Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

Liu Haizhong, who had just returned from get off work, walked over to Old Lady Shen and started chatting with her while directing the young man to work.

His words were all about trying to find out what Mrs. Shen was planning.

When he learned that he was going back to his hometown in the countryside, he started to ask him about the house in a roundabout way.

He knew that Old Lady Shen's house belonged to her alone. Now that she and her children had returned to the countryside, wouldn't the house be empty?

But Old Mrs. Shen didn't respond to the conversation at all. She just moved a chair and went back to work.

Other people in the yard were also muttering in low voices. Everyone in the yard knew about the situation of Old Lady Shen's family. They were very poor.

Add to that the recent problems with buying food in the city, and I’m afraid I can’t survive in the city anymore.

So although everyone was a little surprised about the move, they could understand it.

To be honest, there are quite a few people in this courtyard who are trying to break into Old Lady Shen's house. After all, many people are crowded in one house, making life very inconvenient.

But even though they were thinking about it, they didn't have the courage to bring it up directly.

Only Jia Zhang was different. She wanted to really speak up.

"Hey, Mrs. Shen, are you moving out tonight?" Jia Zhang asked casually.

Old Mrs. Shen nodded.

"Since you're gone, please lend the house to our family. My daughter-in-law Qin Huairu is about to give birth, and we can't have three generations squeezed into one house, right?" Jia Zhang said as a matter of course.

As early as when Jia Dongxu got married, Jia Zhang had already been planning on occupying a house in someone's home.

Originally, he had set his sights on the Chen family. He planned to wait for Wang Xia to die, and then join forces with Yi Zhonghai and Sha Zhu to occupy the Chen family's house.

Anyway, Chen Jun and Lin Yao are not very old and can’t make much splash.

But man proposes, God disposes. Not only did Wang Xia not die, but she recovered after a while. Chen Jun also seemed like a different person and often cheated the Jia family.

So Jia Zhang had no intention of occupying the Chen family's house.

Now, Old Mrs. Shen is planning to move back to the countryside, and the house in the backyard happens to be vacant.

Old Mrs. Shen glanced at Jia Zhang and immediately knew what was going on in her mind.

Borrow a house?

This word is really strange. I have heard of borrowing money or food, but I have never heard of borrowing a house.

These days, if your house is not big enough, you can go to the street office to rent a house. What does it mean to borrow a house?

Moreover, given the Jia family's reputation in the courtyard, it can be said that they could not even borrow a single onion.

Everyone knows that their family never returns borrowed things. If this house is lent to the Jia family, it will be difficult to get them to move out.

Fortunately, she had the foresight to transfer the house to Chen Jun.

This way, even if she leaves, she won't have to worry about being taken advantage of.

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Shen waved her hand, went into the house without saying a word, and came out after a while carrying a bag.

Jia Zhang couldn't help but frown when she saw this.

What do you mean?

I'm talking to you nicely, but you, Shen, ignore me?

Okay, okay, since you are so unkind, don’t blame me for my hard work. Once I find out the situation, I will occupy your house and see what you can do to me!

"Hey, Grandma Shen, why are you moving so late at night? It's so dangerous. Give me the bag. It's so heavy. Aren't you afraid of hurting your waist?"

As he spoke, Chen Jun took the bag from Old Lady Shen and helped move it onto the cart.

Then he rolled up his sleeves and lent a hand, and quickly loaded the things in the house into the car.

There weren't many things in Old Mrs. Shen's house, just some old furniture, bedding and clothes. The second cart wasn't even full.

While Grandma Shen and the others were tying up the luggage, Chen Jun took the time to go back home.

When he came out, he had a big bag in his hand.

Handing the bag to Old Lady Shen, Chen Jun couldn't help but sigh: "Grandma Shen, take these, don't be in a hurry on the road, just walk steadily."

Old Mrs. Shen looked down at the bag and quickly pushed it back.

"No, no, I can't have it."

Although I didn’t see what was in the bag, given Chen Jun’s personality, there must be good stuff in it.

Old Mrs. Shen had accepted a lot of help from the Chen family before, but now she refused to accept it no matter what.

But Chen Jun's attitude was even more resolute than hers, and he stuffed the bag directly into the car.

"Grandma Shen, these are for Xiaohua."

Seeing this, Old Lady Shen could only nod.

"Oh, what can I say?" Old Mrs. Shen sighed.

We were moving today, and people in the yard were either watching the fun or asking about the house. It was only because Chen Jun stuffed so many things into her before he left.

"They are just food, not worth much."

Chen Jun smiled and rubbed Xiaohua's head, then looked at his nephew who had already loaded the car and was ready to leave.

"Xiaojun, you saw their reactions just now. I'm afraid there are a lot of people who are eyeing this house. You have to be careful after I leave." Old Mrs. Shen was not very worried about Jia Zhang.

This guy doesn’t have much base, so he might move in in a few days.

Chen Jun nodded and said with a smile: "It's okay, the house has been transferred. Whoever dares to move in will be kicked out by me."

The two stood in the alley and chatted for a while. Old Mrs. Shen handed the keys and other things to Chen Jun and left with her nephew.

Watching Old Lady Shen's figure disappear at the entrance of the alley, Chen Jun waved again.

Old Mrs. Shen is actually a pretty nice person. If she hadn't been unlucky, she would have been able to live in the city.

Well, now that the house is vacant, I'll ask Uncle San to find Captain Jia, the decorator, someday.

When I was cleaning my own house, I cleaned up that room as well.

Many people in the courtyard began to plot against Old Lady Shen when she moved back to the countryside without any warning.

Renting a house costs money, and buying a house costs even more.

Life is hard now and it’s difficult to make money, so whoever saves a bit counts.

Just like the Jia family, why should they spend money when they can own the house by their own ability?

Even if there is not enough room for the family to stay, we cannot spend money.

She not only planned to take over the Chen family's house, but also planned to take over Sha Zhu's house.

When He Daqing ran away, Jia Zhang wanted to trick Sha Zhu into giving the small side room to their Jia family.

But that room belongs to He Yushui. If it is given to the Jia family, where will He Yushui live?

When Yi Zhonghai learned about this, he blocked the matter, and Jia Zhang scolded Yi Zhonghai for three days and three nights.

Scold him for being nosy.

And now, Jia Zhang saw hope again.

During dinner, Jia Zhang held a discussion about the house.

"Dongxu, what news do you have? Is Mrs. Shen really gone? Will she come back in the future?"

Jia Dongxu looked at Jia Zhang with some surprise.

"Mom, I haven't been out for a few days. How can I get the news?"

Now he has to rely on others to take care of his eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. Does he have to rely on the "Speaking Ear" to get information?

Jia Zhang glanced at Jia Dongxu with some dissatisfaction, then turned to look at Qin Huairu.

Just when Old Lady Shen was moving, Qin Huairu was also busy, wandering among the crowd to find out useful information.

"I heard from Sha Zhu that it seems that Old Madam Shen is not coming back."

Silly column?

When Jia Zhang heard the name, she suddenly seemed to think of something and frowned and asked, "What happened to Shazhu today? Why didn't he send a lunch box to our house?"