Golden Color Xiangjiang: A Young Man's Dream in a Siheyuan

Zhou Jin analyzed to He Yushui why He Daqing abandoned them and followed the White Widow to Baoding.

Yu Shui was already in a very low mood. After all, she was only fourteen years old this year. Even children from poor families had to grow up early. But facing such an unbelievable thing, even as an adult, it was difficult to accept it for a while.

Zhou Jin looked at the poor little Yu Shui and regretted analyzing these things to her. Although she was a little confused now, at least she would not feel the evil and ugliness of human nature so intuitively.

So Zhou Jin looked at He Yushui and asked.

"Yushui, I know you may feel bad now that you know this, but this is probably the fact and you have to accept it.

Now I want to ask you, do you still want to listen to my analysis of your brother, do you want to continue?"

He Yushui pondered for a while, took a deep breath, and then spoke in a firm tone.

"Brother Zhou Jin, you are right. These are the facts. They are the truth. Whether I want to hear them or not, they exist. Please continue. I also want to see the true face of these people as soon as possible."

"Okay, let me continue to analyze for you why your brother has become like this.

You said before that Yi Zhonghai and the old deaf man were very kind to your brother, but I guess they were only kind to your brother. As for you, it would be difficult for you to get food from them."

"Yes, Brother Zhou Jin, every time I couldn't stand the hunger anymore, I would go to find the old man, but he always had various reasons to make me leave. I had no choice but to go to the backyard to find the deaf old lady.

I saw her eating biscuits outside the door, but when I went in, she hid the food behind her back, and sometimes under her pillow. In short, she wouldn't give me any food, no matter what I said. I could only drink water to fill my stomach.

But as long as my brother goes to ask for food, he can always get it, no matter if it’s from an old man or a deaf old lady.” Yu Shui was a little angry.

"Well, don't be angry, those days are over, and you won't be hungry anymore.

Later, your brother went to a steel mill. With his hard work and talent, he gradually emerged and eventually became the chef of the canteen.

I can get a salary of more than 30 yuan a month, and I can also bring some leftovers back home from the canteen every day.

At this time, your life will slowly begin to get better.

Then did Yi Zhonghai come to your house and tell you that the Jia family was having a hard time, brainwashing your brother into believing that they should be united and help each other, saying that it was not easy for Jia Dongxu to support the family alone, and asking your brother to share some of his lunch boxes with the Jia family?

"Yes, at that time my brother simply regarded the uncle as his own father, so he never thought carefully about what he said and agreed directly."

"Yes, this is the true face of Yi Zhonghai. Think about it, Jia Dongxu had an income of more than 20 yuan a month at that time, and his family only had three adults and one child, and they were not even considered a poor household.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai was a seventh-level worker, earning more than 80 yuan a month. As Jia Dongxu's master, he only needed to give out 10 to 20 yuan a month to help them solve their problems, but he was reluctant to do so and instead asked your brother to help the Jia family.

"Of course your brother agreed to bring lunch boxes to the Jia family, not just because he trusts Yi Zhonghai unconditionally. You should be able to see another reason, right?"

"Well, judging from the way he looks at Sister Qin, anyone with enough eyes can understand what he is thinking," said He Yushui.

"That's right, your brother has a crush on Qin Huairu, but she already has a husband and children, and your brother is a coward who has the desire but not the courage to do anything. He can only take some lunch boxes, borrow some money from time to time, and side with the Jia family when something happens, in order to attract Qin Huairu's attention.

Moreover, although Yi Zhonghai and the old deaf man are both childless, they are naturally patriarchal.

I guess that due to years of indoctrination with this kind of thinking, your brother now also thinks that daughters are like spilled water, and will get married sooner or later, so as long as you don't starve to death, he doesn't need to worry too much.

Plus, there have been a lot of things going on in the yard recently, so he might not be in the mood to care about you."

When He Yushui heard what Zhou Jin said, even though it was all true, she still felt very uncomfortable. Her mother died young, her father abandoned her and ran away, and now her only brother who was still by her side didn't care about her either. Anyone who encountered this situation would be heartbroken.

Seeing Yu Shui lowering her head and not saying a word, Zhou Jin looked extremely lost, so he comforted her, "Okay, I know you are very sad now. If you want to cry, go to the guest room and cry for a while. I will go and prepare the meal and we will make up for it later."

Then Zhou Jin got up and went back to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

He Yushui couldn't hold back any longer at this moment. She went straight to the guest room, threw herself on the bed and started crying. When Zhou Jin called her to eat, her pillow was already wet with her tears.

Zhou Jin called Yu Shui out to eat. After they sat down, they began to eat. However, Yu Shui was not in a good mood. He used a pair of chopsticks to put rice into his mouth one grain at a time.

Zhou Jin added a piece of fish meat to He Yushui, "Yushui, I know it's cruel to tell you this directly now, but a short pain is worse than a long pain. Now that you know all the facts, stay away from those two people in the future and don't be fooled by them.

Don't think that you already know them very well. Let me tell you, what I analyzed for you is just the tip of the iceberg.

You don't have to worry about anything now, just study hard. Come to me if you have any problems. Come to my house for dinner when you are hungry. You also have the keys anyway, and you know where the money in the house is. From now on, I will be your brother.

Just pretend you know nothing about what I told you today. Don’t ask anyone. When the time is right, I will take you to Baoding to find your father. Then you will know whether it is true or not.

Eat well, I will take you to the mountains to hunt tomorrow, haven't you always wanted to go?"

He Yushui felt much better after she finished crying. In fact, she was aware of what Zhou Jin said, but she instinctively didn't want to think of people so badly. But now she knows that this person is not as bad as she thought, but he is just a bad person.

Afterwards, Zhou Jin told He Yushui everything that had happened in the courtyard during this period, which allowed her to have a deeper understanding of Yi Zhonghai and the others.

Then he talked about going into the mountains to hunt tomorrow, and He Yushui's mood gradually improved.

After dinner, Yu Shui went back to the house to sleep. Zhou Jin prepared the things he would need to go into the mountains tomorrow and went to sleep on the kang.

Early the next morning, the sun was shining into the house through the window. Zhou Jin was already in the kitchen preparing breakfast and some dry food for hunting.

It is a sunny day today and the snow that fell two days ago has almost melted, making it a perfect day for hunting in the mountains.

After Zhou Jin and He Yushui finished their breakfast, they set off on their bicycles.

Actually, when it comes to hunting, Zhou Jin is just setting some traps and catching some rabbits and pheasants. As for ferocious beasts like wild boars, Zhou Jin was unwilling to take risks with He Yushui.

When the two arrived at the foot of the mountain, Zhou Jin found a hidden place to hide the bicycle. In fact, he took the opportunity to put the bicycle into the space. After all, no matter where you are, your own space is not safe.

Then Zhou Jin took He Yushui up the mountain. There was still a lot of snow in the woods at this time. Zhou Jin explored the way in front, and He Yushui followed behind with some small traps.

When they came across a suitable place, the two stopped and began to work together to set traps. It must be said that He Yushui had some talent in this area.

She watched Zhou Jin set up several traps, and then asked Zhou Jin some questions, and then she could set up the traps on her own.

Although there are some differences from what Zhou Jin arranged, it is already very good for someone who is doing this for the first time.

You have to know that when Zhou Jin was in the southwest battlefield, he learned this from the veterans in his class, but it took him more than a month to remember all the key points.

The two men set up more than a dozen traps in the woods, then went down the mountain, waiting to come back in the afternoon to see if they had any harvest.

Zhou Jin planned to take He Yushui out to play for a day today, so when he set out, he took two short clubs with him so that he would have something to do while waiting for the trap.

Because this mountain is some distance away from Sijiu City, Zhou Jin can't set the trap in the rain and then go back to the city and check the trap in the afternoon.

Therefore, this period of time is most suitable for fishing. There happens to be a small river nearby, so Zhou Jin can find a way to fish regardless of whether it is frozen or not.

By the time Zhou Jin finished setting the trap, it was almost noon, so Zhou Jin took He Yushui and two fishing rods to the river, where the water was crystal clear.

The two found a big rock, and Zhou Jin took out the food he had prepared long ago from his bag: six steamed buns, two boxes of canned meat, a pound of braised pork, and two apples.

Zhou Jin then went to find stones and dry branches, built a simple stove, and began to heat up canned food and steamed buns. The braised meat was already cut, so it could be eaten by simply putting it between the steamed buns.

After a while, the food was heated up, and the two of them ate the hot steamed buns and meat with great relish.

There was also fruit after the meal. After eating, the two rested for a while by the fire.

When the two of them had rested for a while, Zhou Jin dug some earthworms first, and then took He Yushui to a place by the river where the water flow was slower, ready to start fishing.

Before fishing, Zhou Jin told He Yushui some fishing techniques and precautions, and helped He Yushui hang up the earthworms.

It was He Yushui’s first time to go fishing in winter and he felt very excited.

They both threw their fishing rods into the water and waited.

Not long after, there was movement on Zhou Jin's fishing rod. He quickly reeled in the rod, and a large crucian carp weighing about one kilogram jumped out of the water.

In the following hours, both of them caught some fish, but Zhou Jin definitely caught the most. After all, with basic fishing skills, it would be a bit unreasonable if he couldn't beat He Yushui, a newcomer.

Maybe because it was winter, all they caught were large crucian carp. The two of them caught a total of five large crucian carp weighing about one kilogram.

In the evening, if you use it to cook crucian carp soup and add a piece of tofu, it will be extremely delicious.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Zhou Jin put away his fishing rod, took a short rest, and then returned to the woods where he had set the trap.

Along the way, He Yushui was very excited and hoped to gain something.

When they reached the woods, they checked the traps along the way they had come. When they saw the first trap, He Yushui shouted excitedly. A rabbit was trapped in the trap.

The next few traps also yielded results, catching a total of three rabbits and two pheasants.

Add to that the five big crucian carp caught in the afternoon, and we will have a delicious meal in the evening.

As the sun sets, Zhou Jin and He Yushui return home with a full load.

For He Yushui, this day was both fulfilling and happy.