Siheyuan, my new life

Sister Yang at the side said with a smile: "I saw that you, Mr. Xu, are usually so unruly, but I didn't expect you to be a model husband. Not bad, not bad, and worthy of praise."

Sister Yang's words were not a mockery of Xu Fugui. In the society at that time, men were superior to women in most families, and the husband was the pillar of the family. In particular, men who had a job and could support the family had an even higher status in the family. You can refer to Liu Haizhong, the second uncle who was the manager of the courtyard at No. 95.

A man who can take care of his sick wife wholeheartedly is truly worthy of praise and envy.

Xu Fugui pretended to be embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "Sister Yang, I just heard you guys laughing in the corridor, what's so funny?"

Sister Yang smiled as she knitted a sweater and said, "Just now everyone was still talking about the things in your courtyard house at No. 95 Nanluoguxiang. By the way, Jia Zhangshi and Jia Dongxu live in the same courtyard house with you, right?"

Xu Fugui nodded: "Yes, the mother and daughter live in the middle yard, and we live in the back yard."

Sister Yang asked with great interest: "Old Xu, since you live in the same courtyard, you should have heard about the incident where Jia Zhang got bit on the thigh while fighting with a dog for shit? I heard that Jia Zhang wanted to blame the Jiaodaokou Subdistrict Office in order to avoid paying for the rabies vaccination at the Red Star Hospital?"

Xu Fugui smiled bitterly and shook his head. To be honest, he felt ashamed to be a neighbor of such a weirdo. But no matter what, he lived in Courtyard No. 95. Although he hated the Jia family, especially the scoundrel Jia Zhang, he still had to explain clearly in order to maintain the reputation of the entire courtyard. Otherwise, he didn't know what kind of rumor would spread in the end.

So Xu Fugui recounted in detail how Jia Zhang was punished by the Jiaodaokou Street Office to clean the streets, and how she hit a stray dog ​​that was eating shit with a broom, but was bitten on the thigh by the stray dog ​​that was protecting its food. He also told everyone how Jia Zhang was naughty at the Red Star Hospital and was beaten up by Director Wang of the Street Office and the public security personnel.

Although Xu Fugui had been running around these days, going out early and coming back late, he still heard about Jia Zhang's great achievements from his wife at night. Of course, with Xu Fugui's experience, he would definitely not believe the gossip deliberately spread by those old women. He quickly analyzed the general truth of the matter based on his wife's story, and confirmed his analysis through conversations with the neighbors in the yard.

After listening to Xu Fugui's story, Director Wang smiled and shook his head: "Old Xu, there are really many weirdos in your courtyard. First, the second uncle Liu Haizhong brought people to smash Director Lin's courtyard door for no reason. The third uncle Yan Bugui is the son of the big reactionary capitalist Yan Wenzhai, known as the gate god of the courtyard and an abacus expert. The sanctimonious first uncle Yi Zhonghai made false propaganda and sought fame, and even had an affair with his apprentice's mother. Now there is another person like Jia Zhang who dares to openly cheat the street office."

Xu Fugui smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "This Jia Zhang usually relies on Yi Zhonghai's protection to act like a scoundrel in the No. 95 courtyard, but no one thought she would be so bold as to act like a scoundrel with the street office. This time, Director Wang of the street office will not continue to indulge her and directly let the public security personnel handcuff Jia Zhang. If it weren't for her son Jia Dongxu's pleading, Director Wang probably really planned to send Jia Zhang to jail for a few days. By the way, this Jia Zhang is the woman who had an affair with Yi Zhonghai."

Sister Yang said in disbelief: "I heard from others that this Jia Zhang is only 1.5 meters tall but weighs more than 150 kilograms. She is as thick as a jar but not as tall as a jar, and has a fat head and big ears, like a sow. How could Yi Zhonghai eat her? Isn't he disgusted?"

Everyone in the large office burst into laughter.

Xu Fugui smiled and said, "Although this Jia Zhang was not very beautiful at the time, she was also very pretty. It was not surprising that she could hook up with Yi Zhonghai, who was a member of a family with no descendants. At that time, Old Jia had just died in Lou's Steel Mill due to a work-related injury. Several of Old Jia's uncles and cousins ​​came to the door and wanted to not only take the pension given by the factory, but also take away the work position reserved for Old Jia's children in Lou's Steel Mill. I remember very clearly that Yi Zhonghai was the first to stand up and call on the old and young men in our courtyard to drive away those uncles and cousins ​​of Old Jia who were planning to eat up the family. He Daqing, Liu Haizhong, I and several other people in the courtyard came forward to help the orphans and widows of the Jia family."

Director Wang smiled and said: "Before liberation, it was common for families to be wiped out, especially in rural areas. In our city, such things rarely happen."

Sister Yang was not interested in this topic. She asked eagerly: "Old Xu, tell me the truth, did you have an affair with Jia Zhang at that time?"

Xu Fugui couldn't help but smile bitterly to himself. To be honest, the first person Jia Zhang looked for was him, because Xu Fugui was the car driver of Lou Bancheng, the boss of Lou's Steel Rolling Mill. He followed his boss around all day and got to know many dignitaries. This was no big secret in Courtyard No. 95. After all, Xu Fugui came home almost every day with big bags, either roast chicken, braised meat or meat and vegetables packed from restaurants, which made many people in the courtyard jealous. But everyone also knew that the Xu family was not something that ordinary people could afford to offend. Didn't you see that even those stinky patrolmen on the street bowed politely when they saw Xu Fugui?

Therefore, the first person that Jia Zhang thought of was Xu Fugui, a man with a good background. Unfortunately, Xu Fugui knew very well that the reason he could gain Lou Bancheng's favor was largely due to his wife. His wife was the personal maid of Lou Tan, the most trusted concubine of Lou Bancheng. If he had an affair with Jia Zhang and his wife found out, he would be in big trouble. Therefore, Xu Fugui rejected Jia Zhang's proposal without hesitation on the spot.

After hearing what Sister Yang said today, Xu Fugui quickly smiled and said, "My wife is a famous jealous person in the neighborhood. If this kind of words were to reach her ears, I guess I would have to sleep on the floor for at least a month. Please go easy on me, Sister Yang."

Everyone present couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing this.

After everyone laughed for a while, Xu Fugui continued, "Since the death of Old Jia, Jia Zhang has been a bit like a poor man who suddenly became rich. She either buys roast chicken, roast duck or braised meat pancakes all day long. The family doesn't even eat two cups of noodles. They only eat rice and white flour every day. When Old Jia was alive, he was one of the three best chefs in Lou's Steel Rolling Mill, so he had a high income. Old Jia was the one who had the final say in the family. Except for a little money for buying vegetables and meat every day, everything else was in Old Jia's hands. After the death of Old Jia, Jia Zhang and his mother were completely free to do whatever they wanted. In just a few years, they spent almost all of Old Jia's hard-earned wealth. Jia Zhang also ate herself into a fat woman who was 1.5 meters tall and weighed more than 150 grams."