Siheyuan: I am reborn as a good person He Yuzhu

He quickly helped his mother up and shouted, "Uncle He, how could you hit my mother? How could you bully people like this?"

Jia Zhang immediately displayed her shrewish skills: "Oh, Old Jia, why did you die so early? The people here are bullying me, please come and take them away!"

"Old Jia! I won't live any longer..."

Yi Zhonghai interrupted her loudly: "Enough!"

Then he said to the neighbors around him: "I, Yi Zhonghai, have always behaved properly. There is nothing wrong with my sister-in-law. I was just locked up in the vegetable cellar by accident. Nothing happened."

Qin Huairu, who was standing far away and watching, saw through Yi Zhonghai's hypocrisy and deception. Fortunately, she heard it clearly last night, otherwise she would have been deceived.

She was almost convinced by Yi Zhonghai's righteous words. Yi Zhonghai continued to argue loudly.

"We have been neighbors for many years, and I have always been honest with everyone. Don't you have any credibility at all? My clothes and those of Jia's sister-in-law are intact. Nothing happened at all."

Jia Zhang stopped pestering him and said, "Yes, I was thinking that the New Year was coming soon, so I just wanted to get some food and vegetables last night, so that I could go back to my hometown in the countryside in the next two days."

"How can you think of me like this? I really have a clear conscience, woooo..." The words of the two people made people cry.

Just as Yi Zhonghai was trying to explain, the deaf old lady in the backyard came over wearing three-inch golden lotus. 717 sighed silently, parted the crowd and walked closer.

Yi Zhonghai seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and kept looking at the old lady for help. The deaf old lady did not disappoint him: "Old lady, can I say a few words too?"

When the people in the courtyard saw the old lady speaking, they all stopped arguing to save her face. He Daqing and Xu Wude also stopped making noise.

However, the deaf old lady did not immediately defend Yi Zhonghai, but turned to Mr. Liang and said: "Brother, we have always lived in harmony in our courtyard, and neighbors help each other. We should not maliciously speculate on other people's affairs."

"dont you agree?"

Then she turned to the others: "Xiao Yi has lived in the yard for so many years. He is popular and often helps the neighbors."

This statement was recognized by many residents in the courtyard, especially the new residents.

After they moved in, Yi Zhonghai enthusiastically helped them adapt, and he always lent a hand to any family that had difficulties. When Wu Jiaxin moved to the backyard, Yi Zhonghai helped a lot, introducing them to the workers, the canteen, etc. The new Wang family in the front yard also received a lot of small favors.

Seeing many new residents nodding in agreement, the deaf old lady continued, "I guarantee that Xiao Yi will definitely not do anything bad!"

After saying that, she called out to Aunt Yi, who had calmed down a lot, "Sister Yi, Xiao Yi has been freezing all night in this cold night. Please help him go home and warm him up. Make some ginger soup for him to drink."

Although Aunt Yi was sad, she knew very well that without Yi Zhonghai, she would not be able to survive in this city. She held the corner of her clothes tightly and stepped forward to support Yi Zhonghai, and apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry, everyone. I'm really sorry that things turned out like this. I know my old Yi best, and he would never do such a shameful thing!"

Yi Zhonghai felt ashamed and angry. He knew what his wife meant by the last thing she said. "I have to comfort this yellow-faced woman during this period." With the guarantee of the deaf old lady and the support of Aunt Yi, even though everyone knew the truth, they couldn't say much.

Part of it was to give the old lady face, and part of it was not to offend Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang. Of course, He Daqing and Xu Wude didn't care about these, but after seeing the look in the deaf old lady's eyes, they decided not to participate.

No matter how they tried to cover up this kind of **, the people in the courtyard had their own judgment. So, the two of them took the children who were watching back to the house.

Old Master Liang glanced at the deaf old lady and Yi Zhonghai and his party, and without saying much, he went back.

Seeing that the excitement was over, the other residents in the courtyard returned to their houses. Only Qin Huairu was in a state of confusion, thinking that this courtyard was too complicated and difficult, and she was also hesitant about whether she was suitable to live here. When the crowd gradually dispersed, Jia Dongxu hurriedly helped his mother back to the house.

The deaf old lady glanced at Jia Zhang with disdain, then shook her head and walked straight to the backyard. Why did she defend Yi Zhonghai so much? The reason was simple. She hoped to rely on Yi Zhonghai and his wife for her retirement in the future, and she would never let his reputation be damaged. As for Yi Tan, a member of the same clan, she was always an unnecessary sacrifice. Who made her neither ambitious nor supported by her natal family?

The older generation generally believed that the Yi family's lack of children was entirely due to his wife's fault. This matter just passed by in a blur - it was said to be over, but it wasn't. The old residents had a clear mind.

Regardless of whether Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi had any connection, they had already been labeled. Even if they stopped discussing it publicly, there would inevitably be rumors in private. The new residents were ignorant and believed the old lady's assurances and the words of Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhangshi. Most importantly, Yi Zhonghai had always been regarded as a warm-hearted neighbor who was fair and just. Today, neither of the two families went to work at the factory because something happened to them.

Aunt Yi helped her husband back home, but she didn't seem to blame him. On the one hand, she was not sure whether Yi Zhonghai and Jia Zhang had an affair; on the other hand, even if there was something, it would be a waste of effort - she had no say in the family, and no support from her family, so she could only muddle through.

Yi Zhonghai originally wanted to comfort his wife, but seeing her cold attitude he remained silent instead. However, he had his own plan in mind: if he could let Jia Zhang find a virgin girl to remarry and if she was still infertile, he could live a stable life, maintaining his good reputation and having a reliable support for his old age, such as training Jia Dongxu well.

At the Jia family, Jia Zhang was indeed happy last night, but she was frightened in the vegetable cellar. Fortunately, she managed to get away with it, but she hated the He family even more, and people like Xu Wude, Yan Bugui and Liu Haizhong all became her objects of hatred. "They are all unreasonable people, bastards!" She cursed inwardly.

Jia Dongxu was not mature and sensible yet. Although he had some doubts about his mother and his master, he kept convincing himself that there was nothing wrong with them. Therefore, he did not think much about it. Seeing that his mother had been frozen all night and was slapped by He Daqing, she looked dying, so he could only stay at home to take care of her. After boiling water for her to wash her face and arranging for her to rest, he ran to his master Yi Zhonghai's house.

"Master, I'm afraid I can't go to work today. Please ask for leave for me."

Seeing his apprentice's calm expression, Yi Zhonghai felt more at ease and nodded: "You should also take a rest. Don't worry, I will ask Lao Qian in the backyard to help me ask for leave." "Thank you, Master!"

Everything in the yard seemed to have returned to normal, and everyone went to work and school as usual. However, the Qin family soon came to visit.

"Excuse me, which room does Master Yi live in?"

The Qin father and son found the yard. The women had seen them yesterday and did not ask many questions. Soon Qin Dashan knocked on the door of the Yi family.

"Master Yi, are you home?"

At this time, Qin Huairu was preparing to go back to Qinjia Village to see her father and brother, but she didn't expect them to come directly to the yard. She quickly threw down the tablecloth and came to the middle yard.

"Dad, big brother, why are you here? Didn't you say you were going back yesterday?"

Just send five dollars." Qin Huaili couldn't help complaining, "It's not about five dollars, we agreed with Master Yi yesterday."

"You marry his apprentice Jia Dongxu, and he will give us 50 yuan as a betrothal gift. Then Master Yi will introduce me, my second brother, and my third brother to work in the steel mill." Qin Dashan continued, "That's right, Huairu, a good family like the Jia family is so rare. With this 50 yuan betrothal gift, the eldest brother can also find a wife and no longer be a bachelor."

"Once we all have jobs, the second and third sons won't have to worry about not finding a partner. They can still help you when they move to the city, right?"

Qin Huaili then added: "As your family, we will support you in the city and make sure no one dares to bully you."

Their discussion was so loud that the aunts in the courtyard gathered around to watch. Yi Zhonghai was lying on the bed, not planning to care about the Jia family's affairs. As for yesterday's agreement, since it was agreed, let them do it themselves. But now that he heard the Qin family making a loud noise at the door of his house, he could no longer bear it and had to come out to see what was going on. And the Jia family——

When Jia Zhang heard that the Qin family was coming, she thought that she must seize this opportunity and let Yi Zhonghai pay the betrothal gift later.

According to the steps agreed upon yesterday, the engagement can be completed today and Huairu will officially become a member of the Jia family.

So she hurried out of bed.

Jia Dongxu was extremely excited at this time and immediately opened the door to go out to meet people.

"Huai Ru, these are your uncle and elder brother, right? I have already discussed yesterday's matter with Master. We will give you fifty yuan as a betrothal gift and ask you to marry me."

"Don't worry, after you marry me, I will definitely treat you well, just like the lady in the mansion."

Jia Dongxu continued to assure solemnly: "I will definitely take good care of you and help your brothers. If conditions permit, I can introduce girls from the city to the eldest, second and third brothers!" These words immediately attracted the attention of the Qin family's father and son.

Especially when they heard that they could marry girls from the city, their eyes lit up.

Qin Huaili suddenly thought of the country girl he had dated before, and he lost interest immediately. "I must marry a girl from the city." He made up his mind and looked at his father expectantly. Qin Dashan was also very excited. If his three sons could marry girls from the city, it would be a blessing from their ancestors. Qin Dashan quickly said to Yi Zhonghai, "Master, look, didn't we agree on this yesterday?"

Jia Zhang interrupted with great pride: "We agree that my son's master will pay the fifty yuan betrothal gift and will also help with the work, but the marriage must be arranged in the next few days."

The Qin family was pleasantly surprised: "Okay, as long as you give the betrothal gift, the marriage can be arranged immediately." Yi Zhonghai was speechless. Did they think he would be willing to pay the betrothal gift?

However, for the sake of his apprentice's future life and the series of events that had just happened, he really couldn't refuse directly. Once he angered this Mrs. Jia, she would say something she shouldn't say.