Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

Liu Guiying's words hit Yi Zhonghai's chest like a heavy hammer. Yi Zhonghai was stunned for a moment. After about seven or eight minutes, Yi Zhonghai finally recovered. Just as Yi Zhonghai was about to say something else, Qin Huairu's crying came from the Jia family.

Qin Huairu and Jia Zhang returned home. Before Qin Huairu could speak, Jia Dongxu asked first: "How is Banggeng?!"

Qin Huairu replied, "The police said he was an accomplice, and he was young, so they gave him a lighter punishment. He will be detained for one month, fined 100 yuan, and will also receive education from the street office. An old man just gave me 20 yuan, and now I still need 80 yuan."

When Jia Dongxu heard that he had to pay a fine of 100 yuan, his face changed instantly, and he looked at Jia Zhang unconsciously. Jia Zhang hurriedly said: "You don't have to look at me! I don't have any money!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom, every month, apart from the living expenses for Qin Huairu and my own pocket money, I give all the rest of the money to you. How could you not have money?!"

Jia Zhang said: "That's my pension money! You want to touch my pension money? No way!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom! Banggeng is your only grandson. Are you going to watch Banggeng being punished more severely by the police just for some money? Don't you know that this will not only affect Banggeng, but also my future work! Do you want our whole family to follow you back to your hometown?!"

Going back to the countryside was Jia Zhang's weakness. Because Jia Zhang was lazy and greedy, she felt that she was superior to others in the city and looked down on the people in the countryside. When Old Jia passed away, Jia Zhang offended all the relatives in her hometown. In the city, their family could still survive, but if they went back to the countryside, they would die.

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu and asked, "How much private money do you have? Take it all out!"

Qin Huairu cried, "Mom! Don't you know how much money Dongxu gives me every month? It's barely enough for our family's expenses, how can I save any private money?!"

Jia Zhang hesitated for a moment, then looked at Jia Dongxu and asked, "How much money do you have here?!"

Jia Dongxu said impatiently: "Mom! Don't ask anymore. Just be quick and take out the money. When Banggeng comes out, I will tell him that you paid the fine for him. Let Banggeng respect you more in the future."

After hearing what Jia Dongxu said, Jia Zhang felt relieved, but still felt a little pained. She said, "It's not urgent to pay the fine in one or two days. Dongxu, why don't you and Huairu find Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong and ask them to gather the people in the courtyard to donate some money to our family?!"

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom! Things are different now. It's impossible to ask Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui to gather people to donate to our family! They are eager to see our family make a fool of itself!"

Jia Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay! I'll go get the money!" After that, Jia Zhang glared at Qin Huairu fiercely, stood up and walked towards the inner room.

After about ten minutes, Jia Zhang came out of the inner room with a stack of money in her hand, looking dejected, and said, "Qin Huairu, before I change my mind, take the money and pay the fine to Banggeng!"

"Hey!" Qin Huairu responded, took the money, and said, "Then I'll go pay Banggeng's fine first!"

"Go quickly!" Jia Dongxu urged Qin Huairu impatiently.

Qin Huairu put the money in her pocket and walked out of the house. After Qin Huairu left, Jia Zhang looked at Xiaodang who was hiding in the corner and said, "Dongxu, our family lost a hundred yuan this time. We must find a way to make up for it, right?!"

Jia Dongxu asked: "How do I make up for it?!"

Jia Zhang said, "Yesterday I met an old acquaintance, and she said that someone is willing to pay 200 yuan for a child bride. I think her requirements are just right for our Xiaodang."

Jia Dongxu said, "Mom! What time is it now? A child bride? Aren't you afraid of being caught and paraded on the street with a dunce cap on your head? Besides, Banggeng has a criminal record this time. It's still unclear whether he can take over my job in the future. You can't just watch our ancestral job go to waste, can you? Besides, how much can a little girl eat? She's already grown up. If we raise her for a few more years, we can exchange her for a dowry. It's better to marry her off than to let her be a child bride. If that doesn't work out, we can adopt her to Yi Zhonghai."

Jia Zhangshi had always been a natural person when it came to eating out the family. Jia Zhangshi immediately understood what Jia Dongxu meant and said, "Just live across the street, would Yi Zhonghai be willing?"

Jia Dongxu said: "Others don't understand Yi Zhonghai, but don't I? Don't worry!"

The next morning, Qin Huairu just walked to the sink to wash up, and she felt someone pointing at her from behind. Qin Huairu didn't take it seriously, and went home to make breakfast after washing up, ate a few bites, and went out. However, Qin Huairu didn't expect that the news of Banggeng's arrest would spread throughout the alley in just one night.

When they were almost at the factory gate, Yi Zhonghai caught up with Qin Huairu and said, "Huairu, when Banggeng comes out, you must take good care of him. If you continue like this, this child will be ruined!"

Qin Huairu said, "Master Yi, I've already told you. It's not that I don't want to teach, but I have no role in teaching children at home."

Yi Zhonghai understood Qin Huairu's situation, looked around, and said, "Bang Geng can't be relied on anymore. You should try to have another child!"

Qin Huairu was stunned for a moment, turned her head to look at Yi Zhonghai, and then ran straight to the steel mill without looking back. Yi Zhonghai looked at Qin Huairu's back and muttered to himself: "The older one is not good enough, I can only hope that the younger one can be successful. For the sake of the child, is it easy for me, Yi Zhonghai?!"

At the same time, Jia Zhang appeared in the front yard. Yan Jiekuang had just come out of his room when Jia Zhang blocked his way and said, "You little bastard! You are such a piece of shit! You have made my family miserable this time! If you don't compensate me, I will not only make trouble with you here, but also go to your school to make trouble!"

Yan Jiekuang said: "Jia Zhang, if you have the guts, go ahead and make a scene! If you don't, you're the son of a turtle!"

"You little bastard! I'll fight you!" After saying that, Jia Zhang rushed towards Yan Jiekuang. Yan Jiekuang dodged to the side, but Jia Zhang didn't stop and rushed past Yan Jiekuang, then fell flat on her face. Yan Jiekuang looked at Jia Zhang who was lying on the ground and wailing, and said, "Jia Zhang! You are the one to blame for Banggeng's current situation! It is said that marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations. You are the best proof of this. If you hadn't spoiled Banggeng, Banggeng wouldn't have ended up like this. If I were you, I would just hang myself in front of Old Jia's grave with my belt and atone for my sins to the Jia family!"

"Old Jia! Why did you leave so early? You left us, an orphan and a widow, to be bullied here. Come up quickly and take that little bastard Yan Jiekuang away!"

"Jia Zhang!" Just then the voice of Director Wang from the Street Office rang out.

Jia Zhang was shocked to see Director Wang, and she quickly got up from the ground and tried to slip away. Wang Xia would not let Jia Zhang off so easily, and said, "Jia Zhang, I let you off last time, but you still didn't learn your lesson. It seems that I have to punish you. Starting tomorrow, you will be punished to sweep the streets for a month. If you perform well, forget it! If you don't perform well, you will be sent to sweep the toilet! When you perform well, that's the end." Then she reminded him, "Remember! Report to the street office at five o'clock tomorrow morning!"