Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

Upon hearing that He Yuzhu didn't want the money, He Daqing instinctively scolded, "You silly boy! Why don't you value money? Looks like I've been spoiling you too much!"

They are indeed raised too well.

Otherwise, how would He Yuzhu have given the money to the widow after borrowing it from Qian Ming?

He Yuzhu grinned: "Wealth dispersed brings people together; jujubes are more important than that little bit of money."

"Hey……"

Now He Daqing was at a loss for words. He looked He Yuzhu up and down, then suddenly asked, "You wouldn't happen to have taken a liking to Tian Zao, would you?"

"what?"

This is something you shouldn't say; Tian Zao was still just a little girl.

He has no interest in minors.

But... how old is Tian Zao again?

He Yuzhu recalled his interactions with Tian Zao and realized he had never asked her how old she was.

He recalled Tian Zao's appearance in his mind, dry and withered... She must be younger than him, right?

As He Yuzhu was reminiscing, He Daqing clicked his tongue and said, "Tian Zao was also a pitiful girl. Her father was beaten to death by a bully, and her mother didn't make it through either. All that was left in the family was her unreliable older brother. Tian Zao was a good girl, but you're not good enough for her..."

What?

Am I, a time traveler, unworthy of Tian Zao?

Isn't this looking down on people?

"How can I not be good enough for Tian Zao?"

He Yuzhu immediately retorted, "I...I...we're brothers!"

"You son of a bitch!"

He Daqing spat and glanced sideways at He Yuzhu: "You little brat, you've got a problem with you! If you ask me, you should find a girl like Tian Zao to marry, or you might as well marry a widow."

Hey……

My dad was absolutely right!

No wonder they're father and son!

He Yuzhu smiled and looked at He Daqing: "Dad, why don't you find another one? Someone kind-hearted. Tian Zao knows a lot of people, can I ask her to help you look?"

"..."

He Daqing's face immediately turned red, and he kicked He Yuzhu in annoyance.

"Get lost! You idiot!"

He Yuzhu really took this to heart. When he got home, the whole yard was full of children playing together, including Jia Dongxu, who was smiling happily with candy in his mouth. Jia Zhangshi, who was standing at the door, looked extremely ugly.

That little brat has no sense of money at all. The rock candy I bought for him was given to those brats the moment he turned around.

When Jia Zhangshi saw He Daqing return, she immediately came over and said, "He Daqing, where did you find these wild children? The yard is a mess. This is our home, not a garbage dump for wild children to run wild."

He Daqing glanced at Jia Zhangshi and immediately understood why she said that.

Without a doubt, they suffered a loss.

The main problem was that there was a traitor in the family, so even if Jia Zhangshi was shameless, she couldn't say anything unpleasant to a child.

He Daqing shut Jia Zhangshi up with one sentence: "From now on, Xiao Dongxu will eat with Zhuzi."

"this……"

Madam Jia calculated that a half-grown boy could eat his father out of house and home. If Jia Dongxu ate with He Yuzhu, the family could save a lot of money. She was satisfied, but still said, "Fine! But Dongxu can't take my things to your house."

She still remembers the two eggs from this morning.

He Daqing would not back down; she hadn't had enough of taking advantage of him, how could she possibly have the nerve to do that?

"I didn't let Xiao Dongxu take anything, and neither did Zhuzi. You should discipline your son properly."

He Yuzhu chimed in, "Auntie, you know that Dongxu is often bullied by Liu Guangyuan and Liu Guangtian from the backyard, right? I heard they even steal his food. Look at all these brothers playing with Dongxu, who would dare to bully him?"

Jia Zhangshi, you don't want your son to be beaten every day, do you?

If you keep spouting nonsense, even my orphaned child, born of a father but raised without one, will be bullied.

But He Yuzhu's words sounded nice: these wild children would protect Jia Dongxu, but if Jia Dongxu stopped playing with them, then it wouldn't be their problem if he was bullied.

Upon hearing this, Madam Jia's expression suddenly changed.

She clearly understands the pros and cons.

"You idiot Zhu...you...you..."

Jia Zhangshi didn't know what to say, so she could only glare fiercely at He Yuzhu before turning around and going home.

She wanted to vent all the grievances she had suffered on Jia Gui.

He Daqing didn't say anything more because of what He Yuzhu said, probably because he didn't want his child to be too kind in such a chaotic world.

You have to be bad, you have to be bad to survive.

"Manager He!"

Tian Zao called out to He Daqing, holding the money from today's sales in her hands. She took out some and handed over the rest, explaining as she did so: "Manager He, this is the money from selling steamed buns today, twenty-five silver dollars. This thirty-five silver dollars is from a customer's pre-order. They said they want us to deliver the steamed buns this afternoon."

Nowadays in Beiping, ordinary people prefer to use legal tender to buy things, so as not to carry copper coins or silver dollars around in their pockets every day and get gossiped about.

But now the legal tender is depreciating too fast. A meat bun costs 30,000 yuan in legal tender. Who would carry a big bundle of money to buy things every day? Are thugs really blind?

Therefore, the people in the city had to switch back to copper coins, silver coins, or copper dollars.

Copper coins were available in denominations of 20 and 10.

Originally, copper coins were worthless, but the value of copper coins increased as the legal tender depreciated too quickly.

One hundred copper coins with a face value of 20 were equivalent to one silver dollar.

One silver dollar was worth ten small silver dollars, which were also known as "silver coins" by the common people.

In earlier times, one silver dollar could be exchanged for more copper coins, but now copper coins have appreciated in value.

He Yuzhu seemed to have sensed an opportunity to make a fortune. He had heard that the Guo family would issue something called the Gold Yuan Certificate. He thought that if he used his financial knowledge from later generations, he could make a small fortune from it.

They don't cheat ordinary people, but those wealthy businessmen can make a profit off them, right?

Does Robin Hood-style robbing the rich to help the poor exist?

When He Daqing heard that the steamed buns were sold out, he mentally estimated the value of the buns he had taken that morning...

Well, that's about right for the price.

However, He Daqing was very curious about the pre-ordered buns: "Pre-ordered? And all with silver coins? What's going on? Did you get these buns from someone you know?"

Tian Zao explained, "My older brother, he's a wrestler, and his fellow apprentices are all big eaters. They thought the steamed buns were delicious, so they asked me to place orders."

He Daqing shook his head and said to Tian Zao, "Girl, when we go out to do business, we can't just do business with acquaintances; we have to do business with strangers too. Otherwise, how can it be called business?"

"Come, come inside and let's talk. Uncle will teach you how to do business today..."

He Daqing liked Tian Zao very much, and he hoped that his own daughter would be just as clever when she grew up.

And there's also a mentally challenged son.

It's such a waste to treat such a good girl as just a business.

He Yuzhu didn't go inside, nor did he think about doing business. Instead, he chatted with Dayong next to him.

They chatted aimlessly for a while, then he asked, somewhat ramblingly, "Why do you all call her Sister Tianzao? Is she the oldest among you?"

How old is Tianzao?

"No, my sister is younger than me; she's sixteen."

Da Yong didn't know why He Yuzhu asked, and answered honestly, "I'm seventeen this year. Hu Zi and the others are all older than me, but I'm the boss. In the underworld, regardless of age, only ability matters. I respect her, and all of us brothers respect her, so we all call her 'sister'."

What the hell!

Is Tianzao's little bean sprout sixteen?

He Yuzhu's expression suddenly changed.

Am I now a lackey?

Dayong asked curiously, "Brother Zhu, how old are you? You look older than me."

"I'm eighteen!"

He Yuzhu said irritably.

"Then I have to call you brother, Brother Zhu!"

Da Yong felt he hadn't shouted enough, so he called Hu Zi and the others over to call Zhu Zi Ge.

Wang Xiulan, the only one who knew He Yuzhu's real age, was having a great time with the children. Jia Dongxu didn't care about any of that. He only knew that Zhuzi was his older brother, both before and now!

He happily called out "Brother Zhu" while mingling with a group of kids.

I absolutely must not let Tian Zao know about my age, otherwise what if she brings it up later when we get to know each other better?

Given Tian Zao's carefree personality, he would definitely make me his underling once we got to know each other.

Just then, Yi Zhonghai returned, carrying two large bags of flour on his shoulders: "Zhuzi, where's your dad? I made some sorghum flour and corn flour for the kids to eat."

"Thank you, Uncle Yi."

He Yuzhu glanced at Yi Zhonghai, whose eyes lit up when he saw the child, and called Da Yong and Hu Zi over: "Thank you, Uncle Yi."

"Thank you, Uncle Yi!"

"Thank you, Uncle Yi!"

Because of their young age, Mei He and Jiaozi immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai quickly bent down to stop him.

We're not even that close yet, so kneeling isn't allowed!

But children... are wonderful!

Yi Zhonghai was also pleased.

He Yuzhu went into the house and called He Daqing, telling him about Yi Zhonghai delivering the grain.

As soon as she stepped into the house, she heard He Daqing laughing loudly, "Hey, Zao'er, you're only sixteen? That silly boy, Zhu, is only thirteen. You're the older sister, you should take good care of him!"

"He's so young? Haha... Okay! Uncle! I'll definitely take good care of Brother Zhu!"

"What kind of 'pillar brother' is this? Calling her 'Silly Pillar' is ridiculous! You're her sister, so you can call her 'Silly Pillar,' but I won't stand for anyone else calling her that!"

"Okay, Uncle... Silly Zhu, haha!"

What the hell!

He Yuzhu's eyes widened. Old Deng in the family was a traitor!