Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The neighbors who had gotten up in the yard, big and small, all gathered together. They didn't expect that there would be something lively to watch so early in the morning. The people in the yard looked at the white flour buns in the hands of the two brothers and couldn't help but drool. Liuzhier smiled and said, "Oh, the breakfast of these two little brothers is not bad. The white flour buns look so white and fragrant."

Blacksmith Sun smiled and said, "Second uncle, it seems that your family has become rich. Hey, this is not right. Isn't it said that only the eldest son in your family can eat white flour buns, and the other two sons can only eat wowo buns? Why did you change your temper and let your two sons eat white flour buns? This is not right, this is not like your character."

Liu Haizhong's face darkened and he said, "You two beasts, didn't I punish you by not having breakfast this morning? Who gave you these white flour buns?" The two brothers were very scared when they saw their father showing off his power. Liu Haizhong treated them like a cat and a mouse. How could a mouse not be afraid of a cat? Especially since this old cat didn't like the two mice.

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "I, I see that the two brothers were quite miserable this morning. They searched around the courtyard all morning but couldn't get a bite to eat. This made me think of the life we ​​lived in the past. Isn't there a saying that goes, if you've been caught in the rain, don't let others get caught in the rain too."

The people in the yard didn't know what He Yuzhu meant by these words. Yan Fugui, who was standing by, shook his head and pondered for a while, then nodded and said with a smile, "Oh, Zhuzi. What you said is very philosophical. It is quite similar to what the ancient poet Du Mu said, 'I wish I had thousands of mansions, a vast country to make all the poor people in the world happy, and I wish I could stand firm like a mountain in the face of wind and rain.' I didn't expect that you are also a philosopher. It's really admirable and lamentable."

Yi Zhonghai glared at Yan Fugui standing beside him, and thought that Yan Fugui was really abominable. I was here to solve other people's problems, but he interfered, wouldn't that ruin my business? Yi Zhonghai said, "Okay, Old Yan. Stop saying those sour words, I'm dealing with things now."

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Liu Guangtian and said, "We cannot have such disrespect for the elderly in our yard. Liu Guangtian, you just scolded my sister-in-law, you must apologize to her." Jia Zhang quickly added, "You must also give me the steamed buns in your hands, otherwise I will not forgive you. I will also make trouble in your school and let your teachers and classmates see how you two brothers disrespect me, an old man."

Yi Zhonghai nodded, thinking that he had to teach these young people in the yard a lesson. Otherwise, when the couple got old, these young people in the yard would bully them to death. He Yuzhu did not join in the fun in the courtyard. Yesterday, the canteen director said that a senior leader would come to inspect today, so he had to go to work in the steel mill early, and there must be no problems in the kitchen.

After handing over his sister He Yushui to the third uncle, he didn't care about the mess in the yard. He rode his bicycle and took his wife away. Yi Zhonghai saw this scene but didn't stop him. If he controlled the Liu Guangtian brothers, Yi Zhonghai could be said to be very confident. But if He Yuzhu continued to stay in the yard, Yi Zhonghai had some doubts in his heart. If He Yuzhu went against him, wouldn't he lose his prestige?

Yi Zhonghai coughed, glanced at Liu Haizhong and said, "Old Liu, if news of disrespect for the elderly spreads in our courtyard, and if it gets to Director Wang of the street office, the three of us who are in charge will definitely be blamed. What do you think we should do about today's incident?"

Liu Haizhong didn't care about the life or death of his two sons. As long as his second and third sons were alive, it was fine. Whether they felt wronged or not was not within Liu Haizhong's consideration. Liu Haizhong nodded and said, "Each of you should give a white flour bun to Zhang's wife, which is equivalent to an apology."

Liu Guangtian and his brother were quite dissatisfied. Why? They wanted to have a good lunch today. Now, they had to give away half of the steamed buns they had just brought from He Yuzhu's house before they could even warm them up. The two brothers asked in their hearts at the same time, "Why? Brother Zhu gave them to me. I want to keep them for lunch."

The Liu Guangtian brothers looked at Yi Zhonghai fiercely. If it weren't for this old man, they would have to share at least half of the steamed buns. Liu Haizhong felt very embarrassed when he saw that his two sons dared to refute him. He said with a dark face, "I don't want to say this a second time. If you two don't want to be beaten again tonight, quickly hand over one steamed bun each."

Liu Guangfu wanted to run away. After all, compared to the temptation of a steamed bun, a beating was nothing. Anyway, Liu Guangfu had been beaten since he was a child, and he hadn't eaten white jade steamed buns for nearly a year. The Liu family had the conditions to eat white flour steamed buns, but before his eldest brother ran away, white flour steamed buns were only eaten by his eldest brother and his father.

The two brothers could only eat steamed bread with vegetables, which could only make them half full. Today, they finally had the chance to eat white flour steamed buns, so they were naturally quite reluctant. Liu Guangtian thought quickly in his mind, sighed and said, "Third brother, give us a white flour steamed bun." Liu Guangtian knew his father very well. If he really didn't give his father face in public, he would be beaten up when he went home that night.

Given their father's personality, it's possible that he would kick them out. What did Liu Guangfu want to say? He was unwilling to do so. Liu Guangtian looked at his brother and whispered, "Give one quickly, otherwise it won't be solved with just one. Your other steamed bun won't be saved. We were beaten last night, and if we get beaten again, we won't be able to survive."

Liu Guangtian turned his head and glanced at Jia Zhang, smiled, threw out a white flour bun, and said, "Then give it to your grandfather as a reward." Liu Guangtian smiled very happily, threw out a white flour bun on the ground, put another white flour bun into his bag, and then ran out of the courtyard. Liu Guangfu had no choice but to throw out a relatively small white flour bun, and also ran away with his second brother with a smile.