1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

After taking the antipyretic medicine, the deaf old lady slept for half a day and finally woke up in the afternoon.

During this period, an aunt had been taking care of the old lady all the time. She learned some remarkable things from the old lady's mumblings.

Fortunately, there were no other patients in the ward where the old lady lived, otherwise her words would definitely scare everyone around her to death.

The old lady was trapped in a nightmare and couldn't get out. She couldn't accept the fact that the gold bars were missing.

That was her hard-earned savings, her support for the rest of her life. How could she accept this fact?

The scenes from the past kept appearing in her dreams, and she dreamed of what she had done for those gold bars.

For the sake of those gold bars, she did not hesitate to exploit the women under her command, taking in customers day and night, completely disregarding their lives...

Also for the sake of those gold bars, she had leverage over certain people, forcing them to give her money and take risks to protect her...

However, all of this was gone, and all her reliance disappeared along with those gold bars!

She was trembling, uneasy, and couldn't sleep all night...

The deaf old lady slowly woke up. A middle-aged woman approached with concern and asked softly, "Old lady, how do you feel? Do you want me to call the doctor?"

The old lady's eyelids seemed to be glued shut. She struggled to keep her eyelids open. After seeing the woman in front of her, she asked in a weak and puzzled voice, "Is this a hospital?"

The lady nodded repeatedly and quickly responded, "Yes, old lady. I went there this morning and found that you had a high fever. Old Yi carried you to the hospital before he went to work. The doctor said you were fine, as long as the fever went down. How do you feel now? Do you want the doctor to come and see you again?"

After some effort, the deaf old lady's eyes became a little clearer, but she still looked tired.

She shook her head gently and said weakly, "I'm fine."

She felt that all her energy and spirit were gone along with the disappearing gold bars.

"Old lady, why don't you eat something? I made some porridge for you."

An old lady picked up the porridge next to her and said carefully.

The old lady shook her head again and said, "Leave it there. I'll eat it later."

She was now so filled with the pain of losing the gold bars that she had no mood to eat.

She felt very uncomfortable when she thought that she had lost her support and would have to act according to other people's wishes.

How could the wealth that I have accumulated for most of my life suddenly disappear?

An old lady couldn't help but comfort her: "Old lady, think positively. No matter what happens, health is the most important thing."

Suddenly, the deaf old lady looked stern and looked at the aunt with a sharp gaze, "What did you know?"

The aunt's heart skipped a beat. She had indeed heard some words when the old lady was talking in her sleep, and she knew that the old lady's identity must be no simple one.

Seeing the old lady's fierce eyes, she suddenly felt guilty and became at a loss for what to do.

But it was only for a moment. The aunt suppressed her inner anxiety and said carefully: "Old lady, I don't know anything. The doctor said that you had a high fever because of your anxiety. I guess something must have happened."

As for Yi Zhonghai's claim that the old lady had run out of food at home, she didn't believe it at all.

The old lady was so smart that she could tell at a glance that the aunt was up to something.

If it were in the past, she would have definitely threatened and scolded him.

But at this moment, thinking about her current situation, she suppressed the words that she wanted to blurt out.

She couldn't do this. Now she had no one to rely on and would have to rely on Yi Zhonghai and his wife for her livelihood. She absolutely could not break away from Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

She calmed down her anger and said slowly, "Whatever you know, forget it!"

The lady was shocked. She quickly replied, "Old lady, I didn't hear anything and I don't know anything. Don't let me get carried away!"

But the more she explained, the more the old lady became certain that she already knew something.

The old lady frowned and said in a deep voice: "Lao Yi is my godson. From now on, everything I have will be yours. Forget about those things!"

After hearing this, the aunt nodded hurriedly: "I know, old lady, I won't go out and tell anyone."

As soon as the words came out, the aunt felt embarrassed. She had just claimed that she knew nothing, but now she made such a guarantee.

But the deaf old lady didn't have the energy to pursue the contradiction in her words at this time.

The old lady drank some hot water and then ate some porridge cooked by an old lady, and her strength recovered a little.

Then, she asked the doctor to check again. The doctor said that the old lady was fine and she just needed to go home and take good care of herself.

So, the deaf old lady, with the help of an old lady, slowly walked out of the hospital.

After leaving the hospital, the aunt called a cart for the old lady, and the two of them sat on the cart back to the courtyard.

In the evening, the neighbors in the courtyard heard that the old lady had returned and came to visit her.

The neighbors not only sent their treasured brown sugar, eggs and other things, but also sent many gifts but they were full of sincerity.

The deaf old lady sat by the bed, responding to everyone's concern one by one.

Although the old lady pretended to be calm, outsiders could clearly feel that she was different from before.

The old lady used to always stand straight and be in good spirits, but now she is hunched over and her eyes have lost their former sharpness and look a little tired and gentle.

After get off work, Sha Zhu also hurried over to visit with a few eggs.

As soon as he entered the house, he walked quickly to the old lady and said softly, "Old lady, I came to see you."

As soon as the old lady saw Sha Zhu, her eyes instantly turned red and she held Sha Zhu's hand tightly as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw.

"Zhu Zi, my dear grandson." As he said this, tears began to fall.

Sha Zhu was a little overwhelmed by this sudden scene. He hurriedly comforted her, "Old lady, don't cry. What's wrong with you? Tell me if you have any grievances."

The old lady just kept sobbing and mumbling some unclear words.

"What a pity! It's too late! ..."

Sha Zhu had no choice but to sit quietly beside the bed and accompany her.

After a long while, the old lady's emotions calmed down a little.

Sha Zhu chatted with her for a while about family matters, then got up and went home.

After everyone left, the room became quiet.

The old lady sat alone in the room, thinking over and over again about the incident of losing her gold bars.

The more she thought about it, the more unwilling she felt. How could the wealth she had worked so hard to accumulate for most of her life just be gone?

So, she began to carefully analyze every detail that had happened in the courtyard from last year to now.

She has always had a good memory, and every detail flashed through her mind like a movie.

She thought of all the strange things that had happened in the courtyard since the conflict between the Li and Jia families.

And all the changes that took place in the yard after Li Dajiang's parents came.

The more the old lady thought about it, the more suspicious she felt, and finally all the blame was directed at the Li family.

Although she had no conclusive evidence, she firmly believed that her intuition would not be wrong.

"It must have been done by the Li family. The loss of those gold bars must be related to the Li family." The old lady was secretly certain in her heart.