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

They managed to appease Aunt Qi.

Yang Dalin said, "Auntie, I'm going to thank the people who lent me money earlier and those who are planning to lend me money later."

What do you think I should bring?

I returned the money I lent them immediately and gave them something as a token of my gratitude. I also gave something to those who had offered to borrow money, since they meant well; I just hadn't had time to go home and get it.

I need to ask my aunt about this.

Because it's not just one or two companies.

Apart from the Yan family, the Jia family, and the Xu family, all other families offered to lend them money.

It's better for Aunt Qi to make the decision. If it's just one or two families, Yang Dalin can make the decision himself.

Sending a few extra gifts to one or two families is fine, but with nearly twenty families, sending too many would make it seem like you're too rich, while sending too few would be inappropriate.

Aunt Qi thought for a moment and said, "There are too many families. Do you have a lot of eggs? If you have enough, give two eggs to each family. This includes Sister Meiyun's family, Uncle Zhao's family, and Brother Dali's family. If you want to give more, don't do it today, otherwise it won't look good if others see it."

You can deliver it separately another day.

Yang Dalin knew that Aunt Qi was right.

People are more concerned about inequality than scarcity. Others were also willing to lend him money, but Yang Dalin had already borrowed enough and hadn't used it.

We can't treat them differently, otherwise it won't look good if others find out.

Actually, Yang Dalin wanted to send more gifts, but it just wasn't the right time.

If each family needs two eggs, then two eggs are fine.

Nowadays, the price of an egg at the supply and marketing cooperative is only about five to seven cents.

But the supply and marketing cooperatives are often out of stock these days.

These days, the black market price is much higher than that; it's gone up to several cents per piece.

And they often can't even get their hands on one.

Sending two to each household is just a token gesture. Even if it's just for twenty households, it would still cost several yuan. This is already quite reasonable.

Those three families that are on good terms, we can secretly send them some nice things another day.

Yang Dalin nodded: "Auntie, there are still eggs left, I'll take a basket and go."

They delivered it door-to-door.

To express my gratitude.

Aunt Meiyun, why don't you go over there yourself? How are things going for her lately?

This is the ten yuan she lent me.

"You returned it for me, and then gave Wang Cheng and Wang Cai another handful of candy."

Aunt Qi took the money and said, "Her family has been doing well lately. Ever since you gave her that medicine, it has been working quite well."

I noticed that she seemed more energetic and had much better physical strength.

Look, Yanhua, Xiaoning, and I haven't been sick for over half a year since we started taking your medicine. We've been in great health.

Your medicine is quite effective.

Her family is doing alright now that her health has improved a lot. I've helped her a lot, so it's nothing."

"Alright, Auntie, I'll go now."

After saying that, Yang Dalin picked up a basket and started delivering eggs from house to house, starting with the gatekeeper, Uncle Qi.

Aunt Qi went directly to Zhang Meiyun's house.

Zhang Meiyun was, after all, a widow raising a child, so Yang Dalin was not suitable to go.

It would be most appropriate to send Aunt Qi.

Grandpa Qi was just acting in cooperation with Yang Dalin; he didn't originally intend to accept the eggs.

Yang Dalin secretly winked at him, meaning that if he played along, he would accept the eggs.

Eggs are a good thing these days.

Not only are they nutritious, but many people in rural areas rely on eggs to exchange for salt and other goods.

This is the best nutrition for the working class.

Two eggs a family wouldn't consider too few.

Seeing how polite Yang Dalin was, everyone thought he was a generous person.

After delivering the goods to the front yard, Yang Dalin went to the Zhao family's house in the main hall, in addition to the Yan family's house.

Upon entering Grandpa Zhao's house, Yang Dalin voluntarily repaid the money Grandpa Zhao had lent him.

Yang Dalin also asked why the others were carrying money with them to the meeting. Grandpa Zhao said it was because he heard that you were going to have a meeting today and might have to pay back money, so he brought it along to see if you could use it.

Look what a good neighbor he is, so considerate of Yang Dalin.

We must send some nice things to Grandpa Zhao's family later.

Yang Dalin quietly told them that he had deliberately borrowed money on the spot.

He didn't touch the money Yan Bugui lent him at all.

So there's no need to feel embarrassed about taking the money back.

Grandpa Zhao understood and then accepted the money.

Less than twenty minutes after lending it out, the money was returned, and he even received two eggs, which made Grandpa Zhao feel very embarrassed.

Yang Dalin told him to just keep it without worry.

The entire compound, except for a few families, has them.

Yang Dalin continued to give gifts. He would leave after exchanging a few words of thanks with some people, while he would just stand at the door without going in with others.

Yan Bugui had been watching Yang Dalin's actions through the glass of the window.

Watching Yang Dalin deliver eggs door-to-door, Yan Bugui suddenly felt that getting the money back wasn't so appealing anymore.

It hurts, I'll lose two eggs.

Why…….

When Yang Dalin was taken to the Intermediate People's Court, he first went to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Qin Huairu, who lives across the street, is also looking this way.

Yi Zhonghai declined several times before finally accepting it.

Yang Dalin whispered to Yi Zhonghai, "Uncle Yi, you might have to wait until the time comes to repay that money. Are you in no hurry?"

Yi Zhonghai told him, "It's alright, our family isn't in a hurry, don't worry."

You can use it for now; I'll let you know in advance if I need to use it.

I won't make things difficult for you.

If you can't repay it on time, it's okay to pay less, or to pay it later.

Look, compared to Yan Bugui, Yi Zhonghai is much better at talking.

At the very least, it should make people feel comfortable.

Moreover, Yi Zhonghai also said: "Dalinzi, I don't care if you and Lao Yan calculate interest. He's the kind of person who likes to take advantage of others. I don't need to use that kind of approach."

Don't be shy with me.

We're all neighbors, just lending money in emergencies, and we'll pay back whatever we borrowed.

"Okay, I definitely won't stand on ceremony with Uncle Yi. I'll lend you whatever amount you need, and I won't charge you interest."

You see, they didn't charge Lao Yi interest, which shows they don't treat him like a stranger, and Lao Yi is still happy about that.

Instead of wanting both things like Yan Bugui.

Yi Zhonghai was very polite, and Yang Dalin was also very polite.

Adults sometimes need to learn to act.

After chatting with Yi Zhonghai for a while, we arrived at the home of Sha Zhu in the Zhongyuan Court.

Sha Zhu and Yang Dalin are close.

There's no need to be so polite; Yang Dalin told him to just accept it quickly.

They barely exchanged a few words.

Sometimes, people who have a good relationship don't need to be so fake and polite.

As for the Jia family, Yang Dalin naturally pretended not to see them.

We walked directly past the west wing of Sha Zhu's main house and arrived at the backyard.

Qin Huairu was furious when she saw Yang Dalin walk straight past their house without even glancing at her. She cursed him from the house.

Jia Zhangshi naturally also learned about Yang Dalin's act of delivering eggs to each household to thank those who offered to lend him money.

Jia Zhangshi also felt bad about losing the two extra eggs.

But she didn't go out and make a scene. Instead, she patted Qin Huairu on the back and said, "Alright, we didn't offer to lend him money just now."

It's normal that they won't give it to us.

If you look for Xu Damao's wife more often, you'll find her.

Don't bother him unless it's absolutely necessary.

I can throw a tantrum because of my age, since I'm an old neighbor in this courtyard.

But that didn't work on him.

They've only been here for less than a year.

The street and the police have registered the family. I heard that during the Spring Festival, the child of a military leader came to pay New Year's respects to Qi Yulan.

I wouldn't dare mess with him.

Jia Zhangshi fully demonstrated what it means to be a wise person from humble beginnings.

She also survived from before the liberation.

Know who you can mess with and who you can cause trouble with.

They wouldn't be foolish enough to cause trouble for Yang Dalin.

Like many novels portray her, Jia Zhangshi was utterly stupid.

Could someone like that live to see liberation?

They were beaten to death long ago.

Qin Huairu came from the countryside and, to be honest, never experienced how chaotic the city was before liberation.

They also don't have that much experience.

Relying on the fact that the people are now in charge, they felt they could make a scene and have a word with Yang Dalin.

Before you let her go, do you think she would dare?