Siheyuan: Rebirth of Liu Ergou

As the night fell, the moonlight was like water, sprinkling on the old locust tree at the entrance of the village, making it mottled. Liu Yi stood quietly in a corner of the courtyard, sweeping his eyes deeply over everyone. In the courtyard, young and old men were sitting or standing, with fatigue and paleness on their faces that could not be concealed. Their eyes were empty and powerless, as if they were telling of endless hunger and hardship.

Liu Yi felt mixed emotions. He knew that in this turbulent era, food was more precious than gold. Although he wanted to help, he did not dare to act rashly. After all, a little kindness can be a grudge. Once reported, the consequences would be disastrous. He took a deep breath and decided to adopt a more secretive way to distribute the food in his hands to everyone.

It was late at night, and everything was quiet. Liu Yi quietly shuttled through the alleys of the village, carrying a heavy cloth bag in his hand. The bag contained the pole heads he had carefully prepared. Each one was hard, but enough to fill people's stomachs. He tiptoed to the window of each household and neatly stacked two pole heads on the windowsill. Then, he quickly disappeared into the night, as if he had never appeared.

The first rays of sunlight in the morning shone through the window and onto the top of the window bar. When people got up, they were surprised to find an unexpected gift in front of their windows. They all went out of their homes, gathered together, and talked about it.

"Who did this? We haven't seen such delicious noodles in our compound for a long time!" Aunt Li said with a smile on her face, holding the stick head.

"Yes, these days, it's good to have something to eat." Uncle Wang nodded with emotion.

"Could it be that some kind-hearted person secretly gave it to them?" Mrs. Zhao guessed.

The second uncle coughed lightly in his bangs, his eyes revealing a bit of wisdom and calmness. He glanced at everyone and slowly said, "Take it home and eat it, and stop talking about it. This is a good deed that they don't want others to know about. Once you tell others, no one will secretly send it to you anymore."

Everyone nodded in agreement when they heard this. They carefully took the pole head home, as if it was the most precious treasure in the world.

In the following days, every midnight, the mysterious rod head would appear on the windowsill on time. Although people were curious about the source of this gift, they all chose to remain silent due to the second uncle's instructions. They began to silently appreciate this kindness and look forward to repaying this mysterious kind-hearted person one day.

However, as time went on, things changed subtly. Some people became greedy and were no longer satisfied with the daily gift of two poles. Instead, they began to fantasize about more food falling from the sky. So, they began to ask around about the source of this gift, and some even secretly spied on and followed them in an attempt to uncover the secret.

Liu Yi noticed these changes and was secretly anxious. He knew that once the secret was revealed, it would not only bring danger to himself, but also turn this favor into hatred. So he decided to take some measures to stop this trend.

One night, when Liu Yi was distributing poles, he deliberately put a note in one of the poles. The note read: "Be content with what you have and don't be greedy. The kindness is limited, please cherish it." The next morning, when people found the note, they fell into deep thought. They began to reflect on their own behavior, whether they were too greedy and ungrateful?

From then on, the number of bars on the windowsill never decreased. People also became more appreciative of this kindness, no longer greedy or competitive. They began to repay this kindness in their own way, such as helping neighbors and taking care of lonely elderly people. The atmosphere of the whole village became more harmonious and warm.

However, paper cannot completely cover the blazing flames. On a dark and windy night, a man with ulterior motives, Zhang Erniu, followed Liu Yi quietly like a ghost. His cunning eyes flashed with greed and curiosity, and he was determined to uncover the secret hidden behind Liu Yi.

However, how could Liu Yi be tracked down so easily? With his witty mind and agile hands, he cleverly detected the sneaky figure behind him and successfully used various strategies to get rid of Zhang Erniu's entanglement. Although the crisis was temporarily resolved this time, Liu Yi knew very well that this kind of thing would never happen only once. If he didn't want this secret to be leaked and cause trouble for himself and those who were helped, he had to come up with a more stable and safer way to continue to pass on this kindness as soon as possible.

So, after a long period of hard thinking and consideration, Liu Yi finally made a difficult decision: he resolutely gave up the fixed time point he had always followed and no longer delivered the pole heads to everyone as usual. Instead, he chose to wait patiently until the night was deep and everything was quiet. When everyone had fallen asleep and fell asleep quietly, he quietly started his action.

The moonlight, as bright as water, poured down, covering the entire courtyard with a layer of silver gauze. Liu Yi was like a mysterious elf hidden in the dark night, moving silently and lightly through this familiar courtyard. His footsteps were so light that there was almost no sound, and every step was full of caution and care.

He slowly approached the door of each household and gently put down the carefully prepared pole head. The pole head was wrapped tightly, as if carrying Liu Yi's full concern and deep affection. In this way, night after night, Liu Yi always persevered and silently guarded this heavy kindness.

Day after day, Liu Yi never slacked off or complained. His hard work was like a warm torrent, flowing silently but unwaveringly on every inch of land and every corner of the compound. This warm current gradually permeated everyone's soul and nourished their emotional world.

As for the men, women, young and old living in this compound, they have gradually become stronger and more courageous because of the love and support that has been continuously transmitted. No matter what difficulties and challenges they face, they can draw strength from this love and move forward courageously without retreating.