I became a poor little sophora japonica in the courtyard

At No. 95 Courtyard, Qin Jingru disappeared when she went out to urinate. This made Jia Jia and Sha Zhu very nervous!

"She just went to the toilet at the entrance of the alley, how come she couldn't recognize the way back? She must have met a kidnapper!" Jia Zhang guessed randomly.

"She's already this old, how could a kidnapper like her? He must have lost his mind. Silly Zhu, let's go out and look for her separately."

Qin Huairu was extremely nervous. She had brought this person up, and if anything happened, she would not be able to explain to her uncle and aunt.

The two of them searched separately. Sha Zhu went to Shichahai, and Qin Huairu went straight to Beixinqiao. The two of them searched outside for an entire afternoon, but there was no sign of Qin Jingru. The two of them hadn't even eaten lunch yet, and they were hungry and thirsty, so they could only walk back dejectedly.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the two of them met at the gate of the courtyard at the same time. From their faces, it was clear that they had not found the person.

As soon as they returned to Jia's house, Jia Zhang took out a letter and said that it was just delivered by a neighborhood child, and the person who asked him to deliver the letter gave the child ten cents.

Since Jia Zhang was illiterate and Banggeng was not at home, she did not open the book to read.

Qin Huairu opened the envelope and felt relieved immediately.

"The letter was written by Qin Jingru! The letter said that she didn't like Sha Zhu, so she went back first." Qin Huairu read the letter and explained to Jia Zhangshi and Sha Zhu.

Sha Zhu's face changed immediately! "How could your cousin be like this? Is this human nature? Isn't this just a joke? Forget it! I can't afford to marry such a person."

After saying that, Sha Zhu angrily slammed the door and left. Qin Huairu also looked embarrassed!

What happened to Qin Jingru? She went to the toilet without saying goodbye, causing everyone to worry about her for the whole afternoon. Not only did she feel nervous, but she also offended Sha Zhu.

It would take a lot of effort to coax Sha Zhu back.

"Who is your cousin? If I were Shazhu, I would be angry too. This time, I didn't accomplish anything good, but instead offended Shazhu completely. Let's see what you're going to do next?"

Jia Zhang also had a worried look on her face. If Sha Zhu really didn't help her Jia family, the whole family would starve just relying on Qin Huairu's salary.

Huaihua spent a day at Lou Mansion. Lou Xiaoe's parents treated her very well, and treated her with delicious food and drinks. They teased her by calling her grandpa and grandma, and then gave her a red envelope with five yuan in it as New Year's money.

After dinner, while it was still light, Lou Zhenhua asked the driver to take them back to the courtyard.

Huaihua said goodbye to Lou Xiaoe and returned to the west wing. As soon as she entered the house, she found that her mother Qin Huairu had a sad face. Even Jia Zhangshi's face was not good!

It seems that Qin Huairu has run into trouble! She went to her parents' home and came back two days later. Could something have happened to her parents' home?

She didn't meet her aunt Qin Jingru today, so she had no idea what happened at home just by guessing.

Huaihua thought for a while and decided to help her mother Qin Huairu. Although this mother was not very kind to her, she was still the biological mother of this body.

If the problem can be solved with money, then it is not a big deal. She reached into her pocket and took out five big red envelopes, including the five yuan New Year's money that Lou's parents gave her today.

"This is the New Year's money that someone gave me today. I give it all to you."

Huaihua gave the red envelopes to Qin Huairu, who opened them and found a brand new big unity note in each red envelope. There was a total of 55 yuan in it, which was exactly her two months' salary.

This shocked her! Is Lou Xiao'e's family so rich? The New Year's money given to other people's children is so generous? The red envelopes of this rich family are different from others. They look so luxurious, and the patterns and fonts are all printed in gold. Unlike ordinary families, they just use a piece of red paper to wrap it.

"Huaihua is really capable. She can even make money for mom!"

Qin Huairu immediately smiled! She squatted down, hugged her little daughter and kissed her little face.

It seems that I was right to let my little daughter run wild! Huaihua is so young and can earn money for the family.

She suddenly realized that Xiao Huaihua had been reborn. Her face was no longer sallow, and her fair face even had some baby fat. Her body no longer felt skinny, and there were even dimples on the back of her hands.

"Mom, how come Huaihua has so much New Year's money? I want some too!"

Bang Geng, who was standing by, immediately became jealous! He and Xiao Dang each received three cents in lucky money during the Spring Festival. The four yuan they earned by knocking on bowls and singing lotus flowers yesterday had already been confiscated by his grandmother, Jia Zhang.

"If you want it, you have to ask others to give it to you! You can go knocking on the broken bowl and beg for it from house to house."

Qin Huairu already knew what happened yesterday on the first day of the new year. Qin Huairu had already scolded Sha Zhu for this. On the first day of the new year, he took his children to beg. You can't joke like that!

Seeing the stack of money in Qin Huairu's hand, Jia Zhang also began to feel jealous. She cursed Xiao Huaihua in her heart, asking why she didn't give her two red envelopes.

Qin Huairu got a sum of money for free, and her mood became cheerful. She had already forgotten about her cousin Qin Jingru. As for how to please Sha Zhu, she could just take advantage of him!

Taking advantage of the Spring Festival holiday at home, Qin Huairu stayed with Sha Zhu every day. By whispering in his ear and drinking wine with him, she successfully pulled Sha Zhu back.

During the Spring Festival holiday in 1966, the city of Beijing experienced the lowest temperature in recorded history, minus 27.4 degrees Celsius.

Rivers, ponds, and lakes were all frozen solid to the bottom. Water supply became a big problem for residents of the city, who could only break up the ice and melt it for use.

Children from Nanluoguxiang brought their homemade sleds to Shichahai for ice skating. Now the ice is full of people.

Huaihua put on the snow boots she bought on the platform, tied a few straw ropes around the soles, and then she stepped onto the ice of Shichahai.

She wasn't here to skate. She turned on the perspective scanning function and looked down to search for treasures hidden at the bottom of the lake.

She heard that the Beihai Park had opened the Beihai Ice Skating Rink, so she took a bus to Beihai Park. By the time she had sifted through all the ice rinks like a net, it was already the beginning of spring in March.

On March 8, Women's Day, He Yushui and her police fiancé attended a collective wedding held by the Textile Bureau. There was no wedding banquet in the courtyard, but each family was given some wedding candy.

After Yu Shui got married and moved out, her east wing became vacant. Qin Huairu immediately fell in love with the place, so she went to discuss it with Sha Zhu.

"Silly Zhu, I want to discuss something with you. My three children have grown up, but there is only one room in the house. Your east wing is not occupied now, why not rent it to me? I will pay you the rent every month!"

"Don't disgust me! I just need your 80 cents for rent. Anyway, no one lives in that house, so Sister Qin can just live in it as if it were your own home."

Sha Zhu looked indifferent. The east wing was short and small, only a little over ten square meters, and there was no ventilation at all. It could only be used as a storage room in the future!

Qin Huairu got the key to the east wing and went back to discuss with her mother-in-law, Jia Zhang. She planned to let Jia Zhang move into the east wing.

"I won't move! It's not like I don't have a house. Qin Huairu, let me tell you, don't even think about asking me to make room for you. This west wing belongs to the old Jia family. Just forget about it!"

When Jia Zhang heard that she was to live in the small and low East Ear Room, she immediately started to curse at her daughter-in-law. What is the East Ear Room? It was where the servants of the Siheyuan lived in the past.

"Mom, no matter how bad it is, it's still a house. If I don't act first, someone else will rent it sooner or later. If you don't live there, then I will!"

Qin Huairu was also helpless! The supply of houses outside was very tight now, and she was making early plans for the future.

"You are not allowed to live there either! Qin Huairu, don't even think about leaving this family." Jia Zhang said viciously. Don't play such petty tricks in front of me.

"Then let Banggeng live there, right?" Qin Huairu could only compromise again.

"Qin Huairu, how dare you do this to your mother? Banggeng is only a few years old, and you let him live alone in the east wing? If he kicks off the quilt in the middle of the night and catches a cold, I will never forgive you." Jia Zhang was a hundred percent against it. Her good grandson could not sleep in the house where the servants lived. Unlucky!

"Then what do you say we should do? We can't just return the house to Sha Zhu." Qin Huairu saw that Jia Zhang said she disagreed with everything, and she couldn't hold back her attitude.

"Then let Huaihua live there! She's used to sleeping alone anyway. If she lives in the east wing, we can just take down the bed in the outer room, so that the outer room will be more spacious."

Jia Zhang gave her daughter-in-law an idea. Qin Huairu was helpless! Someone must live in the east ear room, otherwise it might be taken back by Sha Zhu one day. She could only let Huaihua live alone when she was only five years old.

But Huaihua was willing to do it! This was like having her own room. She could go in and out of the space at night without having to worry about being discovered. She could stay in the space as long as she wanted!

And living next door to Sha Zhu, I can monitor his and Lou Xiao'e's every move in the future. I can't let Sha Zhu take advantage of Aunt Lou!

That day, Huaihua moved into the east ear room alone and became neighbors with Uncle Shazhu.