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

Yang Dalin knocked on Sha Zhu's door.

Sha Zhu's family just finished eating.

As soon as she entered, Mili came over and hugged Yang Dalin's leg.

The little girl still likes Yang Dalin very much.

When Sha Zhu saw Yang Dalin carrying three oil paper packages and six bottles of wine in one hand, he asked, "Brother, what's this?"

This is a very generous gift for my brother.

"You wish! Hurry up and take it from me, or I'll knock the rice grains over again."

Sha Zhu took the things from Yang Dalin's hands and placed them on the dining table.

Yang Dalin sat to the side, holding a grain of rice in his arms.

Sha Zhu probably saw the alcohol and wanted to have a drink.

He started by asking, "Brother, how about I get you some snacks to go with our drinks?"

"What's there to drink? I don't have time today."

I have to go to work early tomorrow morning.

Let's wait until the Chinese New Year holiday.

"So what are you doing?"

"I'll go pay back the money I borrowed earlier in a bit."

Yesterday I paid off Yi Zhonghai's debt and also gave him two bottles of wine and two catties of mutton.

Here, I'll also give you two bottles of wine and two catties of mutton. The rest are for Old Liu and Xu Damao's family in the backyard.

"Brother, you didn't actually take any money from us."

I should thank you. Thank you for diverting Yi Zhonghai's attention. Finally, he's stopped trying to get me to retire.

I can't accept this.

"Aren't we just acting?"

"Alright, if you're going to put on an act, you have to go all the way. They don't know I didn't take your money."

Otherwise, if I only deliver to the other three stores and not to you, wouldn't that give me away?

Hurry up, accept the two bottles of wine and the bag of mutton.

I still need to visit Lao Liu's and Xu Damao's houses for a while.

"Alright then, I won't stand on ceremony with you. Hey, Hengshui Laobaigan, I like it."

Miya rolled her eyes at Shazhu: "You don't like any kind of wine."

I get greedy whenever I see alcohol.

"Dalinzi, I'm really embarrassed to accept this. My aunt has been helping us ever since I came to the yard. I'll have Zhuzi secretly return this to you later."

Yang Dalin stopped her, saying, "No, sister-in-law, it's just two bottles of wine and two catties of meat, it's nothing, you can just keep it."

It's no big deal.

Don't worry, we'll have meat to eat during the Chinese New Year.

you do not need to worry.

Don't be so formal with my relationship with Brother Zhu.

Sha Zhu chimed in, "That's right, wife. We're brothers, it's no big deal for me to eat a little of what my brother gives me. I'll just give the good stuff I get to my aunt's family later."

"Yes, what Brother Zhu said makes sense."

Mili, come here, brother will give you some candy. Be a good girl and eat candy at home.

My brother is going to visit other families too.

After saying goodbye to Sha Zhu's family, Yang Dalin brought up the remaining wine and mutton and went to Liu Haizhong's house first.

Liu Haizhong seemed to have known all along that Yang Dalin would be coming.

As soon as Yang Dalin knocked on the door, Liu Haizhong warmly welcomed him in.

He then instructed Liu Guangtian to make tea for Yang Dalin.

Yang Dalin placed two bottles of wine and a package of mutton on the table.

After explaining his purpose, Liu Haizhong exchanged a few polite words.

They said things like, "Don't worry, you can use it for now."

Like Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong didn't mention interest at all.

Instead of being shameless like Yan Bugui.

They have the nerve to charge interest.

Therefore, people like Yan Bugui really can't make many friends.

Although Liu Haizhong looked a bit silly during the windy period.

But he is a very generous person.

They won't be so petty.

Yang Dalin used the same old excuse: "Uncle Liu, if you borrow and return, it's not hard to borrow again."

I have the ability to pay it off, and I will definitely pay it off as soon as possible.

This also proves that I, Yang Dalin, am a man of my word.

If I encounter any difficulties in the future, I will seek help from Grandpa Liu again.

Grandpa Liu will accept it this time; these two bottles of wine and two pounds of meat will be his token of gratitude.

Seeing that Yang Dalin was being sincere in giving it to him, Liu Haizhong declined several times, but eventually accepted it.

Like Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong had a very good impression of Yang Dalin.

After paying them back, retrieve the IOU.

Yang Dalin originally planned to leave quickly and then go to Xu Damao's house.

Seeing that Yang Dalin seemed about to leave, Liu Haizhong stopped him and said, "Don't rush, Dalin, have some tea. I have something to ask you."

After saying that, Liu Haizhong also sent his second and third sons to other rooms.

Only Liu Haizhong and his wife, along with Yang Dalin, remained inside.

Liu Haizhong closed the door and asked in a low voice, "Dalinzi, I heard that you accompanied Lao Yi when he adopted the child?"

"Were you with me the whole time?"

"Yes, Uncle Liu, what's wrong? Is there a problem?"

"Oh, no, I was just asking out of curiosity."

I'm curious, he didn't say a word about it when we worked together before.

How did they suddenly adopt four children?

I was quite shocked when I heard about it when I got back.

Yang Dalin listened to Liu Haizhong's words and didn't know whether Liu Haizhong was just curious or had other ideas. However, judging from the simple-mindedness of Liu Haizhong, he probably didn't have any deep intentions.

However, Zi himself could try to sow discord between Qin Huairu and others.

Yang Dalin said, "As for this matter, I only know a little bit about it, Uncle Liu."

I can tell you about it.

I only got back yesterday.

When I got back, my aunt told me that Aunt Yi had secretly contacted her, wanting my aunt to go to the orphanage and inquire about suitable children for their family.

They originally only wanted to adopt one child.

Later last night when I went to return the money, Aunt Yi brought up the matter again, and I persuaded Uncle Yi to adopt a few more children.

"Oh, really? Then why did he suddenly have the idea of ​​adopting a child?"

"Uncle Liu, sometimes you can't see what's happening in the middle yard from the back yard."

Look across from his house, at the scene today where Qin Huairu was beating her child, what comes to mind?

Liu Haizhong's wife, Wang Yuhuan, whispered, "Qin Huairu did it on purpose. She's just looking for trouble. It's obvious she's unhappy that Lao Yi adopted the child, so she's hitting the child to show Lao Yi."

Liu Haizhong seemed to understand and said in a low, mysterious voice, "You mean she's planning to take advantage of someone else's wealth?"

Yang Dalin tugged at Liu Haizhong's sleeve: "Uncle Liu, you said that, I didn't."

These are all just guesses, but judging from what Grandpa Yi said, I guess the other side had this idea, and he and Grandma Yi figured it out.

The main reason was that he didn't trust his former apprentice's wife.

Before Dongxu left, everyone knew that she borrowed things from the yard everywhere because of her good looks, and never returned them.

Dongxu is gone, leaving behind two widows and three children. Uncle Liu, you said she wasn't exactly virtuous to begin with, so what kind of drastic measures would she take to raise the children properly?

As it turns out, many people realized that she was deliberately using the stick joke today, and that she really had that idea.

Grandpa Yi was just taking precautions.

That's why he had this idea.

Later I told him that in this day and age, adopting only one child isn't necessarily a guarantee of success.

In case something unexpected happens and the children die young, he adopted four at once.

Two men and two women; the girls can later find husbands to live with them, and the children can also take the surname Yi.

That solves his biggest problem.

Liu Haizhong said with an "Oh," "I see."

No wonder Lao Yi suddenly adopted four children.

So, they were worried about their child being eaten... and since they weren't comfortable with only one child, they adopted four.