The courtyard is a courtyard with three entrances, but the best location is definitely the middle courtyard.
The middle courtyard is also the main courtyard. In ancient times, the middle courtyard was a hall. The owner's family lived in the main room, the eldest son lived in the east wing, and the second son lived in the west wing.
Therefore, the house in the middle courtyard has the best location and the largest area, and He Yuzhu lives in the second main house in the middle courtyard.
There are three main rooms in total. In addition to He Yuzhu's two rooms, there is another family living next to it, who lives in a main room and an east wing room.
The east wing of the central courtyard houses the elderly couple Yi Zhonghai and He Yuyu. He Yuyu's room is not big, but He Yuyu has gone to work now and rarely comes back to live there.
The west wing is naturally where Qin Huairu and his family live, so the conditions of the Qin family are actually pretty good, better than many homes in the courtyard.
Passing through the hanging flower door in the middle courtyard, Zhou Chen came to the backyard. There was a row of back rooms in the backyard, but this courtyard was quite large. Normal courtyard backyards only had back rooms, but this courtyard also had several rooms on the east and west sides.
, so there are actually quite a few rooms in the backyard, where several families live.
Among them, the second uncle Liu Haizhong's family, Xu Damao's family, and the deaf old lady all live in the backyard.
Because he inherited all the memories, Zhou Chen naturally found Xu Damao's house by familiar means.
"Dongdong."
Not two seconds after Zhou Chen knocked on the glass door, the door was opened.
"Come on, come in quickly."
Xu Damao warmly greeted Zhou Chen into the room. Once inside, there was a dining table. Several dishes were already placed on the table.
"Zhou Chen, I didn't tell you to come. You just came. You brought anything with you. It's too unreasonable."
"How can that be possible? It should be. It should be."
Zhou Chen handed the meat and eggs to Xu Damao, who took them and shouted: "Ezi, come here."
A woman who was not very tall, but plump, fair and tender walked out of the room.
"Ezi, this is Zhou Chen in the front yard, the one you saw half a year ago."
Six months ago, Zhou Chen's family held a funeral. Lou Xiao'e did meet Zhou Chen, but they only met a few times and were not familiar with each other.
"Hello."
"Hello, sister-in-law."
Seeing Lou Xiao'e, Zhou Chen was slightly disappointed. It seemed that the TV series was not reality after all, and Lou Xiao'e was not what Han Chunyan looked like in his memory.
It's a bit disappointing, but not too disappointing. After all, he has traveled through so many TV series and received a system reward before a woman similar to Zheng Juan appeared.
"Come on, Zhou Chen, sit down quickly. We brothers haven't had a drink together for a long time. The last time we had a drink together was before you went to join the army."
No matter what Xu Damao is like, his enthusiasm and open mouth are definitely very powerful. At least on the surface, you can't find anything wrong with him, which is in sharp contrast to the foul-mouthed He Yuzhu.
"Yes, several years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Zhou Chen joined the army when he was nineteen years old. He has been a soldier for five years. He is now twenty-four years old, three years younger than Xu Damao. But they did grow up in the courtyard when they were young. They are about the same age. It can be said that they are
very familiar.
"Speaking of which, Damao, I can't even catch up with you to get married. I'll have to punish myself with three drinks later."
"Penalty, deserved punishment, Ezi, go and get my good wine. I will not return home until Zhou Chen is drunk today."
Lou Xiao'e came from a big family. Although she was a bit squeamish as a young lady, she still knew the basics in front of outsiders and quickly brought the wine over.
Xu Damao poured wine for Zhou Chen and invited Zhou Chen to drink and eat.
"Sister-in-law, won't you come with us?"
"Don't worry about her, she has eaten, and we two are drinking."
Xu Damao waved his hand, picked up the wine glass and was about to touch it with Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen could only follow his wishes.
He knew that Xu Damao's purpose in calling him here was not simple, but he still wanted to hear what Xu Damao wanted to say.
"Zhou Chen, you have been back only once in several years. Maybe you are not familiar with many people in the courtyard?"
Zhou Chen said: "It's okay. I have only been in the army for five years, and I have only been away for such a short time. Everyone in the hospital still knows me."
Xu Damao smiled and said: "That's different. There have been great changes during the time you left. Not to mention anything else, the people of the same age who grew up together have now joined the workforce, and many have even gotten married.
marriage."
"Oh, is it so."
Zhou Chen is not surprised. He is already twenty-four now. Xu Damao is a few years older than him, and others like Yan Jiecheng and the eldest son of the Liu family are a bit older than him.
In this day and age, if you are in your twenties and do not have a job, you will really be a loser.
"Zhou Chen, you just came back, have you got your job settled? Your father was injured in an accident at work. When you come back, as soon as you open your mouth, the factory leader will definitely let you take over."
The reason why Xu Damao is so enthusiastic about Zhou Chen is not only because he wants to persuade Zhou Chen to deal with He Yuzhu together, but also because he wants to make good friends with Zhou Chen.
Who doesn’t know that Zhou Chen’s father passed away due to an accidental work-related injury? Before his death, Zhou Chen’s father was working as a fifth-level worker. As soon as Zhou Chen comes back, as long as he wants to work as a replacement in the steel rolling mill, it is a sure thing, and he will definitely be punished to a certain extent.
of care.
This is the case in this era. A son can take over his father's job, let alone the situation of the Zhou family. If the factory leader is a good person, he will definitely make arrangements properly and not leave anyone with a problem.
Xu Damao took a fancy to this and felt that Zhou Chen had a future, so he greeted him warmly.
He was a projectionist in the factory. He started working in the factory when he was less than 20 years old. Over the years, he walked around the streets and went to the countryside to show movies. He was quite shrewd in terms of human nature and sophistication.
It can be seen from the TV series that although Xu Damao has a poor reputation in the courtyard, he is definitely doing very well outside the courtyard. If he had not insisted on staying in the courtyard and fighting to the death with He Yuzhu, this guy would
It will never have a tragic ending like in the TV series.
Zhou Chen said: "I just came back today and was busy cleaning the room. I haven't had time to think about this yet. I will wait until I go to the street to report tomorrow."
When he left to join the army, he needed to transfer his household registration. Now that he has returned from the army, he naturally needs to transfer his household registration back.
Because he was discharged from the army and had a house with complete procedures, he could move back easily.
"Oh, that's right. When you come back from the army, you may not necessarily go to work in a factory. The street office may be able to arrange a better job for you."
"Who can know this?"
Zhou Chen smiled and didn't say much on this topic. He had already thought about the work issue on the train back.
These days, the more decent the job, the better. How to ensure safety is the most important thing.
"Come on, let's go."
"boom!"
Zhou Chen and Xu Damao exchanged cups, and a bottle of wine was almost finished quickly. At this time, Xu Damao also started to get drunk, his face was red, and his eyes were blurred.
"Zhou Chen, let me tell you, in our hospital, do you know who I hate the most? Silly Zhu."
"I know this. You guys have been fighting since you were kids. I've been away for a few years, but it seems like you haven't gotten back together yet?"
Xu Damao cursed loudly: "What a fart, that bastard Silly Zhu, how could I reconcile with him? I'm dreaming, I, Xu Damao, swear that if I can't kill Silly Zhu in this life, I will take his surname."
Thinking of the fear of being dominated by Sha Zhu all these years, he was furious, but he had to admit that he was really far behind Sha Zhu in terms of fighting.
Zhou Chen was amused in his heart. Xu Damao was also a talented person, always tough-talking behind his back, but when faced with a fool, he would give in whenever he gave in. This perfectly explained what it means to do one thing in front of others and another behind his back.
However, He Yuzhu's name of Siheyuan was indeed not blown out of proportion. Everyone in the courtyard who was of the same age as him, and even younger than him, had probably been beaten by him, and no one could rival him.
While Zhou Chen and Xu Damao were talking, Lou Xiao'e in the back room also looked over from time to time.
Mainly because she was very curious about Zhou Chen. She had lived in this courtyard for several years, but she didn't have a good impression of the people in this courtyard.
It can't be said that she has high ambitions and low abilities. The main reason is that the people in this yard are really weird sometimes.
Careful about every detail, indiscriminate between good and bad, and speak out. You plot against me, and I plot against you, all for trivial matters.
How could she, who had lived the life of a young lady since she was a child, like the people here?
She only met Zhou Chen a few times half a year ago, but he was Zhou Chen's father. He came and went. She had met him many times and felt that he was a good person.
So she was rather curious about Zhou Chen, who was invited to have dinner by Xu Damao as soon as he returned to the courtyard.
But she was just out of curiosity. After a few glances, she lost interest and lay on the bed to rest.
Xu Damao is obviously not a good drinker, but he still boasts that he is very powerful and that he is very good at talking when he is drunk, and he can't stop talking.
Fortunately, Zhou Chen was patient enough. He listened to his nonsense and made a couple of sentences from time to time, and learned a lot about the things in the courtyard.
After more than half an hour, Xu Damao finally couldn't hold it any longer and lay down on the table.
"Sister-in-law, Xu Damao is drunk. Do you need my help to help him in?" Zhou Chen asked Lou Xiao'e in the back room.
A few seconds later, Lou Xiao'e walked out of the back room, glanced at the drunk Xu Damao, and frowned.
"I'm drunk again. I'm so naive all day long."
Seeing Lou Xiao'e saying this while blocking her face as an outsider, it can be seen that the relationship between this couple is really bad.
After complaining, Lou Xiaoe said to Zhou Chen: "Then I'll trouble you."
Zhou Chen nodded, held Xu Damao's creaking nest with one hand, lifted Xu Damao up directly, and put him on the bed in the back room in a few steps, which even confused Lou Xiao'e.
Xu Damao is quite tall, and his weight is unclear, but Zhou Chen actually lifted it up with one hand. How powerful is this?
A doubt arose in her mind: Are soldiers so strong?
"Sister-in-law, I really disturbed you today, I'm going to leave first."
Zhou Chen said hello to Lou Xiao'e and left the Xu family.
It's already dark outside, and the wind is howling. It's really a bit cold.
It was only after eight o'clock now, but almost all the houses in the backyard had turned off the lights. Zhou Chen's vision was not affected. He walked through the hanging flower door and came to the middle courtyard. He was about to go back to the front yard, but after just a few steps, he...
I saw someone washing clothes by the sink.
The dim light allowed Zhou Chen to see the appearance of the other party. She was a young woman wearing cotton-padded clothes who looked young.
The other party also saw Zhou Chen, and she looked surprised when Zhou Chen approached.
"Are you Zhou Chen from the front yard?"
"It's me, long time no see, Sister Qin."
Zhou Chen had a smile on his lips. Yes, the young woman in front of him was the heroine of Qingmansiheyuan, Qin Huairu.
Although it was already dark now, Zhou Chen could still clearly see Qin Huairu's appearance after getting closer.
It has to be said that Qin Huairu, who is in her early thirties, is still bright and charming even though she has given birth to three children. She has a good natural foundation. You can imagine how beautiful she was when she first married into the courtyard.
Zhou Chen didn't have a good impression of Qin Huairu, but if he said he had a bad impression, it wasn't that big.
Putting aside the facts of the plot, Qin Huairu still has many advantages. At least after the man died, she could still take the lead and support her mother-in-law and three children by herself, and she could also support them until they were fat.
fat.
At this point, it is estimated that 90% of women cannot do it.
It's just that the methods she uses are a bit unsightly, especially in the plot, where she leads a large group of people to become crazy vampire fools, which is really frightening.
But what does this have to do with Zhou Chen? It’s not like he was sucking his blood anyway. Besides, Silly Zhu brought it upon himself. If Zhou Yu hits Huang Gai, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to suffer.
Zhou Chen has seen many white lotus flowers, but those who can achieve the level of Qin Huairu are really rare in the world.
Qin Huaiyuan said with a sweet smile: "I heard that you came back today, but I didn't see you. Did you come from the backyard?"
Zhou Chen said: "Well, I just came back and there was no way to open the fire at home. Xu Damaofei took me to his house for dinner. I couldn't shirk it, so I had to agree."
Although Qin Huairu didn't have a good impression of Xu Damao, she was much smarter than He Yuzhu. She didn't say anything bad about Xu Damao, but instead comforted Zhou Chen softly.
"Zhou Chen, I can understand your mood. What happened to your father was an accident. I believe he must hope that you can live well."
Zhou Chen was stunned. Did this comfort come too late?
But Qin Huairu continued to persuade as a person who had experienced it: "When Banggeng's father passed away, I was in a very bad mood, but the living must still live. Zhou Chen, you are still younger than my sister back then.
Much better, I believe you will be fine."
Zhou Chen really didn't know what to say. He could tell that Qin Huairu's words came from the sincerity, but Qin Huairu...
He smiled bitterly in his heart, wondering if he was affected by the TV plot of Qingmansiheyuan. He always felt that Qin Huairu was so good, as if he had some purpose.
As the old saying goes, once you are bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of well ropes for ten years. He has not been bitten yet, and he is actually starting to be afraid.
"Thank you, Sister Qin, I..."
"Qin Huairu, if you don't sleep at night, which wild man are you flirting with?"
Suddenly a rude voice sounded, and the door to the west wing was opened, and a short, fat old woman shouted and cursed at Qin Huairu.
Zhou Chen frowned, and he knew without thinking that the person who could say this must be Jia Zhang.
When Qin Huairu heard her mother-in-law scolding her, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared and her expression became very embarrassed.
"Mom, what are you talking about? This is Zhou Chen in the front yard. He just came back today. I just want to say a few words."
"Humph, you live in the front yard, why are you coming to the middle yard? Come back quickly and pay attention to your identity. You are the daughter-in-law of my Jia family, so you must abide by the rules of my Jia family."
After saying that, she turned around and went back to the house without even looking at Zhou Chen.
Suddenly being scolded by Jia Zhang, Zhou Chen was very unhappy. He knew that if he lived in the courtyard in the future, he would definitely have conflicts with the 'animals' in the courtyard, but he didn't expect that on his first day, he would come here like this.
Once out.
"Sister Qin, is your mother-in-law mentally ill?"
Qin Huairu looked embarrassed. Although she agreed with Zhou Chen's words, as a good wife, she definitely couldn't say that.
"Zhou Chen, my mother-in-law didn't mean that, she just, just..."
Zhou Chen raised his hand and interrupted: "Stop, Sister Qin, I have lived in this courtyard longer than you. I know better than you what kind of person she is. Okay, you go back quickly, or the old lady will ask you again."
Becoming a monster."
He just came back today and still had things to do, so he didn't bother to pay attention to Jia Zhang. He would repay her well in the future.
Watching Zhou Chen walk out of the middle courtyard, Qin Huairu opened her mouth, but finally said nothing, sighed, and continued to wash clothes.
But she was thinking about a question. Zhou Chen is the only one in the Zhou family now. The conditions of the Zhou family are not bad. Zhou Chen doesn’t need to worry about his future work. If she can establish a good relationship with Zhou Chen, she might be able to work in the future.