Siheyuan: Being a fisherman in 1962

Closing her eyes, she seemed to have returned to those good times in her dream.

She saw herself when she was young. She was gentle and beautiful at that time, and her face was always filled with a happy smile.

I saw my family, they were sitting together, and their laughter filled the whole room.

Those happy times we once had can now only be relived in dreams.

The prison van suddenly stopped, bringing Jia Zhang back to reality from her dream.

She opened her eyes and saw the towering prison gate.

The sadness and despair in her heart surged up again, and she felt as if she had been ruthlessly abandoned by fate.

Public security personnel took her out of the prison van and walked into the gloomy prison.

She was taken to a darkened room and freed from her restraints.

Standing there, looking around, my heart was filled with fear and anxiety.

This place was completely different from the life she once knew, and the air was filled with dampness and indifference.

Looking around, I saw the mottled marks on the walls, which seemed to be telling the joys and sorrows of countless people.

Suddenly, a familiar figure walked into the room. It was her old enemy "Big Fatty".

Dapang once lost Jia Fugui because of Jia Zhang's trick, and his life fell into a slump afterwards. Overeating made him fat and bloated.

Jia Zhang looked at Dapang, feeling a complicated emotion in her heart.

I used to be full of hostility and resentment towards Dapang, but at this moment, I see my own shadow in Dapang.

Dapang looked at Jia Zhang, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

He didn't expect to meet her here, let alone that his former enemy would become his cellmate.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Big Fatty spoke first: "You didn't expect to see me here, did you?"

Jia Zhang took a deep breath and tried to calm her emotions.

She said calmly: "Everyone has his own destiny, and I have already accepted it."

Dapang was silent for a moment, then said, "I used to hate you, too. I hated you for taking away my only love. But now, I understand that resentment will only make me more miserable. I hope we can start over and no longer be bound by the grudges of the past."

When Jia Zhang listened to Dapang's words, a warm feeling surged in her heart.

The real liberation is not to escape from the past, but to face it bravely and let go of grudges.

After Jia Zhang stepped into the gloomy prison gate, her life fell into complete darkness.

However, her old enemy, Dapang, became her only support in this strange world.

Life in prison was extremely hard, and the other prisoners were not friendly to Jia Zhang.

After hearing about what Jia Zhang had done in the past, he expressed sympathy for Dapang and was full of dissatisfaction with Jia Zhang.

Jia Zhang tried to explain and defend herself, but no one was willing to listen to her.

Dapang felt mixed emotions when he saw Jia Zhang's plight.

He once hated Jia Zhang, but at this moment, he could not just sit back and watch.

Jia Zhang was deliberately arranged to sleep in a poor bed near the toilet, hoping to make her suffer.

However, when he saw Jia Zhang's haggard and desperate face, his heart softened.

Jia Zhang endured the stench and sewage every day, and her physical condition gradually deteriorated.

She tried to argue for a better bed on the grounds of health problems, but the other prisoners did not sympathize with her and instead laughed at her weakness.

Jia Zhang felt helpless and desperate, wondering how she could survive in this cruel world.

However, just when she was about to give up, Dapang stood up.

Using the other prisoners' dissatisfaction with Jia Zhang as an excuse, he managed to get her a better bed.

In the dark corner of the prison, Jia Zhang's life fell into an unprecedented predicament.

She once thought that Dapang was her life-saving straw, but unexpectedly he only pushed her into a deeper abyss.

Therefore, Jia Zhang decided to complain to the public security personnel about Dapang’s evil deeds.

I hope to use the power of the public security to protect myself.

However, her complaint was met with indifference.

The public security personnel were dismissive of her appeal and even mocked her weakness and incompetence.

After Jia Zhang was forced to accept a bed near the toilet, she struggled in the polluted air every day, suffering endless torture both physically and mentally.

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At the same time, outside the courtyard, Fade Chen was busy preparing lunch.

I accidentally met He Yushui who was in a bad mood.

Looking at He Yushui's melancholy eyes, Fade Chen couldn't help but feel a surge of sympathy in his heart.

Trying to comfort He Yushui, let her forget her troubles and enjoy the beauty of life.

While comforting He Yushui, Chen Fei mentioned He Yushui's brother Sha Zhu.

He described Shazhu's current situation humorously, trying to cheer He Yushui up in this way.

"Although Shazhu is silly now, he is happy every day. He doesn't know what troubles are and just enjoys life. In fact, we should all be like him and see life as simpler and happier."

Chen Fei cares about her in his own way, hoping that she can get out of the haze and find the joy of life again.

She looked at Chen Fei gratefully, smiled and said, "Thank you, Chen Fei. Your words make me feel much better."

He Yushui happened to meet Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu in the hospital corridor. The quarrel between the two sounded particularly harsh in the quiet hospital corridor.

Qin Huairu anxiously urged Sha Zhu to go through the discharge procedures and return to work as soon as possible, but Sha Zhu looked confused, as it was obvious that his inflammation had not completely subsided.

"You can't force me like this." Sha Zhu's voice was filled with helplessness and pain.

He Yushui hesitated for a moment, but finally stepped forward and gently advised: "My brother's body has not fully recovered yet, so he should rest for a few more days."

Qin Huairu's expression eased a little when she saw He Yushui, but she still insisted on her position: "Yushui, you don't know the current situation at home..."

At this moment, Fade Chen hurried over with a lunch box and interrupted their conversation: "Yushui, this is the lunch I prepared for you. It's still hot. Eat it quickly."

He Yushui looked at Chen Fei gratefully and took the lunch box, only to find that Qin Huairu and Sha Zhu were both staring at Chen Fei.

With Chen Fei's company, He Yushui's mood gradually improved.

However, the shortage of food at home put her in a difficult situation.

Qin Huairu took away the remaining ingredients in the house, making it impossible for He Yushui to prepare nutritious meals for her brother.

Chen Fei saw this and couldn't help but feel a desire to protect him.

"Yushui, don't worry, I will find a way." Fade Chen comforted softly.

He Yushui looked at Chen Fei gratefully: "I want to cook with you and prepare a delicious meal for my brother."

The two hit it off and started preparing the ingredients.

Chen Fei used his connections to buy fresh vegetables and meat from the nearby vegetable market.

He Yushui was busy washing and cutting ingredients at home.

The two of them worked together in perfect harmony, as if they had been married for many years.

However, their actions attracted the attention of the third uncle.

The third uncle has always been dissatisfied with He Yushui, thinking that she is a girl who is not doing her job properly.

When he saw He Yushui going home with Chen Fei, he felt even more jealous and dissatisfied.

"Look at He Yushui, she actually went home with a stranger and cooked with him. How disgraceful!" the third uncle said angrily.

The third aunt had never had a good impression of He Yushui, and after hearing what the third uncle said, she became even more dissatisfied: "He Yushui is really getting more and more outrageous. If this continues, the reputation of our courtyard will be ruined by her."