Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

The third aunt said, "Fortunately, Jia Zhang is not here, otherwise there would really be a commotion."

Yan Bugui said, "He Yuzhu is no longer the same He Yuzhu as before. Besides, now that Yi Zhonghai is not in the courtyard, Jia Zhangshi has no one to lean on. If she wants to make trouble, she should think twice." As he spoke, Yan Bugui saw the deaf old lady walking out of the courtyard with a cane. Yan Bugui stood up, walked over to her, and asked, "Old lady, where are you going?!"

The deaf old lady asked, "Old Yan, have you seen Old Yi's wife these days?!"

Yan Bugui was slightly stunned, then asked: "Old lady, didn't Old Yi's wife tell you?!"

The deaf old lady asked, "What?!"

Yan Bugui said: "Old Yi's wife gave the house to He Yuzhu and He Yushui, and went to live with her nephew in another place."

"What?!" The deaf old lady was stunned. She stared at Yan Bugui and said, "She left without telling me. What about Zhonghai?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Old lady, the decision on Yi Zhonghai's treatment has been announced. After the parade tomorrow, he will be beaten with peanuts."

"What?!" The deaf old lady's expression changed several times in an instant, and she muttered: "How can the sentence be so heavy?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Old lady, it's been several days. Why are you asking now?!"

The deaf old lady glared at Yan Bugui with displeasure and said, "I don't know which wicked man scattered some pebbles outside my house a few days ago. I didn't see it and slipped. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to grab something beside me and didn't fall, but I twisted my foot. Today, my foot just got better and I came out. No matter what, I am a five-guarantee household, right?! You see, I didn't come out, and you didn't even come to my room to take a look. How do you act as a manager?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "Old lady, I have no right to control you living in the backyard. You should go to Liu Haizhong for this. If it really doesn't work, you should not stay in the yard. Wouldn't it be better if you donated your house and went to the nursing home run by the street office? There will be people to take care of you there, and you won't starve."

"Humph!" The deaf old lady glared at Yan Bugui and said angrily, "I won't talk to you anymore!"

After the deaf old lady left, Qian Yiding, a temporary worker who lived in the innermost back house and worked in the steel mill, asked, "Uncle, the deaf old lady is all alone and has no one to take care of her. Why doesn't she go to a nursing home?!"

Before Yan Bugui could answer, the third aunt explained: "Who made her greedy? She wants to eat delicious food every now and then."

"Hey?! This old lady is really interesting?!" Qian Yiding muttered with a smile, turned around and wanted to go home.

"Xiao Qian!" Yan Bugui called out to Qian Yiding.

Qian Yiding asked: "Uncle, what's the matter?!"

Yan Bugui asked: "Does your factory still need temporary workers?!"

Qian Yiding replied, "Uncle Three, how long has it been since the steel mill hired any workers? Not to mention temporary workers. If you want to find a job for your son, I suggest you ask Uncle Two or He Yuzhu."

"Thank you!" Yan Bugui smiled bitterly, sent Qian Yiding away, and began to sigh.

The third aunt said, "Old Yan, it's not a good idea for Jie Cheng to continue to live like this! How about we pay him to find a job?!"

Yan Bugui said: "This matter is not urgent, let's talk about it slowly first."

The deaf old lady walked to the middle courtyard, looked at Yi Zhonghai's house, then looked at He Yuzhu's house, and finally looked at the Jia family. The deaf old lady sighed and thought to herself: "The Jia family is really a jinx. Nothing good will happen if they take over!" Then the deaf old lady leaned on her crutches and walked slowly to the backyard.

At the same time, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle to Maoer Hutong and saw that there was no one around. He Yuzhu took out seven bags of flour and tied them to the back seat of his bicycle. Then he pushed his bicycle to the door of Master Lei's house and knocked on the door.

"Who is it?!" Master Lei's wife, who was washing clothes in the yard, heard the knock on the door, shook off the water on her hands, walked to the door and opened it. When she saw He Yuzhu, Master Lei's wife immediately showed a bright smile on her face and shouted inside: "Boss, Master He is here!"

"Hey!" Master Lei, who was sitting on the kang and smoking a pipe, heard the shout and jumped off the kang swiftly. He ran out of the house while putting on his shoes. He knocked the pipe under his feet, put the pipe on his waist, and ran to He Yuzhu to help him unload the flour bag.

He Yuzhu opened a bag of noodles and said, "Master Lei, how about this noodles?!"

Master Lei was not polite either. He reached out and grabbed some flour from the bag, rubbed it, gave He Yuzhu a thumbs up, and said, "Master He, you are very particular!"

He Yuzhu said, "As long as you are satisfied!" Then he asked, "Master Lei, do you know anyone who makes furniture?!"

Master Lei said, "I know him."

He Yuzhu said, "Can you help me introduce him? I want to find him to make some furniture."

Master Lei said, "Okay, I'll go find him in a bit. I'll come to your house later to find you."

"Okay! Thank you for your help! I'm leaving now!" He Yuzhu said as he pushed his bicycle out of the yard. After He Yuzhu left, Master Lei's wife walked up to Master Lei and said, "Master, Master He is really generous!!"

Master Lei rolled his eyes at his wife and said, "You are really short-sighted! This guy is a famous chef in Nanluoguxiang. Who wouldn't want him to cook for weddings or funerals?! I heard that he never takes other people's jobs, but only takes the jobs of his boss. How can you be short of food if you work with your boss?! With these two-piece noodles, brothers, we can have a good New Year!"

Master Lei's wife took a look at the two-pound flour in the flour bag and said, "Boss, this thin two-pound flour can be exchanged for two and a half pounds of corn flour at the pigeon market. There are more than two hundred pounds of corn flour. If we save a little, our family can eat it for at least half a year."

Master Lei said, "Leave one bag of noodles and share it with them later. Keep the remaining six bags of noodles. Keep your mouth shut and don't let anyone know about the food."

"Hey!" Master Lei's wife responded and said, "Boss, don't worry, I know what's going on."

"Yeah!" Master Lei nodded slightly, picked up two bags of flour, and walked into the house.

At about 3:30 in the afternoon, He Yuzhu rode his bicycle back to the courtyard. As soon as He Yuzhu carried his bicycle into the courtyard gate, Yan Bugui appeared in front of He Yuzhu as if he had smelled something, and said with a smile: "Zhuzi, what delicious food are you going to buy?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Nothing. I just went to see a repairman, and then I went to Quanjude and bought a roast duck for Yushui."

"Repair the house?!" Yan Bugui was stunned for a moment and said, "Zhu Zi, why are you repairing a house for no reason?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "The last time I repaired the house was before the Japanese invaders came. We have lived here for so many years. If we don't repair it, what if there is an earthquake? Wouldn't the house collapse?! I am spending a small amount of money to accomplish a big goal. In addition, I also repaired the east wing. After the repair, the rainwater can be moved over."

Yan Bugui asked, "Zhu Zi, don't blame your uncle for being so nagging. It costs a lot of money to repair the house. Where do you get so much money?!"

He Yuzhu smiled and asked, "Uncle, why did Yi Zhonghai go in?!"

Yan Bugui blurted out without thinking, "Didn't he intercept the living expenses your father sent to you and your sister?!"

He Yuzhu said, "Not only that. When my father passed away, he left his work station to me. He left in a hurry, so he entrusted Yi Zhonghai to pass the employment certificate to me. Yi Zhonghai, this black-hearted guy, sold his work station. Just two days ago, the police called me and gave me all the living expenses he intercepted and the money from selling the work station. Otherwise, with my savings in these years, how could I have the confidence to repair the house?! Uncle, see you later!" After saying that, He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle and walked past Yan Bugui.