Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 829: Silk gold!

As Jia Dongming passed through the moon gate and arrived in the backyard, he saw the mourning hall set up in front of the deaf old lady's house. Liang Lali, who was burning paper money for the old lady, greeted Jia Dongming respectfully upon seeing him, saying, "Brother Dongming! You've come!"

Upon hearing Liang Lali's shout and learning of Jia Dongming's arrival, Yi Zhonghai's face showed surprise. He quickly turned around and greeted Jia Dongming with delight, saying, "Dongming! Are you here to mourn the old lady?"

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's question, Jia Dongming turned to Sha Zhu and asked, "Zhu Zi! Where's the incense? I'll light some incense for the old lady and send her off on her final journey."

Upon seeing Jia Dongming's arrival, Liu Haizhong immediately put on a fawning smile and hurriedly greeted Jia Dongming, "Director Jia! You've arrived!"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Sha Zhu immediately picked up three incense sticks from the table beside him, lit them with a candle, and said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! You're so kind!"

Jia Dongming took the incense from Sha Zhu, then walked to the mourning hall of the deaf old lady. Holding three sticks of incense, he bowed three times to the old lady's memorial tablet before inserting the incense into the incense burner. Then, with a solemn expression, he asked Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai, "Zhu Zi! Master Yi! Is there anything I can help you with? If so, please don't hesitate to ask."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Yi Zhonghai immediately said to Jia Dongming, "Dongming! The old lady's funeral is tomorrow. If you are free, please take a leave of absence to see her off on her final journey."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Jia Dongming subconsciously nodded and replied, "Okay! Then I'll take a day off tomorrow to see the old lady off on her final journey."

"Brother Dongming! After sending the old lady up the mountain tomorrow, I plan to set up a few tables in the yard. You know that you need coupons to buy anything now. Can you help me figure out how to buy some ingredients?" Shazhu asked Jia Dongming after he finished talking with Yi Zhonghai about the banquet he was going to hold in the yard tomorrow.

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's question, Jia Dongming immediately said to Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! Write down what you want to buy, then have me sign it. You can arrange for someone to take the list to the security department's logistics warehouse outside to collect it. Consider these things a token of our Jia family's goodwill."

"No way! How can that be? It has to be the right price. After all, I inherited the old lady's house after she passed away." Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reply, Sha Zhu rejected Jia Dongming's arrangement without even thinking.

Upon hearing what Sha Zhu said to Jia Dongming, Yi Zhonghai immediately said, "Dongming! Zhu is right. I'll pay for it. After all, the old lady left all her money to me."

Jia Dongming didn't care about the cost of the ingredients. When he heard what Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai said, he didn't argue with them. He simply replied, "Okay! As for the exact cost of these ingredients, you can go to our security department and settle the cost with the logistics department after you return to work at the factory."

As Jia Dongming finished speaking, he remembered the things the deaf old lady had hidden in her room. He used his Eagle Eye skill to scan the room and found that the items were still intact in the hidden compartment under her bed.

Upon discovering these items and recalling Jia Zhangshi's account, Jia Dongming immediately realized that the deaf old lady had left more than just the two rooms for Sha Zhu; it also included the items in the hidden compartment. However, these items had never been mentioned in the story, suggesting they were likely secretly kept by Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu. Because of Jia Dongming's intervention, the plot of the courtyard had undergone a complete transformation. The scenario of Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu embezzling the deaf old lady's inheritance was unlikely to repeat itself. Jia Dongming stopped dwelling on the matter and smiled, asking Sha Zhu, "Zhu Zi! Besides the ingredients, is there anything else I can help you with?"

When Sha Zhu heard Jia Dongming's question, he pondered for a moment and said to Jia Dongming, "Brother Dongming! You've been busy all day, so go back and rest first. If I need your help with anything, I'll come to the other courtyard to find you."

Upon hearing Sha Zhu's reply, Jia Dongming reached into his pocket, pulled out ten yuan, and said to Yi Zhonghai, who was standing beside him, "Master Yi, this is our Jia family's condolence money. Please write it down."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Yi Zhonghai did not immediately reach out to take the money. Instead, he said to Jia Dongming, "Dongming! Just give me one or three yuan as a token of your condolence. You don't need to give so much."

Upon hearing Yi Zhonghai's words, Jia Dongming immediately shoved the money in his hand into Yi Zhonghai's hand and said, "Master Yi! This is a small token of our Jia family's appreciation, so please don't refuse."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words and seeing the ten yuan Jia Dongming had slipped into his hand, Yi Zhonghai finally stopped arguing with Jia Dongming and said, "Dongming! Then I thank you on behalf of the old lady!"

Although only the Yi and He families in the courtyard had a good relationship with the deaf old lady, the deceased should be respected, and people in this era valued unity. So, when the deaf old lady was buried the next day, almost all the neighbors in the courtyard came to see her off on her final journey.

After seeing the deaf old lady off, the women in the courtyard got busy again. He Daqing and his son Shazhu set up two stoves in the courtyard and began preparing for the evening's feast.

The Yan family knew long ago that Sha Zhu and Yi Zhonghai were going to hold a banquet. Yan Bugui, who loved to take advantage of others, had Yang Ruihua inform the Yan brothers, Yan Jiecheng and Yan Jiefang, in advance. Just as the banquet was about to begin, Yan Jiecheng brought his family back to eat.

When the deaf old lady was being buried, only Yang Ruihua from the Yan family came to help. Now that the banquet is being held, the entire Yan family has shown up. This has once again given the neighbors in the courtyard a taste of the Yan family's calculating nature. If it were any other day, Sha Zhu would definitely have spoken up and mocked the Yan family for trying to take advantage of others. However, in order to let the deaf old lady pass away in peace, Sha Zhu suppressed his anger.

Seeing the reactions of his neighbors in the courtyard, Yan Bugui, who thought he had gotten a great deal, felt no shame for his actions. On the contrary, he felt that his family had gained a great advantage. However, he did not know that his behavior had caused the residents in the courtyard to despise the Yan family for their lack of principles even more.

Because of Yan Bugui's questionable actions, the residents in the courtyard began to isolate the Yan family. Ultimately, when Yan Bugui passed away, the neighbors in the courtyard only offered condolences as a courtesy, and no one was willing to help. Of course, these are all stories for later!

(End of this chapter)