Siheyuan: Learning to be the sixth

"Jia Dongxu, what do you say about your son going to my house and stealing chickens today?" Jia Pinggui had been waiting for a whole day and stood up and asked immediately.

When Jia Dongxu heard that Bang Geng was causing trouble again, his first reaction was to retreat behind Liu Xia. He secretly hid ten yuan, but he didn't dare to let Liu Xia know.

Jia Dongxu's actions refreshed the three views of everyone in this small mountain village. Is he a man? He actually hides behind a woman when something happens.

Although Liu Xia was embarrassed, she couldn't leave the stick tied to the tree forever. What if something bad happened?

Liu Xia is also a smart person. She also knows that if she negotiates directly with Jia Pinggui, she will lose a lot of money just by looking at his angry look.

So after his little eyes rolled around and glanced around, they stopped their gaze on the village chief, Jia Ping'an.

"Uncle village chief, you see, our family has just returned, and the children are short of meat and fish, so they made a mistake. How much do you think we should compensate Uncle Pinggui?"

Liu Xia came from a group of men. With this compliment, Jia Ping'an felt that his niece-in-law was quite sensible and knew who were the big and small kings in the village.

So after some calculation in his mind, he asked Liu Xia to compensate Jia Pinggui's family three dollars and let the matter go.

But every family has its own rules, and a beating with Bang Geng is inevitable.

Although Liu Xia felt very sorry for spending the three yuan, she would not feel so sorry if she were in Beijing. The main reason was that it was too difficult to make money in this small mountain village.

After all, one work point is only one or two cents. After working hard for a year, you can only get a few dozen yuan in good weather. This means a month's income is gone in an instant.

Jia Pinggui got the money, but he was not as happy as he had imagined. After all, this old hen was the best at laying eggs among all the hens in his family. However, he could not but give face to Jia Pingan.

I just couldn't help but remind him again.

"Ping An, there hasn't been any petty theft in our village for many years, and the clan rules must be followed."

Originally, Jia Ping'an wanted to give Liu Xia some face, but when he saw that all the clan members were looking at him, his heart suddenly tightened. He was careless. If he made an exception today, his prestige would be gone. He almost fell into Liu Xia's trap.

What Liu Xia didn't know was that from this moment on, her family was officially listed as unwelcome persons by Jia Ping'an.

Liu Xia was also stunned when she heard this.

"Clan rules? What clan rules? What else do we need to do now that we have already paid the compensation?"

Jia Ping'an was afraid that if he told this matter, it would offend Liu Xia's family.

"Jia Dongxu, don't tell me your father didn't tell you the clan rules of our Jia family~"

Jia Dongxu wanted to say he didn't know, but he didn't dare. If he said he didn't know, he would be admitting that he was not a member of the Jia family. Without the family's blessing, it would be even more difficult to survive.

"Uncle village chief, how can we forget the rules set by our ancestors~"

"But if there are thieves, they will be flogged, one flog per household."

Liu Xia was also stunned when she heard this. Her son was going to be beaten up unilaterally.

"Jia Dongxu, are you just going to watch your own son get beaten?"

Jia Dongxu saw that the eyes of the villagers were becoming more and more unfriendly. His wife was usually very smart, but she would get confused easily when it came to sticky things.

So he quickly pulled Liu Xia aside and said, "Wife, if we want to survive in the village and not be isolated, we have no choice but to accept it~"

Although Liu Xia was reluctant, she accepted it when she thought that she was pregnant and might have to trouble her family.

"Jia Dongxu, if you had been more courageous, how could Banggeng have become like this? You two shouldn't have dinner tonight~"

When Jia Dongxu heard that he would be hungry again tonight, even though his calves were cramping, he could still tell the difference between skipping a meal and skipping a year.

"Uncle village chief, please follow the clan rules. The child is young, can you use less force~"

Although Jia Ping'an agreed verbally, he was thinking in his heart: "I say what I want to say, whether the people in the room listen or not is their business."

Banggeng had been beaten before, but this was the first time he was tied up and beaten like this. Even though he was a little more "mature" than his peers, he was scared at this moment.

The whips were used to hit the body, some were gentle, some were very hard, the stick was screaming in pain.

Now he also understood that this was not the capital. If you said anything harsh, you would be beaten even harder. After all, they would not forget to say:

"I'm your great grandfather. If I find out that you're not doing something clean, this will be considered a light punishment."

"I'm your uncle~"

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Bang Geng collapsed. Without my real grandma, a bunch of grandparents suddenly appeared~

Looking at their attitude, if my little tree grows crooked, it would be like a slap in their face. Even if I am stupid, I know that my life will be difficult in the future.

As Jia Ping'an finished his last whip.

"Jia Dongxu, Liu Xia, take the child back. You must discipline him strictly in the future. If he does it again, it won't be like this today~"

Liu Xia felt so distressed when she saw her eldest son covered in wounds all over his body.

With tears in his eyes, he walked back holding the stick. Jia Dongxu followed closely behind, jumping and skipping, which was quite funny.

What they didn't know was that after they left, Jia Ping'an told everyone to disperse and not to isolate Jia Dongxu's family in the future.

However, many honest families in the village immediately twisted their children and grandchildren and said viciously: "Stay away from Banggeng in the future. If they dare to be naughty with him, their families will not want them anymore~"

This trick was quite effective. The little ones were scared and started crying loudly.

After this incident, Jia Dongxu's family was unable to truly integrate into the village for many years.

The story of the Jia family comes to an end here for the time being.

Back in Beijing, the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, led by He Yuzhu, did not stick to the old ways and constantly improved its technology, making their products a hot commodity.

As the steel mill's goods became increasingly scarce, many large third-line construction bases specifically requested steel from the Red Star Steel Mill. However, He Yuzhu always had a principle: he would buy steel but would not accept triangular debts. Otherwise, such a large quantity would have dragged down the Red Star Steel Mill in less than a year.

It’s not that no one has complained to the leaders that He Yuzhu does not trust his comrades and is undermining the construction of the Third Front.

Mr. Liu was also troubled by this, so he called He Yuzhu to his office and asked him if he could make some concessions.

He Yuzhu responded: "Mr. Liu, this job cannot be opened. How about you replace me? I can't let tens of thousands of people in the steel mill go hungry."

Mr. Liu also knew that the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill had a hard time running it. The mill never asked for funding from its superiors and was basically self-sufficient, not only supporting itself but also such a large scientific research base.

Seeing that He Yuzhu was very determined, Mr. Liu actually had the same idea as He Yuzhu.