Siheyuan: Started in 1950, third-level cook

In the evening, the third uncle went home happily after get off work. There was a big fat fish hanging on the handlebar of his bicycle with a straw rope. It was obvious that he had no classes in the afternoon, so he went to Houhai to fish.

"Mom, hurry up and clean up this fish. We'll have fish soup tonight!"

After entering the house, Yan Bugui magically handed the fish to the third aunt, then picked up the porcelain jar on the table and gulped down a few gulps.

I have to say, the bait I got from Chen Jun is really great. I have never failed when fishing.

Now, all the old friends in Houhai think that his fishing skills have improved by leaps and bounds, and they are all begging him to teach them the techniques.

Yan Bugui enjoyed this feeling very much. He caught three fish while slacking off in the afternoon. He sold two small ones and took the remaining large one home.

They have a large family and small children, so they need to add nutrition from time to time.

"Oh, you are really capable, the boss. This fish weighs at least four pounds!" The third aunt smiled from ear to ear and quickly went to the kitchen to get a basin and a kitchen knife and started to process the big fat fish.

While cleaning up the big fat fish, Auntie's mouth was not idle either, and she told about the interesting things that happened in the yard that afternoon.

"Yi Zhonghai from the Intermediate Court was injured in the steel mill today. You have no idea how serious the injury is. The wound on his foot is bigger than his head. It looks like he was seriously injured."

"Huh? What's going on?" Yan Bugui paused while drinking water and asked curiously.

How could a master like Yi Zhonghai get injured?

It shouldn’t be!

The third aunt clicked her tongue twice and continued, "That's not the point. The point is that Yi Zhonghai came back limping on his own. As soon as he got back to our courtyard, he pointed at the Jia family and started swearing. This is the first time I've seen Yi Zhonghai get so angry since I married into the courtyard."

"I later inquired and found out that Yi Zhonghai hit his foot when he was helping Jia Dongxu lift something, but Jia Dongxu left Yi Zhonghai on the road in order to return to the factory to work, and asked him to come back by himself."

"Hey, tell me what's going on. Jia Dongxu is so ignorant. Yi Zhonghai is his master after all. They are both his apprentice and half-disciple. How could Jia Dongxu do this!"

This time, even the three aunts couldn't stand it anymore.

The Jia family has been really outrageous lately, always trying to hold banquets to cheat everyone out of their money, and they even broke up with Sha Zhu.

Now they have left Yi Zhonghai on the road again. They are so heartless.

You know, Yi Zhonghai has been very devoted to the Jia family over the years. Not only did he give them money and food, but even the money for Qin Huairu's hospitalization and childbirth was paid by Yi Zhonghai.

Recently, Sha Zhu and the Jia family had a falling out, and the Jia family was asked to repay the previous loan. It was Yi Zhonghai who paid out of his own pocket to resolve the matter.

Adding all these bits and pieces together, Yi Zhonghai probably gave the Jia family no less than a thousand yuan in aid.

In this era when the concept of a ten thousand yuan household has not yet appeared, a thousand yuan is already something that is out of reach for ordinary families.

Take Jia Dongxu's monthly salary of more than 20 yuan, and his total annual salary barely reaches the 300 yuan threshold.

This is equivalent to the Jia family going without food and drink for more than three years to be able to pay back the money.

But the fact is that the Jia family has almost no money left every month, and it would be difficult for them to pay it back in this lifetime.

In the eyes of outsiders, Yi Zhonghai's family was using their wealth to help the Jia family, but the stupid Jia Dongxu actually abandoned Yi Zhonghai halfway.

Just outrageous!

Yan Bugui was stunned after hearing this and asked in confusion: "Why is Jia Dongxu in such a hurry to return to the factory?"

"I heard that the work was not finished and he was afraid of being scolded by the workshop director." The third aunt said with a sigh.

Were you afraid of being scolded, so you abandoned your lame master Yi Zhonghai halfway?

Yan Bugui grinned, indicating that he couldn't understand.

What's wrong with getting scolded?

It's not as serious as losing a piece of flesh. Does Jia Dongxu fail to distinguish priorities, or does he think that Master Yi Zhonghai is not important?

Any normal person would send the master home first, right?

"Don't worry about them. The Jia family has been acting like crazy lately. We won't associate with them anymore." Yan Bugui reminded, "Especially that Jia Zhang. After having a grandson, she's become so arrogant that she looks at everyone as if they owe her two hundred dollars."

The third aunt nodded and said, "I get angry whenever I mention this. Jia Zhang went crazy in the afternoon for some reason and kept cursing in the yard for more than half an hour."

"No matter who she scolds, our family won't pay any attention to her anyway."

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At the same time, the Central Courtyard changed its home.

Yi Zhonghai was lying on the bed, groaning.

"Ouch, it hurts so much, it hurts so much!"

Yi Zhonghai, who was recuperating in bed, could not bear the pain at all. He wanted to turn over but he didn't dare to. The slightest movement of his feet would cause severe pain.

It hurts so much that I won't be able to sleep tonight.

The aunt had just prepared dinner and brought it to Yi Zhonghai's bedside.

"Eat something, and then go to sleep. The pain will go away when you sleep."

Yi Zhonghai waved his hand with a pale face: "Let it dry for a while, my feet hurt so much, I can't eat right now."

Upon hearing this, the aunt looked at Yi Zhonghai's big feet with some pity, and said helplessly: "Jia Dongxu is such an ungrateful person, how could he bear to leave you alone on the road? He could at least find a car to bring you here."

"And Jia Zhang is also a piece of shit. I wanted to go to their house this afternoon to ask for some painkillers, but Jia Zhang refused to give them anything. She said that our family is not short of money, so I can just go out and buy some."

"Listen to me, is this even human language? Painkillers are only a few dollars, but Jia Zhang treats them like treasures."

In the entire courtyard, Jia Zhang was the only one who took those white painkillers bought from the pharmacy. She would feel uncomfortable all over if she didn't take them for a day.

This thing is not expensive, but if you want to buy it, you have to go to a faraway pharmacy.

The aunt had to take care of Yi Zhonghai at home, so she didn't have the time to go out to buy painkillers, so she thought of asking Jia Zhang for some.

But what no one expected was that Jia Zhang refused without even thinking about it.

The aunt was so angry that she wanted to go to the front yard, get the door bolt and hit Jia Zhang with a stick.

After listening to the aunt's complaints, Yi Zhonghai gritted his teeth and sat up from the bed. He leaned against the headboard with some difficulty, sighed deeply and said, "After this incident, I am very disappointed with Jia Dongxu. Very disappointed."

"I was only slightly injured, but Jia Dongxu dared to leave me on the side of the road and let me come back alone. If we are old and can't move anymore, can we expect him to take care of us in our old age?"

"Even if Jia Dongxu feels guilty and is willing to take care of us, will the unreasonable Jia Zhang agree to it?"

"If they don't care about us, we'll be in trouble. Even having a hot meal won't be a luxury."