Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I want to go to the moon

"Why did you bring Jingru to the city?" Qin Dajiang asked while eating a steamed bun.

"It's not a good idea for her to just run around in the countryside all day. I can take her to the city and find her a school. She can help me take care of Xiaodang and cook when she's free."

"But I have to be frank with you. Your family has to pay for Jingru's tuition and living expenses. You can contribute as much as you can."

Qin Dajiang thought for a moment and said, "That's fine. Although she is still young, it's a good thing for her to read more books."

"You two have been close since childhood. You took care of Jingru for two or three years when she was little. Now I will hand Jingru over to you. Jingru, you must listen to your sister when you go to the city, okay?"

"Okay, I got it, Dad." Qin Jingru was so happy that she almost laughed out loud. Who wouldn't want to go to school in the city!

But Qin Dajiang’s idea was, if he could really graduate and find a job in the city, how great would that be?

These days, you can hardly save 10 dollars a year working on the farm in the countryside. There is no future.

And even though Qin Jingru is less than 12 years old, she is in the growing period and has a big appetite. Qin Dajiang really can't afford to support her.

Qin Huairu was willing to take her to the city, which just saved some food rations for his family.

These are terrible years.

"What about school?"

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. The steel rolling mill has an affiliated primary school. We can find someone to set it up." Qin Huairu deliberately did not mention that Xu Damao is now the deputy director and was previously the deputy director of the speaker factory, so as to avoid her father and second uncle from thinking too much.

When Qin Dashan heard this, he was eager to send his eldest son and second son's children to school as well, but he couldn't bring himself to say it out loud.

Because when Qin Huairu came back last time to borrow money and food, all her brothers and cousins ​​ran away. Only Jingru helped her call Xu Damao over.

So Qin Huairu doesn't have a very good relationship with her elder and second brothers.

"We understand that you took Jingru with you, but why did you also take Widow Zhang with you?" The village chief and the secretary were a little confused. Everyone knew that Qin Jingru was close to Qin Huairu, so it was only natural that he would think of his sister when something good happened.

But Widow Zhang and Qin Huairu are just nodding acquaintances, right?

And his surname is not Qin.

This was also arranged by Xu Damao. He said it was inappropriate, so Qin Huairu had to use the excuse that she needed someone to help take care of the baby to take Widow Zhang away.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to get a letter of introduction in the village.

As for Qin Jingru, his idea is very simple. No matter whether she will be with him in the future like in the original drama, she should at least understand something and not be so aggressive. So he can only take her to study.

It is always a good idea to read more. When she has read more books, she will naturally make her own choices in the future.

"I have to go to work every day, and there is no one to take care of Xiaodang. Now he is left at Damao's house by Xiaodang's godmother. But Damao's wife is pregnant, so I have to find someone to help me take care of the baby. I can't always trouble Damao's wife. When Jingru goes to school, she won't be able to help me take care of the baby all day."

"Your eldest sister-in-law or second sister-in-law can also be accepted." Qin Huairu first suggested taking Qin Jingru to the city. After all, she was her niece and family member, so Qin Dashan didn't say anything.

But now you are looking for someone to go to the city to help you take care of your children, so why not consider your own family?

Isn't this the elbow turned outward?

"Don't mention my elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law to me. As soon as the food was sent back, they hid it. It's as if they were afraid that I would take it back."

"Last time I brought Xiaodang home, didn't they take away a lot of the things Damao gave me?"

"Take them to the city, don't let them get into trouble. Xiaodang and I didn't eat much, but we managed to fatten up both families."

Qin Huairu looked down on her two sisters-in-law and now she didn't even want to give them face, so she told them directly about the family affairs.

"After all, they are your eldest brother's and second brother's families. We are all family." Qin Dashan felt a little embarrassed, but he thought that the good things should be kept in the family.

"I don't care. I'm the one who invited Aunt Zhang. I have the final say when inviting people. You don't need to spend any money." Qin Huairu refused directly. Are you kidding? The small courtyard was given by the Lou family. It's okay for widow Zhang and Qin Huairu to live in it. One is Damao's woman, and the other is his sister, who also has a good relationship with Damao.

But what does it mean if other people live here?

"But..." Qin Dashan still wanted to fight for it. From the fact that his daughter brought back so much food, he knew that she was living well in the city, and there was also a small courtyard under the name of his niece.

I had been thinking about my eldest son and second son for a long time, but since you have no job in the city, there is no point in living there, so I gave up.

Moreover, no matter how much Qin Dashan favors boys over girls, he would not snatch the house in the name of his niece, who is less than one year old, from his divorced daughter. Qin Dashan still has some dignity.

"Brother, stop talking. Let Huairu decide on this matter." Qin Dahe nudged his brother with his elbow. His own Jingru would also go with them, so naturally he had to speak for Qin Huairu.

"..." Qin Dashan fell silent. He couldn't control his daughter anymore.

"Village chief, secretary--" Qin Huairu asked them.

After a moment of silence, the two old men relaxed: "Okay, it won't be a good thing for Widow Zhang to continue like this. Maybe she can still survive by following Huairu..."

"Oh, what a sin."

The two sighed, and Xu Damao pretended to be interested and asked deliberately.

In addition to the fact that Hu Zi's uncle and second uncle took back their land and house, they also came to ask for money from time to time.

The reason was that Hu Zi's father was accidentally killed by a stone when they went to dig a reservoir in the village. It was considered an industrial injury.

The village gave 150 yuan at the time as a pension, but it was snatched away by my eldest uncle and second uncle's families because the family had not been divided, so it should have been given to their family, not to Widow Zhang alone.

This reason is acceptable anywhere in the countryside, but you have to at least give Widow Zhang a place to live and raise Hu Zi, right?

No matter what, Hu Zi is your third brother's son, and is a member of the Qin family, right?

As a result, the mother and daughter were forced to live in a shack, and the third brother's fields were taken back. The mother and daughter lived a life worse than beggars, and they had to do laundry, cooking and chores for the two families.

The village chief and the secretary were also afraid of something happening, so they took Widow Zhang and Hu Zi out, divided their home among them, and even let them live in a small house in the brigade headquarters.

Originally, the matter would have ended here, but there has been a severe drought in the past two years and the harvest has been poor. Seeing that Hu Zi and Widow Zhang had no shortage of food, they set their sights on them.

A few days ago, he ran to Widow Zhang's house to steal food, and neither the village chief nor the secretary stopped him.

Because neither the village head nor the secretary has the surname Qin, if it weren’t for their cadre status, they would not be able to suppress this group of people.

It is impossible to resolve some clan customs and disputes in the countryside entirely through the law.

Therefore, they agreed to Qin Huairu's decision to take Widow Zhang away. If she continued to stay in the village, who knows how she would be bullied.

In recent years, many rumors have been spread about Widow Zhang. They all know that they were spread by Hu Zi's uncles, but there is nothing they can do.

If you intervene, they will say that your village chief and secretary are also having an affair with Widow Zhang. Otherwise, why would they speak in favor of a person with an outsider?

So when the original body Xu Damao went to the countryside to show movies, Widow Zhang simply gave it her all. Even if there were rumors, she had to find someone from the city. Maybe she could earn some money for Hu Zi to survive.

The original Xu Damao would only give about 2 yuan each time, but unexpectedly, the current Xu Damao not only gave money generously, but also gave their family additional food from time to time. Widow Zhang thought that her gamble was right, and her life gradually became better.

But now there is a severe drought and Hu Zi's uncle and second uncle's family are targeting them. If they don't leave, what will happen to them? Neither the village chief nor the secretary can guarantee it.

So they thought Qin Huairu's proposal was a good idea.

"Okay, go talk to Widow Zhang later. If she agrees, the village will issue a letter of introduction to her and Hu Zi this afternoon."

"Huai Ru, you are thoughtful."