Siheyuan: Being a fisherman in 1962

The New Year’s Eve dinner was finally ready. Although it was simple, the two of them enjoyed it very much.

At the dinner table, Qin Huairu looked out the door from time to time, feeling deeply moved.

"What's wrong?" Sha Zhu noticed that Qin Huairu was acting strangely and asked softly.

"I was just thinking that without Fade Chen's help, this year's New Year's Eve dinner would probably be even more difficult."

Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu was also filled with emotion: "Yes, Chen Fei is really a good person. But, I always feel that he has many secrets that we don't know."

"Everyone has their own secrets. As long as we treat each other sincerely, that's enough."

The two smiled at each other and continued to enjoy this hard-earned New Year's Eve dinner.

After dinner, Sha Zhu suggested going to Chen Fei's house to thank him for his help.

Qin Huairu hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

The two arrived at Chen Fei's house. Through the window, they saw that the house was brightly lit and a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner filled the entire table.

The aroma is so fragrant that it makes you salivate.

Envy, jealousy, gratitude...all these emotions intertwined together, making both of them feel a little uncomfortable.

At this moment, He Yushui suddenly appeared behind them and asked coldly: "Brother, what are you doing here?"

Sha Zhu was startled, turned around and saw that it was He Yushui, and smiled awkwardly: "Oh, it's Yushui. We...we just came to see Chen Fei."

He Yushui glanced inside the house and snorted, "Just look, why are you sneaking around? Brother Chen Fei has helped us so much, we should thank him openly."

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu felt so ashamed by what He Yushui said that they had to leave in disappointment.

After returning home, Qin Huairu sighed: "Yu Shui is right, we should really thank Chen Fei generously."

Sha Zhu nodded and said, "Yes, we will go visit him tomorrow and thank him properly."

"Why don't we go find Chen Fei now, so that we can have an explanation tomorrow."

"You're right, let's go now."

The two of them quietly got up, put on their coats, and walked out of the house.

In the darkness of the night, the courtyard was completely silent, with only the occasional sound of firecrackers and children's laughter.

When he arrived at Chen Fei's house again, he found that the door was half open.

Sha Zhu hesitated for a moment and gently pushed the door open.

Inside the house, Fade Chen was sitting at the table, sipping wine alone. The table was filled with various delicacies.

Hearing the noise, he looked up and saw Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu standing at the door.

"Why are you here?" Chen Fei asked in surprise.

Sha Zhu smiled awkwardly: "We...we are here to thank you. Just now, we felt a little embarrassed, so..."

"Thank you for your help all the time. Although we are poor, we know what is good and what is bad. We will always remember your kindness in our hearts."

Fade Chen stood up and walked over: "You're welcome, we are all neighbors, and we should help each other. Besides, I like your family very much. Although life is a bit hard, it is full of human touch."

He looked at the dishes on the table and said, "Actually, I don't eat these myself. Every year I prepare some New Year's goods and give them to those in need. You are just one of them."

The four of them sat together and chatted about family matters.

After returning from Chen Fei's house, Qin Huairu couldn't calm down for a long time.

Looking at the simple furnishings in the house and thinking about the table full of delicious food in Chen Fei's house, I felt sad.

"Look at Chen Fei, and then look at our family. It's really frustrating to compare yourself with others!" Qin Huairu couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, he is a real character. But we can't always envy others. We have to find a way to live our own life well."

"Think of a way? What can you think of? You just work stupidly every day and don't think about how to make money!"

Sha Zhu felt so ashamed that he just picked up the broom and started cleaning the house.

Perhaps only in this way can Qin Huairu feel a little better.

Jia Zhang suddenly walked in and looked at them angrily: "What are you two doing standing there? Go prepare tomorrow's share of money!"

"Share money? What share money?" Sha Zhu was stunned.

"Stop pretending. You guys went to see Chen Fei today. He's so rich, how could he not give you some benefits? Hurry up and take out the money, or don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu looked at each other and smiled bitterly.

Jia Zhang had always harbored a grudge against them, and this time she took the opportunity to vent her anger.

"Misunderstanding. He didn't give us any share of the money." Sha Zhu explained.

Jia Zhang didn't believe it: "Humph, don't think I don't know your little tricks. If you don't get the share of money, don't even think about entering this family!"

"Really not."

"You useless thing, all you do every day is eat and sleep, can't you think about how to make money? Look at Chen Fei, then look at you, it's really embarrassing!" After saying that, she grabbed Sha Zhu's ear with an angry face and scolded him sharply.

Sha Zhu's ears were pulled so hard that they hurt, but he didn't dare to resist and could only listen in silence.

I didn't expect Jia Zhang to be so ruthless.

"Don't say that. Shazhu has already tried very hard." Qin Huairu stepped forward to persuade.

Jia Zhang pushed her away and snorted, "Work hard? What's the point of working hard? You're still poor. If you don't find a way to make money, don't even think about staying in this house!"

After saying that, she went back to her room angrily, leaving Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu looking at each other in bewilderment.

"Mom, she...she is just like that. Don't take it to heart." Qin Huairu comforted her softly.

Sha Zhu sighed and shook his head: "I know. But I really don't know what to do."

"Maybe we can think of other ways." Qin Huairu said suddenly.

Sha Zhu was stunned and looked at her: "What method?"

At this time, Banggeng was playing in the yard and accidentally heard the conversation between Shazhu and Qin Huairu.

He curled his lips with disdain: "That big fool only knows how to eat, and he still talks about making money, what a joke."

Sha Zhu happened to come out of the house and felt a sharp pain in his heart when he heard these words.

He knew that Bang Geng had always been prejudiced against him, but he didn't expect that he would insult him so directly.

He suppressed his anger and silently went to pick up the dung bucket to prepare for tomorrow's farm work.

The third uncle passed by and sneered: "Hey, isn't this our Shazhu? Why, you changed your job to be a dung collector today?"

Sha Zhu clenched his teeth, said nothing, and just quickened his pace.

The third uncle refused to give up and continued to mock: "It seems that your family has really fallen on hard times. You even have to do the work of carrying manure."

Sha Zhu couldn't hold it in any longer, he suddenly stopped and glared at the third uncle: "Stop making sarcastic remarks here! You don't need to comment on how our family is doing!"

The third uncle was startled by his momentum, but then he regained his mocking smile: "Oh, you're angry? I thought you were really too stupid to be angry."

Sha Zhu was furious, but he knew he couldn't lose his temper here.

He took a deep breath, turned around and continued to pick up manure.

However, the seeds of revenge had already been planted in his heart.