The Courtyard House: He Yuzhu, Who Defied Fate

The radiation here renders these people practically powerless.

Of course, that's a story for later. A hundred years later, this place became a dead zone, and millions of people died here.

It became useless and was eventually abandoned by the state.

In the end, Japan failed to complete its ridiculous blood transfusion plan.

Of course, that's a story for later. At this time, under Gu Zhiqi's command, the country captured tens of thousands of enemy agents left behind by Japan in its own country.

There are also hundreds of thousands of seeds and families involved in the blood transfusion plan.

The mobilization of so many people at once alerted the intelligence agencies of all organizations.

However, that place was heavily guarded; not even a mosquito could fly in, and those who managed to get in by various means could not come out.

This place is a one-way street; once you're inside, you're cut off from the outside world.

Then they can't leave. They stay here, day in and day out, with no development and no future.

This is a hell of package scams, though it was a paradise for these people a few decades ago.

After finishing this, He Yuzhu stopped paying attention to it because the Chinese New Year was just around the corner.

After the New Year, it was 1959. This was the second year of natural disasters, and famine began throughout the country.

No one was able to get enough to eat, and most people ate communal meals during the New Year that year.

None of He Yuzhu's master, master's wife, or father-in-law and mother-in-law came to celebrate the New Year.

Because everyone rejected He Yuzhu, after all, this was a national policy, and no one would go against the general trend of the country.

He Yuzhu's family and He Daqing's family celebrated the Chinese New Year together.

Everyone was in a very low mood this New Year. Yang Xiaodi said:

"Honey, is this disaster going to last another two years?"

He Yuzhu shook his head:

"No, three years!"

Chen Xueru asked curiously:

"Wait a minute, didn't you say it was the three years of natural disasters?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Yes, that's right, it's been three years, but how has everyone fared this year?"

Yang Xiaodi shook her head:

"If we don't count our family, the other families aren't doing badly either!"

He Yuzhu said:

"That's right, things will only get worse starting next year, when there will be no food left in the whole country."

Things will only get worse then; this is only the first year.

The same was true in 60; 61 was the worst year, and things didn't change until the autumn harvest in 61.

But people were so afraid of hunger that only after the bumper harvest in 62 did they have a little bit of confidence to eat more.

So there are still three years left. Although production was lower this year, the country's previous grain reserves are enough to last this year!

After hearing He Yuzhu's explanation, everyone fell silent. He Yuzhu then said:

"Okay, stop it. None of our families are in trouble, but I can't say it's just my family."

As for the others, there's nothing I can do, because the country doesn't listen to me!

Everyone knew about this situation, and because of it, He Yuzhu drank heavily for several days.

After hearing this, Xiao Chengyu said:

"Zhu Zi, haven't you spoken to the higher-ups in the country about this?"

He Yuzhu said with a wry smile:

"How could I not have said it? Even if I had, the country's top leaders just wouldn't believe me."

I'm so frustrated. How could I possibly have said this to the higher-ups?

Nobody believes me!

He Daqing said:

"Zhu Zi, it's normal for you to be able to predict the natural disasters of a year. Experienced farmers can do that too."

But three years? That's just too unbelievable!

He Yuzhu shook his head:

"Dad, it's not that I made a mistake, it's that no one could have predicted it. Oh well, it seems we can't escape this calamity."

After all, this is one of the major calamities for our country. I originally thought that with my abilities, I could save some of the people.

But now it seems I was just being delusional!

After hearing He Yuzhu's words, the others all tried to persuade him, including Nangong Yan:

"Zhu Zi, it's not your fault. After all, you did your best, didn't you?"

Sun Hao nodded:

“That’s right, Nangong Yan is right. If you knew but didn’t say anything, it would be understandable. But you did say it, and more than once. If you still say the same thing, then I won’t blame you!”

Chen Xueru:

"That's right, honey, this has nothing to do with you, really!"

He Yuzhu looked at these people and then said:

"Okay, if it's not a problem, it's not a problem. Let's talk about it next year! Let's not talk about these unhappy things today."

Since it's Chinese New Year, let's celebrate it properly!

He Daqing said:

"This is so much better, unlike Liu Haizhong's house!"

He Yuzhu asked casually:

What happened at Liu Haizhong's house?

He Daqing said:

"Did you know about Liu Haizhong's child getting married?"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"Yes, I know, didn't we go together?"

He Daqing nodded:

"That's right, we went together. The day after we left, Liu Guangqi left a letter and went to return the son-in-law to the woman's family."

Tell Liu Haizhong to pretend he doesn't have a son. As for where he went, Liu Guangqi didn't tell Liu Haizhong. Now, even if Liu Haizhong wanted to find him, he couldn't!

Yang Xiaodi said:

"I remember my husband telling me that Liu Haizhong treats Liu Guangqi like a jerk. If he leaves like this, won't Liu Haizhong faint?"

He Daqing nodded:

"That's right, he fainted and was sent to the hospital. He didn't wake up for three days, and then he beat Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu even more frantically."

I've heard of those two brothers; they get beaten up every single day!

He Yuzhu said:

"Sigh, this fringe is worse than a childless person!"

Xiao Chengyu asked:

"Zhu Zi, what do you mean? Doesn't he have two sons?"

He Yuzhu said:

"Liu Haizhong had always been biased towards his eldest son, who was not good to his other two sons."

So the second and third sons are now being beaten even more, and even the eldest son, who was so good to them, no longer wants to be their father.

"Once the eldest and second sons are adults, do you think they'll care about their father?"

Several people thought about it and agreed, then they all said:

"They definitely won't care!"

He Yuzhu nodded:

"That's right, they definitely won't care anymore. So, even though Liu Haizhong has three sons, he'll be worse off having no descendants in the future..."

That childless man is always thinking about his retirement. No matter what, he'll find someone to take care of him sooner or later.

Although they are not biological children.

But Liu Haizhong, his two sons definitely listen to him in everything now, since they are not yet adults.