Courtyard Houses: Starting as a Purchasing Agent

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi, heartbroken and desperate, chased after them.

But the more they chased, the further away they got.

Huang Chunjian and his two companions threw Qin Huairu's bicycle onto the ground and then rode off in different directions.

Qin Huairu wanted to cry but had no tears.

"what……"

"No!"

"Give me my money back!"

"My money!" Qin Huairu sat by the roadside, slapping her leg in anger.

That's five hundred yuan!

In rural areas, that would be a huge sum of money.

She could only earn that much in two months working at the restaurant.

Now it's been taken away by someone else.

It breaks my heart.

The one who was most heartbroken was not Qin Huairu, but Jia Zhangshi.

The bride price I worked so hard to get back is gone just like that?

"Money...money...money...my money!"

boom……

In Jia Zhangshi's eyes, the sun overhead suddenly became much stronger, its rays seemingly a thousand times more intense, piercing his eyes into complete darkness.

Nothing can be seen.

then!

She fell straight down into the field.

By the time Qin Huairu looked, Jia Zhangshi had already fallen.

Head down, buttocks up.

It's a very strange and unbelievable pose; from a distance, it looks just like a corn cob.

"Mother……"

Qin Huairu panicked a little.

Although Jia Zhangshi liked to feign illness and throw tantrums.

But this was definitely not an act.

She rushed to Jia Zhangshi's side and helped her up.

"Mom...Mom...Mom..."

But all that could be seen was Jia Zhangshi's pale face and the sweat that kept seeping from her body.

"Money, money, my money!"

"Huai Ru, the money!"

With her eyes closed, Jia Zhangshi spoke weakly, but one could still faintly make out the word "money" coming from her throat.

"Mom...we have money, we have money, our family has money!"

"Don't sleep, open your eyes, I'll take you home!"

Qin Huairu panicked.

After all, Jia Zhangshi is already over seventy years old.

"Okay, okay... let's go home!"

Qin Huairu dragged Jia Zhangshi onto the bicycle with great effort, and then pushed the bicycle all the way to the courtyard.

It took about two hours to reach the courtyard house.

"Someone help me...someone help me! My mom is dying!"

"Uncle Yi, Bang Geng, come here quickly!"

Aunt Yi wasn't home, but Uncle Er, Qin Jingru, Bang Geng, and others came over.

The crowd hurriedly helped Jia Zhangshi off the bicycle.

Uncle Er's body trembled slightly, and he said in a trembling voice, "Dead...already cold!"

Chapter 252 Driving the Jia Family Out of the Courtyard

"What?"

Qin Huairu was shocked: Dead?

A mix of emotions welled up inside her.

To be honest, deep down she still hoped Jia Zhangshi was dead, since Jia Zhangshi's life had only brought disaster to the family. Countless times, her promising future had been ruined because of her.

It's fair to say that without Jia Zhangshi, their family's life would be countless times better than it is now.

On the other hand, Jia Zhangshi was Qin Huairu's mother-in-law, and the two had lived together for over thirty years. Even if they didn't have romantic feelings for each other, they still had familial affection. The Jia family was not very large to begin with, and their son had become disabled and could not have any descendants.

With each member of the Jia family leaving, there are fewer and fewer left; there can't be any more.

Therefore, Jia Zhangshi's departure left Qin Huairu feeling a sense of sorrow.

"Mom..."

"Mom..."

"Ah ah ah ah..."

Qin Huairu touched Jia Zhangshi's already cold body and immediately collapsed to the ground, bursting into tears.

"No..." Uncle Er said, "Didn't you go to ask for the bride price? How come you're dead? Qin Huairu, what exactly happened?"

Not only Uncle Er, but all the other neighbors also became puzzled.

Could it be that he was beaten by the woman's family?

However, after Qin Huairu tearfully recounted what had happened, everyone sighed in disbelief: She stole someone's watermelon and got robbed herself? 410

And then he died?

"Call the police!" Banggeng jumped up angrily and said, "Mom, I'm going to call the police!"

He ran out to call the police. There had been a murder case and a robbery involving 500 yuan. The police station took it very seriously, but they reported it to the branch bureau, which then set up a special task force.

But the result was predictable.

It has absolutely nothing to do with the owner of that watermelon patch.

As for the actual robbers?

Excuse me!

Criminal investigation methods were limited in this era, and there were no cameras or anything like that around. In addition, the three people involved were masked, so the police had no clues.

In the end, the matter could only be left unresolved.

Although the case is not closed yet.

"What?" Liu Aiguo was quite surprised when he received the news: "Jia Zhangshi is dead?"

Has that old hag finally died?

Great news!

"Uncle Aiguo!" Liu Guangfu, who came to deliver the news, said with a smile, "Why don't we go home and take a look?"

“Alright!” Liu Aiguo waved his hand: “As for welcoming and seeing off people, the three most important things in a person’s life are birth, marriage and death.”

(cjbf) Although his relationship with the Jia family was very bad, Liu Aiguo still had to come and see Jia Zhangshi off.

After all, they've been rivals for decades.

However, I'm also glad that the old guy didn't die in his struggle with me, otherwise I would probably have had to spend a lot of money.

"That's not bad either. She's not young anymore. To live to seventy-three is not young!" Liu Aiguo personally drove back to the courtyard.

At this time, Qin Huairu's house was already bustling with activity.

Liu Aiguo arrived and even took out fifty yuan from his pocket and gave it to Qin Huairu.

This completely shocked Qin Huairu.

After all, at this point, the amount given would only be five or ten yuan, but Liu Aiguo gave fifty yuan at once.

Liu Aiguo said calmly, "We're all neighbors. Although we sometimes have disagreements, I didn't want to see something like this happen. I've come to see Grandma Jia off!"

The next thing is simple.

Following the proper procedures in Beijing, family members and relatives bid farewell, and then Bang Geng personally wore mourning clothes and buried Jia Zhangshi in the Jia family's ancestral cemetery.

The courtyard has returned to its former tranquility.