Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

Seeing the smiling Zhang Minghui, the deaf old lady's heart skipped a beat. This kid looked like a smiling tiger. Why didn't she notice it before?

There have been quite a few changes recently.

The deaf old lady's eyelids drooped, and she said, "The weather looks good, so I came out to bask in the sun."

"Minghui, your body is too weak. It will be difficult for you to support your family in the future."

This damn old lady dared to curse me. Understanding the sarcasm in the tone, Zhang Minghui quickly responded with a smile.

"It doesn't matter. I'm still young. I'll be back in shape in a few years. When the time comes, I can go to the factory to take over and find a good wife to take care of me. That won't be a difficult thing."

"Oh, it's a pity for my brother Zhuzi. He's a little bit stubborn. He's already 23 years old and still hasn't found a wife. What should he do? He doesn't have an elder to take care of him."

"Well, what I'm most afraid of is that there are those extinct families who scheme against others, try to control them, and prevent them from getting married. Tell me, is this immoral or not?"

The deaf old lady squinted her eyes and stared at Zhang Minghui for a while without saying anything more.

Seeing that the deaf old lady didn't say anything, Zhang Minghui immediately became energetic.

The TV series didn't go into detail, but I've read a lot of fan fiction, and many of it says that this old lady was the concubine of a prince in the old society.

Zhang Minghui was a little puzzled after listening to it. Later, when he talked with Director Wang, he really understood the old lady's background.

The old lady’s ancestors were from Beijing and were genuine Manchu nobles.

However, she was born out of wedlock. Although her family was Manchu, she was influenced by the Han people and had bound feet since childhood.

Because the old lady was born out of wedlock, she was not valued in the family.

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, all the family's friends and relatives fled to the outside of the Great Wall and followed Puyi, leaving behind the children who were not valued.

Guarding the huge family business in Beijing.

I am unwilling to give up the huge amount of wealth that has been accumulated by my ancestors.

During the Republic of China, the deaf old lady changed her name to Long Xiaoyun, just like the Eight Banners descendants of the time, and lived in Beijing.

The Lou family, a well-known family in Beijing, was from the Plain White Banner of the Qing Dynasty. They had a friendship with the deaf old lady's ancestors, and it was all thanks to the Lou family's care that the old lady survived.

Only the deaf old lady could survive in the war years.

Wait until after liberation.

Lou Bancheng was a smart man. He saw who was in charge of the world. After discussing with the deaf old lady, the deaf old lady donated all her assets to the government after liberation.

Because the donated assets were relatively large, the street reported the situation to its superiors, who specially approved the deaf old lady to be rated as a five-guarantee household, and the state paid for her care.

The deaf old lady is old, of a high generation, and has a wide network of contacts. In the yard, she never gets involved in anything except Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai.

So some of them are highly respected.

Yi Zhonghai always used the old lady's name to do things and asked people in the courtyard to call her ancestor.

Zhang Minghui said these words.

This made the deaf old lady unable to help but glare at Zhang Minghui fiercely.

"Sha Zhu has cooked a lot of delicious food for her over the past few years. Now that all the relatives around her are gone, the deaf old lady really treats Sha Zhu as her own grandson."

"But Shazhu is arrogant and has no self-awareness. The old lady is worried about his marriage."

As for Yi Zhonghai, he said nice things but never helped.

When it comes to Sha Zhu's marriage, Yi Zhonghai keeps making excuses and saying that there is no suitable one.

The deaf old lady has difficulty walking and cannot go out.

"In fact, she also knows Yi Zhonghai's idea. Sha Zhu is considered as a backup for the elderly. In order to control Sha Zhu, she wants to find an obedient and filial daughter-in-law for Sha Zhu."

"This little bastard is a troublemaker. If he sits there for a while longer, he'll get sick from anger."

The deaf old lady turned around, picked up the bench and went into the house.

Zhang Minghui didn't really want to anger the old lady, it's just that the deaf old lady only helps her relatives and not others.

They are just like Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai. They will take the lead in making decisions when it comes to their affairs, but turn a deaf ear to other people's affairs.

So Zhang Minghui made himself clear first so that the deaf old lady would not cause trouble for him easily.

After all, the deaf old lady is so old, and Zhang Minghui will not be able to explain if anything happens to her.

The idea of ​​respecting the elderly has a reason from ancient times to the present.

After all, everyone gets old, so Zhang Minghui wanted to test the deaf old lady's attitude at this time.

It’s okay. It seems that the old lady still doesn’t want to argue with me anymore.

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With the breeze blowing and the sun basking, Zhang Minghui felt particularly comfortable lying on a recliner.

After a while, the three aunts came back with a lot of things in big and small bags. The spending power of these five yuan was really high. They didn't spend anything at all and had more than two yuan left.

When the money was brought to Zhang Minghui, the third aunt was ready to settle the score with Zhang Minghui.

Zhang Minghui raised his hand and said, "Hey, Auntie, that's not the case. We have been neighbors for so many years, we all know each other."

"I know your family tradition very well. You won't take a cent that you shouldn't take. I trust you very much."

The three aunts felt so relieved after hearing these words.

"Okay then, Minghui, I'll start doing it for you."

It took the third aunt more than 40 minutes to prepare the meal, which included pork stewed with vermicelli and pork stewed with potatoes. There was still a lot of meat left, so the third aunt said she would save it for tomorrow.

I also cleaned the house inside and out.

After preparing the meal, Zhang Minghui went into the house to get a large bowl and filled it with the dishes. He added a lot of ingredients, including vermicelli, potatoes and meat.

The happy aunt kept saying, "Too much, too much. Minghui, this won't do."

I installed these on purpose so that other families can also take a look. As long as they help my family, there will definitely be benefits.

"Take it, Third Auntie. This is your first time, so I'll give you more. You'll have to use smaller bowls next time."

"Take this and give it to my brothers and sisters so they can have some good food to replenish their bodies."

"That's fine. Minghui thanks you."

The three aunts walked back happily with their bowls in their hands, and from time to time one could hear the exclamations of praise from several women in the middle courtyard.

After serving all the dishes, Zhang Minghui thought for a while and served a small bowl of vermicelli and potatoes, on which he put two pieces of meat. He then went outside the deaf old lady's house and shouted loudly.

"Madam, Third Aunt helped me make some delicious food. I'll bring some over for you to try."

Nowadays, it is not fashionable to eat alone in a courtyard house. Eating alone will first make people hate you, and secondly, it will shut up the old ladies in the courtyard.

After all, the deaf old lady lives next door, and if I don't send some of the delicious food to her, gossip will spread.

Every family living in a courtyard house wants to maintain their reputation and cannot allow others to talk about them behind their backs.

When I entered the room, I saw the deaf old lady lying on her side, as if she didn't hear anything. I knew that the old lady was pretending to be deaf and dumb again!

Well, since you are pretending to be deaf and dumb, then I, Zhang Minghui, will do my best to show my gratitude.