Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

He Yuzhu looked at the vast wheat fields and took a deep breath. The air was full of the smell of ripe wheat, and there was a sense of tranquility in his heart. He Yuzhu was a farmer in his previous life, and looking at these golden wheat fields again, he was really satisfied.

He Yuzhu watched the farmers rushing to harvest wheat ears, and even though the sun was particularly strong and the weather was quite hot, their faces were full of happy smiles. Although the villagers' income was not very high, they were very happy and satisfied to finally get some income after a year of hard work. Simple farmers were the easiest to satisfy, they did not pursue too much, and they were very happy to have enough food.

The young couple walked on the village road and met many villagers who greeted them. He Yuzhu also greeted them politely. The villagers recognized the new son-in-law of Qinjiazhuang. Many villagers had been to big cities, and many had been despised by city dwellers. They could feel the affinity emanating from He Yuzhu's heart, and their impression of him became even better.

He Yuzhu even personally experienced harvesting wheat ears, which made the villagers admire him even more. An old man at the head of the village said with a smile, "Huai Ru really found a good man. I am also well-informed. I have never seen such a city person."

He Yuzhu smiled and looked at the old man and said, "Oh, then, old man, tell me, what kind of city people do you see?" The old man took out a pipe from his waist, and filled himself with a pipe of dry tobacco with a smile. He lit it with a flint, took a deep puff and said, "How should I put it? I don't think you look like a city person, but more like a country boy."

"City people would not do such things, just like the golden phoenix and the wild pheasant. The golden phoenix would not eat ordinary rice, just like city people would not harvest wheat ears. City people are all high and mighty. Some time ago, I, an old man, drove my donkey cart to the capital. Let me tell you what happened. I went to a family to ask for a drink of water, but was rejected. I was so angry that I didn't even get a drink of water. Don't you think this is unreasonable?"

He Yuzhu waved his hand and said, "Grandpa, I admit that many people look down on people from rural areas. But I can guarantee that I, He Yuzhu, am definitely not one of them. Counting back three generations, there have been farmers in every family! If it weren't for our farmers growing crops, people in the city might not even have enough to eat." Immediately, the people in the audience said "good" loudly and applauded with a smile.

Qin Tieniu nodded and said, "This sentence hits the nail on the head. Yes, if you count a few generations back, every family has a farmer! Those people who look down on us farmers, don't they even look down on their ancestors? Brother He is really a good man and a good son-in-law for our Qinjiazhuang. That day I saw the village chief's daughter coming back with her husband. I met them and wanted to say hello, but they ignored me."

When this was mentioned, many villagers were very angry. Qin Tiezhu, who was in his 40s, said indignantly, "That girl looked very polite when she was young, how come she became like this when she grew up. She really thought that marrying into the city would turn her from a wild chicken into a golden phoenix. Even people in her hometown don't recognize her. Such people will not have a good ending."

Qin Huairu squatted aside and looked at her man. Her man was really amazing. Listening to what her man said, it was really nice. Qin Huairu could imagine that after she and her husband left, the villagers in Qinjia Village would definitely compare her with Sun Juan. So what if Sun Juan was the daughter of the village chief? The man she married could not compare to the man I married.

Beside an unknown wild lake outside the capital city, Yan Fugui looked at Liu Xianjin and said, "Teacher Liu, are you sure there are fish here?" Liu Xianjin nodded with a smile, pointed to the opposite side and said, "Don't you see someone fishing on the other side? If there are no fish in this lake, would I bring you here?"

Yan Fugui nodded and took out a small shovel from his bag. He dug in the ground and found some loaches. Then he took out his homemade fishing rod, tied the loaches to the hook, and started fishing. Liu Xianjin made some arrangements not far from Yan Fugui, put the fishing rod in the water, and waited for the fish to bite.

But what they didn't expect was that the fish didn't bite, but a bunch of uninvited guests came. Several young people walked up to Yan Fugui with a smile, and the leader said, "Old man, you have to pay the pit fee to fish here." Yan Fugui asked, "What fee?" Yan Fugui had been fishing for a long time, but he had never heard of the pit fee.

The young man said impatiently, "Site fees, are you deaf?" Yan Fugui frowned and said, "Young man, I have been fishing for quite a while, and I have never heard that you have to pay site fees for fishing." Liu Xianjin also ran over and looked at the young men and said, "Yes, we have been fishing for such a long time, and we have never heard of paying site fees. Young people, do you want to collect protection fees at such a young age? This is not a good behavior?"

These young men were originally hooligans from the area. They usually ganged up in groups to bully ordinary people. What they hated most was being lectured by others. The young man slapped Liu Xianjin and said, "Who the hell do you think you are? You are baring your teeth at me. This lake belongs to us. You fish here, so you must pay us a pit fee?"

Yan Fugui was already scared when he saw the ferocious looks of these young men. He was about to pay some money to ensure his safety, but Liu Xianjin, who was used to scolding students, kept saying, "Where are your parents? It is illegal for you to do this. You will go to jail. You are still young, you can't do such a thing, can you? You must listen to me, you must not do such a thing as collecting protection money, can you?"

The young leader was abandoned by his parents when he was young. Hearing this old bastard say this, the young man could no longer bear the anger. The young man punched Liu Xianjin in the face and said to his younger brother viciously, "Hit me, let this old guy talk nonsense." He glanced at Yan Fugui and said, "Don't let this old guy go either. Give him a good beating."