Courtyard House: After Freezing Under a Bridge, He Yuzhu Won’t Behave

On the snowy night when He Yuzhu died in a bridge underpass, the person who drove away the wild dogs for him and carried his body away was unexpectedly Xu Damao, whom he had fought against his entire life.

He saw Linglao Tai off in death, supported Yi Zhonghai in old age, raised Qin Huairu’s three children, and in the end was tricked out of his property and savings by Qin Huairu and Banggeng, dying of cold and hunger like an old item to be squeezed dry and discarded.

When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the winter of 1960.

The three-year hardship period was at its hardest; grain coupons could save lives, and half a steamed bun could reflect a person’s heart. Jia Dongxu was still alive, Qin Huairu had not yet truly latched onto him, Yi Zhonghai still wore the mask of a respected elder, and Linglao Tai’s cane still made everyone in the courtyard bow their heads.

However, when black-market grain sacks, high-priority meal tickets, and an upcoming production accident were connected together, he discovered that Jia Dongxu’s death in his previous life was not an accident, but a murder plot staged to cover up the black accounting of subsidized grain.

Save his enemy, or let his enemy die as he had in his previous life?

He Yuzhu chose to let him live.

Let him live to explain, live to repay debts, live to watch everyone wearing a kind face reveal their true colors.

Everyone has a reason to go hungry, but not everyone steals, lies, or kills. There are no saints in this courtyard—only a group of ordinary people who put themselves first; some cross the line, and some, after being afraid, still stand up.

This time, what He Yuzhu wants to win back is not just the house and the money, but also his name, family, and the life that should have belonged to him.