Siheyuan Shangpeng

He Yuzhu did not sleep that night. He spent the whole night recalling everything he had done after He Daqing left. Ever since Yi Zhonghai told him loudly in the yard that He Daqing had run away, he had been in trouble.

When I took He Yushui to find He Daqing, besides Yi Zhonghai, only my third uncle Yan Fugui knew about it. And I didn't see He Daqing when I arrived at Bai Guafu's house. It was a whole day and night. If I had gone to find He Daqing, he might not have seen me, but I took Yushui with me. Given He Daqing's love for Yushui, it was impossible for him not to see Yushui. Also, it was impossible for He Daqing to stay at home for a whole day and night. People have three urgent needs, so he has to go to the toilet. I didn't see Bai Guafu come out to empty the urine bucket. So someone contacted Bai Guafu in advance, and Bai Guafu was afraid that He Daqing would regret going to Baocheng with her after seeing us. Then there was only one possibility, that He Daqing was sent out in advance by Bai Guafu. This makes sense.

Who could have told him that? Although Yan Fugui was a bit stingy, he considered himself a cultured person and had no grudges against him, so it couldn't have been him.

That's Yi Zhonghai. Damn it! This dead-end family actually plotted against me like this. Let me think about it. There's something else. Old Zhang in the backyard. Old Zhang had a good relationship with my family back then. If Yi Zhonghai hadn't said that Old Zhang wanted to plot against my house, I wouldn't have chased Old Zhang with a kitchen knife. No wonder the Zhang family didn't hold me accountable after being stopped by the military control committee. I was complacent and thought he was afraid of me. No wonder the eldest brother of the Zhang family looked at me like a fool at that time. Alas! I'm such a bastard.

No, I have to go to the backyard to ask the eldest brother of the Zhang family for clarification. Wait... I can't go now. If I go to the Zhang family now, they will misunderstand that I am here to cause trouble. If I make a loud noise, the whole courtyard will know about it. It seems that I can only ask my aunt to take me to apologize in the future.

Then what about my work? No... No... Not only Yi Zhonghai is plotting against me, the only person who knows where I work is the grandmother in the backyard. If what Xiaopeng said is true, fuck! Damn deaf man, ruining people's future. I'll ask Master tomorrow. If it's true, then I'm really a fool.

He Yuzhu lay in bed and thought seriously all night about the suffering he had endured and the things he had done since He Daqing left.

He got up at dawn, washed up hastily, and came to the door of Shangjia. He knocked on the door. Shang's mother was still asleep, but Shang's father next door was awakened by He Yuzhu's knocking. He got up, opened the door and asked quietly, "Who is it? Ah, Zhuzi, come here, it's too early, your aunt is not awake yet. Let's talk later, come in and stay for a while."

"Oh! I'm sorry, uncle-in-law, I was too anxious..." He Yuzhu then realized that he had come too early.

"It's okay, uncle knows how you feel, come in first, don't disturb your aunt and Yu Shui."

"Okay, excuse me for disturbing you, uncle-in-law!" and then he went into the house.

After entering the house and sitting down, Shang's father patted Shang Liang on the shoulder and said, "Wake up, it's time to practice boxing. You can't be lazy just after arriving at the new house. Get up and wake up your second brother, one by one..."

Shang Liang struggled to get up and put on his clothes, only to find that He Yuzhu was already sitting in his room. He greeted him shyly, "Brother Zhuzi, you're here so early!"

"I'm sorry, Xiaoliang, for disturbing your rest. How about I go back first and you guys get some sleep?"

"It's okay, Brother Zhuzi. We have to get up and practice boxing. We get up at about this time every day in our hometown. Brother Zhuzi, you chat with my dad while I go call my eldest brother." After saying that, he got up and walked out of the house to wake up Shang Peng.

Just as Shang Liang arrived outside, Shang's mother's door happened to open. Shang Xue came out and saw Shang Liang and said in surprise, "Oh, I didn't call you today. That's good, but what's wrong with your second brother? He is the one who gets up early every day, why is he late today? Let's go and stop him. He is the one who knocks on the door to call us every day. Let's go and urge him today."

Then she pulled Shang Liang to Shang Peng's door, bang bang bang... and banged on the door, shouting "Xiaopeng, get up!" Shang Peng, who had just fallen asleep, was awakened by the sound of banging on the door. He got up in confusion and listened. Oh my god, this elder sister is really something. She just got up today and she came banging on the door earlier. Forget it, get up!

Shang Peng got up and put on his clothes, while responding: "I'm coming, I'm coming, don't smash it, don't wake up the neighbors."

Shang Xue stopped immediately upon hearing this, forgetting that this was not her hometown. Her hometown was a small courtyard with a private entrance, so she could do whatever she wanted. But now she lives in a large compound, and she has to consider the feelings of her neighbors. There is nothing she can do but bear it!

Shang Peng left the house, and the three younger generations of the Shang family began to practice boxing in the yard. They used Bajiquan and Taijiquan. Shang Peng and Shang Liang practiced Bajiquan, and Shang Xue practiced Taijiquan. Bajiquan was passed down from Shang's father to Shang Xue, and Taijiquan was passed down from Grandpa Liu to Shang Xue. Shang's mother had never practiced it. After all, at that time, it was passed down to boys, not girls. Grandpa Liu had no boys, so he had to pass it down to Shang. Shang Peng and Shang Liang felt that Taijiquan was soft and not domineering, so Shang Xue had to learn it, but their eldest brother learned both.

The younger generation of the Shang family was exercising in the yard. It was okay for He Yuzhu and Shang's father to stare at each other in the house, so they came to the yard and watched the three people practicing boxing.

Father Shang suddenly said to He Yuzhu, "Zhuzi, have you practiced any methods to strengthen your body? Otherwise, you wouldn't have such muscles. Hmm, let me see, it should be wrestling or something like that! Who is your master? Tell me and I might know him."

"Uncle-in-law, I just learned the tricks from the guy under the overpass for two days. I didn't become his disciple, and he refused to accept me. He said that I am too stupid and they were afraid that I would accidentally hit someone."

"Haha... that's because they don't dare to accept you. How dare they accept you when they haven't even completed their apprenticeship themselves? Let me think about it. The one under the overpass? The one who practices wrestling? His surname is Tian? No, only the one with the surname Tian can accept disciples. Besides, since he's dead, then the one with the surname Zhang can. Haha... if he dares to accept you, your father will kill him."

"Uh! Uncle, how do you know so clearly?"

"Didn't I tell you? I, your uncle-in-law, am a native of Sijiucheng. Almost all the old Tianqiao people know me. If you don't believe me, ask the old people. Shang Yun, Shang Yunhu, who dares to say they don't know him? Hey! Why should I tell you this? It's all in the past. Now your uncle-in-law is a worker in a steel mill."

"Uncle-in-law, tell me, what did you do before?"

He Yuzhu said that he was very interested in his uncle's past. After all, what boy doesn't have a dream of being a hero? His uncle's nickname sounded very impressive.