Siheyuan: Starting from 1952

"What? Two dollars?" Jia Dongxu's eyes widened. "Lu Juemin, why don't you go and rob? The interest rates of loan sharks out there are not as high as yours!"

"Then go find a loan shark and borrow some money!" Lu Juemin spread his hands and said, "Jia Dongxu, you should know that there is no such thing as a free lunch, right?"

"you!!"

Jia Dongxu was so angry that he couldn't speak

This feeling of being controlled by others is as uncomfortable as eating shit.

But there was nothing we could do about his request to have the money paid in two installments.

He may not need much money, but he has an old mother at home who needs it!

In fact, he also wanted to borrow money to make up for the shortfall.

But who could lend it to him?

Yi Zhonghai?

He was too embarrassed to bring it up.

As a last resort, he could only agree: "Okay, okay, I'll do as you say, and I'll give you an extra two dollars in interest next month! Really, if you ask for two more dollars, you can get rich, right?"

Having two more dollars won’t make you rich, but it can make you happy!

A mosquito's legs are also meat, right?

……

No. 95, Nanluoguxiang.

It is the three-courtyard courtyard in "Love in the Courtyard".

Some say that this courtyard was the former prince’s residence, while others say that this courtyard is just an ordinary mansion.

In short, there are all kinds of opinions, but there is no way of knowing what it is like specifically.

Because it is now 1952, and there are still more than ten years before the story of the TV series begins.

So the courtyard house at this time is slightly different from that in the TV series.

Now is the period of the Military Control Commission, and the system of stewards has not been established, so there are no so-called three stewards in the courtyard.

However, Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui actually lived in this courtyard.

Jia Dongxu, with the remaining half of his salary in his pocket, wandered around the gate of the hospital, reluctant to go in.

Yan Bugui, who lived in the front yard, looked at him and asked curiously, "Xiao Jia, you're already home, why don't you go home?"

"I'll be back...I'll be back..."

Jia Dongxu responded, then took a long, deep breath.

Forget it, I’ll get a knife if I stick my head out, and I’ll get a knife if I don’t.

Isn't it just getting scolded?

Haven’t I, Jia Dongxu, been scolded enough?

After preparing himself mentally, he stepped into the courtyard.

Before he even entered the central courtyard, he saw his mother, Jia Zhang, blocking the door.

Jia Dongxu couldn't help but shudder.

"Mom..." he shouted with gritted teeth.

"Dongxu, are you back?"

When Jia Zhang heard the voice, she hurried over and asked, "How is it? Have you received your monthly salary?"

"Mom..." Jia Dongxu said speechlessly: "Why are you so anxious? Can't you wait for me to drink some water before asking me these questions?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm worried!" Jia Zhang said in a deep voice: "Your monthly salary is the only source of income for our family! Come on, tell me, have you paid me?"

"Yes, but..."

"But what?"

"But only half."

"What?"

When Jia Zhang heard this, her face darkened as fast as turning the pages of a book, "Why? Why only half?"

"Mom, keep your voice down!"

Jia Dongxu couldn't help but frowning when he heard Jia Zhang's harsh voice.

"What are you talking about? Is this something shameful?"

Jia Zhang shouted angrily: "Jia Dongxu, explain to me today why you only get half of the monthly salary. Where did you get the other half? Did the factory not give it to you, or did you squander it?"

It's Jia Zhang's hoarse voice.

With her shout, all the residents in the yard were attracted out.

"What is this Zhang elder sister yelling about?"

"Who cares what she yells about? Anyway, I know that once she yells, there will be fun in this yard!"

"Since Lao Jia died, Sister Zhang has become more and more like a shrew."

"..."

At this moment, Jia Dongxu really wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Mom, can we not talk about this in this yard? Let's go home and talk about it, okay?" Jia Dongxu begged.

"No, we have to talk about it in this yard. If the factory didn't give us the money, then let the neighbors take care of it for us. If you squandered it, then let the neighbors help me teach you a lesson, you little brat!"

Jia Dongxu: "..."

He held his forehead and rubbed his eyebrows, sighing inwardly: It is really my blessing that I, Jia Dongxu, have a mother like you!

"Why are you standing there? Tell me something!"

"I..." Jia Dongxu blushed and replied, "Mom, it's not that the factory paid less money, nor that I squandered it."

"That money...I made a bet with a worker in the factory and lost it..."

"What???"

Jia Zhang's voice rose eight degrees again, "Oh my God, what on earth are you doing, kid? What kind of bet did you make that could cost you half a month's salary?"

"More than that..." Jia Dongxu added weakly, "It's not half a month's salary... It's one month's salary... Because I consider that you need to live, so I agreed with the other party that the other half will be given to me next month..."

“One month???” Jia Zhang was stunned, her eyes rolled back, and she almost suffocated.

When she came back to her senses, she burst into tears, "Jia Dongxu, Jia Dongxu, you don't want your mother to live!"

"Your father died early, and I raised you with great difficulty. I thought you could enjoy a little peace and quiet, but you, you, you..."

"I can't live like this. I can't live like this, Lao Jia, why don't you take me away... wuwuwu..."

"..."

Looking at Jia Zhang's appearance in the yard, most people had smiles on their faces.

After all, Jia Zhang really looks like a clown performing.

But when Jia Dongxu saw Jia Zhang like this, he fell into deep self-blame.

It’s all Lu Juemin’s fault!

If Lu Juemin hadn't appeared, how could I have made my mother so sad?

He swore silently in his heart: "Lu Juemin, you can't always beat me!"

"Just wait, I will win it back! And I will win it back double!"

"Just wait and see!"

"..."

After Jia Zhang made a fuss for a while, she wiped away her tears, grabbed Jia Dongxu's arm and said, "Dongxu, you've been cheated. Take me to find the person who cheated you of your money. I'll help you get the money back!"