Siheyuan: Seventeen-year-old He Yuzhu

At night, after Yi Zhonghai came back, he first went to find Liu Haizhong and Yan Bugui and explained the situation to them.

When Yan Bugui heard that he had to donate money, his face turned bitter.

"I have no objection to you holding a meeting and asking everyone to donate money, but you don't know the situation of my family. I am the only one who supports them. How can I have any money?"

Jia Zhang scolded, "You old stingy old man, can't you see what I've become? You're not willing to donate even a little money. Do you still have a conscience?"

Yan Bugui was angry. "What does your transformation have to do with me? You did too many bad things, so you were bitten by a rat."

"The money is mine. I can donate it if I want to. If I don't want to donate it, I don't have to."

Jia Zhang rushed over with bared fangs and claws, trying to catch Yan Bugui.

Yan Bugui took several steps back. How could he go to teach his students if he was scratched on the face?

Yi Zhonghai was really helpless with Jia Zhangshi. How could she talk like that?

He stopped Jia Zhang.

He said to Yan Bugui: "Old Yan, please donate some money first, and I will return the money to you when I get my salary."

Yan Bugui nodded, "That's fine."

Yi Zhonghai looked at Liu Haizhong again, "Lao Liu, what about you?"

Liu Haizhong said: "I have no objection to the donation, but I have to host the meeting."

Yi Zhonghai knew that Liu Haizhong liked this, so he said, "No problem."

After a while, everyone was called into the yard.

The central courtyard was packed with people.

He Yuzhu and He Yushui sat at the front left, and Kong Kong stood next to Yuzhu.

Seeing that everyone was present, Liu Haizhong stood up, cleared his throat, and patted the table to attract everyone's attention.

Said: "This time, we asked everyone to come to the meeting mainly because of the Jia family's affairs."

"I think everyone has heard that the Jia family was attacked by rats last night and suffered heavy losses."

"Now, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu are too seriously injured and need to be hospitalized."

"The hospitalization and treatment costs are a lot of money, and everyone knows the Jia family's situation. They don't have much money."

"So, I discussed with your first and third uncles and decided to call everyone together to donate some money to the Jia family to help them get through this difficult time."

When everyone heard that they had to donate money, they were unhappy.

Who wants to take the money out? Give it to the Jia family. They don’t like Jia Zhang and Jia Dongxu, mother and son.

"The Jia family is in trouble, and so is our family. Our salary is not high, and we have to support our family, so we really can't donate."

"There is no money at home, so I can't donate."

"..."

Jia Zhang stood up and slammed the table. "You are all fine. Look at me now. Dongxu is still lying in the hospital. Don't you have any kindness at all? You are not willing to help with this little favor?"

"If anything happens to you in the future, my family won't help you."

Yi Zhonghai also said: "We are all from the same courtyard. If one family is in trouble, more families can help. Only in this way can the courtyard become better and better."

“I’ll donate ten dollars.”

He took out ten dollars and put it on the table.

This was the money he always carried with him, and he took it all out in one go.

Liu Haizhong said: "I will donate ten dollars too."

He originally wanted to donate three or five yuan, but who would have thought that Yi Zhonghai would take out ten yuan at once. If he had only donated three or five yuan, wouldn't he be outdone?

He couldn't accept this.

So I had to grit my teeth and take out ten dollars.

Yan Bugui took out three yuan from his pocket and put it on the table reluctantly, "I'll donate three yuan."

Although he knew that Yi Zhonghai would return the money to him, he still felt heartbroken to take it out.

When everyone saw that even the stingiest uncle had donated money, they didn't know what to say.

I had to take the money reluctantly.

Some were 30 or 50 cents, some were 10 or 20 cents, and the most they could buy was one dollar.

He Yuzhu smiled. Even though the old man system was not in place yet, a meeting had already started in the yard.

Moreover, everyone is required to donate money to the Jia family.

It's really interesting.

He controlled two mice and quietly came to Jia's house. He searched everywhere and found the money wrapped in cloth under a jar.

It’s not a small amount, maybe three or four hundred.

The family is rich, but they cry poor and ask others to donate money.

Well then, I will make you really poor.

He Yuzhu controlled the rats and, while everyone's attention was focused on donations, secretly transferred the money out and hid it in a rat hole in the yard.

Everyone took out money together. Yu Shui pulled He Yu Zhu and whispered, "Brother, do we want to donate too?"

He Yuzhu shook his head, "Of course not. What relationship do they have with us? Why should we donate to them?"

He Yushui worriedly said, "But everyone has donated, even the stingiest uncle has donated. It would be bad if we don't donate."

He Yuzhu said: "Do you think Third Uncle is really willing to donate money? I guess this is First Uncle's money, and Third Uncle is just giving it out for show."

He Yushui nodded, thinking that what her brother said made sense.

Yi Zhonghai saw that everyone had donated money, but He Yuzhu was still sitting there, so he asked, "Zhuzi, how much did you donate?"

"You are the head chef now, your salary is not low, you should donate more."

He Yuzhu said, "Uncle, what you said is not right. I just became the head chef and I haven't received my salary yet. There is no money at home."

Yi Zhonghai said, "Didn't your boss reward you?"

"Also, where's the three hundred dollars I gave you last time?"

He Yuzhu smiled and said, "Uncle, that money is mental damage compensation, which is used to comfort the wounded hearts of me and Yushui. How can we donate it?"

Yi Zhonghai looked dissatisfied, "Zhu Zi, no matter what, you should give a little. Look, everyone has donated, how can you just stand by and watch?"

"Although you and Dongxu don't have a good relationship, you all live in the same courtyard. You still have a long time to live together in the future. This matter doesn't matter."

"You help him, he helps you, that's what a good neighbor is."

He Yuzhu shook his head. "Uncle, what you said is not quite right. You just said that he and I have a bad relationship. How can I use money to help my enemy?"

"Let me help him, but he has to help me first, then I will consider it."

Jia Zhang pointed at He Yuzhu and cursed, "You are a bad guy with a black heart. Our family is in such a miserable state, and you still say this..."

"You bad guy, bullying us orphans and widows..."

"Old Jia, come up quickly and take this guy away..."

Kong Kong leaped forward directly.

Jia Zhang was so frightened that she quickly stepped back and hid behind Yi Zhonghai.

Yi Zhonghai was also frightened when he saw Kong Kong showing his fangs and claws.

He quickly shouted, "Zhu Zi, get your monkey away quickly."

He Yuzhu spread his hands and said helplessly: "Uncle, it's not that I don't want to help, but I just brought Kongkong back and I'm not familiar with him yet. He doesn't listen to me."