Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

When Jia Zhang heard the news of her son's death, she felt like she was struck by lightning. Her only son was her only support. Now that her son was dead and her grandson was still so young, she felt like her world had fallen.

God didn't leave her any chance to survive. She lost her husband in middle age and her son in old age. These are the three major misfortunes in life, and she suffered two of them.

She wiped away the tears that were gushing out and immediately set off back to Beijing with the worker who came to deliver the letter. She wanted to see her son for the last time.

Jia Zhang has lost her former charm and has become much thinner. When she was in the capital, she had been responsible for all the housework, such as washing clothes and cooking, since Qin Huairu married into the family.

After eating and drinking her fill every day, Jia Zhang would take a pair of soles that she would never finish sewing and pretend to do some needlework, trying to keep herself healthy and happy.

But after returning to her hometown, although she asked her son to send her five yuan a month for living expenses, she still had to participate in the production team's labor, otherwise she would not get any food.

Jia Zhang hadn't done farm work for many years. Even if she tried to be cunning and pretended to get things done, she still had to work in the wind and sun every day, and she had to cook for herself when she got home. That was enough to make her suffer.

Jia Zhang's life was hard!

After returning to the courtyard, seeing her son's miserable condition, Jia Zhang burst into tears and wailed, and Qin Huairu, Banggeng and Xiaodang also cried. For a while, the courtyard was filled with crying.

The Jia family is now old and young. No matter how bad Jia Zhang's character is, this scene also moved the neighbors.

The next day, as soon as He Yuzhu arrived at work, he was called to the office by Deputy Director Li.

Deputy Director Li: "Director He, I heard that you and Jia Dongxu are neighbors. Tell me about his family situation." Deputy Director Li is in charge of logistics. Jia Dongxu died, and he is needed to do the aftermath work.

He Yuzhu briefly introduced the situation of the Jia family, and then reminded: "Jia Zhang is a shrew, she is very good at throwing tantrums. Jia Dongxu's wife Qin Huairu cries and pretends to be weak and pitiful. Deputy Director Li, you have to be mentally prepared."

Deputy Director Li held his forehead and asked, "In your opinion, how should we provide relief to appease them?"

He Yuzhu: "There are only two women who can't make any waves. Let Qin Huairu take over Jia Dongxu's job. Their family will have a source of income, and a little pension will be enough. I'm afraid that Jia Dongxu's master Yi Zhonghai will help them with their plans behind the scenes. Yi Zhonghai is an old silver coin and has eight hundred bad ideas."

Deputy Factory Director Li nodded and said, "Ask Feng Dashuan to contact his family and see if he can go to Tianjin again to buy some seafood to supplement the nutrition for the workers."

He Yuzhu: "No problem, I'll do it right away."

After He Yuzhu left, Deputy Director Li called the head of the security department and asked him to send someone to the Jia family to deal with Jia Dongxu's funeral. At the same time, he reminded him to send more people to prevent the Jia family from causing trouble in the factory. The specific compensation matters were discussed by the Jia family in the factory.

After Jia Dongxu died, Yi Zhonghai was approached by the young widow Qin Huairu, who asked for help. "Master Yi, Dongxu was your apprentice. You must help with his funeral. I am a woman and I don't know what to do."

If you want to be pretty, you have to wear mourning clothes. Looking at Qin Huairu in mourning clothes, with tears in her eyes and a very touching look, Yi Zhonghai felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

Qin Huairu is beautiful, and most importantly, she can give birth to children. After marrying into the Jia family, she gave birth to children one after another like an old hen laying eggs, and now she is pregnant with one.

Yi Zhonghai's biggest concern is that he has no children. If he can use Qin Huairu's belly to give birth to a child, then he will have no regrets in his life.

Thinking of this, Yi Zhonghai reached out and patted Qin Huairu's shoulders twice, comforting her: "Huairu, don't worry, your family's affairs are my affairs, I will not ignore them. I will go to the steel mill later and help you ask about Dongxu's pension."

When the old widow Jia Zhang came back, she also found him for the same purpose as Qin Huairu. She said, "Old Yi, we have no one to help us now. We still need your help with Dongxu's funeral."

At this time, Yi Zhonghai was asked by the two widows of the Jia family. He felt that he was able to do it again, so he agreed without hesitation and was thinking about how to help the Jia family maximize their benefits.

First of all, Jia Dongxu died in the factory, it was a work-related injury, the factory should try its best to obtain compensation. Secondly, the factory can also use the big stick of morality to fleece some people.

Before he could take action, the head of the security department came to his house and gave him a warning, conveying Deputy Director Li's opinion, telling him not to meddle in the Jia family's affairs.

Yi Zhonghai's heart skipped a beat. He had to continue to work in the steel mill in the future, and he could not afford to offend Deputy Director Li. He could only apologize to the Jia family.

The head of the security department brought the Jia family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to the steel rolling mill and went all the way to the office of Deputy Director Li.

Deputy Director Li warmly invited the two to sit down and began his performance: "The factory leaders and I are very sorry about Jia Dongxu's accident. After investigation, we found that the cause of the accident was that Jia Dongxu was mentally confused due to long-term hunger and malnutrition, and he was caught in the machine due to improper operation."

After listening to He Yuzhu's suggestion, Deputy Director Li was afraid that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would ask for too much, so he took the initiative and pushed the responsibility onto Jia Dongxu, leaving himself room for negotiation.

When Jia Zhang heard what Deputy Director Li said, she immediately sat on the ground and cried to the sky: "Dongxu, you haven't gone far, have you? Come back and take a look. These conscienceless people won't leave us a way to live! They are no different from the capitalists in the old society! Wow wow wow..."

The head of the security department looked at Deputy Director Li's face and scolded him, "Shut up! This is not the place for you to act wildly! If you openly promote feudal superstition, do you believe I will send you to the northwest for labor reform?"

When she heard that she was going to labor reform, Jia Zhang shut up instantly, like a rooster with its neck pinched. She didn't even want to do farm work in her hometown, so she couldn't go to labor reform.

Qin Huairu saw that her mother-in-law's tricks didn't work, and she knew it was her turn to make a move. Before she could even open her mouth, tears rolled down her cheeks like beads that had broken off the string.

It is really:

The revolving shaft plucks the strings three or two times, and there is love before it becomes a tune.

Xuanxuan suppressed his thoughts and poured out his heart out about his life's frustrations.

He lowered his brows and played the piano lightly, expressing all the infinite things in his heart.

Qin Huairu: "Director Li, who said Dongxu didn't have enough to eat? Dongxu is the only pillar of my family. He always eats the delicious food first. How could he be in a trance? Wuwuwu, no matter what, Dongxu died in the factory. Now we have a family of old and young, you can't just ignore it!"

Deputy Director Li was a lustful man. When he saw the pitiful appearance of the young widow, his eyes narrowed into slits.

He smiled and said, "Of course. Jia Dongxu was an employee of the steel mill. We can't ignore his family. How about this? The factory will pay for all the expenses of the funeral. In addition, Jia Dongxu's work position will be reserved for your family. Comrade Qin Huairu can take over after she has a baby. This way, you will have a salary every month, and your family will have a stable life. It can also be regarded as a kind gesture from the factory."

Qin Huairu was delighted when she heard that she could take over. If she took over, she would have a city hukou and become a real city dweller. The children's hukou could also be transferred to the city, which was a great thing.

Of course, you can't show it on your face.

The price is raised and the money is paid on the spot. Jia Zhangshi still has to fight for it. She said: "The work position originally belonged to our Jia family. How can a young person be gone? You have no sympathy at all! Jia Dongxu has me, his mother, above him, and two children below him. My daughter-in-law is pregnant with another one. If the factory doesn't give us some compensation, how can we live in the future!"

Deputy Director Li frowned and said, "There are regulations in our factory regarding pensions. You can't just give them out whenever you want. How about this, considering that Comrade Qin Huairu is pregnant and can't come to work right away, I'll give you 200 yuan in pensions as living expenses during this period."

Jia Zhang was still not satisfied, and thought that giving 200 yuan for one life was too much. In this way, they went back and forth, and finally gave 400 yuan in compensation.

Jia Zhang and Qin Huairu signed the agreement and went home with the pension.

Director Li told the head of the security department, "Please work hard these few days and arrange Jia Dongxu's burial as soon as possible. Get this matter settled."