Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 23 Xiao Jia is dead
"Come on, save some money, kid. Your monthly salary is only twenty-something yuan. You should take it home to give to your parents. Do you think I, your master, need your words?"

He Yuzhu patted Ma Hua on the shoulder. He certainly understood Ma Hua's intentions, but life was not easy. With He Yuzhu's current skills, plus the cooking every now and then, he really had no shortage of food. But for this kid, Ma Hua, living a good life was more important than anything else.

Ma Hua has followed He Yuzhu for so long and knows his master's temperament, and he respects him more and more in his heart.

He wanted to say something, but was stopped by He Yuzhu: "Okay, don't do these things, kid. If you really want to express your gratitude, my house is going to be renovated recently. If you have time, just go over and help with the work. Your master is marrying a wife based on these new houses."

Upon hearing this, Ma Hua agreed immediately.

Since he decided to go on a blind date and get married, He Yuzhu has been making preparations. He bought a bicycle and a watch before. Later, he thought that although the house at home was not small, the furniture was a bit shabby. It was just the right opportunity to do a major renovation.

A while ago, he went to the market specifically to find those furniture craftsmen and decided on the drawings and materials together.

Nowadays, people hire craftsmen to make cabinets for their homes, instead of buying finished products directly in shopping malls like in later generations.

Of course, He Yuzhu still had to go to the department store to buy things like three-turn and one-ring and big items. This was also because He Yuzhu had done a lot of small cooking during this period, and the host family had given him various rewards in order to thank him, such as money and tickets, which allowed him to collect a lot of tickets.

Sewing machines and radios, these two are also big items in the current fashion, and with He Yuzhu's purchase, he has made a complete set. Just such conditions really make many people jealous.

He Yuzhu was not worried at all. After all, he was cooking for others and they paid him according to his work. It was a legitimate source of income and there was no risk.

Now their family is carrying out the final construction, decoration and preparation of the house. When He Yuzhu asked Ma Hua to help, he meant to help with this, such as moving materials and doing some physical work.

Ma Hua wanted to thank his master, so he naturally had no reason to refuse such a request. Moreover, he also knew that his master decorated his house so well in order to marry a wife and meet his master's wife as soon as possible, so Ma Hua had no reason to refuse.

Just as the master and the disciple were chatting, Liu Lan from the kitchen suddenly ran over.

"Master He, Master He! Something happened!"

Seeing Liu Lan's flustered look, He Yuzhu was slightly startled. This woman was rarely so flustered.

"Liu Lan, what's going on? Don't be anxious, just tell me slowly." He Yuzhu stood up and looked at him.

"It's... it's Jia Dongxu! Master He, that Jia Dongxu is from your yard, right? He had an accident in the workshop!"

Something happened to Jia Dongxu?

Hearing this, He Yuzhu's heart skipped a beat. What was supposed to come finally came. He knew Jia Dongxu was going to die soon, but he didn't expect that he wouldn't even make it to the end of the year?
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By the time He Yuzhu, Ma Hua, Liu Lan and others arrived at a workshop in the steel rolling mill, many workers had already gathered there.

The room was so crowded that He Yuzhu couldn't see what was going on inside the workshop at first. At the same time, He Yuzhu could occasionally see some familiar factory leaders coming in and out among the workers, and the expressions on their faces did not look good.

Soon, the factory security officers arrived one after another and began to maintain order at the scene. Security departments in this era were equipped with guns and ammunition. For example, the security department of a large factory like a steel mill was equipped with enough firepower to deal with a small-scale battle.

Soon, under the maintenance of the security department, the people who were watching the excitement were gradually evacuated. He Yuzhu was unable to squeeze into the workshop and was unable to see what was happening at the first scene.

However, he did see an old man named Yi Zhonghai, accompanied by the factory leaders, communicating with the comrades from the security department. But He Yuzhu had no reason to go over and listen to these things, so he could only withdraw under the arrangement of the comrades from the security department.

Until the afternoon. After finishing the work in the canteen, He Yuzhu did not stay. After saying hello, he rode his bicycle and hurried back to the courtyard.

As soon as he entered Nanluoguxiang, he could hear the noisy sound of the crowd from afar. When he rode his bicycle to the gate of No. 95 Siheyuan, there were already quite a few people standing there. The most conspicuous among them was the Jia Zhang family, who were all dressed in white. At this moment, she was lying on the doorstep, crying bitterly at the large black-and-white photo in front of her.

On the side were Banggeng and Xiaodang. The two children were young but knew a lot. They knew that something had happened to their father. At this moment, they did not cry like Jia Zhangshi, but were stunned.

In response to this, He Yuzhu's eyes moved slightly, but he couldn't say anything and could only sigh.

This is fate, there is no way to avoid it. Although he knew that Jia Dongxu would die, there was no way to save him. Moreover, he was just an ordinary person. It was good enough to live a good life. How could he have the energy to care about other things?

He Yuzhu pushed his bicycle, avoided the crowd and entered the yard. When he entered the yard, he saw some familiar faces from the steel mill. He thought that the leaders of the steel mill came to inform the family members of the incident and comfort them.

He Yuzhu remained silent and walked back to the house.

At this time, the deaf old lady from the He family in the middle courtyard came over and sat down, and next to her was He Yushui who had already finished school.

"My dear grandson, do you know what's going on outside? What happened to Dongxu?"

Hearing this, He Yuzhu shook his head.

"I didn't see it either. I just heard that it happened in the workshop. I don't know the details yet, but the uncle should be negotiating with the factory. I guess we'll know tomorrow."

The deaf old lady listened and sighed slightly again.

He looked outside the house. "The Jia family is so unlucky. Once Dongxu left, this orphan and his weak mother will be left with a difficult life in the future."

As the elders in the courtyard and neighbors, it is normal for them to feel bad when they see such a thing happening to the Jia family.

After all, the Jia family at this point has not yet become as hateful as it will be later, so some sympathy is also natural.

In response, He Yuzhu shook his head: "There is nothing we can do. Everyone has their own destiny. Let's see what the steel mill says."

(End of this chapter)