Siheyuan: Married a female spy at the beginning of 1944

The two of them set the table.

"Hey, Aunt Tong, is there electricity in your room?"

He Daqing didn't notice it yesterday, but found out today that the courtyard was all powered.

"Well, the government installed it, but the electricity bill is not cheap."

There was no electricity meter at this time.

Electricity bills are not paid according to the amount of electricity.

Basically, you pay on a monthly basis, which is equivalent to a monthly package.

According to the wattage and number of light bulbs, you have to pay the electricity bill every month.

Old Mrs. Tong is old and her eyesight is not as good as before.

At night, if there is no light, you can't see anything.

"That's great, now that we have caught up with the good society, you will enjoy a happy life in the future.

This is a good wine, really good. "

He Daqing picked up the wine glass and took a sip.

Old Mrs. Tong looked at the wine glass, thought about it, picked it up and took a sip.

"It is said that this wine was drunk by the royal family in the past. Look at the seal, there is a seal on it."

He Daqing doesn't understand this either.

But as a chef, he also has a rather special physique.

He is very sensitive to the taste of food.

He can taste the subtle differences in many foods and drinks just by tasting them.

The jar of wine that Old Lady Tong took out was not the best wine He Daqing had ever tasted in his life.

But it can still be ranked in the top three.

"Ah? The wine that the emperor drinks? Then this wine must be very expensive."

Old Mrs. Tong put down her wine glass and took a bite of the food.

Then he said with some nostalgia

"This was brought back by my husband. He said he spent 10 dollars on this jar of wine. That was 30 years ago. 10 dollars."

"Aunt Tong, there is something I can't figure out. You said that you were alone when I met you.

It's been so many years, why are you still alone?"

After hearing what He Daqing said, Old Mrs. Tong sighed deeply.

"Daqing, I remember you moved here about 20 years ago.

The house in front was bought from me by your father-in-law."

"Well, technically this house is my daughter-in-law's dowry."

"Alas, your wife is also a miserable person. If she were still alive now, it would be great. Zhuzi would be old enough to get married, and she would be able to have grandchildren."

Old Mrs. Tong didn't even realize that she was talking off topic.

She continued to miss He Daqing's daughter-in-law.

"Alas, human beings are just fate. No one knows how long they can live."

He Daqing had no feelings for his ex-daughter-in-law long ago.

Or rather, I didn't feel anything from the beginning.

When Old Mrs. Tong heard what He Daqing said, she was a little dissatisfied.

"Yes, it's all fate. A woman's life is not decided by herself.

You have no choice in who you marry.

If you marry a good man, you will give birth to children for him, take care of the housework, and he will care about you and understand your needs.

But what about marrying a bad man?

Not only will they treat you like a beast of burden, they may even sell you off in the end."

When He Daqing heard the old lady say this, he knew that she was lamenting about her own life experience.

"There are still more good men in this world. Aunt Tong didn't remarry because she was afraid of meeting the wrong person?"

Old Mrs. Tong nodded.

“When my husband was alive, he treated me well. Although I was raised outside by him, he would always think of me when he had something good to eat or something nice to wear.

Afraid that I would have no place to stay for the rest of my life, he specially bought this yard for me.

But then the situation changed suddenly and he was gone.

But fortunately, I have this yard left, which gives me a place to settle down.

I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, Qing Dynasty. When I was young, I also wanted to find a man to protect me.

After all, in those chaotic times, it was very difficult for a woman like me to survive.

But I’m afraid that the person I find might be a bad person who would occupy my house and then sell me.

I'm really not sure I can find a man who is sincere to me, so I just keep dealing with it like this."

When Old Mrs. Tong said this, she raised her wine glass.

He continued to say to He Daqing

"Daqing, I have to thank you for this. After you came to this courtyard, you have been supporting me a lot. Because of your presence, the other families have also been more disciplined and dared not give me less rent.

If it weren't for you, I'm afraid this house would have been occupied by them long ago.

In the years when you were away, some of them refused to pay their debts, and some of them paid less.

Fortunately, the Japanese left, otherwise I would have starved to death in these years.

Auntie is toasting you today, thank you."

He Daqing felt a little guilty about drinking this wine.

Because the person who helped Old Lady Tong was He Daqing before.

Not who he is now.

Although he has scared other neighbors now, he has not really helped Grandma Tong solve any problems.

"Aunt Tong, don't you trust anyone in our hospital? I'm going back to Hong Kong soon, and I don't know when I can come back next time."

He Daqing's subtext is that this might be the last time we mother and daughter meet.

Do you think there's anything else I can do for you?

Old Mrs. Tong put down her wine glass.

He lowered his head and thought about it.

Then he said with some disappointment

"There's really no one trustworthy among the people in our hospital. Yan Bugui is calculating and irresponsible. If I encounter problems, it's good enough that he doesn't stand by and watch me make a fool of myself.

As for Jia Yuan, he is the kind of person who lives his own life behind closed doors. He will definitely not interfere in other people's affairs unless he can take advantage of them.

As for Yi Zhonghai, this guy is even worse.

Now everyone in Siheyuan is hated by him, and I am worried when I rent a house to him.

Not to mention asking him to show up. He himself wanted to burrow into the ground."

He Daqing also knew that these people were definitely unreliable.

So He Daqing asked Liu Haizhong and Xu Fugui.

"What about the two families in the backyard? After all, they live in the same yard with you, so they can always take care of each other, right?"

Hearing this, the old lady curled her lips.

"Xu Fugui is a mean guy. You can't count on him for anything. He just watched me fall into the fire pit and he didn't even help.

Liu Haizhong is not very capable, he always has a sour face, and he lives in my house, as if I owe him something. I won't go to him even if I have something to do."

Old Mrs. Tong knows her tenants quite well.

I also know that if something urgent happens, none of these people will be able to help.

"Aunt Tong, do you have any relatives in your hometown who can bring a child over to take care of you in your old age?

I see that you are in good health and can live another 20 years. If you adopt a child of seven or eight years old now, you can use him as a support in a few years."

For these lonely elderly people, He Daqing felt that the best way was to let them adopt an orphan.

This way the young ones have food to eat and the old ones have someone to keep them company.