Courtyard House: A Prosperous and Joyful Life

"Sell me locust flowers? Did I hear that right?"

Wang Jun was completely stunned. Selling one's children was not uncommon in the old society, but now it's a new society, and Qin Huairu still had such thoughts. Isn't that illegal?

Seeing Wang Jun's disbelief, Qin Huairu grew anxious and repeated, "Jun, you heard me right. I want to sell you the locust flowers for 15,000."

Wang Jun was utterly speechless. Qin Huairu was determined to sell her daughter; she had even set a price. But he would never get involved in human trafficking.

"Aunt Qin, this is a new society. Buying and selling people is illegal. You can't sell, and I can't buy," Wang Jun refused resolutely.

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu were dumbfounded. They were counting on this money to tide them over, but they didn't expect them to refuse outright. This wouldn't do. Jia Zhangshi was still lying in the hospital waiting for surgery fees; if it dragged on any longer, she would really be paralyzed.

Qin Huairu pleaded urgently, "Jun, you know my family's situation. My mother will collapse if we can't afford it. Please buy the locust flowers, the price is negotiable, I'm begging you!"

Wang Jun shook his head: "You guys go back. I won't do anything illegal. That's it."

After saying that, she was about to send them away. Qin Huairu was unwilling to leave. She hadn't accomplished anything and was going back empty-handed. Jia Zhangshi hated her, and Bang Geng hated her too.

"Jun, just buy Huaihua! After you buy her, Huaihua is yours, and we won't say a word about how you treat her..."

The commotion from their struggle was quite loud, and several older women had already gathered outside, eavesdropping. They were all shocked when they heard that Qin Huairu was going to sell locust flowers.

"Good heavens! Qin Huairu is selling locust flowers!"

"Selling daughters in this new society!"

"That girl, Huaihua, is so pretty and clever, everyone loves her so much, why are they selling her?"

"I never would have guessed Qin Huairu could be so ruthless!"

"you do not say!"

Qin Huairu heard a buzzing sound outside, flung open the door, and saw a dozen neighbors crowding the entrance, their faces instantly turning deathly pale. If word got out that her daughter had been sold, where would her family's face be? She and Sha Zhu had only come secretly to see Wang Jun, but the news had still leaked out. Qin Huairu nearly fainted.

Sha Zhu reacted quickly and caught her, and the two of them ran away in a flash.

Unable to contain Qin Huairu, the neighbors turned to Wang Jun and bombarded him with questions.

"Jun, is Qin Huairu going to sell locust flowers?"

"Soldier, what exactly happened just now?"

"We think we heard they're selling locust flowers, is it true?"

Wang Jun knew that the group of elderly women wouldn't disperse unless he made things clear, so he had no choice but to tell the truth: "Yes, Qin Huairu came to me and said that Jia Zhangshi needed money for surgery and wanted to sell me some locust flowers, asking for 15,000 yuan."

This caused quite a stir.

"Good heavens, they're really going to sell it!"

"Qin Huairu is too cruel!"

"They'd even sell their own daughter!"

"This is a new society, why are you still doing this!"

After discussing it for a while, Aunt Zhou suddenly glanced at Wang Jun and said, "I say, since Qin Huairu is so heartless, Jun, you should buy Huaihua. That way, Huaihua will be free from the Jia family."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then realized it made sense. Wang Jun bought the locust flower, the locust flower was freed from her misery, and Wang Jun also got a beautiful young woman; no one lost out.

"That's a great idea! That girl, Huaihua, is a complete waste in the Jia family; joining the army is like escaping a fire pit."

"That's right, the army buying the locust flowers is good for everyone."

"The locust tree is beautiful and clever; wouldn't it be wonderful to buy it and have it stay with you for life!"

"Aunt Zhou is right. Although the locust flowers are a bit thin, they'll be easier to raise if they're plump. Buying them and having a few big, healthy boys would be wonderful!"

"The locust flowers are really beautiful; even if we make small ones, it's not a bad deal."

"Jun, think it over carefully. Buy Huaihua, and she'll be yours. She'll have nothing to do with the Jia family anymore. It'll be convenient to have a pretty girl by your side to take care of you."

"Yes, Jun, you bought it!"

Even Yan Bugui joined in, pulling Wang Jun aside: "Jun, that girl Huaihua is so pretty, buy her and she's yours! You can have her as a maid or a nanny, it's a good deal!"

Xu Damao squeezed in with a grin, "Brother Jun, listen to me. I've seen plenty of women, but Huaihua is definitely outstanding. Buy her and let her be your maid; it'll be a wonderful thing! Don't miss this opportunity!"

A group of people urged Wang Jun to buy the locust flowers, but Wang Jun was completely taken aback and quickly waved his hands, saying, "Aunties and ladies, the country prohibits the buying and selling of people; it's illegal! I can't buy them, everyone please disperse!"

He would never do anything illegal. Don't think you can get away with sneaking around; Beijing is only so big, and secrets can't stay hidden forever. The police will be knocking on your door in no time. Wang Jun is living a comfortable life now, so there's no need for him to take that risk. Besides, he has his own plans.

Intermediate People's Court.

Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu looked so miserable they could wring water out of their faces; they were completely at a loss.

The matter was not accomplished, and the news leaked out. Now, how can she face people in public? What's worse, she didn't get the money, so the surgery can't be done. If Jia Zhangshi is really paralyzed, that old woman will cause chaos in the whole family.

Qin Huairu's face turned deathly pale, her mind in turmoil: "It's all over... Sha Zhu, what are we going to do now?"

Sha Zhu is also full of problems, what can he do?

……

The next day, Wang Jun went out and found Huaihua, and told her what had happened the night before.

"What?! My mom's going to sell me?!"

Huaihua was completely stunned, her eyes wide with disbelief. She never imagined that Qin Huairu would actually sell her for money. How could she be treated like a human being? What difference was there between this and selling a pig?

Wang Jun calmly analyzed, "The idea of ​​selling you was most likely your grandmother's. She urgently needs money, and selling you would raise enough. However, Qin Huairu and Banggeng both agreed, otherwise this wouldn't have happened."

Upon hearing this, Huaihua ran to the side, squatted down, and began to sob.

The thought of her being sold by her closest relatives was more painful than a knife to her heart.

Wang Jun walked over and gently patted her head: "Alright, this is all in the past. If you don't want to see them anymore, just stay here with me."

Huaihua cried for a while, then suddenly stood up, grabbed Wang Jun's hand, and her eyes revealed a determination she had never shown before—

"Brother Jun, I want to borrow ten thousand yuan from you. I'll give this money to my family and then sever all ties with the Jia family. After that, I'll be yours, and I'll always be with you."

Wang Jun was slightly taken aback. He hadn't expected this girl to be so decisive, wanting to sever ties so directly.

"I can lend you the money. But have you thought it through? Once you cut ties, there's no going back."

Huaihua nodded heavily. "I've thought it through. In the Jia family, I was the lowest of the low. I was scolded every day when I was a child, and things didn't get any better as an adult. I never want to stay in that family again. This is the perfect opportunity to escape this misery."

She has completely given up on her family.

"Alright, since you've made up your mind, here's the money. You can do whatever you want with it."

Wang Jun turned around, took out 10,000 yuan in cash, and handed it over.

Huaihua took the money, her nose stinging with tears. "Jun-ge is so kind," she thought, "ten thousand yuan! Such a large sum, and he lent it to me without even blinking."

"Thank you, Brother Jun. Consider this 10,000 yuan as my repayment for their kindness in raising me."

She gritted her teeth, her tone resolute: "I'm going to find Uncle Yi, Uncle Er, and Uncle San right now, and have them testify that we're severing ties!"

Wang Jun nodded. This girl even knew to ask three old men to be witnesses; she's not completely muddle-headed, and she has some sense of method in handling things. With some more experience, we could consider letting her manage the factory in the future.

"You don't need to go to work today. I'll ask for a day off for you. Take care of your own things first."

……

Huaihua rode her bicycle back to the courtyard house, and as soon as she entered, the courtyard erupted in a commotion.

"The locust flowers are back!"

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"That girl probably heard the news."

"Goodness, this is going to be interesting."

"Absolutely! The locust blossoms will surely cause a huge uproar!"

Huaihua parked her bicycle, stood in the middle of the yard, and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Uncle Yi! Uncle Er! Uncle San! Come out, I need you to be my witnesses!"

This shout caused an uproar throughout the entire courtyard, with everyone rushing out to see what was going on.

"What is Huaihua trying to do?"

"I don't know, but she definitely knows what happened last night."

"Of course, I understand."

"How could I not be heartbroken? My own mother wanted to sell me off, who could bear that?"

"What's the use of being sad? Does it mean you can hit your parents or curse them?"

Amidst the murmurs, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui arrived.

Yi Zhonghai spoke first: "Huaihua, what's all the commotion about so early in the morning? What's the matter?"

Liu Haizhong chimed in, "Girl, have you heard something? Tell us what you have to say, I'm listening."

Yan Bugui added, "Huaihua, just say what's wrong. Don't be afraid, we'll stand up for you."

Of the three old men, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui both earned money with Wang Jun, so they were naturally more polite to Huaihua.

Seeing that all three had arrived, Huaihua took a deep breath and said loudly—

"Gentlemen, from this day forward, I am severing all ties with the Jia family! I ask you to be my witnesses!"

These words shocked the entire courtyard.

"My God! Huaihua is severing ties with the Jia family? That's so ruthless!"

"That's tough! He rushed back to sever ties as soon as he heard the news, no beating around the bush!"

"That's only when someone's heart is completely dead."

"If it were me, and my parents sold me, I would hold a grudge for the rest of my life."

"Absolutely! Being sold out by your closest relatives, who could bear that..."

Huaihua's words were so shocking that everyone was stunned.

Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, and Yan Bugui were also horrified, never expecting Huaihua to pull this stunt—not only severing ties, but also making them witnesses.

"Where are Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu? They should still be at home, right? Call them out quickly!"

"Yes! All the parties involved had to be present!"

"Quickly, quickly, call them over!"

At this moment, Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu also heard the commotion outside and rushed over in a panic.

As soon as Sha Zhu and Qin Huairu appeared, the crowd swarmed around them.

"You've finally arrived!"

"Qin Huairu, Huaihua is cutting ties with you!"

"The locust flowers have come knocking!"

Qin Huairu's heart skipped a beat. This brat, the news spreads fast! She even wants to sever ties? That's too ruthless.

Sever ties? Don't even think about it! We raised him with so much care, and if we cut ties, all the dowry money will go down the drain. That won't do.

Qin Huairu grabbed Huaihua's hand, her face contorted with distress, and said, "Huaihua, Mom knows you're upset, but Mom has no choice. Things are really tough at home..."

She kept rambling on and on, trying to untangle the knot in Huaihua's heart. But Huaihua couldn't hear a single word she said; her face was taut and unyielding.

Sha Zhu stood to the side, opening his mouth several times before closing it again. He didn't actually approve of selling locust flowers, but he was an outsider in the Jia family and had no say in the matter. He could only watch as things deteriorated to this point.

Yi Zhonghai stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, alright, everyone's here. Let's talk things out as a family and clear up the misunderstanding."

Of course, Lao Yi hoped that Huaihua would reconcile with her family, so that she could support her family after she got married.

Huaihua spoke coldly: "There's no misunderstanding to clear up. I'm here today for one thing—to sever all ties with the Jia family. Consider this ten thousand yuan my repayment for the Jia family's kindness in raising me!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she took out ten thousand yuan.

These days, ten yuan is a big bill. Ten thousand yuan is a thousand bills, stacked up in a thick bundle, you could hold it in your hand and use it as a brick to hit someone.

The entire courtyard was instantly in an uproar.

"My God, this girl really offered ten thousand dollars to cut ties!"

"Ten thousand yuan! That's enough to buy a small courtyard house! Huaihua would rather spend ten thousand yuan than let it end; how heartless is that?"

"That's right, only someone whose heart is broken could do something so cruel."

"That's how it is."

Qin Huairu was initially adamant in her disagreement, but her eyes lit up the moment she saw the bundle of money.

Ten thousand yuan!

That's enough to buy a small courtyard house!

How much dowry can you get by marrying off a woman named Huaihua? At most a hundred or two hundred yuan, which is nothing compared to ten thousand yuan!

With this money, the family's difficulties can be overcome immediately, and several thousand will still be left!

Qin Huairu quickly calculated in her mind: Now that Huaihua knew she was going to be sold, she must hate her to the core, so there was no point in maintaining this relationship. She might as well go with the flow and agree, and get the ten thousand yuan in her hand first!

She reached for the money, but Huaihua dodged to the side, saying, "Sign the agreement first, separate the household registrations, and then I'll give you the money."

Yan Bugui, who was standing nearby, understood that Huaihua was determined to leave, so he decided to help her.

He turned to Qin Huairu and asked, "Qin Huairu, Huaihua is offering you ten thousand yuan to break off our relationship. Do you agree or not?"

Liu Haizhong also urged, "Qin Huairu, Sha Zhu, you two, give us a straight answer."

Staring at the bundle of money, Qin Huairu abandoned all pretense of modesty and gritted her teeth: "Fine, I'll sign!"

The neighbors started gossiping again.

"Qin Huairu actually signed it."

"What's so strange about that? Ten thousand yuan is right there; who can afford it?"

"Besides, Qin Huairu is a rural woman, used to favoring sons over daughters. Expecting her to care much about Huaihua? Dream on."

"The key issue is that ten thousand yuan is too much. You can count on your fingers the number of families in the entire capital who can come up with ten thousand yuan in savings."

"With this money, the family's life will be much better."

"Tsk tsk, the Jia family is about to turn their fortunes around; they'll soon be wealthy people living in a courtyard house."

"You're overthinking it. Jia Zhangshi's surgery will only cost four or five thousand. After paying, she'll have at most five thousand left. Five thousand in Banggeng and Jia Zhangshi's hands will be gone in no time. Just wait and see."

"It's true! Bang Geng was swindled out of eight thousand yuan. He's not exactly bright, so the money was basically wasted on him. Jia Zhangshi is unreliable too."

With everyone present as witnesses, Qin Huairu pressed her fingerprint on the agreement. Then, with three elderly men as witnesses, the group went to the neighborhood office to register their separate household registration, and Huaihua's household registration was transferred to the cannery's collective household.

These days, you can register your household registration at your workplace, which is called a collective household registration, and sometimes you can even enjoy some welfare benefits.

Once the formalities were completed, Huaihua had absolutely no connection with the Jia family. From now on, Qin Huairu's family could no longer control her, and even if they tried to get close to her, Huaihua could treat them as strangers.

Huaihua clutched the agreement and let out a long sigh of relief. From now on, she could live outside openly and no one could control her anymore.

Qin Huairu clutched the money as if it were a priceless treasure, and dragged Sha Zhu to the hospital.

As soon as Huaihua got away, a group of people surrounded her.

"Huaihua, do you have a place to stay tonight? If not, you can stay at my place for the night."

"Huaihua, come to my house for dinner later."

Are you staying at a hotel tonight? Why don't you come to my place?

Everyone had a good impression of the locust flowers and invited others to participate.

Huaihua waved her hands repeatedly, "Thank you everyone, I've found a place to stay outside, so I won't trouble you any further. I have other things to do, so I'll be going now."

After saying that, she walked out of the courtyard without looking back.

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