Siheyuan: Survival Guide for Courtyard No. 95

Yi Zhonghai was thinking in his mind, he couldn't ask Sha Zhu not to send lunch boxes to the Jia family, otherwise Jia Zhangshi would have to go to his doorstep to beg for food every day?

Given Lao Yi's character of "I will take the blame and you will die", how could he be willing to spend so much money?

But he had to pretend to be obedient in front of the old lady. After all, he would need her’s help many times in the future.

"Old lady, Zhuzi must have been bewitched by the daughter-in-law of the Jia family. This kind of love at first sight is the most difficult to break up.

How about you give me some ideas to implement? I don’t have much experience in this area.”

The deaf old lady looked up at Yi Zhonghai. She didn't believe that Old Yi had no way out. If Old Yi really wanted to take care of the Jia family's affairs, he could find Yang Liming and ask the Jia family to move to another place.

No matter what, Lao Yi is also a senior fitter and it is impossible for him to not have privileges in the factory.

But when I thought of his hypocritical nature, I knew that Lao Yi was still trying to find a solution that would satisfy both parties, so I simply ignored him.

The old lady stood up and began to pace in the small room again. Her crutch hit the ground again and again with much greater force than last time. Soon, it poked small holes in the floor tiles beside the kang. It was obvious that the weight of the crutch was not as heavy as people in the yard saw. If it was made of wood, how could it be harder than the floor tiles?

After turning around for more than ten times, a cruel idea came into the old lady's mind. She walked to Yi Zhonghai and patted his shoulder with her skinny hand.

"Zhonghai, what if Zhuzi and Qin Huairu become a family? This will not only solve Zhuzi's problem, but Qin Huairu is also recognized as a filial elder in the courtyard.

You can help them more when you have time, so that Huairu will be grateful to you. Then Zhuzi and Huairu can take care of us in our old age. With the filial piety of these two people, we can all have a happy old age."

"Old lady, Qin Huairu is Jia Dongxu's wife. How can she and Zhuzi get together? Are you confused?"

The deaf old lady looked up at Yi Zhonghai, and the viciousness in her eyes made Yi Zhonghai's heart tremble.

"Are you playing dumb with me? Isn't my meaning clear enough?

Who is Jia Dongxu? Just a chess piece.

Since he is blocking the way, let him disappear. This way we can get a pension for the Jia family just like we did with Old Jia.

But even if Jia Dongxu is gone, Jia Zhang is still a roadblock, so we have to find a way to make her disappear as well."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai hurriedly interrupted the deaf old lady.

"Madam, Dongxu is my disciple after all. Although he has become more and more outrageous under Jia Zhang's teachings over the years, he still respects me. I won't be so cruel to him, right?

Or could you think of another way?"

An old lady seemed to be hesitant to speak beside Yi Zhonghai, but in the end she said nothing. The old lady grinned and said to Old Yi.

“Zhong Hai, have you gotten used to being a fitter master over the years?

Have you forgotten what you used to do?

That’s right, you are now a moral model in Nanluoguxiang and a senior fitter in a steel rolling mill, and you have long forgotten the oath you made.

But now I am ordering you, not informing you. We are all grasshoppers on the same rope. Our greatest wish is to live well and spend our old age in peace.

If you try to fool me here, I will have to use family rules."

When Yi Zhonghai heard the word "family rules", his body trembled involuntarily twice, and he swallowed the words he wanted to refute. However, he neither agreed nor rejected the old lady's suggestion. He nodded to the old lady, got up and left the house, as a way of expressing his dissatisfaction.

When the old lady saw Yi Zhonghai leave the house, she knew that he had tacitly agreed to the matter. Her sharp eyes became cloudy again, and she sat down on the kang and spoke in a voice that only she could hear.

"Zhong Hai, don't blame me. This is fate. Who knew that a party-state with a million troops would disappear so quickly?"

At this time, the table of Xu Damao, the old lady's neighbor, was already filled with delicacies that were rarely seen on weekdays.

Xu Damao took out his treasured table, poured a glass for Lou Xiao'e, and filled his own glass before speaking.

"Ezi, you didn't see it. Not only does Shazhu act wildly in the yard on weekdays, but today he even dared to act arrogantly with the factory security guards.

He was knocked down by the two men in just a few hits and was pinned to the ground, not even daring to resist.

This time I finally got rid of my anger. It seems that when the weather is crazy, it will rain, and when people are crazy, there will be disasters. My ancestors were right.

Come, let’s have fun today.”

After being together with Chen Xueru for a long time, Lou Xiao'e also became very disgusted with the deaf old lady, Yi Zhonghai, and Sha Zhu.

She still remembered the last time Xu Damao was beaten and hospitalized. After all, it hadn't been that long.

Seeing that her man was in a good mood, she also drank two glasses with him.

"Da Mao, according to what you said, Sha Zhu stole things from the factory, which is against the law, right? So is his crime serious enough to warrant a sentence?"

Xu Damao loves to drink, but his alcohol tolerance is very poor. However, he can still hold two glasses of wine.

After hearing what Lou Xiao'e said, his head shook like a rattle.

"Not always.

Ezi, you should know that the deaf old lady treats Sha Zhu as her own grandson, so she will definitely intervene. Moreover, the old lady's connections are unfathomable, so she must have a backer and a patron. It's hard to say until the end."

After hearing this, Lou Xiao'e refused to do it. In terms of backing and support, which family could be stronger than the Lou family before liberation?

Although we are now liberated and the Lou family is not as powerful as before, it is still possible to ensure fairness and justice in the judiciary. This is not like letting judges make blind judgments like before liberation.

"Da Mao, how about we go find my father and ask him to intervene?

I still remember the time Shazhu hit you last time, so you can’t let him off easily this time no matter what.”

When Xu Damao heard what Lou Xiao'e said, his eyes lit up.

"Yes, we are definitely not as capable as the old lady, but we still have Old Taishan."

Thinking of this, he stopped drinking, put on his clothes, and took Lou Xiao'e out of the courtyard.

The deaf old lady would never have thought that Lou Xiao'e hated Sha Zhu so much. What was originally a trivial matter was going to be a big deal once the couple intervened.

Liu Haizhong told his three sons at home about how Sha Zhu was caught stealing things from the factory. He said this after slurping a mouthful of cornmeal.

"I feel very relieved about Guangqi. He graduated from a technical secondary school, is educated and smart, and has a partner and a job.

Guangtian and Guangfu, you two must be careful and don't learn from Shazhu. If you two dare to go out and steal things, I won't care even if you are beaten to death. I will just treat you as if I don't have this son."

Guangtian and Guangfu have been beaten less often recently, mainly because Liu Haizhong can no longer drink alcohol. In an age of food shortage, where can one find grain to make wine?

However, after living under the tyranny of Liu Hai for a long time, the two young men nodded in agreement.

"Dad, Guangfu and I will definitely learn from big brother and be useful to society and will not bring shame to you."