Siheyuan: Picked up by a goddess in 48 years

After giving his cheap sister a foot massage, Lu Zhenyuan washed his hands, went back to the kitchen, washed the frozen pear that had begun to thaw, cut it in half, and returned to the living room.

The brother and sister each finished half.

It was originally wrapped in a towel, so it wasn't dirty. And even if there was no towel, Lu Zhenyuan wouldn't mind washing it.

There was a reason why my cheap sister thought so much before, which made people suspect narcissism. Her pair of little feet were like exquisite porcelain, delicate, white, crystal clear, with beautiful curves that made people want to hold them in their hands.

After eating the frozen pear and washing up, Lu Zhenyuan carried his shy step-sister to the bed. After all, it is best not to put any stress on a sprained ankle, so that it will heal faster.

He also checked it during the massage just now. It's just a common sprain. It will be fine after applying ice and proper massage in the next two days.

In the middle courtyard, Jia Zhang poked her head out of the house, and after confirming that there was no one there, she went all the way to the front yard, pretending to go to the toilet. After coming back, she glanced inside the yard and went straight to the coal pit south of the Lu family's house.

"You little bastard, I'll let you extort money from our family and take away all the coal for you!" Jia Zhang cursed in a low voice, reached into her pocket and pulled out a dirty rag.

She first spread out the slightly large rag, and then, without being bothered by the dirt, she started to grope around and put the coal on the rag.

He didn't even consider whether he could lift it or not, and only stopped when the rag could no longer hold it.

The rag was folded in half, and the coal blocks that could not be contained were scattered all over the floor. Jia Zhang hummed with pride and carried the packed coal bag on her back with some difficulty.

He groped his way to the firewood pile, picked up a piece of wood in his arms, and walked home.

At this time, the Lu family's house was still brightly lit!

I have to say that Jia Zhang is really brave! Lu Zhenyuan stood in the dark kitchen, watching the vague figure leave in the darkness. Based on the vague height, he roughly guessed who it was.

He was not in a hurry to go out and catch the culprit in the act, after all, he had made preparations.

If he fails, it won't be too late to deal with it tomorrow. He doesn't believe that the thief will stop after tasting the sweetness.

"Is there anyone outside?"

Seeing her younger brother coming back, Lu Wanyi asked.

The noise outside could be heard clearly inside the house. After all, the coal pit was right next to the wall, separated by only a brick. The noise from the coal rolling and hitting the wall could be heard inside the house.

"Yes, that old hag in the middle courtyard stole our coal." Lu Zhenyuan told the truth.

Lu Wanyi was startled. "That old pious woman from the Jia family?"

Lu Zhenyuan nodded.

"This is really too much. He only remembers the food and not the beating!" Lu Wanyi said fiercely. He even dared to come to their house to steal things.

First it was the Year of the Rooster, then it was the cuttlefish, and now they are stealing coal!

"Well, that's too much. Let's ask Sister Bai Ling to capture the old hag!" Xiao Yuyan also echoed in a fierce voice.

"Puch~"

The little appearance made Lu Wanyi break down her defenses and burst into laughter. Then she stared at him with her peach blossom eyes and emphasized, "You have to call me auntie!"

Xiao Yuyan shook her head.

"Sister Bai Ling, Chen Xueru is the aunt!"

Lu Zhenyuan couldn't help laughing at the side. This was really interesting. Bai Ling was the kind of person who didn't particularly like children, but didn't hate them either. However, when it came to communicating with children, she had a strong ability to self-regulate.

For example, if she is facing an ordinary child, she will communicate with the other party in the way a child speaks.

When facing mentally mature children, such as him, Bai Ling will also adopt a corresponding attitude to communicate. To put it bluntly, she always puts herself in the other party's equal position to communicate.

Like Xiao Yuyan, the two of them get along like friends, not just an adult and a child.

That's why Xiao Yuyan always calls Bai Ling "sister". Of course, this is also partly due to Lu Zhenyuan's fault. The little girl is very smart and just calls her whatever her brother calls her.

Of course there are surprises.

For example, Chen Xueru, I don’t know if the two of them are enemies, but they would fight each other when they met, and they really fought each other.

One pinches the cheek, and the other wants to fight back but can't, so he always suffers.

So Chen Xueru emphasized many times that she should call her sister, but Xiao Yuyan always insisted on calling her aunt, which made Chen Xueru so angry that she stamped her feet and became tense every time.

This was also Chen Xueru's own fault. She couldn't help teasing the little girl as soon as they met. It was estimated that the grudge between the two of them had been formed since the little girl could remember.

"Okay, go to sleep. Leave the matters in the courtyard to me, and don't worry about it." Lu Zhenyuan said. It was his duty to discipline the beast. His adopted sister and the little girl just needed to live a normal life and watch the show.

Lu Zhenyuan glanced at the curtains. The thick curtains blocked out the light completely. As long as the windows were covered tightly, no light could be seen from outside even if the lights were on in the room.

Maybe the old hag thought that the Lu family was dark and everyone was asleep, so she came to steal the coal.

“It’s time to turn off the lights.”

The little girl immediately crawled into the bed obediently, leaving only her little head exposed.

Seeing this, Lu Zhenyuan turned off the lights and returned to bed smoothly according to his memory and habit.

And now in the backyard.

"Cough cough!"

Sha Zhu choked and coughed repeatedly.

"No, old lady, once the fire is started, it won't burn. The coal won't ignite. Please wait here for me." Sha Zhu said and ran out.

The fire in the old lady's stove went out because they were not watched. Normally, they could just burn the kang to get by for one night, but the old lady just came to their house and wanted to light the stove.

Of course, he is the one who usually does this. It is his father's instructions, so he has no choice but to do it.

Returned to his home.

I wanted to find a fire in the stove, but when I got to the stove, I remembered that the stove went out after cooking.

After searching for a while, he found that the little firewood he had saved was gone.

"It's so dark here, where can I find firewood?" Sha Zhu complained, his eyes full of clear wisdom looking around as if he was looking for something to burn.

"Look at my brain, my family doesn't have it, but other families do!"

Sha Zhu slapped his forehead and remembered that there was a family in the yard with plenty of wood. They were all outside the house and it would be convenient. He could pick two pieces for the old lady to light the stove without being discovered.

We reached the front yard in the dark.

He went to the south side of the east wing, groped in the dark, picked up two pieces of wood and walked back.

"Ahem, it can be lit this time." After relighting the stove, Sha Zhu wiped his face, looking as if it was not easy.

"Well, Zhuzi, thank you for your hard work." The deaf old lady said with a kind smile.

Sha Zhu chuckled.

"Old lady, please don't be polite to me. Isn't it wrong for me to take care of you a little?"

The deaf old lady nodded secretly, and looked at Sha Zhu with more and more satisfaction. The child was a little ugly, but he was kind and honest, and was suitable to be her grandson.

Sha Zhu didn't notice the look in the deaf old lady's eyes. He took a match, lit it, and reached into the bottom of the stove to light the straw.

The burning straw ignited the wood, and Shazhu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.

He just bent down and was about to pick up a piece of honeycomb coal and throw it into the stove when he heard a loud bang. Flames filled half of his vision, and the broken bricks splashed on his body. He was blown away by the waves!

The stove in the deaf old lady's house is not a honeycomb coal stove, but an earthen stove built with bricks and mud. The structure is almost the same as the stove, except that it lacks the big pot on top. It becomes a stove cover and is also the main place for the stove to dissipate heat.

The sudden explosion directly collapsed the furnace, and Sha Zhu, who was nearby, was caught off guard and was blown away by the broken bricks carried by the impact airflow generated by the explosion.

At this moment, he was sitting on the ground, leaning against the wall, with a confused look on his face.

The deaf old lady stood far away because she thought it was dirty, but she was still affected. Many of the broken bricks hit her, leaving her with bruises and even a lot of scratches.

At this moment he was sitting on the ground wailing in pain.

Sha Zhu only felt his body was numb, his ears were buzzing, and his body's consciousness was gradually recovering. It seemed to be a little painful, especially on one side of his face, which began to hurt severely.

But he had no time to care about it. He looked at the mess, the smoke and the half-burned firewood scattered everywhere, as if he was stunned.