Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Jia Zhang and Yi Zhonghai discussed it and decided that the only thing to do was to keep their mouths shut. Jia Zhang was happy with it as she could just claim to be poor and say that she didn't get much compensation. She signed the agreement and put her fingerprints on it. Yi Zhonghai also signed his name as a witness.

The factory and the Jia family each held a copy, and then they took Jia Zhang to go through the procedures for collecting the pension. When the workers got off work in the evening, no one was seen at the factory gate. After the two received the money, Yi Zhonghai helped this time and quickly pulled Jia Dongxu back.

This time he was not sent to the hospital, but taken directly back to the courtyard. He still had to stay at home for a day or two. However, when he returned to the courtyard, Yi Zhonghai was stunned. No one in the entire courtyard came out to help. No one came out when he called for help. Yi Zhonghai then remembered what happened yesterday. It felt good to scold people, but no one helped when there was something going on at home.

Yi Zhonghai could only go to the second and third aunts. They spoke very bluntly, saying that there was nothing they could do. This kind of thing was supposed to be a voluntary effort by everyone to help. You have offended everyone in the hospital, and you still want them to help you. You should find a way yourself.

Yi Zhonghai had no choice. He had long since stepped down from his position as the boss. Now, because of Jiang Feng, no one in the courtyard would buy into his moral blackmail. However, Jia Zhang went back to the house as soon as she left the yard, shouting that she was exhausted and went into the house to hide the money, leaving Jia Dongxu at the gate of the courtyard.

Qin Huairu was pregnant. Banggeng and Xiaodang went back with their grandmother. Yi Zhonghai came out and saw her. He could only say to Qin Huairu, "Huairu, go get your mother out. Let's find a way to carry Dongxu in."

Qin Huairu asked doubtfully: "Uncle, didn't you find anyone? In the countryside, for things like this, every household would send someone to help."

Yi Zhonghai shook his head and told her what he had just asked. Qin Huairu didn't know yet. She fainted yesterday and could only go into the house to call for help. After hearing this, Jia Zhang said, "My son is dead. Why don't these bastards help? Are they still waiting for their husbands to come back from get off work?"

Qin Huairu's face was filled with sorrow as she repeated what Yi Zhonghai had said. Jia Zhangshi then remembered what she had done yesterday, but she still said stubbornly, "What's wrong with scolding them? Something happened in my family yesterday, and they can't understand me. They still hold a grudge over such a small matter. Look, I'll go and yell at them. If they don't come out, I'll scold them to death."

"Mom, do you really want to offend everyone in the hospital? Dongxu is still outside. Find a way to carry Dongxu in first."

Hearing Jia Dongxu's name, Jia Zhang also fell silent. The two of them looked around the house. Jia Zhang took apart a bed board at home and brought it to the door. With the help of Yi Zhonghai, the two of them carried Jia Dongxu in, put two benches in the outer room, and carried Jia Dongxu up.

Jia Zhang had been sitting there since she entered the room. She only moved when Jia Dongxu was carried in. She was busy waiting for Yi Zhonghai. Yi Zhonghai turned around and saw that both of them were sitting there waiting. Qin Huairu was still okay since she was pregnant, but Jia Zhang was also sitting there resting.

Yi Zhonghai looked at himself, lowered his head and sighed, then left. Qin Huairu was about to call him, but Jia Zhang stopped him: "Okay, don't call me. I'm hungry. Go cook. Why are you calling him? Do you want to keep him for dinner?"

Qin Huairu stared at her mother-in-law with her eyes wide open: "Mom, what are you thinking? Uncle Yi is the only one in the whole courtyard who is willing to help. Dongxu is still at home. How can we go out tomorrow? We need someone to take care of things, and we also need to buy funeral clothes and supplies."

When Jia Zhang listened to Qin Huairu's words, the vague memories in her mind seemed to be turned on. At that time, Old Jia was also in the same situation and was carried back. But at that time, there were more people to help, including Yi Zhonghai, Liu Haizhong, Yan Fugui, He Daqing, and all the important people in the courtyard came. What was she doing at that time? Oh, she was crying, hugging Dongxu and crying.

Jia Zhang came to her senses and looked at Jia Dongxu lying alone on the bed. She stood up, took the quilt and covered Jia Dongxu with it, and told Qin Huairu to remember to return the cart. She left the courtyard alone and no one knew where she went. After Qin Huairu returned the cart, she cooked at home as the two children were hungry.

By the time Jia Zhang came back, all the people who worked in the courtyard had gone off work, and they all knew that Jia Dongxu had been brought back. All the men in the courtyard were warned that this time would be different from the past. If you dare to go and help on your own, don't even think about getting into my bed at night.

After Jia Zhang returned to the house, she took out a clay basin from the ground, put some of the steamed bread and vegetables she had made in the evening in it, and placed it in front of Jia Dongxu's head. She asked Qin Huairu to close the doors and windows, took out a piece of paper money from her pocket, squatted there and burned it bit by bit, and also took a handful of incense and threw it in to burn together.

Qin Huairu was shocked when she saw the smoke curling in the room. If she was reported for doing this at this time, she would be finished. She looked out the window nervously. Over there, Jia Zhang called Banggeng Xiaodang over and kowtowed to Jia Dongxu.

Jia Zhang murmured to herself, "Dongxu, this is all we have at home. Eat it and be full, or you'll be hungry down there. Old Jia, Dongxu is here to see you, you have to take good care of him."

As she spoke, Jia Zhang also started crying, and Qin Huairu and the two children followed suit. Seeing that the paper money in the basin had been burned out, Qin Huairu went forward and helped Jia Zhang up and sat her down. Holding back her grief, Jia Zhang ate three steamed buns with tears in her eyes, and Qin Huairu also ate two.

Jia Zhang looked at Qin Huairu and said, "Huairu, from now on you have to rely on us mother and daughter. This family cannot be broken up. Today, in front of Dongxu, I will ask you again, will you remarry?"

"Mom, the child is still here. Why are you asking these questions? Don't worry, I don't have that thought in mind. I just want to raise Banggeng, Xiaodang and the baby in my belly."

"Okay, then I'll give you the job in the factory, but you have to give me 5 yuan every month as pension. You have to remember that I can give you the job, but I can also take it back."

"Mom, isn't 5 yuan a bit too much? Didn't the factory say that I'm an apprentice when I join the factory? How much is the salary?"

"Yi Zhonghai said that if you are not working now, you will receive a subsidy of 18 yuan per month until you start working. After that, you will also receive a subsidy of 10 yuan per month. If you are an apprentice, you will receive a monthly salary of 27.5 yuan. Anyway, these are the two conditions. If you agree to the conditions, the job is yours."

Qin Huairu thought to herself that if the money was in the hands of her mother-in-law, she would definitely not be able to take it out. It would not even be enough for the minimum living standard of five people for a month.

I could only bite the bullet and say, "Mom, look, if I give you 5 dollars, it's only 22 dollars a month, which is not enough for food. I have to buy some meat for you and your boyfriend from time to time. How about I give you 5 dollars a month?"

Jia Zhang looked up at Qin Huairu, then at Jia Dongxu and Banggeng, nodded, but still said, "Okay, but you have to swear in front of Dongxu that you will never remarry in this life and you will take good care of Banggeng."

Qin Huairu saw that Jia Zhangshi still didn't believe her, but she didn't have such an idea in her heart: "Okay, I swear in front of Dongxu, but the money can only be paid after I start working, otherwise 15 yuan is really not enough for living expenses."

After saying that, she knelt down in front of Jia Dongxu and swore an oath. Jia Zhang looked at her and nodded with satisfaction. She asked Qin Huairu to get up, and the two of them discussed what to do with Jia Dongxu's funeral. Qin Huairu talked about what happened in the evening again, and Jia Zhang remained silent.

Qin Huairu said to Jia Zhang: "Mom, don't worry about it. Give me some money. I'll go buy some things to find Uncle Yi and go door to door to apologize. Someone has to help carry the coffin, otherwise what can we do alone?"

Jia Zhang was about to say that she had no money, but then she remembered the pension she had just received. However, she couldn't touch that money. She thought about how much money it would cost to apologize and buy things. She said directly, "Just apologize. What can you buy? There are so many people in the yard. What can you buy? It's not enough to share."

Qin Huairu thought about it and agreed, but she had never done anything like this before. Everyone in the village came voluntarily, and funerals didn't require anyone to be invited. She then said to Jia Zhang: "Master Yi needs to calm down. He was so busy today that he didn't even have a glass of water when he came home. I think we should go to his house and talk to him."

Now that Jia Zhang was full, she knew that she could only rely on Yi Zhonghai in the yard. And when Qin Huairu entered the factory in the future, wouldn't she still have to rely on him for help? Pulling Qin Huairu, the two of them talked in a low voice. After a while, they told Banggeng not to run around at home, opened the door and walked out.

Seeing that the lights in Yi Zhonghai's house were still on, the two walked over and knocked on the door. Yi Zhonghai's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"Uncle Yi, it's me. I came to see you for something." Qin Huairu agreed.

Hearing footsteps from inside, the door creaked open. Yi Zhonghai stood at the door with a gloomy face. Qin Huairu quickly said, "Uncle Yi, my mother and I came here to thank you. If it weren't for your help today, it would have been difficult for the two of us to get Dongxu back."

Jia Zhang also said, "Master, thank you so much. I was so tired that I didn't even ask you to stay for a while after helping me."

Yi Zhonghai's expression eased a little, and he said, "No need, I'm helping just to give Dongxu a ride, now that we're at the house, do you have anything else to do?"

Qin Huairu saw that Yi Zhonghai didn't want to care about the Jia family's affairs anymore, so she hurriedly pulled Jia Zhangshi. Jia Zhangshi also knew that something was wrong and wanted to find a way to ease the relationship. She hurriedly said to Yi Zhonghai: "Master Dongxu, I came here today to discuss with you about what to do with Dongxu's funeral. How about we go into the house to discuss it?"

When Yi Zhonghai heard the words "Master Dongxu", his heart was also throbbing, but thinking about what happened today and Jia Zhang's attitude towards him in the past, he said with a hard heart: "As a master, I have brought Dongxu back today, which is considered to be the utmost of my kindness. You can handle your own affairs of the Jia family. I will be there when the banquet is held."

"Master Dongxu, how can you say that? Why don't we go inside and talk." When Jia Zhang heard that something bad was going to happen, she could only flatter herself and move closer, thinking that she should go inside first and talk about it later.