Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

When He Yushui saw the small bag, he couldn't stop loving it. He Yuzhu paid the bill quickly and gave his sister some White Rabbit candy. Then the brother and sister walked towards home.

At the same time, there is a Shaobing Hutong near Di'anmen. Although the name seems inconspicuous, it was a gathering place for dignitaries before the Qing Dynasty. There is a No. 95 courtyard in Shaobing Hutong. This courtyard covers a very large area. It is said that it was the residence of a minister in the Qing Dynasty. It is divided into three courtyards: front, middle and back. The courtyard is very large.

After the liberation, the people took charge of their own affairs, and this place was allocated to those who had no houses. No. 95 was roughly equivalent to the family compound of the Red Star Steel Mill, and most of the people in the yard were employees of the steel mill. In a hall in the backyard, Mrs. Long, who was in her seventies but still in good spirits, sat on a chair, and a middle-aged man in his fifties stood beside her.

The middle-aged man was Yi Zhonghai, a sixth-level fitter. He was a well-known figure in the steel rolling city, but he was still very respectful to Old Lady Long. Yi Zhonghai wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Old Lady, Shazhu went to Baocun to look for He Daqing. Do you think He Daqing will meet him? If the father and son met, they would know that He Daqing was given by us..."

Old lady Long stepped on the ground with a loud noise and said, "Xiao Yi, you know that you are very upset. Widow Bai will never let He Daqing meet Sha Zhu and his sister. Just put your mind at ease and wait for Sha Zhu to take care of you in your old age."

Yi Zhonghai frowned and said, "Old lady, I still think Dongxu is better. After all, although He Daqing was driven out by us, he is still alive. If He Daqing comes back one day and Shazhu doesn't care about us anymore, then it will be a waste of time, right?"

Old Lady Long smiled, and the smile on her face looked very kind, but the viciousness in her eyes could not be hidden. Old Lady Long snorted coldly and said, "Jia Dongxu, I don't think highly of this man. He has been taught badly by his mother over the years, and has been raised to be an ungrateful person by that bastard Jia Zhang. Look at how you have treated them for so many years, but they take your kindness for granted."

Old Lady Long took a sip of tea, pursed her lips and said, "But Shazhu is different. Now that He Daqing is gone, they are feeling emotionally empty. You can use this opportunity to show more concern for them instead of saying bad things about He Daqing. I know Shazhu's temper. This kid is very stubborn."

"If he has made up his mind about something, even eight horses can't pull him back. You have to instill the idea of ​​caring for the elderly in his character, and call on the young people in the yard to respect and love the elderly. Then, our lives will become better. In fact, Xiao Yi, am I planning this just for myself, not just for you two old people. I am already over 70 years old this year, how many years can I still live?"

Yi Zhonghai was very touched when he heard this. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, old lady, you will have me, Yi Zhonghai, in the future. I, Yi Zhonghai, will not forget you when the time comes." Old lady Long smiled kindly, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Okay, I know that you, Xiaoyi, have the best heart." Old lady Long touched her belly, showed an awkward smile and said, "I want to eat some buns, Xiuying, I have two dollars here, can you help me buy some meat and make some buns for me."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said, "What are you talking about, old lady? Can't I, Yi Zhonghai, even give you a few buns? I'll cut you some more meat so that you can have meat buns tomorrow." Old lady Long took back the two yuan with a smile, and said with a smile on her face like dry bark, "Okay, okay, then I will enjoy my life. Thank you, Xiaoyi, Xiuying."

Old lady Long yawned, and Yi Zhonghai said, "Then you should take a rest first. Xiuying and I will leave first." Old lady Long nodded and said, "I am getting old, so I sleep a lot. You guys go back first, and I will take a nap for a while." Yi Zhonghai smiled and nodded and said, "Don't worry, when you wake up again, you will have steaming hot buns to eat."

Old lady Long smiled and nodded, then closed her eyes. The couple left and returned to their home to discuss. Bai Xiuying looked at her husband and asked, "Old Yi, can we trust what this old lady said? Although He Daqing was driven away, he is not dead at all. If we put our goal of taking care of Sha Zhu in our old age, and Sha Zhu finds out about this, what should we do?"

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "You can only believe half of what the old man says. He wants Sha Zhu to take care of him in his old age simply because he likes Sha Zhu's craftsmanship. We still have to focus on Dongxu for retirement. Jia Dongxu is a man with no opinions of his own. We can find him a wife when the time comes. When we are old, won't he take care of us in our old age?"

Bai Xiuying nodded. There was nothing wrong with what her husband said. After thinking for a while, she said, "It's all my fault that I didn't leave you a son or a daughter. Otherwise, you wouldn't have to be so calculating. Old Yi, I, Bai Xiuying, really feel sorry for you." Yi Zhonghai's eyes dodged for a moment, and he waved his hand and said, "Young couples are companions in old age. If you really say that, isn't that a slap in my face?"

"Am I, Yi Zhonghai, the kind of person who would abandon his wife? We have been together for so many years. I would feel bad if you said that again. I, Yi Zhonghai, have never despised you, so just put your mind at ease." Bai Xiuying hugged her man and cried in Yi Zhonghai's arms.

After a few minutes, Yi Zhonghai patted Bai Xiuying on the back and said to his wife, "Go and cut some meat for the old lady. Although she is about to be buried, we still have to rely on her." Bai Xiuying nodded, took the vegetable basket beside her, and went out to cut some meat.

Yi Zhonghai was left alone sitting on a stool in the main room. After a moment of daze, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket. It turned out to be a report. Yi Zhonghai took a look, sighed deeply, and then picked up a match to light the report. Yi Zhonghai swept the ashes into a dustpan and threw them into the stove.