Siheyuan: Black and steady Gou Laoliu

Middle Court.

"Brother Han Li, eat some melon seeds."

Xu Damao got more and more comfortable calling him "Brother Han Li", and his smile became more friendly and enthusiastic.

Not to mention that Han Li can help his family make money, Xu Damao also wants to find someone who can listen to him bragging and share gossip, and 'Brother Han Li' is a very good candidate.

Han Li took the melon seeds with a smile and casually praised: "Wow, Damao is becoming more and more stylish! This outfit makes him look very energetic!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Damao's face almost broke with laughter. He liked chatting with honest people like Han Li, who spoke nicely and pertinently. He was unlike the other people in the courtyard who only had sarcastic words and never had a good word to say.

It was rare to find someone to show off to, so Xu Damao was particularly proud: "It's made of mulberry silk, smooth and soft, even smoother than a girl's hand. If you don't believe me, try touching it."

Han Li twisted the fabric in cooperation and praised: "It is indeed good fabric, it must be expensive."

Then, Xu Damao began to talk incessantly about how precious the cloth was, how difficult it was to buy, and how skilled the tailor who made the clothes was.

Anyway, Han Li just listened for fun, it went in one ear and out the other, and he didn't believe a single punctuation mark.

After showing off and satisfying his inner vanity, Xu Damao began to gossip in a low voice:

"Brother Han Li, Jia Dongxu's fiancée Qin Huairu came to see Yi Zhonghai yesterday, and Yi Zhonghai gave Qin Huairu money. Last night, Jia Dongxu was framed by someone. Tell me, is it really such a coincidence?"

Han Li expressed his doubt: "Why does this sound so unreliable? Who told you this?"

"Why would I need to listen to anyone else's words?" Xu Damao pointed to his own eyes and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. After Qin Huairu took the money from Yi Zhonghai, she left without even meeting Jia Dongxu."

Listening to Xu Damao's detailed account, Han Li was unable to tell whether he had seen it with his own eyes or had heard it from others.

In fact, Han Li's decision to ask Qin Huairu to borrow money from Yi Zhonghai was, to some extent, an open conspiracy;

Regardless of whether Jia Dongxu went out and saw Qin Huairu or not, as long as Han Li secretly spread the news that Qin Huairu was looking for Yi Zhonghai, he could also achieve the effect of alienation.

Just imagine that after Yi Zhonghai lent money to Qin Huairu, he chose to hide it from his apprentice; then when Jia Dongxu heard about this from other people, his suspicion would only be greater than if he saw it in person.

Han Li looked puzzled: "But this won't do him any good, right?"

"Who knows." Xu Damao smiled ambiguously: "Maybe Yi Zhonghai has a crush on Qin Huairu and wants to keep a mistress. You may not know that Yi Zhonghai has a well-known nickname, Yi Wanhua. Tsk tsk, it's a pity that Qin Huairu is so beautiful, but she is greedy for money."

As the two were talking, everyone in the hospital arrived and the whole hospital meeting officially began.

Yi Zhonghai cleared his throat and said seriously: "Tomorrow Dongxu will get married, and there will be a banquet in the evening. It's still the same old rule, no more than two people from one family..."

Then, Yi Zhonghai began to arrange the specific matters. As a chef, Sha Zhu would definitely have to ask for leave to help, and he would also need a few kitchen helpers, who could be the women in the courtyard lending a hand.

Yan Bugui was naturally responsible for recording the gift money.

It is worth mentioning that in this era, only two people from a family could attend weddings and funerals;

Because nowadays, many families have five or six people. If all of them go, should we give more gifts? Or will each person eat two bites of food and still feel angry?

In addition, there are many relatives from the bride's family, and it would cost a lot of money to hold a grand wedding banquet.

Therefore, it has become an established rule that at most two people from a family should attend a wedding banquet.

This time, all the expenses for Jia Dongxu's wedding were borne by Yi Zhonghai. In addition, Jia Zhang wanted to gain some face for the Jia family by holding a banquet. After all, the people in the courtyard had laughed at their Jia family in the past two days.

The most important thing is that whoever pays has the final say. Yi Zhonghai wants to hold a grand wedding banquet for his apprentice in order to restore his reputation in the compound.

Otherwise, if the banquet turns out to be bad, Jia Zhang will put the blame on others and say, "Master Dongxu paid for it, and there's nothing I can do about it."

By then, he, as the master, has paid the money, suffered the humiliation, and still ends up in a bad situation. He is the real victim.

After explaining his apprentice's marriage, Yi Zhonghai looked worried and sighed, "Everyone knows the situation of the Jia family. Dongxu's money can barely support them and their son. Now that he's married and there's one more mouth to feed, life will only become more difficult."

When everyone heard the tone, they looked at each other in confusion: Could it be that they are going to collect donations again?

Yi Yinbi looked at Yan Bugui again: "Old Yan's family is going to have another member, but Old Yan lost the opportunity to be promoted because of some false statements. Life is not easy for him."

"Zhu Zi and Yu Shui depend on each other for survival. Life is hard enough, and who knew Yu Shui's health is not good."

At this point, Yi Zhonghai sighed, "Seeing the situation in our hospital, I, as the eldest uncle in the hospital, feel really bad. But everyone knows that my wife is in poor health and needs money for medicine all year round. I have to borrow money to treat Yu Shui's illness. Now I really have no ability to help others."

At this time, Yi Yinbi pointed out the theme: "So, I thought, let's all work together to think of a way to help them overcome the difficulties."

The second uncle Liu Haizhong thought for a moment, and suddenly said in a loud voice: "Mom, I heard that your business is doing well recently. Come and share your experience with everyone."

Seeing Yi Zhonghai and Liu Haizhong singing the same tune and cooperating tacitly to point directly at Goudan's mother Wang Qiaoyun, Han Li had already guessed that these two shameless guys wanted to acquire the craftsmanship of paper windmill toys and sell them themselves or resell them to others.

Wang Qiaoyun is a widow raising three children. She has no support and is not easy to be bullied. Moreover, she has made some money recently, so the birds in the yard would naturally be jealous.

All the birds: Look, there is an honest person here! Come and bully her!

At this moment, Wang Qiaoyun was embarrassed by the words, and was obviously flustered and at a loss, not knowing how to answer.

The only thing she was clear about was that once more people started selling paper windmills, her family would no longer be able to make money, and might have to go back to making matchboxes to make a living.

Yan Bugui agreed with a smile: "Yes, Goudan's mother, your family has made money, so you can help the people in our courtyard make money together."

Yi Zhonghai joined the persuasion army: "Goudan's mother, you can't be so selfish and only think about yourself. Helping others is helping yourself."

In the past, Yi Wanhua might have looked down on these trivial things, but now he is very short of money. If he learns this skill and lets his wife sell it, it can also supplement the family income.

Soon after, Sha Zhu's second aunt, third aunt Jia Zhang and others all joined the army of moral kidnapping and persuasion.

It was almost obvious that he was saying: "Mom, if you don't hand over your paper windmill skills, you're going against everyone in the compound!"