Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Yan Jiecheng's face suddenly fell, revealing an unhappy expression, and said: "Dad, you are too stingy, aren't you?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and said, "You just realized I'm stingy! Your father has been stingy for decades!" Then he changed the subject and continued, "You can do whatever you want. As long as you give me money and tickets, I will find a way to get it for you." After that, Yan Bugui stretched out his hand. Yan Jiecheng was instantly pushed against the top of the pole, feeling a bit stuck.

Yan Jiefang added, "Brother, don't you see what time it is now?! You can't buy meat at the meat stall in the vegetable market. If you want to buy meat, you can only go to the pigeon market or the black market. The price has increased several times. You know the situation of our family. We rely on Dad's salary. Even if you give Dad ten yuan a month, that's what you should give. If I were you, I wouldn't say too much and just slap the money and tickets into Dad's hands. Don't worry about the rest. With Dad's current style, he will definitely do things beautifully."

Yan Jiecheng said: "I brought my partner home, shouldn't my parents prepare this meal?!"

Yan Jiekuang echoed, "Brother, what you said is wrong! Parents have already prepared it. Didn't they tell you about cornmeal porridge, steamed bread and pickles?! Nowadays, it's good enough to have enough to eat. Brother, what else do you want?!"

Yan Jiecheng suddenly felt that the food in front of him was no longer delicious. But in order not to go hungry, Yan Jiecheng still gritted his teeth and continued to eat. After the meal, Yan Jiecheng asked in a somewhat compromising manner: "Dad, how much do you want?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "It's not about how much money I want. It's about what standard you want the meal to meet. A pound of meat is now 1.5 yuan in the pigeon market, and 2 yuan in the black market. A rooster is now 3.5 yuan in the pigeon market, and 5 yuan per pound in the black market. Anyway, I will ask your mother to prepare it according to the standard of whatever you give me."

Yan Jiecheng was speechless. He took out ten yuan from his pocket helplessly and said, "Just prepare according to ten yuan!"

"Okay!" Yan Bugui echoed, saying, "I'll go to the Pigeon Market tonight to see if I can find anything."

Although Yan Jiecheng felt uncomfortable, he had already paid the money, so he decided not to stay in the main room any longer. After saying hello to his parents, Yan Jiecheng went straight back to his room. Yan Jiefang looked at Yan Jiecheng's back and said, "Dad! How come my brother is even more stingy than you now?!"

Yan Bugui said, "I have no choice but to be stingy. I don't make much money, and I have to support so many of you. He is stingy simply because he is mean. As the saying goes, every son of a dragon has his own preferences. Your eldest brother likes to be stingy." Then he asked, "What do you like?!"

Without thinking, Yan Jiefang said directly, "I like free food and free lodging." Then Yan Jiefang ran out. Yan Bugui looked at Yan Jiefang's back and finally figured it out. He laughed and scolded, "This kid, you've been waiting for me here for so long?!"

Yan Jiekuang said, "Dad, it's a mess outside right now. You'd better not go out at night. Give me the money. I'll help you get it done. Two pounds of meat and a chicken, what do you think?!"

Yan Bugui thought about it and agreed, "Okay! I'll do as you say." Then Yan Bugui took out ten yuan from his pocket, which was not even warm yet, and gave it to Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang took the money and said, "I'll go out for a while and be back soon." Then Yan Jiekuang left the main room.

About an hour later, Yan Jiekuang came back. Yan Bugui heard the noise, walked out of the main room and asked, "Have you told them?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "It's agreed! I'll pick up the things tomorrow morning."

"Okay!" Yan Bugui responded, and said, "It's getting late, you should go back to your room and get some rest!"

"Hey!" Yan Jiekuang responded and went back to his room.

When Yan Bugui walked into the main room, Qin Huairu came out from the middle courtyard. Yan Bugui looked at Qin Huairu's back and thought to himself, "Where is she going so late?!" After thinking about it, Yan Bugui decided to mind his own business. So Yan Bugui closed the door, and at this moment Yi Zhonghai walked past. Yan Bugui's eyes lit up immediately, and he thought to himself, "Are the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl going to meet again?!" Then, driven by curiosity, Yan Bugui quietly followed him out.

Not long after, Qin Huairu and Yi Zhonghai met at the dead end of the alley. Yi Zhonghai asked directly, "Qin Huairu, why did you ask me out today?!"

Qin Huairu asked: "Three months have already passed. Where is my job?!"

Yi Zhonghai stared at Qin Huairu with his eyes wide open as if he wanted to eat her. He looked at her and said, "Don't you know what my situation is now?!"

Qin Huairu sneered, "This is entirely your own fault! If you had divorced your wife and married me, this wouldn't have happened! Bang Geng wouldn't have gone to jail!"

"Be gentle!" Yi Zhonghai reminded him, quietly looked behind him, and said, "If you lead others here, we'll all be finished."

Qin Huairu said: "Give me a definite answer! When can you help me arrange the work?!"

Yi Zhonghai said: "Qin Huairu, it's not that I don't want to help you find a job. I can't take care of myself right now. Once I get through this, I will help you find a solution right away."

Qin Huairu sneered: "Yi Zhonghai, do you still think I am the ignorant little girl you deceived back then?!"

Yi Zhonghai hurriedly said, "Huai Ru, I really didn't lie to you. If Liu Haizhong hadn't stabbed me in the back, I would have helped you with your job."

"Haha!" Qin Huairu showed a miserable smile on her face and said, "Yi Zhonghai, you really deceived me so badly! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be living such a half-human, half-ghost life! I tell you, I'll give you one last chance. I'll give you one month, just one month! If you don't arrange a job for me, we'll die together! If Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu knew that Banggeng and Xiaodang were not their Jia family's children, but yours, Yi Zhonghai's, what do you think they would do?!"

Yi Zhonghai felt that Qin Huairu was very strange at this moment. So strange that it was frightening. Yi Zhonghai wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start. He could only look at Qin Huairu helplessly for a while and watched her leave.

After about a quarter of an hour, Yi Zhonghai returned. Yan Bugui came out from the darkness and muttered to himself: "Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai! You are the source of all the evil in our courtyard! You really deserve to die!"

"Old Yan, where have you been so late at night?!" When Yan Bugui returned home, the third aunt asked anxiously.

Yan Bugui replied: "I wanted to watch the fun. I didn't expect to watch a sad drama."

The third aunt reacted immediately and asked, "Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu are hooking up again?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "Qin Huairu asked Yi Zhonghai to help her find a job."

The third aunt muttered, "What ability does Yi Zhonghai have? He can't even protect himself now. Unless he pays for Qin Huairu to buy a job."

Yan Bugui said: "Yi Zhonghai is not the same as before. In the past, he might have spent the money. Now it is absolutely impossible."

The third aunt asked: "Then how can Yi Zhonghai help Qin Huairu get a job?!"

Yan Bugui replied: "Only Yi Zhonghai knows. It has nothing to do with us!"