Siheyuan: A Family of Loyal and Brave People

After the lecture, He Yuzhu and his wife disappeared in the yard, but the neighbors did not disperse immediately. Instead, they stayed where they were and continued to discuss the matter.

Everyone's attention was focused on the new money, and no one noticed that the four children of the Yan family did not appear at the venue from beginning to end.

But even if I notice it, I won’t delve into it.

The neighbors are all aware of the Yan family's situation, and they all want to stay away from them and would never get close to them to cause trouble.

If Yan Bugui takes the opportunity to borrow money from me, I would be asking for trouble.

Of course, not everyone was avoiding Yan Bugui. Amid the noise, a tall figure pushed through the crowd and walked straight towards him.

"Uncle, since the government has issued new currency, then the relationship between us..."

Before Liu Haizhong finished speaking, Yan Bugui interrupted him hastily, "Hey, Uncle Er, we agreed on this before. A real man should keep his word and not go back on his word.

I haven’t defaulted on my debts in the past few months.”

It is already very difficult for Yan Bugui to squeeze out money to pay off his debts every month.

If Liu Haizhong has any evil ideas again, he can't stand it.

"Look at what you said, am I the kind of person who doesn't keep his word?

What I mean is that you don’t have to pay it back this month. Wait until the new currency is issued next month and then you can use the new currency to repay the debt.

It saves me from having to change money again.

"I'll give you another three months, thanks for your hard work."

Liu Haizhong has been paying attention to the situation in Yan Bugui's family. He knows that the other party has been pushed to the limit.

If the pressure continues and Yan Bugui goes bankrupt, the money Liu Haizhong lent out will become a bad debt.

Therefore, Liu Haizhong could not add pressure, but instead had to help Yan Bugui catch his breath.

"real?!"

Yan Bugui’s eyes widened and he looked at Liu Haizhong in disbelief.

Unexpectedly, the issuance of new currency actually brought him benefits.

The longer you delay your tax-free period, the less you will have to pay back each month.

Yan Bugui will have more money to buy food and improve his life.

This was undoubtedly a life-saving move for Yan Bugui's family who were on the verge of collapse.

"of course it's true.

But I will give you a three-month grace period, and this will not happen again."

Liu Haizhong gave a final reminder.

Some things can only happen once and not twice.

Yan Bugui should not think of going any further and extending the debt repayment period.

The money in his bangs did not come from the wind, so he had to get the money back as soon as possible to ensure his own interests.

"Okay, Lao Liu, thank you so much this time."

Yan Bugui was so excited that his eyes became wet.

Yan Bugui suffered a series of setbacks in the past few months and nothing went well. Today he finally received good news and was greatly encouraged.

Yan Bugui is even more convinced that as long as he doesn't give up, the difficult days will eventually pass.

……

The economic crisis has eased a little, and Yan Bugui, in a good mood, is humming a tune as he rushes home. He can't wait to tell his children the good news.

I was also planning to go out and buy some more Platycodon flour tomorrow and make some steamed corn bread as a snack for the children.

In this way, Yan Jiecheng should not complain all day long.

"Pay attention, I have good news for you.

Second uncle was kind tonight and gave our family three more months to pay back the debt.

Starting tomorrow, each person will have an extra steamed bun for every meal."

Yan Bugui pushed the door open and walked into the room, raising his hand and loudly announcing to the four children.

The four children sitting around the dining table suddenly looked up and turned to look at their father at the door, their eyes awkward and dazed, wondering if they were frightened by the sudden good news.

Silence spread in the room for a while. Feeling awkward, Yan Bugui coughed a few times, frowned and said seriously, "Really, I'm not lying to you. Tomorrow Dad will go buy some Platycodon flour to make steamed bread for you as a snack."

In the past, Yan Bugui had painted too many rosy pictures for the children, and his credit was seriously overdrawn.

It was normal that the four children did not believe what he said.

"Oh~

That’s really great…”

Yan Jiecheng reacted quickly and forced a smile to support his father.

The remaining three children followed suit and began to flatter Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui put down his hand, slowly walked towards Yan Jiecheng, and said in a gentle voice: "Jiecheng, Dad was wrong about you this afternoon. You know the situation of our family. We should work together to overcome the difficulties. Don't blame Dad."

"Ha ha……"

Yan Jiecheng laughed dryly, lowered his head and said guiltily: "Dad is right, I was too naughty this afternoon."

"Ah."

Yan Bugui nodded with satisfaction, and when he approached the children, he suddenly smelled a strange scent.

Immediately, Yan Bugui frowned and his expression became serious.

"Dad, it's getting late and we're all sleepy. Let's go back to bed first."

Feeling something was wrong, Yan Jiecheng suddenly stood up and prepared to flee the scene.

But before he could take a step, Yan Bugui grabbed his shoulder.

"What smells so good?"

As Yan Bugui spoke, his eyes glanced at Yan Jiecheng's clenched fist.

“It doesn’t have any smell.

Dad, are you too hungry and hallucinating? "

Yan Jiecheng clenched his hands even tighter, veins bulged on his forehead and beads of sweat appeared.

"Hallucination? Then what is that in your hand? Take it out and show it to me!"

Yan Bugui's eyes were as sharp as lightning, shooting at the other three children present.

"And you all, give me your hands!"

Seeing that the truth was revealed, Yan Jiecheng and others had no choice but to open their hands and reveal what was inside.

With the faint light of the candle on the table, Yan Bugui saw the four children's shiny hands and the fat and lean, crystal clear bacon in their hands.

"Say!"

Yan Bugui suppressed his anger and roared in a low voice: "Where did you get it from?!"

"Dad, we are so hungry, so..."

Yan Jiecheng moved his dry lips and stammered in defense.

"Shut up!"

Yan Bugui's blood rushed to his head, his vision went dark, his body shook, and he almost fainted.

"Tell me the truth about where you got it from!"

"I borrowed it from Li Chengshi's family."

Yan Jiefang said embarrassedly.

"Borrowed. What did you borrow? Does Li Chengshi know that you borrowed it?"

Yan Bugui asked with a sneer, leaning on the dining table.

"I haven't had time to tell him yet."

Yan Jiecheng raised his head and said as if he was trying to cover up his crime.

“Taking without asking is stealing.

This is what I taught you every day: you cannot take things that do not belong to you.

You... you actually dare to steal things!"

Yan Bugui was so angry that he raised his hand to slap Yan Jiecheng in the face.

What do you mean by borrowing? How can you borrow in this way? It's clearly stealing.

“There’s nothing we can do!

I'm almost starving to death, what else can I do!"

Yan Jiecheng did not dodge, but held his head high to take the slap from his father.

You will die if you work, and you will die if you don’t work. It is better to die with a full stomach than to starve to death.

At least he was satisfied with the meat.

"Bastard!"

Yan Bugui became more and more angry.

He is a Chinese teacher at Hongxing Primary School, and his job is to teach and educate.

Now that his own child has done such a thing, he has lost all face.

If this gets out, how will he survive?