Siheyuan: I became a truck driver

Qin Huairu's eyes turned red and she shook her head.

"It really has nothing to do with you. I just thought about how Huaihua didn't have enough to eat right after she was born and cried every night because of hunger. As a mother, I feel so distressed."

He Yuzhu was silent.

Qin Huairu saw that He Yuzhu didn't say anything and continued to speak.

"You also know that your brother Dongxu is not as smart as Xiaoyun. He has been assessed several times but is still only a first-level fitter. He only makes 27 yuan a month, which is not enough for the family to eat and drink."

"A few days ago, she said she would take care of me after I gave birth. But it turned out to be a girl. My old lady immediately got angry and stopped Dongxu from buying anything for me."

"Zhu Zi, I don't ask for anything, but can you lend me some money for Huaihua's sake?"

At first, He Yuzhu felt a little unfair for Qin Huairu when he heard what she said, but when he heard about borrowing money, he suddenly understood.

Although He Yuzhu has feelings for Qin Huairu.

But because we live in the same compound and she is my childhood friend's wife, even if I have some thoughts, I have to keep them to myself.

He was also unhappy when he saw Qin Huairu having such a hard time.

But there was nothing he could do.

If someone caught him with his lifestyle, not only would he be unable to help Qin Huairu, but he would also lose his job in the cafeteria.

After thinking it over again and again, He Yuzhu shook his head.

"Sister-in-law, I really want to help you, but you see, our house is so cold and barren. It will be the twelfth lunar month in two weeks, and I haven't bought coal for the winter yet."

"It's not just my house. I have to go home for the New Year when it rains. She doesn't even have coal for the house she lives in. I only have this one sister, I can't let her suffer from the cold."

"Sister-in-law, I really want to help, but my ability is limited, and life is tight."

Qin Huairu stood aside with red eyes and did not continue to talk about the relief matter.

But the conversation changed.

"Zhu Zi, can you lend me some money for the trip? I want to go back to Qinjia Village tomorrow to see if my family can help me..."

He Yuzhu did not refuse this time and nodded.

"Why are you asking me to borrow this little bit of money for the bus fare? I'll give you two dollars, and you don't have to pay me back. I can't help you with big things, but I can still help you with small things."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu took out a few banknotes from his trouser pocket.

Two pieces were not enough, so he walked to the bed, pulled out an iron box from under the bed, and found a piece inside.

This scene did not hide Qin Huairu at all.

The sharp-eyed Qin Huairu noticed at a glance that there was a lot of money and bills in the iron box. Thinking back to He Yuzhu's righteous refusal just now, she suddenly felt a sense of resentment in her heart.

On the surface, Qin Huairu still looked aggrieved.

He Yuzhu didn't notice anything at all. After he took the money out of the iron box with his butt sticking out, he handed it directly to Qin Huairu and ordered her to leave.

"Okay, let's go. I'm still preparing some peanuts. What are we doing? Let's just go over there."

As he spoke, He Yuzhu picked up the lunch box on the table.

Qin Huairu put the money away and looked back at the lunch box.

"Zhu Zi, can you give some of the food in this lunch box to my sister-in-law? I ate it last time, and my milk supply was sufficient in the second half of the night."

He Yuzhu paused at first, then quickly shook his head.

"Sister-in-law, this won't work. I just promised Mr. Xiao's family. How can I go there empty-handed? Besides, Yu Shui is coming back soon. She hasn't had a good meal in school for a week. She's worried about it. This won't work."

Qin Huairu said "oh" and prepared to go out.

He Yuzhu followed behind and spoke next.

"Brother Dongxu hasn't come back yet. There were vegetables in his lunch box, but he didn't even want to eat them at noon."

Qin Huairu silently lifted the door curtain and walked out.

He Yuzhu followed behind and closed the door after going out.

By the pool, Xiao Aiguo had already scraped off the scales of the fish and was waiting for He Yuzhu to clean the internal organs and prepare the fish meat.

Jia Zhang watched for a long time while freezing.

She was actually not interested in scraping the fish scales, after all, it was not her home.

The reason I'm here is to see if Qin Huairu can take the lunch box from He Yuzhu's hand.

When the two walked out of the room one after the other, Jia Zhang saw clearly that Qin Huairu's hands were empty. She immediately stopped enduring the cold and went home angrily.

Qin Huairu looked at Jia Zhang with fear and followed her back home.

As soon as Jia Zhang entered the room, she started complaining to Qin Huairu.

"What else can you do? You gave birth to a money-losing child, and you can't even get a lunch box. What else can you do?"

Qin Huairu also felt aggrieved.

"He Yushui is coming back today, and they are going to have dinner at Uncle Xiao's house, so they can't give us lunch boxes..."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she became even angrier.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you know is eating. One carp isn't enough? You also need a lunch box. Don't you know that so many children in my family are short of food?"

Jia Zhang spoke very loudly, completely ignoring the people in the yard.

Qin Huairu was terrified and immediately looked back. Only when she found that no one heard it did she feel relieved.

"Mom, don't say that. I heard from Shazhu that Dongxu also brought a lunch box today. We can eat this too."

The resentful look on Jia Zhang's face eased a little, but when she looked at Qin Huairu, she immediately started yelling again.

"What do you mean by let's eat? Why should you eat what my son brought back? You asked me to ask for a lunch box but I couldn't get it back. What are you going to eat? You gave birth to a money-losing child and you still want a lunch box!"

Qin Huairu felt very aggrieved, with tears welling up in her eyes.

"Mom, I'm not. Sophora japonica has to eat too. If I don't have milk, Sophora japonica will have to starve. Can you bear to see your granddaughter starve to death?"

Jia Zhang didn't want to listen and went straight to the inner room.

"Don't tell me that. When I was a kid, there was not enough food, but other people could survive by feeding themselves with cornmeal porridge. Why do you have to drink milk? I think you are just greedy."

……

There was still a quarrel inside the Jia family's house, but there was a peaceful atmosphere near the pond in the middle courtyard.

"Hey, Mr. Xiao, you are still as dignified as ever. You did a great job."

He Yuzhu took the fish while praising it, and then began to gut the fish skillfully.

Xiao Aiguo laughed twice, took out a Red Plum from his pocket, put it in his mouth, and started smoking leisurely.

Xiao Yun was in charge of the stove fire in the house.

While waiting for the fire to start, Xiao Yun entered the space again.

The potatoes and corn in the space are ripe.

Xiao Yun walked forward and checked.

The height of the corn is nearly 5 meters, and even Xiao Yun, who is meters tall, has to stand on tiptoe to barely reach the corn.

Pick the corn and tear off the skin. A sweet aroma will waft out. The corn kernels are plump and crystal clear.

Xiao Yun put the corn aside and picked up the potatoes.

The potato vines are much easier. Just apply a little force and the entire vine will be free from the soil.

But the next moment, Xiao Yun was dumbfounded.

There are more than twenty potatoes the size of bowls on one rhizome.