Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1359

On August 8th, the Jia family really got into trouble.

Boss Feng has been hiring people to follow Jia Dongxu, but he only found out that although Jia Dongxu is married, he is not very honest.

He was involved with several widows, but he was careful in his actions, so even if someone found out, there would be no evidence.

Boss Feng and Zheng Gouzi were very troubled by this. Without any evidence, everything was in vain.

But isn't this a coincidence? The brother who told Zheng Gouzi that he had submitted the letter of denunciation on the street that day accidentally discovered something interesting.

One afternoon, when Zhang Chao went out, he saw the familiar blue clothes.

Then I thought, isn't this the person who went back and forth several times in the street office that day? What is he doing sneakily this time?
Jia Dongxu didn't know that his cautious behavior to avoid other people's eyes aroused Zhang Chao's curiosity.

Zhang Chao was also a talented person. He did not follow him directly, but chose to find his way back from the direction he came from.

On the way, they asked the children who were playing hide-and-seek in the alley, and finally confirmed that Jia Dongxu came out of Widow Li's house.

When he heard the news, his eyes lit up, as if he had smelled something big.

You have to know that Widow Li is not a simple person. Although she was born in the countryside, she was sent to her current husband's family as a child bride when she was seven or eight years old.

But she was a ruthless person. After she found out that the person she was going to marry was not good-looking, she hooked up with her brother-in-law who was three years younger than her and was still in school. She became pregnant with her first child. Her in-laws were so upset that they had to replace her husband with her eldest son's and replace him with her youngest son's. They changed the story to others and said that she was a child bride for the youngest son.

But despite being rejected by her husband's family, she won over her husband, who was three years younger than her, and lived a happy life with four older sisters-in-law above her.

Moreover, the two of them made the family uneasy, and finally the father-in-law had no choice but to borrow money to buy a house and divide it between the two of them.

She became a widow after her husband accidentally drowned in the river last year.

In order to occupy the house they are currently living in, she found something to hold against her husband's family and forced them to sign the agreement.

But her husband's family were not people to be trifled with. Although they agreed to let her live in the house, she was not allowed to remarry. Moreover, the house had to be transferred to her two sons, and she had to raise the children.

But she spread the news, saying that she wanted to find another one to come to the door, and if she disagreed, she blocked the door of her in-law's house and made trouble.Moreover, her brothers had grown up too, and if they disagreed, they would arrest and beat their elder brother. There was only such a son left in the husband's family, so they could only agree for the sake of his son.

As soon as this incident happened, everyone nearby knew that Widow Li was looking for a accomplice to help her raise her child.

I'm afraid Jia Dongxu doesn't realize that his momentary indulgence in pleasure has brought him into big trouble.

If Widow Li knew that Jia Dongxu was married and had a four-year-old son, she would never let him go.

When Zheng Gouzi learned about this from his brothers, he laughed so hard that his mouth split open. "Now, let's see what Jia Dongxu is going to do?"

Afterwards, Zheng Gouzi took a handful of candy and went to the vicinity of Widow Li's house to find a few children.

"If you help me with something, I'll buy you some candy."

"That won't work. Who knows what bad things you're going to ask us to do?" The leading boy kept shaking his head.

"I'll give you half now, and I'll give you the other half of the candy after it's done." Having said that, Zheng Gouzi took out half of the candy from his pocket.

Looking at this handful of candies, the children's eyes lit up. You know, this is White Rabbit candy. They had only heard that it was delicious but had never tasted it.

Unable to help but waver, the boy next to him turned his head and looked at the child: "Boss!"

Seeing his men looking at him eagerly, he became greedy, swallowed his saliva, and said undecidedly: "We will help you, but you can't do bad things."

"It's not a bad thing. You just need to go to the door of the Li family and say a few words."

Then he handed the candy to the child.

Looking at the candy in his hand, the child gritted his teeth and said, "What do you want to say?"

"You go to the gate of Li's house and tell them that Jia Dongxu, a first-class fitter at the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, lost a lot of money playing cards today and was caught by his wife. She is now making a scene in the courtyard of a certain alley."

A few children were chatting and gossiping at the door of Li's house as if they were joking, and they also added many of their own descriptions in the middle, as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

The eldest son of the Li family is nine years old this year and has already understood a lot of things.

Knowing that his mother wanted Jia Dongxu to help his family, support him and send him to school, when he heard that Jia Dongxu was already married, his face fell and he immediately ran home to tell Widow Li about it.

When Widow Li heard the rumors that her eldest son had learned, she knew that they were most likely true and that someone had told them to her on purpose. Her face turned black.

After hearing the news, with Li Hehua's intelligence, how could she not understand that Jia Dongxu just wanted to take advantage of her and had no intention of taking responsibility at all.

Li Hehua's face was dark, and she wanted to knock on the door immediately, but she also knew that without evidence, the Jia family would not admit it. Moreover, if she made a fuss, her already bad reputation in the neighborhood would be even worse.

It doesn't matter to her, but she has two sons and a daughter. For the sake of her children's future, she has to swallow her anger.

"It seems that I underestimated him, but Jia Dongxu, is it so easy for me to get a bargain?"

Sure enough, within a few days, Li Hehua found something against Jia Dongxu and forced him to sign an IOU for 300 yuan.

The next day, he went to the Jia family's house and demanded that the money be returned.

Jia Zhang was still making a fuss and refused to acknowledge the debt.

But Li Hehua brought a few brothers from her mother's side and came to make trouble.

She also agreed to give them half of the loan so that they could get married. How could she just let it go like that after spending so much money?

Several of my brothers from my natal family are old enough, but they haven't found a wife because they are poor. If this happens, my eldest sister can vent her anger and get money to marry. Only a fool would do it.

Besides, by joining in this commotion, one can at least gain some advantage and save a few meals.

It was just after get off work, and nearby neighbors rushed over to watch the fun, but no one came out to help.

Over the years, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu had offended all the neighbors, and many people wished them bad luck, so they naturally would not stand up. Jia Dongxu hid in the house and refused to go out. Only Jia Zhangshi and Qin Huairu were entangled with Li Hehua outside.

"Jia Dongxu, come out and tell me why you borrowed this money. If you have the guts, tell it in front of everyone." Li Hehua shouted.

When Qin Huairu heard this, she felt something was wrong. Her woman's intuition told her that there must be something wrong.

Qin Huairu turned around and went back to the house to ask her husband why he owed so much money. Seeing her husband remain silent, and thinking about Li Hehua's appearance outside, what else was there that she didn't understand?
She broke down and cried, "I married into your family in 53, gave birth to your son the following year, served my mother-in-law, and did housework. I never did anything well enough, and yet you treat me like this."

Jia Dongxu squatted on the ground, buried his head, and continued to remain silent.

He knew that he had embarrassed himself greatly today, and many people nearby should be able to guess the truth.

Thinking of this, his eyes became dark. He hated the neighbors for not helping him, and he also hated Li Hehua for holding onto his weakness and being aggressive.

He turned around and blamed Jia Zhangshi again. He just needed to give Li Hehua the money when she asked for it. Why was she making a fuss?

Anyway, the money in her hands will be hers sooner or later. Wouldn't it solve all the problems if she gave it to her in advance?
Now that everyone knows about the incident, how can I face people in the future?

Jia Zhang, who was making a fuss outside, didn't know that her son was blaming her, and just kept on making a fuss.

In the end, Qin Huairu wiped away her tears, cheered herself up, found Jia Zhang, and explained the seriousness of the matter to her.

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In fact, Jia Zhang knew very well that her son was having some philandering thoughts, but she just thought that as a man, her son would never suffer any harm, so what was wrong with being philandering?
It was not until he got into big trouble that he reluctantly took out the money and gave it to Li Hehua.

When she handed the money to Li Hehua, she felt so heartbroken that her hands throbbed. Li Hehua pulled hard several times before she took the money away from her hands.

Holding the money in her hand, Li Hehua left satisfied, leaving behind the neighbors who were talking about it.

Jia Zhang slammed the door hard and closed it.

This angered the neighbors who were watching the fun. "I knew that Jia Dongxu was not a good person. I think this money was probably taken by someone who had something to use against him."

After saying this, she smiled ambiguously. What kind of evidence could a widow possibly hold against a man? Isn't it obvious?
Seeing the excitement at the Jia family, many families nearby were shocked: "I didn't expect that Jia Dongxu, who usually looks honest, would be such a person."

"There are many things you didn't expect. Let me tell you, he not only provoked this one, but several others." Li Shun said with a mysterious smile, attracting everyone's curious inquiries.

"Tell us quickly, who else is there?" The people around him pulled his arm and asked curiously.

Li Shun looked at the people around him staring at him without blinking, and his desire to show off was instantly satisfied.

"Let me tell you, that... and..." He lowered his voice and said a few names.

"I didn't expect that. He played very lavishly. He must have spent a lot of money, right?"

"That's not necessarily true. Let me tell you, half a month ago I saw him go into a supply and marketing cooperative with a woman in her 40s. They bought a lot of things, but the woman paid for them and he took the things away in the end." The description was so realistic. Then he continued, "After leaving the supply and marketing cooperative, they went into a private courtyard. When they came out, I saw that his wallet was bulging. The woman must have given him a lot of money. The woman also gave him money with a red face." He said this with envy on his face. I don't know if he envied the person or the money.

"Wow, Jia Dongxu doesn't look that good, but he actually has this ability. Could it be..." He said with a smirk on his face.

Another neighbor turned the conversation to Qin Huairu: "But the Jia family's daughter-in-law is also unlucky. I wonder if there will be a fuss?" After saying this, he seemed to feel that it was not good to gloat over other people's misfortune, so he shut up again.

"I don't think it will get out of hand. After all, they have a child and Qin Huairu doesn't have a job. If it gets out of hand and they get divorced, she'll have to go back to the countryside!"

"That's true, but I didn't realize that the Jia family is quite wealthy. They always cried poor before, but now I realize they have so much money. They took out 300 at once without even blinking. Don't even mention taking out 300 at once. I won't be able to make ends meet next month if I take out 30." Li Shun said with envy but not jealousy.

"Who says it's not true? When his husband got into an accident, the factory probably paid a lot of compensation, but they kept it a secret, and not a single word got out."

"He lent me two dollars last month and didn't say he would pay it back." Li Shun suddenly remembered.

After hearing what he said, many people opened their mouths. One said, "Lend me 8 cents." Another said, "Lend me 5 cents." Another said, "Lend me kilograms of cornmeal and two cabbages."

As he spoke, he became angry. It was not easy for any family in this era. The Jia family was obviously rich but they pretended to be poor and took advantage of others. Every time they borrowed a little, people felt embarrassed to ask them for the money back.

After hearing this, Zhang Yu exclaimed that the Jia family was really great. It turned out that the tradition of pretending to be poor to take advantage of others started from this time. No wonder Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi took advantage of others everywhere in the TV series "Courtyard Man".

After listening to what they were interested in, Zhang Yu quietly slipped out of the crowd in small steps when they started to complain.

Today is August 15th, the Mid-Autumn Festival. He just wants to watch the fun, but he has no intention of getting involved.

He feels a little uncomfortable with the mooncakes available on the market now, so a few days ago, he made a clay oven like the video blogger he watched before, and prepared to use it to bake some mooncakes and pastries.

He has prepared a lot of materials. I guess my aunt would feel painful when she sees all these materials.

In order to make mooncakes that suit his taste, he fried the stuffing two days in advance.
The Yonghe dates obtained by signing in have small cores, thin skins, thick flesh, are naturally insect-free, harmless and pollution-free, and were listed as tribute in the Tang Dynasty.

Rinse the red dates, soak them for four hours in advance, and then boil them in a pot with water for half an hour. After half an hour, turn off the heat and soak four more dates. This way, the soaked red dates will be easier to peel and remove the core.

Then use one end of a rolling pin to mash the red dates flesh, then put it into a frying pan and stir-fry over low heat.

Fry until the jujube paste has no excess moisture, becomes sticky, and has a rosy and shiny color, then you can put it into a bowl after it cools.

The jujube paste is very delicious. He made a lot of steamed buns in the past two days and ate it with jujube paste. It tasted amazing.

It was a full small jar, and he ate nearly half of it in two days. It would probably be gone before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhang Yu rolled the prepared stuffing into a ball, covered it with the divided stuffing, and set it aside for later use.

Mix the snow-white lard into the flour. There is still a lot of lard left from cooking some time ago. Then add some white sugar.

Knead the dough with boiling water, cover it with a white cloth and let it rest for a while. While it is resting, make the oil skin.

In a clean bowl, pour the flour, add more lard and knead into dough.

Divide the water surface and oil surface into several equal-sized dough pieces, then roll the oil surface into a ball, flatten the water surface, wrap the oil surface into the water surface like a dumpling, with the seam facing downwards, and then roll into a ball.

Roll out the dough into a long strip for the first time, then roll it up from one end, repeat several times. Flatten it and roll it into a skin, wrap a spoonful of jujube paste filling, wrap it like a bun, roll it a few more times on the chopping board, and it's done.

The next step is to put it into the earthen oven to bake. First, light a charcoal fire in the oven. After it is hot, move the charcoal out, leaving only a little on the edge, and wipe the bottom clean.