Comfortable life in Siheyuan

In the autumn in Beijing, the weather gets colder quite quickly.

Liu Qingshan took Feng Yu all the way to the post office. This has become a daily routine and the two of them are now used to it.

In the courtyard, Lou Xiao'e watched the two of them go out together, talking and laughing, and felt a little sad. If you compare yourself with others, you will die, and if you compare goods with others, you will throw them away. Qin Huairu felt even worse, after all, she became a widow, which made her even more miserable.

The two chatted casually on the way.

"Xiaoyu, does your post office have any old stamps? They are quite rare."

"I didn't notice it either. I'll ask you later what you want to do with it."

"I collect stamps and want to see if there are any. Aren't you also in the post office?"

"Okay, I get it, you go to work, I'm here too."

"I'll pick you up after get off work tonight!"

After saying that, Liu Qingshan rode his bike towards the steel rolling mill.

Not far from the factory gate, Qin Huairu was seen stopping Sha Zhu and saying something anxiously.

Liu Qingshan stopped the car.

"What's wrong, Sister Qin? What happened? Why are you so anxious?"

When Sha Zhu saw Liu Qingshan coming, he hurried over and stood behind him.

"I don't know either. She started crying when she stopped me, but she refused to tell me when I asked her. I was afraid people would misunderstand her."

Qin Huairu squatted down, sobbing softly, her body shaking.

"Look, you're just saying nothing, and I'm in a hurry to go to work!"

"Okay, brother Zhuzi, stop talking.

"Sister Qin, calm down first and tell me what's wrong. What's the matter that makes you so sad?"

Qin Huairu might be really sad at this moment, and it took her a while to recover.

"Zhu Zi, Qingshan, I have no other choice. My family can't afford to eat. I really have no other choice. I want to borrow some money from Zhu Zi to buy some food."

"Hey, why didn't you tell me earlier? You've been crying for so long."

"I just want to borrow 5 dollars."

"No!" Sha Zhu said firmly.

Liu Qingshan and Qin Huairu were both stunned.

Liu Qingshan almost couldn't hold it in. What can you say?

Qin Huairu even forgot to cry!

Sha Zhu explained: "I don't care about money now. My wife only gives me money to buy cigarettes. Otherwise, my pockets are cleaner than my face."

Liu Qingshan almost laughed out loud.

Qin Huairu's face flushed: "Qingshan, can you lend me some money? I will pay you back when I get my salary."

Liu Qingshan said calmly: "I've been getting married, buying a house, decorating it, and buying a bicycle in the past few months. Do you think I can have enough money? I've borrowed hundreds of dollars from my parents. Although they are not in a hurry for me to pay it back, I don't have any money left in the past few months. I've only been working for a few months!"

Qin Huairu started to cry again.

Liu Qingshan added: "You've found the wrong person. You should go find the uncle. After all, he is Master Dongxu. It's still a gesture of affection for him to kowtow to the ground. If that doesn't work, let Banggeng kowtow to him again and acknowledge him as your godfather. There's always a way out!"

Sha Zhu also said: "Yes, if it really doesn't work, you can ask Aunt Jia to find something to do. Your family's salary is enough, but what you lack is the tickets. You should go to the street to find a job. Right?"

Liu Qingshan saw that the time was almost up and said, "Don't waste time here, go to work first! If there is anything, we can find a solution when we get home."

After saying that, he got on the bike and left, riding so fast.

When Sha Zhu saw this, he immediately ran away: "Wait for me, I'll go, you don't mean business."

When my friend dies, I would rather die than suffer so much. What a good thing to say!

When getting lunch at noon, Sha Zhu looked at him with eyes full of resentment.

When it was time to get off work, Liu Qingshan talked about this with Feng Yu.

"Honey, guess what I saw when I was at work today?"

"What did you see? What kind of foreign scene did you see?"

"Hey, Qin Huairu was holding Sha Zhu and looked like she was crying. I thought something was wrong, but it turned out she was looking for someone to borrow money."

"That's it?"

"You don't care at all?"

"Why should I care? There are many people who don't have enough to eat these days, and there are even more people who need to borrow money. Why should I care?"

"Come on, I'll tell you the whole story when I get home, and then you'll understand."

"I don't really want to hear it!"

"You are so boring now, I still have to talk!"

When they got home, they went into the room. Liu Qingshan pulled Feng Yu aside and talked about the whole story, including how Sha Zhu had his blood sucked out before and how Qin Huairu had exchanged meat buns for white buns.

What can't I tell my wife? We'll all be in the same courtyard, so I have to know the details. It'll make it easier to treat her, right?

Curiosity also appeared in Feng Yu's eyes.

Not long after dinner, Liu Guangtian came over and knocked on the door: "Uncle Liu, Aunt Liu, Brother Qingshan, Sister-in-law, Uncle Yi asked to call a meeting of the whole hospital, I came to tell you."

"Okay, got it, I'll be there in a minute."

"I don't know what the hell it is. Alas!" Father Liu looked depressed.

"What could possibly happen? Qin Huairu asked Shazhu for money this morning, but Shazhu didn't have any. Then he asked me to borrow from him. I didn't have any either, so I asked him to ask an old man for help. After all, he was Master Dongxu. He knocked his head on the ground."

"Just be mean, you're just looking for trouble."

After a while, everyone in the compound arrived. Liu Qingshan took Feng Yu to find a comfortable place to sit down. When Sha Zhu saw Liu Qingshan, he also came over with Tian Xiuyun.

"What's going on? Why is a meeting being held? Qingshan, you have a good brain, so tell me about it." Sha Zhu asked.

"It's about what happened this morning. Now the uncle has thrown the problem to the whole compound."

"Hey, he is so rich but so unkind! He even tries to share the profits with everyone." Sha Zhu laughed.

"It's easy for us. We're both newly married and have a lot of money to spend. Just stay next to me and watch the show with me."

"You are still good at playing."

……

As usual, the three uncles came out last and sat down one by one. Feng Yu couldn't help asking, "Is every meeting in your compound like this? Is it interesting?"

Qingshan chuckled and said, "Keep watching. We'll talk about it when we get back. There are too many people here right now."

Liu Haizhong opened the speech: "Today's meeting was requested by an uncle. Please tell us what the meeting is about." The crowd burst into sparse applause.

Yi Zhonghai stood up pretentiously and said, "No need to applaud. It's so late, and I'm sorry to bother you all.

However, the purpose of our meeting this time is also to help those in need. As the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. We should all have compassion and not be too selfish.

Qin Huairu came to my house today and said that we were really struggling to make ends meet. I thought of asking everyone to come up with a solution. After all, when many hands gather, the flames rise high, and everyone can speak freely! "

After saying that, Yi Zhonghai picked up the teacup, took a sip of water, and kept observing everyone's expressions.

Liu Qingshan saw that no one was talking, so he didn't step out. No one in the compound wanted to step out in this matter.