Siheyuan: Walking the Path of Qin Huairu

Seeing this, Jia Zhang sat down on the ground, and the necromancer came online: "Old Jia, look quickly, someone is bullying us orphans and widows. This damn He Daqing has a good life at home, but he doesn't even know how to help his neighbors. The children next door are crying because of greed. God, please send down a thunderbolt to strike this evil-hearted man."

He Daqing also imitated Jia Zhang's demeanor: "Old Jia, please come back and take a look. Everyone in your Jia family has been disgraced by Jia Zhang. If one generation does not have a good wife, ten generations will not have good sons. Your son has been raised to be a waste by Jia Zhang, and your grandson has been raised to be shameless. Please come back and take Jia Zhang away, otherwise your Jia family will be hopeless."

Everyone burst into laughter, and someone said, "Master He, how did you learn Aunt Jia's necromancy spell? And you even took it to the next level."

The second and third uncles were almost full. They were grateful for the food they ate and the gifts they received. It was time for them to show off. They came out of the house. The second uncle said, "That's enough. Sister Jia, please get up. The He family has guests today. If you make such a scene, you will not only embarrass the Jia family, but also our courtyard. It will be very unpleasant if it gets out."

Jia Zhang refused to give in: "Let He Daqing compensate for my family's bowls."

He Daqing glared at him and said, "If you dare to come next time, I will beat you down. If you don't accept it, let's go to the neighborhood committee and argue with them."

The onlookers all whispered to each other: "He Daqing has been away for a few years, and it seems that he is doing well. From noon till now, the aroma of food has been wafting out of the house. Not to mention the children, even the adults are greedy."

"Who said it wasn't? However, the Jia family is a bit too much. They actually came to our house to beg for food! This time they are really embarrassed!"

The third uncle said, "Jia Dongxu, come out and take your mother home. Let's go home, everyone."

Yi Zhonghai did not go out, but stayed at home listening to the noise in the yard.

The reason why Jia Zhang was so domineering in this courtyard was because Yi Zhonghai was backing her family up. Today, the eldest master did not show up, and Jia Zhang saw that her family could not get any benefits. Jia Dongxu came out to pull her back, so she had to give up and went home in shame.

The farce ended just like that, and Xu Huizhen was watching with great interest. She thought to herself, "This Jia Dongxu hasn't died yet, but he's already sucking blood?"

He Daqing walked into the room with a sullen face and said, "Zhu Zi, this is a bad habit you and Yi Zhonghai have developed. Stay away from the Jia family in the future. It's too shameless. If you give him one time, there will be a second time. Remember it?"

He Yuzhu nodded: "Remember, Dad!"

He Daqing raised his glass and said, "Old Wu, here's a glass of wine. I'm here to apologize to you on behalf of Zhuzi. The kid is young and ignorant, and has neglected you, his master, over the years. It's also because someone in the courtyard has been deliberately instigating him. Please don't bear grudges. Don't hold it to heart. I'll drink it, you can do as you please." After saying that, he tilted his head back and drank the wine.

He filled his glass again and said, "Second uncle, third uncle, this is my toast to you. After I leave, I hope you two can help me take care of Yu Zhu and Yu Shui in the yard. If you do well, I will treat you to a big meal next time we meet. If you don't do a good job, you can go and see Yi Zhonghai's face. That's the fate of bullying my son."

Yi Zhonghai didn't come out from the beginning to the end. He also heard He Daqing's indirect criticism. But his face was still swollen, and he couldn't beat He Daqing. He was so angry at home that he gnashed his teeth. If he wasn't in good health, he would have almost ruptured a blood vessel or even had a cerebral hemorrhage. He secretly swore in his heart: "He Daqing, just wait, one day I will make you pay."

The third uncle smiled and said, "Don't worry, Daqing. I will definitely not eat this meal for nothing. I will definitely take care of Zhuzi and his sister in the future." How could he not agree? His family couldn't even have this meal during the New Year, so he wanted to have another one.

The second grandfather nodded in agreement: "Yes, I will take good care of the pillars and the rain. Old Yi can't bully them either."

After eating and drinking, everyone said goodbye.

The second and third uncles touched their round bellies with satisfied looks on their faces.

Xu Huizhen, Cai Quanwu and Wu Hai and his wife left together. After leaving the courtyard, Wu Hai asked, "Manager Xu, we at Cuihualou also want to buy some fresh vegetables. Do you have any channels to buy them?"

Xu Hui didn't expect that such a small amount of vegetables would cause such a big response. She was unsure whether it was right or wrong to bring out the vegetables. So she said, "Master Wu is really well-informed!"

Wu Hai: "We are all in the same industry, we just need to know each other. If Shopkeeper Xu has any goods, please come to Cuihualou to find me, the price is negotiable." Wu Hai was very sensible and did not ask too many questions, but stopped at the point.

Xu Huizhen nodded and said, "Don't worry, this thing is too rare. If I have it, I will ask Cai Quanwu to find you."

She had to plan the vegetables carefully. If she showed up more often, someone would definitely find her.

As for Yi Zhonghai, after seeing that all the guests of the He family had left, he got up from the bed, quietly went to the backyard, and knocked on the door of the deaf old lady's house.

The deaf old lady is not an ordinary person. She is an old lonely woman who can regard herself as the ancestor in this courtyard and make everyone treat her with respect. Naturally, she is quite capable.

She had also heard about the farce in the Central Courtyard, and was just waiting for Yi Zhonghai to come. To put it bluntly, she and Yi Zhonghai were in a mutually cooperative relationship. Yi Zhonghai flattered her in the courtyard, and she in turn used her previous connections to protect Yi Zhonghai from the wind and rain.

After Yi Zhonghai sat down, he said dejectedly, "He found out about our plan to send He Daqing to Baoding. In addition, I intercepted the living expenses that He Daqing sent to Sha Zhu over the years. I don't know how the news got out."

The deaf old lady looked at the wound on his face, sighed, and said, "Zhong Hai, you are still too young. You said you don't need that little bit of money, why do you want to take advantage of that little bit of money? Now it's good, we finally won over Sha Zhu, but all our efforts have been wasted."

Yi Zhonghai: "I paid He Daqing 960 yuan in compensation, and he promised not to talk about this matter anymore. I have also made up my mind that I will rely on Jia Dongxu for my retirement in my later years, so I'd better forget about Shazhu."

The deaf old lady said, "Don't you know what kind of character Jia Zhang is? You will suffer as long as Jia Zhang is around. Well, let's just leave it like this for now, and we'll see how things turn out later. Silly Zhu, don't give up either, He Daqing doesn't dare to stay in the Forbidden City. As long as he leaves, we still have a chance to win over Zhuzi."

As he said that, he stood up, opened the drawer, took out a small yellow croaker, handed it to Yi Zhonghai and said, "You lost a lot of money this time, you can take this gold bar back to supplement your family expenses. Don't be discouraged, there is a long way to go. I will talk to Zhuzi in a few days, maybe we can turn things around."