Siheyuan: Why does your brother beat you up every day, Shazhu?

"Comrade...who are you looking for?"

She had been married into the Jia family for several years and knew most of the leaders in the courtyard, but she had never seen this handsome soldier in front of her.

"I'm not here to look for anyone!" He Weiguo said calmly, pointing to his own door.

"I'm going home!"

After a pause, he continued:

"By the way! My name is He Weiguo, and I'm He Yuzhu's elder brother."

"what?"

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, her face full of surprise.

Brother Shazhu?

She has been married into this courtyard for almost five years, and has never heard anyone mention that Sha Zhu has an older brother!

She subconsciously looked at He Weiguo. He was tall and straight, and his military uniform was clean although washed a little pale.

He has thick eyebrows, big eyes and sharp gaze, and his whole body exudes the calmness and strength of someone who has experienced many ups and downs.

Then think about the silly guy, who looks old and spends all day around the stove...

These two people standing together don’t look like brothers at all!

"You...are you really Brother Zhuzi?"

Qin Huairu's voice was filled with confusion:

"But...but you and Zhuzi look...not at all like each other!"

He Weiguo made up a random excuse:

"Maybe he looks like He Daqing, and I look like my mother."

Although this reason is perfunctory, it makes sense.

Qin Huairu said "oh", but her mind was racing.

Sha Zhu's elder brother is back, so the He family's house...

She thought to herself that something was wrong.

She had already planned that when the rain got heavier, she would go to live in the school dormitory, and one of the two spacious main rooms in the He family would be available for her household expenses.

The Jia family is now extremely crowded. The penis has grown bigger, and the baby in my belly is about to be born, but my mother-in-law, Jia Zhang, keeps complaining that the place is too small.

She had been thinking that when the time came, she would ask Sha Zhu to give in and arrange for Bang Geng and her mother-in-law to live in the empty room in the He family...

Unexpectedly, Sha Zhu suddenly had a big brother. Wouldn’t her wishful thinking be in vain?

Qin Huairu's heart sank.

At this moment, the cotton curtain of the Jia family's door was lifted, and a short and fat figure walked out angrily.

The person who came was Jia Zhang, with a round face, drooping cheeks, triangular eyes, and a mean look.

She was just listening to the noise in the room.

"Huai Ru! Who are you talking to? You're making so much noise!"

"Mom," Qin Huairu responded quickly, "This comrade... he said his name is He Weiguo, and he's Zhuzi's older brother..."

"what?"

Jia Zhang's voice suddenly rose an octave:

"Silly Zhu's elder brother?"

She stared at He Weiguo for a while, then said with disdain:

"Who are you fooling here?"

"I've lived in this courtyard for so many years, but I've never heard that Sha Zhu has an older brother!"

"Where did you come from? Are you trying to pretend to be a relative and cheat someone out of the house?"

"I think you're a bad guy who's sneaked into the crowd! Pretending to be a PLA soldier!"

"Believe it or not, I'm going to the neighborhood office and the police station right now to report you! Don't think you can fool people just because you're wearing green clothes!"

He Weiguo looked coldly at the old woman in front of him who was spitting and had a ferocious face.

There is not much ripples in my heart!

Jia Zhang, one of the most disgusting characters in the original novel!

Selfishness, greed, arrogance, and stupidity are now standing before my eyes, and their disgust is even more than what can be described in words.

He looked at the old woman and said lightly:

"When I left, your family hadn't moved in yet. Isn't it normal that you didn't recognize me?"

His words immediately stepped on Jia Zhang's tail!

The Jia family moved from the countryside to the old city in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

At that time, the city was in ruins and needed a large amount of labor. The settlement policy was relaxed, so they were able to settle down in the courtyard.

Later, when the country's first five-year plan came into effect and the factory expanded its recruitment, her son Jia Dongxu got a job as a worker in the steel rolling mill.

This city dweller's identity is the biggest source of Jia Zhang's superiority in front of her daughter-in-law Qin Huairu, a country girl!

She always felt that Qin Huairu was marrying above her station in the Jia family.

In fact, she still has a rural household registration and does not have an urban quota, which makes her feel inferior in front of the old residents with good family backgrounds.

She was instantly defeated:

"You're talking nonsense! You're a liar who came from nowhere, and you dare to deceive people here? Be careful or I'll sue you to the government right away!"

He Weiguo glanced at her and didn't bother to speak at all.

It's really embarrassing to argue with such an old hag with low cognition.

However, the commotion here soon attracted other residents.

At this time, most of the men have not yet finished get off work, and most of the people left in the yard are housewives.

The first person who came out after hearing the noise was an old lady who lived in the middle courtyard.

She looked at the people who were confronting each other in the courtyard, especially the tense Jia Zhang and the indifferent soldier, and quickly walked over and asked:

"Sister-in-law, Huairu, what...what's going on? What are you arguing about?"

Qin Huairu seemed to have found her backbone and said quickly:

"Auntie, this comrade said he's Zhuzi's older brother, He Weiguo... but my mom and I have never heard of him, so... I asked a few more questions..."

"He Weiguo?" When the old lady heard the name, her body trembled noticeably and her face was instantly filled with astonishment.

She turned her head suddenly and stared at He Weiguo, looking him up and down.

After watching for more than ten seconds, the aunt asked tentatively:

"You...are you really Weiguo?"

He Weiguo met her gaze and nodded calmly: "Yeah!"

"Looks like... so much like! Those eyebrows... that figure..."

The old lady muttered to herself, took another step forward, and said with emotion:

"Ouch! It's really you, kid!"

"You little bastard! You...you all these years...we all thought...we thought you were gone!"

"That year, you had a fight with your father and ran away. It was a chaotic time... and your father also... ah!"

She didn't finish her words, but sighed heavily, then noticed He Weiguo's military uniform and asked:

"Weiguo! Are you...going to the army?"

He Weiguo looked at this old lady who didn't have many scenes in the original play. He couldn't say he liked her or disliked her. His tone softened a little:

"Yes, Aunt Yi."

"I ran away from home that year, and just when the army was recruiting, I followed them."

"Then I followed the troops to North Korea and just came back."

"North Korea?" The aunt really didn't expect that He Weiguo actually participated in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea.

He Weiguo nodded: "Yeah!"

The aunt frowned and said:

"Didn't the Korean War end a long time ago? Why are you coming back now?"

In fact, it’s not the aunt’s fault. As a woman, it’s normal for her to have only a vague understanding of these things.

He Weiguo explained:

"Aunt Yi, you are right. The war ended in July 53."

"But our troops were left behind to assist in the reconstruction. It wasn't until this year that the troops were returned to China in three batches."

“I was among the last group to return home.”

Chapter 7 He Weiguo’s reputation!

There were already quite a few people gathered in the middle courtyard, most of them were women who stayed at home, and some half-grown boys.

However, they didn't know what happened exactly, they just saw a strange man in military uniform in the middle of the yard.

At this moment, everyone was talking among themselves:

"What the hell is going on?"

"I don't know."

"I don't know either. I'll know after I see it."

"That's true. Anyway, with Jia Dongxu's mother here, there will be something exciting to watch today."