Siheyuan: Five mouths waiting for food at the beginning

The next day, Zhao Shanhe arrived at the Sihai Hotel early and waited at the door. Soon Lao Li and the umbrella arrived.

Lao Li was the middleman. After some introductions, the three of them had a pleasant conversation. The protective umbrella was not overbearing, but instead made people feel a little bit comfortable.

Zhao Shanhe, who has lived two lives, is knowledgeable and has an amazing memory. He mixed in some of what he saw and heard in later lives, talking about everything from business to national affairs. The umbrella person felt that they had met too late and wanted to become sworn brothers on the spot.

The talks went exceptionally smoothly. The umbrella was very happy and kept calling Zhao Shanhe "brother". The three of them drank until midnight. Normally, people of their level would only drink lightly, but the umbrella was so happy today that Zhao Shanhe had no choice but to risk his life to keep him company.

The five thousand years of drinking culture was fully reflected at this moment. The umbrella spoke, and Brother Li came forward to coordinate and approve loans and land for the company in the largest amount.

When they parted, the umbrella gave Zhao Shanhe a card with only a phone number on it, and told Zhao Shanhe to call this number if he had any problems.

In the days that followed, the protector would invite Zhao Shanhe for tea every now and then, and also introduced many connections to Zhao Shanhe. Zhao Shanhe was thus able to enter a circle of high-end second-generation people.

Let’s go back a few days to the day after Banggeng returned home and talked about the house.

After Banggeng went to work early in the morning, Jia Zhang returned to the courtyard.

"Sister-in-law, have you not been home for a while since you moved to the upper floor? Why are you back today?"

"What's wrong? Can't I come back yet? He is the third uncle."

"I can come back, I can come back. I just want to ask why my sister-in-law suddenly came back?"

"I was just strolling around and accidentally came here. I came back to take a look and pick up something from the old house."

Jia Zhang had calculated that the only family in the Siheyuan who could afford to buy the house was the Shazhu family. No one else could afford it.

Old Yan's three sons might have this ability together, but how could it be possible if three sons worked together? Old Yan and his three sons were like abacus beads, and each of them had eight hundred tricks in their hands.

Jia Zhang's mind was full of selling the house and buying a courtyard house, so she didn't want to bother with Old Yan.

"Okay, Uncle San, you can take a rest. I'm going back to the middle courtyard."

After Jia Zhang went to the middle courtyard, the third uncle came in and said, "Old woman, Jia Zhang is back. She doesn't look like she wants to come back for a stroll. Go to the middle courtyard and see what she is doing here."

The third aunt who was the king of gossip immediately became interested and ran to the middle courtyard with her shoe soles in hand. However, it was so cold in the winter and there was no one in the courtyard.

The third aunt climbed up the window of the Jia family's original house and looked inside. There was no one inside. She turned around and saw that the lock on the door was not opened. It seemed that Jia Zhang had gone to someone else's house.

Then the third aunt turned on her super-ears and heard some noise in Sha Zhu's house. She then came to Sha Zhu's door and started eavesdropping.

"Aunt Jia, have you eaten?"

"Eat, eat"

"Is something wrong with you?"

"Something happened. Is Shazhu home?"

"Yes, yes, but I'm busy until late at night every day and I'm still asleep."

Ma Dongmei had no intention of waking Sha Zhu up. If she didn't feel sorry for her man, who would? Besides, she had been at odds with the Jia family ever since she married into the Siheyuan.

"Aunt Jia, if you have something to say, tell me. I'll tell Zhuzi when he gets up."

Jia Zhang was unwilling to talk to Ma Dongmei. Ma Dongmei was smarter than Sha Zhu, but Lao He and Sha Zhu were not in charge of Sha Zhu's family, and they couldn't get around this woman, Ma Dongmei.

"That's fine. You're the head of your family, so it's the same for me to tell you."

"Dongmei, look, your son He Dong has grown up and will soon be old enough to get married."

"Aunt Jia, don't worry. My He Dong is still in college. College lasts for four years. Let's talk about it after he graduates."

"Dongmei, how can I not be anxious? As far as I can remember, your He Dong is only a few days older than Zhao Shanhe's eldest son, An Tong, right?"

"Well, my family, Shanhe family, Shanhu family, and Xu Damao's children are all about the same age."

"So you have to pay more attention to it. Shanhe's son has brought his girlfriend back."

"Aunt Jia, is this true?"

"How could I lie to you? An Tong came back with her boyfriend yesterday, and Bang Geng saw it with his own eyes. Bang Geng also had dinner at Shanhe last night. How could this be false?"

"Aunt Jia, tell me, which girl is that?"

"I don't know about that. It seems that An Tong brought it back from Yangcheng."

"Aunt Jia, you misunderstood. I didn't ask which family An Tong's girlfriend came from. I meant which family of girl did you introduce to my son He Dong?"

"When did I say I would introduce a girl to your He Dong?"

"No, Aunt Jia, what do you mean by talking for so long? You also said that An Tong brought a girl back. Isn't that introducing a girl to my He Dong?"

"I'm not a matchmaker, so what girl do I know? You misunderstood. What I meant is that He Dong is almost old enough to get married.

Look, you and Sha Zhu live in the main house, He Daqing lives in the backyard, He Hua lives in the side room, and He Dong lives in Lao Yi's side room. How are you going to get married in the future?"

"Aunt Jia didn't expect you to be so considerate of my He Dong. I've discussed it with Sha Zhu. We'll buy him a house wherever He Dong likes in the future."

"Dongmei, it's better to buy a house sooner rather than later. Look, it's only been a short time since I bought my house, but the price has already gone up again. It's better to buy it sooner rather than later."

"Aunt Jia, it's easy for you to say that. This house is not a piece of cabbage. You can't just buy it. Even if you want to buy it, you have to look at it more carefully before you decide.

Besides, the price of buildings will go up, and we don’t plan to buy a building for our son. In the future, we will buy a larger courtyard house like the Zhao family, so that it will be convenient for the whole family to live together.”

Jia Zhang was anxious. You bought the courtyard house, so who would I sell my building to? But she still smiled and said:

"Dongmei, let me tell you that the building is better. I know this very well. Buildings have heating, so there is no need for a stove. And it is warm in winter and cool in summer.

Besides, in the past, only leaders were qualified to live in this building, and buying a building to marry a wife is also a face-saving thing."

"Aunt Jia, if you have something to say, just say it. Your child is growing up, and you want to buy a house," Ma Dongmei actually guessed why Jia Zhang came.

"It's like this. You see, my house was bought not long ago and nothing has ever been done in it. It's the perfect place for a wedding. What do you think?"

"No, Aunt Jia, what are you talking about? You've only lived in this house for a few days, why are you thinking of selling it?"

Jia Zhang sighed that it was not easy, and finally came to the point, and quickly said the excuse she had prepared in advance,

"Well, there is no other way. Huairu has been working hard in the factory for many years and now her health is suddenly in trouble. All the money in the family has been used to buy a house. How can we afford to treat Huairu?"

You also know that Dongxu is gone, and my family depends on Huairu, and Banggeng is a filial child, so I want to sell the house and pay for Huairu's medical treatment."