Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

The weather this year is very cold. After about half a month, it has reached the coldest time of the year. Unlike later generations, every household has heating, and the rich can buy some coal to burn. Although it can't be said to keep warm, at least the body will not be so cold.

Those who have no money can only pick up some dead branches and leaves to burn, and the most typical example is Yan Fugui's family. This is because Yan Fugui was cheated when buying coal before winter, which caused his family to lose a lot of money. Yan Fugui felt very annoyed and could only burn some wood, and he didn't burn it in the stove, but just made a brazier in a broken iron basin.

Yan Fugui's family was so cold that their noses were drooling. Yan Fugui wiped his nose, which made the children beside him feel very disgusted. Yan Jiecheng frowned and said, "Hey, I say, let's buy a stove. It won't cost much. If this continues, the three of us will definitely catch a cold."

Yan Fugui said while shaking his body, "Why do you need to buy a stove? Our family is very rich. We can have enough food and clothes to wear, but we are poor because we cannot plan well. How can you not understand this principle?" A series of black lines appeared on Yan Jiecheng's face, which was still quite presentable. But Yan Fugui was his father after all, and it was impossible for him to disobey his father's words.

The second son, Yan Jiefang, thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we fix the old stove? It's really freezing cold." Yan Fugui was stunned and nodded reluctantly. But after thinking for a while, he said, "Why don't we..." With the belief that every penny saved is a penny saved, Yan Fugui still wanted to struggle one last time.

Yang Ruihua couldn't stand the cold. She was wearing only a few clothes, and the temperature in her home was as cold as ice and snow. As long as the sun was out, Yang Ruihua felt that it was even colder outside than inside. The two rooms in their home were facing away from the sun, and were relatively humid. If they didn't burn some coal, they would definitely catch a cold.

For the sake of his newborn daughter and his sons, Yang Ruihua sighed and said, "Old man, let's do as the children say. It's just a matter of spending some money. Let's find someone reliable this time." Yan Fugui thought about it and nodded helplessly.

When Jia Dongxu got home, Jia Zhangshi was covered with two quilts, but she still felt very cold. Her teeth were chattering, and she looked at her son and daughter-in-law Xu Erni tremblingly and said, "Son, I am really freezing to death. Can you burn more coal? Do you really want to kill me?"

Jia Dongxu was speechless. He looked at his mother. He was also very cold. His teeth were chattering. He sat next to the cold stove and frowned, saying, "Mom, the weather this year is not good at all. The price of coal briquettes is very high. Please hold on for a while."

Xu Erni looked at her old lady with a sad face. She was really shameless. Not only did she cover herself with her own quilt, but she also covered her husband and wife with their quilt. They were also cold now. They didn't expect the weather to be so cold this year.

Jia Zhang frowned and said, "You two are unfilial sons. I am so cold, and you are still like this. I am cold, I am cold." Jia Dongxu sighed, thought for a while and said, "I have no choice. I only get 18 yuan a month. And the price of coal is very expensive now. If I really go to buy coal, I don't have any money. Mom, I remember you still have some money in your hand."

Hearing that her son was going to touch her pension money, Jia Zhang's fat face showed a ferocious look. Leaning against the foot of the bed, she stared at her son and daughter-in-law with a pair of vicious eyes and said, "Hey, Old Jia. Come up and take a look. Your unfilial son and daughter-in-law are really going to drive an old woman like me to death. I won't live anymore. I won't live anymore."

Jia Dongxu frowned and said, "Then I won't pay you this month's salary. I'll go to the coal station to buy some coal and we'll have a good winter." Jia Zhang looked like a rooster with its feathers blown off. She glared at her son and scolded him, "Bullshit! My monthly pension cannot be reduced. How can you save money at such a young age? I, an old lady, have to check for you."

Xu Erni was speechless. If this happened in their rural hometown, as soon as their son got married, he would have to live separately from his parents. Not to mention the bullshit pension money, parents would voluntarily give their children some living expenses. I didn't expect to have such a mother-in-law. How old is her mother-in-law?

If her mother-in-law were in her hometown in the countryside, she would be an adult labor force in the family. Some elderly people in the countryside can still work in the fields in their sixties and seventies. Xu Erni was speechless that her mother-in-law was so fat.

Jia Dongxu didn't know what to do now. As a very filial son, he certainly couldn't disobey his mother's orders. But he had to give his mother the rest of his monthly salary except for five yuan for his living expenses. The price of coal was ridiculously high now, what could he do?

Jia Zhang was lying on the bed covered with a quilt and said to her son, "Son, go find that old man Yi Zhonghai and think of a solution. If we really have to endure this, this winter will be very difficult for us." Jia Dongxu's face was a little unnatural. After all, he was the head of the family and often went to his master for help. If he said this, wouldn't he lose all his face?

No one knows a son better than his mother. Jia Zhang knew her son's character very well. She cried and said aggrievedly, "It's my fault. It's my fault. I, an old thing, have dragged you two down. If I were dead, I should have done it well, but I just can't die. I don't want to live anymore if I stay in this world and suffer in vain."

Jia Dongxu frowned and looked at his mother and said, "Why are you talking about life and death for no reason? I won't let you starve or freeze. I'll go ask the master to see what she should do." Jia Zhang gave herself a thumbs up in her heart. As expected, her son still respected him very much.

Jia Zhang nodded and said with a smile, "Your master is thinking about you two and providing for them in their old age. He will definitely find ways to help you. Dongxu, don't be afraid. Go and beg your master."