Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Jia Zhang sat on the ground, crying and shouting, "This is so unjust! They are bullying us, an orphan and a widow, leaving no chance for my family to survive! But I must find someone to take my place with me when I die, so that I can have someone to accompany me on my way to the underworld."

After arguing for a long time, there was no conclusion. At this time, everyone who was working got off work and returned to the yard one after another.

Liu Haizhong walked into the yard with a big belly. When Jia Zhang saw Liu Haizhong, she immediately got up from the ground and shouted for Liu Haizhong to make the decision for her.

Liu Haizhong found out the whole story and knew that Yan Jiekuang was involved, so he called Yan Bugui over as well. They were both the people in charge and the parents of the trouble-making kids, so naturally they had to share the good and the bad.

Who is Yan Bugui? His nickname is Yan Laokou. If you want to make him suffer, the sun will have to rise from the west.

Yan Bugui stared with his shrewd eyes and said, "Sister-in-law of the Jia family, it is true that Qin Huairu was an adulterer, and what the children said is not wrong, right? It is also true that Bang Geng started the fight first, right? As for your grandson being beaten, Liu Guangtian and Yan Jiekuang were also beaten. Children fight and quarrel normally, so there is no need to make a fuss. Besides, you were the first to break the glass at Liu's house, and you will be in trouble no matter where you go. If you are right, you will go anywhere, but if you are wrong, you will not get any benefits. No matter whether you go to the neighborhood committee or the public security bureau, you will not get any benefits."

Liu Haizhong also added fuel to the fire, "Second Master is right. Today, the result of Qin Huairu's adultery came out. Qin Huairu will no longer work in the workshop. She has been sent to clean the place and can only get the salary of an apprentice. Guo Dapiaozi was directly fired. You Jia family just wait. Guo Dapiaozi can't suffer this loss in silence. There is still trouble to come."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she sat down on the ground again and cried loudly, this time scolding her disappointing daughter-in-law. She didn't care about anything else, but with a salary cut, her family would definitely have a harder time. What should she do?

Qin Huairu was a cleaner today and got off work a little late. When she entered the yard, she heard her mother-in-law throwing a tantrum and scolding her.

She no longer had any face in this courtyard, and her reputation was infamous. She simply ignored her mother-in-law and went home, lying on the bed and feeling sad alone.

Jia Zhang cried for a long time, but no one paid attention to her. Seeing Qin Huairu coming back, she had to find a ladder to go downstairs. She got up from the ground and cursed: "Qin Huairu, you are a jinx. You saw your mother-in-law sitting on the ground, but you didn't care and made a fuss?"

After saying that, she went back to her home. Seeing Qin Huairu lying on the bed, she was about to continue scolding her when she suddenly got up from the bed and stared at her with a gloomy face. She swallowed the dirty words she hadn't said yet, but she was unwilling to do so.

Qin Huairu said expressionlessly: "Mom, let's talk."

Jia Zhang felt uneasy for no reason. "Talk, what to talk about?"

Qin Huairu said: "You probably know my situation. I will only have 18.5 yuan a month in salary, and it will be even more difficult to support my family. So I have decided that I want to remarry."

Qin Huairu thought about it today and realized that now that she had fallen to this point, the only way out was to remarry and find a man to rely on.

I am still young and pretty, so I can find someone with a little status, even if he is older or uglier. Maybe I can help her change her job and improve her living environment.

She really couldn't stay in the steel mill anymore. People have to have dignity and trees have to have bark. She could ignore it, but she still had three children, and the children could not lose face. She had to think about them.

Jia Zhang was shocked when she heard what Qin Huairu said. She stammered, "Are you not going to take care of an old woman like me?"

Qin Huairu said coldly: "I can't even take care of myself, how can I take care of you? Don't you know how you treated me in the past?"

Jia Zhang said angrily: "Don't forget, your job belongs to Dongxu. If you want to remarry, give my job back to me!"

Qin Huairu said: "Okay, I'll give you the job and the house. I don't want anything. But I don't want the three children either. I'll leave them all to you!"

Jia Zhang pointed at Qin Huairu and said tremblingly, "You, you are so cruel! I really misjudged you!"

Qin Huairu raised her eyebrows and said, "Why? You keep all the benefits, and you don't give me the house or the job. Why should I raise a child for the Jia family?"

Jia Zhang was speechless after being rebuked. She thought for a moment and said, "The house belongs to me, and the job belongs to you. As for the child, Banggeng is the root of our Jia family, and I can't let him call someone else dad. You can take Xiaodang and Huaihua away, but you have to give me 8 yuan a month to support me and Banggeng."

Qin Huairu sneered, "Why should I support you? Did you give birth to me or did you raise me? Do I owe you anything? I give Banggeng 5 yuan a month for living expenses. As for you, you can go to the neighborhood committee to do some manual work to support yourself. Look at Aunt Yi now, isn't she also making money by herself? Why can't you do the same?"

Jia Zhang: "I am your mother-in-law, you are being unfilial! Aren't you afraid that the neighbors will break your spine?"

Qin Huairu: "When I remarry, you will no longer be my mother-in-law. I will have a new mother-in-law. I am like this now. Do you think I still care about my worthless reputation?"

Just like that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law parted unhappily, and each lay down, thinking about their own things.

Jia Zhang didn't want to go back to the countryside at all. She almost starved to death during those years in the countryside, but Jia Dongxu still sent her some money every month.

Moreover, she couldn't give up Banggeng, as Banggeng was the root of her Jia family. Without Banggeng, what hope would she have in life? As for how much money Qin Huairu gave her, she didn't have the initiative. Fortunately, Banggeng was 12 years old this year and would grow up in a few years. She still had the money she had extorted from Yi Zhonghai before, plus the money she had secretly saved, which was enough for her to spend for a few years. Besides, Qin Huairu was right, she could also do some manual work and earn a little.

Thinking of this, she sighed and fell asleep.

Qin Huairu also had more than 700 yuan in her hand, which she had saved up through hard work over the years, including the money Yi Zhonghai gave her. It must be said that after He Yuzhu awakened, Yi Zhonghai became the blood bag of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

The next day, after Qin Huairu got off work, she did not go home directly, but went to find the nearby matchmaker Zhang. She gave her one dollar as a reward, and agreed to give her another two dollars after the match was done. Three dollars for matchmaking was already quite good. Matchmaker Zhang asked Qin Huairu what kind of person she wanted to find?

Qin Huairu said, "You should have heard about my situation. To be honest, I had no intention of remarrying. I just wanted to work hard for a few years to raise my three children and give an explanation to my dead husband. But life is really too difficult. I have no choice but to take this step. I know that my reputation is not good, so my requirements are not high. I just want a formal job that can help me raise my two daughters. My son's grandmother stayed behind and wouldn't let me take him away. It doesn't matter if he's older, as long as he has a higher income or a position. I'm really tired of this hard life."

Matchmaker Zhang nodded and said, "You are right. These days, life is not easy for everyone. I will find out for you as soon as possible. You can go back and wait for my news!"

Besides, Jia Zhangshi used to be lazy and gluttonous, but that was because she had someone to rely on. Now she is forced to do something, so she is also a doer. Today she started to learn cross-stitch from Aunt Yi.

Aunt Yi started out making matchboxes, but although the job was simple, the money was low. After working for a month, she only earned five or six yuan.

Later, she heard that the work in the handicraft factory was more profitable, so she went to the handicraft factory to learn cross stitch. She first took some simple small jobs to practice her hands, and now she is also a skilled worker. She does a good job according to the drawings.

Especially now that her son Yi Xinsheng has grown up and is not clingy anymore, if you give him a toy, he will go play by himself. In this way, she has time to do embroidery. If she works overtime at night, she can earn 20 yuan a month. Even Yi Zhonghai supports her very much, and he also does some housework or looks after the children after get off work, so that Aunt Yi has more time to do embroidery.

Jia Zhang came to ask for help. She was reluctant to teach this rascal, but Jia Zhang was so persistent that Aunt Yi had no choice but to explain to her while she was embroidering. She also gave her some leftovers so that she could practice her craft.