Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

After the family had spent the New Year together, they all felt their eyelids drooping and soon went back to their own homes to sleep.

He Yuzhu, who had just laid down, was still recalling his first Spring Festival since returning to this era.

The most intuitive feeling is that although every household is poor, the festive atmosphere is strong and more humane.

Just as I was about to fall asleep, a mean voice suddenly rang out:

"Host, the first sign of the New Year, are you sure you don't want to sign it?"

He Yuzhu, who had long been accustomed to the unscrupulous operation of the system, was speechless.

Because he finally understood what the random sign-in system meant, because when you sign in every day, Lao Liu may not respond to you negatively.

Timely responses are sometimes rewarded with "Reward the host for a good day today."

Or they may refuse to give rewards with various unscrupulous reasons such as "Donor, we are not destined to receive this today."

On the first day of the new year, System Laoliu actually took the initiative to propose signing in.

This made He Yuzhu couldn't help but tease:

"Sixth Brother, it's the first day of the new year, sign in. If you don't get a good start, we'll probably end our friendship."

When Lao Liu heard this, he said:

"I am such an ignorant system, I don't want to give you a New Year's gift."

He Yuzhu asked back:

"really?"

System Lao Liu said impatiently:

"Stop dawdling. Hurry up and wish me a happy new year. Otherwise, you know what will happen."

He Yuzhu heard this and thought, well, the rich are the boss, so he asked casually:

"Happy New Year, Lao Liu. Please start signing in today."

Seeing He Yuzhu so wise, he began to report:

"The first sign of the new year, a cash red envelope as reward, I wish the host a happy new year."

He Yuzhu was very happy when he saw the red envelope of decent thickness in the space. He was very satisfied with this good start.

He Yuzhu said good night to System Laoliu, which was a rare occasion, and then fell into a deep sleep.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, He Yuzhu got up early, woke up his sister who was still sleeping, and went to pay New Year's greetings to the deaf old lady.

When they arrived at the backyard, they first greeted the old lady, and the old lady gave each of the brother and sister one dollar as a New Year's money.

But Xiao Yushui was so happy that on the way back he kept asking to eat quickly so that he could go to pay New Year's greetings and get red envelopes.

He Yuzhu thought, if the old lady gave a big red envelope, others would not give so much.

After breakfast, the brother and sister went to the front yard to pay New Year's greetings and received a few small red envelopes, and more snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts.

When he got home, He Yuzhu had just finished telling He Daqing about the red envelopes and snacks given to the siblings by various families, so that He Daqing could return the gift later.

Before he finished speaking, Xu Damao shouted:

"Zhu Zi, I'm here to wish Master He a happy new year. Why don't you come out and greet me quickly?"

Before He Yuzhu could answer, Xu Damao came in and bowed to He Daqing and said:

"Master He, Happy New Year."

He Daqing replied with a smile:

"Happy New Year, Damao."

By the way, he handed over the red envelope that had been prepared long ago.

He Yuzhu teased Xu Damao and said:

"Da Mao, getting up so early is not your style."

Xu Damao responded:

"It's very lively in the park on the first day of the new year. I want to invite you guys to go out and play."

He Yuzhu, upon hearing this, thought that since he was bored at home, it would be nice to go out and relax and feel the New Year atmosphere in Beijing.

Then he asked, "Who are you going to call?"

Xu Damao said: "Yan Jiecheng from the third uncle's family, and the second and third sons from Liu Erxiao's family."

What do you think? He Yuzhu thought that Damao was a good choice, and the people he called should be able to play together.

Xu Damao snorted and said:

"Zhu Zi, in our courtyard, we are all about the same age, so you know that we are divided into small groups, right?"

When He Yuzhu heard about this, he asked:

"Who is there?"

Xu Damao said:

"Who else? The eldest son of the Third Uncle, Yan Jiecheng, Jia Zhongxu from the Jia family, and Liu Tianqi, the eldest son of Liu Erxiao."

When He Yuzhu heard this, he was like, wow, they really are birds of a feather. It seems like he has to win over a few people, otherwise he will easily suffer losses.

He Yuzhu looked at Xu Damao with a smile and said:

"Da Mao, you called out to those people today for a purpose, right?"

Xu Damao echoed:

"Zhu Zi, you have a pretty good brain. I'm just thinking about winning over one person from each of the Third Uncle and Liu Erxiao's families so that we can get intelligence in the future."

He Yuzhu, upon hearing this, realized that this was indeed Xu Damao, who was always successful in the struggle. This strategy of sowing discord was played very clearly.

He Yuzhu patted Damao on the shoulder and said:

"Then do as you wish. Since we are trying to win them over, let's show them our strength today. Otherwise, they won't take the bait."

Xu Damao nodded and said:

"That's the only way. Wait for me to find them."

Soon, everyone gathered at the gate of the courtyard. A group of young boys, plus their little follower Yu Shui, walked towards the park while talking and chatting.

When they arrived at the park, He Yuzhu gave each of them one dollar and let them play freely today.

He Yuzhu's generosity instantly excited Yan Jiecheng, Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu.

The three of them had never had such a large amount of money before, so they shouted loudly:

"Zhu Zi, you are so generous. From now on, we will just follow you and Damao to eat and drink."

Xu Damao felt relieved when he heard this, and said proudly:

"Okay, okay. I, Damao, will never let my brother down."

A few of them played in the park until very late before returning to the courtyard. When they got home, they said to He Daqing:

"Yushui and I had a lot of snacks in the afternoon. We were tired after playing all day, so we went to sleep first."

Lying on the bed, I thought about how successful my cooperation with Damao was today. The prototype of a small circle has been formed. The next step is to consolidate the relationship.

For He Yuzhu, who is familiar with their directions, he just needs to prescribe the right medicine and there is no need to worry about not being able to subdue them.

Hehe, it feels good to think that the second uncle and the third uncle will be stabbed by their own sons in the future.