Siheyuan: I am the Smart Pillar

Jia Dongxu smiled awkwardly and said to his mother, "Mom, didn't you say you would find a wife for me? Do you have a target?" Upon hearing this, Jia Zhang's old face showed bitterness. There was only one room in her house, which was very crowded. Which girl would be willing to marry into her family? She sighed deeply.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, and she pulled her son and said, "Dongxu, we only have one room in our house, and it's very crowded. The girl you're dating doesn't like you, so we have to get another room." Jia Zhang thought for a while and said, "I see He Daqing ran away, right? Can Sha Zhu and that money-loser squeeze in and get you a room?"

Xia Dongxu thought for a while and said, "Will he agree? What if Shazhu doesn't agree?" Jia Zhang's triangular eyes squinted and said, "If he doesn't agree, how dare that idiot not agree. The house I like belongs to me. Besides, they are still just children. Do they need to live in their own rooms?"

Jia Dongxu nodded with a smile. If his family really had another house, he would be getting married soon. Seeing that her son was still a little nervous, Jia Zhang smiled and said, "We will go to Yi Zhonghai's house to discuss it later. With the help of the old man Yi Zhonghai, you can just wait for the house of Shazhu's family."

Jia Zhang was sitting on the kang with a calm expression. She said happily with a curled mouth, "Don't think I don't know what that old man Yi Zhonghai is up to. The expenses of your wedding may fall on Yi Zhonghai. Go to your master's house later to discuss it. Your master will definitely help you."

Jia Dongxu nodded in agreement, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Then mom, should I sell something? After all, the master is here to help me, and it would be a bit bad to go empty-handed." Jia Zhangshi was reluctant at first. In her mind, it was good enough that her family could take care of Yi Zhonghai. Why would she give him a gift? But she thought that it was her son's lifelong event, so she sighed, took out three yuan from her pocket and said, "Then take this money, go to the entrance of the alley to buy some braised meat and a bottle of wine to have a drink with your master, talk about the difficulties of our family, and let Lao Yi help you."

Jia Dongxu smiled and nodded, then took the money and went outside to buy braised meat. Only Jia Zhang was left in the room, watching her son leave. Jia Zhang curled her lips and said, "Hey, my pension is three dollars short again, I have to think of a way to make up for it somewhere."

While her son was away, Jia Zhang dug up a brick in the corner. There was a wooden box under the bricks. Jia Zhang opened the wooden box and counted the cash inside. Looking at the money in the wooden box, Jia Zhang nodded with satisfaction. This was the money that Jia Zhang had saved with great difficulty, and it was also the guarantee for his retirement in the future.

She picked up the insoles on the kang and moved the small stool in the corner. She went to the front yard and started chatting with a group of aunties. As soon as Jia Zhang walked to the front yard, she saw a group of aunties laughing. Jia Zhang smiled and said, "Hey, what are you guys talking about so happily?"

Sister Hua said with a smile, "Jia Zhang, Sister Yang is pregnant again, aren't we congratulating her?" Jia Zhang smiled and said, "Oh, Yang Ruihua, your old Yan is really amazing. He looks thin and weak, but I didn't expect that he is pregnant again." Aunt Yan Yang Ruihua beside him sighed and said, "Oh, this child came at the wrong time. Our old Yan's salary is very low. If he raises another child, how can our family afford it?"

Sister Hua smiled and said, "There is always a way out when you reach the mountain. Sister Yang, don't sigh. Sister Yang is a blessed person. She has three little boys in a row. This is something that most people can't envy." Yang Ruihua was very happy. She also gave birth to three boys and was envied by the girls and wives in the yard.

Yang Ruihua smiled and said, "I hope the baby in my belly is a girl, so that we can be companions." The aunts all smiled, but Jia Zhang's face turned ugly. She felt that Yang Ruihua looked down on her because she gave birth to three sons, and she was holding back some anger.

The women squatted in the front yard and chatted, and soon Bai Xiuying came in carrying a pound of meat. The women almost drooled when they saw the meat, and Jia Zhang said with a fake smile, "Oh, the Yi family still lives a good life. They buy meat whenever they want. They are worthy of being the seventh-level fitter in the factory. Unlike us, we still have to raise our own sons. When will this end?"

Bai Xiuying's face turned a little dark. Isn't this obviously laughing at herself for not having given birth to a child? This Jia Zhang was simply stabbing a knife into her heart. She curled her lips and said, "Dongxu's mother, this is a gift from our old man to the old lady. We old couple don't have the luxury of eating it."

Jia Zhang curled her lips. Bai Xiuying was really good at pretending. The aunties beside her all nodded and said with a smile, "The old Yi couple are really filial. I think the old lady is in good spirits after taking care of her." Sister Hua nodded and said, "Yes, everyone in our courtyard will give a thumbs up when you mention the old Yi. When I go back later, I will let my children learn the character of the old Yi couple to respect their elders."

The aunts all thought it made sense and wanted their children to learn the virtue of filial piety. This made Bai Xiuying very satisfied. Did her old man want the young people in the yard to do this? After a few casual chats, Bai Xiuying went to the backyard with the piece of pork.

After Bai Xiuying left, Jia Zhang curled her lips and cursed in her heart, "Why are you pretending?" Sister Hua smiled and shared gossip with the aunts around her. Sister Hua said, "The eldest son of the Liu family is getting married. I wonder if they will set up a banquet in our yard. I really want to eat something. I haven't had meat for several months."

Grandma Cheng, who sells fermented glutinous rice, thought for a while and said, "They should be able to set up a banquet. Everyone knows that Old Liu loves his eldest son very much and treats his other two sons as if they were not human beings. I heard that the wife of Liu's eldest son seems to be from a cadre family. If we don't set up a banquet, the woman won't be happy."

The aunts thought it made a lot of sense and nodded. Mrs. Hua glanced at Jia Zhang and asked, "Hey, Jia Zhang, I heard that your son Jia Dongxu is also going to have a blind date. How is it going?"