Siheyuan: Cao Liang's rise

Jia family.

After Jia Dongxu returned home, he sat at the door and smoked. There were already several cigarette butts on the ground.

Qin Huairu came over and saw the cigarette butts on the ground. She advised: "Dongxu, smoke less. It's not good for your health."

Jia Dongxu nodded slightly and asked, "Is the meal ready?"

Qin Huairu's face turned bitter: "Dongxu, there is no food at home again."

At this time, everyone else is almost going to bed.

But the Jia family has no food at home, so they haven’t eaten yet!

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Bang Geng's shouts came from the inner room, and Qin Huairu's face became even more bitter.

Jia Dongxu frowned: "Didn't I just buy ten kilograms of corn flour two days ago?"

“It’s been four days.”

Qin Huairu said bitterly: "There are many people in my family, and Banggeng is still growing, so he eats more."

In fact, Jia Zhang is the one who eats the most in the family. She can eat the amount for three people.

But she knew that Jia Dongxu was filial, and if she said this, Jia Dongxu would definitely be angry.

But this will make life at home even more difficult.

It’s okay for him to eat more. After all, he is a grown-up boy, so it’s normal for him to eat more.

But Jia Zhangshi does nothing on weekdays, but eats more than anyone else, and the conditions are so difficult now.

Thinking of this, Qin Huairu felt even more bitter.

I originally thought that marrying into the city would allow me to enjoy a good life.

But in fact, life now is more difficult than when we were in the countryside.

When she first got married, Qin Huairu came with full of expectations.

Being able to marry into the city should be the dream of every girl in the village.

When the villagers first learned that Qin Huairu was going to marry into the city, they were extremely envious and said that she was enjoying a good life in the city.

At that time, Jia Dongxu also bought a sewing machine to earn Qin Huairu's face.

But after she got married, she realized that she was not here to enjoy life, but to do hard labor.

Jia Dongxu was okay and treated her very well.

But it is different with the mother-in-law Jia Zhang. Not only is she lazy and gluttonous, but she is also stingy. She does nothing on weekdays but sews shoe soles. However, she never spends the money she earns, but eats more than anyone else.

All the dirty and tiring work was assigned to her, even when she was pregnant, she still did all the work.

It didn’t matter in the past. After all, the conditions were pretty good and I could just make do with it for half my life.

But now, the family is in such a difficult situation, and Jia Zhang is still the same.

Qin Huairu felt distressed especially when she saw her man getting thinner day by day.

Her husband is the only pillar of the family. If something happens to him, how will she and the children survive?

...After hearing this, Jia Dongxu fell silent.

As a man, it is his responsibility to ensure that his wife and children have enough to eat. However, in the past two years, he has gradually been bent down by the pressure of life.

After a long silence, Jia Dongxu stood up and walked out.

"Dongxu, where are you going?"

"...Go and borrow some food from my master."

Looking at her husband's depressed back, Qin Huairu's eyes instantly turned red.

...

Jia Dongxu came to the Yi family and hesitated for a while before knocking on the door.

"Who!"

Yi Zhonghai came out to open the door, and seeing that it was his elderly caregiver, he immediately asked with concern: "Dongxu? Are you in trouble?"

After hearing what Yi Zhonghai said, Jia Dongxu's face suddenly felt hot.

Because it seemed that every time he came to Yi Zhonghai, he either wanted to borrow food or money.

As for giving something to honor Yi Zhonghai? Jia Dongxu wanted to do so, but he didn't have the conditions.

Firstly, Jia Zhang wouldn't allow it, and secondly, his salary was just enough to cover the family expenses.

Weakhearted.

"Master, I...I want to borrow some food from you."

Jia Dongxu blushed and hesitated for a long time before he told his purpose, mainly because he was embarrassed.

"No food at home again? Wait a minute, I'll get you some."

Yi Zhonghai was not surprised by this, so he turned around and went back to get food.

He came back quickly and handed Jia Dongxu a bag. "Here are five kilograms of food. Take it back and eat it first. If it's not enough, we can find a way later."

"Thank you, Master. Don't worry, I will pay you back when I get my salary!"

Jia Dongxu assured with emotion.

Yi Zhonghai said with a smile: "It's nothing. I'm your master, and this is what I should do. You look like you haven't eaten yet! Go back first!"

Jia Dongxu bowed to Yi Zhonghai and then went home with the food.

Yi Zhonghai came to the door and returned to the room.

An old lady asked, "Is Dongxu here to borrow food again?"

Yi Zhonghai nodded: "He has no choice. He is the only one in his family who has a fixed amount, and now it has been reduced."

The first lady hesitated and said, "Old Yi, given the Jia family's situation, isn't it a bad idea to continue like this?"

The situation of the Jia family is simply a bottomless pit. Who knows how long this situation will last?

Do they have to support the Jia family all the time? That's not a small amount of money.

Although it is true that Yi Zhonghai has a high salary, the two of them do not have any children, and the money is saved for retirement.

"Dongxu is a good kid."

Yi Zhonghai naturally understood what his wife meant. He said, "But what you said makes sense. Our family has a lot of expenses, so it's not a big deal to support them all at once."

After thinking for a while, Yi Zhonghai suddenly asked, "My dear, what do you think of Sha Zhu?"

The aunt was stunned for a moment, then said tactfully: "Shazhu is pretty good. He usually has something delicious to eat and knows how to respect the old lady. It's just that he has a bad temper. If you want to take care of her..."

"Where did you want to go?"

Yi Zhonghai laughed and said, "What I meant was that Sha Zhu is the chef of the factory after all. There are always some leftovers in the cafeteria on weekdays. I wanted him to bring some back to help the Jia family."

In this way, he would be much more relaxed and would only need to give the Jia family some corn flour from time to time.

What a hypocrite he is. He can even think of such a way to save money.

"...This is also a solution."

The old lady opened her mouth and finally nodded in agreement.

She wanted to say, what's the situation now? How could there be any leftovers in the factory?

Even if he does, he has a younger sister. Why should he support the Jia family?

But she felt very guilty towards Yi Zhonghai because she was unable to give birth to a child for him, so Yi Zhonghai was in charge of all the household affairs.

Seeing that his wife also agreed, Yi Zhonghai immediately went to find Sha Zhu.

Halfway through the walk, he felt that it would not be a good idea to go directly to his house, so he went back to get a bottle of wine before going to Sha Zhu's house.

I knocked on the door and it opened quickly.

Seeing that it was Yi Zhonghai, Sha Zhu asked curiously: "Uncle? Why are you here?"

Yi Zhonghai looked inside and said with a smile: "Oh, I'm drinking. An old man brought some wine. Come and have a drink with you."

As he spoke, he raised the wine in his hand.

"Good."

Shazhu was bored, so he fried some peanuts and drank some wine to kill time.

After sitting down, Yi Zhonghai drank a glass of wine and said, "Zhu Zi, actually, the uncle came here this time because he wants to ask you for help with something."

"Whoa!"

Sha Zhu joked, "I knew you wouldn't come to me for no reason. If you have something to ask, just tell me. I will definitely help you without hesitation."