Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 11: Practicality
"Okay, I've said what I need to say. As for what Master Yi said, you can go to other courtyards and ask around. You'll know how they do things. You're the only one who can do this. The three uncles in the courtyard are not as good as you, and they're still helping you. What's the matter? Do you want to marry a wife without spending money, or do you want to marry a woman without a dowry? Do you really think you're so rich?"

"Ah……"

Seeing that he couldn't continue, Zhou Weimin hit him again, then ate a piece of chicken, drank the wine in the glass, put down his chopsticks and turned away.

That's all I need to say. What follows is He Yuzhu's own business. If he gets entangled with Qin Huairu again in the future, he won't say a word more.

It’s getting late, it’s time to see if the pheasants in the space have laid eggs today.

After coming out of He Yuzhu's house, Zhou Weimin stretched, looked at the moonlight and the starry sky, and hummed a little tune in a happy mood.

He didn't know that at this moment, there was a pair of eyes hiding behind the window and watching him.

"Lao Yi, what are you looking at? It's time to wash your feet and go to bed."

After Aunt Yi made the quilt, she called out softly.

After my wife came back today, she has been muttering to herself and I don’t know what she is thinking about.

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand and said without turning his head: "You go to sleep first, I'll go talk to Zhuzi."

He always felt that the last time he asked Zhuzi to help the Jia family, Zhuzi did not agree directly, and there was something about Zhou Weimin involved.

Zhou Weimin just came back today and was called back into the house by Zhuzi again. He would feel uneasy if he didn't go and take a look.

"Put on some clothes before you go over there. It's cold outside so you won't catch a cold."

"Go to sleep first."

Yi Zhonghai took the clothes, whispered a few words, and walked out of the room with a frown.

When he arrived at He Yuzhu's house, he turned around to look at the Jia family where the lights were still on. After hesitating for a moment, Yi Zhonghai still knocked on the door.

"Who is it late at night?"

He Yuzhu opened the door cursing, and when he saw it was Yi Zhonghai, he put on a fake smile.

"You are an old man, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"Nothing, just came over to talk to you."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and walked straight in.

"Uncle, I haven't cleaned up yet. If you don't mind, let's have a drink together."

He Yuzhu was not in a good mood. He took the wine cup and chopsticks for Yi Zhonghai and started drinking alone.

After being ridiculed by Zhou Weimin, he originally planned to drink the wine in the bottle and go to sleep. If he couldn't figure it out, he just shouldn't think about it. Drink a glass and take a nap and everything will be over.

So even though Yi Zhonghai came over late at night, he didn't have much to say.

"Zhu Zi, what do you think about what the old man told you last time? If you don't want to do it, just tell me earlier so that I can help you think of other solutions."

Seeing that he didn't say anything, Yi Zhonghai had to bring up the topic himself.

"Uncle, why didn't you tell me earlier that you had other plans?" He Yuzhu paused in drinking and looked at Yi Zhonghai with resentment.

"I've been so worried these past few days, afraid that if I don't help, the Jia family will not be able to survive. I hope you have other ideas. I don't have to risk not finding a wife for several years to help the Jia family. Drink, drink, uncle. You've made me suffer so much. I must drink a few more glasses today."

He Yuzhu, who felt he had found a solution, spoke a long string of words like a machine gun, and a smile returned to his originally distressed face.

Wei Min is a technical secondary school student. He has a very useful brain and knows that the three uncles must have a good idea.

Look, the person hasn’t even been gone for two minutes and Yi Zhonghai has arrived with a solution.

"Don't rush to drink."

Yi Zhonghai held down the wine cup, frowned and asked, "What do you mean by not finding a wife for several years?"

Although he said so, he knew very well in his heart that He Yuzhu's words obviously meant that he had realized it!
At this moment, he wanted to slap himself twice, for being so rude and polite just now!
Now that Sha Zhu has climbed up the pole, things will be difficult to deal with next.

"If I help the Jia family, people will say that I help widows. If this reputation gets out, I won't be able to find a wife. I was annoyed just now, but now that you said this, I feel relieved."

He Yuzhu put the bottle aside and started laughing after saying this.

"You're drinking alone just for this? I'm not wrong to call you Shazhu. How could you not think of such an important matter when the master asked you for help? How could I harm you for the Jia family?"

Yi Zhonghai changed his mind, pointed at He Yuzhu, shook his head and cursed with a smile.

"Hey, uncle, how could I think like that? After my dad ran away, if it weren't for your help, Yu Shui and I would have starved to death. I just can't think of any good solution, can you tell me?"

He Yuzhu immediately became interested, and the doubt that had just flashed through his mind disappeared.

If there is a way to have the best of both worlds, then why would he bother thinking about it? He can just help out directly.

"You think so because Wei Min told you something, right? He's not wrong. If it were someone else, and you started helping your brother right after he left, others would definitely gossip about him. With your reputation ruined, it would be hard to find a wife."

When Yi Zhonghai said this, he deliberately paused and took a sip of wine.

He Yuzhu nodded repeatedly and attentively refilled the glass of wine, showing no intention of refutation.

Seeing this, Yi Zhonghai thought to himself that this was a close call. As expected, he guessed correctly. Zhuzi did not agree because Zhou Weimin had made the matter clear. If he did not come tonight, he would never be able to ask Zhuzi to help the Jia family in the future.

Even though he was thinking this in his heart, the smile on his face remained unchanged.

Yi Zhonghai took two more bites of food, whetting He Yuzhu's appetite before continuing, "But you are different. Don't you think that I, your uncle, came to you to talk about this matter, and I will definitely help you explain it, right? Even if someone is malicious and uses this matter to make a fuss, I can still help you find a good wife. What, Zhuzi, do you think that I, an eighth-level fitter, can't find a wife for you?"

"No, no, no, that's not possible. Everyone in the factory knows you, Master Yi, an eighth-level fitter. Even the factory director has to be polite when talking to you. Helping me find a wife is not a small matter."

He Yuzhu waved his hands repeatedly with a smile on his face, and his heart was already filled with joy.

Isn’t it just as Yi Zhonghai said? As long as Yi Zhonghai helps, getting married is a simple matter.

Xu Damao acts like he's worth two and a half million after getting married. It won't take him long to get married since he has an uncle to help him. When the time comes, he'll have a fat boy who will piss him off to death.

Yi Zhonghai could tell what He Yuzhu was thinking, so he asked with a smile, "Why, do you want a wife now?"

(End of this chapter)