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

Time flies, and it's almost September.

It's also time for school to start.

Banggeng is almost seven years old and it is time for him to go to school.

As the child of an employee of the Red Star Steel Rolling Mill, Banggeng naturally went to school at the Red Star Primary School.

Although Banggeng's leg is almost healed, it still hurts a little, so he still limps a little when he walks.

Carrying the new schoolbag made by his mother, Banggeng is still full of curiosity about school.

Full of curiosity, I followed my mother to Red Star Primary School to register.

There were a lot of students signing up and they were queuing there.

Qin Huairu also queued up to sign up for Banggeng.

As for Banggeng, he had already run to the playground to play with other children.

Qin Huairu was also curious when she saw many parents holding money in their hands.

"Excuse me, what do you do with the money?"

The parent who was asked looked at Qin Huairu like an idiot.

"Of course I paid the tuition, didn't you know?"

Qin Huairu suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

When I was studying in the countryside, the teachers would come to my home in person to collect tuition fees.

Even so, my parents still have to wait for several months to pay off the debt.

I haven't heard of anyone paying tuition voluntarily.

"How much is the tuition fee?"

Qin Huairu asked again.

The parent shook the money in his hand and said.

"Two dollars and a half a semester."

When Qin Huairu heard that she had to pay two dollars and fifty cents, she thought it was too expensive.

But children can't not study.

"Is two dollars and fifty cents expensive? My husband died early, and I'm the only one earning money. I have three children and a mother-in-law at home. I really don't have that much money."

Qin Huairu complained while wiping away tears.

The parents around couldn't help but feel sympathy.

"My dear parent, the school has a policy of free tuition for poor families. You can consult your homeroom teacher when the time comes."

"Yes, as long as you meet the policy requirements, you can get free tuition."

When Qin Huairu heard this, she immediately became interested.

After waiting for a long time, Qin Huairu's turn finally came.

The teacher at the registration office was Teacher Ran Qiuye.

Banggeng and his classmates were the first batch of students taught by Teacher Ran.

"Parent, please show me the registration form."

Ran Qiuye said to Qin Huairu.

"Teacher, this is my child's registration form."

Qin Huairu took out Banggeng's registration form.

Teacher Ran picked up the list and took a look at it, and was surprised to find that.

The beautiful woman in front of him had the same name as Qin Huairu that He Yuzhu mentioned.

I looked at the address again.

No. 95 Nanluoguxiang Courtyard.

I looked at the child's name again.

Jia Geng.

Could this woman be the Widow Qin that He Yuzhu was talking about, the one who loves to take advantage of others?

But looking at her pretty appearance, she shouldn't be the kind of person He Yuzhu described.

"Mr. Qin Huairu, my name is Ran Qiuye, and I am your child's class teacher. Where is your child?"

Qin Huairu shouted towards the playground.

"Bang Geng, come here quickly, the teacher wants to see you."

Banggeng then came over reluctantly.

"Mom, buy me some marbles. Those kids have them. I want to play with marbles, too."

Banggeng pulled Qin Huairu's hand and insisted on buying glass marbles.

When Ran Qiuye saw the child, he thought he was chubby and quite cute.

But the look in his eyes when he looks at people is vague and he always seems to be sneaky.

A child's character can be seen at the age of three. This is a wise saying from the older generation.

"Bang Geng, this is your homeroom teacher, Ms. Ran. Hurry up and say hello to Ms. Ran."

Qin Huairu grabbed Bang Geng and asked him to say hello to Teacher Ran.

"Hello, Teacher Ran. My name is Jia Geng, or you can call me Bang Geng!"

Banggeng greeted Ran Qiuye impatiently, then turned and stared at the children playing marbles on the playground.

"Jia Geng, go play over there. I want to talk to your mother."

Banggeng was eager to go out and play. After receiving the order from his class teacher, he immediately ran out to play.

"Mother Jia Geng, I have registered your Jia Geng. Classes will start on September 1st. The tuition fee is 2.5 yuan. Please pay it!"

When Qin Huairu heard that she had to pay money, she looked embarrassed, her eyes turned red and she was about to cry.

"Teacher Ran, Bang Geng's father has passed away. I am the only one in my family who just started working. My monthly salary is not enough for food. Can you reduce or waive our tuition?"

Ran Qiuye saw Qin Huairu crying and hurried to comfort her.

"Mother Jia Geng, please don't cry yet. The school does have a policy of reducing or exempting tuition fees for families in need, but these policies need to be investigated first."

"How about this, you pay the tuition today, and then the school will send someone to your home to investigate. If the situation meets the policy, we will refund your tuition."

Qin Huairu originally wanted to get her tuition waived by pretending to be pitiful, but Teacher Ran didn't buy it at all.

Just let her pay.

Qin Huairu had no choice because Teacher Ran was a woman and wouldn't fall for her tricks.

I could only wipe away my tears and pay the tuition fee of two dollars and fifty cents.

"Teacher Ran, when will the school come to investigate? Our family really has no money. These two dollars and fifty cents are our family's food expenses for half a month."

Qin Huairu was still unwilling to give in and continued to play the victim.

Ran Qiuye said patiently.

"We will implement it as soon as possible, maybe in the next few days, the teacher will come to your home for a home visit."

Qin Huairu then reluctantly pulled Banggeng out of the school.

He Yushui also rode his bike to the high school to register.

The high school has dormitories.

If you live far away, you can choose to live in school.

The high school that He Yushui attended was quite far from the courtyard. It took more than half an hour to ride a bike through the city.

There aren't many high school students these days.

Those who graduate from high school are considered top students and are the talents that factories are vying for.

After registering and being assigned a dormitory, He Yushui went to the dormitory first.

There are not many people in the dormitory, two people per room.

When He Yushui went to the dormitory, someone was already making the bed.

The girl who made the bed was very beautiful, tall and thin, and very friendly.

He Yushui took the initiative to say hello.

"Hello, my name is He Yushui, and I'm your roommate."

The girl turned around and walked over, then introduced herself with a smile.

"My name is Yu Haitang, nice to meet you, He Yushui."

Yu Haitang has a sweet voice and speaks very standard Mandarin.

"You speak Mandarin really well. Your voice is as nice as the announcer on the radio."

He Yushui walked in with her things and started to make her bed.

The two girls chattered away and soon became best friends.

After cleaning up, He Yushui pulled Yu Haitang and said.

"Haitang, come on, I'll treat you to a meal. The weather is not hot today, let's eat mutton hotpot."

Yu Haitang shook her head.

"Forget it, hotpot is expensive. One meal costs us half a month's food expenses, and we need meat coupons."

He Yushui took out a few meat tickets and five dollars.

"My brother gives me fifteen yuan a month for food, and three pounds of meat coupons. I can't finish it all by myself, so I have to ask you to help me eat."

Yu Haitang widened her eyes and looked at the money and bills in He Yushui's hand.

"Yushui, what does your brother do? Is he so arrogant? I want to ask, does your brother still need a sister?"

"Or, Yushui, are you in need of a sister-in-law?"

He Yushui slapped Yu Haitang on the butt.

"What are you thinking about? My brother has a girlfriend, and my future sister-in-law is so beautiful!"

The two girls left the school playing and fighting and went to eat mutton hotpot.

He Yuzhu is the only one left in the He family now, making the family seem particularly deserted.

So He Yuzhu is not at home most of the time, and it is boring to stay at home in such a cold and deserted place.

Qin Jingru has been staying in the Jia family for almost two months.

He suffered from Jia Zhang's contempt all day long.

Qin Jingru really couldn't stand it anymore.

Seize the opportunity to find Qin Huairu.

"Sister, it's been two months. Should I go look for Xu Damao? He hasn't come to see me during this period. I'm afraid he has a partner. What should I do then?"

Qin Huairu nodded and said.

"I'll go to the hospital in a while and get you a pregnancy certificate. I'll use the child to threaten Xu Damao and force him to marry you. Don't worry, he can't escape from our grasp."

Qin Jingru nodded, feeling relieved.

At this time, Jia Zhang sat over and said.

"Jingru, if you marry Xu Damao, you have to pay me back the thirty yuan I owe you."

Qin Jingru rolled her eyes at Jia Zhang.

"Grandma Jia, you voluntarily used that money to treat me to delicious food, how come I owe you that money?"

Qin Jingru naturally would not admit it.

Jia Zhang was anxious.

That's thirty dollars. If I don't return it to her, it will be the end of her life.

"Qin Jingru, you can't deny it. Go to the courtyard and ask around. My Jia family is not someone you can easily mess with. Just try not to pay back the money."

Jia Zhang put her hands on her hips in a bluffing manner and threatened Qin Jingru.

As Qin Jingru grew up in a wild countryside environment, she probably doesn't have much culture.

But this guy is quite courageous.

Seeing that Jia Zhang was so unreasonable, he stood up suddenly.

"Grandma Jia, you have to understand that you voluntarily used that money to buy food for me. Besides, you ate a lot of food. Now it's all on me. It's unacceptable."

"Grandma Jia, don't act arrogantly in front of me. I'm not my sister. I don't have to maintain my image as a good daughter-in-law. If you make me angry, I will chop you up."

After saying this, he picked up the hatchet at the door and was about to chop Jia Zhang to death.

Jia Zhang was so frightened that she hid behind Qin Huairu, not daring to breathe.

When Qin Huairu saw that Jia Zhang had surrendered, she snatched the hatchet from Qin Jingru's hand.

"Jingru, stop scaring Grandma Banggeng. Go and test Xu Damao's attitude. The most important thing is to settle your relationship."

Qin Jingru nodded, threw down the hatchet, clapped her hands and said to Jia Zhang.

"Don't worry, Granny Jia. If I really marry Xu Damao, I can pay you back fifty, not to mention thirty."

After saying that, Qin Jingru walked out of the Jia family's house and went to wander around the backyard.

It’s a pity that Xu Damao is not here. Maybe he went to the countryside to show movies.

In fact, after Xu Damao learned that He Yuzhu and Qin Jingru were done having fun, he deliberately avoided Qin Jingru.

He knew that Qin Jingru's wish was to marry into the city.

It's impossible for Sha Zhu to do that. The Qin sisters will definitely rely on him.

Although Qin Jingru is beautiful, it is impossible for me to marry a country girl.

Qin Huairu counted the money in her hand.

There are only twelve dollars and fifty cents left.

She worked for more than a month and received a total of thirty-four dollars and fifty cents.

I paid Banggeng’s tuition and bought him stationery.

The family bought food and coal briquettes, paid the water and electricity bills, and had one more mouth to feed.

Jia Zhang also took three pieces every month.

Most of the thirty or so dollars were spent in one go.

"Oh...what should I do? I should ask Sha Zhu to lend me some money. He always lent me money when I asked him to lend me money before."

Thinking of the good life in the past.

With the care of her husband Jia Dongxu and the bootlicker Sha Zhu, her life is pretty comfortable.

but now.

Just for a few steamed buns, I have to go to the small warehouse with others. Am I only worth a few steamed buns?

Qin Huairu didn't really want to go to Yi Zhonghai's place.

For half a bag of cornmeal.

I also want...

Shazhu is the best. He never asks anything of himself and just helps himself sincerely.

I saw Qin Huairu staring at the He family’s door.

Jia Zhang was unhappy.

"Qin Huairu, are you infatuated with me again, you little slut? I'm telling you, if you dare to do anything to let the Jia family down, I'll beat you to death."

Jia Zhang said to Qin Huairu viciously.

She opposed Qin Huairu's remarriage.

In that case, Qin Huairu would ignore herself and the children.

She can ignore the two girls.

But Jia Zhang would never give up on Banggeng no matter what.

This is the only male offspring of her Jia family.

"Mom, what are you talking about? I just got paid a few days ago, and this is all I have left. I won't get paid until the end of the month, and I still have a month to go. Don't you want to think of a solution? How are we going to get by?"

Jia Zhang looked at the dozen or so yuan in Qin Huairu's hand and said nothing, but she was still muttering.

"I don't care. It's your job to support the family. If you take over my son's job, you have to be responsible for this family."

"I don't care who you ask for it from, just make sure you don't let the Jia family down."

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes at Jia Zhang.

"You can't do anything to let the Jia family down? If you don't find a way out, why would they give you any benefit?"

Jia Zhang was sitting at the door sewing shoe soles again.

Qin Huairu found some dirty clothes from somewhere and started washing them in the pool in the yard.

While washing, she looked at the front gate, waiting for He Yuzhu to come back.

After more than a month of treatment.

Li Qin's mother's eyes could already see things blurrily.

It is enough to take care of yourself.

When He Yuzhu went to Li Qin's house and told her that he would introduce Li Qin to a job at the supply and marketing cooperative.

Li Qin said that the father of her junior high school classmate was the manager of a department store and had arranged for her to work in the department store.

If you do a good job, you can get a permanent job later.

In supply and marketing cooperatives, most of the workers are temporary workers, and it is extremely difficult for them to become regular employees. Some people remain temporary workers their entire lives.

When He Yuzhu heard that Li Qin was going to work in a department store, he didn't say much.

If any normal person were asked to choose, they would choose a department store rather than a supply and marketing cooperative.

He Yuzhu didn't ask who was the classmate who introduced Li Qin to work in the department store because he believed in Li Qin.

After dinner, Li Qin invited He Yuzhu to go out for a walk for the first time.

This made He Yuzhu very happy.

After knowing each other for more than a month, this was the first time that Li Qin took the initiative to invite He Yuzhu to go shopping together.

There are a lot of people walking on the street in the evening.

After all, it is late summer and it is quite cool in the morning and evening.

There are a lot more people coming out for a walk than before.

"Zhu Zi, thank you. Thanks to you, my mother's eyes healed so quickly."

Li Qin walked side by side with He Yuzhu.

He Yuzhu put his hands in his pockets and walked forward obediently, not even daring to think about holding Li Qin's hand.

The streets are full of Chaoyang aunties wearing red armbands.

In this day and age, only those who have a marriage certificate can walk arm in arm when going out.

You shouldn't dare to push and tug at young people like this who are still in love.

The Chaoyang aunties will push you to the ground one after another. Don't underestimate these aunties. Each of them was from the militia organization.

Just now, several middle-aged women were looking He Yuzhu and Li Qin up and down as if they were enemy spies.

"It's nothing. It's what I should do. Li Qin, when shall we...when shall we...!"

He Yuzhu wanted to ask when Li Qin could get the marriage certificate with him.

Li Qin said with a blushing face.

"Wait until I have a stable job and my mom's eyesight gets better, okay, Zhuzi?"

After saying that, Li Qin looked at He Yuzhu, her face already red enough to drip water.

He Yuzhu looked at the shy Li Qin and didn't want to force her anymore, so he nodded, and the two continued walking forward.

Seeing the pudding on Li Qin's clothes, He Yuzhu said to Li Qin.

"Let's go buy some clothes. Look at your clothes. They are so worn out."

Li Qin shook his head.

"Forget it, it's still wearable. I'll buy it when I earn money. Besides, I don't have any cloth coupons."

He Yuzhu took out a few cloth coupons, which added up to a total of twenty feet.

"Go out with Brother Zhuzi, and you're worried. You and your daughter have suffered a lot over the years, and it's time to enjoy your life."

"Let's go buy some clothes."

After saying that, he took Li Qin's hand and ran forward without caring about the red armband praising the aunt.

He shouted while running.

"I'm going to buy new clothes for my wife."

This caused passers-by to stop and look at the young couple, smiling rarely.

An era of suffering, although it has ushered in the dawn, it has not yet ushered in the sunrise.