The prosperous era of courtyard houses

Chapter 196, Borrowing Food

After listening to her father's explanation, Qin Huairu understood the plight of her mother's family, so she looked at her man with tears in her eyes, hoping that he could help her mother-in-law by saying a good word, even if she didn't have thirty kilograms of food, she could give her a few kilograms as a contingency. ah.

It's just a pity...

Jia Dongxu turned a blind eye to her look for help, and just sat there drinking tea with a sullen face, showing that he didn't want to interfere with her family's affairs.

Mrs. Jia and Zhang were in the same situation. She held her precious grandson Banggeng and looked at her nose and heart. She pretended not to hear Old Man Qin's complaints and just kept teasing her eldest grandson.

Old Qin took one look at the behavior of Jia's mother and son, and knew that it would be useless to stay any longer. He could only pat his daughter on the shoulder and said apologetically: "Hey Xiaoru, dad can't forgive you. I'll give you more money." Sorry for the trouble, forget it, I’ll think of a solution and let’s go.”

After saying that, Old Man Qin picked up his robe and prepared to turn around and leave.

Seeing this, Qin Huairu quickly grabbed the old man Qin who was walking out, and choked with sobs: "Dad, it's already past seven o'clock in the evening, and the buses have stopped. How can you go back? Why don't you rest here for one night before leaving? .”

Old man Qin looked up at the darkening sky and hesitated for a moment.

"Hey, our house is small and there is no place to sleep. If you want to stay overnight, you have to find a way on your own." Mrs. Jia Zhang said with a calm expression, dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law's independent decision-making.

The Jia family's house is only about 60 square meters, and the family of five lives together, separated by two compartments.

On one side, Jia Dongxu and his wife were sleeping with Xiaodang, and on the other side, Jia Zhang was sleeping with Banggeng. It would be very inconvenient to add one more person.

Old Qin's face froze, knowing that he was not welcome, he took a deep breath and was about to leave.

Fortunately, Qin Huairu still grabbed him and pulled him all the way to Shazhu.

Qin Huairu had no choice but to find a way to let her own father stay overnight at a neighbor's house.

Looking through the entire courtyard, the only ones who have spacious homes and can accommodate people are Shazhu, Xu Damao and Li Weiguo, but in terms of speaking well, Shazhu is the only one.

Qin Huairu pulled Old Qin to the front of Sha Zhu and looked at Sha Zhu expectantly.

The young woman from the Jia family was weak and frail, with a haggard look on her face, which immediately made Si Zhu feel heartbroken. Before she could ask for help, Si Zhu spoke.

"Hey Sister Qin, my house is spacious. It's too late to go back today, so why don't you let Uncle Qin stay here all night?" Silly Zhu said with a smile.

"Si Zhu, I'm sorry for you." Qin Huairu gave him an apologetic look.

The pretty young woman looked over, and Silly Zhu suddenly felt that all the bones in his body were two pounds lighter: "It's no trouble. It's just a little effort between neighbors, hehehe."

Li Weiguo and Yuyu looked at each other and shrugged helplessly, but did not stop him.

Then, Shazhu diligently helped take Old Man Qin's robe and welcomed him into the house. Upon seeing this, Li Weiguo and Yuyu followed him in.

After Qin Huairu and Old Qin left, the good show in the Jia family was gone. After a while, the neighbors in the courtyard dispersed with unsatisfied feelings.

This side of Shazhu’s house.

After Qin Huairu helped Old Qin enter the house, Shazhu placed him in the cubicle on the left.

The compartment over there was originally occupied by He Daqing. Although it had been empty for so many years, it was fully equipped with beds, bedding, etc., and it was just enough to accommodate Old Man Qin.

After settling down for the time being, Old Man Qin sat by the bed, took out a small pack of tobacco and a small piece of manuscript paper, and rolled himself a native cigarette.

Silly Zhu saw how he could smoke so many times, so he quickly took out a pack of 15 cent cocks from his pocket, took one out and handed it over.

"Uncle, you slap me with this."

Old man Qin took it politely: "Thank you, young man. I'm sorry to trouble you today."

"Hey, you're out of town, aren't you? You are Sister Qin's father, and you are one of our own in our courtyard. No need to worry about anything, just stay here." Silly Zhu took out a match with a smile, and struck a match. He clicked.

Old Man Qin took a deep breath of his cigarette and sighed deeply when he thought of what he had experienced today and the difficulties his family would face in the future.

Qin Huairu, who was on the side, saw that her father was still worried about the food, so she came over and helped him, comforting him: "Dad, don't worry about the food, I will find a way to borrow some for you. "

"Well, everyone is having a hard time now. Where can you borrow it? Besides, if you borrow it and don't have to pay it back, will your mother-in-law be happy?"

"Don't worry, I will find a way to deal with it." Then Qin Huairu looked at Silly Zhu: "Silly Zhu."

Yes, pretty young women are stupid when it comes to anything.

This call made Silly Zhu's bones go numb.

Coupled with her big teary eyes and a look of pity on her, Silly Zhu was immediately fascinated and didn't know who she was, so she accepted the offer.

"Sister Qin, don't worry, it's just thirty kilograms of food. Don't worry, I'm here."

"Si Zhu, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know what I would do." Qin Huairu glanced at Si Zhu gratefully.

"What a big deal." Silly Zhu waved his hand, feeling proud.

Being heroic is heroic, but thirty kilograms of food is not a small amount. It is a monthly ration for an adult. As soon as he accepted it, Si Zhu felt a little regretful and was not sure whether he could bear it.

Silly Zhu made a quick calculation in his mind. He had a ration of sixty kilograms at home. He would save one meal in the canteen at noon and only need to eat one meal a day. The brother and sister would save a little and the remaining rations should be enough to last until the ration is issued at the end of the month.

So he did what he said, and Shazhu immediately went to rummage the grain vat.

Li Weiguo, who was standing aside watching the show, couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he saw his decision.

This loser has never seen a woman in his eight lifetimes. He immediately disarms a pretty young woman when she bursts into tears without any resistance at all. No wonder he was eaten to death in the original drama and cheated for the rest of his life.

Silly Zhu opened his own grain vat and took a look. There was only a shallow layer of stick noodles left in the vat, weighing about two or three kilograms.

There are some sweet potatoes in another tank next to it, but not much, only four or five kilograms. This is the ration of the two brothers and sisters these days.

At this time, Shazhu remembered that the food stamps at home were all managed by rainwater pipes. Because the food station was far away, we could not collect too much rainwater at one time. He would buy about fifteen kilograms each time and would continue to buy after eating, so he kept food at home. Not much.

Seeing that there was not enough food, Shazhu turned to Yuyu and shouted: "Yuyu, where are the food stamps at home? Quick, bring me thirty kilograms of food stamps."

After hearing his silly brother's decision, Yuyu lowered his head and hesitated, feeling extremely entangled.

It's not that she is cruel and unwilling to borrow food, it's just that the environment is difficult and life is difficult for everyone. Although her stupid brother is a cook, his rations are not much more than others.

The brother and sister only had a ration of sixty kilograms a month, and now they had eaten part of it. If they borrowed another thirty kilograms at once, the brother and sister would have to tighten their belts in the next half month.

"Why are you still standing there? Get the food stamps quickly." Seeing her not moving, Shazhu frowned and urged directly.

"Oh"

Yuyu pouted and reluctantly went back to his room to get him food stamps.