Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

As for the deaf old lady, she thinks she is the mainstay of this courtyard. Over the years, Yi Zhonghai has revered her as the ancestor of the courtyard. She is highly respected and admired. As long as she knocks her cane, no one dares to disrespect her.

Now she would feel comfortable bowing her head and speaking well to the two young men. There was no other way, she had to do her best to protect Yi Zhonghai.

This is the person she has trained to take care of the elderly over the years. Originally, there was a replacement, He Yuzhu, but since some time ago, He Yuzhu changed his personality and drifted away from her. She could no longer rely on him. Yi Zhonghai was her only hope, and she didn't want to spend the rest of her life in a nursing home.

The old lady was thinking about how to teach He Yuzhu and his wife a lesson, but unexpectedly, Xu Huizhen took action.

That night, at midnight, when everyone in the yard had fallen into a deep sleep, Xu Huizhen tiptoed out of the door and came to the backyard.

She arrived there in advance and found that a piece of the glass window in the old lady's house had been broken at some point and was covered with white paper.

She observed that there was no danger around, so she got some water from the space and moistened the window paper. Then she poked a hole in the window paper with her hand and reached into the old lady's room. With a thought, she collected everything within her ability into the space, including the old lady's bed.

Of course, the person didn't take it, but wrapped it in a blanket and put it on the floor. Let you, an old lady, meddle in other people's business. If you don't scare me, you will be scared to death.

Then he quietly returned home. It took only a few minutes and even He Yuzhu didn't notice.

The next day, just after dawn, the deaf old lady woke up from her sleep and wanted to go to the bathroom. But when she opened her eyes, she was shocked. How did she find herself sleeping on the floor?

She looked around and saw that it was empty. Was there a thief? She shouted loudly, "Help, help! There's a thief!"

The second uncle Liu Haizhong lived in the backyard. When he heard the noise, he put on his clothes and came out to find out what was going on.

He saw the deaf old lady sitting on the ground crying and wailing, the room was empty. He ignored the old lady and ran to the middle yard, shouting, "Uncle, Lao Yi, come to the backyard quickly, the old lady's house has been robbed."

Liu Haizhong's shout was full of energy, and more penetrating than the shout of the deaf old lady. The neighbors were all alarmed. When Yi Zhonghai came over, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

What kind of thief was this, with such means, to steal so cleanly? How did he get those heavy furniture out of the yard without alerting the neighbors?

Everyone started to discuss it. Although superstition is not allowed now, people still think about it in a weird way. No one could have imagined that Xu Hui really had the cheating device called space.

Seeing the old lady in such a state of embarrassment, Xu Damao and others who had previously dared not speak out against her were gloating. An auntie stepped forward, put on a thick cotton-padded jacket for the old lady, and helped her up. But there was not even a chair in the room, so there was no place to sit, and they could only stand awkwardly.

Yi Zhonghai felt very distressed. You know, he provided for the old lady not because he was kind and selfless. He was after the old lady's family background. He knew that the old lady came from a wealthy family, and she had some valuable things in her hands. She also had some connections outside. As the saying goes, there is no getting up early without profit, and Yi Zhonghai is such a person.

But now was not the time to think about these things, so he said: "Old lady, so many things were lost, should I send someone to call the police?"

The old lady rolled her eyes. She thought, "Call the police. There are things that cannot be seen in public among the things she lost. If she doesn't call the police, all her money will be lost. How will she live in the future?" After thinking for a while, she made a decision and said, "Call the police."

The police came but found no clues. The scene outside the room had been destroyed, neighbors had come to join in the fun, and the footprints on the ground were messy.

Not to mention the room, there was not even a trace of heavy furniture being dragged. The old lady, a living person, did not hear any noise. Not to mention the neighbors, they all shook their heads and said they didn't know and didn't hear anything.

The gate of the courtyard was still tightly shut. How did the furniture get out of the courtyard? It couldn't have gone out through the wall, right? The key point was that there was no trace left on the wall. It was as if the item had disappeared out of thin air. The police were helpless!

After the police left, the old lady was so shocked by this strange incident that she was distraught and looked like she had lost her soul.

Some of the aunties in the yard secretly talked about it, saying that the old lady must have done something bad and this was God's punishment for her.

Xu Huizhen went to work as usual, as if nothing had happened.

On this day, Jiang Rui, director of the Institute of Crop Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, received a task from his superiors to go to the Red Star Steel Mill to find Deputy Director Li Huaide, saying that Director Li had a new variety of apples. He also gave him five apples as samples and asked him to find a way to purchase seeds and study planting.

These five apples look good and are large in size. He tasted one and it tasted great. From the time it was harvested until now, it still has plenty of moisture and a crisp and sweet taste. It is indeed worth studying and growing.

So he called Deputy Factory Manager Li to inquire about the origin of the apples and where he could buy them. Finally, he traced the cause back to Xu Huizhen.

Director Jiang took his assistant Xiao Cui to find the Daqianmen neighborhood committee. This was also what Xu Huizhen wanted.

Director Jiang appears to be in his forties. He wears a Zhongshan suit and a pair of glasses. He is very gentle and looks like a knowledgeable and cultured person.

Xu Huizhen received them warmly. After the greetings, Director Jiang explained the purpose of their visit. Xu Huizhen said, "I have a batch of these apples here, about 8000 kilograms. If you want more, I can ask you if they are available."

Director Jiang asked in surprise: "How do you have so many apples?"

Xu Huizhen had already thought of an explanation. She said, "This is a long story. It all started from the last time when a lot of fruits and vegetables fell from the sky in our neighborhood committee. Director Jiang, you should know about that incident, right?"

Director Jiang: "I know about this. I didn't expect you to work here. What a coincidence. We are also responsible for the research and planting of those seeds."

Xu Huizhen: "At that time, a letter was left at the scene, saying that these seeds had a high yield and were worth promoting for planting. I was inspired by this incident. By chance, I ate this kind of apple in my relative's village in Hebei Province. I thought this variety was also worth promoting for planting, so I asked them to keep all the apples for me after the autumn harvest, so that I could send the apples to Beijing."