Siheyuan: Forced to exchange rooms with Qin Huairu at the beginning

"Alas, speaking of my mother-in-law, I don't know when she will be back."

Qin Huairu sighed.

Three months is not a short time, especially in this era of slow transportation, three months is a very long time.

"Huai Ru, you should be more open-minded. It won't work if your mother-in-law keeps being like that. Now that she's locked up and allowed to be reformed by the state, maybe she'll become a better person."

The eldest lady spoke to comfort her, feeling deeply moved at Jia Zhang's good fortune. How could someone like Jia Zhang have such a filial daughter-in-law?

"Okay, Auntie, I'll take the child back first."

Qin Huairu said something polite and took Huaihua and Xiaodang back to the Jia family.

Zhang Zhiqiang was still very excited in the afternoon. Although he was late, he finished his work early today. After finishing his work, Zhang Zhiqiang sat aside, constantly thinking in his mind how to make Ran Qiuye happier.

After get off work, Zhang Zhiqiang walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative, preparing to buy some food for his family. As a result, he met a farmer selling chickens at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative.

"Uncle, how much do you sell this chicken for?"

Zhang Zhiqiang asked, this old man is very good at raising chickens, both roosters and hens are abnormally fat, almost like they were injected with hormones in later generations.

"A rooster is two dollars and fifty cents, and a hen is three dollars and fifty cents."

The old man smiled cheerfully and quoted a high price directly.

"Uncle, this is not okay. Other people only sell hens for two dollars."

"You've almost increased the price by half. Is the chicken skin made of gold or is the chicken feet made of gold?"

Zhang Zhi emphasized that the old man indeed sold it at a price much higher than the market price.

"That's different, young man. You don't raise chickens, so you don't know."

"There is a lot of knowledge involved in raising chickens. Look at my chickens and compare them with those of other chickens. Can they compare?"

"My chickens have been fed with the best feed since birth, so they are very nutritious."

"It's reasonable to sell it at a higher price."

No one is buying chickens now, and the old man is happy to chat with Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Then you probably won't be able to sell it. Three dollars and fifty cents can buy several kilograms of pork."

Zhang Zhiqiang asked, now everyone likes pork, and the fatter it is, the more people like it because they can take it back to make oil and stir-fry it.

Not many people buy things like chicken. If it costs one or two yuan, someone might occasionally buy it to satisfy their craving, but three or four yuan is indeed a bit too much.

"You don't know that, young man? My chickens sell very fast, especially those whose family members are sick or pregnant. They all like to buy chickens from me."

"In a word, people look at the quality."

The old man said complacently that it didn't look like a lie.

"Okay, sir, give me one of your old hens."

Zhang Zhiqiang nodded and agreed with the old man. He was also convinced.

It just so happened that Ran Qiuye was pregnant, so I bought an old hen and made some chicken soup for Ran Qiuye to nourish her body.

"Okay, I'll get you one."

The old man picked out a fat old hen, tied its legs and handed it to Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Okay, sir, here's the money."

Zhang Zhiqiang handed over the change, then went into the supply and marketing cooperative, bought some daily necessities, and turned around to ride his bicycle towards the courtyard.

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Qin Huairu was washing clothes in the middle courtyard. Sha Zhu had just returned and brought her a lunch box. There was no treat today, so the food in the lunch box would be the lunch dish.

Qin Huairu didn't mind. After cleaning up and feeding the three children, she started washing clothes outside.

After Zhang Zhiqiang came back, the third uncle Yan Bugui looked at the old hen on the handlebars of Zhang Zhiqiang's car with envy, but he didn't dare to go up and ask for it, because he knew Zhang Zhiqiang would not give it to him.

Zhang Zhiqiang quickened his pace a little. After all, any normal person would find it unbearable to be stared at by an old man.

After arriving at the Intermediate Court, Qin Huairu saw Zhang Zhiqiang's eyes light up. Now that her mother-in-law had also gone in, Qin Huairu was like a free person and could talk to whomever she wanted.

So, Qin Huairu wiped her wet hands on her body and walked towards Zhang Zhiqiang with her hips twisted.

"Hey, why did Qiangzi come back so late today?"

Qin Huairu said with a smile as beautiful as a flower, constantly releasing her charm in front of Zhang Zhiqiang.

"Nothing, I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things."

Zhang Zhiqiang frowned as he looked at Qin Huairu who was standing in front of him and stopped him. He responded helplessly and pushed the cart to go home.

"Such a big old hen, it must cost a lot of money, right?"

Qin Huairu looked at the old hen on Zhang Zhiqiang's handlebars with sparkling eyes and asked with concern.

"It's not expensive, only three or four yuan. If you want to eat it, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy it."

Zhang Zhiqiang responded casually.

"Qiangzi, you are joking with Sister Qin again. How can Sister Qin afford to buy a chicken with that little salary?"

"How can you finish such a big old hen, Qiangzi?"

"It just so happens that my dog ​​got injured a while ago, and he's been asking for some rest these past two days."

"Qiangzi, you saw that Banggeng grew up under your care, can you..."

Qin Huairu shamelessly wanted to ask Zhang Zhiqiang for some chicken, but was interrupted by Zhang Zhiqiang before she could finish her words.

"No, there isn't any. If you want to eat chicken, go buy it yourself. Okay, don't follow me."

Seeing that Qin Huairu was getting more and more demanding, Zhang Zhiqiang spoke coldly and pushed his bicycle to the backyard.

Qin Huairu stood there in a daze for a moment, feeling a little regretful. Zhang Zhiqiang was obviously willing to say a few words to her just now. If she had known earlier, she would not have mentioned the matter of asking for chicken.

But Qin Huairu felt very aggrieved. She had become accustomed to it over the years. When she saw other people had good things, she would ask if they could share some with her.

The main thing is that the chance of success is also high. These days, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. You never know when your family will be in trouble and you will need help from your neighbors.

Therefore, Qin Huairu is rarely rejected when she speaks up, and people like Zhang Zhiqiang are extremely rare.

Zhang Zhiqiang used to be okay and had some human touch. But ever since the Jia family wanted to exchange houses with him, he seemed like a different person. He didn't interact with anyone in the courtyard for a whole day, and except Xu Damao, no one could take advantage of him.

Qin Huairu thought about it for a while and became happy again. She should always think positively about things. After all, Zhang Zhiqiang had spoken to her in a nice way today, right?

This is progress, which means that there is still a possibility for her and Zhang Zhiqiang. Qin Huairu decided to stay away from Sha Zhu from tomorrow on. It would be bad if Zhang Zhiqiang misunderstood her.

Qin Huairu was washing clothes, and she kept thinking about how she should meet Zhang Zhiqiang by chance. She thought of several plans, but they all seemed unreliable. Finally, she thought it would be best to pretend to wash clothes in the yard.

After Zhang Zhiqiang came back, I stopped him and talked to him a few more words every day than the day before. Isn't the relationship gradually eased?