Siheyuan: From Being Called Shazhu

He Yuzhu thought about it, and seeing that he had almost finished speaking, he stood up and straightened his back.

"Come on, now that I've finished my theory, I'll take you to practice and fill in the gaps."

Shi Xiaona looked very interested and stood up as well.

"Walk."

While speaking, he took the lead to walk out of the house.

He Yuzhu smiled and looked at Shi Xiaona who looked like she hadn't grown up yet, shook his head and said nothing.

He just followed her, picked up the bag of candy, and followed Shi Xiaona out.

"Uncle Yan, haha, I discussed it with Xiaona. We are all very busy, so I won't delay everyone's work. This time, I'll bring Xiaona over to get acquainted with everyone and introduce her to everyone. I'll also hand out some wedding candy so that everyone can share in the good luck."

Starting from Yan Bugui's house in the front yard, He Yuzhu took Shi Xiaona to each house, handing out wedding candies and talking to them.

If he met the person he had told Shi Xiaona about, he would help Shi Xiaona and say casually, "This is the so-and-so I told you about."

If it was just a supporting neighbor, I would just chat and laugh it off.

But when the Liu family and Xu Damao's family were done in the backyard, He Yuzhu felt embarrassed.

He forgot about the deaf old lady.

He winked at Shi Xiaona and whispered, "Remember this house and talk about it when we get back." Then, He Yuzhu walked up and knocked on the door.

"Old lady, I am He Yuzhu."

"Hey, it's Zhuzi. Come in, the door is not locked."

It may be because since He Yuzhu’s rebirth, his relationship with the deaf old lady has been just that of a neighbor with whom she has exchanged a few words.

Now, even if He Yuzhu comes to the door.

The deaf old lady's attitude was limited to the same enthusiasm she showed to her neighbors.

As the deaf old lady spoke in the room, it was an old lady who opened the door.

"Zhu Zi, come into the house quickly."

As the old lady was talking, she saw Shi Xiaona next to He Yuzhu.

"Is this your wife? She is so pretty."

As he spoke, he walked over and pulled Shi Xiaona up.

"Girl, come on, let's go inside and warm up."

Facing Shi Xiaona's puzzled eyes, He Yuzhu spoke.

"Aunt Yi, I went to your house just now, and there was no one there. I thought you and my uncle Yi were out, but I didn't expect you to be here with the old lady."

After hearing what He Yuzhu said, Shi Xiaona smiled sweetly at the old lady.

"Hello, Aunt Yi, my name is Shi Xiaona, you can call me Xiaona, I am He Yuzhu's lover."

As he spoke, he took out a handful of candies from his pocket with the hand that was not hugged by Aunt Yi and stuffed it into Aunt Yi's pocket.

Taking advantage of the situation, he broke away from Aunt Yi's embrace.

"Hey, hey, you don't need so much, you don't need so much, just one piece, just to sweeten your mouth."

As she spoke, the aunt let He Yuzhu and Shi Xiaona into the house.

Inside the room, on the kang, a kind-looking old lady in her 70s was looking at them with a smile.

"Zhu Zi, you haven't been here for a while."

"Yes, old lady, I became a disciple a few years ago. You know, to learn a skill, you have to serve the master well. In the past few years, I have been busy serving the master."

He Yuzhu faced the deaf old lady and talked nonsense.

But the deaf old ladies who lived through the old times really fell for it.

"Yes, if you want to learn skills from a master, you must first make the master happy. You are still young, so if you study hard, you will have the skills to settle down and make a living in the future."

"Yes, it's good that you have a master who can teach you real skills. Zhuzi, you must study hard."

I didn't expect that an old lady would buy into this and started to persuade her.

"hey-hey."

He Yuzhu, who didn't want to talk more, scratched the back of his head pretending to be honest and pulled Shi Xiaona to his side.

"Madam, this is my new wife, Shi Xiaona. I just got home and brought her here for you to see."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu began to introduce the deaf old lady to Shi Xiaona.

"Xiao Na, this is the ancestor of our compound. She has watched me grow up since I was a child. You can just call her Madam."

Originally, He Yuzhu's idea was very simple, it would be a crime to coax someone to death, now he is saying that he is the ancestor, he will coax him for a while, and then he will turn around and recognize who you are.

But unexpectedly, the deaf old lady took over the conversation.

"Hey, kid, what ancestors are you talking about? You are just an annoying old man."

As she spoke, the deaf old lady glared at He Yuzhu with a smile, then looked at Shi Xiaona with a kind look.

"Xiao Na, right? You don't have to call her Madam, just call her Grandma."

At this moment, Shi Xiaona, who originally wanted to speak, glanced at He Yuzhu.

Only when she noticed that He Yuzhu nodded did Shi Xiaona smile sweetly.

"Hello grandma."

As she spoke, Shi Xiaona grabbed another handful of candy from her pocket and placed it on the kang table on the deaf old lady's kang.

"Grandma, have some wedding candy."

"Okay, okay, Xiaona, if Zhuzi bullies you in the future, tell grandma and she will take care of it for you."

The deaf old lady is now laughing so hard that she can’t stop.

But He Yuzhu was a little bored.

To be honest, now, we are just neighbors.

If you want me to call you grandma, that's fine. After all, she is an old lady. Calling her grandma is like calling her your father for the rest of your life. If we have a good relationship, we can omit the last name.

But, you added, "Grandma will make the decision for you." Isn't it obvious that you are putting yourself in the position of He Yuzhu's elder?

You can also put it on your own elders.

Then you should follow the rules and give a gift to the new bride who comes to your home for the first time.

You should give it, don't just talk about it.

However, now that 99 steps have been taken, this last step won’t be a big deal.

He Yuzhu could only suppress his temper and watch the deaf old lady holding Shi Xiaona's hand and talking to her.

But He Yuzhu became angrier the more he thought about it, so he simply couldn't bear it anymore. He put the hot water that the old lady had just poured on the table and stood up.

"Old lady, Aunt Yi, Xiaona and I just came back, and the house hasn't been cleaned up yet."

Shi Xiaona, who was standing by, was already extremely embarrassed and was waiting for He Yuzhu.

Now, after He Yuzhu finished speaking, he stood up from beside the deaf old lady.

"Grandma, Zhuzi and I's house is still a mess, so let's not talk about it for now. I'll come over someday. Anyway, it's convenient to live in the front and back yards in the future."

"Haha, look at me, just say that I am an annoying old immortal. There is no end to the talk."

The deaf old lady first pretended to complain to herself, and then looked at He Yuzhu and Shi Xiaona with a smile.

"Then Zhuzi, and Xiaona, grandma won't keep you here any longer."

"Okay, old lady, then you can take a rest first."

He Yuzhu agreed a little impatiently, and came out with Shi Xiaona, who was also greeting the old lady.

And an old lady next to him followed and sent it out.

"Hey, Aunt Yi, it's just the front and back yards, and you sent it out."

"Go, you naughty boy, I am here to give you a gift. I am here to give Xiaona a gift."

The old lady cursed with a smile, then grabbed Shi Xiaona.

She stuffed back into Shi Xiaona the handful of candy that she had stuffed into her hand before Shi Xiaona entered the house.

"Xiao Na, Aunt Yi only needs one piece to satisfy her sweet tooth. You can take the rest back. As a young couple, you should save as much as you can."

"No, Aunt Yi, even if you eat, don't we still have Uncle Yi? If you go home later, Uncle Yi won't get to eat the wedding candy and scolds me for being ignorant behind my back, how can I be humiliated?"

After He Yuzhu naturally took over the conversation.

Shi Xiaona, who was still arguing with the aunt, also said:

"Yes, Aunt Yi, when we went to your house just now, Uncle Yi was not at home. We should let Uncle Yi share in the good fortune."

"Go, that old man, don't worry about him. He was sent by the factory to Changping to help build a new factory. He won't be back for a while. I guess he won't be back until the Chinese New Year."

As they were talking, the old lady was still arguing with Shi Xiaona.

"No, sugar won't go bad anyway, just keep it."

Shi Xiaona stuffed a handful of candies into the arms of the old lady, then took a few quick steps and hugged He Yuzhu.

"Aunt Yi, I'm going to go back with Zhuzi to clean up the house. I'm leaving now."

"Yes, Aunt Yi, let's go. Don't see me off."

After saying that, He Yuzhu and Shi Xiaona returned to their homes quickly like rabbits.

Sitting on the armchair, Shi Xiaona drank a large glass of water before she let out a long sigh.

"I am exhausted from all this pleasantries."

"Oh, you're tired already? There's more to come later."

Looking at Shi Xiaona who was patting her chest with emotion, He Yuzhu smoked a cigarette and made a joke.

“Annoying~~”

Shi Xiaona rolled her eyes at He Yuzhu, but then she frowned.

"By the way, Brother Zhuzi, is the old lady in the backyard very close to our family?"

Now, He Yuzhu also started to become serious.

"No, our family is just like everyone else, we are all neighbors in the compound."

Immediately afterwards, He Yuzhu also began to frown.

"Did she tell you anything?"

"That's not true."

Shi Xiaona shook her head.

"But, she gives me a weird feeling. She's a little... a little..."

Shi Xiaona thought for a long time before finding an appropriate adjective.

"Yes, she gave me the feeling of someone who has no sense of boundaries as you said. You also said that she is just a neighbor, but the words she spoke to me were like those of a parent."

"Oh~~~"

Seeing this, He Yuzhu sighed and told Shi Xiaona what He Daqing had told him about the deaf old lady.

After saying this, He Yuzhu took a puff of cigarette and said in a casual tone:

"From my grandparents to my father and mother, they have all been repaying her family's favor for this principal house. They have already repaid it for two generations, so it should be paid off. There is no such thing as a 'servant' in my place. From now on, just treat her as a neighbor and coax her verbally. As for the rest, if you want to listen, you can listen for a while, if you don't want to listen, just leave, who cares about her."

"Then I know."

Shi Xiaona nodded to show that she understood.

"By the way, Brother Zhuzi, has the old lady found Aunt Yi now?"

Shi Xiaona remembered the behavior of the old lady in the deaf old lady's room just now and asked about it.

"more or less."

He Yuzhu nodded.

"A few years ago, when I was still working in the street, didn't the Anti-American Association launch a fundraising campaign? The deaf old lady followed the crowd and donated a little. Later, the deaf old lady made a few pairs of shoes and donated them. Since then, the courtyard has always talked about the deaf old lady's donation of shoes."

Speaking of this, He Yuzhu is a bit... a bit...

how to say.

There is a sense of unwillingness, and also a bit of injustice for others.

"Later, after I was transferred, I heard from my former colleagues that because the deaf old lady's case was publicized by the courtyard, the street decided to designate her as a 'lonely elderly', similar to the five-guarantee households in the countryside, and the street began to provide her with food, clothing, fuel, and funeral expenses."

After saying this, He Yuzhu let out a long sigh, and then calmly continued:

"Well, Yi Zhonghai, the eldest uncle in the courtyard, took over this matter. Usually, Aunt Yi would take care of the deaf old lady."

"Oh, that's what happened."

Not knowing whether He Yuzhu was so excited because he was speaking out for those people in the street who really donated their entire fortunes, Shi Xiaona thought that He Yuzhu was excited because he was thinking of his father and grandfather, so she changed the subject.

"By the way, Brother Zhuzi, it's almost 4 o'clock, let's pack up and get ready for dinner."

"Yes, there are so many gifts that we haven't sorted out yet."

After being reminded by Shi Xiaona, He Yuzhu no longer cared about whether to complain or not. He just stood up, holding a cigarette, and started to pack up the gifts from his friends.

Seeing this, Shi Xiaona, who was standing by, also started to join in happily.

Make sense.

They didn't have a ceremony for their wedding this time, so naturally there was no gift money to be collected.

And the greatest joy of a newlywed couple, counting money and checking accounts, is naturally gone.

Well, counting the gifts now can be regarded as a substitute for “counting money” and “checking the accounts”.

But as more and more gifts were counted, He Yuzhu and Shi Xiaona became more and more numb.

"Washbasin, another washbasin, which one is this?"

He Yuzhu casually placed the washbasin, which was not the first one, in the "waiting area" behind him.

no way.

In this day and age, to put it bluntly, a washbasin can really be passed down for three generations.

After all, to put it nicely, this thing is called porcelain on metal.

Or it can be more high-end and called "Cloisonné".

To put it simply, that thing is an enamel product.

Just like an old-fashioned big teacup, it is very sturdy.

In addition to the washbasin, there are also things like thermos, teacups, towels, pillowcases, and quilt covers, which are also piled up.

There are even a lot of toothbrushes.

Think about it, too.

After all, in this era, giving practical daily necessities as gifts is considered a "real relative" or a very good friend.

Besides, He Yuzhu and his friends in the compound, and Shi Xiaona’s friends in the compound, haven’t started work yet.

If we let them deliver it, what can they deliver?

After moving all the "waiting to be delivered" items to the newly planned "warehouse", He Yuzhu patted Shi Xiaona.

"Xiao Na, from now on, the social interactions will be yours. If anyone has a big or small event, you should look carefully at the gift list and don't give too much."

After saying that, He Yuzhu ran away without caring about Shi Xiaona's rolling eyes.