Life in siheyuan era

It was already past eleven when Zhou Zhiyuan entered the courtyard. He arrived at the central courtyard and heard the whirring of a sewing machine from Qin Huairu's room.

Seeing the lights on in his parents' room, Zhou Zhiyuan rushed to the door. He entered to find Lin Shurong sitting on a chair knitting, while Zhou Dehou sat beside her, diligently studying "Eighth-Grade Turner Technology."

Seeing him enter, Lin Shurong put down her knitting needles and asked with concern, "Why are you back so late?"

His parents were worried about him, waiting up so late.

Hearing Lin Shurong's question, a helpless expression appeared on Zhou Zhiyuan's face, and he sighed, "The leader somehow got the news that I'm good at writing, and wants me to write a major report soon, so I had to work overtime to understand the situation. I spent the whole evening reading materials."

Hearing this, Lin Shurong and Zhou Dehou were delighted. Zhou Zhiyuan had gained the leader's attention on his first day, which was equivalent to a perfect score.

Lin Shurong stood up and said happily, "Mom will heat up some food for you."

"No need..." Zhou Zhiyuan quickly stopped Lin Shurong and said lightly, "I bought two big steamed buns and ate them. I'm not hungry at all."

He hadn't eaten, but he didn't want to trouble Lin Shurong.

Lin Shurong believed him, and Zhou Dehou said, "Then quickly wash up and go back to your room to sleep." As he spoke, he put down his book and picked up the thermos.

Zhou Zhiyuan quickly replied, "I'll give Mom a massage first."

He was concerned about Lin Shurong, and Zhou Dehou laughed, "Dad has already massaged your mom."

Lin Shurong added, "Hurry up and wash up and go to bed early."

Under their arrangements, Zhou Zhiyuan washed his face and feet in his parents' room, slipped on his cotton slippers, and walked into his own room. Seeing that Zhou Zhining was already asleep, he took off his clothes and crawled into bed in the dark. He lay on his side, put his right hand beside his head, and entered post-battle summary mode.

Tonight's battle was fought beautifully, annihilating twenty-one hooligans. The experiment of releasing his body's limbs was fully verified, and his strength, speed, and skills had greatly improved.

The only problem was that he rushed too fast and almost got cut.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhiyuan raised his right hand. In the darkness, he could clearly see these two fingers. Looking at them, Zhou Zhiyuan was puzzled, wondering if they could strike again at a critical moment?

"Ask Chengzi." If he couldn't figure it out, he would ask Chengzi. Zhou Zhiyuan had this thought, put down his right hand, and closed his eyes.

The star map rose, and "Gu Jiu Three" appeared under the starry sky. A ray of orange silk shot out, and ink characters and objects floated in the air.

He had a learning artifact, but the automation level of this artifact was too high. At this time, he had to study and was not allowed to ask questions.

So, the next morning, Zhou Zhiyuan stood under the old poplar tree and pondered, "Did I set the learning time?"

This was his second question. Chengzi was not interested in his two fingers, and Zhou Zhiyuan gave an answer, "They are all family, there is no attraction."

At this time, he had to think about the automation problem. After careful recollection, he had entered the automatic learning state on the first day because he was eager to learn "Gu Jiu Two."

Then he happily discovered that he possessed a learning artifact.

Thinking this way, he was relieved. It was his main consciousness that allowed Chengzi to enter the automatic learning program.

After figuring out these two questions, he heard an old voice beside him, "Young man, think about things to the side, don't take up our space."

Zhou Zhiyuan turned his face and saw five old men standing aside. The old man who spoke to him had white hair and beard, and looked to be over seventy years old. The other old men were also over sixty years old.

They had been active for five or six minutes, and it was time to practice boxing. Seeing that Zhou Zhiyuan was still standing under the tree in a daze, the leading old man spoke. Seeing him turn his face, another old man laughed, "Heartbroken?"

This caused a burst of laughter. Zhou Zhiyuan said "I'm sorry" and quickly walked away.

These old men came here to exercise every morning. Zhou Zhiyuan always saw them when he ran back. This morning, he was delayed by thinking about an important question. Walking out of the field, he suddenly remembered something and turned to look. He saw the old men standing in position and slowly starting their movements, bending their legs slightly and slowly raising their arms. This was the small frame of Taijiquan.

When they made the "Left Grasping Bird's Tail" movement, Zhou Zhiyuan knew that they were practicing Wu-style Taijiquan.

He had also practiced Wu-style Taijiquan in his dreams. Seeing the old men practicing boxing at this time, every move and stance immediately became clear.

Taking a closer look at the leading old man's boxing routine, Zhou Zhiyuan turned and ran back. What they practiced was the same as what he had learned. Health-preserving Taijiquan had nothing to do with combat skills.

At this time, he was not interested in health preservation. He ran all the way to the entrance of the courtyard and stopped. He stepped into the door and came to the front yard, where he saw the Third Madam anxiously patting the window glass of the south room, shouting, "What time is it? Are you going to work or not?"

Then a woman's response came, "I'm getting up."

Hearing the response, the Third Madam put down her arm and turned to see Zhou Zhiyuan coming in.

Zhou Zhiyuan was ten minutes late and ran into the Third Madam. He stopped and greeted her, "Good morning, Third Madam."

The Third Madam nodded lightly and replied "Morning", hurrying towards the side room.

Zhou Zhiyuan was also about to walk forward, but saw the door open and Yu Li, wearing a floral cotton jacket, hurried out, buttoning her buttons as she walked. At this time, there were still three buttons unbuttoned, revealing the floral shirt inside.

Yu Li walked in a hurry, and suddenly saw Zhou Zhiyuan when she walked out of the door. Her pretty oval face turned red.

Zhou Zhiyuan, however, seemed not to see her, leaving a back view for Yu Li to ponder, "Did he see me? Or didn't he see me?"

Yu Li was stunned for a moment, but Zhou Zhiyuan didn't take it seriously. There was only one reason for not greeting her: they were not familiar. Among the young people in the courtyard, he was only more familiar with Silly Zhu, and then there was Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was methodical in her work, and would definitely have emptied the chamber pot by a little after six o'clock, but it was unusual for her to still be emptying the chamber pot at this time.

But she had a reason, "Zhiyuan, I've made two sets of clothes for you. I'll send them over to you later to try on. I'll alter any unsuitable parts overnight and guarantee you'll have new clothes to wear tomorrow morning."

This reason was sufficient. In order to wait for him, Qin Huairu had emptied the chamber pot more than ten times, and Jia Zhangshi, who was lying on the window to monitor, was tired of watching.

"Really no need..." Before he could finish speaking, Qin Huairu turned and left.

She had made the clothes for Zhou Zhiyuan last night, and she wanted to send them over as soon as possible this morning, regardless of Zhou Zhiyuan's attitude.

Qin Huairu was a woman with a firm opinion. She threw Zhou Zhiyuan down and walked into the door, looked at Jia Zhangshi, and said in a low voice, "Zhou Zhiyuan is generous. If we have a good relationship with him, Bang梗 and the others can benefit."

These words moved Jia Zhangshi. She was calculating the time. Three days had passed since Zhou Zhiyuan punished Bang梗 and the others, and there were still twelve days left.

When the punishment period ended, Zhou Zhiyuan should buy something to comfort the three children. If he didn't buy it, Zhou Dehou and his wife would also make delicious food and send it over.

But she was still counting on Zhou Zhiyuan. Zhou Zhiyuan was generous. He even brought two bottles of Lao Bai Gan to Silly Zhu's welcome banquet.

This news was spread by Zhao Ping. Everyone knew what his purpose was.

For this reason, the women's organization in the courtyard held a special seminar. In order to maintain a fair image, the Deaf Old Lady would never say that Zhou Zhiyuan had visited her, while the First Madam would definitely say good things about Zhou Zhiyuan, "This child is both filial and generous."

The Second and Third Madams unanimously believed it was fake news. Wang Danian did not speak, and Jia Zhangshi was also silent.

She didn't dare to speak. Although she wanted to say a few sarcastic remarks, she was afraid that the First Madam would pass them on to Zhou Zhiyuan.

At this time, she had already thought of a way. Zhou Zhiyuan liked Xiaodang, so she would let Xiaodang get close to him.

She calculated clearly that Silly Zhu liked Bang梗, Zhou Zhiyuan liked Xiaodang, Bang梗 went to Silly Zhu's room to get things, Zhou Zhiyuan bought things for Xiaodang, and Huaihua could also benefit.

She was not guarding against Zhou Zhiyuan. At this time, listening to Qin Huairu's words, she nodded lightly.

Seeing her nod, Qin Huairu turned to look at Bang梗 sleeping on the bed, then walked into the inner room, looked at the two small heads on the bed, walked to the wooden box, picked up two sets of new clothes, turned and walked out the door, saw Zhou Zhiyuan coming to meet her, and shouted, "Teacher's wife, let Zhiyuan try on these two sets of new clothes."

Hearing her call out "Teacher's wife", Zhou Zhiyuan quickly stopped and turned to look. He saw Lin Shurong walking out of the room and said happily, "Come in and try them on."

Hearing Lin Shurong's words, Zhou Zhiyuan sighed inwardly, "My mother is so naive!"

But Lin Shurong had spoken, so he could only follow Qin Huairu into his parents' room.

The two entered the room, Qin Huairu turned around, Lin Shurong let Zhou Zhiyuan put on the new clothes, looked around, and pulled at the cuffs and trousers, and said with satisfaction, "Huairu's hands are so skillful."

"It's still the teacher's wife's good tailoring."

Qin Huairu, who turned back, knew how to speak, and a word made Lin Shurong smile happily. Looking around again, she turned to the door and said, "Lao Zhou, go to Zhining's room and get the shoes that Zhiyuan bought."

Zhou Zhiyuan put on the new clothes, and Zhou Dehou also wanted to see them. He walked into the door and heard Lin Shurong's words, and quickly went to the brothers' room to get the pair of black Warrior shoes.

Seeing these Warrior shoes, Lin Shurong said dissatisfied, "I knew you wouldn't buy leather shoes. You're working now, don't always be punching and kicking and talking about loyalty."

Lin Shurong said as she squatted down to put on his shoes. Qin Huairu quickly followed suit and squatted down to put on the other shoe for Zhou Zhiyuan.

At this time, Zhou Zhiyuan could only let them do as they pleased, and heard Zhou Dehou laugh, "Zhiyuan is handsome, and he's even more handsome in this outfit."

Zhou Dehou's voice was full of pride, but a voice poured cold water on him, "He's not as handsome as me no matter how handsome he is."

And Lin Shurong laughed, "You father and son should have some shame."

"Mom, I didn't say anything." This was Zhou Zhiyuan's voice.

"Ha..." Zhou Dehou laughed loudly.

Qin Huairu stood up with a smile, looked at the four smiling faces of the Zhou family, turned to look at Zhou Zhining, and saw that he was smiling very comfortably.

Turning her eyes to Zhou Zhiyuan again, this sunny smiling face made her suddenly realize, "If you want to suppress Zhou Zhiyuan, Zhou Zhining alone is not enough, the main force must be Lin Shurong."