Siheyuan: My wife is Xu Huizhen

Xu Xiaomei looked disgusted and asked, "Is your son still a son? He's just a useless eunuch. Why should I stay here?"

"You..." Yi Zhonghai felt like his lungs were about to explode. He couldn't catch his breath. He covered his chest with his hands and gasped heavily.

Widow Bai was startled, and quickly stood up and patted Yi Zhonghai on the back, shouting, "You damn girl, how can you talk to your father-in-law like that?"

"He is not my father-in-law." Xu Xiaomei said angrily.

Yi Zhonghai also recovered by then and said to Xu Wude, "Old Xu, you should take care of your daughter. She has no manners at all."

"hehe!"

Xu Wood was not angry, but just said: "We in the Xu family have good family education, unlike some people who force others to marry their daughters to their eunuch sons."

Yi Zhonghai was even more hurt this time, as this really hit his lungs.

Xu Xiaomei said: "Don't push me too much. If you push me too much, I will tell everyone everything and then file for divorce. We will see who will be embarrassed then."

"You can't do this, little sister, let's talk it out."

The White Widow was frightened. If this matter were made public, her son would have no face to live on.

You will be criticized by others for the rest of your life and you will never be able to hold your head up again.

Yi Zhonghai was also deflated, knowing that he was still being manipulated. After thinking it over again, he could not find any way to resolve the current conflict. It seemed that he had to see what Xu Xiaomei thought.

Come to think of it, if he made the matter public, his family would be embarrassed and her father would also be accused of selling his daughter, which would not look good either.

It also involves Xu Damao injuring someone, which might also affect his future marriage.

I said, "Little sister, let's discuss anything together. If things get out of hand, it will affect your father and your brother's reputation. Your brother won't be able to get a wife then."

Xu Xiaomei also thought so. If it weren't for Xu Damao, she would not have married Yi Wendi, the eunuch.

Although she was already married, she didn't want to be tied to Yi Wendi for the rest of her life. Otherwise, life would be unbearable and she would rather be bullied to death every day.

So I made up my mind early on to make some trouble and then strive for financial and life independence.

I said, "We will get married, but I won't live with him. I will work and live on my own in the future, and I won't live in the dormitory of the machine repair factory."

After Yi Wending got his marriage certificate, he applied for a tube-shaped building in the machine repair factory to use as his wedding room.

The total area is only more than 10 square meters, and there is not even a kitchen. Of course, Xu Xiaomei would not sleep in the same bed with Yi Wending.

Yi Wending was so angry that his face turned blue, and he shouted, "No, what will happen then? Wouldn't my marriage be in vain?"

"Do you think you are still useful?" Xu Xiaomei asked back, making Yi Wendi so angry that he was speechless.

Yi Zhonghai thought for a moment and said, "It's good for you to live separately, but I have one condition."

"What?" asked Xu Xiaomei.

Yi Zhonghai said: "You should also show up often, so as not to make people suspicious. You can also say that the machinery factory allocated you a house and you usually live in the factory."

Xu Xiaomei thought about it and said, "That's fine."

Yi Zhonghai added: "Also, in the future, when there are festivals, you have to come over to celebrate with us, just like a family."

Xu Xiaomei nodded. This should not be a problem. At most, she would just go for a walk during the day and would definitely not spend the night with Yi Wending.

"I won't spend your money in the future, but don't even think about getting a penny from me for household expenses."

Yi Zhonghai wanted to save his son's face and tie Xu Xiaomei up at home, so he nodded in agreement.

Xu Xiaomei said: "I have one last condition."

"what?"

"You just have to return the 1500 yuan."

That was the compensation for the time my father spent in prison, a total of nearly four years, and it was less than 4 yuan. But Yi Zhonghai took 1400 yuan and even lost more than 1500 yuan.

Yi Zhonghai thought it was just an ordinary condition, but he didn't expect Xu Xiaomei to want the money back. He was immediately unhappy:

"No, that's compensation for the child."

Xu Xiaomei said: "Returning the money is the prerequisite, otherwise there is no need to discuss anything."

Putting the money at the end is to give Yi Zhonghai hope. As long as he agrees to take out the money, she will cooperate obediently and become the daughter-in-law of the Yi family in name.

This does not constitute a violation of Xu Wood's previous promise.

Although the Xu family members are not good people, they are wise in life and will not break their promises easily. After all, they all live in a courtyard house, and promises are more important than anything else.

No one knows when a family problem will arise. Neighbors will not fall out with each other, but they are afraid that something unexpected will happen and the other party will stand idly by.

Therefore, Xu Xiaomei would rather live her whole life as the daughter-in-law of the Yi family.

But I still want the money back.

Of course Yi Zhonghai was unwilling to do so. The money had already gone into his pocket, so how could he be willing to take it back? After all, in his opinion, that money was originally his salary.

Xu Xiaomei just gritted her teeth and refused to give in, insisting on getting all the money back. In this way, they went back and forth and could not reach a consensus.

Finally, Yi Zhonghai was forced into no choice but to say, "I want money for you two to live on. I have two sons, so I'll give you half."

"No, half is too little. You have to at least give me 1,300."

Both parties were somewhat reluctant, but they still had a big disagreement over money. After much bargaining, they finally settled on one thousand yuan.

It was also agreed that the 10 yuan that had been agreed upon previously was gone and Yi Zhonghai would not give any more money.

Xu Xiaomei was very satisfied with the result. It was already a surprise that she could get 1000 yuan back.

Originally I thought that getting back three to five hundred would be a good result.

Xu Wood was extremely satisfied. Seeing his daughter arguing her case and not losing, he felt that she had really grown up and could stand on her own.

It is so unfair that such a good daughter married the eunuch Yi Wendi.

Since the price had been agreed upon, Yi Zhonghai directly gave the money to Xu Xiaomei. He felt very upset. After all this time, 1000 yuan was gone, and he only got 500 yuan back.

After leaving the house, there was no one in the yard, so Xu Wood immediately said:

"Little sister, it's not safe to keep this money with you. Give it to me and I'll deposit it tomorrow."

"Alright."

Xu Xiaomei agreed immediately, but did not give him all the money immediately. Instead, she started counting it.

Xu Wude was stunned for a moment and asked, "Didn't we check it just now? It's exactly 1000 yuan."

Xu Xiaomei said: "You still want to take them all away!"

"What do you mean by that? Shouldn't all the money be given to me?"

Xu Xiaomei said, "Dad, this money was earned with my daughter's lifelong happiness. Do you really have the nerve to take it all?"

Xu Wude curled her lips and said, "What lifetime happiness? It's only right for a daughter like you to sacrifice your happiness for your brother."

But you can't say that, otherwise it would seem too heartless.

"Little sister, our family is in financial difficulty right now, and your brother will soon be of marriageable age. We need to build up some assets, otherwise how can your brother get married?"

"My brother, my brother, is what I have sacrificed for him small?"

When Xu Damao was mentioned, my younger sister became angry and could not help but say loudly: "If he hadn't been so impulsive, how could he have caused such a big mess? Now I have lost my whole life, what else do you want from me?"

After that, he stuffed the 500 yuan he had counted into Xu Wood's hand and said, "This is yuan, which is enough for him to get married."

After a pause, he said, "Not only did I sacrifice myself, but I also got 500 yuan to repay your kindness in raising me. Don't come to me for family matters in the future. I won't care about you anymore."

Although Xu Xiaomei was able to marry Yi Wending for the sake of her brother Xu Damao, she still felt great resentment towards her parents in her heart.

Who would force their daughter to marry a eunuch? She had long been fed up with this father, a man full of wicked thoughts. If he had not been having an affair with a widow outside, he would not have been reported and caused all these events.

So even though Xu Xiaomei gave 500 yuan, she also wanted to cut off all ties with her family.

"Little sister, what do you mean by that?"

"I've made it very clear."

Xu Xiaomei said: "You have ruined my lifelong happiness. From now on, I will be the daughter-in-law of the Yi family. Don't count on me. I have also repaid your kindness in raising me."

As she spoke, tears started to flow out. She turned around, wiped her tears and ran out.

Xu Wude took the 500 yuan, stamped his feet in anger, and shouted: "How can such a good thing happen? If I hadn't raised you, you would have starved to death long ago. Thinking of breaking up completely is just a dream."

He Yuzhu asked from behind: "Lao Xu, what do you mean by cut off completely and what do you mean by dreaming?"

Xu Wude was startled, turned around and saw that it was He Yuzhu, and asked, "When did you come out? Why are you walking without making any noise?"

He Yuzhu said: "Look at what you said. Of course I made noises when I walked, but you just didn't hear it."

Xu Wood asked, "What did you hear?"

"I've heard everything I need to hear, Lao Xu. You're really good at tricking your daughter."

"I" Xu Wood didn't know how to explain it.

He Yuzhu just laughed twice, then turned around and went out. When he came to the outside of the alley, he saw Xu Xiaomei already waiting for him.

I rode my bike to take her back, and Xu Xiaomei told her what had happened just now on the way.

"It's good, but you've been wronged."

"I'm not wronged. At least I won't marry anyone else. I'm just your woman. It's good to live like this for the rest of my life."

After Xu Xiaomei and the Yi family settled their affairs, life began to become dull.

As the weather gets hotter, the task of pest control becomes more intense.

Because sparrows can fly, it is very difficult to catch them. I don't know who came up with this clever trick, but people would beat drums and gongs in the streets and alleys. If there was nothing else, they would use bamboo poles or colorful flags to drive away the sparrows, preventing them from landing on trees or antennas to rest.

Whenever they see sparrows falling, they make noise to drive them away. This trick is very effective. Many sparrows are so busy that they don't get a moment's rest. When they have no strength left to fly, they fall headfirst from the sky.

Poison baits were also placed in some places. From 5 a.m. to 10 p.m., there were more than 8 sparrows killed by exhaustion, poison and beating. This was just the result of one day.

Some of the sparrows in the city were killed, and some ran to the suburbs. The machinery factory also received the task, and everyone was mobilized.

He Yuzhu did not ask them to use poison bait, but just drove the sparrows away so that they could not get any rest and died of exhaustion.

Or they could use a shotgun to shoot sand, and one shot could kill more than 100 sparrows. They would all be collected and sent to the canteen for employees' snacks.

We spent a lot of money and bought them at a price of one cent each. Now it is not easy to eat them after two years.

Director He Yuzhu came to the street with the prepared documents. The original sign had been replaced at some point, and the original name of District 5 was no longer there.

It was changed to Jiaodaokou Street, Dongcheng District.

He Yuzhu looked at the brand new sign and went straight into the compound. What he was most thankful for was that the street director was still Li Hongying.

Logically speaking, with his qualifications, he was qualified enough to be promoted to the district level, but for the sake of his children and husband, he ended up continuing to serve as the director of the street.

After waiting for a while, He Yuzhu was invited into Li Hongying's office.

He Yuzhu was not polite and made tea himself before starting to report on his work.

First, he talked about the achievements of the machinery factory in the fight against sparrows and flies and mosquitoes, and then he said:

"Director Li, after a period of adjustment, the steelmaking blast furnace of the machinery factory has completed trial operation and trained specialized technical workers. It can be said that phased results have been achieved."

Last year, He Yuzhu was thinking about buying a blast furnace from a medium-sized machinery factory and then refining steel scientifically to avoid producing useless steel.

Just last year, the plan to build a new steel workshop was proposed and received the support of Li Hongying.

The workshop was built and the blast furnace was installed before the Spring Festival, and trial production began.

However, the workers had no experience in steelmaking, so He Yuzhu invited a master to teach them skills. After several months of running-in and learning, they now have a group of skilled workers who can maintain production.

As summer is approaching, He Yuzhu has completed all the preparations.

"Okay, I told you that you are a talented person. It is the right decision to hand over the machinery factory to you." Li Hongying said happily.

Originally, there was no foundation on the street. The development and growth of the entire machinery factory was all the result of He Yuzhu's own efforts.

At present, the number of employees in the machinery factory has exceeded 500, and it can be said that it is already a large factory.

Li Hongying was very moved and said happily: "Okay, I will go and have a look tomorrow. I can produce steel by myself in the future."

The next day, Li Hongying went to the machinery factory for inspection. She was very satisfied to see scrap iron being thrown into the blast furnace and then producing qualified steel.

Time passed quickly and it was already July. Newspapers and radio broadcasts had been continuously promoting the campaign, calling on everyone to devote themselves to the task of iron smelting.

Fortunately, He Yuzhu was prepared and had stored a lot of scrap metal in the space, so he completed the task of handing over his home very easily.

But it’s different in the courtyard, everyone has his or her own tasks.

As soon as I entered the yard, I heard a quarrel.

The third uncle was cursing in the yard: "Who the hell stole the scrap metal I picked up?"