Scholars in the courtyard

Butler Zhuangzi.

Silly Zhu stood in front of the stove waiting to start the pot.

Next to her, Xiao Pomegranate got up early and squatted next to Silly Zhu, her face full of anticipation.

In the room, Shen Cuihua was playing with pieces of rags, with a smile on her face.

Silly Zhu tapped the lid of the pot with the spoon in his hand, and then counted the time.

Looking back, I saw the greedy look on Little Pomegranate's face, and stepped forward to hold it on my lap.

"Pomegranate, do you miss your stupid dad?"

Pomegranate nodded, "I think so."

"Does that mean the stupid dad or the stupid dad cooked the food?"

"I want it all."

"Hey, little clever guy, you can talk."

Silly Zhu smiled and looked at his daughter. Xiaodang and Huaihua in the courtyard suddenly appeared in his mind. These two children also called him Silly Dad.

I don’t know how they lived after I left the courtyard.

I don't know how Qin Huairu is doing.

But it's useless to think about it now, I can't go back.

Fortunately, in this housekeeper's village, he can be regarded as having his own home.

Last time, the village captain Zhang Dayou arranged a job for him to deliver supplies to the disaster area.

I thought I would have to run a long distance, but I didn't expect that I would just be sent from the town to a transfer station a hundred miles away.

Going back and forth every day made him exhausted.

Fortunately, this trip was not fruitless.

The supplies delivered to the disaster area were somewhat damaged on the way, but that's okay.

Two brothers who went to the next village removed ten coats from the cart, saying that the cart fell into the water when they were crossing the river, and all the coats were washed away by the water.

The person in charge of the investigation went around the river and paid no attention to it.

He probably knew the situation well and had no control over it.

When some people were transporting wheat beans, they used their bag-tying skills to open each bag, then take out a handful and keep them.

This way the total number of bags is correct, but each bag is a little less.

There was an extra bag at the end.

Naturally, this bag is earned by people's craftsmanship, and they follow suit.

Silly Zhu doesn't have this skill, but he also has his own methods.

The thing he gave the most was tents.

Therefore, it is inevitable that "cracking" will occur during transportation.

Silly Zhu took this opportunity to take the split cloth home.

Later, in order to make more ruptures occur, he had to use some means.

You know, this is a windproof and rainproof tent, and the materials used are all good. No wonder Shen Cuihua was full of joy when she saw it.

"Let's see how it goes. I didn't go out in vain this time."

Silly Zhu walked into the room, looked at Shen Cuihua's happy appearance, and came to touch her belly.

He had touched Qin Jingru's belly before when he was in the courtyard. Unfortunately, it was all done secretly back then, unlike now where he can do it openly.

Moreover, Qin Jingru’s name was not justified both times, and there was no good result in the end.

But now, this is his legitimate wife.

Hearing Sha Zhu's words, Shen Cuihua nodded immediately.

"I thought I was going to suffer, but I didn't expect such a good thing to happen."

"With these many strips of cloth, I think I can make a dress for Little Pomegranate during the Chinese New Year, and I can also make you a pair of trousers."

Shen Cuihua said happily, and Shazhu laughed heartily after hearing this. At this moment, he felt the care of his family.

"Do you think everyone has this ability? Those dull-minded people can only work."

"That is to say, your man has a lively mind and extraordinary knowledge."

Silly Zhu started bragging to himself, while Shen Cuihua smiled and said, "Yes, yes, you are the only one who is good, and you are the smart one."

Silly Zhu said proudly, "Of course, I think I was in Sijiu City back then."

Pong Pong Pong

"He Yuzhu, open the door, open the door quickly."

Suddenly, there was a voice shouting from outside the gate, which made Silly Zhu tremble.

The cloth strip in Shen Cuihua's hand was so frightened that it dropped to the ground.

"He Yuzhu, open the door quickly. We are from the militia. Open the door quickly."

Hearing the sound, Shazhu felt his legs trembling.

"Come on, come on."

Finally, Silly Zhu gave Shen Cuihua a reassuring look, and the latter immediately rolled up the cloth strips on the kang and hid it in the box.

Silly Zhu came to the door and when he opened it, he saw a tall and thin man standing at the door, followed by seven or eight young people. Among them, the village captain Zhang Dayou was hunched over.

"He Yuzhu, right."

When Shazhu heard the question, he nodded hastily, "Yes, yes, it's me."

"We are from the town militia. We received a report from our comrades that you damaged public belongings during transportation and enriched your own pockets. Is this the case?"

Silly Zhu panicked, who was the bastard who accused me? When he finds out, he will definitely kill the bastard.

"say."

The captain yelled loudly, and Shazhu endured the panic and shook his head repeatedly, "It's unfair, it's unfair."

"Comrade, I don't have it. I, He Yuzhu, have been working hard to serve the people. I"

"Go in and check."

The captain just looked at it coldly, and then waved people to go into the house.

"Wait, wait."

Silly Zhu directly stopped a few people, "Comrades, there must be an order for this search, and my wife is pregnant. It's cold today, and there are no clothes at home. You guys?"

"Captain Zhang, you know my family's situation, please help me."

Silly Zhu quickly looked at Zhang Dayou, but at this moment Zhang Dayou was like a quail, not daring to come forward at all.

"If you dare to block it, take it down."

The captain refused to accept this, and after saying this, the two men rushed out. Silly Zhu wanted to resist, but his legs and knees were kicked, causing him to kneel on the ground, and was then restrained.

"What are you doing? My wife is pregnant. If something happens, you will be responsible." "I tell you, I know someone in Sijiu City. I know someone from the Red Star Machinery Factory. Yang Xiaotao is from my former yard."

Sha Zhu was so panicked that he said whatever he thought of. He was even more ridiculous.

But the captain had obviously investigated before coming and didn't believe Sha Zhu's words at all.

After a while, a woman's cry came from the house, and then someone came out with a roll of cloth.

The captain took a look and snorted, "He Yuzhu, what else do you have to say?"

Sha Zhu was completely dumbfounded and wanted to explain, but he had never seen this kind of tent material before, so he didn't have time to make up a lie.

"Take him away."

The captain stretched out his hand and directly twisted Sha Zhu and took him away.

In the house, Shen Cuihua cried and Xiao Shiliu ran out wiping tears, but was stopped by someone.

"Cuihua, don't cry, it's okay."

Sha Zhu turned around and shouted, his face full of worry.

Shen Cuihua leaned against the door frame, watching Shazhu being taken away, her mind went blank, she was at a loss.

"Dayou, Dayou, help Shazhu, help him."

Just after Shazhu was taken away, Zhang Dayou came into the room with a wretched look on his face.

"Why should I help him, don't worry, he'll just be taken away for a few months and will be back soon."

Zhang Dayou said confidently, Shen Cuihua was shocked, then thought of something, "Yes, you reported him?"

"You, why, why."

Zhang Dayou was staring at Shen Cuihua's belly, he had heard from the old man that the pointed belly must be a son.

And he was just missing a son in this life.

"Why?"

"Hmph, the due date is in two months. If he doesn't leave, what if he is found out?"

"As long as he is not here, you can lie and say that the baby is premature. When he comes back, you can live your life as usual."

"I am doing this for your own good."

Zhang Dayou said what he was thinking. Shen Cuihua's face turned pale, but she no longer had the certainty she had just now.

Seeing that Shen Cuihua did not say anything, Zhang Dayou knew that she had heard what he said.

She stepped forward and touched her bulging belly, and said softly, "Don't worry, the higher-ups will only give her a slight punishment."

"In three months at most, Shazhu will be released, don't worry."

Shen Cuihua raised her head suddenly, "Then I will wait for three months. If Shazhu doesn't come back, the child and I will go to your door."

Zhang Dayou's hands trembled when he heard this, and he quickly regained his composure, "Don't worry, I will definitely send him back to you in three months."

"But!"

"But what?"

Zhang Dayou suddenly laughed, "I will take good care of you and your son when Shazhu is not around."

After that, he walked to the bed and sat down.

Shen Cuihua bit her lip, feeling helpless.

On the other side, after Shazhu was taken away, he was directly identified as damaging state property and stealing state property, and was sentenced to three months of labor.

Shazhu was not unfamiliar with this kind of punishment.

Before, in the courtyard, he was implicated and punished for three years because of the deaf old lady.

After that, he moved around in various "work places" and finally came to Guanjiazhuangzi.

Now that it happened again, Sha Zhu was not as panicked as before.

He was just thinking about his wife at home, and he didn't know if he would involve them this time.

Alas!

What should I do if I really have a child in the future with such a reputation?

No, I have to find a backer for the child.

Sha Zhu was thinking in his mind, and then he was sent to the work site.

After entering, Sha Zhu was dumbfounded.

Here, rows of sewing machines, big men in gray clothes, actually sew clothes skillfully?

Sha Zhu was a little at a loss, could this also be his job?

The guards walked in front, and Sha Zhu followed behind. People who passed by the work looked up from time to time, and then continued to run clothes.

Sha Zhu entered a large bunk with a jar for eating and drinking, and a cup for sleeping.

Seeing that there were quilts neatly stacked around, Sha Zhu knew that there were people here.

"This is where you live."

The guard pointed to a place near Gala. Sha Zhu put the quilt away and looked around. There was a strange smell in the room.

"If you have any problems here, come to us. No fighting or cheating."

Listening to the guard's warning, Sha Zhu nodded from time to time.

"Let's go. I'll take you to the workshop."

The guard turned around and Sha Zhu hurriedly followed.

Sure enough, the two came to the previous production workshop, and then led by the guard to a sewing machine.

"He Yuzhu, this Xu Damao is your next master. You must study hard."

"Xu Damao is the most motivated in the workshop and also the best in craftsmanship. You should learn more from him and master the basic operations within a week."

The guard stood aside and introduced, but did not notice that the two people were standing there, speechless, but their expressions changed.

"Xu Damao!"

"Here!"

"This is He Yuzhu. He made a mistake. You must help him realize his mistake and actively serve the people."

"Yes, I promise to complete the task."

Xu Damao shouted loudly, as if this was the way to speak here.

The guard was very satisfied, and then left Sha Zhu behind, left alone, and continued patrolling.

Sha Zhu looked at Xu Damao, opened his mouth to speak, but didn't know what to say.

Similarly, Xu Damao looked at Sha Zhu standing in front of him. In the past, when they were so close, he would definitely run away.

But here, he had no choice.

Neither of them knew what to say, so they could only remain silent.

Then Xu Damao sat back in front of the sewing machine and worked half-heartedly.

Sha Zhu found a stool and sat next to him, his eyes wandering, not knowing what to look at.