1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

"What? You spent four dollars on three fishing rods. Ouch! You overpaid!"

Yan Bugui looked distressed after hearing this. If he had known that a fishing rod could be sold for two yuan, he would definitely sell his fishing rod to Li Weiguo.

Li Weiguo thought about it carefully and knew what Yan Bugui was thinking: "Uncle, I would never buy your fishing rod even if I had to. You are a fishing enthusiast, and I don't have the habit of taking away what others like!"

"Weiguo, how can this be called taking away someone's favorite thing? This fishing rod was made by the third uncle himself. I can sell it to you for one dollar! What a pity!"

What's a pity? Of course, it's a pity to miss this great opportunity to take advantage!

That's two dollars! He missed this great opportunity. Who would he sell his two-dollar fishing rod to?

Li Weiguo guessed Yan Bugui's little idea and couldn't help thinking in his heart: "Yan Bugui is really calculating. He wants to sell the fishing rod he made to me for two yuan. He must be dreaming!"

"Uncle, let's go back to the house first. We can go fishing together if we have a chance!"

"Okay! Okay! It's a deal!" The matter was already settled, and Yan Bugui was helpless.

After they entered the house, the second brother Li Weimin curled his lips towards the Yan family and muttered in a low voice: "Humph! Not satisfied with taking advantage of us, you still want to take advantage of my fish? No way!"

Li Weimin is a vengeful guy. He still remembers the two fish that Yan Bugui wanted from his family!

"By the way, brother, He Yushui came to see you today. She said she had something to talk to you about!" Li Weihua came up to Li Weiguo and said.

"Oh? What do you want to talk to me about? Is she anxious?"

What could He Yushui be looking for? He really couldn't think of it.

Although he and He Yushui were classmates, he was originally from the countryside and had a somewhat inferior personality. He didn't like to interact with people since he was a child, let alone He Yushui, a girl.

Although they lived in the same courtyard, he seldom spoke to He Yushui. It was only when he asked He Yuzhu to come over to help with cooking that he took the initiative to talk to He Yushui.

"She didn't say anything. She just left when she saw you were not around!" Li Weihua said embarrassedly. He didn't know what He Yushui wanted to do with his elder brother.

"Okay, got it. I'll go find her in the middle courtyard!"

After taking two steps, Li Weiguo remembered the White Rabbit candy in his pocket, and he turned back: "Weimin, here, the White Rabbit candy I promised you last time, take it and share it with your brothers and sisters, and keep the rest for you guys to eat!"

When Li Weimin heard that there was still White Rabbit milk candy to eat, his unhappiness disappeared in an instant.

"Thank you, brother!"

My younger brothers and sisters gathered around me as I took the White Rabbit candy he handed over.

"Brother, have some candy!" Li Weihong stretched out her little hand towards Li Weimin with a happy face.

"Brother, I want some candy!" Li Weihua is different from Li Weihong. He will grab the candy as soon as he reaches out.

"Weihua, don't grab it. My brother asked me to give you some candy. If you grab it, I won't give it to you..."

I have to say that the happiness of my brothers and sisters is really simple. A piece of candy or a full meal can make them happy for a long time...

Go through the corridor door and arrive at the middle courtyard.

Li Weiguo raised his eyes and saw Qin Huairu standing by the tap washing clothes.

She is truly worthy of being the legendary white lotus. The Qin Huairu in front of us has fair skin, beautiful looks and full of charm.

Especially those big eyes, blinking like they can bewitch people.

Qin Huairu had just given birth to Jia family's second daughter, Xiaodang. Her figure was much fuller than that of ordinary people. Coupled with the pair of bulging breasts on her chest, Li Weiguo, a time traveler, swallowed his saliva when he saw them.

If Qin Huai in his twenties was really worth looking at, no wonder he could make Sha Zhu willingly act as a bootlicker for so many years!

"Hey! Isn't this Weiguo? What's the matter with you coming to the Central Courtyard?"

"Mrs. Jia is washing clothes! I came to look for He Yushui."

"Oh! So that's what happened! Yu Shui is in the house. How about I go and call her for you?"

"No need, Sister Jia, just go ahead and do your thing. I'll go find him myself!"

Although Qin Huairu is beautiful, Li Weiguo doesn't want to get involved with her at all.

If one day, Qin Huairu walked up to him, blinked her big, kazilan eyes, and said pitifully: "Weiguo! Please help my sister-in-law! My sister-in-law really has no other choice! Lend me some food!"

Do you think he will help with this or not?

He didn't want to be grabbed and sucked blood by Qin Bailian.

So for people like Qin Huairu, it is better to draw a clear line from the beginning.

"Knock, knock, knock... He Yushui, this is Li Weiguo, are you home?"

"I'm at home. Li Weiguo, wait for me. I'll be right out."

Not long after, He Yushui opened the door carrying a small cloth bag.

"Li Weiguo, let's go to your house and talk!"

He Yushui didn't say much. He glanced at Qin Huairu who was washing clothes, then walked towards the front yard with his things.

When the two arrived at Li's house, Li Weiguo asked curiously, "He Yushui, what do you want to see me for?"

"Li Weiguo, look, this is the monthly ration that my eldest brother just brought back from the grain store. I thought that the sister-in-law of the Jia family must be thinking about my family's food again! I was worried, so I brought the food directly to your house!"

Li Weiguo was almost amused by the way He Yushui spoke. In Li Weiguo's eyes, He Yushui was still a little girl.

She is a teenage girl, but now she has started to take care of the chores at home. She is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

"He Yushui, you are smart. You brought the food to my house. How are you going to eat at home tonight?"

"Well! How about my brother and I eat at your house? The lunch box my eldest brother brought back plus these food can be considered as joining your family. Do you think it's okay?"

Li Weiguo looked at He Yushui without answering her. Firstly, all the important matters in the family were decided by Li's father and mother. Secondly, he felt that by doing so, the Li family would directly offend the Jia family.

"He Yushui, I don't have the final say on this matter. You can have lunch at my house today, or wait until your brother comes back in the evening and let's discuss it together!"

When He Yushui heard Li Weiguo say this, she also realized that after all, what she said to Li Weiguo at home did not count, and the matter still needed to be discussed by the adults of the two families.

"Well, that's fine! I just figured out that over the years, whenever my eldest brother received a ration, Jia's sister-in-law would come to borrow food every one or two days. After borrowing, her family never paid it back. This time, I don't want her to succeed."

"You said her family has never helped me and my brother, and now they come to borrow money and food every now and then. How dare she do that!"

Li Weiguo listened to what He Yushui said and recalled the plots in the TV dramas.

Qin Huairu keeps saying that her family is in financial difficulty. Is her family really in financial difficulty?

The third uncle next door supports a family of six with his own salary, and he has never said that he is having a hard time.

Jia Dongxu's salary alone supports five people in his family. The Jia family often complains that they can't make ends meet. They either ask the courtyard to donate money or ask Sha Zhu for lunch boxes.

To put it bluntly, Qin Huairu felt that Sha Zhu was easy to control, so she kept lying on him and sucking his blood.

As far as Li Weiguo knew, when Old Jia died in an accident at the factory, the factory gave him 500 yuan in pension alone, and all the money was in Jia Zhang's hands.

When Qin Huairu got married, she only spent ten yuan as a betrothal gift and bought a sewing machine. She didn't touch the rest of the money.

Moreover, Jia Zhang was a money-grubber and asked Jia Dongxu to give her three dollars of pension every month.

Qin Huairu has been married into the Jia family for eight years. The money Jia Dongxu gave her alone is 288 yuan. How could the Jia family be in financial difficulty!

All of this is just the Jia family's excuse to gain sympathy!

"He Yushui, do you want to know why?"

Li Weiguo wanted to give He Yushui some advice because she was so sensible.

He Yushui looked over with curiosity: "Why?"

"Because your eldest brother is soft-hearted, he was embarrassed to refuse, and after your father left the courtyard, he wanted to be recognized by others. Another reason is that if he refused, the uncle would say that he was selfish, unloving, and destroying the relationship between neighbors."

He Yushui's eyes widened when he heard what Li Weiguo said: "How can you be so accurate!"