Siheyuan works as a nanny for Shazhu

Chapter 44: Learning to Read People

After Jia Dongxu left, Jiang Feng took out a package from the house, opened it and showed it to He Yuzhu. There was about one pound of meat and about five pounds of corn flour in it.

"Brother Zhuzi, do you understand?"

"Understand what, what is this for?"

"I plan to give these to Li Ming's family in the courtyard. Yesterday, his family dared to stand up and speak, so I wanted people to watch what happened to those who harmed me and what benefits those who helped me would get. Only then can we live in this courtyard in peace in the future."

He Yuzhu seemed to understand and nodded. After the two stood up, they picked up the meat and corn flour in their hands and walked out. After they went out, many people in the yard saw them. From the moment Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu went to knock on the door, many people were staring at them. The spectators would only arrive early and would not be afraid of eating too much.

Seeing the meat in Jiang Feng's hand, many people's eyes lit up. It's not that they can't afford such a big piece of meat now, but they need a ticket. Generally, people go to the street to buy a little bit of meat, one or two taels at a time. It's not like this.

The two arrived at Li Ming's door. Before they knocked, Li Ming's family opened the door. Yes, they were all watching from the window. Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu stepped forward and said, "Sister-in-law Li, thank you for what happened yesterday. Thank you for your righteous words, which made the truth come to light. Brother Zhuzi and I are here to thank you."

Li's sister-in-law, on the other hand, was a generous and open-minded person. She started by saying, "Xiao Feng, Zhuzi. It's just a small matter. Neighbors should help each other. I have disliked that old hag for a long time. If it weren't for my Li Ming pulling me back, I would have quarreled with her a long time ago. She is just relying on the support of an old man behind her." After she said that, she looked around.

Jiang Feng smiled and said, "Sister Li, why don't you invite me in to sit down."

"Hey, look at me, Zhuzi, Xiaofeng, come in and sit down." Sister Li quickly made way for the two to come in, "Li Ming, pour two glasses of water for Zhuzi and the others."

After the two entered the house, they saw that there was only a table in the main room, with only two stools, and a cupboard against the wall with its legs broken. There was nothing else around, but the room was still clean.

Sister Li saw Jiang Feng and the others looking around, and said, "This is the situation at home, don't laugh at me." Li Ming came out of the kitchen with a thermos, and hurriedly asked the two to sit down. He poured two glasses of water and sat beside them, just smiling and not saying anything.

Jiang Feng felt sad when he saw this situation. Most ordinary people are like this now. He smiled and said, "Brother Li, I still want to thank my sister-in-law for speaking for us yesterday. This is a little gift I brought. It's not a respect, but you must accept it."

The two had been eyeing such a big piece of meat for a long time, but Li's sister-in-law said cruelly: "Zhu Zi Xiao Feng, I didn't expect to get anything from you when I helped you yesterday. I just don't like the Jia family. It's a bit disrespectful to bring something here."

Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu exchanged a glance, and Jiang Feng smiled even more. He said, "It's like this. I came here today to express my gratitude. Secondly, I know that Brother Li works in a textile factory, so he should have some cloth coupons. Yushui is going to junior high school, and she can't wear her old clothes anymore. I thought of asking Brother Li to help me exchange some cloth coupons or get some fabrics for girls. Brother Li, sister-in-law, do you think it's okay?"

Li Ming's couple looked at each other, and it was Li's wife who spoke: "Xiao Feng, I also know that you are helping our family. We have collected the things. Tell your brother Li what kind of fabric you want, and ask him to find a way."

"Oh, that's right. Hey, why don't I see Jianguo and Yaya? Jianguo should be out of school." Li Jianguo is Li Ming's eldest son, and Yaya is a daughter who is only two years old.

"Inside the house. The child is young and shy."

"What are you afraid of? We're from the same courtyard. I've never seen them afraid of me in the courtyard." Jiang Feng said and then shouted, "Jianguo, Yaya, why are you hiding in the house?"

"I'm not hiding. Mom said Uncle Jiang and Uncle Zhuzi came for something, and asked us to play in the house." Two children, one tall and one short, came out from the inner room. The older one was talking, and the younger one was still biting his fingers.

"Come here, look what this is." Jiang Feng took his hand out of his pocket and opened his palm, and saw a few White Rabbit candies in the middle of his palm. "Jianguo, take it and share it with your sister."

Li Jianguo looked at the candy, then at his mother. The desire in the two children's eyes could not be concealed. Sister Li nodded: "Take it. Thank you Uncle Jiang and Uncle Zhuzi."

Li Jianguo came over with Yaya, took the candy from Jiang Feng's hand, shared two with his sister, and gave the remaining two to his mother: "Mom, you and Dad can have some too."

Sister Li's tears flowed down her cheeks. She touched the child's head and said, "Mom won't eat it. You and your sister can eat it. Be good."

Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu were watching from the side. He pulled He Yuzhu, stood up and said, "Okay, we're done. Brother Li, just call me when you've prepared the fabric. We'll leave first."

Li Ming also stood up and stayed with Mrs. Li for a while. Then they went out, said hello, and went back to the house.

After Jiang Feng and He Yuzhu sat down, he said to He Yuzhu: "Brother Zhuzi, did you see anything?"

He Yuzhu said, "What are you looking at? You seem a little weird today. Tell me quickly. I still need to practice driving."

"Show you a normal family and the children they raise. What do you think is the difference between them and the Jia family?"

He Yuzhu heard this and said, "There is no difference. They want meat too. Children are greedy."

"If you take these to the Jia family today, will they refuse? If you give something to Bang Geng, will he ask his mother before coming to get it?"

He Yuzhu thought about it carefully. Although he had never delivered anything, he knew it was impossible given Jia Zhang's personality and the look on Banggeng's face yesterday. He kept saying, "They are all children now. We need to teach them slowly."

"So I said that letting Jia Zhang return to the countryside is for Jia Dongxu's own good, otherwise the Bang Geng will be over."

He Yuzhu thought for a moment and said, "That's right. I heard you say you wanted to send Jia Zhang back home. Even though you said you were in charge of family affairs, I still couldn't bear it. Now that I think about it, it's true. If Bang Geng follows Jia Zhang, he will be really useless."

"That's good to know. They will probably come to you again to beg you, so don't give in. Of course, if they would rather go to jail than agree, then I can only think of a way to punish them, otherwise I will not be able to vent my anger."

"Okay, no problem, you can make the arrangements. I'm going to go ride my bike. I'll ride it tonight."

Jiang Feng smiled, knowing that he was going to act smart tomorrow, so he didn't bother to say anything. They went out together to push the cart and taught him a lesson.

After Jia Dongxu left the house, he looked around the house, then turned around and walked towards Yi Zhonghai's house. After entering the house, he saw Yi Zhonghai still sitting there sulking, so he stepped forward and said, "Master, it's settled."

"It's all settled, why are you looking for me again?"

Jia Dongxu smiled bitterly and said, "Master, don't blame me. You should be able to see that Jiang Feng doesn't buy into your tricks. He has no relationship with our Jia family, including the people in this courtyard. If you use the relationships in the courtyard to pressure him, he will immediately turn hostile."

"But he has to live in this courtyard. We can't just not have any contact with him."

At this time, a lady interrupted and said, "Old Yi, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but Jiang Feng is a man of his own ideas. If you treat him well, he will remember it. If you don't treat him well, you won't be merciful to him."

"Yes, Master, what Master's wife said is right. In fact, ever since He Daqing left, he has kept his distance from me and your family. In the past few years, they have lived well without relying on the people in the courtyard. This time it was my mother's greed that caused the trouble. I went back and asked Huairu. She went to ask for some food in the name of Banggeng, but she thought it was not enough when people gave it to her. In the end, she ate all the food, but Banggeng didn't even smell anything, and even went out to scold people. Alas."

Seeing Jia Dongxu like this, Yi Zhonghai felt sorry for this apprentice. To Jia Dongxu, Yi Zhonghai was really good. He helped him take over the factory and became his apprentice. After he got the job, he helped him find a wife. Although he had his own selfish motives, he was not his biological son after all, so he had to have some leverage over him. He said, "Tell me, what conditions do you want to negotiate in order to write a letter of understanding?"

Jia Dongxu stated the two conditions that Jiang Feng had mentioned, and Yi Zhonghai remained silent after hearing that. As the executor of the nursing group, he very much hoped to find a filial child. After all, his own parents were not filial, so how could they provide for an outsider in their old age? But Jia Zhang was really annoyed. Most of the things in the courtyard were caused by her, and she was often not in the right. Yi Zhonghai and Jia Dongxu always had to clean up the mess behind them. If Yi Zhonghai had not been the boss of the courtyard, others would not dare to offend him. It would not have been just Li Ming's family who stood up yesterday.

Jia Dongxu then said, "As for compensation, my family still has a little money, but the main thing is to send my mother to the countryside, and she may not agree. What should I do? Master, please help me think of a solution."

Yi Zhonghai is such a shrewd man. He was actually the one who deliberately went to the Jia family to mention the bicycle matter. He just didn't expect it to be such a big deal. In his opinion, at most there would be a commotion and a meeting of the whole courtyard to resolve it. If it was a real apology, he could use it to put pressure on the He family, and he would be able to control the courtyard more easily in the future. But he didn't expect that he would call the police directly, which would make the matter so serious. He would be determined to fight to the death with the He family.

Yi Zhonghai analyzed the pros and cons: "Dongxu, your opinion and mine have no say in this matter. Jiang Feng has the initiative now. You know your mother's temper. Even if you agree, she will make trouble when she comes out, and it will be even more difficult to end it. So, don't you have to deliver the things tonight? Ask your mother's opinion. If she agrees, it will be easier to handle."

"Yes, yes, why didn't I think of that, Master? How about you come with me tonight? I'm afraid I can't persuade my mother."

Yi Zhonghai said helplessly: "Okay, I'll go with you."

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