Silly Zhu's Moving: The Old Neighbor's Nightmare

After checking the situation in the yard, Sha Zhu stopped paying attention and told them to keep it safe for now; after all, a plan is just a plan.

It needs further refinement; how can I avoid getting involved myself?

You can't even let them think about you.

Give them a good beating, but don't kill them off, otherwise it'll be no fun. Then we won't be able to play anymore.

If I don't let them die three, four, or five times, I'll be bored to death. Trouble with them is the spice of my life.

Sha Zhu lay down on the bed in the room, closed his eyes, and, thinking about the plan he had just come up with, couldn't fall asleep.

I don't know when He Daqing will return, but he'll take out the book of hypnosis.

As expected, after watching the postpartum care of the sow for a while, I gradually drifted off to sleep.

In his dream, Sha Zhu was inducing labor in his sow based on the instructions in a book.

I was suddenly woken up by a knock on the door. I checked the alarm clock on my phone and it was past 2 p.m. I had been sleeping for more than two hours. I quickly got up and opened the door.

"Silly Zhu, silly Zhu, knock knock knock, open the door." He Daqing's voice rang out from outside.

As soon as the door opened, He Daqing walked in.

"Silly Zhu, why didn't you go to the steel mill to find me? You made me run around everywhere, and even went to the military control commission to look for you."

"Quickly, pour me a glass of water." He Daqing plopped down in a chair next to the table.

“Dad, you didn’t tell me to go to the steel mill to find you. I thought you just asked for leave and came back,” Sha Zhu said.

"Didn't I tell you? Oh, right, I was originally planning to have you take over today, but how about tomorrow?"

"Let me see your documents. We'll go get your household registration booklet done later. Did Director Wang say anything else to you?" He Daqing asked, taking a sip of water.

Sha Zhu handed the property certificate and household registration book to He Daqing, shaking his head.

"They didn't say much, just that they went to the public security department to register their household registration in the afternoon, and told us to finish packing up our things in the next two days, then tell Director Wang to come and take possession of the house."

"Alright, go change your household registration book first, and I'll arrange your succession tomorrow. Let's go," He Daqing said.

"Dad, are you going to the factory today? If not, after you finish getting your household registration book, buy me a bicycle," Sha Zhu added.

“Okay, then wait for me at the door while I get some money. Do you need anything else?” He Daqing asked.

"I don't need anything else, just a few clothes for Yushui. Leave me some money, I'll take Yushui with me to buy them," Shazhu said.

"Okay, wait a moment."

He Daqing came out of the house shortly after entering.

"Let's go," He Daqing said, leading Sha Zhu outside.

After the father and son got their household registration booklet from the police station, they went to the department store.

Sha Zhu picked out a bicycle that was exactly the same as the one in the space. After getting the license at the guard post next to him and paying two yuan and fifty cents, he...

He Daqing rode the bicycle around twice, handed it to Sha Zhu, told Sha Zhu to leave the door open for him that night, and then left.

Are widows really that appealing, making people disregard everything else? Is the He family a professional at liking widows? Is it a family tradition?

I checked the time; it's almost time for school to let out during the rainy season. Okay, time to pick up the kid.

Sha Zhu rode his brand-new bicycle towards the school in Yushui. When he arrived at the school gate...

A few adults were already waiting at the door; I checked the time.

With about ten minutes left, Sha Zhu parked his bicycle. Ignoring the stares that were gathering around him, he pulled a Zhonghua cigarette from his pocket.

He lit it and started smoking. Thanks to a bad habit from his past life, he was never without a cigarette.

Honestly, I just can't get used to smoking Zhonghua cigarettes. If it weren't for the fact that Zhonghua cigarettes have a filter,

Other cigarettes these days don't have filters, so Sha Zhu wouldn't even glance at them.

It's soft and fluffy; a little effort, and two puffs and it's a cigarette. Silly Zhu reminisced about the twenty years he smoked Hongtashan cigarettes in his past life.

I've never smoked any other brand of cigarettes, Hongtashan 1956. The price started at 6 yuan, then increased to 6.5 yuan, 7 yuan, 8 yuan, and finally 11 yuan.

If you really can't buy any more, the only brands that don't clash are Nanjing, Liqun, Yuxi, and Hongtashan cigarettes.

It's still enough for a couple of puffs. Other cigarettes make me feel sick and sore throat after just one smoke.

Unfortunately, Hongtashan didn't emerge until 1959.

Produced by the Yuxi Cigarette Factory in Yunnan, the history of Hongtashan cigarettes can be traced back to 1956.

At that time, the Yuxi Tobacco Re-drying Factory was established. In 1959, the factory was renamed Yunnan Yuxi Cigarette Factory and officially started production of the Hongtashan brand.

We'll have to wait another eight or nine years.

Looking at the cigarette butt in his hand, Sha Zhu felt a surge of annoyance. "Ugh, trying to kill some time," he thought. "Even cigarettes are working against me."

Just as Sha Zhu was getting bored, the school bell rang, signaling the end of the school terminus.

Then, some fourth and fifth graders, carrying their schoolbags, rushed out of the school.

It was as if something was chasing them, afraid of falling behind even a step.

Most of them were not picked up or dropped off; they left the school gate in twos and threes.

Then the younger students came out; some found their parents and relatives, while others left with other children.

Sha Zhu stared intently at the school gate, blinking repeatedly, but he couldn't see any raindrops.

It wasn't until almost all the students had left the school that Yushui came out chattering with a few of her friends from the courtyard.

"Rain!" Sha Zhu shouted towards the rain.

Rain was chatting with her friends when she heard someone calling her name. She quickly looked over.

Seeing that it was her older brother calling her, she quickly abandoned her friends and ran to Sha Zhu's side.

"Brother, are you coming to pick me up today?" Yu Shui looked up at Sha Zhu.

The other kids followed along with the rain.

"Brother Zhuzi,"

“Brother Zhu,”... Er Ya, San Ni, and Liu Guangtian all rushed over to greet him.

"Okay, Guangtian, Jiefang, you take the rest of them back. I have something to do with Yushui," Shazhu said, adjusting the bicycle next to him.

"Wow, bro, a bicycle! Who did you borrow this from? Let me ride it!" Rain exclaimed.

"Wow, Brother Zhu, this bike is so new, it looks brand new. Can I ride it?" Liu Guangtian touched the bicycle, his eyes shining.

Several friends touched it and exclaimed, all wanting to try it out.

"Alright, stop arguing. My dad just bought this car for me. We'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. Here, two fruit candies each, take them," Sha Zhu pulled a handful of candies from his pocket and handed them out.

"Liu Guangtian, Jiefang, you guys go back first. Drive carefully and be safe. Make sure you take all the girls home. Don't wander off on the way," Shazhu instructed.

“Brother, is this really the bicycle Dad bought?” Rain asked.

"Well, Brother Zhu, you're back. Take me for a couple of rides, and then teach me how to ride a bicycle." Liu Guangtian held onto the bicycle reluctantly.

"Alright, if it's not too dark, I'll take you for a spin. Now you all should head back," Sha Zhu said, ignoring Yu Shui's earlier question, "Yu Shui, do you want to sit in the front or the back?"

"Brother, I'll sit in the front," Rain quickly replied when she heard her brother ask.

Then he clung to the bicycle, trying to climb up, but he didn't know how to get on. "Brother, I can't get on," Yu Shui said anxiously.

Sha Zhu carried the rainwater in one hand and placed it on the front bar of the bicycle.

He stretched out his long legs, straddled the bicycle, and pushed off with his right foot, landing both feet on the pedals.

After waving goodbye to a few friends in the rain, the bicycle slowly left the school gate under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Rainwater excitedly waved and greeted the classmates she met on the road.

He only came to his senses after the students had disappeared from sight.

"Brother, this isn't the way home. Brother, where are you taking me?" Yu Shui asked Sha Zhu, turning her head from her bicycle.

"Didn't Dad buy me a bicycle? Let's go get something nice to eat, bro. Let's celebrate," Sha Zhu said, riding his bike as he answered Yu Shui's question.

"Rain, what do you want to eat to celebrate?"

Rain thought for a moment and said, "Brother, I want to eat braised pork and pig's head. How about we go to Uncle Ge's little restaurant again?" He even smacked his lips as he spoke.