Transmigrating Through the Heavens: Starting with the Silly Pillar of the Courtyard

Luo Qiaoyun only thought about it occasionally; she couldn't tell if she was really thinking about having another child, or what...

However, given her age, it seems she's no longer capable of having another child. That's why she didn't send Yi Zhonghai another "hat" (a euphemism for a sexual encounter), and instead focused on nurturing this daughter properly.

In the future, I'll find a son-in-law to live with my family, and then I won't have to worry about taking care of myself in my old age.

Yi Zhonghai often worried about his retirement, and Luo Qiaoyun gradually developed this same obsession. Otherwise, she wouldn't have done such a thing; after all, she didn't have children before.

Luo Qiaoyun had absolutely no respect for Jia Dongxu or Jia Zhangshi. Given Jia Zhangshi's behavior, Luo Qiaoyun dared not entrust her retirement to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Zhangshi's unreasonable and evasive nature not only offended everyone in the courtyard, but also caused the Jia family's reputation to plummet.

Jia Zhangshi didn't think much of Qin Huairu, this country girl. In fact, Jia Dongxu's reputation in the courtyard and alley wasn't very good either.

It's just that Yi Zhonghai acted early; otherwise, it wouldn't have been easy for Jia Dongxu to find a wife.

Currently, He Yuzhu has the worst reputation among the courtyard houses, followed by Xu Damao. This is why matchmakers in the neighborhood dare not come to the No. 95 courtyard house to arrange marriages.

Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhangshi, and the deaf old lady spread rumors back then, which ultimately damaged He Yuzhu's reputation.

These days, if someone has a bad reputation, it's really hard for them to find a wife. That is, if you're not that outstanding, like Sha Zhu, who always talks about having four rooms and earning thirty-seven and fifty cents a month, but he's not actually that great.

If Sha Zhu had focused on rural areas earlier and avoided Yi Zhonghai and the deaf old lady, he wouldn't have remained unmarried until he was thirty.

Ironically, Sha Zhu trusts those old fogies, so it's strange that he's not single.

Many people in the courtyard were waiting to see He Yuzhu make a fool of himself. The more outstanding He Yuzhu was, the more jealous they became, and the more rampant the rumors they spread behind his back grew.

All the birds hoped that He Yuzhu would use his own money to curry favor with them; if he didn't give them any benefits, they would ruin He Yuzhu's reputation.

According to them, as long as He Yuzhu pleases everyone, they will stop causing trouble. But they forget that if He Yuzhu actually does that, it will only fuel their even greater greed.

Even if He Yuzhu had money, he couldn't stop hundreds of people in the entire courtyard from taking advantage of him.

He Yuzhu knew this all along, which is why he didn't give them any benefits from the beginning. As for damaging his reputation, he didn't care.

Liu Yulan's family had no idea about it, and even if they had, they wouldn't have gone back on their word.

Ultimately, their biggest hope is that He Yuzhu will arrange a job for their son, Liu Dawei. As long as this premise remains unchanged, He Yuzhu's reputation is of no use to them whatsoever.

The key point is that He Yuzhu had already told the Liu family about the birds in the courtyard. Naturally, they chose to believe He Yuzhu and wouldn't come here to inquire about anything.

To this day, the Liu family has never visited the courtyard house, and no one in the courtyard house knows that He Yuzhu is engaged.

When those agricultural support teams were still in place, He Yuzhu specifically instructed Wang Cuilan not to tell anyone.

It wasn't until they left that news spread that He Yuzhu and the Liu family were engaged.

He Yuzhu never expected that one day a matchmaker would come to his door.

The other party was a female worker from the neighborhood who worked in a textile factory. She came to the He family to propose marriage.

He Yuzhu had no objections at all, but instead told the matchmaker that he already had a fiancée.

The matchmaker repeatedly advised that they should meet and get to know each other before making any decisions. After all, He Yuzhu was rich and capable, and she was only trying to take advantage of him by coming to his door.

In fact, several matchmakers have recently been thinking about how to get something out of He Yuzhu.

Helpless, Yuzhu was determined to stick to his guns.

The matchmaker left in despair. She had thought that this matchmaking attempt would be a breeze, but who would have thought that she would encounter such a fool.

There are no secrets in the courtyard house; everyone knows that a matchmaker has come to the He family to propose marriage.

When Yan Bugui saw He Yuzhu, he asked him where the woman was from.

He Yuzhu told Yan Bugui that he was not considering marriage for the time being.

Whether Yan Bugui believes it or not is his business. He Yuzhu, however, would never tell anyone in advance that he has a girlfriend.

He Yuzhu knew all too well the birds in the courtyard.

In the story, Sha Zhu was almost thirty years old and still didn't have a girlfriend, all because of the rumors circulating in the nearby alleys.

I didn't expect that the rumors would still be the same: that he was disrespectful to his elders, liked to beat people, and had an affair with someone else's wife in the neighborhood.

Qin Huairu was caught in the crossfire again, even though she and He Yuzhu had never had any contact in the courtyard.

When Qin Huairu told He Yuzhu, He Yuzhu comforted her instead, telling her not to worry about it.

The deaf old lady still didn't give up scheming against He Yuzhu. Over the course of a year, she gradually became a disliked figure in the courtyard.

After receiving a call from Director Yang and learning about the deaf old lady's past, Deputy District Chief Zeng took the initiative to distance himself from her.

As a cadre, he would not allow others to use his reputation and power to do bad things. He was willing to give the deaf old lady some resources, but he would not allow others to easily bully her.

However, he wouldn't let the deaf old woman do anything under his tiger skin.

The deaf old lady also sensed this change, so she didn't bother the other party for more than a year.

Aside from occasionally going out, he would come back and pretend to have met with Deputy District Chief Zeng.

Actually, she went out to find a restaurant to eat something nice and then came back alone.

Because the deaf old lady concealed it well, no one knew the true situation between her and Deputy District Chief Zeng, so no one dared to really offend her.

However, even the birds in the yard couldn't tolerate an old woman for long. Every time the family improved their meals, she would come over during mealtimes.

If someone whispers something behind her back, the deaf old lady will find out and go to their door and break their window.

Even birds have their own solutions; we just won't improve our diet.

Or you could hide indoors and secretly eat braised meat.

Everyone unanimously chose this soft approach to resistance, which rendered the deaf old lady speechless.

If you go to someone's house and they are eating cornbread, and they are willing to offer you some, the deaf old lady will definitely not be satisfied.

Yi Zhonghai won't keep giving money to the deaf old lady to eat meat.

Yi Zhonghai felt he had already done a lot by being able to take care of the deaf old lady; he really couldn't do anything else.

Every time she thought about this, the deaf old lady felt very resentful. She was already so old; what was wrong with wanting to eat well while she was still alive?

The deaf old woman even resented Luo Qiaoyun because of this, feeling that Luo's pregnancy was a mistake. Without this money-losing child, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't be distracted.

The deaf old lady even suspected that the fact that Yi Zhonghai had no children all these years might be due to Yi Zhonghai's problem.

If this is true, then there's a big problem with Luo Qiaoyun's daughter. The deaf old lady, of course, wouldn't investigate this; she needs Luo Qiaoyun to serve her.

Yi Zhonghai claimed to be filial, but it was Luo Qiaoyun who actually did the work. Even the food and drink were provided by the deaf old lady, who gave all the supplies from the neighborhood committee to the Yi family.

Living in the east wing and watching He Yuzhu's house every day, the deaf old lady must have smelled the aroma of the He family's cooking.

This taste reminded her of the days when she went to fancy restaurants with men. The deaf old lady had reason to suspect that He Yuzhu's cooking skills were now on par with those of the top chefs in those restaurants.

However, no matter how delicious He Yuzhu's cooking is, it has nothing to do with her.

This is definitely not acceptable. The reason they forced He Daqing away was to scheme against He Yuzhu. The deaf old lady still insisted on her point of view: He Yuzhu was a filial son.

As long as she has the upper hand, her good days are coming.

It's all Yi Zhonghai's fault for being so careless, allowing He Daqing to discover the truth. It also caused Sha Zhu to cut off all contact with him. If only Yi Zhonghai had been more discreet...

The deaf old lady had completely fooled Sha Zhu, the idiot, so she wouldn't let him treat them as enemies.

The rumors about Sha Zhu were naturally spread by the deaf old lady and Luo Qiaoyun.

Sha Zhu is already nineteen years old this year, and he's almost of marriageable age. But the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, won't let Sha Zhu get married so easily.

The deaf old woman knew that once Sha Zhu got married, she would no longer have the chance to scheme against him. He also wouldn't be able to give her any good food then.

Yi Zhonghai simply hated that Sha Zhu was disobedient. If it weren't for Sha Zhu causing trouble, he would have been an old man in the courtyard long ago.

In that case, he could transform the courtyard house into an environment suitable for his retirement.

Ever since the deaf old lady first discussed and decided on how to care for her parents in 51, the two of them had been making preparations, including scheming against He Daqing.

He sowed discord between Liu Haizhong and his son, and pushed Yan Bugui towards becoming an abacus expert.

Many of these ideas were conceived and personally implemented by the deaf old lady.

Every time Liu Haizhong's family beats their child, the deaf old lady would mutter beside her, "The parents are unkind and the children are unfilial."

Liu Guangqi had already memorized it, and Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu had also heard it several times.

This statement wasn't just directed at Liu Haizhong's family; it also implicated Yan Bugui's family in the front yard, as well as Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang.

Yan Bugui has already started distributing pickled vegetables and cornbread. He is quite pleased with himself, believing that his calculations ensure fairness.

Little did he know that his children would gradually learn this habit, and when he got old, he would want them to be filial to him.

When there are several children, they will be compared fairly. How can four children possibly be exactly the same in terms of filial piety?

Or perhaps even Yan Bugui couldn't treat his four children fairly regarding their future jobs and housing.

These problems will only become apparent many years later. It must be admitted that the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai are truly heartless.

Without those two old silver coins, the courtyard house wouldn't have had so many problems. Especially considering how they schemed against so many people for their own benefit.

He Yuzhu was aware of these things, but he wouldn't remind Liu Haizhong or Yan Bugui.

Putting aside the fact that these two people certainly won't change their ways just because He Yuzhu says a few words.

These two stewards themselves are bad people.

After the wind rose, Liu Haizhong committed countless evil deeds, including destroying his family and wiping out his entire clan.

Yan Bugui also took advantage of his position as the steward in the courtyard to reap all sorts of benefits.