Siheyuan: Starting from the Old Society

Sha Zhu pushed Qin Huairu away and rushed out of the ward without looking back. He walked aimlessly on the street, letting the cold wind blow on him, and the intimate figures of Qin Huairu and Deputy Director Li kept echoing in his mind.

"Is...is this my fate?" Sha Zhu howled to the sky, his voice filled with grief, anger and despair.

At this moment, an old voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Young man, do you want to change your destiny?"

Sha Zhu turned around suddenly, only to find that there was no one behind him.

"Who is it? Who is talking?" Sha Zhu looked around in horror but found nothing.

"If you want to know the answer, follow me..." The old voice sounded again, as if coming from the distant sky.

Sha Zhu followed the voice as if possessed, and came to a secluded alley.

Deep in the alley, an old man in a black robe and a bamboo hat was standing there quietly with his back to him.

"You... who are you?" Sha Zhu looked at the mysterious old man in front of him, his heart full of doubts and fear.

The old man slowly turned around, revealing a wrinkled face. His eyes were deep and mysterious, as if he could see through everything.

"Young man, do you want to change your destiny?" The old man repeated the previous question with a hint of temptation in his tone.

Sha Zhu just felt dizzy, and when he woke up again, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

"This... where is this?" Sha Zhu looked at the quaint room in front of him, the carved wooden windows, the simple furniture, and the coarse cloth clothes he was wearing, and was a little unable to react for a moment.

"Zhu Zi, are you awake?" A kind voice sounded, and an elderly woman came in with a bowl of porridge. "How do you feel? Does your head still hurt?"

"Grandma, what's wrong with me?" Sha Zhu looked at the old woman in front of him who looked exactly like his grandmother, and his heart was full of doubts.

"What nonsense are you talking about, kid? I'm your mother!" The old woman put the bowl of porridge on the table and touched Sha Zhu's forehead. "Fortunately, the fever is gone. You, don't drink like this anymore. Look at you, you're so drunk!"

"Drinking?" Sha Zhu was even more confused. He clearly remembered that he was angered by Deputy Director Li and Qin Huairu, that couple. How did it turn out to be drinking?

"Yes, you drank too much with some neighbors yesterday, and they had to send you back home!" The old woman sighed, "Zhuzi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're already so old, why are you still like a child, all you know is eating, drinking and having fun? Look at Xu Damao, he's a projectionist at such a young age, and you're still an apprentice. When will you let me worry less?"

Sha Zhu listened to the old woman's nagging with mixed feelings. He then realized that he seemed to have traveled through time and space to a world similar to Love in Siheyuan, and his current identity was the unlucky Sha Zhu in Siheyuan.

"Mom, I know I was wrong. I will work hard in the future and won't let you worry." Sha Zhu suppressed his surprise and decided to follow the old woman's words.

"It's good that you know you're wrong. Drink this bowl of porridge quickly. I'll go heat up some steamed bread for you." The old woman smiled with relief, turned around and walked out of the room.

Sha Zhu looked at the bowl of porridge on the table and an indescribable feeling surged in his heart. This bowl of porridge was so familiar and yet so strange. It seemed to carry a special magic that reminded him of everything in his past and present life.

After drinking the porridge, Sha Zhu walked out of the room and found himself in a dilapidated courtyard. In the courtyard, several people in plain clothes were sitting together and chatting. One of them was a fat, big-eared, greasy-faced man, who was Sha Zhu's mortal enemy - Xu Damao.

"Hey, isn't this Shazhu? How much horse urine did you drink yesterday that you just woke up today?" Xu Damao said sarcastically when he saw Shazhu, his tone full of sarcasm and disdain.

"It's none of your business!" Sha Zhu replied unhappily. He was not in the mood to argue with this guy.

"Hey, Sha Zhu, why are you talking so harshly today? Are you itching for trouble?" Seeing that Sha Zhu dared to talk back, Xu Damao immediately got angry and rolled up his sleeves, ready to take action.

"Xu Damao, what do you want to do?" At this moment, a crisp voice sounded, and a young and beautiful girl walked over. It was Qin Huairu, whom Sha Zhu had been thinking about.

"Huai Ru, you have to stand up for me. I don't know what made this idiot Zhu so bold as to talk back to me!" When Xu Damao saw Qin Huai Ru, he immediately put on an aggrieved expression.

"Shazhu, what's wrong with you? Why are you arguing with Damao so early in the morning?" Qin Huairu looked at Shazhu with a hint of blame in her tone.

Sha Zhu looked at the familiar yet strange woman in front of him, and suddenly a nameless anger surged in his heart. He grabbed Qin Huairu's wrist and said with gritted teeth: "Qin Huairu, stop pretending here. You know whose child you are carrying!"

Qin Huairu's face changed, and she shook off Sha Zhu's hand and said angrily: "Sha Zhu, what nonsense are you talking about? Of course the child in my belly is..."

"What is it? Is it Deputy Director Li?" Sha Zhu suddenly interrupted Qin Huairu and stared at her, as if he wanted to see through her.

Qin Huairu's face was pale, her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a word.

Seeing this, Sha Zhu sneered in his heart. It seemed that his guess was right. This woman was indeed having an affair with Deputy Director Li!

Sha Zhu felt dizzy and when he opened his eyes, everything had changed.

The room was small, the lights were dim, and the air was filled with a musty smell. He lay on the hard wooden bed, covered with a heavy quilt that made him unable to breathe.

"Zhu Zi, you're finally awake!" A woman's voice sounded in his ears, with a strong nasal tone, which made people feel suffocated.

Sha Zhu turned his head with difficulty and saw a woman wearing coarse clothes and with a haggard face sitting beside the bed, looking at him with concern.

This woman is none other than Qin Huairu!

"Huai Ru? Why are you here? Where...is this?" Sha Zhu struggled to sit up, but found that his whole body was sore and he couldn't use any strength.

"Have you forgotten? You drank too much in the back street of the steel mill yesterday and were beaten up. I was the one who carried you back." Qin Huairu said, reaching out to help him, but was grabbed by Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu's eyes were full of disbelief: "Steel mill? Back street? I...wasn't I in the hospital?"

Qin Huairu sighed and reached out to touch his forehead: "You, are you confused? Our yard is just behind the steel mill, have you forgotten?"

Sha Zhu was stunned. He looked around. The shabby furniture and mottled walls all seemed strange and familiar to him.

This is clearly the courtyard home he lived in before he traveled through time!

Could it be... Could it be that he has returned to the past?

Sha Zhu's mind was in a mess. He tried desperately to sort out his thoughts, but he just couldn't figure it out.

"Huai Ru, what year is it now?" Sha Zhu grabbed Qin Huai Ru's hand and asked anxiously.

Qin Huairu was startled by his sudden action and said timidly: "Zhu Zi, are you okay? It's been 58 years today, why are you still asking such a stupid question?"

In 1958?

Sha Zhu was struck by lightning, he really went back to the past, back to the era that made him feel mixed with love and hate!

He looked at the young Qin Huairu in front of him with mixed feelings.

In his previous life, he was foolishly deceived by this woman all his life, and ended up alone and helpless.

He will never make the same mistake again in this life!

"Huai Ru, don't worry about me. I can just lie down for a while." Sha Zhu pulled his hand back coldly, with a hint of alienation in his tone.

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, with a hint of hurt in her eyes, but she still nodded obediently: "Then you have a good rest, I'll make you some porridge."

After Qin Huairu left, Sha Zhu lay on the bed, lost in thought.

Since God has given him a chance to start over, he must seize it and never be as cowardly as he was in his previous life!

He wants to change his destiny and make those who have bullied him pay the price!

More importantly, he had to stay away from Qin Huairu, this "vampire", and never let her have the chance to get close to him again!

Just then, there was a sudden noise outside the door.

"Jia Zhang, you old hag, open the door for me!"

"That's right, hiding in there is nothing to be proud of, if you have the guts, come out!"

It’s the voice of Xu Damao and Yan Bugui!

Sha Zhu suddenly sat up, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

The show has begun!

Sha Zhu stood there in a daze, wondering if he was hallucinating. In this dilapidated courtyard, there was nothing but chickens and dogs stealing and family gossip all day long. How could such a mysterious thing happen?

"Young man, what are you still hesitating about? Are you willing to be bullied by others and laughed at for your stupidity all your life?" The old man seemed to see through his thoughts, and there was a hint of temptation in his voice.

Sha Zhu's heart was shaken. Yes, he had been called "Sha Zhu" since he was a child, used as a gun and exploited by others. He had given everything for Qin Huairu's family, but in the end, he got such a result. He was unwilling to accept it, he was not convinced!

"I...what should I do?" Sha Zhu's voice trembled a little. He vaguely felt that his life might be about to undergo an earth-shaking change.

The old man smiled slightly, stretched out his skinny fingers, and gently tapped on Sha Zhu's forehead.

"boom!"

Sha Zhu only felt a roar in his mind, as if something was unlocked. Countless scenes flashed before his eyes, including battlefields with swords and spears, palaces with singing and dancing, rare treasures and animals, gods and monsters...

"This is..." Sha Zhu looked at everything in front of him in horror, not understanding what was happening.

"From today on, you are no longer Shazhu, but..." The old man paused and said word by word, "The Ming Dynasty, Emperor Wanli!"

Sha Zhu only felt a black screen before his eyes and then he lost consciousness.

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