Siheyuan: I am reborn as a good person He Yuzhu

"What's with this smell?" He Yuzhu frowned and asked after sniffing hard.

The air was filled with a foul smell, like the smell of chicken manure. Yi Zhongjiang, who was standing next to him, had a worried look on his face.

"This is all my fault," Yi Zhongjiang said helplessly. "This afternoon, I brought back some chicken manure, and the smell was unbearable."

He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen couldn't help but gasp at the same time, and Xu Huizhen felt her stomach churning, so she turned around and ran to the side to vomit. He Yuzhu covered his nose and walked into the house, while Yi Zhonghai still stood at the door, staring at the chicken manure, his eyes full of dissatisfaction and anger.

"Yi Zhonghai, are you crazy? You don't need to farm, why do you bring so much chicken manure home!" He Yuzhu asked. Liu Haizhong in the backyard was also awakened by the odor and hurried over, putting on his clothes.

"Why did you bring all this chicken manure? Are you going to suffocate us to death?" Liu Haizhong was not polite and directly criticized him. Yi Zhonghai seemed not to hear him.

"I want to use it to grow flowers. It contains a lot of nutrients." Yi Zhonghai responded seriously.

"Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for us?" Yi Zhonghai's face suddenly turned red when facing the accusation. He knew that what everyone said made sense, but he also wanted to prove himself: "I just want to disgust you."

This attitude made He Yuzhu feel uncomfortable. "Yi Zhonghai, the street office is selecting a health center. Do you really want to hold the entire center back?" He knew that Yi Zhonghai cared about the street office's opinion, so he used this to suppress him.

"Yes, Lao Yi, Zhuzi is right." Liu Haizhong immediately agreed, "Why are you so ignorant?"

Yi Zhonghai's face turned red and he wanted to refute but couldn't say anything.

"Hurry up and tell me, this is a big deal." He Yuzhu further asked, "Growing flowers? There is already an old man named Yan Bugui in the front yard who takes good care of the flowers and plants. Do you really need to join in the fun? Besides, I haven't seen him using chicken manure to grow flowers in all these years!"

Yi Zhonghai was speechless, "You... I did this for everyone's sake."

"You want to decorate the yard? You have to be practical!" He Yuzhu was merciless and continued, "The purpose of selecting health courtyards is to improve the quality of living environment, not to provide you with a tool for growing flowers."

"How can we possibly get the award if our yard is in this state?" Liu Haizhong continued, "Old Yi, if you want to grow flowers, do your part first." Yi Zhonghai was speechless and could only stammer, "In fact, growing flowers has its benefits."

But his excuse seemed weak, and everyone knew that it was untenable.

A bitter smile flashed across Yi Zhonghai's face, "Consider everyone? This is a joke! Do you think others can't see your little thoughts?" He Yuzhu held on tightly.

"How can our courtyard be selected as an advanced sanitation courtyard when the environment is so bad?"

"If that's the case, we'll have to give up on the Civilization Academy evaluation at the end of this year." He Yuzhu became more and more excited as he spoke.

Facing these words, Yi Zhonghai was flustered. The honor of this "civilized courtyard" was a big deal in his heart. In order to win this honor, he had spent countless efforts to communicate and fight for it with Director Wang. The hard work of nearly three years could not be ruined because of this little episode.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai felt cold sweat soaking his forehead. He gritted his teeth and decided that since the issue of growing flowers had become the focus, he might as well solve it once and for all. So he quickly returned to the house, took out some chicken manure, and carefully sprinkled it on several pots of plants. Instantly, a strong and pungent smell spread.

The people around couldn't help but cover their mouths and noses, "Old Yi, you...what's wrong with you?" Liu Haizhong was stunned by this sudden action and questioned. At this time, Yi Zhonghai remained silent, just glanced at He Yuzhu coldly, and then focused on the matter at hand.

Faced with this situation, He Yuzhu was speechless, "You...what are you going to do?" He had never expected Yi Zhonghai to react like this.

Yi Zhonghai hesitated for a moment, trying to explain but his words were inadequate. At this moment, He Yuzhu angrily asked, "Have you ever considered other people's feelings when you did this? Isn't this selfish?"

"Everyone hopes to be rated as an advanced health hospital. Aren't you dragging the hospital down by doing this?" He Yuzhu's words became more and more intense. "This kind of behavior that destroys the environment is tarnishing our reputation."

Seeing his actions attracting even stronger accusations, Yi Zhonghai seemed extremely shocked and helpless. He felt that He Yuzhu seemed to be deliberately trying to provoke him, as if he wanted to make him lose his temper in order to relieve his hatred.

However, no matter how angry he was, Yi Zhonghai still resisted the urge to attack. He knew that beating someone was not the solution, and he could only restrain himself in front of his status. "What do you think we should do?" Seeing He Yuzhu suddenly soften his tone and ask, Yi Zhonghai could not figure out his intention for a moment.

"How did he calm down now after being so aggressive just now?" He was puzzled and worried that he might say something wrong and be caught by the other party. Fortunately, Liu Hai came out to mediate:

"I think this is a good idea, Lao Yi. If you want to grow flowers, you can just take them outside."

After all, this is where everyone hangs out, and your behavior is indeed inappropriate." Yi Zhonghai glared at him, secretly blaming him for making things worse. But he stood up straight stubbornly, "I want to raise it here! It will also be good for improving the environment of the compound!"

"I don't see what's good about it. It may even backfire." He Yuzhu retorted disdainfully.

And so, the two of them were deadlocked.

Yi Zhonghai was so provoked by He Yuzhu's words that he began to stutter.

“I… I… I…”

After stuttering several times, Yi Zhonghai suddenly returned to normal. He seemed to have thought of something, and silently picked up the broom and began to sweep the floor. After cleaning, he moved a few flower pots from the house and placed them in the yard, and said softly:

"I grow flowers to create a good environment for everyone."

However, He Yuzhu responded loudly and rudely:

"Is this called growing flowers? You're simply wasting them! Flowers need plenty of nutrients, but you just put the flowerpots anywhere. If you keep going like this, you don't even need to be rated a health center. You should just change your name to Plants vs. Zombies!"

He Yuzhu spoke mercilessly, and Yi Zhonghai was speechless for a moment, knowing that he had indeed handled it inappropriately. Seeing Yi Zhonghai not knowing how to refute, He Yuzhu was secretly proud.

For many years, he had been unhappy with Yi Zhonghai, and now he could finally vent his anger. However, the neighbor, Sister Ma, stepped out to smooth things over and said to He Yuzhu:

"Old He, don't go too far. Yi Zhonghai grows flowers for the good of everyone. People should know when to stop."

Not only He Yuzhu heard this, Yi Zhonghai also heard it clearly. This was the first time Yi Zhonghai had been criticized like this in many years. He looked up at the neighbors around him and found that it was Sister Ma, who had a grudge against him.

Yan Bugui also rushed over. While yawning, he tried to persuade Yi Zhonghai not to dwell on it any longer.

Seeing that his supporters were getting fewer and fewer, Yi Zhonghai realized that he was indeed in the wrong, so he decided not to insist: "Okay, okay, I know I was wrong, I won't support him anymore." After that, he quickly retreated back into the house and closed the door with a "snap". Qin Huairu's scolding voice soon came from the room.

The next morning, He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen planned to go out for breakfast because of the bad smell in the yard. At the entrance of the alley, they met an old man who set up a stall and claimed to be able to tell fortunes.

He Yuzhu frowned slightly, not feeling particularly trustful. But Xu Huizhen smiled and said, "Yuzhu, do you want to have your fortune told?"

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and replied:

"These are just tricks in the underworld. Why believe them?"

But when he heard that the other party was a fortune teller, his interest piqued: "In that case, it would be nice to ask him how long our marriage can last."

Xu Huizhen smiled softly and walked to the stall and said:

"Master, I am going to marry this gentleman. Can you please calculate how many years we can spend together?"

The old master picked up a Bagua diagram on the table, closed his eyes slightly, and moved it gently with his fingers.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, smiled and replied:

"You two, no matter in your past life or this life, are destined to be together forever."

"What do you mean?" Xu Huizhen asked in confusion.

The old master smiled and said, "That's right, fate has its own inevitability."

"The relationship between the past life and this life?" Xu Huizhen widened her eyes, obviously confused.

The old man nodded slightly and said, "Yes, you two were husband and wife in your previous life. Due to some reasons, you didn't have a happy ending in the end." He said lightly.

Xu Huizhen opened her eyes wide and looked at He Yuzhu in surprise.

He Yuzhu was also stunned for a moment. "Past life and present life?" A trace of doubt flashed through his mind - could the fortune teller be a charlatan? But soon he heard Xu Huizhen ask, "Then will we be together until old age?"

The old man just chuckled a few times: "This will of heaven cannot be leaked casually."

These words made Xu Huizhen a little disappointed, but she immediately reacted - how could a fortune teller really predict other people's marriages?

Just as she was about to ask He Yuzhu if he was interested in fortune-telling, she suddenly realized that he had walked to the side and was looking at a vendor selling candied haws. "Yuzhu, what are you doing?" she asked.

He Yuzhu came back to his senses: "It's okay, let's go eat."

Although she felt something was wrong, Xu Huizhen said nothing and followed him to a breakfast shop on the street. They ordered a few buns and two bowls of porridge. After a while, Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu also walked into the shop.

Seeing them coming, He Yuzhu couldn't help thinking: I'm going to meet Yi Zhonghai again today. This guy is really thick-skinned. He just argued with me for a few words and then turned around to look for food.