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

"So, brother, please don't be angry, okay?"

"Don't be too disappointed in Second Brother... He's a really nice guy. He carried all the 100 kilograms of grain back today by himself, leaving me alone."

"The third uncle in the front yard looked down on you, thinking you had no job, and my second brother even argued with him!"

He Weiguo turned his head and looked at Yu Shui's pleading face, and his tone softened a little:

"Yushui. Big brother is still beating up your second brother, which proves that he still has some good qualities. Do you understand?"

He paused:

"I've seen everything you said. Zhuzi did something so foolish that I want to beat him to death."

"But he still knows what he feels for you, for me, and for this family relationship."

"If he really was hopeless, I would have kicked him out long ago. How could I let him live in this house?"

"I'm hitting him now because I know he can still turn around!"

"I'm your big brother! Everything I do is to make you better!"

He looked at the rain with a serious look:

"But think about your second brother's character. Can he really listen to just a few words?"

"If I don't beat him hard enough to make him feel scared, and let it become etched in his bones, how can he learn his lesson?"

Yu Shui nodded, not quite understanding, and asked in a low voice:

"Big brother... Second brother is very concerned about his reputation. Today..."

He Weiguo interrupted directly:

"Yushui, face is earned by yourself, not given by others."

"Today, for that little bit of pretentious righteousness, he gave away our family's life-saving rations. This is truly shameful!"

"Hanging him up is to let him see clearly that what he thinks is dignity is nothing in the eyes of others! It's to make him remember this pain and this shame!"

After listening to his elder brother's words, Yu Shui suddenly felt enlightened and nodded repeatedly.

Her biggest fear was not that her second brother would be beaten, but that her eldest brother would be completely disappointed and no longer care about her second brother.

My brother was so scary today, as if he wanted to sever all ties with me.

Now that he heard his eldest brother say that beating his second brother was for his own good, Yu Shui felt relieved and his fear dissipated a lot.

She gradually understood that her eldest brother was violent and angry precisely because he regarded her second brother as his closest relative and was willing to spend so much effort to change him.

After figuring this out, Yu Shui wiped away the tears from her face and tried to put on a smile:

"Brother, I understand. Then... then the second brother has also been beaten by you, and beaten so badly... How about... let's put him down first?"

"Keeping it hanging like that all the time...what if something goes wrong?"

"He's got a tough body, what could possibly go wrong?" He Weiguo was confident in Sha Zhu's ability to withstand a beating:

"Don't worry, Yushui. I know your second brother's physical condition. He can definitely handle it."

"Just let him hang there, humiliate himself, and embarrass the Jia family too!"

"People come and go in the yard, and there are always people pointing fingers. Doesn't your second brother care about face the most? After this incident, I wonder if he dares to do anything stupid again!"

He snorted:

"Next time if he dares to do it again, I won't just hang him at the Jia family's gate. I'll hang him at the courtyard gate, at the street office gate!"

"Let him lose all control of Nanluoguxiang! I wonder if he dares to do that!"

He waved his hand and said, "Alright, Yushui, your elder brother knows everything about your second brother's affairs, so don't worry about it."

Yu Shui nodded obediently: "Yes."

Suddenly, she remembered that her eldest brother had said he hadn't eaten yet when he came in:

"Brother, didn't you say you didn't have lunch? Are you hungry? I... I can cook for you, right?"

He Weiguo looked at the little girl in front of him with some surprise: "Yushui, you can cook?"

The rain was a little embarrassed, but also a little proud:

"Ah? Big brother, you underestimate me! How could I not know how to cook?"

"It's just... not as delicious as what my father and second brother cook. They are both professional chefs. But I can still cook some simple meals!"

He Weiguo nodded:

"Okay, Yushui, go make something to eat. Also, look at those fish, do you know how to handle them?"

"Clean it up if you can, otherwise it will stink by tomorrow."

"Yes, big brother!" Yu Shui responded quickly, and then asked hesitantly:

"So... what do you want to eat, big brother? Steamed bread? Flatbread? Or some cornmeal porridge? Fish...are you cooking fish now?"

He Weiguo thought for a moment:

"Make some thick cornmeal porridge to satisfy your hunger."

"Don't cook the fish yet. Clean it and marinate it as you said. Save it for tomorrow's dinner."

Yu Shui nodded vigorously: "Okay! Big brother!"

Seeing Yu Shui's confident look, He Weiguo was a little surprised. This girl Yu Shui was much more capable than he had imagined.

He originally thought that this little girl was a little delicate, but he didn't expect that she could handle all these tasks.

Come to think of it, a girl from a family of chefs, no matter how bad she is, would not be so untidy as to not have ever touched housework. That would be too outrageous.

What he was worried about now was Sha Zhu's injury.

Although Shazhu is tough, he was beaten really hard with the belt today, and his back is probably covered in blood.

Fortunately, he only hit my back. If he had hit me in the front and back, I wouldn't have been able to sleep tonight.

However, if the wounds on the back are not treated, infection and inflammation will be a problem.

He had to go out and buy some disinfectant to apply on Shazhu.

After all, He Weiguo still recognized his younger brother in his heart.

Sha Zhu is not a bad person. He is very warm-hearted towards his elder brother and Yu Shui.

It's just this damn dog-licking attribute that is so annoying. As long as this problem is reversed, people can still be accepted.

"Yushui," He Weiguo stood up, "Brother, go outside and buy some medicine for your second brother."

Yu Shui nodded vigorously: "Yes! Big brother, you go!"

After saying this, a surprised smile instantly appeared on his little face.

Although the second brother made a mistake and was beaten, the eldest brother did not really give up on them.

Even if you get beaten, they will still take care of you and buy you medicine.

Big brother is so kind!

He Weiguo nodded, turned and walked out of the house.

I thought to myself that for a skin injury like Sha Zhu's, disinfecting it with hydrogen peroxide or alcohol and then applying some mercurochrome or gentian violet should be enough.

But if he remembered correctly, alcohol and hydrogen peroxide were controlled substances these days and one had to go to a hospital or workplace to get a certificate before buying them.

The most commonly used one is iodine tincture. Although it is a bit irritating, it has a good disinfecting effect. It should be sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives.

Chapter 51: Starve Him for Two Days

He Weiguo quickly bought iodine and gentian violet from the supply and marketing cooperative.

Yu Shui was a little surprised to see him come back so early:

"Brother, you're so fast?"

"Yes, I bought it at the supply and marketing cooperative at the entrance of the alley, just a few steps away." He Weiguo put the medicine on the table.

Yu Shui was busy at the stove and said:

"Brother, please wait a moment. The meal will take a while."

He Weiguo nodded: "Okay, don't worry, I'm not too hungry at the moment."

He paused and continued:

"Yushui, you cook. I'll go clean up the fish."

After saying that, he went into the kitchen, took a kitchen knife, and went to the yard to prepare to deal with the fish.

The fish's internal organs must be cleaned as soon as possible, otherwise they will easily rot and stink.

The weather is cool in late autumn. Clean it, apply salt and marinate it. It should be fine until tomorrow.

As soon as he walked into the yard, Sha Zhu seemed to see his savior.

With a weak voice, she pleaded with tears in her eyes:

"Brother...brother, can you...let me down? I'll help you clean up the fish. I can do it quickly..."

He was in great pain all over his body and felt that life was worse than death, but what tortured him even more was the undisguised pointing and talking of people coming and going in the yard.

He Yuzhu has always valued a man's face the most, but today he was completely stripped naked by his elder brother and thrown to the ground and stepped on.

He Weiguo didn't even raise his head and had no intention of paying any attention.

He just wanted to completely crush Sha Zhu's ridiculous sense of face.

Without this burden, the possibility of correcting him will be greater.

Seeing that He Weiguo did not respond, Sha Zhu did not give up and continued to beg:

"Brother, please, really... let me down."

He Weiguo remained unmoved, he had his own plans.

It's only a matter of time before this bastard is put down, but not now.

It’s just that Shazhu’s intermittent wailing is really annoying.