Comfortable life in Siheyuan

After working for a few days, I became familiar with the factory's work and figured out the maintenance of some of the factory's equipment with three technicians. Another technician also came back, named Gu Jun, who was a nice guy and easy-going in his speech and work. He was a college graduate assigned here a few years ago.

The repairs in the factory are just basic repairs, replacing some easily worn parts. They are all caused by overuse and lack of maintenance.

Today is Saturday, and something big happened in the hospital.

In the evening, Sha Zhu brought a woman back to the courtyard. The woman was in her early 20s.

"Silly Zhu, who is this?"

"Uncle, this is my wife, Tian Xiuyun."

"What! Silly Zhu, you are actually getting married. When are you going to hold the wedding banquet? We have to make it lively for you in our courtyard."

These three uncles are really calculating. They don't care how Sha Zhu got married. They just want to attend the wedding.

"What are you saying? How much do you plan to contribute? Are you going to use food coupons? And you are going to hold a banquet? It's a different era now. The country advocates diligence and thrift, and you are going against the country."

"That's not the case. Isn't marriage a big deal? Xu Damao didn't do it then!"

"I'll give you some wedding candy in a while. Go do your work. I'll go back first." Then he said to his wife, "Xiaotian, this is our third uncle, Yan Bugui, a stingy old man. You should be careful in the future in the courtyard and don't suffer any loss."

"Okay, I understand." The little girl said crisply.

The third uncle returned home with a depressed look on his face. Seeing that her husband looked unhappy, the third aunt asked, "Old man, what's wrong?"

"Shazhu got married and brought back a young wife. She's pretty, but a little thin. Hey, big eyes, why did he choose Shazhu? How blind."

On the other side, Qin Huairu was washing clothes by the pool in the middle courtyard, which can be regarded as a major landscape of the courtyard. She would wash clothes here and look at the door after get off work every day. Since Jia Dongxu died of a work-related injury, Qin Huairu has been waiting for his silly Zhu like this, checking every day to see if he has brought the vegetables.

I was thinking happily, I haven't met Sha Zhu in the past few days, and I haven't had any good food. What delicious food will Sha Zhu bring today? I couldn't help but smile when I thought about it.

After a while, the smile on Widow Qin's face froze: "Zhu Zi, who is this?" As she spoke, her expression changed again, and she greeted with a smile on her face.

You know what, you really have to say, this widow Qin is really good at changing her face.

"Sister Qin, this is my wife, Tian Xiuyun." Before Sha Zhu had time to introduce Widow Qin to his wife, Sister Qin exclaimed:

"What? When did you get married? Why didn't I hear you tell me about it in the courtyard?" His expression changed again and again. It was really exciting.

"Hello, Sister Qin! This is our wedding candy."

"I wish you a happy wedding and a long and happy marriage." As soon as she finished speaking, she said to Sha Zhu: "Zhu Zi, you usually don't know how to clean up. I have washed your clothes for you so many times. This time, someone has washed your clothes for you, and someone has also mended your torn pants and clothes. Congratulations."

Widow Qin was trying to flatter Sha Zhu, who didn't notice Tian Xiuyun's expression change. He was still saying to Qin Huairu, "Neighbors, can you all help me? Thank you."

Several families in the middle courtyard were listening to the conversation outside, and Yi Zhonghai was stunned.

Jia Zhang stood at the door and stared at the three people outside. She couldn't help but feel disappointed. It's hard to say what the leftovers will be in the future.

Shazhu hasn't understood the implicit meaning of the words yet and is still saying thank you.

The two returned home together, and the rain had not yet returned. They put down the package in their hands, picked up a bag of candy, and distributed candy door to door.

Sha Zhu took Tian Xiuyun to the deaf old lady's house in the backyard first.

"Old lady, look, this is my daughter-in-law. This is the old lady in the courtyard. She treats me like her own grandchild. You can just call me old lady from now on."

The old lady's eyes narrowed into slits with joy. Although she was greedy for Shazhu's food, the old lady was also genuinely kind to Shazhu and wanted to help him find a wife.

"Okay! Okay! Zhuzi has a wife now, so you should listen to your wife more in the future. You are a silly Zhuzi, who is so heartless to others. You should teach him more. Zhuzi is a filial man with a quick temper. You should live a good life together."

After the old lady finished speaking, she took out a bracelet from under the pillow and put it on Tian Xiuyun's wrist, looking at the two of them with a smile.

"Old lady, what are you doing? Your grandson can't take your things. This is inappropriate!"

"Grandma, I can't accept this!" Tian Xiuyun also said hurriedly.

"Just keep it as your wedding gift."

"Hey, then you have to give me one too, I am your grandson!" Tian Xiuyun patted Sha Zhu and said, "How can you talk to your grandma like that?"

"You are such a great grandson. Grandma has nothing for you. You should listen to your wife more!"

The two talked for a while and then went out to the home of the eldest uncle Yi Zhonghai. Tian Xiuyun followed behind, touching the bracelet.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw an old man sitting at the table with a serious face.

"Uncle, this is my wife, Tian Xiuyun. She is from Fangshan. We just got our marriage certificate today. This uncle is from our yard. He is a very kind person. The old lady in the backyard is taken care of by the couple every day."

"Hello, uncle. Come and grab some melon seeds to share in the good luck." Tian Xiuyun said with a smile.

Yi Zhonghai felt mixed emotions but still managed a smile: "Congratulations to you, happy wedding. Zhuzi, why didn't I hear you tell anyone in the yard about your marriage? You didn't even make any preparations. If you had told me earlier, I would have asked your aunt to help you pick up the things."

"It's okay, I can clean it up myself. You're welcome." After all, Tian Xiuyun was not the spoiled Lou Xiao'e, and she had done all the housework.

The two said goodbye to Yi Zhonghai and went straight to the backyard, to the door of Xu Damao's house. Seeing Sha Zhu go out and leave the middle yard, Yi Zhonghai became more and more angry. The matter of elderly care was getting more and more out of control, and he threw the melon seeds in his hand to the ground.

"Xu Damao, my buddy is getting married too."

"Silly Zhu, why are you showing off? I got married before you, and you got married later than me."

Lou Xiao'e on the side also said congratulations.

"Hey, today, I won't bother with you. I'm happy. Let's see who can give birth to a son first."

"Don't ever think of surpassing me in your life. You're just a stupid cook, waiting on others." Xu Damao said angrily.

How did this idiot find a wife? This shouldn't happen. Didn't he always want to find a woman in the city? How did he suddenly become smart? Xu Damao was puzzled.

The second uncle held a teacup in his bangs and said congratulations to Sha Zhu. The second aunt took a handful of melon seeds and took the candy handed over by the bride Tian Xiuyun. They returned home with smiles on their faces.

"The courtyard is bustling now. Shazhu used to listen to Yi Zhonghai. He would rush forward when Old Yi instigated him. Now that he has a wife, I wonder if he will listen to his wife or Old Yi."

"Yes, the Jia family won't be able to take advantage of them anymore." Second Aunt followed up. The Jia family took Sha Zhu's lunch box, and everyone in the courtyard was envious and jealous. They were so angry that their teeth itched.

Then the two of them went to Liu Qingshan's house together.

"Brother Qingshan, Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu. I'm married, and this is my wife. Come here, wife, this is Uncle Liu and Aunt Liu in the backyard, and this is a college student in our yard, Liu Qingshan." Sha Zhu said happily.

"Hello, everyone. Have some melon seeds and wedding candies. Let's soak our teeth." Tian Xiuyun followed up and greeted them.

"Brother Qingshan, look, I have found a wife, and she is so beautiful." Sha Zhu said proudly.

"Yes, yes. You have to treat me to a drink." Qingshan also agreed with a smile.

"Of course, I'll treat you to a drink in a few days." Sha Zhu was really happy.

"My daughter, Zhuzi is a good man. You should live a good life with him and pay more attention to his bad temper, and your life will be better in the future." Hu Ping's hometown is also a rural area outside Beijing. She knows that life in the countryside has been difficult in recent years, so she said kindly.

"Hey, Aunt Six, I will listen to my wife from now on." Sha Zhu is only 28 years old, not yet 30. After cleaning up, he is still quite energetic.

The two left Liu's house: "We'll go share the wedding candy when we see you later."

"Okay! Take care." Three times.

After Sha Zhu distributed the wedding candies to each family, he returned to his own home.

"Zhu Zi, why do people call you Sha Zhu?"

"My father used to make buns and I would carry them to sell. On the way, I met a group of defeated soldiers who wanted to steal my buns. I let them take them away. I was pointed at with a gun and I took advantage of their inattention and ran away with the buns."

"You're pretty brave then. What happened next?"

"How do you know what happened later? Later, a man in a suit bought steamed buns from me and bought them all. He also paid for them. When I got home, my dad saw that they were all gold yuan coupons. My dad got so excited that he shouted, "My idiot."

"Isn't this what we've been saying till now? It can't be changed."

"What's going on with Sister Qin from the Jia family next door? Why is she still helping you clean the house and wash your pants?" Tian Xiuyun asked, clenching her hands.

"His family has a hard life. Last year, Jia Dongxu, that is, Sister Qin's husband, died of a work-related injury. A widow has to support a family of five. The uncle often asks me to help the Jia family. So sometimes I share some of the leftovers I bring back with them, and Sister Qin occasionally comes to help me clean up. In total, she has only washed a few times."

Although Tian Xiuyun is a rural person, she is not stupid and her mind is clear. No wonder her husband is still single. There are many things going on. As soon as I came here today, someone was trying to make me look bad.

"When will my sister come back? I haven't seen her yet. She must be graduating soon!"

"Well, I will graduate next year. The rain is getting heavier. I should be home soon." As he spoke, Yu Shui hurriedly called out "Brother, brother."

"Look, we're home now!" said Sha Zhu.

When he opened the door, he saw Sha Zhu and Tian Xiuyun sitting at the table. Tian Xiuyun stood up quickly and said, "Sister Yushui, hello!"

"Yushui, your brother is getting married, this is your sister-in-law."