The Courtyard House: The story begins with He Yuzhu beating up the White Widow.

Yi Zhonghai threw away the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "I'll go take a look." With that, Yi Zhonghai stood up and went straight out the door.

Zhao Shufen looked at her man's retreating figure and couldn't help but sigh.

Yi Zhonghai walked to the door of the deaf old lady's house in the backyard, knocked on the door, and asked, "Grandma, are you resting?"

Upon hearing that it was Yi Zhonghai, the deaf old woman replied immediately, "No! Come in!"

Yi Zhonghai pushed open the door and walked in, saying, "Grandma, how have you been feeling these past few days?!"

The deaf old woman sized up Yi Zhonghai and said, "Don't beat around the bush with me. Tell me! Are you in trouble?!"

"Grandma, you're really something!" Yi Zhonghai praised the deaf old lady, then continued, "Since Sha Zhu came back from Baocheng, he's completely changed. He's not as respectful to the people in the courtyard as he used to be."

The deaf old woman asked, "Zhonghai, what do you want?!"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Grandma, now that Jia Zhangshi is in jail, I'm confident I can keep Jia Dongxu by my side. I don't think there's any need for Sha Zhu to stay."

"Zhonghai, things are different now than before. Some things can't be done anymore!" With that, the deaf old woman picked up the cup on the bedside table and took a sip of water. Yi Zhonghai said, "Grandma, I've thought a lot these past few days. I just feel that keeping Shazhu around is just asking for trouble."

After hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, the deaf old woman couldn't help but sigh and said, "Alright! I'll help you out! As for whether it will work out, that's up to fate." With that, she took a bamboo bookmark from her pocket, handed it to Yi Zhonghai, and said, "Go to No. 13 Chuanban Hutong and find a man named Jiao Laosan. Show him this. As for how much he wants, you can tell him yourself."

Yi Zhonghai took the bookmark from the deaf old lady with both hands and said, "Grandma, please rest! I'll head back now!"

The deaf old woman watched Yi Zhonghai leave her house, a strong murderous aura flashing in her eyes. If it weren't for needing Yi Zhonghai and his wife to serve them, they would have long since disappeared from this world.

Saturday morning, just as dawn broke, He Yuzhu got up, made breakfast, and woke up He Yushui, who was still asleep. After the siblings ate breakfast, He Yuzhu took He Yushui out. Half an hour later, the two arrived at the market entrance. To make it easier to carry their things, He Yuzhu bought a bamboo basket from a stall selling bamboo wares at the market entrance, and then led He Yushui into the market.

After spending over an hour browsing the market, He Yuzhu bought all the ingredients needed for tomorrow's banquet. He Yuzhu then left the market with He Yushui and headed straight for his master's house.

When He Yuzhu brought He Yushui to his master's house, Mei Yu from the Military Control Commission arrived at No. 95 courtyard with a young couple. Yan Bugui, who was on his way to work, saw them and immediately greeted them: "Comrade Mei, you've arrived?!"

Mei Yu casually asked, "Teacher Yan, haven't you gone to work yet?!"

Yan Bugui hurriedly explained, "I didn't have class this morning, so I'll be a little late."

"Oh!" Mei Yu responded, leading the young couple past Yan Bugui. Yan Bugui stared at the three figures for a few seconds, sensing something was amiss, and immediately followed.

Mei Yu led the young couple to the backyard, pointed to the house in the northeast corner next to the deaf old lady, and said, "This is the house I told you about yesterday. Do you like it? If not, we'll find a way to coordinate." After saying that, Mei Yu took out her key and unlocked the door.

The young couple followed Mei Yu into the house. They looked around. The woman said, "I think this house is nice."

Mei Yu interjected, "This used to be a courtyard; the roof and windows were added last year. If you're satisfied, we'll go to the military control commission to complete the formalities."

Hearing the commotion, Liu Haizhong's wife, Ma Cuilan, came out of the house. Reaching the door of the house converted from the corner courtyard, she asked, "Comrade Xiaomei, did you bring people to look at the house?!"

"Yes!" Mei Yu echoed, looking at the young couple.

The young couple discussed it briefly and decided to rent the house. So Meiyu took them back to the military control office to complete the formalities.

"What happened just now?!" Mei Yu and her entourage had just left when the deaf old lady came out of her house.

Ma Cuilan replied, "Grandma, the house next door, which was converted from a corner courtyard, has been rented out by the military control committee. It's been rented to a young couple."

"Oh!" The deaf old lady nodded slightly, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart at the same time. After a moment's hesitation, the deaf old lady went out, leaning on her cane.

"Grandma, where are you going?!" Zhao Shufen, who had just finished tidying up the house, greeted the deaf old lady as she came out of the backyard.

The deaf old woman replied, "I'm going out for a walk, I'll be right back!"

"Hey!" Zhao Shufen, who was already used to it, didn't think much of it and went on to do other things.

It has to be said that the deaf old lady's intuition was quite sharp. That same afternoon, after Zhang Qiang delivered the tip-off letter to the branch office, based on the information provided, they began investigating the middle-aged man in Doujiao Hutong. At first, nothing seemed amiss. However, as the investigation deepened, more and more problems surfaced with the man. Since the middle-aged man had issues, then the deaf old lady also had issues. To avoid alerting him and to facilitate monitoring the deaf old lady, a detective couple was assigned to live next door to her.

The deaf old lady left the courtyard house, wandered around outside for a while, and only went to Doujiao Hutong after making sure no one was following her. However, she didn't go to where the middle-aged people lived. Instead, she walked directly through Doujiao Hutong. After wandering around outside again, she went to a general store, bought a bag of brown sugar, and returned to No. 95 Courtyard.

Around noon, the young couple moved into courtyard number 95. Seeing them unpacking, Ma Cuilan smiled and walked over, asking, "You've just moved in, haven't you?!"

The young couple spoke up, "Yes! May I ask your name, auntie?"

Ma Cuilan said, "My surname is Ma, and my husband's surname is Liu. You can just call me Aunt Cuilan."

The young couple introduced themselves: "Hello, Aunt Cuilan! My name is You Jing, and my husband's name is Cheng Yaojin. My husband works at the post office. Please take care of us in the future."

"Of course! Of course! A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative!" Ma Cuilan agreed twice, then said, "You guys carry on! I'll head back now!"

Hearing the noise, the deaf old lady went to the window. After listening to the conversation, she carefully observed the young couple and muttered to herself, "Am I being too sensitive?!" The deaf old lady considered for a few minutes and decided to observe them further.