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

"Zhuzi! Help me escort Brother Zhou to the alley entrance!"

"Hey!" Sha Zhu responded and said to Zhou Zhenbang, "Brother Zhou, I'll take you there!"

Zhou Zhenbang nodded, and accompanied by Sha Zhu, strode out of the central courtyard.

After Zhou Zhenbang left, only a table of young people was left in the yard.

He Weiguo picked up the wine bottle and refilled the glasses of Xu Damao, Chen Wenjian, Yan Jiecheng and himself.

He raised his glass, glanced at the three of them, and spoke with the gentleness and strength of a brother:

"Come on! One last drink! Thank you guys for coming today!"

"From now on, we'll all be neighbors in this courtyard. My brother Zhuzi may be a bit of a scoundrel, but he's not a bad person!"

"I still say the same thing. If he does something stupid and offends anyone, tell me and I'll take care of him!"

Xu Damao immediately responded:

"Oh! Brother He! You're being so polite! Zhuzi and I are childhood friends! How can I still argue with him?"

Chen Wenjian also said sincerely:

"He family boss, Brother Zhuzi can be a bit rough sometimes, but he's really not a bad person! In the factory cafeteria, when I go to get my food, he always gives me an extra half spoonful of vegetables... Just for this, I, Chen Wenjian, also remember his kindness!"

Yan Jiecheng's neck turned red and he nodded vigorously.

He Weiguo looked at the young faces in front of him, with different expressions but all showing conviction, and felt relieved. He said loudly:

"Okay! No more words! It's all in the wine! Cheers!"

"Dry!"

The four young men shouted in unison, clinked their glasses together with a crisp sound, and raised their heads to drink the remaining wine in the glass!

From then on, tonight's dinner party ended here.

Chapter 67: No Money! Do You Want a Belt?

Early the next morning, it was just dawn.

He Weiguo was awakened by a series of clanging sounds in the kitchen.

He slept soundly last night after drinking, so he wasn't sleepy anymore.

He dressed quickly and followed the sound to the kitchen.

Sha Zhu was busy at the stove, his back to the door. The fire crackled in the hearth, and the pot was heating up last night's leftovers.

The weather is cool at the end of October, so it’s no big deal to leave the leftovers from last night.

Hearing the footsteps, Sha Zhu turned around like a frightened rabbit, still holding the spatula in his hand, with a guilty and nervous look on his face, and explained quickly:

"Brother! I'm not eating secretly. I...I just thought that you had to eat a lot before work today!"

"This... these can be eaten after being heated up... I really didn't eat them!"

"You said you'd starve me for two days. I remember that! I can only eat tonight!"

"Brother! I...I really didn't cheat! I swear! Look at my mouth..."

He subconsciously wanted to wipe his mouth, but quickly put his hand down and pointed at the pot in panic:

"I just... just wanted to make you breakfast! Don't do it, big brother!"

He was obviously left with a deep psychological trauma, and was nervous about doing anything, fearing that he would be beaten with the belt.

He had only been hungry for more than a day, and it was still a long time before he was liberated.

He Weiguo looked at his cowardly look, feeling both angry and amused.

His eyes swept over Sha Zhu's mouth, which was obviously not wiped clean and still greasy - with this look, he said he didn't cheat?

Ghost letter!

But He Weiguo didn't intend to care about this.

Sha Zhu was thinking about his first day at work and got up before dawn to heat up his meal. His kindness was genuine.

This younger brother is a bit of a scoundrel, but he is still good to his big brother, and it is worth his effort to win him back.

He hummed "hmm" without saying anything else, picked up the washbasin, towel and toothbrush, and left the house to wash at the water pump in the yard.

Just as I brushed my teeth, the door of the rain room creaked open.

The little girl rubbed her eyes and came out. Seeing He Weiguo, a sweet smile appeared on her face:

"Brother, good morning!"

He Weiguo, with foam in his mouth, replied incoherently:

"Well... morning! Hurry up and wash up, your second brother has prepared dinner, eat and go to school!"

Yu Shui nodded obediently and came over with her own toiletries.

The brother and sister quickly packed up and returned to the house.

Sha Zhu has already put the food on the table:

Three sets of bowls and chopsticks, two bowls of hot mixed fish soup with steamed bread, and some leftovers from last night.

There was one serving in front of He Weiguo and one serving in front of Yu Shui, and the other serving... Sha Zhu was skillfully putting steamed bread into a large coarse porcelain bowl, and he had specially picked some good vegetables to put on it.

He Weiguo frowned: "What are you doing?"

Sha Zhu paused and smiled ingratiatingly:

"Well, big brother... I'm not eating it. Look, I forgot to send some to the old lady in the backyard during the banquet yesterday..."

"It's not easy for her to be alone. I think..."

Before he could finish his words, He Weiguo slapped him on the forehead!

"Put it down!" He Weiguo's voice was not loud, but it was filled with unquestionable coldness:

"There's a reason why you didn't call her yesterday!"

"Stay away from that old deaf man in the backyard! Don't send any needles or thread over there! Do you understand?"

Sha Zhu covered his head, looking confused and incomprehensible:

"Brother... that... that old lady... is she okay? Usually..."

"Not bad?" He Weiguo's eyes were as sharp as a knife, interrupting him:

"You still want to argue? Are you itching for trouble?"

He pretended to unbuckle his belt.

Sha Zhu shrank his neck in fear and quickly put the bowl down:

"No...I won't see you off! Big brother, I won't see you off!"

He really didn't have much affection for the deaf old lady, mainly because he was influenced by Yi Zhonghai's idea of ​​"respecting the elderly and helping each other". He felt that since the old lady had no children and called him "grandson", it was natural for him to send her some food.

But his elder brother was so tough, how could he dare to disobey?

He Weiguo then sat down to eat and stared at Sha Zhu:

"Zhuzi, remember this! Stay away from that old woman in the backyard from now on! If I see you getting close to her again, I'll beat you up!"

"Don't ask why! Just do what I tell you to do!"

"Understand?"

Sha Zhu shrank his neck when he was yelled at, and nodded repeatedly: "I understand... I understand, big brother..."

Yu Shui was sitting next to him and was a little worried that his second brother would be hungry.

But when he glanced at Sha Zhu's shiny mouth, which was obviously from having just eaten something delicious, and then looked at his elder brother's expression, which seemed to show that he knew everything but pretended to be ignorant, the worry in his heart instantly disappeared.

She pursed her lips and smiled secretly.

Sha Zhu was feeling depressed, and when he saw his sister laughing secretly, he became even more puzzled:

"Rainwater, what are you laughing at?"

Yu Shui quickly shook her head, her face slightly red: "No...nothing!"

He Weiguo eats very fast, a habit developed in the army, and he finishes his meal in no time.

He put down the bowl, took out a dollar from his pocket and handed it over:

"Here, Yushui, keep this money for pocket money. If you don't have enough, ask me for more."

Yu Shui was startled when she saw the brand new one-dollar bill and quickly waved her hand:

"Brother! This... this is too much! I don't need so much money..."

"Take it!" He Weiguo stuffed it into her hand without hesitation.

"You're already such a big kid, how can you not have some money?"

"Don't worry, I can support you! Our family can afford it!"

Seeing that his elder brother was so tough, Yu Shui carefully put the money away.

He Weiguo didn't stop. He pretended to reach into his pocket and actually took out a handful of White Rabbit candies from his space and placed them in front of Yu Shui.

"Rainwater, put these candies in your schoolbag. Eat them yourself, and share one or two with your good friends. When making friends, be generous."

He knew very well how precious candy was these days, and he understood even more how important it was for improving Yu Shui's introverted personality and helping him integrate into the group.

Sha Zhu watched from the side, feeling jealous and aggrieved.

There were only a few cents left in his pocket, which were the remainder of the "life-saving food" he borrowed from Xu Damao yesterday!

My sister has both money and candy, but I have nothing and can only watch her eat breakfast!

He is a grown man in his twenties, but he has a lot of money in his pocket for his sister who is not even in school yet!

He couldn't help but spoke hesitantly:

"Brother... well, you see, Yu Shui has money and candy, and I... I don't want candy either. Can you... give me a dollar too?"

"Just one! I... I..."