Siheyuan: Rebirth 52, intercepting Qin Huairu

For Jia Haoyun, fifty yuan a month is far from enough to cover his living expenses, so he ate one less piece of bread at the last two meals.

Qin Huairu also noticed this subtle change in frugality, but she did not raise any objection.

As for Jia Haoyun, whose family's salary, supplies, and living expenses were handed over to the old lady, he was not too concerned about finances. After all, his main responsibilities focused more on work and taking care of his own needs.

On the contrary, Qin Huairu has always been willing to help the old lady with housework, has unique insights into the situation of the Jia family, and her actions often reflect her responsibility to all members of the family.

With the end of the "big supermarket" era, the amount of "supplies taken home" has indeed decreased compared to before - all this is out of concern for Jia Haoyun's safety.

Once it got dark, Jia Haoyun didn't dare bring too much fine food home.

As materials became increasingly scarce, food supplies decreased - especially oil and protein, which led to people's bigger appetites - and they always felt hungry.

Although their family is a dual-working family and they can enjoy delicious food at home, their monthly food supply is still limited, and they may need to reserve some supplies to supplement the dietary needs of pregnant women or exchange them for nutritious food.

Although the Jia family has savings and some extra income, their choice now tends to be to exchange rather than just sell.

Many households store eggs for easy "trading" with others rather than selling them for cash.

They also accumulated some eggs at home.

Especially recently, the two laying hens brought by Jia Haoyun and the boiled eggs delivered regularly have become an indispensable supply in their lives, but in the current tight economy, the old lady is always worried.

At times like this, the old lady would deliberately eat one less piece of bread to deal with the situation.

When Qin Huairu saw this, she also wanted to eat another pancake, but finally chose to give up.

Jia Haoyun obviously didn't realize this, but Grandmother Jia did understand her daughter-in-law's thoughts.

How could this be possible? After all, they were eating together and could not rely on one person alone.

So, Grandmother Jia hurriedly took a pancake and handed it to Qin Huairu, suggesting that she should eat something quickly.

Jia Haoyun was still confused at this time. He had no idea what was going on between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law.

“Mom was worried about food shortage, so she ate less pancakes every time.

"Seeing Jia Haoyun's puzzled expression, Qin Huairu explained.

Hearing this, Jia Haoyun felt helpless and annoyed: the couple were actually pushing each other like this over a sorghum flour pancake.

If Qin Huairu hadn't said it, he probably wouldn't have been able to understand why this mother was secretly saving food rations.

He felt extremely ashamed: the time traveler's space store had everything, but even his own family had to starve in order to save on food?

"You all don't need to fight, just eat together! I have stored a lot of corn, but I haven't brought it home yet.

"Jia Haoyun said helplessly.

He didn't pretend to have this expression. In fact, he felt very helpless because without him noticing, they were already considering the issue of saving food.

Who would have thought that with plenty of food stored at home, they would actually start to control their diet.

Jia Haoyun did not look for it deliberately. After all, in the eyes of men, these hidden things were usually difficult for them to find by themselves. But he knew that they still secretly hid some food since the "closure" of the compound.

"Really?" Jia Mu and Qin Huairu looked at each other and asked at the same time.

They also asked, "Where did you get the food?"

Looking at the tacit understanding shown by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Jia Haoyun even had an illusion that they were more like an old couple!

Regarding Jia Haoyun's storage of grain, Jia Mu and Qin Huairu's first reaction was surprise: where could he get such grain?

Secondly, there is fear that he will buy things whose origin is difficult to determine.

After all, his safety was their primary concern, and taking any risk would be too costly.

So during this period, it is better to do less to ensure that he is safe and avoid taking risks.

Jia Mu and Qin Huairu immediately raised the key question:

"Where is it?"

"How much food is there? Is there enough security?" Qin Huairu asked him in this tone as if she was holding a secret meeting.

Faced with their concerned expressions, Jia Haoyun couldn't help but laugh.

Why didn't I think of this question as an excuse earlier? After all, even if I had that idea, there was no need to get some fine flour, because fine grains have always been in short supply; besides, even if I found such an excuse, they would probably not believe it. When they met Ma Yunpeng and asked him, the answer would naturally be exposed.

In comparison, storing corn seems to be much safer, because judging from the previous incident of exchanging 3,000 kilograms of corn for grain, even if questions are raised, they can be explained.

"The food that Ma Yunpeng and I saved together is now properly stored in a small abandoned room.

"

The above is Jia Haoyun’s explanation for the situation, hoping it can alleviate their concerns and provide a solution to the family’s financial pressure.

The man went to work in another place, and the house he left behind became an idle place, so these things found a suitable storage space and there was no need to worry about safety.

There is so much corn that I am not in a hurry to take it home.

When we need it in the future, I will transfer it quietly in the middle of the night to ensure safety.

Don't worry now! We can eat together, because I, Jia Haoyun, guarantee that we will never lack food! He found that lying was becoming more natural and smoother now.

Although fine grains are difficult to obtain, coarse grains are relatively convenient.

In addition, all the responsibility was pushed onto Ma Yunpeng, the puppet-like character, and these things were part of the previous reserves, so the explanation could barely make sense.

The reason why Qin Huairu could believe it was largely because Qin Huairu had privately revealed her "secret" to Lady Jia.

This is the secret of how Jia Haoyun accidentally found the gold bars on the dressing table and gained a large fortune (see Chapter 207 for details).

The reason for mentioning this matter was that she was worried about her eldest son, so Qin Huairu took the opportunity of an intimate conversation to tell him this.

Jia Haoyun often handled various matters without asking for her opinion and submitted wages on time every month.

Although she knew that her child had outstanding abilities, she never thought he could reach such a level.

On the other hand, because Qin Huairu got a sewing machine, the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law became closer.

Not wanting to make her mother worry, she took the initiative to tell Lady Jia this so-called "secret between husband and wife", and finally used the two gold coins to confirm her statement.

At first, Grandmother Jia was a little angry, angry that Jia Haoyun decided to betray on his own in the face of such a big event.

But in the end, he thought about his son growing up, getting married and having children, and considering that Jia Haoyun has always been sensible and can make decisions on most things on his own.

Besides, he had not yet spent his money recklessly, so he did not interfere in their affairs.

Of course, Grandmother Jia turned a blind eye to Qin Huairu's small amount of personal belongings and kept it tacitly known.

After all, her purpose was just to prevent young people from spending money carelessly. Seeing that Qin Huairu was a virtuous woman who managed the household well, she stopped trying to discipline her.

Jia Haoyun has always hoped to have a watch in this era to solve the problem of time cognition. Since entering this world more than a year ago, he has become accustomed to relying on the sun to determine direction.

At some point, he began to feel uncomfortable without a fixed timekeeping tool.

However, because it was impossible to find rolls of industrial materials, attempts to manufacture mouse-shaped tools in the past were unsuccessful in obtaining the required rolls, making it difficult to gather enough parts to complete the project, so we no longer have any hope for this.

But at this moment he realized what he had missed - he forgot to prepare the watch for the two women at home! So he hurriedly got up and took out three watches from the small bag he carried with him.

While the designs of the watches look pretty much the same from this era, their packaging is not.

When she was in high spirits, she put on one first, and then two ladies' watches of similar style naturally became rewards for Jia Huairu and Jia Haoyun, mother and daughter.

The need for wrist equipment has been hidden in his heart for a long time. In more than a year in this world, as he gradually adapted to the pace of life, the unclear concept of time made him more and more eager to have a timing device.

Although he had missed many opportunities due to the lack of industrial parts to make mouse tools, his hopes were dashed again and again due to the inability to collect all the accessories.

However, at this time, he finally found his own "watch partner".

Although he had an electronic watch in space, he still didn't dare to touch it casually.

What was unexpected was that unpacking the package from space gave him so many vintage watches.

It just happens to meet his usage needs. Now, he is deeply grateful to the otaku who has "unconstrained thinking" but lives in the community.

Grandmother Jia and Qin Huairu looked at the watch in their hands, their joy was beyond words, they simply couldn't let go of their love for it.

You know, this is a watch!

The two looked at each other, nodded their approval imperceptibly, chose to remain silent tacitly, and left after admiring each other's watches.

In fact, this silent conversation meant that they felt that Jia Haoyun was not very honest and that he must have kept some "reserve funds" of his own.

The money from the sale of the gold coins must not have been paid in full, leaving enough "private funds" behind, otherwise how could he have bought watches, especially some high-quality watches?

Grandmother Jia was very upset about this matter. Her son had a secret but did not tell her but only told his wife. It really makes people sigh that people forget their biological mothers when they get married.

Now it seems that Jia Haoyun may have kept many secrets that he did not reveal to Qin Huairu.

What is relatively balanced about this matter is that Qin Huairu seems to be quite calm about it. After all, she also has a lot of "personal property".