Siheyuan: Grassroots Counterattack

Yi Zhonghai came to the yard and began to assign people to carry the coffin. He looked at Qin Huairu intentionally or unintentionally, and the idea in his mind began to grow wildly after it emerged.

Qin Huairu certainly felt this passionate gaze, but she kept her head down and didn't dare to look in that direction. They were all married, so she knew very well what was revealed in Yi Zhonghai's eyes. Although she sneered in her heart, her family still had to rely on him for food in the future, so Qin Huairu pretended not to know.

The famine has lasted for more than two years now, and supplies have become extremely scarce, so at noon, all Sha Zhu could make was some wild vegetable soup and cornmeal cakes, which were picked by the people in the courtyard from the suburbs. As for cornmeal, Yi Zhonghai took out 50 kilograms of it from his home. Although the meal was not good, everyone ate it with relish.

As soon as Sha Zhu said it was time to eat, the snoring in the room stopped. Jia Zhang rushed out of the room like a wild boar, went to the stove and poured wild vegetable soup into a bowl.

There weren't many wild vegetables in the pot to begin with, and after Jia Zhang's attack, there was basically only soup left in the pot, and Jia Zhang walked into the house holding a bowl and three pancakes in her hand. Just when people around thought the matter was over, Jia Zhang rushed out of the house again, scooped two bowls of soup, and walked into the house holding four pancakes in her hand.

In the room, Jia Zhang asked Banggeng to eat quickly, and then she started eating too, while Xiaodang drank the soup in small sips.

She didn't care about Qin Huairu at all. The neighbors were shocked by Jia Zhang's actions. They had never seen such a shameless person. She didn't spend a penny on her own funeral. The money for the coffin was all paid by Yi Zhonghai. As for how the people around knew about it, Yi Zhonghai and his wife were not the kind of people who would do good deeds without leaving their names. Aunt Yi had already spread the news in the yard.

There was nothing they could do but each have a pancake and a bowl of soup. This time the soup was really hot, and there were only a few wild vegetable leaves in the bowl.

After everyone finished their meal and rested for a while, Yi Zhonghai went outside to contact a truck to pull the coffin. Jia Dongxu was to be buried in the suburbs, at least 5 miles away from here, and it was unrealistic to carry the coffin.

Yan Bugui and Li's father did not drink the wild vegetable soup, but just took a cake and went home. Drinking hot water at home is better than that bowl of wild vegetable soup.

Because it was summer and the weather was hot, Jia Dongxu only stopped the wake for half a day. When Yi Zhonghai came back, he began to arrange the wake. Qin Huairu cried heartbreakingly, while Jia Zhangshi was howling, but if you looked closely, there was not a single tear in her eyes.

Although she was sad about Jia Dongxu's death, the most important thing now is her retirement. Qin Huairu is still so young. Can she take care of this family for the rest of her life?

That's not necessarily true. She knew Qin Huairu to some extent. After all, they had lived together for so many years. She knew that she was not an honest woman and she couldn't keep her.

The funeral ended with everyone having different thoughts. After the coffin was delivered to the car, except for those who needed to carry the coffin to the grave and go to the suburbs, everyone else began to clean up the courtyard.

So when Li Tianyi came back from work and went to the courtyard, the yard had returned to its original state. Only the smell of burning paper in the air proved that Jia Dongxu was really offline.

After Yi Zhonghai and his companions returned to the courtyard, they went to the Jia family. As soon as Jia Zhang sat down on the kang, she heard Yi Zhonghai say that the factory's investigation had been completed and the compensation had been paid.

Jia Zhang stood up excitedly, "How much compensation was paid?"

Yi Zhonghai said calmly: "300 yuan."

Jia Zhang was stunned, and then she was furious. "How can it be so little? I'll go to the steel mill and find them. This is a life. Just give them 300 yuan. If you don't give me 1000 yuan, this matter will not be resolved!"

As he said that, he rushed to the yard. Yi Zhonghai hurriedly grabbed Jia Zhangshi and said, "Old sister-in-law, calm down first and listen to what I have to say."

"What are you talking about? You are an incompetent master. I will go and make trouble and see if the steel mill can handle it!"

Yi Zhonghai suppressed his anger and said, "The factory's investigation concluded that Dongxu violated regulations. According to the factory's regulations, they could only compensate 100, but the factory leaders felt sorry for the Jia family who had no labor force, so they only compensated 300. The factory does not need the Jia family to compensate for the damaged machines."

"Are you still not satisfied? You know, a machine costs tens of thousands. If you keep making a fuss, what will happen to your family if the factory investigates? And the factory has also decided that after Qin Huairu finishes giving birth, she can take over Dongxu's shift. You should be content."

Jia Zhang had calmed down by now. She didn't really want to fight to the death with the steel mill. She just wanted to get more money back to provide for her retirement in her later years.

Hearing Yi Zhonghai mention the job, Jia Zhang's eyes rolled and she said, "Take over Dongxu's job? Sure, but Qin Huairu, you can't remarry in this life. You are a member of the Jia family in life and a ghost of the Jia family in death. If you remarry, I will drive you back to the countryside, and you can't take Banggeng with you."

Qin Huairu quickly assured him, "Mom, I'm going to have three children, why should I remarry? I'll just stay with this family for the rest of my life."

She dreamed of getting a job in the city, but she had a rural household registration, and after marrying Jia Dongxu, her children also had rural household registration. If she took over Jia Dongxu's job, she could move her household registration to the city, and her children would also have a rural household registration.

"Okay, Lao Yi, you heard it today. After you take over Dong Xu's job, you have to give me 3 yuan a month for retirement."

"Ah? Mom, we all live together, and we still have to give you money for your retirement?"

Jia Zhang nodded heavily, "That's right, if you don't give it to me, I will sell this job, so that at least I can get a few hundred dollars."

"Mom, I'll give it to you, isn't it okay for me to give it to you?" Qin Huairu was really afraid that her mother-in-law would sell her job. Wouldn't her dream of becoming a city dweller be shattered?

Yi Zhonghai could see that Jia Zhang had a hold on Qin Huairu's weak spot. Qin Huairu would probably not have an easy life in this family in the future, but wouldn't it be better this way? If he showed a little more care for her, wouldn't she throw herself into his arms?

The more he thought about it, the hotter he felt. His lower body was already showing signs of rising. Yi Zhonghai quickly shifted his attention and calmed his inner restlessness.

Although Jia Zhang was talking to Qin Huairu, her eyes were always on Yi Zhonghai. When she saw the desire in Yi Zhonghai's eyes when he looked at Qin Huairu, she secretly thought in her heart that something was wrong. This old man actually had eyes for his apprentice's wife!

Jia Zhang knew that it was not easy for them, an orphan and a widow, to live in this courtyard, and they still had to rely on Yi Zhonghai for many things, so now was not the time to fall out with him.

But if they kill someone, wouldn't it be a disgrace to the Jia family? No, I have to think of a way. Qin Huairu is so young and beautiful, there will definitely be many men around her in the future, so I have to think about what to do.