Siheyuan: Happy Life of Jia Zhang Family

"Master, please give me one more share. It's just a token of my appreciation. Besides, a poor family can become rich on the road, so it's better to have sufficient funds. At least one more mule will do." Liu Huijuan took out the money and stuffed it into the fortune teller's hand.

The fortune teller thought about it seriously and said, "It seems that we are really destined to be together. What you said makes sense. It would be better if we have a larger budget. If we can't spend all the money, we can return it to everyone. What is your name and home address?" The fortune teller took out a notebook and wrote down Liu Huijuan's information. Then the two said goodbye at the entrance of the alley and agreed to meet again in a month.

The two people who parted at the entrance of the alley were very happy. The fortune teller went into the alley, changed his clothes, and kept shuttling back and forth in the alley. He met up with two young men and finally came to the backyard of the compound at No. 95 Hongxing Street.

"Uncle, it's done," Zhang Shouying said happily.

"Keep your voice down. This is illegal, you know? How much did she invest?" Zhang Dabao asked.

"One thousand yuan," Zhang Shouying said in a low voice.

"You three have become workers in the city. Given your circumstances, you won't be able to get a house for at least eight or ten years. Now that you have this thousand yuan, buy a house each. If it's not enough, I'll pay for it for you. With a house, it will be easier for you to start a family," Zhang Dabao said to the three of them.

"Uncle, the money is yours, we can't take it," said Zhang Shouying.

"This is my money, so just listen to me. This time you are trying to vent my anger. No one should mention this matter again. Just tell others that the money for buying the house was borrowed from me. What we are doing is illegal. If she hadn't called you your aunt, I wouldn't have treated her like this," Zhang Dabao said to Zhang Shouying.

"Uncle, we should help you. How can she scold you? We just became workers thanks to you. It's not appropriate to spend your money again," said Zhang Shouan, and Zhang Dazheng nodded quickly.

"Go away, just listen to me. Do you think I need this little money? I'm a man who fights for reputation, you know that? I heard that someone is selling a house in the next yard. Dongxu will be back soon, so I'll ask him to go and ask." Zhang Dabao asked the three of them to sit and wait for a while.

After waiting for less than twenty minutes, Jia Dongxu arrived on his bicycle.

"Dongxu" Zhang Dabao called Jia Dongxu over.

"Seventh uncle, this is my fourth uncle, this is my second cousin, who is this?" Jia Dongxu didn't know Zhang Shouying.

"This is Shouying, the eldest son of brother Dayou's family, and also your cousin. Dongxu heard that someone is selling a house in Yard 96. Who is selling it? Go over and ask. Your uncle and your two cousins ​​want to buy one each. They are also steel rolling workers now, and have submitted their recruitment forms today," Zhang Dabao said to Jia Dongxu.

"I heard it was Liu Degang's house. I'll go over and ask. I'll be back in a while. I'll show off my skills and congratulate my uncle and two cousins." Jia Dongxu said and went out.

He came back in less than ten minutes, and a middle-aged man also came to Zhang Dabao's house.

"Director Zhang, I'm Liu Degang from the sixth workshop. I've been transferred to the machine repair factory and can't come back for a while. My children are grown up and have been assigned to the textile factory. I don't want to sell the house. I might as well buy them two rooms near the textile factory. My wife and I can just live in the dormitory in the factory," said Liu Degang.

"It seems that Brother Liu has been promoted," Zhang Dabao said with a smile. He asked Liu Degang to sit down and asked Jia Dongxu to make tea.

"What promotion? I'm already 45 years old and just became a deputy director," Liu Degang said with a smile.

"The deputy director is at the deputy section level and a real state cadre. How many rooms does he have?" asked Zhang Dabao.

"The three large rooms are all in the east wing. The corridor can be used as a kitchen. Let's go and take a look," said Liu Degang.

Zhang Dabao, Zhang Shouan and others came to Yard No. 96 and took a look at Liu Degang's house. It had three large rooms, each of which was about twelve or thirteen square meters. There was an alley on the north side and a shed in front of the door.

The three of them also liked it, and Zhang Dabao did not bargain. The normal price for three rooms is between 750 and 800 yuan, and he gave a total of 900 yuan including the furniture. While there were still people in the street office, Zhang Dabao took them to the street office to go through the formalities. Liu Degang wanted to stay for another day and would move in the day after tomorrow. Zhang Dabao said there was no rush and that they could move at any time. He cooperated very well. Jia Dongxu just cooked at home.

"There are beds in the two rooms, and there are tables and chairs in the room without a room. No one will suffer a loss. Divide the money and buy some daily necessities on Sunday." Zhang Dabao divided the remaining one hundred coins among the three people, and also sponsored five industrial coupons to each of them.

The three of them really had no money, and they owed favors to each other, so they didn't try to be humble and just divided the money directly.

In the evening, Zhang Cuihua and Zhang Lianhua also came back. They were happy to see that their family members were so successful. They were even happier to hear that they had settled down in the next courtyard. Zhang Cuihua, in particular, threatened Jia Dongxu again, saying that if he was not filial, she would call her brother's nephew to beat him to death. Jia Dongxu was helpless and had to repeatedly express that he would definitely be filial to his mother.

Today, Zhang Shouan and the other two were happy and had a drink together. Zhang Dabao sent the three of them to the factory after the meal. Zhang Shouan burst into tears as soon as he returned to the dormitory. He never dared to imagine that he would have such a life. Now he has settled down in the city, has a formal job, and owns a house. It's like a dream.

Zhang Shouan twisted his thigh hard once, and then twisted it again.

"Second brother, why are you pinching me? It hurts so much," said Zhang Shouying.

"Let me see if it's true. It feels like a dream. I can't believe it," said Zhang Shouan.

"Why don't you twist yourself? You must have twisted my leg until it was bruised," Zhang Shouying asked Zhang Shouan while rubbing his leg.

"I twisted my own leg? Doesn't my leg hurt?" Zhang Shouan almost pissed Zhang Shouying off to death, and the two started arguing.

Liu Huijuan returned home from the entrance of the alley, she was particularly excited. She invested 1,000 yuan, and according to the ratio of 300:30,000, she would get 100,000 yuan. It was too much, and Liu Huijuan almost fainted.

In the evening, Ding Yang and Director Ding Wenbo returned home. Liu Huijuan asked them to wash their hands and brought them the food.

"Old Ding, was there a warlord who was executed in Shandong during the Republic of China?" Liu Huijuan suddenly asked during the meal.

"There was one, Chairman Han, who was executed because he was not active in the war of resistance and was a famous escaped general," said Ding Wenbo.

"Do you think these warlords are rich?" Liu Huijuan asked again.

"The warlords during the Republic of China were all masters at amassing wealth. They were all worth millions, so they lost their country. Sit properly. You should sit and stand properly. You are still a public security officer. What do you look like?" Director Ding got angry at his son.

"Old Ding, he's still a child, don't say anything about him, he scared the child," said Liu Huijuan.

"How old is he? He's twenty years old this year, not a kid anymore. He just hangs around like this every day. What a person! Today I met your director. You said you were at work, but what were you doing?" Ding Wenbo got angry.