Siheyuan: Starting from Building a Village

"Old Yi, why did you buy so many things?"

Seeing that Yi Zhonghai bought wine and meat, Tan Guihua was very surprised. It was still more than half a month away from the Chinese New Year, so there was no need to buy New Year's goods so early, right?

"I'll treat Dongxu to a meal later, and I'll have a good talk with him. Go call Shazhu to cook a few dishes."

Tan Guihua's face changed, and she went back to her bedroom without saying anything.

Yi Zhonghai was stunned, not understanding, what was going on? Every day, someone was stabbing him in the heart outside, and now his wife was giving him a cold shoulder at home.

"Ugh!"

There was no other way, so Yi Zhonghai went to call them himself.

"Uncle, I think it's unnecessary to invite him. Feeding the dog is better than inviting Jia Dongxu."

Sha Zhu was also unhappy. Qin Huairu came to him at work. Although she didn't say anything about Jia Dongxu's fraud, her words and deeds told Sha Zhu not to cause trouble for Jia Dongxu.

Seeing Bai Yueguang’s tearful eyes, Sha Zhu’s heart softened immediately.

"Silly Zhu, just tell me whether you can cook this meal or not?"

"Yes, I will do it if you ask me to do it."

Yi Zhonghai still holds a certain weight in Sha Zhu's heart. He truly regards Yi Zhonghai as his elder. He Daqing, who is far away, does not have a higher status in Sha Zhu's heart than Yi Zhonghai.

Not long after, Jia Dongxu came back. He was very happy today and met Hou Si again.

Hou Si did go to other places, but he always felt that someone was following him. As he was unfamiliar with the place, Hou Si finally decided to return to Sijiu City. After all, he knew more people in Sijiu City, and if anything really happened, he could find help.

After meeting Hou Si again, Jia Dongxu proposed to start their bean guessing game again, but was decisively rejected by Hou Si.

Hou Si learned the fate of Ma Dashan and his gang through Ma Liu. All of their legs were broken, without exception. Ma Dashan was hacked to death at home.

According to gossip, the mysterious man said that anyone who dares to play the bean guessing game again in the city of Sijiu will end up like Ma Dashan.

Finally, Hou Si took Jia Dongxu to Ma Liu's underground casino, where they played dice. He was lucky today and won dozens of dollars. Another door opened for Jia Dongxu.

He came back humming a little tune.

As soon as I entered the Central Courtyard, Yi Zhonghai called me home.

After Sha Zhu finished cooking the dish, Yi Zhonghai sent him back home, but of course he didn't leave empty-handed.

"Well, these people are all the same. They use people to move forward and don't use people to move backward."

Sha Zhu was in his little house, drinking wine in a depressed mood.

Today's dinner at Yi Zhonghai's house was just Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu.

"Master, what good news do you have?"

Jia Dongxu really couldn't believe that Yi Zhonghai, who was always generous in words but actually very stingy, actually prepared such a sumptuous table.

Yi Zhonghai said meaningfully: "There is no happy event. I just want to drink today. We haven't had a good talk."

Jia Dongxu's heart skipped a beat, thinking that the person who came today had bad intentions.

"Dongxu, come on, let's go first."

"Master, I respect you."

But Jia Dongxu also thought it through. If someone invited him to dinner and drinks, then just go for it, as long as he didn't have to pay for it.

After a few drinks, Yi Zhonghai started: "Dongxu, your father has been gone for nearly ten years, right?"

"Yes, and more than that. Time flies by so fast."

"Yes, time flies. I still remember clearly that when you were little, you insisted on coming to my house for dinner every day. You were so sweet and always made me and your mistress laugh."

"Master, I was young and ignorant at that time, and I caused trouble for you and Master's wife."

"What trouble is it? You were really likable back then."

"Haha, it's the kindness of Master and Master's Wife."

"Later, your father passed away and entrusted you to me. I always remembered Lao Jia's entrustment and tried my best to help you. This is worthy of the brotherhood between me and Lao Jia."

"Yes, Master has indeed helped me a lot over the years."

"I watched you enter the factory, got married, and had children. I treated you like my own child."

"Master, I know. I have always known."

What else could Jia Dongxu say? Thinking about all these years, Yi Zhonghai's help was indispensable in every aspect of his life, so for a moment, Jia Dongxu wanted to admit his mistake, but he suppressed it in the end.

"Things are unpredictable. Who knows what life will be like? It started to change last year. Buying meat together was a good thing, but Dongxu, you got into trouble and went to jail for a year."

"Master, this is all my fault."

"I thought that after so many years of honing your skills, you would be able to upgrade one or two levels, get a salary increase, and live a better life in the future. But I didn't expect that things would not go as planned."

As he spoke, Yi Zhonghai's eyes became red.

"Dongxu, I know you are angry and blame me for not trying my best to save you, but you don't know that I really tried my best. At that time, I took a thousand yuan and found Director Yang. It's all Liu Guozheng's fault for being so cruel."

Jia Dongxu was shocked and really touched. No matter how Yi Zhonghai treated others, he was very kind to Jia Dongxu.

"Director Yang took my money, but didn't get the job done. I took advantage of this and found Director Yang, asking him to give me an apprenticeship position, which is your wife's current job."

"Master, I..."

Jia Dongxu really wanted to ask about Qin Huairu's work at first, but a series of things happened and he forgot about it.

"Then, it was about donating money to your family. I'm sure you know this. If Liu Guozheng hadn't messed things up, things would have definitely developed in the direction I hoped for. I didn't expect that the trajectory of my life would have taken a different turn again."

"Damn it, I'll make sure Liu Guozheng pays him a lot if I get the chance."

When talking about Liu Guozheng, Jia Dongxu would be filled with anger. Anyway, he had never been lucky after getting involved with Liu Guozheng, just like the 2,500 yuan, which was also related to Liu Guozheng. Jia Dongxu even suspected that Liu Guozheng was a jinx and whoever met him would be unlucky.

"These are nothing. What makes me sad is that a few days before the eighth-level worker assessment, my legs were broken and I missed the eighth-level worker assessment. I have to wait for more than a year. If I were an eighth-level worker now, your job would definitely be fine."

"Pity."

Jia Dongxu took a sip of wine, not knowing whether he felt sorry for himself or Yi Zhonghai, or maybe both.

"Dongxu, you said that our two families have survived all these things. Why don't you tell me what's wrong with you now? Do you really treat Master as an outsider?"

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai burst into tears.

"master.."

Jia Dongxu also choked up.