Siheyuan: Since 1962

Chapter 189 Trouble
"My dear grandson, we won't play with them. They are from the countryside, what can they have to play with? Let's play with the people in the alley as before, don't let them lead us astray."

Jia Zhang looked down on Liang Ladi and didn't like the children, so how could she let Banggeng go out and play with Damao and the others?

He coaxed Banggeng in a gentle voice and said a lot of bad things about the children, but Banggeng didn't want to listen at all.

"I don't want to. I don't want to stay at home. I want to play with them."

When Banggeng saw that his grandmother wouldn't let him go out, he immediately started to act like a scoundrel, sitting on the ground crying and making a fuss.

"My dear grandson, let's stop making trouble. Grandma will buy you some candy tomorrow, okay?"

Jia Zhang was really helpless. She loved her grandson so much that she never thought of hitting the child, so she had to coax him with candy.

When Banggeng heard that there was candy, he stopped crying and said loudly to his grandmother: "I want to eat milk candy, two pieces!"

"Okay, okay, buy two candies. I'll do whatever you want."

In order to please Bang Geng, Jia Zhang didn't care about the money and agreed directly.

She had saved a lot of money before, and Jia Dongxu's pension was in her hands, so she didn't feel bad about the six cents. She saved the money to give to her beloved grandson.

Bang Geng smiled proudly. If he didn't go out to play today, there would be plenty of opportunities in the future. His grandma could still keep an eye on him.
Thinking of the taste of toffee, Banggeng swallowed unconsciously. He would be able to eat it tomorrow. He was so smart.

No one else knew about this little episode in the Jia family.

People who worked in the yard came back one after another. When they saw the children playing in the middle yard and the open door of Yi Zhonghai's house, they knew that new residents had moved in.

Some people pulled Aunt Yan aside to ask about the situation, but more of them went straight home to ask their families.

There are multiple neighbors in the yard, so everyone is still a little wary. If they don’t get along well, there will be no peaceful days in the yard.

He Yushui came back very early today. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Xu Damao, Yan Bugui and Aunt Yan standing in front of the hall, chatting in low voices. There was also the sound of children playing in the yard.

He glanced towards the central courtyard, thought for a moment, and then went to find Jiang Qiuna.

"Sister-in-law, has someone moved into Yi Zhonghai's house?"

"Yes, Director Zeng brought her here this morning. Her name is Liang Ladi. I heard she is a level 5 welder who was just transferred to the steel mill. She looks like a nice person."

Before Jiang Qiuna could finish her words, He Yushui stuffed a handful of melon seeds into her mouth.

"I went to the courtyard to mediate today, and the old man in that courtyard gave it to me. Sister-in-law, please tell me more about it. We all live in the middle courtyard. If I know more about them, we can get along better."

After working in the subdistrict office for more than a month, He Yushui's way of speaking and doing things has changed completely. He is no longer unable to utter a complete sentence even when being beaten.

"She seems easy to get along with. From what Director Zeng said, it's hard for her to raise four children alone. I went over to chat with her at noon. She said she was transferred from the machine repair factory and has a good relationship with Master Nan and Doctor Ding."

Jiang Qiuna cracked melon seeds and briefly explained Liang Ladi's situation, and secretly glanced at He Yushui a few times.

Unfortunately, he was caught red-handed by He Yushui when he was not paying attention.

He Yushui saw what Jiang Qiuna was thinking, smiled and whispered in her ear: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I have no problem with widows. There are so many widows in the street. If I have a problem with widows, how can I do my job?"

"What are you whispering about, Yushui? You came back early today. Is the bicycle working well?"

While the two were chatting quietly, He Yuzhu came over from the courtyard with a smug smile on his face. There were many people in Sijiu City who could buy a bicycle for his sister, but there were definitely not many either. Who dared to say that he was not good to his sister?

"nothing."

He Yushui's smile faded, and he said, "Silly brother, Dad hasn't come back yet, go to the house and cook first, I'll come over to help you in a while."

"Hey, it's just cooking, you're not needed. You usually come home late, so today is a coincidence, so just chat with your sister-in-law for a while."

He Yuzhu waved his hand, tactfully stopped moving towards the two of them, and walked leisurely towards the central courtyard.

"Hey, isn't this Shazhu? Instead of staying in your own yard, he comes to Uncle He's place to eat. What's the matter? Did you spend all your salary right after you got it?"

When Xu Damao heard Sha Zhu's voice, he stopped chatting with Yan Bugui and Aunt Yan and turned around to tease Sha Zhu.

Ever since Sha Zhu stopped living in the yard, he always felt that something was wrong with his life. Now that he heard this, he finally felt relieved.

"Xu Damao, do you think I care about you? If you have the guts, go back to your parents' house for dinner."

He Yuzhu said something in a sarcastic tone, and without arguing with Xu Damao, he went straight into the central courtyard.

He knew very well that Lou Xiao'e and Xu Damao's parents did not get along. If he went back to his parents' house every few days like he did, there would definitely be chaos at home.

When Xu Damao felt uncomfortable, he felt comfortable.

"What's there to brag about? You still don't have a wife. Wait until I give birth to a big fat boy. I'll make you mad to death!"

Xu Damao yelled at Sha Zhu with gritted teeth, and lost interest in chatting. He said goodbye to Yan Bugui and pushed the cart into the central courtyard.

He was very relieved that Lou Xiao'e didn't have to visit the deaf old lady after she was discharged from the hospital, and he has been in a much better mood in the past two days.

But now my good mood was completely ruined by Sha Zhu's words!

Aunt Yan nudged Yan Bugui and reminded him quietly, "Old man, why did you let Xu Damao go and not hold the whole hospital meeting?"

"Why hold a meeting? The deaf old lady has been waiting for a meeting. Who in the hospital is willing to take care of her now? In the end, we, the masters, will have to take care of her. The longer we can delay, the better. It costs money to cook for her."

After Yan Bugui finished speaking, he pulled Aunt Yan into the house. This deaf old lady was a trouble and he didn't want to get involved with her.

Didn’t you see that Liu Haizhong, who used to always want to show off his power in meetings, now solves things privately these days and doesn’t clamor for meetings anymore.

"What! We have to take care of her, why? We don't have much food at home. Didn't the street office give her a minimum living allowance? Can't she make her own food with her hands and feet? We have been living like this for the past few days, and I don't see anything wrong with her."

When Aunt Yan heard that she had to take care of a deaf old lady, she immediately became anxious. This was all money, and she couldn't get anything good out of it.

"It's all caused by Yi Zhonghai. In the past, there were people running around, but now there's no one, so there must be trouble. If she starts to make trouble, can we, as the masters, just ignore it? She's already this old, and she might die if she's touched or scratched. How dare you mess with her?"

Yan Bugui smiled awkwardly at Jiang Qiuna and the others, then pulled Aunt Yan into the house.

The sound was not loud just now, and I don’t know if Jiang Qiuna and the others heard it.

Everyone knows these things, but it’s embarrassing to talk about them out loud.

(End of this chapter)