Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Xu Huizhen's space contained many old items, all neatly categorized and placed on the shelves. These were all bought with her food. Every time she entered the space, she would inspect them and feel happy. This was the capital for her to become rich and live a simple life.

One day, He Yuzhu was walking on the road and was stopped by a woman.

The woman called hesitantly, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law."

He Yuzhu was startled. He asked, "Who is your brother-in-law? Did you recognize the wrong person?"

The woman lowered her eyebrows and said graciously: "Brother-in-law, I am Xu Huizhi!"

Xu Huizhi is a talented person. Spring is a lean season, and her family is basically out of food. She thought hard that among their relatives, the only one who could help her was Xu Huizhen. He Yongqiang was asked to come to the city to borrow food, but He Yongqiang was too proud to come.

There was no other way, she had to do it herself. She had long forgotten the lesson from the last time Qian Jin came to her door and was almost starving to death, so she couldn't care about anything else.

She didn't have the face to go directly to Xu Huizhen. So she thought of looking for a new brother-in-law. Men are kind and gentle to women. If she cries and coaxes him, and plays the emotional card, maybe she can get food.

So she did her homework in advance, found out everything about Xu Huizhen's family situation, and then waited for He Yuzhu halfway.

In the original plot, Cai Quanwu did just that. He went to Chen Xueru to borrow 30 yuan for Xu Huizhi without Xu Huizhen's knowledge, and bought steamed buns for the children. In the difficult days that followed, he saved 5 kilograms of food from his teeth every month to support Xu Huizhi.

He Yongqiang sent it to his home, but he didn't appreciate it and ignored Cai Quanwu. I don't know what Cai Quanwu was thinking, he is such a pushover.

He Yuzhu was different. His wife had warned him long ago that if Xu Huizhi came to the city, he should not pay attention to her. In his heart, his wife's words were like an imperial decree.

So, He Yuzhu said, "Xu Huizhi! Oh, you are the sister-in-law who eloped with her brother-in-law?"

Xu Huizhi answered irrelevantly, "Brother-in-law, we can't make ends meet anymore. Can you please lend me some food? Money or notes will also be fine. I can buy food with them."

He Yuzhu smiled, "No, I don't know you at all. Go ask your sister for money."

After saying that, He Yuzhu wanted to leave. Xu Huizhi quickly stepped forward and grabbed He Yuzhu's arm, begging, "I dare not see my sister and brother-in-law. The children haven't eaten for a day." As she spoke, her eyes moved around He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu looked at her with disdain and said, "What? Is your ex-brother-in-law dead? Are you planning to seduce your new brother-in-law again and stage another good show of brother-in-law and sister-in-law eloping?"

As he spoke, He Yuzhu looked at the woman in front of him, shook his head and said, "However, you are now unkempt, with a sallow complexion, and skinny. You look 10 years older than Xu Huizhen. To be honest, I prefer Xu Huizhen, who has fair skin and round and smooth cheeks. The most important thing is that Xu Huizhen has a noble character and does things openly and honestly, unlike some people who are shameless and specialize in taking crooked paths and doing things that are not presentable. So you have no chance."

Xu Huizhi was shocked by He Yuzhu's sharp tongue. Things shouldn't be like this.

She argued, "It's not what you think. He Yongqiang and I really love each other. I have no other intentions. I just want to borrow some money or food from you. Life in the countryside is unbearable, wuwuwu..." The two children also cried and said, "Mom, I'm hungry..."

He Yuzhu was unmoved. He said, "But you and I are not truly in love, and I will not lend you food. I find it filthy to even look at someone who hurt Xu Huizhen."

The scene of a woman with two children crying attracted the attention of many passers-by.

He Yuzhu looked around and said to a half-grown child, "Little brother, go to the Qianmen Police Station and find Wang Lixin, the police officer, and tell him to come over quickly. There are hooligans here. I'll give you fifty cents for your errands after the matter is done."

When the child heard that there was money to be made, his eyes lit up and he turned around to run. He Yuzhu reminded him loudly from behind: "If Public Security Wang is not here, other public security officers can do it." The child agreed and ran away.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was not buying her talk, Xu Huizhi said aggrievedly: "Brother-in-law, my family just can't make ends meet, and I want you to help. Since you don't want to help us, I will take the children and leave now." She didn't want to deal with the police.

After saying that, she was about to leave, holding a child in each hand. He Yuzhu didn't want to let her go so easily. He wanted to solve the problem once and for all, so as not to cause trouble for Xu Huizhen again in the future.

In order to delay time, he reached out and grabbed the older of the two girls. The older one should be called He Chunfen. As long as the child didn't leave, Xu Huizhi wouldn't abandon her daughter, right?

He Yuzhu asked He Chunfen: "Little girl, tell me, where is your father? Why didn't he come?"

He Chunfen: "My father is at home, and my mother asked him to come, but he didn't come."

He Yuzhu: "Xu Huizhi, I thought the man surnamed He was dead. Since he is alive and well, can't you two, a scumbag and a bitch, just live your lives? Why do you come to seduce me again? Are you addicted to seducing your brother-in-law?"

This speech aroused the interest of the onlookers. In that era, there were not many entertainment activities, and many people liked to watch the fun, no matter how big the event.

Some middle-aged women who knew about the situation could not help but gossip. "I know that this woman named Xu Huizhi stole her sister's man, who was the former young master of the tavern, and eloped with her brother-in-law. Is she unable to make it out there, so she came back to find her current brother-in-law?"

Xu Huizhi lowered her head, gnashing her teeth, secretly resentful in her heart, after so many years, this elopement issue can no longer be overcome, right?

It was not her character to endure silently. She raised her head, her eyes instantly filled with tears, and she defended herself: "That elder sister is right. My husband is He Yongqiang, the former young master of the tavern. He and my sister were not in harmony and could not get along, so we divorced. The He family's property is now occupied by my sister Xu Huizhen. Everyone knows that it is a famine year now. We can't eat in the countryside, so we want to come to my sister and brother-in-law to borrow some food. They are living so well now, shouldn't they help us?"

There are all kinds of people in the world. When some people heard this, they said, "That's right. The two children look pitiful. If you have the ability, you should help them. After all, the children are innocent."

He Yuzhu was almost so angry that he laughed. He said, "It's not up to you to decide whether it should be done or not. Let's all bear witness. When the police come, I will let them do justice. If the police say I have to borrow it, then I will. What do you think?"

Crowd of spectators: "It is fair to the police, just listen to what they say."

Xu Huizhi thought that this was a good thing. They were all so pitiful, maybe the police would side with the weaker side, and then her trip wouldn't be in vain.

Soon Wang Lixin arrived at the scene on a bicycle with the child.

As soon as the child got off the bus, he came up to He Yuzhu, raised his little face, and stretched out his little hand. His meaning was very clear: give me the money.

He Yuzhu gave him fifty cents and said, "Wang Gongan, this woman is Xu Huizhi, my wife's cousin. She stopped me on the road and behaved rudely to me."

Wang Lixin almost couldn't hold back his laughter. His brother-in-law was really funny. He had heard of men behaving like hooligans, but had never heard of women behaving like hooligans.

People in the crowd began to talk about it. One man asked with a grin, "Comrade, tell me how she behaved in a rude way towards you. Haha... Let us learn something from her."

Xu Huizhi: "I didn't, I didn't. How could I do that in broad daylight? Public Security Comrade, I just want to borrow some food from my brother-in-law. My father-in-law is sick and has been lying in bed for several days. If he doesn't eat, he might die, wuwuwu..."

Damn, she's crying again. This woman will use crying to gain sympathy.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to say to Wang Lixin: "Comrade Public Security, Xu Huizhen's ex-husband was seduced away by this woman! You said that if I lend her money, I won't be able to enter the house tonight, do you believe it?"