Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

On the way back from the police station, Jia Zhang was still discussing with Qin Huairu that after returning to the courtyard, they would pretend to be pitiful to gain sympathy and get some money and food from the neighbors. However, Jia Zhang did not expect that as soon as she entered the alley, she would hear the neighbors talking about their family affairs. And the neighbors already knew the compensation content of the factory.

Qin Huairu pulled on Jia Zhang's clothes and asked in a low voice: "Mom! It seems that everyone knows. Should we still have a meeting with the second and third uncles?!"

Jia Zhang replied, "Forget it! I won't look for them! I don't know who was so quick to tell this. If I knew who it was, I would never let him go!"

Qin Huairu reminded: "Mom, don't forget the second uncle. Except for not accompanying us to the street office and the police station today, he was present at all other times."

"Oh?! How could I have forgotten this!" Jia Zhang muttered and asked again: "Huai Ru, are you really not going to remarry?!"

Qin Huairu replied, "Mom! Don't worry! I will definitely do what I promised you. From now on, this family will depend on the two of us."

Jia Zhang whispered, "Qin Huairu, let me be frank. The compensation and monthly support money given by the factory belong to me. I will save it for my grandson's wedding. You can't covet the money."

Qin Huairu had already guessed what Jia Zhang would say, and she had no intention of taking the money. Qin Huairu said, "Mom! Don't worry! The money is yours. I'll give you two dollars of pocket money every month."

Jia Zhang said: "Two dollars is too little, you have to give me five dollars!"

Qin Huairu shook her head and said, "Mom, although we are all eating rations now, you know the situation of food in the market. In addition, we have to buy some clothes for you and the children during the holidays, right?! In this way, I will give you one more dollar. I will give you three dollars a month."

Jia Zhang thought for a moment and said, "Three dollars is three dollars! But I'll make a deal with you! When my son Banggeng reaches a certain age, you will give him the job."

"Okay!" Qin Huairu agreed readily. In fact, Qin Huairu had already asked, Banggeng's situation cannot be replaced. In other words, even if Qin Huairu wanted to give the job to Banggeng, it would be useless.

After about five or six minutes, Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang walked into the courtyard. After returning home, Qin Huairu said hello to Jia Zhang, went to the backyard to pick up Xiaodang, and then started cooking as usual.

"Knock! Knock! Knock!" Qin Huairu was halfway through her meal when there was a knock on the door. Jia Zhang asked, "Who is it? The door is not locked, come in!"

Yi Zhonghai pushed the door open and walked in, saying, "Sister-in-law, I heard that Dongxu passed away. This is a little gift from me." After that, Yi Zhonghai took out five yuan and handed it to Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi was delighted when she saw the money, and secretly said, "Yi Zhonghai is the best!" Then Jia Zhangshi took the money and said, "Old Yi, thank you!"

"Of course!" Yi Zhonghai replied, and asked, "How will Dongxu's affairs be handled after his death? Is there a rule?!"

Jia Zhang said, "Keep it simple. The factory will help with it. The body will be cremated tomorrow morning and sent to the cemetery in the afternoon. You don't have to worry about it."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "That's good! I wanted to talk to the two managers in the hospital and ask them to lend a hand." Then he asked, "What does the factory say about Dongxu's matter?!"

Jia Zhang said: "It's better to pay some money and let Huairu take over the job."

"Oh!" Yi Zhonghai nodded and said, "That's good! From now on, this family will rely on Huairu." Then he asked, "What kind of job has the factory arranged for Huairu?!"

Jia Zhang replied: "The factory saw that she was a woman and it was not easy. So they arranged a logistics job for her."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Sister-in-law, logistics work is easy, but the salary increase is slow. Because Huairu is taking over Dongxu's job, so taking Dongxu's seniority into account, she can only get 32 yuan at most after two years. If she goes to a front-line production workshop, as long as she learns the skills, her monthly salary will not be worse than logistics."

"Master Yi!" Qin Huairu greeted Yi Zhonghai, put the food on the table, and then walked in front of Yi Zhonghai and said, "Master Yi, I know myself well. I haven't even finished elementary school, and I can only read a few words. I can't understand drawings at all. Instead of wasting time in the front-line production workshop, it's better to be down-to-earth."

Yi Zhonghai asked tentatively: "Huai Ru, are you really not going to consider it?!"

Qin Huairu shook her head and replied: "I won't consider it anymore."

"Well, then! Just pretend I've never been here." Yi Zhonghai turned and left. After Yi Zhonghai left, Jia Zhang asked, "What on earth is Yi Zhonghai up to?!"

Qin Huairu replied: "What else can they do? They think we are easy to bully because we are the only ones left at home. They just want to control us." At the same time, Qin Huairu thought to herself: "Yi Zhonghai! Don't let me know that Jia Dongxu's death has anything to do with you! Otherwise, I will never let you go!"

Jia Zhang said angrily: "I have long seen that Yi Zhonghai is a worthless person!"

Qin Huairu said, "Mom! The current situation in our courtyard is all caused by Yi Zhonghai. Let's stay away from him in the future, so as not to be schemed by him and think he is a good person."

Jia Zhang sighed and said, "Do you really think I'm stupid?! We had no choice but to rely on Yi Zhonghai before. Now we don't have to rely on him anymore. It won't be so easy for him to control us again! Let's eat!"

In a blink of an eye, a week passed. Xu Damao came back from outside on his bicycle, exhausted. Yan Bugui, who was cleaning his bicycle, saw Xu Damao and greeted him with a smile: "Damo, you're back?!"

"I'm back!" Xu Damao replied, "Uncle, if I hadn't been lucky this time, I would have almost lost my life."

Yan Bugui cooperated very well and asked, "What's the matter?!"

Xu Damao said, "I encountered robbers on my way back. Fortunately, I found out early and I was familiar with the road. Otherwise, I would have been in trouble." Then he asked, "What new and interesting things happened in our courtyard when I was away? Tell me about it."

Yan Bugui replied: "Except that Jia Dongxu is dead, there is nothing new."

"What?! What?! Let me figure it out!" Xu Damao was stunned for a moment and asked, "How did he die?!"

Yan Bugui did not hide anything and told Xu Damao everything he knew. After listening to Yan Bugui's story, Xu Damao said, "This Jia Dongxu is really unlucky!" Then he took a bag of dried sweet potatoes and gave it to Yan Bugui, saying, "Uncle, these are the dried sweet potatoes made by Zuojiazhuang. I'll give you some to try."

"Okay! I'll take it then." Yan Bugui took the dried sweet potatoes with a smile, and watched Xu Damao walk into the middle courtyard, muttering, "Xu Damao is still good at handling things!" Then Yan Bugui saw Liu Haizhong coming in from outside in a sullen mood, and asked, "Old Liu, what's wrong?! Who made you angry?!"

Liu Haizhong asked directly: "Old Yan, what do you think of my attitude towards our Guangqi?!"

Yan Bugui replied, "Great! Great!" Then he asked, "What's the matter?!"

Liu Haizhong said: "I thought that boy went to Tianjin to study and would be back in a few months at most. Today I found out that the boy quietly applied to the school. The school assigned him to Tianjin."