Chapter 116 Simple New Year
Hearing that He Yuzhu was only borrowing a hoe to dig grapes, Yan Bugui couldn't help but complain,

"You kid, why didn't you call me when you were picking grapes?

Did the roots of the grapes get hurt? "

"Hey, weren't you just reading at home? Picking grapes is not a big deal and it won't interfere with your work. Damao and I are enough."

Hearing what He Yuzhu said, Yan Bugui laughed.
"Yes, there are only a few grape plants around, which is not as important as me reading a book.
But you can also call Jie Cheng!"

After listening to Yan Bugui's words, He Yuzhu couldn't help but laugh and expose him.

"Do you understand that you can go?
Didn't you tell him not to play with me? You also said that if he played with me, I would definitely lead him into trouble in the future.
Jie Cheng hides when he sees me now, he's being obedient!"

Hearing this, Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly, and then did not dwell on this issue and changed the subject.

"By the way, Zhu, why don't you ask Lao Yi and Lao Liu to build the scaffolding? They are the perfect fitters for this job."

Seeing that he changed the subject, He Yuzhu did not hold on to it.

"I just heard Xu Damao say that Aunt Zhang seems to be smoking again. I think Uncle Yi and the others might be thinking about how to help Aunt Zhang quit smoking.
So I didn’t look for them.
Besides, we can just build a trellis, something simple that won't affect the grapes climbing up the trellis, don't you think? "

"That's right, any grape trellis can be used.

But Zhuzi, Lao Yi and the others didn't think about how to help Mrs. Zhang quit smoking.

No one wants to do thankless work.”

After hearing what Yan Bugui said, He Yuzhu wanted to know what kind of image Yi Zhonghai had among their generation.
So he smiled and said,

"That's the truth. Even an honest official can hardly judge a family dispute, let alone ordinary people like us.
But Uncle Yi loves to help, so I think he should be able to take care of it."

"It's true that Lao Yi likes to help.
But he is not the kind of person who rushes to do something.
Besides, smoking is not like other things. If Mrs. Zhang herself doesn’t want to quit, no matter how hard Lao Yi tries, it will be useless.”

Good man, after hearing that Yi Zhonghai was like this in Yan Bugui and others' minds, He Yuzhu knew what was going on.
Then he asked curiously,

"Oh, Uncle Yan, doesn't everyone say that Jia Dongxu is very filial? Then why did he secretly let Aunt Zhang smoke? This isn't the way to be filial, right?"

Then Yan Bugui smiled, shook his head and sighed.

"Dongxu is filial, but it's a bit foolish.
Mrs. Zhang couldn't bear the pain of quitting smoking, and after she begged him with tears and snot, he finally softened his heart.

Come on, you and Damao can take your time with it. I'm going back to read. It's almost time to go back to work after the New Year."

"Okay, then you're busy!"

After Yan Bugui left, Xu Damao asked while digging a hole in front of the east wing door,
"You put up the pillars so casually. Didn't you say you wanted to take shelter under the grape trellis?"

"How can it be,

I just don't want to go find Uncle Yi and Uncle Liu.

They just came back from the steel mill a few days ago. They might not help for such a small matter. Even if they did, it would be a big favor and it would be hard to repay them in the future.

It’s a bit of a waste just to order some grapes.”

"That's right. When they came back that day, I was really shocked to see them like that.

It feels like they could die at any moment, and they still haven't recovered from the pain.

If we cause any trouble while building a grape trellis, not only will we owe a big favor, but we may even get beaten up.”

After digging the pit, the two went to the house to fetch a bench, and then used the nails left on the wood to start building the frame.

Then I planted the grapes in the flower bed next to it, and that was it. "When the dung collectors come later, we'll buy some fermented fertilizer from them, and these grapes will be ready."

After He Yuzhu finished speaking, Xu Damao said,
"If you have that much spare money, why don't you go to the dung drying yard outside Anding Gate tonight and steal some.
Hundreds of years ago, the area of ​​Zuojiazhuang outside Ditan Park was a manure drying field. If you dug three feet deep into the ground, the soil could be used as fertilizer.

We don’t want much, just two shovelfuls will do.”

Hearing Xu Damao talking about stealing manure, He Yuzhu couldn't help but frown.

"I think it's too dirty. Even people can't live in that area. It's too smelly. If you want to go, you go. I won't go."

Then Xu Damao spread his hands and said with a smile,

"Do you think it's possible for me to go out at night? My dad will break my legs if he doesn't."

After planting the grapes, time quickly came to New Year's Eve.
Early in the morning, He Daqing woke He Yuzhu up from the kang.

"Zhu Zi, let your uncle Yan write a few couplets and blessing characters for the family later. After they are posted, we will start worshipping our ancestors."

"Got it, Dad. I'll go there soon."

Yan Bugui is good at writing calligraphy, and it has been a tradition for many years to ask this cultured person to write couplets.

After pasting the couplets and the Chinese character for blessing, He Daqing led his family to worship their ancestors.
As soon as he came up, he began to plead guilty.
Then there was a mumbling prayer that hadn't changed in years.
"Ancestors, this year's situation is special. Please make do with it for now. When the harvest is good next year, I will definitely offer you three animals as sacrifices.
......"

In the evening, He Yushui saw his father and brother making dumplings, and asked while slurping his saliva,
"Brother, aren't we going to send off the God of Wealth this year?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu lowered his head and looked at his sister and smiled.
"We haven't prepared anything this year, and we haven't even asked for the statue of the God of Wealth. How can we get the statue of the God of Wealth? Let's wait until next year, and we'll get it next year."

"But brother, if we don't send the God of Wealth this year, where will we get the money to buy firecrackers?"

"You little girl, you're lucky to have dumplings this year, but you still want to set off firecrackers. You're so beautiful!"

When He Yushui heard that they couldn’t set off firecrackers this year, he seemed a little disappointed, until the dumplings were served on the table, then he became happy.

After dinner, the neighbors in the courtyard all came out.

But everyone is having a hard time right now, and we don't have much savings, so we don't have any activities.
Just a simple chat for a while,

Looking forward to a good year next year.

On January 1, the third day of the Chinese New Year, the last batch of garrison troops in Peiping left the city, and the People's Liberation Army officially entered the city to take over the city's defense.

For the people of Beijing, today is the day of real change of dynasty.
Naturally, I want to join in the fun.

Just after breakfast, the neighbors in the courtyard started talking about going to Xizhimen to watch the handover ceremony.

Hearing that the adults were going out to watch the fun, He Yushui looked at his brother eagerly and said,

"Brother, I want to go too!"

Seeing his sister pulling his sleeve and looking up at him, He Yuzhu smiled and shook his head.

"What are you going to do!
There are a lot of people on the street today. If we get separated, my dad and I won’t be able to find you.

You should play in the yard with Qingshan, Zhaodi and the others. We will come back after watching the handover ceremony."

After saying this, He Yuzhu looked at Li Qingshan who was hesitant to speak.

"You take Yu Shui and the others to play in the yard, but don't sneak out, okay?"

(End of this chapter)