The Life of a Fool in a Siheyuan

Chapter 138.Jia Zhang sends Sophora japonica away
Wang Dachui: "Master, don't worry, I won't let you down. I will practice hard and strive to promote our authentic Bajiquan as soon as possible."

At this moment, the relationship between master and disciple became much closer invisibly. Huo Shanlin looked at Wang Dachui with a little more hope.

Then Wang Dachui chatted with his master for a while, said hello, and left.

Although Wang Dachui doesn't have many relatives on the first day of the new year, does Sun Li have any relatives there? Naturally, the new son-in-law has to go there to pay New Year greetings, and his Uncle Yang also has to go there.
Our folk customs also require that gifts must be delivered in the morning, and you cannot carry gifts to pay New Year greetings to others in the afternoon, so Wang Dachui and his wife rode their bicycles around non-stop all morning.

This efficiency is naturally not as fast as that of later generations. In later generations, when cars traveled, these two-wheeled human-driven transportation was still much slower.

I spent the whole morning busy, and in the evening I went to my Uncle Yang’s house for a New Year’s Eve dinner.
At the dinner table in the evening, Uncle Yang looked at Wang Dachui and his wife.

With a smile on his face, he said: "Sledgehammer, now that you have a family, you will have to go to work and earn money in the future. You two should have a baby as soon as possible, so that your parents can rest assured in heaven!"

Hearing this, Wang Dachui smiled and nodded, while Sun Li lowered her head and said nothing with a red face.

At this time, the Jia family in the courtyard had only two children at home. Jia Zhang went out early in the afternoon and ran around all afternoon to a village near Sijiucheng.

This village is called Shanqian Village, and there are about thirty families living in the village. The countryside of this era is naturally not like the new rural areas of later generations with cement roads connecting every household, and the installation of street lights is a modern atmosphere.

Although the area around the main city seems to be poor and backward, it is almost completely dark at night. Fortunately, the lights in every household are on, and you can still find your way forward clearly by looking at the lights!

There is a family in this village in front of the mountain. The couple is over [-] years old and has no children. The male owner of the family is named Ding Busan, who is the captain of the village production team. His wife is named Zhu Cuihua. Both parents have passed away.

Ding Busan is the eldest son of the family, and he has three brothers. He has helped the three brothers to get married and start a business, and they all have the next generation. The family is living a pretty good life.
Ding Busan's younger brother, Ding Busi's family has two sons, Ding Buwu has a son and a daughter, and Ding Laoliu has only one son. Apart from Ding Busan, the Ding family can be considered prosperous in the village.

Ding Busan and his wife are well-known in the village for being capable, honest and hard-working people. Because of their hard work, the family's living standard is pretty good. It is naturally incomparable with that in the city, but compared with the people in the same village. It's much better,

My family built two brick houses two years ago, and they are often envied by the people in the same village. However, no one is perfect. No matter how good your life is, or how good you are, gossips behind your back are inevitable.

In this era, unlike later generations, the concept of favoring sons over daughters is still very strong. If there are no men in the family, people will look down on them. What's more, Ding Busan, who is childless, is often said behind his back. .

After all, nowadays men are the pillars of the family, and the main labor force is still men, so the childless Ding Busan is often gossiped behind his back.

The couple naturally worried about this matter a lot. When they were young, they went to the hospital for a check-up early. The reason for their infertility was Ding Busan.

The doctor told him that his infertility was not a natural problem, but a result of work that had damaged his roots. This made Ding Busan think of what happened when he was young.

At that time, his parents passed away early, and 16-year-old Ding Busan shouldered the burden of supporting his family and his three younger brothers. With his spirit of not being afraid of hardship or tiredness, he worked hard to raise his three younger brothers.

After the three brothers grew up, Ding Busan was already 26 years old, and the family's labor force also increased. Life naturally got better and better. At the age of 28, Ding Busan got married and married Zhu Cuihua.

It was precisely because of these ten years of hard work and constant overload that the root cause of the disease came about, which made Ding Busan infertile!

After three years of marriage, she failed to have a child, so she went to the hospital anxiously to find out about the situation. Since the couple got married, their relationship has been very good, so for the face of her own man, Zhu Cuihua voluntarily took on the reputation of being infertile.
Ding Busan was very touched, so he always took good care of his wife. In the early years, his brothers didn't know the specific reasons, and they always persuaded his brother to divorce and find another one. Naturally, Ding Busan did not act like a petty person. lover!

But these rumors can drive people crazy. The three brothers missed their eldest brother's help when they started a family, the kindness of taking care of their family, and the fact that they raised themselves since childhood. They felt angry listening to the gossip of the villagers.

There were many fights with the villagers over this matter, but even if you fight, you can't stop everyone from talking. The helpless three brothers have asked their elder brother many times over the years what he thinks. Ding Busan has no choice but to solve the problem. The truth was told to several brothers!
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. As the eldest brother in the family, Ding Busan has several brothers whose parents are not alive. As the saying goes, the eldest brother is the father and the elder sister-in-law is the mother. Therefore, on the first day of the Lunar New Year every year,

The three brothers would bring their whole family to accompany their eldest brother during the New Year. Ding Busan sat at the main seat and accepted the toasts from his younger brothers and nephews and nieces, responding with a smile on his face.

Just looking at his brother's son and daughter, his eyes showed envy. After taking a sip of wine, he couldn't help but sigh heavily!

Ding Busi heard his eldest brother sigh and said, "Brother, why are you sighing on this festive day of the New Year?"

Hearing his brother's question, Ding Busan shook his head and said, "It's okay, you eat, you eat."

Ding Buwu is the smartest among the four brothers. Hearing the conversation between the two brothers and the expression of his eldest brother, he knew in his heart what his eldest brother was thinking.
Ding Buwu came close to Ding Laosi and whispered in his ear: "Second brother, why are you so stupid? The eldest brother felt sad when he saw it. What are you asking? Didn't we already discuss it a few days ago? Let's find a way." Get a baby for Big Brother.”

"I went to the city a few days ago to ask someone to inquire, and I have already found the right one. However, people in our village are too talkative during the day, so it is not easy for her to come over to discuss this matter during the day, so I asked her to come over at night. I guess it will be about the same time. It’s almost there too.”

"It just so happens that we tell our eldest brother today. He has taken care of us all these years, and it is because of our eldest brother that we are where we are today. We are all from the same mother, even if the eldest brother can no longer work when he gets old,"

"It's only a matter of words for us three brothers to feed him, but those chatty women in the village talk all day long, which makes my eldest brother feel uncomfortable."

"Anyway, what I mean is that we, the three brothers, are responsible for the child-rearing. We can't let the eldest brother be criticized all the time. Even if he sells the iron, he still has to find a way to get it."

After listening to his third brother's words, Ding Busi nodded in agreement. He also echoed his third brother's ears and asked, "Boy or girl?"

Ding Buwu: "Second brother, you are asking, are you willing to send my two eldest nephews away?"

Ding Busi: "Of course I won't let him go. No matter how poor my family is, I won't send my son away."

Ding Buwu: "That's alright, of course it's a girl. Okay, you are the second brother, so you can be the first to say this. I have already told the fourth brother, and today we will convince the eldest brother."

When Ding Busan saw the two brothers whispering to each other, he immediately knocked on the table in displeasure and said, "What are you two doing? Are there any rules?"

The two brothers smiled awkwardly, and Ding Buwu winked at his second brother.
Ding Busi: "Brother, we have something to discuss with you."

Ding Busan: "If you have anything to say, just tell me."

Ding Busi nodded, turned around and asked his wife to take the children home first. Ding Buwu did the same when he saw this. At this time, the four brothers of the Ding family and Zhu Cuihua were the only ones present in the room.
Naturally, the three brothers sent their wives and children away because they were afraid that they would accidentally tell the truth, which would cause another round of trouble, so it was better not to let them know.

Seeing the three brothers taking away their wives and children, Ding Busan asked doubtfully: "What are you doing? What kind of tricks are you doing?"

Ding Busi then told what his three brothers had discussed.

Hearing this, Ding Busan and his wife opened their eyes in shock.
Ding Busan said angrily: "How could you do such a thing behind my back? Our Ding family has always behaved upright. How did I teach you when you were young? Ah, how dare you?"

"I told you a long time ago, forget it if I don't have children, I won't think about it in this life. Your children will be my children from now on. Am I still afraid that you guys won't support me in my old age?"

Ding Busi saw that his elder brother still had the same attitude as before, and he still lost his temper.

He quickly smiled and said: "Brother, look what you said, we are all brought up by you. If you and sister-in-law are old and can't do it anymore, I will not starve brother and you two even if I starve to death."

Ding Buwu hurriedly answered: "Brother, I can understand your thinking. It is true that our old Ding family never does anything immoral, but can you not be so stubborn?"

"Even if you don't think about yourself, you are not afraid of being gossiped about you, but we listen to those people's gossip, as a younger brother, it feels uncomfortable. When you were young, you worked so hard for our three brothers that you fell into this problem. "

"Now that we are getting older and almost reaching the age where we can enjoy happiness, we feel uncomfortable being criticized by people in the village all day long,"

"Even if you don't think about yourself, can you also consider your sister-in-law's feelings? My sister-in-law has been carrying this reputation all these years, how miserable she is! My sister-in-law has nothing to say about how nice she has been to us all these years!"

"The three of us can't just watch you suffer this kind of injustice. If we just watch, will we still be human? If we get this child here, we won't have to let my sister-in-law be talked about anymore."

Hearing this, Ding Busan's temper dropped instantly. Zhu Cuihua sat aside with tears in her eyes and said nothing, but there was a hint of emotion in her eyes. How many people can understand the pain in her heart these years? Woolen cloth?
Ding Busan glanced at his wife without any trace, and when he saw the look in her eyes, the guilt in his heart became more and more intense.
"Cuihua, what do you think?"

"Master, I don't have any ideas, I will listen to you."

Hearing this, Ding Busan lowered his head and remained silent for a while.

Then he raised his head and said: "Okay, you are right. I have been sorry for your sister-in-law these years. You can arrange this matter. But if the child really comes, what will we say? Everyone in the village can watch it. ."

Ding Buwu: "Brother, this is simple. I have already thought about how to deal with it. Let's just say that this child belongs to a distant relative. Now his family is in trouble and cannot take care of this child. He will adopt him to us in the future. home."

Hearing this, Ding Busan nodded in agreement.

Then he said: "Then tell me what is going on in this child's family."

Ding Buwu: "This child's family is from the city, and the family situation is not good. His father passed away long ago. His mother heard that he was given food and shelter last year, and there is only one grandma left in the family."

"There are three children at home. Now the family has no source of income, and her grandmother cannot raise these three children, so she plans to send the youngest here,"

"This child is a girl. She is still young and cannot remember anything. If she is sent here, she can be raised well."

Ding Busan: "If it's appropriate to say so, then you can just follow the arrangements."

At this moment, Mrs. Jia Zhang came to the entrance of the village with a flashlight and found Ding Busan’s home according to the address the man told her.
I walked cautiously in the dark, and five minutes later I arrived at Ding Busan’s door and knocked on the door.

Ding Buwu heard the noise and quickly opened the door. When he saw the person coming, he smiled and said, "Aunt Jia, you're finally here. Come in and sit down."

After saying that, he quickly asked Ding Buliu to pour a cup of hot water for Jia Zhang to go away the cold.
After arranging Mrs. Jia and Zhang to sit down, Ding Buyu got straight to the point and said, "Aunt Jia, my friend should have told you about this, so we don't have to beat around the bush. You can be as straightforward as you want."

When she heard Ding Buwu mentioning money, Jia Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up. She had already thought about it at home, and she had to make a good fortune.
Not only did she get money this way, but she also saved a lot of burdens in the future. Anyway, her granddaughter was a loser in her eyes. When she grew up and got married, the water thrown by the married girl would not be of much help to her parents' family in the future, so Jia Zhang's family There is no burden on my heart at all.

Jia Zhangshi: "I want three hundred. As long as you give it, I will send the child over."

Hearing the 300 yuan, Ding Buwu felt that it was a bit much. Although several brothers were able to collect 500 yuan, he couldn't bear to give up more than half of it.
This is all the hard-earned money saved over the years. In the future, my children will have to start a family.

Ding Buwu: "Aunt Jia, you're asking for too much, so it's better to ask for less. We can't afford 300 yuan. We're not like you city dwellers, who earn a salary of dozens of yuan a month. We are just foragers in the fields, and we are not worth one month of your life in a year."

(End of this chapter)