Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

After seeing Shi Tou off with great enthusiasm, He Yuzhu was depressed for several days. Everyone who knew He Yuzhu knew that his family and friends were his weak points.

Fortunately, seeing that He Yuzhu was in a bad mood, Ma Hua and Ji Fang only stayed at home for two days, and when they returned, they stayed there and did not leave.

Although he has married Ji Fang, Ma Hua dare not raise himself to a higher level. He Yuzhu asked him to call him brother-in-law. Ma Hua knows that if he dares to call him brother-in-law, his uncle would break his legs without He Yuzhu having to do anything.

Ma Hua, the "newcomer" to the family, successfully took over the baton from He Yuzhu and became the chef of the He family. Although it was a bit tiring, Ma Hua enjoyed the family atmosphere of the He family, which was much better than the mess at home.

After all, you can see whose son got married and not only did he not help, but also wrote a letter to Ma Hua with a licking face saying: "It's not fashionable to have a grand celebration now, let him send the gift money back home to supplement the family expenses."

Fortunately, Ma Hua had kept his uncle's address. When Director Wang of the street saw the letter from Ma Hua's family, he thought it was money sent by his sister-in-law. When he opened it, he almost gasped and turned it over.

(In those days, few parents talked about respecting privacy.)

Seeing that Ma Hua’s wedding date was approaching, Director Wang rushed straight to the branch and slapped the letter on Director Zhou’s desk.

Seeing that his wife was so angry, Director Zhou knew that it was useless to say more after spending most of his life with her, so he just picked up the letter and started reading.

"Old Wang, my sister is hopeless. Ma Hua just needs to do her duty in the future. If I hadn't personally witnessed Ma Hua's birth when I went home to visit my family, I would have suspected that she wasn't my biological daughter."

Director Wang and Director Zhou soon reached a consensus that they should handle this troublesome matter themselves so as not to affect Ma Hua's marriage.

However, after the marriage, Director Wang and Bureau Zhou personally came to the He family to explain the matter to He Yuzhu. Maybe this was not necessary for other elderly couples, but He Yuzhu had to be respected because he saved Bureau Zhou's life.

Would you say He Yuzhu was angry? That's not the case, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. He understood the good intentions of Director Wang and Bureau Zhou, but he still solemnly warned Ma Hua again in front of Director Wang and Bureau Zhou.

"Ma Hua, since you and Ji Juan are already married, it's up to you two to live your life. Whether your hometown should help you is up to you two. But if Ji Juan is wronged because of these bullshit, Uncle Zhou and Aunt Wang, don't blame me for not giving you face. I'm easy to talk to, but Lao Cao is not so good-tempered."

Director Zhou, Director Wang, and Ma Hua made repeated assurances, and Ji Juan also consoled them: "Brother, don't worry, Ma Hua and I will take care of it."

It was a rare occasion that He Yuzhu did not invite Director Wang and Bureau Zhou to dinner. The two of them knew that they were in the wrong and their sister was not doing well, so they could only bear with this offending matter.

He Yuzhu, who was already in a bad mood, felt very irritated at home these days.

So he just said a few words to Lou Xiaoe and drove to the countryside alone, heading straight for Sunjiagou.

It’s hard to describe the feeling, but every time He Yuzhu comes to Sunjiagou, he feels peaceful and his mood relaxes.

As soon as He Yuzhu's car arrived at the entrance of the village, he was surrounded by playing children. The children's innocent smiles were really healing.

Sun Daolin, who is old and no longer works in the fields, now sits peacefully at the entrance of the village, basking in the sun and watching the new generation of Sunjiagou.

After sending away the group of naughty monkeys, He Yuzhu walked straight to the old man, moved a stone and sat down, saying:

"Old man, how are you?"

"Zhu Zi, thanks to you, I can still enjoy a few more years of happiness."

"Zhu Zi, I heard from the guy from your factory who came to pull the helmet that you have gone to the other side of the earth."

He Yuzhu didn't expect that the news of his leaving the country had already reached Sunjiagou. Who said that information was transmitted in this era? He thought it was pretty good.

"Old man, this year is nothing. You have to work hard. Good days are still to come."

"Zhu Zi, I have been content with my life. I had no hope at first, but I never thought I would still have enough to eat for more than ten years. I am content, I am content."

He Yuzhu chatted with Sun Daolin in a random manner. They talked about the old capital city in the old times and the Iron Tower Country where He Yuzhu had recently visited. Maybe they were unimaginable about what each other talked about, but the scene was very harmonious.

When talking about this year's harvest, Sun Daolin said with a smile: "Zhu Zi, this year's harvest is good. In addition to paying the public grain and purchasing grain, it is estimated that each person can get half a pound of grain every day."

He Yuzhu then remembered the so-called purchased grain. At that time, the best wheat was only sold for a little over ten cents, but when farmers went to the grain station to buy grain, the price was indeed two or three times higher.

Therefore, purchased grain is also called "love grain", so the public grain tax of the people nowadays is an open tax, while purchased grain is a hidden tax.

Thinking that his monthly salary could buy more than a thousand kilograms of grain, He Yuzhu couldn't help but sigh that the farmers in this era are too miserable.

Think about the future, when people have enough food to eat and warm clothes to wear, and the land at home can no longer satisfy people's desires, so they leave their homes one after another. Who would have thought that at this moment, even in the barren land, people would regard it as precious as gold.

Thinking about those who think they are superior because they are city people, He Yuzhu believes that this is the same as picking up the bowl to eat and cursing when putting the bowl down. They have no conscience.

Old Master Sun knew that He Yuzhu was worried about something, so he stopped talking about such a heavy topic and instead took him for a walk around the village.

Wherever he went, everyone greeted him warmly, which made He Yuzhu feel that he was still valuable. Compared with those so-called great things he had done, seeing Sunjia Village getting better day by day made He Yuzhu feel more at ease.

"Zhu Zi, go and kill that hen for me. I haven't tasted your cooking for a long time. I'm craving for it~"

He Yuzhu knew that the old man was just making an excuse, so he didn't say it out loud, as that would have been bad.

In order to take care of the old man's teeth, He Yuzhu stewed the chicken until it was very soft. The aroma of the meat attracted the naughty monkeys. The old man and He Yuzhu shared the meat with the children after eating a few bites.

The two of them enjoyed the shredded pickles and a little wine.

From this it can be seen that sometimes it is not the wine that is bad, but the person drinking it is wrong.

He Yuzhu, who did not use the space cheat, was actually drunk by the sweet potato wine brewed by the old man himself. When he woke up again, the moon was already high in the sky. After remembering where he was, He Yuzhu fell asleep again. This small environment of Sunjiagou was really comfortable.