Siheyuan: After I moved in, the compound became a mess

Jia Zhang's words were so obvious that the faces of the women nearby changed instantly.

The New Year is just around the corner, and everyone has many places to spend money. Although your Jia family has suffered a disaster and everyone sympathizes with you, just provide appropriate help. Why do you want everyone to donate money again?

So we all save some money for the New Year, and we have to give some to your family.

I have devoted myself to your Jia family throughout the whole year.

Donations are fine, but it has to be voluntary, and you can't just ask for it yourself!!

Yi Zhonghai's wife glanced at Liu Haizhong's wife, Yan Bugui's wife, and several other women present. Seeing that everyone looked unhappy, she said, "Sister-in-law, I'll go home and get you some noodles. You can cook some food and send it to Dongxu and Huairu in the evening."

Several women lost interest in staying and after a few words, they went home to cook, muttering to themselves.

"This Jia Zhang is really something. Who wouldn't have some trouble during the New Year? And now we have to donate money and grain to her family again."

After leaving the Jia family's gate, Aunt Zhou in the front yard immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, "It's not that I don't want to donate. Her family has suffered such a big thing and everyone should help. But count how many times we have donated to her family this year. Isn't our life a good life? We only help her family and don't live our own family?!!!"

Even though Yi Zhonghai's wife was present, Aunt Zhou was still full of resentment.

"Who said it wasn't true? I can only donate two cents, but not more. My family has a lot of spending money recently."

"My family is also in financial difficulty, but we have never asked anyone for help. Two years ago, my husband fell and injured himself, and we spent a lot of money on medical treatment, but no one suggested donating to my family. However, the Jia family, who had no illness or disaster two years ago, organized donations to their family."

"I just went to the hospital to see Jia Dongxu. I didn't bring any empty-handed. I brought eggs. I can't afford to donate more."

Listening to the chatter of several people, Yi Zhonghai's wife felt a little embarrassed: "What everyone said makes sense. No one is rich during the New Year. We can't help the Jia family while our own family is having a hard time. We still have to take care of our own life."

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai's wife said, the expressions of several women eased a little, and they all said that it was not that they didn't want to donate, but they just couldn't afford it.

After talking for a while, the group dispersed.

Yi Zhonghai's wife returned home and told Yi Zhonghai about Jia Zhang's idea, and also expressed everyone's ideas one by one.

"This is indeed a difficult matter. We have already thought about it when we discussed it just now. It is impossible for everyone to give much to help the Jia family."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and slowly closed his eyes. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Dabao has proposed a good countermeasure for this matter. We have already discussed it and it is very feasible. Let's follow our plan. You can notify Jia Zhangshi when the time comes."

Afterwards, Yi Zhonghai told his wife about Wang Dabao's idea, and his words were full of praise for Wang Dabao's idea.

The more Yi Zhonghai's wife listened, the happier she became, and she began to praise Wang Dabao without even being proud of herself.

"Old Yi, Dabao's idea is really good. You always disliked him before, but now, Dabao has solved the problem with just one move."

"Yeah, I didn't expect that either." Yi Zhonghai laughed and took a sip of tea. "Okay, hurry up and cook. I'll go to the inner room to take a nap first."

Serving Jia Dongxu last night must have exhausted Yi Zhonghai's old bones.

The average life expectancy at that time was only 65, far from the standards of later generations, but high-level working class people like Yi Zhonghai could definitely live longer.

But at his age he is already close to old age.

This weekend, when Wang Dagangbao came home, Wang Tiangao came over with some food.

Just as the two of them had set the table, Sha Zhu came again.

Although Sha Zhu usually seems carefree, he is a very disciplined person. He also wanted to stay and join in the fun with Wang Dabao and Wang Tiangao, so he went out in a hurry and bought a bottle of wine.

Sha Zhu drank a lot during the meal, and Jia Dongxu's matter made him think a lot more clearly.

"Dabao, do you think that now that Jia Dongxu is paralyzed, will Qin Huairu leave and find another one?" asked Sha Zhu, holding a wine glass.

"No."

Wang Dabao shook his head. "Although I haven't lived here for long and haven't had much contact with Qin Huairu, judging from her daily life, this woman is very strong-willed. I don't think she would leave the Jia family even for the sake of her children."

"Even if something bad happens to Jia Dongxu in the future, it probably won't happen."

Finally, Wang Dabao added another sentence.

I thought, if Qin Huairu had left, you wouldn't have become a blood baby and had to support a whole family. Maybe you could have married a wife and had two children, and you wouldn't have almost died out.

"Hey, Dabao, you have good taste. Sister Qin is a good woman. Look at how Aunt Jia treats her, and she doesn't complain at all."

Sha Zhu poured the wine into his mouth in one gulp, "It will be hard for her if Jia Dongxu becomes paralyzed."

Wang Dabao nodded, also with a look of regret on his face: "What should we do? Natural disasters and man-made disasters are not something we can prevent. Let's help if we can in the future."

Sha Zhu nodded, then seemed to think of something and put the wine glass down again when it reached his mouth.

"Dabao, what did you just say? You said Jia Dongxu might have a bad future. You mean Jia Dongxu might not survive?!"

Seeing the light of hope in Sha Zhu's eyes, Wang Dabao nodded slowly: "You think it's so easy to amputate both legs? It will cause a series of diseases afterwards. Let's not talk about the future. The infection right now is a big problem. It's still unclear whether we can survive it."

"Even if you make it through, do you dare to say that everything will be fine in the future? There are many things we can't imagine."

Sha Zhu twitched the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh, but held it back.

Wang Tiangao, who was standing next to him, saw everything and asked with a smile, "Brother Zhuzi, you don't look right. Why do you look like you want me to die?"

"Go away, kid, stop talking nonsense. Is your brother Zhu that kind of person?"

Sha Zhu's thoughts were discovered, and he felt a little embarrassed, but not too much. After all, Wang Dabao knew too well that he was spying on Qin Huairu. They had even talked about it when he was spanked.

“That’s right.”

After a drink, Wang Tiangao and Sha Zhu became familiar with each other and started talking casually. "Brother Zhu, don't deny it. You just miss her. Actually, it's not a difficult thing to do. There are many such things in the countryside."

"For example, if a man in a family loses his ability to work, like this man named Jia Dongxu, then the wife of this family will find another man, and the three of them will live together."

After listening to Wang Tiangao's words, Sha Zhu was silent for a while, then shook his head like a rattle.

"No, no, he has an old mother and three children. How can I support them? Absolutely not. Besides, I have to get married. I can't justify a grown man like me marrying a mother of three children."

"Tian Gao, stop giving blind advice. Zhuzi knows what's going on." Wang Dabao interjected with a laugh.

Wang Tiangao curled his lips: "Brother Zhuzi, I think you still don't love me enough, you just covet my body."

Wang Tiangao's unintentional words confused Sha Zhu, and he gulped down the wine in the glass.

In the end, it was Wang Dabao and his friend who carried Sha Zhu back.