Siheyuan: Traveling through Cai Quanwu, pretending to be Uncle Shazhu

Cai Quanwu hesitated for a moment about the situation of the Jia family, but decided to tell the master the truth.

Lies may work for a while but not forever.

The master is not a fool. After they really meet, he will definitely ask about the situation of the Jia family indirectly. At that time, the master will also know the truth about the Jia family.

It would be embarrassing to see that master again in the future.

Instead of that, it’s better to tell the truth now.

Having made up his mind, Cai Quanwu slowly spoke:

"Master, the widow in our courtyard was originally named Zhang Cuihua. Later, she married a man named Jia. Now everyone calls her Jia Zhang."

"She should be in her forties, but she's not ugly, she's plump and fair-skinned, and looks very wealthy." (Jia Zhang made the actress look really pretty when she was young.)

"It's unfortunate that after Jia Zhang got married and had a child, her husband died in an accident before the child reached adulthood."

"Then she raised the child by herself."

"There is only one son in the family, and he is now married and has children."

"His son used to work, and although his salary was not high, it was enough to support the family, so he never thought of remarrying."

"It was because she and her daughter-in-law had kept their registered permanent residence in the countryside and had not moved to the city in order to take advantage of the situation."

"Now that the policy has changed, only urban hukou has a quota, and it is not possible to transfer the hukou back."

"Fortunately, her son works at a steel mill and has a city hukou. Now her son alone has to support the whole family, so life has become difficult."

"Now, I guess she wants to lighten her son's burden, so she wants to remarry."

Cai Quanwu briefly explained the situation of the Jia family and then looked at the master.

At this time, the master had a strange smile on his face. He sat there motionless, with saliva almost flowing out of the corners of his mouth. I don't know what beautiful things he was thinking about.

"That master?" Cai Quanwu shouted at the master with a weird smile.

"Oh, Xiao Cai, go ahead and talk. I'm listening." The master heard Cai Quanwu calling him, wiped the saliva that was about to flow from the corner of his mouth, and replied with a smile.

"Um, Master, I'm done." Cai Quanwu was stunned for a moment and was speechless.

The locals are so rude. They are distracted when talking to people.

"Ah, are you done?"

The master widened his eyes and looked at Cai Quanmei. He didn't even hear clearly what was said next, so how come it ended?

Just now, when the master heard Cai Quanwu say that the widow was plump and white, with a wealthy face, he began to daydream and didn't hear a word that followed.

"Yeah." Cai Quanwu nodded.

The master felt embarrassed when he saw Cai Quanwu nodded.

Fortunately, the master heard it clearly in front, and he thought, as long as he knows that he can grow white and fat, that's enough.

After hearing Cai Quanwu's description of Jia Zhang's plump and fair appearance, the master immediately thought of Yang Guifei.

Yang Guifei was favored by Emperor Minghuang of Tang at first sight because she was fair and plump.

The master thought that Emperor Tang Minghuang had good taste. He was plump and white, and his flesh was comfortable to touch.

It’s nothing like those pork ribs, which are painful to touch.

When the master was young, his family was well-off and he often went to the Eight Great Hutongs. He was considered a romantic figure and naturally had his own special preferences.

He has always liked women with plump figure.

But with the current living conditions, most women can't even get enough to eat, so there's naturally no way they can talk about being plump.

Not to mention widows, whose lives are already hard and most of them are dark and thin.

This is also the reason why the matchmaker and the street introduced many people to the master, but he always looked down on them.

It’s just that the master didn’t have the courage to say it out loud, so he gave other reasons.

Now, this Jia Zhang that Cai Quanwu mentioned just happens to suit his preferences, so why not seize her quickly?

So the master said immediately:

"Xiao Cai, I think this Jia Zhang is pretty good. How about you arrange a meeting for us sometime?"

Cai Quanwu saw that the master didn't even understand what he said, and spoke so directly, so he advised:

"Then Master, you should listen to what I have to say clearly before making a decision."

"Okay, then say it again. I was thinking about something just now and was indeed a little distracted." Although the master was anxious, he still agreed after hearing Cai Quanwu say this.

When Cai Quanwu heard the master say this, he immediately told him the situation of his Jia family again.

Who knew that after hearing this, the master said nonchalantly:

"It's nothing. I don't care about my household registration. I don't need that little bit of food."

"And I heard that he's a nice guy who can raise a child by himself and help the child find a wife and have children."

"If it were some women, they would have remarried with their children long ago."

In the master's opinion, what Cai Quanwu said was not a shortcoming but an advantage. She was much better than those women who remarried with their children as soon as their husbands died.

As for taking advantage of not moving the household registration, the master didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

There are many people who do this in Beijing, and it's not just Jia Zhang who does this. There's nothing much to say about it.

It’s just that no one expected the policy to change so suddenly.

Cai Quanwu didn't expect the master to think this way, but he still said it in advance:

"Then Master, it's okay to arrange for you to meet."

"But there are some things I still need to make clear."

"You go ahead." The master looked as if he was listening attentively.

"Then I'll tell you straight."

"Widow, you must know that the master has a rather eccentric and aggressive personality in order to avoid being bullied."

"Ms. Jia Zhang is similar. She is not well-received in our courtyard and often makes trouble and acts unreasonably."

"Besides, Jia Zhang is a bit lazy and likes to take advantage of others."

When the master heard this, he frowned and asked in confusion:

"I know and understand that widows are unreasonable and make trouble in order to avoid being bullied. Most widows are like this."

"But I just don't understand what you mean by being lazy and gluttonous."

"Didn't you say that she raised the child by herself? How can you say that she is lazy and gluttonous?"

Hearing the master's doubts, Cai Quanwu explained:

"This Jia Zhang married into the city. Because she had little education, she stayed at home to take care of the children, wash clothes and cook. Her husband was the one who supported the family."

"When her husband died, the child was still a minor, but she was already in her teens."

"After her husband died, she received some compensation, which, combined with her previous savings, was more than enough to raise the child to adulthood."

"When she raises the child to adulthood, the child will go to work."

"She then relied on her children for support."

"She suffered a little in her life before she got married, but she basically didn't suffer much after she got married."

"When she was young, she stayed at home to take care of the children, wash clothes and cook, and was supported by her husband. After her husband died, he gave her some compensation, which was enough for her and her son to live on. She also didn't suffer much. After her son started working, she was supported by him, so naturally she didn't suffer much."

"It was OK before my son got married, at least she could do the housework such as washing and cooking. But since my son got married, she has let her do all the work and she has become a hands-off boss."

"My son has been married for a few years, and his wife has been doing everything, so naturally she has developed the habit of being lazy and gluttonous."

"He's only in his forties, and he's been living at home for many years."