Siheyuan: 55 years, starting from a buyer

"I heard that this is Yi Zhong's relative's nephew. His family couldn't support him anymore, so they let him take over."

Speaking of this, Yan Fugui was obviously well-informed, but Mr. Chen did not know the specific channel.

"How old is this child?" He was very curious. Why did such a thing happen suddenly in such a short period of time?

“About three or four years old.

I saw him today and he was quite caring towards the child. He gave him a bath in the bathhouse in the afternoon and bought him new clothes.

When I brought them back, I felt that they were no different from the kids in the city."

In fact, there were some misunderstandings among people at that time.

In this era, all kinds of rumors are widely circulated.

For example, some people claim that the three difficult years caused the deaths of 30 million people, which sounds extremely untrue.

If this had happened, how tragic would it have been? The picture should have been of hungry streets, packs of bereaved dogs roaming, victims fleeing in all directions, countless families torn apart, and the ground in ruins.

However, no one from the older generation could recall such a scene. They all said that although those days were hard, they could still meet their basic food needs.

At that time, it was the rural commune system. If someone died, it would inevitably affect a large area and would be a major event enough to alarm the superiors.

But there are also cases of death.

However, Mr. Chen expressed doubts about this.

Because boys aged seven or eight at that time were already helping with farm work, usually no one would choose to abandon a child at that age, especially a boy, who could be trained to become a handyman with two years of hard work.

In that era of material scarcity, they were able to support a family as a labor force.

After chatting with Yan Fugui for a long time, although Mr. Chen was unable to learn the specific details of sending the child away, he only knew that the child was taken home by Yi.

Sitting alone in the house, he thought to himself that the people in the yard must be full of thoughts at this moment.

The Jia family may be the most troubled. After Jia Dongxu got a job, Yi Zhonghai gave him strong support. The Jia family benefited greatly from it both in work and daily life.

The second is the deaf old lady. Because Mr. Chen revealed her heart condition, she has to take medicine frequently. Yi Zhonghai's care has decreased, and with the new adopted son, her treatment may be neglected.

As for Yu Zhu, the emotions were more subtle. Although Yi Zhonghai had many plans, he still treated him well, especially towards the aunt.

Yu Zhu sees Yi Zhonghai is no longer the "head of the family"

, and then turned to use his tricks behind the scenes.

For others like Mr. Chen and the Xu family, this may be seen as a topic of conversation after dinner rather than a personal issue.

However, the fact is that the children's return is just the beginning, and their future direction is still difficult to predict.

On the day off, Mr. Chen should have been in the clinic, but due to the recent changes in the situation and the fact that he had not been to Jishidiang for a long time, he chose to stay at home.

Sitting at the desk, thinking about things in the space, as time went by, the reserves of medicinal materials became increasingly abundant, and he had to manage them in an orderly manner, harvesting and cleaning them in time.

Yi Zhonghai made a sudden visit and informed all employees that a general meeting was approaching.

"Why did Yi Zhonghai call for a meeting again?"

After the notice was issued, Mr. Chen had no way of avoiding it, so he grabbed a wooden stool and walked towards the main courtyard.

After finding a good seat at the table, he found Xu Damao and Lou Xiao'e coming together. He approached and said, "Xiao'e, let's sit next to Brother Chen."

He led Lou Xiao'e to sit next to Chen Sheng, and then asked, "Brother, do you know why we have a meeting today?"

As for the reason and the convener Yi Zhonghai, Mr. Chen shook his head, not understanding the meaning and questioning what the hidden story was.

During the subsequent meeting, everyone was present except Secretary Wu. Everyone was curious. However, before the discussion, Yi Zhonghai stepped forward and explained: "Today's meeting is organized by me, but Secretary Wu has been notified before."

As soon as Mr. Chen heard Yi Zhonghai's opening speech, he had some guesses in his mind, it must be about Yi Zhonghai adopting a child.

Yi Zhonghai said calmly: "The event was originally scheduled to be hosted by Director Wu, but she has something to do with the street today, so I will speak for her.

We are here because of new circumstances at home.”

Upon hearing this, Mr. Chen understood that this was caused by Yi Zhonghai's news about adopting a child.

"As everyone knows, my partner and I have been childless for many years. It just so happened that my relatives in my hometown encountered difficulties recently and there was no one to take care of the child, so we adopted him."

“I called this meeting to inform you of this.

Although the little guy is still young, he already understands some things.

From now on, he will be treated as one's own son, and I hope everyone will be careful with their words and not say anything they shouldn't say in front of him."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai walked towards the empty yard, bowed deeply to show his gratitude.

"Don't worry, big brother. I will treat him like my younger brother and will show no mercy to anyone who dares to hurt him." The loyal supporter Sha Zhu immediately agreed. The two formed a sharp contrast in roles and seemed to have a tacit understanding.

Just from this series of events, we can see that Sha Zhu is not as stupid as he seems, he is actually very sharp-minded.

The conference ended smoothly after the announcement.

The purpose of this meeting was to announce that he was the father of the child.

However, what no one expected was that a follow-up incident occurred on the fourth day after the meeting.

According to what Mr. Chen heard from Yan Fugui in the evening, there was an old lady who had been making a lot of noise in Yi's house all day, and if he came back early, he might have had some contact with her.

Fugui seemed to be a little mysterious when he said, "I heard that Lao Yi's child might be of unknown origin, and the other party may not want to sell him anymore, and there are signs that he has changed his mind.

"

Then, the day after the old lady’s visit, a couple also came to visit.

All the men in the compound went out to work, leaving only women and children at home.

When Mr. Chen returned, he was already listening to Fugui's story.

This old lady is indeed a relative of the Yi family.

She learned about Yi Zhong's situation through others, and passed on the message that she hoped to adopt Yi Hai's child, but the reason seemed to be that her own family could no longer afford the child.

The original "adoption" was actually a prelude to selling the grandson.

No one knew the specific details, but Yi Hai quickly accepted it and soon reached the deal.

The old lady handed the child to him, Yi Hai paid the money, and the old lady arranged for the villagers to sign the relevant documents.

In theory, this is the final step in the transaction.

Normally, biological parents will only consider retrieving their children after they reach adulthood.

The real key point is that the child was actually designed by the old lady and her youngest son to be sold in order to obtain the cash dowry needed for marriage.

Because the old lady's youngest son had reached the age of marriage, but the family was poor and could not prepare enough betrothal gifts, the old lady had no choice but to ask someone to propose marriage for her son.

After consultation between mother and son, they chose a day when Yi Hai was not around, and completed the handover and the contract through an intermediary.

The disappearance of their child shocked the parents.

Unable to get the truth from their mother, the couple searched everywhere, and finally the person who signed the contract revealed the truth.

After hearing the story, the eldest son and his wife were so angry that they almost fainted.

After returning home, the eldest son gave the younger son a severe lesson.

The old lady had already given the money as a betrothal gift to that family.

This aroused great indignation in the eldest son and his daughter-in-law, and they almost came to blows. Fortunately, the timely intervention of the villagers avoided the conflict.

Since everyone was from the same village, after hearing that the old woman had sold her grandson for the money, the girl immediately returned the money and cancelled the engagement, which showed the simplicity and tolerance among the villagers.

The eldest son had a clear attitude on this matter. He stated that if the child could not be found, the issue of raising the old lady would fall on the youngest son.

However, considering that the youngest son was naughty and irresponsible by nature, the old lady would undoubtedly face survival difficulties if this was true, so the old lady had to go out to find the child herself.

Aunt Yi felt extremely helpless about this dilemma, and finally asked someone to call Yi Zhonghai back so that they could discuss how to deal with it together.

Yi Zhonghai thought that the matter had been settled because he had paid a price and devoted time and energy to it, but now such a sudden change has happened that he was caught off guard.

Yi Zhonghai and his aunt couldn't sleep the whole night, and kept lamenting the fate that had played such a trick on their lives.

The next day, the old lady who failed to bring her child back became more and more anxious and insisted on being taken to Yi Zhonghai to settle the score.

After learning the details, Mr. Chen was deeply shocked. He was stunned by the complexity of human life.

Yi Zhonghai anticipated that the old woman might come again, so he took a leave of absence to prepare for possible conflict.

Sure enough, the next morning, the old woman and her family came to visit.

When the old woman saw her son, she burst into tears. The house was instantly filled with a sad atmosphere. Aunt Yi couldn't help but feel pity when she saw this.

Although the agreement had been reached in advance, the pain of losing one's own flesh and blood was hard to let go. The sight of the child's biological mother kneeling on the ground begging for mercy made her feel deeply distressed and unable to calm down.

When the two sides reached an impasse, the old hard-of-hearing lady stepped forward and suggested that since the child had been redeemed, the adoption should no longer be forced.

Even though he still felt some regret in his heart, Yi Zhonghai still followed the old lady's advice and let the child return to his family.

After hearing the old man's words, Yi Zhonghai could only sigh, accept his fate, and let the child leave.

At this moment, Yan Fugui asked Chen Sheng a question: "After the New Year's health check, which of the Yi family couples has fertility problems?"

Chen Sheng glanced at them with sharp eyes and replied, "It's not just a fertility problem. Everyone has their own problems."

Hearing this, Yan Fugui was surprised and said, "So that's how it is."

He then commented: "Now that the child has left, I'm sure Jia, Yazhu and the old hard-of-hearing lady are all very happy, right?"

Mr. Chen laughed when he heard this. He walked into the room to tidy up and heard someone knocking on the door. It was Yi Zhonghai supporting the old lady outside.

Seeing that the old lady was in trouble, Mr. Chen quickly took over, helped Yi Zhonghai calm her down, and let her sit down.

After diagnosis, she was told that there was nothing serious, and Mr. Chen suggested that she go home to recuperate and take medicine.

After the injection, when Mr. Chen went out to smoke and think, Yi Zhonghai followed him out, unable to hide his worry.

When he heard the impact of the emotions, he also sighed deeply, his expression full of regret and helplessness, and he did not ask any more questions.

Later, after returning to the house, Mr. Chen pulled out the silver needle and walked out with Yi Zhonghai and an old lady.

Arriving at the door, Yi Zhonghai said softly: "Xiao Chen, thank you so much."

Chen Sheng smiled and said easily: "Don't say that, we are all neighbors."

In fact, Mr. Chen understood why Yi Zhonghai had a good reputation in the community and the factory.

Even if someone doubts his sincerity, if this passion can last a lifetime, that sincerity is worthy of respect.

If we put aside the matter of his adopted son, Yi Zhonghai is indeed a kind man.

This is not to say anything good about him, but to say that he is fine with his neighbors, except for "Silly Zhu".

's attitude was too calculating. On this point, Mr. Chen had to admit that he had considered too deeply.

Unexpectedly, this dispute over the adoption of a child not only caused the aunt to fall ill in bed, but also caused Yi Zhonghai's physical condition to worsen.

"Yi Zhonghai was determined to take in the feral child, but in the end he sent the child back. What's going on?"

Jia Zhang said sarcastically and arrogantly at home.

"Look, they are doomed to be unlucky. I don't care whether they live or die."

She said it confidently.

Faced with this situation, Jia Dongxu seemed helpless, "Mom, I'll stay and take care of her, and Huairu will stay at home to look after the child."

His attitude towards his mother is a little tired but still filial.

"That's right, you should take a rest for two days and take good care of Master."

Although the widow's mind is a little strange, she is very shrewd.

In the end, only Jia Dongxu came to the Yi family alone.

He was somewhat dissatisfied with Yi Zhonghai's adoption of a child, but after all, he was just a disciple and had no right to express his opinion.

He might have some resentment in his heart. His master acted in extreme secrecy, but in the end he had to clean up the mess. Jia Dongxu felt that he was cleaning up his master's mess.

"Master, are you feeling better?"

Jia Dongxu came to visit once early in the morning. In the past, the two of them went to work together, but today, the master did not go out.

Because the aunt had taken medicine at night and still hadn’t woken up, the two patients had been sleeping together for too long.

When Jia Dongxu approached and found that Yi Zhonghai was unwell, he quickly woke up the old lady.

"Hurry up and find Xiao Chen."

The aunt hurriedly urged him to go to the backyard and call Mr. Chen.

However, Mr. Chen had already left the house at this time.

With nothing else to do, Jia Dongxu could only run to the pharmacy outside and ask a doctor to come to his home for treatment.

After waiting for half an hour, Yi Zhonghai's spirit had improved slightly.

After examining him, the doctor prescribed two prescriptions and left.

So Yi Zhonghai rested at home for three or four days.

Jia Dongxu took the initiative to ask for leave and stay at home to help his aunt make medicine and cook food.

On the third day, Yi Zhonghai's condition improved significantly, so Jia Dongxu was able to return to work.

Before leaving, he specifically reminded his wife Qin Huairu to help with cooking at noon, and the care of the child was left to Jia Zhang.

However, with Jia Zhang present, the family of three finally decided to have their meal at Yi's house.

In this regard, Jia Zhang knew clearly how to cater to the ideas of the Yi couple, and her behavior became more and more natural.

When Jia Dongxu got off work, several colleagues from the Yi family who had a good relationship with the teacher came to visit him.

That night, after Chen returned home, Jia Dongxu found him.

"Brother, do you have time?"

Jia Dongxu asked politely.

Mr. Chen had already returned home and replied, "I just have some time."

"I still need your help. Please look at my master again."

Jia Dongxu requested.

Chen Sheng couldn't help but wonder, is Jia Dongxu's so-called filial piety from the heart or just for show? This made it difficult for him to judge.

No wonder, even after Jia Dongxu passed away, Yi Zhonghai still spared no effort to help them, and even placed his hopes on the magic of the mysterious hammer.

After arriving at the Yi family and undergoing a physical examination, Mr. Chen confirmed, "It's all right. Auntie is in excellent health and is recovering well."

He observed that the Yi couple now treated Jia Dongxu like their own son.

The Yi couple may consider not getting involved in the adoption matter, and instead give all their love and care to Jia Dongxu, hoping that he can live a long and healthy life until old age.

Even though we have entered a new era, the traditional idea that apprentices are like sons cannot be abandoned in an instant, especially in the minds of the older generation like Yi Zhonghai who personally experienced the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

However, this incident seems to indicate that Jia Dongxu may have thought it over carefully, or perhaps Jia Zhangshi or Qin Huairu secretly fanned the flames. Now public opinion in the compound has generally turned to praise Jia Dongxu.

As soon as Mr. Chen returned to Yi's house, Xu Damao immediately came to visit him.

He lowered his voice and said excitedly, "What's going on? I heard that Yi Zhonghai is dying? Look, many people went to visit him today."

Hearing this, Mr. Chen frowned slightly and wondered where this news came from. I'm afraid it's what you expected.