Siheyuan: Yan Jiekuang's carefree life

When Jia Zhang arrived at the door of Yan's house, she saw that there was no padlock on the door, and she was immediately excited. She looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she immediately reached out to push the door. But no matter how hard Jia Zhang pushed, the door would not open.

Jia Zhang thought to herself, "This is really weird! How come the door can't be opened if it's not locked?!"

"Jia Zhang, what are you doing?!" At this moment, Niu Dafu, who lived opposite the Yan family, came in from outside. Jia Zhang glanced at Niu Dafu and muttered, "You are really meddling in other people's business?!" Then Jia Zhang turned around and walked towards the middle courtyard.

Niu Dafu looked at Jia Zhang's back, sighed unconsciously, and muttered: "The Jia family is really dirty."

"Mom! What's wrong with you?!" Jia Zhang returned home and had just sat down when Jia Dongxu's voice rang out.

Jia Zhang came back to her senses and told Jia Dongxu what had just happened. Jia Dongxu remembered the factory changing the locks two days ago and said, "Mom, I guess the Yan family changed the door locks. That kind of lock only requires drilling a hole in the door and then installing it. I heard that many Buddhas can't open this new lock."

Jia Zhang said: "This Yan family is too bad! They actually installed a lock like this."

Jia Dongxu sighed and said, "Mom! The New Year is only a few days away. Can you please be quiet? If something happens to you again, we won't be able to celebrate the New Year."

Jia Zhang said, "I'm just so angry! Why can Old Man Yan live a good life, but we can't?!" As she spoke, Jia Zhang saw Xiaodang sitting nearby and playing alone, and the anger in her heart rose up uncontrollably.

Jia Dongxu saw all of Jia Zhang's reactions, sighed silently, and comforted her: "Mom, ever since Yi Zhonghai stopped being the head of the family, our family has lost its backer. You can't be like before. Otherwise, we will suffer. When Banggeng comes back, you must keep a close eye on him. He is the only child of our Jia family."

Jia Zhang said, "The rumors about Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu are true. Whether it's true or not, you and Qin Huairu should hurry up and have a few more sons. I suffered because I only gave birth to you. If I had given birth to more, you wouldn't be without help."

At the same time, Yi Zhonghai walked into the deaf old lady's house with food. Yi Zhonghai put the bowl on the table, and then helped the deaf old lady to the table. The deaf old lady asked: "Zhonghai, how are you going to celebrate the New Year this year?!"

Yi Zhonghai replied: "Old lady, this year's New Year is not as lively as in previous years. It's just us, my husband and I, and you."

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "Tell your wife to go and test Sha Zhu's attitude. If he is willing to spend the New Year with us, it means the matter is over. If not, forget it! The relationship between your two families can never go back to the past."

Yi Zhonghai said: "Old lady, why is Shazhu so angry?!"

The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai and said, "I told you at the beginning that kindness will win kindness. As long as you are sincere to them, you and Guiying will have no problem taking care of your old age. But you didn't believe me and thought it was not good to put all your eggs in one basket. Now it's better, right? Both baskets are broken." The deaf old lady looked at Yi Zhonghai and asked, "Zhonghai, tell me the truth. Is the rumor about you and Qin Huairu true?!"

Yi Zhonghai quickly rejected it: "Old lady, this is just a rumor. How can it be true?!"

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "Whether it's true or not, you can't do anything to let Guiying down. If it wasn't winter and Guiying carried you on her back to get treatment, you wouldn't have had a miscarriage and developed a chronic illness."

Yi Zhonghai replied: "I have always remembered how good Guiying was to me. So I have never blamed her for not giving me a boy or girl over the years. It is all my fault."

The deaf old lady sighed and said, "What a trick of fate!"

Yi Zhonghai said, "Old lady, I'm going to go back first. Put the bowl down when you're done, and I'll come get it later."

"I understand! Go away!" After sending Yi Zhonghai away, the deaf old lady muttered to herself: "Yi Zhonghai, Yi Zhonghai! Do you think the things you did can be hidden from my eyes?! Forget it, I don't have many years left to live. There is no need to get involved in these messy things. Yi Zhonghai's hard days are still to come! It's a pity for Guiying." After that, the deaf old lady picked up the steamed bun made of two cups of flour and ate it very elegantly.

Around 1 p.m., the Yan family came back. Yan Bugui parked his bicycle and took out the key to open the door when he suddenly found that the leaves stuck on the door had fallen to the ground. Yan Bugui suddenly became nervous. He checked the keyhole first and found that the lock had not been pried. Yan Bugui was relieved, opened the lock, pushed open the door and walked in first. Then the three aunts and their children walked in one after another.

After sitting down, Yan Jiefang said with a smile: "Brother, you are so generous! I thought you would choose to treat us to dinner in the evening?!"

Yan Bugui glared at Yan Jiefang and said, "Are you full and feeling stuffy? If so, go for a walk outside."

Yan Jiefang muttered, "I was just saying it casually."

In fact, Yan Jiecheng had already realized what was going on without Yan Jiefang saying anything. Otherwise, Yan Jiecheng would not have turned his grief and anger into appetite when he was eating just now.

Yan Bugui then asked: "Jiefang, do you have anything to do tomorrow?!"

Yan Jiefang replied, "No." Then he asked, "Dad, what's wrong?!"

Yan Bugui said, "Director Wang from the Street Office came this morning and gave our family the task of assembling bicycles. If you have nothing to do tomorrow, come with me."

Yan Jiefang said, "Dad, Jie Kuang will be there tomorrow too. And his cooking skills are better than mine. You should let him go!"

Yan Jiekuang rolled his eyes at Yan Jiefang and said, "I have something to do tomorrow. I have to go out in the morning."

The third aunt asked, "Jie Kuang, what are you doing outside?!"

Yan Jiekuang replied: "I made an appointment to go to the library to find a book."

Yan Bugui said hurriedly: "Studying is very important, just go and get some free time! Remember to come back early."

Yan Jiekuang nodded and replied, "I understand!"

Yan Jiedi asked softly, "Third brother, can you take me with you?!"

"Okay!" Yan Jiekuang agreed without thinking.

A little after three o'clock in the afternoon, the Yan family went out again. A few old men and women sitting at the door chatting asked curiously: "Teacher Yan, where are you all going again?!"

Yan Bugui smiled and replied, "My eldest brother has been working for so long, so today he is free, so I will treat the whole family to a meal at Quanjude. As a father, I can't be stingy, right?! In the evening, I will take my family to Donglaishun. It's cold now, so it's the right time to eat mutton to nourish the body. Let my wife and children also have some nourishment."

After watching Yan Bugui and his family leave, the old lady who lived in the next door yard said, "The Yan family has established itself in Yard 95."

"Yes! In the past, Yan Bugui was quite stingy and liked to take advantage of others. Now he has completely changed. However, the middle courtyard of No. 95 Courtyard, which used to have the best atmosphere, is now in a mess."

"It's all Yi Zhonghai's fault. He has been protecting the Jia family. If the Jia family had a conscience, it would be fine. But the Jia family is full of ungrateful people, one by one."

The person sitting opposite the gate saw Yi Zhonghai walking towards the door and hurriedly reminded him: "Stop talking! Yi Zhonghai is coming out!"