Get something in the courtyard

The news that Wang Kun's family was moving was kept secret from the people in the courtyard for the time being, but it could not be hidden from a few close relatives. They all saw it from Ran Qiuye's busy figure.

Ran Qiuye said, "We didn't mean to hide it from you. We just haven't cleaned up the house yet. We plan to tell you after we have cleaned up the house."

Several people followed Wang Kun and lived a good life. After listening to Ran Qiuye's words, they expressed their willingness to help together.

Ran Qiuye was worried that if there were too many people, the people in the courtyard would notice it, so she didn't agree.

Sha Zhu also got the news and complained to Wang Kun: "You are so shameless. Why did you hide such a big thing from us?"

Wang Kun said, "I am worried that the people in the courtyard will destroy it. I am so busy all day, how can I have time to participate in the affairs of the courtyard? It is better to move out and live in peace and quiet."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he showed an envious look on his face: "You are right. You don't know. Yi Zhonghai, that bastard, always eats in the courtyard. When he saw me bringing things home, he said that we were all from the Central Courtyard and it was fun to eat together.

We don’t have a house outside. If we had one, I would move out.”

Wang Kun reminded: "It's not too late for you to find a way to buy it now. If you want to trust me, find a way to buy more Siheyuan. This thing will be very valuable in the future."

Guo Xianghong said, "We want to buy one, too, but we can't compare to you. The house we bought for Yushui almost used up all our savings over the years. Fortunately, we have saved a lot of money in the past two years. If we save another one or two years, we will be able to buy one."

When Sha Zhu heard this, he said, "Don't worry, my wife. I will find a way to make money and buy a house as soon as possible so that we can move out. I don't even want to go home now because I'm afraid I'll see those people and beat them up."

With this promise, Sha Zhu started to be busy in the following days. He worked during the day and often went out to cook for others at night. He left early and came back late every day, which made it impossible for Yi Zhonghai to carry out all his plans.

Qin Huairu's enthusiasm gradually faded, and the food standard at home was declining day by day. Now there was only some good food at noon. In the morning, it was steamed buns with pickles, and in the evening, it was better, noodles with pickles.

Yi Zhonghai was worried that Liu Haizhong would have some problems, so he directed the conflict to Sha Zhu, saying that Sha Zhu was too selfish, did not know how to respect his elders, and had learned bad things from Guo Xianghong.

Liu Haizhong had argued back at first, but every day as he smelled the delicious food coming from Shazhu's house, his resentment towards Shazhu grew. Now, he was never happy to see Shazhu.

Yi Zhonghai was both happy and sad when he saw this scene. He was happy that he and Liu Haizhong had finally formed a new retirement group, but he was sad that the tool person of the retirement group had not returned.

Qin Huairu secretly found Yi Zhonghai and said aggrievedly: "Uncle, this is not a solution. We must find a way to persuade Sha Zhu to change his ways. Otherwise, the little money we have will not be enough."

Yi Zhonghai said with a headache: "Huai Ru, I have thought about it. But we can't see Sha Zhu at all now. He comes back very late every night and doesn't give us any chance at all."

"But if we don't go find Sha Zhu, then there's no point in joining forces with Second Uncle. I'm not complaining, but I'm just one person and can't serve so many people. I have to go to work every day, cook and wash clothes after work. There are so many of us, and the clothes add up to three or four basins. I can't wash them all."

Yi Zhonghai looked a little embarrassed. He had not thought of this when he was calculating his retirement plan. Every time he saw Qin Huairu washing clothes in the yard with her big butt sticking out, he dared not go out.

"It would be great if Shazhu would listen to us. Let him take out money to support us, and you wouldn't have to go to work."

Qin Huairu rolled her eyes. Even if Sha Zhu was obedient, she would not give up her job. She would be paid for slacking off every day.

What does she get from serving you old men in the yard?
Praise from people in the hospital?

Stop kidding, what's the use of that thing?

"Uncle, that's why I said we have to find a way to deal with Sha Zhu. We can't delay any longer."

Yi Zhonghai also knew that he couldn't delay, but he really had no other good ideas. After much thought, he decided to start with his reputation.

Sha Zhu may not care about his reputation, but can Sha Zhu’s son not care?

They spread Sha Zhu's reputation of being unfilial, and let everyone point fingers at him. When the time comes, if Sha Zhu wants to restore his reputation, he will need to please them. "Let's start with his reputation."

Qin Huairu couldn't think of a better way, and thought that even if it didn't work, it didn't matter. She could vent her anger by ruining Sha Zhu's reputation.

Soon, rumors began to spread in the courtyard that Sha Zhu was unfilial.

There are many such words in normal times, but no one pays attention to them.

Wang Kun's house was finally cleaned up and aired out, so he decided to move.

Before moving, you must of course state the reasons you have prepared. If you don't, and let the people in the courtyard speculate, they will most likely file a complaint.

During those years of the movement, the people in the hospital didn't learn anything else, but they learned how to tell on others behind their backs.

After much thought, I decided to entrust this matter to Sha Zhu, the big mouth.

Sha Zhu took the opportunity of an argument with Xu Damao to tell him that Wang Kun was going to move.

Yan Bugui was standing nearby, and immediately asked, "Did Wang Kun's company allocate housing?"

Sha Zhu chuckled: "No."

"Then where did his family get the house?"

Sha Zhu said: "Wang Kun was cheated. A few years ago, one of his friends wanted to go abroad and had no money, so he mortgaged his house and borrowed some money from him. At that time, he agreed to pay the money back last month, but there has been no news from that friend until now. He can't be found.

Wang Kun was so angry that he decided to stay at his house and wait for him to come back.

"Wang Kun, a big director, could be deceived?"

"Look at what you said. People make mistakes, horses stumble. Wang Kun is also a human being, and being a human being is bound to suffer losses and be deceived."

The people watching the fun said it was a pity, but they had smiles on their faces.

Yi Zhonghai naturally also heard the news. He ran back home with his mouth covered, and then laughed out loud.

When it was time for dinner, he even ran out to buy a bottle of wine and a plate of pork head to celebrate with Liu Haizhong.

Everyone in the courtyard was attracted by the news that Wang Kun was cheated, and they kept discussing it all day long, ignoring Wang Kun's move.

Wang Kun didn't move everything, not even the furniture in the house in the front yard.

Since he said he was going to wait for his friend, he couldn't move everything at once. He decided to move everything bit by bit, using the method of ants moving.

There was another sober person in the courtyard, and that was Jia Zhang. After seeing Wang Kun move out, she said to Qin Huairu, "Since Wang Kun's family no longer lives in the courtyard, his house is also idle. Go and find a way to borrow it."

Qin Huairu was moved for a cup of tea, and then she sat back on the stool in frustration: "Mom, don't dream. In all these years, when has our family ever borrowed anything from Wang Kun? It's impossible for him to lend me the house."

Jia Zhang couldn't help but curse, "It's all because of you that you have a reputation for borrowing money and not paying it back."

Qin Huairu said aggrievedly: "Is it because I don't want to pay it back? I need money to pay it back. The money I earn every month is not enough for our family to spend, how can I pay it back?" (End of this chapter)