Siheyuan: With a system in place, you don’t need to worry in times of famine

That night, under the threat of Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu, Jia Zhang swore several poisonous oaths:

"I swear, I will never cause trouble with other people in the courtyard for no reason in the future, otherwise I will let the sky strike me to death with thunder."

"I swear, I will behave myself and stay at home honestly in the future. I will never cause any trouble, otherwise I will be struck by lightning and die miserably!"

“I swear…”

She had said it at least ten times, and Jia Zhang didn't want to say anything at all, but Jia Dongxu had been staring at her eagerly, and even Qin Huairu was looking at her as if she were watching a show.

Jia Zhang gritted her teeth and repeated all her oaths.

At the same time, he made a deep note of Qin Huairu in his heart.

The night was as cool as water, and the entire courtyard fell into silence.

Jia Dongxu's snoring continued, and even Qin Huairu fell into a deep sleep. Only Jia Zhangshi was tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

Thinking of the humiliation she suffered before going to bed, Jia Zhang felt a bit choked up in her heart, unable to relax or go to sleep, and couldn't fall asleep at all.

Logically speaking, she had worked so hard to raise Jia Dongxu, and finally got him married and had children. As the eldest elder in the family, she should be the head of the family and have the final say in everything.

But now, she was being educated like this by her own daughter-in-law. If she didn't vent this anger, she felt that she would go crazy.

Jia Zhang, who had no desire to sleep at all, had countless thoughts flashing through her mind.

Thinking of Banggeng who was still waiting for him in the juvenile detention center and the one hundred yuan he needed, Jia Zhang suddenly had an idea.

"Huai Ru, Huai Ru..."

"Dongxu, Dongxu..."

After calling Qin Huairu and Jia Dongxu several times and seeing that they didn't respond, Jia Zhang boldly stood up and walked out quietly.

She remembered that when Qin Huairu got married, she came with some dowry. Although it was not worth much money, it would definitely be able to make some money if it was sold.

Taking out a key from the corner of the cabinet, Jia Zhang secretly opened the box.

With the moonlight pouring in through the window, Jia Zhang quickly found some bracelets and necklaces, as well as some other valuable things at the bottom. Jia Zhang packed them all and secretly slipped out of the courtyard.

Thinking of the scene of Qin Huairu's collapse when she woke up, Jia Zhang felt quite happy.

Humph, you want to climb over her head, but don’t you see your own weight?

In order to prevent being discovered by Qin Huairu and others, Jia Zhang did not dare to stop. She ran a long way before finding a place to rest for a while.

She just needs to wait until dawn, and once the shop opens, she can exchange the money!

If the money exchanged is large, we can see if we can redeem it later.

Once Banggeng returns home, Qin Huairu will definitely not dare to do anything so excessive.

Jia Zhang was so happy thinking about it that she tossed and turned for most of the night and fell asleep soon.

When she opened her eyes again, it was already bright outside. Looking at the people surrounding her and pointing at her, Jia Zhang felt a little confused.

After I realized what was happening, I subconsciously felt inside my arms. The thing was still there and not lost. Judging from the time, the shop should be open.

"What are you looking at?!"

Jia Zhang shouted to the people around her, then stood up, stretched her muscles, and trotted to the pawnshop.

I slept for quite a long time. Seeing the sun has risen high in the sky, I think it is getting late.

She had to pawn her things quickly to get some money, give Banggeng a hundred, and hide the rest for herself.

Otherwise, if Qin Huairu and the others found me, all the benefits would be gone.

"Shopkeeper, could you please help me see how much these things can be exchanged for?"

Jia Zhang had slept outside for a night, so her hair was a little messy, and even her clothes were not tidied up.

So when the shopkeeper saw Jia Zhang taking out so many things from her arms, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Could these things have been stolen?

"Shopkeeper, can you help me see how much these things are worth?

Something happened suddenly at home. My son's leg was broken and he urgently needed a large sum of medical expenses.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have taken out the things I had kept in the bottom of my box…”

Feeling the shopkeeper's scrutiny, Jia Zhang hurriedly explained.

As she spoke, she was wiping her eyes, which had not shed tears. Her expression of sorrow was portrayed vividly.

"Row."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately withdrew his gaze and looked carefully at the things on the table.

Every time he looked at one, the shopkeeper would shake his head, which made Jia Zhang tremble with fear. She didn't know what the shopkeeper meant, so she asked quickly:

"Boss, what do you mean by shaking your head?"

"Sister-in-law, these things of yours are worthless and can't be exchanged for much money at all."

"What?"

Jia Zhang was stunned in place, and for a moment she was a little confused:

"These are the treasures from the bottom of the box, sent by my parents. They are dowries, how can they be worthless?!"

"These things of yours are basically inferior and worthless."

The shopkeeper said this truthfully, then picked up the bracelet beside him, rubbed it carefully, and said again:

"Except for this bracelet, which is worth twenty dollars, the rest is worthless."

"Could you be seeing this wrong?"

Jia Zhang's mind was buzzing. The bracelet was worth twenty yuan, and the other things were worthless. Wouldn't that mean that even the hundred yuan was gone? !

"I've run this pawn shop for many years, so I still have some good eyesight."

Seeing Jia Zhang's dejected expression, the shopkeeper thought for a moment and continued:

"How about this, sister-in-law, considering your hard work, I'll give you fifty dollars for all these things..."

"so little?!"

Jia Zhang screamed. It was only fifty yuan. It was totally different from what she had imagined.

Not to mention her own pocket money, she couldn't even get together the 100 yuan that Banggeng wanted.

This Qin Huairu, her dowry is all fake stuff, yet she still dreams of riding on my head. This is intolerable!

"Boss, can't you give me a little more?

One hundred dollars, okay?"

"Fifty dollars is the most. If you think it's too little, go ask somewhere else."

The shopkeeper shook his head and rejected it directly.

He had already negotiated the highest price out of pity for Jia Zhang, so he basically didn't make any money.

"Uh......"

Seeing that the shopkeeper was not reluctant to give in, Jia Zhang realized that these things were really worthless.

She stopped wasting time. After all, the longer it took, the worse it would be for her. She gritted her teeth and seemed to have made a final decision:

"Fifty dollars is fifty dollars, boss, please settle the bill quickly. I'm still waiting to go back and save my son..."