Love in the Siheyuan: Starting from Jia Dongxu

"This young man has a really good physique. He sobered up in just half an hour. He's worthy of growing up in Russia." The old lady couldn't help but praise Liu Shengli as she watched him ride away on his bicycle.

"Grandma, this young man said he would bring an old Chinese doctor tomorrow. Is this reliable?" Jia Zhang looked expectantly at Liu Shengli who was leaving. The young man rode his bike towards the imperial city. He must be the son of a cadre.

"It's okay, just wait first. If it doesn't work, we can go to the clinic." The old lady said as she walked into the house.

"Zhu Zi and this young man drank the medicinal wine made by Zhu Zi, but it took them a long time to get drunk, while Dong Xu got drunk in a short time.

You must not be careless, the three of us are relying on Dongxu."

Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu looked at each other and said, "Okay, old lady, I got it. I will go buy an old hen early tomorrow morning."

"Can Dongxu continue to drink Zhuzi's medicinal wine?" Jia Zhang said expectantly.

"Let's see the doctor tomorrow." The old lady thought for a long time, and seemed to have finally made up her mind. She sighed and said, "Jia Zhang, help me over there. I have something for you."

"Old lady, what is that?" Jia Zhang hurriedly supported the old lady.

"Haha, what a good thing! If it can be used, it will be a blessing for your Jia family." The old lady walked slowly.

He walked into the room in the dark, and took out a box from under the bed. He went outside, opened it, and handed it to Jia Zhang.

"This is a hundred years old, and the tip has turned purple. I was planning to use it when I felt unwell, but now considering Dongxu's health, I'm giving it to you."

Jia Zhang took it, opened it and took a look. She saw a ginseng as thick as a thumb, but with dense ginseng roots. Upon closer inspection, she found that they were long folded roots.

"Old lady, I don't understand this thing either, but you said it's more than a hundred years old, so it must be very precious. Give it to us."

Jia Zhang said, kneeling down, "Old lady, let me kowtow to you on behalf of Dongxu."

The old lady bent down and helped Jia Zhang up, "Haha, Jia Zhang, this head, please wait until I close my eyes before you kowtow."

"My son has devoted his whole life to the country. Now I see that Dongxu is also such a person. I am happy to use this ginseng on him."

"Old lady, isn't Dongxu just an ordinary person? How can he be as good as you say?" Jia Zhang said, helping the old lady sit down.

"Haha, Dongxu, you are a capable person. Luckily, we have Zhuzi's medicinal wine today. We found it early, and now everything is still in time. This is all I can do."

"You don't have to worry, go back and rest." The old lady said after sitting for a while.

Jia Zhang held the box and wiped her eyes.

Yan Bugui, who was sitting next to him, saw this and came forward, "Dongxu's mother, what's wrong with you?"

"What good thing did the old lady give you?"

When Jia Zhang saw this, she ignored him and walked around him and went out.

"Mrs. Jia Zhang, what have you done? What did you take from the old lady? I tell you, these are the old lady's things. Don't think you can fool them by shedding a few tears."

"Don't think that just because Jia Dongxu is the elder in the hospital, you can deceive the old man."

Jia Zhang was in a bad mood and whispered, "Old Yan, get out of here. I don't want to bother with you!"

"Don't you Yan family know your lesson? Think about the consequences for Liu Haizhong's family!"

After hearing this, Yan Bugui glanced at the old lady's room, then at Jia Zhangshi, and thinking that Liu Haizhong's house was in ruins, he quickly shrank his neck and ran away in shame.

"Bah, this is not even presentable!"

After cursing, Jia Zhang ran towards the central courtyard.

Xu Damao heard the noise in the house, leaned on the window and looked out. When he saw the box in Jia Zhang's arms, greed flashed in his eyes.

After being frightened in the detention center, he hid at home and didn't dare to go out, for fear of running into the people from the previous detention center. After so many days, the fear in his heart has gone.

He wanted to go out to eat and drink, but he had no money in his pocket. Xu Fugui didn't give him money like before, so he could only stay at home. Thinking back to the past when he had money in his hands, smoking cigarettes and drinking a few sips of wine, those days were so comfortable.

But now, he can only wait for Xu Ma to bring him meals every day, otherwise he will have to starve.

Today, he saw Jia Zhang coming out of the old lady's room, holding a box tightly, and he thought it was some valuable item.

I was thinking about stealing something from the old lady's room and taking it outside to exchange for money...

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Before dawn the next day, Jia Zhang got up early and went to the market. At this time, the vendors had just arrived and there were many things, so she could pick the best ones.

Jia Zhang didn't go anywhere else, but went straight to the place where chickens were sold. She looked at the chicken feet and claws and carefully picked out a few old hens. The soup made from such chickens was more nutritious.

After buying the chicken, he immediately went home to kill the chicken and make chicken soup. After finishing all this, he watched the sky begin to brighten, then he took a breath and took a nap in front of the stove.

Sha Zhu went to the Jia family's kitchen as usual to prepare breakfast. When he opened the door, he smelled a strong aroma of chicken soup.

When I came to the kitchen, I saw chicken soup simmering in the pot and Jia Zhang taking a nap in front of the stove.

"Aunt Jia, what's wrong with you?" Sha Zhu asked worriedly.

Jia Zhang opened her eyes dazedly, "Zhu Zi, you're here. It's okay. I'm making chicken soup for Dong Xu. He's not feeling well."

Sha Zhu opened the pot and took a look. "The chicken soup is golden and translucent. It looks like it's done. Aunt Jia, how long have you been boiling it?"

"Haha, I bought it at 5:2 in the morning and boiled it. It's been at least two hours now." Jia Zhang said, "You can drink a bowl later."

"No, let Dongxu and the pregnant women drink it." Sha Zhu said, "Aunt Jia, let me make the soup from now on. I'll make it in advance so you don't have to wait so early every morning."

"Okay, I made it so early today because I was in a hurry. There's plenty of soup here, enough for all of us. If it's gone, go buy some more."

As Jia Zhang said this, she stood up and glanced at the bedroom. She saw that several people were still asleep. It had been a long time since she had gotten up so early, and she felt a little overwhelmed to start working so early.

"Zhu Zi, I'm going to go to sleep first, you go ahead and do your work."

Sha Zhu nodded, looked at the chicken soup in the pot, and started kneading the dough.

I'll have chicken noodle soup for breakfast later, just in time to see if my ramen skills are still there.

When Jia Dongxu and Qin Huairu got up, they saw Yu Shui already sitting at the dining table, slurping noodles.

"Zhu Zi, the chicken soup you made this morning? It smells so good!"