Soul of the Siheyuan: Zhuzi, I can still give birth

When Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu returned to the courtyard, they saw Jia Zhangshi, who was dressed in tattered clothes, standing at the door of her house.

Seeing Yi Zhonghai, Jia Zhang rushed up like crazy and was about to scratch Yi Zhonghai, but was stopped by the other neighbors.

"Yi Zhonghai, you old loser, you are not a human being, look at what you have done to me."

Jia Zhang was almost hysterical and yelled at Yi Zhonghai.

But Yi Zhonghai was not panicked at all, and spoke quietly to Jia Zhang and the neighbors.

"Don't listen to what Jia Zhang said. When Guo Kai came to interview me, Jia Zhang saw that Guo Kai was rich and shamelessly stuck to him."

Yi Zhonghai's words were also recognized by the neighbors in the courtyard.

This Jia Zhang was very coquettish at that time, calling Leader Guo in front and Leader Guo behind.

"I have been away from my hometown for decades, and I don't know the specific situation in my hometown. This Jia Zhang is going to marry Guo Kai, and there is no way to stop her."

"You can get married if you want. We can't stop you. In this new society and new system, marriage is free."

"But you got married and now you're back. What's that? You're pregnant. Let me make it clear, I won't help you raise the child. Go ask Guo Kai to take charge."

Yi Zhonghai's words put Jia Zhangshi at the opposite side of morality.

The neighbors in the courtyard were not surprised by this, after all, they knew what kind of person Jia Zhang was.

At this time, Jia Zhang was sitting on the doorstep, not caring that the ground was cold, and she just cried loudly.

"Why am I so miserable? My husband died early, my son didn't live long, and then I married a man who turned out to be a liar."

"That Guo Kai, what kind of leader is that? He's just a street urchin who does nothing all day long. He leaves me with only one steamed bun to eat every day, and he tortures me day and night. He also took away all my pension money."

"I had over 200 yuan, and it was all stolen. How am I going to survive?"

Jia Zhangjue cried so miserably that many women in the courtyard cried with her.

"Jia Zhang, what happened next? Why did you come back again?"

The second aunt asked gossipingly.

The originally slightly fat Jia Zhang is now skin and bones. This is the body shape that people should have in this era.

When Jia Zhang thought of herself, an expression of relief appeared on her face.

"For the past six months, I have been living a life worse than death. Every day, I have endless farm work to do, and he does nothing but go out drinking and gambling every day. When he loses money, he comes back and beats me."

"Just half a month ago, he went out drinking again one night. He got drunk and fell into the river and drowned on his way back. I left Kaizhuang and begged for ten days. It took me ten days to get back to Sijiucheng!"

After saying that, Jia Zhang showed everyone her pair of tattered cloth shoes.

In the middle of winter, Jia Zhang's feet had already become red and swollen from the cold because she was wearing thin cloth shoes.

Seeing Jia Zhang like this, the neighbors in the courtyard, no matter how well they treated Jia Zhang in the past, now still felt that Jia Zhang was really too pitiful.

At this time, Jia Zhang pointed at Yi Zhonghai.

"Yi Zhonghai, I don't care. I will never go back to Kaizhuang. You have to support me, or I will go to the street office to sue you!"

Xu's father and mother were also in the crowd joining in the fun.

Xu Fugui, in particular, was still brooding over the failure of his last attempt to unite the three uncles to deal with the He family.

This time he seized the opportunity and took the lead in letting Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu take over the escaped Jia Zhang.

The neighbors also joined in and advised Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu to take in Jia Zhang.

Yi Zhonghai and Qin Huairu were in such a dilemma.

As the daughter-in-law of Jia Zhang, if Qin Huairu dared to say that she didn't care about Jia Zhang, she would be criticized.

As for Yi Zhonghai, he doesn't have this worry.

But he couldn't ignore Jia Zhang's difficulties.

If I don't care about her, Jia Zhang will definitely sue me.

Yi Zhonghai didn't want to make public the shameful affair between the two.

But he would never bear the consequences alone.

Didn’t you neighbors unite and let me take in Jia Zhang who escaped back?

Okay, then you have to pay the price too.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the crowd. Almost all the neighbors in the yard had arrived.

Then let’s hold a meeting of the entire hospital, since it has been a long time since we last had one.

"Well, since everyone has said so, we can't deny everyone this face, so let's hold a meeting of the whole institute to vote."

After saying this, Yi Zhonghai walked to the middle of the crowd and spoke to his neighbors.

"Jia Zhang's household registration has been moved out of the city. Now she has no food or supplies. Everyone knows the situation in our family. We have two adults and three children, and there is another one in my belly."

"Life was already tight, and now there is another Jia... two more people. Since everyone is so kind, then okay, from now on, let's all contribute to the food and expenses of Jia Zhang."

"Xu Fugui, you were the one who made so much noise just now, so let's start with you!"

Yi Zhonghai pointed at Xu Fugui and his wife and asked them to take out the money.

Xu Fugui was not willing to take out the money at that time, and he shook his head and said.

"What does it have to do with me? Jia Zhang is not my family. I won't give her money."

Qin Huairu winked at Jia Zhang at this time.

As expected of someone who had been the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of Qin Huairu for many years, Jia Zhang immediately understood what Qin Huairu meant.

At this time, Jia Zhang got up, crawled to Xu Fugui's feet, hugged Xu Fugui's feet and said.

"Xu Fugui, you are the one making the most noise, so you should give me money, or I will go to your house to eat and sleep."

Xu Fugui was so scared that he tried to pull Jia Zhang back, but Jia Zhang held him tightly and refused to let go.

Xu's mother also went to pull Jia Zhang, but Jia Zhang shouted loudly instead.

"Someone, come here, Xu Fugui and his wife beat someone to death, who will report it to the police? They beat up an old woman like me, it's unjust, someone, is there anyone who can help?"

Hearing Jia Zhang's shouting, Xu's father and mother looked at the neighbors in the yard in horror.

They knew very well what the Xu family's situation was like in the Siheyuan.

Jia Zhang is not well-liked, but his Xu family and you are not well-liked by the people in the courtyard.

In the end, Xu Fugui had no choice but to take out twenty yuan and throw it to Jia Zhang, then fled back to the backyard in embarrassment.

Jia Zhang took a few banknotes and put them into her pocket happily.

When the other neighbors saw that the Xu family gave the money, their faces turned green.

That was twenty yuan, half a month's salary, and she just gave it to Jia Zhang for nothing.

But I was the one who caused the commotion just now. If I didn't give a penny, I would still be criticized. We are neighbors in the same yard and we see each other every day.

Never mind, just give me some.

So they paid the money to Yi Zhonghai, each taking out three cents or one dollar.

Seeing their neighbors paying money one after another, Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu were extremely happy.

I didn't expect this money to come so easily.

At this time, He Yuzhu was pushing the cart back to the courtyard and saw a group of people gathered in the central courtyard, as if they were holding a meeting.

When I looked up, I saw Jia Zhang, who was disheveled.

"Old woman, why are you back?"

The moment he saw Jia Zhang, He Yuzhu almost cried out.

Although Jia Zhang had lost so much weight that He Yuzhu almost couldn't recognize her, her greedy expression was something that no one could imitate.

"Another meeting. What? Are you celebrating the return of the old hag?"

He Yuzhu joked that the courtyard had become a little too dull since Jia Zhang left.

If the Siheyuan is a dish, then Jia Zhang is the seasoning in the dish.

It’s usually useless to just put it there, but if there’s no seasoning in the dish, it won’t taste good.

Without Jia Zhangshi, the courtyard would not be a courtyard full of birds.

"Nothing. Jia Zhang's husband died. Now she is helpless in the countryside. Her household registration has been moved away. Now that she is back, there is no ration for her in the city. So the uncle organized everyone to donate money to Jia Zhang. In the courtyard, she is a burden to everyone."

The third uncle had just paid out fifty cents and was now heartbroken. He hoped that He Yuzhu could stop the donation so that he could get the fifty cents back and drive Jia Zhang out at the same time.

Otherwise, how could my family help the Jia family take care of the children and earn the ten yuan a month.

He Yuzhu certainly knew what the third uncle meant, but he didn't intend to get involved in the matter.

Pushing the cart to go home.

Jia Zhang stopped He Yuzhu's car.

"Everyone has given money, why don't you give some money?"

He Yuzhu saw Jia Zhang, who looked embarrassed, and smiled and said.

"What? You've been out for half a year and you've forgotten the rules? Are you sure you want me to pay you?"

As soon as He Yuzhu finished speaking, Jia Zhang subconsciously took a step back.

Yes, I am like a birthday star eating arsenic because I think my life is too long.

No one in this courtyard has dared to ask Sha Zhu for money and succeeded.

Seeing Jia Zhang make way, He Yuzhu pushed the cart and went home.

At this time, Aunt Li brought her two sons to He Yuzhu's house.

"Zhu Zi, Qiu Ye is about to give birth. These are some clothes I made for the baby. Don't worry, these are made of cotton cloth that I knitted myself. They are very soft."

After Aunt Li finished speaking, she took out a cloth bag and took out a few sets of small clothes from the bag.

He Yuzhu's house actually already has a lot of children's clothes, all made by Ran's mother.

However, since Aunt Li had this intention, He Yuzhu could not refuse and hurriedly accepted it.

"Aunt Li, thank you so much. You only have a few kilograms of cotton coupons a year, and you still use them here. How can you be so embarrassed?"

He Yuzhu took the small clothes and took out a few pounds of cloth coupons to give to Aunt Li.

"Thank you, Aunt Li. Take these coupons and make new clothes for the two boys. It's the end of the year now."

When she saw the cloth coupons handed over to her, Aunt Li still pretended to refuse a few times.

There were only a few feet of quota this year, and the cloth coupons in He Yuzhu's hand added up to more than ten feet, which was more than enough for the whole family to make new clothes. If he said he didn't want it, it would definitely be a lie.

"Zhu Zi, look at you. I made clothes for my children not for your cloth coupons. You found a good job for my eldest son, but I didn't repay you well."

Although he said this, his eyes were fixed on the cloth coupons in He Yuzhu's hand.

He Yuzhu directly stuffed the thing into Aunt Li's hand and then spoke.

"Aunt Li, Qiuye is in the hospital. Her parents and I have to go to work during the day. If you are free, can you help me take care of Qiuye during the day? Don't worry, I will pay you."

Ran Qiuye's parents both have jobs, and He Yuzhu also has a lot of things to do, so it is not a solution to always ask the patients' families for help.

It just so happened that Aunt Li had nothing to do at home. The eldest child was at work and the second child was at school, so she had nothing to do at home alone. It would be better to let her go to the hospital to take care of Ran Qiuye and earn some more money to bring back.

"Okay, isn't it just taking care of Qiuye? Don't worry, there's no need to worry about money. I'm just doing this for the sake of convenience. This cloth coupon will be my wages. Okay, I have to go home and cook."

After Aunt Li finished speaking, she took the cloth coupons from He Yuzhu and went home happily.

He Yuzhu had no choice but to take out an old hen from the alien space, kill it, and stew it in a casserole. He would ask Aunt Li to take it to the hospital for Ran Qiuye to eat the next morning.

After the whole courtyard meeting ended, Jia Zhang was holding a stack of money in her hand. It was the money that the neighbors in the courtyard were forced to donate.

Jia Zhang took the money and went home happily.

She hadn't seen so much money in a long time.

She tried to count how many there were, but she didn't know how to count. Just then she saw Banggeng sitting at the table, waiting for dinner.

"Bang Geng, my dear grandson, come to grandma!"

Bang Geng looked at the smelly old woman in front of him. Even though he knew that this was his grandmother, he still didn't want to get close to her.

Seeing that Bang Geng didn't move, Jia Zhang simply put the money on the table and said to the indifferent Bang Geng.

"Come here and help grandma count the money. After that, grandma will give you 10 cents to buy some candy."

Seeing the money on the table, Banggeng suddenly became excited.

Ever since the two brothers Feng Jianmin and Feng Jianshe followed Sha Zhu, it is no longer so easy to get into Sha Zhu's house.

He hadn't stolen money in a long time, and of course he had no chance to buy his favorite snacks.

Although Yi Zhonghai would give him some money from time to time to buy snacks or something, it was not often after all.

Later, when my mother became pregnant, I never received any pocket money again.

Now seeing the stack of money on the table, I naturally have different thoughts.

"Okay grandma, let me help you. I can count to thirty now."

While boasting, Banggeng sat down next to Jia Zhang, picked up the money and began to count it carefully.

Qin Huairu saw this scene, smiled coldly, and went into the kitchen.

Yi Zhonghai went out to buy some wine, as he had things to do when he came back later.

Banggeng slowly counted the money while glancing at Jia Zhang. Whenever her attention was not on him, Banggeng would secretly put a banknote into his pocket.

After losing all the money, Banggeng stuffed at least two or three dollars into his own pocket.

"Grandma, I've counted it. It's thirty-four dollars and seventy-two cents."

Banggeng gave the money to Jia Zhangshi and then went out to hide the money.

Jia Zhang was holding the money and was thinking about what to do. She wanted to go to the bathhouse to take a bath first, and then have a good meal and buy a roast chicken.

Just when Jia Zhang was thinking about how to spend the money, Yi Zhonghai came back with a bottle of wine.

He walked up to Jia Zhang and said to her.

"You can come back and live here, but you have to buy your rations yourself. You have to pay for food, coal briquettes, rent, etc."

As soon as Yi Zhonghai finished speaking, Jia Zhang slammed the table and said.

"Yi Zhonghai, you are crazy about money. You only earn 100 yuan a month, but you still have to charge me for food and rent. This house belongs to my Jia family."

Qin Huairu also came out of the kitchen at this time, holding a basket full of steamed buns made of three-grain flour.

"Mom, Yi Zhonghai doesn't even make 100 yuan a month now. He's been demoted and now only makes 50 yuan a month. He can't support so many people."

Qin Huairu walked up to Jia Zhang, spread out her hands and continued speaking to her.

"You are an outsider now. We have to take care of your food, drink, and toilet. This is a bit unreasonable, so you have to pay for the food and rent yourself."

Seeing Qin Huairu's serious face, Jia Zhang wanted to say something, but Qin Huairu whispered in her ear.

"Mom, our family is supported by Yi Zhonghai now. It was his idea to ask you for money."

"If you give me the money now, Yi Zhonghai will have nothing to say. We will squeeze him dry and then kick him out. Our Jia family will still be the Jia family."

After hearing Qin Huairu's words, Jia Zhang looked at Yi Zhonghai who was staring at her coldly, and she said helplessly.

"Okay, I'll pay for the rent and food."

After saying that, she took out the stack of money and gave part of it to Qin Huairu. Then, Jia Zhang officially returned to the Siheyuan.

Although Jia Zhang gave the money, the burden on Yi Zhonghai's shoulders did not decrease at all, but became heavier.

The lack of a quota means that he has to spend more money to buy on the black market.

A week later, Ran Qiuye finally gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, which made the Ran family and the He family very happy.

He almost worshipped Ran Qiuye.