Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 315 Yu Yu gets married, younger siblings go to college
In September, two major events happened in the compound.

First, Xu Fengming, who went to the countryside to jump in the queue, is back, and he also wants to go to college with his second brother Aiguo and his younger sister Xiaoya.

Secondly, it rains at the end of the month to get engaged.

As the eldest brother of Yushui, Sha Zhu felt a little messed up in his heart. He was happy that his sister got married, but at the same time, he felt very sad.

These years, only the two of them depended on each other for their lives. It can't be said that life is bad, but if you really want to say it, it's really not good.

Shazhu's mother passed away early, and his father, He Daqing, has been gone for many years without a word from him.

Shazhu and Yuyu are very sad every August [-]th and the Chinese New Year, when other people's families laugh and the whole family is reunited.

As for him and Yu Yu, they could only stare at each other and enjoy themselves in misery.

Now that Yushui is going to get engaged, Sha Zhu really wants to get He Daqing back.

However, in the past few years, I have been looking for people to inquire, but I have never heard any news related to He Daqing.

At this time, Shazhu was standing in the backyard, and after discussing with Xu Qing about all aspects of Yushui's marriage, he mentioned his father He Daqing to Xu Qing again.

"Qingzi, help me ask Editor Li of the Workers' Newspaper if you can publish my father's story in the newspaper again."

Silly Zhu bit his cigarette butt at the corner of his mouth, stared at Xu Qing, and thought for a long time before speaking.

Xu Qingdao: "Brother Silly Zhu, I can ask for you, but it's hard to say whether it can be published again. After all, it was published once last year, and under normal circumstances, such national newspapers will not publish it easily. A missing person notice."

Sha Zhu nodded his head, took a sharp drag on his cigarette, and didn't speak.

He knew that the 'Workers' Newspaper' was able to publish the matter of him looking for his father He Daqing last year, all thanks to Xu Qing.

Otherwise, not to mention the "Worker's Press", a nationally published newspaper, even the newspapers in the [-] cities, he would not be able to get published based on his own ability.

Silly Zhu was very grateful to Xu Qing for this matter, but he wanted to thank Xu Qing, but he had nothing to offer.

At first he was just a cook, besides being good at cooking, in terms of position, Xu Qing is now a first-level clerk in the factory, which is higher than him, not to mention the salary.

Secondly, he is not the kind of person who is very good at talking. Although he is always talking non-stop in his mouth, he is always said to be a broken mouth, but flattery and flattery words rarely come out of his mouth. .

Silly Zhu was silent for a while, then blew out the smoke from his mouth:

"Qingzi, what you said, brother, I know too. It's not that Yushui is about to get engaged and get married at the beginning of next month. I..."

Silly Zhu's voice was full of heavy and helpless words. Halfway through his words, he couldn't say any more.

He knew that this matter would embarrass Xu Qing.

After all, Xu Qing was not the editor-in-chief of the Workers' Newspaper, but he really had no choice.

Yushui was about to get married, and his mother was gone. If his father didn't come back, would he really be the only elder brother by his side?
Other people's sisters have never been so shabby when they got married. In the past few years, he has taken on private work during his free time, and often went to the homes of those married girls. What happened in their homes was lively and beautiful, with relatives and friends gathering together happily, not to mention How festive.

Silly Zhu really didn’t want Yu Yu to be too shameless on her wedding day.

He may not care about the ostentation, but he is just a sister, so how can he not let her shine in all her glory?

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Seeing that Sha Zhu frowned tightly, Xu Qing understood what Sha Zhu was thinking.

Xu Qing also has a younger sister, Xiaoya. The little girl is going to get married in a few years, and she is also the eldest brother, so how could she not realize it.

It's just that Xu Qing knows better that the "Workers' Newspaper" is distributed nationwide, even to corners in remote mountainous areas.

And He Daqing is in the country, he must have read the newspaper last year and knew that Sha Zhu was looking for him.

But for nearly a year, He Daqing has never returned to the courtyard to take a look at Silly Zhu and Yu Yu. Even if it is published in the newspaper again this year, He Daqing may not come back.

But since Sha Zhu said that he hoped to board again, Xu Qing did not refuse, after all, he has a good relationship with Sha Zhu.

Regardless of whether Editor Li could be more accommodating and publish it once, Xu Qing asked, but it was nothing.

As for whether it will be published, and whether He Daqing will come back after it is published, Xu Qing is not sure.

However, when Shazhu turned around and left the backyard, he sighed and said to Xu Qing:
"Qingzi, I think it's better to forget it, and don't bother you anymore. Last year, I was bothered once. This year, my sister is getting married. If my father has my brother and sister in his heart, he should come back by himself last year."

Seeing Shazhu's lonely expression, Xu Qing had no choice but to hum slightly.

At this time, there was a gust of autumn wind blowing in the courtyard, carrying a wisp of chill, filled with indescribable bleakness
At the end of the month, when Xu Qing got up early in the morning, he saw Silly Zhu rushing to him to borrow a bicycle.

"Qingzi, brother, let me use your bicycle for a while and return it to you after I finish shopping for groceries."

Knowing that Yushui was engaged today, Xu Qing said directly, "Brother Silly Zhu, you can use it today."

Seeing Xu Qing being so forthright, Silly Zhu grinned, "Thank you, Qingzi."

After Sha Zhu finished speaking, he pushed the cart and hurried out of the compound.

After more than an hour, Sha Zhu, who came back from shopping, returned the bicycle to Xu Qingshi and said:

"Qingzi, please remember to come to my house at noon. The rest of the family is coming over because of the rain. Brother, it's hard for me to socialize by myself. By the way, I'll also tell the second uncle later, so you and the second uncle should come early."

Xu Qing smiled and said, "Brother Silly Zhu, it's okay."

Silly Zhu chuckled, took out a pack of Peony cigarettes he had just bought, handed one to Xu Qing, turned around and headed towards the second uncle's house.

At around [-] o'clock at noon, Xu Qing changed into clean clothes, called the second uncle Liu Haizhong, and the two of them went to the silly pillar room in the middle courtyard together.

Today, Shazhu not only called Xu Qing and Liu Haizhong, but also Yan Bugui from the front courtyard and Yi Zhonghai from their middle courtyard.

He Daqing was not here, so Shazhu could only ask the three stewards in the courtyard and Xu Qing.

Xu Qing is a cadre, and Sha Zhu felt that Xu Qing must be present.

Although Xu Damao is also a cadre and has the title of deputy director, but in Sha Zhu's view, even if Xu Damao's grandson becomes emperor, he can't compare with Xu Qing.

Xu Damao interfered with his affairs with Qin Jingru, not only poaching his corner, but also marrying Qin Jingru into the courtyard to disgust him.

Silly Zhu wished to kill that bastard Xu Damao.

Yushui is engaged today, how could Silly Zhu invite him!

When Xu Qing and the second uncle had just entered the middle courtyard together, they saw He Yushui's partner and his father coming into the courtyard from the front yard.

Silly Zhu hurriedly greeted Xu Qing and the second uncle, and then, accompanied by Yu Shui, let the two who came to the courtyard for the first time into the house.

Xu Qing took a look at Yushui's partner, and saw that the other person's appearance was not bad, his facial features were well-proportioned, and he was also energetic.

After everyone was seated, Yushui introduced her object to Xu Qing and the three elders in charge of the courtyard.

Later, Yuyu introduced Xu Qing and Yiye to her partner.

As for Sha Zhu, Yu Shui had introduced him earlier.

Silly Zhu is quite satisfied with his future brother-in-law, at least he is a police officer, so he doesn't have to worry about his sister getting married and having a hard time in the future.

So when it came to the betrothal gift, Shazhu didn't say anything. He would accept whatever his future brother-in-law gave him, no matter how much it was, or how much it was.

Anyway, with the dowry money received, Sha Zhu made up his mind that on the day of his sister's wedding next month, he will also marry Yushui as a dowry.

The first, second, and third uncles looked at each other, somewhat disapproving of Sha Zhu's actions.

Yushui's family only paid 20 yuan, but Shazhu didn't say anything. If Yan Pugui betrothed his daughter Yan Jiedi, it would be strange if he didn't shake his face immediately.

It has been 70 years, and the betrothal gifts in the city have risen to thirty or forty for ordinary people. Yushui's object is only 20 yuan for being a policeman, which is obviously because he doesn't want to pay.

After all, those who live in the city and have no money, as long as they have a job, can't earn more than [-] yuan a month, and the betrothal gift of [-] to [-] yuan is not something they can't afford.

Of course, if it was a rural area, the small amount of gift provided by Yu Yu's family would really be nothing.

It's just that Yan Bugui saw that Sha Zhu didn't say anything, so he gave Sha Zhu a wink, indicating that Sha Zhu should ask for more.

But Shazhu didn't pay attention, and Yan Bugui didn't care anymore when he saw this, anyway, today is Yushui's engagement, not Yan Jiedi.

Yan Bugui stretched out his hand to help his glasses, thinking to himself, if his daughter was engaged, if he only gave such a dowry, he would just blow her up.

As for Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong, one had no children, and the other had only three boys, and they only had to pay the bride price for other people's families. The two of them smoked and pretended not to notice.

As for Xu Qing, he didn't say a word about Shazhu's actions.

Shazhu is not the kind of person who loves money, Xu Qing knows this very well.

As for the gift given by Yu Yu's partner, Shazhu had no problem with it, but Xu Qing, as a neighbor, couldn't say much.

Once the bride price was over, the marriage was settled, and Yu Shui and his partner had already been finalized on the following wedding day, so there were no other important matters to discuss.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the rain subject left the compound.

In a blink of an eye, it was the National Day of the [-]th, and on the third day of the National Day, Yushui got married.

As Yu Yu's only relative, Sha Zhu was busy running around in the courtyard, while Xu Qing took his younger siblings and daughter-in-law Jing Hong to help Sha Zhu organize things in the middle courtyard.

They are all people whose parents are not around. Xu Qing and Sha Zhu, the two families have always been close, and they are neighbors in a large courtyard, so naturally they have to help.

In the past, when there were weddings in the courtyard, Shazhu would be the one to cook the banquets, but when Yu Yu got married, Shazhu didn't have time to cook. For this matter, Shazhu called his two apprentices, Fatty and Ma Hua, and invited them to the factory canteen at the same time. A master chef comes to take charge.

The courtyard was lively and festive. As the bride, Yuyu, dressed up by Jinghong, the little girl and Qin Huairu, became more beautiful than before.

Yu Li hugged her daughter and looked at He Yushui, and praised Yushui for the first time.

Qin Jingru didn't have the face to come to the middle courtyard, and hid out early in the morning, not daring to stay in her own room in the backyard.

Xu Damao didn't come back last night. He knew Yu Yu was getting married today, so he wanted to avoid it to avoid embarrassment.

However, Xu Damao asked Xu Qing to help him pay for the rainwater, and the money was handed over to Xu Qing three or four days in advance.

Xu Damao didn't care about anyone, he had a feud with Sha Zhu, but he had nothing to do with the rain.

Xu Damao can be absent, but there will be no less money.

On the one hand, Xu Damao did this because he considered Yu Yu to be the first person to get married in the compound.

On the other hand, he was afraid that people in the courtyard would scold him behind his back. Xu Damao didn't want to offend everyone in the same courtyard because of this.

Because Shazhu's family has no relatives, Shazhu invited a lot of people from the factory, Er Mazi, Ma Jiefang, Liu Lan, the kitchen chef, etc., all came.

However, few cadres in the factory came, and Sha Zhu got on well with ordinary workers, but there were not many leaders and cadres in the factory with thousands of people.

But this is not a big deal, Shazhu didn't invite cadres from the factory, and there are quite a few cadres who came to the courtyard.

Yushui is a college graduate, and she herself is a cadre, so her college classmates and colleagues who came to the hospital are all cadres.

The weather is fine, the autumn is high and the air is solemn, the compound is very lively, while Sha Zhu is busy greeting the guests, at the same time he is reluctant to part with his sister who is about to get married.

Because from today on, he will rarely see his sister again.

How could Shazhu not feel uncomfortable.

After Yushui was picked up by the wedding reception team, although Sha Zhu sent him out of the compound and the alley with a smile, when he passed people behind him, tears kept flowing from his eyes.

His mother passed away early, and his father He Daqing is still unknown. After Yushui got married, Sha Zhu was the only one in the compound from now on.

No matter how careless Silu Zhu is, he doesn't care about anything.

But Yushui is the only relative around him, and he has always cared about it.

After the wedding banquet was over, Shazhu sent away the guests and was alone in the room with a bottle of liquor, poured it down his throat, drank it all, then lay down on the kang and slept all night.

It wasn't until the next day, when the sun was shining, that Sha Zhu came out of the house. He had returned to his usual appearance, smoking a cigarette, laughing and joking, greeting Yi Zhonghai, chatting with Da Ma, and teasing Sophora and Xiao Dang.

Five days after Yushui got married, Aiguo, Feng Ming, and the little girl started packing their things and preparing to report to the university.

Xu Qing, the eldest brother, went to the state-owned store on his bicycle and bought one of the most expensive pens for each of his younger brothers and sisters. After using his ability to divide the pens into two, he gave two to each of them.

Although a lot of money was spent, Xu Qing didn't feel that the money should not be spent.

Although the conditions at home cannot be said to be particularly good, it is a great event for younger siblings to go to college, whether it is for themselves or the entire compound.

As the eldest brother, Xu Qing couldn't bear to not even give him a pen.

Xu Aiguo, Xu Fengming and the little girl were indescribably moved when they received the gift from the elder brother.

The little girl worked in a state-run store, and knew that the pen given by her elder brother was expensive. Her watery eyes blushed involuntarily, and she put her hand on Xu Qing's arm, and did not let go for a long time.

This made Xu Qing feel that her sister was still as clingy and cute as she was when she was a child.

As sister-in-law, Ma Jinghong also prepared gifts for Aiguo, Fengming and the little girl, three small pocket watches.

Not cheap either.

Of course, watches these days are not cheap at all.

But the two brothers-in-law and sister-in-law are going to college. As Jinghong's sister-in-law, how can she not give some gifts.

After Xu Aiguo and Xu Fengming took it, they thanked Chao Jinghong: "Thank you, sister-in-law."

The little girl let go of her elder brother Xu Qing's arm and snuggled close to Jinghong. She lowered her head and stared at the exquisite pocket watch in her hand, feeling extremely moved in her heart.

Because of this pocket watch, she once talked to Jinghong, saying that she really likes it, and when she has money, she must buy one.

I never thought that my sister-in-law would give her, the second brother, and the third brother a piece of money each.

In the evening, Xu Qing and his daughter-in-law Jinghong cooked a table of sumptuous meals for Aiguo, Feng Ming, and Xiaoya, as a send-off for them going to university tomorrow.

Xu Fengming squeezed the chopsticks and stuffed the food into his mouth with all his strength; Aiguo was the same as usual; the little girl ate slowly, seeing the swarthy third brother wolfing down her food, but she didn't have the slightest thought to remind her.

She, her second brother, and her third brother were going to college. This was originally a happy thing, but then she thought about having to separate from her eldest brother and sister-in-law, and she couldn't be happy anymore.

That night, Aiguo and Fengming barely slept. The two brothers chatted for half the night in the old lady's hut. The little girl lived alone in her own hut, lying on the bed, curled up, looking at the pen given by her elder brother on the pillow. The pocket watch given by my sister-in-law brings so many thoughts to my mind!

The night is quiet, the moon is hazy, the stars are twinkling
In the early morning, Xu Qing got up early, and Jing Hong wanted to coax her son, so Xu Qing made breakfast alone in the kitchen, and then asked the second and third brothers and the little girl to eat together.

After breakfast, Xu Qing pushed his bicycle and sent his younger siblings to register at the university.

Although Aiguo, Feng Ming and Xiaoyatou are not in the same department or major, they all study at Peking University.

Therefore, Xu Qing planned to use bicycles to carry the three of them's bedding and send them directly to school.

Ma Jinghong had to take care of her son and couldn't deliver it with Xu Qing, so she helped him get some things and prepared to deliver them to the alley.

Aiguo and Fengming carried their luggage and that of the little girl. The little girl was carrying three hot water bottles strung with ropes in her left hand and three stuffed net bags in her right hand.

When the four brothers and sisters passed by the middle courtyard, Shazhu saw it. He walked directly to them and reached out to take the things in Jinghong's hand and the net bag in the little girl's hand. With a cigarette in the corner of his mouth, he followed Xu Qing to give the little girl three People go to college.

Yushui got married, and Shazhu couldn't stay alone in the courtyard.

At the entrance of the alley, Ma Jinghong stopped with her son in her arms, and watched Xu Qing and Sha Zhu send off Aiguo, Feng Ming and Xiaoya.

Not long after Shazhu followed the four Xu Qing brothers and sisters onto the street, Ma Jiefang panted and chased after him on his bicycle.

"Brother-in-law, wait for me."

The wheels of Ma Jiefang's bicycle were almost smoking. As soon as he reached Xu Qing, he pinched the brake and jumped off the bicycle. While panting, he put the luggage in the hands of Aiguo and Fengming on his bicycle, and at the same time To Xu Qing said:

"Brother-in-law, didn't we agree that I would come to find you in the compound at 09:30, why did you leave early.

Fortunately, I just arrived at the entrance of your alley and saw my fifth sister holding Xiao Hongzhi, otherwise, I would have rushed into your compound directly. "

After Ma Jiefang finished speaking, he stretched out his hand to untie the rope wrapped around the back seat of the bicycle, then tied Aiguo, Fengming and the little girl's luggage with force, patted it twice and felt that it would not fall behind, then reached out and took it out The cigarettes were handed to Xu Qing, Feng Ming, and Sha Zhu, one each.

Then, pushing the bicycle, they walked towards the gate of Peking University together.

(End of this chapter)