Siheyuan: Fighting against Japanese Aggression in Beijing

Chapter 390: Speaking of Cao Cao, He Daqing Arrives

That night, Xu Damao became godparents to Sha Zhu and scheduled the marriage of his two sons for a month later. According to him, since it was God's will, it would be better to do it as soon as possible. They would have to get married sooner or later anyway, so it would be better to let them get married earlier so that a little Sha Zhu would be his grandson sooner.

Why is it said that a little Shazhu will definitely be born? Xu Damao explained to everyone that generally speaking, sons look like their mothers and daughters look like their fathers. According to this logic, He Yu looks like Shazhu, and his grandson looks like He Yu. By extension, wouldn't his grandson look like Shazhu?

Just like that, in an atmosphere of laughter and joking, the marriage between Xu Damao and Sha Zhu came to a successful conclusion.

……

The next afternoon, when the people in the courtyard were still taking a nap, a young man and an old man came to the gate of the courtyard.

The old man looked skinny and dirty, with a few sparse hairs floating on his head.

His whole face looked like he had suffered a stroke, without any expression at all, especially around his eyes, the two eye bags were almost drooping to his cheekbones. That was He Daqing!

"Grandpa, is this the place?" the young man asked.

"Yes, that's right, this is my home." He Daqing said, "I will never forget this place. My son lives in this yard."

"Hey, we're finally here," the young man breathed a sigh of relief. "Grandpa, when you see your son, tell me the round-trip fare. Don't forget."

"Aren't you from the rescue station? Do you still need money?" He Daqing asked.

"Old man, didn't I tell you this a long time ago? Our rescue station rescues people without children. You have children, so I can't reimburse you for this money. Do you understand?" the young man explained.

"I don't care. I don't have any money anyway."

"Hey, old man, you are such a jerk. You said everything was fine when you came here, but now you turn your face against me. Okay, I'll talk to you after I see your son." The young man said helplessly, "Let's go in and find your son."

So, soon the two of them walked in. In the front yard, when they saw two strangers coming in, they didn't ask who they were looking for, but walked straight to the middle yard and started chatting with each other curiously.

"Whose relative is this? Has he been here before?"

"do not know."

"He looks familiar to me, but I can't remember who he is."

"I remember now. That old man looked like He Daqing. Yes, that's right. It must be him. Look at those two big bags under his eyes. It must be him."

"Yes, it's He Daqing. Could the one following him be his son who was born outside?"

"Hey, maybe there will be something interesting to watch. Let's go in and take a look."

After saying that, a group of middle-aged women and men rushed in.

At this time, He Daqing had already arrived at the door of his house. Looking at the iron guard on the door, He Daqing said, "Well, Sha Zhuzi must have gone to work."

"Uncle, how old is your son?"

"I'm fifty this year."

"Then he should still be working and not retired!" the young man asked, "Grandpa, do you still know the neighbors here? Why don't you ask your son about his specific situation? Don't wait any longer. What if your son has moved out?"

"That's what you said," said He Daqing.

As he spoke, He Daqing walked to the door of Yi Zhonghai's house and saw that one door was locked but the other was open, so he walked in.

"Hey, sir, who are you looking for? Don't dare to enter other people's houses without permission." said a woman.

"That's not right? Isn't Old Yi a family with no descendants? How could he have a daughter?" He Daqing muttered.

"Uncle, what are you talking about? Are you here to see Yi Zhonghai?" the woman asked.

"That's right. Where's Lao Yi? Who are you to him?"

"As for me, I rented his house. I'm not from this compound," the woman explained.

"Then do you know where Lao Yi is?"

"No, see? That's the room where Yi Zhonghai lives." The woman pointed at the Jia family and shouted.

"The Jia family?" He Daqing asked in confusion, "Could it be that Yi Zhonghai married the shrew Jia? Where is his wife? Did they divorce? Or is she dead?"

"Uncle, I don't understand what you are saying. You should go ask Yi Zhonghai. He is taking a nap in that room." The woman said impatiently.

"Okay, I'll go ask him."

……

"Bang, bang, bang, Lao Yi, it's me, Daqing, are you home?..." He Daqing shouted while knocking on the door.

Inside the room, Yi Zhonghai, who was sleeping, was awakened by a knock on the door. He heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice, which frightened Yi Zhonghai. "He Daqing? How come this old man didn't die outside and is still alive?"

"Old Yi, are you home? I'm He Daqing." The voice sounded again.

After confirming that it was He Daqing, Yi Zhonghai felt a little guilty at first, but when he thought about the fact that he had been in prison for so many years, he was no longer afraid and walked over and opened the door.

After opening the door, He Daqing recognized Yi Zhonghai at a glance, "Old Yi, do you still recognize me?"

"He Daqing, why don't I recognize you!" Yi Zhonghai said indifferently, "Why are you back?"

"Hey, what you said, I'll come back and ask my idiot Zhu to take care of me in my old age!" He Daqing said as a matter of course.

"What? Is the White Widow dead?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Don't mention her to me, she died a long time ago," He Daqing said angrily, as if he remembered something unhappy.

"Okay, let's not mention it. It has nothing to do with me. Shazhu has gone to work and may not be back until late. You go to the door and wait for me! I still need to sleep!" After saying that, Yi Zhonghai was about to close the door.

"Hey, Lao Yi, how can you treat your old neighbor like this?" He Daqing said dissatisfiedly, "After all, we have lived in the same courtyard for so long, and I will still live in this courtyard in the future. What do you mean by this? I didn't offend you in any way before, did I?"

"He Daqing, I have no association with your He family now, so we have nothing to say. Let's just leave it at that!" Yi Zhonghai said.

"Is it Shazhu who's at odds with you?" He Daqing guessed, "Don't worry, even though I'm old, I'm still his father. When he comes back, I'll teach him a lesson and ask him to apologize to you. After all, you're the one who'll take care of them after I'm gone. How can you forget your roots?"

"He Daqing, I dare not ask Sha Zhu to apologize to me. Don't be so confident. It's not certain whether people will recognize you or not! He is very powerful now and even opened a restaurant." Yi Zhonghai said.

"Open a restaurant?" He Daqing said in disbelief, "My stupid son? How is that possible? It's good enough for him to have a job."

"He Daqing, Sha Zhu is not stupid now, and he has a master, who is very powerful! Just ask around in this yard, who has Sha Zhu looked at straight in the eye now?"