The Life of a Son-in-Law in a Courtyard House

Is the Yan family really broke?

Where will the used bicycles, radios, and televisions come from in the future?

It's not that his family is poor; it's that even if they were, they'd be stingy.

got used to.

Moreover, when she later found her eldest daughter-in-law, Yu Li, her aunt was also from Shanxi Province.

Her aunt is from Shanxi Province, so Yu Li's hometown is probably also from Shanxi Province.

Yan Laokou's family also originated from Shanxi Province, so isn't it reasonable for him to find someone with the same ancestral home?

I guess Yu Li's family is just as stingy.

Otherwise, how could Yu Li really stand their family?

They probably share a similar plight and understand each other quite well.

Yan Jiefang is getting on in years, but he still has his own ideas.

"Mom, go ask Uncle Yi Zhonghai for help. You don't need to bring anything when you go to his house, since he's just a neighbor and he'd be too embarrassed to accept anything from you."

Ask him to plead for leniency and get the Qi family to write a letter of understanding.

"Release my dad right now, or it'll be a disaster if the police station notifies the neighborhood committee and the school."

Indeed, the student surpasses the teacher.

Yan Jiecheng, that supposedly brilliant man, really showed his brilliance this time.

After the Yan family ate a few bites of food, Yang Ruihua went to Yi Zhonghai's house empty-handed.

Yi Zhonghai had already guessed that Yang Ruihua would come to his door.

But when he saw that Yan Jiazhen had come empty-handed, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The Yan family is really something.

Aunt Yang Ruihua, with tears streaming down her face, brought Yan Jiedi to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Yan Jiedi is now seven years old, but she is malnourished and looks like she is four or five years old.

Yang Ruihua began to sob: "He's an old man, you know, our Lao Yan only makes 27.5 yuan a month, how hard is it to support this whole family?"

Now Jie Cheng is still unmarried, Jie Jie and Jie Kuang are still in school, and Jie Di is so hungry she can't grow tall!

Old Yan was confused for a moment and just wanted to find something to eat.

He only temporarily left those things at our house, intending to take advantage of them and make some money, but he didn't plan to keep them all.

"Uncle, could you please put in a good word for us? Could you talk to the Qi family and see if they can write a letter of forgiveness or something? Otherwise, if the police station notifies the school, how are we supposed to survive?"

The older woman looked at Yan Jiedi, who was also sobbing beside her, and felt a little sorry for her.

He pulled Yan Jiedi to his side, gave her a cornbread, and let the child eat it.

I don't know if they genuinely care about the child or are just putting on an act.

Listening to Yang Ruihua's tearful account, Yi Zhonghai knew that if he beat Yan Laokou to death with a stick, Yan Laokou would really be unable to live in this courtyard and might cause some trouble.

Yi Zhonghai's principle is to resolve matters within the compound and avoid calling the police if possible.

Dealing with anyone won't offend them to death.

This is the tragedy of him having no children.

He always wanted to be a nice guy, afraid that when he got old and useless, others would bully him.

Therefore, he treats people kindly and tries to be fair in his daily life, and he never goes to extremes in his actions.

While Yi Zhonghai was still pondering, Yang Ruihua saw that Yi Zhonghai was still silently smoking and immediately wanted to kneel down to him.

Yi Zhonghai quickly asked his wife, Wen Xiumei, to help Yang Ruihua up.

(Yang Ruihua is a constant, but the older women come and go. The older woman now has a name: Wen Xiumei.)

"Alright, Mr. Yan, stop crying. I'll risk my reputation and give it a try, but since their child has been wronged, your family might have to pay some money. And Mr. Yan's third uncle, I think it's in trouble. Even if we don't tell the neighborhood committee, the police station will notify them."

We can't stop that, and as you saw today, everyone's dissatisfaction with Lao Yan is very high. There's absolutely no way he can act like a spoiled brat anymore.

Yang Ruihua nodded repeatedly: "Okay, he's an old man, please go and talk to him, thank you."

Yi Zhonghai walked out of the house, looked in the direction of the front yard, and then went to Liu Haizhong's house first, intending to call Liu Lao Er along.

He couldn't possibly do such a thing by himself, and then he stepped into the backyard.

In the east wing of the backyard, at Liu Haizhong's house, Uncle Liu Er had just finished eating eggs.

Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu could only be envious.

The eldest son, Liu Guangqi, doesn't live at home. He just got married and rents a place to live outside.

Before he was transferred to work in another city, he even brought his daughter home for the Spring Festival in 66 in the drama.

Without knocking, Yi Zhonghai called out from outside the door, "Is his second uncle home?"

After calling out to Yi Zhonghai, he pushed open the door and went in. Liu Haizhong had just finished eating.

Upon seeing Old Yi arrive, he quickly stood up and nudged his second son, who was still eating, saying, "Your eldest uncle is here, and you don't even know to greet him? Hurry up and finish your food, then go make some tea for your eldest uncle."

Nowadays, the supply of tea is very tight. Each family can only get a ration of two ounces a year, which can only be purchased during the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Spring Festival.

However, Liu Haizhong, a level six fitter (as Sha Zhu himself mentioned in the show, he is a fitter), has many apprentices, and some people still show him respect.

So the Liu family can still brew some tea.

Liu Haizhong quickly gestured for Yi Zhonghai to sit down, while Liu Guangtian and Liu Guangfu hurriedly finished their meals to make room for Yi Zhonghai.

Second Aunt Wang Yuhuan (Second Aunt now has a name) patted Liu Guangtian and went to make tea for Yi Zhonghai.

"Second Aunt, don't rush to make tea. I'll just say a few words and then leave. I need to see Old Liu about something."

The second aunt looked at Liu Haizhong, as if to say, "Should I make some tea or not?"

Seeing the couple's interaction, Yi Zhonghai said directly, "Really, there's no need. I'll just say a few words and leave. I drank too much tea tonight and can't sleep."

Liu Haizhong said, "Then, I'll pour you a glass of sugar water. It won't affect your sleep."

"Uncle, who are you?"

Yi Zhonghai lit the cigarette Liu Haizhong handed him: "Old Liu, Old Yan's family came to my house just now. They were holding Yan Jiedi, crying and making a scene at my house, and they wanted to come to your house too, but I didn't let them."

Look how eloquent Lao Yi is! Yang Ruihua is stingy and only asks Yi Zhonghai for help, without even visiting Liu Haizhong's house. Naturally, Liu Haizhong won't go out of his way to help.

This statement not only exonerated Lao Yan but also gave Liu Haizhong face.

"He cried and told me that his family was having a hard time. Old Yan's salary was low, and he didn't have enough to eat. He had a daughter and ate two cornbreads at my house. I was afraid that she would disturb your family's meal and disturb the deaf old lady, so I didn't let her come here."

Look, I sacrificed two steamed buns, and he didn't even bother you or the old lady. Yi Zhonghai is a master of social skills.

Upon hearing this, Old Liu was naturally relieved, as two steamed buns would have saved him quite a bit.

With rations so tight these days, even a single steamed bun can be a painful expense.

"Then thank you very much, Uncle. His family's handling of this matter is indeed a headache. So what do you mean?" Liu Haizhong asked.

"Old Yan's family wants to see if the two of us can help plead with Qi's family and get them to write a letter of understanding or something, otherwise if the police station notifies Old Yan's school, Old Yan will be in trouble."

"I was initially disgusted by what happened to his family, but then I thought, what if Lao Yan gets notified by the school and punished? If his family is still starving and comes to our yard to borrow grain from us, what will we do? With the current rationing, we can only feed the men of our families; we don't have any extra to lend out. What do you think?"

Liu Haizhong thought about it and realized, "Yes, it's really making life unbearable for Lao Yan. He's the only one with two headaches."