Courtyard House: He Yuzhu started in 1948

We set off to participate in voluntary labor.

He Yuzhu left home, but the news that Lou Bancheng had sent the old lady to No. 95 courtyard that morning had already spread like wildfire and reached Qingyun Hutong.

But there isn't much real information now, yet when all the information is put together, only one thing remains unchanged: this old lady has an extraordinary background!

When Jia Zhangshi found out, she curled her lip in disdain.

What good stuff could Lou Bancheng have sent over?

So what if she has a prestigious background? She's just an old lady from a capitalist family!

Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian can't keep calling her a worker, can they?

As for showing his face in front of the deaf old lady and becoming familiar with her... Madam Jia Zhang never even considered that.

She's just an old woman with bound feet, and she's childless. Why bother flattering her?

And Chunxi, instead of serving me, she'll serve a childless woman.

What a lack of taste!

Jia Zhangshi felt that even if she was scolded by Chang Zhen and Pan Songnian, she was still a helper at the office of the cadre in charge.

A bunch of thin-skinned fools!

Once I realize my mistake and receive forgiveness from the cadres, let's see who dares to look down on me then.

……

He Yuzhu dragged Dayong, Shunzi, and Huzi, the three children, to participate in voluntary labor. Tianzao didn't care; since they couldn't do business anyway, they might as well go out and play.

Anyway, following He Yuzhu won't hurt you.

Tian Zao played in the alley with her adopted sister, Li Hongying. She felt that Li Hongying had a gentle personality, a good temper, and spoke softly yet powerfully, which was exactly the kind of person she wanted to be.

Li Hongying felt that Tian Zao's personality was not like hers, but she liked the little girl quite a bit. In addition, Tian Zao's ability to take care of more than ten children was truly admirable, so she adopted her as her younger sister.

But they are too busy with work.

A city with a population of over two million had only seven or eight thousand staff members... Moreover, because the war was progressing too quickly, most staff members were forced to start working before they had even finished their studies, learning on the job.

Learn by doing!

However, the higher-level leaders have agreed to recruit some people from the city to participate in urban management work.

Of the seven or eight thousand staff members, there are even fewer women. Li Hongying is the women's director of the fifth district, and she also needs to find some people to participate in the work of mobilizing women. It would be better if educated women participated in the work, as this would be more convenient.

Here we need to discuss the division of the districts in Beiping.

Before the army entered the city, Beiping had a total of twenty districts, named with numbers from one to twenty. Therefore, the previous district planning is still in use today, with twelve districts in Beiping city and eight districts in the suburbs.

Because it is currently under military control, the twelve newly established military districts have been incorporated into Beiping City. Now, Beiping City has a total of thirty-two districts.

But less than a year later, with the end of military control, Beiping was divided into twenty districts again... Further division was a matter for later.

Now, the alley where He Yuzhu and Tian Zao live is located in the southeast corner of the Fifth District of Beiping, which is the very center of the district... 51 years later, the Fifth District disappeared and was divided among the surrounding First, Second, Third and Fourth Districts...

The Fifth District is a core area, and the cadres here must be veterans with firm beliefs.

Li Hongying happens to meet all the criteria.

When Tian Zao learned that Li Hongying was looking for staff, she was the first to step forward and express her willingness to work for Li Hongying. Li Hongying smiled and said, "Zao'er, your enthusiasm is very high and your motivation is commendable, but the job requires a certain level of education. What you should be doing right now is going to school to study and learn cultural knowledge. After you graduate, I welcome you to come and work for me."

"Who says I can't read? Who says I'm uneducated?"

Tian Zao felt that Li Hongying had underestimated him, so he immediately dipped his finger in water and wrote down his name, Li Hongying's name, and the names of several surrounding alleys on the ground.

Li Hongying was quite surprised when she saw it: "Zao'er, you can read? Why didn't you tell me before?"

"You didn't even ask me."

Li Hongying was shocked. Tian Zao clapped her hands and said with satisfaction, "Last year, my younger brother taught me to read for more than half a year. I can read several hundred characters now."

"Several hundred words? That's impressive, Zao."

While shocked, Li Hongying was also delighted for Tian Zao, but this also aroused some curiosity: "Your younger brother? Don't you only have one older brother, Tian Zhuang? How come you have a younger brother?"

"My brother is never home, let's not even talk about him."

Tian Zao harbored a deep disdain for her older brother, but when the topic turned to her "younger brother," she immediately became interested: "He's not my biological brother. His name is He Yuzhu, he's younger than me, but he insists on being my older brother!"

"He Yuzhu?"

Upon hearing the name, Li Hongying felt a sense of familiarity. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Is this He Yuzhu the one who, during the flag-raising ceremony at No. 5 Middle School, was willing to shed blood to protect the flag, even at the cost of confronting agents from the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics?"

"That's him!"

Tian Zao felt proud when she mentioned this, and her tone became a few degrees louder: "Sister, you don't know, my brother is a coward. He's been cheated out of money on the street and chased by thugs. He's so scared that he hardly dares to go out anymore. But I never expected that he would dare to stand up to the secret service's dog agents."

"He's not cowardly; he has something he wants to protect."

Li Hongying helped Tian Zao analyze the situation, saying, "This kind of person will unleash boundless energy, especially when it comes to people or things they care about!"

is it?

Tian Zao rested his chin on his hand and began to think.

What are the people or things he cares about?

If the teachers of No. 5 Middle School and that flag were what He Yuzhu cared about, what else would He Yuzhu care about and be willing to risk?

Tian Zao couldn't help but think of herself.

He Yuzhu plotted for a long time to avenge his parents, but his parents had no contact with him, and his elder brother Tian Zhuang had no dealings with him either.

Doesn't that mean...?

Tian Zao thought of herself; she was the one He Yuzhu cared about.

oops……

Tian Zao's face turned as red as a cloth, and she couldn't help but lower her head.

Ok?

Li Hongying suddenly discovered the key point.

Tian Zao's reaction is strange.

This doesn't seem like a younger brother either.

Li Hongying immediately became interested and asked Tian Zao, "Zao'er, how did you and He Yuzhu meet?"

Why talk about him?

"I was just curious about a boy with such progressive ideas."

"All right……"

Tian Zao began to recount in detail how she met He Yuzhu, and how He Yuzhu helped her set up a mobile stall... Of course, Tian Zao didn't mention the matter of avenging her parents and killing Han Qingkui, which He Yuzhu had repeatedly emphasized to keep to himself.

Mobile stalls?

Hearing these four words piqued Li Hongying's interest even more, and she asked Tian Zao to explain in detail what exactly a mobile stall was all about...

After listening, Li Hongying's first impression was: This boy named He Yuzhu is not simple at all!