1952: Walking through Nantongluo Alley

"Okay, let's do it this way. We won't stop Sha Zhu from going to find He Daqing. The world is so big, and it's probably going to take a lifetime to find Sha Zhu's brain." The aunt nodded to show that she agreed with Yi Zhonghai's statement.

Bang~~~

Yi Zhonghai's door was kicked open.

Sha Zhu stood at the gate with a dark face.

"Uncle and Madam, I, Shazhu, have always respected you two the most in the courtyard. I never thought you two could do such a thing..."

It turned out that Shazhu had not left just now, and had been sitting outside the door listening.

"Shazhu, listen to what Auntie said. Things are not what you imagined." Auntie hurriedly explained.

Yi Zhonghai's hands were shaking slightly at the side. He was completely panicked at this moment. He couldn't imagine that Sha Zhu would hide outside the door and eavesdrop.

"Silly Zhu, listen to my explanation..."

"Hehe...what else is there to explain?"

Sha Zhu had a dark face and went up to kick Yi Zhonghai directly in the chest, almost kicking him away.

Yi Zhonghai covered his stomach with one hand and yelled at the old lady with a flushed face.

"Old woman, close the door!"

The aunt ran over and closed the door.

At this time, Sha Zhu was like a god of war, walking slowly towards Yi Zhonghai with a dark face.

"Uncle, you really disappoint me. I have always respected you so much. How could you do such a thing..."

When the words hit the heart, Sha Zhu's voice began to tremble, and even tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

He wiped away his tears and yelled at Yi Zhonghai.

"Uncle, do you know how miserable my brother and I have been since my father, He Daqing, passed away? Why don't you take out the living expenses my father left for us?"

"Tell me! Tell me quickly!"

At this time, Yi Zhonghai had been forced into a corner by Sha Zhu. He had nowhere to retreat. Looking at Sha Zhu getting closer and closer, Yi Zhonghai was scared, fearing that Sha Zhu would beat him again.

"Silly Zhu, listen to me first..."

"It has come to this, what else do you have to say?"

Sha Zhu shouted with a sob.

"Sha Zhu, it's Auntie who is sorry for you. This is not your uncle's fault. It's all Auntie's fault." Auntie hugged Sha Zhu's thighs and begged.

Yi Zhonghai is the pillar of her family. If something happens to Yi Zhonghai, how will she and her husband survive?

"Auntie has been in poor health for the past few years and has been taking medicine and injections. Although your uncle earns a high monthly salary, it is still not enough to buy medicine and medical treatment for me."

"Your uncle deliberately took the living expenses sent by your father, He Daqing, so that I could survive. But he sent down every penny he used, and planned to give it to you later."

The old lady didn't know if she could fool Sha Zhu by telling lies that she didn't even believe in herself.

"Is that so? Uncle?" Sha Zhu looked at Yi Zhonghai to know the answer.

At this point, Yi Zhonghai had no other choice. He nodded with a red face.

"Your aunt is right. It is indeed like that."

"I was originally planning to give you the living expenses your father sent to you and your sister, but I didn't expect you to come here today."

Just when the two thought they had fooled Sha Zhu, Sha Zhu yelled at Yi Zhonghai again.

"If that's the case, then why did you pretend not to know when I asked you just now?"

Yi Zhonghai was anxious and kept thinking about how to answer.

"That's because... that's because..."

Yi Zhonghai looked to the old lady for help.

An old lady made up a lie with her eyes closed.

"That's because your uncle is afraid that you, Shazhu, will go astray. Chen Xiao and Jia Dongxu are about to get married in the compound, and you, Shazhu, are only a few years older than them."

"I'm afraid you'll miss your wife and go hang out in the Eight Great Hutongs. Uncle Yi and I thought we'd wait two years and then give you the living expenses your father sent us."

When Sha Zhu heard this, his face turned from dark to red.

"Auntie, how could I, Shazhu, possibly go to the Eight Great Hutongs and hang out there..."

The aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai.

It works, it really fooled Sha Zhu.

"I, the aunt, believe you, but the uncle, don't. That's why I deliberately didn't want to tell you. Your father has given you and your sister living expenses. Your uncle has watched you grow up. We have no children, so we have already regarded you and Yu Shui as our own children. We love you so much, how could we possibly harm you and your sister?"

Sha Zhu nodded when he heard this. What the aunt said made a lot of sense.

Then he lowered his head towards Yi Zhonghai.

"I'm sorry, uncle. I misunderstood you and even kicked you just now."

"Come and beat me up, uncle! I will absolutely not stand still and let you hit me."

Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat, straightened his clothes, then came out from the corner and sat on the chair again.

"Ahem, how could an uncle like you have the heart to hit you, Silly Zhu? Let bygones be bygones. I won't bother with you anymore."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the old lady.

"Old woman, go to the house and take out all the living expenses that He Daqing opened."

Yi Zhonghai deliberately emphasized the two words.

The reason is that I am worried that the aunt will be greedy and refuse to take out all the money.

"I see. I'll get it right away." The aunt went back to the house to get the money.

After a while, an old lady brought a stack of money and put it on the table.

Yi Zhonghai felt a pang of pain in his heart when he looked at the stack of money.

"Shazhu, this is the living expenses that your father He Daqing opened. There are 20 yuan per month. This is 6 months of living expenses in total, which is 120 yuan in total."

"Just order it."

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai waved at Sha Zhu, and then he turned his gaze elsewhere and no longer looked at the stack of money.

It was the first time that Sha Zhu saw so much money, all of which were big black tens.

He swallowed and took the money from the table.

He held them in his hand and counted them one by one.

With this money, life for him and his sister Yu Shui would not be so hard.

He counted the money twice to make sure the amount was correct before carefully putting it in his pocket.

"Uncle, I won't bother you anymore. I'm going to buy some meat for Yu Shui. Yu Shui hasn't eaten meat in a long time and is craving it."

"Oh... go, go. Remember to save some money..." Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and sighed.

After sending Sha Zhu away, the aunt closed the door again. This time, she deliberately looked outside the door, mainly because she was afraid that Sha Zhu would eavesdrop again.

After making sure that there was no one around, she looked at Yi Zhonghai with a pained expression.

"Old man, that's 120 yuan... and you gave it all to idiot Zhu..."

Yi Zhonghai glared at the aunt, then snorted coldly.

"Next time, check if there's anyone inside before closing the door. If it weren't for you today, would I have been kicked by that stupid pillar?"

"Also, it's not 120 yuan! From now on, every month we have to give all the 20 yuan that He Daqing sends us to Sha Zhu!"