Siheyuan: He Yuzhu since 1958

Ma Dajun said, "Old Yang, this is not nice of you!!" Then he looked at He Yuzhu and said, "It's useless if you don't want to! You still have to ask if Master He is willing?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Leader, thank you for your appreciation of me. But one should not be ungrateful. When I was in the most difficult time, it was Director Yang who gave me a job. He allowed me to support myself and my sister. Unless Director Yang drives me away, I can only apologize! If you want to eat the food I cook, let Director Yang know in advance. I will definitely satisfy everyone!"

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Yang Changzheng finally let go of his worries and looked at Ma Dajun with a provocative look. Ma Dajun pretended not to see it and said, "Old Yang, I'm going to treat my friends to dinner next Sunday. How about you lend me Master He?!"

Yang Changzheng and He Yuzhu looked at each other and nodded, saying, "Okay! I agree to this!" Then he looked at He Yuzhu again.

He Yuzhu said, "Since the factory director has spoken, I will accept this. Please let me know in advance whether it is noon or evening next Sunday." Then he looked at Factory Director Yang and said, "Factory Director, if there is nothing else, I will leave first. The kitchen is still busy!"

"Go!" After Yang Changzheng sent He Yuzhu away, he looked at Ma Dajun. Ma Dajun pretended to be angry and said, "I keep my word. Starting from this month, in addition to the normal quota, your factory will be given an additional 20%!"

In a blink of an eye, it was 4:30 in the afternoon. As the bell rang, He Yuzhu, who had been fishing for the whole afternoon, said hello to his colleagues in the kitchen, hummed a song with his hands empty, and was the first to leave the cafeteria. When his colleagues in the cafeteria saw that He Yuzhu didn't even take his lunch box home, they really believed what He Yuzhu said when he first arrived at the cafeteria in the morning.

"He Yuzhu!" He Yuzhu just walked out of the factory gate when he heard someone calling him from behind. He Yuzhu stopped and turned his head to see Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai walking towards him. He Yuzhu asked, "What's the matter?!"

Before Yi Zhonghai could speak, Jia Dongxu asked, "He Yuzhu, where did you go at noon? Why didn't you get your lunch at the window?!"

He Yuzhu tilted his head and looked at Jia Dongxu. Yi Zhonghai's voice also rang out at this time: "Zhuzi, I have always told you that our courtyard is an advanced courtyard. We must unite and take care of each other. Even if you don't go to the window to get food at noon, you should tell your kitchen staff."

He Yuzhu asked: "Are you the factory leaders?!"

Yi Zhonghai asked back: "Zhu Zi, what do you mean by this?!"

He Yuzhu said: "Since you are not the factory leaders, why do you care about what I do? You are really meddling in other people's business!" After saying that, He Yuzhu turned around and left.

Jia Dongxu looked at He Yuzhu's back, his expression changed several times, and he said, "Master, what's wrong with Shazhu?! He seems to have taken poison these past two days?!"

Yi Zhonghai said with a cold face: "Since he won't listen to my advice, he will regret it one day. Let's go!"

Yan Bugui and his wife Yang Ruihua, also known as the three aunts, are the two gate gods of No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. No matter who comes back, they will meet one of them. It is probably because people are close to vermilion and black, or maybe they are just the same kind of people. Anyway, Yan Bugui and his wife are more calculating and stingy than the other. Not to mention the things bought by the residents in the courtyard, even the manure cart passing by the door, the couple will taste the saltiness. There is a joke in the crosstalk, which is about the third aunt Yang Ruihua going to buy vegetables.

It is said that Yang Ruihua went to the vegetable market, which happened to be selling mutton. Yang Ruihua did not buy mutton, but he rubbed his hands back and forth on the mutton, as if he was giving it a massage. After his hands were covered with mutton fat, he did not buy any vegetables. He returned to the courtyard. He washed the mutton fat on his hands into the casserole. He then used the water in the casserole to stew radishes. In the evening, Yan Bugui came back and smelled a faint smell of mutton at home, so he asked his wife what was going on. Yang Ruihua told her what happened. At the end, Yang Ruihua added: "The well is public, and there was too little mutton fat when I came back. I put my hands in the well to wash my hands. In this way, we can always have mutton soup in the future."

Back to the story, just as He Yuzhu reached the gate of the courtyard, Yan Bugui blocked He Yuzhu's way and asked with a smile: "Zhuzi, you came back really early today?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "Uncle, the boss won't cook a special meal tonight, so I don't have to stay in the cafeteria. I can also leave work at a normal time."

Seeing He Yuzhu empty-handed, Yan Bugui asked, "Zhuzi, where's your lunch box?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "Lunch box?! Of course the lunch box is at the factory?! I have something to eat at home, so I won't bring it back. It saves the trouble of going back and forth."

Yan Bugui thought to himself, "Silly Zhu, why didn't you bring any food?! How do you want me to plan this?!" Then Yan Bugui put on a smile and said, "Zhuzi, if you don't bring food from the cafeteria, what are you and Yushui going to eat tonight?!"

He Yuzhu replied, "It's not like I don't have food and vegetables at home. Can I cook them first?! Besides, Yu Shui is growing now and needs nutrition. The vegetables in the factory are not nutritious. It's better to cook them at home." After saying that, He Yuzhu walked past the dazed Yan Bugui.

As soon as he entered the middle courtyard, He Yuzhu saw that his window was smashed. He Yuzhu paused, stopped, frowned slightly, and looked at the Jia family unconsciously. After hesitating for a few seconds, He Yuzhu turned around and walked out of the courtyard without saying anything more.

Qin Huairu, who was washing vegetables by the sink, saw He Yuzhu coming and going, and an ominous premonition instantly came to her mind. Not long after, Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu walked in from outside. Qin Huairu hurriedly ran to Jia Dongxu and Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Master, Dongxu! Have you seen He Yuzhu?!"

Jia Dongxu replied, "He just went out." Then he asked, "What happened?!"

Qin Huairu looked at Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu with difficulty, pulled them aside, and told them what happened. In the morning, after everyone in the courtyard went to work, Jia Zhang saw that there was no one in the courtyard, so she went to He Yuzhu's house as usual. Unexpectedly, no matter how hard Jia Zhang pushed the door, it would not move. Later, Jia Zhang wanted to go in through the window, but the window was also locked. In a rage, Jia Zhang found something and smashed the window of He Yuzhu's house. Then she entered He Yuzhu's house through the window.

After listening to Qin Huairu's narration, Yi Zhonghai said nonchalantly: "I thought it was something else?! It's just a small matter. Dongxu, you can find a chance to tell Shazhu later."

Jia Dongxu responded obediently: "I know, I'll say hello to him when I get back."

Yi Zhonghai saw Jia Dongxu's reaction, nodded with satisfaction, and walked towards his home. After Yi Zhonghai left, Jia Dongxu asked, "Mom, what did you bring back from Sha Zhu's house?!"

Qin Huairu replied: "I don't know. Go ask mom yourself."

About ten minutes later, He Yuzhu and three police officers walked into the courtyard. An old lady who had just delivered food and came out of the backyard saw He Yuzhu and the police officers coming back, and she hurried into her house and said anxiously, "Old Yi! Something happened! Zhuzi brought the police officers."

"What?!" Yi Zhonghai's face changed, he slammed the table heavily and shouted: "He is really a rebel!" After that, Yi Zhonghai rushed out of his house.

He Yuzhu happened to point at the window of his house and said, "Comrade, when I came back, I saw that my window was in this state. I didn't move the scene, so I came to find you."

The leading police officer walked to the window and looked inside, and found obvious signs of rummaging in the house. It was basically certain that this was a very serious burglary.