Siheyuan: The wife was intercepted after returning from the battlefield

Hearing this, Lin Shanhai sighed and said, "Will twenty kilograms be enough? Don't we have a lot of coarse grains stored at home? Can't you send more?"

Wang Xiuzhi glared at Lin Shanhai and said, "What do you know? It's not that I don't want to send it, but how do we explain the source of so much food? We are short of food now, where does our family get the food? Aren't you asking for trouble for Pingzi?"

Hearing this, Lin Shanhai smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't expect that."

Wang Xiuzhi shook her head and said, "I can't count on you for anything. I'd better go and ask Pingzi."

Before Lin Shanhai could say anything, Lin Ping walked in and asked with a smile, "Mom and Dad, where's your sister-in-law?"

Li Jing, who was coaxing Hu Tou to sleep in the inner room, came out and said with a smile, "Pingzi, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Lin Ping smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, there is a quota at the East City Supply and Marketing Cooperative, are you going?"

Li Jing heard this and said happily: "Go, why not? This is the Eight Great Members. Thank you first, Pingzi."

Hearing the noise, Lin Yun also came in and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. Sister-in-law will have a job in the future and our family life will get better and better."

Lin An asked, "Pingzi, how much money do you need? I'll get it for you."

Hearing this, Lin Ping said angrily, "If you say so, don't take this job."

Lin Shanhai glared at Lin An and said, "Okay, just listen to Pingzi on this matter. You've taken advantage of your brother so often. Just remember your brother's kindness in the future."

Lin An scratched his head awkwardly and chuckled when he heard that. He knew that his brother was good to him, but there were some things he had to say, and this represented his attitude.

How could Lin Ping not know what Lin An was thinking? He smiled and said, "Brother, don't feel embarrassed. After all, your parents are with you. Just be more filial to them."

After that, he turned to Li Jing and said, "Sister-in-law, since you are willing, let's go find someone to talk to. You can start work tomorrow. The Chengdong Supply and Marketing Cooperative is not far from home, so it will be convenient for you to take care of the family."

Wang Xiuzhi also smiled when she heard this and said, "I'll be at home, so you can just go to work with peace of mind."

Li Jing nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll go with Pingzi."

At two o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Ping and Li Jing came back. The replacement work had been arranged, and they were waiting to go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to complete the start-up procedures.

After explaining everything clearly, Lin Ping planned to return to his own yard. After all, his two beautiful sisters were waiting for him at home.

But just as he was about to leave, Wang Xiuzhi stopped him and said, "Pingzi, Mom wants to discuss something with you."

Lin Ping stopped and turned back and said, "Mom, if you have something to say, just tell me."

Wang Xiuzhi said a little embarrassedly: "Pingzi, you know that I can only talk to Grandma Zhang and Liu Li in the courtyard. Now that Li Qing's family can't make ends meet, I want to ask you if you can think of a solution?"

After saying that, he looked at Lin Ping expectantly. Lin Ping also knew the current situation. The food prices in Pigeon City were crazy. Li Qing's family of five was relying on Li Qing's salary alone, so it was definitely not enough to eat. So he asked, "Can't you make ends meet?"

Wang Xiuzhi nodded and said, "You haven't seen how thin his three children are. The family has some food to keep Li Qing, the mainstay, first. The rest is the food for the four of them. In order to save food, they lie on the kang all day long. This is not a good thing to continue for a long time. What's more, if something happens to Li Qing, the family will be ruined. If you can help, please help."

Lin Ping frowned and said, "Mom, I don't believe you didn't secretly send food."

Wang Xiuzhi sighed when she heard this: "How much can I send? If I send too much, I won't be able to explain the source of food. If I send too little, it will be a drop in the bucket for five people. If we want to help, we must solve the problem fundamentally."

Lin Ping instantly understood what Wang Xiuzhi meant. If he wanted to solve the problem fundamentally, he had to solve the food ration problem. If he wanted to solve the food ration problem, Liu Li had to have a city hukou, so that the children would have a ration. So Wang Xiuzhi wanted him to arrange a job for Liu Li, so he smiled and said, "Mom, you are giving me a big problem."

Wang Xiuzhi was also embarrassed and said, "Mom knows it's hard for you. After all, Qingyan and Qingya haven't found jobs yet. But mom feels sorry for Liu Li's family. But if you really have a hard time, forget it."

Lin Ping thought about it and said, "My mother has spoken, so I'll try my best."

Wang Xiuzhi was overjoyed when she heard this, and then she said with a bitter face: "Will Qingyan Qingya blame me, your mother-in-law, for being so ungrateful?"

Lin Ping laughed loudly upon hearing this and said, "Mom, don't worry about this. I have already told Qingyan and Qingya that they are weak now, so they will take a year or two to recover before looking for a job, so don't worry."

Wang Xiuzhi was relieved after hearing this and patted her chest and said, "That's good, that's good."

Seeing that nothing was wrong, Lin Ping returned to his yard.

Back at their own yard, Lin Xuan, Niuniu and He Yushui were playing in the yard. When they saw Lin Ping coming in, they all smiled and said, "Second brother, (uncle, Brother Pingzi)."

He smiled and gave the three girls some White Rabbit candies before returning to the house. Lin Qingyan was whispering to Lin Qingya, but stopped talking immediately when she saw Lin Ping come in.

Seeing that the two stopped talking, Lin Ping smiled and asked, "What are you talking about? You look so happy. Tell me what you are talking about."

Lin Qingya rolled her eyes at Lin Ping and said, "What are you listening to? They are just girls' private conversations, you can't listen to them." After saying that, her little face turned red like a ripe apple.

Lin Qingyan changed the subject and asked, "Has sister-in-law arranged her work?" After saying that, she handed Lin Ping a towel for him to wipe his face.

After wiping his face, Lin Ping smiled and said, "Everything is done. We are just waiting to start work tomorrow. Have you not left the yard today?"

Seeing the two girls nodding, he said, "If you have nothing to do, go out more often. Why are you staying at home?"

Lin Qingyan nodded and said, "Okay, I understand."

The Jia family in the middle courtyard.

Jia Dongxu lay on the kang listlessly. He had lost weight and looked listless because he didn't have enough to eat. Qin Huairu said to Jia Dongxu with a sad face, "Dongxu, we are running out of food."

Jia Dongxu, who was already listless, said impatiently: "What can I do if there is no food? All my salary is used to buy food. Forget it, I will go to the master's house to check."

After saying that, she stood up and went out. Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu and said unhappily, "Useless thing. If it weren't for you not having enough food, would my family be in such a difficult situation?"

Qin Huairu's eyes instantly turned red when she heard that. It was not like they didn't know that she was from the countryside, so why were they blaming her now? But she dared not say anything and could only hold her anger. However, she regretted it so much now. If she had not been so short-sighted, she would not have ended up in such a situation. Look at the life of the Lin family now, all of this originally belonged to her.

After Jia Zhang's scolding, the two-year-old Xiaodang started crying loudly, and Qin Huairu had to lower her head to comfort the child.

Besides, Jia Dongxu came to Yi Zhonghai's house and saw Yi Zhonghai drinking tea. He smiled and said, "Master is free."

Yi Zhonghai knew what was going on when Jia Dongxu came in. This was also in line with his idea, so he stood up and asked, "Did your family run out of food?"

Jia Dongxu blushed and said, "Well, my family is really short of money, so I have no choice but to come to the master."

Yi Zhonghai sighed and said, "Alas, everyone has a hard time these days, and it's not your fault."

Turning to Auntie Yi, she said, "Go get Dongxu ten kilograms of cornmeal. Even if he eats sparingly, he can still hold on until his salary is paid."

Auntie Yi nodded and went to the kitchen to get food for Jia Dongxu. Jia Dongxu said gratefully, "Thank you, Master. If it weren't for your help, our family wouldn't know how to survive."

Yi Zhonghai smiled and said, "Silly child, I am your master. If I don't help you, who else can I help? If you have any difficulties in the future, come to me. Don't be embarrassed to ask."

Jia Dongxu was deeply moved by Yi Zhonghai and said solemnly: "Master, don't worry, I will definitely take care of you in your old age."

Jia Dongxu's words hit the mark exactly what Yi Zhonghai wanted, and he said with great relief: "Okay, okay, I knew that Dongxu you are a kind and loyal child. Here is ten yuan, take it first." After that, he took out ten yuan from his pocket and stuffed it into Jia Dongxu's hand.

After Jia Dongxu left, Aunt Yi said with a bad look on her face: "Old Yi, you said that Dongxu would take care of us in our old age, but that hasn't happened yet. Let's support his family first."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and said, "If we want someone to take care of us in our old age, how can we not contribute anything? As the saying goes, it is better to help someone in need than to add icing on the cake. If we help Dongxu in his difficult times, he will be willing to take care of us in his old age in the future."

Auntie Yi retorted, "I don't think the Jia family is easy to get along with. I think Zhuzi is more reliable."

Yi Zhonghai sighed, "I know Zhuzi is straightforward and is a good candidate for elderly care, but Zhuzi has a bad temper and is prone to getting into trouble. He is not a suitable candidate for elderly care. This is not the most important thing. The key is that Zhuzi still has a father. Who knows if He Daqing will come back? What should we do if he comes back? So Dongxu is the most suitable one. As long as we control him well, there will be no problem. Of course, we cannot give up on Zhuzi either."

Aunt Yi felt that what Yi Zhonghai said made sense. After all, He Daqing was his biological father, and if he came back, the relationship between them would be obvious. So she stopped talking, which was considered as tacit agreement with Yi Zhonghai's idea.

In the original drama, it is said that Aunt Yi is a good person, but don’t you think about it, after sleeping in the same bed with Yi Zhonghai for decades, how could she not know what kind of person Yi Zhonghai is? She is just pretending.

If she was really good to Sha Zhu, would she be willing to watch Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu plotting to make Sha Zhu extinct? If it weren't for the deaf old lady, Sha Zhu would have really been extinct.

Jia family.

Seeing Jia Dongxu carrying ten kilograms of corn flour, Jia Zhang curled her lips and said, "Yi Zhonghai is really stingy. Who can eat ten kilograms of corn flour?"

Jia Dongxu took out another ten yuan and handed it to Qin Huairu, saying, "Take this money. When you have time, go to the Pigeon Market and buy some food."

When Jia Zhang saw the money, she snatched it away and said, "Why buy food? Ten kilograms of corn flour is enough for us to hold out until the salary is paid."

Seeing this bitter smile, Qin Huairu hated Jia Zhang in her heart. She and Xiaodang always had to eat less than Jia Dongxu and Jia Zhang, and they had never been full. She wondered what sins she had committed in her previous life to have to meet such an evil mother-in-law like Jia Zhang in this life. However, she had to walk her own path and she had to go on no matter how hard it was.

The next morning,

Lin Ping took Li Jing to the supply and marketing cooperative to start work, and only went to work at the steel rolling mill after completing the formalities.

Along the way, I thought about what Wang Xiuzhi had told me, and when I arrived at the steel rolling mill, I went to Li Huaide's office.