Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The cart driver called Lao Gou curled his lips and said helplessly, "Old people who are still alive are thieves. It seems that this old lady is not as kind as she looks. Didn't you see so many people coming and going in the yard and no one came to help? This must be the reason. Don't think that old people are kind and respected. Some old people have done a lot of bad things in their lives. "

The tall cart driver thought what Lao Gou said made a lot of sense, so he nodded and said, "Okay, you are right. Let's go home quickly. I'll pay for some braised meat to try, and you can pay for some wine, okay?" Lao Gou nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I still have half a bottle of good wine. I'll bring it over later. Oh, by the way, I'll also bring the peanuts that we didn't finish last time."

The tall cart driver nodded, and then as if he had thought of something, he said, "The peanuts that were not finished last time, how long have they been here, can they still be eaten?" The old dog smiled awkwardly and said, "It's okay to eat dirty food, don't you understand this? We are all hard-working laborers, why do we have to be so particular?"

Finally, several people returned to their respective rooms. Yi Zhonghai struggled to stand up, poured himself a cup of boiling water, and then poured it down his throat. After drinking a large iron pot of boiling water, Yi Zhonghai felt alive again. He patted his stomach and felt that his spirit had recovered a little.

Bai Xiuying struggled and said, "Zhong Zhonghai, pour me a cup of water too." Yi Zhonghai nodded, poured a large cup of water into the big teapot, and placed it next to Bai Xiuying. Bai Xiuying slowly picked up the water and drank it, saying, "Zhong Zhonghai, I'm afraid I can't take care of old lady Long these days. I'm already very good to be able to take care of myself, look at the old lady."

Yi Zhonghai frowned, waved his hand and said, "Okay? You don't have to worry about the old lady's affairs. I will find someone to take care of the old lady when the time comes." Bai Xiuying asked curiously, "Who are you going to find to take care of the old lady?" Yi Zhonghai smiled and said without hesitation, "Of course it will be the silly couple. They are so young and strong, what's the big deal about them taking care of the respected ancestors of the courtyard?"

Bai Xiuying frowned and said, "Zhonghai, I think this Shazhu is different from before. He may not listen to you. Besides, the old lady has no relatives with their family. Why should Shazhu help you take care of her?" Yi Zhonghai subconsciously wanted to refute. Shazhu dared not listen to him, how could he be so rebellious? But thinking about what Shazhu had done these days, Yi Zhonghai felt a little uneasy.

He walked around the house with his hands behind his back, then slapped his forehead and said, "I am the manager of the courtyard. No matter how powerful Shazhu and his wife are, do they want to go against all the neighbors in the courtyard?" Bai Xiuying frowned and asked, "Zhonghai, what do you mean? I don't understand what you said."

Yi Zhonghai smiled, touched his head, and said with a smile, "I will go to find Lao Liu and Lao Yan now. The three of us, the managers of the courtyards, must hold a meeting of the whole courtyard. At the meeting, I will force Shazhu to accept the responsibility of taking care of the old lady. I don't believe that he dares to go against the will of everyone in the courtyard? If he disagrees, wouldn't it be equivalent to offending everyone in the courtyard?"

Bai Xiuying frowned at first, then her brows relaxed. He was just an ordinary housewife, what could she do? She didn't even give birth to a daughter, and her voice in this family was very, very low. Her man could do whatever he wanted, and he really had no other choice. It was all her fault that she, a hen that didn't lay eggs, didn't give birth to a child for Yi Zhonghai, which made her husband so calculating towards others. He played an indispensable role in this.

Bai Xiuying was very sad when she thought of this. Looking at her husband who was so happy, she didn't know what to say. She knew that it was wrong for her husband to do this, but what could she say? Stop her husband. If she stopped him, Yi Zhonghai would have to divorce her. Forget it, let it be. She just couldn't see some things now, so she pretended to be blind.

Yi Zhonghai smiled, put his hands behind his back and went to Old Lady Long's house. Old Lady Long was in a very dangerous situation now. The braised meat feast last night made her let go of her anger. She was very resentful of Yi Zhonghai. Originally, his health was very good, but after what happened last night, Old Lady Long's health was really bad.

Unable to control his bowel movements, Yi Zhonghai just walked into the house of Old Lady Long when he heard two puffing sounds, and the deaf old lady started crying again. Seeing Yi Zhonghai coming in, Old Lady Long hurriedly said, "Zhong Zhong Zhong Hai, please call your wife over here and clean up my mess. What was that braised meat last night? It seems like it almost killed me."

Yi Zhonghai was a little embarrassed. He and Jia Dongxu had the most to do with what happened last night. If they hadn't sold braised meat, there wouldn't have been these things that happened later. Yi Zhonghai wiped the sweat off his head and smelled the stench in the air. She smiled awkwardly and said, "That old lady, the reason she came here now is that we are going to hold a general meeting tonight. Let Sha Zhu and his wife take care of you."

Old lady Long's face immediately turned dark, and she said woodenly, "Oh, do you think I'm old and want to kick me away? Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai, you are so cruel. Don't forget, if it weren't for me, a deaf old lady, your father would have been killed by the Japanese, let alone you. You couldn't even be born."

Yi Zhonghai understood that Mrs. Long had misunderstood him, and he immediately waved his hand and said with a smile, "Oh, old lady, you misunderstood me. Your kindness to our Yi family is as high as the sky and the earth. How could I do such a thing as crossing the river and destroying the bridge? When my father was dying, he asked me to swear in front of him that I would be good to you all my life. I will not do such a thing. Leave the rest of your life to me."