The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

This side of the courtyard.

In order to build a civilized model compound, the front doors of each household were kept clean and tidy.

Especially in the central courtyard, the open space in the courtyard is swept three times a day, and water is sprinkled from time to time to prevent dust.

The reason why the Intermediate Court has done such a good job is not because of the hard work of Yi Zhonghai, an old man, nor the joint efforts of the residents of the Intermediate Court.

Instead, it was all thanks to Jia Zhang, who had suddenly become the most unexpectedly diligent. She had even sewn less soles of shoes recently, and had been focusing on the ground in the central courtyard, doing her part to contribute to her neighbors.

At two or three in the afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and the aunts and young wives in the yard were all lazily basking in the sun and chatting in the backyard. Jia Zhang, who had been paying attention to the ground, saw that the ground was dry, so she started working again and started watering for the third time today.

"Oh my god."

Jia Zhang, who was watering the plants, suddenly looked up and continued watering in disappointment.

"I'm so unlucky today. I shouldn't have gone out."

Liu Guangqi fell down while stepping on water, and got up covered in dust and with a sad face. The most striking thing was that half of his face was exceptionally bright and rosy.

Everyone in the courtyard knew that the water on the ground was spilled by Jia Zhang, but she had been persisting in this for several days in order to contribute to the model courtyard.

He accidentally fell and could only blame himself for his bad luck.

"Who wouldn't? We were all happily preparing to go to the mountains to catch rabbits, but who knew...

But Guangqi, your luck is worse than mine. You even fell on the way back to the courtyard." Xu Damao replied dejectedly while pushing his bicycle, but his words always sounded like he was gloating over someone else's misfortune.

However, the eye-catching shoe prints on his chest became a highlight.

"Those idiots will get into trouble sooner or later. Damn it! How could we run into them..."

Complaining, the two came to the backyard. Their miserable appearance immediately became the focus of the aunts and young wives.

"Da Mao, Guang Qi, what happened to you?"

The second aunt saw that half of Liu Guangqi's face was red, and she stepped forward to ask with concern. "Son, didn't you go to catch rabbits? What's wrong with your face?"

A group of middle-aged women and young wives also gathered around to ask questions.

"Well, Guangqi and I were riding our bikes with contraptions ready to catch rabbits. But just as we were leaving the city, we met a few idiots who asked us what we were looking at. We said we weren't looking at anything. As a result, they came up and started fighting us. We were beaten while they were beating us, while they were saying why were we looking at anything..." Xu Damao sighed and told the story vividly.

Before he finished speaking, there was a commotion.

"These people are going too far!"

"Exactly, why do you hit people at will?"

"We should report it to the police and have these idiots arrested."

Aunts and young wives expressed indignation...

At this time, Liu Haizhong came out after hearing the noise. "What's wrong with you? Did you get into a fight?"

Liu Guangqi said with a wronged look on his face. "Dad, we didn't mean to cause any trouble, but we were beaten for no apparent reason..."

After Liu Haizhong understood the situation, he roared angrily. "It's a new society now, these people are so bold and reckless..."

After roaring angrily for a few sentences, he said helplessly, "Alright, alright, go home and wash and change your clothes. Be careful when you go out next time. Avoid people like this."

No matter how angry he was, there was nothing he could do. He didn't know the person and he was outside the city, so he didn't know where he came from.

Xu Damao and Liu Guangqi nodded and went home dejectedly.

The aunties discussed the matter indignantly for a while before the matter was dropped.

When Xu Damao returned home, his expression changed immediately. He hid in the house, covering his mouth with his hands and laughing happily.

He found a few scoundrels and spent one dollar on them, plus they stole a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes from Xu Fugui.

In order to ensure the authenticity and prevent Liu Guangqi from doubting it, he deliberately asked Erliuzi to leave a few obvious footprints on his body.

This tactic of involving myself in the game was extremely clever.

……

evening.

He Yushui returned to Mentou Hutong, jumped happily and lay on Chang Wei's back, hugging his neck.

"Brother Awei, my dad said that starting from next month, he will give me 35 yuan every month."

Chang Wei was confused. What was He Daqing trying to do? Pay his daughter's dowry in advance? He had already raised the price twice.

Qin Huairu knew more. "Yushui, are you asking for money again?"

He Yushui said confidently. "My brother said that my father made a lot of money anyway, so it would be better for him to spend it on me instead of being cheated. It just so happened that the family shop was gone, and the purchase of flour was limited, so we had to add two more meat dishes to eat. My brother taught me to ask my father to give me more money..."

Chang Wei finally understood. It turned out that the problem was caused by the words he reminded Sha Zhu...

In this way, he became the instigator.

When the girls heard this, they all laughed charmingly.

"Sister Huairu, it was not in vain that I raised this girl Yushui." Chen Xueru giggled.

"It was not in vain that she was raised. She is really outgoing. Her father is really troubled." Xu Huizhen continued with a smile.

"Yu Shui is saving up her dowry in advance." Liu Qing rarely made a joke.

He Yushui laughed along, completely unaware that everyone was teasing her.

She continued. "My brother's teaching was not useful. It took my father a long time to understand and he only added five dollars. But my teaching was the most useful and he immediately added ten dollars."

Tian Zao asked curiously. "Really? Yu Shui, what did you say?"

He Yushui gestured with her hands. "I said that my family eats cherries and other fruits every now and then, the big ones like this."

Everyone laughed even harder after hearing this. Chen Xueru rubbed her belly and said, "Yushui, your father must be very upset by you, right?"

He Yushui blinked. "No, I think he said it quite straightforwardly at that time..."

Xian Yi analyzed with a smile. "I think your father wants to get rid of you quickly, fearing that you will say something else to make him bleed. You are just a little cotton-padded jacket, blowing the northwest wind."

Chang Wei was speechless after hearing this. Could it be that this girl has grown crooked?

After chatting and laughing for a while, Qin Huairu warned. "Yushui, don't ask your father for more money in the future. Thirty-five yuan is as much as an ordinary worker's salary. How can you spend so much money? Your father has to make a living, and he has to save money for your brother Zhuzi to get married..."

……

It was another fruitless day. Jia Zhang looked at the Yi family next door with sadness and resignation, turned around and walked home to continue tomorrow.

In the room, Zhang Xiaoyu and Jia Dongxu were whispering to each other.

"Cousin, what's wrong with mom recently? She's so enthusiastic about the construction of the civilized model courtyard that she doesn't even sew the soles of her shoes during the day, just looking at the ground in the courtyard."

Jia Dongxu shook his head in confusion. "I don't understand it either. I've never seen her so diligent since she was a child. She didn't say a word when I asked her."

Zhang Xiaoyu complained casually. "What's so hardworking about her? She doesn't help with housework at all, and she doesn't help take care of the sticks. She just stares at the ground in the yard. Her behavior is so strange, I think she's crazy because of gain and loss. Why don't you take her to the hospital?"

When she mentioned insanity, her heart tightened. She was really a little scared because she had heard some rumors. If it was true, she was afraid that Jia Zhang would suddenly go crazy when Jia Dongxu was not at home. Then she and Bang Geng would be in danger because she was pregnant, so she would rather spend some money to let Jia Zhang go to the hospital.

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