Siheyuan: Relieve stress and relieve worries

Chapter 777 Rainy Spring Festival
On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Wang Zhan took his sister to Uncle Li's house again. This time it was just to pay New Year's greetings. The last time he came to Uncle Li's house before the New Year, he received too much information and he couldn't digest it all, so he was a little bit out of spirits.

Today was different. The two siblings were in high spirits and came to the door happily. Grandma Li held Wang Li tightly and refused to let go. They all talked about happy things. Wang Li talked about her own children, Da Yu and Xiao Yu every other sentence. Grandma Li didn't know about it, but Uncle Li knew about it and was explaining it to his wife.

They greeted the new year happily and had a happy meal. After lunch, Wang Zhan said goodbye to Wang Li and returned to the alley. He and Lili prepared some peanuts and melon seeds, and started from the entrance of the alley, greeting everyone from door to door, saying that they were brother and sister from Yard No. 43.

Most of the residents of Yuer Hutong were very surprised. None of them had expected that the brother and sister who had always lived in seclusion and were mysterious would come to their house to wish them a happy new year. However, it was New Year's Day and people who smiled at them were not to be offended. Most of them were very polite. Only a few families had very strange expressions.

Wang Zhan didn't take it seriously. He then visited the homes of his friends one by one. This took two days. On the fourth day of the Chinese New Year, Wang Li looked at her brother and asked, "Brother, aren't you going to Sister Yushui's house?"

Wang Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Go, why not? Not only go, but also go openly. Go and get our box of Yueshengzhai cakes. I'll go to the basement to get some apples."

In fact, He Yushui had come to Wang Zhan's house these few days, but Wang Zhan always took Wang Li out, so they rarely met. This year, at Sha Zhu's strong request, He Yushui did not celebrate the New Year with Wang Zhan and his siblings. Wang Zhan didn't know how He Yushui spent this year, but he knew that He Yushui had money, so even if things were not good, he would not starve.

It was already the afternoon of the fourth day of the New Year. Logically speaking, those who should visit friends had gone to visit friends, and those who should return home had returned home, so there should not be many people in the courtyard.

Wang Zhan and Wang Li prepared themselves, and after lunch in the afternoon, they carried their things to Maoer Hutong. As soon as they entered the hutong, Wang Zhan noticed that the gate of Courtyard No. 91 was open, and there were already residents living there, while the gate of Courtyard No. 93 was closed, and it seemed that the lock had been put on again.

After passing Courtyard No. 93, after walking a few steps, Courtyard No. 95 came into view from afar. The gatehouse was dilapidated, but the couplets with dragons and phoenixes on both sides were still very eye-catching. It seemed to be the work of Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui had been very well-behaved this year and never went out to hang around. He was also very low-key at school.

But as soon as he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, Wang Zhan was in a trance. Looking at Yan Bugui watering the flowers on the screen wall at the gate, he took two steps back, looked at the sky, and confirmed that it was winter. Then he walked into the yard with a frown. As soon as he entered the door, Wang Zhan and his sister respectfully shouted, "Teacher Yan, Happy New Year!"

Yan Bugui, who was watering the flowers, was startled. He turned around and stood still even colder. He didn't react. He looked at the visiting Wang Zhan and his sister and said, "Wang Zhan? Who are you?"

"Oh, we are here to see He Yushui. Isn't he our classmate and good friend?" Wang Zhan said with a smile.

Yan Bugui was an experienced man, so he immediately realized what was happening and said, "Oh, yes, yes, they live in the middle courtyard, and the two brothers and sisters are at home. You should go over and take a look."

Yan Bugui was still a little scared when he looked at Wang Zhan. He always felt that Wang Zhan was a bit evil and anything that had anything to do with him would be bad.

Wang Zhan smiled and walked towards the courtyard with Wang Li. As soon as they entered the Lotus Gate, Yang Ruihua came out and saw the backs of the siblings. He asked curiously, "Who is that? Why do they look so familiar?" Yan Bugui said unhappily, "How can they not look familiar? You have been serving them for more than two months."

Yang Ruihua widened his eyes and said, "Wang Zhan and his sister are here, why don't they come to our house and sit down?" After saying that, Yang Ruihua regretted it. Yan Bugui rolled his eyes, snorted coldly, and continued his task of watering the plants.

As soon as Wang Zhan and his sister entered the central courtyard, they went straight to He Yushui's room. When he came in, Jia Zhang saw him at a glance, but this woman, who looked less at people, saw that the brother and sister were both holding things in their hands.

Wang Zhan knocked on He Yushui's door. The door opened and Wang Zhan saw a little girl with a bitter face. As soon as she saw Wang Zhan, tears started to flow. She burst into tears all of a sudden, which scared the brother and sister. They hurried into the room and closed the door.

It turned out that He Yushui had a tragic experience this Spring Festival. Originally, He Yushui planned to celebrate the New Year with Wang Zhan. He had packed up his things and was ready to move in for a while, but his brother came to him with two lunch boxes, saying they were snacks for him, one box of chicken stewed with mushrooms and the other box of braised pork.

He Yushui let down her guard, after all, this was her brother. While eating delicious food, Sha Zhu persuaded He Yushui that he was a little detached from this courtyard. After all, this was their He family's ancestral home, and he had to have good relations with the neighbors. Then he used both emotion and reason to persuade He Yushui to spend the New Year in the courtyard, and promised that if she didn't spend the New Year well, he would not ask anything of her in the future. Just like that, He Yushui agreed.

But the next day, Sha Zhu came again and said that the ingredients he prepared were not enough and asked He Yushui to pay for some. He Yushui thought it was only right for him to pay for the meal there, so he gave Sha Zhu 500,000 yuan.

On the 29th day of the lunar year, Sha Zhu took another 500,000 yuan from He Yushui on the pretext that he had no New Year's goods. More importantly, he took away all of He Yushui's bills. Yes, you heard it right. When He Yushui refused, Sha Zhu took action and emptied He Yushui's pockets.

He Yushui was originally very angry, but thinking about it, after all, he was her brother, she endured it. On New Year's Eve, in the He family's main hall, He Yushui calmed down and followed her brother to run around. When it was time to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, when she entered the main hall, she saw a mess. The old lady and the aunt had already left and went to the backyard. Yi Zhonghai sat there with an embarrassed look on his face, holding a glass of wine. The Jia family, a family of four, got a big enamel pot and poured the leftovers into it.

He Yushui didn't eat at noon, or his brother said to save his stomach for the New Year's Eve dinner. Seeing this scene, He Yushui instantly got angry. Just as he was about to lose his temper, Sha Zhu comforted him: "Yushui, well, well, there are still a few steamed breads in the kitchen, we can make do with it."

He Yushui saw that when she was about to lose her temper, Qin Huairu gave her brother a flattering look, and her brother suddenly changed his attitude and began to comfort her. He Yushui was sad, and said nothing, and turned back to her room.

In the next few days, Sha Zhu completely forgot about herself and took the Jia family's children to play crazily. He Yushui looked at the firecrackers flying outside the window. She knew very well that it was all her money, but it was spent on Jia Geng through Sha Zhu. He Yushui felt very depressed.

(End of this chapter)