Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

When He Yuzhu returned home and was busy making dinner, the aunt returned to the courtyard. After entering the middle courtyard, the aunt looked at He Yuzhu's house, and did not return to her own home, but went directly to the backyard.

"Old lady!" A middle-aged woman pushed the door and walked into the deaf old lady's room. The deaf old lady, who was sitting on a chair with her eyes closed, heard the call, opened her eyes, and asked, "Mr. Yi, have you found out what happened?!"

The lady replied, "We have figured it out. The police said Yi Zhonghai embezzled the living expenses that He Daqing sent to He Yuzhu and his sister, and sold He Daqing's workstation to He Yuzhu. This is murder for money."

"What?!" The deaf old lady showed a surprised expression on her face and said, "How could Zhonghai do such a thing?!" Then she asked, "Do you know about these things?!"

Auntie hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "I know! Old Yi said that if He Yuzhu knew that He Daqing sent money every month, He Yuzhu would miss his father's kindness and would not support us in our old age."

"What are you talking about?!" The deaf old lady was very angry at this moment. She never thought that Yi Zhonghai would do such a thing. But thinking about her own retirement, the deaf old lady could only sigh. No matter what, she had to get Yi Zhonghai out first. The deaf old lady said: "If we want Zhonghai to get out now, we have to deal with Sha Zhu first. Go back and take out the money that Yi Zhonghai embezzled, and come with me to find him. As long as he lets go, Zhonghai can be saved."

"Hey!" When the aunt heard the deaf old lady say that as long as the money was returned to He Yuzhu, Yi Zhonghai could be saved. Her heart immediately came to life and she immediately left the deaf old lady's house.

The deaf old lady looked at the back of the lady and murmured to herself, "We can only do our best and leave the rest to fate. I hope Yi Zhonghai can get through this time."

After returning home, the auntie quickly closed the door, bolted it from the inside, and drew the curtains. Then she walked to the chest of drawers, pushed it open, lifted the floor tiles, and took out a wooden box. After opening the wooden box, the auntie counted out 2,700 yuan, found a handkerchief, and wrapped the money. She put the wooden box back to its original place, covered the floor tiles, put the chest of drawers back in place, and left with the money.

Not long after, a woman came to the deaf old lady's house. The deaf old lady asked: "Did you take the money?!"

The aunt nodded.

The deaf old lady then asked, "Is Shazhu back?!"

The lady replied, "I'm back. I came in right after him."

"Let's go! Let's go find him!" After saying that, the deaf old lady took the middle-aged lady out.

Arriving at the door of He Yuzhu's house, the deaf old lady habitually stretched out her hand to push the door. Unexpectedly, the door was locked. The deaf old lady's anger instantly rose. However, for Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old lady could only bear it for the time being and stretched out her hand to knock on the door of He Yuzhu's house.

He Yuzhu heard a knock on the door and muttered, "Who is it?!" Then He Yuzhu put the pot aside, put the kettle on the stove, and walked out of the kitchen. When he came to the window, He Yuzhu saw the deaf old lady and the middle-aged woman standing at the door. He Yuzhu immediately understood what was going on. Without opening the door, he opened the window and asked, "What's the matter, you two?!"

The deaf old lady smiled and said, "Grandson, please open the door first. Let the lady in. I have something to tell you."

He Yuzhu said, "If you have anything to say, please say it at the door! I am the only man in the house. If you two come in, I am afraid I won't be able to explain it clearly."

"What are you talking about?! We are both so old, what can we do to you?!" The deaf old lady muttered in her heart, but for the sake of face, she didn't say it out loud. She could only continue to smile and said, "Zhu Zi, stop making trouble. Open the door quickly!"

He Yuzhu said, "Since you are fine, go back!" Then he pretended to close the window. The deaf old lady hurriedly stopped He Yuzhu and asked, "Zhuzi, what do you want to let your uncle go?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "You shouldn't ask me this. You should ask the police."

The lady said, "Zhu Zi, I brought the money. You take the money and talk to the police to let Lao Yi go!"

He Yuzhu said: "You guys go back! Whoever took the money should pay it back. I don't claim anything else!" After saying that, He Yuzhu didn't want to talk to them any more and closed the window directly.

The lady looked at the deaf old lady and asked, "Old lady, what should we do now?!"

The deaf old lady sighed and thought to herself, "Forget it. For Yi Zhonghai, I'll just have to use up these favors in the end!" After preparing herself mentally, the deaf old lady said, "Since he wants Zhonghai to pay him back, then forget it. Old Yi, I'll wait for you at the door. Put the money away and meet me outside."

"Hey!" The auntie responded and went home. The deaf old lady stared at the kitchen of He Yuzhu's house, sighed heavily, and walked out of the courtyard.

The auntie returned home and was about to hide the money, but she thought, "I've already hit a wall with He Yuzhu, and what if the deaf old lady doesn't work? I can only send the money to the police station, maybe they can release Lao Yi with the money." Thinking of this, the auntie didn't hide the money, but took out 300 yuan of reserve funds from the secret compartment of the cabinet and put it in her handkerchief. Then she changed her clothes, hid the money in the interlayer of her clothes, and went out.

Arriving at the gate of the courtyard, the auntie met up with the deaf old lady. The auntie supported the deaf old lady and followed the deaf old lady's instructions to a tube-shaped building. The deaf old lady led the auntie to the second door of the left turn on the second floor staircase. The deaf old lady reached out and knocked on the door.

After a while, the deaf old lady saw no response, so she continued to knock. Then the neighbor next door heard the sound and came out, asking, "Who are you looking for?!"

The deaf old lady smiled and asked, "Do you know when Wu Dalin will be back?!"

The neighbor next door asked, "Who are you to Wu Dalin?!"

The deaf old lady replied, "We are his relatives. We happened to be in town today and came to see him."

The neighbor next door said, "Don't you know?! He was arrested a few days ago. It seems he has something to do with some secret agents."

"What?! He was arrested?!" The deaf old lady looked at Wu Dalin's neighbor in disbelief and said, "How could he be related to the spies?!"

"I don't know about that! Anyway, his wife divorced him and went back to her parents' home." After saying that, the neighbor went back into the house and closed the door.

An old lady asked: "Old lady, what should we do now?!"

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "Zhonghai deserves this disaster. There is nothing I can do now! Let's go back!"

"Hey!" The aunt helped the deaf old lady down the stairs and walked slowly towards the courtyard. When passing by the entrance of the police station, the aunt said to the deaf old lady: "Old lady, please wait here for a while. I will go in and pay the money."

"Go!" The deaf old lady pushed the middle-aged lady away listlessly.

Worried that something might happen to the deaf old lady, the aunt ran to the police station as fast as she could. When she arrived at the reception hall, she found the police officer who had received her not long ago and took out the money. The police officer took the money and counted it in front of the aunt. After confirming that there was no problem, he wrote a receipt for the aunt.

The lady took the receipt, looked at it, and asked, "Comrade, I have already paid the money. When will Yi Zhonghai be released?!"

"Wait, I'll notify you when there's news!" the police officer on duty replied directly.