The conspiracy of the courtyard

"Stop, uncle, can you please tell me what I asked? I thought you would have a follow-up, but you just said it in one sentence? I asked you what you think of Yi Zhonghai. Forget it, let's ask something else.

Do you remember the argument we had with Yi Zhonghai? If I wasn't there, would you have gone to make chicken soup?"

Lu Zixuan was really afraid that the topic would go off track again, so he stopped it immediately and brought the topic back on track.

He Yuzhu frowned and thought for a while, then shook his head and said:

"I'm not sure. If he keeps saying this, he might go. I'm afraid he'll say the same thing about me again. I don't care about the lives of my neighbors. I don't respect the elderly and love the young. I also said that my elder sister won't take care of me forever and I have to learn to take care of myself...

I'm really tired of hearing these words, it's like a monk chanting sutras every day. Only when you are with me, he won't jump around in front of me."

Lu Zixuan smirked twice before saying, "Uncle, if you just want to get rid of him, there is a way, but it will affect your image. I'll tell you when this is over."

"What can I do? Just don't let him come to teach me a lesson for no reason. I don't know what he is thinking. He comes to me every day to show off even though I know I don't like him. Sigh..." He Yuzhu shook his head and said

At this time, Xiao Ma, with veins protruding from his neck, ran to He Yuzhu excitedly and said:

"Comrade Xiao He, thank you for your wit and insight. You have brought me great news. The leader has arranged the next work. I personally suggest that you continue to work so as not to arouse other people's suspicion.

As for the responsibility, don't worry, I have already reported it to the leader. You will only have the credit, not any responsibility. If you find any other abnormalities, be sure to report it to me.

You did a great job this time. When it’s over, we will reward you personally based on your contribution. Don’t eat the dishes you brought back. Dispose of them as soon as possible and don’t send them here again…”

The two of them left the Military Control Commission compound and rushed home as fast as possible. They were afraid that He Yushui would eat the vegetables without knowing the truth, which would be troublesome.

The two hurried and finally got home before sunset. When they entered the house, they looked at the basket on the ground. They were dumbfounded when they saw that both lunch boxes were gone.

They hurried to the backyard and saw the padlock on the door, and they were both confused. Lu Zixuan hurried forward to check the footprints on the ground, but there was nothing there, the sand had been cleaned up.

Lu Zixuan frowned, closed his eyes, slowed his breathing, and began to replay today's events in his mind. After not feeling anything unusual, he opened his eyes and said:

"Uncle, let's go to Sister Rongrong's house in the middle courtyard and look for Aunt first. As for other things, let's wait until my mother comes back. Anyway, the food is gone, so it's okay as long as our family doesn't eat it."

The two hurried to the Zheng family in the middle courtyard and found He Yushui to ask if he had returned home and if he had touched the vegetables. After hearing He Yushui say that he had only swept the door of the backyard and did nothing else, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief.

After Chen Ping got home from get off work, the four of them gathered in the backyard for dinner. After dinner, He Yushui was the first to say, "Xuanxuan, what happened to the two of you today? You look so nervous. Did something happen in the middle courtyard?"

"It's nothing. My uncle brought back some food with rat poison today. I was afraid you didn't know and ate it or spilled it. It's good that you didn't go home."

Lu Zixuan waved his hand nonchalantly, then noticed that Chen Ping had been frowning since she got off work, so he asked:

"Mom, what's wrong? You look so sad? Is there something going on at work?"

Chen Ping shook her head and said, "There's nothing wrong with the unit. It's just that a lot of people went to the street office these days to transfer their household registration to the countryside. I don't know what's going on."

Lu Zixuan then relaxed and said:

"I thought it was something. Have you forgotten what Lao Tong said to Xiao Zhao some time ago? It seems that the rural land reform is about to end, and everyone is scrambling to go back and divide the land. Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Ping shook his head like a rattle and kept saying:

"No, no, we finally managed to gain a foothold here. Going back? I won't go back even if I kill myself. But I see Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu have gone. Are they going back to the countryside? Qin Huairu used so many tricks to get into the city. Will she be willing to go back?"

He Yushui narrowed his eyes and smiled:

"I know this. I was present when they were discussing this. Jia Zhang said that there were many people eating at her house, but few people earning money. So she planned to move the household registration of several of them back home, and then rent out the land after the land was divided.

In this way, their family will never be short of food, and maybe there will be some profit, and they can also let Qin Huairu go back to her hometown and share another share in the name of Qin Erni. But Qin Huairu did not agree."

Lu Zixuan laughed and asked, "Uncle, what do you think?"

He Yuzhu was actually stroking his chin as he thought about it, and He Yushui pouted and interrupted:

"Asking him is the same as not asking him. He will definitely say whatever you say is what it is. Who doesn't know him?"

In the past, He Yuzhu would have said this, but today he didn't say it. He kept thinking about it, and suddenly opened his eyes and said:

"Xuanxuan, I've got an idea. We can find a few more houses to buy food from. When there are more people, we can split up and pick the food, right?"

The three of them looked at He Yuzhu in confusion. Lu Zixuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He slapped his forehead and said:

"Uncle, you are right, this is a good idea. But you need to listen to what others say first. We can't talk about this every day, right?

We are talking about the relocation of household registration. We can talk about the topic of coarse grains later. So, today we..."

Finally, at Chen Ping's suggestion, the brother and sister went back to the middle courtyard to sleep, under the pretext of cultivating the mother-son relationship. When only the mother and son were left at home, Chen Ping asked directly:

"Why must Zhuzi be involved in the conversation? He usually only says the final words to end the conversation. If he's included, there's almost no need to talk. What's the special meaning?"

“Yes, indeed. He doesn’t talk or communicate, and is easily autistic and under psychological pressure. His way of relieving stress now is to hit trees hard.

But he felt comfortable beating Jia Dongxu that day. He showed signs of violence and must be stopped. Let’s try to communicate more in the future. In addition, I found out when I went to Hongbin Building today…”

After Lu Zixuan finished speaking, Chen Ping asked in disbelief: "Wasn't that thing banned a long time ago? Why is it still around now?"

"Yes, there will be one decades later, but the name and method will be different, so he needs to go for a few more days, and I will go to watch the fun. You are not looking for me for this, right? Is there anything else?" Lu Zixuan didn't believe that Chen Ping wanted to cultivate feelings.

Chen Ping asked uncertainly, "Who do you think should be given the confession?"

Lu Zixuan frowned and said:

"You have already made up your mind, haven't you? But I want to remind you, don't play tricks. You can lie to me, we are not on the same level. But forget about lying to others, your little tricks will keep you from even leaving the courtyard."

Chen Ping said a little embarrassedly: "It's not a big deal..."

Lu Zixuan interrupted:

"You don't need to explain. We don't need it. I can only tell you that those who lie will always be lied to. But I won't lie to you. There's no need. You are my only relative in this world. Even if I have many complaints, I will just keep silent or nag.

You don't have to worry about it. A secret is only a secret if you know it yourself. Take a rest. Just remember not to have any bad thoughts.

Chen Ping knew that her son would find out what she had hidden sooner or later, but she didn't expect that it would hurt the relationship between mother and son. She wanted to explain, but she didn't know where to start. It seemed that the more she hid from her son, the more she would lose. She could only choose to remain silent...