Courtyard House: New Life, New Silly Zhu

He Yuzhu opened the door and went out.

He turned to look inside the room and saw He Yushui hiccuping incessantly.

He Yushui was deeply moved by He Yuzhu's words and drank both bowls of porridge, as well as a lot of vegetables.

The way the little guy kept hiccuping made him laugh.

He Yuzhu took a deep breath and wanted to stretch.

Unexpectedly, a rich fragrance suddenly wafted into his nose.

"Good heavens, he hadn't even thought about poisoning people at night, but he ended up getting poisoned himself." He Yuzhu turned to look at the backyard.

The aroma of those scrambled eggs was still fresh in his memory.

Especially when he was hungry, he kept thinking how wonderful it would be to be able to eat a bite of an egg.

Unfortunately, he wasn't hungry anymore, so he wasn't so attached to eggs. However, the sudden aroma of scrambled eggs still made him a little tempted.

Tomorrow is Sunday, so I'll take He Yushui out for a stroll and buy some eggs while we're at it.

"Rain, come out for a walk. You've eaten too much. Take a walk to digest." He Yuzhu called out to the inner room.

Normally, He Yushui would never move around after eating her fill, because digestion is very fast and she would easily get hungry again.

However, he was worried that he would be too full to sleep later, so he nodded and followed his older brother out the door.

There weren't many people in the middle courtyard of the siheyuan. He Yuzhu heard a noise coming from the front yard, so he led He Yushui to the front yard.

"Come on, Lao Yi, let me beat you one more time."

As soon as He Yuzhu arrived at the front yard, he heard Yan Bugui's voice.

Today is Saturday, and there's no school tomorrow.

So Yan Bugui didn't go to bed early either. He took out a chessboard and started playing chess with the people in the courtyard.

"Forget it, Lao Yan, I'm not playing with you anymore." Yi Zhonghai said, somewhat disheartened.

Although his skills as a level eight fitter are top-notch, he's terrible at chess and always loses.

He Yuzhu happened to walk over and, seeing this, laughed and said, "Uncle, since you're not playing, I'll play chess with you, Uncle."

He Yuzhu rarely participated in the activities in the front yard, since he wasn't even making ends meet himself, so why would he have the interest?

But things are different now. Life is better now, and people always want to do other things.

When Yan Bugui saw that it was He Yuzhu, he laughed and said, "Silly Zhu, if we're talking about cooking, no one in our courtyard can compare to you. But playing chess is different from cooking; that requires talent."

"Uncle, you're underestimating me. Not only am I a great cook, but I'm also an excellent chess player." He Yuzhu didn't mind boasting because he really did have that skill.

"Silly Zhu, you go first. If you lose, it'll be my turn."

He Yuzhu heard the voice and looked over. It turned out to be Cai Liugen from the front yard.

"Then you'll have to wait. Let me tell you, I will never lose." After saying this arrogantly, He Yuzhu sat down in the seat that Yi Zhonghai had given up.

Yan Bugui, playing black, made the first move, followed by He Yuzhu's attack.

He Yuzhu was a little rusty in the first game, after all, he hadn't played for several years. But he got better and better as the game progressed.

A dozen minutes later, Yan Bugui was killed.

"Silly Zhu, you're quite skilled at chess." Yan Bugui was somewhat unwilling to accept defeat, feeling that if he had been more careful before, he probably would have won this game.

"Uncle 3, you lost, so come down here. Sha Zhu and I will play the next round." Cai Liugen couldn't wait any longer. He had been watching from the sidelines for a while and was already itching to play.

Yan Bugui shook his head helplessly, stood up and gave up his seat, letting Cai Liugen get off.

"Liu Gen, General, you've lost," He Yuzhu said with a faint smile.

Cai Liugen didn't last more than a few minutes before being checkmated by He Yuzhu and had no choice but to admit defeat.

And so, He Yuzhu sat there, and one by one, he cut down the people in the courtyard.

He Yuzhu was always cheerful when he went back to the courtyard to sleep.

The next morning, sunlight streamed into the room, waking He Yuzhu from his sleep.

I opened my eyes, stretched, and then slowly sat up, got dressed, and got out of bed.

When the door was opened, many people in the courtyard were already up.

He Yuzhu took a basin to the sink, filled it with water, and washed his face clean, which made him feel a little more awake.

At this moment, He Yushui finally came out of the house.

I ate too much yesterday, and even though I was out for a while, my stomach was still bloated when I got back, so I slept until this time.

"Rain, hurry up, let me take you out for a walk."

Today is Sunday, and He Yuzhu doesn't plan to stay home and eat. Instead, he plans to take He Yushui out for a stroll.

"Okay, brother," He Yushui replied, and then hurriedly went to wash her face and brush her teeth.

Since their father went to Baocheng, the two siblings haven't been able to go out for a long time, so He Yushui was really looking forward to it.

After washing up, He Yuzhu took He Yushui to the vegetable market.

He Yuzhu was preparing to go to the largest vegetable market, Dongdan Vegetable Market, which was the same market that Yan Bugui asked He Yuzhu about when he stole chickens in the TV series.

Dongdan Market is the largest market in this area, and it has everything. Many people like to browse there.

They led He Yushui to the vegetable market, where the most eye-catching stalls were selling meat.

There were really three layers on the left and three layers on the right, and He Yuzhu quickly squeezed up as well.

"Master, two catties of pork belly." He Yuzhu waved his hand, ready to ask for two catties directly.

"Comrade, sold out, please change." Unfortunately, He Yuzhu's response was that the item was sold out.

Helpless, He Yuzhu could only peer forward to see what kind of meat was there.

Sure enough, there was no more fatty meat on the table, and even the better quality pork belly had been sold out; all that was left were bones.

These bones aren't even tube bones; they're just ordinary round bones, not particularly edible.

However, He Yuzhu noticed pig lungs, which were quite good and inexpensive.

"Master, I'll take this pig lung." After saying that, He Yuzhu took out his money.

The butcher took a piece of paper, wrapped the pig lungs tightly, even stuffing the tube inside, and handed it to He Yuzhu.

"Brother, why did you buy pig lungs? They're so much trouble to wash!" He Yushui asked, looking at He Yuzhu holding the pig lungs with some confusion.

"What's the trouble? If it tastes good, don't be afraid of trouble. Besides, everyone's in the yard today, it would be too ostentatious to cook other meat dishes, but cooking pig lungs is no problem, don't you think?" He Yuzhu said, somewhat smugly, but also with a hint of sarcasm.

He Yushui simply nodded obediently upon hearing this.

He Yuzhu then took He Yushui to the supply and marketing cooperative. They didn't have any coupons, so they couldn't buy many things.

He Yuzhu helped He Yushui buy a lot of pencils, notebooks, and the little girl's favorite flower rope.