Siheyuan: Start with a big car

At this critical moment, the third uncle heard the noise and ran out of the house. He hurried forward to stop Yan Jiecheng and shouted, "Jiecheng, what are you doing? You are not a formal worker yet. If you make trouble here and the factory finds out, it may affect you. If you lose your job, don't come to me crying!"

After being stopped by the Third Uncle, Yan Jiecheng gradually regained some of his sanity. He gritted his teeth, glared at Bang Geng viciously, and said, "Humph, today I'll let you go for my dad's sake. You just wait, you'll have something to worry about later!"

After saying this, Yan Jiecheng also realized that he was now at a critical moment and must not make any mistakes.

So Yan Jiecheng turned around and went back.

Bang Geng looked at Yan Jiecheng's back, feeling unconvinced. He bit his lip, turned around and ran into the house. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Qin Huairu busy cleaning up. Bang Geng ran to Qin Huairu breathlessly and told her about Yan Jiecheng's temporary job in the logistics department of the match factory. His eyes were full of envy and eagerness. Then he said, "Mom, I also want to work as a temporary worker in the logistics department. That job looks so good, easy, and I earn a lot."

Qin Huairu frowned slightly and looked embarrassed. She put down the work in her hands, sighed softly, and said, "Bang Geng, Mom wants you to go too, but we don't know the leaders of the match factory. It's not that easy. Don't think about it."

Bang Geng didn't give up. He shook Qin Huairu's arm and said anxiously, "Mom, I've found out everything. This time it was Yi Zhonghai who helped. Yi Zhonghai is my father Jia Dongxu's master. My father has passed away. As a master, he has the responsibility to take care of me. It's only natural for him to help me find a job."

After hearing this, Qin Huairu knew very well in her heart that she and Yi Zhonghai had completely fallen out over money a while ago, and the two of them had a very unpleasant quarrel. With Yi Zhonghai's temper, he must still be holding a grudge in his heart. Under such circumstances, how could he possibly help Bang Geng?

So, Qin Huairu shook her head helplessly and said, "Bang Geng, you think too simply. Yi Zhonghai and I had a big fight over money before, and he doesn't like our family now. How can he help you find a job? Don't bother with this matter."

But Banggeng was not willing to give up. He stamped his feet and said unyieldingly, "Mom, no matter what, he is my dad's master, we still have some affection for each other. Let's go and beg him, maybe he will agree. You can take me to try, I really want to work in the logistics department."

At this moment, Jia Zhang came out from the inner room. Jia Zhang was a notoriously pious old woman who was always greedy and always liked to stir up trouble.

When she heard what Banggeng said, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Humph, Qin Huairu, Banggeng is right, Yi Zhonghai should help. His apprentice is gone, who will take care of the child left behind by this apprentice?

Let's go find him now. I want to see what he says. If he dares not to help, I will never forgive him!"

As she said this, Jia Zhang pulled the stick and walked out of the house aggressively.
Qin Huairu saw this and secretly thought that it was not good, but she could not stop them and could only sigh helplessly.
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Jia Zhang came to Yi Zhonghai's door with a stick in her hand and a threatening look on her face. She didn't even think about knocking on the door politely, but kicked it open with a loud bang.

The noise was quite loud. The aunt who was cooking in the house was frightened and almost dropped the spatula in her hand. She ran out of the kitchen and saw that it was Jia Zhang. She immediately showed an unhappy look on her face and frowned and questioned Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, what are you doing? How can you kick someone else's door like you? You have no manners, right?"

Jia Zhang didn't care about the aunt's questioning at all. She put her hands on her hips, straightened her neck, and shouted at the top of her voice: "I'm looking for Yi Zhonghai. Where is he? Tell him to come out quickly. I have something to tell him." There was an unquestionable domineering tone in her voice, as if Yi Zhonghai's house was her own home and she could do whatever she wanted.

Seeing Jia Zhang's unreasonable behavior, the aunt was very angry, but she also knew that Jia Zhang was always unreasonable and could not force her, so she could only patiently say, "Old Yi hasn't come back yet, if you have anything to say, wait until he comes back, and you are kicking the door and yelling, what kind of words are you saying? We are neighbors, can't we be polite?"

When Jia Zhang heard that Yi Zhonghai was not at home, she snorted coldly and said, "Not at home? Humph, I think he is deliberately avoiding us. I don't care. I will wait for him here today. I will talk to him when he comes back. Anyway, he has to take care of this matter." As she said that, she pulled the stick and rushed into the house, as if she was going to stay here and not leave.

Seeing this, the auntie quickly stretched out her hand to stop him and said anxiously, "Jia Zhang, how can you be like this? Old Yi is not at home, why are you breaking into the house? Can you go out first and let him come back to find you?"

But Jia Zhang was not willing to listen to the aunt. She shook off the aunt's hand and muttered, "Don't stop me. I have to wait here today. I want to see how long Yi Zhonghai can hide."

The aunt was so angry that her face turned red, but she could do nothing about Jia Zhangshi. She could only stand aside and worry, hoping that Yi Zhonghai would come back soon and take this "big Buddha" away.
In the evening, the afterglow of the setting sun dyed the courtyard a light orange-red color, and Yi Zhonghai came back from outside, dragging his somewhat tired body.

Auntie was looking around anxiously in the house. She saw Yi Zhonghai through the window. She ran out of the house and walked towards him with an anxious look on her face. She lowered her voice and said to Yi Zhonghai, "Old Yi, you are finally back. Jia Zhang came with Bang Geng. She looked very fierce. She kicked open our door and barged in. She said she was looking for you. I couldn't stop her. Come in and take a look."

When Yi Zhonghai heard this, his brows immediately frowned and a nameless anger surged in his heart, but he still suppressed his anger and followed the old lady into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Jia Zhang sitting there, looking arrogant, and Bang Geng standing beside her, with his head down, not saying a word. Yi Zhonghai took a deep breath, trying to make his tone sound calmer, and asked, "Jia Zhang, what on earth are you doing here with Bang Geng at this late hour?"

When Jia Zhang heard what Yi Zhonghai said, she immediately exploded. She stood up from the stool and pointed at Yi Zhonghai's nose and questioned: "Yi Zhonghai, you are so ashamed to ask me? I want to ask you, why did you find a good job for Yan Jiecheng? My Banggeng is the son of your apprentice Jia Dongxu. Why don't you do anything about it? Why don't you find a job for Banggeng? You are too biased. Do you still look like a master?" When Yi Zhonghai heard this, the suppressed anger in his heart "swooshed" again. His face sank, and his voice became a little higher. He said: "Jia Zhang, it's my freedom to find a job for anyone. You have no right to interfere, right? I helped Yan Jiecheng. It's a matter between me and the third uncle. What does it have to do with your family? Besides, I am Jia Dongxu's master, but I have no obligation to find a job for Banggeng. Don't make trouble here."

When Jia Zhang heard this, her eyes widened in disbelief. She shouted at the top of her voice, "What do you mean you have no obligation? Dongxu left early, leaving us an orphan and a widow. As a master, you should take care of us. Isn't it natural to find a job for Banggeng? Now you are just denying it. I think you have bad intentions and don't want to care about our life or death. Are you still a human being?"

Yi Zhonghai was so angry that he trembled all over after being scolded by Jia Zhang. He pointed at Jia Zhang and said angrily, "Jia Zhang, don't slander me here. I have done my best for your family. Don't you know how much I have helped you before? Don't push your luck. I will help you if I want to. If I don't want to help, that's my business. You have no right to interfere!"

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
An old lady watched from the side, stamping her feet anxiously, and hurriedly advised: "Hey, stop arguing, talk it over nicely, arguing like this won't solve the problem."

Jia Zhang realized that she could not convince Yi Zhonghai by just arguing with him in the house. She was so angry, but she was unwilling to let it go. So, she rolled her eyes and ran out of the house, shouting at the top of her voice: "Everyone come and judge, Yi Zhonghai, as Jia Dongxu's master, actually watched us orphans and widows ignore us and didn't help us at all. He even claimed to be a moral model in the compound. I think he is a hypocrite!"

Her voice reverberated throughout the courtyard, penetrating deeply. The residents were busy in their rooms.

When they heard the noise, their curiosity was aroused and they came out of their houses and gathered around. Soon, a crowd of people gathered at the door of Yi Zhonghai's house.
Seeing that most people had gathered around, Jia Zhang sat on the ground and began to cry: "My dear neighbors, you don't know, my poor Dongxu had an accident while working in the factory. Now that I think about it, it is very likely that he was killed by Master Yi Zhonghai! He was Dongxu's master at the time and should have taken good care of Dongxu, but in the end, Dongxu was gone, leaving us a big family. How can we live? Now, he is even unwilling to help find a job for my grandson Banggeng. Does he have any conscience?"

When the residents heard this, they were shocked and the crowd was in an uproar, and everyone started talking about it.

"Oh, no way, there is such a thing? Yi Zhonghai looks quite kind, is it really like what Jia Zhang said?"

"It's hard to say. You can't judge a person by his appearance. If he really didn't take good care of his apprentice, that would be really unfair."

"But this is all in the past, and there's no evidence. Isn't it a bit too much to say this?"

Yi Zhonghai was in the house when he heard Jia Zhang's crying and the discussions of the crowd outside. He was so angry that his face turned blue. He didn't expect Jia Zhang to resort to such a trick. He didn't care about anything else at the moment. He rushed out of the house and shouted at Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, don't make up stories here. You know what happened back then, so how can you put all the blame on me? You are spreading rumors and slandering me!"

Are you kidding? Yi Zhonghai still wants to be the steward again. If he lets Jia Zhang go on making trouble like this, his reputation will be ruined. How can he be the steward in the future?
But Jia Zhang was not willing to give up at this moment. She realized that she had Yi Zhonghai in her control, and immediately sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and continuing to cry: "How could I be considered a rumor-monger? My poor Dongxu, if you knew about this in the afterlife, look at how your master treated us, wuwuwu..."

Yi Zhonghai knew clearly that if he allowed Jia Zhang to continue making trouble like this, the matter would definitely get bigger and bigger, and his reputation in this compound would be completely ruined. He didn't know how much trouble this would cause.

So he gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger, and said loudly to Jia Zhang: "Jia Zhang, please stop crying. Let's talk alone. If there is anything, let's go inside and talk it out. Don't make a scene here and make everyone in the courtyard laugh at you."

When Jia Zhang heard this, she was secretly delighted. She knew that her disturbance had worked and Yi Zhonghai could not bear it any longer. She wiped her tears quickly, got up from the ground, and followed Yi Zhonghai into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, Yi Zhonghai looked at Jia Zhang with a gloomy face and said in a low voice: "Jia Zhang, you are really cruel. In order to find a job for Bang Geng, you actually used such a despicable means and slandered me outside. Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Jia Zhang didn't care about Yi Zhonghai's accusation at all. She curled her lips and said, "Humph, I have no choice. Who told you not to help Bang Geng? I am an orphan and a widow. If I don't do this, will you let me go?"

Yi Zhonghai snorted coldly and said, "Alright, I don't want to argue with you about those useless things here. Let me tell you, this time I may help Banggeng to find a job in the match factory, but you have to promise me that you won't be so foolish in the future, and you can't say those nonsense outside, otherwise I won't care, you can do whatever you want."

When Jia Zhang heard that Yi Zhonghai agreed to find a job for Banggeng, a smug smile immediately appeared on her face. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Oh, Yi Zhonghai, don't worry. As long as you can help Banggeng get a job, I will definitely not make trouble again. I will pretend that what happened today never happened and will never mention it again in the future. Just wait and see."

As long as Banggeng can get a job, she can buy painkillers.

(End of this chapter)