A few days passed in the blink of an eye, and it was Sunday.
It’s already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and the Chinese New Year is very close.
The children who go to school have taken winter vacation and are eagerly waiting for the Chinese New Year.
Early in the morning, Qin Huairu put her newly made cotton-padded jacket in her bag and took the bus to visit Shazhu in the detention center.
Silly Zhu was in the room having a great time with his fellow inmates.
At this time, in addition to having no freedom, he had almost nothing to eat, nothing to wear, and nothing to live in.
It can be said that I have adapted to life here.
"He Yuzhu, someone is visiting you outside."
"Eh? Comrade Disciplinary Officer, today is not the day for my sister to come see me. Who is outside?"
"A lesbian, Qin Huairu, has brought you something."
Silly Zhu was stunned and quickly arranged his hair style and clothes.
"Thank you, comrade correctional officer, for informing me. I will go see you right away."
When he first entered the detention center, Shazhu was disturbed by people such as Zhang Mazi, Lao Fengtou and Liu Laoer.
She understood who Yi Zhonghai was, and also learned the truth about why her own father abandoned her and ran away to another place.
Just when the fortune teller Zhang Mazi was about to continue to expose Qin Huairu, Silly Zhu went berserk.
One person singled out all the prisoners in the room.
On the one hand, he collapsed at that time, and on the other hand, he didn't want Qin Huairu's image to collapse in his heart.
After all, in the past few years, my heart has been entirely supported by Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu.
Yi Zhonghai is his subconscious biological father, and Qin Huairu is his subconscious wife.
The image of my biological father was shattered, and the image of my daughter-in-law was shattered again, and I really had no hope in life.
He didn't want the good things Qin Huairu had in his heart to turn into purposeful evil.
He felt that even if Qin Huairu did something he shouldn't have done, he was forced by life and it was acceptable.
That's why there was a big fuss.
For him, although his sentence was increased by one year, he left behind Zhang Mazi, Lao Fengtou and other villains and preserved Qin Huairu's image in his heart.
In the past few months, Shazhu was still wondering why Qin Huairu didn't come to see him.
Now when I heard that Qin Huairu was not only here, but also brought something, I instantly felt that fighting and squatting for a year was worth it.
When he arrived at the visiting room, Shazhu couldn't help but froze at the door.
Qin Huairu hasn't come to see him for a while. The last time she came, she came with He Yuyu.
We haven't seen each other for such a long time, but now I can see that Qin Huairu has changed a lot.
Richer than before.
"Ah, Qin Huairu, have you been doing well during this time? You've gained weight, okay, so I don't have to worry."
Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Don't be so talkative. Uncle Yi is gone and you are not in the courtyard. I will do all the tiring work at home. Why don't I eat more? Why, you think I'm fat?"
Silly Zhu chuckled and said: "No, no, how can you? It's better to be fatter, and richer, as long as you are not as fat as Liu Yuhua, what did you give me?"
Qin Huairu smiled charmingly and said, "I made you a cotton-padded jacket because I was afraid you would freeze in it."
He said and took out the cotton-padded jacket.
"The comrades at work have checked it and there is nothing wrong with it. You can put it directly into the prison uniform to keep yourself warm."
"Hehehe, it's good. This size fits me right away. You know me better than rain. That girl comes to visit me once a month now. It's too urgent."
Qin Huairu smiled and said: "I have three opportunities to visit you every month. Since the rain only comes once, don't waste the two times. I will come twice every month from now on."
"Okay! Thank you!" Shazhu grinned from ear to ear, "Oh? By the way, has anything happened in the factory or yard recently?"
Qin Huairu smiled slightly and told the story of the second uncle Liu Haizhong and his family.
When Si Zhu heard that Liu Haizhong and his eldest son Liu Guang lived together in a wooden shack, he couldn't help laughing and said: "You deserve it! You still want to rent my house, so go ahead and dream! Really, Yu Yu didn't tell me this last time."
Qin Huairu said: "Right now Yuyu only has Yuhua and Fei Biao in her heart. She won't tell you about the things in the courtyard. I will tell you when I come later."
"Okay, you are more thoughtful, huh? Why are you a little unhappy? Because of the rain?"
Qin Huairu shook his head and smiled bitterly, "How is that possible? After the first uncle left, my relationship with the courtyard has become much more relaxed. I greeted Yuhua the day before yesterday, and my relationship with Yuyu is about to resume the same as before you got married."
Silly Zhu smiled and said: "Okay, great, this is good news."
"Alas..." Qin Huairu sighed.
"Hey! What's wrong? He's always sighing. If you have anything to say, just say it. My time to come out is coming soon, so don't delay."
Qin Huairu then looked aggrieved and told the story of how she had tried to become a regular official but had failed to gain more than she lost.
After hearing this, Shazhu gritted his teeth in anger.
"He's riding a horse! This Guo Dabo, you wait until I get out and deal with him!"
Qin Huairu said happily: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Isn't it just Mr. Guo? Look at what I will do to him!"
Qin Huairu also told Shazhu before that Guo Dazi bullied her and took advantage of her.
But except for going to Deputy Factory Director Li and filing a complaint once, Si Zhu didn't get anything done.
If Silly Zhu bullies a weakling, that's not ambiguous at all.
He was not afraid of anyone in the courtyard except Lin Zhen, and he was also afraid of anyone in the factory. As long as he had a lower status than himself, he would scoff at everyone he saw.
But he still didn't dare to take action casually against his superiors.
Therefore, I could only hold it in when I was angry with Mr. Guo.
As soon as he heard that Guo Dapizi had been sent to the workshop, Shazhu immediately became energetic.
"It's not just Mr. Guo. I have to talk to Lin Zhen when I get out. It's too serious. Why don't you pretend you don't know?"
"Okay, okay, let's forget it Lin Zhen. I went to look for him before get off work that day, but was blocked by his beautiful assistant. He didn't even allow me to see him. He is now concentrating on research, and I couldn't even stop him on the way. .”
"Hey, don't you think, he's living a better life, and he has an assistant?"
"That is, when you come out, maybe he will become the director."
After Qin Huairu left, Shazhu went back with a new cotton-padded jacket, feeling uncontrollably happy.
But after the excitement passed, life in prison gradually became too boring.
I had no hope for life at first, and I had to adapt to the confinement gradually.
Now Qin Huairu suddenly came to see him and gave him a new cotton-padded jacket.
Shazhu regained hope for the future and rekindled his enthusiasm for life, but at the same time he also felt the difficulties of squatting.
I don't think about the free world outside, but when I think about it, my days feel like years.
I couldn't sleep for several days, either thinking about my son He Feibiao or Qin Huairu and her three children.
He spent the whole day in anxiety, just looking forward to the next time Qin Huairu would come see him.
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The sun and the moon flew by, and in a blink of an eye it was New Year's Eve.
During the Chinese New Year this year, the courtyard is much calmer.
The third uncle, Yan Bugui, wants to organize a party.
But the second uncle, Liu Haizhong, did not agree. His family was not doing well. The eldest son's job was not going well and the house could not be rented.
The second son and the third son are still at odds with me and refuse to live in the wooden shack.
This makes Liu Haizhong unwilling to show his face in public, feeling that he cannot take the lead and is instead embarrassed.
Yan Bugui originally wanted to write Spring Festival couplets to his neighbors and collect some peanuts and melon seeds.
As a result, nothing happened, so I had to set up a table in front of my house with a big empty plate on the table.
Anyone who wants to write couplets by himself can just put some snacks, dried fruits, etc. on the plate. It won't matter if he doesn't.
I originally thought that no one in the courtyard came to ask for Spring Festival couplets, but I didn't expect that the table had just been set up so early in the morning.
Qin Huairu came with Banggeng.
Banggan held a handful of burnt peanuts in his hand, put them on the plate, and said with a smile: "Grandpa San, please write a couplet for me."
Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Uncle San, I must ask you to write some auspicious words."
Yan Bugui's heart moved, thinking that Jia Dongxu died after the new year. This year is supposed to be the second year, and it has not been three years yet. Why do they have to post Spring Festival couplets at home?
"Uh... Huairu, I'm very happy that you came to support Uncle San, but the rules left by our ancestors cannot be discarded, especially for me who specializes in writing Spring Festival couplets. Dongxu passed away later this year, so this can only be regarded as the second one.
Year, your family won’t be able to post red couplets until the year after next?”
Qin Huairu said with a smile: "Of course I know this. I am asking for it for Silly Zhu. I went to visit him in the detention center not long ago. He asked me not to forget to post the Spring Festival couplets. Am I not the first to support you?"
Yan Bugui nodded repeatedly and said happily, "Okay, okay, just come and support me, better than Lao Liu, I will write it for you right now, you don't have to spend money on pen, ink and paper, just a handful of burnt peanuts are enough!"
Yan Bugui wrote a beautiful couplet, and Qin Huairu happily took it away.
After a while, Lin Zhen came over to ask for couplets and brought more than a pound of spiced melon seeds.
"Third uncle, I've written them all on the doors of my house, the deaf old lady's house and Silly Zhu's house. Is this pound of melon seeds enough?"
"Hey! That's enough. Your calligraphy is better than mine. Why do you still let me write?"
"Hey~ No matter how good your calligraphy is, you are not a person who specializes in writing Spring Festival couplets. You are a special person who writes Spring Festival couplets. With blessings, I am here to support you, so don't show off."
"Okay, okay, hey, I'll write it now, but there's no need to write double copies for Silly Zhu's house. Qin Huairu has already begged for him just now."
"Eh? This is interesting. Okay, just watch and write."
More and more people came to ask for Spring Festival couplets one after another. Yan Bugui was so happy that he didn't even eat in the morning and didn't finish writing until noon.
I got a big plate full of peanuts and melon seeds, as well as snacks and a few candies.
Yan Bugui grinned from ear to ear with joy, "This is more than what you get from a party! Thanks to Qin Huairu and Lin Zhen who came first to support me, I will do this again next year!"
The third aunt put the dried fruit snacks into the bag and asked with a smile: "Old Yan, you said it's okay for Lin Zhen to support me. That's because our family has a good relationship with him, but why did Qin Huairu come first? Really?
Unusually, Yu Yu doesn't worry about the couplets on his brother's door, but she worries a lot."
Yan Bugui said with a smile: "Whatever, just don't worry about it. Anyway, I don't think I can hold it in well."
In the afternoon, Xu Damao and Qin Jingru came back from outside.
I was holding one pound of pork and two pounds of leeks in my hand, preparing dumplings for dinner.
Qin Huairu saw them passing by the door and ran out quickly.
"Jingru, Damao, it's Chinese New Year today, come to my house to have dinner together in the evening, we are the only two relatives in this courtyard."