Siheyuan: Father Yi Zhonghai and Sister-in-law Lou Xiaoe

Yi Zhonghai's family.

"Old lady, Zhuzi, Yushui, why are you here?"

When Yi Zhonghai saw the three people coming in, he greeted them with a smile, then looked at the deaf old lady.

"Old lady, how did you hurt your foot?"

"Try to stay at home as much as possible in the future."

The deaf old lady, with the help of Sha Zhu, sat on the chair next to her.

"If I say that I sprained my ankle because Yi Bufan forced me to retreat in Yi Bufan's yard that day, would you believe me?"

The deaf old lady leaned forward with her upper body, leaning on crutches with both hands, just looking at Yi Zhonghai.

"The old lady is joking. There were many neighbors there that day."

"By the way, Director Wang from the Street Office is here too."

"You were fine when you left. You didn't sprain your ankle."

Yi Zhonghai understood that the deaf old lady came today for a purpose.

"Can't I just hold it in?"

The deaf old lady moved her cane slightly.

"Then why didn't you tell me? If you had told me, I would have sent you to the hospital."

"It's a bit late to wait until the next day."

Yi Zhonghai looked at the deaf old lady's feet.

At that time, the doctor said that the foot seemed to be pinched, while the deaf old lady said it was hit.

Saying this again now is obviously intentional.

"Zhong Hai, how long have we been neighbors in this yard?"

The deaf old lady changed the subject.

"Oh, it's been a long time."

"We are the two who have lived in this courtyard the longest."

"I think you were already living in the backyard when her sister and I first came to this yard."

"I was away for a year."

"Then we both moved into this house again."

"From the beginning until now, it should be nearly thirty years."

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and said with a smile.

"Twenty-nine years and three months."

"When you first moved into this courtyard, He Daqing had just been married for a short time."

"We have been neighbors for twenty-nine years and three months."

The deaf old lady tapped the ground twice with her cane.

"Yeah, it's been twenty-nine years. Haha, come to think of it, we are really old."

Yi Zhonghai has never really calculated these.

"Yeah, I'm old."

"Once a person gets old, he tends to do the wrong things."

"My memory is bad!"

The deaf old lady sighed.

"Wrong thing? Who hasn't made a mistake?"

"Just change it and it's done."

"As for memory, it gets worse as you get older, so don't worry about it."

"Just go out and know the way home."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and poured tea for the deaf old lady.

However, the deaf old lady became anxious after hearing what Yi Zhonghai said. She pursed her lips twice and raised her voice slightly by a few decibels: "I'm talking about you, not me!"

"Ah, me?"

"What did I do wrong?"

"I think my memory is okay."

"I was promoted to level eight fitter just the month before last, so I remember everything I've seen."

Yi Zhonghai was a little confused, but he still picked up the teacup and took a sip.

"You, have you forgotten our agreement?"

"Have you forgotten how to treat pillars?"

"Are you sure you did your best when Zhuzi was first captured?"

"Why didn't you save the pillar?"

"Did you help him when he was arrested the second time?"

"I was arrested at the police station, so I won't say more."

"In your factory?"

"You are a senior technician, so your boss should give you some respect, right?"

"But why has Zhuzi been punished time and again, demoted and had his salary deducted?"

"Before that, there was that idiot Jia Dongxu. He is your apprentice, so I won't say anything."

"Everything you've done since Yi Bufan came here has been wrong."

"Has Zhuzi ever been to the police station before?"

"For so many years, we have been handling matters concerning the Siheyuan according to our previous agreement, and there has never been any mistake."

"Have you forgotten?"

The deaf old lady finally came to Yi Zhonghai tonight to ask for an explanation.

She couldn't hold on any longer.

Everything went against the plan that had been made previously.

Yi Zhonghai now not only ignores Sha Zhu, but also her.

In the past, the deaf old lady's three meals a day were prepared by an aunt on time every day.

Basically, she eats whatever Yi Zhonghai eats at home.

but.

Ever since Yi Bufan came, she had been having meals sporadically, mainly because the old lady came less frequently.

Moreover, what was delivered every time was just some porridge and steamed buns.

In the past, Shazhu would bring back some meat every now and then.

Now, Sha Zhu can hardly protect himself. She has only eaten meat twice in the past two months.

Sha Zhu and He Yu Shui stood aside in silence, looking left and right.

Yi Zhonghai did not rush to answer. Instead, he took out his pipe, crushed some tobacco leaves and put them in the pipe, struck a match, lit it, and took a few puffs until sparks came out of the pipe and gradually ignited all the tobacco leaves.

"You should think about it carefully."

"Why can you become this uncle?"

“That’s with my support.”

“Why can you keep being the leader?”

"That's because when something happened, there were pillars in front of you to block it, and the people were subdued and didn't dare to do anything rash."

"Do you think that you can make everyone listen to you every time you preach?"

"That's because they're afraid that Zhuzi will beat someone again, and that I'll come out and settle accounts with them."

"Otherwise, is it so easy for you to be a peacemaker?"

"This old man was snatched away by Xu Fugui a long time ago."

The deaf old lady's cane tapped the ground several times.

When there was no one in charge of the courtyard, Xu Fugui competed with Yi Zhonghai for the right to speak.

at that time.

If Xu Fugui refuses to give in, Sha Zhu will find all kinds of excuses to deal with Xu Damao.

It was useless for Xu Fugui to come, as he could not find any evidence, and with the support of the deaf old lady, he could only suffer in silence.

For several times in a row, Xu Damao avoided Sha Zhu.

I have to say, their cooperation is really good.

Yi Zhonghai took two more puffs, exhaled a few wisps of smoke, and looked up at the deaf old lady.

"Old lady, I want to tell you the truth today. Is your identity as a martyr's relative real or fake?"