Siheyuan: There are seven fairies in my house, I am so busy

In the canteen of the steel rolling mill, Zhang Jialiang came to the steel rolling mill for a meeting today. After the meeting, he naturally went to the second canteen to eat.

Every time Zhang Jialiang came to the cafeteria to eat, he would come early because of his flexible working hours. He didn’t want to wait in a long line to get food.

Arriving at the second cafeteria, I naturally saw Sha Zhu, and the two of them lit up cigarettes and chatted:

"Silly Zhu, I haven't asked you yet, how did you get caught that day?

Given your physical fitness, it shouldn't be a problem for you to get rid of the inspection team and run back to the courtyard."

Sha Zhu blew a mouthful of spit on the ground and cursed Xu Damao with disgust:

"It's just bad luck that I ended up with Xu Damao's grandson!

I don't know what happened but I ended up in a dead end. Xu Damao's grandson is a jinx. Whoever is with him will be unlucky!

Otherwise, with my physique, I can run back to the courtyard quickly even if I carry food.

It’s all Xu Damao’s fault. I’m so mad at him. Sooner or later, he’ll get what he deserves!

I lost so much money!"

Zhang Jialiang knew that Sha Zhu would definitely blame Xu Damao for his arrest.

"How much did it cost to get you out this time? It must be a big loss, right?"

Sha Zhu let out a long sigh.

"Ugh!

That's right. It was not enough even after emptying all my family's savings. Fortunately, Old Mrs. Long supported me partly, and I borrowed some from you to barely make it together. Otherwise, I would not be able to get out.

This is great. I suffered a big loss when I went out to buy food this time. I lost 130 yuan for the food, and it cost me more than 200 yuan to get me out. The total is almost 400 yuan!

This is really killing me, my brother, I am seriously injured!"

It was indeed more than 300 yuan, which was indeed a lot of money. Zhang Jialiang could only pat Sha Zhu on the shoulder to comfort him.

"That can't be helped. It's our bad luck. Everyone in the hospital is unlucky."

Sha Zhu looked at Zhang Jialiang.

"It's unlucky, but you're better off. At least you didn't get caught, and you only lost some money for food."

Zhang Jialiang took a puff of his cigarette.

"I'm not a slow runner, but I didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to run ahead of me. Don't you think it's weird?

You wouldn't do that, would you? Although the loss is a lot of money, you have been working for so many years and are now the head chef. This little money shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Sha Zhu scratched his head, feeling very depressed.

"That old fellow Yi Zhonghai is so slippery!

Ugh!

Although I always say that I earn a lot, that if I am well fed the whole family can feed themselves, and that I have more money than I can spend, in fact, I am just bragging to others.

Just think about it, I work alone and have to support my younger sister. I got married and had a child in the past two years, and all of this costs money.

I had saved some money, but I spent a lot of it in the past two years. And with what happened this time, I have nothing left now.

As a result, the factory fined me one month's salary and did not allow me to increase my salary within three years. Everyone in my family, young and old, depends on me.

The days ahead will never be so carefree again!"

Zhang Jialiang nodded. What Shazhu said should be true. Most of the men who got married did not live as carefree a life as before they got married.

"Indeed, you were cheated a lot in purchasing food this time. It's strange, how come so many problems happened in this operation?"

Sha Zhu took another deep puff of his cigarette and said viciously:

"His grandmother's!

I shouldn't have taken part in this operation. I foolishly thought that the three uncles were all kind-hearted. But look, there are no good people in the compound!

The three uncles have their own plans behind the scenes. Xu Damao's grandson is greedy and daring. The group of people in the compound are not good people either!

When something happens, everyone takes care of their own business. The slogans they shout are usually deafening, but when something happens, their true colors are revealed.

Take me for example, in the end it was my wife who loved me, Old Lady Long who thought about me, and you who helped me, I couldn’t count on anyone else.”

Zhang Jialiang looked at Sha Zhu and smiled.

"That's how it is, why do you still expect others to help you?

You think too much.”

Silly Zhu curled his lips.

“I didn’t expect others to help me, and I didn’t usually help them, but Yi Zhonghai and the Jia family disappointed me so much, I really thought too much.

By the way, it will probably take several months to pay back the 30 yuan I lent you. Money is really tight right now."

Zhang Jialiang waved his hand.

"Okay, don't worry, I'm not short of money. Let's talk about it when you have more money."

Zhang Jialiang is different from others. He doesn’t think he is a good person either, and he doesn’t want to be a good person because being a good person always means suffering losses.

He has his own principles when interacting with people. No matter whether the person is good or bad, he doesn't care as long as there is no conflict of interest with him.

For example, he had contacts with both Xu Damao and Sha Zhu. He often drank and chatted with Xu Damao, and he also had a lot of interactions with Sha Zhu.

But when there is a conflict of interest, he will turn against her when necessary. Take Xu Damao for example, as long as he doesn't cheat her and doesn't think about her sisters, then it's fine. But once he offends her, he will immediately turn against her and beat her when necessary.

The same goes for Sha Zhu. They used to not get along, and they would fight when they should, but now their relationship is okay, and they will contact each other when they should.

Zhang Jialiang's principle is to give others a taste of their own medicine. If you are good to me, then I will be good to you too. If you want to cheat me or plot against me, that's impossible.

Just like the third uncle had been trying to scheme and take advantage for several years, Zhang Jialiang didn't give him the chance, and the same went for Liu Haizhong. They could communicate normally, but if Liu Haizhong got angry, Zhang Jialiang would not be polite to him either.

Life is like this. Living in a large compound, even if the people in this compound are not very good, it is impossible not to communicate with each other. However, he is determined not to suffer losses.

While everyone in the compound was still licking their wounds and repairing their injuries, Zhang Jialiang was busy again.

Recently he heard about a person who played a big role in his collection of antiques. This person's name was Qi Sixian.

He was the young manager of an antique shop before liberation, and his father was also a well-known figure in the antique circle in Beijing.

However, Qi Sixian had been spoiled since childhood, doing all kinds of eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. As a result, after his father died unexpectedly of illness, this prodigal son quickly squandered the family fortune.

In the end, his wife ran away with the children, and his old mother died of anger. He was left alone. After liberation, the government arranged for him to have a job sweeping the streets to make a living.

People like Qi Sixian are not uncommon in the capital, and there are many people with experiences like him.

Qi Sixian had experienced a wealthy life in the past, but now he lives in poverty. He has no parents and no children, and he is not good at taking care of himself. His life now is very miserable. It is no exaggeration to say that he is struggling to survive.

Especially during this difficult period, his life was even more difficult. Add to that the fact that he was not good at doing laundry, cooking, or cleaning the house, you can imagine what his life was like.