Siheyuan: Starting from 1958

Chapter 134 Qin Huairu Looking for a Backup (First Update)
The whole-institution meeting that Yi Zhonghai had been planning for a long time ended in vain, and he lost face and more than one hundred yuan.

This result was unexpected by no one in the courtyard.

Yi Zhonghai took out the money that should be given to Jia Zhangshi and his third uncle Yan Fugui and closed the door.

Soon, there was a "crackling" sound of things being smashed in the room...

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The house of the deaf old lady in the backyard.

He Yuzhu wanted to leave as soon as he sent the old lady into the room, for fear that Qin Huairu would suffer a loss in the whole hospital meeting.

But before he could even leave, he was stopped by the deaf old lady: "Zhu Zi..."

"return……"

"You have been schemed against by the Jia family... Do you still want to go back to the middle courtyard and continue to be schemed against by them?"

"Grandma... Sister Qin didn't plot against me..."

If someone else had said this to him, He Yuzhu would have definitely gotten angry, but now the person who said this was a deaf old lady, so He Yuzhu couldn't get angry and could only rush to help Qin Huairu explain.

"Why are you so stupid..." said the deaf old lady with a look of disappointment.

"Didn't everyone just ask clearly?"

"The Jia family has 500 yuan of Jia Dongxu's pension in their hands, but they still come to you pretending to be poor and ask you to pay for Jia Dongxu's funeral..."

"If this isn't a calculation, then what is it?"

"I told you..."

"Qin Huairu is not a good woman... She is very thoughtful and you can't control her. I told you to stay away from her, but you just wouldn't listen..."

“Now you’ve been cheated!”

"If I remember correctly..."

"You worked in the steel mill for half a year this year. Except for the money you and Yu Shui spent on food, the rest of your salary was swindled away by Qin Huairu!"

"You are already in your twenties..."

"How can I find a wife in the future if I don't save a penny?"

He Yuzhu felt that the old lady was looking at Qin Huairu with prejudice, which was too unfair to Qin Huairu, so he explained immediately.

"grandmother……"

"You must have misunderstood Sister Qin!"

"I think what Sister Qin said just now is right!"

"Jia Zhang loves money like his life, don't even think about taking out a penny of the pension once it's in his hands!"

"Now that Jia Dongxu is gone, I am the only one who can help her. It is reasonable for me to help her!"

"I did give all my previous salary to the Jia family..."

"But it's not borrowed!"

"Sister Qin helps me wash clothes and clean the house, and I pay her..."

"How can this be considered a lie!"

The deaf old lady's face was full of helplessness after hearing this. She really wanted to pry open He Yuzhu's head to see what was inside. It was as if Qin Huairu had drugged her and she obeyed everything she said, even ignoring her own words.

In this situation, the only thing he could do was to persuade He Yuzhu more and let him think more about himself.

Don't help others to the end. It will be just like what Wang Dong said, you will be sold out but still help them count their money.

After a long sigh, he replied: "Pillar..."

"You've grown up……"

"You have your own ideas, so I can't say much!"

"But there is an old saying you must listen to: There is much trouble around a widow..."

"With Jia Dongxu gone, Qin Huairu has become a widow..."

"If you continue to walk with Qin Huairu every day, people will definitely spread rumors that you are entangled with a widow. How can you find a wife in the future?" "You must listen to grandma on this matter!"

"Stay away from Qin Huairu!"

"besides……"

"From now on, whether in the yard or in the steel mill, try not to go against Wang Dong... You can't beat him!"

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Three days later, because of Jia Dongxu's accident, the yard, which had been bustling for several days, finally returned to peace.

All the residents in the courtyard have returned to their normal state, some going to work in the steel mill, and some doing handicrafts at their doorsteps.

Qin Huairu, as usual, was washing clothes by the pool in the middle courtyard with her big belly, and she would look up at the entrance of the middle courtyard from time to time.

Now that Jia Dongxu is gone, she has become the pillar of the Jia family. Although the steel rolling mill gave the Jia family a pension of 500 yuan, she also received a subsidy of 18 yuan per month before she started working.

But Qin Huairu, who is used to sucking blood, will definitely not use these family assets easily.

She has been thinking a lot these days.

He Yuzhu used to work as a canteen monitor, and with the allowance for cooking in the small kitchen, he earned 37.5 yuan a month. He could take leftovers home every day, and was a real fat sheep.

Sucking blood from him can completely meet the needs of the Jia family, and even allow the Jia family to have a meal of meat every two or three days.

Ever since He Yuzhu was punished by the steel mill, his salary was reduced and he was not allowed to bring leftovers home, the Jia family's living standard began to plummet.

With He Yuzhu's current income, if he continues to suck blood from him alone, the Jia family will not have a good life in the next two years.

Thinking about it...

He decided to find another person in the yard to help the Jia family.

Apart from He Yuzhu, Qin Huairu's best candidate is Xu Damao.

Every time I see myself, I look envious.

He was a projectionist at a steel rolling mill. He had a high salary and received subsidies every time he went to the countryside to show movies, and he brought back a lot of local specialties.

If he and Sha Zhu could help the Jia family together, the Jia family would definitely have a much better life.

But compared with He Yuzhu, Xu Damao is not only cunning and difficult to deal with, but also a person who will not release the eagle until he sees the rabbit.

As long as He Yuzhu gives him a little sweetness, he will be open-hearted to her.

The same method would definitely not work on Xu Damao.

If I can't make him see tangible benefits, he will never give me a penny.

But Qin Huairu didn't want Xu Damao to take advantage of her.

With this analysis, Xu Damao does not seem to be the second choice for him to suck blood from.

In the end, Qin Huairu set her sights on Wang Dong.

Although Wang Dong has to support the Chen family of four.

But his salary was high, and his leaders would invite him to prepare banquets almost every day off. He could earn at least three yuan each time, and sometimes he could even bring back some pork, chicken, and pig offal!

Even the fishing is great.

Over the past six months, fish and meat have been a constant in the Chen family’s meals.

Even Grandma Wang, who had a good relationship with him, would give him a pound or two of fish from time to time to satisfy his hunger.

Although the Jia family and the Chen family belong to the front and middle courtyards respectively.

But because the east wing and ear room in the front yard were allocated to Wang Dong, the Jia family and the courtyard where Wang Dong lived were separated by the east wing and ear room of the middle courtyard and were very close.

Every time the Chen family cooked fish or pig offal in the kitchen, the aroma could be smelled by the Jia family.

In addition, the Chen family grows vegetables and raises chickens in the front yard, so they don’t need to go to the market to buy vegetables and eggs.

If the relationship between the two families wasn't so bad and incompatible, Jia Zhang would have asked Qin Huairu to go to the front yard to beg for vegetables!
If they could develop Wang Dong into their own bootlicker, even if they couldn't borrow money from him, they could get some fish and meat, pork, chicken, and offal that Wang Dong brought back from banquets outside... or the vegetables they grew in the courtyard, and the eggs laid by the retirement hens... that would also be good.

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