Quick Wear: Men Farming and Women Weaving

When he was in his 50s or 60s, he distributed the valuables he had collected to his children. He gave the valuable wood furniture to his first three sons, left a bed frame made of huanghuali wood for his youngest daughter, and distributed the remaining gold and silver jewelry to his wives. He also privately left a small box of small yellow croakers to his daughter.

"This blood-jade Qilin jade pendant is related to my life experience. I have carried it with me since I was a child. My surname is not Yan. I was adopted by someone else. I fled from Shandong to settle in Beijing and stayed here. No one knows who I am or what my surname is. Now this jade pendant is left to you, big brother. You must keep it well. The jade pendant is very valuable and cannot be thrown away casually. It is of great significance and will be passed on to future generations." Yan Bugui, who had been looking at this jade pendant for so many years, was reluctant to give it to the big brother.

A family of more than a dozen people gathered around, looking at these things, and they all knew that they were valuable and could appreciate in value. Some of the daughters-in-law were so excited. Several children looked at this jade pendant and knew that it had a deep meaning.

"Dad, don't worry, I will keep it well and pass it on to the next generation," the eldest brother said seriously.

Then he took out a small box containing a double dragon jade pendant. "Second brother, I'll leave this jade pendant to you. I found it in this house on the first day I came to Beijing. It is a testimony to our family's rise from nothing to something, and the ups and downs we've gone through."

The second child took it obediently and put it in his arms. "I will pass it on to the next generation as a family heirloom."

Yan Bugui looked at the third brother and said, "Third brother, I got this from the compartment of the dressing table in the recycling station. It's a Guanyin jade pendant made of the best material." He took out a small wooden box from the side of the table and gave it to him.

The third brother also took it carefully, opened it and saw a carving of a white jade image of Guanyin with a weeping willow. What's more interesting is that the willow was green and the Guanyin had a face full of compassion. He closed the box carefully and happily, not wanting to be jealous of his eldest brothers.

"Fourth brother, you have been with us two old people since you were born, and we are not partial to you. I asked a sculptor in Panjiayuan to help carve this jade pendant. It is a Maitreya Buddha, and there is also a Buddhist saying engraved on the back. I hope it can bless you with a safe and smooth life." He took out a mahogany box from the drawer and gave it to Jie Di.

Although the wives of the three brothers were a little jealous that the sister-in-law could also get things, to be honest, it was the sister-in-law who accompanied the parents-in-law and was not together on weekdays. It was their responsibility to take care of them. It was also what she deserved. She had already got a lot of things, not to mention a courtyard and a few shops.

After dealing with the distribution of some property and having dinner together, they were all allowed to go back, leaving the youngest daughter to stay overnight.

"Lao Si, take this box back with you tomorrow morning and hide it carefully." When it was time to go to bed at night, he called Lao Si to the study, opened the secret cabinet and took out a small box.

When Jie Di took it home, she found that it was all small yellow croakers, each weighing at least 50 grams, and there were at least 100 of them. She was so excited that she couldn't hold it steady. Before dawn the next day, she hurried back to put the box away tightly, and didn't even tell her husband. She only told him that she had got a yellow rosewood bed frame and three shops.

The husband was also happy that his wife also got a share of the family property, and the three shops were all in good locations. Moreover, the huanghuali frame bed was an antique.

As time slowly came, spring went and autumn came, passing very quickly. In this ancient courtyard, the people of the previous generation slowly passed away. Yi Zhonghai and his wife enjoyed their old age because of He Yuzhu, but they also felt guilty about him. Qin Huairu was entangled with He Yuzhu in the yard and occupied his house to make Jia Geng's wedding house. Jia Huaihua drove He Yuzhu out because her partner wanted to live in her house, and Qin Huairu didn't say anything.

Yan Bugui heard about what people in the front yard were saying about what was happening in the back yard, and he was very disappointed with He Yuzhu, who had accomplished nothing and was already over 50 years old when he was kicked out. He had no choice but to ask Xu Damao to help him find He Yuzhu.

Now, Xu Damao was old and no longer made trouble with He Yuzhu. He was finally found in the bridge hole. He was dirty and hungry, fighting with wild dogs for food. Xu Damao took him back to his home in the front yard, and Yan Bugui asked Yang Ruihua to bring a bowl of porridge.

He Yuzhu saw Xu Damao in a daze, thinking that he was here to laugh at him, but he didn't expect that he was here to take him back to his home in the front yard. Looking at the bowl of porridge, tears kept flowing.

Later, He Yuzhu lived with Xu Damao in the front yard. The two of them took care of each other as they had no children. When the people in the backyard saw him, they didn't say anything and Qin Huairu pretended not to see him.

Xu Damao and He Yuzhu never thought that they didn't like each other at first, quarreled and fought all day, but in the end they lived together in retirement, raised flowers in the yard, played chess and cooked every day, and lived a happy life. He Yuzhu was very cunning. He left the old house, Mrs. Liu's house and Yi Zhonghai's house to him. The property was still in his name. Qin Huairu didn't understand at all and thought that the house was hers. In the end, He Yuzhu sold it to neighbors, all of whom were old neighbors and familiar people. The money from the sale was enough for the two of them to eat, wear and live. Qin Huairu and Jia Geng were so angry that they cursed and refused to let them move. Jia Huaihua's family was even driven out and returned to her mother-in-law's house. Jia Geng's family of five or six people squeezed into one room, and Qin Huairu even went to He Yuzhu to shed tears and speak softly. Today's He Yuzhu is not like before, and he has seen through the faces of their family.

After more than 20 or 80 years, Yan Bugui was also in poor health. He was already years old and was in a daze. Because he had fled famine in his early years, all his illnesses finally broke out.

The whole family, young and old, kept looking after him every day. Yang Ruihua had passed away several years ago. He had no worries in his heart. He just lay in bed to endure the time.

The grandson of the eldest family was ten years old and was bored at home. He found a small wooden box in a bookcase in the study of his grandfather's house. He opened it and found a jade pendant. It was very beautiful, so he put it on his neck. When his grandfather came back to get something, he saw the thing on his neck and said, "Since you have it, just wear it. It was meant to be passed down to your generation. Come with me to the hospital to see your great-grandfather later."

The grandfather and grandson walked to the inpatient department at the hospital entrance and inadvertently brushed shoulders with an elderly man.

The old man glanced around and seemed to see a jade pendant on a child that looked very familiar. He just couldn't remember where he had seen it. When he was about to reach the gate, his memory flashed through his mind and he finally realized where he had seen it.

I turned around and ran back but couldn't find him. The only option was to go back and look for him. I would definitely find him in the hospital.

"Brother, I saw the Qilin jade pendant," the middle-aged man said excitedly when he took a taxi to his elder brother's place. The style of the jade pendant is exactly the same as the one on the drawing. The Qilin jade pendant is on the same person, so there must be a connection.

I used all my connections and found out that an old man was in the hospital and the grandfather and grandson were there to visit him.

"Hello, I'm here to see this gentleman." Several elderly people came to the hospital together, came to the inpatient department, and found the ward.

Later, the origin was explained clearly. The grandson was recognized because he was wearing a jade pendant. This jade pendant was worn by their second brother before. Because he was born in the war, he entrusted it to a fellow villager. Later, he could not find the person. Everyone was in a mess. Because his father joined the army and fought everywhere, he could only inquire about it based on the pattern of the jade pendant, but there was no news. I didn't expect that we were so close in the end. Because we didn't need to fight, we settled down and lived in a courtyard two streets in front, but we didn't meet each other.

Looking at the aging faces in front of me, it is a great pity that our relatives missed each other.

Yan Bugui opened his eyes with great effort, listened to what his relatives, the elder brother and the younger brother, said softly, "I didn't expect that when I was dying, there were still relatives in the world." He also remembered that when he fled to Beijing alone, he was the only one. Now his family has more than 20 people, and I have no regrets.

By nightfall, a ticking sound came from the machine next to him and the patient could no longer open his eyes.

The Yan family gathered in the compound to handle the funeral, and got to know each other's relatives. Those families all had connections in government departments.

After attending Yan Bugui's funeral, Xu Damao and He Yuzhu returned to the courtyard and said they didn't know who would take care of our funeral. He Yuzhu said that we could ask the people in the courtyard to help us. They had known each other for decades. It was said that the house in the front yard of the Yan family was left to Jie Di. They said they could help us take care of our funeral, and the things in the back would be left to them. You can't bring anything with you when you are born, and you can't take anything with you when you die.

Yan Bugui returned to the space with a clear consciousness. Looking at his soul body, he could not tell that he looked like in the previous life. He was not her now. Looking at the space of the past few decades, most of it was emptied, leaving only the basic things. Some cooked food and vegetables were placed in the kitchen. The storage cabinets were full of food, and the refrigerator was full of vegetables, fruits and some meat products. I came to the living room and looked at the TV in front of me, playing people I was very familiar with before. It turned out that everything I experienced was in the TV series "The Courtyard of the Four-Herb Courtyard". It was mainly He Yuzhu and Qin Huairu. They sent off the lonely elderly to their death, opened a restaurant, and converted the courtyard into a nursing home, living together happily and harmoniously. That was a TV series, not reality. He Yuzhu would not be driven out. But I was not as calculative as my original body, but in order to support a family, there was no other way. If I calculated to the extreme, even my family members would be calculated, I would have been used to calculating life.