Courtyard House: My Wife is Xu Huizhen

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He then went into the house with He Yuzhu, leaving the three of them staring at each other in bewilderment.

Granny Zhang was too embarrassed to stand at the door directing anymore, so she went inside to move things.

He Yuzhu played with the rain for a while, then came out with a basin to kill the fish.

Jia Dongxu looked at the two large grass carp with envy and asked, "Zhu Zi, did you catch these fish?"

"No, two fish just fell from the sky and I picked them up. You can go for a walk outside and maybe you can find some too."

Jia Dongxu was amused: "How can you talk like that?"

“I didn’t catch it, so where did it come from? I don’t have money to buy fish to eat,” He Yuzhu said.

When it comes to money, Jia Dongxu gets angry. How could He Yuzhu not have money?

Putting everything else aside, most of the family's savings were embezzled by He Daqing.

But it's only been a few days, and you, He Yuzhu, cheated me out of 300 yuan, and you've already forgotten about it?

Seeing He Yuzhu's unfriendly tone, Jia Dongxu didn't know how to continue the conversation.

I was thinking that if we had dinner together tonight, we could eat fish, but it seems that's not going to happen.

He Yuzhu quickly cleaned the fish, not wanting to pay attention to the Jia and Yi families, and took it directly into the house.

Before going to bed that night, He Yuzhu checked the system again and confirmed that he had gained about 80 or 90 experience points overnight.

Something doesn't feel right. Normally, we can sell more than 100 servings of cold dishes in one night, and sometimes we can even sell more than 200 servings.

Does the experience points given by the system still have a discount after I make my own sauce?

However, no matter how much it was, it made He Yuzhu very happy.

After breakfast the next morning, I took He Yushui to school.

Instead of going to the market as usual, they returned to the courtyard house to wait.

Not long after, we saw Master Song leading four people carrying in various tools needed for building the house.

Jia Dongxu stepped forward, said a few words, paid the deposit, and then went to work with Yi Zhonghai.

He Yuzhu then took out the money. He Yuzhu only provided the wall tiles; he entrusted Master Song to buy the rest of the building materials.

Therefore, when their construction team enters the site, they need to pay a portion of the material costs first.

Master Song lent him sixty yuan and then said, "Don't worry, even if you're not here, we will guarantee the quality and build the houses well. However, your house will have to wait. We need to focus on repairing the Jia family's house first, so as not to delay their living there."

"Okay, you guys can fix his problem first. We're not in a rush with ours."

We had already discussed it before. First, we would build a house for the Jia family so they could move in. Then, we would build two rooms and a toilet for He Yuzhu. After those two rooms were built, we would move the furniture in. Finally, we would renovate the main room.

The courtyard is currently occupied by the Jia family's furniture, which is covered with tarpaulin. This is because the main hall is being repaired first, and there is no place to put the furniture.

After talking for a while, He Yuzhu came out of his house and walked north onto Gulou Street.

At that time, the most pressing issue for the entire society was the Korean War, and slogans were everywhere.

"Resist America and Aid Korea, Protect Our Homes and Defend Our Country."

"To safeguard peace and protect our motherland is to protect our hometown."

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Looking at the various slogans and the enthusiastic crowd, He Yuzhu felt as if he were witnessing history.

After walking a few steps, I saw a little girl wearing patched clothes with a donation box hanging around her neck, waving a small colorful flag and soliciting donations from passersby. Behind her were two little boys explaining the donation to passersby.

Although the girl's clothes were worn out, her face was beaming with a friendly smile, and she was full of energy and enthusiasm.

He Yuzhu took the initiative to walk up to the donation box, took out 1 yuan and put it in the donation box.

It has only been two years since liberation, and society as a whole is not yet wealthy. After all, ordinary people were ruined by the gold yuan coupons.

Otherwise, He Daqing wouldn't have only managed to save that little bit of money.

Although everyone generously donated money, each person only donated a few cents or dimes.

It's rare to see someone like He Yuzhu who directly donates one yuan.

Moreover, He Yuzhu looks like a young man in his early twenties.

The girl quickly expressed her gratitude: "Thank you for your donation, sir."

He Yuzhu quickly said, "Miss, please don't say that. I'm not even as old as you."

The girl looked He Yuzhu up and down in surprise: "Brother, you must be joking. You look like you're in your early twenties."

He Yuzhu laughed and said, "I'm only 16 years old this year. If you're willing to call me big brother, that's fine too."

"Can't you?"

The girl was quite surprised, thinking that He Yuzhu was deliberately trying to strike up a conversation with her, and quickly said, "Are you kidding me? I have a boyfriend."

"If you don't believe me, that's fine. Just call me 'Big Brother' when we meet in the future."

When He Yuzhu heard the other person say that they had a boyfriend, he knew they had misunderstood him and thought they were trying to flirt with a young girl.

"I'm really only 16 years old, I didn't mean to start a conversation."

The young girl looked youthful, cute, and pretty, but He Yuzhu had no intention of pursuing her.

I just thought that I made money easily, so when I saw a fundraising event, I casually donated one yuan.

It's not that I don't want to donate more, it's that I'm afraid some acquaintances around here will see me donating a large amount of cash, and then I'll become famous if word gets out.

After saying this, he nodded and turned to leave.

The young girl turned around and looked at the retreating figure. Although she felt a little strange, she muttered to herself, "I thought he was taking this opportunity to talk to me. It seems I misunderstood this young man. He donated so much money, and I shouldn't have misunderstood him."

However, since the person had already gone far away, Tian Zao felt too embarrassed to chase after them and apologize.

While waiting for the bus at Gulou Station, He Yuzhu encountered another donation team and generously donated another yuan.

The young man wanted to ask He Yuzhu's name, but he waved his hand and boarded the No. 344 bus.

When we arrived at the alley behind the restaurant, we saw Xiangcao holding a package, waiting outside the back door, pacing back and forth.

Upon seeing He Yuzhu approaching, he immediately showed delight and raised his hand to wave.

He Yuzhu ran two steps to get up and asked, "Xiangcao, is there something you need?"

"No big deal."

Vanilla blushed, then opened the package in her hand and said shyly:

"I made a pair of shoes and socks, try them on and see if they fit."

"Ah! You made cloth shoes for me?" He Yuzhu asked in surprise.

Vanilla nodded shyly: "Try them on first to see if they fit."

They said they had already stuffed the cloth shoes and socks into He Yuzhu's hands.

He Yuzhu quickly thanked him, leaned against the wall, put his socks in his pocket, and then took off his shoes, feeling a little embarrassed.

He Yuzhu's sock had a small tear, but Xiangcao still noticed it.

"Just take it off, I'll wash it for you and then sew it back on."

"How could I possibly ask you to wash my socks?" He Yuzhu was incredibly embarrassed. She had discovered a hole in her sock two days ago, but after searching the house, all she found was a broken needle.

I forgot to buy needles and thread yesterday, so I had to continue wearing these socks with holes this morning.

Originally, I thought it wouldn't matter since no one could see the shoes inside, but who knew that Xiangcao gave me a pair of shoes today and asked He Yuzhu to try them on.

"Why are you being so polite with me? You saved my life. You don't have a woman in your family, so you can leave the sewing and mending to me from now on." After saying that, Xiangcao urged He Yuzhu to change his socks as well.

He Yuzhu could only take off his socks and put them aside. Fortunately, he was hygienic and washed his feet every day, so they didn't smell bad.

She put on the new stockings that Vanilla had knitted, and then on the new shoes she had made for her.

The shoes fit perfectly, which made He Yuzhu very satisfied.

"And you know what, the size is just right, thank you, Vanilla."

"It's perfect, I was worried I'd misread it."

Xiangcao hadn't asked He Yuzhu what size shoes he wore before; she just knew by observing him.

That's why she secretly finished making the shoes. She waited here for He Yuzhu today to give him a surprise.

He Yuzhu could only thank her. Xiangcao picked up He Yuzhu's old shoes and socks and said, "I'll wash them for you later and give them back to you in a couple of days."

"It's so troublesome for you."

"Don't be so polite with me in the future. I'd be willing to wash your socks for the rest of my life."

After saying that, she felt that her words were too explicit, and she was so embarrassed that even the roots of her ears turned red. She was too ashamed to stay there any longer, so she picked up her shoes, turned around, and ran into the yard.

He Yuzhu was also embarrassed, as he was only a 16-year-old child and could only pretend to be confused from now on.

However, I still felt quite happy walking in the new socks and cloth shoes.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I saw several middle-aged women washing vegetables. I greeted them with a smile.

Xu Huizhen casually said a few words, and when she looked down, she saw that He Yuzhu was wearing new shoes that looked so familiar.