Siheyuan: I am the seventh uncle of Banggen

Qin Huairu had no objection, "Mom, Qingming Festival is in two days. I will go back early and ask my sister."

"Huai Ru, you are working now. When you go back, bring some things with you. It will not look good to go back empty-handed," Zhang Cuihua specifically instructed her daughter-in-law.

Qin Huairu nodded. She had been married to the Jia family for more than seven years, but this was the first time her mother-in-law spoke to her like this. She was still somewhat uncomfortable with it.

"Dongxu, let's go to the factory to handle the replacement procedures after the Qingming Festival. Tomorrow you go to the market to buy some vegetables and treat Lao Yi and your master's wife to a meal. Even if you no longer work in the factory, you can't forget Lao Yi. He has helped us a lot over the years," Zhang Cuihua said to her son.

"I know, mom. You know how my master treated me over the years. My master has no children. They are old and I have to take care of them. I am already very unfair to him if I don't learn the skills. I won't be able to live with it if I don't take care of them," said Jia Dongxu.

"Who doesn't let you manage it? If you want to, just do it," Zhang Cuihua said to Jia Dongxu in a bad mood.

After dinner, Jia Dongxu thought about it and went to Yi Zhonghai's house.

Chapter 92 Jia Dongxu wants to provide for Yi Zhonghai in his old age

After Jia Dongxu entered the room, he saw the Yi Zhonghai couple sitting on chairs and chatting. "Master, Master's Wife," Jia Dongxu greeted them.

"Dongxu, are you feeling better now? Pneumonia is a disease like no other. You must be careful and don't rush to treat it." Liu Cuiping stood up, asked Jia Dongxu to sit down, and poured him a glass of water.

"I'm fine now, Master's wife. I went out for a run with Zhuzi after dinner last night. I'm really tired." Jia Dongxu replied and fell silent again.

"Dongxu, do you have anything to say?" Yi Zhonghai asked.

"Master, I feel sorry for you. I haven't learned anything over the years. I couldn't even pass the exam to become a second-level worker. I brought shame on you. You are at level eight. The leaders and other senior workers make fun of you because of me. You said you can't teach an apprentice," Jia Dongxu said with a little sob.

"Dongxu, why are we talking about this? Doesn't Dabiao want to change your job? Go ahead, it will be better for you to change the position. Don't consider me. I feel it's not good that I haven't trained you well all these years. Remember when Brother Youfu passed away, he entrusted you to me. I feel a little sorry for not training you well." Yi Zhonghai thought of his old friend and felt emotional, his eyes became a little red.

"Master, I don't want to work in the steel mill anymore. My seventh uncle saved a child a few days ago, do you remember? The night before last, Deputy Director Li and I brought the child's grandfather and father to see him to thank him. The child's grandmother is the personnel section chief of the Dongcheng Post Office. I am in the same ward with his wife this time. She promised to let me work in the Post and Telecommunications Bureau. It would be good for me to be a postman, delivering letters and so on, without having to use my brain. I may not be able to do brain-intensive work," Jia Dongxu said to Yi Zhonghai.

"The postman is a good person, but there is no one to protect you there. You have to work hard and can't be as careless as before." Yi Zhonghai had a good attitude. On the contrary, he gave Jia Dongxu a few instructions, which made Jia Dongxu feel even more guilty.

"Master, when I came here, I told my mother that I will definitely take care of you two as you are old. You two treat me no different than your own sons. Today I am telling you that although I am no longer in the steel mill, I must take care of your retirement," Jia Dongxu said, standing up.

"Dongxu, are you serious?" The Yi Zhonghai couple stood up. What had they been calculating all these years for? Wasn't it just to have someone to take care of them in their old age?

"Of course it's true. I had no future before. I didn't earn much by working alone, and I couldn't even support my wife, children, and mother. I didn't dare to tell you about such thoughts. Now Huairu is working, and my seventh uncle plans to let my mother work in the steel mill. In the future, there will be three people in our family working, and there should be no problem in life. That's why I dare to say this," Jia Dongxu said seriously.

"Dongxu, you don't have to spend money to support us in our old age. We have our own money, and your master's monthly salary is not small. We are just worried that we will get sick or encounter a disaster and no one will be around," said Liu Cuiping, grabbing Jia Dongxu's hand.

"Your master's wife is right, we have money," Yi Zhonghai also said.

"Is it okay to spend your money? That's not providing for my old age, that's living off my parents. People will laugh at me. Now it's okay, thanks to my seventh uncle. I originally wanted to provide for his old age, but he is five years younger than me and in better health than me, so he shouldn't need me," Jia Dongxu said self-deprecatingly.

"Da Biao doesn't need you to take care of him in his old age. He is in such good health." A long-lost smile appeared on Yi Zhonghai's face.

The three of them talked for a long time before Jia Dongxu left the Yi family.

"Old Yi, is what Dongxu said true?" Liu Cuiping asked Yi Zhonghai after Jia Dongxu left.

"It should be true. Don't we know his character yet?" Yi Zhonghai said with a sigh.

"Will Zhang Cuihua be willing?" Liu Cuiping asked Yi Zhonghai again.

"Cuiping, let me tell you, the smartest people in the world are widows. If she didn't have brains, how could Zhang Cuihua live to this day with a half-grown child? Even if Zhang Dabao didn't come, she would have lived better than most people. Dongxu takes care of us in our old age, so is there any loss for Zhang Cuihua? Not at all. Isn't Jia Dongxu his son too? After we die, to whom will the family business be inherited? It must be Dongxu. Wouldn't Zhang Cuihua have thought of this?" Yi Zhonghai asked his wife a few questions.

"Yes, her life is getting better and better since her brother came. Even if Zhang Dabao had not come to our hospital, she would have gotten better despite her difficulties in the past few years. Zhang Cuihua's IQ is above the average person." Liu Cuiping was convinced after listening to her husband's analysis.

"Where is the pillar?" Liu Cuiping asked Yi Zhonghai again.

"Wait a little longer, prepare the money and the letter, and find a chance to give them to him. You can tell him about the money and the letter in advance," Yi Zhonghai said after thinking for a while.

Closing his eyes, Yi Zhonghai began to think about He Yuzhu. Zhuzi's thoughts were different from those of normal people. Although he was also a kind-hearted person, he fell in love with Zhang Lianhua, who was also a widow, the younger sister of Zhang Cuihua and the older sister of Zhang Dabao. These were all smart people and he was no match for him.

Yi Zhonghai knows that sometimes people cannot catch two rabbits at the same time. If you do so, there is a high probability that you will not catch either one. People should not be too greedy.

Due to the difficult life, Qin Huairu has not been back to Qinjiagou for more than a year, and Jia Dongxu has not accompanied her back for almost five years. This time is different. Money is a man's courage. This sentence is too reasonable. With money, life will have hope, and life will become more optimistic and beautiful.

Today, Jia Dongxu borrowed Zhang Dabiao's bicycle and Huang Xinsheng's bicycle for Qin Huairu. He brought dried fish, bacon, two packs of snacks, and 30 yuan. He planned to go to Qinjiagou first, leaving 10 yuan for his parents-in-law, and when he passed by Zhangjia Village on the way back, he would go to the six uncles' houses in the village and sit for a while. He would give 3 yuan to each uncle, and give one more yuan to the uncle he ate at.

It would not be wrong to describe Jia Dongxu's mood as "full of joy and excitement". It was the first time that Jia Dongxu returned to the village so happily. He was about to go to the post office to work as a postman, and his mother was about to go to the steel mill to work as a worker. Life at home was getting better. Before leaving, his mother gave him 30 yuan, and when he borrowed a bicycle, his seventh uncle gave him and Qin Huairu 10 yuan each. With hope for the future and money in his pocket, his mood was naturally very different.

The spring planting work in the village has already begun. The main task now is to turn the soil. Jia Dongxu has done this work in Zhang Dabiao's cross-yard. It is very tiring. A good man can only work two mu of land a day. Everyone who has done this work in the village knows it. Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu came to the village and didn't meet many people. When they returned home, as expected, there was no one at home. His parents, brother and sister-in-law should all be working in the fields.

"Wait, should I go call them?" Qin Huairu said to Jia Dongyi.

"Can you go without waiting? You've come so far, where is the place? You can ride your bike to call them. Is it ten o'clock now? The sun hasn't risen to its highest yet. If you wait, you may have to wait for a long time." Jia Dongxu was exhausted. Who would have thought that riding a bicycle would be so tiring? Fortunately, each person had a bike. If he had brought Qin Huairu back with him, wouldn't he have been exhausted to death?

"Dongxu, you wait at the door for a while, sit on a rock and rest for a while, I'll go to the field to take a look." Qin Huairu also felt that Jia Dongxu was right. If they waited, it would take a long time, and she didn't know when they would come. She originally wanted to go to Zhangjia Village for dinner after finishing her business, but it seemed that she could not have dinner in Zhangjia Village, so she could only sit there for a while.

Qin Huairu naturally knew where the field was. When she arrived at the field, she saw her elder brother Qin Mingguang turning the soil.

Chapter 93 Qin Huairu Returns Home

Qin Mingguang was working in the field when he saw a woman pushing a bicycle to the edge of his field. He looked up and saw that it was his sister Qin Huairu, so he walked over.

"Brother, where are our parents?" Qin Huairu asked when she saw her brother coming over.

"Huai Ru, why did you come back at this time? My parents are over there, I'll go call them." Qin Mingguang asked curiously, then turned around to call his parents.

After a while, Qin Huairu's parents, two brothers and sister-in-law came over and accompanied Qin Huairu home.

"Huairu, did you come here by bike?" The second sister-in-law asked curiously when she saw Qin Huairu pushing a bicycle.

"Yes, he's Dongxu's uncle. After he was demobilized, he was assigned to the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, and his family was also assigned to our No. 95 courtyard," Qin Huairu answered her second sister-in-law's question.

"You are talking about Zhang Dabao, right? I know he is from Dongxu's third uncle's family. He is very good at fighting. He beat down several people in Jiajia Village. I heard that his second sister also went to the capital with him. Have you seen her?" People in Qinjiagou also heard of Zhang Dabao's glorious deeds.

"Of course I have seen her. I see her every day. Dongxu's aunt also lives in the courtyard. She has been arranged to work at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill. She is a warehouse keeper," said Qin Huairu.

"What? Your aunt was also arranged to work in the factory? Was it Zhang Dabao who arranged it? Didn't he find a job for your mother-in-law? Your mother-in-law is his elder sister?" Qin Huairu's second sister-in-law was instantly excited when she heard the news that Zhang Lianhua joined the factory.

"It has been arranged, but my mother-in-law is old, so she didn't go. So they asked me to work at the street committee," Qin Huairu said, raising her head.

"What? You went to the neighborhood committee? You became a public servant?" Qin Huairu's parents, two brothers, and two sisters-in-law asked in unison.

"I've just been there for a month. It will take three more months to get a permanent job. Then I can move my household registration and Banggeng and Xiaodang can follow me to the city." Qin Huairu answered her family's questions affirmatively. Although she spoke in a low voice, she was happy in her heart.

"That's great! God has opened his eyes and your good days have come," said the mother happily.

"Where is Dongxu?" asked his father.

"He was waiting at the door. He had just learned to ride a bicycle and was a little tired, so we didn't let him come to the field." Qin Huairu had just finished speaking when she was hit by her mother.

"You silly girl, you didn't tell me earlier that Dongxu was coming. His dad, you and Xiaoguang, Xiaohui and the others, hurry up and open the door and let Dongxu go home for a drink of water," the mother said to her husband and two sons.

Old Man Qin and his two sons left quickly, and Qin Huairu and the other three walked slowly behind them.

"Huai Ru, why did you come back at this time?" The second sister-in-law asked Qin Huai Ru again.

"I want my fourth uncle's daughter Jingru to help me take care of the child. My mother-in-law is going to work in the factory, and there can't be no one at home to take care of the child." Qin Huairu's words shocked the three women again.

"Didn't your mother-in-law ask you to go to work? She will go to the factory and you just stay at home to take care of the children. Why do you want Jingru to go there?" the mother stopped and asked.

"Dongxu's seventh uncle saved a little child. When Dongxu was hospitalized due to illness a few days ago, he happened to be in the same ward with the child's grandfather. He heard that Dongxu was not happy with his work in the factory, so people recruited Dongxu to the post office to thank his seventh uncle. The position in the steel rolling mill was vacant, so my mother-in-law wanted to go there," Qin Huairu explained.

"Huai Ru, your family's fortune has changed. Now you have three workers? How much do they earn a month?" There was a lot of jealousy and a sour taste in the second sister-in-law's words.

"It's all thanks to Dongxu's uncle. Mom, is Jingru willing to go?" Qin Huairu changed the subject.

"Why wouldn't I be unwilling? But where will she live? Is there enough space in your house?" Qin Huairu's mother asked.

"Dongxu and I will stay at my seventh uncle's house for a while. After a while, my mother-in-law plans to buy a house. Dongxu's master and my seventh uncle can help." Qin Huairu's words left the two sisters-in-law speechless. Their lives were a mess last year, but now not only does her sister-in-law have a job, but her mother-in-law also works at such an old age and is planning to buy a house. Their lives are really taking off.

The Qin family had a sumptuous lunch. The dried fish and bacon that Jia Dongxu brought were all cooked. Qin Huairu's father, three uncles, and two brothers were there to keep her company, and some liquor was also ordered.

However, Jia Dongxu still had to go to Zhangjia Village and then go back to the city directly, so he did not drink. But his not drinking did not affect the enthusiasm of the Qin family at all.

Qin Huairu gave 10 yuan to her mother and Jia Dongxu gave 10 yuan to his father-in-law. The sisters-in-law of his two brothers saw it and were extremely envious. If a large family could get or yuan from farming for a year in a good year, it would be considered good. In this year, it would be considered good if they didn't owe the village any money. If the sister-in-law and her husband could give yuan each to their parents, then the family must be well off. Their own children might be counting on them, so they became even more enthusiastic towards Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu.

During the meal, Qin Huairu's aunt (who married her fourth uncle) came with her cousin, Qin Jingru. Qin Jingru had always envied her cousin for marrying into the city since she was a child, so she was very happy when she heard that she was going to the city to help her cousin take care of the children.

Qin Jingru's parents were also happy. Not only did their daughter's coming to the city to help save the family one person from having to eat, but Qin Huairu also agreed to pay her five yuan a month as compensation. Five yuan a month, sixty yuan for one person, was perfect.

After dinner, Qin Huairu asked her cousin to go to the city after Qingming Festival and wrote a letter for her.

Jia Dongxu hadn't been back to his grandmother's house to visit relatives for several years. He took advantage of the fact that his uncles were all at home at noon, so he went to sit with them, left three yuan at each family, and apologized for not visiting his uncles in recent years.

The uncles were also very enthusiastic about the arrival of their eldest nephew and wanted to keep him for dinner in the evening, but Jia Dongxu and his wife said they had other things to do in the city and refused the uncles' request to stay. At around three o'clock in the afternoon, the two rode their bikes back to the city, and cousin Zhang Shoucheng even sent him off to the outside of the village before waving goodbye.

Zhang Shoucheng now has three rooms of his own. He and Song Juan are working hard to run their own small home, and their future life is full of hope.

It was already dark when the two returned to Yard 95. Jia Dongxu was extremely tired, so he ate something and went to sleep.

Chapter 94: Visiting the Ji Family

Zhang Dabiao left home at around 4pm this afternoon and went to the department store to have a look. He was going to have dinner at Jidenian's house today, so he had to bring some gifts. He had a lot of things in his portable supermarket, but some of them were too advanced to explain. Jidenian worked in the government and was very sensitive to these things, so Zhang Dabiao didn't want to cause trouble for himself.

I bought two bottles of Xifeng at the department store and two bags of snacks at Daoxiangcun, and I can give them as gifts when I attend banquets.

Looking at the watch, it was still early, Zhang Dabao took a rest on the motorcycle. At 5:30, he drove towards the Dongcheng District Government Staff Quarters.

"Hello, Uncle Ji and Aunt Lin," Zhang Dabao greeted them as he walked in.

Yu Sinian, who was sitting on the sofa next to "Da Biao", also stood up.

"Uncle Yu, you're here early." Zhang Dabao took a step forward and held Yu Sinian's hand.

"Xiu Rui, Xiao Fen, Da Biao is here," Yu Sinian shouted towards the kitchen, and Yu Xiu Rui and Ji Fen came out. "Brother Xiu Rui, sister-in-law, I'm in for a treat tonight. As soon as I see how you're dressed, I know the food will be delicious." Zhang Da Biao saw that they were wearing professional chef hats and aprons.

"Da Biao, you go ahead and do it first. We'll make a few more dishes. We have to drink one more drink tonight," Yu Xiurui said and went back to the kitchen with his wife.

Yu Sinian, Jidenian, Lin Hua and Zhang Dabao sat down and started chatting. After a while, Lin Hua talked about Jidenian's illness and said that it was all thanks to Zhang Dabao's medicine. Then Jidenian spoke.

"Da Biao, I invited you here today and I also want to trouble you with a favor," said Ji Denian.

"Uncle Ji, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. I will do what I can do without hesitation," said Zhang Dabao.

"I really don't know how to start this conversation with you. I've already owed you so much, alas..." Ji Denian sighed and brewed his emotions.

"Uncle Ji, just you say it. You are Xiaoyong's grandfather, not an outsider." Zhang Dabao was also confused and hesitant about what was going on.

"Da Biao, like you, I was also seriously injured on the battlefield. My chest was shot through by the Japanese. Fortunately, I was lucky enough to survive. We have all died once, so we may cherish life more than others. I also have the habit of collecting medicines, but they are all Chinese patent medicines.

I have a younger brother named Lei Huanian. When we were in the army, we were often together. We all have the character "Nian" in our names, so we became sworn brothers. Now the third brother has hepatitis B and has been in the hospital for a long time. I wonder if you had any medicine for this when you collected the medicine?" Ji De Nian said, looking at Zhang Da Biao.

Zhang Dabao didn't say anything. He was wondering if there was any medicine like this in the pharmacy in his supermarket.