Courtyard House: Report enemy agents at the start, and you'll take off immediately.

“You can’t educate your children like this. As the old saying goes, ‘He who steals a needle when he is young will steal gold when he grows up.’”

"You don't want Bang Geng to go to jail in the future, do you? Hurry up and pay up the money so that Bang Geng will learn his lesson."

Xu Wuli felt very relieved, feeling that compared to Lao Yi.

These two people still have some conscience.

Being able to clearly stand on his side shows that the gifts given back then weren't wasted.

However, Yi Zhonghai did not notice anything unusual at first, but gradually he realized that something was wrong.

Are you two stirring things up?

Madam Jia revealed a mouthful of yellow teeth and angrily pointed at the two men.

"I only said a few words to you last night, look at the state you've become!"

"Not only do you hold grudges, but you also want to retaliate, don't you?"

"Oh my god, Ye, why can't you open your eyes?"

"They actually let everyone bully our Jia family! This is going to kill me and starve my whole family to death!"

Despite her frail health, Jia Zhangshi couldn't help but burst into tears.

The sound was just much quieter than usual.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out she was faking her tears.

Although her face showed grief, she hardly shed any tears; her acting style was clearly exaggerated.

Compared to Qin Huairu, another meticulous person in the family.

This exaggerated style of performance is more shocking and can better touch the emotions of onlookers.

Seeing that her mother-in-law had already started, Qin Huairu quickly followed suit.

She kept wiping away her tears, putting on a weak and pitiful appearance.

In addition, she was seven or eight months pregnant.

This scene left Xu Wuli somewhat bewildered, as if he had become the bad guy.

He couldn't help but signal Lao Yi to come out and sort out the situation.

Yi Zhonghai knew perfectly well that Jia Zhangshi would do such a thing.

But now the problem needs to be solved, after all, Director Wang is still watching from the window.

So he stepped forward and tried to persuade him:

"sister in law……"

Before he could finish speaking, Madam Jia interrupted him:

"Old Yi, you and our Jia family are brothers."

"How can we just watch him leave and let people bully us, a widow and her orphans!"

"Besides, everyone knows our family's situation, where would we get the money for compensation!"

"Anyway, there's no money to be had!"

Madam Jia knew in her heart that if things got serious...

Since they had no grounds for argument, they decided to play the sympathy card.

Compensation is impossible; they haven't even gotten their own money back from Zhao De yet.

How could I possibly lose money to someone else first!

So she immediately started crying again.

"Old Jia, why don't you open your eyes and see things from heaven?"

Jia Zhangshi certainly had a knack for it.

Their wailing and lamenting came one after another, and not a single one of them was repeated.

Yi Zhonghai quickly stopped her:

“Sister-in-law, I think we should do this: this whole thing was caused by your family’s Banggeng.”

"You still have to pay part of the compensation, but I can pay that amount for you."

"All you need to do is give me an IOU."

Yi Zhonghai was also acting out of necessity.

After all, Director Wang was watching, and he just wanted to quell the dispute as soon as possible.

There's no need to worry about repayment; Jia Dongxu is still working at the factory.

With an IOU, the amount can be deducted from his monthly salary in installments.

This was inspired by Zhao De.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have agreed to lend money to the Jia family so easily.

"How much?" Jia Zhangshi asked.

Yi Zhonghai glanced at Xu Wuli, then hardened his heart and said:

"Old Xu, how about I give you a hundred yuan?"

"no!"

Xu Wuli hadn't even had a chance to speak.

Madam Jia was unhappy; she didn't have to repay the money she had borrowed.

One hundred yuan is way too much.

Little did they know that Yi Zhonghai had secretly given Jia Zhangshi a thumbs up in his heart.

This way, we can avoid Lao Xu making exorbitant demands.

“You, Jia Zhangshi, are really going too far! You haven’t even accounted for the three hundred yuan my son lost.”

“Those receipts are more important than money. I think a hundred is too little. Adding your sewing machine would be the most appropriate.”

Xu Wuli finally realized that Jia Zhangshi's loud crying earlier was just a ruse.

During this time, he was not idle; he kept calculating what valuable things the Jia family might have to compensate him.

And there it is, a sewing machine.

Qin Huairu's heart tightened at the mention of sewing machines.

This is her precious darling.

That's why she married Jia Dongxu back then.

At the same time, Yi Zhonghai was also awakened by Xu Wuli's reminder.

I remembered that the Jia family had such a sewing machine.

Although it has been used for seven or eight years, if it were to be sold now...

I estimate it can still sell for seventy or eighty yuan, since secondhand goods don't require receipts.

Qin Huairu immediately replied:

"The money is lost, but the police are still looking for it. They might just find it!"

This sentence inspired Jia Zhangshi.

"That's right, if you really want a sewing machine, add another hundred dollars."

"Then the money and tickets that the police officers found will belong to us."

"Mom, this won't do!"

Qin Huairu felt incredibly aggrieved when she heard her mother-in-law say that!

Didn't you ever think about the possibility of not being able to find it?

"Shut up, you good-for-nothing! You have no place to speak here."

Madam Jia cursed Qin Huairu viciously.

He then turned to Xu Wuli, awaiting his reply.

This involves more than three hundred yuan, plus a bunch of various tickets and receipts.

Putting everything else aside, the value of 100 jin of nationally valid grain coupons alone is no less than that of this sewing machine that has been used for seven or eight years.

Things suddenly became interesting.

The three old men remained silent.

After all, even Yan Bugui didn't know who had the advantage and who had suffered a loss between the two.

Only Yi Zhonghai felt regretful that the sewing machine had actually been used to pay off the debt.

He'll probably have to deduct the money from his own salary to lend them.

It seems there's really nowhere else to turn for help.