“Oh, thank you. Is he home?”
The White Widow was indeed looking for someone, but she was having trouble entering the courtyard.
“He's not here, it's Saturday, he's still at work.”
Li Wuwei had always been puzzled by He Daqing's disappearance in the play. He Daqing was a widower, and it shouldn't be a problem to marry a widow, so why did he have to run away?
And he ran away for decades? He even abandoned his own son and daughter. It didn't make sense. Maybe there was something else going on.
“Then I'll come back later.”
The White Widow was about to leave.
Li Wuwei saw that there was no one around. He naturally wouldn't try to steal this widow, he just wanted to find out what was going on.
“Sister, don't rush. Tell me, have you encountered any difficulties? Maybe I can help you.
I'm known as the 'timely rain' in this courtyard, the little Song Jiang, always ready to help those in need.”
The White Widow hesitated for a moment, seeing that the young man didn't look like a bad person, she nodded.
“Sister, come on, let's talk over there. It's too crowded and people are watching here.”
Li Wuwei immediately took her to the nearby Bei Xin Qiao, which was actually not a bridge, but a place name.
“Sister, I see you like this. Did He Daqing leave you? Uh, I mean, did he abandon you?”
He figured that He Daqing had been very low-key in the courtyard recently. When the Jia family had problems, as a neighbor, He Daqing didn't react at all, and he even stopped Sha Zhu from making a fuss a few times.
“No, He Da Ge is a good person.”
The White Widow explained, “He Da Ge and I met at the vegetable market. He said he would go back to Baoding with me, but it's been so long, and there's been no movement.
I'm here visiting relatives, I can't stay any longer. The train leaves tonight.”
Li Wuwei listened and quickly calculated the pros and cons, whether He Daqing ran away for the best or not.
“Sister, why do you want He Daqing to go with you? Just marry him here.”
“I can't, I have two sons to raise in Baoding.”
The White Widow thought that He Daqing was a good cook with skills. When he got to Baoding, he could support her family.
“Sister, if you think that way, you are wrong.”
Li Wuwei understood. He wanted to do good deeds, but he had to betray the newly acquired nickname 'timely rain'.
“How am I wrong?”
The White Widow didn't understand.
“He Daqing's cooking is good, but he doesn't know how to raise a son.
You can go and ask around. His son was raised as an idiot, nicknamed Sha Zhu.
No, He Daqing even gave him the name Sha Zhu himself. And his daughter, named He Yu Shui, was also raised to have water in her head.
If you take He Daqing back to Baoding, your two sons will be finished. They will definitely be raised as idiots.”
Li Wuwei planned to break up this couple who was running away. As long as He Daqing didn't run away, Yi Zhonghai wouldn't have Sha Zhu to take care of him in his old age. How nice!
He wanted to see how Yi Zhonghai could still use moral blackmail every day.
Besides, He Daqing was a scoundrel. He would definitely find another wife, so he wouldn't care about Sha Zhu. It was just as well that Sha Zhu was single, let him hone his cooking skills. That was the right way.
“Ah, Little Song Jiang, you're not lying to me?”
The White Widow was shocked. She had found He Daqing for the sake of her children, but if He Daqing was this kind of person, wouldn't she be harming her two sons?
“Why would I lie to you? Wait.”
Li Wuwei happened to see someone passing by. He pulled the person over, “Bro, do you know Sha Zhu?”
“Sha Zhu? I know him. He's in the courtyard over there. His father is the chef of the steel mill, right?”
This person was honest. He thought Li Wuwei was looking for someone and even pointed the way.
This made the White Widow feel numb.
“Sister, you heard that? You're so young and beautiful, don't fall for that old man, He Daqing.
Also, He Daqing has double-fish hanging eyelids. Medical books say that this kind of person will kill his wife.
I see that you have a kind face. It's not easy to raise two children. Don't ruin yourself.”
Li Wuwei didn't have any advantages, he just couldn't stand seeing people suffer.
“Little Song Jiang, I'm not waiting for He Daqing anymore. I'll go back to Baoding tonight.”
The White Widow was scared. Although others also said she was a widow who killed her husbands, she was also afraid of meeting a husband killer.
“You're thinking right. There are plenty of men in the world. He Daqing is forty, right? He's not good enough for you.”
Li Wuwei thought, it seemed like he lost out. He didn't get any benefits, he just helped.
“Little Song Jiang, please give He Daqing a message. Just tell him I left and let him stop waiting.”
The White Widow was going to run away. She didn't meet a good match.
“Don't worry, I'll definitely deliver the message.”
Li Wuwei assured her. After watching her leave, he felt a little regretful. If Baoding hadn't been so far away, he could have...
Never mind, don't look for trouble. Widows, especially widows with children, shouldn't be touched.
After being stunned for a while, he came to his senses and remembered he had come out to find a fishing rod.
Right next to him was the Bei Xin Qiao department store. So he went in and bought fishing line and hooks. Then he went out from Dong Zhi Men and found some bamboo poles in the suburbs across the moat.
It was a good thing he got the knife from the vegetable market, otherwise, he really couldn't have broken it.
When he carried the bamboo poles back to the courtyard, he happened to see He Daqing rushing back from outside. He didn't even greet him when he saw him.
“No, did He Daqing come back to run away? Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was out in the afternoon, he's going to run?”
Li Wuwei shook his head. He wasn't going to get involved.
“Yo, Li Wuwei, where did you find these bamboos? You can make fishing rods.”
Yan Bu Gui felt someone come into the courtyard and quickly came out. He saw Li Wuwei.
“Third Master, that's what I was thinking. I plan to go fishing at the moat later when I have time, and also at the Shichahai area. No need for tickets.”
Li Wuwei had already planned his retirement life. The moat hadn't been fully cleaned up yet. There were still wild ducks by the river, and there were many fish in the river.
“That's a good idea. Fishing doesn't cost much. If you catch any, you make a profit.
Why don't you give me one of these bamboo poles? I have a lot of free time. The students are on vacation, and we can be fishing buddies on weekends.”
Yan Bu Gui had his eyes on the free fishing rods. Although they were not expensive, they were not available nearby.
“Forget it. I like fishing alone. Third Master, you're busy, I'll go first.”
Li Wuwei carried the fishing rods and ran away. Yan Bu Gui wouldn't be able to get a penny from him.
“Tsk, what a person!”
Yan Bu Gui was angry. Although he was the master of the front yard, he was also the Third Master of the courtyard, but he wasn't even respected.
Speaking of Li Wuwei, he arrived at the middle courtyard and specially observed He Daqing's main room. The door was closed, but he could vaguely hear the sound of rummaging from inside.