Siheyuan: The Era of Struggle

Chapter 8 Uncle and Nephew Night Talk
On an early autumn night, the sky is high and the dew is thick.

Silly Zhu carried He Yuanchao's bag, and the two men walked home talking and laughing.

About 10 minutes later, Shazhu led He Yuanchao to a courtyard house in Nanluogu Lane.

Looking at the mottled red painted courtyard gate, a memory from before he was a soldier flooded into He Yuanchao's mind.

"Third uncle, open the door." Silly Zhu called, patting the door knocker.

After waiting for a while, an impatient voice came from the door, "Who is it? It's so late at night and you don't want anyone to sleep."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened halfway from the inside. A thin, middle-aged man wearing glasses held the door with his hand while sticking his head out and looking out warily.

"Hey, Silly Zhu, why are you back?" The middle-aged man kept looking at the tall and burly He Yuanchao as he spoke.

"Hey, don't mention it, the factory is working overtime." As he said that, Shazhu was about to walk in the door.

"Daliang, you are He Daliang." The middle-aged man suddenly shouted in surprise.

"Haha, it's rare that Brother Yan still remembers me." He Yuanchao laughed and said.

"We haven't seen each other for more than ten years. We didn't recognize each other for a moment. How long can we stay here this time?" The man surnamed Yan asked with a smile.

"My uncle won't leave when he comes back this time."

As soon as Shazhu saw Yan Bugui getting ready to start a long chat, he hurriedly pulled He Yuan toward the door.He also wanted to talk to He Yuanchao, so why was he wasting his time with Yan Bugui?

Looking at He Yuanchao and his father entering the courtyard, Yan Bugui blinked and muttered a few words, then closed the courtyard door and returned to the house.

This is a typical three-entry courtyard. After passing through the front yard, you reach the middle yard where Shazhu lives.

Silly Zhu's father, He Daqing, left Silly Zhu a younger sister and two rooms, and fell in love with a young widow who came to visit relatives.

Sitting in the fool's house.While He Yuanchao was listening to what Sha Zhu said about what happened after his father ran away, and looking at the shabby furniture and furnishings in the house, He Yuanchao couldn't help but blame He Daqing in his heart.

"Zhu Zhu, how did you get here all these years?" He Yuanchao asked, looking at Silly Zhu who was rummaging around in the room.

"Let's just deal with it. We can eat and study with rainwater." Silly Zhu replied while continuing to work.

"Stop being busy, let's sit down and talk for a while." He Yuanchao said to Silly Zhu.

"We can't just chat. We'll have a drink and chat while I finish the meal."

Silly Zhu didn't stop working while talking.

He Yuanchao didn't say anything anymore.He took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, threw the cigarette and matches on the table, and started smoking silently.Not long after, Silly Zhu placed a plate of fried peanuts and a plate of cold cabbage on the table, then took out chopsticks and a bottle of Xifeng wine from the cabinet near the corner.

"The wine is not good, but the food is not delicious, uncle, you can slap me with a big ear scraper." Silly Zhu said to He Yuanchao teasingly while pouring wine into the enamel jar.

He Yuanchao threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, picked up the wine, and said to Silly Zhu who was sitting next to him: "One of us will leave first, and then we can slowly talk about the past few years."

"Okay, just listen to uncle." Silly Zhu also picked up the wine.

As the two of them spoke, they began to drink and chat about what had happened over the years.

First, let’s talk about He Yuanchao’s change of name before entering the court and his injury and job change.He also talked about how the Shazhu brothers and sisters went to Baoding to find He Daqing but were rejected, etc. The two men talked about everything that had happened in the past few years.

"Zhu Zhu, what are your plans for the future?" He Yuanchao said to Sha Zhu after taking a sip of wine.

"I haven't thought about it that much, just take it one day at a time." Shazhu replied without thinking.

He Yuanchao glanced at Si Zhu with dissatisfaction, lit up a cigarette, took a puff and said: "It's not possible to live like this. You were born in 23 years. You are [-] this year. It's time to start a family. I want to find someone." Whatever it is, tell your uncle and he will help you organize it."

Listening to what He Yuanchao said, Silly Zhu, who was drinking, almost choked on a sip of wine.

Ahem, cough, cough, I...

Silly Zhu looked at me for a long time without saying anything. He Yuanchao asked excitedly: "Hey, there is someone in my heart."

"No, no." Shazhu blushed, lowered his head and said Nuonuo.

"Hmph, a seven-foot-tall man, why should he be so embarrassed about finding a wife? I have the final say on this matter, and tomorrow I will ask someone to arrange it for you." He Yuanchao said dissatisfied.

"Uncle, are you too anxious about this? I have no preparation." Silly Zhu looked at He Yuanchao with a blushing face.

"Go to your class well, and my uncle will take care of the rest for you." He Yuanchao glared at Si Zhu and said domineeringly.

Nothing else. He Yuanchao just wanted to settle Silly Zhu's matter as soon as possible so that he wouldn't be stuck in the muddy pond of the courtyard in the future and let him worry about it.

When the bottle of wine bottomed out, the two of them also ended this historic conversation.They each simply washed up and went to bed.

Seeing Silly Zhu snoring loudly not long after lying down, He Yuanchao was speechless for a while.After sorting out what happened today in his mind, He Yuanchao unconsciously went to play chess with Duke Zhou.

　Dear readers, there is a saying that when geese pass by, they leave their voices, and when people pass by, they leave their names. Can you use your little fortune-making hand to leave a comment?

　　Who is coming? Can you name him? ? ?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)