seemed to have guessed this would happen, and just sat there sighing. He Yuzhu said, "Dad, I don't care what you think. If you are tired of playing outside, come back to Sijiucheng. I will take care of you in your old age. But as I said, teach the skills that should be taught, and don't teach what shouldn't be taught. Don't spend all the money you earn, keep some for yourself. Don't spend too much, just enough money for a train ticket back to Sijiucheng and money for food on the way, that's all."

He Daqing stared at He Yuzhu for a while, and asked in disbelief: "Zhuzi, are you still willing to take care of me until the end of my life?!"

"Nonsense! If you don't want to, why did I bring Yu Shui here today?!" After saying that, He Yuzhu took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette from it, put it in his mouth, then took out a lighter and lit the cigarette.

He Daqing glanced at the cigarette that He Yuzhu had casually put aside and said, "Zhuzi, you are doing well now, right?!"

He Yuzhu said: "If it weren't for Director Wang from the Street Office who helped me find a job, would Yushui and I still be picking up trash to make a living?!"

He Daqing had just listened to He Yushui's story about their experiences, but now he heard He Yuzhu mention picking up trash. His face became even uglier. He Daqing gritted his teeth and said, "This Yi Zhonghai is really a beast in human form! I trusted him so much!!" The more he talked, the sadder he felt, and he felt a little sorry for his dead wife.

He Yuzhu walked forward, patted He Daqing on the back, and comforted him, "Dad, don't say anymore! All this is in the past. God is watching what you do. Sooner or later, there will be a chance to deal with him."

After a while, He Daqing calmed down, stood up, walked to a cabinet, moved the cabinet open, removed four bricks, took out a cloth bag from it, then put the bricks back in place and put the cabinet back. Then he walked to He Yuzhu and He Yushui with the cloth bag. He Daqing put the cloth bag on a wooden box that served as a coffee table, opened the bag, took out two boxes and said, "Yushui, this jewelry box, together with the jewelry inside, was left by your mother. I'll give it to you." After that, He Daqing handed the jewelry box to He Yushui, then took out a wooden box, opened the box, and said, "Zhuzi, these are our family recipes. The other ones on the side are my remittance stubs. I left in October 51. Starting from December, I will send you ten yuan every month. . At that time, I hadn't found a job yet, so I could only live off my savings. After the Chinese New Year, when I found a job, I sent you fifteen yuan every month. Five yuan was for you, and ten yuan was for Yu Shui's living expenses. I would send you an extra ten yuan on your birthdays and Chinese New Year. You turned eighteen, and I had fulfilled my responsibility. From then on, I sent you twenty yuan every month, all for Yu Shui's living expenses, pocket money, and tuition. I would still send you an extra ten yuan on your birthdays and Chinese New Year. All in all, I sent more than one thousand seven hundred yuan."

"Dad!" He Yushui threw herself into He Daqing's arms with tears streaming down her face, and said, "Dad! Do you know?! After you left, I had nightmares every night. I dreamed that you didn't want me anymore. And after you left, Jia Zhang kept saying that I killed my mother and forced my father away, and that I was a money-loser! I only now know that you didn't abandon me."

He Daqing said: "Yushui, Dad is sorry for you!"

He Yuzhu felt a little surprised when he heard He Daqing say the three words "I'm sorry" to He Yushui. After a while, He Daqing comforted him and He Yushui recovered. He Daqing said, "Yushui, if that jinx Jia Zhang scolds you again, don't be polite to her. Just scold her back. If that doesn't work, ask your brother to beat her up!"

He Yuzhu said, "I haven't seen Jia Zhangshi in the past five years, nor have I heard her vicious words. I sent her in for a free meal."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, He Daqing was slightly stunned, then he reacted and asked, "Zhuzi, if you do this, the people in the courtyard will not make things difficult for you, right?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "No! Yu Shui and I don't rely on them for food or clothes. We live our own lives, so why should we be afraid of them?!"

"It's good that you have a sense of propriety!" He Daqing took out the house deed, land deed and the transfer certificate that had been written long ago, and said, "Zhu Zi, the main house and the west wing belong to you. The east wing belongs to Yu Shui, you have no objection, right?!"

He Yushui said firmly: "Dad! I don't want the house. Give it all to me!"

He Yuzhu said, "Yushui, listen to our father! The house will be transferred to my name first, and when you come of age, I will transfer the east ear house to you. If you don't like the house in the yard, I can give you money, or if you like that place, I can buy it for you."

"Zhuzi! Man! Seeing you like this, I am completely relieved!" He Daqing handed the things to He Yuzhu and said, "Keep it!"

He Yuzhu took the house deed, land deed and transfer certificate, looked at them, folded them and put them in his inner pocket. He Daqing put the empty bag aside and said, "It's getting late. Dad, cook two dishes. Let's have a reunion dinner!" After that, He Daqing stood up.

He Yuzhu held He Daqing and said, "Dad, you haven't tasted my cooking in all these years. How about I cook today's dish?!"

He Daqing looked at He Yuzhu and asked, "Can you do it?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and replied, "We'll know if it works after we try it!" Then he asked, "Dad, where are we going to cook the food today?!"

He Daqing said, "Do it here. The manager here used to be one of the shareholders of Fengze Garden. Your father and I have a good relationship with him. Let's go to the kitchen now."

It is said that there is no wall that is impenetrable. When He Daqing and He Yuzhu were having lunch together, Bai Guafu, who had just returned from shopping, heard someone say that He Daqing's children were coming. The smile on Bai Guafu's face disappeared instantly. At this time, Bai Guafu's eldest son Bai Dafeng just came back. Bai Dafeng saw that his mother's face looked a little strange, and asked with concern: "Mom, what's wrong with you?! Are you feeling uncomfortable?!"

Widow Bai said coldly: "Didn't you hear them say that He Daqing's son and daughter are here?!"

Bai Dafeng said nonchalantly: "Let them come if they want. What's there to be afraid of?!"

Widow Bai said, "What if they are here to ask He Daqing to go back?! When He Daqing came with me to defend the city, he brought a lot of things with him. He guarded those things very tightly. I asked him for them several times, but he didn't give them to me. Who am I working so hard for?! Isn't it for you two brothers?!"

Bai Dafeng is not a good man. At such a young age, he has all four poisons except drugs. He has had a problem with He Daqing for a long time, but he didn't make things difficult for him because He Daqing gave them some money from time to time. Now when he heard his mother say that He Daqing had good things, his eyes lit up immediately. He felt that since He Daqing slept with his mother, these things should belong to them. To be precise, they should be his.

Bai Dafeng instigated, "Mom! What are you still standing there for?! Go find He Daqing. No matter what, we can't let him give the things to his son and daughter!"