Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

He Daqing spent the whole day with his son and daughter. He really enjoyed this family happiness and said it would be even better if he had two or three grandchildren. He Yuzhu and He Yushui also said they would visit him often.

Zhang Dabao went out and found the car and came back. The three of them drank the wine that Zhang Dabao brought. At night, Zhang Dabao went to sleep in the car, while He Daqing and his son slept with their feet touching. The two talked all night. At dawn, Zhang Dabao went to load the car and He Daqing went to divorce. Amid He Yushui's tears, the three of them parted with He Daqing. Seeing his son and daughter waving at him in the car, He Daqing also shed tears. It's all for life. Life is so hard.

When they arrived at the street office, Bai Lianhua did not show up. Director Zheng of the street office sent someone to call Bai Lianhua to the street office. He Daqing was unmoved by Bai Lianhua's crying. In the end, the street office handled the divorce procedures for the two. In order to avoid Bai Lianhua, He Daqing temporarily lived in the unit.

Zhang Dabao bought fifty kilograms of donkey meat and put it on his pickup truck. When he returned the truck, he gave it directly to Yu Sinian. There were twelve donkeys on the transport team's truck. Zhang Dabao took two and sold ten to the factory donkeys. After buying the donkeys, Zhang Dabao was running out of money. He had a lot of money, but he spent it too much. It seemed that he had to think of a way out after returning to Beijing.

There was no conversation along the way. They arrived at the steel rolling mill at noon and were taken directly to the door of the small canteen. "Uncle, I bought these on my way to Baoding to visit my future father-in-law. I'll keep two, one for delivering goods, and one for eating meat, as my two brothers in my hometown are free. I'll treat everyone to a meal later, and you have to hold the second position for me," Zhang Dabao said to Li Huaide.

"You only know how to eat. Is this your girlfriend?" Li Huaide asked Zhang Dabiao.

"Yes, her name is He Yushui. She is Brother Zhuzi's biological sister, and Yushui is her cousin," Zhang Dabao introduced the two to each other.

"Cousin," He Yushui called out, feeling a little shy.

"Good boy." Li Huaide searched his pocket, wanting to give a gift, but he was standing at the entrance of the cafeteria and had nothing in his pocket, which was a bit embarrassing.

"Uncle, I give the bicycle you gave me to Yu Shui. You won't mind, right?" Zhang Dashi said immediately when he saw Li Huaide was a little embarrassed.

"The things are yours. Do you need to discuss with me before giving them to your partner? I'll write you a note and transfer the money directly to Yu Shui's name." Li Huaide walked down the steps handed to him by Zhang Dabao.

"Uncle, you are so polite," said Zhang Dabao.

"Get out, take your donkey with you. You can't keep it if you're late. You should have informed us in advance when you invited us. Zhuzi can't go back. He has to stay here to work overtime. After these donkeys are weighed, you can go to the finance department to settle the accounts." Li Huaide pretended to be angry and told Zhang Dabao to leave quickly.

"Uncle, please keep the skin for me. This donkey skin can be used to cook donkey-hide gelatin, which is very good." Zhang Dabao turned around and said, and he and He Yushui each led a donkey, left the factory, and went to Chunfeng Hutong.

"Brother Dabiao, this is your courtyard. I've only heard about it from my brother. This is my first time here." He Yushui went to look at every room.

"Will we move here after we get married?" Zhang Dabao asked He Yushui.

"I'll listen to you." He Yushui felt a little shy when she heard about getting married.

"We still have to go back to the factory. The car is still parked at the factory gate. I have to return the car to Director Yu," Zhang Dabao said to He Yushui.

"I'm not going. You can go and send me off yourself. I'd better go home. My father and brother talked all night yesterday and I couldn't sleep," said He Yushui.

"Let's go to the factory, get in the car, I'll take you back first." Zhang Dabao gently hugged He Yushui, and He Yushui rested her head on Zhang Dabao's shoulder. The two of them were affectionate for a few minutes.

After getting in the car, Zhang Dabao sent He Yushui to Yard 95 and returned the pickup truck to Yu Sinian, including the kilograms of donkey meat in the truck.

"Uncle Yu, I also brought back a donkey. In a few days, I'll ask someone to kill it and we'll have a donkey feast," Zhang Dabao invited.

"Dabao, you're too polite. You're giving me so much meat when I get off the car. How can I say hello to you?" Yu Sinian was very satisfied with Zhang Dabao's behavior. Friends should reciprocate courtesies. People who always want to take advantage of others will have no friends.

Since there were still two live donkeys, Zhang Dabao went to the street coal factory and found his sixth brother Zhang Dasen. "Sixth brother, I went to Baoding to buy a donkey. Please go back when you have time and ask fifth brother to take a donkey cart. I will contact the coal factory in Dongfang Street. All three groups of you can deliver the goods. This will also save fifth brother from being blamed by his sister-in-law at home," said Zhang Dabao.

"Who should we ask to be the other person?" Zhang Dasen asked Zhang Dabao.

"You guys discuss it yourselves. Zhang Dasong can't come. I see he's not feeling well," said Zhang Dabao.

"His family is good at maintaining the status quo and preserving everything." Zhang Dasen still has the mentality of a good guy.

"You just decide. I have brought the donkey back. Isn't the cart a little small to use as a donkey cart?" Zhang Dabao asked Zhang Dasen.

"It's a little small, but it's okay. Nowadays, the deliveries are not that large each time. A few hundred kilograms for one household is a lot. One hundred or two hundred kilograms at most. After modifying the cart, it should be enough," said Zhang Dasen.

"I happen to have a cart. If not, I can send both the donkey and the cart to you. You can ask Shoumin to go home and call someone," said Zhang Dabao.

"Good idea. There are still two trucks of goods, each weighing 100 kilograms. I can do it by myself. Shoumin, you go back now and come with your fifth brother and the others tomorrow morning. Call Shoucheng too, as he is the eldest grandson after all." Zhang Dasen said to his nephew, gave him one dollar and asked him to take a bus to the commune.

Zhang Shoumin looked at Zhang Dabiao and saw that he had no objection, so he got off the cart, took the money and left. Zhang Dasen continued to deliver goods. In the evening, Zhang Dabiao called Jia Dongxu. Zhang Dabiao led the donkey and Jia Dongxu pulled the cart to where Zhang Dasen and others lived. Of course, Zhang Dabiao had already bought the tires and other things.

In the evening, Zhang Dabao and Jia Dongxu had dinner here with their brothers and nephews. During the meal, Zhang Dayang said something that caught Zhang Dabao's attention.

"Over here in Xiangyang, there is a family that has shaved their heads and is in very good condition. I have delivered goods to him twice this month. Every time I go to his house to deliver goods, I can see him eating meat. He also drinks beer, the same color as urine," Zhang Dayang said enviously.

"Do you work in a government office?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"Not like that. He looks like he's dressed normally. He must be a worker, or a night shift worker. He's the only one at home, so he must use a lot of coal. How could the stove not go out?" Zhang Dayang's face was full of envy.

"Where is home?" Zhang Dabao asked casually.

"He lives alone in No. 18, Jinyu Hutong, a small courtyard. His family conditions are so good." Zhang Dayang's mouth was full of envy, but Zhang Dabao heard something wrong.

How can a person who lives alone be so rich? It is not enough to just have money. Where did he get all these supplies? Most importantly, who gave him the money?