Siheyuan (courtyard house): My name is Shazhu!

Inside the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai was also scratching his head. Sha Zhu hadn't been expelled by his master, so he wasn't having any major problems in his life.

If he can't get Sha Zhu to ask for help because he can't make a living, he can't curry favor with him and help him. If he can't do him a favor, it's difficult to win him over to his side.

He secretly blamed the deaf old woman for choosing Sha Zhu instead of Jia Dongxu. He wouldn't have interfered if he hadn't been somewhat afraid or had ulterior motives.

In his mind, Sha Zhu was no match for Jia Dongxu. If this didn't work, perhaps he would have to try a different approach and find another opportunity.

However, I cannot control the people in the courtyard, so I cannot command them to obey me and put pressure on Sha Zhu to make him submit to me.

Yi Zhonghai began to consider taking control of the courtyard house.

He's just an ordinary steel mill worker earning forty yuan a month. It's impossible for him to control fifteen households in a courtyard house; no one will listen to him.

The revolution is not yet complete; comrades must continue to strive. Yi Zhonghai silently encouraged himself.

His wife, Tan Guilan, could only watch silently as Yi Zhonghai frowned in deep thought, shaking his head and sighing from time to time.

She has no job and her income comes from odd jobs. Right now, she's sewing shoe soles and making military uniforms, earning very little each month. She has no choice but to live and work with Yi Zhonghai.

She heard what Yi Zhonghai asked Jia Dongxu to do, but couldn't say no. She wasn't a truly 'good person,' just a traditional woman of this era.

He Yuzhu has to go to work during the day, and with He Yushui following him around, he can't deal with Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu, who both have to go to work.

In winter, because it's too cold outside, I usually use the toilet at home and rarely leave the house, which is a bit of a hassle.

After nearly half a month of observation, He Yuzhu still discovered a loophole in Yi Zhonghai's house: the stove in his house was a fire wall, not a fire pit.

Inside the hut, very close to the window, you can open the closed window, fill a two-meter-long bamboo tube with a pot of cold water, and pour the water directly onto the sealed stove fire.

The fire will be extinguished, and although they won't freeze to death, they'll be freezing. The water will also be dried up by the fire, leaving no evidence that water was used to extinguish the fire.

He acted on his idea immediately. At midnight the next day, He Yuzhu quietly got out of bed and went to the window of Yi Zhonghai's empty room.

Use a knife to pry open the window latch, and take out a kettle full of water from the system space...

Five minutes later, back in bed, the power was out tonight, and there were no stars or moon in the sky. Yi Zhonghai and his wife were sleeping soundly, so the plan should have succeeded.

The next morning at eight o'clock, I woke He Yushui up and we went to the pool to fetch water and wash up.

Then, a yawn was heard coming from Yi Zhonghai's room. It wasn't just one yawn, but rather from both a man and a woman.

Well done! You, Yi Zhonghai, weren't going to behave yourself. If you wanted to mess with me, I'll make you suffer first.

This is just the first time, a small treat, just an appetizer. We still have time.

He Yuzhu also cooks at home, partly to practice his cooking skills and partly because he doesn't want He Yushui to eat too well every day.

Now, I have milk, eggs, and large meat buns twice a week every morning. In the evening, I have white flour steamed buns, and dishes like twice-cooked pork or sweet and sour carp, and occasionally chicken soup.

There are only two days a week, so we can't feed He Yushui to the point that she doesn't eat any other food and becomes a 'princess'.

Although He Yushui is not yet seven years old, she has become sensible since He Daqing left and has started to help He Yuzhu with housework.

"Rain, you're still young. When you start elementary school, help your older brother sweep the floor. What will you do at school and what will you do at home?"

Your older brother will teach you to cook. You can start clearing the table after you turn ten, and help your brother clean his room and do chores when you turn twelve. It's not time for you to do chores yet.

He Yuzhu did not refuse He Yushui's enthusiasm for work; many girls from ordinary families do chores after starting elementary school.

"Brother, it's a deal."

"It's a deal. When has my brother ever lied to the rain?"

I believe in my brother.

For five consecutive days, Yi Zhonghai did not go to work. The old man had a fever. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, medicines were very scarce, and it was almost impossible to find antipyretics.

He and his wife could only endure it at home. The deaf old lady would come over at noon to cook for them, and Jia Dongxu would deliver the food in the evening.

The deaf old lady, who is around 65 years old now, is quite energetic. She has bound feet, walks with a cane, and walks quite fast.

He Yuzhu harbored no resentment towards the deaf old woman; he wasn't truly "Foolish Zhu." Even if he were, he still owed the deaf old woman the debt of leaving him descendants.

Even forcing He Daqing to leave wouldn't be as important as leaving him a 'descendant,' not to mention why He Daqing went to Baocheng in the first place—it's a messy affair.

Regardless of He Daqing's trip to Baocheng, the deaf old lady in the TV series was indeed very kind to "Silly Zhu." So kind that everyone except "Silly Zhu" himself must have felt envious and resentful. Including Yi Zhonghai!

As for the rights and wrongs of grudges, we'll see about that later. If you want to be your own 'ancestor', go ahead and have fun!

Now, it won't harm his future 'fate'. The system doesn't require him to untie the fate qi with her, which is somewhat similar to Lou Xiao'e.

On Sunday, He Yuzhu and his sister didn't get home until 9:30. He Yushui tidied up and went to bed.

It started snowing at six o'clock tonight. Snowing is common in Beijing during winter, and He Yuzhu, who hadn't paid much attention to it before, smiled.

Another idea!

The method is very simple. There's no need to water the snow or the ground; just compact the current snow, and it will be covered by the next layer of snow. It will be as slippery as ice.

He Yuzhu is much stronger than a normal person, so he can stomp the snow very firmly.

This snowfield is incredibly slippery, just like when snow melts into ice. I tested it when I was a child in my past life; if you're not careful, you'll land on your bottom. The key is its concealment; most people wouldn't be on guard.

People going to work in the morning are still sleepy and don't pay much attention to the snow in front of their homes; they're used to walking that short distance.

Yi Zhonghai's home!

Tan Guilan still has a fever, so Yi Zhonghai should be the first to leave. Jia Dongxu must be the first from the Jia family to leave; if one of them falls, that's fine.

It's a pity I don't have 'divine senses', otherwise I could torment them every few days and make them tremble at the sight of the gate of the No. 95 courtyard house.

Even with a 1% discount, you still get a million-dollar "divine thought," but it would take too long to buy one.

Even the 'Power Pill' worth 10,000 gold coins that I wanted to buy for He Yushui would take three months to arrive.

Buying 'Divine Mind' seems like an endless journey; it's better to take it one step at a time, or perhaps a deep discount would be more worthwhile.

At midnight, He Yuzhu stomped through a small patch of snow in front of both houses and went home to rest. Snowflakes were still falling from the sky.

The snowflakes aren't big or falling fast. In six hours, they'll be six or seven centimeters thick. The falling snow will cover the compacted snow. Let's see who's unlucky tomorrow.

Morning!

"Ah!" A scream came from the middle courtyard, followed by other sounds.

He Yuzhu was woken up by the noise. He Yushui was curled up in a ball, sleeping soundly, occasionally swallowing her saliva. She was dreaming about delicious food.

Without getting out of bed, I looked at the two old quilts on the bed, which were tangled in many places, and thought to myself that it must be the quilts that made me feel a little cold at night.

It's almost Chinese New Year, so I need to change two quilts and mattresses. I'm going out to do it today.

He Yuzhu quietly got dressed, got out of bed, without disturbing He Yushui or going out. Through the curtains, he saw Yi Zhonghai fall in a split at the front door.

Hearing the noise, Tan Guilan went out to help him, but Yi Zhonghai, who was in unbearable pain, refused and told her to find someone to help him.