Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

The next morning, just after dawn, he might have to go to his wife's house to propose marriage. Anyway, He Yuzhu was so excited that he didn't sleep all night. He Yuzhu got up early and started to clean himself up. Let's talk about washing his face. He Yuzhu wrapped a towel around his hands and rubbed them back and forth. His face, which was full of grooves, was rubbed red, and even some shallow grooves were rubbed flat.

After cleaning himself up, He Yuzhu took out his treasured Zhongshan suit. After putting it on, He Yuzhu was standing in front of the mirror to admire himself, and He Yushui walked in from outside. Seeing the brand new He Yuzhu, He Yushui showed a surprised expression on his face, and unconsciously looked at He Yuzhu and asked: "Brother, did the sun rise from the west today?!"

"What are you talking about?! My friend is getting married today, and I'm going to the wedding." After saying that, He Yuzhu reached out and patted the wrinkled part of his shoulder, and asked, "How's your brother?!"

He Yushui joked: "Not bad! If you keep doing this, I won't worry about not having a sister-in-law."

He Yuzhu was about to change his words and say that he was going to propose marriage today, but thinking of Yan Jiekuang's reminder, He Yuzhu swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue. He Yuzhu took out five yuan and two catties of grain coupons and half a catty of meat coupons from his pocket and gave them to He Yushui, saying, "I'm not at home today. Don't treat yourself badly. Eat well."

He Yushui took the money and bills from He Yuzhu's hand, and the smile on his face disappeared unconsciously. He Yushui always felt that the past few days were particularly unreal, as if he was in a dream. However, He Yushui hoped that this dream would continue and he would not wake up.

He Yuzhu noticed something was wrong with He Yushui and asked, "What's wrong with you?! What are you thinking about?!"

He Yushui replied with a smile, "Nothing?" Then he said, "I wrote a letter to my father yesterday. I told him about Yi Zhonghai swallowing up our living expenses. I also asked him how he was doing over there!"

He Yuzhu said, "You! Don't have any psychological burden. Eat and drink as you should, and just study hard. I've figured it out with your brother. I'm not good at studying. I can only hang around the stove for the rest of my life. What about you! Study hard and get into a good university or technical secondary school in the future, so that I can explain it to our mother."

He Yushui said, "Didn't an old man ask girls why they need to study so much last time?! Didn't you agree with him?!"

He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "Can you believe what that old man said?! It's better to believe that a sow can climb a tree than to believe him."

"Brother!" He Yushui called out somewhat embarrassedly and threw herself into He Yuzhu's arms.

He Yuzhu patted He Yushui on the back and said, "The past is the past, don't think too much about it. In a few days, I will bring you a sister-in-law. From now on, your sister-in-law and I will spoil you together."

When He Yushui heard what He Yuzhu said, his eyes rolled, and then a wicked smile appeared on his face, and he said, "Brother, I'm afraid you are not going to a friend's wedding today?!"

He Yuzhu reached out and gently tapped He Yushui's forehead, saying, "You are the smart one, little girl. Remember, don't tell anyone before I bring your sister-in-law back. There are too many bad guys in our courtyard. If they find out, your brother's marriage will be ruined by them."

He Yushui smiled and agreed: "Brother, don't worry! There's a seal on my mouth! I will never tell anyone."

After a while, He Yuzhu saw that the time was almost up, so he said goodbye to He Yushui and went out.

An old lady who was washing up by the pool saw the well-dressed He Yuzhu and couldn't help asking, "Silly Zhu, you are wearing green and blue today, where are you going?!"

He Yuzhu replied: "My friend is getting married today and asked me to help with the wedding reception. Auntie, I don't want to chat with you anymore. I'm in a hurry! "

Watching He Yuzhu's back, Auntie always felt that something was strange, but she couldn't put her finger on it. After thinking for a while, Auntie couldn't come up with an answer, so she stopped thinking about him.

He Yuzhu left the courtyard and went to the supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of the alley. He Yuzhu bought a pack of Pegasus cigarettes, a box of snacks, a pound of assorted candies and two bottles of Fenjiu at the supply and marketing cooperative, and then rushed to the station without stopping. After meeting up with matchmaker Wang at the station, the two got on a long-distance bus.

A little after nine o'clock in the morning, Matchmaker Wang brought He Yuzhu to Liu Lan's door. Matchmaker Wang knocked on the door and asked, "Is anyone home?!"

When Liu Lan heard the shouting, she ran out of the house, opened the door, and saw Matchmaker Wang and He Yuzhu. She called out embarrassedly, "Aunt Wang!" Then she turned around and ran back into the house.

At this time, Liu Lan's mother came out of the house and said, "Sister Wang, you are here!" Then she looked at He Yuzhu, nodded slightly, and asked, "Is this Zhuzi?!"

"Yes! He is He Yuzhu, your Liu Lan's boyfriend." Matchmaker Wang agreed with a smile. Liu Lan's mother said, "Come in! Come in!"

He Yuzhu followed Matchmaker Wang and Liu Lan's mother into the main hall. He Yuzhu put the things on the table and said, "Uncle, aunt, this is my first visit. These things are my gifts. Please accept them."

When Liu Lan's father saw the cigarettes and alcohol, a bright smile immediately appeared on his face and he said, "Zhu Zi, you are too polite!"

He Yuzhu said: "This is what we should do!"

Matchmaker Wang said, "Brother Liu, there are no elders in Zhuzi's family. I, the matchmaker, should be regarded as an elder. I am here with Zhuzi to propose marriage today."

Liu Lan's father said, "Sister Wang, we don't trust others to do things. How can we not trust you to do things?! We have agreed on it before. The betrothal gift is 20 yuan. My family's situation is just like that, and the dowry is just the things that Lan Zi is using now. There is nothing else."

He Yuzhu said: "Uncle, 20 yuan is no problem for the betrothal gift. I like Liu Lan as a person and don't care whether she has a dowry or not. Even if she doesn't, I don't care. As long as the two of us live a good life, we can buy things slowly in the future." After saying that, He Yuzhu took out two big unity bills and put them on the table.

Liu Lan's parents looked at each other and nodded at the same time. Matchmaker Wang continued, "Tomorrow is Monday, which is a good day. I think we should let the two children get their marriage certificate tomorrow."

He Yuzhu hurriedly took out two more big unity notes and said, "Uncle, the higher-ups are calling for everything to be kept simple. We can't go against the higher-ups. I only have one sister at home, and I don't have any relatives or friends, so I won't hold a banquet. I'll use this twenty yuan to buy some food and wine and treat some of Liu Lan's elders to a meal. It's also my token of my appreciation."

When Liu Lan's parents saw He Yuzhu took out another twenty yuan, they were even more satisfied with him. Liu Lan's father said, "It's settled! Tomorrow morning, let Liu Lan take the certificate and her things to Sijiu City to find Zhuzi." Then he reminded, "Zhuzi, Liu Lan is my eldest daughter. You must treat her well!"

He Yuzhu said hurriedly: "Dad! Don't worry! I will definitely treat her well and will never let her suffer."

Liu Lan's father said, "Old lady, why don't you go prepare the meal? I want to have a couple of drinks with my son-in-law!"