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

Looking at Qin Huairu's pitiful appearance, Yu Shui felt a little bit sorry for her, but she still shook her head firmly, her voice small but clear:

"Sister Qin, I know your family is in trouble, but...but my eldest brother said he won't lend it to you, so...we can't lend it to you!"

"If you really want to borrow it... wait until Big Brother comes back and ask him in person."

"If Big Brother asks to borrow it, then... then I can lend you the grain."

Sha Zhu felt that he was caught in the middle and was in a dilemma.

On one side was the eldest brother's unquestionable order, and on the other side was Sister Qin's tearful plea.

He bit his lip and thought of a compromise:

"Sister Qin, how about...how about this? I'll lend you two bowls! You can take them back and eat them first, and then...I'll find a way. But you must return these two bowls of food to me on the first day!"

Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu were of course unhappy.

The original plan was to produce ten kilograms, but it was first reduced to five kilograms. Now it has been reduced to only two bowls. It feels like my flesh has been cut off!

But the situation is stronger than people, and having something is better than having nothing. Jia Dongxu forced a smile on his face:

"Hey! Zhuzi, thank you! Don't worry! We received the food on the 1st and will definitely return it!"

Sha Zhu quickly opened the bag of corn flour.

Qin Huairu immediately came forward, reached in with the large bowl in her hand without hesitation, and filled two large bowls with corn noodles. Then she followed Jia Dongxu back with satisfaction.

Yu Shui watched Qin Huairu leave with the bowl in her hand, then looked at her second brother who had made the decision without authorization, and stamped her feet in anxiety:

"Second brother! Big brother clearly said! Not even a grain of food can be lent! If you lend it out... aren't you afraid that big brother will come back and punish you?"

Sha Zhu also felt uneasy. He quickly picked up the grain bag on the ground and walked home. He then came out and picked up the two barrels of oil. With one hand, he pulled the rain into the house.

"Come on, come on! Girl! Let's go inside and talk!"

He was afraid that if he said one more word in the yard, someone with sharp ears would hear it and tell his eldest brother. That would be the end of him!

The rain couldn't resist Sha Zhu and was pulled into the house by him.

As soon as the door closed, Sha Zhu couldn't wait to speak, pleading:

"Rainwater! My dear sister! Listen to me!"

"Your second brother... Second brother is such a soft-hearted person! You saw it too, Sister Qin is pregnant. I thought, let me lend them these two bowls, they will return them on the first day. We have a hundred kilograms of grain at home, so this little bit is not a big deal..."

"Just think of it as helping a neighbor through a difficult time. This matter...this matter, can you help me keep it a secret from my eldest brother?"

"I'm begging you, second brother! Just this once!"

"No!" Yu Shui answered firmly.

Although she felt sorry for her second brother and didn't want to see him get beaten, her eldest brother's words before he left sounded like a warning to her - if she helped to conceal it, her eldest brother would not care about them anymore!

She looked at her second brother, her eyes filled with helplessness and blame:

"Second brother, I know you have good intentions, and I know you're in a difficult situation... But I absolutely cannot hide this from my eldest brother!"

"Big brother repeatedly warned you not to borrow it, but you wouldn't listen... and now you're scared!"

When Sha Zhu heard this, his face fell and his voice became tearful:

"Yushui! My dear sister! Just think about it...how good has your second brother been to you since you were a child?"

"Anything delicious is right there for you! Just help your second brother hide it this time!"

"Look, we brought back a hundred kilograms today! We're just missing two bowls. Big brother... he definitely won't be able to tell!"

"Just this once! Will it work?"

He almost bowed.

Yu Shui was indeed shaken.

Seeing her second brother begging pitifully, her nose felt sore.

But her reason told her that she couldn't do this.

Everything my eldest brother does is for the good of this family.

"Second brother," the rain said with insistence:

"I can't help you hide this from Big Brother! Big Brother is so nice! He's always doing this for our own good!"

She looked at Sha Zhu's expression, which darkened instantly and looked like he was about to cry out of grievance. Her heart softened again, and she sighed and added:

"Second brother... I won't help you hide this from eldest brother. This is a principle! I can't argue with this."

"but!"

"If Big Brother comes back and hits you... I... I will plead for you! I will ask Big Brother to go easy on you!"

After hearing what Yu Shui said, Sha Zhu also knew where his sister's bottom line was.

He also knew in his heart that his elder brother was really doing it for their own good.

But just now... I just couldn't help it!

He looked at Qin Huairu's tears and her belly...Alas!

At this moment, he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart:

It’s just two bowls of corn noodles, weighing two or three pounds. Big brother... Big brother shouldn’t beat me too hard, right?

We're neighbors, so please help with the transition...it shouldn't be a big problem, right?

Sha Zhu didn't know that his habit of self-consolation and self-persuasion was largely due to the long-term influence of Yi Zhonghai, an old man in the courtyard, who said things like "neighbors help each other" and "be generous", which formed an almost instinctive "self-PUA".

He himself didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all.

But Yu Shui's heart is as clear as a mirror.

With the eldest brother’s hot temper, if he lent out two bowls, even if he lent out one grain, the second brother would probably not be able to escape the beating today!

……

He Weiguo was completely unaware of the grain borrowing incident at home.

He thought that the lesson Sha Zhu learned from the fried pork with belt the day before yesterday was deep enough, so it should last for a few days at least, right?

With Yu Shui, the little supervisor, following us, there shouldn't be any major problems with collecting food today.

So he didn't take it to heart at all, and his mind was completely on the fishing float in front of him.

Time flies and it is already past two in the afternoon.

To be honest, what the two of them gained today was much better than expected!

Although the fish caught were all small, the largest weighing only 300-400 grams, the number was still good. Adding up all together, I estimated that there were about 500-600 grams.

Originally, both of them had not had enough fun and wanted to cast a few more rods.

But my stomach disagreed!

I've been stuffing myself with those buns since this morning and I'm already starving.

He Weiguo was the first to lose his patience, and his vision began to blur:

"Brother, I can't hold on any longer! Shall we retreat first?"

"Today's catch is not bad. If we keep fishing, I'm afraid we'll get sick!"

Zhou Zhenbang wasn’t feeling much better, actually. He was so hungry that he didn’t even want to smoke—the more he smoked, the more dizzy he felt!

Although he still felt itchy looking at the water, his intense hunger eventually overcame his fishing addiction. He nodded helplessly, his voice a little weak:

"Alright! Let's go! Let's go back and get some food first! We'll come back next time!"

The two men stood up and started packing their things.

He Weiguo used a straw rope to pass through the gills of the small fish he caught, strung them together, and weighed them as he prepared to load them into the car.

"Hey! You kid!" Zhou Zhenbang saw his action and quickly called out:

"Why are you carrying it? It's behind the trailer!"

He Weiguo was stunned: "Ah? Hang it up at the back?"

"Brother, we only have a few little fish, what's so good about it?"

"How about we go to the market later and pick up the big ones, then hang them up together to show off?"

He knew his old battalion commander too well, and he definitely wanted to show off his trophies!

Zhou Zhenbang glared at him with a look of disgust:

"What do you know? What happened to Yu Xiao?"

"We are too numerous!"

"How can we drive all the way back with an empty back end? That would be so embarrassing!"

"Let's use these to hang them first. Later, we'll go to the market and get those three king fish and hang them together! Then, we'll drive around the city a couple more times! That'll be perfect!"

"Do you understand?" He said it with confidence.

He Weiguo stared at his old battalion commander with a unique mind in amazement and was speechless for a moment.

Sure enough, the fisherman’s train of thought is really beyond the understanding of ordinary people!

He had no choice but to accept his fate and hang the string of still struggling fish on the back of the military jeep.

Chapter 43 Brother, I support you.

When the two returned to the city, they had no appetite for a meal, so they just bought a few buns on the roadside to fill their stomachs.

After swallowing the food whole, he immediately headed straight for Dongdan Vegetable Market.

When I arrived at the stall, I took away the three lively grass carps with the receipt.

As soon as he walked out of the vegetable market, Zhou Zhenbang skillfully picked up half a brick from the roadside, knocked the fish unconscious with a few bangs, and then deftly pierced the gills with a straw rope and hung it on the back of the jeep together with the small fish he had caught before.

After finishing all this, he dusted off his hands, got into the car contentedly, and waved to He Weiguo:

"Weiguo! Drive! Now, give me a ride around the city!"

"Go where there are many people!"