Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

After Yi Zhonghai woke up, he recounted to Officer Li from the Security Department how he was murdered. Of course, he concealed the details that were unfavorable to him and did not say that the man who called him out was from Qinjiazhuang.

He also thought that the man and the robbers were in the same group and came here just to take revenge on him. If that was the case, it was estimated that they had premeditated, planned, and organized actions. Even if he told the truth, it would be difficult for the security department to catch him.

It is also possible that it was just an accident. If so, what good would it do if he caught the person? His hand could never be restored to its original state. What he cared about most now was his future.

After my hand is broken, I can no longer be a skilled worker, and my salary will be reduced. Without children, my reputation will be ruined, how can I live?

As luck would have it, Aunt Yi went to her hometown to visit relatives recently, and there was no one to take care of him. The good thing was that he only injured his hand, not his leg, and he can still take care of himself.

Qin Huairu, who was closest to him in the courtyard, did not come to the hospital to see him, let alone other people.

I don't know since when did he, who used to be a big man in the yard, become so unpopular? Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai's heart felt like it was the coldest time of the year, and he fell into an ice cave, so cold.

A person without children cares particularly about his popularity. If no one cares about him, no one will know if he dies at home one day in the future.

If we talk about the family in this courtyard that least wants him to live a good life, it is the He family. I wonder if there is any shadow of the He family behind this incident?

After thinking about it, it shouldn't be that serious. He spent a lot of money on that matter and the two sides settled it. Besides, if the He family wanted to take action, they would have done it long ago and would not have waited until now.

When Yi Zhonghai got into trouble, it was daytime, He Yuzhu and Xu Huizhen were both at work, and no one suspected them. They lived their lives as if nothing had happened.

It was Sunday, and He Yuzhu took two of his apprentices to prepare a banquet for someone. Xu Huizhen took the rest of the family to Beihai to tend the vegetable garden.

Hu Yingzi was very concerned about the vegetable garden. Even when she was pregnant, she often went there. She rode her bicycle back and forth like a hardworking little bee. Xu Jianshe could not persuade her to stop.

Every space in the yard is fully utilized. The wall is covered with vines of loofah and lentils. In front of the rockery, there are melons planted, and the vines spread over the rockery. No space is wasted.

Square melons have a high yield and are easy to store. Old square melons can be eaten in winter.

This summer, the family didn't need to buy vegetables. When the vegetables grew vigorously, they couldn't even finish them. Hu Yingzi dried the leftover eggplants and beans into dried vegetables and saved them for winter. Xu Huizhen made pickled cucumbers and put them in the space, so they could be taken whenever they wanted to eat.

Han Qingqiu was watching over the two children in the front yard and preparing lunch.

Ma Hua and Feng Dashuan, two bachelors, lived in the west wing, each with a room. He Yuzhu asked them to live in the south wing, but they refused, saying that the south wing was reserved for the master and his wife, who could come over occasionally to rest.

The east wing was locked by He Yuzhu. There were secrets in it, and it was not convenient for outsiders to enter. The valuables in the basement had been secretly moved to the space by Xu Huizhen, who believed that the space was the safest. The north room was temporarily empty.

Xu Jianshe was digging sweet potatoes near the south wall. Because the wall blocked the sunlight and there was insufficient light, Hu Yingzi planted two rows of sweet potatoes. She would plant as many as they could. In short, she could not leave the land empty.

Hu Yingzi cut the sweet potato vines with a sickle, Xu Jianshe dug the sweet potatoes, and Xu Huizhen picked up the sweet potatoes behind.

Xu Jianshe was used to farm work in his hometown and had a lot of strength. He swung his pickaxe and dug the ground vigorously, not leaving out any sweet potatoes. Every grain must be harvested, and wasting food is shameful.

Suddenly, the pickaxe in his hand seemed to be hit by a stone. Xu Jianshe looked at the pickaxe and realized that there were stones under the ground. He decided to dig the stones out, otherwise it would hinder the growth of the roots when he planted crops in the future.

He used a pickaxe to gently dig up the surrounding soil. The stone was quite large, so he continued digging and finally revealed a rectangular iron box.

Xu Jianshe shouted, "Sister Huizhen, come over and see what this is?" As he spoke, he continued to dig deeper.

Xu Huizhen and Hu Yingzi came closer and saw an iron box about 80 to 90 centimeters long and 50 centimeters wide. Half of it was buried in the soil. It had been buried there for who knows how many years and was already covered in rust.

Xu Huizhen's head jumped, and she quickly whispered, "Jianshe, see if you can open the lid? See what's inside."

Hu Yingzi stared with innocent eyes and exclaimed: "Is there any treasure in there?" Xu Huizhen put her index finger to her lips and made a gesture to silence her. "Shh..., be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall."

Hu Yingzi understood and quickly covered her mouth, then looked around. Fortunately, there was no one around.

Xu Huizhen added, "Let's move away a little. In case there is something bad inside, don't scare the baby in the belly."

Xu Jianshe picked up the pickaxe and pried it for a long time. Finally, the lid was opened. Inside was a wooden box and a porcelain jar. The wooden box was locked.

Xu Huizhen: "Jianshe, use the iron to open the lid of the porcelain jar, be careful."

When the lid was opened, red, green, and yellow items were found in the jar, all of which were women's jewelry, including bracelets, necklaces, and gold hairpins.

Hu Yingzi exclaimed, "Get rich..." Xu Huizhen quickly covered his mouth. This silly girl was out of her mind.

Xu Huizhen whispered, "Jianshe, take the jar to the north room. Here is the key. It's best not to let Aunt Han see it. The fewer people who know about this, the better."

Hu Yingzi also said slyly: "Brother Jianshe, I'll lead the way for you. Look at my gestures. I'll tell you to go, and then you go."

After saying that, he went to the front yard, checked that Aunt Han was not in the yard, and gestured. Xu Jianshe then carried the jar and went to the north room. Then he came back and sent the wooden box over. He locked the door and returned to the vegetable garden.

Hu Yingzi finally realized what was happening and said, "Why didn't you notice it when we were turning the soil in the spring? Who was lazy and didn't turn the soil thoroughly? Brother Jianshe, was it you?"

Xu Jianshe quickly shook his head: "Yingzi, it's not me, it's not me. I never do things half-heartedly. Maybe it's my brother-in-law. Although he is tall and strong, he has never done farm work and doesn't know that farming requires deep plowing."

Seo Hye Jin…

This couple is so dramatic.

Hu Yingzi came closer and whispered, "Sister, what do you think is in the wooden box? Since there are treasures in the jar, there should be good things in the wooden box as well."

Xu Huizhen rolled her eyes at her and said, "Look at how impatient you are. You are about to become a mother, you should calm down. Let's open it and have a look tonight."

Hu Yingzi nodded her head rapidly: "Sister, you are so wise. This house is worth buying. It's a great deal. It's a great deal."

After lunch, they took a short rest. The three of them were preoccupied with things and were not in the mood to work. After harvesting the ripe vegetables in the garden, Xu Huizhen made the excuse that the children wanted to sleep and prepared to go home.

Before leaving, she went to the north room and put all the wooden boxes and jars into the space.

In the evening, after dinner, Han Qingqiu left and went home, and the two children went to bed.

Xu Huizhen took the things out of the space and asked He Yuzhu to open the wooden box in front of Hu Yingzi and Xu Jianshe. This was a windfall, and Xu Huizhen didn't intend to eat it all by herself.

After living together for several years, she was quite satisfied with Xu Jianshe and his wife. Giving some of her wealth to them would also make their lives a little more comfortable, since they were her family from her previous life.

Xu Huizhen first took out the jewellery in the porcelain jar one by one. These jewellery were piled up randomly without any packaging, perhaps because they were put away in a hurry.

Gold, silver, jade, agate, pearls, jade, everything was piled up in a small pile. Hu Yingzi's eyes lit up when he saw it, and he said, "Today I have really opened my eyes. I have never seen so many treasures before!"

He Yuzhu pried open the lock of the wooden box again and opened the lid. Inside were silver ingots and gold bars, which were also piled up in a disorderly manner, filling up the entire box.

He Yuzhu took a silver ingot and weighed it in his hand. It was about one or two taels. He counted them and found that there were 30 silver ingots and gold bars.