Chapter 2 The He Family Tradition

The courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang is a large courtyard with three entrances.

There are four families living in the front yard, six families living in the middle yard, and eight families living in the back yard.

There are a total of eighteen households with a population of more than seventy people.

In accordance with the requirements of the street office, there are three elected uncles in the courtyard. During special periods, they are responsible for strictly preventing roaming spies and mediating conflicts between neighbors on weekdays.

The third uncle in the front yard, Yan Fugui, is an elementary school teacher. He is less than 40 years old and has three sons and a daughter.

Yi Zhonghai, an old man from the Intermediate Court, is a sixth-level fitter in a steel rolling mill. He is over 40 years old and has no children.

The second uncle in the backyard, Liu Haizhong, is a sixth-level forger in a steel rolling mill and has three sons.

Compared with the two big guys in charge of the front and middle yards, Liu Haizhong in the back yard is nothing.

There is an elderly widow living in the backyard, who is the original owner of this courtyard and is known as the deaf old lady.

The deaf old lady is almost seventy years old this year. She has bound feet and her hands and feet are not very flexible.

The subdistrict office knew that there was a martyr in the family of this deaf old lady, and after the founding of the People's Republic of China, they donated all the extra houses in the courtyard.

When the courtyard was electing a manager, the people from the street office specifically stated that whoever became the manager would have to take good care of the deaf old lady.

In order to be the one in charge of the backyard, Liu Haizhong kept nodding and saying yes, and also said that he could take care of his family.

As a result, less than a month after he became the manager, he began to complain every day and insisted on asking Yan Fugui from the front yard and Yi Zhonghai from the middle yard to take care of the house together.

Mr. and Mrs. Yi Zhonghai from the Intermediate Court had no children, so they thought taking care of the elderly was just a side job and didn't think much about it.

Who would have thought that this bastard Liu Haizhong would later cut off his support for the deaf old lady on the pretext that his three sons ate a lot and spent a lot of money.

As soon as Liu Haizhong withdrew, Yan Fugui in the front yard was famous for being stingy and calculating, so naturally he was unwilling to help.

In the end, taking care of the deaf old lady became the responsibility of Yi Zhonghai and his wife.

Liu Haizhong's reputation in the hospital was ruined because of his incompetent behavior, and no one obeyed his discipline on weekdays.

Turn the subject back.

He Yuzhu's mother was a rich lady, delicate and frail. She had a difficult delivery when she gave birth to He Yuzhu and He Yushui.

Every time, it was the deaf old lady who found someone to send He Yuzhu's mother to the foreign hospital, which saved her life.

In order to repay his gratitude, when He Yuzhu grew up a little and was able to earn money independently, he discussed with the aunt and decided to buy breakfast for the deaf old lady and give lunch to the aunt.

As for the deaf old lady's dinner, if He Yuzhu gets off work early, he will still be responsible for it. If He Yuzhu has something to do, he will continue to trouble the old lady.

When He Daqing heard that He Yuzhu had agreed with an aunt to support his elderly wife, he was so angry that he jumped up and down and cursed his son for being a big fool.

In the end, He Yuzhu promised He Daqing that he would earn money to support his wife in her old age without spending a penny of He Daqing's money. He Daqing had no choice but to accept this fact.

He Yuzhu carried the food to the backyard.

The deaf old lady was sitting in the yard with her eyes closed, resting.

After putting the food in the old lady's room, He Yuzhu called her, "Grandma, come back to eat."

The deaf old lady opened her eyes and saw He Yuzhu, and immediately her eyebrows and eyes were full of smiles:
"Grandson, what did you say? Eating meat?"

When the old lady was young, her family was well off. Although her family has fallen on hard times, she is still a little greedy for food.

"Hush, keep your voice down, my dear grandma."

He Yuzhu has always been grateful in his heart for the great kindness of the old lady, which allowed him to enjoy a few more years of good life with his biological mother.

Therefore, He Yuzhu has always tried to satisfy the old lady's desire to eat meat.

Helping the old lady into the house, He Yuzhu quietly took out a piece of braised beef wrapped in oil paper from his pocket.

This piece of braised beef has been in the space for almost a week.

Every time the old lady felt hungry, He Yuzhu would cut some for her.

"Grandma, drink some porridge first. I'll cut this braised beef into slices for you. Eat it with steamed buns. It's the most delicious."

The old lady looked at the fist-sized braised beef and smiled from ear to ear: "My eldest grandson is so filial."

"That's right. If I don't obey you, who can I obey?"

He Yuzhu chatted with the old lady for a few minutes, then said goodbye and went home.

He Yushui had already started eating.

The children had been in classes for an entire afternoon and were already growling with hunger. They couldn’t wait for the adults to serve dinner.

He Yuzhu wanted to teach his sister to be well-mannered, so he waited until his sister had finished eating before asking:
"Xiao Shui, are you full?"

"I am full."

He Yushui patted his belly and looked at the leftovers on the table, then said embarrassedly:
"Brother, I left some for you, just eat it."

"It's good that you're full. Go do your homework. It's time for me to eat too."

As He Yuzhu said this, he took out a piece of braised beef wrapped in oil paper from his pocket and took a big bite under He Yushui's surprised gaze.

"Brother, what did you eat?"

When He Yushui smelled the aroma of meat, his eyes widened.

"Meat, beef, braised beef in soy sauce."

He Yuzhu is going to teach He Yushui a profound lesson so that his younger sister can learn a little about family education.

If the adults don't sit down to eat, the children cannot eat first.

Rules are rules.

Must not be broken.

"Brother, I want to eat too."

He Yushui rubbed her belly. She felt that her stomach, which had just been full, could now hold another fist-sized piece of braised beef in soy sauce.

"Aren't you full? If you're full, go do your homework."

He Yuzhu was munching on beef and drinking porridge, feeling that his life was extremely happy.

"elder brother……"

He Yushui shouted in a long tone, curled her lips, and her eyes began to feel sore. She felt that she was being bullied.

He Yuzhu saw that his little sister was about to cry, but he knew when to stop and taught her a lesson:

"Do you know you're wrong?"

"I know." He Yushui answered aggrievedly, her eyes watching her brother take another bite of the beef.

"Well, since you know you're wrong, I'll punish you by making you wash the dishes and pots today. Now go to the old lady and take the dishes back."

He Yuzhu, holding the braised beef in his hand, looked like a victorious general on the battlefield, showing off his might.

Unfortunately, He Yushui was severely taught a lesson by He Yuzhu, and began to realize the dangers of society.

The little girl, who was not even ten years old, ran back to the backyard quickly, greeted the old lady, and ran back to her home with the dishes. She was relieved when she saw He Yuzhu put the braised beef on the plate.

Just now, He Yushui was really afraid that when she went to the backyard, the stinky brother would eat up all the braised beef.

After washing the dishes, He Yuzhu checked them and confirmed that there was no problem before giving the braised beef to his younger sister.

This girl actually disliked her elder brother's saliva, so she went to the kitchen and cut off the part that He Yuzhu had gnawed with a knife.

He Yuzhu was directly defeated by the little girl's disgusted look.

It seems that the education I gave to my younger sister just now was not profound enough.

"Go do your homework. I'm going to go for a walk."

As for my younger sister’s parenting issues, there will be plenty of time to teach her slowly in the future.

He Yuzhu walked out of the courtyard and slowly walked south.

Taking advantage of the cover of night, in a quiet and deserted place, He Yuzhu quietly took out a bicycle and some cosmetics from the space, did a simple makeup on himself, and then rode south.

Ten minutes later, He Yuzhu put away his bicycle and went into a private house.

After entering the yard, He Yuzhu put on her makeup and went into a basement from the kitchen.

Sitting on the wooden bed in the basement, He Yuzhu pulled the rope that passed through the wall next door and could clearly hear the sound of wind chimes coming from the yard next door.

At this time, He Yuzhu's heart was burning with joy. There were so many things to be happy about today.

My father He Daqing is going to travel to another place with Widow Bai, which is a great happy event.

After all, He Yuzhu has lived in the same house with He Daqing since he was a child.

For a systematic time traveler, He Yuzhu has too many secrets. He has to be very careful every day and not dare to let his father He Daqing know.

Now, He Daqing was going to leave with the young widow. He Yuzhu was so happy when he thought that he would be able to relax a little after being tense at home.

The second happy event was that He Yuzhu replaced He Daqing and became the head chef of a canteen.

With the position of head chef, He Yuzhu will have more flexible working hours and can do more things.

For example, like now, dating a pretty widow.

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As the heavy wooden door was knocked, He Yuzhu pushed it open, and a young woman with a pretty face came out from the other side of the narrow door.

As soon as the young woman came in, He Yuzhu hugged her and covered her mouth.

After a while of sweating and enjoying the pleasure, the young woman asked the man in confusion:

"Zhu Zi, didn't you come here yesterday? Why are you here again today?"

He Yuzhu let the woman wipe the sweat off his body and said slowly:
"Jiazhen, I'm happy today, so I wanted to share it with you."

"What makes you so happy?"

When the young woman Jiazhen heard what He Yuzhu said, she also became happy.

When He Yuzhu was happy, he would leave a lot of money for her, so that she could be happy too.

"From today on, I will be the head chef of our cafeteria."

He Yuzhu recounted the happy event with a smile.

The young woman Jiazhen chatted with the man for a while and finally made him happy. She took the money the man gave her and went back through the wooden door.

He Yuzhu looked at the young woman's sexy posture and almost didn't let her come back.

Still strong willpower can't resist the temptation.

Thinking that it was getting late, He Yuzhu had to be on guard against the courtyard house closing, so he left reluctantly.

This pretty widow was called Chen Jiazhen. She was from Xujiachuan, Tianjin. She came to Sijiucheng a few years ago to escape the war.

Chen Jiazhen's husband is named Xu Fugui, which has the same pronunciation as Xu Damao's father Xu Fugui.

By chance, Chen Jiazhen found the courtyard and met He Yuzhu.

Under the strengthening system, He Yuzhu's body had already become as strong as a bull.

Unfortunately, because my age is too young according to my household registration, I can’t find anyone to arrange a blind date for me.

It was fate that brought him to meet Chen Jiazhen.

He Yuzhu was attracted by Chen Jiazhen's beauty and was so bold that he took her to one of his hideouts.

That is the small courtyard next door.

When Chen Jiazhen first moved in, she still had some savings and was still thinking about finding her own man. She didn't want to be kept as He Yuzhu's lover.

However, as her daughter Fengxia and son Youqing fell ill several times, all the savings she brought with her were spent.

He Yuzhu then used all means to get the desperate Chen Jiazhen.

Later, as Fengxia and Youqing grew up, Chen Jiazhen became shy and did not want He Yuzhu to stay overnight at her house openly.

He Yuzhu simply bought the house next door and dug a cellar.

Every time He Yuzhu came over, he would pull the rope in the cellar.

When Chen Jiazhen heard the sound of wind chimes at home, she would come over if she had time. If she didn’t have time, she would pull the rope back.

When He Yuzhu hears the sound of the wind chimes coming back, he will know what is going on and leave on his own.

During these three years, He Yuzhu came at least once a week and left about fifty yuan for Chen Jiazhen every month.

In addition to money, He Yuzhu also brings some food that cannot be bought in the market.

In the past few years, Chen Jiazhen has been living with He Yuzhu and taking care of her two children without suffering any hardship.

Even in the middle of the night, Chen Jiazhen would still think of her husband Xu Fugui, and she didn't know whether Xu Fugui was dead or alive all these years.

　Don’t worry about the issue of currency depreciation before 1955, mainly because it is difficult to describe in detail.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)