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

Not long after, Zhou Jin brought Zhou Xin to the supply and marketing cooperative. The little girl's cotton jacket was torn, with many places unable to be patched. Her small package contained some summer or autumn clothes.

So the most urgent thing is to buy two cotton-padded jackets for the little girl, and the other things can be purchased later.

Fortunately, Zhou Jin often came to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, otherwise no one would pay attention to such a dirty little girl.

After Zhou Jin parked his bicycle, he carried Zhou Xin to the clothing counter and chose two flowery cotton jackets for Zhou Xin. At the salesperson's suggestion, he also bought a few inner clothes and underwear, as well as two pairs of cotton gloves, cotton shoes and cotton hats.

Then I bought two cans of milk powder, a can of malted milk and two kilograms of White Rabbit milk candy. The little girl is already six years old, but it looks like she is not even half the weight of a boy. She must be well nourished.

For the time being, Zhou Jin couldn’t think of anything else to buy, so he took Zhou Xin back to the courtyard.

When the two arrived at the courtyard, the third uncle was still guarding the gate. Seeing Zhou Jin with a dirty child, he stepped forward and asked.

"Xiao Zhou, who is that in your arms? I don't think I've seen this child before."

Zhou Jin looked at Yan Bugui and instinctively didn't want to communicate too much with him. He just wanted to go home early.

But when Zhou Jin looked at Zhou Xin, he suddenly thought of something. The little girl was so dirty that she couldn't wash it clean at home. She had to go to the bathhouse to wash it thoroughly. But he was a man and couldn't accompany her to the bathhouse.

Of course Zhou Jin was worried about letting the little girl go alone, and now that Yan Bugui took the initiative to ask, it was a good opportunity for him to ask the third aunt for help.

Although the Third Uncle's family never took advantage of him enough, as long as they were given benefits, they were still relatively reliable, with the exception of Sha Zhu.

"Third uncle, this is my sister Zhou Xin, from my uncle's family. Life in the countryside was hard, so my uncle came to Beijing to find my father. Unexpectedly, my uncle fell ill and passed away along the way, leaving her alone. I learned the news from Director Wang when I went to the street office today."

"Xinxin, say hello, this is Uncle Three."

Zhou Xin said softly, "Hello, Third Uncle."

All of this was a strategy that Zhou Jin had discussed with Director Wang in advance.

He knew very well that the people in the courtyard might use the identity issue to hurt the little girl, so as early as when he was at the street office, he carefully crafted his words and explained the situation in detail to the little girl.

As for the so-called "uncle", it is not fictional.

Zhou Jin had heard from his parents that their family was originally from Xuzhou, but due to the outbreak of war, his grandfather led the whole family to Shijiazhuang to join his second grandfather.

However, when in Jinan, my father was accidentally separated from his family and drifted to Sijiucheng, where he settled down.

As for my grandfather and other relatives, we have lost contact with them since then and their lives or deaths are unknown.

After listening to Zhou Jin's explanation, Yan Bugui had a clear understanding of the child's life experience.

Looking at the dirty and disheveled child in front of me, it was obvious that he had experienced a difficult escape journey.

As for the uncle mentioned by Zhou Jin, Yan Bugui did not know his exact situation.

After all, the contact between the two families has always been rare, one lives in the backyard and the other lives in the front yard.

"So it's your sister. Take your sister home quickly and wash the child. Look how dirty he is."

"Indeed, Third Uncle, I have something else I want to trouble Third Aunt with."

"Tell me what it is, and I will definitely help if I can."

There was a hint of surprise in Yan Bugui's eyes. Since Zhou Jin returned to the courtyard, he seldom interacted with the people in the courtyard, except for He Yushui, let alone asked for help.

"It's like this, you can see that my sister is too dirty, it's really inconvenient to wash her at home, and I guess she can't wash it clean, so I want her to go to the bathhouse to wash herself properly.

You see, it's impossible for me, a grown man, to enter the women's bathhouse, but I was really worried about letting a little girl go in, so I wanted my third aunt to take my sister to the bathhouse to take a bath.

Don't worry, I've paid for their bath tickets and money, and of course you can bring Yan Jie Di along."

When Yan Bugui heard this, he agreed immediately. This was a good opportunity for his family.

"Okay, that's no problem. Go home and pack up first. I'll ask your Third Aunt and Jie Di to wait for you at home."

"Okay, then thank you Uncle and Auntie first."

Zhou Xin followed Zhou Jin closely and came to the place where she would live in the future. At this moment, she felt nervous and excited, as if she was about to start a brand new life.

When Zhou Jin stopped his bike and stood in front of a locked door, Zhou Xin was keenly aware that this house was much newer and cleaner than the other houses around it. Zhou Jin unlocked the door and invited Zhou Xin to walk into the house, giving her enough time to carefully observe every corner.

As soon as she stepped into the house, Zhou Xin immediately felt a fresh breath coming towards her. There was not a single stain on the white walls, the floor was very clean, and the furniture was neatly arranged.

She couldn't help but sigh at how lucky she was to have found such a warm and comfortable home.

However, just as Zhou Xin was immersed in happiness, Zhou Jin suddenly interrupted her thoughts and said with a smile: "Xinxin, don't be in a daze! Come and see our new home!"

As he spoke, Zhou Jin took Zhou Xin's hand and took her to visit each room.

"Xinxin, this is our bedroom and study. There is a warm kang in this bedroom. When it's cold in winter, you can sleep on the kang with me. I will give you a thick quilt.

When the weather gets warmer, I will tidy up the study and make it your exclusive bedroom." Zhou Jin enthusiastically introduced each room to Zhou Xin, his face filled with anticipation and joy for a new life.

"This is the dining room, kitchen and toilet. You can take a shower in the toilet. You can take a shower at home from now on."

Zhou Xin didn't say a word the whole time, just looked at Zhou Jin quietly, and no one knew what she was thinking.

After Zhou Jin finished the introduction, he took a set of clothes he had just bought, took the bath ticket and took Zhou Xin to the third uncle's house.

As soon as they arrived at the front yard, the third aunt brought Yan Jiedi and stood at the gate holding an enamel basin.

"Third Aunt, this is my sister Zhou Xin. Please help me take her to the bathhouse to take a bath."

"Xinxin, come and say hello, this is Third Aunt, this is Sister Jie Di."

"Hello, Third Auntie, hello, Sister Jie Di." Zhou Xin greeted them in a soft voice.

"Okay, okay, what a good child, just leave it to me."

"Okay, I'll trouble you, Auntie."

"no problem,"

"Okay, Third Aunt, here are the money and bath tickets." Zhou Jin handed the bath tickets and money to Third Aunt.

The three aunts took the money and tickets and happily took the two little girls to the bathhouse.

This time, Yan Bugui's family helped him, so Zhou Jin prepared to give Yan Bugui a pound of pork as a thank you for the third aunt's help in taking Zhou Xin to take a bath, and to get along well with the third uncle.

If it was before, when he was alone, he would definitely not do this. Zhou Jin really disliked Yan Bugui's personality.

But things are different now. With Zhou Xin at home, if there is no one to help look after the courtyard, it will be too late to regret if something happens. Moreover, the third uncle is a teacher and can also help Zhou Xin with her studies.

Watching Zhou Xin disappear from his sight, Zhou Jin went home. He still had to prepare a sleeping place for Zhou Xin, so he hurriedly took out a quilt from the closet.

At this time Zhou Jin suddenly remembered that he had not prepared a towel, toothbrush and toothpaste for the little girl to wash.

Anyway, there was still time, so Zhou Jin hurriedly rode his bike to the nearest supply and marketing cooperative. After getting all the things ready, he rushed to the courtyard.

On the way, Zhou Jin saw a roast duck restaurant and suddenly remembered that the little girl was old enough to go to school, but he knew nothing about it.

It seemed that he had to ask Yan Bugui for help, so a pound of pork seemed not to be enough, so Zhou Jin went directly into the store and bought a roast duck, divided it into two halves, gave half to Yan Bugui, and ate the other half for himself and Zhou Xin.

When Zhou Jin returned to the courtyard, Zhou Xin was playing in the house with Yan Jiedi. When she saw Zhou Jin coming back, she hurried to Zhou Jin's side.

"Brother, you are back."

Zhou Jin picked up Zhou Xin, scratched her nose, and then said.

"I just went out to buy you some toiletries. Now let's go home and eat."

After saying that, Zhou Jin took a bag from the bicycle and handed it to the third uncle.

"Uncle, this half roast duck is a token of our gratitude to Aunt for helping take care of my younger sister. Let's go back to the house first."

When Yan Bugui heard Zhou Jin take out a roast duck to thank him, he quickly said, "Xiao Zhou, what are you talking about? Isn't it normal for the Third Uncle to help you a little?"

Although he said no, his hands quickly took the roast duck, fearing that Zhou Jin would regret it the next second.

"Okay, Third Uncle, it's getting late. I'll take my little sister home to eat first."

"Okay, go back and eat, don't let Xinxin go hungry."

Seeing Zhou Jin taking Zhou Xin away, Yan Bugui hurried back to the house with the roast duck and called out to the third aunt as soon as he entered the house.

"Wife, look what this is?"

The third aunt was cooking in the kitchen. When she heard her husband calling her anxiously, she hurried out of the kitchen and saw him holding a bag with the aroma of roast duck wafting out of it.

"Old man, when did you buy the roast duck? We can't live like this anymore."

Yan Bugui said proudly, "How could I possibly buy this? The money from buying half a roast duck is enough for me to buy several pounds of pork. This was given to me by Zhou Jin as a thank you for your help."

When the three aunts heard that it was sent by Zhou Jin, they were also very excited.

"Zhou Jin is so generous. I just helped him take his sister to take a bath, and he gave us the bath tickets and money. Now he also gave us half a roast duck."

After listening to this, Yan Bugui nodded and thought about it for a while.

"This Zhou Jin is indeed a capable person. Look at this roast duck, he sent it as soon as he said it would be sent. But I think he didn't do this simply to thank you for what happened today."

When the three aunts heard this, they felt that this was not a simple matter and asked hurriedly.

"Old man, then tell me, what is his other purpose?"

"You see, since he came back, he hardly communicated with anyone in the courtyard except He Yushui. This time he suddenly showed his kindness to us, it should be because of his sister. He wanted our family to help take care of her. After all, he often has to go out to purchase things, and he must be worried about having only a little girl at home."

After listening to what her old man said, the third aunt also felt that it made sense.

"Old man, from what you said, it is true. However, Zhou Jin's relationship with the people in the courtyard is not very good, especially the eldest uncle, the Jia family and Sha Zhu. They are like water and fire. Do you think our family should help Zhou Jin?"

After hearing the third aunt's question, Yan Bugui thought about it and felt that it seemed to be the case. He had to carefully consider the pros and cons.