Siheyuan: Silly Pillar is Kind

Jia Zhang's face was full of smiles at this time. After many years of being a daughter-in-law, she finally became a mother-in-law, and her own daughter-in-law was even a formal employee. In the future, both of them in the working family would have face wherever they went.

"You must be tired, daughter-in-law. Come and take a seat."

"I'm not tired, mom. You can sit too."

Several middle-aged women in the yard heard the noise and came to Jia Zhang's house one after another.

The room suddenly became lively!

"Xiao Lan, I am the third aunt in the courtyard. You can call me that from now on. This girl is so nice. Dongxu is so lucky."

"Hello, Third Auntie."

"Xiao Lan, I am the eldest lady in the courtyard. Dong Xu is the apprentice of my old man. If you have nothing to do in the future, please come to my house more often. It's the one across the street."

"Okay, ma'am."

"Xiao Lan, I'm the second aunt in the backyard. You and Dong Xu will have a very good life in the future. If you have more children, the Jia family will prosper from now on."

When Ma Lan heard this, she blushed and glanced at Jia Dongxu. The more she looked at him, the more she liked him.

......

Jia Dongxu also came over and quietly took Ma Lan's hand: "Wife, I'm going to work first, you take a good rest at home! Your husband will go out to earn money for you, and will be back in the evening, wait for me!"

Ma Lan blushed and lowered her head, whispering, "Okay, husband, I'll wait for you to come back."

Jia Dongxu said hello to a few aunties and went to return the bicycle.

Several aunts chatted for a while, but the third aunt rolled her eyes and remembered that Jia Zhang wanted to take her job. I have to get rid of this bad temper...

"Xiao Lan, you work in a hardware factory, right?"

"That's right, Third Aunt."

"That's a really good place, but it's too far from here. There are only people working in the steel mill here, and no one goes there. It's too dangerous for a girl like you to walk back and forth every day!"

Ma Lan also started thinking about this problem, but she had no solution for the moment.

"Third Auntie, you can't move to my place! I still have a house over there."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was left alone here! She quickly spoke out to stop it!

"Xiao Lan, it's okay if it's far away. We can get there by walking. Isn't this place close to Dongxu?"

"Aunt Jia, you really love everyone's child. I think it's a good idea to move over there. It's just right for Dongxu, a grown man, to be with him." The third aunt continued to add fuel to the fire.

Jia Zhang smiled awkwardly: "That's not what I meant. If the two children go there, I, an old lady, will be miserable!"

The second aunt figured out what was going on. The third aunt was trying to put some pressure on Jia Zhang! I had to add fuel to the fire as well. I had long been fed up with Jia Zhang bragging to me.

"Aunt Jia, you are only in your early forties and you are very capable. How can you not be able to live on your own? Why do you still hold your son tightly in your arms every day? Haha..."

"Ha ha..."

Several people laughed...

On such a happy day, Jia Zhang still had some sense of propriety, otherwise she would have cursed out loud long ago.

"It's not like you're going back to your parents' home after getting married. As for the fact that my daughter-in-law has to travel a long way and it's not safe, I've also taken that into consideration. I've already said that I'm going to buy a bicycle for my daughter-in-law."

Jia Zhang said with gritted teeth. There were only about 200 yuan left in the family. She had originally planned to buy a sewing machine, but after seeing the situation in front of her, she spoke out.

"Aunt Jia is so generous. She bought a bicycle for her daughter-in-law."

"Xiao Lan, why don't you thank your mother!"

The third aunt rolled her eyes, and I have to give you some eye drops: "That's right, Xiaolan, having a bicycle is not only convenient for commuting to get off work, but also for going back to your parents' home. I can ask your family to tidy up the house, and you can go back to your parents' home and sleep in when you have nothing to do. It's convenient to have a bicycle."

Ma Lan was pleasantly surprised: "Thank you, Mom. Thank you, Mom."

Jia Zhang felt that nothing she did was right!

Auntie, we are not done yet...

......

As the drawing of lots was over, a man excitedly raised the ball of paper in his hand, opened it and saw the word "kill" inside.

"Alright, brothers. Let's follow the old rules. Those who draw the killing paper will follow me. We will then exchange supplies, share intelligence, and request services. Please continue."

The Fourth Master also led the assassins into the house at this time, "Do you want to take all the money or half? If you take half, your family will be taken care of by the organization after you die, and your son will be raised by you until he is 18 years old. If you take all, the organization will not care about your life or death."

“I choose to take it all.”

"Here's six hundred dollars, count it. By the way, do you need a weapon? Knives, axes, etc. are provided for free. If you don't have a gun, I'll sell this one too. If you have a gun, I'll provide five bullets for free."

"By the way, I also provide silver needles for poisoning. I can buy anything you want!"

The killer looked at the Fourth Master who was constantly selling himself, and the corners of his mouth twitched. This is really a case of spending money where you earn it, and not wanting to take it home as soon as you part with it!

But thinking about the mission, He Yuzhu is a martial artist, so he bought poison needles and pistols. It's better to be safe.

Seeing the two hundred yuan gone in an instant, the killer went out to buy rice, flour, grain and oil. The family still needed to eat, so these were cheaper than what was sold outside.

He and the intelligence officer came to the gate of No. 95 Courtyard to wait for the identification. The killer looked at this man and gave him a dollar as a reward. He couldn't help but have some complaints about this organization...

When Sha Zhu returned to the factory, he hurried back to the kitchen. These days, one thing after another was happening, and each one was more urgent than the last.

He quickly started cutting vegetables. There was a small banquet for lunch, and two tables of dishes almost kept Sha Zhu busy. He had no choice but to ask squad leader Wang to help him.

No matter what time, Sha Zhu always remembered that he must not let others steal his skills. Now that there were no reliable workers, he could only use Team Leader Wang as a worker.

As the last few dishes were served, we could finally take a breath.

But Squad Leader Wang came over.

"Why, have you found any clues on the matter you were asked to investigate?"

"No, but there is something you need to know. Come with me!" Squad Leader Wang turned and walked out.

Looking at the area in the small kitchen where vegetables were placed, Sha Zhu became even more confused.

When squad leader Wang opened the basket, Sha Zhu saw that the fish was dead and the vegetables were not fresh, so he asked, "Are the people in the purchasing department so foolish now?"

"No, this was sent by someone from your hospital!"

"Sending something like this? I paid them the highest market price, these beasts."

Squad Leader Wang was not surprised to see He Yuzhu gritting his teeth in anger.

"You may not know that the fish was alive in the first few days, and the dish was fresh at first, but after a few days, the dish became like this."

"Won't this fish become smelly at night?" Sha Zhu said hatefully.

"It's OK. I can't taste the key points of the flavor. But these people are too much. Why don't you give them all to me? I guarantee that the dishes are all fresh."

Sha Zhu didn't say anything. He packed the fish and vegetables into the bag and walked out the door.

"I'm leaving now. I have to go back and make these people eat this dish for me!"

......

Seeing Shazhu riding back on his bike, Shouhou pursed his lips and said, "This is the target. Look carefully."

The skinny monkey waited for the killer to nod and then turned and left. The rest of the matter had nothing to do with him!

The killer remembered Sha Zhu's appearance and turned and left!

Shazhu thought he was just passing by and didn't pay much attention to it.

At this time, the killer began to study the route along the path that Shazhu came from...

Sha Zhu returned to the courtyard and dumped the vegetable basket directly in the middle of the front yard. At this time, all the aunties in the yard were in the Jia family in the middle yard, and there was no one in the front yard.

Sha Zhu was so angry that he shouted, "Where are the people in the courtyard? Where did they go?"

"Come out of here!"

The sound directly penetrated the entire courtyard, and even the deaf old lady in the backyard heard it. Everyone didn't know what was going on, so they all came out. Even the old lady walked out slowly, but she stopped at the corridor, wanting to listen to what Sha Zhu was yelling.

As several aunts in the yard arrived, even Xu Damao's mother from the backyard came over.

Sha Zhu pointed at the rotten vegetables on the ground and said, "I gave you a chance to make money, and you used this to fool around? If you don't want to do it, just ask me! I begged you to do it, but you didn't do it well. You used these dead fish and rotten vegetable leaves to fool me?"

"Why are you all silent? Who delivered the dishes today? The fish is from the Yan family. Who prepared the dishes? And who delivered the dishes yesterday?"

The third aunt looked at Sha Zhu's red eyes and even stopped calling the third uncle, knowing that something bad had happened. Sha Zhu was really angry this time. This stubborn man only listened to the first uncle when he was angry. Now that Yi Zhonghai is not around, he must be venting his anger on us!

Seeing that no one said anything, Sha Zhu laughed out of anger: "Okay, okay, no one admits it, right? I've taken back the vegetables you took today. From now on, no one of you has to deliver vegetables. Just eat bran at home!" After saying that, he turned around and walked out.

Everyone looked at each other, knowing that this time it was over. They couldn't help but cast their eyes on the lady.

But I am helpless! They did it so badly, and I can't persuade Shazhu to change his temper.

"Don't look at me. You all know Zhuzi's temper. Let's wait until Lao Yi comes back."

Jia Zhang's smile disappeared. This was her fault. She said that the steel mill consumed a lot of fish and it would be gone in a few minutes. At the beginning, she only dared to choose some wilted vegetables. She could still make a profit of one cent per pound! Yan Fugui knew about it and started to have evil thoughts. After all, the price of live fish and dead fish was twice as much.

Several families packed up their dishes and fish, and no longer had the mood to talk, so they all went home.

Ma Lan asked Jia Zhang: "Mom, who was that just now? You didn't dare to say anything even though he was so arrogant!"

"That's He Yuzhu, nicknamed Shazhu, the deputy director of the steel mill kitchen. A few days ago, he took on some food delivery work for a few households in the yard, and he made them earn three to five yuan a month."

"This is a good thing, mom. Who did this? Bringing dead fish and rotten vegetable leaves as a reward. How can He Yuzhu not be angry?"

After talking for a long time and seeing that her mother-in-law didn't say anything, Ma Lan looked at Jia Zhang in disbelief: "Mom, did you do this?"

"No."

"That's good, otherwise it would be too immoral!"

"That was my idea!" Jia Zhang's voice came over slowly.

Malan opened her mouth wide...

Shazhu went out, thought for a while, then rode his bike to Xiaoqin's place. He opened the door and saw the three sisters playing. Seeing this scene, he couldn't help but feel much better.

When Yu Shui saw her brother coming, she ran over and circled around He Yuzhu.

Sha Zhu picked up Yu Shui and said, "Are you a good boy? Have you made your sister-in-law angry?"

"I'm the best behaved, and my sister-in-law likes me the most, hum."

Ha ha...

"Why are you here at this time? Are you going to have dinner here tonight?" Xiaoqin asked.

"Come and take a look. I have something to do later. Is Yu Shui behaving well here?"

"Very good, don't worry!"

"Ok!"

Sha Zhu then took out a hundred yuan from his pocket. "Here, don't be stingy with your daily expenses. Eat whatever you want."

"Okay, I get it. You look so tired, so put the rain down and I'll give you a shoulder massage."

"Okay, Yushui, go out and play with Sister Xiaohua."

Then Xiaoqin heated a towel, put it on Shazhu's face, and rubbed his shoulders...

"Who did you learn this from?"

"Is it comfortable? I saw hairdressers do this to men, so I thought I'd try it on you."

"Comfortable!"

"Take some sleep, don't make yourself so tired."

"Ok!"

The setting sun shone on Shazhu's face and he woke up slowly. He looked at Xiaoran who was sitting next to him, smiled and held her hand.

"You're awake, are you hungry?"

"what time is it?"

"It's past six o'clock."

"I slept so comfortably!" Sha Zhu stretched lazily.

"Eat something before you go!"

"it is good"

Watching Xiaoqin turn and leave, I thought to myself, this doesn't seem like something she can do now! Who did she learn this from?

When Yi Zhonghai returned to the gate of the courtyard, he saw the anxious third uncle and the second uncle who was eating melon seeds leisurely. When they saw Yi Zhonghai coming, Yan Fugui hurried to greet them.

"Old Yi, something happened to Old Yi!"

The second uncle spoke at this time, "Old Yan, wait a moment, Director Liu is still waiting for us, let's talk while we walk."

Yan Fugui lowered his head and walked forward with a sullen look. Yi Zhonghai was quite puzzled when he saw this.

The second uncle then said, "Today, Old Yan sent two dead fish to Sha Zhu. Sha Zhu got very angry when he came back and told Old Yan not to send any more fish in the future." Liu Haizhong felt a little gloating.

"Old Yan, is what Old Liu said true?"

Yan Fugui looked embarrassed, "Hey, what Old Liu said is right, wasn't it Jia Zhang who said that the steel mill consumes so much materials every day, and if we send some worthless materials, there will be more left, and I believed her nonsense!"

Yi Zhonghai showed an expression of disappointment: "Old Yan, tell me about what you have done. Sha Zhu gives you three times the reward. He saw that you were in trouble and gave you this job to make money. Who in the hospital would not envy you? Look at what you have done!"

"Oh, I regret it so much, Lao Yi. Zhuzi respects you the most. Please talk to me and let me continue to deliver. This time I will definitely choose the freshest and best fish. What do you think?"

"That's not right!" Yi Zhonghai came to his senses. "Even if you sent two dead fish, Zhuzi wouldn't come back to get mad at you! Zhuzi has been busy these days, what else could he have done that I don't know?"

Yan Fugui smacked his lips and said, "What I delivered was a dead fish, and the vegetables those families sent were rotten leaves! I heard from my wife that when Sha Zhu came back in the afternoon, he dumped the food he delivered today on the ground. He even stopped calling me "Uncle" and called me "Yan Family" instead!"

Yi Zhonghai was also a little dumbfounded: "You guys...ah...I don't know what to say to you guys."

"Let's put this off for a few days. Once Zhuzi gets angry, I'll have to wait a few days until Zhuzi calms down and then I'll go talk to him."