Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

"Besides, doesn't Aunt Jia usually make money just by chatting with people? Generally speaking, if a matchmaker successfully brings a couple together, she can get at least 2 yuan. If she meets a generous person, she can get more! Think about it, isn't Aunt Jia particularly suitable for this job?"

After hearing this, Jia Dongxu muttered to himself: "Hey! That's really the truth!" As he thought about it, he touched his chin with his hand, as if he was thinking about something.

At this time, Sha Zhu said to him sincerely: "Brother Dongxu, if you can learn more skills from an old man, won't your salary increase dramatically? When the time comes, don't forget me, the person who gives you advice! You must not only care about the immediate benefits and ignore the really important things!"

Sha Zhu's face was filled with a smile that seemed to show concern but was actually gloating, which made people feel a little strange.

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Jia Dongxu suddenly felt an impulse in his heart. He said excitedly: "Okay, Zhuzi, I understand. I will go back and discuss it with my mother. I can definitely do it! Thank you for reminding me. I will go back first."

After saying this, Jia Dongxu turned and left with excitement on his face, and couldn't wait to find Jia Zhang to share the news.

Looking at Jia Dongxu's receding back, Sha Zhu's mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a barely perceptible sneer.

He turned his head and said to an old man standing beside him, "Uncle, look at what Jia Dongxu has become now? He doesn't know any rules and dares to call Yan Fugui by his name. Tell me, how can you accept such a disrespectful and ignorant guy as your apprentice?"

After hearing what Sha Zhu said, Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment, then frowned and fell into deep thought. He had always thought that Sha Zhu's idea was a good one, but after hearing what Sha Zhu said, he began to realize that things might not be that simple.

"Zhu Zi, did you deliberately dig a hole for the Jia family to jump into?" Yi Zhonghai narrowed his eyes and asked Sha Zhu with a scrutinizing look.

Sha Zhu chuckled and answered innocently: "You can't say that I'm trying to trick them. I'm just trying to help them with good intentions. But whether this path is suitable for them depends on their own luck. But in my opinion, do you think Jia Dongxu will be the kind of person who will listen and do as we say, or is his mother Jia Zhang more likely to do as we say?" There was a hint of ridicule and sarcasm in Sha Zhu's words, which left Yi Zhonghai speechless for a moment.

"It's feasible for Jia Zhang to be the matchmaker, but the problem lies in her mouth. Who hasn't been scolded by Jia Zhang? We are polite to her in the courtyard, but who will indulge her outside?"

Sha Zhu continued, "As for your apprentice, if he really wants to learn the craft, it's fine, but I'm afraid he's just a flash in the pan and will go back to his old ways in a few days. Although this path is good, I'm afraid he won't follow the right path! Okay, uncle, I still have to send my girlfriend home, I'm leaving first!"

Yi Zhonghai remained silent, sitting there thinking about the Jia family mother and son. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Sha Zhu's words made sense, and a trace of worry surged in his heart. After a long time, he sighed deeply.

Seeing this, an old lady at the side said, "Old Yi, Dongxu really has no respect at all. He actually calls Old Yan by his first name. In my opinion, Dongxu has been led astray by Jia Zhang over the years. But this Zhuzi is quite outstanding. Haven't you noticed that he is even talking more and more like you now?"

"Speaks like me? This is what I am most worried about!" Yi Zhonghai responded with a frown.

"Why don't we adopt one, so that he can be close to us."

"Okay, I know what's going on, so you don't have to worry about it."

Sha Zhu left the eldest uncle's house, thought for a while and went to the third uncle's house in the front yard.

"Is the Third Master here?"

"Hey, Zhuzi, why are you here? I'm making a list here. Take a look. If you need anything, I'll send it to you. This way, you won't get hurt." Yan Fugui said with a smile.

"Okay, Third Uncle, I'll just look at this later. I want to tell you something. Jia Dongxu came to me just now and wanted to take over your job of delivering fish to the cafeteria. I was helping you out of kindness, but why are you telling others about it? If I don't help others, I will offend them."

"Hey, Zhuzi, Third Uncle didn't tell anyone about this. You promised him this. You know how poor his family is, right? You have to keep this job for him."

"Yes, I know it's difficult for you, I pushed this matter to him, but you have to know that if others know about this, they will inevitably pry it out. Okay, I have to send my partner back."

Yan Fugui's eyes turned and he said, "Zhu Zi, you don't have time to clean the house. Your third aunt will come over to help you clean it up. Don't hang the door."

"Then thank you, Aunt Three."

"It's just a simple thing. Don't worry, I will clean it thoroughly for you."

The third uncle turned around and went back to the house, "Old lady, this is bad, the Jia family is trying to pry our business away!"

Chapter 34: Yan Jiecheng's Conspiracy

"What did you say? The Jia family actually wants to pry our family away! Everyone in this courtyard knows what the situation is with our family. They have Yi Zhonghai to help them, how could their situation be more difficult than ours? It's not easy for Sha Zhu to lend a hand to our family, but the Jia family actually wants to pry our family away. This is simply too much! No, I must go and scold Jia Zhang, this bastard!" The third aunt was so angry that she wanted to rush out and scold him immediately.

Yan Fugui quickly stopped her and advised, "Forget it, stop scolding. This time, thanks to Sha Zhu for stopping us in time, the things have been returned to us. But the Jia family is really unreasonable. Later, go to Sha Zhu's house to help clean up and wash his clothes to show your gratitude."

"Okay, Old Yan, I'll go right away." Although the third aunt was still indignant, she agreed. However, neither of them noticed that there was an ear quietly eavesdropping on their conversation behind the door.

Yan Jiefang hid behind the door and heard everything clearly. He thought things were going well, but he didn't expect the Jia family to suddenly intervene. Did they think our Yan family didn't exist? The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he decided to teach that ignorant Jia Dongxu a lesson.

Although Yan Jiefang didn't dare to do anything that was against the will of heaven and earth, such as murder and arson, he had done a lot of shady things behind the scenes!

But now that he lives in the house at night, any slight movement would be discovered by his parents and they would know it was him; and Jia Dongxu had to go to work during the day, so for a while he couldn't find any opportunity to attack Jia Dongxu.

Just as Yan Jiefang was racking his brains to think about how to deal with Jia Dongxu, Jia Dongxu had already begun to miss his wife.

Today, Sha Zhu brought back another girl, which really stimulated Jia Dongxu. In terms of appearance, Jia Dongxu is definitely one of the most handsome guys in the yard, but who would have thought that he has no girlfriend yet, while Sha Zhu already has his second girlfriend.

So, Jia Dongxu urged his mother Jia Zhangshi to find a matchmaker for him, and Jia Zhangshi readily agreed. However, when Jia Dongxu was not around, Jia Zhangshi sighed silently alone. Others might not know what she had been through over the years, but she knew it very well.

If I hadn't saved some money when I was young, I would have starved to death over the years! Nowadays, when girls in the city go on blind dates, which girl wouldn't ask about the man's family?

With such a terrible reputation as mine, there's no hope of getting past them. Only those country girls who wanted to move to the city would be interested in me.

Originally, Jia Dongxu was thinking that since Yi Zhonghai had already given Sha Zhu 300 yuan as a betrothal gift, and his son had become Yi Zhonghai's apprentice, wouldn't Yi Zhonghai have to give his son the same amount? But who knew that as soon as he put forward this idea, he was ruthlessly refuted by the aunt.

Jia Dongxu knew that no girl in the city would look upon him as a trainee worker. In addition, his family was not well off, so he gradually accepted the reality and thought, "Well, a country girl is a country girl."

The next morning, Jia Zhang unexpectedly got up early, which was unusual for her, and was very excited to find a marriage for Jia Dongxu. She told everyone she met about it, her face filled with joy.

In the early morning, the sun shines through the window into the room. Yan Jiefang is standing in front of the sink brushing his teeth carefully. Suddenly, a loud voice comes from outside. It turns out that Jia Zhang is showing off something loudly. Yan Jiefang can't help but stop what he is doing and listen attentively.

It turned out that Jia Zhang was going to find a matchmaker for Jia Dongxu, and he was planning to go home later to discuss with his parents and ask them to help him find a wife.

However, when this thought flashed through his mind, a more brilliant idea came to his mind: Isn't this a great opportunity to take revenge on Jia Dongxu? Thinking of this, Yan Jiefang was very excited. He quickly rinsed his mouth, grabbed his clothes, and couldn't wait to chase after him.

He followed Jia Zhang carefully, trying to find out which matchmaker she had gone to find to propose marriage to Jia Dongxu. Along the way, Yan Jiefang kept his distance slowly to ensure that he would not be discovered. Finally, Jia Zhang walked into a yard, and Yan Jiefang saw this and immediately had an idea in his mind.

After all, he has lived in this area for many years. Although he cannot say that he is familiar with everyone, at least he has some understanding of those matchmakers.

After determining his target, Yan Jiefang turned around and started his journey home, thinking as he walked how he could ruin this marriage.

On the way home, Yan Jiefang passed by the wall outside the yard and saw the tall tree beside the wall. Suddenly, something moved in his mind. He raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a sly smile, and decided to create some trouble for the Jia family first.

After doing all this, Yan Jiefang clapped his hands contentedly and said to himself, "Hey, let me block you guys first, and see how you can get married smoothly!" With a heart full of joy, he continued to walk towards home, and in his mind he had already started to think about the next plan to disrupt the wedding...

It turned out that Yan Jiefang broke half a steamed bun into crumbs, went to the kitchen to steal half a spoonful of sugar, stirred it with water, and threw it on the roof of the Jia family when no one was around, now waiting for wild cats, insects or something to come and eat it.

Yan Jiefang was thinking that if these debris and bugs came over, the Jia family would be scared to death if they turned around and were covered with bugs.

At this time, Jia Zhang also came back triumphantly from afar. It turned out that the matchmaker had a woman in his hand. She was a city dweller and had a formal job, but she was average looking. However, Jia Zhang agreed to meet her directly. The matchmaker said now that they could meet in the evening. This made Jia Zhang very happy. She was thinking about how to tell the aunties in the courtyard and what posture to use to tell them that the woman had a job!

Sha Zhu just came out from Xiao Qin's place. The two of them did nothing, which made Sha Zhu depressed for a long time. After breakfast in the morning, he went to the steel mill. Today, he received two tables and had lunch at almost noon. While eating, he remembered that he had made medicinal wine for Li Huaide before. Drinking wine is just to make the blood flow faster. The tiger and wolf wine should have a better effect. As he said that, Sha Zhu stood up and took half a glass of wine with his own cup.

After drinking, Shazhu went to the warehouse, which was usually where the canteen stored ingredients. Usually no one came here, so it was a good opportunity to try out the effect.

As the breathing methods continued to change, it turned out that these breathing methods corresponded to the five internal organs of the human body. Each type of breathing would push the qi and blood to places where qi and blood usually flow less. Sha Zhu directly trained one type, the heart type, and thought that this way he could circulate the whole body. However, Sha Zhu did not think about why the exercises required five types of breathing methods to circulate.

As the power of the medicinal wine gradually dissipated, Sha Zhu felt all kinds of distracting thoughts in his mind, and his cautious and prudent nature in the past was gradually thrown behind his mind. At this moment, a fearless and heroic spirit surged into his heart. This wonderful feeling made his thoughts flow like a spring, and one new idea after another flashed in his mind.

So, Sha Zhu got on his bike and headed straight to Zhang Ran's house without saying anything. When he arrived at his destination, he found that Zhang Ran was the only one at home. When she saw Sha Zhu's sudden visit, she was surprised and said, "Brother Zhu, why are you here?"

Sha Zhu's eyes flushed slightly, and he replied softly: "Nothing happened, I just came to see you."

Hearing this, Zhang Ran's face immediately flushed, and she said shyly: "By the way, let me show you the insole I embroidered, specially for you!"

After that, Zhang Ran handed the insoles he had carefully made to Sha Zhu, and added with a little expectation: "Look, I also embroidered flowers on it for you. Does it look good?" There was a bit of arrogance and pride in his words, as if he was waiting for Sha Zhu's praise.

Sha Zhu took the insole, looked at it carefully, nodded with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "It looks good."

"Well, Brother Zhuzi, if you like it, I will embroider it for you later." Zhang Ran responded happily.