Siheyuan: Starting with one acre and three fen of land

The sky was dark, the north wind was howling, heavy snow was falling, and the entire city was dyed white.

After the Zhao family moved out of the courtyard, the whole yard seemed even more deserted in winter.

Perhaps due to Xiaorui's move away, Yu Shui has not been as lively and active as before recently.

If it had snowed in the past, she would have happily gone out to play snowball fights and build snowmen.

He Yuzhu looked at Yushui who was sitting in a daze on the chair and sighed: "Yushui, why don't you go out and play?"

"Ah~" The rain responded, then supported its head with both hands, staring blankly at the heavy snow falling outside the door.

He Yuzhu stepped forward and rubbed her head, comforting her: "Wait until my next day off, if it doesn't snow, I'll take you to find Xiaorui, okay?"

After hearing this, Yu Shui stood up and looked up at He Yuzhu: "Brother, are you telling the truth?"

He Yuzhu looked at the rain with anticipation and nodded: "Of course, I don't lie to children!"

After he finished speaking, he held her little face in his hands and rubbed it, laughing.

"Oh~" Yu Shui used his hands and feet to escape from He Yuzhu's clutches.

Yu Shui looked at He Yuzhu angrily, with her hands on her hips: "Brother, why are you like this? Are you lying to me? Let's make a pinky promise!"

He Yuzhu felt a little sorry for his behavior just now, but when he heard this, he laughed out loud: "Pink pinky? Hahaha! Okay, let's pinky pinky."

Yu Shui stretched out his hand seriously and shook hands with He Yuzhu.

"Hang yourself with a hook and don't change for a hundred years!"

"Now you feel relieved! Come, go inside and read the comic books. I bought a new set of comic books."

He Yuzhu took Yu Shui's hand and went into the house to get the newly bought picture book for her.

As the sky gradually darkened, Jia Dongxu stepped into the yard on the snow on the ground.

He shook off the snow on his body in front of the hanging flower gate, then walked along the corridor towards his home.

Jia Zhang was sitting on a chair, waiting for Jia Dongxu to come home from get off work for dinner.

She heard footsteps outside the door, looked towards the door, and soon saw Jia Dongxu.

"Dongxu, please sit down first. I'll bring you the stove so you can warm yourself up first."

Jia Zhang got up and brought the food that was hot on the stove to the table, and moved the stove in front of Jia Dongxu so that he could warm himself by the fire.

"Mom, thank you for your hard work." Jia Dongxu reached out to take the stove and placed it in front of himself to warm himself.

"Mom has raised you all these years and endured all kinds of hardships.

Now that you have a stable job, I can find you a marriage partner in the future, and I can explain this to Lao Jia."

When Jia Zhang said this, she took out her handkerchief and wiped her tears, half-pretendingly.

The suffering that Jia Zhang suffered was more mental.

She suddenly became a widow in middle age, with only a young son in the family. Without a head of the household, she had to be cautious in everything she did.

It was in the past two years that Jia Dongxu was able to establish his own household, and Jia Zhangshi's years of caution turned into a reckless and aggressive attitude.

During these years, she was afraid that someone would take advantage of her and her widowed mother.

When Old Jia died in the steel mill, Lou Bancheng gave the Jia family a considerable sum of money.

Jia Zhang was also very smart and created a persona for herself that was calculative.

Not only does she manage to take advantage of others on a daily basis, but she also makes others feel that the Jia family is living a tight life.

Otherwise, after all these years since Old Jia passed away, she would not only have raised Jia Dongxu, but also saved a considerable amount of money.

If He Yuzhu had not broken the track, Jia Zhang would have been deceived by the cult and nothing would have been left.

Jia Dongxu felt bad when he saw Jia Zhang wiping her tears in front of him.

"Mom, don't worry. Our family will live better and better in the future, and I will respect you well!"

"Okay! Of course I believe you. From now on, the whole family depends on you. Let's eat first!"

Jia Zhang skillfully put away the handkerchief she used to wipe her tears and invited Jia Dongxu to eat.

Jia Dongxu chewed his steamed bread and cabbage, swallowed it, and asked, "Mom, how much money do we have at home now?"

When Jia Zhang heard Jia Dongxu asking about the family's money, she immediately became alert.

"Dongxu, we don't have much money at home. You see, we usually have to save on food and drink, and even steamed buns made of two ounces of flour are rare."

Jia Dongxu was stunned by her conversation and felt helpless.

He was also paid for his two-year apprenticeship, which was something Yi Zhonghai had fought for him.

Plus, my salary has increased a lot since I became a regular employee this year. If I keep saving like this in my daily life, can't I save some money?

Jia Dongxu didn't want to settle the money account with Jia Zhang, so he suppressed his thoughts and spoke his mind directly.

"Mom, I have an idea. The Zhao family next door has moved away for some time. Can our family spend money to buy a house?"

After hearing his suggestion, Jia Zhang thought that if she bought a house, wouldn't she be able to live in it herself?

Seeing that she was somewhat interested, Jia Dongxu continued to persuade her: "Mom, the room is empty now. We can buy it and clean it up and move in."

Jia Zhang thought that buying a house would cost her all, so she quickly refused: "Dongxu! It will cost a lot of money to buy it. Where can we get so much money?"

"Mom! You can't buy it if you miss this opportunity!" Jia Dongxu was a little angry when he saw that Jia Zhang refused when money was mentioned.

Seeing that he was a little anxious, Jia Zhang thought that she had to spend some money.

She said tentatively: "Dongxu, I really don't have that much money. How about we rent a room?"

"It's not that easy! I've already asked. Our house is big enough for two people, unless we pay for another one.

If you don’t buy it before the New Year, the factory will arrange for someone to move in at the beginning of the new year.

Mom, our family will grow in size and one house won't be enough!"

Jia Dongxu put down his chopsticks, feeling anxious and in no mood to continue eating.

Jia Zhang was sitting opposite, thinking about how to protect her own reputation.

After she listened to what Jia Dongxu said, she suddenly came up with an idea.

"Dongxu, what you said makes sense. But I really don't have any money!

You also said that you would get married in the future. Now that you have bought a house, your family is in trouble. How long do you have to wait before you can get married?"

When Jia Dongxu heard his reply, he sighed, lowered his head and remained silent.

He also knew Jia Zhang's temper, so he could only swallow his frustration and pick up his chopsticks to eat again.

Seeing that Jia Dongxu had compromised and given up this idea, Jia Zhang felt relieved.

The last time she was almost defrauded of all her savings by a cult, she valued money even more. The money in her hands was her lifeblood.

She thought that Jia Dongxu was old enough to talk about marriage.

Keep this in mind and go find a matchmaker to discuss a good marriage when the new year begins.

When Jia Dongxu marries a wife who also has a job, and he has both of their wages in his own hands, won't he be able to buy a house in a few years?

When Jia Zhang thought of this, a smile appeared on her face and she started to eat happily.